EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE MARKET REPORT April 2019

EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

MARKET REPORT

April 2019

Monday 22nd Prime Stock Market


Matford Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD

01392 251261 [email protected] www.kivells.com

Monday 22nd April

A small Easter Bank Holiday show saw Prime Cattle sell to 175ppk (£1109) for a strong 630kg Limousin steer (29m) from

Adrian Bowden of Drewsteignton whilst Simmental heifers (23m) from Robert & Janet Legg of Exeter drew £1111. Aberdeen Angus steers (24m) from WR & AR Bater of Umberleigh realised £1116 with best ‘OTM’ cattle levelling out at £1085 for John

Hodder, Modbury with a Simmental Steer (38m). Barren Cows sold to 127ppk (£898) given for a British Blue from Robert & Janet Legg again, followed by Simmental barreners at 116ppk for WJ Berry & Son of Kenn and South Devon’s reaching 108ppk

and 107ppk for keith Rowell, Crockernwell and Adcock & Wotton of Moretonhampstead respectively.

Vendors are kindly reminded to inform us of their entries for Monday’s Prime Cattle and Barren Cow auction in advance to enable potential purchasers to be advised of likely numbers.

Please contact the Market Office (01392 251261) or Robert Armstrong over the weekend (07791484290) or

[email protected]

Also note, TB pre movement tests are NOT REQUIRED for this sale.

Lambs to £112.50 & 270ppk Hoggs to £115 & 221ppk

Cull Ewes to £118 & Rams to £105

A reduced but pleasing entry of spring lambs sold way ahead of

expectations in front of a reduced audience of buyers. The entry consisted of mainly export weight lambs which were just what were wanted by the

three main bulk buyers who competed well throughout resulting in the 1012 spring lambs levelling at 251ppk, up 6p on the week. Top price per

head went to Steve & Sandra Prettejohn of Aylesbeare with their usual quality Charollais bred lambs weighing 48kgs and achieving £112.50 whilst

lighter ones from the same good home took top price per kilo of 270ppk when flashy 41kgs made £110.50.

Fewer heavy and overweight lambs met a mixed trade comparable to the hoggs with 54kg+ at £108.50 for Mike Waycott of Ashburton and £106 for M Orchard of East Budleigh and a single 52kg lamb made £107.50 for Rob

& SJ Baker of Kingsbridge. 47kgs at £108.50 for Tom Yandle of Mamhead and 46kgs at £108 for Rich Berry of Kenn. A smart pair of 44kg lambs again

from Tom Yandle climbed to £111 as 45kgs sold to £109.50 again from Steve & Sandra Prettejohn and £108.50 for AM Chatfield of Cheriton

Bishop. Further 44kgs at £108 for Barry Mildon & family of Cadbury and 43kgs peaked at £109 for both M Orchard and Michael Down of

Payhembury. Barry Mildon & family also had top price 42kgs being £107.50 and similarly Michael Down had second best 41kg price when his Texel’s out of Suffolk mules made £106.50 (260ppk). Plenty of

smart 40kg lambs over the 250ppk mark (£100) selling to a top of £107.20 (268ppk) for Sarah Chambers of East Allington, £104 for John Attree of Harbertonford and £103.80 for Friend & Reeve of Sandford (both 260ppk). Plenty of trade of tidy light export

weight lambs (37-39kgs) from 258-266ppk or £98 to £102, with 39kgs topping at £103.20 (265ppk) for John Cowell of Black Dog, £102.80 (264ppk) for Dan Gould of Blagdon Hill, £102.50 (263ppk) for Ian & Sue Tall of Modbury and £102 (262ppk) for

Jerry Brook of Crediton. 38kgs to £100.80 (265ppk) for Michael Down and £100 & £99.20 (263 & 261ppk) for Graham Reed of Bickleigh. Jerry Brook also sold 37kg Dorset lambs well at £99.20 (268ppk) as did Graham Reed with his best at £96.80 (262ppk)

and Ben Watts of Ashburton sold sweet 36kgs at £94.20 (262ppk).

