EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

MARKET REPORT May 2018

Friday 18th Store Stock Market

EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Matford Park Road, Exeter, , EX2 8FD 01392 251261 [email protected] www.kivells.com 223 STORE CATTLE & STIRKS – 10AM Auctioneer: Simon Alford 07789 980203

Steers to £1170 Heifers to £1130

An excellent County Show week entry of store cattle topped at £1170 for the better of a fine run from Charles & Ann Down, , being a shapely Limousin steer (24m). Others off the same farm rose to £1165 for a single Simmental bullock (25m) with a couple of later born Blue steers (19m) reaching £1135 apiece. A pair of smart Charolais steers (19m) fetched £1150 for James & Naomi Law of Broadhempston, a price matched by Chris Hayter, with a classy Limousin (24m), Chris also saw two year old Angus steers gross at £1130. JW Davies & Sons, Uplowman sold decent forward Simmental steers (24m) to £1100 whilst a cracking red Limousin (20m) from Chris Chudley of Torbryan drew £1040 and later born Blue steers (20m) saw £1015 for the Baulch Partnership of . Limousin store heifers were the ‘order of the day’ and saw a high of £1130 for a grand sort (23m) from JW Davies & Sons, others worthy of a mention included a heifer of a similar age at £1170 for James & Naomi Law and a striking trio (19m) from Chris Chudley at £1045 a life. Simmental (23m) and Angus (25m) heifers again from JW Davies & Sons attained £1040 and £1035 respectively with further Angus (25m) close behind at £1030 for Chris Hayter.

62 SUCKLED CALVES & STIRKS – 11.30AM Auctioneer: Ian Caunter 07813 068935

Steers to £850 Heifers to £790

Good numbers forward in the stirk department as well, with steers rising to £850 for a tremendous bunch of five South Devon yearlings from Brittan & Co of South Brent whilst slightly younger steers from Michael Weeks, Kennford hit £790 for a pair of Limousins and £775 for a couple of strong Charolais. A bunch of five Angus steers (8m) from M & H Spooncer, Lewdown saw £580. Heifer stirks topped at £790 for a cracking pen of four Limousins (12m) from Leo & Jeanette Bradford of with females with similar details also at £790 for Michael Weeks, the latter also sold further brave sorts to £690 and £680. Adcock & Wotton, Moretonhampstead saw £660 for a neat South Devon cross heifer (11m).

Please call Ian Caunter 07813 068935 or Robert Armstrong 07791 484290 to discuss marketing and entries.

49 CALVES – 10.15 AM CALVES - 10.15 am Auctioneers: Mark Davis 07773 371774 & Ian Caunter 07813 068935 CALVES Bulls Heifers

Breed TOP AVE TOP AVE A smaller County Show entry saw the best ‘baby British Blue Blue’ bull to £398 on behalf of Messrs A & K Pratt 4 398 333 5 290 216 of Tiverton with very young Blues form the same Limousin 2 355 339 2 102 102 farm at £315. Mr Collins of Honiton saw a Simmental 1 250 250 3 225 195 tremendous trade for his Limousin bulls topping at Aberdeen Angus 4 248 172 8 222 177 £355 with MJ & GA Broom of Cotleigh also at £355. Best Hereford bulls (with named sires) reached Hereford 5 318 252 £318 for Messrs Partridge & Son of Morchard Shorthorn 2 98 87 Bishop with JR Chapple & Son of topping Holstein / Friesian 5 124 68 the Angus bulls at £248. Best of a light entry of young heifer calves hit £290 for MJ & GA Broom of Devon X 1 92 92 1 85 85 Cotleigh with others from JR Chapple & Son at Fleckvieh 4 80 65 £288. Simmental heifers reached £225 for C & E Mills of Sampford Peverell with Angus heifers at £222 for Messrs Grabham of Whimple. Just a handful of Holstein bulls saw the best to £124 for Messrs Higgin of East Allington with the vast majority between £85-£90.

