HOLSWORTHY

MARKET REPORT Wednesday 1 November 2017

EVERY WEDNESDAY

Gates open 6am

SALE TIMES

09:45 am - Draft Ewes followed by Finished Lambs

10:30 am - Store Lambs & Couples

10:15 am - Calves inc the weekly Genus sponsored competition followed by Stirks

11:00 am - Store Cattle followed by Finished & OTM Cattle

11:30 am - Dairy Cattle

Strong entry of over 200 calves saw a top of £465 for Mr AA Parsons, Congdons Shop

Holsworthy Livestock Market, New Market Road, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 7FA

01409 253275

567 LAMBS

Larger entry met a stronger trade, overall average of 169.3p/kg, highest so far in the South West for the week.

The well fleshed lambs sold to a top of 177p/kg from two vendors Harold Martin, Yarnscombe 44 kilos £78 and

Mrs L Gregory, Boyton 44.4 kilos £78.50. Nine pens over £80 to a top of £84.20 from Messrs FC & V Bealey,

Torrington.

309 DRAFT EWES & RAMS

A faster trade across the board for all ewes with the heavy ewes selling to a top of £91.50 sold by Messrs FC &

V Bealey, Torrington followed by Hazel and Graham Butt, Ashbury Court who realised £90 for Suffolk x’s. Mule

ewes to £75 for Will Prouse, Frizenham and Scotch ewes to £45.

148 STORE LAMBS

More interest in the store lambs and more could have been sold, top on the day was £63 for Suffolk x from

Brian Lynds, Brandis Corner.

WEIGHT TOP AVERAGE

Lambs

Per

Head

P/Kg

TLW

Per

Head

P/Kg

TLW

32.1 – 39 64 168 63.21 166.9

39.1 – 45.5 78.50 177 72.37 169.4

45.6 – 52 82.20 170 78.40 165.8

52 + 84.20 156 84.20 156

Overall 84.20 177 78 169.3

Light Ewes 71 55.40

Heavy Ewes 91.50 85

Rams 93.50 85

LAMBS, DRAFT EWES & RAMS – 09.45 am

Auctioneer: Steve Prouse - 07767 895366

Another good entry of calves, not the

superstars of last week but with an army

of buyers in attendance trade was keen as

ever.

Top price for the bull calves was £465 for

a strong Hereford x sold by Mr AA

Parsons from Congdons Shop with the

best of the younger British Blue x bull

calves to £450 om behalf of Messrs PH

Collins Partnership from Holsworthy

who also sold their best British Blue x heifers at £385. Messrs WS Bond & Sons from West Putford sold their

very smart young Limousin x bull for £448 and also Messrs MA & EM Tucker & Sons from Lifton has a nice run

of young Limosuin calves with their best bull to £418 with another at £398 and their Friesian bull calves making

£130, £90 and £88. Messrs JG & S Endacott from Halwill sold a smart British Blue x bull for £410 and Simmental

x bulls to £405 on behalf of Mrs OM Francis & Son from Egloskerry with another making £375.

Friesian bulls saw strong calves to £330 three times for weaned calves from Mr AA Parsons, Congdons Shop with another pair at £308. The younger calves to £190 for Mrs OM Francis & Son who also saw another at

£140 with a good average of over £85. The best of the stronger heifers to £450 for Mark and Karen Davey

from Lewdown with Shorthorn x heifers at £405 for Mr KA Jones from Ashwater and British Blue x heifers to

£385 for Mr IJ Boundy from Woolsery. Young Limousin x heifers to £345 for Messrs R Gorst & Son from

North Petherwin who also sold a good young British Blue x heifer at £342 and Messrs R & S Home from East

Putford sold another good young British Blue x heifer for £312 with plenty of other good young heifers between

£280 - £310.

HOLSWORTHY LIVESTOCK MARKET

New Sale Every Wednesday of Organic Calves

Kivells will be conducting sales of Organic calves from 10.15am, every Wednesday preceding the normal calf market.

Entries invited from vendors one week prior to each sale for advertising and notification of buyers.

~ For further details please contact Patrick Dennis 07831 620990 ~

BREED BULLS HEIFERS

CALVES No Top Ave No Top Ave

Friesian 42 330 85.24 - - -

Beef Shorthorn 1 360 360 1 405 405

Galloway 1 315 315 - - -

Aberdeen Angus 4 225 206.25 9 450 193.67

Devon 1 150 150 1 135 135

Montbeliarde 6 210 159.17 - - -

British Blue 61 450 282.28 53 385 227.11

Hereford 10 465 220 5 190 170.60

Charolais 1 375 375 1 275 275

Simmental 6 405 256.67 1 280 280

Welsh Black 1 140 140 - - -

Limousin 12 448 290.33 9 345 206.33

230 CALVES - 10.15am

Auctioneer: Patrick Dennis 07831 620990

The winners of this week’s Genus £25 vouchers for the highest priced bull and heifer calves were both won

by Messrs R & S Home of Stowford Park, East Putford with British Blues both sired by Newpole Easy the

bull making £395 and the heifer making £312.