A smaller bank holidy entry of 500 hoggs worked into a decent trade with smart overweight pure Suffolks from Andy & Wendy Reed of Blackborough topping the sale at £115 followed closely by their two pens of Beltex’s which both made £99. Other overweights sold at £98.50 for HJ Widdicombe & Sons of Totnes, £98 twice for Roger Rottenbury of Black Dog, £97.50 for Phil

Lee of Tedburn St Mary and £97 for Michael Rice of Crediton. Majority of others £88 to £96. 50-52kg sold to £98 for ER Rosewell of Luppitt and £96 for both CJ & PJ Greenslade of Cullompton and Chris Hayter of Haccombe as 46-47kg sold to £95

& £92 for Graham Parker of Burrington and £94 (204ppk) for Richard Yabsley of Dartmouth. 45kg hoggs soared to £97.20 (216ppk) for Roger & John Dennis of Tedburn St Mary and £94 (209ppk) for both Mick Branton of Dunsford and Graham Parker.

44kgs also to £94 (214ppk) for Stuart Shilston of Moretonhampstead, £93.80 (213ppk) for Abel Bros of Tavistock and £93 (211ppk) again for Michael Rice. 40kgs provided the top pence per kilo when A Wotton of Kingsbridge claimed £88.50 (221ppk)

for theirs and lighter 38kg hill bred hoggs sold to £78.50 & £76.20 (207 & 201ppk) again for Abel Bros who also had 34kg Scotch hoggs at £73 (215ppk).

Top Average

Weight No’s

Fwd

£’s Per

Head P.P.K

£’s Per

Head P.P.K

PRIME LAMBS

25-31 15 73.50 237 72.93 236

32-39 415 103.20

(-2.30)

268

(-8)

95.91

(+1.33)

256

(+5)

40-45 546 111.00

(-12.00)

270

(-3)

103.11

(+1.10)

248

(+6)

46-52 31 112.50

(-3.50)

235

(-16)

106.87

(+5.08)

224

(+13)

53+ 5 108.50

(-9.50)

201

(-22)

105.90

(-1.51)

192

(-7)

PRIME HOGGS

25-31 9 59.80

(-8.20)

187

(-32)

59.80

(-7.40)

187

(-30)

32-39 58 78.50

(-1.50)

215

(+4)

71.08

(+1.38)

196

(+4)

40-45 121 97.20

(+3.20)

221

(+3)

83.92

(+1.04)

197

(+3)

46-52 127 98.00

(+0.50)

204

(-1)

89.69

(+0.01)

183

(-1)

53+ 159 115.00

(+21.00)

183

(+10)

94.27

(+5.42)

166

(+8)

SHEEP 25 97.00

(+24.50)

173

(+24)

78.98

(+11.05)

142

(+19)

1012 PRIME SPRING LAMBS

499 PRIME HOGGS & MATURE SHEEP

2262 SHEEP – 9.30AM

Auctioneers: Russell Steer 07788 318701 & Ian Caunter

26 PRIME CATTLE & BARREN COWS – 10.45AM

Auctioneer: Simon Alford 07789 980203

mailto:[email protected]

** Please note - After long discussions, dragging feet and empty promises between Industry leaders, Defra and the

Food Standards Agency.... Defra have decided to make a U-turn on their decision made at the end of 2018 about

ageing prime sheep by date, not dentition. The Livestock Auctioneers Association who were a key driver behind the

proposed changes, were told by George Eustice, Lord Gardiner and Christine Middlemiss (Chief Veterinary Officer)

that a change in the rules at this time (as we prepare to leave the EU) would “muddy the waters” and could impact

on the UK’s future access to the EU market. This means WE WILL CONTINUE TO MOUTH SHEEP and sell those

cutting mature teeth separately

751 cull sheep were just the right number in front of fewer buyers but a generally similar trade. A pure Texel ewe topped at £118 for Ben Watts of

Ashburton followed by other Texel & Charollais’ at £111 for Kevin & Becky Matthews of Launceston and further Texel’s at £110 for CJ & PJ Greenslade.

Pure Suffolk ewes to £107 for Guy Goldring of Ashburton as Suffolk crosses sold to £100.50 & £96 for HJ Widdicombe & Sons, £100 for Adrian & Julie

Rich of Halwell, £99.50 for Texel crosses from CJ & PJ Greenslade and £98 for R & P Farming of Mamhead. Overfat ewes slightly better to sell but lean and plain ewes continue to look very dear in comparison. Mules often mid £70’s with a few weighty but lean types £81 or £82. Hill sheep keenly sought after and either side of £50 depending on weight and cover. Rams to £105 for

a sizable Suffolk from FG & LA Nott of Meshaw followed by a brace of Cheviots at £90 for Julie Williams of Ilsington and all cull sheep averaged a nearly identical £74.

