EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE
MARKET REPORT JANUARY 2021
Monday 4th January – Prime Stock Market
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Monday 4th January
PRIME CATTLE & BARREN COWS Auctioneer: Mark Davis 07773 371774
Prime Cattle to 219ppk and £1466 Barren Cows to 178ppk and £1309
A small but good quality entry of prime and cull cattle were rewarded with a strong trade for all on offer with best finished cattle to 219ppk given for a tremendous 612kg Limousin bred heifer from Mark Davis of Burlescombe which realised a very decent £1337 whilst top total price for prime cattle was a massive £1466 (758kg x 194ppk) for a grand heavyweight British Blue steer from Keith and Hilary Harvey of Bovey Tracey. More top notch cattle saw a well bred and covered 640kg Blonde heifer from Michael and Stephen Harvey of Hennock draw 209ppk and £1334 with the best of a good run from Roger Adams, Cullompton (a 546kg Simmental steer) also rising to 209ppk. A couple of well turned out 550kg Aberdeen Angus steers from Adrian Bowden, Drewsteignton both took home 200ppk. Best of the barren cows topped at an incredible 178ppk for an eye catching 724kg Limousin from Mark Davis again, which grossed at £1285. Further grand sorts saw South Devon barreners from Luke Knight of Ottery St Mary ease to 160ppk and £1309 whilst Aberdeen Angus cows from Graham Heard, Broadclyst sold well and to 136ppk and £919. Dairy bred cows in demand with Holsteins to £841 (716kg x 118ppk) for Steve Loud of Colyton and Jerseys reaching £351 (472kg x 75ppk) for GCB Davis of Westleigh, Tiverton.
585 SHEEP – 10.30 PM Auctioneer: Russell Steer 07788318701
Prime Hoggs to £130 & 244 ppk Prime Lambs to £95 & 250 ppk Cull Ewes to £124 & Rams to £120
413 PRIME HOGGS & 7 NEW SEASON LAMBS
691 PRIME LAMBS A small New Year’s entry of sheep were another fiery trade with more pens selling over £100 than under and to a top of £130 for Mark & Clare Davis of Burlescombe with overweight Texel Top Average ewe hoggs whilst other overweights sold to £108 for Keith Rowell of £’s No’s £’s Per No’s Crockernwell, £107 for Kye Trevelyan of Westleigh and £106 for both Weight Weight Per Fwd Head Fwd Robert Seward of Silverton and Ray & Sylvia Toms of Cheriton Bishop. Head 46-47kg hoggs to £106.20 for Desmond Palfrey of Dittisham, £105.80 PRIME LAMBS for Steve Harris of Littlehempston and £105 for Paul Trant of Halwell 33-39 7 95.00 250 95.00 250 as the best of the handy weights saw a super pen of 45kg Beltex PRIME HOGGS crosses from the Baxter family of Exwick soar to £110 or a sale 72.50 227 67.03 224 topping 244ppk. This was followed closely by Pollard Landscapes of 25-32 70 (-1.50) (-4) (-2.72) (+2) Ashburton with 44kgs at 243ppk (£107) as well as 45kgs at £105, more 85.00 229 79.68 223 33-39 108 of the same at £104.80 for Ken Luscombe and family of South Milton (-3.00) (-25) (-3.80) (-13) Prime Lambs to £86 & 180ppk Cull Ewes to £90 & Rams to £99 who also had 43kg lambs at £99.80 and the 40-45kg weight range 110.00 244 101.69 233 40-45 72 averaged £101.69 and 233ppk. A high proportion of Hill bred hoggs (+2.50) (+5) (+2.29) (+1) 106.20 231 103.30 210 (nearly 200) peaked at £85 for 38kg Scotch wethers from Brian 46-52 119 (-3.80) (-3) (-3.71) (-15) Vallance of Bickington who had 37kgs at £84.80, sharing the top per 130.00 224 106.47 192 691 PRIME LAMBS 53+ 44 kilo for hill hoggs of 229ppk with Peter Heard of Okehampton when (+20.00) (+20) (+0.59) (-1) his 34kg Scotch wethers made £78 and Abel Bros of Tavistock had Another quiet Monday in the sheep pens with 691 prime lambs selling at recent levels with a top of £86 for Texel x identical at £77.50 & 228ppk. SQQ of 227ppk down just 6p due Top Average 50kg lambs from David Goss of Littlehempston who also had 51kg CharollaisEWES at £83.50160 and smart124.00 47kg continentals77.16 at entirely to quality. The first of the New Season prime lambs saw 38kg (-18.00) (+4.09) pure£83 Dorset’s (177ppk). sell Overweights well at £95 to or £85 250ppk for AJ for Carter Three of DawlishValleys Livestock and £81.50 for Paul West of Holbeton.120.00 Other 50-52kg101.20 RAMS 5 oflambs Charlton selling Down. at £85 for Tripp Bros & Sons of Dunsford £84.20 for Tony Pickard of South Molton,(+3.00) £82.80 for K(+en13.16 )
