MARKET REPORT Wednesday 15 January 2020

EVERY WEDNESDAY

Gates open 6am

SALE TIMES 09:45 am - Draft Ewes followed by Finished Lambs 10:30 am - Store Lambs & Couples 09.45 am - Calves and Stirks 11 am - Store Cattle followed by Finished & OTM Cattle

11 am - Dairy Cattle

1,200 Sheep saw the cull ewe trade on fire, topping at £134 for Angus Howie of Meeth. Whilst the prime lambs went even dearer with the best at £105.20 for Messrs Wooldridge.

Holsworthy Livestock Market, New Market Road, Holsworthy, , EX22 7FA

01409 253275

318 DRAFT EWES & RAMS WEIGHT TOP AVERAGE & 667 HOGGS – 09.45 am Per P/Kg Per P/Kg Auctioneer: Steve Prouse 07767 895366 LAMBS head T68L head TLW 32.1-39 84 220 81.70 213.80 39.1-45.5 97 221 88 206.80 45.6-52 105 214 100.40 202.50 52+ 105.20 196 103.30 195.30 Overall 105.20 221 96 207.30 EWES Light 96 70.90 Heavy 134 107.50 Rams 118 89

A similar entry met a much faster trade up 12p per kilo and around £7 per head and a lot more could have been sold to an advantage. Numerous pens over 210ppk to a top of 221ppk for two pens of 40 kgs making £88.20 from Alan Perkins of followed by Alan Tucker of Stibb Cross who realised 220 ppk for a pen of 38.20 kgs making £84. The Stephens family of Burscott sold 74 hoggs at 44.8 kilo which realised 217p and £97 a head. 24 Pens realised £100 and over to a top for the morning of £105.20 sold by Jim and Paul Wooldridge Chollaton, . Mr D Martin of Milton Farm realised £105. Ken and Mike Hill of had a run of 91 smart hoggs which averaged 100.92ppk to a top of £103.

318 DRAFT EWES & RAMS A flying trade with a lot of hill bred and plain ewes on offer and all sold. The overall average ranging today from £21 up to £134. The average achieved was £74. The big heavy ewes saw several pens over £115 to a top of £134 for Suffolks from Mr A Howie of Meeth. Texel X ewes to £118 from from Mr D Martin of Marhamchurch. Mules saw several pens over £85 to a top of £93.50 from Mr Daniel of Trebursye, Launceston, and hill bred ewes to £69.

104 STORE HOGGS Again all hoggs sold to a premium with average size hoggs selling to £75.50 from Eric Tucker of .

IN LAMB EWES A flock dispersal of lamb ewes from Harold Martin of Torrington met with a very strong trade with several prespective buyers in attendance. Top being 132 for 3 pens of Texel X ewes. More in lamb ewes needed.

COUPLES 16 EWES AND 24 LAMBS All couples met a good trade doubles up to £200 and singles to £140 all sold by David Norman of Dolton.

263 BABY & REARED CALVES – 09.45 am Auctioneer: James Morrish FLAA 07814 010133

Another fantastic entry today included the BREED BULLS HEIFERS first ‘Monthly Show & Sale of Stirks’ kindly CALVES No Top Ave No Top Ave sponsored by Folk2Folk. Overall top call of the day was a bunch of 5 very smart Blue Friesian 33 142 64.76 - - - steer stirks (4-5 mths) in from Messrs Limousin 6 295 185.67 16 240 107.31 Cobbledick of that raced away British Blue 45 390 221.87 53 300 148.26 to £480 and went home with the Piper Family of Herdwicke. Close up was the 7 205 133.43 9 75 46.67 Aberdeen Angus bunch of Angus steers (4 mths) from the Hereford 12 162 72.75 25 183 94.08 same good home at £365 whilst the best Charolais 6 235 156.50 6 272 134.67 of a bunch of younger Blues hit £330 going Simmental 1 190 190 - - - home with the Kirk family. Heifer stirks Welsh Black 3 132 125.33 3 100 91.33 topped at £330 for Messrs Rockett of Bridestowe with other bunches (3 mths) at £302 for Langadon Farms. The first Show & Sale of Stirks was a great success and our thanks go to our judge Mr Ian Bell and congratulations to the Cobbledick Family for winning the award.

