report - British Blue Cattle Society

www.kivells.comHOLSWORTHYMARKET REPORTWednesday 17 July 2013EVERY WEDNESDAYGates open 7amSALE TIMES09:45 am - Draft Ewes followed by Finished Lambs10:30 am - Store Lambs & Couples10:15 am - Calves inc the weekly Genus sponsored competition followed by Stirks11:00 am - Store Cattle followed by Finished & OTM Cattle11:30 am - Dairy Cattle83 Dairy cattle top at £2200 on behalf of Messrs JH & SM Dark & SonsHolsworthy Market, Underlane, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 6BL01409 253275

LAMBS, DRAFT EWES & RAMS – 09.45 amAuctioneer: Steve Prouse - 07767 895366601 FAT LAMBSThe lamb tradenationally hasdropped overthe past fewdays because ofmore lambscoming onto the market and the export trade slowing up. Our overallaverage on the day was 177.4p in line with the national average forWednesday.The young sappy 38 kilos to 42 kilos realised 178p and over to a top of 192p sold by two vendors. Top perhead on the day was £91.20 for a pen of heavies from Messrs LJ & LE Luxton & Son, Milton Damerel.320 DRAFT EWESThe fasting for the Ramadan festival has meant that the ewe demand has eased by around £7 to £8 ahead. Topon the day was £88 sold by Mr M Milton, Banberries, Umberleigh.BREED BULLS HEIFERSNo Top Ave No Top AveHolstein / Friesian 49 188 93.06 2 72 71Ayrshire 1 58 58 - - -Hereford 6 235 161.67 1 80 80Red 1 85 85 - - -Charolais 2 400 375 3 298 284.33Simmental 1 222 222 - - -Limousin 17 400 313.24 10 320 212.30Blonde D’Aquitaine 2 330 312.50 - - -Aberdeen Angus 6 140 135.83 5 160 137.60Fleckvieh 6 232 174.67 - - -British Blue 17 482 338.35 14 325 224.86WEIGHT TOP AVERAGEPerHeadP/KgTLWPerHeadP/KgTLWLambs32.1 – 39 69.50 192 68 177.539.1 – 45.5 80.80 183 76 177.645.6 - 52 91.20 180 82.40 175.752 + 91 172 91 172Overall 91.20 192 78.10 177.4Light Ewes 78 62.70Heavy Ewes 88 85.50158 CALVES & STIRKS - 10.15amAuctioneer: Patrick Dennis 07831 620990The best calves still selling to a continuinggood trade with second quality selling to amore selective trade.The top price flew away to £482 for astrong British Blue x bull sold by Messrs ABLake & Sons from Weare Gifford closelyfollowed by other British Blue x bulls sellingfor £460 and £452 on behalf of Mr WDMedland from Whitstone. The youngerBritish Blue x bulls to £405 for Messrs JR &MJ Ovens from Halwill closely followed byanother at £400 for Messrs TP & JH Isaac fromHollacombe.The Limousin section also sold well with thebest reaching £400 for Messrs Moorview FarmsLtd from Milton Damerel. Holstein Friesian bullssaw older calves to £188 and £180 on behalf ofMr MJ Hopper from Whitstone and Messrs ABLake & Sons saw a top of £170 twice.The heifer section was topped by a British Bluex achieving £325 for Mr WD Medland from Whitstone with another at £320 for the same vendor and MessrsR & J Webber from Harracott saw a top call of £315 for their best British Blue x heifer. Limousin x heifers sawa top of £320 for a strong calf sold by Mr WD Medland with others to £310 for Mr IH Barkwill from MiltonAbbot and Charolais heifers sold to a top of £298 on behalf of Mrs OM Francis & Son.The winner of this week’s Genus prizes of £25 semen vouchers for the highest priced calves sired by a Genusbull was won by Messrs JR & MJ Ovens, Brendon, Halwill with a British Blue X bull fetching £405 sired byMoorsley Anderson, and the heifer section was won by Mrs OM Francis & Son, Badharlick, Egloskerry, with aCharolais X which achieved £298 and sired by Elgin Columbo.