Chapple of Oakford and £82.50 for RD Middleton & Son of Ashreigney. A trio of smart 47kg Beltex crosses from Tracey Pike of Luppit sold at £82.50 (176ppk).160 45kg CULL Charollais EWES lambs & 5 RAMSto £77 for Len Sharland of Tiverton and the same price per head for 44kgs from Keith Milton of Pennymoor who also claimed top price per kilo when his two pens of 691 PRIME LAMBS A smartvery tight 41kg entry lambs of rose ewes to saw180 Anthony& 178ppk Carter or £73.80 of Dawlish & £72.80 top respectively. both the ewe A great and ramline sectionup of well with finished a Rouge light ewe lambs at £124 andfrom Lleyn 28 toram 39kgs at £120, saw topother per ewes head to of £117.50£66 achieved for a bytrio both of Texel’s Blackaton from Manor Steve Farms Webber of Widecombe & Jo Tucker with of Umberleigh 39kg and
£115,Cheviots £107 and & £104.50 also of 38kg for the Suffolk usual crosses quality from continental’s Abel Bros from of Tavistock Mark Harvey who also of Slaptonparted withand Dominic33kg Welsh Harvey lambs of at Tiverton sold Lleyns well at £95.50 and Anne Brown of Ottery St Mary sold Dorset’s at £95. Steve Mitchell of Pennymoor sold a £56.20, 31kg hill lambs at £54, 30kgs at £53.20 (177ppk) and a large pen of 28kg Scotties at £48.20. Overall average is pair of lean Charollais rams well at £108 and overall average on the ewes was £4 improved at £81. just a penny better at 170ppk.
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similar from Tim Whitley of Widecombe. Others £75 to £84 depending on breed, condition and weight. Best mules as 691mentioned PRIME LAMBSlooking £6-£9 dearer on the week with two pens selling at £77.50 & £74.50 for Brad Simmons of Thorndon Cross, £76.50 for Ellen Yandle of Mamhead and a meated run from Sam Ursell of Tedburn St Mary sold to Another£76, £74.50, quiet £73 Monday & £72.50. in the Hill sheep ewes pens fewer with in number 691 prime and lambs often selling £30 to at £40 recent with levels no real with strength a top ofpresent £86 for and Texel very x 50kgfew lots lambs sold from under David £25. Goss Rams of a Littlehempston touch stronger who trade also too had with 51kg Brad Charollais Simmons at also £83.50 topping and thesesmart with 47kg a continentals weighty at £83Suffolk (177pp sellingk). Overweightsat £99 followed to £85by AJ for C arterAJ Carter with of a TexelDawlish at £92.50and £81.50 and Bfor Moseley Paul West of Hittisleigh of Holbeton. realised Other £89. 50- 52kgAll cull lambs selling at £85 for Tripp Bros & Sons of Dunsford £84.20 for Tony Pickard of South Molton, £82.80 for Ken sheep averaged £62, which isFurther up £10 on informationthe week, half of and the lift entries is due to to quality, Russell the other Steer half is the strength of Chapple of Oakford and £82.50 for RD Middleton & Son of Ashreigney. A trio of smart 47kg Beltex crosses from trade. 07788 318701 or 01392 251261 and [email protected] Tracey Pike of Luppit sold at £82.50 (176ppk). 45kg Charollais lambs to £77 for Len Sharland of Tiverton and the same price per head for 44kgs from Keith Milton of Pennymoor who also claimed top price per kilo when his two pens of smart 41kg lambs rose to 180 & 178ppk or £73.80 & £72.80 respectively. A great line up of well finished light lambs from 28 to 39kgs saw top per head of £66 achieved by both Blackaton Manor Farms of Widecombe with 39kg
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EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Matford Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD 01392 251261 [email protected] www.kivells.com Farms For Sale
Bolitho Barton Black Rock, Camborne, Cornwall
• Ring fenced dairy farm • Substantial five bedroom farmhouse plus two bedroom annexe • Three bedroom single storey barn conversion • Four good quality holiday lets and games room • Range of adaptable dairy farm buildings • Approximately 140.43 acres (56.83 ha) in all.