Big numbers of calves out today saw the best Blue calves from John Elliott of Henscott at £342 with Bradley Goaman close up at £330 and the best of a good run from WF Parsons & Son of at £320. Very young Blues (30 days) hit £270 for Andrew Hockridge of Bideford and Messrs Home of . The champion calf today was a splendid Limousin bull (31 days) in from Steve Issac hitting £295 and purchased by John Varney of Shebbear. Top Angus calves hit £205 for the Cornish Family of with Messrs Goaman at £200 and the pick of a run of 20 from Messrs Bulled & Son of South Molton at £190. The same good vendor took the top 5 places in the Hereford section topping at £162 whilst very young Charolais bulls hit £235 for Messrs Gaden & Son of Bratton going off to their new home near Bodmin.

It very much was like the ‘good old days’ in the Holstein pens with the top 10 black & white bulls averging £109.30. Overall top call was £142 for A&D Heyward of Coryton with Messrs Tape of Hartland at £95 and a pen of 6 (4 week old) bulls in from Messrs Nickels of Newton Tracey at a spectacular £94. *** If you have Holstein bulls, I advise you take advantage of the trade and bring them to us next week. Plenty of farmer & trade buyers ready to purchase. ***

Heifer trade was £10-£15 up on last week with Messrs Issac in pole position in the Limousin pens at £240 with best Herefords at £183 for M&L Pincombe of Warkleigh. Top Charolais heifers reached £272 for the Rockett Family with the very best Blue heifers to £272 for John Elliott.

Speaking after the sale Kivells Calf Auctioneer James Morrish said “Another excellent day and once again saw calves at Holsworthy from farms ranging from St Austell in Cornwall to South Molton on the edge of Exmoor”.

CALF DROVER REQUIRED Due to the increased number of calves being sold at Holsworthy we are looking for a further member of staff to join our team. Full training will be given. Please contact Wendy Johnson on 01409 253275.

208 STORE CATTLE – 11 am Auctioneer: David Kivell - 07899 960272

STEERS HEIFERS

No 0-15 mths 16-22 mths 23+ mths 0-15 mths 16-22 mths 23+ mths Breed Sold Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave A.Angus 48 740 660 950 880 - - 770 565 950 860 - - British Blue 74 - - 1055 918 905 905 795 770 1010 815 - - Hereford 37 775 705 905 845 - - 490 490 705 705 - - Charolais 5 - - 810 810 - - 575 575 900 800 - - Friesian 23 - - 870 725 915 915 - - 860 860 935 935 Limousin 20 - - 900 805 - - - - 920 805 - - Simmental 2 ------920 920 - -

Another very strong store trade, mostly 18-20mth wintering stores sold to a trade as strong as last week. British Blues from Mr A Pomeroy of topped at £950 for 5. A run of 20 well farmed 19-22mth British Blue x Holstein steers from Mr B Boundy of Stratton saw a top call of £945 for 6 averaging £927. A 21mth British Blue from Mr Charlie Kivell rose to £1,055 with plenty of other British Blue steers over £900. Similar aged British Blue heifers saw plenty of 15-18mth heifers over £800 topping at £1,010 for an 18mth from Mr A Pomeroy of Bradworthy. A lovely run of 17 16-20mth meat Limousin heifers from Mr J Melville saw 6 to £920 averaging £900.

Native steers again sold well with 20mth Dairy x Aberdeen Angus steers to £950 and plenty of other younger Aberdeen Angus to £850. Hereford x Holstein steers from Mr S Hopper of Holsworthy to £905. Holsteins sold well this week with 4 27mth old steers from Messrs Thorne of Umberleigh to £915, others from Mr J Chamberlain of Shebbear to £870. Holstein heifers 25-29mths old topped at £935 for Mr A Pomeroy of Bradworthy. More Holsteins required to meet demand. Grazing cows topped at £565 for a non-Farm Assured GRAZING COWS & OTM COWS 11 am Hereford from Messrs Ashton of Shebbear. Auctioneer: David Kivell OTMs topped this week at 91p for a 9yr old out of parlour cow from Messrs Skinner of .

This week’s winner of the Lark Plant was awarded to Mr Charlie

Kivell for a 21mth

British Blue at £1,055.

