Exeter Livestock Centre Market Report
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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.