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MARKET REPORT JANUARY 2021

Monday 25th January – Prime Stock Market

Current Covid-19 Regulations

 We are strongly encouraging all vendors to “drop & go”. Stock can be sold on “owner’s approval” please ensure your contact details are on the entry form.  If in extreme cases (chiefly breeding stock) vendors feel strongly about staying to see their stock sold, only one person from a business may stay and they must leave as soon as their stock has been sold.  Everybody must enter via the main entrance and ensure they are wearing face coverings and have sanitised their hands.  We ask all people on site to adhere to strict social distancing measures reverting back to the 2m rule with a face covering.  No social visits can be permitted. Active buyers and sellers only, with just one representative per business allowed. No children allowed.

Kivells would like to thank both vendors and purchasers for their support and co-operation at this difficult time.

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th Monday 25 January

46 PRIME CATTLE & BARREN COWS – 10:45 AM Auctioneer: Simon Alford 07789 980203

Prime Cattle to 229ppk and £1422 Barren Cows to 175ppk and £1348

Numbers back this week with another strong trade for both finished and cull cattle with a definite premium being paid for those better quality types. Prime cattle rose to a high of 229ppk given for a trim 548kg Limousin heifer (20m) which returned £1252 for Rosie Fishleigh of Sourton Cross whilst a slightly older and heavier (580kg) Limousin heifer out of the same trailer drew 214ppk and £1238. Michael and Stephen Harvey of brought some neat Blonde bred heifers which sold to 224ppk and 218ppk with the heaviest weighing in at 642kg and realising £1396. Michael Tooze of Broadsands saw his 650kg Aberdeen Angus steer rise to 214ppk and £1396 followed by a 594kg Limousin steer at 209ppk and £1238 for Jason and Cathy Crang of Cadeleigh and a 692kg Limousin heifer off the same farm which at 206ppk reached a market topping £1422. The better of a couple of well-fed 638kg South steers from Steve Harris of fetched 209ppk and £1330. A pair of powerful Limousin barren cows from Michael Ware of Silverton headed that section with one at 730kg easing to 175ppk or £1273 whilst the other at 820kg reached 165ppk and an immense £1348. Further first rate Limousin bred cows from Andrew Johns of Newton Abbot picked up 143ppk and £1078 whilst a young 618kg Simmental barrener from Douglas Horton of returned 174ppk and £1072. Native breed sorts saw a 596kg Devon cow reach 136ppk and £807 for Jeff Harvey of Hennock, Aberdeen Angus from Graham and Lisa Heard of Broadclyst topped at 135ppk and £987 and a solid looking 788kg Lincoln Red earned 129ppk and £1012 for Richard Smallwood of . Hereford’s ran to £1062 (840kg x 127ppk) for J Smerdon and Co of who also sold a 570kg Belted Galloway cow for £641 (570kg x 113ppk).

1211 SHEEP – 09.30 AM Auctioneer: Russell Steer 07788318701

Spring Lambs to £121.50 & 269 ppk Prime Hoggs to £ 135 & 290 ppk Cull Ewes to £156 & Rams to £139

