HOLSWORTHY

MARKET REPORT Wednesday 21 August 2019

EVERY WEDNESDAY

Gates open 6am

SALE TIMES

09:45 am - Draft Ewes followed by Finished Lambs

10:30 am – Store Lambs & Couples

9.45 am - Calves and Stirks

11 am - Store Cattle followed by Finished & OTM Cattle

11 am - Dairy Cattle

Every pen full in the calf pens this week with the top call of

£440 for a Blue Bull calf from Becky Mills of Petersmarland

Holsworthy Livestock Market, New Market Road, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 7FA

01409 253275

753 LAMBS

A useful entry of prime sheep saw a solid trade

throughout with premium on the day being set at 181p/kg for Graham Butt & family of Ashbury. The

overall top call of the day was £82.20 for heavies in

from Mr D Vallance of Inwardleigh with Messrs

Cowling close up at £82. A good run of 45 medium

weight lambs from Graham Hookway topped at £78.80 with a smart run of 25 (45kg) lambs hit £80.20 for

Messrs Honey Brothers.

333 DRAFT EWES & RAMS

A smaller entry saw Messrs Bealey of Torrington top the day at £84.50 for a pen of heavy white faced ewes

with plenty of ewes up and over the £75 mark. Premium was given for strong but leaner type ewes with plenty

between £72-£75. Grazing ewes were wanted with extra buyers liking to invest for the future. Todays overall

average stood at £65- £82.

599 STORE LAMBS

A useful entry of 488 breeders met a useful trade however the edge was off a bit compared to our last sale.

Ross Sizmur of Okehampton took the top call at £131 for his best pen of Mule 2T ewes with others from the

same good home at £130 and £128. Suffolks topped at £126 for 2 pens in from Ken & Mike Hill of Bideford

with no less than 14 pens at £125 for various vendors. Messrs Bealey of Torrington sold Charolais rams to

£210 whilst the pick of the Store Lambs hit £63 for Mrs Silvia Crocker of East Raddon.

FORTHCOMING SHEEP & RAM SALES NEXT SPECIAL SALES OF BREEDING EWES AT HOLSWORTHY

WEDNESDAY 4th SEPTEMBER

4th BREEDING EWE SALE & SPECIAL SALE OF RAMS

WEDNESDAY 18th SEPTEMBER

5th BREEDING EWE SALE & SPECIAL SALE OF EWE LAMBS & RAMS

WEIGHT TOP AVERAGE

LAMBS Per

head

P/Kg

T68L

Per

head

P/Kg

TLW

32.1-39 67.80 174 57.97 156.98

39.1-45.5 80.80 181 75.41 172.57

45.6-52 82 176 78.46 166.25

52+ 82.20 157 80.76 144.99

Overall 82.00 181 75.50 169.56

EWES

Light 63 47.20

Heavy 84.50 70.20

Rams 66 66

NOTICE TO ALL SHEEP VENDORS

It has come to our attention in the last few months, that several draft ewes are being brought in to the market with no

EID tags. In 2009 electronic ear tagging came into force, to help us maximise the best price for your ewes the buyers

require the Ewes to be tagged with a full set of EID Tags, or alternatively a full set of red replacement EID tags.

753 LAMBS, 333 DRAFT EWES & RAMS

599 BREEDING SHEEP

– 09.45 am

Auctioneer: Steve Prouse 07767 895366

**PLEASE NOTE**

Due to the high numbers of entries in the Calf section we will be bringing the start time forward to 9.45a.m.

prompt starting with calves followed by stirks

A huge entry today saw 197 baby calves and

103 stirks go under the hammer and sell to a

much improved trade with plenty of buying

power around the ring.

In the baby calf section a top call of £440 was

given for a superb Blue bull in from Becky Mills

of Petersmarland with others from Messrs

Petherick & Son of Kilkhampton close to the

same price for the pick of their Blues. Messrs

Isaac of Hollocombe hit £395 and Nick

Bowden of Highampton at £390. The top 20

Blue bulls today averaged £341-90!

In the Hereford section premium was given to

Named Sires which topped at £252 for bulls in

from Messrs G G Smale & Son of Launceston

with others from ARP Contract of Slade Farm

at £220 whilst Moorview Farming of Milton

Damerel saw £215 for their best.

An improvement in trade for the Charolais calves today with baby bulls at £305

for Messrs Wearing of Tavistock and £300 for Messrs Sillifant of Pancrasweek.

