HOLSWORTHY MARKET REPORT Wednesday 23 September 2020 EVERY WEDNESDAY Gates open 6am SALE TIMES 09:45 am - Draft Ewes followed by Finished Lambs 10:30 am - Store Lambs 09.45 am - Calves and Stirks 11:00 am - Store Cattle followed by Finished & OTM Cattle 11:00 am - Dairy Cattle A huge entry of over 360 calves sold this week saw the best stirks to £618 on behalf of Ann Jose of North Tamerton. With the best bull calves to £465 on behalf of Kevin Parsons of Eden Farm. Holsworthy Livestock Market, New Market Road, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 7FA 01409 253275 WEIGHT TOP AVERAGE 581 LAMBS, 397 DRAFT EWES & RAMS Per P/Kg Per P/Kg 09.45 am LAMBS head TLW head TLW Auctioneer: Steve Prouse 07767 895366 32.1-39 68 189 68 189 Smaller entry met a similar trade across the board and more 39.1-45.5 97.50 220 89 204.7 could have been sold. Top per kilo of the day was 220p for 3 pens of 44.4kgs £97.50 from Derek Challacombe of 45.6-52 99 217 95 198.4 Thelbridge which followed Mrs GM Goss of Winkleigh who 52+ 109 177 102 154.7 realised 217p £99 for 2 pens of 45.6kgs. Top per head on the day was £109 for a pen of heavies from Mr A Lee of Bratton Overall 109 220 91.90 204.3 Clovelly. EWES Light 84 70 254 STORE LAMBS Heavy 97.50 93 Again all store lambs very much sought after, numerous pens Rams 89 86 over £75 to a top of £78.50 from Messrs Christie Farms of Instow. DRAFT EWES The ewes are going dearer by the week, not many big ewes on offer today but the overall average was up around £6 a head at £71. Top of the day was £97.50 from Ian Braund of Whitstone, Mules topped at £89.50 from FH Crocombe & Sons of Lugworthy. Lean and half meat ewes at £84. *** AUTUMN / WINTER GRASS KEEP *** We have a number of Sheep farmers looking to secure grass keep for lambs / hoggs and ewes either short term or long term for Autumn / Winter 2020 / 21. We also have a client urgently looking for grass keep for approx. 500 well-bred store lambs. All lambs are drenched and ready to go to grass now! For further information please contact James Morrish 07814 01013 344 CALVES & STIRKS – 09.45 am Auctioneer: James Morrish 07814 010133 A massive entry this week to include 301 calves, BREED BULLS HEIFERS 16 stirks and 27 TB restricted calves sold. No Top Ave No Top Ave Overall top call of the sale was £618 for a smart A. Angus 10 282 206 6 135 112.83 7mth Charolais steer in from Ann Jose & family Friesian 48 155 78.48 1 79 79 of North Tamerton with another smart line up of Hereford X 9 280 183.67 13 202 130.15 6mth stirks in from Ryan Smith topping at £585. Charolais X 3 345 284 3 320 239.33 In the baby calf section a huge entry of 301 saw Limousin X 19 375 229.21 16 335 208.75 new buyers in attendance with the best Blue bull 78 465 263.63 85 345 215.69 in from Kevin Parsons of Jacobstow at a massive British Blue £465 with Messrs Petherick & Son at £420 and Montbeliarde 4 205 137.50 - - - the best of a very smart line up of 30 day olds at £400. Top 10 Blues averaged £371, Limousins topped at £375 for PH Collins Partnership closely followed by the best from Richard Wooldridge of Beaworthy at £345 and Messrs Furse of Ashwater at £295. Charolais babies topped at £345 from Mike Greenaway with top Herefords pushing onto £280 for Messrs Tape of Hartland. Plenty of trade for Montbeliardes today with Rob Squire of Torrington in pole position at £205. A big entry of Angus bulls saw the top 10 average £221 and to a top call of £282 on behalf of W & N Furse of Sutcombe. In the heifer pens best Blue heifers hit £345 for Messrs Petherick whilst Darren Furse of Westcott saw his top 3 reach £325 (2) & £311 with Berny Worth of West Down at £315, Kevin Parsons at £310 and John Elliot of Bradford at £300. Messrs Collins Partnership of Winscott saw their best pair of Limousin calves at £335 with Messrs Nancekivell of Kilkhampton at £300. A wonderful trade for Holstein bull calves today saw the vast majority go off to farms for rearing and to a top call of £155 for N & F Cleave of Launcells, £145 (2) for Messrs Nancekivell & £142 (3) for Victor & Mary Brown of Stibb Cross. Top 10 Bull Calves Av £419 Top 10 heifer Calves Av £338 Top 10 Holstein Calves Av £137.40 On Monday 27 TB restricted calves sold to a high of £79 with 3 vendors selling. Collection next Monday at 9.30am at Holsworthy Market. To book in call 01409 253275. 