HOLSWORTHY

MARKET REPORT Wednesday 19 April 2017

EVERY WEDNESDAY

Gates open 6am

SALE TIMES

09:45 am - Draft Ewes followed by Finished Hoggs

10:30 am - Store Hoggs & Couples

10:15 am - Calves inc the weekly Genus sponsored competition followed by Stirks

11:00 am - Store Cattle followed by Finished & OTM Cattle

11:30 am - Dairy Cattle

Over 1200 sheep sold to a top call of £185

for the best of a smart run of couples from Mr David Chugg of Marwood

Holsworthy Livestock Market, New Market Road, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 7FA

01409 253275

622 HOGGS

A good entry of hoggs met a very fast trade and more could have been sold, overall average on the day was

172.1p, highest so far this week in the South West.

Several pens over 180p and to a top of 185p for a pen of 46.1 kilos (£85.50) from Messrs RW & K Squire, Slade

Farm, Honeychurch followed by Graham Cowling, Bude who realised 182p for his 45.1 kilos (£82.20). 18 Pens

realised £84.50 and over to a top of £87 for two pens of heavies from Victor Goaman, Stitworthy with Mr WA

Uglow of Milton Abbot realising £86 for his 49 kilos followed by Pat Sanders, Heath, Bradworthy who made

£85.80 for 48 kilos.

40 NEW SEASON LAMBS

A small entry saw a very strong trade overall average of 230.4p

and a lot more are needed to fulfill buyers orders. Top per kilo

on the day was 238p for 40 kilos from Shaun Ellis, Trillacott.

Top per head on the day was £103.50 for a pen of Charollais 44.8

kilos from Dave Short, Bagbury followed by James Crouch,

Higher Cookworthy, Lifton who realised £100 for his 42.2 kilo

Charollais x.

302 DRAFT EWES & RAMS

A flying trade several pens around £100 and to a top of £108 for

a Charollais ewe from Sally and Chris Prouse, Court Green Farm

followed by Simon Sluggett, Alvacott who realised £102.

Several pens of Mules over £70 and to a top of £77.50 from

Messrs Dufty Bros, Stoney, Northlew. Just one ram on offer this

week from George Hillson, Bere Alston which realised £128.

COUPLES – 100 EWES & 165 LAMBS

A flying trade from start to finish and still more are needed.

Doubles sold to a top of £185 for a Suffolk x from David

Chugg, Marwood followed by Michael Chugg of Lower

Metcombe, Marwood who realised £183 for his Cheviot x

Mule who also realised £140 for his singles. David Chugg also

realised £150 for his pen of Suffolk x singles. Jim Hookway of

St Giles, Torrington saw his BM Suffolk x double couples to

£170 and singles to £148. A run of Lleyn hogg singles from

Messrs Kirk of Petrockstowe very much sought after topping

at £175. More hogg couples are needed please.

WEIGHT TOP AVERAGE

Lambs

Per

Head

P/Kg

TLW

Per

Head

P/Kg

TLW

32.1 – 39 64 168.8 62.30 168.2

39.1 – 45.5 82.20 182 76 172.2

45.6 – 52 86 185 82.50 170

52+ 87 159 82.11 145.5

Overall 87 185 80.85 172.1

Light Ewes 87 63

Heavy Ewes 108 96

Rams 128 128

HOGGS, DRAFT EWES & RAMS – 09.45 am

Auctioneer: Steve Prouse - 07767 895366

BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME ENTITLEMENT TRADING

Non SDA, SDA and Moorland BPS Entitlements available and wanted to trade

Please call Caroline Squire on 01392 252 262 to register your requirements

*Trading deadline 15th May 2017*

Another good entry of calves selling on a

wonderful trade throughout. A strong

run of calves from Messrs CM, WJ & JM

Elliott from Bradworthy saw their best

Limousin x bull and British Blue x bull

both sell for £605 with another two

Limousin x bulls selling for £595, £580

and also going on to sell good British Blue

x heifers at £575, £530 and £495. Messrs

K & J Parsons from Jacobstow sold good

young British Blue x bulls for £465 with

another at £460. Mr A Andrew from

Beaworthy sold a good young British Blue x bull for £465.

Young Limousin x bulls to £428 on behalf

of Moorview Farms Ltd from Milton

Damerel and Messrs RW & R Risdon

from North Tamerton sold their best

British Blue x bull for £405 with another

two making £400. Young Hereford x

bulls to £268 for Messrs CG & BA Dart & Son from Holsworthy and Charolais x bulls to £350 for Mr BS

Martin from Marhamchurch.

Friesian bulls to £185 on behalf of Messrs RG & VJ Griffin from North Petherwin and Mr BS Martin sold Friesian

bulls at £168, £150 and £145 with the top heifers noted above Devon x heifers made £365 four times for Mr

TC Zeale from Woolacombe. A smart young Limousin x heifer from Messrs LS Higgins & Son made £365 and

young British Blue x heifers to £355 on behalf of Mr MC Vanstone from Buckland Brewer with another young

British Blue heifer at £340 for Messrs TP & JH Isaac from Hollacombe.

