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MARKET REPORT

Friday 19th June

Store Stock Market

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Today’s Market

413 Store Cattle

125 Stirks

28 Calves

31 Beef Breeding Cattle

268 Store Sheep

872 Acres of Standing Straw

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Friday 19th June

Steers to £1285 Heifers to £1140

‘Scorching Trade’

Store cattle as dear as we have seen them for quite some time on Friday with more rain in the week and better deadweight

returns fuelling demand. A pen of five outstanding beef bred British Blue steers (18m) topped the sale at a massive £1285

apiece for J Burrough & Co of Beer with smart Younger Blues (15m) a good price at £1195 for Peter Heard of Okehampton.

A well-covered trio of Charolais bullocks (25m) reached £1280 a life for SM Jeffery & Son of Crediton with a shapely

Limousin (16m) easily making £1270 for Matt & Vicky Smith of Thelbridge. Bunches of exceptionally well bred and fed

yearling Charolais steers from Peter Heard leapt to £1170 and £1105 with slightly older Charolais (14m) rising to £1095 for

Messrs Hawkins of Thorverton. Best Simmental bred steers (22m) came from David Dayment up from Kingsbridge and

sold readily £1145 with better of the Aberdeen Angus steers (27m) to £1090 for Cyril Pearse of Scorriton and South Devon’s

(15m) made £1035 for Blachford Farm of Cornwood. Friesian steers (23m) fetched £825 for David Dayment again. Heifers

from GN, LV & JN Dunn of Okehampton topped that section with their cracking Limousin’s (22m) selling to £1140 and

£1100 with British Blue females (25m) off the same farm to £1070 whilst further quality Limousin (23m) and Blue heifers

(25m) ran to £1105 and £1100 for Messrs Hawkins once more. A couple of well fleshed Aberdeen Angus heifers (27m)

from Cyril Pearse reached £1075 and a single Friesian heifer (24m) drew £1025 for Dave & Michelle Wootton of

Ashreigney. Later born heifers a strong trade again with a bunch of five neat Blue’s (13m) as dear as anything sold on the

day at £990 apiece for J Burrough & Co with a younger (10m) Limousin from Matt & Vicky Smith selling at £800.

A slightly larger sale of stirks and suckled calves met a ballistic trade throughout with another busy showing of buyers ring

side. John Hampton of Lustleigh topped at £760 for Limousin cross steers (11m), David Heath of Kingsbridge presented

South Devon steers (12m) which obtained £735, whilst similar sorts from Miles & Helen Partridge of Poundsgate obtained

£720. Brittan & Co up from South Brent pushed past the £700 barrier topping at £705 again for South Devon steers (10m).

Blues from Tom & Emma Wotton of Moretonhampstead topped at £685 (13m) with further good sorts at £680 being of a

similar age. Simmental steers from CD & EM Gooding of Wiggaton obtained £680 (9m) whilst Fleckvieh steers again from

Tom & Emma Wotton achieved £635 (12m). Younger cattle also meeting high demand with British Shorthorns from H

Bond & Daughters of Bovey Tracey obtaining £610 (7m) with younger sorts to £540 (5m). Heifers topped at £635 for David

Heath showing Limousin crosses (12m) whilst Miles & Helen Partridge obtained £610 & £595 for South Devons, with

further South Devons from Brittan & Co obtaining £560 (10m). Blue heifers from Stuart Dagworthy of Woodbury Salterton

achieved £545 with other Blue types from John Hampton obtained £535, with Limousin heifers off the same good farm to

£525 (8m).

