Friday 3Rd Store Stock Market
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EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE MARKET REPORT May 2019 Friday 3rd Store Stock Market EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Matford Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD 01392 251261 [email protected] www.kivells.com Friday 3rd May 812 STORE CATTLE, STIRKS & BREEDING CATTLE – 10AM Auctioneer: Simon Alford 07789 980203 Steers to £1335 Heifers to £1240 Another busy day in the pens with both the third spring sale of continental cattle and a special sale of Beef Shorthorn, supported by Morrisons supermarket. A packed sale ring saw plenty of competition for all classes and a top price of £1335 well deserved for a 2yo Limousin steer, the pick of an excellent run from Charles & Ann Down of Abbotskerswell, with others at £1285 (x4) & £1270. Farmer Luxton from Okehampton saw his shapely pair of 22mo Limousin hit £1320 apiece with others at £1200 whilst his grand 18/19mo Angus’s reached £1235, £1215 (x2) & £1200 (x3). Peter Hooper of Bovey Tracey consigned his usual high quality suckler bred animals, topping at £1270 for three smart Limousin steers with another pair reaching £1260 and other at £1200. A well farmed run of 22/24mo British Blues from John & Jenny Squire from South Tawton saw the best pen hit £1225 (x4) with others at £1195 (x4). Alan Ridgeway of Newton Abbot sold a pair of 23mo South Devon Steers a £1200 apiece. An equally well farmed run from Steve Slade & Family of Aylesbere saw 22mo South Devon x steers (x5) reach £1190 whilst a tremendous run of young British Blue & Angus cattle from J Burrough & Co of Seaton saw a super Angus race away to £1165 with similar aged Blues to £1145 and yearling Blues up to £820 (x7). Top call in the heifer section went to Simon Booty of Newton Abbot for a 2yo Angus at £1240. Peter Hooper saw his 24mo Limousin heifers reach £1050 (x2), £1045 (x3) & £1025 (x3) whilst Anne Brown of Ottery St Mary reached £1035 with a pair of strong British Blues. The Beef Shorthorn section saw top honours go to Messrs R & JM Bunney of Gorran who won the Morrisons judged event with their 24mo steers which fetched £1000 a piece (x5), whilst a very well grown run from Roger Grose also of Gorran saw 13mo steers at £795 (x3) with younger £670 (x5) & 13mo heifers at 690 a piece. 275 STIRKS & SUCKLED CALVES – 11.30AM Auctioneer: Ian Caunter 07813 068935 Another decent show of stirks and suckled calves met another good trade albeit with fewer buyers present. Smaller heifers and harder bred cattle not just so fast. Steers topped at £920 for smashing Limousin crosses from W & R Farming & Partners of Exeter (10m) with others off the same good holding hitting £690 (8m). Joe Richardson of Sherford showed his usual smart Charolais sorts with the best achieving £835 (12m), with others to £830 and £805. Blues to £690 (10m) from Louise Elworthy of Exeter, the same figure achieved by RWC Beard & Son of Bickington showing Hereford crosses (13m). Brittan & Co of South Brent realised £680 for South Devons (8m), whilst older but similar bred sorts from Steve Arrowsmith-Brown of Postbridge reached £670 (12m), Miles & Helen Partridge of Poundsgate reached £655 again for South Devon steers (12m), whilst Lin Parkhouse & Edwin Tucker of Pennymoor hit £650 this time for sweet Limousin steers (9m). Heifers topped at £705 for wonderful Limousin crosses from Russell & John Stevens of Crediton (12m), further Limousin crosses from Leo & Jeanette Bradford of Iddesleigh achieved £650 (12m), Steve Arrowsmith-Brown achieved £630 for South Devon heifers (12m), the same figure achieved by W&R Farming Partners presenting further Limousin heifers (7m). Lin Parkhouse & Edwin Tucker attained £620 again for Limousin cross heifers, whilst further Limoiusin cross heifers from RWC Beard & Son (13m) attained £600. Please contact Ian Caunter 07813 068935 for any marketing advice. CALVES – 10.15 AM CALVES - 10.15 am Auctioneers: Mark Davis 07773 371774 & CALVES Bulls Heifers Ian Caunter 07813 068935 Breed TOP AVE TOP AVE A much larger entry of calves sold to a decent trade British Blue 26 360 214 26 390 180 although slightly easier than last week. Top of the day was £400 for a super Limousin bull from Limousin 12 400 210 10 228 96 Norman Pyle of Crediton who sold others to £342. Charolais 4 305 233 6 308 236 British Blue bulls to £360 for David Gillbard of Blonde 3 210 152 5 138 111 Crediton with others to £340 for Messrs MF Yendell & Son of Crediton, £320 for Messrs DAJ & Aberdeen Angus 8 135 82 21 100 28 JM Down of Crediton, £310 for Messrs Lawrence Hereford 15 260 145 17 185 108 & Tapp of Awliscombe & £308 for James & Lorna Devon 2 185 125 Burdge of Yarcombe. Charolais bulls to £305 for Fleckvieh Andrew & Rose Retter of Honiton. Hereford bulls 3 150 116 to £260 (x2) for Steve Loud of Colyton. Weaned Holstein / Friesian 9 115 49 British Blue heifers to £390 (x3) for Messrs Lawrence & Tapp with younger sorts to £225, £220 (x2), £215 & £205 for Messrs DAJ & JM Down. Charolais heifers sold well to £308, £285 & £280 for Andrew & Rose Retter. Limousin heifers to £228 for Norman Pyle. Friesian bulls to £115 for Messrs DAJ & JM Down who sold others to £95, £70 & £50. 