Pen after pen of Limousins topped at £392 for Rachel Poole with Messrs PH

Collins Partnership at £340 (x3), £320 for Messrs D & D Furse of East Venn,

Ashwater for their best with Messrs S & M Furse of Renson Farm at £305.

Angus bulls topped at £245 for Messrs Whitehead of St Keyne, whilst the

Folk2Folk Champion today came in from Messrs Collins Partnership reaching

£345 and purchased by John Varney of Shebbear.

A good entry of heifer calves today saw Becky Mills top the Blues at £340 with

Messrs Sillifant of Pancrasweek hitting £200 for a Charolais. Top Limousin’s came in from Messrs D & D Furse at £235

with Messrs Renfree of Quethiock at £210. Lots of interest for Angus and Hereford baby heifers with most 3 week old

calves reaching between £140-£190.

Holstein bulls were a better trade today with strong Holsteins to £365 for Messrs Mills of Petersmarland with Beckwell

Farms of Coryton at £280. Best baby Holsteins from Messrs M & I Vanstone & Son of Woolsery hit £80 with 10 in

excess of £70.

Over 100 stirks saw the best at £420 for Blues in from Peter Denton of Lostwithiel with others from Messrs AM Creeper

& Son of Altarnun at £395 (x2). Messrs Balsdon of Beaworthy saw their 1st pen of 5 young stirks hit £400 with others

at £360 (x5) and Angus stirks from Russell Risdon at £230. Heifer stirks sold well with young Angus heifers again from

Richard Balsdon at £300 and a whole group of vendors reaching between £260-£290.

Speaking after the sale Kivells Auctioneer James Morrish said “It was fantastic to see pretty well every pen used today

with new buyers adding to the ranks. Once again a huge thanks go to my team who turn up early for work on a

Wednesday morning and do a horrendous job throughout the sale and after. Thank you.

**NOTE** ARLA CONTRACT As some of you will be aware, there are some new requirements being introduced

by Arla. I am very pleased to inform you that Kivells through the LAA (Livestock Auctioneers Association) are working

with Arla to ensure that those customers who sell their calves at Kivells will be able to continue to do so in the future

and also adhere to the requirements needed to qualify for the new Milk Contract.

BREED BULLS HEIFERS

CALVES No Top Ave No Top Ave

Friesian 33 365 66.09 - - -

Limousin 22 392 258.32 10 235 153.90

British Blue 54 440 268.94 38 340 195.34

Aberdeen Angus 2 245 202.50 14 168 113.71

Hereford 9 252 182.67 2 150 137.50

Charolais 5 305 286.00 3 200 185.00

Simmental 1 145 145 3 95 95.00

STIRKS

Friesian 7 238 188.57 - - -

Aberdeen Angus 23 400 291.30 19 300 228.95

Montbeliarde 7 292 232.57 - - -

British Blue 13 420 294.69 17 275 228.12

Hereford 4 295 245 8 250 199.38

Limousin 2 265 265 - - -

300 BABY CALVES & STIRKS – 09.45 am

Auctioneer: James Morrish FLAA

07814 010133

A good entry of store cattle met cautious bidding for the stronger type cattle with the best British Blue steers

to £1070 for a 21 month from Ian Johns of Venn Farm. Mr Johns also had Devon steers at 16 months to £770,

Devon heifers at 16 months to £650 and his Aberdeen Angus heifer at 25 months to £990.

Mr M Elderfield of Launcells sold 4 Limousin steers 17 months at £880 and 5 Limousin heifers 17 months at

£850.

Mr Will Prouse sold a good consignment of British Blue steers and heifers, with his best steers to £1040

another bunch of 4 at £905 and a Simmental at £925. Messrs ST & AM Dennis of Inwardleigh sold 5 Limousin

steers 22 months to £805. Young cattle were in strong demand with Peter Ross selling Hereford steers 15

months to £790.

NEXT WEDNESDAY 28th – HOLSWORTHY Weekly Market to inc

Dispersal of 43 Organic Cows & Calves plus in-calf cows from one farm in Cornwall. Mainly South Devon & Angus together with a few Devon Red Ruby’s, all breeding cows are back in-calf to Angus bull. PLUS 8 in-

calf Hereford Heifers (due March/April) to a Hereford.