A short entry this week saw a much stronger trade, very few forward cattle saw a top of £1080 for a 22 month

old British Blue heifer from Messrs R & S Shadrick, Marhamchurch with another British Blue from Mr R Honey,

Marhamchurch realising £1070 at 27 months old. A lot more 15 – 17 month old Native cattle this week saw a

very strong trade with Devon x Holstein steers over £800, a real improvement on previous weeks and heifers

the same breed £700 plus.

A good run of single suckled Aberdeen Angus steers and heifers from Messrs AG & LE Gifford, Milton Damerel

saw steers 18 month olds to £930 and heifers 20 months old to £830. Single suckled cattle saw a very strong

trade three Limousin x steers 8 & 9 months old from Mr C Lingham, Barnstaple reaching £860. Five quality 5

– 6 month old purebred Limousin steers from Mr G May, Port Isaac sold well at £790. A good consignment of

young Native x Holsteins from Mr R Keenor, Crediton saw Devon steers 9 months old to £515 and heifers

£410 6 months old, many more young cattle required.

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Aberdeen Angus cows from Mr B Collings, St Clether topped at £706 with other lean Aberdeen Angus’s from

the same farm to £550. Hereford cows from Mr M Walter, Bradworthy reaching £605 and more required.

STEERS HEIFERS

Breed No

Sold

0-15 Months 16-22 Months 23+ Months 0-15 Months 16-22 Months 23+ Months

Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave

Aberdeen

Angus 26 - - 930 878 - - - - - - - -

Charolais 6 - - - - - - - - 948 819 - -

Simmental 20 610 585 895 842 - - 580 545 880 880 - -

Devon 20 515 457 - - - - 570 485 820 820 - -

Saler 5 - - 845 845 - - - - 780 780 - -

Limousin 23 860 825 885 885 - - 665 625 770 745 955 955

British Blue 19 810 702 - - - - 525 525 1080 875 1070 1070

Hereford 4 705 705 885 885 - - - - - - - -

130 STORE CATTLE - 11am

Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272

This week’s winner of the Lark Plant award for top price store cattle goes to Messrs R & S Shadrick, Langford Hele,

Marhamchurch for a 22 month old British Blue Heifer achieving £1080.

1 x 24.000 wide Fertiliser Spreader with Vari Spread, GPS Tracking and Weigh Cells

Lime and Sea Sand Supplied and Spread

STORES COWS

Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272

Hereford cows from Mr N Hoffman, South Molton topped at 113p/kg for an 814 kilo cow, lighter leaner cows 100p/kg – 106p/kg. Bulls topped at 95p/kg for a 908 kilo Belted Galloway from Mr B Cowell, Wood Farm.

Top price this week was 185p/kg for a 602 kilo Aberdeen Angus steer from Mr Stan Hopper, Rydon with a

Charolais from the same farm at 182p/kg.

A smaller entry for the early month dairy sale

met with a variable trade with the quality in

milk animals making a significant premium.

Overall top price of £1800 was achieved for a 2nd pedigree calver ‘Marwin Meteor Topsy 18 GP81’ yielding 48Kgs

selling on behalf of ML Davey T/A G & R & M Davey from Northlew.

This was closely followed at £1700 for a superb

balanced 3rd calving cow giving 32Kgs, this was the

final cow from Brian Bath & Family from Bude.

Freshly calved heifers topped at £1650 for ‘Trebarn

Dominant Betty’ from Bonner Farms of Umberleigh.

A pedigree in calf heifer due Dec from Messrs TH

& JRB Laity Ltd, Falmouth topped at £1380. Served

heifers topped at £880 from Maristow Farms,

Roborough & bulling heifers at £510 from Messrs

SG & WA Tucker, Holsworthy. Freshly calved

cows & heifers are still meeting a very strong trade

& demand is still outstripping supply.

** Next Wednesday 8th November

24th Annual Dairy Evening.

Judging commencing at 6pm

followed by sale at 7.30pm **

DAIRY CATTLE Top Ave

Freshly calved Heifers (1st quality) 1650 1616

Freshly calved Heifers (2nd quality) 1450 1108

2nd Calving Cows 1800 1567

3/4th Calving Cows 1700 1480

In Calf Heifers 1380 1380

Served Heifers 880 843

Bulling Heifers 510 470

FINISHED CATTLE

Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272

WEIGHING COWS

Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272

44 DAIRY CATTLE - 11.30 am

Auctioneer: Mark Bromell - 07966 430001

Mark Davis - 07773 371774

FORTHCOMING SALES

• NOVEMBER SALES

WEDNESDAY 8th – HOLSWORTHY Special Sale of 200 Store Cattle Comprising 15 BB strs & hfrs 12mo, 12

AA strs & hfrs 22mo SS & n/s & 7 Here strs n/s 26mo. 200 Calves & Stirks to inc 25 Devon & Lim strs & hfrs 2-3mo

PLUS 1000 Sheep.

