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EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

MARKET REPORT April 2018

Friday 13th Store Stock Market

EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Matford Park Road, Exeter, , EX2 8FD 01392 251261 [email protected] www.kivells.com 622 STORE CATTLE & STIRKS – 10AM Auctioneer: Simon Alford 07789 980203

Steers to £1385 Heifers to £1290

Store cattle of all breed and ages were a phenomenal trade throughout Friday’s sale with the promise of spring bringing several fresh faces to the sale ring. Top price of the day came in the way of a couple of stunning Limousin steers (24m) from Rosie Fishleigh of Cross at £1385 apiece, they were also awarded first prize in the steer section of our second spring show and sale of continental cattle. Rosie also sold two smart Charolais steer (24m) for £1360 a head. Next in line was the better of a fine run of forward outlying cattle from Messrs Ward & Hewings, , a cracking Limousin bullock (24m) which eased to £1365, a pair of grand South Devon Steers (23m) off the same farm rose to £1295 and their heifer of the same age & breed fetched a creditable £1260. Regular consigners Robert & Janet Legg , sold a pen of four strong Simmental bullocks (averaging 23m) for £1350 and a pair for £1320 whilst an Angus steer (26m) from Graham Tancock, reached £1330 and a bunch of five Blue’s (22m) easily got £1325 for John & Jenny Squire of (second prize winners in the show steer section). Big South Devon steers (30m) saw £1300 for Anthony Luscombe of and £1235 (21m) for Martin Perryman of . Further Limousin bred bullocks all around the two year old mark sold to £1285 for Peter Hooper of , £1260 for Brian Vallance, and £1245 for Andrew Lawrence up from Mullion. Best Holstein sorts (27m) peaked at £990 for David Withers of . Store heifers topped at an creditable £1290 for Peter Hooper for a pair eye catching Limousin’s (23m) which were awarded second place in the heifer section of the show while first placed females (in the show) looked a good price at £1200 a life for a tremendous pen of five Limousin’s from Gary Dunn of . £1200 was also achieved by the Keast family of with a well covered Limousin heifer (25m) with a similar sort close at £1195 for Edward Tarr of . Plenty of quality beef bred younger stores on offer and selling to a premium with Limousin steers (15m) to £1060 for Tom Cleave of ,) a pair of very decent Charolais bullocks (14m) from Martin Perryman reaching £1040 a head and a trio of well turned out Angus steers making £990 a life for Quiney & Spears of Moretonhampstead also a later born Limousin heifer (15m) also looked a good price at £935 for Ian & Viv steer of Bow. An excellent entry of fifty Organic store from John & Sue Kittow, Silverton peaked at £925 for a bunch of ten Dairy Shorthorn steers (26-30m)

157 SUCKLED CALVES & STIRKS – 11.30AM Auctioneer: Ian Caunter 07813 068935

Steers to £890 Heifers to £730

Ballistic! Trade red hot for a good number on offer with more cattle needed to satisfy buyer demand.

Steers topped at £890 for cracking Limousin crosses (12m) from Leo & Janette Bradford of , a wonderful run of cattle from DT & VJ Pyle of North Tawton saw Simmental cross steers attain £850 (11m), Limousin steers realised the same figure (12m), with others reaching £845 & £840. South Devon steers from Charlie Chick of Okehampton met a tremendous trade topping at £815 (12m), with others to £805. David & Sue Warren of achieved £810 for Charolais steers (12m), Simmental steers (12m) from Mark Stephens of attained £795, whilst superb Limousin crosses from David & Michelle Wootton of Bovey Tracey realised £790. Younger sorts from Paul Brimacombe and family of attained £730 (8m), with other good sorts this time from FG Gluyas & Partners of Camborne attaining £720 for Limousin cross steers (9m). Heifers topped £730 for well-bred Limousin crosses from DT & VJ Pyle, with others to £710. David & Sue Warren achieved £700 for Charolais heifers (12m), whilst Sandra & James Harvey of hit £695 again for Charolais heifers (7m). Younger heifers this time from Paul Brimacombe and family attained £565 (9m). Don’t miss this trade! Please call Ian Caunter 07813 068935 or Robert Armstrong 07791 484290 to discuss marketing and entries.

