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HOLSWORTHY MARKET REPORT Wednesday 20 March 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

270 calves saw the best to £460 on behalf of the Vanstone family of Woolsery, however the Folk2Folk Champion hit £435 from PH Collins Partnership (Pictured)

Holsworthy Livestock Market, New Market Road, Holsworthy, , EX22 7FA 01409 253275

LAMBS, DRAFT EWES & RAMS – 09.45 am WEIGHT TOP AVERAGE Auctioneer: Steve Prouse - 07767 895366 Per P/Kg Per P/Kg Hoggs Head TLW Head TLW 32.1-39 80.20 206 71 190.40 39.1-45.5 91 206 84.50 194.30 45.6-52 93.20 197 90.60 187.10 52+ 95.50 170 88.30 160.10 Overall 95.50 206 88.40 193.60 Ewes

Light 84 - 63 -

988 HOGGS Heavy 98 89

More Hoggs on offer saw a faster trade for all Ram 94 85 weights with an overall average of 193.60, and more could have been sold. There were numerous pens over 200p to a top of 206p from 2 vendors, Ian Watson of Bradford Manor, for 42kgs £86.50 and 39 kgs making £80.20, also David Ward of with 44kgs making £90.50. The heavies were £3 to £4 per head up this week with 28 pens realising £90 and over to a top of £95.50 sold by Phil Dack of followed by Dave and Mandy Walter of Putford who made £94 for their heavies.

338 DRAFT EWES

A stronger trade again this week and a lot more could have been sold.

Several pens made over £90 to a top of £98 for a pen of Suffolk X from

Rod Evely of Petersmarland. Mules up to £74 and the plain ewes very much sought after up around £5 to £6 per head.

57 EWES AND 76 LAMBS COUPLES The drier weather this week has helped the couple trade. 14 pens of Double Couples over £170 to a top of £192 for a pen of Suffolk X from Mr J Cleave of Folly Gate. Singles topped at £130 from 3 vendors.

270 BABY CALVES & STIRKS BREED BULLS HEIFERS Auctioneer: Mr James Morrish FLAA CALVES No Top Ave No Top Ave 07814 010133 Aberdeen 19 250 69.95 20 48 16.80

Angus Friesian 61 150 24.16 3 20 9 Limousin 16 435 268.75 18 340 138.44 British Blue 35 385 179.11 27 230 150 Simmental 3 290 147.33 9 135 23.67 Hereford 9 262 142.22 7 260 167 Charolais 2 422 412 2 285 251 Ayrshire 4 1 1 Nor Red X 4 25 16.50 S Devon 1 235 235 1 10 10 Montbelliard 2 62 33.50

A huge entry of calves being the biggest in the Westcountry saw a big divide between the ‘best and the rest’. Overall top call of the day was £460 given for a trio of Blue Steer Stirks in from M & I Vanstone & Sons of Woolsery. John & Mark Elliott of Bradford hit £450 and £442 for Blues. The other stirks (33) were all very much sought after and easy to sell.

The baby calf trade was extremely strong for the best and much more selective for the rest. The Folk2Folk champion calf came in from PH Collins Partnership hitting a tremendous £435 for a Limousin bull with the best of a lovely run of (25-35 day old blue calves) at £385 whilst Tim Isaac of and Peter Heywood of hit £380 for Limousins and Blues.

A tremendous run of Herefords topped at £262 (X3) for ’30 day olds’ from Andrew Oke of Bradford. With the best of the Angus Bulls at £250 for Messrs Luxton & Son of . Some nice Simmentals forward topped at £290 for Messrs Cleave of Launcells.

Messrs Collins also topped the heifer pens with a lovely red heifer (5weeks) at £340 with the best Hereford heifers at £260 for Edward Richardson of and Limousins from Heywood Farm Partnership at £260.

The Holstein and dairy type trade was very selective with only the stronger calves/stirks in demand. Top call was £150 for older calves from Middle Huddisford with younger black and whites from Jeff Endacott also at £150. Baby Holsteins ranged from £2 – £52 with buyers not really interested in small and plain calves.

