EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

MARKET REPORT

February 2018

Friday 23rd Store Stock Market

EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

Matford Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD

01392 251261 livestock@kivells.com www.kivells.com

Steers to £1350 Heifers to £1090

Although we saw excellent numbers forward for the time of year here at Exeter, Friday’s show wasn’t the most eye catching

entry quality-wise seen of late. Top priced steers came from Robert & Janet Legg of Exeter with their trio of strong of Simmental steers (23m) reaching £1350 apiece whilst a very decent bunch of five Limousin steers (25m) saw £1190 for the Johns family of

Lapford, the latter also taking home £1045 a life for a pen of four heifers (21m) of the same breed. Robert Shilston, Bovey Tracey sold Blonde and Fleckvieh steers (25m) to £1125 and £1110 respectively with a pair of Blue heifers (26m) from the same good

home to £1065. Hereford steers (23m) from FC Champion, Liskeard sold well and to £1100 with similar others close at £1095 for JW Davies & Sons of Uplowman. Friesian steers (28m) from Ross Govier of Longdown sold readily to £935 whilst later born

store steers saw £925 for SG Brimacombe & Sons Yeoford and Steve & Susan Sallis, Jacobstowe both with shapely Blues (15m). No real strength in the heifer department although a pen of three smart Salers (21m) from R & B Boundy, Winkleigh did climb

to £1090 a life. Other store heifers of note included Limousin’s (18m) selling to £995 for Steve & Susan Sallis, Blue’s (30m) to £985 for JW Davies & Sons and Charolais (24m) at £950 for Henk & Neil Boeijink of Meeth. Blue heifers (13m) looked good

money at £870 for SG Brimacombe & Sons.

A good entry of over 100 youngstock forward on Friday met a strong trade throughout with the best topping £865 for Alan Cottle of Bratton Fleming with smart Charolais steers (10m), others off the same farm realised £835 with Malcolm Harris of

Slapton attaining £790 for his Charolais steers (9m). A nice entry from SG Brimacombe & Sons, Yeoford saw Blue steers (11m) topping at £705 and SJ Hatherley & K Rendle up from Plymouth attained the same figures for Charolais crosses (9m). Angus

steers (10m) from S Tucker of Exeter achieved £680, Peter Jones of Bratton Clovelly hit £665 for Blue steers (8m), with others realising £645. Michael & Jean Turner of East Allington achieved £650 for Simmental crosses (9m). A larger entry of heifers saw

the best top at £785 for Char crosses (12m) from Richard Beckley of Black Dog, Blue heifers (10m) from SG Brimacombe & Sons realised £690, with other to £650. Malcolm Harris hit £670 with his Charolais cross heifers (9m) and Charles Mudge of

Tavistock attained £660 with South Devon’s. Simmental cross Heifers from Michael & Jean Turner realised £645, and Blue cross heifers from Peter Jones attained £605.

A good entry already for next week, please call Ian Caunter 07813 068935 or Robert Armstrong 07791 484290

to discuss marketing and entries.

Another smaller entry of calves sold to an excellent trade particularly for the best which topped at £405

for a cracking three week old Charolais bull for Andrew Peters of Talaton. Other Charolais sold to

£400 (21days) & £395 (11days) for James Baker of Aylesbeare, £368 for Messrs RH & MJ Hurford of

Axminster and £360 for David Headon of North Tawton. British Blue bulls sold well to £400 for Ian,

Caroline & Jess Tapp of Tiverton who sold others to £328 & £310 and Aberdeen Angus bulls to £325.

Other Angus bulls ot £278 for Phil Grabham of Whimple. Heifers topped at £350 for a British Blue

from Ian, Caroline & Jess Tapp with others to £275 for Messrs Higgin of Totnes. Charolais heifers to £315

for Andrew Peters and Limousin heifers to £275 & £245 for Messrs RW Partridge & Sons of Morchard Bishop. Aberdeen Angus heifers to £195 for Messrs RH & MJ Hurford of Axminster. A smart MRI bull sold well at £170 for David & Adrian Cole of

Bradninch. Friesians topped at £180 with another group of five at £120 for some weaned sorts from Blade Farming.

A small entry of Dairy sold to another super trade with no real stars on show. Top of the day was £1700 for a smart British

Friesian heifer from Holland Farmers of Tavistock who sold others to £1620. Other heifers to £1650 & £1500 for David & Sherrie Turner of Torrington & £1500 for Steve Caunter of Totnes who also sold a second calver at £1580. Crossbred heifers

saw a Montbeliarde x to £1550 & a Swedish Red x heifer to £1400 for Ken & Cathie Cottey of Whimple. Cows topped at £1600 for a Norwegian Red x second calver from Richard & Heather Gibson of Tiverton. A consignment of in-calf heifers from Messrs

Holland Farmers sold well to £1350 with others to £1300 twice to average £1195.

