EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE MARKET REPORT JANUARY 2021 Friday 29th January – Store Stock Market Current Covid-19 Regulations We are strongly encouraging all vendors to “drop & go” . Stock can be sold on “owner’s approval” - please ensure your contact details are on the entry form. If in extreme cases (chiefly breeding stock) vendors feel strongly about staying to see their stock sold, only one person from a business may stay and they must leave as soon as their stock has been sold. Everybody must enter via the main entrance and ensure they are wearing face coverings and have sanitised their hands. We ask all people on site to adhere to strict social distancing measures reverting back to the 2m rule with a face covering. No social visits can be permitted. Active buyers and sellers only, with just one representative per business allowed. No children allowed. Kivells would like to thank both vendors and purchasers for their support and co-operation at this difficult time. EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE 01392 251261 [email protected]www.kivells.com
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EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE
MARKET REPORT
JANUARY 2021
Friday 29th January – Store Stock Market
Current Covid-19 Regulations
We are strongly encouraging all vendors to “drop & go”. Stock can be sold on “owner’s approval” -
please ensure your contact details are on the entry form.
If in extreme cases (chiefly breeding stock) vendors feel strongly about staying to see their stock
sold, only one person from a business may stay and they must leave as soon as their stock has
been sold.
Everybody must enter via the main entrance and ensure they are wearing face coverings and have
sanitised their hands.
We ask all people on site to adhere to strict social distancing measures reverting back to the 2m
rule with a face covering.
No social visits can be permitted. Active buyers and sellers only, with just one representative per
business allowed. No children allowed.
Kivells would like to thank both vendors and purchasers for their support
The excellent start to 2021 in the cattle section continued here at Exeter on Friday with many more taking
advantage and selling on the electric trade we have been seeing since the turn of the year. Store steers reach a
high of £1440 for a powerful looking red Limousin (20m) from David and Mark Risdon of Broadwoodkelly with
younger ones (16m) to £1275 for a trio of smart sorts from Des Gillbard of Cruwys Morchard whilst much later
born Limousin steers (13m) sold to a creditable £1235 for James Warren up from Penzance. A pen of four
striking British Blue bullocks (25m) from Nick and Shane Willis of Kennford eased to £1350 apiece with a couple
born six months later from David and Pip Luscombe of East Allington drawing £1200 a life, the latter also sold
the highest priced Hereford steer (23m) of the day for £1185. Best of the native breed steers saw £1280 for a Devon (21m) from Keith Andrews of Exeter followed by South Devon’s of the same age reaching £1260 for
John Hamlin of Newton Abbot, further natives to £1245 for the best Aberdeen Angus (22m) of that age on offer
from David and Pip Luscombe again with young (14m) Angus steers to a commendable £1115 for Ray Tratt of
Honiton. Very decent Simmental steers (18m) from Colin Burrough of Axminster easily reached to £1175
followed by a pen of three tidy Blonde bullocks born around the same time from Jon Vincent of Staddiscombe,
Plymouth which saw £1170 a life. The store heifers section was headed by David and Mark Risdon with a couple
of outstanding Limousin’s (21m) which both picked up £1300 a life whilst younger (15m) Limousin females
collected £1010 for Clive Timms and Family of Inwardleigh. A well turned out Devon heifer (27m) fetched £1130
for Richard Hill of Dunsford with Aberdeen Angus (16m) making £1090 for Ray Tratt again and a pair of smart
Charolais heifers (23m) sold well at £1080 for CT Holmes and Son of Kings Nympton. A bunch of five well
matched British Blue heifers (22m) drew £1080 apiece for David and Pip Luscombe whilst ones at (17m) saw
£1065 for Clive Timms and Family again. A neat South Devon heifer (22m) topped £1080 for Tony Hervin of
Umberleigh.
A pleasing entry of sixty Organic registered cattle met with plenty of interest and kicked off with a
consignment of smart suckler bred South Devon cross types (21m) from John Andrews of Wembury which rose
to £1120 for a bunch of four smart steers followed by four heifers of the same breed which sold well at £1060
apiece. A large entry of dairy bred Organic cattle from Phillip Hopper of Bude also saw decent money with his
Hereford steers (20m) making £960, younger Herefords (averaging 15m) drawing £800 for a pen of seven and
Aberdeen Angus bullocks (20m) reaching £975 ahead for four. A single Aberdeen Angus heifer (19m) saw £810
followed by a big bunch of nine Hereford’s (averaging 14m) which took home £690 all again from Phillip Hopper.
Please notify us of intended numbers by Thursday lunchtime if you are bringing store cattle on a Friday, we message over three hundred potential purchasers the day before the sale and the more we can advertise the more buyers we can attract. Please call the Market office on 01392 251261 or Robert Armstrong on 07791 484290.
