September 2018
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EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE MARKET REPORT September 2018 Friday 7th Store Stock Market EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Matford Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD 01392 251261 [email protected] www.kivells.com Friday 7th September 488 STORE CATTLE & STIRKS – 10AM Auctioneer: Simon Alford 07789 980203 Steers to £1340 Heifers to £1200 Another tremendous day in the cattle pens with our first autumn show and sale of Continental stores attracting some marvellous consignments. Top priced steers raced to a massive high of £1340 for a pair of grand Blonde’s (28m) from George Metherell of Lewdown, George also saw slightly younger steers of the same good breeding reach £1285. Nick King, Sourton brought some useful Limousin cross steers with a couple of shapely sorts (25m) running to £1335 (and winning the show steers class) and four later born ones fetching £1205 apiece whilst a trio of strong British Blue bullocks (23m) drew £1290 a head for John & Jenny Squire of South Tawton. Martin Perryman of Moretonhampstead brought his usual top quality stores and saw a bunch of five smart Gelbveih bullocks (18m) sell at £1190 a price matched by Chris Poad of St Dominick with an eye catching bunch of eleven Charolais steers (24m). Best South Devon bred store steers (24m) attained £1175 for David Hannaford of Ashburton with best Angus sorts (22m) to £1175 for JW Davies & Sons of Uplowman. Simmental steers (25m) peaked at £1165 for Bob Allen of Plympton with younger Simmental bred types (15m) to £1100 for Merv Hutchings of St Stephens. Further spring 2017 born bullocks from Paul Giddy, Torpoint rose to £1005 for a pair of smart British Blue’s (15m) whist a bunch of four Simmental steers including a couple of yearling made £900 for Stephen Pearce of Menheniot. Store heifer from JW Davies & Sons topped that section with a solid looking Simmental (25m) selling for £1200 closely followed by super Blondes (27m) from George Metherell at £1190 (x4) and £1145 (x3). British Blue and Angus females (25m) saw £1100 and £1085 respectively for JW Davies & Sons with Nick King chipping in with a trio of Limousin’s (23m) at £1060 a life and also winning the show heifer class. Gelbveih heifers (18m) got £1035 for Martin Perryman and best Charolais females (24m) made £965 for a pair from Andrew Down of Barnstaple. A small entry of organic stores saw a pen of three Angus cross Hereford steers (15m) to £840 and five heifers with the same comments rise to £700 all for Roddy Hall of Kenn. 121 STIRKS & SUCKLED CALVES – 11.30AM Auctioneer: Ian Caunter 07813 068935 Another mixed entry with a stand on trade. Quality received all the attention and selling well, whilst lesser sorts still harder going. Steve Barkwill of Tavistock showed a tremendous run of Blue steers, with the best (14m) realising £1005, others off the same good holding realised £895 and £845 (11m), Colin Wakeham of Buckfastleigh presented Charolais cross steers (13m) fetching £680, whilst similar sorts from Andrew Squire of Liverton hit £670. Hereford cross steers (14m) from SM Reed of Kings Nympton realised £560, Bernard Serpell of Plymouth reached £545 for Limousin cross steers, whilst Blue steers from Buddleford Partnership of Clyst Hydon hit £525 (11m). Limousin cross heifers from Gordon Bricknell of Christow attained £550, with the same figure achieved for WJ Gillard & Sons of Drewsteignton this time presenting Simmental crosses, Fleckvieh heifers from Buddleford Partnership hit £540, whilst Blues again from WJ Gillard & Sons attained £530. Top Blue Steer at £1005 (14 months) Buyers looking for younger cattle, keep the numbers coming For Steve Barkwill of Tavistock please 122 CALVES – 10.15 AM Auctioneers: Mark Davis 07773 371774 & Ian Caunter 07813 068935 A larger entry of calves sold to a decent trade although still no real vigour in the trade! Top of the day was £325 for a Limousin bull CALVES Bulls Heifers from Messrs KH Alsopp & Partners of Tiverton who sold others Breed TOP AVE TOP AVE to £300. British Blue bulls to £300 & £275 for Messrs SEJ Tapp & British Blue 13 300 185 23 295 177 Sons of Tiverton with others to £265 for Alistair Pratt of Tiverton. Charolais bulls to £290 & £265 for John Simmons of Poltimore. Limousin 7 325 196 4 100 70 Simmental bulls sold to £252, £240, £230 x 2 & £228 x 2 for Martin Charolais 3 290 276 & Liz Bennett of Broadhembury. Hereford Bulls to £268 & £220 Simmental 13 252 214 for Jonathan Burrough of Clyst Hydon who also sold Aberdeen Aberdeen Angus Angus bulls to £245. Heifer calves topped at £295 for a British Blue 14 245 158 8 238 126 from Rob & Jack Chapple of Axminster with others to £255 for Hereford 7 268 198 6 115 102 Messrs RH & MJ Hurford of Axminster & Ashley & Jess Bond of Devon 1 95 95 6 115 102 Honiton who sold others at £245. Aberdeen Angus Heifers to Holstein / Friesian 16 140 37 £238 & £190 for Jonathan Burrough. Friesians to £140 for Colin & Martin Burnell of Chulmleigh. 