HOLSWORTHY MARKET REPORT Wednesday 10 th October 2018 EVERY WEDNESDAY Gates open 6am SALE TIMES 09:45 am - Draft Ewes followed by Finished Lambs 10:30 am – Store Lambs & Couples 10 am - Calves inc the weekly Genus sponsored competition followed by Stirks 11 am - Store Cattle followed by Finished & OTM Cattle 11 am - Dairy Cattle The biggest day of the year so far at Holsworthy! 539 Store Cattle 283 Calves 84 Dairy Cattle Over 1,100 Sheep Holsworthy Livestock Market, New Market Road, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 7FA 01409 253275
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HOLSWORTHY
MARKET REPORT Wednesday 10th October 2018
EVERY WEDNESDAY
Gates open 6am
SALE TIMES
09:45 am - Draft Ewes followed by Finished Lambs
10:30 am – Store Lambs & Couples
10 am - Calves inc the weekly Genus sponsored competition followed by Stirks
11 am - Store Cattle followed by Finished & OTM Cattle
11 am - Dairy Cattle
The biggest day of the year so far at Holsworthy!
539 Store Cattle
283 Calves
84 Dairy Cattle
Over 1,100 Sheep
WEIGHT TOP AVERAGE
Holsworthy Livestock Market, New Market Road, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 7FA
01409 253275
426 LAMBS
The lamb trade has moved up a gear and a strong
trade met by all weights with an overall average
was 172.2. Highest so far this week in the South
West with several pens over 175p to a top of 180p
for 2 pens of 44kgs at £79.20 from Messrs WJ
Woodridge & Son of Bower Farm, Bulkworthy. 2
vendors realized 178p being Harold Martin of Yarnsombe for 44kg at £78.20 and Roger Vooght of Thorne
Farm for 46.2kg at £82.20. 14 pens over £80 to a top of £82.20 for 3 vendors.
287 DRAFT EWES
Smaller entry met a improved trade up around £5 a head. Top of the day was £93.50 sold by John & Glenn
Bealey of Torrington.
313 STORE SHEEP
Good entry met a faster trade with more buyers in attendance selling to a top of £64.50 for 5 pens of Charollais
x lambs from David Ford of Newton Tracey.
Lambs
Per
Head
P/Kg
TLW
Per
Head
P/Kg
TLW
32.1 - 39 65 169 64.06 166.4
39.1 – 45.5 79.20 180 75 173.3
45.6 – 52 82.20 178 80 169.6
Overall 82.20 180 77.40 172.2
Light Ewes 69 45
Heavy Ewes 93.50 87
Rams 88 82
LAMBS, DRAFT EWES & RAMS – 09.45 am
Auctioneer: Steve Prouse - 07767 895366
Another massive entry of calves and stirks saw a huge crowd of buyers present with the very best 6mth old
Blues to £550(x2) for Rob Hugo of Bodmin with plenty of 3-4mth old Blues in from Messrs O Petherick & Son
of Kilkhampton at £415. Baby Blue bulls (5wks) topped at £400 for Messrs Collins Partnership with a proper
run from Messrs RD Richards of Laddock, Truro topping at £362. Messrs Goaman had an outstanding
consignment of 30 day old Blues top at £300. Messrs Richards of Truro topped the Limousin bulls at £365,
£340(x4) and £322 whilst the Folk 2 Folk sponsored Champion hit £312 in from KM Furse of Ashwater and
went off to Messrs Davey of Kennards House. Hereford bulls topped at £210 for Graham Duke with the pick
of 3 week old Herefords at £185 going off to Marwood. In the Angus pens 2 week old bulls topped at £225
for Colgrove Partnership with plenty between £130-£170 for various vendors. A big number of Holstein bulls
topped at £105 for LJ Tape of Hartland with others at £104 for Messrs Uglow, £95 for John Tallamy and £82
for Dave Johns of Wadebridge. Small and plain black & whites ranged from £2-£40 and were difficult to place.
