EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE
MARKET REPORT
Friday 22nd May Store Stock Market
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Our Markets are currently being run under very strict measures due to Covid-19. Following Government guidelines, ALL VENDORS must DROP & GO and only buyers are permitted into the market.
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Today’s Market
268 Store Cattle 87 Stirks 48 Calves 192 Store Sheep
EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE 01392 251261 [email protected] www.kivells.com Friday 22nd May
268 Store Cattle Auctioneer: Simon Alford 07789 980203
Steers to £1270 Heifers to £1120
All types of stores a cracking trade again with the rising beef price fuelling demand for those stronger forward cattle and with plenty of bulk buyers around looking for grazing types, they did look particularly expensive too on Friday. Top priced steers rose to £1270 for a grand Aberdeen Angus (28m) from David & Stella Drew of Lapford whilst later born Angus bullocks (17m) from Peter Hendy of Plymouth eased to £1095 apiece for a pen of four. Plenty of top quality South Devon bred steers on offer which included a strong pair (27m) from Rachel Leonard, Ashreigney drawing £1245 a life, a bunch of four at £1120 for David Horton of West Alvington and an eye catching trio (24m) from Phil Coaker of Postbridge which reached £1085 a head. A couple of super Simmental bred steers (26m) from Dave Pollard of Black Dog easily made £1220 with several fine runs of Limousin bullocks selling readily to £1170 (27m) for Rachel Leonard and £1140 for Jimmy George up from Falmouth (only 15m). A single Montbeliarde steer (23m) fetched £1065 for Tracey Tope of Chudleigh whilst two decent British Blue steers (23m) ran to £1060 for P Wedden & Partners of Crediton. A pair of well covered Limousin’s (23m) topped the heifer section at £1120 for David Horton again whilst a pen of five striking South Devon’s (24m) From David Cane of Plympton easily reached £1055 apiece. A rangy Limousin heifer (27m) from Peter Slade of Ipplepen looked good money at £1100 as did a pair of Simmentals (22m) also at £1100 for Tracey Tope and a bunch of Charolais heifers (24m) at £1095 for the Shervington family of Hittisleigh. British Blue’s (21m) hit £995 for WA & AR Bater of Chittlehamholt with the same seller seeing Aberdeen Angus heifers (30m) to £905. Best of the younger females came from Jimmy George with pens of tremendous yearling Limousin’s to a creditable £900 and £880.
Sellers need not be concerned of the current rules restricting them for attending our sales at this time….stock can be reserved or be sold on ‘owners approval’ if required (where we will ring vendors immediately after they are sold for approval of their prices) Please contact the cattle team here at Exeter for further information.
87 STIRKS & SUCKLED CALVES Auctioneer: Ian Caunter 07813 068935
A tight entry this week saw stirks and suckled calves remain a good trade with the top hitting £780 for Limousin cross steers
(8m) from Peter & Jake Chisholm of Hatherleigh with others off the same good farm and of a similar ilk to £775 and £725, Ray Tratt of Honiton realised £725 for Aberdeen Angus steers (13m), a pen of Simmental cross dairy steers from Paul Mills and Family of Sampford Peverell obtained £605 (11m) whilst smart young dairy bred British Blue steers from AM Bond of Kingsbridge topped at £590 (7m). A lovely show of heifers from James & Rebecca Martin of Lewdown saw the best achieve £620 with others to £610, £580, £550 and £540, all being Limousin crosses (11-14m). Aberdeen Angus heifers from Ray Tratt levelled out at £610 (13m) whilst younger British Blue heifers from AM Bond realised £485 (7m). Bulls topped at £750 for Peter & Jake Chisholm with Fleckviehs (10m) from Frank Pike of Clayhidon achieving £620.
48 CALVES – 10.15 AM Auctioneers: Mark Davis 07773 371774 & Ian Caunter 07813 068935
A very small entry of Calves when Farmers are at home making the most of this weather ahead of the CALVES - 10.15 am rain forecast tomorrow! Trade was on fire for all Auctioneer: - Mark Davis – 07773371774 forward! Top of the day was £365 for a super Ian Caunter - 07813068935 Limousin bull from Paul Hendy of Kingsbridge who CALVES Bulls Heifers sold others to £345 and a Blue bull at £312. British Breed TOP AVE TOP AVE Blue bulls topped at £322 for Mr DW Rowe of British Blue 4 322 286 3 180 155 Axminster. Charolais bulls to £345 for Messrs RH Charolais 3 345 303 4 258 247 & MJ Hurford of Axminster who sold others to Limousin 2 365 355 5 225 190 £260 and £305 for Frank Pike of Clayhidon. Simmental 5 300 224 1 190 190 Simmental Bulls to £300 & £265 for Keith & Aberdeen Angus 10 275 184 3 180 165 Shirley Wotton of Dittisham. Aberdeen Angus bulls Hereford 3 225 199 1 160 to £275 and £255 for David & Adrian Cole of Bradninch with others to £195 & £185 for Richard Holstein / Friesian 2 58 48 & Rachel Risdon of Exeter. Hereford bulls to £225 Dairy Shorthorn 2 135 130 & £200 for Buddleford Partnership of Clyst Hydon. Heifers topped at £258 for a Charolasi heifer from Frank Pike who sold others to £250 & £235, other Charolais heifers to £245 for Messrs RH & MJ Hurford. Limousin Heifers to £225 for Phillip & Caroline Cox of Lifton and £200 & £195 for Messrs AT & GM Wilson of Kingsbridge. Aberdeen Angus heifers to £180 for Messrs RH & MJ Hurford. Dairy Shorthorn bulls a cracking trade to £135 & £125 for Roy Collins of Honiton. Friesians to £58 for Messrs RH & MJ Hurford.
192 Sheep – 12.30 PM Auctioneers: Russell Steer 07788318701
157 Store Lambs & Hoggs A better number forward comprised of nearly 100 new season stores that sold away well for the quality on offer. Best pens to £100 for Robert & Edward Mortimer of Kennford who also had others at £88 whilst other lambs sold to £75.50 for Richard Pratt of Gittisham and £70 for Chris Hall of Poole. Hoggs to £88 for Matthew McCann of South Brent, £85 for James Skevington of Washbourne, £82 for M & M Ravnkilde of Cadeleigh and £77.50 for David Boyles of West Anstey. Overall average of £69.80.
35 Grazing Ewes Thicker ewes to £69 for Matthew McCann whilst a mixed pen of Romney’s from P & P Howlett & Son Farming Ltd of Kingswear achieved £65, the Baxter family of Exwick saw their best make £58 and James Skevington sold a Jacob Ram at £53.50.
FORTHCOMING SALES MONDAY 25th MAY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market. Please Note: All Sheep MUST be pre-entered with Russell Steer (07788 318701) by 7pm on Sunday. WEDNESDAY 27th MAY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Sale of Ewes & Lambs. Early Sale of Breeding Rams FRIDAY 29th MAY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market, Sale of Dairy Cattle, Sale of Pigs MONDAY 1st JUNE – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market. Please Note: All Sheep MUST be pre-entered with Russell Steer (07788 318701) by 7pm on Sunday. FRIDAY 5th JUNE – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market, Sale of Beef Breeding Stock Please Note: Entries for Beef Breeding Sale to be received by the 29th May for cataloguing – entries to 01392 251261. MONDAY 8th JUNE – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market. Please Note: All Sheep MUST be pre-entered with Russell Steer (07788 318701) by 7pm on Sunday. FRIDAY 12th JUNE – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market, Sale of Dairy Cattle, Sale of Pigs
EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Matford Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD 01392 251261 [email protected] www.kivells.com