HOLSWORTHY MARKET REPORT Wednesday 18 December 2019 EVERY WEDNESDAY Gates open 6am SALE TIMES 09:45 am - Draft Ewes followed by Finished Lambs 10:30 am - Store Lambs & Couples 09.45 am - Calves and Stirks 11 am - Store Cattle followed by Finished & OTM Cattle 11 am - Dairy Cattle ~ A superb day at Holsworthy Market with all sections exceeding all expectations! Overall top call of the day was £2,000 for the best of a supreme line-up of Dairy cattle from Messrs JG & FM Ley & Son of Sutcombe ~ Holsworthy Livestock Market, New Market Road, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 7FA 01409 253275
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HOLSWORTHY
MARKET REPORT Wednesday 18 December 2019
EVERY WEDNESDAY
Gates open 6am
SALE TIMES
09:45 am - Draft Ewes followed by Finished Lambs
10:30 am - Store Lambs & Couples
09.45 am - Calves and Stirks
11 am - Store Cattle followed by Finished & OTM Cattle
11 am - Dairy Cattle
~ A superb day at Holsworthy Market with all sections exceeding all expectations!
Overall top call of the day was £2,000 for the best of a supreme line-up of Dairy cattle
from Messrs JG & FM Ley & Son of Sutcombe ~
Holsworthy Livestock Market, New Market Road, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 7FA
01409 253275
FAT LAMBS
Much larger entry of over 1200 on offer met a very
fast trade from start to finish. Overall average on the
day was 195.4p up 14p/kg up on other markets in
the South West earlier in the week. 46 pens realized
200p and over to a top call of 210p for 2 pens of 40kgs from Messrs G&R Harding of Burlorne,
Wadebridge. Followed by Messrs Christie Farms of
Instow who realized 207p. Over all lamb average on
the day was £90.80, top call on the day was £98.20
from Geoffry George of Looseham, Monklegh
followed by Messrs GN Cook of Buckland Brewer
who sold 3 pens at £97.80.
DRAFT EWES & RAMS
Similar entry met a flying trade for all on offer and a
lot more could have been sold. Overall average on
the day was £77.24, well in front of other centres in
the South West. Top on the morning was £129 for a Suffolk from Mr A Ho wie of Meeth. Robert Northcott
of Higher Millcombe realized £120 for a Texel. Suffolk x topped at £113 for Rod Evely of Petersmarland.
Medium ranged from £86 to £92 from Anthony Barriball of Clawton. Numerous pens of mules over £84 to a
top of £94 from 2 vendors. Scotch Blackface ewes to £60.
146 STORE LAMBS
A very strong trade for all store lambs, top of £80 from Mr DW
Holland of Winkleigh.
10 COUPLES
Again a good run of couples from Danny Norman of Dolton. Polled
Dorset doubles to £210 and singles to £180.
WEIGHT TOP AVERAGE
LAMBS Per
head
P/Kg
T68L
Per
head
P/Kg
TLW
32.1-39 79.80 207 74.25 195.7
39.1-45.5 91 210 86 195.4
45.6-52 97.80 200 92.50 191.4
52+ 98.20 184 96 176.7
Overall 98.20 210 90.80 195.4
EWES
Light 89 74
Heavy 129 102
Rams 105 86
1253 LAMBS,
323 DRAFT EWES & RAMS – 09.45am
Auctioneer: Steve Prouse 07767 895366
This weeks Folk2Folk Champion calf was a 4 week old Blue bull on behalf of WF Parsons & Son of Pyworthy
and was purchased by Messrs Shelly of South Molton for £270.
A superb final sale of 2019 saw buyers out and ready to spend. Top call in the stirks was £392 for a bunch of
4 month old Blue steers in from G&S Parsons of Otterham, North Cornwall with others from the same farm
at £390. Younger Blue stirks in from John Elliott of Bradford hit a tremendous £380 going off to their new
home at High Bickington. Messrs Petherick & Son of Kilkhampton saw their 3 month old Blue stirks at £345
(x3) with the Elliott family at £338 for the same age.