180 STORE CATTLE – 11 am Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272

STEERS HEIFERS No 0-15 Months 16-22 Months 23+ Months 0-15 Months 16-22 23+ Months Breed Sold Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave TopMonths Ave Top Ave Aberdeen Angus 13 - - 935 912 940 940 - - 740 740 - - British Blue 89 880 725 1100 945 1080 1035 765 685 885 805 - - Hereford 25 710 625 930 930 780 780 - - 735 565 - - Friesian 24 - - - - 835 782 ------Limousin 5 775 735 930 930 - - 545 472 - - - - Simmental 4 800 718 - - - - 580 475 780 780 - - Devon 6 - - 680 672 - - 545 472 - - - - Saler 10 - - 780 712 - - - - 670 635

Numbers are still tight this week but surprisingly the trade jumped £50 per bullock with a large number of buyers keen to buy a superb consignment of warm British Blue Steers from Mr W Prouse, Frizenham which saw a top of £1080 (5) with an average of £1042. (16) younger grass British Blues from Messrs Kirk of sold extremely well with 26 steers and Heifers 18-20 months averaging £908, Steers to £1030. The top price of the day this week was £1100 for a shapely British Blue from Mr North of Bratton . Several good bunches of Aberdeen Angus & Hereford Steers this week saw most bunches over £900 with more required.

Few forward heifers this week saw British Blues top at £885 for 6 18 month Dairy x British Blues grass cattle. Another strong Holstein trade with a top call of £835 for 3 from Messrs Andrew of with other Holsteins with frame to £700-£795. Younger Holsteins in keen demand to £580. More are needed.

Young 12 month Continentals and Natives saw a ferocious trade with 12 month Simmental x Holstein steers from Messrs Dilling of to £800 with others to £775 and heifers to £700. Young native steers saw 4 Herefords from Messrs Daniel of St Giles at £665 and others from Messrs Jopling of to £655.

This week’s winner of the Lark Plant was awarded to Mr North, of for a British Blue Steer at £1100.

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.

GRAZING COWS – 11 am The top call was £525 for a young lean South Devon from Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272 Messrs Bailey of Launcells.

21 DAIRY CATTLE - 11.00 am Auctioneer: Mark Bromell - 07966 430001 DAIRY CATTLE Top Ave st Mark Davis - 07773 371774 1 Calving Heifers 1700 1259 2nd Calving Cows 1300 1300 In Calf Cows 800 800 Heifer Calves 100 100

Following a ten day period where we have sold over 1000 Dairy Cattle to a strong trade, today’s small entry saw a busy ring of buyers but lacklustre bidding. Top quality Heifers with good yields topped at £1700 for ‘Kenham Jackboy Aura 16’ a freshly calved Heifer yielding 36.5Kgs sold on behalf of Mr K Grabham, Highampton. ‘Poltreworgey Helitrope’ a freshly calved Heifer yielding 33Kgs sold at £1520 on behalf of Mr A Hawken, Port Isaac. A good run of freshly calved Heifers from Messrs S Taylor Farming Ltd, topped at £1350. Tidy 25Kgs Heifers looked good value today with buyers wanting higher yielding Heifers. A 2nd Calving Cow from Mr T Hawken, Port Isaac yielding 34Kgs sold at £1300.

An In Calf Cow due June on behalf of DG & VM Hale, Bridgerule sold at £800 with Heifer Calves from Mr R Gillbard of Launceston selling at £100.

SOUTH WEST LIMOUSIN SPRING SHOW & SALE Holsworthy Livestock Market

Wednesday 24 April 2019

British Limousin Cattle Society Breeders’ Sale On behalf of Members of the South Western Limousin Breeders’ Club Closing date for entries: Monday 8 April

Auctioneer: Mark Bromell 07966 430001 / 01409 253275 Holsworthy Livestock Market, New Market Road, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 7FA

LONDON MARATHON 2019 One of our regular Agricultural Merchants based at Holsworthy Market, Andy Berry of Berry's Agriculture is running next months London Marathon (his first marathon). He is running it in aid of the disabled childrens charity, Whizz-Kidz. If you are able to support Andy and this great charity then any donation is greatly received. Please donate by clicking on the link http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/AndyBerry3

FORTHCOMING SALES

WEDNESDAY 27th - HOLSWORTHY Weekly Prime & Store Market

WEDNESDAY 27th - 12 noon South Devon Herd Book Society’s

SPRING SHOW & SALE 42 PEDIGREE SOUTH DEVON CATTLE Inc 28 Bulls & 14 Heifers

All pre-movement tested, either CHeCS accredited from BVD free herds or tested negative for BVD antigen and all fully vaccinated for BVD. Johnes levels 1 to 3. Judging 8.30am - Sale 12 noon. The breed that’s quietly going places! Catalogues: 01409 253275 / www.kivells.com or SDHBS, 01392 447494 www.sdhbs.org.uk

THURSDAY 28th - HALLWORTHY Weekly Market to inc 250 Store Cattle and 40 Double and Single Couples entries to S Prouse

FRIDAY 29th - HALLWORTHY 6:30PM EVENING POULTRY SALE

FORTHCOMING MACHINERY SALES SATURDAY 30th MARCH 11am – LOWER KEIGWIN FARM, PENDEEN, PENZANCE TR19 7TS Dispersal Sale of Tractors, Machinery & Equipment On behalf of Mr JM Jelbert.

