HOLSWORTHY MARKET REPORT Wednesday 4 January 2017

EVERY WEDNESDAY

Gates open 6am

SALE TIMES 09:45 am - Draft Ewes followed by Finished Lambs 10:30 am - Store Lambs & Couples 10:15 am - Calves inc the weekly Genus sponsored competition followed by Stirks 11:00 am - Store Cattle followed by Finished & OTM Cattle 11:30 am - Dairy Cattle

A good entry of 138 calves saw a flying trade with the best at £405 from Messrs TP & JH Isaac of Hollacombe

Holsworthy Livestock Market, New Market Road, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 7FA 01409 253275WEIGHT TOP AVERAGE

Per P/Kg Per P/Kg LAMBS, DRAFT EWES & RAMS – 09.45 am Head TLW Head TLW Lambs Auctioneer: Steve Prouse - 07767 895366 32.1 – 39 62.80 165 60.40 161

464 LAMBS 39.1 – 45.5 77.80 185 74.20 171.7 45.6 – 52 82 169 78 161.4 Similar entry met a stronger trade and more could 52 + 85 154 81.50 146.8 have been sold. Overall average on the day was 85 185 77.70 170.9 170.9p/kg, highest average so far for the week in the Overall South West. Top per kilo on the day was 185p/kg Light Ewes 70 50.50 for two pens of Charollais x 42 kilos (£77.50) from Heavy Ewes 95 81.40 Messrs R Petherick & Son, Eastacombe, Clawton Rams 95.50 82 followed by Allan Tucker of Stibb Cross who realised 177p/kg for a pen of 42 kilos (£74.20). Several heavies over £80 and to a top of £85 from Rod Evely, Woolaton, Peters Marland.

357 DRAFT EWES & RAMS

More on offer met a strong trade with again a lot of light and plain ewes which reflected in the average, top on the day was £95 for a pen of Texel x from Jack Neale & Son, Wilkey Down. Suffolks sold to a top of £86.50 from Ben Boundy, Stratton and a smart pen of Mashams from Swaddledown Farms, Bratton Clovelly sold to a top of £74.50.

COUPLES

Just a few Polled Dorset couples from Rob Johns, Bradworthy met with much interest, singles to £123 and doubles to £155.

160 STORE LAMBS

A faster trade with the strong hoggs selling to £69 from RC Huxtable, Bickleton, Lydacott.

BREED BULLS HEIFERS 138 CALVES - 10.15am

CALVES No Top Ave No Top Ave Auctioneer: Patrick Dennis 07831 620990 Friesian 54 205 60.59 1 61 61

Blonde 1 288 288 - - - Numbers remain short with all selling on Aberdeen Angus 2 270 226 4 168 154.50 a wonderful trade from start to finish. Montbeliarde 1 325 325 - - -

Devon - - - 1 105 105 A nice young British Blue x bull made the British Blue 24 405 322.42 12 280 226.08 top slot this week at £405 on behalf of 3 285 222.67 6 210 159.67 Hereford Messrs TP & JH Isaac from Hollacombe 2 378 374 3 295 278.33 Charolais with many other good young British Blue Simmental 1 302 302 2 200 197.50 x bulls selling very well. A good young bull Welsh Black 1 135 135 1 128 128 from Mr MJ Hopper from Whitstone at Limousin 7 300 261.29 7 275 221.71 £392 and another at £390 from Mr RA Haworth from Morwenstow and £390 again for Messrs R & S Home from East Putford. £380 for Mr SM Urquhart from Brendon and again £380 on behalf of Knapman Farms from Chittlehampton. A nice run of young Charollais x bulls sold for £378 and £370 for Mr BG Balment from Muddiford with many other Continental bulls marketed between £340 to £370. Friesian bulls to a top of £205 for Mr MW Brown who sold another at £106 with a good average breaking the £60 barrier.

Heifers sold to £295 for a smart young Charolais x heifer from Mr BG Balment who also sold another Charolais x heifer for £275. British Blue x heifers to £280 for Mr MW Brown and also Messrs Knapman Farms sold their best British Blue x heifers for £280. Limousin x heifers to £275 for Mr KM Furse from Ashwater with plenty of other heifers selling between £250 to £270.

The winners of this week’s Genus prizes of £25 for the highest price bull and heifer calves under 42 days went to Messrs TP & JH Isaac, Cornish View, Hollacombe making £405 with a British Blue x bull sired by Newpole Easy, whilst the heifer section went to Mr MW Brown, Muffworthy, Langtree with a British Blue x sired using BB Fertility Plus fetching £280.

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

As expected a small entry however a large number of buyers were in attendance resulting in a strong trade for all cattle on offer. A consignment of 22 8 – 9 month old Charolais steers and heifers from Mr Taylor, Exford, Somerset saw steers to £600 averaging £550 and heifers to £470 averaging £466. Charolais heifers from Mr D Weeks, Torrington sold to £570 at 9 month old whose Charolais bull the same age realised £550.

~ Next week special sale of 100 store cattle to include 18 British Blue x Friesian steers and heifers 16 months old, 10 single suckled Limousin x Charolais steers 12 – 14 months old ~

This week’s winner of the Lark Plant award for top price store cattle goes to Mr Taylor, Newlands Farm, Exford, Minehead for Charolais steers reaching £600.