Messrs Davey of Pitt Farm, Hartland topped the baby calves with a 7 week old Limousin hitting £315 going off
to South Molton with 4 week old Limousins from Messrs S&M Furse of Ashwater hitting a spectacular £310
(x2). Messrs PH Collins Partnership once again sold some tremendous calves at £305 & £300 for young 4 week
old Limousins and Rob Veale of Halwill close up at £290 for their best. Lots of Angus bull calves forward saw
the best reach £235 for Messrs Furse with 3 week old Angus bulls from RT Cornish at £195 and the pick of a
tidy run from Laura Knapman of South Molton hitting £192. Baby Simmental bull calves at £205 (x2) for MC
Cann of Stroxworthy with the best of the Herefords at £220 for Messrs Pocock of Pancrasweek.
Heifers were in good demand today with plenty of buyers for the top end calves with the best baby Blue heifers
reaching £290 & £285 for 2 vendors with buyers keen to purchase the best. Black & White bulls wanted today
with the best stronger(2 mth) from John Elliott at £115, Messrs Law at £100 and Phil Reed at £85 (x2). Pick of
the very young Holstein bulls (4 weeks) hit £80 for Messrs Heyward of Coryton with Owen Petherick at £64,
Rachel Poole at £59 and a pen full of 3 week old Black & Whites from Messrs Tallamy of Bradworthy at £43.
Speaking after the sale Kivells Auctioneer James Morrish said
“What a great end to 2019. In the last 4 weeks we have sold well over 1,000 calves through Holsworthy with the
best stirks to £600 and baby 3 week old calves to £342! My personal thanks go to all of our calf customers for their
help and support during 2019. Also a huge thank you to my team both out in the pens and in the office.
I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy & prosperous 2020!”
*** Please note our next calf sale at Holsworthy is on Wednesday 8th January 2020.
However, we are running a special calf market at Hallworthy on Thursday 2nd January 2020 ***
BREED BULLS HEIFERS
CALVES No Top Ave No Top Ave
Friesian 20 115 52.10 - - -
Charolais - - - 1 165 165
Limousin 11 315 257.63 7 280 207.85
British Blue 47 280 226.91 53 290 119
Aberdeen Angus 18 235 133 22 140 79.27
Hereford - - - 3 220 174
Simmental 3 205 165 1 115 115
Welsh Black 2 145 145 - - -
200 BABY & REARED CALVES – 09.45 am
Auctioneer: James Morrish FLAA 07814 010133
A good number of cattle for our last sale of the year saw a very strong trade.
A consignment of 24 month dairy
steers from Mr R Heard of
Greenlake saw Aberdeen Angus
steers to £1165, Aberdeen Angus
from Messrs Throne of Umberleigh
sold to £1075 (x2), Montbeliarde 24
month to £1100 (x3). Younger
continental and native steers 16-19
months up £40-£50 on previous
weeks with plenty £800-£900 and
more would have sold well. A
consignment of young 4-7 month
Limousin bulls from Messrs Pocock
of Pancrasweek sold well to £545
with an average of £500. Holsteins also sold well with a top call of £900 for 2 from Messrs Thorne, several
lean/hard Holsteins saw most over £550 and plenty over £600. A good trade for cows & calves topped for a
Pure Devon with young calf at foot at £810 for Messrs Hookway of Torrington.
January has historically been a very strong trade due to numbers being tight, the trade at the
end of December is showing likely to be a very strong start for store cattle and may be advisable
to get some cattle pre-movement tested over Christmas to take advantage of this.
For any on farm advice or bookings please call Alec Shadrick on 07767 896136.
GRAZING COWS
A short entry saw out of parlour smaller framed cows from Messrs Collins of Holsworthy to £455 for 3. Small
Aberdeen Angus bulls from Messrs Coaker of Frithelstock sold to £700 with Holstein bulls from the same farm
at £505.
10 OTM COWS
Heavy Holsteins topped at 104p/kg for a 832kg cow realizing £875, smaller cows from Messrs Adams of
Torrington to £100. Holstein heifers from Mr J Britton of Tetcott sold to 132p/kg (£962).
