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EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE
MARKET REPORT
Friday 12th June
Store Stock Market
We are open for business!
Our Markets are currently being run under very strict measures
due to Covid-19.
Following Government guidelines, ALL VENDORS must DROP & GO
and only buyers are permitted into
the market.
HELP US TO HELP YOU and lets keep the Country fed with GREAT
BRITISH FOOD!
Today’s Market
263 Store Cattle
95 Stirks
111 Calves
131 Dairy
374 Store Sheep
159 Pigs
EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE
01392 251261 [email protected] www.kivells.com
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Friday 12th June
Steers to £1265 Heifers to £1175
With lower numbers forward the recent rain looks to have not
only reduce the pressure on farmers to sell but also helped to
keep the recent strong trade going. Store steers topped at a
very decent £1265 for a pen of six smart British Blue’s (23m)
from E Doughty & Sons of Bodmin with a bunch of five of a
similar age and off the same farm close at £1260 apiece.
Further quality British Blue bred steers (22m) from John Searle
of Crediton drew £1205 with plenty of other Blue’s making
from £1130 to £1160 for various sellers. Charolais steers (21m)
peeked at £1225 for Tom Elliott of Ashburton with other
Charolais (28m) to £1130 for David & Stella Drew of Lapford
whilst Limousin bullocks (23m) saw £1190 for E Doughty
& Sons again and £1175 (28m) for a couple from David &
Stella Drew once more. Best South Devon bred steers (25m)
came from Charlie Serpell of Sparkwell and made £1120 with a
bunch of younger (14m) South Devon’s from JP Matthews
& Son of Torpoint fetching £1070 a life. Aberdeen Angus
steers (23m) sold well and to £1110 for Russell & Alyson
Retter
of Cotleigh with the better of a run of smart Blonde bred steers
(22m) from Jeff Brewer of St Merryn easing to £1050. A
trio of well bred and covered British Blue heifers (22m) from
John Searle topped that section at £1175 a piece with other
Blue bred females (25m) to £1110 for GN LV & JN Dunn of
Okehampton. Aberdeen Angus heifers (26m) ran to £1140 for
Richard Brayley of Jacobstowe with later born (18m) Angus
reaching £990 for Peter Hendy of Plymouth. A pair of cracking
Limousin heifers (22m) reached £1135 for GN LV & JN Dunn
again, with others (28m) to £1085 for David & Stella Drew
and £1065 (21m) for Charlie Serpell. Richard Brayley sold a
single Charolais heifer (26m) for £940 and a bunch of six neat
Blonde’s (22m) took home £875 a head for Jeff Brewer.
A smaller entry of 95 stirks and suckled calves met another
strong trade. A show made of mainly dairy bred types topped at
£635 for Keith & Shirle Wotton up from Dittisham for shapely
Simmental cross steers (5m), a run from CJ & CJ Pople of
Aylesbeare topped at £605 for Blue steers (9m) whilst Graham
Heard across from Broadclyst close behind showing Angus
steers levelling out at £600 (10m). Thirtle Mills Farm
Partnership of Callington presented Limousin cross steers (12m)
which
achieved £575, with Blues off the same good farm and of similar
age achieving £570, whilst further Blues from RG Rowe
of London Apprentice achieved £560. Heifers topped at £640 for
Caroline Crabb of Ashburton showing Limousin crosses
whilst Thirtle Mills Farm Partnership achieved £490 for Blue
heifers, whilst a run from RJ & A Dennis of Looe saw Blue
heifers (7m) realise £465 with others to £420 (6m). A small show
of bulls saw the best from CJ & CJ Pople achieve £560
being Blues (6m).
263 Store Cattle Auctioneer: Simon Alford 07789 980203
95 STIRKS & SUCKLED CALVES Auctioneer: Ian Caunter 07813
068935
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A much improved entry of 111 calves sold to a
flying trade when all classes were on fire! Top of
the day was £365 for a smart British Blue bull from
Ashley & Jess Bond of Honiton who sold others to
£340, £335 & £295. Other Blue bulls to £358 &
£330 for Andrew & Rose Retter of Honiton, £340
for Gerald & Sarah Emmett of Cullompton, £340
for Messrs LT Foale & Son of Kingsbridge and
£300 twice for Messrs Blackmore & Son of Honiton
and Rob & Jack Chapple of Axminster. Charolais
bulls to £350 & £300 for Frank Pike of Cullompton,
£348 for Andrew & Rose Retter and £340 for
Messrs RH & MJ Hurford of Axminster. Aberdeen
Angus bulls to £338, £320 & £290 for Messrs
Higgin of Totnes with younger sorts to £275 for
Messrs RH & MJ Hurford, £265 for Messrs R & J Legg &
Son of Bridport and £250 for Richard & Jean Tully of
Brixton.
