Holsworthy Livestock Market Report: Wednesday, February 12

A few less on offer with the good meat in keen demand and a lot more could have been sold.

Several pens around 330ppk to a top of 333ppk from three vendors, AMW Johns, Sheepwash 46.2kgs £154, M Cox, Bullhead Farm, Winkleigh 40.4kgs £134, AF Anthony, Petrockstow 43kgs £143.

331ppk was achieved by A & J Hawkins, Hartland 39kgs £129. Top per head was £185 from CL Bellew & Sons, Abbots Bickington and a pen of heavies from Dufty Bros, Northlew made £176.

More on offer and a flying trade and more needed to fulfil buyer’s orders.

Top being £167 for two vendors for Texel x. Suffolk x ewes to £165 from Brad Tonkin, Chilsworthy. Lleyn ewes to £160 from Messrs Glessing, Pyworthy.

Mules to £160 from BR Nancekivell, Pinkhill Farm, Merton. More ewes wanted next week please.

Small entry with a strong trade. Top being £131 from David Ford, Newton Tracey.

A lot more on offer saw several prospective buyers in attendance and met a flying trade.

Doubles to £350 for Texel x from Danny Norman, Dolton. Suffolk x Doubles to £335 from Ben Nicholls, Wadebridge, followed by £330 for a bunch of Suffolk x Doubles from David Stephens, Liskeard.

Singles topped at £260 for a Dorset from M Holden, Kilkhampton and Singles to £250 from Ben Nicholls, Wadebridge.

A good run of end of March scanned In Lamb ewes met a very fast trade from Colin Davey, Stoke Barton, Hartland. The Suffolk x 2T ewes to £270 and six pens of Mules 2T-4T ewes £250.

Entries invited for next week, please contact Steve on 07767 895366. To arrange an on farm visit call Fieldsman Ryan Walter on 07534 166251

A big entry and a mega trade that will take some beating, reaching highest and averages never seen before.

Four new records broke being: Top price milk calf to £700, 63 British Blue bulls average £419.08, 78 British Blue heifers average £358.82 and 19 Friesian bulls average £192

Still making big money with young Limousin steers to £760 (5m) for AJ & PE Nancekivell, Kilkhampton.

Aberdeen Angus steers to £655 (3m) for Yeo Vale Farm Limited, Bideford and £620 (3m) for JH & SM Dark & Sons, Helston. Aberdeen Angus heifers sold to a storming trade to £660 (4m) Yeo Vale Farm Limited again.

Charolais bull to an amazing £700, £650 for J Sillifant, Pancrasweek, £505 for NJ & KC Bowden, Highampton and £480 for SR Gilbert & Son, Beaworthy.

British Blue bulls to £630 for JG & S Endacott, Halwill, £575 for WJ Hobbs & Sons, Morwenstow, £550 for NJ & KC Bowden, Highampton, £540 twice for JG F & S Ley, Sutcombe and WJ Hobbs again. Simmental bulls to £550 for J Sillifant again and £505 for GG Smale & Son again.

Limousin bulls to £520 for AJ & PE Nancekivell again, £490 for NJ & KC Bowden again, £460 for AJ Pomeroy & Sons, East Putford, £445 for P & S Harris, Bodmin, £430 for JG & S Endacott again. Hereford bulls to £560, £500 (x2) for GG Smale & Son, Launceston, £445 for TJ Daniel, Sutcombe, £438 for S & J Cook, Filleigh and £400 P & S Harris, Bodmin.

Aberdeen Angus bulls to £430 for JL & GL Tallamy & Son, Bradworthy, £415 for AP & GJ Kent, St Noet, £400 for AJ & PE Nancekivell again, £382 and £378 for JH & SM Dark & Sons again. Longhorn bull to £225 and Welsh Black bulls to £260 for PM & JE Kitto, Looe.

British Blue heifers to £518 for P & S Harris Ltd, Bodmin, £515 for RWH Dilling, Highampton, £495 for JG & S Endacott, Halwill and £490 for WJ Hobbs & Sons, Morwenstow. Limousin heifers to £465 for MJ & J Vickery, Kilkhampton and £410 for P & S Harris, Bodmin.

Charolais heifers to £455 and £370 (x2) for NJ & KC Bowden, Highampton. Hereford heifers to £390 for RWH Dilling again, £370 for MJ & J Vickery, Kilkhampton, £350 for TJ Daniel, Sutcombe and £340 for S & J Cook, Filleigh.

Aberdeen Angus heifers to £370 for K & DR Metherell, Kilkhampton and £352 for DA N & JM Parkhouse, Gorran. Welsh Black heifers to £350 for Moor View Farm, Holsworthy and Simmental heifers to £340 for DW & SC Gillbard, Bishopsleigh.

Top price to an impressive £405 for JL & GL Tallamy & Son, Bradworthy and £345 for JG & S Endacott, Halwill.

Another fantastic day at Holsworthy. Trade strong for all cattle.

Top today was £2400 for three non FA British Blue steers from Mr J McInerin, Lifton. Other British Blues saw £2230 for a 23mth steer from Messrs NT, AE & MT Gear, Barnstaple, who sold other British Blues at £2010 (2).

Younger 18mth British Blues from Messrs H & M Thorne, Umberleigh £1920. Fleckvieh steers from Messrs NT, AE & MT Gear £2140 (2), £2040 (4), £1910 and £1900. Natives topped at £2100 for four 20mth organic Aberdeen Angus from Fryer Farming, High Bickington.

Best of the heifers this week was £1880 for a 30mth Norwegian Red x from Messrs GR & AE Pomeroy, Bradworthy. A 29mth Hereford heifer from Messrs NT, AE & MT Gear, Barnstaple sold well at £1870. Natives to £1790 from Messrs G & G Heal, Umberleigh 18mth.

Other Aberdeen Angus heifers from Messrs R Bowden & Son, Bridgrule £1700. Best of the British Blue heifers this week was £1690 for six 20mth heifers in store condition from MR SW Graham, Marhamchurch. Limousin heifers 17mths from Messrs CG & BA Dart & Son sold well at £1630.

Top today was £1660 for two cracking coated Limousin steers from Messrs PE & CJ Isaac, Ashwater, who sold others to £1370 and heifers 10mths £1290.

Other young Limousins from Mr MJ Vickery, Kilkhampton £1400, with single suckled Limousin heifers from Mr S Vickery, Kilkhampton to £1230. Very young Limousins 8mths from Messrs DE & AM Olde, Morwenstow £900 (3).

Best of the British Blue steers to £1450 for three at 13mths from Mr MJ Vickery, Kilkhampton. Charolais topped at £1390 from Messrs CR & CF Timms & Son, Okehampton whose Charolais heifers sold well at £1300 (3).

Native steers to £1500 for three from Mr PK Saunders, Halwill who sold Aberdeen Angus heifers to £1420. Hereford heifers from Messrs CR & CF Timms & Son, Okehampton £1110 (3).

Few young single suckled from Messrs JAH & RH James, Bradworthy saw well farmed 8mth steers £1130 and heifers £1070. Some very young 5-6mth Holstein steers from Canal Farm Partnership, Holsworthy saw a flying trade at £580 and £520. More required.

To book in stores or arrange an on farm valuation, Tel: Alec Shadrick 07767 896136, Charlie Kivell 07794 000325 or Holsworthy Office 01409 253275.