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HOLSWORTHY MARKET REPORT Wednesday 19 April 2017 EVERY WEDNESDAY Gates open 6am SALE TIMES 09:45 am - Draft Ewes followed by Finished Hoggs 10:30 am - Store Hoggs & 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 Over 1200 sheep sold to a top call of £185 for the best of a smart run of couples from Mr David Chugg of Marwood Holsworthy Livestock Market, New Market Road, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 7FA 01409 253275 WEIGHT TOP AVERAGE HOGGS, DRAFT EWES & RAMS – 09.45 am Auctioneer: Steve Prouse - 07767 895366 Per P/Kg Per P/Kg Lambs Head TLW Head TLW 32.1 – 39 64 168.8 62.30 168.2 39.1 – 45.5 82.20 182 76 172.2 45.6 – 52 86 185 82.50 170 52+ 87 159 82.11 145.5 Overall 87 185 80.85 172.1 Light Ewes 87 63 Heavy Ewes 108 96 Rams 128 128 622 HOGGS A good entry of hoggs met a very fast trade and more could have been sold, overall average on the day was 172.1p, highest so far this week in the South West. Several pens over 180p and to a top of 185p for a pen of 46.1 kilos (£85.50) from Messrs RW & K Squire, Slade Farm, Honeychurch followed by Graham Cowling, Bude who realised 182p for his 45.1 kilos (£82.20). 18 Pens realised £84.50 and over to a top of £87 for two pens of heavies from Victor Goaman, Stitworthy with Mr WA Uglow of Milton Abbot realising £86 for his 49 kilos followed by Pat Sanders, Heath, Bradworthy who made £85.80 for 48 kilos. 40 NEW SEASON LAMBS A small entry saw a very strong trade overall average of 230.4p and a lot more are needed to fulfill buyers orders. Top per kilo on the day was 238p for 40 kilos from Shaun Ellis, Trillacott. Top per head on the day was £103.50 for a pen of Charollais 44.8 kilos from Dave Short, Bagbury followed by James Crouch, Higher Cookworthy, Lifton who realised £100 for his 42.2 kilo Charollais x. 302 DRAFT EWES & RAMS A flying trade several pens around £100 and to a top of £108 for a Charollais ewe from Sally and Chris Prouse, Court Green Farm followed by Simon Sluggett, Alvacott who realised £102. Several pens of Mules over £70 and to a top of £77.50 from Messrs Dufty Bros, Stoney, Northlew. Just one ram on offer this week from George Hillson, Bere Alston which realised £128. COUPLES – 100 EWES & 165 LAMBS A flying trade from start to finish and still more are needed. Doubles sold to a top of £185 for a Suffolk x from David Chugg, Marwood followed by Michael Chugg of Lower Metcombe, Marwood who realised £183 for his Cheviot x Mule who also realised £140 for his singles. David Chugg also realised £150 for his pen of Suffolk x singles. Jim Hookway of St Giles, Torrington saw his BM Suffolk x double couples to £170 and singles to £148. A run of Lleyn hogg singles from Messrs Kirk of Petrockstowe very much sought after topping at £175. More hogg couples are needed please. BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME ENTITLEMENT TRADING Non SDA, SDA and Moorland BPS Entitlements available and wanted to trade Please call Caroline Squire on 01392 252 262 to register your requirements *Trading deadline 15th May 2017* BREED BULLS HEIFERS 205 CALVES - 10.15am CALVES No Top Ave No Top Ave Auctioneer: Patrick Dennis 07831 620990 Friesian 16 185 81.88 - - - Aberdeen Angus 22 230 111.91 8 195 114 Devon 11 245 87 11 365 221.64 Another good entry of calves selling on a British Blue 40 605 298.88 28 575 250.82 wonderful trade throughout. A strong Hereford 17 268 165.47 16 195 141.06 run of calves from Messrs CM, WJ & JM Charolais 2 350 327.50 1 250 250 Elliott from Bradworthy saw their best Simmental 1 385 385 5 290 259 Limousin x bull and British Blue x bull Limousin 12 605 390.75 11 495 247 both sell for £605 with another two Limousin x bulls selling for £595, £580 and also going on to sell good British Blue x heifers at £575, £530 and £495. Messrs K & J Parsons from Jacobstow sold good young British Blue x bulls for £465 with another at £460. Mr A Andrew from Beaworthy sold a good young British Blue x bull for £465. Young Limousin x bulls to £428 on behalf of Moorview Farms Ltd from Milton Damerel and Messrs RW & R Risdon from North Tamerton sold their best British Blue x bull for £405 with another two making £400. Young Hereford x bulls to £268 for Messrs CG & BA Dart & Son from Holsworthy and Charolais x bulls to £350 for Mr BS Martin from Marhamchurch. Friesian bulls to £185 on behalf of Messrs RG & VJ Griffin from North Petherwin and Mr BS Martin sold Friesian bulls at £168, £150 and £145 with the top heifers noted above Devon x heifers made £365 four times for Mr TC Zeale from Woolacombe. A smart young Limousin x heifer from Messrs LS Higgins & Son made £365 and young British Blue x heifers to £355 on behalf of Mr MC Vanstone from Buckland Brewer with another young British Blue heifer at £340 for Messrs TP & JH Isaac from Hollacombe. 