. EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE MARKET REPORT SEPTEMBER 2020 Monday 21st September – Prime Stock Market ** WE ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS!** HELP US TO HELP YOU and lets keep the Country fed with GREAT BRITISH FOOD! EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE 01392 251261 [email protected] www.kivells.com Monday 21st September 56 PRIME CATTLE & BARREN COWS Auctioneer: Simon Alford 07789 980203 Prime Cattle to 204ppk and £1342 Barren Cows to 134ppk and £958 Another decent entry of prime cattle and barren cows saw an altogether lessor trade but reflecting the downturn in deadweight returns. Prime topped at 204ppk for a nicely covered 530kg purebred Limousin steer from Michael Ayre of Thorverton followed by smart Blonde cattle from Bottor Rock Farms, Hennock who saw a 650kg steer reach 200ppk and £1296 and a 590kg heifer rise to 196ppk and £1157. Further quality Blonde bred prime from Keith and Hilary Harvey of Bovey Tracey saw their best steer to 197ppk and £1259 whilst a 600kg Blonde heifers from the Harvey’s also reached 197ppk and realised £1179. Phillip Haydon of Cheriton Bishop sold a smashing 600kg Limousin heifer for 196ppk and £1173 followed by his 680kg South Devon steer which sold for 188ppk and £1286. Bill Hobbs of Moretonhampstead saw his well-fleshed 580kg Limousin heifer draw 194ppk and £1130 whilst Graham Tancock of Broadclyst sold a heavyweight 716kg Blue steer for 188ppk or £1342. A nice run of Devon heifers from Miles and Gail Fursdon of Widecombe in the Moor saw the better ones to 188ppk and £1083. Barren cows topped 153ppk for a young Angus from The Tully Partnership of Brixham whilst a very decent 680kg red Limousin made 138ppk or £935 for John Towill and daughter of Shaldon. Further Angus cows of note reached 134ppk (£958) for Stephen Slade and family of Aylesbeare and 129ppk (£944) for Robert and William Reddaway of South Tawton whilst a 820kg Devon cow from Arthur Salter of Broadclyst saw 115ppk and £938. Dairy bred barreners ran to 119ppk and £758 for Steve Loud of Farway. 1716 SHEEP – 9.30AM Auctioneers: Russell Steer 07788 318701 & Ian Caunter 07813 068935 Prime Lambs to £115 & 234ppk Cull Ewes to £118 & Rams to £111.50 824 PRIME SPRING LAMBS 691 PRIME LAMBS Lamb number and trade very similar on the week with the best two pens of overweights at £115 for both R White of Coleford and Louise Elworthy of Crockernwell who also had an exceptional pen of 47kg Beltex’s at £110 or a sale topping 234ppk as well as 40kgs at £89 (223ppk). Smart 52kg lambs to £110.50 for Mark Palfrey of Yeoford who had another two pens of 50 & 55kg lambs at £100 and similar weights (50kgs) from Phil & Richard Coaker of Postbridge made £102.50. More of the same at £100 also for Tim Cunningham of Brentor, Ray & Sylvia Toms of Cheriton Bishop and the Baxter family of Exwick closely followed by overweights from Mervyn Yabsley Top Average of Dartmouth at £99. Plenty of 46-50kg lambs trading just on £2 per No’s £’s Per £’s Per Weight P.P.K P.P.K kilo or £94 to £99 to include 46kg lambs from both Roger Coysh of Fwd Head Head PRIME LAMBS Sigford and Terry Phillips of Tedburn St Mary at £95.80. Also worthy 57.80 193 57.80 193 25-32 9 of a mention were well finished 46kg mule whethers from Clyde (-0.70) (+4) (+2.00) (+5) CoakerPrime Lambs& family to of£86 Widecombe & 180ppk achieving £94.20Cull whilst Ewes their to £90 43kgs & Rams to £99 33-39 53 78.20 210 71.90 192 made £89.50. Best of the 45kg lambs to £95.50 for Harry Kerswell of (-4.80) (-3) (+0.20) (-7) 40-45 423 95.50 223 87.77 206 Kingsbridge and £94.80 for Dr Shelley of Shobrooke as 44kgs peaked (-1.00) (+2) (-1.64) (-1) at £94.20 for Paul West of Holbeton and 43kgs to £92.80 for Jonathan 110.50 234 95.67 200 691 PRIME LAMBS 46-52 296 Lentern of Chagford and £92 for Phil & Richard Coaker. Lighter lambs (~) (+13) (-0.96) (-2) 115.00 185 99.91 182 53+ 43 helpedAnother by thequiet strengthening Monday in the store sheep trade pens but withthe best 691 goingprime to lambs kill at selling or at recent levels with(+14.50 a top) of(-2 )£86 for(+2.78) Texel x(+1 ) around50kg lambs £2 per from kilo. David 38kgs Goss to £78.20of Littlehempston for Heather who Bond also & hadDaughters 51kg Charollais at £83.50 and smart 47kg continentals at Top Average of£83 Bovey (177ppk). Tracey Overweights and 35kgs to to £73.50 £85 for for AJ RCarter Clark of of Dawlish Newton and Abbot. £81.50 for Paul West of Holbeton.118.00 Other 50-52kg64.35 EWES 884 SQQlambs just selling a penny at £85 less for at Tripp204ppk Bros and & Sonssome of 40 Dunsford pence in £84.20 front offor this Tony Pickard of South Molton,(+19.00) £82.80 for Ken(+1.02 ) 111.50 77.90 time last year! RAMS 5 Chapple of Oakford and £82.50 for RD Middleton & Son of Ashreigney. A trio of smart 47kg (+17.50Beltex) crosses from(-16.45) Tracey Pike of Luppit sold at £82.50 (176ppk). 