The sale comprises: Claas Scorpion 6030 Varipower Telehandler 4,300hours, New Holland TS115 Tractor 7350 hours, Fiat 640 Yard Tractor. Claas 3050c Plus Mower, Kverneland Straw Chopper, Lotus 675 Stabilo Hay Turner, Twose Buckrake, West Dung Spreader, Shelbourne Reynolds Sand Dispenser, Dung Grab, Shear Grab, Bale Spike, Grain bucket, Teagle Topline S60 Fertiliser Spinner, Kverneland 4f Auto reset A85 Plough, Ditch Plough, 20 KVA 3 point linkage Generator, Qty Ring Feeders, Cubicle Mats, Silage Trailer, 4 1/2 metre Cultivator, New Holland Tractor Weights, Quicke 3301 Loader, 90" Rotavator, Lely Autoglide 1000 litre Sprayer (chemical injection), Calf Dehorning Crate, 8 nearly new Cattle Hurdles, Cattle Crush. Dairy Equipment to inc 6 stall Abreast Parlour to be sold with all the contents, Alfa Laval 3000 litre Bulk Tank (single phase), Hot Water boiler, Volume Washer, Plate Cooler & AI Flask plus many other Miscillaneous lots. Outside entries invited 01392 252262 / [email protected]

APRIL SALES WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL- HOLSWORTHY Early Month Dairy Sale. Entries invited for cataloguing by 10am Thursday 28th March.

SATURDAY 6th APRIL – HOLSWORTHY MONTHLY MACHINERY SALE OF 2,000 LOTS OF TRACTORS, MACHINERY & GOODS

Current entries include; Massey Ferguson 1200 tractor c/w log crane, 2 Fordson Majors, Logging equipment, saws, concrete mixers, 200 sheep hurdles. Also dispersal from one farm inc; Siromer tractor c/w loader (250hrs), topper, cultivator, cattle crush, large selection of yard gates, feeders and hurdles as well as new scaffolding tower (7m), roofing ladders and tools etc. Annual Vintage Sale to inc; Consignment of Stationary engines including Bamford 1.5hp, Petter, International 1905 and a very rare Lion (open crank). 100 Pigs, 300 Poultry & 400 Pet food. Entries invited to 01409 253275 / [email protected]

PRIVATE TREATY FOR SALE: Robert Speck – 01409 253275 or 07909538520 Crossbred/Grazing type Dairy Cattle:  15 Freshly Calved  30 In-Calf Heifers  20 Organic In-Milk Cows  70 In-Calf June Calving TB RESTRICTED STIRKS 40 BB & AA Named Sired steers & hfrs 4-8mths 6 Hereford steers 7mths

FODDER BANK FOR SALE:  180 Round Haylage – Week St Mary  175 Round Haylage –  80 Round Hay – St Austell  50 Round Silage – Boscastle  200 Round Haylage – Boyton  90 Round Haylage – Bishops Lydiard James Morrish 01409 253275 or 07814 010133  200 T 2018 Grass Clamp Silage(2nd Cut) -  200 round Silage (1st cut 2018) – Tiverton  200 Square Hay - Taunton

Ian Caunter 01392 252262 or 07813 068935

Rural Reflection March 2019

BPS and Countryside Stewardship - The knowns and the unknowns of the New Scheme World

The Kivells Professional team are always keeping up to date on what is happening with the Common Agricultural

Policy going forward which can be quite a task! There are many items that we think we know, subject to a Brexit deal, however there are many other unknown aspects that will be forthcoming in future months and years. The Government has pledged to commit the same cash total in funds for farm support until the end of this parliament and funding is guaranteed for the full lifetime of any agreement signed by 31st December 2020 which is encouraging.

The Current Scheme World – Basic Payment Scheme We are aware that the 2019 Basic Payment Scheme will continue in a similar format with the 2020 Basic Payment Scheme application likely to follow suit. Going forward from 2021, it is expected that the Basic Payment Scheme will reduce in value up until 2027 when it will be removed completely from 2028 onwards. Throughout that time period between 2021 and 2027, BPS will be delinked from eligible land and therefore not paid on a per hectare basis. We are unaware when this will be and what this will mean for farmers, but we will of course keep you updated as soon as we know more.