** Reminder that Cull Ewes are not to be presented for sale heavy in lamb**

No’s

Fwd Top Average

EWES 723 118.00

(-22.00)

73.95

(-0.60)

RAMS 28 105.00

(-5.00)

75.73

(+8.17)

723 CULL EWES & 28 RAMS

Prime & Cull sheep Mortality and Rejection Insurance

As of 1st April 2019 a levy of 15p (12p plus VAT) will be deducted from all prime and cull sheep sold at Exeter on a Monday to cover deaths and meat rejections associated with slaughter stock from this sale. There is an exception to this levy if a

vendor is deemed to have an epidemic of cysticercus-ovis or similar, but in this unlikely event the auctioneer will liaise with the vendor in question.

MONDAY 22nd APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market as usual

WEDNESDAY 24th APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE 3rd Annual Devon Young Farmers Club Show & Sale Day

FRIDAY 26th APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc 'Easter Extravaganza' Sale of Pedigree and Purebred Ewes & Lambs and

Ewe Hoggs plus Monthly Sale of Organic Cattle & Sheep, fortnightly Dairy Sale and Extra Pig Sale

MONDAY 29th APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market

FRIDAY 3rd MAY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly sale of Native Breed Cattle, 3rd Spring judged Sale of Continental

& Continental cross Cattle plus show & sale on behalf of the Beef Shorthorn Society, Catalogued Sale of

Hogg Couples plus Fortnightly Pig sale

MONDAY 6th MAY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market

TUESDAY 7th & WEDNESDAY 8th MAY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Dorset Horn & Poll Dorset May Fair Show & Sale

FRIDAY 10th MAY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc sale of Dairy to inc 9th Annual Sale of Ayrshire & other Coloured Breed


FRIDAY 17th MAY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Fortnightly Pig Sale


TUESDAY 21st MAY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

Monthly TB Restricted Cattle Sale

FRIDAY 24th MAY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Sale of Beef Breeding Cattle, Monthly Sale of Organic Cattle &

Sheep & Show & Sale for the South Devon Breeders Club


FRIDAY 31st MAY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Sale of Dairy Cattle, Early Sale of MV & Non-MV Stock Rams & Fortnightly

Pig Sale

MONDAY 3rd JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market

TUESDAY 4th JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Horse & Saddlery Sale

FRIDAY 7th JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Sale of Native Breed Cattle

MONDAY 10th JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market

FORTHCOMING SALES


Matford Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD

01392 251261 [email protected] www.kivells.com

Farms For Sale

Great Youlden is a model dairy farm with a super dwelling, excellent range of modern farm buildings and some 75 acres of ring fenced pasture land.

• Wellpresentedthreebedroombungalow(AOC)• Excellentrangeofmoderndairybuildingsincluding

cubiclesfor125head• ‘GEA’32:32herringboneparlour• Justunder75acresofringfencedproductivepasture

land.• Afurther24acres,ofveryclosebylandavailableas

Lot2

Guide Price: Lot 1 - £1,075,000Lot 2 - £170,000

HolsworthyFarms&[email protected]|01409259547

Great YouldenSampford Courtenay, Okehampton, Devon

A beautifully located livestock farm, situated in the heart of the Devon countryside, featuring a four bedroom farmhouse, traditional barn and ample livestock housing. Extending to approximately 112.23 acres.

• Fourbedroom18thCenturyfarmhouse• Goodrangeoflivestockbuildingsandcoveredspace• Two storey traditional stone barn with potential

(subjecttoplanning)• Approximately112.23acresoflushpasture• EPCD

Guide Price £1,250,000

LauncestonFarms&LandDepartmentThomasRattray|[email protected]|01566776886

Little Burrow FarmBratton Clovelly, Okehampton, Devon

Character four bedroom farmhouse, in need of complete renovation

• Justover76½acresofpastureland,woodlandandroughgrazing

• Rangeoffarmbuildings,includingsomewithpotential• AFurther119acresavailablebyseparatenegotiation• Quietandunspoiltlocation

Higher Town is available as a whole or in the following lots:

Lot 1HigherTown Farmhouse and gardens, range oftraditional barns, farmbuildings and some76.69 acres(31.07ha)ofadjoiningpastureandwoodlandLot 2 Land atWhiddon extending to approximately119.15acres(48.22ha)ofpastureandwoodland

Guide Price Lot 1 £695,000


Higher Town FarmBeaworthy, West Devon

A productive mixed Redland farm with detached three / four bedroom bungalow, barn with Class Q Permitted Development set within approximately 50 acres.