STEERS HEIFERS

Breed No

Sold

0-15 mths 16-22

mths 23+ mths 0-15 mths

16-22

mths 23+ mths

Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave

Aberdeen

Angus

17 - - 680 680 900 900 285 285 605 590 990 820

British

Blue

39 630 630 1040 875 1070 920 565 565 795 750 935 840

Hereford 41 790 760 875 815 740 740 750 750 610 610 - -

Charolais 6 - - - - - - - - 690 690 770 670

Friesian 26 510 500 680 640 - - - - 685 685 - -

Limousin 28 - - 970 875 - - 620 570 895 850 - -

Simmental 1 - - - - 925 925 - - - - - -

Devon 14 - - 770 750 - - - - 650 650 - -

Welsh

Black

3 - - 680 680 - - - - - - - -

Blonde 4 - - - - - - - - - - 635 -

This week’s winner

of the Lark Plant

was awarded to

Messrs IR & JA

Johns of Launcells

for a British Blue

Steer at £1070.

Kivells notice to Store Cattle Vendors

It has come to our attention in recent months that a large number of in calf Store Heifers are being reported, and

because of this the vendors are having to pay large vet bills and cost of losses to the purchaser. In previous years we

have found that vendors who have scanned their Heifers empty at the time of their TB test, have had a stronger trade

on the day, and that has covered their cost of scanning, based on this although it’s voluntary and not compulsory to

scan your Heifers, we would highly recommend it. On talking to purchasers they would be more than happy to give a

little extra with the guarantee of empty Heifers.

190 STORE CATTLE – 11 am Auctioneer: David Kivell 07899 960272

CROP / FODDER 33 Acres

Standing Maize

for sale-good crop, in 2 fields.

Situated between Winkleigh and Dolton

~ James Morrish

07814 010133 ~

STRAW AVAILABLE

Kivells are delighted to be working

with farmers on Salisbury Plain

selling Barley and Wheat Straw.

There are 7 lorry loads of Barley

ready to be delivered ‘now’. The 1st

straw is usually the best!

For more information or to order

straw please call

01409 253275 or James Morrish on

07814010133

Within the normal weekly market, a top price

of £1750 was achieved for the first cow in the

ring, a superb Pedigree Ayrshire 3rd calving

cow ‘Marlbrook Drew Helen’ yielding 35Kgs and

sold on behalf of Marlbrook Farms of

Jacobstow. In Calf heifers had a flying trade

topping at £1500 on two occasions for Heifers

due to calf in the Autumn to Pedigree Holstein

selling on behalf of Messrs KJ Waldon &

Partners of Umberleigh, with their

consignment of 8 Heifers averaging an

impressive £1343.

The herd dispersal sale of pure British Friesians on behalf of Messrs WW James & Son of Penzance sold to a

solid trade for the fresh calving Cows and the Dry Cows calving in the Autumn. Top price of the milking

portion was £1680 (1600gns) for a 3rd Calving August Calving Cow sired by Lakemead Nimbus. Dry Cows met

a fantastic trade topping at £1628 (1550gns) for a 2nd Calving Cow due to calf Late September to a Pedigree

Simmental Stock Bull. Other Dry Cows sold well at £1596, £1575 & £1554 (X2). This all year round calving

herd sold particularly well with Cows calving June to December. Staler and Older Cows were more difficult

to place.

FORTHCOMING DAIRY SALES

Wednesday 28th August *Sale at short notice*- Herd Dispersal Sale of the Pedigree ‘Larkland’ herd on

behalf of Messrs WG Larkworthy & Son of Langtree, Torrington. To comprise 27 In Milk Cows and Hfrs and

90 youngstock. Extensive use of AI sexed semen has been utilised. Purchases from ‘Allstar, Ashley, Barday,

Culverhayes, Lamb, Oakroyal, Mabec, Marcroft, Stowey, Rockset & Wiltor’ are included in the breeding. It is an

exceptionally well bred herd of cows containing many renowned families including ‘Chassity Celicia, Dellia, Ghost,

Elegance, Licorice Lila Z, Oralie, Rapture, Raven, Roxy’. Herd Average 7905Kgs 3.94%BF 3.05%PTN cc86.