477 PRIME HOGGS & 50 PRIME SPRING LAMBS

691 PRIME LAMBS A quieter day in the sheep pens as some farmers react to the price drop and keep hoggs at home whilst others were hampered by the cold weather and treacherous road conditions. Just 477 prime hoggs were an offering best described as mixed and sold to a similar trade to that seen at the end of last week but some 22p short of our average last Monday at 233ppk. In spec hoggs short of requirements and always 235 to 250ppk selling to a top of 252ppk for Jerry Wood of with Top Average No’s £’s Per No’s Weight PPK PPK 45kgs at £113.50, other smart 44kg Beltex sired hoggs from the Baxter Fwd Head Fwd family of Exwick sold at £108 and similar weight hoggs sold at £107.50 PRIME LAMBS for Arthur Palmer of and £107 for Robert Seward of 98.50 266 98.50 266 33-39 1 Silverton. Half a dozen pens over £115 to a top of £118.50 & £115 for (+1.50) (-3) (+1.50) (-3) 115.20 271 109.16 262 overweigh ts from David Harris of Stoke Fleming, £118 for Peter Hunt 40-45 34 of Stokeinteignhead, £116.50 for MJ Down of Zeal Monachurom and (-3.70) (+3) (-3.44) (~) 114.00 234 111.07 234 46-52 15 £115Prime also Lambs for to £86 K & Welsh 180ppk of Dawlish. NigelCull BaverstockEwes to £90 & of Rams to £99 (-7.50) (-30) (-7.43) (-13) Doddiscombleigh had 50kgs at £115.50 as Lee Properties Ltd of PRIME HOGGS had 47kgs make £113, CT Farming of had the same 25-32 39 70.00 226 70.00 226 weight at £11250 and Brian Trant of sold 46kgs at £112.20. (-17.00) (-64) (-7.94) (-25) Of691 the PRIME 181 hoggsLAMBS under 40kgs only 44 were not of mountainous 97.00 249 84.75 231 33-39 142 descent! These sold to £97 (249ppk) for 39kg Suffolk crosses from (-15.00) (-38) (-4.93) (-16) Erth Barton Farming Partnership of Torpoint whilst the best of the hill 113.50 252 100.40 235 Another quiet Monday in the sheep pens with 691 prime lambs selling at40 recent-45 levels114 with a top of £86 for Texel x hoggs sold to £86.80 for both Peter Heard of and Abel (-11.30) (-38) (-11.14) (-23) 50kg lambs from David Goss of Littlehempston who also had 51kg Charollais at £83.50 and smart 47kg continentals at Bros of Tavistock, so we’ll call it a draw, although Abels did claim the 46-52 140 115.50 244 111.39 229 £83 (177ppk). Overweights to £85 for AJ Carter of Dawlish and £81.50 for Paul West of .(-10.00) ( -Other20) 50(-8.50)-52kg (-20) top per kilo for hill sorts of 235ppk. 118.50 224 114.23 208 53+ 42 lambs selling at £85 for Tripp Bros & Sons of Dunsford £84.20 for Tony Pickard of South (Molton,-16.50) £82.80(-14) for(-10.20) Ken (-9) IncludedChapple in of today’ Oakfords entry and were£82.50 50 for prime RD Middleton new season & Sonlambs, of . surely a A trio of smart 47kg Beltex crosses from record number for the time of year, which met decent demand from Top Average Tracey Pike of Luppit sold at £82.50 (176ppk). 45kg Charollais lambs to £77 for Len Sharland 134.00of Tiverton and the86.80 same local butchers and wholesalers as well as some larger abattoirs. EWES 567 price per head for 44kgs from Keith Milton of Pennymoor who also claimed top price per kilo(-22.00) when his two pens(-11.29) of Topping the trade at £114 was smart 49kg lambs from Robin & Liam 127.00 98.67 RAMS 27 Daresmart of 41kgUpot lambstery who rose hadto 180 others & 178ppk scaling or 47kgs £73.80 at & £110 £72.80 as respectively.well as A great line up of well(-12.00) finished light( -lambs1.14) handierfrom 28 weighted to 39kgs 43kg saw toplambs per at head £111.50 of £66 (259ppk). achieved Phillip by both Dennis Blackaton of Manor Farms of Widecombe with 39kg NorthCheviots Tawton and alsoclaimed of 38kg top Suffolkppk when crosses he soldfrom 40kg Abel lambsBros of at Tavistock £108.50 who(271ppk) also partedas well with as 42kgs 33kg achievingWelsh lambs the atsame per head and David & Adrian Cole of sold 43kgs at £110 and relation and neighbour Derek Cole of Bradninch sold £56.20, 31kg hill lambs at £54, 30kgs at £53.20 (177ppk) and a large pen of 28kg Scotties at £48.20. Overall average is 37kgs at £98.50 (266ppk). NSL SQQ 262ppk. just a penny better at 170ppk. 567 CULL EWES & 27 RAMS

691 PRIME LAMBS Almost367 CULL 600 EWES cull ewes & 20 and RAMS/WETHERS rams were again lacking the quality of last week but if anything sold to a stronger trade for all forward. Top money today of £134 for a Texel ewe from AT Edwards of Tavistock whilst Martin Gillbard of Morchard

BishopA short sold entry penful’s of just at under£129, 400£124.50 cull sheep& £113, sold Derek with Colea better of Bradninch feel to the saw trade his as best mule make and £128 other with medium another weight two ewespens at £118.50, the Perryman family of Black Dog at £126 & £119.50 and Stuart Middleton of Cullompton with Suffolk’s at £125. were noticeably dearer than seen in a long time. Best crossbred ewes to £90 for a pair of Black Texels from Tracey Crossbred ewes to £120 for Colin Edwards of Tavistock, £119.50 & £117.50 for P Bryce of Dunsford, £119.50, £116 & £114.50Pike of forLuppit, John £89.50, Crooke £88.50 and fa &mily £86 of for Sandford penfuls ofand strong £119.50 Suffolk & £116.50 crosses fromfor Geoff Tom TrippYandle of of East Mamhead Prawle. and A plethora£87 for of

