EVERY WEDNESDAY
10:30 am - Store Lambs & 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
8 Dairy cattle exceed £2000 with an overall top call of £2250
Holsworthy Livestock Market, New Market Road, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 7FA
01409 253275
871 LAMBS
A much larger entry met a very strong trade from start to finish, overall
average of 190.4p. The well fleshed lambs sold to a premium with several
pens around 200p and to a top of 204p for a smart pen of Texel x 45
kilos £92 from Graham Cowling, Kings Hill, Bude followed by two other
vendors at 203p Mrs Judith Smeeth, Woodford, Morwenstow 45 kilos
£91.50 and Messrs JW Shepherd & Sons, Trefrida 45 kilos £91.20. 19
Pens realised £90 and over to a top of £94.50 from Mr Holland of Dolton
for 47 kilos.
646 DRAFT EWES & RAMS
A flying trade from start to finish and a lot more could have been sold as
buyers orders were left unfilled. The strong heavy ewes saw several pens
around £100 and to a top of £130.50 for a pen of Texel x from Roger
Vosper, Church Town, Warbstow followed by Winston Grigg, Trengune
at £118.50. Mules topped at £81.50 from Dufty Bros, Northlew.
76 STORE LAMBS
A small entry much sought after, top being £66.50 from Messrs CH Perkins & Partners, Chillaton.
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WEIGHT TOP AVERAGE
Overall 94.50 204 83 190.4
Light Ewes 88 67
Heavy Ewes 130.50 99.50
Auctioneer: Steve Prouse - 07767 895366
Another good number of calves forward this week saw trade look
a little stronger across the board.
Top price of the day was for a four week old Charolais x bull flying
away to £522 on behalf of Messrs RJ & CY Matthews & Partners
from Bodmin who also sold a Charolais x heifer at the same age for
£440. Messrs AJ & JJ Tucker & Son from Langtree sold a smart
young British Blue x for £468 as did Mr WM Northcott from St Gennys with their British Blue x bull selling for £468 with others at
£455 and £418. A good run of calves from Mrs OM Francis & Son
from Egloskerry saw the best British Blue x bull at £465 with another
at £392 and Messrs PH Collins Partnership from Holsworthy sold their best British Blue x bull for £450 with
their British Blue x heifers making £392 and £388. The best Limousin x bull sold for £415 on behalf of Messrs
LW & S Hosken from St Keverne and nice young Charolais x bulls to £352 from Messrs D Stones & Sons from
Bude.
Friesian bulls peaked at £258 for Messrs DW & SE Turner from Torrington with others to £175 for Mr WM
Northcott from St Gennys. The best of the heifers to £475 for a strong Hereford x heifer and with some of
the higher priced heifers noted above saw other young British Blue x heifers to £375 with several others
around £350 with the best of the Limousin x heifers to £315.
BREED BULLS HEIFERS
Friesian 34 258 77.26 - - -
Shorthorn 1 275 275 - - -
Devon 7 42 36.29 6 82 58.67
South Devon 1 228 228 2 192 190
Montbeliarde 3 132 79.33 - - -
Fleckvieh 2 205 195 - - -
Hereford 12 320 204.33 18 475 201.67
Charolais 5 522 363.20 3 440 323.33
Simmental 6 260 202.50 2 128 121.50
Limousin 2 415 290 3 315 246
197 CALVES - 10.15am
Auctioneer: Patrick Dennis 07831 620990
A busy week on the straw front with a top call of £80
per a ton given for Spring Barley straw direct from Oxfordshire on behalf of Jeff Jones of Winkleigh. £79
per a ton was given for 21 tons of Winter Barley on
behalf of Andrew Mansbridge of Hampshire whilst
locally two trailer loads of Round Oat straw from
Lloyd Furse of Ashwater hit £18 per a bale.
Another excellent entry saw a strong trade, many
stronger cattle exceeding £1000 with steers
reaching a top of £1300 for an Aberdeen Angus
steer from Mr TW Owen & ML Vanstone,
Holsworthy with others at £1120 and £1100.
Heifers topped at £1165 for two Simmentals
from Mr TS Hopper, Dunsdon with others at
£1075. Aberdeen Angus heifers from Messrs AH
Johns & Son, Milton Damerel sold to £1150.