15 STIRKSAuctioneer: Patrick Dennis 07831 620990A small entry of young stirks sold well forall on offer, a top of £505 for a Limousin xbull sold by Mr IH Barkwill and a young runof British Blue x heifers to £330 for MessrsChant Bros from Pancrasweek.BREED STEERS HEIFERSNo Top Ave No Top AveHolstein / Friesian 1 80 80 - - -Simmental 1 135 135 - - -Limousin 1 505 505 - - -Hereford - - - 2 250 250Aberdeen Angus 1 260 260 6 210 200.33British Blue - - - 2 330 297.50~ CALF / STIRK VENDORS ~We would like to remind vendors that no UNFIT or DISEASED ANIMALS (including Ringworm) may not be sold through the market(under The Welfare of Animals at Market Order 1990).76 STORE CATTLE - 11amAuctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272As expected fewer cattle this week predominately Holsteins forward. Holsteins still saw a firm trade with thebest 22 month old Holsteins topping at £788 for five from Mr AA Milton, Chapleton Barton and youngHolsteins also sold well. Herefords sold to £745 for two from Messrs JH Heal & Son, Great Cudworthy.*Special sale of store cattle next week – entries now being taken*NoSoldSTEERSHEIFERS0-15 Months 16-22 Months 23+ Months 0-15 Months 16-22 Months 23+ MonthsBreedTop Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top AveHolsteins 59 480 385 788 648 788 625 - - - - - -AberdeenAngus 9 498 455 - - - - 432 402 - - - -Hereford 8 - - 745 608 - - - - 682 682 - -23 FINISHED CATTLEAuctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272Another excellent trade consideringdead weight is yet again slipping,several good meat Continental steerssaw most over 206p topping at 224pfor Continental a 560 kilo Limousin from Mr AShadrick, Cranbury who also toppedthe heifers at 225p again for a handyweight butchers Limousin heifer.LeanerNativeContinental steers and heifersup to 214p and more cattle required.STEERSSTEERSHEIFERSBreed Quality No Top Ave No Top AveContinentalBest 2 224 223 7 225 218Average 4 213 210 4 210 206HEIFERS Second 1 190 190 2 144 140Breed Quality No Top Ave No Top Best Ave - - - - - -FriesianBest 3 220 210 Native 4 216 Average 205 1 197 197 - - -Average 3 180 180 4 195 Second 193 - - - 1 149 149Second 1 177 177 4 180 Best 172 - - - - - -Best 5 200 200 Friesian - Average - - - - - - - -Average - - - - - Second - - - - 1 153 153Second - - - Overall 1 170 170 8 224 210.2 15 225 197.5Best 1 187 187 - - -Average 2 180 178 - - -33 OTM CATTLESecond - -Auctioneer:-David1Kivell147– 07899147960272Overall 15 220 194.2 14 216 191.8Best overage beef to 206p, overall average of £83817 OTM(132p/kg)CATTLEFINISHED CATTLEreflected the quality on offer with the majority ofAuctioneer: David Kivell – 07899 960272strong Auctioneer: heavy David Holsteins Kivell – making 07899 960272 140p – 150p, beef cows making 160p – 170p, medium fleshed Holsteins 130p –140p and leaner type Holsteins 105p – 110p.This week’s winners of the Briarwoods Ltd Awards goes to Mr A Shadrick, Cranbury Farm, Holsworthy for aLimousin steer in the finished cattle realising £1251.60 and Messrs SC & KL Durling, Manworthy Mill,Holsworthy for a Friesian cow in the OTM cattle realising £1237.50.

