HALLWORTHY MARKET REPORT THURSDAY 31St MAY 2018
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HALLWORTHY MARKET REPORT THURSDAY 31st MAY 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, Camelford, Cornwall, PL32 9SH Tel: 01840 261261 Fax: 01840 261684 Website: www.kivells.com Email: [email protected] SHEEP AUCTIONEER STEVE PROUSE 07767 895366 118 Draft Ewes Smaller entry met a faster trade, with a lot of plain and Hill Bred ewes on offer, the overall average was £72.10. Several pens over £95 to a top of £105 sold by Lousie Brewer, St Meryn. 232 Lambs Good entry met a strong Weight Top Average trade with a lot of light 36 Per Head Per Kilo Per Head Per kilo to 38kgs lambs on offer 32.1-39 95.50 245 85 225 39.1-45.5 115 261.4 101.50 240.4 realising 235 to 245p a kilo. 45.6-52 118 246 116.70 243.9 The well fleshed heavier 52+ 114 211 114 211.1 lambs sold to a premium, Over all 118 261.4 107 237.7 top being 261.4 for a pen of 44kgs £115 from Eddie Cowling, St Gennys. Top per head on the day was £118 for a smart pen of 48kgs from Edd Doidge, Bendon Farm, Liskeard. 61 Hoggs Smaller entry saw the well fleshed Hoggs realising between £85 to a top of £99 from Capehope LTD, Treroosal, St Teath. Couples The Couples are drying up and the trade is very strong. Doubles up to £220 and singles topped at £155 all sold by B A Sheep, Treskinnick Cross. Show and Sale of Poll Dorset and Dorset Horn Sheep Breeders Association Judge Mr Andrew Kingdon awarded the following prizes Shearling Ewes 1st Chris Nicholls, Boscastle £145 2nd Dudley and Martin Harris, Mount £150 3rd David Hopper, Sweetshouse £148 Ewe Lambs 1st Chris Nicholls £113 A large crowd of prospective buyers in attendance, resulted in a very fast trade and a total clearance was achieved. 9 pens of Shearling Ewes over £142 to a top of £150 from Dudley and Martin Harris of Mount. Rams A firm trade and 1st prize and Champion overall of the day went to Messrs V M and A Care, Burras, Wendron, who realised 400 GNS, who also sold another smart Shearling at 380 GNS. Older Rams topped at 360GNS for a 6T from David and Mark Thomas, Treguddick. STORE CATTLE AUCTIONEER RICHARD DENNIS Antoher good entry for the time of year of nearly 300 Cattle going under the hammer to a packed ring of buyers, resulting in a very strong trade from start to finish. Steers John Crago from Par topped the day at £1140 for his Aberdeen Angus, followed by the Hooper Family of Pengold who had a smart run of Cattle on offer and saw their best pair of Charolais Steers reach £1120 and 3 Aberdeen Angus Steers also made £1120. Five tidy Simmental Steers from the same run topped at £1080, and their Hereford Steers saw several over £960 to a top of £1100. Not so many Friesians on offer this week but the ones that were on offer met a strong trade, top being £965 for 7 Steers, again from the Hooper Family. Steve Nankivell & Sons, Treswollack, St Breward had a cracking run of 52 majority Charolais x, 12-14 month old Cattle on offer and saw their first bunch of 6 steers top at £1000. Mr Ken Crocker of Crackington Haven had his usual run of smart well bred South Devon 12 month old Steers sell to a top of £920. Heifers 126 Heifers on offer saw the strong Heifers well over £1000 to a top of £1090, for a single Simmental again from the Hooper family of Pengold, who also realised £1050 for their best British Blue. Charolais x Heifers saw 3 bunches on the morning over £1000 to a top £1035, again for 12 to 14 month olds from Steve Nankivell & Sons, St Breward. Keith Vincent of Grampound Road had his usual run of smart Hereford Heifers, which topped at £905. PLEASE COULD WE REMIND ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS WHEN BRINGING CATTLE TO MARKET TO COMPLETE AN ENTRY FORM. MOST IMPORTANTLY TO FILL IN NAME SIRES (IF ANY), FAABL DETAILS AND TB TEST DATES THANK YOU! Need an additional house on the farm? Want to maximise capital when selling agricultural buildings? Permitted development rights mean it is even easier to attain planning permission to convert an agricultural building to a dwelling! Pop into your local Kivells Rural Professional Office for advice and information or call Holsworthy - 01409 253 275 Exeter - 01392 252 262 Launceston - 01566 776 886 Liskeard - 01579 345 543 FORTHCOMING SALES THURSDAY 7th – HALLWORTHY NO MARKET Due To Royal Cornwall Show MONDAY 11th – TB Restricted Sale Holsworthy & Hallworthy Market THURDAY 14TH – HALLWORTHY Normal weekly market to inc Monthly sale of Organics and Dispersal Sale of 25 Lim & AA Cows with Calves at foot SATURDAY 16TH – HALLWORTHY STOCKYARD Poultry Sale *CANCELLED* SELL YOUR SURPLUS ENTITLEMENTS WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE 2018 DEADLINE! TRADING WINDOW NOW OPEN! Please contact:- Caroline Squire on 01392 252 262 (opt 2) Or email [email protected] .