£3000 OF PRIZES & PRIZE MONEY

Judging commences at 6pm. Sale at 7:30pm.

Classes for freshly calved cows, heifers & a coloured/cross bred class.

Entries include 41 Cows and Heifers from the following pedigree herds: ‘Chettiscombe, Glendene, Hoops, Inwardleigh,

Newrock, Oxenacres, Racewood. Trebarn, Tregoose, Yeovale, Plus entries from Messrs G Cole & Son (Organic) and Mr CJ

Sampson. An invitation to all our clients to join us for this ‘Special evening’ - 01409 253275.

WEDNESDAY 8th at 10:30 am – EXETER

* MONTHLY MACHINERY SALE*

Entries to date:- 2016 Browns 6m Tine weeder; 2015 Ritchie Combi

Sheep Clamp with Ramp; Sheep Turnover crate (Good Condition);

New Lamb Adoption Crate; Ifor Williams GD85 MK3 Twin Axel

Trailer; Indespension Plant Trailer; Kubota TG 1860 Ride-on Lawn

Mower; Bateman Cattle Crush; Shelborne Cubical Bedder; BLV Feeder

Wagon; Tume 1 pass Cultivator; 8 Sheeted Barn Doors; A number of

Pallet Folk and Spike Brackets with Euro attachments; Assortment of Garden Machinery; Assortment of Timber Lengths;

Approx. 150 lots of new rural tools and equipment to include: Husqvarna 14” chainsaw, chainsaw sharpener, chainsaw

chain oil, saw horse, chainsaw helmets, log splitters etc, post rammer, boundary pig wire fence clamp, monkey fencing

strainers, augers, fencing bar, tow chains etc, large spools Stihl strimmer cord, stihl 2-stroke oil, knapsack sprayers,

electric fencing rope, horse fence tape & wire, stakes, poultry feeders, drinkers, infra-red heaters, incubators, poultry

crates, jumbo rubber feeders, sheep hook-over hay racks, mole traps and sheep shear kit etc. Further entries required

and anticipated - please contact Ian Caunter 07813 068935, exeter.machinerysales@kivells.com, 01392 252262. Entry

THURSDAY 9th – HALLWORTHY 200 Store cattle & special sale of Store Lambs.

MONDAY 13th – HOLSWORTHY MARKET AND HALLWORTHY STOCKYARD TB Restricted Sale of

Store Cattle, Fat Cattle and OTMs.

WEDNESDAY 15th – HOLSWORTHY Mid-Month Dairy Sale. Entries to date include consignments of In

Calf Heifers, Bulling Heifers and youngstock. Fresh Milk required. 01409 253275.

THURSDAY 16th – HALLWORTHY 250 Store Cattle & 4th Special Sale of Suckled Calves 01840 261261

SATURDAY 18th – HIGHER TOWN FARM, BEAWORTHY - 10.30 AM Dispersal of 6 Tractors, Land

Rover, Cars, Farm Machinery, Vintage Vehicles & Household Goods. On behalf of the Late John Hutchings.

Comprising 6 Ford Tractors 6810, 5610 (c/w loader), 4600 & MF 275 plus 2 others (parts & repair). Ford Titanium

(’58) Mondeo cars. Landrover Defender (K reg). Machinery: inc: Kverneland mower (2014), Bateson livestock trailer,

Haybob, Dung grabs, Bale squeeze. Misc: Milk churns, Vintage cart, Irrigation pipes, Granite posts, Horse ploughs &

contents of farmhouse. Fodder: 350 round silage (2016 -17), 500 Hay (2015/16/17) & 70 straw. 01409 253275

WEDNESDAY 22nd – HOLSWORTHY Dispersal Sale of the entire British Friesian Herd of 80 on behalf of Mr P.C

Gill, Callington.

WEDNESDAY 29th – HOLSWORTHY Dispersal Sale of the ‘Mabec’ Herd of Holstein Friesians on behalf of Messrs

GG & JM Jenkin & Son.

• DECEMBER SALES

SATURDAY 2nd – HOLSWORTHY

Machinery, Pig & Poultry Sale.

• Retirement Dispersal of 1000 lots of Tractor parts, chains, compressors

& other useful items. On behalf of Roger Jones & Co of Canworthy Water

(Unreserved Sale).

• Special Sale of Trees, Shrubs, Hedging (beech) & Selection of fruit Trees.

WEDNESDAY 6th – HOLSWORTHY

Christmas Show & Sale of Cattle, Dairy, Sheep & Calves.

Entries invited.

WEDNESDAY 8th

HOLSWORTHY

24th ANNUAL DAIRY EVENING