A good line up of heifers sold to a better trade than of late with the best at £408 on behalf of Bokiddick Farm,
Cornwall. Charolais heifers topped at £220 for Messrs Bellamy and Crocker of Mary Tavy with Steve Daniels
of Torrington topping the Limousins at £240. Young 3 week old Angus heifers saw Charlie Withecombe take
the top 6 places with the best at £122.
Top 10 bull calves averaging £439.50
Top 10 heifer calves averaging £266.45
Top 10 Holsteins averaging £97.40
My thanks to the staff in the calf department who worked hard to ensure a successful sale.
BREED BULLS HEIFERS
CALVES No Top Ave No Top Ave
Friesian 43 232 42.19 4 24 10.75
Aberdeen Angus 12 275 123.75 16 122 38.13
Devon 1 140 140 - - -
South Devon 1 340 340 - - -
Hereford 9 210 130 14 100 62.07
Simmental 2 305 247.50 - - -
Charolais - - - 1 220 220
Limousin 26 365 250.42 9 240 144
British Blue 52 550 244.90 63 408 203.3
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283 BABY CALVES & STIRKS
Auctioneer: James Morrish 07814 010133
The winners of this week’s Genus Vouchers for the highest priced calves under 42 days
went to KM. Furse of Ashwater, for a Limousin x bull sired by Sarkley Goddard making
£312. The heifer section went to Messrs JR & MJ Ovens with a British Blue Calf sired by
Brookfield Dev making £265
A big thank you to both vendors & purchasers for what turned out
to be the largest sale of store cattle to date at the new market site!
What an entry! And a very strong trade for the time of year. Those well presented cattle sold well
from start to finish although few forward cattle on offer. Top call was £1090 for a Simmental steer
from Messrs Bown of Okehampton with stronger dairy x British Blues from Mr G Leonard selling to
£1085 with British Blues from Messrs Bearns of North Petherwin reaching £1080 for 5 with British
Blue heifers from the same farm to £1065 with others at £1015. A large number of 14-16mth cattle
sold well several bunches of Dairy x continentals saw steers £750-£950 and heifers to £500-£750.
Natives again sold well especially for larger framed Aberdeen Angus and Herefords with several
consignments over £900. Stronger native heifers sold to a top of £945 for 2 from Mr A Withecombe
of Ashridge. Young continentals 10-12mths saw a strong trade for the steers, best dairy x Blues to
£650, heifers to £550 and more of these would have sold well. Holstein steers to a top of £940 for a
Friesian from Mr C Kivell of Buckland Brewer with plenty of other Holsteins with frame at £700+ and
This week’s winner of the Lark Plant award for top price store cattle goes to Messrs Bown of Okehampton
for a Simmental steer at £1090.
545 STORE CATTLE – 11 am
Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272
A consignment of well farmed single suckled
Hereford & Simmental steers from Mr Heard of
Frithelstock saw several buyers travelling long
distances resulting in a strong trade with a top call of
£1070 with other 15 and 16mth Herefords at £900-
£950...a good trade!
A dispersal of well-presented South Devon cows
from Messrs Old of Camelford saw cows & 1mth old
calves to £1160. Breeding South Devon cows from
the same farm from £850-£920.
A short entry saw a top call of 177p for a 714kg
Limousin steers from Mr A Axford of Derriton
realising £1,260. Native steers sold well Hereford
steers from Mr S Hopper of Rydon realising 170p.
More required!
A short entry of grazing cows with plenty of buyers present.
Top price this week was 111p for a South Devon cow from Messrs Barkwill Tavistock weighing 800kg. Older
Limousin cows from Mr G May of Port Isaac and a 15yr old Saler 618kg cow at 94p.
GRAZING & OTM CATTLE – 11 am
Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272
FAT CATTLE – 11 am
Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272
21 ORGANIC CATTLE – 11 am
Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272
BREEDING COWS & COWS & CALVES –
11 am
Auctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272
The early month dairy sale saw a fantastic quality entry of cattle forward that met a storming trade and one of
the best seen so far this year with 6 selling at over £2,000 and a fantastic 1st quality heifer average at £1861!
