HOLSWORTHY MARKET REPORT Wednesday 19 June 2019
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HOLSWORTHY MARKET REPORT Wednesday 19 June 2019 EVERY WEDNESDAY Gates open 6am SALE TIMES 09:45 am - Draft Ewes followed by Finished Lambs 10:30 am – Store Lambs & Couples 10 am - Calves and Stirks 11 am - Store Cattle followed by Finished & OTM Cattle 11 am - Dairy Cattle Today saw a entry of 190 Dairy Cows with a top price on the day of £1900 for a freshly calved Heifer from Messrs L & A Gould & Son of Holsworthy Holsworthy Livestock Market, New Market Road, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 7FA 01409 253275 LAMBS, DRAFT EWES & RAMS – 09.45 am Auctioneer: Steve Prouse WEIGHT TOP AVERAGE Per P/Kg Per P/Kg LAMBS head TLW head TLW 32.1-39 81 209 77.60 200 39.1-45.5 95.20 224 90 211.40 45.6-52 97.50 207 95.75 196.40 Overall 97.50 224 92.05 211 EWES Light 87 69.40 Heavy 95 90 RAMS 99 87 688 LAMBS A similar entry met a much faster trade for all weights and a lot more lambs are needed to fulfil buyers orders. Our overall average on the day was 211p well up on other centres in the Southwest. Numerous pens were over 215p and topping to 224p for a pen of Texel 42.2kgs at £95.20 from Mike Huxtable, Garnacott, Huntshaw. Two vendors realised 221p David Grigg, Venton, Monkleigh for 6 pens of 42kgs at £92.80 and Ryan Thomas, Kilkhampton 42kgs at £93. Several pens made over £94 topping to £97.50 for a smart pen of 47kgs from Messrs WJ Crocker & Son of Colehouse, Merton who also realised £97.20. A pen from Messrs AR Hooper & Sons of Pengold, Crackington Haven realised £97.20 for a pen of 49.2kgs. 301 DRAFT EWES & RAMS All ewes were much more sought after with the overall average of £70.71 this being up £7 to £8 for all classes of ewes. Top price on the day was £95 for a pen of Suffolk X from Ken and Mike Hill of Bideford followed by Messrs A & D Heyward of East Liddaton who realised £94. NOTICE TO ALL SHEEP VENDORS It has come to our attention in the last few months, that several draft ewes are being brought in to the market with no EID tags. In 2009 electronic ear tagging came into force, to help us maximise the best price for your ewes the buyers require the Ewes to be tagged with a full set of EID Tags, or alternatively a full set of red replacement EID tags. 183 BABY CALVES & STIRKS BREED BULLS HEIFERS Auctioneer: James Morrish FLAA CALVES No Top Ave No Top Ave 07814 010133 Aberdeen Angus 8 292 247.38 - - - Friesian 22 128 82.82 - - - Limousin 12 468 298.42 6 265 173.33 British Blue 23 455 257.52 19 255 170.89 Hereford 8 300 146.50 - - - Simmental - - - 2 212 211.00 Charolais 4 380 349.00 1 262 262.00 Devon x 8 240 116.75 4 200 115.50 Montbeliarde 4 135 135.00 - - - A quality entry of calves and stirks saw spirited bidding throughout the sale with an overall top call of the day at an amazing £510 for the best of a lovely bunch of Continental Heifer stirks (4 months) in from John Elliott of Henscott. The best of 25 Blue Heifers up from Manaccan in South Cornwall hit £500 on behalf of Mr W E Hosken with others from the same good home at £480 (x10) and £400 (x3). Younger stirks (3 ½ months) came in from PH Collins Partnership hit £468 (x2) for a pair of Limousin heifers. In the baby calf pens the Folk2Folk Champion today came in from Steve Furse and family of Ashwater reaching to £400 and purchased by Ivor Stephens of Babbington. Kimbo Davey travelled across from Lewdown to sell her best baby Charolais at £380 and going off to the edge of Dartmoor with Rosie Fishleigh. Mr Mike Hopper of Whitstone topped the baby Blue entry at £348 (3 weeks old) with Phil Cleave of Youlstone at £340 and Rob Veale of Halwill at £335. In the Hereford pens Messrs Bulled of South Molton hit £300 and Mr Russell Risdon of Camelford hit £225. Mr John Cann of Highampton topped the Angus bulls at £295 with a nice run from Messrs WE Hosken of Trewothack Farm at £260 and others over £230. John Heal of Cudworthy topped the Devon’s at £240 with a line up of very young Montbeliarde bulls in from Messrs S & J Cook of Filleigh at £135 (x4). In the Holstein bull pens trade was flying high and seeing a top call of £128 on behalf of Messrs Schuttkacker & Sons of Bere Alston with others at £116 for Messrs Nancekivell, £112 for W Hosken of Cornwall with plenty of babies between £75-£95. In the heifer pens the best Angus calves hit £228 for Mr Risdon with Devons