485 STORE CATTLE & STIRKS – 10:00 AM Auctioneer: Simon Alford 07789 980203
Tremendous! An entry of cracking young cattle throughout looking a wonderful trade. Top price was £950 for
AW & OS Mann & Partners of Widecombe in the Moor with marvellous Charolais x steers (8m) with another
penful reaching £910. Clare Caunter from Buckland in the Moor saw Simmental x steers (9m) to £865 with
others off the same farm to £860. Robert Merchant, Moretonhampstead sold South Devon steers (8m) for a
decent £855 whilst Robert and Christine Steer from Avonwick reached £780 for Limousin x steers (10m), with
younger types to £725 (9m). Further Simmental x steers from Clare Caunter achieved £765 (9m) whilst other
South Devon steers of a similar age again from Robert Merchant realised £740. I Jelberts & Sons up from
Penzance showed Limousin x steer stirks (8m) topping at £690, whilst similar sorts from Julie Bullock from
Down St Mary at £680. A cracking run of younger stirks from W & R Farming Partners from Bradninch showed
Angus (5m) that went on to reach £485 with Herefords off the same good farm levelling out at £400. A shorter
show of heifers topped at an impressive £845 for Charolais x (7m) from AW & OS Mann & Partners. Blue
yearlings this time from Darren Hooper up from Saltash levelled out at £630, South Devon heifers from Paul
Wakeham up from Uphempston achieved £585 (10m) whilst Limousin’s of a similar age went on to achievethe
same figure from I Jelbert & Sons. Younger stirks again from W & R Farming Partners hit £480 for Blues with
Angus’ out the same shed and of a similar age witnessed £455, £390 & £380.
Trade throughout phenomenal! Further numbers required to fuel current demand.
A smaller entry of Calves sold to a flying trade! The medium quality Calves were off the clock! Top of the day
was £412 for a Charolais bull from Messrs PA & CM Rogers of Ashprington who sold others to £360 twice.
Other Charolais bulls to £325 for Martin & Liz Bennett of Braodhembury. British Blue bulls topped at £335 for
Roy Emmett of Cullompton with others to £325 & £310 for Mr DW Rowe of Axminster, £320 for Martin & Liz
Bennett, £305 & £300 for Towhill Farm Ltd & £305 for GCB Davis of Tiverton. Limousin bulls to £310 & £305
for Mr CJ Lee of Exeter. Hereford & Aberdeen
Angus bulls to £295 for Messrs PA & CM Rogers
who also topped a cracking Heifer trade at £335
for a Charolais with others from the same farm to
£280. Young Blue heifers a flier to £285 for Messrs
Lawrence & Tapp of Honiton, £275 for GCB
Davis and £255 for Roy Emmett. Simmental
heifers sold very well to £270, £265, £260 & £235
for Keith & Shirley Wotton of Dartmouth. Native
heifers saw Herefords to £280 (weaned) for
Messrs PA & CM Rogers and Angus heifers to
£190 for Mr DW Rowe. Friesians a strong trade
and topped at £190 for Andrew Webber of
Cullompton who sold others to £90 & £80.
CALVES - 10.15 AM
Auctioneer: Mark Davis – 07773 371774
CALVES Bulls Heifers
Breed TOP AVE TOP AVE
British Blue 20 335 285 13 285 206
Limousin 3 310 295
Charolais 5 412 349 2 335 308
Simmental 5 270 243
Aberdeen Angus 10 295 124 6 190 79
Hereford 4 295 236 5 280 175
Sussex 1 140 140
Norwegian 1 85 85
Holstein / Friesian 11 190 71
127 STIRKS & SUCKLED CALVES Auctioneer: Ian Caunter 07813 068935
87 CALVES – 10.15 AM Auctioneer: Mark Davis 07773 371774
Another cracking entry of 165 Dairy Cattle at Exeter Livestock Centre saw a flying trade from start to finish! Buyers were
attracted from Wales, Staffordshire and over the South West with again a good number of buyers using the Online Bidding
system. A super quality entry of Fresh milk saw serious demand with 8 over £2000 to a top of £2150 three times for
Richard Kent of Surrey who consigned 12 Fresh non-pedigree Heifers with others to £2000, £1900 & £1850 and they
averaged £1875. Other heifers to £2000 for “Bartonwood Gras Lulu” by Mr Moviestar Mardi Gras from Messrs JS Bird &
Son of Axminster who sold another heifer at £1700. A nice run of Heifers from Rodney, Jean & Paul Allin of Launceston
sold to a strong trade topping at £1950 twice with others to £1900 twice and their consignment of 10 heifers averaged
£1759. A fresh heifer from Messrs DH Tupper Farms of West Sussex sold very well at £1800 while two small Jersey cross
heifers from GCB Davis of Tiverton were the trade of the day at £1650 apiece. Cows topped £2050 for a second Calver
from John & Phil Bird with “Bartonwood Outfitter Dolly” by Wa-Del Outfitter. Other third calvers were a tremendous
trade at £2000 twice for GCB Davis and Robert Page of West Sussex. A fifth calver sold exceptionally well at £1550 for
Rodney, Jean & Paul Allin. The second dispersal for Messrs Dallyn Dairy Ltd of Barnstaple saw a cracking trade throughout
topping at 1800gns for a smart second calver having calved in March and not due again until August. Fresh heifers sold at
1700gns & 1600gns while a fourth calver sold at 1500gns as well as another three quartered Red & White fourth calver
selling to a flying trade at £1480. The majority of the cows were Dutch or German imports and there were many late in
their lactations and due throughout the spring but that didn’t affect the trade! The overall average for 70 head sold including
all faults was £1207. A super consignment of 30 Crossbred bulling heifers from Kingston Hill Farm of Oxford sold to a fast
trade topping at £840 for a smart group of Swedish Red x heifers with other groups to £820 & £800 and Brown Swiss x
Heifers selling to £800 & £760 and the consignment averaged well at £786. 28 Organic Pedigree Ayrshire Bulling & Yearling
Heifers from Mark Evans’ East Church herd at Honiton attracted a lot of interest topping at £740 eight heifers with other
groups to £700 & £650 and an overall average of £638.