Heifers were off the clock topping at £320 for a Charolais
heifer from Messrs RH & MJ Hurford who sold another at £280
and others from Kathryn Starr sold at £300 x 3. Limousin heifers
to £315 & £300 for Paul Hendy of Kingsbridge. Young
British Blue heifers to £265 x 2 for Ashley & Jess Bond with
others to £245 for Gerald & Sarah Emmett and £245 for
Messrs
R & J Legg & Son. A handful of Friesians a decent trade
with the best to £105 x 2 for Norman Pyle of Crediton.
A cracking entry of dairy cattle forward at Exeter with a huge
variety on offer saw the largest number of buyers forward we
have seen for some time with buyers from as far as North Wales,
Shropshire & Staffordshire as well as all over the South
West. Trade was on fire from start to finish! Top of the day was
£1950 for a smart Holstein Friesian heifer from Phillip
Clarke of Aylesbeare who sold others to £1920. A Montbeliarde
heifer from Ken & Kathy Cottey of Whimple sold
exceptionally well at £1680. A British Friesian heifer from
Graham Westaway of Crediton sold very well at £1550 and he
also sold a British Friesian fourth calver at £1420. 2 Pedigree
Jerseys from Ben Etteridge of Suffolk sold well at £1450 &
£1400. A consignment of 46 Friesian & Jersey cross Cows
& Heifers from South Battisborough Farm of Plymouth sold to
an exceptional trade! They had all calved in March & April
and met fierce competition topping at £1600 with others to
£1550 three times and many of the best between £1350-£1500, the
consignment averaged at £1283! We had two
consignments of “out of calvng pattern” cows today and the first
20 were from Weavian Farms of Bideford who saw their
best top at £1580 for a Swedish Red x third calver due in
October. Others sold to £1500, £1480, £1380 & £1350 twice
and
the group averaged £1257. Kingston Hill Farm LTD of Oxford sent
a consignment of 40 Brown Swiss x, Norwegian Red x
& Friesian x cows & heifers all due in November and
December, these cows met very strong demand topping at £1480
with
others to £1450 twice, £1420 & £1400 twice to average a very
creditable £1182. A small number of in calf heifers due in
October & November sold well to £1250 & £1220 for
Weavian Farms. A consignment of 5 British Friesian bulling
heifers
from Roadpitt Farming Partners of Colyton sold well to £820 x 3
and £780 x 2.
98 Store Lambs & Hoggs
All but 100 new season stores sold to a top of £78 for forward
sorts from RM Halstead of Longdown, followed at £70 by
Keith & Shirley Wotton of Dittisham with medium keep lambs
and the majority of others were longer term lambs and traded
£54 to £61. Average £60.54.
25 Grazing Ewes, Hoggs & Mature Sheep
Robert Hine of South Brent sold Hoggs with lambs teeth to £75 as
well as one with teeth up at £60.50, a Dorset wether rose
to £71 for L Bryant of Lapford and a coloured Romney Ram from R
& A Doughty of Lapford sold to £68.50.
CALVES - 10.15 am
Auctioneer: - Mark Davis – 07773371774
Ian Caunter - 07813068935
CALVES Bulls Heifers
Breed TOP AVE TOP AVE
British Blue 15 365 298 5 265 211
Charolais 6 350 294 6 320 289
Limousin 1 170 170 9 315 170
Blonde 1 210 210 3 180 150
Simmental 6 270 220 3 170 157
Aberdeen Angus 13 338 224 13 162 118
Hereford 11 100 67 13 90 50
Holstein / Friesian 6 105 58
111 CALVES – 10.15 AM Auctioneers: Mark Davis 07773 371774 &
Ian Caunter 07813 068935
131 DAIRY – 12PM Auctioneer: Mark Davis 07773 371774
374 Sheep – 12.30 PM Auctioneers: Russell Steer 07788318701
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85 Breeding Ewes & Rams
A pair of smart Suffolk x Beltex shearling rams sold to top the
section at £250 apiece for Tony England of Tiverton who
also parted with older Dorset ewes at £93 and others £84. The
breeding ewes were headed by L Bryant of Lapford with 6T-
FM Dorset’s at £99 as well as others to £88 and Lisa Hill of
Dawlish sold young Dorset x Zwartbles at £91.
