EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE
MARKET REPORT
Friday 15th 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
241 Store Cattle 137 Stirks 78 Calves 22 Dairy 115 Pigs 54 Store Sheep
EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE 01392 251261 [email protected] www.kivells.com Friday 15th May
241 Store Cattle Auctioneer: Simon Alford 07789 980203
Steers to £1170 Heifers to £1045
An excellent mid May entry of store cattle sold to a blistering trade with buyers from west Cornwall to north Yorkshire in attendance ensuring all types were strong money. Top price of the day was given for a pen of four outstanding pure bred yearling Simmental steers from Alan Brazier of Poltimore at a whopping £1170 apiece whilst another quality bunch of four Simmental bullocks (18m) eased to £1075 a head for Stephen Pearce of Liskeard. A couple of grand Charolais steers (25m) from the Shervington Family, Hittisleigh reached £1150 closely followed by a smart South Devon steer (20m) from Rob & Sue Greep, Cornwood at £1135, the latter also saw tremendous red Limousin steers (18m) make £1110. Groups of well farmed Aberdeen Angus steers (24m) ran to £1085 and £1080 for Russell & Alyson Retter of Cotleigh with later born Angus steers (16m) rising to £1075 for Peter Hendy of Plymouth. No really strong British Blue steers on offer although a group of four very decent Blues (25m) did reach £1040 for Garry Dunn of Okehampton whilst younger store steers saw a stunning Beef Shorthorn cross (11m) from Peter & Jake Chisholm of Hatherleigh make a creditable £980 and a pair of young (13m) Simmental steers from John & Jill Redman, Chagford saw £950 a life. The heifer section was headed by a super trio of Limousin’s (24m) from James & Rebecca Martin of Lewdown which drew £1045 with similar others from the Martins at £965 and further Limousin bred heifers of note (19m) to £915 for Stuart Westcott of Longdown. Charolais heifers (21m) ran to £995 for Brian Cunningham of Dartington with others to £900 for youngsters (13m) from Alan Cooke of Ivybridge whilst South Devon’s fetched £935 for Basil & Steve Cane of Plymouth. A couple of cracking Simmental bred females (24m) from Dave Pollard down from Black Dog took home £910 apiece with Aberdeen angus (24m) to £835 for Brian Cunningham again and Devon heifers (21m) hitting £830 for Roger and Christine Hunt of Totnes.
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.
137 STIRKS & SUCKLED CALVES Auctioneer: Ian Caunter 07813 068935
A decent show of stirks and suckled calves met a firm trade throughout. Limousin crosses (11m) from Peter and Jake
Chisholm across from Hatherleigh topped the day at £860, with others off the same farm hitting £810 (9m). Further quality Limousin steers (12m) from Leo Bradford and family of Iddesleigh achieved £785, whilst other Limousin crosses (10m) from Simon Jervis of Ideford hit £775 (10m). Bruce Ellett, Exmouth attained £810 for smart Angus steers (12m) with his Simmentals reaching £800. Strong South Devon steers (12m) from Steve Arrowsmith-Brown of Postbridge realised £750, whilst Richard Hill of Dunsford sold Devon cross steers (10m) which sailed to £710. Another load from Roger and Christine Hunt of Totnes saw further Limousin cross steers (11m) attain £680. Heifers again met strong demand with South Devons (12m) from Steve Arrowsmith-Brown realising £670, the same figure achieved by J Routley of Postbridge with similar goods. Andrew Bament of Barnstaple saw £650 for neat British Blue heifers (12m) whilst Simon Jervis reached £635 for Limousin cross heifers (11m) and Roger and Christine Hunt reached £620 again for Limousin crosses (11m). A run of organic stirks from Dan and Helen Partridge of Dunsford saw the best of their Hereford steers (12m) rise to £540 with heifers off the same farm topping at £435.
Another pleasing trade for younger cattle with more wanted to fuel current buyer demand.