CALVES - 10.15 am

CALVES Bulls Heifers

Breed TOP AVE TOP AVE

British Blue 3 400 346 3 350 255

Limousin 1 145 145 5 275 164

Charolais 5 405 385 2 315 272

Simmental 2 175 168 1 190 190

Devon 1 145 145 3 90 70

Aberdeen Angus 7 325 231 7 195 122

Hereford 5 170 127 1 140 140

MRI 2 170 105

Holstein / Friesian 11 180 90

322 STORE CATTLE & STIRKS – 10AM Auctioneer: Simon Alford 07789 980203

117 SUCKLED CALVES & STIRKS – 11.30AM Auctioneer: Ian Caunter 07813 068935

60 CALVES – 10.15AM Auctioneer: Mark Davis 07773 371774

26 DAIRY – 11AM Auctioneer: Mark Davis 07773 371774 & Mark Bromell

Only 39 orphans lambs after last week’s mammoth entry sold to £24 for a young pure Suffolk from Peter Vooght of South

Brent, £20 (x3) for Rich & Angie Hunt of Stoke Gabriel and PJ Millman of Chulmleigh sold two pairs at £18 & £17. Plenty

of others trading from £10 to £17, nothing less than £8 and they averaged £15.

Another tidy entry of 1650 store hoggs were unbelievably dearer again reaching £113 & £101.50 for Jonathan Musgrave of

Yealmpton followed by Greendown Farm Ltd of Umberleigh at £105, £100 & £92.50 as Dennis Tapp of Rackenford had

two pens at £104 and another at £92. SMJ Payne of Washfield received £104, £99.50 & £90 for theirs, AM & JM Wimberley

of Moretonhampstead realised £99 & £94 of theirs and both Steve Huxter of Bridport and Keith Vincent of Grampound

saw their best realise £95.50. A further eight pens over £90 with plenty of medium sorts trading in the £80’s and longer

term hoggs in the £70’s. More hill bred hoggs and very smalls forward, trading from £22 to £50 and doing little to help the

overall average at £74.44, which is slightly dearer on the week.

Grazers sold to £82 for Suffolk crosses from Alan & Lisa Johns of Slapton who also had a mule at £70, £77.50 for a pair

from Kye Trevelyan of Westleigh and £74 for a penful from Jonathan Musgrave of Yealmpton.

Another sizable line-up of 222 Ewes with 328 Lambs at foot varied in quality and traded at a slightly lower level to last

week. The best reached £226 & £210 for young Dorset ewes with decent sized twin lambs (£75.33 & £70/life) from FA &

CJ Elsworthy of Witheridge who also topped the singles at £162 (£81/life) with the same comments. Further doubles at

£195 for Sam Wright of Chittlehamholt and £190 (x3) for smart Cheviot Mule and Scotch Halfbred doubles from Graham

Nicholls of Parracombe who followed with singles at £150 & £140 (x2). Helen Fuller of Simonsbath reached £184 with her

best doubles and seven pens of doubles realised £175 for separate vendors. The medium doubles looked every bit as dear

as previous weeks from £150 to £170 and the general run of singles were from £115 to £135. Averages of £143 per outfit

and £57.50 per life are a few pounds less than week and reflective of the quality.

A very good entry in terms of quantity and quality. New buyers adding to the existing team saw prices in all categories of the pig market

much improved.

Another superb entry of cull sows coming from farms as far afield as Helston in West Cornwall to Axminster on the Somerset border. Top call of the day was £187 given for a wonderful sow presented by Nigel & Sandra Tope of Blackawton, with others

from the same good farm at £158 and £156. Richard & Vicky Gibbins of Poltimore topped at £143 whilst a smart run from Richard Dunning topped at £143 with his best six averaging an impressive £141.50. Both Timmy Stockwell of Kinsbridge and

Chris Down of Budleigh Salterton saw their strong sows reach £135 and £138, and Jeremy Brown close up at £132 for the best of his team of fourteen. The best of the lighter sows came in from Julian Collings of Launceston reaching £117. Overall a much improved trade with market average at £129.70.

Good numbers and a good trade. Top call of the day was £122 given for a pen of six (96kg) prime pigs from Richard & Vicky Gibbins with Messrs JLH Vallis & Son of Bradnich close up at £120. Richard Knox hit £120 for his pen of five whilst Colin Gibbins

of Feniton in East Devon hit £114 and £113 for his line-up of twelve. Rupert Stockwell saw his two pens of medium weight (91kg)white prime pigs hit £108 going off to Bristol with the best of the lightweights from Messrs Millman of Chumleigh at £80/

A nice entry of store pigs topped at £46 for a pen of ten young white pigs on behalf of Chyarloe Farms of West Cornwall with others from the same home at £39 whilst Messrs Baker of Kennford hit £42. Mark Amos saw his best weaners at £40 and £36

with best ‘slip’ pigs to £22.

Our continued thanks go to all of our vendors and purchasers who trade pigs at Exeter regularly.