73 Ewes & 103 Lambs
Another tidy entry of couples for the time of year peaked at
£200 for a FM Mule triplet from Robert & Christine Steer of
Avonwick who also had two pens of doubles at £170 as well as a
pen of 4 ewes with 5 lambs at £140 (£62.22/life) and strong
singles at £130. Other doubles to £155 & £145 for full &
broken mouthed Lleyn ewes with young lambs from Mervyn Brice
of Stoodleigh and further singles sold to £130 again for David
& Jenny Cox of Rackenford with a Dorset Mule hogg single
as others with the same comments but with younger lambs sold to
£120 and more singles to £126 & £124 for the Wooldridge
family of Burrington.
A nice entry of pigs on Friday with 8 buyers on the prime pigs
to include 2 local butchers and 1 farm shop!
41 Cull Sows
A tidy entry of sows on Friday saw a top call of £155 for the
best of a nice run of white pigs (210kg) from Rupert & Tim
Stockwell of Kingsbridge with others from the same good farm at
£146 & £140 with Rob Smith of Launceston close up at
£130.
118 Prime & Store Pigs
A good number of prime pigs with an excellent quality saw a top
call of £135 for a pair of shapely coloured pigs from RC
Keam of Luxilyan, Cornwall and closely followed by the best of a
tidy run on behalf of MA Clarke of Bodmin at £130. Meg
& Tom Curtis sold their prime pigs at £130 with a superb run
of 16 from Nigel & Sandra Tope of Totnes all reach £129
with
2 pens from L Burnett of St Austell at £120 and Mike Bridgeman
of Winkleigh at £120. Colin Gibbins of Ottery St Mary
hit £120 with 15 from Vicky & Rachael Gibbins close up at
£119. The top 60 prime pigs today average £127.20 with buyers
present from Staffordshire, Bristol, Dorset, Wales and Cornwall.
The dispersal of coloured pigs up from Nick Newby of
Lostwithel saw his strong stores to £83 with 2 other pens at £73
and £72. Lots of interest in the small stores (weaners) which
saw the best at £47 for 2 vendors.
Our next pig sale at Exeter on Friday 26th June. Please let the
Office know your entries or call James Morrish 07814010133.
159 PIGS – 10.30 AM Auctioneers: James Morrish 07814010133
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FRIDAY 12th JUNE – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE
Weekly Store Stock Market, Sale of Dairy Cattle, Sale of
Pigs
MONDAY 15th JUNE – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE
Weekly Prime Stock Market.
Please Note: All Sheep MUST be pre-entered with Russell Steer
(07788 318701) by 7pm on Sunday.
TUESDAY 16th JUNE – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE
TB Restricted Sale of Prime, Cull & Store Cattle. Closing
date for licencing: Tuesday 9th June.
FRIDAY 19th JUNE – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE
Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Catalogued Sale of Beef
Breeding Stock, 32rd Annual June Sale
of Early Breeding Ewes & Rams inc. Show & Sale of Dorset
Cross Ewes, Collective Standing Straw Sale
MONDAY 22nd JUNE – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE
Weekly Prime Stock Market
Please Note: All Sheep MUST be pre-entered with Russell Steer
(07788 318701) by 7pm on Sunday.
Dispersal Sale of the ‘Meadwell’ Herd of 220 Pedigree Holstein
Friesians
FRIDAY 26th JUNE – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE
Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Sale of Organic Cattle
& Sheep, 1st Weekly Sale of Store Lambs
& Fortnightly Pigs, Sale of Dairy Cattle
MONDAY 29th JUNE – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE
Weekly Prime Stock Market
Please Note: All Sheep MUST be pre-entered with Russell Steer
(07788 318701) by 7pm on Sunday.
FORTHCOMING SALES
EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE
Matford Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD
01392 251261 [email protected] www.kivells.com