83 DAIRY CATTLE - 11.30 amAuctioneer: Mark Bromell – 07966 430001Mark Davis - 07773 371774*Heifers top at £2200 and cows top at £2180*An excellent quality entry met another tremendoustrade. A fantastic consignment of 9 cows and heifers onbehalf of Messrs JH & SM Dark & Sons, Helston sold to atop of £2200 for Trudnoe Kingly Claire 25, £2180 forTrudnoe Pagewire Susan 22, both second calvers by Lajeante Kingly & Braedale Pagewire. The same vendor alsoa fresh heifer Trudnoe Pagewire Susan 26 by Pagewire to £2120. Messrs Dark’s consignment of 9 averaged astunning £1933.Cows were very much in demand today with another second calver selling to high price of £2180 forChettiscombe Baxter Duchy 124 GP8, a Baxter daughter yielding 50Kgs selling on behalf of Ian Tapp of Tiverton.Other Heifers sold well to £2080 for Mabec Wildman DianeGP84 sired by Ladys Manor Wildman on behalf of the JenkinsFamily, Helston. Also selling to the £2000 mark was MaxowrthyRolex Wallen 6 on behalf of Messrs JJ Uglow & Sons,Holsworthy.An outstanding entry of in calf heifers from Messrs DW &WM Holland, Winkleigh sold to a top of £1600 for two heifersboth by Wa-Del Hayden due in August to Limousin.A 15 month old Pedigree Holstein Bull Loford Brooksey byGillette Windbrook with 8 generations of VG & EX behindhim sold well to £1350 for Mike Wade of Bideford.FORTHCOMING SALESTop Ave1st Calving Heifers (1st quality) 2120 17781st Calving Heifers (2nd quality) 1520 12542nd Calving Cows 2200 18203rd Calving Cows 1620 16104th+ Calving Cows 1680 1366In Calf Heifers 1600 1383Yearling Heifers 450 270Pedigree Holstein Bull 1350 -TUESDAY 23 JULY - LISKEARD 1 st Special Breeding Ewe Sale on offer 250 breeding ewes inc 150 Suff x Mule2T 20 Texel x Mule 2T. 12 Polled Dorset 2T; 20 Polled Dorset Ewe Lambs; 5 Purebred Suff 2T. Special Sale of 110Store & Breeding Cattle to inc: Part Dispersal of 6 Ped SD Cows with spring born calves at foot plus 100 storecattle inc 20 Char strs/hfrs 12-15 mo from St Austell. 01579 346938WEDNESDAY 24 JULY – HOLSWORTHY 1 st Breeding Ewe Sale & Special Sale of Store lambs to inc: 500breeding ewes 350 Suff x Mule 2T; 20 Texel x 2T; 20 Polled Dorset ewes & 20 Suff x FM ewes also 200 store lambs.PLUS 150 Store Cattle to inc: 20 BB strs/hfrs; 6 Lim strs 20 mo & AA Pure bred Bull 4 yo bull. 01840 261261THURSDAY 25 JULY – HALLWORTHY Normal Weekly Market To inc: 150 Store Cattle and 300 StoreLambs. Monthly Sale of Stirks & Dairy S&S moved to 1st Aug. 01840 261261THURSDAY 25 JULY - WINSDON, NORTH PETHERWIN, CORNWALL, PL15 8NX 7PM Auction of 34Acres of spring barley, undersown with grass to be sold in 3 lots on behalf of Messrs JRW Paynter & Sons.FRIDAY 26 JULY - IRON MINE FARM, GRAMPOUND ROAD, TRURO,TR2 4EW 7PM Auction of 20 Acres 1st quality standing spring barley(Propino). Note to be: combined, crimped or wholecrop. 60 First cut roundbales of hay. On behalf of Mr Parnell.WEDNESDAY 31 JULY - HOLSWORTHY Weekly Market. 01409253275THURSDAY 1 AUGUST - HALLWORTHY Monthly Dairy Show & Sale& 1 st Breeding Ewe Sale & Sale of Store lambs. 01409 253275SATURDAY 3 AUGUST - HOLSWORTHY Monthly Sale of 500 Poultry& 200 Pigs. Summer Garden Sale to inc 150 plants inc comprising of water lilies,bull rushes & selection of potted plants , range of picnic benches & iron gardenfurniture from 1 hotel in IIfracombe. Entries invited. 01409 253275WEDNESDAY 7 AUGUST – HOLSWORTHY Special Mid-Month DairySale. 01409 253275SATURDAY 31 AUGUST – BOW, NR CREDITON Complete Dispersalof Vintage Tractors & Equipment plus Lorries, Forklifts & Trailers. On behalfof Mr & Mrs Moyse (sale due to ill health). 01409 253275