EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE
MARKET REPORT
July 2017
Friday 28th Store Stock Market
EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Matford Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD 01392 251261 [email protected] www.kivells.com
388 STORE CATTLE & STIRKS – 10AM Auctioneers: Simon Alford 07789 980203 Alan Webber 07967 718048
Steers to £1340 Heifers to £1135
No slackening in the store cattle trade with all types in tremendous demand even for those lesser sorts which generally see a dip in price at this time of year. Best forward steers rose to an impressive £1340 given for a couple of grand Beef Shorthorn’s (21m) from Eddie Yeandle of Cheriton Fitzpaine whilst top priced heifers came from the Gifford family of Diptford with a pair of cracking Blue females (23m) at £1135. Cyril Emmett, Aylesbeare always brings something of quality and didn’t disappoint with a trio of strong Hereford bullocks (26m) reaching £1295 apiece and Simmentals to £1270, Cyril also saw three classy Hereford heifers (averaging 27m) rise to £1095 each. Limousin steers (24m) from Robert & Christine steer, Avonwick fetched £1200 whilst Blue steers (23m) from Charles & Ann Down of Abbotskerswell sold for £1180 as did a further Blue (23m) from Robert Hawkins of Awliscombe, also a pen of four Angus steers (25m) from Robert & Christine Steer attained the same price. Younger (15m) Angus steers ran to £1060 for Mike & Tim Leach of Upton Pyne whilst further Native breed cattle sold well, with Devon steers (24m) to £1130 for Russell Retter of Cotleigh. Charolais heifers (21m) saw a high of £1065 for Len Bartlett, Gittisham also £1000 for WKJ Harding of Throwleigh whilst MH & CJ Reed down from Kings Nympton sold shapely Blonde heifers (22m) to £990.
75 SUCKLED CALVES & STIRKS – 11.30AM Auctioneer: Ian Caunter 07813 068935
Steers to £840 Heifers to £670
A terrific trade for the entry forward here at Exeter. A wonderful entry of Lim crosses from John Jordan and family up from Chagford sold well with steers topping at an impressive £840 (8m), Nigel Baverstock across from Doddiscombsleigh saw the best of his Simmental cross steers reach £825 (10m). Another cracking consignment this time from Karen Pengelly of Blackawton saw the first pen attained £795 (9m) with others hitting £755 (8m). Ross Sizmur of Okehampton showed a pen of Blue steers which hit £745, whilst Chris Heath of Sherford up again this week realising £745 for Charolais steers. Heifers topped at £670 again from Nigel Baverstock showing Simmental crosses (10m). Limousin heifers from the Jordan family realised £645 (8m) with others attaining £600 (7m), Ron Wonnacott & Sons hit £645 for Charolais cross heifers with the second pen reaching £640, Hereford heifers from J Down of Widdon Down attained £570, whilst Blue heifers from Ross Sizmur reached £565 (10m).
104 CALVES – 10.15AM Auctioneers: Mark Davis 07773 371774 & Ian Caunter 07813 068935
A cracking entry of calves sold to a flying trade and some real quality young calves sold to a top of £465 CALVES - 10.15 am for an outstanding British Blue bull from Messrs CD Auctioneer: Mark Davis – 07773371774 & EM Gooding & Son of Ottery St Mary with other CALVES Bulls Heifers good Blues to £405 for Paul Hendy of Kingsbridge Breed TOP AVE TOP AVE and £395 for Christopher Lee of Exeter. Charolais bulls sold to £450 for a cracking calf from Martin & British Blue 4 465 375 9 285 201 Liz Bennett of Broadhembury who also sold a Limousin 8 410 311 7 312 256 Simmental bull at £345. Other Charolais to £352 for Charolais 2 450 401 3 280 255 Mark & Kim Davey of Lewdown. An excellent show of Limousin calves saw the best to £410 for Kathryn Simmental 1 345 345 Starr of Deunkeswell with others to £395 for Alf Hereford 5 340 243 5 205 179 Harris & Son of Tiverton, £382 for Messrs KH Devon 2 175 175 4 175 130 Alsopp & Partners of Tiverton and £350 for Mark & Kim Davey. Native calves saw Hereford bulls to South Devon 2 260 176 £340 for Steve Loud of Colyton and young Aberdeen Angus 5 290 166 7 195 158 Aberdeen Angus bulls to £290 for David & Adrian Fleckvieh 2 80 80 1 160 160 Cole of Bradninch and £262 for Martin & Liz Bennett. Heifer calves topped at £312 & £310 for Montbelairde 1 160 160 smart young Limousin heifers from Messrs KH Shorthorn 1 180 180 Alsopp & Partners with the best British Blue heifers Holstein / Friesian to £285 for Messrs Roberts & Phillips of Dulverton 23 175 52 and Charolais heifers to £280 & £265 for Michael Jersey 10 30 15 1 16 16 Ellis & Family of Axminster. A Shorthorn bull sold well at £180 for Roy Collins of Honiton. Friesians sold well for the best to £175 for Steve Loud of Colyton with other good young shapely calves to £175 for J Cornish & Sons of Holcombe Rogus, £170 for David & Adrian Cole & £168 for Christopher Lee.
