HALLWORTHY MARKET REPORT THURSDAY 10th JANUARY 2019 EVERY THURSDAY Gates Open 6.30am

SALE TIMES 09:45 am Draft Ewes followed by Prime, Store Hoggs & Breeding Sheep followed Tested & Untested Prime & OTM Cattle 11:00 am Store Cattle & Stirk NAMED SIRES Store cattle and calf purchasers are continually requesting the names of sires of Angus, South Devon and Hereford cattle. Please supply this information by writing it on the passport, it reflects in the sale price.

Hallworthy Stockyard, Hallworthy, , , PL32 9SH

Tel: 01840 261261 Fax: 01840 261684 Website: www.kivells.com Email: [email protected] SHEEP AUCTIONEER STEVE PROUSE 07767 895366

301 Draft Ewes Good entry met a strong trade. 9 pens over £90 to a top of £105.50 for a pen of Texel Ewes from Messrs D & E Broad, Davina, , followed by James Eustice of St Ervan who realised £97 and £96 for another pen.

250 Prime Lambs Weight Top Average More on offer again Per Head Per Kilo Per Head Per Kilo very much sought 32.1-39 82.80 215 74.21 194.92 after and a lot more 39.1-45.5 89.20 204 83.25 191.24 45.6-52 96.50 189 87.77 186.85 could have been 52.1 + 85.50 155 83 153.70 sold, as buyers Overall 96.50 215 82.28 192.21 orders were left unfilled, several pens around 200p to a top of 202p, for a pen of 43kgs £87 from Bill and Richard Pethick, . Not many heavies on offer, sold to a top of £92 for 2 pens of 50kgs from Timmy Harris, .

775 Store Hogg’s What a trade, the store Hogg’s are getting stronger by the week, a large entry of 775 on offer, from the small and hill bred Hoggs to the strongest Hogg’s on offer the over all average on the day was £69.51. There was a large crowd of buyers present and a lot more could have been sold as several went home empty handed. Over 30 pens realised £75, to a top of £83 from Nigel Vincent, St Veep, who also realised £82 and £80 with his other pens. Peter Jones of Treringey, Crantock, realised £82.50 and £80.50 for his Texel x Hogg’s. Mrs Glenda Taper of Polperro realised £81 for her Suffolk x Ewes.

STORE CATTLE AUCTIONEER RICHARD DENNIS

Storming trade for January at Hallworthy. Top call went to Mr A & JM Hembrow, with a superb run of forward Cattle, his top at £1235 for a single Simmental x Steer, his next a pen of 3 Simmental x Steers to £1190 and £1180 for a pen of 3. Also at £1190 was Mr C Davey of Delabole, with a long Limousin x Steer. R G Varcoe of St Wenn, saw his top for a run of 15- 18 months to £1070 for a pair of blocky Simmental x Steers, a second pen of Limousin x to £970. Messrs Blewett & Partner of St Dennis, ran in with a young classy Limousin x Steer to £970. Top of the Friesian section went to AJ & M Hembrow with a single Fresian type to £900, with Blewett and Partners of St Dennis next with a super pen of Steers to £755. Top call for the Heifers went to G Dunker of Marahamchurch, with an outstanding British Blue Heifer, which raced away to £1100, with Mr Hembrow close behind with a pair of Simmental x Heifers to £1085.