Guide Price £1,950,000 Holsworthy Farms & Land Agency [email protected] | 01409 259547 Land For Sale Land at Aldercott Farm Land at Natson Farm Pancrasweek, Devon | Guide Price £1,100,000 Bow, Crediton, Devon | Guide Price £850,000
An excellent block of pasture land extending to some 167½ A highly productive run of arable and pasture land extending acres. to about 128 acres. Holsworthy Farms & Land Agency Exeter Farms & Land Department [email protected] | 01409 259547 Simon Alford | [email protected] | 01392 251261 Land at Barton Farm Part Trevithick Barnstaple, Devon | Guide L1 £299,000 L2 £199,000 Newquay, Cornwall | Guide Price £495,000
Approximately 77½ acres of pasture land in two lots. A superb run of 55 acres of arable land, mainly level or gently Lot 1 - 46½ Acres, Lot 2 - 31 Acres. sloping. Excellent investment opportunity Holsworthy Farms & Land Agency Launceston Farms & Land Agency [email protected] | 01409 259547 [email protected] | 01566 776866 Land at Stoke Canon The Hen House Exeter, Devon | Guide Price £375,000 Whitestone, Devon | Guide Price £245,000
A highly productive run of level arable and pastureland with Former poultry building with the benefit of planning consent livestock handling pens extending to just under 46 acres. to create a two bed bungalow, set within approx. 0.58 acres. Exeter Farms & Land Department Exeter Farms & Land Department [email protected] | 01392 252262 [email protected] | 01392 252262 Land at Badgers Gate Land & Fishing at Boyton Bridge Bridford, Exeter, Devon | Guide Price £145,000 Launceston, Cornwall | OIEO £85,000
Approx. 23.41 acres of permanent grassland with ponds and An attractive parcel of land in a private rural location. Some outstanding views over the surrounding countryside. 650 feet of single bank fishing on the River Tamar. Exeter Farms & Land Department Launceston Farms & Land Agency [email protected] | 01392 252262 [email protected] | 01566 776866 Land at Derriton Mill Holsworthy, Devon | Guide Price £60,000
A 4.45 acre block of gently sloping pasture land and outbuilding, just over a mile from the centre of Holsworthy. Holsworthy Farms & Land Agency [email protected] | 01409 259547 Farms Sold Whiteleigh Farm Whitstone, Cornwall
• An established commercial dairy farm in a sought after farming area • Some 339 acres of productive grassland with some amenity woodland • South facing farmhouse with four bedrooms (one en-suite), and three reception rooms • Extensive range of modern and adaptable farm buildings • Including 376 cubicles and ample loose housing.
