EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE
MARKET REPORT January 2019
Monday 7th Prime Stock Market
EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Matford Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD 01392 251261 [email protected] www.kivells.com 41 PRIME CATTLE & BARREN COWS – 10.45AM Auctioneer: Simon Alford 07789 980203
Prime Cattle to 200ppk & £1322 Barren Cows to 132ppk & £1030 A decent new year’s entry saw Prime Cattle reach a high of 200ppk (£1185) for a well-covered Charolais heifer (20m) from Rosie Fishleigh of Sourton Cross whilst similar others drew 190ppk and £1190 again for Rosie. A strong Simmental heifer (25m) from Rob & Janet Legg, Exeter realised £1322 (760kg x174ppk) with British Blue steers close behind at £1311 (690kg x 189ppk) for Roger Adams & family of Cullompton. Basil Cane, Spriddlestone, Plymouth saw £1266 (690kg x 183ppk) for South Devon steers (24m) whilst Limousin bullocks (27m) levelled out at £1270 (700kg x £178ppk) for Bill Hobbs of Moretonhampstead, also Limousin heifers (25m) sold to £1128 (600kg x 188ppk) for Rob Summers of Sidmouth. Barren Cows saw a top of 132ppk, (£1030) for Michael Ware of Silverton with shapely Limousin with others of the same breed to 123ppk and 120ppk for Rod Chisholm of Way Village. South Devon barreners at 750kg made 124ppk and £926 for Roger Hunt, Stoke Gabriel with best cull bulls to 129ppk (£920) for a muscled Blonde De Aquitaine from Martin Reed of Kings Nympton.
Vendors are kindly reminded to inform us of their entries for Monday’s Prime Cattle and Barren Cow auction in advance to enable potential purchasers to be advised of likely numbers. Please contact the Market Office (01392 251261) or Robert Armstrong over the weekend (07791484290) or [email protected] Also note, TB pre movement tests are NOT REQUIRED for this sale.
1873 SHEEP – 9.30AM Auctioneers: Russell Steer 07788 318701 & Ian Caunter 07813 068935
Hoggs to £97.20 & 212ppk Cull Ewes to £103.50 & Rams to £105
1038 PRIME HOGGS Top Average No’s £’s Per £’s Per Weight P.P.K P.P.K A decent entry of 1038 prime hoggs peaked at £97.20 for a cracking pen Fwd Head Head of overweights (61kgs) from Roger Morrish of Torrington who had others PRIME LAMBS weighing from 54-57kgs that sold at £95.80, £95.50 & £94. This was closely 58.50 186 55.54 183 25-32 4 followed by smart Texel hoggs at 55kgs from DJ & SJ Mills of Lapford who (+3.00) (+1) (+3.14) (+2) reached £97 as Butt Bros of Cadeleigh made £96.20 with similar, Vennelle 82.00 211 71.90 197 33-39 163 Partnership of Down St Mary rose to £95.50 & £95 and Ben Roberts of (+3.20) (+9) (+3.66) (+11) Bradninch claimed £95.20 for the best of his Suffolk crosses. 50kg hoggs 94.50 212 84.29 195 40-45 300 climbed to £94.50 for Len Sharland of Tiverton as 48kgs sold to £93.50 for (+5.50) (+12) (+4.88) (+10) 94.50 201 89.01 184 Stan Wreyford of Blackawton and £93 for Andrew Poole of Lapford. With 46-52 382 sixteen pens over 200ppk, the heaviest of which were smart 46kg hoggs (+3.30) (+10) (+3.14) (+6) 97.20 179 93.41 168 from Dan Caunter of Sherford that realised £92.50 (201ppk) closely 53+ 146 followed by 45kg hoggs from Derek Arnold of Morchard Road at £94.50 (-5.30) (+8) (-5.30) (+3) (210ppk) and 44kgs from Edward Wilton of Blackawton were £91 (207ppk) and more of the same at £89.50 (203ppk) for Colin Pople of Bridgewater. 41kgs to £83.20 (203ppk) for Reddaway Ltd of Honeychurch, more 41kgs at £82.50 (201ppk) for Rob & Wendy Woodley of Rattery and 40kg Beltex crosses from MJ & CE Greenslade of Blackborough topped the pence per kilo when they made £84.80. Well finished lighter hoggs were a strong trade too with best of the 39kg hoggs achieving £82 (210ppk) for Ken Luscombe of South Milton, £80.20 & £78.80 (206 & 202ppk) for J Chisholm of Hatherleigh, £79.50 (204ppk) for FR Gillard & Partner of Cheriton Bishop and £78.20 (201ppk) for Lee Whitrow of Honiton. 38kgs again from Dan Caunter realised £80.20 (211ppk) with others of that weight at £78.50 (207ppk) for H & N Saunders of Chawleigh and £76 (200ppk) for Simon & Rose Partridge of Poundsgate. Lighter still at 33kgs were continental bred hoggs from Lee Whitrow that realised £67.50 (205ppk) and lighter hill bred hoggs sold to £58.50 and 186ppk for Abel Bros of Tavistock. A decent SQQ to start the new year at 195ppk which incidentally is 19 pence in front of the same sale last year.
