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www.kivells.com`EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTREMARKET REPORTJune 2013Monday 3 rd June Prime & Cull MarketExeter Livestock Centre, Matford Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD01392 251261

Monday 3 rd June63 PRIME CATTLE & BARREN COWS - 10.45AMAuctioneer: Simon Alford 07789 980203An excellent entry of Prime Cattle and Barren Cow sawPrime Cattle to 246ppk and £1713 Barren Cows to 164ppkPrime Cattle – A superb show of prime on offer hit new heights as Michael and Stephen Harvey of Hennock saw thebest of their quality entry top at 246ppk for a cracking 23 month blonde heifer and smart steers of the same breed to242, 238, and 237ppk, with a top price realised of £1713. Other good continental types reached £1144 for Roger & JohnDennis of Tedburn St Mary’s Charolais heifer (526kg at 218ppk) and £1160(576kg at 202ppk) for Phil Coaker of Postbridge with his Charolais steer. Atremendous 708kg Aberdeen Angus steer from Robert Reddaway of SouthTawton topped the native breed prime at 229ppk & £1617 and Mike Churchillof Aylesbeare saw his 29 month old Angus heifer make 216ppk or £1336, Mikealso topped the OTM Prime with his 32 month British Blue heifer topping201ppk and £1375. A well finished 25 month South Devon bull from RobertMerchant of Moretonhampstead reached 226ppk or £1384.Barren Cows – Although Monday lacked the quality entry compared to previous weeks, all types of cows were again intremendous demand. Ray Toms of Cheriton Bishop secured the weekly Briarwood products award for the highest pricedbarren cow with his Belgian Blue at 157ppk realising £1104 while Ray’s next best, a 13 year old Charolais made 164ppk or£1003. A large consignment from Andrew and Cath Smerdon from Ivybridge saw fleshed cows straight off Dartmoor to159ppk and £1100, together with good feeding types to 140ppk. Other suckler sorts from Karl Partridge of Dawlish andBob Rank of Longdown made to 143ppk and 137ppk respectively. A few more Dairy sorts on offer this week saw ChrisMabin of Buckfastleigh and Norman Pyle of Ottery St Mary both make 139ppk for Holstein Friesian and Ayrshire’s to134ppk for Bicton College.Thanks to our vendors for your continued support and a reminder to all that there is good competition for all classes ofprime cattle and barren cows at Exeter Livestock Centre on a Monday.Also note, TB pre movement tests are NOT REQUIRED for this sale.Please contact Robert Armstrong 07791 484290 or Simon Alford 07789 980203 for further information.Briarwood Sponsorship for CattleBriarwood Products Ltd of Weston Super Mare have kindly sponsored our cattle sales for 2013 £25for highest pence per kilo prime animal and £25 for highest priced cull cow (overall)This week’s winners are:Michael & Stephen Harvey of Hennock with their Blonde heifer at 246ppkandRay Toms of Cheriton Bishop with his British Blue cow at £1104at2pm in the Stockmans Restaurant, Exeter Livestock CentreEntries Close Tuesday 18 th JuneFurther details and Entries to Lizzie Burton – 01392 252262 or lizzie.burton@kivells.comLAND WANTEDHaving just completed a sale on a 50 acre green field development site in Bude. We have a development companylooking to acquire or acquire an option on sites 20 acres plus in the Exeter/East Devon area that either have a planningdesignation, planning consent or potential for planning.Please contact M Bromell 07966 430001 or Lizzie Burton 01392 251261