Guide Price £3,250,000 Holsworthy Farms & Land Agency [email protected] | 01409 259547
Meadwell Farm Kelly, Lifton, Devon
A well positioned and highly productive dairy farm. • Modern farmhouse with 3/4 bedrooms and further modern 3 bedroom cottage • Extensive range of dairy and general purpose farm buildings • Ring fenced run of level or gently sloping pasture land • Stable Block • In all about 263 acres
Guide Price £2,400,000 Exeter Farms & Land Agency [email protected] | 01392 252262 Higher Swannaton Farm Dartmouth, Devon A wonderfully located farm with substantial farmhouse, two cottages, a range of modern and traditional outbuildings set in 56.98 acres (23.06 hectares) of farmland. • Extensive farmhouse with seven bedrooms, kitchen, three reception rooms • Two well designed barn conversions • Extensive range of both modern and traditional outbuildings • A run of approximately 57 acres of level pasture land • For sale as a whole or in 6 lots
Guide Price £1,590,000 Lot 1 Swannaton Farmhouse, Hazel Cottage, Mahogany Cottage and Agricultural Buildings together with 4.25 acres (1.72 hectares) of Land - £950,000 Lot 2 Agricultural Buildings and 1.80 acres (0.73 hectares) of Land - £150,000 Lot 3 Agricultural Buildings together with 14.80 acres (5.99 hectares) of Agricultural Land - £165,000 Lot 4 16.20 acres (6.56 hectares) of Agricultural Land - £125,000 Lot 5 Agricultural Building together with 12.18 acres (4.93 hectares) of Agricultural Land - £125,000 Lot 6 7.73 acres (3.13 hectares) of Agricultural Land - £75,000 Exeter Farms & Land Department Ian Caunter | [email protected] | 01392 252262 Twiscombe Farm Whitestone, Exeter, Devon
Extending in total to approximately 60 acres (24.28 hectares), Twiscombe Farm offers a picturesque, tranquil and unspoilt position, with views over the surrounding countryside. • Modernised detached farmhouse with five bedrooms, kitchen, three reception rooms, conservatory and spa • Two bedroom detached cottage with adaptable self- contained office space above • Extensive range of agricultural outbuildings with development potential (SCT) • Lakeside boathouse with services connected. Potential for holiday letting (STC) • Set within 60 acres of ring fenced agricultural land, gardens and ornamental lakes
Guide Price £1,650,000 Freehold Exeter Farms & Land Department Ian Caunter | [email protected] | 01392 252262 Bidlake Farm Germansweek, Beaworthy, Okehampton, Devon
A residential farm in private valley with income potential, overlooking Roadford Lake. • Farmhouse and two holiday let properties • Detached library and detached office • Workshop and two single garages • Indoor swimming pool • Two agricultural buildings • Pasture land and broadleaf woodland. In all approximately 105.39 acres • Available as a whole or in two lots.
Guide Price £1,450,000 Holsworthy Farms & Land Agency [email protected] | 01409 259547
Ryall Farm Bradworthy, Holsworthy, Devon
A quietly positioned 121 acre ring fenced farm. • Three bedroom traditional farmhouse in need of some modernisation • Range of mainly modern outbuildings • Two storey stone and slate barn with potential • Exceptionally well fenced pastures and grass leys
Guide Price £1,200,000 Holsworthy Farms & Land Agency [email protected] | 01409 259547 North Zeal Farm Dunsford, Exeter, Devon In a pretty setting close to the sought after village of Dunsford, a productive 63 acre stock farm. • Spacious bungalow with 4 bedrooms subject to an Agricultural Occupancy Condition • Comprehensive range of adaptable farm buildings • Productive run of grassland in good sized enclosures • In all about 63 acres
Guide Price £1,100,000 Exeter Farms & Land Agency [email protected] | 01392 252262
Big Brook Farm Rose Ash, South Molton, Devon
Big Brook Park provides an excellent opportunity to acquire a modern, well proportioned and adaptable 5 bedroom farmhouse, with the benefit of a separate two bedroom annexe and a range of open span portal framed buildings, set within its own grounds of approximately 1.18 acres, divided into three useful paddocks. • Modern five bedroom detached farmhouse in turnkey condition • Adaptable self-contained loft conversion providing additional accommodation and/or office space • Two bedroom detached annexe • Three portal framed modern buildings forming an indoor school, horse stabling and ancillary storage • Large timber framed building providing additional stable accommodation.