Bluefacedsimilar from Leicester Tim Whitley ewes were of Widecombe. all tightly priced Others with £75 Peter to £84 Heard depending claiming on £118, breed, Neil cond & Matition Cole and weight.of Yelverton Best mulesat £116.50 as andmentioned Angus Mortimore looking £6 of-£9 Chagford dearer on at the £116. week Plenty with oftwo ewes pens of selling all breeds at £77.50 selling & between£74.50 for £100 Brad and Simmons £115 including of many leanThorndon sorts which Cross, are £76.50 seeking for Ellenthe premium Yandle of as Mamhead well as well and covered a meated heavy run fromweight Sam mules Ursell not of normallyTedburn Staccustom Mary sold to tothree figures, £76, £74. topping50, £73 at £104& £72.50. for Ellen Hill ewesYandle fewer of Mamhead. in number Several and often sizable £30 consig to £40nments with no of real hill strengthbred ewes present were andkeenly very sought after too with pens of Scotch ewes at £68.50 & £68 for Peter Heard, Swales to £68 & £67.50 for Neil & Mat Cole and few lots sold under £25. Rams a touch stronger trade too with Brad Simmons also topping these with a weighty Dalesbred’sPrime Lambs to to£67.50 £86 & for 180ppk Rushlade Wool Co. of CullAshburton Ewes to whilst£90 & lesserRams tosorts £99 were normally all £38 to £58. Rams to £127Suffolk for sellinga Charollais at £99 from followed David by & AJ Adrian Carte rCole with of a TexelBradninch at £92.50 who andhad aB DorsetMoseley at of £116.50 Hittisleigh and realised Suffolk at£89. £114 All culland Matt Williams sheep averaged of Ottery £62, St Mary which made is up £118 £10 on of thehis. week,Overall half average of the was lift is£11 due less to quality,on the week the other at £87, half but is thethis strength was due ofentirely totrade. quality and like for like trade was £2-£3 dearer. 691 PRIME LAMBS

Another quiet Monday in the sheep pens with 691 prime lambs selling at recent levels with a top of £86 for Texel x 50kg lambs from David Goss of Littlehempston who also had 51kg Charollais at £83.50 and smart 47kg continentals at £83 (177ppk). Overweights to £85 for AJ Carter of Dawlish and £81.50 for Paul West of Holbeton. Other 50-52kg lambs selling at £85 for Tripp Bros & Sons of Dunsford £84.20 for Tony Pickard of , £82.80 for Ken

FORTHCOMING SALES

MONDAY 25TH JANUARY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market

FRIDAY 29TH JANUARY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Sale of Dairy Cattle and Monthly Sale of Organic Cattle & Sheep to inc 50 Charolais, Hereford & Aberdeen Angus X Steers & Heifers off one farm

MONDAY 1ST FEBRUARY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market

FRIDAY 5TH FEBRUARY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Sale of Native Breed Cattle, Special Sale of In-lamb Ewes & Fortnightly Pig Sale

MONDAY 8TH FEBRUARY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market to inc Opening Sale of Spring Lambs

FRIDAY 12TH FEBRUARY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc St Valentines Fair of Store Cattle & Sale of Dairy Cattle

MONDAY 15TH FEBRUARY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market

TUESDAY 16TH FEBRUARY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE TB Restricted Sale of Prime, Cull & Store Cattle

FRIDAY 19th FEBRUARY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Catalogued Sale of Beef Breeding Stock & Fortnightly Pig Sale

MONDAY 22ND FEBRUARY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market

FRIDAY 26th FEBRUARY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Sale of Organic Cattle & Sheep and Sale of Dairy Cattle

MONDAY 1st MARCH – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market

FRIDAY 5th MARCH – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Sale of Native Breed Cattle, 1st Spring Judged Sale of Continental & Continental Cross Cattle, Special March Sale of In-Lamb Ewe & Ewe Hoggs, Fortnightly Pig Sale & Fodder Sale

MONDAY 8th MARCH – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market

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