• A large detached three/four bedroom bungalowsubjecttoanAOC

• BarnwithClassQPermittedDevelopmenttocreateafourbedroomdwelling

• Highlyproductiverunofarableandpastureland• Inallapproximately50acres• Forsaleasawholeorinlots:

Lot 1 Three/four bedroom bungalow (AOC) withapproximately10acres-Guide Price £430,000

Lot 2 BarnwithClassQapprovalforconversiontoalargefourbedroomdwelling–Guide Price £220,000

ExeterFarms&LandDepartmentClaireQuick|[email protected]|01392252262

Keymelford Farm Colebrooke, Crediton, Devon

NEW

PRICE

Approximately 51.63 acres of wonderful rolling pasture land with isolated pockets of woodland, together with a unique quarry.

• Approximately52acresofpasturelandwithstunningviewsacrosstheDevoncountryside

• Ablockoflandwithagriculturalbuildingsprovidingopportunitiesforavarietyofuses

• LocatedontheedgeofDartmoorhostingavarietyofwildlifeandplants

• Forsaleasawholeorin3lots:

Lot 1 20.50 acres (8.30 hectares) of pasture landincludingagriculturalbuilding-Guide Price £125,000

Lot 2 23.41 acres (9.48 hectares) of pasture land -Guide Price £115,000

Lot 3 7.71acres(3.12hectares)ofuniquequarryandpasture land, including agricultural building - Guide Price £75,000

Guide Price as a whole: £315,000

ExeterFarms&LandDepartmentIanCaunter|[email protected]|01392252262

Land & Buildings at Coombe Head Farm

Bridford, Exeter, Devon

Lakeside occupies a super level site on a quiet parish road and has wonderful views over its own land to Bodmin Moor and beyond.

• Awellpresentedtwobedroombungalow(AOC)• Super far reaching views over Tamar Lakes and

beyond• Quiet accessible location, not far from the north

Cornishcoast• Justunder30acresofadjoiningpastureland

Guide Price £375,000


LakesideThurdon, Kilkhampton, Bude, Cornwall SSTC

SALE

AGREED

Traditional stone barn with consent to create a fantastic 5 bedroom dwelling. The Barn is set within 0.22 acres offering a large garden and parking area.

• Traditional stone barn with Class Q PermittedDevelopment

• Set in approximately 0.22 acres offering a largegarden

• Peacefullocationwithinahamlet• Furtherlandavailablebyseparatenegotiations


ExeterFarms&[email protected]|01392252262

Development Opportunity at Higher Rocombe

Stokeinteignhead, Newton Abbot, Devon

Little Leigh Farm is a useful smallholding with stunning views across both its own land and the surrounding countryside.

• Smallholdingwith stunningviewsandhighamenityvalue

• 26 acres (10.52 hectares)of agricultural landwithgoodfarmingcapabilities

• Quietbuteasilyaccessiblelocation• Twomultipurposeagriculturalbuildings• Stunningviewsacrossthesurroundingcountryside


ExeterFarms&[email protected]|01392252262

Little Leigh FarmDoddiscombsleigh, Exeter, Devon

Land at Natson Farm Bow, Crediton, Devon

Ahighlyproductiverunofarableandpasturelandextendingtoabout128acres.


ExeterFarms&LandDepartmentSimonAlford|[email protected]|01392251261

Land For Sale

Land at Aldercott FarmPancrasweek, Devon

Anexcellentblockofpasturelandextendingtosome167½acres. Ring fenced, level/gently sloping with natural watersupplyinaquietruralsettingwithtrackaccess.Substantial stone barn with residential planning permissionavailablebyseparatenegotiation.

Guide Price £1,000,000


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EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE MARKET REPORT April 2019