413 STORE CATTLE Auctioneer: Simon Alford 07789 980203

125 STIRKS & SUCKLED CALVES Auctioneer: Ian Caunter 07813 068935

A very small entry of calves sold a flying trade and many more could have been sold! Top of the day was £338 for a smart

young British Blue bull from Messrs CD & EM Gooding of Wiggaton with other Blues to £330 for Andrew & Rose Retter

of Honiton who also sold Charolais bulls to £255. Charolais bulls topped £285 & £270 for Messrs RH & MJ Hurford of

Honiton. A run of Beef Shorthorn bulls sold well and topped at £285 for David Hunt of South Brent. Heifers were an electric

trade topping at £270 for a British Blue heifer from Andrew & Rose Retter with others to £265 for Stuart Winzer of Totnes

and £245 for Messrs CD & EM Gooding. Charolais heifers to £250 for Andrew & Rose Retter with others to £222 for

Messrs RH & MJ Hurford. Simmental heifers to £230 for Keith & Shirley Wotton of Dartmouth. Aberdeen Angus heifers

to £185 for Rob & Jack Chapple of Axminster.

A small entry for the Beef Breeding Sale which included a special sale of Pedigree Limousin Bulls & Females. Trade was

selective for Bulls and saw the best of a smart run from Patrick Greed of Exeter top at 4000gns for “Killerton Panorama” a

15 month old son of Foxhillfarm Montreal. Patrick sold another bull at 3000gns for “Killerton Olaf” and Messrs EW Quick

& Son of Crediton sold a January 2019 born bull by Loosbeare Fantastic at 2500gns. Only two heifers forward which sold

to 1250gns for “Timberlands Orange” for Colin Phillips of Taunton. Purebred Charolais bulls sold to £2000 for Messrs AP

& SM Parris of Taunton with others to £1800 for Messrs AW & AR Gale of Newton Abbot. A pedigree Aberdeen Angus

bull sold at £1700 for Ray Tratt of Honiton. A small offering of Cows & Calves sold to a decent trade topping at £1380 for

a smart Aberdeen Angus heifer with a May born Angus heifer calf at foot for Mr NV Rew of Newton Abbot who sold

another similar outfit at £1220. Other older Angus cows with April born heifer calves sold to £1350 with others to £1160,

£1150 & £1130 for Michael Wonnacott of Okehampton.

211 STORE LAMBS

A tidy number of lambs ahead of next week’s opening sale consisted of some smart forward lambs as well as genuine

farming and long keep sorts, with everything selling readily to plenty of buyers. A top of £90.50 was seen for smart Texel

cross lambs from BH Lane of Combe Raleigh who had another larger pen at £81 whilst A Romans of Dorchester saw his

best Easycare ram lambs sell to £90 as well as a mixed pen at £79.50. More short keep lambs from John & Jean Blackler of

Harbertonford at £83, similarly Paul Harris of Ivybridge had his best at £80 and short to medium keep lambs looking well

sold at £75 for John Goodman of South Brent, £73.50 for Charlie Gordon of Silverton and £73 for Ben Tuck of Buckerell.

Longer keep lambs usually £53 to £63 with very little less than that to give an overall average which looks good at almost

£63.

44 GRAZING EWES, HOGGS & BREEDERS

A little bit of something for everyone which saw Paul Harris of Ivybridge topping the breeding ewe section with a NC Mule

4T at £96 as other young assorted breeders sold to £84 for Alison Cartwright of Mary Tavy and a trio of Jacob 6T-FM ewes

sold at £60 for Chris Fisher of Harbertonford. Grazers sold to £80 again for BH Lane with heavy crossbred ewes and the top

price hoggs also came from this good home at £72.50.

6 EWES & 7 LAMBS (13 LAMBS)

Couple numbers dwindling but trade still hot with a 6T Beulah ewe with twins selling well ahead of expectations at £178

for Doug Alford of Exeter and crossbred hoggs with young single lambs sold to £130 & £126 for Richard Dare & family of

Kilmington.