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Please call the Market Office on 01392 251261 or email [email protected] and let us have your email address. 223 SHEEP – 11AM Auctioneer: Russell Steer 07788 318701

57 STORE HOGGS & LAMBS

A small show of mixed hoggs toped at £95 for Davie Farm Partnership of , Matt Baker of Exeter realised £93.50, whilst Toby Bateman of Membury topped at £90.50.

42 GRAZING EWES Grazers reached £89.50 for Toby Bateman, Davie Farm Partnership realised £89, A Wotton of North Hallsand hit £87, whilst PF & PA Tucker of High achieved £84.50.

49 EWES & 75 LAMBS (124 LIVES)

The small number of ewes and lambs forward met a strong throughout. Outfits topped at £236 for smart Texel cross doubles (6T ewes) from TP & KJ Welch of Awliscombe with other full mouths to £215, whilst singles of the same holding hit £174. Flock aged Mule ewes with doubles at foot attained £194 from Carol Barkwell of , with singles from the same home realising £142.

165 PIGS – 10.15AM Auctioneer: James Morrish 07814 010133

103 PRIME & STORE PIGS A sensational trade for the prime pigs today with seven buyers purchasing representing butchers and abattoirs covering the whole of the South West. Top call today was £155 given for the best of a heavyweight consignment from Chris Down of Budleigh Salterton. Roy Johns of went home delighted after reaching £146 and £139 for his team of nine (103kg) whilst Richard & Vicky Gibbins of saw their (85-91kg) top quality prime pigs top at a massive £139 with three other pens (86kg) at £128 and £127. Nigel Tope of Blackawton saw his pen of nice white ‘bacon’ pigs at £138 with others from Colin Gibbins of Feniton at £137. Jimmy Goodenough travelled up from North Cornwall and met a flyer for his pen of four medium weights at £134 with the best lightweights from Messrs Wakeham of at £120.

A nice entry of store pigs topped at £38 on behalf of Willie Hill of with Messrs Hartnell of Colyton topping the older stores with seven week old Glouscester Old Spots at £55. Miss Rodd of East Pidsley sold white stores (5 weeks old) at £36 with the Amos family of Bridford selling very sweet white weaners at £34, £32 and £27.

62 CULL SOWS Numbers back up to where they should be with just a small lift in the trade. Top call of the day was £109 for the best of thirty from Chris Down with seven others from the same farm at £100. Sandra Tope of hit £104 with Richard & Vicky Gibbins at £102.

* Our next Pig Sale will be on Friday 1st June * Please contact James Morrish 07814 010133 or 01392 251261 with your entries.

EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE - FRIDAY 1ST JUNE

SPECIAL JUNE SALE OF MV & NON-MV STOCK RAMS AND SECOND SEASON CATALOGUED SALE OF HOGG COUPLES * Entries for cataloguing close Wednesday 23rd May *

Please contact Russell Steer 07788 318701 or the Market Office 01392 251261 and www.kivells.com

Rural Reflection May 2018 A little later than usual with the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) taking priority for the whole of the Kivells team over the last few weeks with the 15th May deadline looming.

Finally some cracking weather with the beginning of May presenting some exceptionally hot days. Cattle are now spread across the countryside and the thought of bedding and yard work a pleasing distant memory for most. Spring drilling, although late, would appear to have almost been completed with Spring Barley crops now altering by the day. Another week of high temperatures and rain will be the requirement for many.

Livestock prices continue to remain buoyant throughout all sections with an exceptionally busy time here at Exeter Livestock Centre over the past couple of months. We have seen 800 plus store cattle forward on the last two Fridays, whilst most Mondays have witnessed sheep numbers often passing the 3,000 mark. Let’s hope trade holds and the later lambers amongst you can benefit from the exceptional spring lamb trade currently being witnessed.

Moving onto professional matters and as stated BPS has been the main topic of conversation with applications having to be completed by the 15th May. No major issues to report for the 2018 application window, other than mapping changes and the usual field alterations. Credit where credit is due, and although a long time coming, the RPA online system now seems to be fairly robust and works seemingly well. That said the Kivells team have been submitting new applications for clients right up until today (10th May) mainly because it relieves the stress and hassle from the client but quite frankly because of the late spring there is a lot of other matters back on the home farm that need attention. We are able to complete your application, file it, and deal with any queries the RPA have throughout the year.