2116 SHEEP – 9.30AMAuctioneer: Russell Steer 07788 318701Lambs to £114.20 Hoggs to £118 Ewes to £124.50A strong competitive sheep trade, week in week out!1325 PRIME SPRING LAMBFollowing last Monday’s trade that saw Exeter lambs amongst the dearestin the country, trade today was better than expected and ahead of thosereported at sales held Tuesday onwards last week. Top for heavies werelovely 51kg lambs from John & Russell Stevens of Crediton at £114.20,the same vendor also had a pen of 50kgs at £112.20. A sweet 52kg lambfrom GA Endacott of Spreyton achieved £114, Clifford Dennis of NorthTawton and Terry Phillips of Tedburn St Mary also realised £112.20 with50 & £51kg lambs respectively. Robbie & Sue Small of Ashburton sold50kg Hampshire lambs at £111 and Alan Draper of Crediton reached£110 of a 47kg pure Texel lamb. Top per kilo for heavier lambs was237ppk for a smashing pen of 46kg lambs from Alan Weymouth ofKingsbridge (£109). In the 40-45kg weight bracket, top was £107 and238ppk from KG & SRJ Wotton of Dartmouth, 238ppk also from SBPitts of Germansweek, a great pen of twenty 40kg lambs from AubreyHosegood of Crediton, and Halwell Farm of Kingsbridge who had othersat 237ppk. 39kg lambs reached £102.20 or 262ppk for an immensecontinental from EJ & R Calcraft of Aylesbeare, with Charollais’ fromPaul Harris of Kingswear at £93.80 and Charollais x’s from Ian Tall ofModbury at £92, £92 also was called for the best pen of 38kg lambs againfrom Alan Weymouth or 242ppk. 37kg shapely lambs from SarahChambers of Kingsbridge reached £91 or 246ppk. Overall average of227ppk is back just 7 pence on last week or £94.88 is back just £2.22.As numbers increase, we encourage all vendors to aim at arrivingbefore the start of the sale at 9.30am, preferably before the rusharound 9am and remind you that gates open at 6am!182 PRIME HOGGSAn end of season entry made up of odds and ends sold to a strong trade.Top of £118 for a 78kg hogg from Fernley Baker of Kingsbridge, £109from Steve Arrowsmith-Brown of Yelverton, Alan Bickley of Tivertonand Colin Pearse of North Bovey. £105 for a good 52kg (202ppk) hoggfrom Stephen Dennis of Bow and £103.20 (also 202ppk) for a pen ofeleven 51kg hoggs from Roger Wills of Newton Abbot. Best of a largeentry of mature hoggs sold very well and reached £102.50 on behalf ofFWB King of Dawlish or 180ppk for 50kg sheep from PH & GO Greenof Withleigh achieving £90. Average for hoggs without teeth up was186ppk, hoggs with teeth up was 149ppk.Auctioneer Russell SteerSale commencing with Prime Hoggs 9.30amWeightNo’sFwd25 – 32 433 – 39 26340 – 45 92346 – 52 13533 – 39 3840 – 45 5146 – 52 2953+ 20TEETH UPHOGGS44£’s PerHeadTopP.P.KPRIME LAMBS70.00(+4.20)102.20(-0.80)107.00(-7.00)114.20(-7.80)219(+13)262(-2)238(-16)237(-3)PRIME HOGGS75.00(-1.80)86.80(-7.20)105.00(-2.50)118.00(-2.00)102.50(+20.50)197(~)196(-23)202(-13)191(-2)180(-2)Average£’s PerHead70.00(+4.20)86.55(-1.96)95.63(-2.22)107.44(-1.22)63.24(-3.99)79.60(+1.17)96.81(+6.99)107.44(-0.21)78.91(+10.35)P.P.K219(+13)226(-6)228(-7)226(-2)184(+5)187(+3)193(+10)179(-6)148(+8)EWES 593 124.50 (+16.00) 81.03 (+17.11)RAMS 16 112.50 (+4.50) 85.08 (+11.26)593 CULL EWES & 16 RAMSA reduced entry of ewes sold to a dearer trade all round. Biggest & best ewes in strong demand to a top of £124.50 for 6Texels from Alan Draper of Crediton, 6 massive Suffolk x Mules from Peggy Keast of North Tawton climbed to £115with others at £107.50 and Bill Quick sold three pens to £112. Too many vendors to mention selling ewes between£100-£110 reflected in the superb average of £81.03, up £17.11 on last week. Best Mule ewes to £86.50 for John Maynardof Exeter, the best Dorsets reaching early £90’s and a smaller entry of hill bred sorts reached £68 for youthful Swalewethers from Welstor Farms of Ashburton. Rams to £112.50 for two from B Watts and £107 for Philip Cleave, both ofAshburton.*Vendors are reminded to kindly not use sawdust to bed the sheep pens*