Fresh calved Heifers topped at £2250 for an outstanding ‘Papoose’ Heifer ‘Oxenacres Altaceo Papoose’ calved
mid-September and yielding 34Kgs on behalf Martin Webber of Drewsteignton, Exeter. The sale also saw the
first consignment of the herd dispersal on Behalf of Mr MJ Grills & Son of Marhamchurch. This consignment of
quality dairy cattle, that had calved since June had a flying trade. Heifers from this consignment saw the first lot
fetch £2000 and topped at £2020 on two occasions both having calved early July and yielding over 30Kgs with
other heifers from the same vendor realising bids of £2000. Andrew Bonner of Umberleigh almost rang the
bell with a freshly calved Heifer yielding 31Kgs and sired by Cogent Azure which realised £1980.
Cows topped at £2020 for ‘Westlay Fiddler Blighty 5’ a 2nd calver calved mid-July and yielding 44Kgs as part of
the Grills family consignment. Followed closely by £2000 for a superb 2nd calver ‘Trudnoe Gateau Flower 71’
calved mid-September and yielding 35Kgs on behalf of JH & SM Dark & Sons, Helston who also sold another
2nd calver ‘Trudnoe hunger Humbug 25’ at £1950. DR & LJ Johns of Bodmin sold an excellent 2nd calver ‘Tregoose Glenton Pandora 4 GP80’ yielding 35Kgs at £1900 with DMJ & CI Petherick of Winkleigh also achieving £1900
for their Pedigree 2nd calver ‘Tenoaks Grafeeti Star’.
Whilst the flying trade for the exceptional quality of cattle forward saw high demand. Lower yielding and leaner
sorts are being significantly discounted and in much less demand.
With only a small entry of In Calf Heifers forward, trade still remained strong with the best topping at £1350
for ‘Tenoaks Shamrock Carla’ a Heifer due to calf Late November to Ladys-Manor RD Grafeeti on behalf of DMJ
& CI Petherick. KJ Waldon & Partners of Umberleigh also sold a consignment of In Calf Heifers topping at
£1200. Heifer Calves September born topped at £200 on behalf of Andrew Bonner on two occasions.
Next week Sees another large entry of dairy cattle including the herd dispersal sale on behalf of Messrs AP
Willcocks & Son ‘Mera’ Pedigree herd of 95 NMR recorded Holstein Friesians with 50 in milk cows/heifers and
45 followers PLUS the second consignment of 30 freshly calved cows and heifers from Messrs MJ Grills & Son
of Marhamchurch.
24th October Entries include the
final consignment of the herd
dispersal of the Pedigree ’Tenoaks’
herd on behalf of Messrs DMJ &
CI Petherick of Winkleigh PLUS
the complete dispersal of dairy
cattle on behalf of Messrs WS
Harris & Son of St Tudy, Bodmin.
31st October Herd dispersal
Messrs C&V Ellis & Sons of Lower
Trannack Farm, Hayle.
DAIRY CATTLE Top Ave
1st Calving Heifers (1st Quality) 2250 1861
1st Calving Heifers (2nd Quality) 1650 1377
2nd Calvers 2020 1673
3rd/4th Calvers 1900 1622
5th + Calvers 1000 1000
In Calf Heifers 1350 1157
Heifer Calves 200 175
84 DAIRY CATTLE - 11.00 am
Auctioneer: Mark Bromell - 07966 430001
Mark Davis - 07773 371774
FORTHCOMING SALES OCTOBER SALES
WEDNESDAY 17th – HOLSWORTHY Weekly Prime & Store Market of 200 Store Cattle, 250 Baby & Reared calves to inc Special Sale of Reared Calves. Current entries inc; 32 Blue strs & hfrs & 20 BB strs & hfrs, both consignments from Cornwall. Sale of 190 Dairy Cattle. To inc. 55 freshly calved Cows and Heifers from the Pedigree ‘Gidcott, Inwardleigh, Mabec (inc an America, Playmate and a Rapture with 14 gens EX/VG), Rosemodress Herds and other regular vendors. Also 23 freshly calved and in milk Cows and Heifers from the continuation of the Herd Dispersal on behalf of MJ Grills, West Trelay Marhamchurch, 18 In Calf Heifers from Lord Newton Farms, East Sussex and 7 Heifer Calves from the Pedigree ‘Mabec’ Herd and Mr P Cleave. PLUS Herd Dispersal of the ‘Mera’ Pedigree herd of 86 NMR recorded Holstein Friesians including youngstock on behalf of Messrs AP Willcocks & Son, Saltash. 44 In milk/in calf cows including 38 1st - 3rd calvers, 3 Dry Cows,16 in calf/served heifers due Nov-April, 15 Bulling heifers and 8 yearling heifer calves. Average NMR recording 7690Kgs, 4.00% BF, 3.20% PTN cc157, with the Average cell count of cows in the sale is cc84. The herd is vaccinated for Lepto and monitored for Johnes, BVD and IBR with very low readings. Cubicle housed, herringbone parlour milked. All year round calving. PLUS Special Sale of Breeding Ewes and Ewe Lambs and
Rams on offer 500 Breeders to inc 50 Mule 2T, 200 Suffolk x Ewe lambs and 60 Stock Rams.