78 CALVES – 10.15 AM Auctioneers: Mark Davis 07773 371774 & Ian Caunter 07813 068935
Another tight entry of calves sold to a flying trade! Top of the day was £372 for an outstanding month CALVES - 10.15 am old British Blue bull from Mr DW Rowe of Auctioneer: - Mark Davis – 07773371774 Axminster who sold another at £345. Other Blue Ian Caunter - 07813068935 bulls to £368 & £365 for Messrs SG Brimacombe & CALVES Bulls Heifers Son of Crediton, £335 for Rob & Jack Chapple of Breed TOP AVE TOP AVE Axminster, £308 & £295 for Paul Hendy of British Blue 12 372 317 9 295 235 Kingsbridge and £308 & £305 for Ashley & Jess Charolais 3 370 342 3 285 271 Bond of Honiton. Charolais bulls were a flying trade Limousin 1 250 250 topping at £370 for Andrew & Rose Retter of Simmental 2 258 196 7 175 121 Honiton who sold a good run with others to £332 & Aberdeen Angus 15 200 175 7 155 124 £325. Simmental bulls to £258 for Messrs R & EJ Hereford 3 262 210 5 210 119 Phillips of South Molton. Hereford bulls to £262 for Derek Burrough of Yarcombe & £255 for Frank Blonde 4 150 148 Pike of Clayhidon. Aberdeen Angus bulls to £200 Holstein / Friesian 1 58 58 for Messrs SG Brimacombe & Sons, £198 for Brown Swiss 1 118 118 Messrs MJ & NM Shire of Woodbury Salterton and Dairy Shorthorn 1 155 155 £195, £190 & £185 for Messrs R & EJ Phillips. Heifers topped at £295 for a cracking British Blue heifer from Norman Pyle of Crediton with others to £290 for Messrs SG Brimacombe & Sons, £265 for Mr DW Rowe & £255 for Messrs RW Partridge & Sons of Crediton. Charolias heifers were a flying trade to £285, £280 & £250 for Andrew & Rose Retter. Limousin heifers to £250 for Norman Pyle and Hereford heifers to £210 for Frank Pike. Dairy Shorthorn bulls to £155 for South Battisborough Farm of Plymouth and a Brown Swiss bull to £118 for Mr FJ Luxmore of Crediton.
22 DAIRY – 12PM Auctioneer: Mark Davis 07773 371774
A smaller entry of dairy cattle saw a cracking trade for what was forward! Euros Evans travelled to Exeter from West Wales and saw a tremendous trade for his two freshly calved Jersey heifers which topped at £1550 for “Tregibby Excitation Pandora” and his other heifer which was three quartered sold well at £900. Two British Friesian second calvers from Graham Westaway of Crediton sold well at £1250 & £1000. A consignment of Organic Ayrshire heifer calves from Messrs JLH Vallis & Son of Bradninch sold well to a top of £210 with the whole group of 18 averaging well at £178!
115 PIGS – 10.30 AM Auctioneers: James Morrish 07814010133
41 Cull Sows An average entry of pigs sold to a depressed trade with buyers complaining of very slow sales and a major decline in the export trade. Best heavy types topped at £156 on behalf of Chris Down of Budleigh Salterton with others from the same farm at £120. Andrew Freemantle saw the best of his six at £116 and Messrs Jose of Launceston saw £100 for theirs.
74 Prime & Store Pigs A useful entry met a better than expected trade as some abbatoirs are not wanting pigs this week. We are very much open for business all year round! Top call of the day in the prime pigs was £100 given for the best of twenty one from the Jose family of Launceston. Richard and Vicky Gibbins reachd £97 with three other pens from the Jose family at £95. Messrs Clarke sold medium weights to £90 with Andrew Freemantle of Clyst St Mary at £97. Just a handful of stores raced away to £51 for a nice pen of white weaners from Mike Brown of Nalk, Cornwall.
Our next pig sale is on Friday 29th May. Please let the Office know your entries or call James Morrish 07814010133.
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