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5 STORE COWS Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272

Several leaner types saw the best Continentals top at £585 for a Limousin from Mr D Weeks, Torrington. Holsteins to £465 for a cow from Messrs J & M Britton, Tetcott. More required.

8 OTM COWS Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272

A very strong trade, beef cows topped at 120p for two pure bred Limousins from Mr GM May, Trewethart, Port Isaac which also realised the top of the day at £890. Native cows with finish also reached a top of 120p for a good shaped Devon from Mrs Claire Chamberlain, Canal Farm with other British Shorthorn cows to 116p. More required.

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Date: Thursday 12 January 2017 Time: Food from 19:30, meeting start 20:00 prompt Venue: Dairy Ring, Holsworthy Market, New Market Road, Holsworthy, Devon EX22 7FA

To book your place please e mail [email protected] or call 01904 771211 For more information please call Kate Harris on 07929 203703 Please ensure you register so that catering and seating can be organised accordingly.

10 FINISHED CATTLE Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272

STEERS HEIFERS Good meat Continentals sold well Breed Quality No Top Ave No Top Ave this week with a 596 kilo South Best 1 198 198 1 195 195 Devon steer from Stan Hopper, Continental Average 3 180 177 - - - Rydon reach 198p/kg. Heavier Continentals from Messrs AJ & JM Second ------Axford, Brambledene saw top price Best ------of the day at £1224 for a 682 kilo Native Average 4 164 156 1 128 128 Charolais who also topped the Second ------heifers at 195p/kg for a 604 kilo Best ------Limousin fetching £1174. Natives Friesian Average ------saw a slightly harder trade with pure Second ------bred Herefords from Stan Hopper

achieving 156p/kg. Overall 8 198 163 2 195 162

~ WEIGHING / GRAZING COWS ~

Dairy herds looking to sell calves might benefit from selling grazing cows with a 28 day meat withdrawal period enabling cows to be purchased by approved finishing units, reducing the risk of a herd standstill, st this new withdraw period will be an option for vendors commencing the 1 week in January. Sold over the bridge or as stores.

For further information please contact Alec Shadrick 07767 896136 or David Kivell 07899 960272

DAIRY CATTLE Top Ave 35 DAIRY CATTLE - 11.30 am Freshly calved Heifers (1st quality) 1500 1451 Auctioneer: Mark Bromell - 07966 430001 Freshly calved Heifers (2nd quality) 1350 1188 Mark Davis - 07773 371774 2nd/3rd Calving Cows 1680 1400

In Calf Heifers 1220 1104 A small dairy market to start 2017, saw a Bulling Heifers 400 400 steady but consistent trade. Freshly calved heifers topped at £1500 on four occasions with heifers consigned from the following vendors, all achieving this top price, Messrs JER, J & JC Whitehead from Liskeard with “Penwindsor Ernie Christingle”, two heifers from Mr AD Bray from Helston “Gevis Gambol Cortney” and “Gevis Classic Belinda” and Messrs H Burrows & Sons of Woolacombe with “Glendene Madge 44”. Many other heifers were in the £1400 - £1500 bracket.

Cows were in great demand but limited supply, topping at £1680 for a 2nd calver “Glendene Beauty 25”. In calf heifers met a very strong trade, topping at £1220 for a heifer due in February to sexed semen and sold on behalf of Messrs KJ Waldon & Partners.

FORTHCOMING SALES

• JANUARY SALES

WEDNESDAY 11th – HOLSWORTHY Weekly Market to inc; 100 Store Cattle comprising 27 BB & Lim strs & hfrs, 10 Lim x Charo strs 12-14mth SS. 1000 Sheep, 150 Calves. Dairy Sale to inc Consignment of 11 In calf cows on behalf of Messrs P.Allin & Co, Fernhill, Clawton. Further entries invited for cataloguing to 01409 253275.

THURSDAY 12th – HALLWORTHY Weekly Market to inc Reduction Sale of 15 Cows & Calves to inc Angus, Shorthorn & Simmental x with their Sim x Shorthorn Calves at foot & all back in calf to Simmental.

MONDAY 16th – Sales of TB Restricted Cattle HOLSWORTHY 11 AM & HALLWORTHY 1 PM

WEDNESDAY 18th – HOLSWORTHY Weekly Market & Mid-Month Special Dairy Sale

TUESDAY 24th – LISKEARD Prime & Store Market

• FEBRUARY SALES

SATURDAY 4th – HOLSWORTHY Machinery, Pigs & Poultry.

To inc; Complete dispersal of tractors, trailers & machinery from one farm in North Cornwall comprising ‘02 JCB loadall, International 454 yard tractor, Case 5120 tractor, ‘12 Suzuki quad PLUS dispersal of 2 vintage tractors, ‘09 LWB Landrover Def 110 County HT (35000 miles), vintage implements & approx 700 hand tools from a deceased estate. Clearance sale of a holiday park (ceased trading) to inc; 14 ride-on and push lawn mowers, 2 childs quad bikes & lrg consignment of PVC windows & doors, 100x 14’ 7 bar galv field gates (new on behalf of local authority), West dung spreader, bale squeeze and other goods. 150 new hand tools ie chainsaws, levers, jacks etc from Wales. Also 150 Pigs & 250 Poultry (subject to advice from DEFRA).