94 DAIRY – 11.30AM Auctioneers: Mark Davis 07773 371774 & Mark Bromell 07966 430001
An excellent entry saw a strong contingent of buyers around the ring and trade although not just as sharp as two weeks ago was decent and topped at £1920 for a super heifer “Dartview Sid Carrie 35” by Pine-Tree Sid from Messrs JJ Palfrey & Co of Dartmouth who sold others to £1700 twice. Other heifers sold to £1900 for “Washbourne Milo Fitlist” sired by Wintersell Milo from Steve Caunter of Totnes who sold others to £1700 & £1620. GCB Davis of Tiverton sold heifers to £1750 & £1550 and Paul Nicholls of Penzance sold a sweet heifer at £1650. Crossbred heifers saw an easier trade than of late and Jersey cross heifers sold to £1150 for GCB Davis. No first quality cows forward but the best sold to £1220 for a third calver which calved in April from Merv Crudge & Lyn Shere of Chard who also sold an Ayrshire third calver due in October for £1000. In Calf Heifers due in September saw a Norwegian Red x heifer to £1250 for Peter Bromell of Bideford. A consignment of Cows due November-December from Messrs Catsfold Farm of West Sussex sold to a top of £1080 with others to £1020 & £1000. In Calf Friesian type heifers from the same farm sold to £1000 and four bulling heifers sold at £680 apiece. Heifer calves were a flying trade topping at £320 for GCB Davis who sold others to £300 (x2), £260 & £250 (x3).
1682 SHEEP – 11AM Auctioneer: Russell Steer 07788 318701
1541 STORE LAMBS
A bigger entry of store lambs yet again saw 1541 sell to £83 for nice forward sorts from Home Farm of South Molton, £80 for large Dorset’s from Robert Partridge of Teignmouth, £75.50 for smart Charollais crosses from MD & GJ Curtis of Yeoford and £73.50 for similar from Becky Moody of Tedburn St Mary. Other nice medium term lambs to £72.50 for Rob Shilston & Gemma Houghton of Bovey Tracey, £70.50 for A Hill of Tiverton, £70 for David & Michelle Wootton of Bovey Tracey and £69.50 for all James Baker of Exeter, David Heath of Sherford and John Cole of Ivybridge. Fewer hill lambs forward today but small lambs were similar on the week from £20 to £50 and the average overall was £60.50, down just a pound on last week.
64 GRAZING EWES
A tidy line up of genuine grazers sold to £85 & £74 again for Home Farm, £64, £56 & £53 for Robert Partridge and £60 & £52 for Cross Hill farm of South Molton.
68 BREEDING EWES & RAMS
Breeding ewes sold to £91 & £83 for FM Mules from Richard Hartnell and £90 & £89 for flock aged Texel crosses again for Home Farm whilst Robert Partridge sold his white Welsh Mule FM’s at £82 and Michael & Angela Bassett of South brent their cross bred ewes to £80. A nice run of predominantly Texel rams from Eric Gillbard of Thorverton sold to £300, £260, £240 (x2), £230 (x2) and £200 and Robert Partridge sold his young continental rams at £250 and £170.
9 COUPLES (4 EWES & 5 LAMBS)
A young Texel cross ewe with a single sold to £121 for Michael & Angela Bassett, D Swancutt of Tedburn St Mary sold a Soya double at £72 and D & L Laskey of Ashburton sold singles to £62.
EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE TUESDAY 8TH AUGUST 2017 AT 10AM
*Catalogue Available from www.kivells.com * For further information please contact Russell Steer 07788 318701, the Market Office 01392 251261 or [email protected] 216 PIGS – 10.15AM Auctioneer: James Morrish 07814 010133
101 CULL SOWS & BOARS A huge entry of cull sows and boars saw the very best types topping at £238 No’s Average for the pick of thirty-one from Messrs Hames from Portland, Dorset with PIGS-10.15AM Top (£) Fwd (£) others from the same good home at £236 (x2), £226 (x2), £206 & £205. SOWS Messrs Godwin of Bittaford saw their best at £192 with plenty between £170-£185. Chris Hill of Wellington sold a smart line-up of medium weight Heavy Weight 31 238.00 189.00 sows to a top call of £174 closely followed by Andrew Freemantle hitting Medium Weight 58 192.00 159.00 £168 and Jeremy Brown at £160. Again, Exeter saw the largest entry of sows in any market within the UK this week, with five buyers competing Light Weight 12 117.50 103.00 well. PRIME 115 PRIME & STORE PIGS Heavy Weight 30 160.00 143.50 A fantastic trade and a wonderful entry! Top call of the day in the prime Medium Weight 28 135.00 132.00 section was £160 on behalf of Jeremy Brown. Kenniford Farms saw their Light Weight 16 127.00 102.00 best prime pigs race away to £140 whilst an outstanding lin-up of twenty- five from Rich & Vicky Gibbins of Poltimore sold to a ‘flyer’ with the best STORES 92kg cut boars hitting £135 (x8) with other 94kg pigs at £130 & £128 from All Stores 41 32.00 31.20 the same good man. Messrs Chadwick sold white pigs to £130 with Chris Down at 3118 (x10) and Jason Bament of Copplestone at £116. Best coloured pigs in from Peter Cole of Hittisleigh at £114. A nice entry of store pigs saw mainly ‘young stores’ forward, with Martin Hodges of Honiton topping the day at £32 going to their new home in Penzance. Messrs Wakeham & Turner saw their team of thirteen hit £32, a price matched by Trevor Hampton of Cambourne going to their new home in Dorset.
