EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE
MARKET REPORT
Friday 1st May Store Stock Market
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Our Markets are currently being run under very strict measures due to Covid-19. Following Government guidelines, ALL VENDORS must DROP & GO and only buyers are permitted into the market.
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Today’s Market
373 Store Cattle 125 Stirks 83 Calves 46 Dairy 201 Store Sheep 194 Pigs
EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE 01392 251261 [email protected] www.kivells.com Friday 1st May
373 Store Cattle Auctioneer: Simon Alford 07789 980203
Steers to £1130 Heifers to £1100
Nothing wrong with the store trade here at Exeter on Friday and although those close to finishing sorts did reflect the flagging deadweight price all others looked a tremendous trade. Top priced steers rose to £1130 for a ‘top drawer’ red Limousin (19m) from Chris Chudley of Newton Abbot with another quality Limousin bullock (19m) close at £1125 for Michael & David Snell of Knowstone. Best Native breed steers saw Aberdeen Angus (25m) to £1100 for John Simmons of Poltimore and £1065 (24m) for Chris Poad of Saltash whilst South Devon steers (23m) drew £1075 for Michael & David Snell again. A bunch of four well turned out Charolais steers (25m) from GE Ellett & Son of Exmouth eased to £1070 apiece with a solitary British Blue (18m) not far behind at £1055 for Clive Timms & Family of Inwardleigh. Good Simmental steers (27m) from the Shervington Family of Hittisleigh got £1055 and a pen of four well farmed Hereford bullocks (23m) saw £985 for Chris Poad again. A couple of eye catching Limousin heifers (23m) topped that section at £1100 for Phil Rogers of Noss Mayo followed by a further bunch of five Limousin bred sorts of a similar age from Phil at £1035 apiece and a trio (22m) from Chris Poad once again which fetched £1000 a life. Younger (18m) Limousin females took home £935 for a pen of seven smart types from Chris Chudley. More good Charolais bred stores from GE Ellett & Son reached £1055, this time for their trio of heifers (28m) with another three good Charolais (23m) making £1050 for John Simmons, the latter also saw a rangy Friesian heifer (35m) take home £960. A bunch of six smart British Blue heifers (18m) looked decent money at £920 apiece for Clive Timms & Family as did a single Aberdeen Angus (23m) at £895 for John Simmons.
Sellers need not be concerned of the current rules restricting them for attending our sales at this time….stock can be reserved or be sold on ‘owners approval’ if required (where we will ring vendors immediately after they are sold for approval of their prices) Please contact the cattle team here at Exeter for further information.
125 STIRKS & SUCKLED CALVES Auctioneer: Ian Caunter 07813 068935
An insufficient number met a flying trade as grass jumps from the week’s wet weather. Young cattle topped at £795 (12m) for Limousin cross steers from Leo Bradford and family of Iddesleigh, J Smerdon & Co up from Ivybridge attained £735 for a pen of 6 Simental cross steers (13m), Steve Webber down from Witheridge attained £735 for a pen of Blue steers (11m) with Hereford steers from the same home reaching £630. Keith Vincent of Truro showed another run with the best blues attaining £705 (12m), whilst a run of good South Devon steers from RJ Merchant of Moretonhamstead achieved £680. Younger cattle looking a good price, with Angus steers from E Willis of Christow reaching £610 (9m) and Limousin cross steers from IC & DJ Pincombe of Kennerleigh hitting £590 (9m). Heifers looking well sold with top draw sorts from Rob Davis of Chagford topping at £755 with others attaining £680 (11m), Frank Stephens of Lostwithiel attained £685 for South Devon heifers (12m), whilst another run from RJ Merchant saw the best of his South Devon heifers reach £645 (13m). younger cattle wanted – don’t miss the boat! 83 CALVES – 10.15 AM Auctioneers: Mark Davis 07773 371774 & Ian Caunter 07813 068935
A smaller entry of calves sold to a flying trade when more could have been sold to advantage! Top of the CALVES - 10.15 am day was £350 for a young British Blue bull form Auctioneer: - Mark Davis – 07773371774 Ashley & Jess Bond of Honiton who sold others to Ian Caunter - 07813068935 £330 and £305 twice. Other Blues to £330 for Peter CALVES Bulls Heifers Slade of Newton Abbot and £300 for Messrs SG Breed TOP AVE TOP AVE Brimacombe & Son of Crediton. Charolais bulls to British Blue 10 350 273 4 250 208 £262 for Frank Pike of Clayhidon. Young Blonde Charolais 3 262 212 3 232 173 bulls sold well to £245, £240 & £225 for Robert & Limousin 4 200 195 Gill Drake of Shillingford Abbot. Aberdeen Angus Simmental 4 180 110 bulls to £215 for Ashley & Jess Bond and £205 for Blonde 7 245 174 1 130 130 Messrs MJ & NM Shire of Woodbury Salterton. Aberdeen Angus 10 215 126 9 135 54 Hereford Bulls to £195 twice for Roy & James Amor of Yeovil and Buddleford Partnership of Hereford 7 195 82 10 232 109 Clyst Hydon. Heifer Calves topped at £250 for a Holstein / Friesian 5 50 22 British Blue heifer from Messrs SG Brimacombe & Son, Hereford Heifers to £232 for Derek Burrough of Yarcombe with others to £212 for Phil Grabham of Whimple. Charolais heifers to £232 & £220 for Frank Pike. Limousin heifers to £200 & £195 for Ian Pincombe and £195 for Messrs MF Yendell & Son of Crediton. Only a handful of crossbred Friesians with the best to £50 for South Battisborough Partnership of Plymouth.
