HALLWORTHY MARKET REPORT THURSDAY 8th FEBRUARY 2018

EVERY THURSDAY Gates Open 6.30am

SALE TIMES 09:45 am Draft Ewes followed by Prime, Store Hoggs & Breeding Sheep followed Tested & Untested Prime & OTM Cattle 11:00 am Store Cattle & Stirk NAMED SIRES Store cattle and calf purchasers are continually requesting the names of sires of Angus, South Devon and Hereford cattle. Please supply this information by writing it on the passport, it reflects in the sale price.

Hallworthy Stockyard, Hallworthy, , , PL32 9SH Tel: 01840 261261 Fax: 01840 261684 Website: www.kivells.com Email: [email protected] SHEEP AUCTIONEER STEVE PROUSE 07767 895366

151 Draft Ewes Strong entry very much in demand, with again 6 buyers in attendance, selling to a top of £97 for a pen of Texel’s from Messrs G T Grigg & Son, Trevean, Trengune. Followed by Messrs S & T Cornelius who realised £96 for their 1st pen. Hill Bred ewes to £59. 114 Fat Hoggs A much faster trade for all weights, over all average of 204.8 and more Hoggs could have been sold. Top per kilo was 215p for 2 pens of 42kgs to £90.50, from Messrs R & S Reskelly, Rooke Farm. Top per head this week was £94.20 for 2 pens of 47 kgs from Tim Harris, St Tudy, followed by Messrs D & L Maloney, Beeches Farm, Tavistock, who realised £94 for 45kgs. 240 Store Hoggs A flying trade from start to finish with only average and small framed Hoggs on offer, saw several pens around £70 and over to a top of £78, from Messrs RW & GM Reskelly, Rooke Farm, . Couples Small entry met more interest with doubles realising a top of £175 for Suffolk x from Nigel Taylor, Henjapel, St Wenn.

STORE CATTLE AUCTIONEER RICHARD DENNIS 160 Store Cattle Tremendous trade at Hallworthy, 160 Stores raced away with a packed ring looking ahead to stock up before turnout. Todays top went to Mr L R Pengelly of Falmouth, with a run of 14 Simmental and Hereford x Cattle at 18-20 months. An outstanding run start to finish saw a bunch of 2 at £1205, another pair to £1200 and £1190 for x3, with 4 more bunches to £1060 upwards. Mr Trevor Wellington from St Kew saw his best to £1200, a well fleshed Heifer at 22 months. Mr S P Nicholls of Drift, saw the best of his run top out at £1105 for a pair of Limousin x Steers. Best Freisian from T Hannaford of Moor View Whitstone, saw 2 bunches of 6 at £725 and £700. Younger Cattle were at a premium with Mr D F Hobbs of Tapphouse, , with 2 bunches of Aberdeen Angus Named Sire Steers at 10 months, these topped at £795. Mr R W Radford of Boskednan House, Penzance, saw the top of his run of 20, 8-10 month calves achieve £695, for a bunch of Limousin x Steers, and another bunch of Dairy x Steers to £635, 3x British Blue Heifers at 8 months to £645. North Devon Steers topped out at £800 for Mr P Simms of Wadebridge. Cull Cows Top cull cow went to Mr Bayley of Lower Newham Farm with a Hereford x to 110 ppkilo.

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FORTHCOMING SALES

 FEBRUARY SALES SATURDAY 10TH – HALLWORTHY Poultry Sale, Sale commencing at 10:15am MONDAY 12TH – HOLSWORTHY AND HALLWORTHY TB Restricted Sale of Store Cattle, OTM’s and Cull Cows THURSDAY 15TH – HALLWORTHY Normal weekly market to include 200 store cattle and Dispersal Sale of In Calf Cows on behalf of Mr D Parkinson also, Special Sale of Couples and 200 Store Hoggs. Further entries invited WEDNESDAY 21ST – HOLSWORTHY Weekly Market Dairy Sale and 31 Suffolk x Ewes in flock ages, been running with Charolais Ram, due end of March onwards, for the late Mr W Heggandon, also Special sale of Couples. THURSDAY 22ND – HALLWORTHY Normal Weekly Market, on offer 200 Store Cattle and Special Sale of Couples, further entries invited to S Prouse 07767 895366 WEDNESDAY 28TH – HOLSWORTHY Weekly Prime and Store Market to include Special Sale of Couples

LAND TO LET BY INFORMAL TENDER

Approximately 115.38 acres of pasture land at Wotton Farm, Landrake, , Cornwall PL12 5AA available on a 3½ year Farm Business Tenancy commencing 25th March 2018. Tenders close 5pm on Friday 2nd March 2018. Full details available from Mark Bunt, Kivells, Liskeard Rural Professional Department. Tel: 01579 345543 or 07879 640970. Email: [email protected]

Rural Reflection February 2018