Further details to follow next week

DAIRY CATTLE Top Ave

In Milk Cows and Heifers 1750 1433

In Calf Heifers 1500 1343

Maiden Heifers 740 620

Heifer Calves 280 250

DISPERSAL ON BEHALF OF

MESSRS WW JAMES & SON

1st Calving Heifers 1628 1058

2nd Calving Cows 1176 843

3rd Calving Cows 1680 1017

4th + Calving Cows 966 700

Dry Cows 1628 1253

Cows with faults 756 432

137 DAIRY CATTLE - 11.00 am

Auctioneer: Mark Bromell - 07966 430001

Mark Davis - 07773 371774

FORTHCOMING SALES

TWO THOROUGHBRED STALLIONS FOR SALE

BY TENDER

TENDERS CLOSE 5PM MONDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER 2019

Stud Stallion ‘DYLAN MOUTH’

Sire: Dylan Thomas ~ Dam:

Cottonmouth

2011 Born Stallion by multiple

group 1 winner ‘Dylan Thomas’ out

of 12x winning mare ‘Cottonmouth’

TRIPLE GROUP 1 WINNER ~ 14 Wins including

G1. Gran Premio Di Milano 12f, G1. Premio Roma 10f, G1. Gran Premio

Del Jockey club 12f, 4x G2. Wins, 3x G3. Wins inc The Silver Cup at York

14f. Excellent outcrop for ‘Sadlers Wells’ line mares. Won over 10-14

furlongs with earnings amounting to £949,476

Stud Stallion ‘PEACE ENVOY’

Sire: Power ~ Dam: Hoh My Darling

2014 Born Stallion by Irish 2000

guineas winner ‘Power’ out of ‘Hoh

My Darling’ From the family of the

great ‘Dahlia’

DEBUT 2 YEAR OLD WINNER ~ 3 Wins & 5 Places including

Winner of the listed Rochestown Stakes, Naas, G3. Winner Anglesey

Stakes, The Curragh, G2. 2nd Railway Stakes, The Curragh, G1. 3rd Prix

Morny, Deauville, G2. 4th Norfolk Stakes, Royal Ascot.

Winner of 3 Races & Placed 5 times over 5f-6 1/2 furlongs,

earnings of £119,480

STALLIONS Available to view at a private yard in the

Midlands.

~ To be sold by Tender. Viewing by appointment only ~

Enquiries to James Morrish 07814 010133 /

marketing@kivells.com

SEPTEMBER SALES WEDNESDAY 4th- HOLSWORTHY Early Month Dairy Sale. Entries by 10am Thurs 29th Aug. 4th Special Sale of

Breeding Ewes, Ewe Lambs & Rams entries to Steve Prouse.

RARE & NATIVE SMALL HOLDERS SALE

SATURDAY 14th – HOLSWORTHY

RARE & NATIVE

SMALL HOLDERS SALE

Sale of Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Goats & Poultry SALE TO INC; Herd Dispersal of Devon Cattle comprising 14 Cows, Strs

& Hfrs. To inc; 5 Ped Cows 5-13yrs, 3 Cows 2-3yrs, 1 Hfr 16m, 2 Steers 3yrs & 3 Steers 13-20mths PLUS Herd Dispersal of Dexter Cattle comprising 3 Heifers, 2 Cows with Bull calves at foot & 2 Steers 12mths. 2nd Herd Dispersal of Dexter Cattle comprising 1 Pedigree Heifer 19mths, 2 Steers 15mths, 3 Steers 2-3yrs.

Anticipated entries ~ 300 Sheep ~ 100 Longwools ~ 100 Pigs ~ Entries to Machinery@kivells.com / 01409 253275 by Mon 2nd Sept.

PLUS 2nd ANNUAL SHOW & SALE OF DEVON & CORNWALL LONGWOOL SHEEP

To include classes for: Class 1 – Pair of Shearling Ewes, Class 2 – Pair of Older Ewes, Class 3 – Pen of Any Age Ewes,

Class 4 – Shearling Rams, Class 5 – Rams of any Age (Sale only)

An opportunity to purchase our local breed of sheep with their wonderful temperament & fleece.

Entries invited to dairy@kivells.com / 01409 253275 by Mon 2nd Sept. ENTRY FORMS FROM WWW.KIVELLS.COM

WINTER CATTLE HOUSING, NORTH PETHERWIN

Winter housing for up to 150 cattle, in 80’ x 120’ modern cattle shed at North Petherwin.

Silage and labour available. Cattle “bed and breakfast” arrangement considered for £1/head/day.

Contact Tom Rattray 07813 016804

FORTHCOMING MACHINERY SALES BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 26th AUGUST 10AM

2019 HONITON HILL

COLLECTIVE AUCTION!

SMEATHARPE AIRFIELD,

HONITON, DEVON EX14 9RF

Catalogue coming soon!