Guide Price £850,000 Exeter Farms & Land Agency [email protected] | 01392 252262 Aish Barton Petrockstow, Okehampton, Devon Aish Barton can be found in unspoilt rolling north- west Devonshire countryside, also known as the Ruby Country which encompasses the nearby market towns of Hatherleigh and Holsworthy, and neighbours Dartmoor National Park. • Set in glorious rolling countryside • Substantial Grade II listed six bedroom farmhouse in need of renovation and modernisation • Two separate ranges of traditional stone and slate barns with huge development potential • Together with attractive level and gently pasture paddocks • All set in some 11.5 acres
Guide Price £599,000 Holsworthy Farms & Land Agency [email protected] | 01409 259547
Budbrooke Farmhouse Crockernwell, Exeter, Devon A delightful rural property situated on the edge of the village of Crockernwell with a 2 acre paddock. • 4 Bedroom rural property set in a prominent position • Stunning views around the surrounding countryside • Edge of village location • 2 acre paddock, gardens and ample parking • Rural yet accessible location
Guide Price £425,000 Exeter Farms & Land Agency [email protected] | 01392 252262 Hendrawether Camelford, Cornwall
Sold by public auciton. • A small holding in a pretty rural setting • Two bedroom cottage in need of complete renovation • Compact stone barn and small range of outbuildings • Set in just over 18 acres
Auction Guide Price £150,000-£175,000 Sold £500,000 Holsworthy Farms & Land Agency [email protected] | 01409 259547
Higher Hare Farm Whitestone, Exeter, Devon
A detached three bedroom farmhouse. • Three bedroom farmhouse with fantastic views over adjoining countryside
Guide Price Lot 1 – Higher Hare Farmhouse with adjacent 4.2 acres - £485,000 Exeter Farms & Land Agency [email protected] | 01392 252262 Land & Building At Cross Farm Hatt, Saltash, Cornwall
For sale by public auction (unless sold prior) on Wednesday 28th October at Kivells Holsworthy Agricultural Centre. • Approximately 39.77 acres of principally productive arable land with a small area of permanent pasture • Excellent access with the land abutting the main A388 Saltash to Callington road • Useful farm building and outside yard area • Potential for establishment of an agricultural holding • Freehold and with vacant possession upon completion.
Auction Guide Price £425,000 Liskeard Farms & Land Agency [email protected] | 01579 345543
Tredallett Farm Duloe, Liskeard, Cornwall
For sale by public auction (unless sold prior) on Wednesday 28th October at Kivells Holsworthy Agricultural Centre. • Residential smallholding situated in a fantastic rural location, close to the South Cornish coast • Detached four bedroom bungalow in need of renovation (AOC) • Useful farm building and further range of dilapidated farm buildings with potential • Approximately 25.47 acres of principally pasture land with a pretty stream border • Freehold and with vacant possession upon completion.
Auction Guide Price £350,000 Sold £440,000 Liskeard Farms & Land Agency [email protected] | 01579 345543 Land Sold Land at Broadlands Land at Pencubitt Farm South Molton, Devon | Guide Price £390,000 Lamellion, Cornwall | Guide Price £320,000
Available in three separate lots or available as a whole. Approx. 40.28 acres comprising pasture used for cutting and Lot 1 - 26.39 acres, Lot 2 - 9.54 acres, Lot 3 - 11.22 acres. grazing and further improvable amenity and pasture land. Exeter Farms & Land Department Liskeard Farms & Land Department [email protected] | 01392 252262 [email protected] | 01579 345543 Part Deerpark Jawbones Charles, Brayford, Devon | Guide Price £320,000 Dartmouth, Devon | Guide Price £250,000
Just over 48 acres of gently sloping grassland in a ring fence. 27.78 acres of idyllic pasture land and woodland with breath Including 2.5 acres of steeper woodland and rough grazing. taking views over the River Dart. Holsworthy Farms & Land Agency Exeter Farms & Land Department [email protected] | 01409 259547 Ian Caunter | [email protected] | 01392 252262 Land at Exe Land off Redlap Lane Week St Mary, Cornwall | Guide Price £150,000 Dartmouth, Devon | Guide Price £90,000
Kivells. The sign that sells! 01579 345543 FOR SALE STC SOLD01579 345543
Approximately 16.67 acres of gently sloping pasture. 6.8 acres of level pasture land available as a whole.
