HOLSWORTHY MARKET REPORT Wednesday 18 JULY 2018

HOLSWORTHY MARKET REPORT Wednesday 18 JULY 2018 EVERY WEDNESDAY Gates open 6am SALE TIMES 09:45 am - Draft Ewes followed by Finished Lambs 10:30 am Store Lambs & Couples 10 am - Calves inc the weekly Genus sponsored competition followed by Stirks 11 am - Store Cattle followed by Finished & OTM Cattle 11 am - Dairy Cattle Over 1300 sheep saw the best cull ewes to 100 from Wendy Jones with premium in the prime lambs to 193p/kg on behalf of Mark Vickery of Kilkhampton. Holsworthy Livestock Market, New Market Road, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 7FA 01409 253275

LAMBS, DRAFT EWES & RAMS 09.45 am Auctioneer: Steve Prouse - 07767 895366 634 LAMBS Smaller entry met a similar trade to last week. Our overall average of 180.8p/kg was well in front of other centres in the South West. The well fleshed lambs saw 31 pens over 185p/kg to a top of 193p/kg at 85.50 for a pen of 44.4 kilos from Mark Vickery of Killock Farm, Kilkhampton followed by two vendors at 190p/kg, Messrs Honey Bros of Higher Beer with 44.4 kilos at 84.50 and Ken and Mike Hill of Bideford with four pens of 44 kilos at WEIGHT TOP AVERAGE Per Head P/Kg TLW 83.80. 189p/kg was realised by Mark Dymond of Yarnscombe with four pens of 42 kilos at 79.50 and Graham and Malcom Piper of Herdwicke with 44.6 kilos at 84.50. Top per head on the day was 87.50 for a pen of 46.6 kilos from LJ & LE Luxton of Milton Dameral, followed by 87 from Mr D Lee of Adipit. 663 DRAFT EWES Per Head P/Kg TLW Lambs 32.1 39 65 171 58 160 39.1 45.5 85.50 193 78.50 181.3 45.6 52 87.50 188 85.40 179.1 52+ 86.20 158 86.20 158 Overall 87.50 193 82.10 180.8 Light Ewes 76 54.10 Heavy Ewes 100 89.50 Rams 91 - The dry weather is pushing out the ewes with over 660 ewes on offer again this week with, again, a lot of plain ewes on offer. The well fleshed ewes sold to a top of 100 sold by Wendy Jones of Scadghill, Bude. Several other pens around the 90 mark and just over. Mule ewes topped at 78.

273 CALVES & STIRKS Auctioneer: James Morrish 07814 010133 A fantastic entry of 273 saw a difficult trade being down between 40-80 for the top end calves but strangely the 2 nd quality calves were just a touch stronger than last week. Top call of the day was 540 given for the best Blonde d Aquitaine (4/5 month old) steer calves in from B G Nicholls of Parracombe on the edge of Exmoor. Topping the British Blues were J Ovens of Halwill at 455 with others at 432 from the same farm. Messrs Dilling of Highampton saw their best Limousins reach 412, 406 and 392 with John and Mark Elliott close up at 355. The baby calf trade was much easier with probably the pick of the day going to Lauren and Nick Shadrick of Great Lakes for young Herefords (4 weeks old) to 360 whilst best British Blue bulls in from Alan Pomeroy hit 300. Top of the baby Limousins reached 300 for Rachel Skinner with other Simmentals between 270 to 300. Baby heifers hit 300 with British Blues in from Messrs T & C Dauncey of St Just, Cornwall at 280. The Holstein Bull trade stayed very firm with strong stirks from A & P Nancekivell of Kilkhampton hitting 205. Best baby Black and Whites came in from David and Lucy Johns of Bodmin at 118 with plenty between 95 to 115. This week s Folk 2 Folk Champion winner was the best of an outstanding run in from Graham Nicholls of Parracombe. The Genus prize for the highest priced bull calf under 42 days was won by Messrs CG & B Dart, The Beeches, Cookbury with a British Blue bull calf sired by Moorsley DJ making 300. FARM TO LET BY INFORMAL TENDER Farm to let by Informal Tender at Netherton Farm, Upton Cross, Liskeard, Cornwall PL14 5BD. Approximately 113 acres of pasture and arable land, range of buildings and option to take a two bedroom farmhouse available on a Farm Business Tenancy Agreement from 29 th September 2018. Tenders close Friday 3 rd August 2018. All enquiries to Mark Bunt, Kivells Liskeard Office. Tel: 01579 345543