British Blue 23 760 680 895 870 970 970 610 610 865 790 - -
Hereford 25 - - 860 802 - - - - 735 702 - -
Friesian 32 430 420 668 625 900 845 - - - - - -
Limousin 28 545 505 860 860 - - 470 402 - - - -
Montbeliarde 3 - - - - 1100 1100 - - - - - -
Shorthorn 3 - - 635 635 - - - - - - - -
Devon 12 - - 740 740 - - - - 720 559 - -
145 STORE CATTLE, GRAZING COWS – 11 am
Auctioneer: David Kivell - 07899 960272
This week’s winner of
the Lark Plant was
awarded to Mr R
Heard of Greenlake
for Aberdeen Angus
steers at £1165.
A large entry for the final dairy sale of 2019 saw a very strong trade for the freshly calved
cattle. We also celebrated two very special
birthdays on the dairy team, from everyone at
Kivells we wish a very Happy 80th Birthday to
Stephen Dingle and a Happy 65th Birthday to
Robert Speck.
There was some exceptionally good quality
fresh calvers on offer and our judge Mr Jeremy
Ovens and family placed his 1st prize cow as overall champion ‘Hoops Bloom 131’ VG86 a 2nd calver yielding
37Kgs sold on behalf of Messrs JG & FM Ley & Son. The Champion and 1st place Cow was awarded the ‘Stephen
Dingle Silver Cup’ and topped the market at £2000. Long-time supporters of Holsworthy Dairy Market Messrs
H Burrows & Son from Woolacombe sold a 2nd calver ‘Glendene Jeeves Alice’ yielding 42Kgs at £1800. 2nd prize
cow was sold by Messrs SR Gilbert & Son, Sheepwash, ‘Bocaddon Again BPS Polady’ a naturally polled 2nd calver
yielding 37Kgs and realising £1750. Also selling at £1750 was ‘Wardada Cosmo Berry’ a 2nd calver yielding 40Kgs
sold on behalf of Messrs FE Adams & Son, Torrington. Messrs JG & FM Ley & Son also topped the 3rd calvers
with their 3rd prize cow ‘Hoops Ivory 1008’ VG85 selling at £1750.
In the heifer class winning the ‘Robert Speck Silver Cup’ and taking top honours was Messrs SR Gilbert & Son for
‘Bocaddon Nadal CJSA Suehoney’ who also took Reserve Champion spot and sold giving 32Kgs at £1920. 2nd
place heifer was awarded to ‘Hoops Oakham Triemtje’ GP83 and sold at £1800 for Messrs JG & FM Ley & Son.
The top quality heifers met a good consistent trade with a further 10 heifers selling at over £1700 for vendors
Messrs H Burrows & Sons, Woolacombe, Messrs GG & JM Jenkin & Son, Helston, WP & J Jenkin Ltd, Helston
and Mr Paul Nicholls, Penzance. Messrs WP & J Jenkin & Son had an exceptional run of 5 heifers and averaged
an impressive £1720. Paul Nicholls from Penzance sold 4 heifers topping at £1780 and £1720.
The herd dispersal on behalf of Holland Farms, Milton Abbot saw their grazing type herd of cows comprising
a mix of British Friesian and Jersey Cross cows sell on a good trade. The Autumn calving portion was in strong
demand with the sale topping at £1470 on two occasions firstly for a freshly calved 3rd calver and again for a
October calved heifer. Older cows in both the Autumn and Spring calving lots sold well topping at £1176.
Excluding the three quartered cows the Autumn calving block averaged £1070 and the Spring calving block averaged £816. Can we express our thanks to James Holland for his instructions in the sale and for all his
support over many years and we wish him well with his future plans.
On behalf of the Dairy Team can I say a very large thank you to all our vendors and purchasers who have
supported our dairy sales at Holsworthy Livestock Market during 2019. Your support is greatly appreciated
and valued. Can we wish you a Merry Christmas and a
Happy and Healthy 2020. We look forward to seeing you
at Holsworthy for our first Dairy sale of 2020 on
Wednesday 8th January.
Forthcoming Dairy Sales:
Wednesday 8th January- Early Month Dairy Sale. Entries
invited for cataloguing by 10am Thursday 2nd January.
Wednesday 22nd January- Mid-Month Dairy Sale. Entries
invited for cataloguing by 10am Thursday 16th January.