*Our next Pig Sale will be on Friday 11th August*
My personal thanks to all our vendors and purchasers for making Exeter ‘the place to buy and sell pigs.’ Please keep us informed of your entries as soon as possible so we can notify buyers - Auctioneer James Morrish 07814 010133 or the Exeter Office 01392 251261
FORTHCOMING DAIRY SALES FRIDAY 11TH AUGUST FRIDAY 25TH AUGUST
For entries and further information please contact Mark Davis 07773 371774 or the Market Office 01392 251261 Catalogues from www.kivells.com
Vacancies at the Exeter Livestock Centre - Market Wash Down Cleaners
We are looking for workers to join our market wash down team to operate the lorry wash and washout pens after each sale.
Working Hours: This is a zero hour contract with flexible afternoon/evenings on Mondays and Fridays with a finish time depending on when the market is cleaned throughout. There is also the possibility of more hours on additional market sales.
To apply please call the Exeter Livestock Centre 01392 251261 (Opt 1) or Robert Armstrong 07791 484290
Countryside Stewardship Applications now open! Available by Private Treaty
Management agreements and 45 acres of Standing Straw (Winter Wheat) capital grants available located at Lympstone, Exeter –
good access, level ground
Application packs need to be ordered by 31st July Approximately 20 acres of grass keep available between Tiverton and Cullompton – for cutting For further information pop into only from August 2017 the Kivells Rural Professional office or speak to * Please contact the Kivells Rural Professional Claire Bellew 07789 980 204 office on 01392 252 262 for further details * Ian Caunter 07913 068 935
FORTHCOMING SALES
MONDAY 31st JULY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
TUESDAY 1st AUGUST - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Monthly Horse & Saddlery Sale
FRIDAY 4th AUGUST - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Native Breed Cattle
MONDAY 7th AUGUST - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
TUESDAY 8th AUGUST - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE 14th Special August Sale of Breeding Ewes & Rams to inc Show & Sale of Mule Shearlings
FRIDAY 11th AUGUST - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Sale of Dairy Cattle, 1st Season’s Show & Sale on behalf of the Devon & Cornwall Longwool Sheep Association & Fortnightly Pig Sale
SATURDAY 12th AUGUST – HILL STREET FARM, SHERBORNE ‘Sherborne’ Production Sale of Pedigree Poll Dorsets - further details to follow
MONDAY 14th AUGUST - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
TUESDAY 15th & WEDNESDAY 16th AUGUST - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE NSA Ram Show & Sale
FRIDAY 18th AUGUST - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Catalogued Sale of Beef Breeding Cattle, Annual Show & Sale on behalf of the Greyface Dartmoor Sheep Breeders Association, Rare Breed Sale & Dexter Sale
MONDAY 21st AUGUST - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
TUESDAY 22nd AUGUST - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Sale of TB Restricted Prime, Cull & Store Cattle
WEDNESDAY 23rd & THURSDAY 24th AUGUST - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE 17th Annual Official Show & Sale of Lleyn Sheep on behalf of the Lleyn Sheep Society
FRIDAY 25th AUGUST - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Sale of Organic Cattle & Sheep, Annual Show & Sale on behalf of the Whiteface Dartmoor Sheep Breeders Association, Sale of Dairy Cattle & Fortnightly Pig Sale
MONDAY 28th AUGUST - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE BANK HOLIDAY - Weekly Prime Stock Market as usual
MONDAY 28th AUGUST - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Honiton Hill Rally
FRIDAY 1st SEPTEMBER - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc 1st Autumn Judged Sale of Continental & Continental Cross Store Cattle & Native Breed Cattle, 6th Annual Early September Breeding Sheep Sale & Sale of MV & Non-MV Rams
MONDAY 4th SEPTEMBER - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
FRIDAY 8th SEPTEMBER - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Fortnightly Pig Sale
MONDAY 11th SEPTEMBER - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE
Matford Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD
01392 251261 [email protected] www.kivells.com