100 STORE CATTLE 11 am Auctioneer: David Kivell 07899 960272 Numbers tight this week with several vendors waiting for rain! However, the trade remained good with plenty of buyers around the ring. Top price was 1030 for four shapely 15 20 month old single suckled British Blue steers from Messrs Giddy of Saltash. Natives saw another strong trade with dairy x types 770-930 and more could have been sold. Several good shaped Limousin heifers sold well with a top call of 1050 for a 26 month old Limousin from Messrs Barkwell of Hatherleigh who sold others to 1010. Holstein steers saw the trade similar to previous weeks. 15 month old Holsteins from 435 and 20 month old types to 600. More cattle would have sold well today and vendors may be advised to sell more cattle sooner before this dry weather alters the trade for the worst. No Sold STEERS HEIFERS 0-15 Months 16-22 Months 23+ Months 0-15 Months 16-22 Months 23+ Months Breed Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave South Devon 11 510 510 800 800 - - 405 395 - - - - Friesian 26 485 395 600 600 - - 410 410 625 625 - - Fleckvieh 2 - - 850 850 - - - - - - - - British Blue 17 660 660 1030 1030 - - 590 590 - - - - Hereford 6 930 823 - - - - - - 745 675 - - Simmental 9 705 548 - - - - 635 546 - - - - Charolais 2 840 840 - - - - - - - - - - Saler 2 - - 890 890 - - - - 905 905 - - Limousin 10 720 505 - - - - 695 695 - - 1050 1020 8 STORE COWS 11 am Auctioneer: David Kivell 07899 960272 Several light out of parlour cows saw a top of 530 for a Holstein from Messrs Dauncey of St Just who sold to 455. Old plain Holsteins 390-420. More required. OTM WEIGHING COWS & FINISHED CATTLE Auctioneer: David Kivell 07899 960272 Another strong trade saw an overall average of 113p/kg. Top price was 126p/kg for a 712 kilo Saler cow from Messrs W C Honey of Fair view which realised 897. Top price per head was 946 for an 802 kilo Hereford cow at 118p/kg from Mr Biddick of Cornwall. Top price this week was 198p/kg for a 650 kilo Blonde d Aquitaine steer from Mr S Hopper of Rydon realising 1283 with others from the same farm selling to the top price per head of 1300 for a 672 kilo Blonde d Aquitaine at 194p/kg. Natives topped at 174p/kg for a 588 kilo Hereford steer to 1020. LARK PLANT Agricultural Contractors Umbilical Slurry Spreading with 9.000 dribble bar or splash plate Also 2,400 gallon Self-Fill Vacuum Tanker Urea and Fertiliser spreading with wide spread GPS tracked, dual wheel spreader available for all your fertilising needs. Phone 07802 821832 SEA SAND Delivered in 20 ton loads for cubicles or loose bedding, or even spreadon fields Lime supplied and spread Muck Spreading with 2 side discharge and 1 rear discharge Phone 07387 267675 This week s winner of the Lark Plant award for top price store cattle goes to 1050 for a 26 month old Limousin heifer from Messrs Barkwell of Hatherleigh.

97 DAIRY CATTLE - 11.00 am Auctioneer: Mark Bromell - 07966 430001 Mark Davis - 07773 371774 A good entry for the mid-month July sale saw a steadier trade. Despite a large crowd of Channel Island & Crossbred 1100 912 buyers present and a rising milk price this was Cows the first week where the effects of the In Calf Cows 640 445 continuous dry weather appeared to have an In Calf Heifers 1300 968 impact. However, first quality fresh milk still remained in demand. Top price of 1720 was achieved on two occasions. Firstly for a July calved Heifer yielding 36Kgs on behalf of Sam and Fran Bayley, Buckland Brewer and secondly for a superb 3 rd calver Wardada Saracen Dairymaid SP with exceptional butterfat and protein percentages and yielding an impressive 50Kgs on behalf of Messrs FE Adams & Son, Torrington. Sam and Fran Bayley also sold another fresh calved Heifer yielding 34Kgs for 1600. Mr GJ Richards of Helston sold a fresh calved Heifer Richwartha Flame Heather for 1580 and Messrs J Kempthorne & Sons of St Tudy had a good consignment of freshly calved Heifers with a very consistent trade with three selling at 1550 each and averaging 1488. DR & LJ Johns of Bodmin also sold a good consignment of cattle topping at 1700 for a second calver Tregoose Hartley Magpie 2 VG86 yielding 42Kgs, with their consignment averaging 1516. David Ley of Langtree sold his final consignment of Dairy Cattle to a solid trade and we wish him and the family all the best for the future and we thank him for his support over many years in the dairy ring. Crossbred Cows and Heifers saw a consistent trade with a Norwegian Red X Cow on behalf of P James of Boscastle realising 1100. A good looking consignment of out of calving pattern Friesian type cows from Carters Lodge Farms Ltd, West Sussex were most effected by the dry weather and lack of grass conditions. These still in milk cows were late Summer-Autumn 2017 calvers that either were not back in calf or had recently been served and PD d and outside of warranty due for Spring 2019. The consignment topped at 640. In Calf Heifers topped at 1300 for Richwartha Flame Tess a Heifer due to calf September to Gillette Caviar on behalf of Mr GJ Richards of Helston. A consignment of In Calf Heifers from NA & HM Colwill of Bude due Mid-August onwards to a Devon Bull saw a very solid trade topping at 1100. Ivor Barkwill of Tavistock also sold a consignment of In Calf Heifers topping at 1180 for a Heifer due to calf September to Hereford. Forthcoming Dairy Sales: DAIRY CATTLE Top Ave Mid-Month Dairy Sale 1 st Calving Heifers (1 st Quality) 1720 1597 2 nd Calving Heifers (2 nd Quality) 1400 1258 2 nd / 3 rd Calving Cows 1500 1361 4 th Calving Cows 1120 1120 Wednesday 25 th July- Complete Herd Dispersal Sale of the NMR Recorded, Homebred, Closed and Pedigree Hadge Herd of 265 Holstein Friesians To include 160 In Milk/Dry Cows, 16 In Calf Heifers, 35 Served/Bulling Heifers, 20 Yearlings and 34 a number Calves. On behalf of Messrs D H Jennings & Partners, Newdowns Farm, Nanstallon, Bodmin removed to Holsworthy Livestock Market for convenience of sale due to health reasons. To be conducted in association with Messrs Jefferys. NMR Lac Av 6505Kgs 4.24%BF 3.23%PTN cc161 All year round calving with a Summer/Autumn peak with 60 freshly calved since May, 45 due August/September, 25 due November/December and 40 Spring calvers. Over 50% of the herd are 1st and 2nd calvers. The Herd is performing exceptionally well as they are managed on a low cost & low input grass based system and have potential for much higher yields. Cubicle Housed, Herringbone Parlour & BVD vac and Johnes screened. Quality AI sires including sexed. Wednesday 1 st August- Early Month Dairy Sale to include Herd Dispersal Sale of 70 In Milk/ Dry Cows and Heifers on behalf of Messrs P B D Bowden & Son, South Venton, Highampton. 30 due to Calf in the Autumn to BB. Cubicle Housed, Herringbone Parlour, IBR & BVD Vaccinated. The Herd are Averaging approximately 8500Kgs with the Arla Milk Cheque Rolling 12 Month Average 4.08%BF 3.26%PTN. Further entries invited for cataloguing by 10am Thursday 26th July. Wednesday 8 th August- Herd Dispersal Sale of approximately 60 Holstein Friesian Dairy Cattle, Cubicles and Herringbone Parlour Milked, further details to follow. Sale also to include a consignment of 39 freshly calved Cows and Heifers from the Herd Dispersal on behalf of Mr E Headdon, Boscastle.