28 CALVES – 10.15 AM Auctioneers: Mark Davis 07773 371774 & Ian Caunter 07813 068935

31 BEEF BREEDING CATTLE – 12 PM Auctioneers: Mark Davis 07773 371774 & Ian Caunter 07813 068935

268 SHEEP – 10.30 PM Auctioneers: Russell Steer 07788318701

This year’s sale of standing straw met with fantastic

competition with both straw merchants and livestock farmers

looking to purchase a the crops on offer. Being one of the first

standing straw sale across the UK, it is always difficult to

anticipate the trade that said, the large contingency of buyers

ensured for competitive bidding with a trade that went beyond

vendor’s expectations. Top price of the day was for Winter

Barley which hit £119 per acre with other fields to £113, £110,

£107 & £106 all on behalf of the Earl of Devon, C/o R & P

Farming Ltd of Powderham. Winter Wheat topped at £93 per acre with other fields to £92, £88 and a large proportion in the

mid to late £80s, again for the Earl of Devon, C/o R & P Farming Ltd, whilst further Winter Wheat from Graham Kerslake

of Crediton and R & P Farming of Mamhead also topped at £88 per acre. Winter Oats topped at a staggering £100 per acre

with other land parcels achieving £95, £89 & £80 again for the Earl of Devon, C/o R & P Farming Ltd, whilst further Winter

Oats from Graham Kerslake topped at £70 on two occasions. A small entry of Spring Barley topped at £68 for Graham

Kerslake with other fields achieving £50 per acre again for the Earl of Devon, C/o R & P Farming Ltd.

A pleasing day overall with plenty of competition enabling good prices to be achieved. I take this opportunity to thank

vendors for their continued support.

STANDING STRAW- 1 PM

Auctioneer: - Ian Caunter – 07813 068 935

ACRES TOP AVE

Winter Barley 265.5 119 105.80

Winter Wheat 340.5 93 82.56

Winter Oats 168.5 100 68

Spring Barley 72.5 68 60.74

872 ACRES OF STANDING STRAW Auctioneer: Ian Caunter 07813 068935

MONDAY 22nd JUNE – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

Weekly Prime Stock Market

Please Note: All Sheep MUST be pre-entered with Russell Steer (07788 318701) by 7pm on Sunday.

Dispersal Sale of the ‘Meadwell’ Herd of 220 Pedigree Holstein Friesians

FRIDAY 26th JUNE – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Sale of Organic Cattle & Sheep, 1st Weekly Sale of Store Lambs

& Fortnightly Pigs, Sale of Dairy Cattle

MONDAY 29th JUNE – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

Weekly Prime Stock Market

Please Note: All Sheep MUST be pre-entered with Russell Steer (07788 318701) by 7pm on Sunday.

FRIDAY 3rd JULY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Sale of Native Breed Cattle

MONDAY 6th JULY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

Weekly Prime Stock Market to inc Beltex Lamb Show & Sale

Please Note: All Sheep MUST be pre-entered with Russell Steer (07788 318701) by 7pm on Sunday.

FRIDAY 10th JULY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Fortnightly Pig Sale, Sale of Dairy Cattle to inc Summer Gold Jersey Sale

MONDAY 13th JULY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

Weekly Prime Stock Market

Please Note: All Sheep MUST be pre-entered with Russell Steer (07788 318701) by 7pm on Sunday.

TUESDAY 14th JULY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

48th Great July Fair Annual Sale of Breeding Ewes & Rams to inc Show & Sale of Suflock Cross Shearlings,

MV & Non MV Rams on behalf of West Country Suffolk Sheep Association

FRIDAY 17th JULY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Catalogued Sale of Breed Breeding Stock

MONDAY 20th JULY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

Weekly Prime Stock Market

Please Note: All Sheep MUST be pre-entered with Russell Steer (07788 318701) by 7pm on Sunday.

TUESDAY 21st JULY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

TB Restricted Sale of Prime, Cull & Store Cattle. Closing date for licencing: Tuesday 14th July.

FRIDAY 24th JULY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Fortnightly Pig Sale, Sale of Dairy Cattle

MONDAY 27th JULY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

Weekly Prime Stock Market

Please Note: All Sheep MUST be pre-entered with Russell Steer (07788 318701) by 7pm on Sunday.

FRIDAY 31st JULY – EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly sale of Organic Cattle & Sheep

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