Kivells notice to Store Cattle Vendors It has come to our attention in recent months that a large number of in calf Store Heifers are being reported, and because of this the vendors are having to pay large vet bills and cost of losses to the purchaser. In previous years we have found that vendors who have scanned their Heifers empty at the time of their TB test, have had a stronger trade on the day, and that has covered their cost of scanning, based on this although it’s voluntary and not compulsory to scan your Heifers, we would highly recommend it. On talking to purchasers they would be more than happy to give a little extra with the guarantee of empty Heifers. 1st lorry & trailer of Barley Straw direct from Stow On The STRAW & FODDER Auctioneer: David Kivell Wold on the edge of the Cotswold saw plenty of bidders and reached £80p/tn for 28tn of Straw. Another load from the same good home next week. Available – 200 Round Haylage (will split) – Lewdown ~ 85 Round Haylage (will split) – Highampton 90 Round/Big Square Hay – Stowford ~ Lorry loads of straw from Salisbury & Gloucester. Contact James Morrish - JANUARY SALES WEDNESDAY 22nd – HOLSWORTHY Weekly Prime & Store Market of 200 Store Cattle to include 70 British Blue strs & hfrs 16-23mths PLUS Dispersal of 21 in-calf Simmental Cows (PD’d in- calf to Ped Simmental due March onwards) + Pedigree 5yr old Simmental Bull. 1,000 Sheep. 250 Calves & Stirks to include 14 Limousin & British Blue stirks from one farm. ALSO 27tn Barley Straw direct from the Cotswolds. PLUS Mid-Month Dairy Sale of 25. Entries include freshly calved Cows and Heifers from the Pedigree ‘Mabec, Tregreen & Wardada’ herds and Mr RBP Nicholls. PLUS 4 In Calf Heifers from the Pedigree ‘Mabec’ Herd & 7 In Calf Heifers on behalf of Maristow Farms. THURSDAY 23rd – HALLWORTHY Weekly Market on offer 200 Store Cattle to include 30 Hereford, British Blue and Limousin x Suckler Cows, in calf to a Limousin, due end of April/ May PLUS Special Sale of Store Hoggs. WEDNESDAY 29th – HOLSWORTHY Weekly Prime & Store Market PLUS Herd Dispersal Sale of 77 ORGANIC Holstein Friesian Dairy Cattle on behalf of Mr G Wright, Kentisbury, Barnstaple. The cows are farmed on an extensive system within the Exmoor National Park at approx. 1000ft above sea level. HB Parlour Milked & Cubicle Housed. IBR Vac & Johnes Screened. All year round calving. December milk cheque statement shows: 4.45%BF 3.37%PTN. The sale includes 21 October- January fresh calvers and 31 Spring Calving Cows & Heifers due late February- April including 24 Dry Cows. All in calf to an easy calving Her X Stock Bull. THURSDAY 30th – HALLWORTHY Weekly Market on offer 150 Store Cattle and Special sale of Store Hoggs.

- FEBRUARY SALES WEDNESDAY 5th – HOLSWORTHY Early Month Dairy Sale. Entries invited for cataloguing by 10am Thursday 30th January.

FORTHCOMING MACHINERY SALES SATURDAY 1st FEBRUARY 2020 HOLSWORTHY MONTHLY MACHINERY, PIG & POULTRY SALE

Entries inc - 2 outstanding vintage tractors from one private small holding in South Cornwall inc 1977 Massey Ferguson 135 c/w QD cab & doors reg. WFJ 6885 – a wonderful example of its type, been on the farm for over 30 years, everything working as it should, V5 present. Plus 'top draw' Fergie T20 reg. UXS 832 - in wonderful condition, V5 present with FSH. Unreserved dispersal from South Molton to inc; 64 plate Case 55 Farmall tractor - 1800hrs, only used as yard tractor; 2019 Emily mixer feeder bucket; Twose shear grab; grass topper; Shelbourne sand dispenser; JCB bucket; qty calf rearing buckets & equipment; cattle crush; Orange juice container; Vicon fertilizer spinner; bale spikes; link box; various maintenance tools & effects. 2nd Part dispersal from Tavistock: David Brown 995 tractor - FSH, V5; Twose ballast roller; folding harrows; bale accumulator; rotivator; Twose drum mower - lightly used; Chatteris roller rings (x15) inc shaft and lifting frame; cattle crush. Clearance of workwear comprising safety shoes/boots, boiler suits, welding boiler suits, polo shirts etc. Other entries inc: 66 plate John Deere Gator 855D - 819hrs, 3970 miles, Good Working Order, FSH, direct from local farm; 12' Ifor Williams cattle trailer; 10' plant trailer; 14' flatbed trailer; Ifor Williams 6'x4' plant car trailer; 5'6" drum mower; Harford tipper trailer 10'x6' - completely restored; 2 galvanised sheep troughs; Marshall 1200 slurry tanker. Entries invited to 01409 253275 / [email protected]