103 CALVES – 10.15 AM CALVES - 10.15 am Auctioneer: Mark Davis 07773 371774 CALVES Bulls Heifers A decent entry of calves sold to a cracking trade Breed TOP AVE TOP AVE topping at £385 for a Charolais bull from John Simmons of with others to £365 for Messrs British Blue 11 372 262 17 285 181 RH & MJ Hurford. British Blue bulls sold to £372 for Limousin 5 365 277 8 300 220 Messrs SEJ Tapp & Sons of Tiverton, £330 for Kathryn Charolais 2 385 375 6 230 204 Starr of & £295 for Ross Govier of Longdown. Simmental bulls to £365 & £360 for Mike Simmental 2 365 363 Wooldridge of . Limousin bulls to £365 Aberdeen Angus 4 115 88 16 195 96 for Alf & Andrew Harris of Tiverton who sold others Hereford 3 215 115 to £340 (x2). Heifer calves topped at £300 for a smart Limousin heifer from Derek Burrough of Holstein / Friesian 19 118 53 with others to £290 for Alf & Andrew Harris & £270 Swedish Red 1 75 75 for Kathryn Starr who also sold Blue heifers to £285 Shorthorn & £280. Other Blue heifers to £270 for Messrs SEJ 1 155 155 Tapp & Sons. Friesians topped at £118 for Ian Pincombe of with others to £115 for Roger & Sam Parris of Stockland. Shorthorn bulls to £155 for Roy Collins of .

2429 SHEEP – 11AM Auctioneer: Russell Steer 07788 318701

183 ORPHAN LAMBS

Just one short of last week’s number at 183 orphan lambs, continue to seek decent demand in front of a keen group of buyers. Bigger stronger lambs sold to £42 (x2) for TE & J Middleton & Son of , £40 for John Goodman of South Brent, £38 (x2) for S Boston of Pennymoor and £30 for Steve Caunter of Harbertonford. A good run of six from Michael Ayre of all sold for £26 as four vendors saw a total of 14 lambs sell at £24 to help maintain a strong average of £15 for all forward.

905 STORE HOGGS

Just a few hoggs less than last week at 905 were topped by Mike Waycott of Ashburton with heavyweight Ram Hoggs at £138 & £119.50, followed by strong Suffolk x ewe hoggs from the Jordan family of at £135, £129 (x2) & £127, who also picked up first prize in our anniversary show. Similarly the Davie Farm Partnership of reached £120 with the second prize pen of hoggs and sold another at £115. Another dozen or so pens over £110 and too many to mention over £100, despite the falling prime hogg trade. Numbers are staying up well for the time of year, although hoggs cutting their teeth is still an issue this year, some buyers are beginning to slow up or stop. I would urge anyone with hoggs left to sell to market them asap. Hoggs averaged £85.

155 GRAZING EWES

155 grazers sold to £127.50 for a trio from DW, DM & MW Risdon of Broadwoodkelly, £123.50 for R Williams of Hemerdon, £119 & £106 for WR Uren of and £109 for RD & JP Cannon of . Av. £73.

490 EWES & 696 LAMBS (1186 LIVES)

A massive line-up, far greater than expeced of 490 ewes with 696 lambs were a steady but not altogether disappointing trade. Best keenly sought after rising to £240 for a super Charollais double from Steve Parish of followed closely by DW, DM & MW Risdon with similarly smart goods at £238, CE Burrough of saw their best at £228, C & D Ford of Cheldon reached £220 and Robert & Christine Steer of Avonwick sold their best double at £219. Majority of doubles were £140 to £170 with the better end £175-£210. Plainer, leaner sorts from £90 to £135 depending on breed, strength and body condition. Singles sold to £172 for a fine pair of Cheviot Mule young ewes from Ian Pedrick of and £170 (x2) & £160 for Mule Hogg singles from Robert Partridge of . Other ewe singles from £135 to £155 for the better end, average sorts from £110 to £132 and smaller or fragile sorts upward of £80. Hill bred sorts in keen demand with a run of well farmed Beulah couples from George King of Glastonbury selling to £131 for the doubles and £97 for singles.

Vacancy at the Livestock Market Receptionist (maternity cover)

The role: Kivells are looking for a full time Market Receptionist to cover a period of maternity leave at the busy Holsworthy Livestock Market. The successful candidate will work on reception together with undertaking administration for the agricultural department. Likely duties will include assisting clients both face to face and by telephone, supporting the cattle auctioneer, preparing catalogues for sale, market reports and advertising.