Hopefully trade will continue to improve so please ‘help us to help you’ by letting us know your entries as early

as possible so we can inform potential buyers.

Our next pig sale will be on Friday 9th March.

2261 SHEEP – 11AM

Auctioneer: Russell Steer 07788 318701

39 ORPHAN LAMBS

1650 STORE HOGGS

22 GRAZING EWES

222 EWES & 328 LAMBS (550 LIVES)

220 PIGS – 10.15AM

Auctioneer: James Morrish 07814 010133

79 CULL SOWS

141 PRIME & STORE PIGS

SATURDAY 3RD MARCH 2018 – 11AM THE OLD MOO SHED, FOUR LANES FARM, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 3AF

**(to the sale signs will be posted locally)**

LIM

Dispersal Sale of Machinery, Livestock & Dairy Equipment on behalf of Messrs MP Crudge & LM Shere.

Comprising; Lamborghini 165 Tractor, Case International 695 Loader Tractor, L200 Pickup (53 reg)

96,000miles & MOT, Honda 250 2wd Quad, Tullow Slurry Tanker, Browns Scraper, PTO Generator,

Cattle Crush, 13tn Roxell Bulk Bin plus various other items including Troughs, Feeders, Calf Hutches,

Gates, household items etc. Dairy Equipment includes; Heatime System x2, Qty Collars, ATL Feed

System and Green Oak Feeders, 10/20 Alfa Laval Parlour, Volume Washer, Cotswold Water Heater

x2, Plate Cooler, Mueller Europa 3700ltr Bulk Milk Tank - Single Phase, Joule Cyclone 150ltr Water

Tank, Qty Display Fridges plus many other lots. Outside Entries Inc New Holland 4135 4wd (R reg),

New Holland 4135 2wd (N reg), Ifor Williams DP120 Livestock Trailer c/w Sheep Decks & Partition,

12’ Flatbed Trailer, 8tn Single Axle Grain Trailer, Amazone Twin Disk Fertiliser Spinner, 2x Ritchie

Calf Creep Feeders, Krone Forage Wagon 2900 - single axle, Trailed Generator with Welder, 3 Phase

& Single (Perkins 4 cylinder engine) & Case 1845c Skidsteer.

Full details & Catalogues available 01392 251261 or www.kivells.com

Further information and entries to Russell Steer

07788 318701 or 01392 251261 and livestock@kivells.com

EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

FRIDAY 2ND MARCH

COLLECTIVE FODDER SALE *Catalogue Available*

For further information and entry forms please contact Ian Caunter 07813 068935 or 01392 252262

~ Entries now being taken ~

For more information please contact Robert Armstrong on 07791 484290 or

the Market Office 01392 251261

Collective Grass Keep Sale By Auction

On

Friday 16th March 2018 at Exeter Livestock Centre

100 plus acres already entered

*Entries Invited*

For further information please speak to Ian Caunter on

01392 252 262 or 07813 068935

FRIDAY 2nd MARCH - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Sale of Native Breed Cattle & Fodder Sale

SATURDAY 3rd MARCH - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

Genuine Dispersal Sale of Farm Machinery & Implements, Dairy Equipment and Misc Items on behalf

of Messrs MP Crudge & LM Shere at The Old Moo Shed, Four Lanes Farm, Chard, Somerset, TA20 3AF

MONDAY 5th MARCH - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

Weekly Prime Stock Market

TUESDAY 6th MARCH - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

Horse & Equine Sale

FRIDAY 9th MARCH - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Sale of Dairy & Fortnightly Pig Sale

MONDAY 12th MARCH - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

Weekly Prime Stock Market

WEDNESDAY 14th MARCH - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

Monthly Machinery & Implement Sale

FRIDAY 16th MARCH - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

Weekly Store Stock Market to inc 1st Spring Judged Sale of Continental & Continental X Cattle, Monthly

Catalogued Sale of Beef Breeding Stock to inc Multi-Breed Bull Sale, Monthly Sale of Organic Cattle &

Sheep and Collective Grass Sale

FORTHCOMING SALES

EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

Matford Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD

01392 251261 livestock@kivells.com www.kivells.com

EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

MONTHLY MACHINERY SALE Wednesday 14th March at 10.30am

(And every second Wednesday of the month thereafter)

Entries to date include: Teagle Topper (8ft), Howard Rotavator, Dynamo 180 Topper, Ballast Roller, Post Hole Borer & Drill Parts, Tractor

Grab, Set of Chain Harrows, Set of Tine Harrows, Bench Saw, Wooden Gates and Posts, Timber Lengths, Tractor

Bucket, Garden Rotavator, Frazer Cereal Bruiser (PTO driven), Perkins Diesel Compressor, x2 Plastic Water Troughs,

assortment of timber lengths, Bale Spike, Steel Troughs, Petrol Engine, a qty of 8ft x 3.6ft steel doors etc

For entry forms and further information please contact Ian Caunter 07813

068935, the Office 01392 252262 or email exeter.machinerysales@kivells.com