HOLSWORTHY MARKET REPORT Wednesday 26 February 2020 EVERY WEDNESDAY Gates open 6am SALE TIMES 09:45 am - Draft Ewes followed by Finished Lambs 10:30 am - Store Lambs & Couples 09.45 am - Calves and Stirks 11 am - Store Cattle followed by Finished & OTM Cattle 11 am - Dairy Cattle A huge entry of 290 Stirks and Calves saw a top call of £405 On behalf of the Weeks Family of Hartland. Friesian Bull Calves sold to an immense trade with plenty of baby black and whites up to £100. Holsworthy Livestock Market, New Market Road, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 7FA 01409 253275 246 DRAFT EWES & RAMS WEIGHT TOP AVERAGE Per P/Kg Per P/Kg & 695 HOGGS – 09.45 am LAMBS Auctioneer: Steve Prouse 07767 895366 head T68L head TLW 25.5-32 - - - - A smaller entry met a similar trade, overall average of 230p. 23 pens over 240p to a top of 250p from 32.1-39 90 237 85 227.5 David Ward of Iddesleigh for a pen of Suffolk x 39.1-45.5 109.5 248 100.50 230.1 46.4kg £116 followed by 2 vendors at 248p, Victor 45.6-52 117 250 113 233.4 Goaman of Stitworthy, Higher Clovelly 46kg £114 52+ 128.50 217 115 204.6 and Rodney Huxtable of Barnstaple 44.2kg £109.50. Several heavier over £120 to a top of £128.50 from Overall 128.50 250 107.50 230 Louise Windsor of Black Torrington. EWES Light 105 76.50 DRAFT EWES There were a lot of lean and plain ewes on offer Heavy 147 126 which brought down the overall average of £86.50 Rams 135 110 but on the whole the trade was flying, up around £15 a head. The big strong Suffolks sold up to £147 from Mr A Lee of Bratton Clovelly with Peter Cobbledick of Stockleigh Barton, Meeth who realized £137.50 for his pen of Suffolk x. Charollais topped at £135 from Tracy Cobbledick of Poundstock. Polled Dorset ewes to £107 from Ivor Prouse of North Arscott, mules topped at £105 from 3 vendors. 134 STORE HOGGS A vert fast trade with small framed Hoggs selling to £85.50 from G & N Harding of Nutton Farm, Bradworthy. 290 CALVES & STIRKS – 09.45 am Auctioneer: James Morrish FLAA 07814 010133 BREED BULLS HEIFERS CALVES No Top Ave No Top Ave Friesian 32 172 56.75 - - - Limousin X 7 262 160.71 9 282 100.78 British Blue 39 370 201.85 29 360 161.79 Aberdeen Angus 14 220 99.21 7 95 34.43 Hereford X 38 202 58.84 20 188 45.20 Charolais X 3 240 140 4 132 58.50 What a day! A huge entry of calves & 9 382 189.89 5 95 40 Simmental X stirks this week saw a large crowd of buyers bidding well throughout the sale. 81 Stirks saw a really excitable trade with the best to £405 for young Blue stirks in from Messrs Weeks & Son of Hartland with others from Bill & Julie Western of Winkleigh at £360. Phil Dack of Parkham sold a nice line up of Pure Devon Bulls (7mths) at £365 which included the Folk2Folk champion stirk purchased by Phil Cleave of Launcells. Messrs Hooper of Saltash sold his Herefords well at £345 with Limousins from N & F Cleave at £342. In the baby calf section a large entry of 201 sold to a very pleasing trade. Top call of the day was £382 given for the best of a smart run from the Dilling family of Highampton whilst John & Mark Elliot of Bradford topped the Blue Bull section at £370 (x2), £355 (x3) and £330 (x2). John Cann of Pulworthy sold a lovely Blue/Black bull at £290 (36 days) whilst the best from Richard Webber of Tawstock raced away to £280. Hereford Bulls topped at £202 (x2) for Messrs Barkwell of Milton Abbot whilst baby Simmental bulls came in from Knapman Farm of South Molton to hit a top call of £235. This week’s Folk2Folk champion was awarded by our judge Ian Bell of Leicestershire to a cracking Limousin Bull on behalf of A & P Nancekivell of Kilkampton at £262 and purchased by local buyers O.V.S Dennis & Son of South Tawton, on the edge of Dartmoor. Angus Bulls were much better today with R.T Cornish of West Putford in pole position at £220 and purchased by Matt Bailey of Morchard Bishop with other Angus Bulls (28 days) at £158 for Messrs Bass of Bodmin. Heifer trade was much stronger with Messrs Dilling again topping the section at £360. Plenty of smart Blue Heifers between £160-£220 being £15-£20 up on the week. Black and white (Holstein) bulls again saw a superb trade with the best reared (4mth) Bulls to a wonderful £172 (x2) for John Elliot with others at £120 for Messrs Nancekivell. Messrs Whitehead sold a smart run of young but strong Bulls at £115 (x3) whilst East Lydcott Farms hit £98 and the best from K & J Johns of Kilkhampton at £84. Speaking after the sale Kivells’ Auctioneer James Morrish said “A wonderful day at Holsworthy saw nearly every pen in the calf section used. Particular thanks to the staff for keeping it all going so well!” 150 STORE CATTLE – 11 am Auctioneer: David Kivell - 07899 960272 STEERS HEIFERS No 0-15 mths 16-22 mths 23+ mths 0-15 mths 16-22 mths 23+ mths Breed Sold Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave A.Angus 11 660 615 - - - - 555 545 955 955 - - British Blue 41 905 870 1000 1000 - - 690 640 890 870 - - Hereford 28 - - 950 906 - - 590 582 - - - - Charolais 3 - - - - - - - - 955 935 1070 1070 Friesian 16 480 422 810 770 - - 695 695 - - - - Limousin 45 795 725 910 875 - - 770 685 980 925 - - Simmental 5 - - 850 828 - - - - - - - - B. Aquitaine 1 1125 1125 - - - - - - South Devon 1 850 850 - - - - - - - - - Entries tight this week due to our Show & Sale next week, those cattle on offer again saw a very strong trade. Top call this week was £1125 for a Blonde Aquitaine x steer from Messrs Hervin of Umberleigh who sold other British Blues at £1000. Younger Continentals 18-20mths again saw most £900 and more required, especially for those stores with a coat! Plenty of younger 14-15mth Continentals £780-£880 and more are required. Heifers topped at £1070 for a Charolais heifer from Messrs Hervin. A good run of Limousins x Holsteins from Mr G M Hookway of Ilfracombe saw the best to £980, others at £955 and £850, few Holstein steers topped at £810 for 3 from Messrs Knight of Highampton. NEXT WEEK ANNUAL MARCH SPRING SHOW & SALE OF 500 STORE CATTLE Topped at £580 for a 15yr old GRAZING COWS Simmental Cow from Messrs Fox of Auctioneer: David Kivell Bodmin with other 20yr old cows from the same farm to £400. 10 OTM COWS All cows averaged 110p with a top call of Auctioneer: David Kivell 132p for a 2017 born Holstein from Messrs Weeks of Baxworthy weighing 737kg realising £972 with plenty of other Holsteins 115p-125p. This week’s winner of the Lark Plant was awarded to Messrs Hervin of Umberleigh for a Blonde Aquitaine x steer at £1125. 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 compulsory 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. DAIRY CATTLE Top Ave st 69 DAIRY CATTLE - 11.00 am 1 Calving Heifers 1600 1419 Auctioneer: Mark Bromell - 07966 430001 HERD DISPERSAL SALE ON BEHALF OF MESSRS CFS FOX & SON Mark Davis - 07773 371774 Oct-Feb Fresh calvers 950 635 Dry Cows 1220 872 An additional dairy market ahead of the Herd Stale In Milk/In Calf Cows 1150 567 Dispersal Sale saw a small entry of fresh In Calf Heifers 1050 810 calving Heifers. Top call of the day was £1600 Maiden Heifers 410 373 for ‘Mudgeon Lamar Princess 52’ a fresh calved Heifer yielding 32Kgs and selling on behalf of Messrs WP & J Jenkin Ltd of Helston. Mr and Mrs Jenkin also sold two other fresh calved Heifers ‘Mudegon Classic Mist 11’ and ‘Mudegon Lavaman Buttercup 139’ at £1550. The Herd Dispersal of 58 British Friesian x and Blue Albion x Dairy Cattle on behalf of Messrs CFS Fox & Son of Luxulayn, Bodmin sold to an impressive trade to buyers from all over the South West and Cheshire. Trade topped at £1220 for a 2nd Calving Blue Albion x Dry Cow 7 months in calf to the Simmental x Stock Bull. Another 2nd Calving Blue Albion X Dry Cow realised £1150. Dry Cows were in great demand for potential Spring milk averaging £872. Topping the milking portion at £1150 was an August calved 2nd Calving Blue Albion x Cow due to calf in the Summer. In Calf Heifers topped at £1050 for a Blue Albion x Heifer 7-8 months in calf. Can we express our thanks to the Fox Family for their instructions in the sale and wish them all the best for the future.