EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE
MARKET REPORT
March 2017
Monday 13th Prime Stock Market
EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Matford Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD 01392 251261 [email protected] www.kivells.com
Monday 13th March 48 PRIME CATTLE & BARREN COWS – 10.45AM Auctioneer: Simon Alford 07789 980203
Prime Cattle to 209ppk & £1296 Barren Cows to 157ppk & £1117
Prime Cattle – A smashing show of prime cattle saw the very best to 209ppk (£1296) for a quality Limousin steer (29m) from Colin & Stephen Berry of Bow, cracking Charolais steers (28m) off the same farm to 203ppk with their Limousin heifer (27m) making 199ppk (£1179). Young home bred Blue heifers with plenty of shape also ran to 209ppk, plus 208ppk for Phillip Dennis of North Tawton while South Devon heifers (25m) fetched 197ppk for Keith & Hilary Harvey of Bovey Tracey. Charolais heifers (27m) from Roger & John Dennis of Tedburn St Mary saw 192ppk (£1141) also Rob Corkery of Higher Metcombe attained 192ppk (£1164) for a solid looking Limousin steer (22m). OTM prime saw a well-muscled Blonde heifer to 197ppk (£1190) for Derek Arnold of Morchard Road.
Barren Cows – Barren cows in tremendous demand with numbers light everywhere, selling to a high of 157ppk (£1117) for Messrs Tucker & Parkhouse of Pennymoor with a Limousin. Murray Grey barreners saw 138ppk (£976) for J Hastie of Wiveliscombe with Blue cows to 129ppk (£894) again for Derek Arnold.
Vendors are kindly reminded to inform us of their entries for Monday’s Prime Cattle and Barren Cow auction in advance to enable potential purchasers to be advised of likely numbers. Please contact the Market Office (01392 251261) or Robert Armstrong over the weekend by phone or text (07791484290) or by email [email protected]
Thanks to our vendors for your continued support and a reminder to all that there is good competition for all classes of prime cattle and barren cows at Exeter Livestock Centre on a Monday. Also note, TB pre movement tests are NOT REQUIRED for this sale.
FARM ASSURANCE
Buyers are increasingly asking that Cattle & Sheep sold though the Prime Market on a Monday should be Farm Assured
Though Farm Assurance is not essential when selling your stock, it is becoming more noticeable that assured stock is being sold to a premium. Please contact the Market Office for further information or the following farm assurance certification bodies will be able to assist you with any membership queries:
Kiwa PAI email: [email protected] website: www.kiwa.co.uk/pai NSF Certification email: [email protected] website: www.nsf-cmi.com SAI Global email: [email protected] website: www.saiglobal.com SFQC email: [email protected] website: www.sfqc.co.uk
EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE MONDAY 20TH MARCH 2017
MARCH SHOW & SALE OF SPRING LAMB Class 1: Pair of Dorset sired lambs Class 2: Pair of Suffolk sired lambs Class 3: Pair of Continental sired lambs
~ Judging at 9am prompt – Show lambs in the market by 8.30am please ~
Please advise of entries to Russell Steer 07788 318701 or the Office 01392 251261 1914 SHEEP – 9.30AM Auctioneers: Russell Steer 07788 318701 & Ian Caunter 07813 068935
527 New Season Lambs to £92 & 247ppk 703 Hoggs to £88.50 & 201ppk 684 Cull Ewes to £120 & Rams to £118.50
527 PRIME SPRING LAMBS Another large and varied entry of prime spring lambs sold to a firmer trade all round with more buyers present to ensure all weights and grades were keenly bid Sale commencing at 9.30am for. A single 48kg lamb topped at £92 for the Pengelly family of Cullompton who Top Average No’s £’s Per £’s Per also sold 40 & 42kg solid lambs at £88.80 & £88.50 respectively (222 & 211ppk). Weight P.P.K P.P.K More 48kgs at £91.50 and 46kgs at £88.20 for the May family of Netherexe who Fwd Head Head also sold pens of 43-45kgs at £88.50 (x2) & £87.50 followed by more 42kgs at £87 PRIME LAMB 87.20 247 81.53 216 (207ppk) for Dudley Banks of Fennybridges and 41kgs to £86.20 (210ppk) for Ben 32-39 150 & Charles Mortimer of Powderham. Another pen of 41kgs at £85 (207ppk) for (+3.20) (+24) (+1.42) (+4) 88.80 222 83.62 200 Arthur Salter of Broadclyst who achieved the same value with a pen of 40kgs 40-45 337 (213ppk) closely followed by C Davey of Honiton at £84.50 (211ppk), Arthur (+3.30) (+9) (+3.19) (+11) 92.00 192 85.72 182 Salter’s second pen at £83.80 (210ppk) and both Steve Caunter of Harbertonford 46-52 40 and Chris Carr of Shillingford Abbot sold theirs at £83 (208ppk). 