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.

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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.

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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 - -

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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. Non farm assured Aberdeen Angus from Nick Hedden, Bideford reached 167p with others at 165p.

DAIRY CATTLE Top Ave 171 DAIRY CATTLE - 11.30 am Freshly calved Heifers (1st quality) 1750 1596 Auctioneer: Mark Bromell - 07966 430001 Freshly calved Heifers (2nd quality) 1480 1253 Mark Davis - 07773 371774 2nd - 6th Calving Cows (1st quality) 1550 1393 nd th nd 2 - 6 Calving Cows (2 quality) 1200 1061 In calf heifers due Summer 1520 1233 A large entry for our special Spring Challenge In calf heifers due Autumn 1150 1028 Cup Show & Sale saw a large crowd of Bulling heifers 900 823 purchasers present. A good trade was seen Yearlings 780 488 throughout the sale with consistent prices for Crossbred yearlings 460 321 quality 1st calving heifers. Heifer Calves 600 262 Bulls 950 750 The sale was topped by the overall champion and first prize pedigree heifer ‘Hartlandview Cancun Bluebell which sold at £1750 on behalf of Mr Martin Webber of Exeter. The Mott Family of Okehampton sold heifers from their Janeck herd at £1650 and £1620 for Janeck Supersonic Flora and Janeck Captain Grey 2. Also selling at £1620 on two occasions were Messrs P Littlejohns & Son of Hartland whose consignment of seven freshly calved heifers averaged £1579.

Milky cows were in strong demand with a freshly calved Swedish red cross senior cow born in March 2009 topping the section at £1550 on behalf of Gordon Davis from Tiverton. Crossbred cows remained in demand throughout the sale with Messrs TC Zeale & Son from Woolacombe selling a 4th calving dairy shorthorn cross cow at £1480.

In calf heifers met a good trade with close to calving heifers in great demand. Messrs KJ Bragg & Partners of Chumleigh topped this section at £1520 for Titterton Bakombre Grace 2 closely followed at £1500 by Kilgogue History Ruby on behalf of J.G. Mitchell from Lostwithiel with Treginegar Dairy Farms selling Kemerton Avalon Sybil 39 at £1480.

Included in the youngstock section Mr JG Mitchell of Lostwithiel and Mr D Thorner of Langaford Farm, Ashwater dispersed their youngstock to a good trade with bulling heifers topping at £900, yearlings at £780 and heifer calves topping at £600. A consignment of crossbred youngstock from Messrs AMR & BM Thomas of Newquay saw a solid trade with yearlings topping at £460. A pedigree holstein bull from P & S Harris of Bodmin sold at £950.

Our judge Martin Gorst from North Petherwin placed the following:

COW CLASS HEIFER CLASS

1st Lot No 48A Malcolm Trevor - Jones 1st Lot No 53 M Webber 2nd Lot No 35 TC Zeale & Son 2nd Lot No 48 Malcolm Trevor - Jones 3rd Lot No 27 Gordon Davis 3rd Lot No 11 P Littlejohns & Son

Reserve Champion Lot No 48A Malcolm Trevor- Jones

Overall Champion Lot No 53 M Webber

FORTHCOMING SALES

• APRIL SALES

TUESDAY 25th – LISKEARD MARKET

WEDNESDAY 26th – HOLSWORTHY Weekly Market to inc: Special Sale of 200 Store Cattle Inc 80 Organic Char, Here, AA strs & hfrs 12 – 22mo. Also 15 Here strs & hfrs 16-18mo, 12 BB strs & hfrs 16mo & 40 Fr strs 12-14mo. 1000 Sheep & 200 Calves. Annual South West Limousin Spring Show & Sale of 30 Pedigree Limousin Bulls & Females. British Limousin Cattle Society Breeders’ Sale on behalf of members of the South Western Limousin Breeders’ Club. Judging 11am – Sale 12 noon. To inc: 17 Bulls, 6 Cows & Calves, 1 Maiden Heifer with quality consignments from leading herds being Holwell, Nealford, Loosebeare, Stourhead, Ardlea, Rempstone, Columbpark, Bailea, Josh, Treloweth, Killerton & Smithy. Catalogues available.

THURSDAY 27th – HALLWORTHY Weekly Market

• MAY SALES

SATURDAY 6th – HOLSWORTHY ***MACHINERY, RARE & NATIVE BREED SALE*** April Sale of Machinery to inc: JD 6330 2008 Tractor 8000 hrs, TLS c/w Chilton MXT10 Loader, MF 6265 4WD Tractor (7000hrs), International 785 XL Tractor c/w loader, JD Gator 2014, 1000 hrs, Kverneland bale wrapper, 2000gl slurry tanker, Amazone ZAX 1402 fert spreader, Grass mowers & rakes & 1 2007 Ford Transit 100 T350L horse lorry c/w living area (12months MOT) from Bideford. VW Polo 2011 1.2 petrol – 1 lady owner 12MOT FSH. BMW 2ltr 318i Reg 03 12MOT. Mobile Home 30x10ft 2 bed, all electrical tested & in good condition. Special Sale of Granite to Inc 2 Dispersals from Cornwall. 1000 Plants, Shrubs & Hedging direct from 1 nursery. *** CHANGE OF DATE NOW 6th MAY ** Spring Rare & Native Breed Sale to Inc Cattle, Sheep, Pigs & Spring Sale of Goats. Entries invited. PLUS Annual Sale of Carriages, Vehicles, Saddles & Equipment. To Inc: Vintage cart & tack Inc new saddlery from 1 business in Wolverhampton -01409 253275. MONDAY 8th – HOLSWORTHY/HALLWORTHY TB RESTRICTED Sale of Cattle.

TUESDAY 9th – FOLLY FARM, CREDITON, EX17 3QJ 11AM. Dispersal of 200 Holstein Friesian Dairy Cattle on behalf of Messrs P & R Herniman.

PRIVATE TREATY • 200 Autumn Calving Cows, calving 21st August onwards. All homebred, cubicle housed and herringbone parlour milked. 7500Kgs 4.41BF 3.48PTN cc126. In Calf to mainly Holstein Friesian sires/ some BB. 4 Year testing area, no evidence of TB or Johnes in herd. Retirement sale. For sale as a whole or in large suitable groups. Also 70 In Calf Heifers due September/October. In Calf to AI Friesian/AA sires. Robert Speck 07909 538520.