HOLSWORTHY

MARKET REPORT Wednesday 25 October 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

Just over 300 store cattle saw a top call of £1300 for an outstanding steer

from Messrs N & B Trewin of Bideford

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

01409 253275

559 LAMBS

A nice entry of lambs saw a top call of £84.50 for a pen of heavies in from Messrs D & E James of Higher Stowford, closely

followed by the pick of a run of 48 from Graham Hookway of

St Giles at £82.20. Premium on the day was set at 178p/kg for

Messrs Smallridge of Parkham Ash. 276 Medium weight lambs

39 – 45kgs topped at £78 from Ken Hill and 262 heavies 46 –

52kgs topped at £84.50 and averaged £77.10. The overall

average stood at 166.43p/kg just 2p/kg down on last week.

131 DRAFT EWES & RAMS

A very short entry of cull ewes saw a top call of £86.50 on behalf of Mr J Shipton of Week St Mary with others

from Messrs Barriball of North Petherwin at £84.50. Messrs CHS Enterprises of Dolton sold their line up of

Mule types at £70 with others at £69. Overall average stood at £59.47.

80 STORE LAMBS

Numbers were very tight with no real stars on offer. Top call of the day was £58 given for lambs in from Messrs

WL Braund of Whitstone who sold smaller lambs at £54 and £50.

PRIVATE TREATY

- Herd Dispersal of 90 Fries type/ crossbred Cows from Yorkshire. Ave 6000kg 3.98 3.34 135cc. BVD, Lepto, IBR

Vacc. Johnes screened. 4 yr TB testing area, Cubicles/ Hbone & mainly autumn calving.

- 70 In Calf Cows / Hfrs ave 12000kg, due Nov / Dec.

- 10 BF In Calf Hfrs due Jan, 20 BF Bulling Hfrs all sired by ‘Langley Brandysnap’.

Contact Robert Speck 07909 538520

- TB RESTRICTED, Large number of dairy bred calves/ stirks available. 200 Charo/Lim suckled calves born

March/ April from one farm.

Contact Patrick Dennis 07831 620990

LAMBS, DRAFT EWES & RAMS – 09.45 am

Auctioneer: Steve Prouse - 07767 895366

What a difference a week makes with

another good entry of calves and the ring

packed full of potential buyers the trade

was well up on previous weeks.

The top price was £555 for a 8 week old

British Blue x bull sold by Messrs WS Jose

& Son from North Tamerton who also

sold another for £500 with their best 4

week old British Blue x heifer making £355. Mr AA Parsons from Congdon

Shop saw his best Limousin x bull sell for £500 and a good run of calves from

Messrs TN & M Morrow from Ladock saw their best British Blue x bull sell

for £495 and also selling Limousin x bulls at £490, £480, £470 and £455 with

their best Limousin x heifer achieving £345. Messrs GF, JE & LJ Duke from

Werrington sold a smart young British Blue x bull for £438 and further young

British Blue x bulls to £410 for Messrs R & S Home from East Putford. Plenty

of other vendors marketing Continental bulls around £380 to £400.

Friesian bulls to a top of £150 for Messrs JH Heal & Son from Dolton and a

nice run from Mr A Horn from Lake Sourton to £140. Heifers peaked at

£360 for a smart young Limousin x from Mr DE Olde, Morwenstow with

other good young Limousin x heifers to £338 on behalf of Messrs NC & RM

Skinner from Beaworthy. Young Charolais x heifers to £325 for Mr D Rees

– Douse from Exbourne with further British Blue x heifers to £320 for

Messrs WF Parsons & Son from Pyworthy.

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 48 150 65.58 - - -

Beef Shorthorn 6 85 75.36 - - -

Aberdeen Angus 4 200 150.75 3 128 97.67

Montbeliarde 1 118 118 - - -

British Blue 36 555 301.06 26 355 236.62

Hereford 13 225 121.69 12 230 118.58

Charolais 2 420 380 3 325 284

Simmental 2 250 250 - - -

Welsh Black 1 170 170 - - -

Limousin 13 500 369.85 12 360 266.83

210 CALVES - 10.15am

Auctioneer: Patrick Dennis 07831 620990

A superb trade for several quality consignments of cattle this week, forward stores saw many over £1000 with a top of £1300 for a superb Limousin 24 months old from Messrs N & B Trewin, Westcott, Bideford with their

10 steers averaging £1053 and heifers averaging £1037. Younger 17 month old single suckled Simmental and

Charolais steers from Messrs RA & DT Cleave, Kennerland, Woolsery averaged £1040 topping at £1090 for

four Charolais. Younger single suckled purebred Limousin heifers 16 months old from Mr P Endacott, Halwill

sold well at £930. Single suckled purebred Limousin steers from Mr G May, Port Isaac reached £815.

Young Dairy x Continentals 8 – 12 months old saw a flying trade up £50 - £70, many bunches of steers £650 -

£700, heifers £500 + and many more could have been sold. Stronger Holsteins saw a slight improvement 15 –

17 month old types nearer £600, young 12 month old types £350 - £400. Natives again saw a very strong trade

16 – 18 month old Aberdeen Angus steers topping at £1060 from Mr S Gubbin, Boyton.