50 GOATS
An entry of 50 lightweight goats from Polly Goodman of Dulverton saw 27kg dairy bred sorts sell to £40.
No’s 751 CULL EWES & 34 CULL RAMS Top Average Fwd Almost 800 killing ewes and rams were topped by the Quick family of 103.50 58.15 EWES 751 Crediton with a single ram at £105 and single ewe at £103.50 whilst further (+8.50) (+15.80) 105.00 57.40 Suffolk cross ewes from the same home sold at £97.50 closely followed by RAMS 34 Michael Down of Payhembury with similar sorts at £96.50. Texel type ewes (+10.50) (-10.86) to £90.50 for CJ & PJ Greenslade of Cullompton, pure Suffolks at £89.50 for James Heard of Okehampton and no less than six pens sold between £88.50 & £89. In general there was a bit more bite to the trade on heavier, better fleshed ewes whilst mediums were similar as a heavy pen of Scotch Mules sold to £70.50 for Ben Roberts of Bradninch with penful’s of better mules from £64 to £69.50. A proportionate number of hill ewes carried on in a similar vein to the pre-Christmas trade with plainer sorts £5 to £29 and better ewes £30 to £50. A large number of rams away from the top price previously mentioned sold to £99.50 for JR & A Down of Whiddon Down and £94 for Marles Farm Services of Farringdon with a pen of seven Scotch tups from Ken & John Heard of Okehampton achieving £58.50. Overall average £58.15.
CATTLE AND CALF VENDORS Please include the TB test date (if applicable) on your entry form and ensure any Pedigree Native Sire ear numbers are on both the cattle passports and your entry form.
*ALL VENDORS PLEASE NOTE*
Please complete a market entry form each time you bring stock to sell with your trading name and address to ensure we have the correct payment details. Please also include Farm Assurance details (if applicable) and sign the declarations on the reverse.
All entry forms are available in the Market Office and online from www.kivells.com
Friday 18th January
Good entries already to hand!
For more information please contact Robert Armstrong 07791 484290, Ian Caunter 07813 068935 or the Market Office 01392 251261
Further information and entries to Russell Steer 07788 318701 or 01392 251261 and [email protected]
FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY Two height mounted Molasses bins (one 10T & one 12T) Both complete with pipes and taps and in good working order. Situated in the mid Devon area.
100 round bales of 2nd cut silage (made 2018) and 150 round bales of 2nd cut silage (made 2017). Situated in east Devon. Loading available if required.
WANTED TO RENT 100-200 acre Stock Farm in the Devon & Cornwall area. Must have agricultural buildings, with or without accommodation.
Please contact Ian Caunter 07813 068935 or 01392 252262 for further information. FORTHCOMING SALES
FRIDAY 11th JANUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Special Sale of In-Lamb Ewes, Sale of Dairy Cattle & Fortnightly Pigs
MONDAY 14th JANUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
FRIDAY 18th JANUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Beef Breeding Sale & Suckled Calf Sale
MONDAY 21st JANUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
TUESDAY 22nd JANUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Monthly TB Restricted Cattle Sale
FRIDAY 25th JANUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market inc Monthly Sale of Organic Cattle & Sheep, Sale of Dairy & Fotnightly Pigs
MONDAY 28th JANUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
FRIDAY 1st FEBRUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Sale of Native Breed Cattle
MONDAY 4th FEBRUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
FRIDAY 8th FEBRUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Special February Sale of In-Lamb Ewes, Ewe Lambs & Couples, Sale of Dairy Cattle, Fortnightly Pigs and Fodder Sale
MONDAY 11th FEBRUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market to inc Opening Sale of Spring Lamb
WEDNESDAY 13th FEBRUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Machinery & Implement Sale
FRIDAY 15th FEBRUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc St Valentines Fair of Store Cattle & Monthly Catalogued Sale of Beef Breeding Cattle
MONDAY 18th FEBRUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
TUESDAY 19th FEBRUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Monthly TB Restricted Cattle Sale
FRIDAY 22nd FEBRUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Sale of Organic Cattle & Sheep, Sale of Dairy Cattle & Fortnightly Pig Sale
MONDAY 25th FEBRUARY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
FRIDAY 1st MARCH - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Sale of Native Breed Cattle, Specila March Sale of In-Lamb Ewes & Ewe Hoggs and Fodder Sale
MONDAY 4th MARCH - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market
FRIDAY 8th MARCH - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Fortnightly Pig Sale
MONDAY 4th MARCH - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Matford Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD 01392 251261 [email protected] www.kivells.com