RACE FOR LIFE – HERE COME THE GIRLS!On Sunday 30 th June 2013 we will be taking part in theRace for Life raising money for Cancer Research UK.If you would like to pledge your support, sponsorshipforms are in the Market Office. Thank youUseful Contact NumbersAuctioneers & Fieldsmen:Simon Alford - 07789 980203Robert Armstrong - 07791 484290Mark Davis - 07773 371774James Morrish - 07814 010133Russell Steer - 07788 318701Alan Webber - 07967 718048Livestock Markets:Exeter Market Office - 01392 251261Holsworthy Market - 01409 253275Hallworthy Market - 01840 261261Liskeard Market - 01579 346938Rural Professional DepartmentDid you know that as well as our regular livestock auctions we also have on site specialists who canhelp and advise you on;• Valuations for a variety of purposes• Single Payment Scheme and Entitlement trading• ELS, OELS, UELS, HLS• Property agency and management• Contract farming arrangements• Landlord and Tenant matters on agricultural and residential property• Grazing/cropping licences• Compulsory Purchase and other compensation schemes• Rural planning and development• Rural diversification• Renewable energy• Telecommunications masts• Arbitration and dispute resolutionIf you have any property concerns or would like to discuss your business’splans for the future please call in to our on-site professional officeMonday to Friday or contact Lizzie Burton on 01392 252262 orlizzie.burton@kivells.com or Alan Webber on 07967 718048

FORTHCOMING SALESFRIDAY 7th JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTREWeekly Store Stock Market Plus Fortnightly Pig SaleMONDAY 10th JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTREWeekly Prime Stock MarketTUESDAY 11th JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTREMonthly Horse & Tack SaleFRIDAY 14th JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTREWeekly Store Stock Market Plus 25th Annual Sale of Early Breeding Ewes & Rams and Monthly Dairy Show &Sale to include Dispersal Sale of the Spring/Summer Calving Portion of the “Bunahone” herd of 80 PedigreeJerseys on behalf of Jonathan Wilson Esq, Co Fermanagh, Nothern Ireland *please note change of date due tothe processing of British Passports*MONDAY 17th JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTREWeekly Prime Stock MarketTUESDAY 18th JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRESale of TB Restricted Prime, Cull & Store CattleFRIDAY 21st JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTREWeekly Store Stock Market Plus 1st Sale of Store Lambs and Fortnightly Pig SaleMONDAY 24th JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTREWeekly Prime Stock MarketFRIDAY 28th JUNE - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTREWeekly Store Stock Market Plus Suckler Cows & Calves, In Calf Cows, Breeding Bulls, Organic & Breeding Cattle& Sheep and Collective Straw SaleMONDAY 1st JULY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTREWeekly Prime Stock MarketFRIDAY 5th JULY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTREWeekly Store Stock Market Plus Sale of Accredited & Non Accredited Stock Rams & Fortnightly PigsMONDAY 8th JULY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTREWeekly Prime Stock MarketTUESDAY 9th JULY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTREMonthly Horse & Tack SaleFRIDAY 12th JULY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTREWeekly Store Stock Market Plus Monthly Dairy Show & SaleMONDAY 15th JULY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTREWeekly Prime Stock MarketTUESDAY 16th JULY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE41st Annual Great July Fair Sale of Breeding Ewes & Rams to include MV & non MV rams on behalf of the WestCountry Suffolk Sheep AssociationFRIDAY 19th JULY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTREWeekly Store Stock Market and Fortnightly Pig SaleMONDAY 22nd JULY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTREWeekly Prime Stock MarketTUESDAY 23rd JULY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRESale of TB Restricted Prime, Cull & Store CattleExeter Livestock Centre, Matford Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD01392 251261