1608 SHEEP – 10.30AM Auctioneer: Russell Steer 07788 318701 43 ORPHAN LAMBS A smaller number of orphan lambs met steady demand on the whole whilst stronger, older lambs sold well topping at £37 & £25 for Sam Hext & family of Buckland in the moor and £31 (x2) for Adcock & Wotton of Moretonhampstead who had others at £20 (x3). Best of the rest from £10 to £14 but some selling from £2 gave an overall average of £10.60. ***ALL ORPHAN LAMBS MUST BE FED BEFORE THEY COME TO MARKET TO BE SOLD*** 229 STORE LAMBS & HOGGS Fewer store hoggs and lambs sold well for the quality forward with smart spring lambs reaching £96.50 & £94 for Rex Barrett and family of Truro whilst Phil Bradley of Tedburn St Mary sold strong hoggs to £95.50, Farmer Luxton of Okehampton was close behind at £94 and both G Palfrey & son of Stoodleigh and John & Jean Blackler of Harbetonford made £93.50. Majority of other hoggs from £70 to £90 depending on weight and cover and proper store new season lambs selling from £51 to £78. 65 GRAZING EWES Grazers looked a tidy trade in front of five keen buyers and sold to £75.50 & £68.50 for Graham Heal of High Bickington and £68 for JC & EM Ridout of Duloe with all but a few pens selling upwards of £54. 64 BREEDING EWES & RAMS Breeders were topped by a cracking pair of 6T/FM Texel rams from Jonathan Musgrave of Yealmpton that climbed to £145 apiece and three pens of empty Suffolk x ewe hoggs from James Westcott of Cullompton sold to £95, £93.50 and £92.50. 502 EWES & 705 LAMBS (1207 LIVES) Another big entry of 502 ewes with their 705BREEDING lambs were EWESa variable & RAMS trade but the best were well rewarded. Topping at £220 was PD Arscott of Upottery with a nice triplet whilst doubles from the same home made to £190 and Suffolk x doubles topped at £215 for Lara Hyde of Shobrooke. A Dispersal of the later lambing flock from Brembridge Farms of East Village saw 10 strong Dorset mule ewes with 16 smart forward lambs sell at £205 (£78.85/life) as well as bunches of 4 with 7 at £165 (£60/life) and 4 with 6 at £150 (also £60/life). More doubles at £180 for Michael Vooght of Hennock, £172 for both Richard Helmer of West Alvington and Melvyn Brice of Stoodleigh. The special catalogued sale of Hogg couples saw a smaller entry on the year sell to a steady uncertain trade, but 95% clearance. Nice Suffolk cross Hogg doubles sold to £164 for Milbornewick Farms of Sherborne who were also one of the three vendors to sell singles at £142, this was matched both Peter Tucker of Cadeleigh and JA & YJ Hopkins of Taunton with nice NC Mules. Other Hogg singles from £108 to £140. Shearling singles sold to £140 for Texel types again from Richard Helmer and £139 for 6T/FM Dorsets again from Melvyn Brice. General “farming couples” were £128 to £150 for the doubles and £115 to £130 for the singles whilst lesser, third quality sorts sold from £22 to £38 per life. ***ALL COUPLE VENDORS MUST SUPPLY STRAW FOR THE PENS CONTAINING LAMBS*** SPECIAL SALE OF 32 PEDIGREE BEEF SHORTHORN BREEDING STOCK – 12 NOON Auctioneers: Simon alford 07789 980203 & Mark Davis 07773 771774 The first Special Sale of Beef Shorthorn Cattle was held and a strong demand was seen for quality throughout. A large entry of Store Cattle were sold within the Store section (see Store Cattle report) and a good entry of Pedigree Females saw strong demand for the best. This section started with four Cows with calves at foot from Messrs R & JM Bunney of St Austell which topped at £1380 for a 2013 born cow “Carvinick Gale Marigold” which sold with her March born heifer calf by Carvinick Commander. A 2014 born cow “Carvinick Honeysuckle Gem” by Trevarrick Brigadeer sold with her bull calf at foot for £1120. Messrs Venn Park Farm of Crackington Haven sold three smart two year old heifers from their “Rowfold” herd to strong demand with two heifers by Glenbrae Grant selling at £1060 each with another close behind at £1020. Messrs P & P Howlett & Son Farming of Dartmouth sold a strong run of heifers from their “Larkhayes” herd to top at £940 twice for twelve month old heifers by Lintonpriory Dollar with others by Ashwater Jack selling to £920 (x2).