EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE
MARKET REPORT
Friday 4th January Store Stock Market
EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Matford Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD 01392 251261 [email protected] www.kivells.com 101 STORE CATTLE & SUCKLED CALVES – 10AM Auctioneer: Simon Alford 07789 980203
Steers to £1180 Heifers to £995
2019 kicked off with a decent show of mainly beef bred stores with a top of £1180 given for the better pair of a fine run of Devon cross steers (24m) from John Searle of North Hollacombe whilst another very decent consignment of Meuse Rhine Issel cross store steers (24m) from Mike and Steve Gilpin of Dawlish reached £1085 for a trio and £1075 for a pen of four younger (22m) sorts. Further top quality steers from RD Hickman & Son, Ashburton saw a bunch of four Charolais cross (22m) fetch £1080 apiece with Limousin’s of a similar age drawing £1005. Classic South Devon steers (22m) with plenty of growing to do looked good money at £1030 (x3) from David & Karen Smith of Littlehempston followed by RD Hickman & Son again with their South Devon’s (21m) to £970 (x5) and £960 (x5), also younger (18m) South Devon’s got £950 for Jon Vincent of Staddiscombe, Plymouth. Later born steers saw three neat Hereford’s (15m) make £680 a life for Adcock & Wotton of Moretonhampstead and a mixed pen of Limousin and Angus (13m) at £640 apiece for WJ Gillard & Sons of Drewsteignton. A forward South Devon cross heifer (24m) from Jon Vincent topped that section at £995 closely followed by a trio of Devon cross (23m) from John Searle at £975 each. David & Karen Smith sold the best of their South Devon heifers (22m) for £945 (x3) with Blonde De Aquitaine females (22m) to £875 for Jon Vincent and £860 for a single Angus (24m) for Mike & Steve Gilpin, the latter also selling young Angus cow & calf outfits for £1160 with steer calves at foot and £1060 with heifer calves.
41 STIRKS & SUCKLED CALVES – 11.30AM Auctioneer: Ian Caunter 07813 068935
A small show of stirks and suckled calves met a reasonable trade. Limousin cross steers from Gordon Bricknell of Christow achieved £675 with others hitting £645, whilst a run of up from GER & CER James of Penzance saw the best of the steers hit £450. Heifers tipped at £540 for Limousin crosses again from Gordon Bricknell.
64 CALVES – 10.15 AM CALVES - 10.15 am Auctioneers: Mark Davis 07773 371774 & CALVES Bulls Heifers Ian Caunter 07813 068935 Breed TOP AVE TOP AVE
A reasonable entry to start the year saw a very British Blue 11 315 215 18 258 174 decent trade with only the very best looking better value. Medium and small calves looked very dear! Limousin 1 290 290 Top of the day was £315 for a British Blue bull from Charolais 2 250 238 3 220 198 Waterford Farm Partnership of Axminster who Simmental 5 260 229 sold others to £300. Other Blue bulls to £312 & Aberdeen Angus 5 238 176 9 155 104 £300 for Paul Hendy of Aveton Gifford who also sold a Limousin bull at £290. Simmental bulls to Hereford 1 75 75 3 150 101 £260 for Malcolm & Kay Pring of Broadclyst with Holstein / Friesian 5 72 22 1 50 50 others to £250, £245 & £220 for Martin & Liz Bennett of Broadhembury. Charolais bulls sold very well to £250 & £225 for Messrs RH & MJ Hurford of Axminster. Aberdeen Angus bulls to £238 for RMP Farm of Cullompton. Heifers topped at £258 for a British Blue from Paul Hendy with others to £225 for Waterford Farm, £210 for Messrs DW Rowe of Axminster and £205 for Roy Emmett of Cullompton. Charolais heifers to £220 for John Simmons of Poltimore. Only a handful of Friesians to £72 for Messrs KF & LW Mitcham of Axminster.
Friday 18th January
Good entries already to hand!
For more information please contact Robert Armstrong 07791 484290, Ian Caunter 07813 068935 or the Market Office 01392 251261
2167 SHEEP – 10.30AM Auctioneer: Russell Steer 07788 318701
17 ORPHAN LAMBS
Orphans were a livelier trade and reached £26 twice for Peter Vooght of South Brent, £20 for both R Down of Talaton and Andrew Hext of Staverton with majority of others from £12 to £16 and the overall average was £15.41, up £1.70.