Ashwater Agricultural Contracting & Plant Hire

Selection of the services we offer: ~ 3 x forage wagons ~ 1 x loading shovel ~ 1 x telescopic handler ~ 1 x 2400 gallon self fill ~ 2 x dual muck spreaders ~ 1 x rear discharge muck spreader vacuum tanker ~ 1 x 12.000 wide sprayer ~ 1 x 5 furrow reversible plough ~ 1 x 4.000 power harrow ~ 1 x 3.000 combination disc drill ~ 1 x fusion 2 round baler / wrapper ~ 3 x hedge trimmers ~ 1 x New Holland square baler ~ quad bike for weed wiping One on orbital 5ft head ~ 13 ton swing shovel ~ 3 ton mini digger ~ 2 x dump trailers ~ slurry umbilical with / without splash plate

For further details and questions please contact 07802 821832

A dispersal of well bred pedigree Devons from Mrs H Chapman, Halwill saw a good trade topping at £1040

for a 5 year old Devon cow with a 3 month old heifer calf at foot with others to £1000. Shorthorn cows to

£860 from Mr M Tundley, Broadbury.

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 43 890 845 1060 942 - - - - - - - -

Friesian 93 555 432 740 675 945 872 - - - - 600 567

Charolais 39 920 920 1090 1025 - - 770 665 895 862 - -

Simmental 30 800 800 1060 1025 - - 540 500 815 815 - -

Limousin 38 815 802 1080 1075 1300 1210 705 542 960 825 1110 1005

British Blue 27 945 776 1080 995 - - 770 695 1018 845 - -

Saler 19 - - 1045 918 - - - - 882 882 - -

Hereford 10 850 725 1060 1025 - - 570 570 - - - -

313 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 N & B Trewin, Westacott, Abbotsham,

Bideford for a superb Limousin steer reaching £1300.

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

Lime and Sea Sand Supplied and Spread

18 COWS & CALVES

Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272

Another strong trade, larger framed cows with condition topped at £870 for a Holstein from Mr JC Palmer,

Chulmleigh with others from the same farm to £780. Smaller crossbred cows from Mr S Urquhart, Brendon to £450 and more required.

Cows in short supply, top being 121p/kg for a 790 kilo Holstein from Mr S Chudleigh, St Stephens realising

£955. Beef cows topped at 133p/kg for a 660 kilo cow from Mr S Gubbin, Boyton. Mature bulls topped at

103p/kg 1036 kilos realising £1067.

Good cattle saw a good trade, a consignment of well finished Aberdeen Angus’s from Mr K Thorne, Norton

realised 176p/kg for both a 630 kilo Aberdeen Angus heifer over 30 months old and a handyweight 612 kilo

Aberdeen Angus steer. Several unfinished Natives this week sold from 140p/kg – 145p/kg.

FORTHCOMING SALES

• NOVEMBER SALES

WEDNESDAY 1st – HOLSWORTHY Early Month

Dairy Sale. Entries invited for cataloguing by 10 am Friday

27th October. Store Cattle: 21 N/S AA strs & hfrs 18 mo SS

& 18 Contin strs & hfrs 14mo. 1000 Sheep & 200 Calves.

THURSDAY 2nd – HALLWORTHY 200 Store Cattle

plus monthly Sale of Organic Cattle & 8th Breeding Ewe,

Ewe Lamb and Ram Sale on off 400 Ewes & Ewe lambs inc

40 Suffolk x 2Ts, 50 Mule FM, 80 Suffolk x Ewe Lambs, 50

Stock Rams & 500 Store Lambs. Steve Prouse 07767 895366.

SATURDAY 4th – HOLSWORTHY 10AM Machinery,

Pig & Poultry. Inc 2nd Annual Sale

of Vintage Equipment. Current

entries: Renault tractor, 2008 Landrover

Defender 90 (70,000 MOT Aug 18).

Beavertail low loading trailer, Kawasaki &

Yamaha quad bikes, Toyota Hilux pick up, Dispersal of wood

chipping equipment: Timberwolf 150 DH & 150 VTR wood

chippers, Master Pavior tarmac roller & 200 new tools.

VINTAGE 14 Stationary engines from Penzance details

being: Ruston, Douglas, Villers & Hornsby. 4 Tasker Live

stream traction engine . 12Noon Sale of 1000 Fruit &

Flowering Trees, Shrubs, Roses & Rhododendrons direct

from 1 nursery from East of England. 01409 253275.

TUESDAY 7th – HALLWORTHY 3rd Special Sale of

Suckled Calves 01840 261261.

WEDNESDAY 8th - EXETER - 10:30 am

* MONTHLY MACHINERY SALE*

For further details please contact Ian Caunter 07813 068935, exeter.machinerysales@kivells.com,01392 252262. Entry

Forms available from www.kivells.com

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

11 FINISHED CATTLE

Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272

10 STORES COWS

Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272

13 WEIGHING COWS

Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272