220 STORE CATTLE – 11 am Auctioneer: David Kivell 07899 960272 Another good entry of stores this week saw a good trade from start to finish. Plenty of after grass being released in the last few weeks saw several purchasers keen to stock up early. Plenty of forward stores over £1100 with a top call of £1225 for an Aberdeen Angus steer from Mr J Skinner of Bude. British Blues topped at £1215 for a steer with condition from Messrs Jenkin of Bray Shop, other British Blues from the same farm £1165 (2) & £1115. Messrs Ogborne of Ashwater realised £1185 for a British Blue. A lovely run of shapely Herefords from Messrs Ogborne of Quoditch rose to £1095 (4) with others at £930. A run of quality single suckled steers and heifers from Mr G Rose of Highampton saw Limousins to £1130 & £990, British Blues £1060 and £1045. A superb shapely British Blue heifer from the same farm saw a top call of £1185 and others to £1070 (3). Dairy x heifers topped at £1080 for a good confirmation of British Blues from Messrs Barrow of Torrington. Native heifers topped at £975 for a weighing Hereford from Messrs Ogborne of Ashwater who sold other Herefords to £940. Holstein steers with flesh and frame saw a much stronger trade to a top of £950 from Messrs Ogborne with Norwegian Red steers from the same farm also £950 (5). Several other Holsteins looked like they has slipped over the past few weeks which saw trade slightly harder. Young Continental & Natives in short supply, stronger 12mth steers in excess of £700. Plenty of steers £600+ - more required! Cows and calves topped at £1175 for a Limousin with a bull calf at foot from Messrs Barrow of Torrington. Larger framed out of parlour cows reached £540 for Messrs Adams of Torrington, GRAZING COWS other smaller framed cows £445 OTM WEIGHING A well finished Limousin from Messrs Adams of Torrington topped at 136p realising COWS £903. A run of well finished Native steers from Mr E Partridge of Bradworthy topped at FINISHED CATTLE 160.5p realising £1187. Heifers topped at 160p for a Simmental from Messrs Bridgman of Bude. *** WINTER CATTLE HOUSING *** Available in the Winkleigh area. Cattle sheds for 100 cattle and also 100 cubicles (undercover). Water, yards & slurry pit on farm. No other cattle will be on the farm. Non TB cattle only. For further information please contact 01409 253275 122 DAIRY CATTLE - 11.00 am DAIRY CATTLE Top Ave Auctioneer: Mark Bromell - 07966 430001 1st Calving Heifers (1st quality) 2020 1920 Mark Davis - 07773 371774 1st Calving Heifers (2nd quality) 1700 1453 2nd Calving Jersey Cows 800 738 rd A good volume entry for the mid-month sale saw 3 Calving Cows 1500 1338 a variety of qualities and types on offer. The in Dry Cows 800 775 milk cattle met a very strong trade with 1st In Calf Heifers 1500 1228 calving heifers topping at £2020 for ‘Gidcott In Calf Crossbred Spring Calving Heifers 650 441 Gerold Rebecca 5’ on behalf of the Reed Family of Bulling Heifers 700 571 Milton Damerel and this was closely followed at Heifer Calves 300 177 £2000 by ‘Stlawrence Paradise Charity 2’ on behalf JJ UGLOW & SONS CONSIGNMENT of Mr DB Brown of Bodmin. First quality heifers In Milk Cows and Heifers 1600 1240 had a very consistent trade with an overall Dry Cows 1450 1148 average of £1920 and more heifers could have been sold to meet demand. A smart run of in milk and dry 2nd calving Jersey x cows topped at £800. 3rd calving cows topped at £1500 for ‘Bocaddon Theodore CA Landa’ on behalf of Messrs SR Gilbert & Son of Sheepwash. Messrs JJ Uglow & Sons of Whitstone saw a further dispersal consignment of in milk cows top at £1600 for a 1st calving heifer yielding 28Kgs. The vendors saw a very good trade for their dry cows which topped at £1480 for a 2nd calving cow due to calf in November with its 3rd. A good entry of In calf heifers saw a fast trade topping at £1500 for an in calf heifer due late October on behalf of Mr E Gay of Chulmleigh. Mr Colin Davey of Delabole had a well fleshed run of strong 5 ½ - 8 months in calf heifers which sold to good demand topping at £1400 on two occasions. A late entry of grazing type crossbred spring calving in calf heifers saw a steady trade topping at £650 on behalf of Holland Farms, Milton Abbot.