HALLWORTHY MARKET REPORT

THURSDAY 6th AUGUST 2020 EVERY THURSDAY

Gates Open 6.30am

SALE TIMES

09:45 am Draft Ewes followed by Prime, Store Hoggs & Breeding Sheep

10:45am Tested & Untested Prime & OTM Cattle 11:00 am Store Cattle & Stirk

Hallworthy Stockyard, Hallworthy, Camelford, Cornwall, PL32 9SH

Tel: 01840 261261 Fax: 01840 261684

Website: www.kivells.com Email: hallworthy@kivells.com

158 DRAFT EWES

Following last weeks Muslim festival the Ewe trade has stayed up better than people had anticipated. Top on

the day £100.50 for a Charollais from Mr S Stewart of Liskeard. Texel Ewes topped at £93 from Tom Highmoor

of St Wenn. Hill bred Ewes to £66.

328 FAT LAMBS

Smaller entry still met a very strong trade and a lot more were needed to fill buyer’s orders. Overall average of

210.1p. Several pens of young sappy lambs over 215p, to a top of 220p for a smart pen of Charollais x, 45kgs,

£99, from Steve Goodman, Greystone, with two vendors realising 216p, George Williams of St Kew 44.4kgs, £96

and four pens of 40kgs from Mr T C Steed of Hendawle, Davidstow.

1181 STORE LAMBS

A cracking run of 1040 Store Lambs from Mr TC Steed of Davidstow, his annual consignment met with much

interest, and a very stong trade was met. The Suffolk x Mule April born Lambs sold to a top of £80 for six pens.

A smart run of Texel x Mule Lambs from the same vendor saw the first three pens at £82, and the next three

pens at £80. Store Lambs from other vendors also met a flying trade with Rundle Weldhen topping the day at

£85 for three pens and £82 for two more.

Weight Top Average

Per Head Per Kilo Per Head Per Kilo

32.1-39 82.50 212 82 209.4 39.1-45.5 99 220 89 210.2

45.6-52 105 215 98.40 209

52+ Overall 105 220 93 210.1

SHEEP AUCTIONEER STEVE PROUSE 07767 895366

257 STORE CATTLE

Over 300 Cattle again at Hallworthy, a muggy day but a bright and brisk trade, with a top of

£1275. A welcome return for Mr H L Banbury of St Meryn, with a well muscled and long British

Blue x Steer reaching top price. Mr Desborough of Wadebridge, saw his run of 31 Cattle top out

at £1205 for a pair of Charolais x Steers with superb carcase and fleshing, his next a pen of five

Charolais x Steers to £1200, and two more bunches at £1150 and £1100. P J Ead of St Austell

with another run of superbly fleshed Cattle to a top of £1175 for a pair of Limousin x. H L

Banbury back in again with a pair of British Blue x to £1080 and £1060. Quality Herefords from

Mr Warren of Roche saw his best, a tremendous Steer out of Charolais Cows to a top of £1125.

P J Ead of St Austell topped the Heifer section with a well turned out Hereford x Heifer to

£1130. H L Banbury saw his best to £1080 for a pen of four British Blue x Heifers, and John

Philips of Bridestow seeing his Limousin x Heifers to £1025. Mr Desborough was next with a

wonderful pen of five, 15 month Charolais x Heifers to £1000.

COWS

Cows today saw a top of £955 for a Sussex x Cow from John Philips and Fresian Cows from the

Osbornre Family at £920.

46 STIRKS

A good run of 40 Stirks today saw top spot going to Mr R Kempthorne of St Tudy, with a single

British Blue x Steer to £665, and a second bunch at £635, with Heifers to £570. ME & LM Budge

of North Hill the best of their Aberdeen Angus Calves to £600, and Heifers to £540.

STORE CATTLE AUCTIONEER RICHARD DENNIS