46 DAIRY – 12PM Auctioneer: Mark Davis 07773 371774
A small entry of dairy cattle for the first sale back since the country went into lockdown which saw the best of what was forward top at £1650 for GCB Davis of Tiverton who sold others to £1640, £1520 & £1500. Fleckvieh x Jersey heifers from Oliver Hicks of Holsworthy sold well to a top of £1200 twice with others to £1180 & £1120. A consignment of sixteen Pedigree Holstein heifer calves from Y Farm Partnership of Shepton Mallett sold to strong demand topping at £320 x 4 with others to £300 x 4 with the whole group averaging well at £300. Organic Crossbred heifer calves sold to £220 x 6 and £180 x 4 for Brian Down of Chulmleigh.
201 Sheep – 12.30 AM Auctioneers: Russell Steer 07788318701
184 Store Lambs & Hoggs The first of the seasons store lambs, being the tidy up from a few local pre-Christmas lambing flocks were a firm trade throughout with a pleasing compliment of buyer’s ringside to see them sold. Robert & Edward Mortimer of Kennford sold a forward pen of new season stores well at £92 followed by Chris Carr of Shillingford Abbot at £81 & £77.50, Charles & Ben Mortimer of Powderham at £80 and Richard Pratt of Gittisham sold his younger sorts well at £78.50 & £76. Best of the hoggs to £80 for both Richard Guppy of Liverton and Michael & David Snell of Knowstone with plenty of other healthy sizable sorts from £65 to £77 whilst smaller tail end sorts traded £40 to £50. Overall average of new season and hoggs including some new season sold with a fault was decent enough at £67.
17 Grazing Ewes Michael & David Snell topped with decent mules at £70 as well as leaner sorts at £65 and others back from there.
194 PIGS – 10.30 AM Auctioneers: James Morrish 07814010133
91 Sows A very large entry saw the trade a lot easier very much in line with other centres across the UK. Trade has dropped sharply on the “deadweight” system too and expected to slip further this week. Top call of the day was £160 given for the best from Chris Down with Tim Stockwell of Kingsbridge at £150 and the best from Chris Hill of Wessex Pork, Taunton at £140.
103 Prime/Store Pigs A good entry met a useful trade with 3 regular buyers joined by 4 local butchers and farm shop buyers pushing the best to £132 for the best coloured pigs from C.A Kneebone of Lifton with another pen at £130. Messrs Smith of Launceston sold their white pigs well at £128 with Richard & Vicky Gibbins reaching a decent £126 for a double penful of 91kg white pigs. It was nice to see Duchy Agricultural College of Cornwall selling pigs at Exeter with their best 91kg types at £110 with Richard Knox & Family also hitting £110. Lightweights reached £82 for a penful in from Messrs Dallyn of West Buckland with the best of the store pigs hitting £42 for a pen of nice ginger pigs in from The Hon Evelyn Boscawen of Tregothnan Estate, Truro.
Our next pig sale is on Friday 15th May. Please let the Office know your entries or call James Morrish 07814010133.
FORTHCOMING SALES WEDNESDAY 6th MAY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Sale of Ewes & Lambs FRIDAY 8th MAY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market. MONDAY 11th MAY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market. Please Note: All Sheep MUST be pre-entered with Russell Steer (07788 318701) by 7pm on Sunday. FRIDAY 15th MAY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market, Sale of Dairy Cattle, Sale of Pigs MONDAY 18th MAY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market. Please Note: All Sheep MUST be pre-entered with Russell Steer (07788 318701) by 7pm on Sunday. FRIDAY 22nd MAY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market, Breeding Sale of Cows & Calves
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