A large entry of younger 14 – 18 month old
steers and heifers sold well with many Dairy x
steers £850 and heifers £780 plus and more could have been sold. Young well farmed Continentals saw a flying
trade, a consignment from Mr PF Cleave, South Youlstone
saw 9 month old British Blues to £750, heifers to £710 and
many purchasers leaving empty handed keen to purchase
younger stores.
Stronger Holsteins saw another strong trade to a top of £1035 for a 33 month old Holstein with others from Messrs
Heyward, Coryton reaching £1005, younger Holsteins 18 –
22 months old £650 - £750.
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225 STORE CATTLE - 11am
Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272
This week’s winner of the Lark Plant award for top price store cattle goes to Mr TW Owen & ML Vanstone, New Farm, Burnards
House, Holsworthy for an Aberdeen Angus steer reaching £1300.
1 x 24.000 wide Fertiliser Spreader with Vari Spread, GPS Tracking and Weigh Cells
Lime and Sea Sand Supplied and Spread
157 STRAW BALES – 10.45am
Auctioneer: James Morrish – 07814 010133
Stronger cows topped at £650 for a Holstein from Mr J Britton, Luffincott. Older out of parlour cows £400 -
£475.
Several well finished cows saw another strong trade and more could have been sold. Holsteins from Messrs
Goaman, Hartland topped at 136p for a 714 kilo cow. Top price Holsteins per head was £1061 for a 804 kilo
cow 132p again from Messrs Goaman. Beef cows topped at 153p for a good shaped light weight cow from
Messrs M & D Luxton, Josh. Top price per head beef cow was £1072 for a 750 kilo Limousin steer at 143p
from Mr C Ward, Court, South Wonford.
Majority on offer this week was Holstein heifers which topped at 166p from Messrs TJ Boughton & Son,
Worden with heavy Holstein heifers from the same farm at 151p.
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
Aberdeen
Angus 40 - - 1080 960 1300 1180 655 620 1010 985 1150 1077
Friesian 41 560 560 735 695 1035 972 - - - - - -
Devon 5 - - - - 1055 1044 - - - - - -
Norwegian
Charolais 3 - - - - - - - - - - 1095 1081
Simmental 4 - - - - - - - - - - 1165 1082
Limousin 55 730 702 960 872 - - - - 980 790 1095 1052
British Blue 54 800 732 1065 1044 - - - - - - - -
18 OTM COWS
GRAZING COWS
10 FINISHED CATTLE
1st Quality Heifers average over £2000, top at
£2250, with eight over £2000!
The mid-month sale produced the hottest
trade for quality freshly calved cows & heifers
we have seen for a considerable time. A good quality entry of fresh calvers met an amazing trade to a large
crowd of buyers. A fantastic overall top price of £2250 was achieved for a heifer calved mid-July yielding 37kgs
selling on behalf of Messrs T.R.D Griffin & Son from North Tamerton, who saw 5 other heifers in the £2000
bracket. His 4th calver topped the cow section at £1900. This good consignment of quality cows & heifers
realised a superb average of £1985. Gary Richards from Helston sold two outstanding pedigree
freshly calved heifers which averaged £1990.
In calf heifers due in September also met with a very fast trade topping at £1620 from Nigel and Helen Colwill,
Launcells who sold a super consignment averaging £1486.
Served & bulling heifers topped at £780 from Messrs JG & SJ Tancock, Callington. A yearling heifer topped at
£520 from PF Cleave, Morwenstow and heifer calves topped at £340 from Mr D. Ellis, St Ives.
Overall a very strong trade was seen throughout the sale with an increased demand for freshly calved quality cows & heifers with buyers looking to produce early autumn milk.
The higher seasonality payments for liquid milk is contributing to this improving trade & more cattle could be
sold to keep up with this present demand.
NEXT SALE
Entries invited for cataloguing by 10 am Friday 1st September
DAIRY CATTLE Top Ave
3/4th Calving Cows 1900 1609
5th/6th Calving Cows 1080 923
In calf heifers 1620 1373
Served/bulling heifers 780 731
Mark Davis - 07773 371774
Breeding Ewe & Ram Sale.