**NEW DEADLINES FOR DAIRY CATALOGUING** With immediate effect all Dairy entries will now be required by 10am on the Thursday prior to the Sale. This is due to our new advertising deadlines. Please email your entries to dairy@kivells.com or phone the office 01409 253275 FORTHCOMING SALES JULY SALES TUESDAY 24 th HOLSWORTHY Weekly Auction of Household Goods & Effects PLUS Monthly Saddlery Sale. 01409 253275 WEDNESDAY 25 th HOLSWORTHY Weekly Sale of 150 Prime & Store Cattle to include 15 Quality single suckle Aberdeen Angus steers & heifers 4-6mths. PLUS Complete Herd Dispersal Sale of the NMR Recorded, Homebred, Closed and Pedigree Hadge Herd of 265 Holstein Friesians To include 160 In Milk/Dry Cows, 15 In Calf Heifers, 35 Served/Bulling Heifers, 15 Yearlings and 40 a number Calves. On behalf of Messrs D H Jennings & Partners, Newdowns Farm, Nanstallon, Bodmin removed to Holsworthy Livestock Market for convenience of sale due to health reasons. To be conducted in association with Messrs Jefferys. NMR Lac Av 6505Kgs 4.24%BF 3.23%PTN cc161 All year round calving with a Summer/Autumn peak with 60 freshly calved since May, 45 due August/September, 25 due November/December and 40 Spring calvers. Over 50% of the herd are 1 st and 2 nd calvers. The Herd is performing exceptionally well as they are managed on a low cost & low input grass based system and have potential for much higher yields. Cubicle Housed, Herringbone Parlour & BVD vac and Johnes screened. Quality AI sires including sexed. Also 1st Special Sale of Breeding Ewes, entries already to hand inc 150 Suffolk x Mule 2Ts, 22 Lleyn x 2Ts, 10 Pure Charollais Ewes. Further entries S Prouse 07767 895366 THURSDAY 26 th HALLWORTHY Weekly Prime & Store Market to include Special Sale of Store Lambs SATURDAY 28 th BODWEN FARM, HELLAND, BODMIN, CORNWALL PL30 4QU Machinery Retirement Sale Sale to inc; Ford 7610 Tractor c/w 968 loader, Bamford BL181 conventional baler, Unifarm CM166 mower, shear grab, roller, sheep turnover crate, bucket, bale trailer, shearer, hurdles, round feeders, feed barriers, oil tanks, wire, gates, various poultry housing (interior & exterior) PLUS quantity of granite troughs & workshop equipment and 200 new hand tools. Entries invited to 01409 253275 / heritage@kivells.com TUESDAY 31 st HOLSWORTHY Collectors Sale of Coins, Select Books, Militaria, Models & Toys PLUS Weekly Auction of Household Goods & Effects. Full advert next week in the Antiques Section. Details/Entries 01409 253256 / auctions@kivells.com