THURS 18th – HALLWORTHY Weekly Market on offer 250 Store Cattle Plus to inc Special Sale of Store Lambs on offer 750 Store Lambs to inc 250 Suffolk x, Tex x and Charo x from one farm. Further entries invited.
SATURDAY 20th - HALLWORTHY STOCKYARD Annual Horse & Pony Sale 10:30am Saddlery followed by Horses/Ponies
100 horses & ponies to inc; 5 riding horses, 10 miniatures, 3 donkeys & 80 moorland ponies (inc 6 American Paint yearlings from Tony Steed). 200 lots of Saddlery. Entries to 01409 253275/[email protected]
SATURDAY 20th – SWADDLEDOWN FARM, BRATTON CLOVELLY 2pm Annual sale of 2000 Store Lambs on offer; 1300 Shorn Suffolk x Mule Lambs, 200 Shorn Texel x Lambs, 450
Suffolk x Mule in wool Lambs, 50 Suffolk x Mule Ewe Lambs from Messrs G & P Moyse. For further details call Steve Prouse 07767 895366
TUESDAY 23rd- HALLWORTHY Second Sale of Suckled Calves to include South West Suckled Calf Association Sale. Further entries please to 01840 261261
WEDNESDAY 24th – HOLSWORTHY Mid-Month Dairy Sale. To include Herd Dispersal of Holstein Friesians and Crossbreds including Montbeliardes on behalf of W S Harris & Son, St Tudy. To also include the final consignment from the Herd Dispersal of the Pedigree ‘Tenoaks’ Herd on behalf of DMJ & CI Petherick, Winkleigh. Comprising In Milk/Dry Cows and Bulling Heifers. Lepto and BVD Vaccinated, Cubicle Housed and Johnes Screened. Further Entries invited for cataloguing by Thurs 18th Oct.
THURSDAY 25th – HALLWORTHY Weekly Prime & Store Market to inc 7th Breeding Ewe, Ewe Lamb & Ram Lamb, 2nd Sale of Hill Bred Ewes & Rams on offer a flock dispersal of 50 Suffolk x, Lleyn x and 7 Pure Oxford Ewes, 50 Mule FM, 20 Suffolk x 2T, 100 Suffolk x Ewe Lambs, Plus 300 Store Lambs and 75 Stock Rams. Further entries to S Prouse 07767 895366
WEDNESDAY 31st- HOLSWORTHY Weekly Prime & Store Market to inc; 4yr Hereford Bull, 6 cows with calves at foot PLUS Herd Dispersal Sale on behalf of Messrs C & V Ellis, St Erth, Hayle. To disperse their mainly Ped ‘Treven’ Herd of Holstein Friesians, plus some Red Poll & Red Poll x Cattle. Further details to follow.
- NOVEMBER SALES
SATURDAY 3rd – HOLSWORTHY MONTHLY MACHINERY, PIG & POULTRY SALE
Sale of 2,500 lots to inc; 1,000 Machinery & Goods. Current entries; JD 61’ tractor, slurry tanker, livestock trailer, Shelbourne spreader, cattle crush, drags etc. Also 4,000 roofing slates PLUS Special Autumn sale of 1,000 lots of hedge, shrubs & trees direct from Cambridgeshire.