BREED BULLS HEIFERS

CALVES No Top Ave No Top Ave

Friesian 16 185 81.88 - - -

Aberdeen Angus 22 230 111.91 8 195 114

Devon 11 245 87 11 365 221.64

British Blue 40 605 298.88 28 575 250.82

Hereford 17 268 165.47 16 195 141.06

Charolais 2 350 327.50 1 250 250

Simmental 1 385 385 5 290 259

Limousin 12 605 390.75 11 495 247

205 CALVES - 10.15am

Auctioneer: Patrick Dennis 07831 620990

Another flyer this week! Several second quality

Continentals 16 – 20 months old on offer which realised very strong prices throughout the sale with

Dairy x Continental heifers especially exceeding

expectations with many £900 plus. The few forward

steers on offer topped at £1170 for a British Blue

steer from Messrs RB & NJ Veale, Upcott Barton

followed by £1135 for a 24 month old purebred

Devon from Mr RE Dennis, Southview with single

suckled Continentals from Mr R Walter, Putshole

close behind at £1115 for four Charolais.

Top of the heifers this week was £1155 for a Charolais from Messrs GP & JA Kirk, Higher Larkworthy. Several

other bunches of Dairy x Continentals and Natives £1050 plus. Young steers and heifers jumped again by £80

- £100 with 11 month old Dairy x Continentals £750 - £840. A consignment of single suckled Herefords from

Mr N Aris, Haycroft averaged £813 to £880. Holsteins sold well again this week stronger sorts to £870 for

two from Mr MJ Avery, Easton Moor. Younger 18 – 20 month old Holsteins to £640 - £730.

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STEERS HEIFERS

Breed No

Sold

0-15 Months 16-22 Months 23+ Months 0-15 Months 16-22 Months 23+ Months

Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave

Limousin 41 885 765 1095 1008 - - 872 805 1030 972 - -

British Blue 33 1000 902 1170 1045 - - 760 760 970 905 1065 1065

Hereford 28 880 813 1070 1070 - - 550 532 908 842 - -

Charolais 9 780 740 1115 1070 - - - - 920 920 1155 1155

Simmental 4 - - 1055 935 - - - - - - - -

Devon 1 - - - - 1135 1135 - - - - - -

Saler 3 - - 1010 1010 - - - - - - - -

South Devon 7 965 940 - - - - - - - - - -

A. Angus 19 - - 1020 940 - - 760 645 1125 972 - -

200 STORE CATTLE - 11am

Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272

This week’s winner of the Lark Plant award for top price store cattle goes to Messrs RB & NJ Veale, Upcott Barton, Halwill for

a British Blue steer reaching £1170.

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Another good trade and many more now required for grazing, stronger framed cows topped at £1000 for a

South Devon from Mr RJ Throssell, Week St Mary whose other smaller framed South Devon realised £755.

An Aberdeen Angus cow from Nick Hedden, Bideford sold for £825. Limousins from Messrs KS & RE Gifford,

Milford £835. Older lean Holsteins sold to a top of £455 from Messrs NL & FM Cleave, Launcells.

What a trade averaging 129p with an average per head of £942. Top price per head was achieved by Mr MR

Satchell, Week St Mary for a Blonde D’Aquitaine cow which made a fabulous £1168 with five others over £1000. Holsteins topped at 129p for a 718 kilo cow from Messrs MG & J Heal, Allins Week at £926. More

required whilst the trade remains so strong.

Beef saw the best handy weight heifers reaching 180p for a 550 kilo British Blue from Mr R Honey, Higher

Beer. Heavier Continentals from Mr Stan Hopper, Rydon topped at 177p for a 698 kilo Simmental realising

£1231. Non farm assured Aberdeen Angus from Nick Hedden, Bideford reached 167p with others at 165p.

10 STORE COWS

Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272

14 OTM COWS

Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272

14 FINISHED CATTLE

Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272

A large entry for our special Spring Challenge

Cup Show & Sale saw a large crowd of

purchasers present. A good trade was seen

throughout the sale with consistent prices for

quality 1st calving heifers.

The sale was topped by the overall champion

and first prize pedigree heifer ‘Hartlandview

Cancun Bluebell which sold at £1750 on behalf

of Mr Martin Webber of Exeter. The Mott

Family of Okehampton sold heifers from

their Janeck herd at £1650 and £1620 for

Janeck Supersonic Flora and Janeck Captain

Grey 2. Also selling at £1620 on two

occasions were Messrs P Littlejohns & Son of

Hartland whose consignment of seven freshly

calved heifers averaged £1579.

Milky cows were in strong demand with a freshly calved Swedish

red cross senior cow born in March 2009 topping the section at

£1550 on behalf of Gordon Davis from Tiverton. Crossbred

cows remained in demand throughout the sale with Messrs TC Zeale & Son from Woolacombe selling a 4th calving dairy

shorthorn cross cow at £1480.

In calf heifers met a good trade with close to calving heifers in

great demand. Messrs KJ Bragg & Partners of Chumleigh topped

this section at £1520 for Titterton Bakombre Grace 2 closely

followed at £1500 by Kilgogue History Ruby on behalf of J.G.