The candidate: will be bright, cheerful, willing to help and quick to learn. The successful candidate will possess excellent customer service skills, be organised, computer literate and be able to work on their own. A background knowledge in agriculture is an advantage.

This is an interesting and varied role requiring a candidate with a strong work ethic and the ability to adapt.

Working hours: Monday to Friday 8.45am to 5.00pm. Additional hours for some Saturday sales will also be required.

To apply for this role, please email [email protected] or call 01409 259544 for an application form. Alternatively please visit www.kivells.com.

Closing date for applications to be received: Friday 27th April 2018

66 PIGS – 10.15AM Auctioneer: James Morrish 07814 010133

An extra sale of pigs today to celebrate six years since we took on selling at Exeeter saw a nice entry which takes the total number of pigs sold by Kivells in the last seven days to 429.

Just a handful of medium weight sows in from Chris Hill of Wellington saw a useful trade very much in-line with last Friday’s market. Chris topped at £90 with others between £82-£88. Overall top of the day was £100 given for a saddleback sow in from Messrs Serpell.

A nice run of prime pigs saw new buyers present and topped at £100 (x2) for Messrs Serpell with others from Messrs Whitaker at £95 (x4) going to one butcher near . Messrs Clarke came up from St Wenn in with a team of nine lightweight prime pigs which raced away to a top of £88.

A small but quality entry of young stores saw the best of a tidy run of white pigs (6 weeks) to £40 in from Messrs Hornby of Millcroft, a price matched by Mr Amos of . Messrs Sully topped the coloured stores at £30.

*My personal thanks to all our customers over the past five years for your support and help* Our next pig sale is this week (20th April) with all buyers comfirming their attendance and an entry of 90 sows & 150 prime and store pigs are expected. If you have entries please call the Exeter Office 01392 251261 or Auctioneer James Morrish 07814 010133

136 DAIRY CATTLE – 11 AM Auctioneers: Mark Davis 07773 371774 & Mark Bromell 07966 259541

Another excellent entry of Dairy Cattle for our 6th Anniversary Show & Sale saw a very mixed quality entry with very few best quality forward to make any high prices. The best of the commercial section topped at £1620 for a Jersey cross heifer from Messrs RE & D Snell of which sold exceptionally well and the demand for those hardier grazing types continues to be strong. Other Jersey cross heifers sold to £1600 for Bruce, Jenny & Jess Ravenhill-White of Umberleigh. The final portion to disperse the herd for Raymond & Tony Batten of Bridport sold well to a top of £1500 for a fresh heifer with others to £1480 & £1450. Other British Friesian heifers sold to £1500 for Ken & Cathie Cottey of Whimple who also sold a Montbeliarde at £1400. Cows topped at £1450 for a second calver from Messrs SEJ Tapp & Sons of Tiverton. In-calf heifers topped at £1350 for Edward Gay who also sold a Montbeliarde at £1250. Served heifers to £740 (x3) for David Tucker & Partners of who sold bulling heifers to £590. British Friesian yearling heifers sold to £470 (x5) for Ken & Cathie Cottey. Heifer calves were harder work today with the best to £160 for Raymond & Tony Batten.

The Gold Top Sale of Pedigree Jerseys & Guernseys sold to an easier trade although quality not just as good as we have seen before. Top of the day was 2100gns for an outstanding heifer “Bluegrass Tequila Java VG86 by Tower Vue Prime Tequila, she sold having calved back in November with nine generations of VG & EX dams behind her from Barry, Jenny & Claire Daw of Hertfordshire who also sold a second calver at 1400gns and heifers at 1380gns & 1320gns. Bruce, Jenny & Jess Ravenhill saw their best young cow “Whitenhill Actionmans Pukenui” by Bluegrass Lord Actionman take the Show Championship and she went on to make 1800gns. Another second calver from the same herd by Q Impuls made 1550gns. A super second calver “Maundrils Excitation Bella” from Maundrils Farm Partnership of Highbridge sold well at 1600gns with the same vendors selling three exceptional heifer calves by Guimo Joel & Oliver P at 300gns apiece. In-calf heifers topped at 1200gns for Edward Gay of .

