HALLWORTHY MARKET REPORT THURSDAY 22nd FEBRUARY 2018

EVERY THURSDAY Gates Open 6.30am

SALE TIMES 09:45 am Draft Ewes followed by Prime, Store Hoggs & Breeding Sheep followed Tested & Untested Prime & OTM Cattle 11:00 am Store Cattle & Stirk NAMED SIRES Store cattle and calf purchasers are continually requesting the names of sires of Angus, South Devon and Hereford cattle. Please supply this information by writing it on the passport, it reflects in the sale price.

Hallworthy Stockyard, Hallworthy, , , PL32 9SH Tel: 01840 261261 Fax: 01840 261684 Website: www.kivells.com Email: [email protected] SHEEP AUCTIONEER STEVE PROUSE 07767 895366

182 Draft Ewes Larger entry met a much faster trade, overall average on the day was £63.43, again with 6 buyers in attendance and more ewes could have been sold. Top on the day was £111.50 from Bill and Richard Pethick, Trevalga, Boscastle, followed by Roger Vosper, Churchtown, who realised £93.50. Mules topped at £78.50 from Sarah Mably, Higher Tynes, St Teath. Polled Dorset Ewes reached to a top of £77, again sold by Sarah Mably. 144 Fat Hoggs Again all well fleshed, Weight Top Average and very much sought Per Per Per Per after, a lot more could Head kg Head kg have been sold. Top per 32.1 - 39 80.20 211 75.44 199.5 kilo being 221p, for two 39.1 - 45.5 95 221 90.50 209.6 pens of 42.4kgs, £93.50. 45.6 - 52 108 218 102.65 206.9 6 pens over £100 to a top 52+ 109 200 106.36 191.3 of £109, from Robin and Over all 109 221 94.80 206.9 Harry Tamblyn, Morval Barton, followed by AR Hooper and Sons, Pengold, , who realised £108 for a pen of heavies. 210 Store Hoggs A flyer from start to finish, top being £89.50 from Mark Blake, Millbrook, followed by Richard Nankivell of Tregregnan who realised £81.50. Couples 13 Ewes and 20 Lambs Small entry with a stronger trade, doubles reaching £178 for a Suffolk x from Nigel Taylor, St Wenn, who also topped the Singles at £145 with another pen at £142.

STORE CATTLE AUCTIONEER RICHARD DENNIS

200 Store Cattle 262 Cattle through the ring at Hallworthy. 200 hundred stores with tremendous runs of strong forward Cattle back to well turned out Suckled Calves. Top call today went to the heifer section with D K W Cox and Co of Drewsteinton, their run of 18 Simmental & Blonde x Heifers which as usual superbly turned out, realised a top of £1220 for a pair of Simmental, further groups made £1160 x3 & £1155 x5. Next in line was Mr WE Uglow of Warbstow with 5 strong growthy Charolais x Steers to £1185, his pen of 3 Charolais x Heifers realising £1110, equal to this was JB & B Facey of Lower Kernick Farm, St Wenn, with the top end of their run of Black Limousin x Heifers topping out at £1110. A P Webber of Truscott, Lauceston saw the best of his run top out at £1105 for a pair of British Blue Steer with a second pair at £1085. Younger cattle sold well with regular consigner Mr D Vickery of Bolventor with a young 7 month pair of Charolais x Steers to £805 and a pair of Heifers the same age to £795. Mr J F Rowe of Par, a new consigner saw the top end of his run of Young Suckled to £820, for Limousin x Steers and a pen of 4 Limousin x Steers to £800. Cows and Calves and In Calf Cows A wonderful run of in calf cows today saw the top end run to £1230 with the second to £1210 for Mr M & D Gilbard of Launceston, with Mother and Daughter, Charolais x Cows PD 7 months to Limousin Bull. Mr W E Bolt of Warbstow with his dispersal of Suckler Cows, saw his top to £1100 for a pair of Limousin x Cows, PD 6 ½ - 7 months to Limousin Bull, with his second pair to £1090 also Simmental x. The best of his Hereford x Fresian Cows topped at £960 & £940. A Dispersal of Shorthorn x Cows from Mr D Gow of Ashwater saw a wonderful run of Commercial Cattle, with his best a Cow/Heifer with Simmental x Bull Calf to £1030, with a second to £950. The top of in calf Cows due to Simmental PD 4 ½ months realising at £830 for a younger pair.

Fats and Cows Prime Section was headed by Mr E Cowling of , with an outstanding British Blue x Steer topping out at 202ppkilo £1515. Cows were shorter on the ground, grazing types topped at 88 ppkilo x2 for J C Reed of Praze.

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Land Available by Informal Tender

Land at Copshorne Lane, , Cornwall PL31 2PA 4.29 acres of permanent pasture available either on a Farm Business Tenancy or a Licence to Occupy for the Grazing of Horses or Ponies for a two year term from 25th March 2018. Tenders close 5pm on Friday 16th March 2018 Land Tredethick Farm, , Cornwall PL22 0LE 36 acres of pasture land available on a Grazing Licence from 1st April 2018 – 31st October 2018. Sheep only and cut once. Tenders close 5pm on Friday 23rd March 2018 Full details available from Mark Bunt, Kivells, Liskeard Rural Professional Department. Tel: 01579 345543 or 07879 640970. Email: [email protected]

FORTHCOMING SALES  FEBRUARY SALES WEDNESDAY 28TH – HOLSWORTHY Weekly Prime and Store Market to include Special Sale of Couples  MARCH SALES THURSDAY 1ST – HALLWORTHY 275 Store Cattle including monthly sale of Organic Cattle to include 10 South Devon x Steers and Heifers, 4 Aberdeen Angus, 18 months, Named Sire and 4 North Devon Cows and Calves. Commercial Cattle to include 10 Blue Albion In Calf Cows and 2 Cows and Calves, also 200 Store Hoggs and 30 Doubles and Single Couples SATURDAY 3RD – HOLSWORTHY Machinery Pig and Poultry Sale also Spring Sale of 1000 Plant lots

LAND TO LET BY INFORMAL TENDER

Approximately 115.38 acres of pasture land at Wotton Farm, Landrake, , Cornwall PL12 5AA available on a 3½ year Farm Business Tenancy commencing 25th March 2018. Tenders close 5pm on Friday 2nd March 2018. Full details available from Mark Bunt, Kivells, Liskeard Rural Professional Department. Tel: 01579 345543 or 07879 640970. Email: [email protected]

Rural Reflection February 2018