Mitchell from Lostwithiel with Treginegar Dairy Farms selling

Kemerton Avalon Sybil 39 at £1480.

Included in the youngstock section Mr JG Mitchell of Lostwithiel

and Mr D Thorner of Langaford Farm, Ashwater dispersed their

youngstock to a good trade with bulling heifers topping at £900,

yearlings at £780 and heifer calves topping at £600. A

consignment of crossbred youngstock from Messrs AMR & BM

Thomas of Newquay saw a solid trade with yearlings topping at

£460. A pedigree holstein bull from P & S Harris of Bodmin sold

at £950.

Our judge Martin Gorst from North Petherwin placed the following:

COW CLASS

1st Lot No 48A Malcolm Trevor - Jones

2nd Lot No 35 TC Zeale & Son

3rd Lot No 27 Gordon Davis

HEIFER CLASS

1st Lot No 53 M Webber

2nd Lot No 48 Malcolm Trevor - Jones

3rd Lot No 11 P Littlejohns & Son

Reserve Champion Lot No 48A Malcolm Trevor- Jones

Overall Champion Lot No 53 M Webber

DAIRY CATTLE Top Ave

Freshly calved Heifers (1st quality) 1750 1596

Freshly calved Heifers (2nd quality) 1480 1253

2nd - 6th Calving Cows (1st quality) 1550 1393

2nd - 6th Calving Cows (2nd quality) 1200 1061

In calf heifers due Summer 1520 1233

In calf heifers due Autumn 1150 1028

Bulling heifers 900 823

Yearlings 780 488

Crossbred yearlings 460 321

Heifer Calves 600 262

Bulls 950 750

171 DAIRY CATTLE - 11.30 am

Auctioneer: Mark Bromell - 07966 430001

Mark Davis - 07773 371774

FORTHCOMING SALES

• APRIL SALES

TUESDAY 25th – LISKEARD MARKET

WEDNESDAY 26th – HOLSWORTHY Weekly Market

to inc: Special Sale of 200 Store Cattle Inc 80 Organic

Char, Here, AA strs & hfrs 12 – 22mo. Also 15 Here strs & hfrs

16-18mo, 12 BB strs & hfrs 16mo & 40 Fr strs 12-14mo. 1000

Sheep & 200 Calves.

Annual South West Limousin Spring Show & Sale of

30 Pedigree Limousin Bulls & Females. British Limousin

Cattle Society Breeders’ Sale on behalf of members of the South

Western Limousin Breeders’ Club. Judging 11am – Sale 12 noon.

To inc: 17 Bulls, 6 Cows & Calves, 1 Maiden

Heifer with quality consignments from

leading herds being Holwell, Nealford,

Loosebeare, Stourhead, Ardlea, Rempstone, Columbpark, Bailea,

Josh, Treloweth, Killerton & Smithy. Catalogues available.

THURSDAY 27th – HALLWORTHY Weekly Market

• MAY SALES

SATURDAY 6th – HOLSWORTHY

***MACHINERY,

RARE & NATIVE BREED SALE***

April Sale of

Machinery to inc: JD

6330 2008 Tractor 8000

hrs, TLS c/w Chilton

MXT10 Loader, MF 6265 4WD Tractor (7000hrs), International 785 XL Tractor

c/w loader, JD Gator 2014, 1000 hrs, Kverneland bale wrapper, 2000gl slurry tanker, Amazone ZAX 1402 fert spreader,

Grass mowers & rakes & 1 2007 Ford Transit 100 T350L horse lorry c/w living area (12months MOT) from Bideford.

VW Polo 2011 1.2 petrol – 1 lady owner 12MOT FSH. BMW 2ltr 318i Reg 03 12MOT. Mobile Home 30x10ft 2 bed, all

electrical tested & in good condition. Special Sale of Granite to Inc 2 Dispersals from Cornwall. 1000 Plants, Shrubs

& Hedging direct from 1 nursery.

*** CHANGE OF DATE NOW 6th MAY **

Spring Rare & Native Breed Sale to Inc Cattle, Sheep, Pigs & Spring

Sale of Goats. Entries invited.

PLUS Annual Sale of Carriages, Vehicles, Saddles & Equipment. To Inc: Vintage

cart & tack Inc new saddlery from 1 business in Wolverhampton -01409 253275.

MONDAY 8th – HOLSWORTHY/HALLWORTHY TB RESTRICTED Sale of Cattle.

TUESDAY 9th – FOLLY FARM, CREDITON, EX17 3QJ 11AM. Dispersal of 200 Holstein Friesian Dairy Cattle on

behalf of Messrs P & R Herniman.

PRIVATE TREATY

• 200 Autumn Calving

Cows, calving 21st August

onwards. All homebred,

cubicle housed and

herringbone parlour

milked. 7500Kgs 4.41BF

3.48PTN cc126. In Calf to

mainly Holstein Friesian

sires/ some BB. 4 Year

testing area, no evidence of

TB or Johnes in herd.

Retirement sale. For sale as

a whole or in large suitable

groups. Also 70 In Calf

Heifers due

September/October. In

Calf to AI Friesian/AA

sires. Robert Speck 07909

538520.