Holsworthy Farms & Land Agency Exeter Farms & Land Department [email protected] | 01409 259547 Ian Caunter | [email protected] | 01392 252262 RURAL REFLECTION DECEMBER 2020 Well suddenly we see ourselves in December and hopefully many of you will now have received your BPS payment! Some farmers have also received their Countryside Stewardship payment alongside their Basic Payment which is an added bonus. Looking back over the year, it has definitely been a different one with aspects nobody could have planned for but over all of the Kivells office and departments, we continue to keep busy and we thank all of our clients for their continued support whilst we work in a COVID secure way.
Having recently returned from maternity leave, it is good to be back in the office and get up to date with all of the on goings and see many clients at market. Within the office we are seeing the Countryside Stewardship Applications applied for back in the summer being approved, mainly the smaller ones at present but compared to previous years we are seeing them come through a lot earlier. The Small Countryside Productivity Grants that were applied for back at the beginning of November have also started to trickle in, which is looking promising and those businesses that have been approved for a grant, have until 31st March 2021 to receive and pay for their items before making a claim.
The Agricultural Bill became Law on 11th November, which sets the scene for the 7 year agricultural transition period between 2021 – 2027. This sees the phasing out of the Basic Payment Scheme, delinking of Direct Payments (BPS) and the introduction of the New Environmental Management Scheme. DEFRA have outlined the key changes with the main aspects in 2021 being;
1) The removal of greening rules – crop diversification, Ecological Focus Areas (EFA’s) and the permanent grassland rules will no longer be relevant but this will not affect the overall payment received as the greening money will instead be added to the BPS entitlement value. 2) The first reductions to BPS – everyone will receive a reduction of 5% on their first £30,000 of payments with bigger reductions on the higher payment bands. 3) Start of a 3 year national pilot for the Environmental Land Management Scheme. 4) Improvements to existing schemes - the Countryside Stewardship Scheme will continue to be available with the last new applications being accepted in 2023. Anyone that has a Countryside Stewardship Agreement that starts after January 2021, who gets offered a new Environmental Land Management Scheme, will be able to withdraw and transfer to the new scheme with no penalty. Therefore anyone considering applying for a new Countryside Stewardship agreement in 2021, it is worth looking to see what options are out there.
On the property side, we have seen a tremendous couple of months here at Exeter with a range of property types seeing prices often achieving in excess of their guide prices. We have just completed on Higher Swannaton Farm which included an extensive farmhouse, two well designed barn conversions, an extensive range of modern and traditional agricultural outbuildings along with 57 acres of pasture land in a stunning location which sawahuge amount of interest. We have also completed on the Land at Christow being a smaller acreage on the edge of Dartmoor. We where we were inundated with interest and it sold well in excess of the guide prices. This shows the huge demand for small pieces of land where people can own ‘a little piece of Devon’, something we have seen increasingly popular since the first lockdown.
Following a very successful Autumn trading in the farm agency department, we have a number of blocks of land and farms in the pipeline so please watch this space, and give the office a call to get registered so you are kept up to date with any properties coming on the market. Likewise if you are interested in discussing the possibility of selling in the spring, please do not hesitate to contact your local Kivells office a call and we would be more than happy to carry out a market appraisal and discuss how we can help with marketing. Weather wise, compared to the autumn of 2019; 2020 has been very kind to us with opportunities to get the winter crops in and livestock staying out slightly later than they would have in 2019. Let’s hope this weather continues and we do not have a long winter ahead.
As always, please give your local property and professional office a call if we can help with any matter and ‘we wish you all a jolly Christmas but a jolly safe Christmas!’
On Behalf of the Kivells Rural Professional Team
Claire Quick Exeter Office
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