EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE
MARKET REPORT
May 2017
Friday 26th Store Stock Market
EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Matford Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD 01392 251261 [email protected] www.kivells.com 511 STORE CATTLE, STIRKS & BREEDING CATTLE – 10AM Auctioneers: Simon Alford 07789 980203 Alan Webber 07967 718048
Steers to £1375 Heifers to £1125
As store cattle numbers tighten the already strong trade looked even dearer on Friday with several top quality consignments selling away to exceptional prices. Top steers came from Andrew & Kirsten Musgrave of Taunton with the best of a tremendous run of South Devon cattle, a trio of pure bred steers (23m) selling to £1375 apiece. Younger South Devon steers (16m) off the same farm saw £1195 whilst their single shapely Limousin cross heifer of a similar age rose to £1090, a price matched by Graham Bridgman of Bondleigh with a Blue female (18m). A Simmental Steer (22m) also from Graham Bridgman fetched £1245 but was eclipsed by his bunch of three strong Blue steers (27m) at a notable £1300 a head. Limousin’s (23m) from Peter Folland, Witheridge hit £1290 for a couple of steers and £1000 for a heifer whilst a run of well grown sorts from MJ Williams up from Falmouth sold well and to £1185 for a Limousin steer (25m) and £1150 for a pen of eye catching Stabiliser steers (24m). Further runs of smart South Devon bullocks from JP Matthews & Son Torpoint (22m) and David & Karen Smith of Littlehempston (18m) eased to £1145 (x8) and £1130 respectively. Younger store steers looked dear, attaining £1100 for Charolais (14m) from John Cole, Harford, £1050 for South Devon’s (13m) from Andrew & Kirsten Musgrave and £1015 for yearling Simmentals from Jeremy Brown of Poltimore. Friesian Steers (21m) also looked in line at £945 given for a bunch of four from Tony West of South Zeal. Best heifers drew £1125 for a cracking South Devon from David & Karen Smith with an equally smart Blue female (20m) from Rob & Sue Woodley of Rattery close behind, making £1110. Other forward types worthy of a mention included Angus females (25m) to £1070 for Helen Havill of Trusham and £1045 for Richard Cole, Knowstone with well turned out Simmentals (25m) to £1050 for Willie Sampson of Chudleigh. As with the steers yearling heifers looked a particularly strong trade with Simmentals to £870 from Jeremy Brown and Hereford to £765 for John Ekers of East Allington. A few Organic cattle on offer more than reflected demand with three matching South Devon heifers (13m) to £900 for Tom Martin of Chawleigh and a Blue female (13m) from Emily Vallis of Bradninch to £925.
107 SUCKLED CALVES & STIRKS – 11.30AM Auctioneer: Ian Caunter 07813 068935
Steers to £805 Heifers to £820 A tidy entry of over 100 stirks and suckled calves met a terrific trade for all types forward. A wonderful entry from FG Gluyas & Partners up from Camborne saw the best of their Lim cross steers (12m) attain £805, with further pens a little younger reaching £780 (11m). A pen of well grown South Devon steers from Michael & Peter Northway across from Chagford levelled out at £800 whilst another smart consignment this time from Andrew Johns of Newton Abbot saw the best of his steers reach £780 (9m), with Charolais crosses (10m) hitting £720. Stone Farms of Shaugh Prior saw £720 for Angus steers (12m) as EJ Friend & Son up from Lydford realised the same for South Devon steers with further pens to £715 & £705. Heifers (12m) topped at £820 for Daniel & Parkin of West Buckland with other from the same good farm attaining £735. FG Gluyas & Partners realised £695 for Lim crosses (10m) with further pens to £645. Andrew Johns attained £690 for Charolais crosses (10m), Rob & Janet Phipps of Exbourne hit £645 again for Lim crosses, whilst further South Devon heifers again from Michael & Peter Northway reached £635.