4600 SHEEP – 10.30AM Auctioneer: Russell Steer 07788 318701 2734 BREEDING EWES, SHEARLINGS & EWE LAMBS Almost 3000 breeding sheep penned and with BREEDINGslightly more EWESinterest & than RAMS our previous sale back in early August (when the Westcountry was a strange colour), sold to a slightly improved trade for the better end shearlings but still a workman like trade for the older ewes and second quality shearlings. Two runs of quality shearlings topped at £135, firstly NC Mules from Ross & Emma Sizmur sold to £135 (x2), £132 (x3) & £130 (x4) whilst Clifford & Martin Squire of Coryton sold Texel x Mules at £135 (x2) & £132 (x2) as well as Suffolk crosses to £131. Mark & Henry Johnson of Bridport sold two pens of Texel crosses at £128 & £124 as Maurice Hockridge of Crediton sold similar at £126 (x2) as well as Mules at £126 (x2), £123 (x4) and £122 (x2). A smart run of Romney shearlings from Tim & Amy Heywood of Rackenford sold to £125 & £120 (x3) whilst more Suffolk crosses sold at £121 (x2) for Peter Gillard of Tedburn St Mary & £120 for Derek & Beryl Reddaway of Totnes. Plenty of straight farming shearlings from £105 to £119 and looking good value, whilst the lesser or lambed sorts traded £90 to £104. Now is the time to reinvest in your flock and inject some more youth! Older ewes were topped by two pens of NC Mule FM’s that made £94, firstly for Richard & Peter Mann of Widecombe and then closely followed by Ashley Purchase of Bratton Fleming, others of the same breed looking value from £74 to £82. A lot of Highlander and Lleyn cross older ewes selling regularly from £55 to £65 and to a top of £79 for pure Lleyn’s from DF & AM Burrough of Axminster. Ewe lambs sold to £108 for Dorset’s from Tracey Eden, as Suffolk x mule tuppers from Milbornewick farms of Sherborne reached £100, £96 (x2) & £94 and Alan Bickley of Puddington sold Dorset’s at £92 (x2) & £90 (x2). 1550 STORE LAMBS A nice entry of 1550 store lambs of mixed quality and generally lacking the strength of previous week’s, sold to a decent crowd of buyers and to a top of £71 for Alan Cottle of Bratton Fleming as both Dallyns Dairy of Barnstaple and Phil Trump of Luton reached £69 of theirs. No less than five pens sold at £67.50 with countless pens of short keep stores trading upwards of £64. Mediums from £54 to £64 depending on weight and breed and longer keep lambs generally all £45+. Av £56.93. 80 GRAZING EWES An entry that lacked any size or meat sold to £38 for Isaac Parker of Moreleigh and £28 for Tom Dawe of Chillaton, others from £6 to £23. 179 STOCK RAMS Another sizable entry of 180 rams met with a bitBREEDING more interest EWES and a& tidy RAMS 65% clearance rate. But with a similar story to the ewes, vendors are looking to sell and inmany cases dropped their expectations/reserves and so this is the year to treat yourself to something good! Rams peaked at £520 & £460 for quality Texel shearlings from Matt & Sadie Darke of Chillington. Angus & Sue Howie of Meeth saw the best of their powerful consignment reach £500 and similarly the best of a run from Bill Quick & family of Crediton sold to £410 & £380. Charollais rams to £400 for both Gerald Burrough of Dunkeswell and Arthur & Rosemary Wrayford of Denbury who had another at 380gns, a price matched by David Broad of Tintagel who sold nine out of ten of his quality Texel’s. Some stonking good rams sold in the £300’s and looking a solid investment, whether you need them now or later the season, you cut a stick when you see one! 57 PEDIGREE ZWARTBLES RAMS & FEMALES The annual show and sale on behalf of the Zwartbles sheep breeders association met with a good level of interest and solid trade with the best of the rams soaring to 600gns for Gwen Renfree of Liskeard who sold another at 450gns and to 480gns for Brownes Farm of Cullompton. Best of the females sailed to 550gns for Jethro Kimber of Merton who sold others at 280, 200 & 180gns (x2). Other females at 320gns for M Machin of Bridport, 300gns for Brownes Farm and Messrs Holman & Mugridge of Tiverton sold two at 250gns. WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR PRICES EMAILED TO YOU? PLEASE LET US HAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS Please call the Market Office on 01392 251261 or email [email protected] Friday 21st September Friday 12th October For more information please contact Robert Armstrong on 07791 484290 or the Market Office 01392 251261 EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE FRIDAY 21st SEPTEMBER COLLECTIVE FODDER SALE Entries for Cataloguing by Thursday 13th September If you wish to enter into this sale or require further information please contact Ian Caunter on 07813 068935 or 01392 252262 EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE MONTHLY MACHINERY & IMPLEMENT SALE Wednesday 10th October at 10.30am For entry forms and further information please contact Ian Caunter 07813 068935, the Professional Office 01392 252262 or email [email protected] EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE FORTHCOMING DAIRY SALES SEPTEMBER - FRIDAY 14th & 28th OCTOBER - FRIDAY 12th & 26th Please contact Mark Davis 07773 371774 or the Market Office 01392 251261 with your entries or email [email protected] Vacancies at the Exeter Livestock Market Secretary The role: Kivells are looking for a full-time experienced Secretary to join our very busy livestock auctions department based at the Exeter Livestock Centre.