Not exactly hot off the press, but none the less an important point to make. A couple of months back I was contacted by a number of clients in the Kingsbridge area in relation to a company entering land to lay fibre optic cables. The company required landowners signatures to which would enable entry to take place without any form of compensation/payment due to the land owner. Having advised clients to put the documents to one side whilst I delved a little deeper into the matter, it became apparent payments could be sourced. That said, as I write this Rural Reflection very little correspondence has been received from the company requiring access. The point being made, when companies are looking to enter your land make sure you are being treated fairly. Not only prior to the commencement of the works but also once the works have been completed. As agents, we can obtain a fair agreement for the landowner and our fees are often covered by the company concerned.

The countryside stewardship fiasco continues. As already previously mentioned, Kivells submitted Countryside Stewardship forms for a 1st January 2018 start date back in September 2017. We are now in the middle of May 2018 and are unsure on whether those applications submitted have been successful. Although Natural seem to be miles behind with 2017 applications, the applications submitted in 2016 seem to be working successfully. With parcel and rotational based land options being well established and payments from the RPA turning up on the kitchen table for the environmentally friendly work being undertaken. Applications for the 2019 start year must be completed and submitted to Natural England by 31st July. The scheme does work and there are many client success stories out there. Give the Kivells team a call if you would like to discuss Countryside Stewardship further.

Kivells Land and Farms department has just been instructed on a number of fantastic properties throughout the South West, with our and Launceston office recently bringing to the market a number of large traditional farms. Whilst here at Exeter we are in the process of launching a couple of fantastic residential/small holding properties. If considering bringing a property to the market, whether a farm, residential property, equestrian or amenity land, Kivells have a strong team of agents that will be delighted to come and undertake a free market appraisal of your property.

As we enter the summer months the show calendar now takes full swing with Devon County taking place on the 17th & 18th and 19th of May. We look forward to seeing a number of you at these events. In the meantime let’s hope for good weather for the remainder of May as silage becomes the next priority for many.

Until next time…...

On Behalf of the Kivells Rural Professional Team Ian Caunter - Exeter Office

The Kivells Rural Professional Team Lisabeth Miller 01409253 275 [email protected] David Kivell 01409 253275 [email protected] Claire Bellew 01392 252262 [email protected] Mark Bromell 01409 253275 [email protected] Ian Caunter 01392 252262 [email protected] Mark Bunt 01579 324927 [email protected] Until nextCaroline time…... Squire 01392 252262 [email protected] Tom Rattray 01566 776886 [email protected] On Behalf of the Kivells Rural Professional Team

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FORTHCOMING SALES

MONDAY 21st MAY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market

TUESDAY 22nd MAY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Monthly TB Restricted Cattle Sale

FRIDAY 25th MAY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Sale of Organic Cattle & Sheep, Monthly Catalogued Sale of Beef Breeding Stock, Special Show & Sale of Bulls and Females on behalf of the South Devon Cattle Breeders Club, Sale of Dairy Cattle

MONDAY 28st MAY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE BANK HOLIDAY - Weekly Prime Stock Market as usual

FRIDAY 1st JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market inc Monthly Sale of Native Breed Cattle & Sale of MV & Non-MV Rams plus Fortnightly Pig Sale

MONDAY 4th JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market

TUESDAY 5th JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Horse & Saddlery Sale

FRIDAY 8th JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market

MONDAY 11th JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market

WEDNESDAY 13th JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Monthly Machinery & Implement Sale

FRIDAY 15th JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc 30th Annual June Sale of Early Breeding Ewes & Rams inc Show & Sale of Dorset & Dorset X Ewes plus Premier Ram Sale, Sale of Dairy Catle & Fortnightly Pig Sale

EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Matford Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD 01392 251261 [email protected] www.kivells.com