LISKEARD MARKET REPORT Tuesday 14 February 2017

Patrick Dennis: 07831 620990 Steve Prouse: 07767 895366 Robert Speck: 07909 538520

60 STORE CATTLE Auctioneer: Patrick Dennis 07831 620990

A small entry of cattle selling on a very fast trade throughout. Top price of the day was £1045 for a good pair of South Devon steers at 23 months old from Messrs JP Matthews & Son from who also went on to sell three South Devon heifers at 22 months old for £960. Mr AEH Giddy from Downderry had a good consignment of young British Blue x steers with a bunch of five at 13 – 16 months old selling for £960 and another four at 14 – 16 months old making £940. Good Friesian steers from Mr SE Eastley from Pelynt saw the best pen of three at 25 months old sell for £792 with another bunch at £780. Messrs WJ & AW Facey from Rosecraddoc sold a 17 month old British Blue x heifer for £840 and also a 17 month old Simmental x heifer at £750.

SHEEP Auctioneer: Patrick Dennis 07831 620990

Smaller entry of 80 hoggs met a strong trade and more could have been sold, top per kilo was 172p/kg for a pen of 38 kilos from Messrs G & C Davies, Largin Farm, Braddock. Top per head on the day was £82 sold by Mr S Stewart, .

Nearly all lean and light weight draft ewes on offer met a steady trade. Top on the day was £65 from Colin Dyer, Kingswood, Cardinham.

~ Next Liskeard Market is on Tuesday 28 February 2017 ~

2nd Special Sale of Store Cattle, please keep us informed of your entries for advertising and early notification of buyers

Liskeard Market, Fair Park Road, Liskeard, , PL14 4BA

01579 346938

Liskeard Rural Professional Department - Land Available By Informal Tender

- Land at Littleham Court, Littleham, Bideford, Devon: 81.84 acres of pasture and arable land available on a three year Farm Business Tenancy Agreement commencing on 1st April 2017. - Land at Maders, , Cornwall : 8.06 acres of permanent pasture available on a three year Farm Business Tenancy commencing on 25th March 2017. - Land at East Trevillis, Cornwall 36 acres of permanent pasture available for the 2017 grazing season – 1st Apr – 31st Oct 2017. Sheep only and cut no more than twice. Tenders close 5pm on Monday 2h March 2017. Full details available from Mark Bunt or George Mitchell, Kivells, Liskeard Rural Professional Department. Tel: 01579 345543 or 07879 640970. Email: [email protected]

FORTHCOMING SALES

• FEBRUARY SALES

MONDAY 20th – Sales of 330 TB Restricted Cattle HOLSWORTHY 11 AM to include 110 stores & 4 cows & HALLWORTHY 1 PM to include 210 stores & 6 cows. WEDNESDAY 22nd – HOLSWORTHY Weekly Market, 200 Store Cattle to inc; 14 AA strs & hfrs 12mo, 8 BB strs & hfrs 16mo & 15 BB strs 20mo 150 Calves & Stirks, 1000 Sheep to inc Special Sale of Couples

THURSDAY 23rd – HALLWORTHY Weekly Market, Extra Sale of Organic Cattle

TUESDAY 28th – LISKEARD Prime & Store Market, 2nd Spring Cattle Sale

• MARCH SALES

WEDNESDAY 1st – HOLSWORTHY Weekly Market, Annual Spring Show & Sale of Store Cattle kindly sponsored by Davisons. Over £170 of Prize Money to inc; 60 AA strs & hfrs & 30 Charo strs 19-26mo Early March Dairy Sale & Special Sale of Couples

THURSDAY 2nd – HALLWORTHY Weekly Market, Monthly Sale of Organic Cattle & Special Sale of Couples SATURDAY 4th – HOLSWORTHY Machinery, Pig & Plant Sale 1500 lots of Machinery to inc; ‘11 Landrover Defender 110, ‘09 Mitzubishi L200 50,000m, 3 full & part dispersals comprising JCB loadall, Case tractor, 3 silage/corn trailers, mowers, harvesters, haybobs, quad bike PLUS dispersal of a small holding from to inc 2 Izeki garden tractors, topper, sprayer etc PLUS dispersal of woodworking tools inc lathe, drills, benches etc. Also Spring sale of 1000 plants, shrubs & fruit trees & 150 Pigs *NO Poultry*

PRIVATE TREATY

- Several Lots of In-Lamb Ewes & Ewe Hoggs. Please see website for further details or contact 01392 251261

FARM TO LET Modern detached three bedroom house with approx. 12 acres of land, stable yard and agricultural buildings. Expressions of interest are invited for this farm by 1st March 2017. Details from Mark Bunt. Tel: 01579 345543 or 07879 640970. Email: [email protected]