Averages 5 Pedigree Jersey Cows £1512 10 Pedigree Jersey Heifers £1312 2 In Calf Cows £780 5 In Calf & Served Heifers £903 3 Heifer Calves £315

MONDAY 23RD APRIL 2018 APRIL SHOW & SALE OF SPRING LAMB Classes for Pairs of Suffolk (sponsored by WCSSA) & Continental Sired Lambs *To be in the market by 8.30- Judging 9am prompt*

Please advise of entries to Russell Steer 07788 318701 or the Market Office 01392 251261

FORTHCOMING DAIRY SALES

Monday 23rd April 2018 - 10.30am Exeter Livestock Centre

on behalf of Messrs RJ & HD Hugo **Catalogue Available**

Friday 27th April 2018 - 11am Exeter Livestock Centre Collective Dairy Sale Entries for Cataloguing by Thursday 19th April

Tuesday 1st May 2018 Oxenford Farm, Dowlish Wake, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0PP

on behalf of Messrs D & SM Osborne **Catalogue In Preparation**

Please contact the Market Office for more details Tel: 01392 251261 | [email protected]

FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY

20 D1010 4 string bales of Haylage located near , Exeter. 1st cut June 2017, stored on hardstanding, good access and assistance with loading available.

Please contact the Exeter Rural Professional Department for more details Tel: 01392 252262 | [email protected]

BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME 2018 The application window for the 2018 Basic Payment Scheme is now open! For advice and assistance in submitting your 2018 claim please contact Claire - 07789 980204, Ian - 07813 068935 or pop into the office

Basic Payment Scheme Entitlements Non SDA, SDA and Moorland Entitlements wanted and available to trade! Please call Caroline on 01392 252262 if you are looking to buy or sell

MID TIER COUNTRYSIDE STEWARDSHIP AND WATER CAPITAL GRANTS APPLY NOW! Application pack request deadline: 31st May 2018

For more information or assistance with applying contact your local Rural Professional Department Exeter Launceston Holsworthy 01392 252262 01566 776886 01409 253275

AVAILABLE BY PRIVATE TREATY

Approximately 87 Acres of Grass situated near , Exeter. Approximately 13 Acres of Grass situated near , Crediton.

Approximately 105 Acres of Organic Grass situated near ,Tiverton (Available on a grass keep basis or a longer term tenancy).

All enquiries to Exeter Rural Professional Department. Tel: 01392 252262 | Ian Caunter 07813 068935 | Claire Bellow 07789 980204

FORTHCOMING SALES

FRIDAY 20th APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Catalogued Sale of Beef Breeding Stock to inc Special Show &

Sale of Charolais bulls and females

MONDAY 23rd APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market plus The 'Rockset' Dispersal of 300 Pedigree Holstein Dairy Cattle on behalf of Messrs RJ & HD Hugo of Bokiddick Farm, Bodmin, Cornwall.

WEDNESDAY 25th APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Devon YFC - Young Farmers Day

FRIDAY 27th APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Sale of Organic Cattle & Sheep, Sale of Dairy Cattle & Fortnightly Pig Sale

MONDAY 30th APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market

WEDNESDAY 2nd MAY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Monthly Machinery & Implement Sale

FRIDAY 6th MAY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc 3rd Spring Judged Sale of Continental & Continental x Cattle, Monthly Sale of Native Breed Cattle & Catalogued Sale of Hogg Couples

MONDAY 7th APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market

TUESDAY 8th & WEDNESDAY 9th MAY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Dorset Horn & Poll Dorset May Fair Show & Sale

FRIDAY 11th MAY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Sale of Dairy Cattle to inc 8th Annual Sale of Ayrshire & other coloured breeds plus Pig Sale

MONDAY 14th MAY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market

FRIDAY 18th MAY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market

MONDAY 21st MAY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market

FRIDAY 25th MAY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Sale of Organic Cattle & Sheep, Monthly Catalogued Sale of Beef Breeding Stock, Special Show & Sale of Bulls and Females on behalf of the South Devon Cattle Breeders Club, Sale of Dairy Cattle and Fortnightly Pig Sale.

MONDAY 28st MAY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE BANK HOLIDAY - Weekly Prime Stock Market as usual

FRIDAY 1st JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market inc Monthly Sale of Native Breed Cattle & Sale of MV & Non-MV Rams

MONDAY 4th JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market

TUESDAY 5th JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Horse & Saddlery Sale

EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Matford Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD 01392 251261 [email protected] www.kivells.com