from Cudworthy Farm at £200. Messrs Cornish of West Putford sold some quality Blues at £255 and Colin Stevens at £242 and £240 for his best. Strong Hereford Heifers topped at £280 with others from the same good farm at £272 and £270. Top Limousins hit £265 for Mark Davey of Lewdown with Messrs A & D Heyward of Beckwell Farm at £255. Speaking after the sale James Morrish said “Another great day at Holsworthy Livestock Centre saw buyers and vendors going home happy with the days business”. Kivells welcomed Issy Edworthy to the calf team and hope she enjoys her new job every Wednesday. *Next Week* Entries include 14 Charolais Steers & Heifers (6-8 months) from Bude. 14 British Blue & Limousin Steers & Heifers (4 months) and 12 Simmental stirks from South Molton. 250 STORE CATTLE – 11 am Auctioneer: David Kivell 07899 960272 STEERS HEIFERS No 0-15 mths 16-22 mths 23+ mths 0-15 mths 16-22 mths 23+ mths Breed Sold Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Aberdeen Angus 43 710 710 965 840 1095 980 605 525 735 680 - - British Blue 104 760 655 945 875 - - 665 662 800 775 840 840 Hereford 23 680 619 - - - - 600 542 - - - - Charolais 6 680 640 925 810 - - 690 690 - - - - Friesian 21 505 475 680 585 790 745 - - - - - - Limousin 28 750 630 830 785 - - 655 500 850 730 - - Simmental 3 560 560 - - - - 720 685 - - - - Galloway 1 - - - - 1050 1505 - - - - - - Fleckvieh 16 - - 790 730 - - - - - - - - Devon 4 560 560 - - - - - - - - - - A good entry of well farmed cattle this week saw the trade steadier with many purchasers still struggling to book finished cattle in for 5-6 weeks. Forward cattle eased slightly with a good run of forward non FA Aberdeen Angus Steers from Messrs Semmens of Penzance which saw a top call of £1095 for 3 23 month olds and British Blues from the same farm to £945. A superb single suckled Galloway steer 24 months from Messrs Kirby of Milton Damerel rose to £1050. Several bunches of stronger feeding British Blue steers saw several bunches over £900 with stronger British Blue Heifers to £800. The top price heifer this week was £850 for 3 23 month old Limousins from Messrs R S Jones of Heggaton. Harder 20-24 month Continentals which require feeding were back £30-40 especially the smaller framed sorts. Younger cattle saw another strong trade with several bunches of 12-14 month old Hereford x’s to £600-£700, more would have sold well. Holstein Steers saw a stronger trade this week with a top call being £790 for 2 from Mr M Heyward of Okehampton. Younger 15-17 month old Holsteins up on previous weeks with many bunches over £500. This week’s winner of the Lark Plant was awarded to Messrs Semmens of Penzance for Aberdeen Angus Steers at £1095. Kivells notice to Store Cattle Vendors It has come to our attention in recent months that a large number of in calf Store Heifers are being reported, and because of this the vendors are having to pay large vet bills and cost of losses to the purchaser. In previous years we have found that vendors who have scanned their Heifers empty at the time of their TB test, have had a stronger trade on the day, and that has covered their cost of scanning, based on this although it’s voluntary and not compulsory to scan your Heifers, we would highly recommend it. On talking to purchasers they would be more than happy to give a little extra with the guarantee of empty Heifers. FINISHED CATTLE – 11 am The top price this week was 168p for a well finished Stabiliser steer Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272 from Mr S Hopper of Rydon realising a top price of £1122 with the other 3 averaging £1104. A good consignment of non Farm Assured cows from Messrs Law of 21 GRAZING COWS – 11 am Holsworthy saw several bunches of smaller framed non Farm Assured Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272 cows over £400 topping at £440. PRIVATE TREATY WANTED: * Grazing type Cows needed! Kivells have several buyers very keen to purchase your lean/grazing cows on farm or at Market. Call one of our Markets today! * 100 cows with a predominantly spring calving pattern. MWB * 180 British Friesian or Crossbred cows – ideally a mix of Autumn and Spring calving or Winter calving. MWB 190 DAIRY CATTLE - 11.00 am Auctioneer: Mark Bromell - 07966 430001 Mark Davis - 07773 371774 A massive entry of Dairy Cattle sold in front of a packed ring of buyers and generally a decent trade throughout.