200 STORE CATTLE - 11am Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272 Another flyer this week! Several second quality Continentals 16 – 20 months old on offer which realised very strong prices throughout the sale with Dairy x Continental heifers especially exceeding expectations with many £900 plus. The few forward steers on offer topped at £1170 for a British Blue steer from Messrs RB & NJ Veale, Upcott Barton followed by £1135 for a 24 month old purebred Devon from Mr RE Dennis, Southview with single suckled Continentals from Mr R Walter, Putshole close behind at £1115 for four Charolais. Top of the heifers this week was £1155 for a Charolais from Messrs GP & JA Kirk, Higher Larkworthy. Several other bunches of Dairy x Continentals and Natives £1050 plus. Young steers and heifers jumped again by £80 - £100 with 11 month old Dairy x Continentals £750 - £840. A consignment of single suckled Herefords from Mr N Aris, Haycroft averaged £813 to £880. Holsteins sold well again this week stronger sorts to £870 for two from Mr MJ Avery, Easton Moor. Younger 18 – 20 month old Holsteins to £640 - £730. This week’s winner of the Lark Plant award for top price store cattle goes to Messrs RB & NJ Veale, Upcott Barton, Halwill for a British Blue steer reaching £1170. Lime and Sea Sand Supplied and Spread 1 x 24.000 wide Fertiliser Spreader with Vari Spread, GPS Tracking and Weigh Cells Ashwater Agricultural Contracting & Plant Hire Selection of the services we offer: ~ 3 x forage wagons ~ 1 x loading shovel ~ 1 x telescopic handler ~ 1 x 2400 gallon self fill ~ 2 x dual muck spreaders ~ 1 x rear discharge muck spreader vacuum tanker ~ 1 x 12.000 wide sprayer ~ 1 x 5 furrow reversible plough ~ 1 x 4.000 power harrow ~ 1 x 3.000 combination disc drill ~ 1 x fusion 2 round baler / wrapper ~ 3 x hedge trimmers ~ 1 x New Holland square baler ~ quad bike for weed wiping One on orbital 5ft head ~ 13 ton swing shovel ~ 3 ton mini digger ~ 2 x dump trailers ~ slurry umbilical with / without splash plate For further details and questions please contact: ROSS 07802 821832 STEERS HEIFERS No 0-15 Months 16-22 Months 23+ Months 0-15 Months 16-22 Months 23+ Months Breed Sold Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Limousin 41 885 765 1095 1008 - - 872 805 1030 972 - - British Blue 33 1000 902 1170 1045 - - 760 760 970 905 1065 1065 Hereford 28 880 813 1070 1070 - - 550 532 908 842 - - Charolais 9 780 740 1115 1070 - - - - 920 920 1155 1155 Simmental 4 - - 1055 935 - - - - - - - - Devon 1 - - - - 1135 1135 - - - - - - Saler 3 - - 1010 1010 - - - - - - - - South Devon 7 965 940 - - - - - - - - - - A. Angus 19 - - 1020 940 - - 760 645 1125 972 - - WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR PRICES EMAILED TO YOU? PLEASE LET US HAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS Please call the market on 01409 253275 or email [email protected] 10 STORE COWS Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272 Another good trade and many more now required for grazing, stronger framed cows topped at £1000 for a South Devon from Mr RJ Throssell, Week St Mary whose other smaller framed South Devon realised £755. An Aberdeen Angus cow from Nick Hedden, Bideford sold for £825. Limousins from Messrs KS & RE Gifford, Milford £835. Older lean Holsteins sold to a top of £455 from Messrs NL & FM Cleave, Launcells. 14 OTM COWS Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272 What a trade averaging 129p with an average per head of £942. Top price per head was achieved by Mr MR Satchell, Week St Mary for a Blonde D’Aquitaine cow which made a fabulous £1168 with five others over £1000. Holsteins topped at 129p for a 718 kilo cow from Messrs MG & J Heal, Allins Week at £926. More required whilst the trade remains so strong. 14 FINISHED CATTLE Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272 Beef saw the best handy weight heifers reaching 180p for a 550 kilo British Blue from Mr R Honey, Higher Beer. Heavier Continentals from Mr Stan Hopper, Rydon topped at 177p for a 698 kilo Simmental realising £1231.
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