HALLWORTHY MARKET REPORT THURSDAY 4th APRIL 2019 EVERY THURSDAY Gates Open 6.30am

SALE TIMES

09:45 am Draft Ewes followed by Prime, Store Hoggs & Breeding Sheep 10:45am Tested & Untested Prime & OTM Cattle 11:00 am Store Cattle & Stirk

Hallworthy Stockyard, Hallworthy, , , PL32 9SH Tel: 01840 261261 Fax: 01840 261684

Website: www.kivells.com Email: [email protected]

SHEEP AUCTIONEER STEVE PROUSE 07767 895366

172 Draft Ewes A much faster trade and a lot more could have been sold, top on the day was £118 for a pen of Texels from Messrs M & K Coumbe from Housey Farm, . A Charolais x Ewe to £91.50 from Peter Uglow, Treluddick. Mule Ewes to £74.

352 Fat Hogg’s Good entry saw the 40 to 48kgs selling to a premium, several pens over 200p to a top of 206p for a pen of 44.4kgs from Mr I Weight Top Average Watson, Bradford Manor, Bridgerule. Per Head Per Kilo Per Head Per Kilo Darren Hooper of Criffle Mill who 32.1-39 63 175 63 175 realised 204p for a pen of 40.2kgs 39.1-45.5 91 206 81.30 194.2 £83. Top per head on the day was 45.6-52 98.50 204 92 192.4 £98.50 for a pen of Beltex x 49.2kgs 52+ 92.50 171 87 144.8 from Eddie Cowling, Higher Crannow. Overall 98.50 206 90.20 193.3 63 Store Hogg’s Store Hoggs are drying up but the trade remains strong, top being £67.50 from Darren Hooper, Criffle Mill, Cutmere.

Couples 73 Ewes & 104 Lambs More on offer met a stronger trade across the board, with 15 bunches of Singles over £140 to a top of £165 for a pen of Polled Dorset 2T from Tim Martin, St Tudy. Nigel Taylor of Henjaple, St Wenn followed with his best pen of Singles realising £163, he also had two other pens at £162 and £160. Paul Taylor of Roche saw his first single top at £160. 47 New Season Lambs A lot of heavy lambs on the market but the lighter lambs selling to a premium, top being 222p for 2 pens of 39kgs Polled Dorsets from Messrs Wallace and Adrian Facey, Liskeard.

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 compulsoray 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.

STORE CATTLE AUCTIONEER RICHARD DENNIS

(Blackthorn Winter) 350 cattle through the ring with hail and sleet falling didn’t cool the trade at Hallworthy. A packed ring saw the heifer section top the market for the second week in a row. Top spot went to a tremendous run of Charolais x out of continental cows from Mr RB Deacon of Landulph, his top a quality pen of 4 Charolais x to £1250. Mr P Roose of Delabole saw his top heifers to £1075 for a pair of stretchy Limousin x suckler heifers and £945 for a pen of 3 Charolais x heifers. Equal to this Mr L Trewern of Praze with a super pair of Simmental x heifers also to £945.

Steers This section saw Mr RB Deacon at the head again with his Charolais x steers to £1130 for a pen of 3 outstanding young Charolais Steers, his next pair in the ring realising £1040. Mr JSR Cobbledick of South Petherwin, Launceston saw his best Charolais x Steer to £1085 for a stretchy single steer. Joint 4th spot went to 2 vendors, Mr R Chenoweth of Liskeard saw his single South Devon Steer to £1035 and also at this price was S Eastley of Bucklawren, with a ‘clean cut’ Limousin x Steer. L Trewern of Praze ran in next with an Aberdeen Angus Named Sire Steer with plenty of shape to £1005. AP Retallack of Altarnun saw his top of a smart run to £1000 for a well turned out BRB x Steer. Younger Cattle. This section was again topped by Mr Deacon with a pair of Hereford x Steers out of Continental x Cows to a top of £925. Mr H Stephens of Duloe, Liskeard saw his top to £890 for a strong pair of heifers.

Friesians This section was topped by Mr DG & V Osborne of Roche his top for a pair of Steers with a huge frame to £815.

Organic This week saw Mr C Alderman of seeing his young Aberdeen Angus Steers to a top of £830 for a pen of 5 and his heifers to £700. DJ & NJ Care of saw his young Limousin x Steers and Heifers at 8-10 mo to a top of £775 with 8 heifers to £645.

Stirks 30 Stirks this week saw another tremendous turn out of sappy stirks. Messrs EG & NB Quinn of Marshgate, his top a pair of Aberdeen Angus Steers out of Montbelliarde cows seeing a top of £620 his Montbelliarde Steers to £540 and an Aberdeen Angus Heifer to £500. PW Harper of Advent saw his top to £490 for a young BRB x Steer and £450 for a Friesian Stirk at 7 mo. Mr B Bailey of Veryan saw his top of a small run of Continental Calves to £470 for a young Charolais x Steer and £400 for a pair of Named Sire Aberdeen Angus Heifers.

Fats/Cows Mr Deacon of Landulph saw his top for a Charolais x Heifer to 175 ppkilo for a 660 kilo heifer and 174 ppkilo for a 680 kilo heifer. A smaller entry of cows was topped by Mr Cobbledick of South Petherwin with a Limousin x Cow to 108 ppkilo and a plainer type Limousin to 76 ppkilo.

MONTHLY TB RESTRICTED SALE OF STORE, PRIME & OTM CATTLE Next sale Monday 8th April Rearranged for Monday 15th April Holsworthy – 11am Hallworthy – 1pm Entries close Monday 8th April – For further details or for a free farm visit please contact 01840 261261

TH HALLWORTHY STOCKYARD – THURSDAY 18 APRIL

FORTNIGHTLY SALE OF STIRKS

Comprising of chiefly British Blue x and a few Welsh Black x Steers and Heifers, 4-6 months, out of Friesian Cows

Further details please contact 01840 261261