The Current Scheme World – Agri Environment With regards to the current Countryside Stewardship Agreements, this year applications are available as in previous years but will be slightly simpler with regards to requesting an application pack online and not all supporting information will be required to be submitted with the application, but just made available for claims and inspection. This application window opened on 18th February with application packs needing to be requested by 31st May and full applications submitted by 31st July 2019. These agreements will have a start date of 1st January 2020 and can include capital items including water capital works if you are in the catchment sensitive farming area.

The New Scheme World – Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS) From 2020 there is likely to be simpler Countryside Stewardship Agreements which may mean that the current wildlife offers that are currently available will be the only options going forward. This is a simple scheme with an online application and it is not competitive. However this scheme does not currently benefit from any capital works in addition. Going forward from 2020 the simplified Countryside Stewardship is likely to be available up until 2024 and during this time, pilots will be carried out for the new ELMS (Environmental Land Management Scheme). Then from 2025 onwards there will be a role out of the ELMS and from 2028 it will be available to all farmers and will replace the current Countryside Stewardship and Basic Payment Scheme payments, where landowners and farmers will get paid for the delivery of environmental services and benefits. It is likely to be an online application process with applications made throughout the year so no single, annual start date. This transition from BPS/CS to ELMS can be explained further in the table below.

Scheme 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 As Phasing Phasing Phasing Phasing Phasing Phasing Phasing BPS NO BPS 2019 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7

CS ‘Simplified’ version available NO CS Tests & Trials

ELMs Available Pilots Roll-out to all

There are still many unknowns with the Basic Payment Scheme, Countryside Stewardship and ELMS but it is looking to be very much environmental based going forward.

We will of course keep you updated on anything further but if you do have any questions or if you would like any help with this year’s Basic Payment Scheme or Countryside Stewardship application, please do not hesitate to contact one of the Kivells Professional teams.

On Behalf of the Kivells Rural Professional Team

Claire Quick Exeter Office

The Kivells Rural Professional Team

David Kivell 01409 253275 [email protected] Lisabeth Miller 01409 253 275 [email protected]

Mark Bromell 01409 253275 [email protected]

Claire Quick 01392 252262 [email protected]

Mark Bunt 01579 324927 [email protected]

Ian Caunter 01392 252262 [email protected] Tom Rattray 01566 776886 [email protected]

Kivells Messaging 2019

Important News

Over the last 12 months we have been in discussions with our insurers and other advisors and listened to you, our sellers and buyers. The number of lots and attendees at our sales have grown over the last few years and we recognise that we need to adapt to meet and build on this increased demand for our services from both existing customers and new clients. At the same time we also recognise that our on farm dispersal sales and the Holsworthy Saturday collectives are not just sales but useful social events. The opportunity to meet and socialise mixing business and pleasure is essential in an age when farmers and many in the wider agricultural community work in isolation and then continue to be alone on the internet.

Getting the balance right between traditional and established ways of working and providing a safer environment is challenging particularly in market sites and farms. Kivells, Sellers and Buyers - we all have responsibilities and we at Kivells recognise that some improvements could be made. We have trialled some of these at Holsworthy and some have been well received and others less so. We ask that you bear with us as we put in place these changes many of which are primarily for your safety and to ensure you have the right information. Our staff will remind you and guide you and we ask that you respect the fact that they do so for your benefit and the benefit of other attendees. We have introduced new signage at our market sites and the messaging will be replicated at our on farm and other sales. In addition all our sale catalogues, to include Livestock Market sales, will include additional information for all attendees under a Notice to Purchasers heading. The Notice to Purchasers will act as useful reminders for our regular Sellers and Buyers and answer many of the frequently asked questions raised by new attendees.

To ensure that all attendees to our Livestock Market sales are made aware of our new Health & Safety message we will also be creating digital messages for our canteen displays etc. We will also include this messaging in our market reports.

In addition with this initiative we will be improving the information content on Kivells.com particularly under the Agriculture Heading. You will be able to easily find much of the information you will need regarding trading with Kivells and all sales to include Terms and Conditions and Sellers and Buyers Responsibilities. The intention here is to enable you to have and absorb this information ahead of any sale and help you to register, buy and sell with knowledge. Kivells Livestock sales are conducted under the 2017 Livestock Auctioneers Association Terms and Conditions and these will also be posted in all of our market offices.

As regards Machinery Sales Kivells currently operate under our own Terms and Conditions. However the Livestock Auctioneers Association has recently published its own version and we are currently reviewing our strategy in this regard. We will update you when a decision is made.

Thank you for your business to date and we look forward to partnering you in the future.