39kg lambs sold (+8.00) (+12) (+3.69) (+13) to £87.20 (224ppk) for Sophie Howell of Bristol followed by her grandparents PRIME HOGGS 76.50 201 59.61 160 George & Daphne Howell at £86.20 (221ppk) and grandson Oliver also was up 33-39 75 there with 37kgs at £82.20 (222ppk). Derek & Judith Galloway of Chulmleigh sold (+9.50) (+8) (-3.76) (-16) 76.50 171 69.53 164 their 39kgs at £84.20 (216ppk) and more of the same at £82.50 for Dudley Banks 40-45 208 and £82 for Alan Bickley of Puddington whilst 38kgs sold to £82 (216ppk) for (~) (-2) (-0.16) (+2) 80.80 165 74.17 153 David & Adrian Cole of Bradninch and £81.50 (214ppk) for Mary Curtis of 46-52 280 Cadeleigh. Lighter lambs were dominated by a run of smart Beltex sired lambs (+0.80) (-9) (+0.78) (~) 88.50 161 76.10 136 from L Whitrow of Honiton that saw his fresh shapely 35kgs rise to £86.50 or a 53+ 140 sale topping 247ppk followed by their plummy 37kgs at £82.80 (224ppk) and (+3.50) (+10) (-3.04) (-15) superb 33kgs at £77 (233ppk). SQQ was up 7 pence on last week to level at 120.00 73.96 EWES 637 205ppk. (-3.50) (+2.97) 118.50 85.34 RAMS 47 703 PRIME HOGGS (+6.50) (+8.11)
A similar number of hoggs sold to slight improvement for the better bred and presented sorts with quality overweights selling to £88.50, £85 & £83 for Geoff Tripp of East Prawle, £85.50 (161ppk) for a Blue Texel from Phil Dallyn of Ipplepen, £80.20 for the Cuming brothers of Moretonhampstead and £80 for Ram hoggs from Bill Quick of Crediton. Other overweights generally £72-£77 depending on breed and finish. 49-52kg hoggs sold to £80.80 (165ppk) for Rothamsted Research of North Tawton, £77.80 for Mick Branton of Dunsford, £77 for R Cheriton of Whitestone and £76 for Peggy & Phil Keast of North Tawton. 46 and 47kg hoggs also to £76 for Phil Lockyer of Cheriton Bishop and £75.20 for again for Peggy & Phil Keast. 45kgs peaked at £76.50 (170ppk) for Roger & John Dennis of Tedburn St Mary, 44’s to £74 (168ppk) for Derek Harvey of Roborough and £73.50 & £73 (167 & 166ppk) for Darren Reed of Broadwoodkelly. 42kgs to £69.80 (166ppk) for Simon Ashton of Brixham as 41kgs sold to £68.50 (167ppk) for J Hastie of Wiveliscombe and £68 (166ppk) for Alan Bickley. 40kg hoggs to £68.50 (171ppk) for Phil Coaker of Postbridge, £67.20 for Ben Gray of Tedburn St Mary and £67 (both 168ppk) for Chris & Katie Steer of Modbury. Lighter hoggs were headed by a pair of shapely 38kg Beltex’s from the Steer family of Liverton that climbed to £76.50 or a sale topping 201ppk. Another pair of shapely hoggs scaling 37kgs from Phil Coaker realised £69 (186ppk) while a penfull of 39kgs from Alan & Lisa Johns of Slapton sold at £67 (172ppk) and 38kgs from Blackaton Manor Farms of Widecombe made £66.20 (174ppk). More 37kgs at £63 (170ppk) for both Derek Harvey and Tale Valley Farming Partnership of Cullompton. SQQ is within a penny of last week at 165ppk. 637 CULL EWES & 47 RAMS
A similar number of cull sheep met a flying trade for the quality on offer with pens of pure Charollais ewes selling to £120 & £113.50 for Bill Quick who also sold crossbred ewes at £108. Pure Texel and Roussin ewes to £118.50 & £100 for Anthony Carter of Dawlish, whilst Suffolk crosses sold to £113 for the Maynard family of Hele, £112 & £107 for pure Suffolks from Mike Waycott of Ashburton and £111 for crossbreds from Adrian & Julie Rich of Halwell. More mainly Suffolk cross ewes to £108.50 & £100 for Edward Hosegood of Zeal Monachorum, £108 for both Rothamsted Research and John & Diane Vooght of Dunsford, £105.50 for Richard Hartnell of Honiton, £103.50 for C & S Partridge of Calverleigh, £102.50 for the Cuming brothers and £100 for West Prawle Farm of East Portlemouth. Heavy and thick Dorset ewes looked the most improved trade, up in the region of £10-£15 on previous weeks topping at £95 for Derek & Judith Galloway, while Mules were up slightly selling into the mid £70’s and to £76.50 for Geoff & Joe Lang of Bishopsteignton. Fewer hill bred ewes forward sold at similar levels and generally in the £40’s, but a greater number of very plain, lambing disaster type ewes will have hampered the averages selling from £11 to £61. Rams topped at £118.50 & £99 for John Simons of South Chard, £118 & £110 for P Bryce of Dunsford, £117.50 for the Maynard family, £115.50 for Bill Quick. Overall average was up £3 to £74.
IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM ARAMS
As you may be aware ARAMS have recently moved premises to Northampton and now have a new PO Box address. The new address for the return of movement forms is: Animal Reporting and Movement Service (ARAMS), PO Box 1470, Northampton, NN1 9GB
Please also be aware that the Freepost address is no longer valid and Royal Mail will not redirect letters to them. ARAMS have updated the ARAMS1 licence forms with the new PO Box address but it may take some time for the existing forms to go out of circulation. Furthermore our software company have not yet updated the address on licences printed in our Market Offices.
Friday 17th March Friday 7th April Friday 5th May
~ Entries now being taken ~
For more information please contact Robert Armstrong on 07791 484290 or the Market Office 01392 251261
Friday 17th March 2017 at Exeter Livestock Centre Collective Grass Keep Sale of 88 acres in the Shillingford St George & Lapford areas
~Catalogue available from www.kivells.com ~ For further information please speak to Ian Caunter in the Rural Professional Office or call 07813 068935 or 01392 252 262
EXETER RURAL PROFESSIONAL DEPARTMENT The Basic Payment Scheme application window is expected to open in early March … NOW is the time to start preparing your BPS application!!
Countryside Stewardship Schemes Rural planning and development Landlord and Tenant matters Grazing / cropping licences Contract / Share Farming Agreements Arbitration and dispute resolution Valuations for a variety of purposes Rural diversification Compulsory purchase and compensation Renewable energy
Please contact:-
Claire Bellew, Ian Caunter or Caroline Squire on 01392 252 262 (opt 2) or pop into the office, open Monday to Friday 8.45am – 5.30pm
FORTHCOMING SALES
FRIDAY 10th MARCH - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Sale of Dairy Cattle & Fortnightly Pig Sale
MONDAY 13th MARCH - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
TUESDAY 14th MARCH - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Monthly Horse & Tack Sale
FRIDAY 17th MARCH - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc 1st Spring Judged Sale of Continental & Continental X Cattle, Monthly Sale of Organic Cattle & Sheep and Collective Grass Sale
MONDAY 20th MARCH - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market to inc Special Sale of Spring Lambs
TUESDAY 21st MARCH - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Sale of TB Restricted Prime, Cull & Store Cattle
FRIDAY 24th MARCH - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Catalogued Sale of Beef Breeding Cattle to include Special Sale of Simmentals on behalf of the SW Simmental Breeders Society, Dairy Sale & Fortnightly Pig Sale
MONDAY 27th MARCH - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
FRIDAY 31st MARCH - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Sale of Native Breed Cattle
MONDAY 3rd APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
TUESDAY 4th & WEDNESDAY 5th APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Spring Show & Sale of Cattle on behalf of the SDHB Society
FRIDAY 7th APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc 'Heart Of Devon' 5th Anniversary, 2nd Spring Judged Sale Of Continental & Continental Cross Cattle, Catalogued Show & Sale Of Suckled Calves & Stirks, Dairy Sale to inc English Gold Top Sale of Jerseys and Fortnightly Pigs
MONDAY 10th APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market to inc Easter Show & Sale of Prime Lambs
FRIDAY 14th APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE GOOD FRIDAY – NO MARKET
MONDAY 17th APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE EASTER MONDAY - Weekly Prime Stock Market as usual
TUESDAY 18th APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Sale of TB Restricted Prime, Cull & Store Cattle
FRIDAY 21st APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Catalogued Sale of Beef Breeding Cattle, Dairy Sale & Fortnightly Pigs
MONDAY 24th APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market to inc April Show & Sale of Spring Lamb
WEDNESDAY 26th APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Devon YFC Young Farmers Day
FRIDAY 28th APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly sale of Organic Cattle & Sheep and Dairy Cattle to inc 7th Annual Sale of Ayrshire & Other Coloured Breed Dairy Cattle
EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Matford Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD
01392 251261 [email protected] www.kivells.com