Entries: 1969 International tractor; MF135; Standard Fordson c/w

winch; Belarus MTZ50 tractor; 1959 Massey Ferguson 65 Mk1 –

Refurb, been on many rallies & road runs; Fordson Super Major with

Duncan cab; 1955 Ferguson TEF20 narrow conversion; Ferguson

T20 diesel; Ferguson TEO tractor; Kubota KH36 1.5tn digger c/w 2

buckets; James Captain 200cc motorbike; Excelsior auto cycle; 2014

Armstrong & Holmes horse muck trailer model 3600-4T; Ifor

Williams flatbed twin axle trailer; 2 wheel horse drawn carriage to

fit 14.2-16.2hh; Deutz Fahr KH500DN hay tedder; MF 70 drum

mower/cond; Abbey ‘Trackstar’ caravan; 20KVA standby generator;

RAC sentry box with signs. Stationary Engines inc: 1930’s Lister

6½ HP; Wolseley type DWA; Petter type 24; RA Lister 2 ½ HP

type A; Wolseley 1½ HP; RA Lister D; Petter type A.11; Petter

petrol TUO type A.11; RA Lister; Villiers Mk 25; J Fowler; RA Lister

Spec 13D; C.L Conord on trolley; 1941 Lister Spec 26DH 1.5hp &

shearing set. PLUS 300 New tools from one outlet in Wales

to inc; chainsaws, bush cutters, welding equip, tools kits etc.

Enquiries to Machinery@kivells.com / 01409 253275

Catalogue available from www.kivells.com

SATURDAY 7th SEPTEMBER 9:30AM

HOLSWORTHY MONTHLY MACHINERY &

POULTRY SALE * NO PIGS due to Rare & Native Sale following week *

Sale of 2,500 Tractors, Machinery & Effects.

Entries to date include; Case 1494 Tractor c/w

Loader; Dispersal of 4 Fordson Tractors &

Equipment of one deceased estate on

Dartmoor. Dispersal of Machinery from North

Devon. NH MC35 ride on mower; Qty of fibre cement roofing

sheets; Selection of Cars & Vans + 200 New Tools from one

outlet in Chepstow, 200 Poultry & Equipment & 250 lots of Pet food.

SATURDAY 14th SEPTEMBER 10:30AM

HIGHER TREGANTLE FARM, TORPOINT PL11 2NY Vintage Lorries, Tractors & Cars

Together with a Range of Farm Machinery

On Behalf of Bob White

Machinery@kivells.com / 01409 253275

Kivells Messaging 2019

Important News Over the last 12 months we have been in discussions with our insurers and other advisors and listened to you, our sellers and buyers. The number of lots and attendees at our sales have grown over the last few years and we recognise that we need to adapt to meet and build on this increased demand for our services from both existing customers and new clients. At the same time we also recognise that our on farm dispersal sales and the Holsworthy Saturday collectives are not just sales but useful social events. The opportunity to meet and socialise mixing business and pleasure is essential in an age when farmers and many in the wider agricultural community work in isolation and then continue to be alone on the internet. Getting the balance right between traditional and established ways of working and providing a safer environment is challenging particularly in market sites and farms. Kivells, Sellers and Buyers - we all have responsibilities and we at Kivells recognise that some improvements could be made. We have trialled some of these at Holsworthy and some have been well received and others less so. We ask that you bear with us as we put in place these changes many of which are primarily for your safety and to ensure you have the right information. Our staff will remind you and guide you and we ask that you respect the fact that they do so for your benefit and the benefit of other attendees. We have introduced new signage at our market sites and the messaging will be replicated at our on farm and other sales. In addition all our sale catalogues, to include Livestock Market sales, will include additional information for all attendees under a Notice to Purchasers heading. The Notice to Purchasers will act as useful reminders for our regular Sellers and Buyers and answer many of the frequently asked questions raised by new attendees. To ensure that all attendees to our Livestock Market sales are made aware of our new Health & Safety message we will also be creating digital messages for our canteen displays etc. We will also include this messaging in our market reports. In addition with this initiative we will be improving the information content on Kivells.com particularly under the Agriculture Heading. You will be able to easily find much of the information you will need regarding trading with Kivells and all sales to include Terms and Conditions and Sellers and Buyers Responsibilities. The intention here is to enable you to have and absorb this information ahead of any sale and help you to register, buy and sell with knowledge. Kivells Livestock sales are conducted under the 2017 Livestock Auctioneers Association Terms and Conditions and these will also be posted in all of our market offices. As regards Machinery Sales Kivells currently operate under our own Terms and Conditions. However the Livestock Auctioneers Association has recently published its own version and we are currently reviewing our strategy in this regard. We will update you when a decision is made.

Thank you for your business to date and we look forward to partnering you in the future.