~ Keep the cattle coming, more required in this section each and every week ~
118 CALVES – 10.15AM Auctioneers: Mark Davis 07773 371774 & Ian Caunter 07813 068935
Another decent entrey of calves sold to a super trade! Top of the CALVES Bulls Heifers day was £385 for a Charolais Bull from Messrs GE Ellett & Son of Exmouth. British Blue bulls sold to £380 & £345 for Mr CJ Lee of Breed TOP AVE TOP AVE Exeter, £338 for Mr Luxmore of Crediton and £328 for Bruce & British Blue 9 380 313 8 320 243 Jenny Ravenhill-White of Umberleigh. A super Limousin bull from Limousin 7 378 277 4 302 267 Alf Harris & Son of Tiverton sold to £378 with others to £348 for Charolais Kathryn Starr of Dunkeswell.Young Aberdeen Angus bulls to £335 2 385 342 1 325 325 x 2 for Brian & Rob Moore of Totnes, £310 for Nick Cordwent of Simmental 3 265 241 5 265 223 Spreyton and £300 for Alan & Tim Lock of Cullompton. South Hereford 11 200 157 3 175 111 Devon bulls to £295 for Mr John Vallance of Dartmouth. Young Aberdeen Angus 13 340 274 12 315 215 heifers a strong trade topping at £325 for a Charolais for Messrs GE Ellett & Son, British Blue heifers to £320 for Mr MH Trick of South Devon 1 295 295 Crediton and £315 & £270 for Bruce & Jenny Ravenhil-White. Stabiliser 1 252 252 Limousin heifers to £302 for Alf Harris & Son & £295 for Messrs Holstein / Friesian 25 150 54 KH Alsopp & Son of Tiverton. Aberdeen Angus heifers to £315 for Shorthorn 2 80 80 Mr M Archer with others to £278 for Brian & Rob Moore. Fleckvieh bulls to £155 & Montbeliarde bulls to £200 & £182 for Wayne Montbeliarde 2 200 191 Sanders of Chulmleigh who also sold Shorthorn bulls to £80. Fleckvieh 1 155 155 Friesians to £150 x 2 for Rob Wooderson of Plymouth. Swedish Red 1 80 80 169 MONTHLY SALE OF BEEF BREEDING STOCK Auctioneer: Mark Davis 07773 371774
A cracking entry forward for our Monthly Beef Breeding sale saw the South Devon Breeders Club sale of Pedigree South Devon Cattle which attracted great interest and the bulls sold to a super trade topping at 4500gns for “AI Z Waddeton Javelin 5” a two year old bull by z Hawkley SAS Javelin from The Tully Partnership of Brixham. Close behind at 4000gns was the youngest bull in the sale “Godworthy Diablo 23” by Sellstead Diablo. Other bulls sold to 2500gns for the Champion “Godworthy Starbuster 15” by Brafferton Starbuster 17 from Messrs PA & DE Cleave of Newton Abbot and “Z Sexton Marius 23” by Goffe Cave Marius which sold at 2450gns for Richard Harvey of Ivybridge. Senior bulls sold to 1900gns for 2012 born ”AI Ivy Wellington1” by Grove Wellington 6 from Messrs DH Hartnell & Sons of Totnes. Females sold to a top of 1700gns for a served heifer “Mutterton Teazle 5” by Welland Valley Dynamic 6 from Alan & Liz Bartley of Cullompton who sold another heifer by the same sire at 1500gns. A smart run of bulling heifers sold well from Andrew & Kirsten Musgrave of Taunton ahead of their complete dispersal in July, they topped at 1300gns for a June 2015 born heifer “Kingsmeade Ann 4” by Welland Valley Grazier 6 with others to 1280gns, 1250gns & 1200gns and the consignment averaged £1291. Other bulling heifers from the “Linscott” herd of Messrs K & J Andrew of Tawstock sold to 1220gns.
The commercial Breeding cattle attracted a very strong trade especially considering it was mostly older cows forward and bulls sold to a flying trade and topped at £2600 for a 2014 born Charolais from Tony Hervin of Umberleigh with another smart 15 month old bull “Polgoda Max” from David & Bernadette Stacey of St Austell selling very well at £2400. A 2011 born Simmental sold well at £1500 for Messrs A Philp & Son of Newton Abbot and a 2013 born Hereford sold at £1380 for Westdown Farm Ltd of Totnes. A 2014 born Limousin bull by Ronick Hawk met tremendous interest and sold at £2550 for Dave & Michelle Wootton of Newton Abbot who also sold a consignment of Cows & Calves and topped the sale at £1560 for a 2011 born British Blue x Cow with her April born Limousin bull calf at foot. The same vendors sold other similar aged outfits to £1400 x 2 and £1380. A consignment of Purebred Simmental Cows and calves sold well to £1450 for a 2012 born cow with her two week old bull calf and other similar outfits sold to £1440, £1400 & £1340. A 2013 born Lincoln Red Cow sold with her March born Limousin Steer calf at £1360 for Mrs CS White of Sidmouth. A consignment of Cows & Calves from Tony Hervin saw his best to £1260 for a 2012 born cow with her month old Limousin steer calf at foot and a 2012 born Devon cow sold with her three week old British Blue heifer calf at £1260. A consignment of Organic Cos & Calves sold to £1090 & £1080 for an Aberdeen Angus and Piedmontese cows with Bazadaise calves at foot from Mr C Arden of Exeter. An outstanding consignment of Pedigree Simmental Bulling heifers attracted strong interest with buyers from Cornwall and Monmouth, they topped at £1280 x 2 with
others to £1180 x2 and £1080 x 4 to average £1155!
833 SHEEP – 11AM Auctioneer: Russell Steer 07788 318701
9 ORPHAN LAMBS
Best lambs to £35 & £28 (x3) for Lyn Loosemore of Yeoford whilst the remainder were either very young or Scotch and sold from £8 to £12.
96 STORE HOGGS
No heavy killing hoggs on offer but the best of the entry sold to £79 for Messrs Wyatt & Isaac of Ipplepen, £76 for CS McGregor of Moretonhampstead and £73.50 & £63.50 for Geoff & Marie Sharam of Dartmouth. Others all £45-£62.
23 GRAZING EWES & RAMS
Only a few pens forward were topped by a Suffolk Ram at £85 for Messrs Daniel & Parkin of West Buckland who sold others to £70.50 whilst £69 was achieved by Mick Branton of Dunsford.