1705 STORE HOGGS
A decent number of 1705 store hoggs were present to kick start the New Year in front of a large crowd of competitive buyers who pushed the best twenty pens over £80 and to a top of £89 for Marles Farm Services of Farringdon, whose second pen achieved £86.50. D Cocks & Child of Rackenford exhibited their usual quality with four pens selling at £87.50, £86.50, £86 & £85, Mark Blake of Millbrook sold his two pens at £87 & £80.50, £87 also for Kevin Wreyford of Blackawton as both Rob & Kelly Barons of Slapton and Ian & Jade Lethbridge of East Allington sold their best at £86. Short term hoggs £75 to £85 with plenty of medium term hoggs in the £70’s whilst longer term hoggs were generally £58 plus and all in they averaged £70.42.
67 GRAZING & BREEDING EWES & RAMS
Grazers were a slightly better trade and peaked at £76 for B Wills of Meavy who had others at £73.50 and In-Lamb ewes sold to £71 for J Bond of Combe Raleigh.
378 COUPLES (159 EWES & 219 LAMBS)
The largest entry of couples so far this seasonBREEDING included the EWES first of &the RAMS crossbred ewes that met much demand topping at £230 for Suffolk x Cheviot Mule FM doubles from Darryl & Sarah Cheacker of Bristol who also had a Suffolk mule double at £208. Dorset doubles sold to £220 for David & Adrian Cole of Bradninch, £212 for John & Diane Vooght of Dunsford and £198 for both Derek Cole of Bradninch and Helen Fuller of Simonsbath whilst majority of others were £165 to £195. Singles sold to £155 again for Derek Cole whilst on the whole they traded from £118 to £138 with just a few lesser sorts below this and looking chancey.
EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE NEXT MACHINERY & IMPLEMENT SALE Wednesday 13th February at 10.30am For entry forms and further information please contact Ian Caunter 07813 068935, the Professional Office 01392 252262 or email [email protected]
Further information and entries to Russell Steer 07788 318701 or 01392 251261 and [email protected]
CATTLE AND CALF VENDORS Please include the TB test date (if applicable) on your entry form and ensure any Pedigree Native Sire ear numbers are on both the cattle passports and your entry form.
*ALL VENDORS PLEASE NOTE*
Please complete a market entry form each time you bring stock to sell with your trading name and address to ensure we have the correct payment details. Please also include Farm Assurance details (if applicable) and sign the declarations on the reverse.
All entry forms are available in the Market Office and online from www.kivells.com
FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY Two height mounted Molasses bins (one 10T & one 12T) Both complete with pipes and taps and in good working order. Situated in the mid Devon area.
100 round bales of 2nd cut silage (made 2018) and 150 round bales of 2nd cut silage (made 2017). Situated in east Devon. Loading available if required.
WANTED TO RENT 100-200 acre Stock Farm in the Devon & Cornwall area. Must have agricultural buildings, with or without accommodation.
Please contact Ian Caunter 07813 068935 or 01392 252262 for further information. FORTHCOMING SALES
MONDAY 7th JANUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
FRIDAY 11th JANUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Special Sale of In-Lamb Ewes, Sale of Dairy Cattle & Fortnightly Pigs
MONDAY 14th JANUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
FRIDAY 18th JANUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Beef Breeding Sale & Suckled Calf Sale
MONDAY 21st JANUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
TUESDAY 22nd JANUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Monthly TB Restricted Cattle Sale
FRIDAY 25th JANUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market inc Monthly Sale of Organic Cattle & Sheep, Sale of Dairy & Fotnightly Pigs
MONDAY 28th JANUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
FRIDAY 1st FEBRUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Sale of Native Breed Cattle
MONDAY 4th FEBRUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
FRIDAY 8th FEBRUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Special February Sale of In-Lamb Ewes, Ewe Lambs & Couples, Sale of Dairy Cattle, Fortnightly Pigs and Fodder Sale
MONDAY 11th FEBRUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market to inc Opening Sale of Spring Lamb
WEDNESDAY 13th FEBRUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Machinery & Implement Sale
FRIDAY 15th FEBRUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc St Valentines Fair of Store Cattle & Monthly Catalogued Sale of Beef Breeding Cattle
MONDAY 18th FEBRUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
TUESDAY 19th FEBRUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Monthly TB Restricted Cattle Sale
FRIDAY 22nd FEBRUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Sale of Organic Cattle & Sheep, Sale of Dairy Cattle & Fortnightly Pig Sale
MONDAY 25th FEBRUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
FRIDAY 1st MARCH - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Sale of Native Breed Cattle, Specila March Sale of In-Lamb Ewes & Ewe Hoggs and Fodder Sale
MONDAY 4th MARCH - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Matford Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD 01392 251261 [email protected] www.kivells.com