WEDNESDAY 23rd – HOLSWORTHY – 3rd
Special Breeding Ewe Sale, 700 Breeding Ewes
including 150 Suffolk x 2Ts, 100 Mule 2Ts, 80 Mule FM,
50 Texel x 2Ts, 60 Suffolk x FM, 50 Stock Rams. 200
Store Cattle to inc: 20 Contin strs & hfrs 24mo, 10
SD strs & hfrs 12mo & 1 Pedigree Simmental Bull 5 years
old – Proven
penned & sold undercover.
RAMS comprising Polled Dorsets, Suffolks, Charollais,
Beltexs, Texels, Roussins, Hampshire Downs, Lleyns.
TRADE STANDS WELCOME.
Please contact Holsworthy
SATURDAY 26th – TRECROGO, SOUTH
PETHERWIN, PL15 7LQ 10.30AM.
Tractors, Machinery &
Effects. On behalf of Mr D Richards. Including McCormick tractor 140 c/w loader. 1984
&1986 1394 Case tractors, International 584, MF 590 & International 3 cylinder. 300 Lots 7
Trailers to Inc Ifor Williams DP120 livestock trailer c/w decks. Outside Entries inc: Case 1394,
DB 996 c/w loader, 2 Toppers, 2 Bale trailers & garden rotavator. Large consignment of modern & vintage tools
& farming bygones plus 200 lots of new tools from Chepstow 01409 253275.
MONDAY 28th - HONITON HILL, SMEATHARPE AIRFIELD,
SMEATHARPE, HONITON, DEVON EX14 9RF - 10:00 AM
Honiton Hill Rally Collective Auction OVER 1300 LOTS To inc:
• 12 TRACTORS: Clearance of 4 MF/International from Tiverton plus 38
Fordson Standard, 58 Kramer, 58 & 78 International, 2x Fergie T20, Ford
4600, Fordson Major & JCB 9Mk3) wheeled digger.
• DISPERSAL of 130 Vintage & Modern parts, engines & effects from one collector in Tiverton.
• 10 VEHICLES: 1989 Sabari Brat, Mitsubishi, Hi Lux PLUS 1932 Austin 7 car c/w V5, Jaguar Xj8 Auto 12MOT. 150
large FARM MACHINERY: Toppers, Dung spreaders, Ploughs, Trailers & Grassland Equip. 500 lots of VINTAGE
EQUIPMENT: Stationary engines, Scales, Dog carts, Milk churns & post boxes. 450 GARDEN & MOTOR GOODS:
Part Dispersal of ride on lawn mowers from 1 garage.
300 NEW TOOLS: Power saws, Bush cutters, Booster kits, Oils, fluids & spanners. 100 Other Lots inc: Bonwitco 300
boat trailer. Entries 01409 253275.
THURSDAY 31st – HALLWORTHY STOCKYARD 250 Store Cattle, including 3rd Special sale of Breeding Ewes
on offer, 1000 Breeding Ewes
• SEPTEMBER SALES
SATURDAY 2nd – HOLSWORTHY Machinery, Pigs & Poultry. To inc: Dispersal of Farm Machinery from
Launceston inc 3 MF Tractors & Super Dexter Tractor (Auctioneers having sold the farm). Plus 12FT Hi-Liner box
trailer, Small Dispersal of Feguson T20, Sheep Hurdles & Equip from North Cornwall. Special Autumn Sale of 1000
Trees, Plants, Shrubs & Plants. 200 New Tools & 450 Poultry.
WEDNESDAY 6th – HOLSWORTHY – Early Month Dairy Sale. Entries to date include a consignment of
In Calf Heifers. Further entries invited for cataloguing.
SATURDAY 9th - HOLSWORTHY – 10AM
Autumn Rare & Native Breed Sale to Inc Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Poultry, Sale of Goats. Current entries Inc small
Consignment of Highland Cattle from Bodmin Moor & a sale of Valais Blacknose Sheep *To coincide with the:
2nd SHOW & SALE OF DEVON & CORNWALL LONGWOOL’S
On behalf of the Devon & Cornwall Longwool Sheep Association. Entries & enquiries 01409 253275.