45kg Charollais lambs to £77 for Len Sharland of Tiverton and the same price per head for 44kgs from Keith Milton of Pennymoor who also claimed top price per kilo when his two pens of smart 41kg884 lambs CULL rose EWES, to 180 & 5 178ppk RAMS or & £73.80 3 GOATS & £72.80 respectively. A great line up of well finished light lambs from 28 to 39kgs saw top per head of £66 achieved by both Blackaton Manor Farms of Widecombe with 39kg 691 PRIME LAMBS ACheviots decent number and also of of cull 38kg sheep Suffolk met crosseswith a fiery from trade Abel withBros allof buyersTavistock firing who on also all cylinders! parted with No 33kg superstars Welsh forlambsward at but best ewes £56.20, short 31kg in number hill lambs and at selling £54, 30kgs to £118 at £53.20for a Texel (177ppk) type andewe afrom large BH pen Lane of 28kg of Combe Scotties Raleigh, at £48.20. £110 Overall for a trio average of similar is bredjust ewesa penny from better James at 170ppk.Morrish of Chulmleigh, £103 for black sheep from Angus & Sue Howie of Meeth and £100 for Texels from John Robinson of Cruwys Morchard. Plenty of crossbred ewes from £91 to a top of £99.50 for Suffolk crosses from Ray & Sylvia Toms, Dorset’s either side of £90 and Mules early £80’s for the best with several in the £70’s. Best of the short entry of rams to £111.50 for David & Vicky Prouse of Ogwell with other usually £75-£85. Just shy of 300 hill 367 CULL EWES & 20 RAMS/WETHERS ewes saw plenty of Scotch and Swales over £50 to a top of £63.50 for David & Justine Colton of Princetown and £59 & £56.50A short for entry Rundle of just Weldhen under of400 Newquay, cull sheep smaller sold with and a leaner better sorts feel to£35 the to trade £45 andas mule some and very other plain medium sorts from weight £15 ewes to £28 keenlywere noticeablybid for but dearer not helping than seenthe averagein a long which time. standsBest crossbred at £64.35, ewes up toa pound. £90 for Goats a pair toof Black£55 for Texels FG fromHawkey Tracey & son of Broadwoodkelly.Pike of Luppit, £89.50, £88.50 & £86 for penfuls of strong Suffolk crosses from Tom Yandle of Mamhead and £87 for Prime Lambs to £86 & 180ppk Cull Ewes to £90 similar from Tim Whitley of Widecombe. Others £75 to £84 depending on breed, condition and weight. Best mules as & Rams to £99 mentioned looking £6-£9 dearer on the week with two pens selling at £77.50 & £74.50 for Brad Simmons of Thorndon Cross, £76.50 for Ellen YandlePrime of& CullMamhead sheep Mortality and a meated and Rejection run from Insurance Sam Ursell of Tedburn St Mary sold to £76, £74.50,As of 1st April£73 2019& £72.50. a levy ofHill 15p ew (12pes plusfewer VAT) in willnumber be deducted and often from all£30 prime to £40and cullwith sheep no realsold atstrength Exeter on present a Monday and to very 691 PRIMEcover deaths LAMBS and meat rejections associated with slaughter stock from this sale. There is an exception to this levy if a vendor is few lotsdeemed sold tounder have an£25. epidemic Rams ofa touchcysticercus stronger-ovis or tradesimilar, too but within this Brad unlikely Simmons event the also auctioneer topping will these liaise withwith the a weighty vendor in Suffolkquestion. selling at £99 followed by AJ Carter with a Texel at £92.50 and B Moseley of Hittisleigh realised £89. All cull Another quiet Monday in the sheep pens with 691 prime lambs sheep averaged £62, which is up £10 on the week, half of the lift is due to quality, the other half is the strength of selling at recent levels with a top of £86 for Texel x 50kg lambs trade. from David Goss of Littlehempston who also had 51kg Charollais at £83.50 and smart 47kg continentals at £83 (177ppk). Overweights to £85 for AJ Carter of Dawlish and £81.50 for Paul West of Holbeton. Other 50-52kg lambs selling at £85 for Tripp Bros & Sons of Dunsford £84.20 for Tony Pickard of South FRIDAY 23RD OCTOBER 2020 1st Autumn Catalogued Show & Sale of Suckled Calves and Stirks – Kindly Sponsored by Harpers Feed FRIDAY 6TH NOVEMBER 2020 2nd Autumn Catalogued Show & Sale of Suckled Calves and Stirks – Kindly Sponsorsed by Mole Valley Farmers FRIDAY 13TH NOVEMBER 2020 Inaugural Special Show & Sale of Native Breed Suckled Calves and Stirks – Kindly Sponsored by Cornish Mutual FRIDAY 20TH NOVEMBER 2020 3rd Autumn Catalogued Show & Sale of Suckled Calves and Stirks – Kindly Sponorsed by FeedCo Ltd FRIDAY 6th DECEMBER 2019 4th Autumn Catalogued Show & Sale of Suckled Calves and Stirks – Kindly Sponsored by CWC Solicitor FORTHCOMING SALES MONDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market TUESDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE TB Restricted Sale of Prime, Cull & Store Cattle FRIDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc 2nd Autumn Judged Sale of Continental & Continental Cross Cattle & Monthly Sale of Organic Cattle & Sheep, Sale of Dairy Cattle to include 10th Draft Sale of 70 Pedigree Ayrshires from the "Hilltown" herd.