EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE MARKET REPORT October 2018 Monday 15th Prime Stock Market EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Matford Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD 01392 251261
[email protected] www.kivells.com Monday 15th October PRIME CATTLE & BARREN COWS – 10.45AM Auctioneer: Simon Alford 07789 980203 Prime Cattle to 207ppk & £1404 Barren Cows to 136ppk & £1122 A better show and trade for all types on offer saw best Prime Cattle reach 207ppk firstly for a well finished Limousin heifer from Brian Vallance, Bickington which realised a massive £1404, closely followed by an equally well turned out Limousin female from W & R Farming Partners of Bradninch which also drew 207ppk and totalled £1305. Blonde heifers from Adrian Bowden met the firmer trade and sold to 205ppk (£1104) whilst a Angus steer from RJ Macbean & Son, Plymstock saw 199ppk and £1194 and heifers of that breed drew £1123 for Robert & William Reddaway of South Tawton. A strong Charolais bullock from Douglas Horton, Kingsbridge levelled out at £1383, David Slade, Chagford saw Simmental steers to £1168 while native bred prime fetched to 180ppk (£1059) for Devon’s from Adrian Pike of Crediton and 179ppk (£1015) for the better of a trio of Galloway steers from Steve Palmer of Bovey Tracey. Barren Cows topped at 136ppk (£1016) for a well-covered Blue cow from Richard Hill of Dunsford whilst top price realised was £1122 (128ppk) for a grand South Devon from Rupert Shingleton of Holbeton. Lighter South Devon bred barreners sold to 130ppk (£922) for Shillingham Farm Partners of Antony Passage followed by a neat Limousin from Simon Jervis, Ideford at 125ppk and Hereford cows at 119ppk (£1004) for Miles & Gail Fursdon of Poundsgate.