65 BREEDING EWES & RAMS
Breeders met strong interest with a pen of 6T Dorset x Romney ewes peaking at £123 for Edwin Tucker & Lynette Parkhouse of Pennymoor who had others at £106. Mick Branton sold two pens of Suffolk x Mules Ewe Hoggs well at £108 and Matthew Wills of Wadebridge sold his Lleyn Ewe Hoggs at £100 & £90 as well as an old Lleyn Ram at £105.
294 EWES & 346 LAMBS
The second catalogued sale of Hogg Couples brought forward another tidy entry of couples that sold to a more variable trade with the best still keenly sought after but second and third quality were harder to place. A tremendous pen of NC Mule Hogg singles from Milborne Wick farms of Sherborne rose to £188 whilst their doubles of the same quality sold at £182 and more NC Mule singles from Peter Tucker of Cadeleigh reached £174 & £162 and similar from Robert & Christine Steer of Avonwick achieved £160 & £156 (x2). Some super Texel Mule Hogg outfits from Rob Davies of Diptford saw singles to £157 and a double at £180 and best of the Suffolk crosses came from the Heywood family of Buckland Brewer who sold two big bunches of doubles and singles mixed at £155 & £154. The flock dispersal of the Windmill flock of Lleyn sheep from Matthew Wills of Wadebridge saw his flock aged doubles sell to good interest and tops of £210, £198, £192, £190 & £185 as the best of his Singles made £168. Elsewhere tidy outfits from Ms M Dennis of Sampford Courtenay saw doubles to £190 and singles to £138 while Robert Partridge of Teignmouth sold an old Texel single well at £142.
EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE FRIDAY 2ND JUNE
SPECIAL EARLY SALE OF MV & NON-MV STOCK RAMS
~ Entries for cataloguing close Wednesday 24th May ~
For further information please contact Russell Steer 07788 318701 or the Market Office 01392 251261
Genuine Farm Dispersal Sale of Tractors, Combine, Self Propelled Harvester Vehicles & Machinery
on behalf of Clinton Devon Farm Partnership at Pophams Farm, Colaton, Raleigh, Sidmouth, EX10 0HT on Tuesday 30th May 2017 at 10am
Further details & catalogues from the Auctioneers - Please contact the Kivells Holsworthy Office on 01409 253275 or www.kivells.com
EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE - FRIDAY 16TH JUNE 2017
* Entries for cataloguing close Wednesday 7th June *
Further information and entries from 01392 251261 or [email protected]
EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE TUESDAY 20TH JUNE AT 4.30PM
MONTHLY TB RESTRICTED (ORANGE) SALE OF CATTLE
~ Entries for licencing close Tuesday 13th June ~
For further information please contact Robert Armstrong on 07791 484290 or the Market Office on 01392 251261
EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE FRIDAY 23rd JUNE 2017
£100 to the purchaser of the highest price Pedigree Bull, Pedigree Female and Commercial Animal from the South Western Limousin Cattle Breeders' Club
~ Entries for cataloguing close on Monday 5th June ~ For further information please contact 01392 251261 or [email protected]
FORTHCOMING SALES
FRIDAY 26th MAY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Catalogued Sale of Beef Breeding Cattle, Monthly Sale of Organic Cattle & Sheep and Show & Sale of Cattle for the South Devon Breeders Club
MONDAY 29th MAY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
FRIDAY 2nd JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Sale of Native Breed Cattle, Special Early Sale of MV & Non-MV Stock Rams, Sale of Dairy and Fortnightly Pigs
MONDAY 5th JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
TUESDAY 6th JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Monthly Horse & Saddlery Sale
FRIDAY 9th JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market and Extra Pig Sale
MONDAY 12th JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
FRIDAY 16th JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc 29th Annual June Sale of Early Breeding Ewes & Rams inc Show & Sale of Dorset & Dorset x Ewes
MONDAY 19th JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market to inc Beltex Lamb Show & Sale
TUESDAY 20th JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Sale of TB Restricted Prime, Cull & Store Cattle
FRIDAY 23rd JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Catalogued Sale of Beef Breeding Cattle, Monthly Sale of Organic Cattle & Sheep, 1st Weekly Sale of Store Lambs, Collective Standing Straw Sale and Limousin Society Sale & Extra Pig Sale
MONDAY 26th JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
FRIDAY 30th JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Sale of Native Breed Cattle, Sale of Dairy Cattle & Fortnightly Pig Sale
MONDAY 3rd JULY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
FRIDAY 7th JULY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Special July Sale of MV & Non-MV Stock Rams
MONDAY 10th JULY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
FRIDAY 14th JULY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Sale of Dairy Cattle & Fortnightly Pig Sale
MONDAY 17th JULY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
TUESDAY 18th JULY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE 45th Great July Fair to inc Annual Sale of Breeding Ewes & Rams, Show & Sale of Suffolk X Shearlings, MV & Non MV Rams on behalf of the West Country Suffolk Sheep Association
EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Matford Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD
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