Collective Monthly Machinery, Pig & Poultry Sale PLUS Winter Plant & Shrub Sale HOLSWORTHY LIVESTOCK MARKET Saturday 1 st December 2018 SALE REPORT ~ A nice entry of machinery for our final sale at Holsworthy this year saw over 450 buyers registered to purchase despite the terrible weather conditions throughout the morning ~ Holsworthy Livestock Market, New Market Road, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 7FA 01409 253275 / heritage@kivells.com
97 417 MACHINERY & GOODS (+VAT) AUCTIONEER JAMES MORRISH Top call of the day was 5,500 given for the MF265 V reg going off to its new home in Wiltshire. Messrs Shillingham farms of Saltash sold their livestock trailer well at 2,325 going off to Bodmin, Cornwall with the Korte grain hopper in from David Hartnoll of Braunton close up at 1,700 going off to Cullompton. Yellowlands farm saw their 23ft bale trailer reach 1,650 whilst Trevor Dawe of East Putford went home delighted after selling his Dung spreader really well at 1,600. Lots of smaller trailers (car/quad) on offer saw the best reach 950 on behalf of Hydrotech Water Services of Taunton whilst Bill Law of Hollacombe topped the grassland machinery at 700 for his mower. The usual entry of sheep equipment saw Robert Partridge of Teignmouth top the day at 600 for his mobile creep feeder with Shillingham farms of Plymouth selling 4 wheel lamb creep feeders at 260(x2) & 240. 309 MACHINERY & GOODS (NON VAT) AUCTIONEER DAVID C KIVELL Plenty of smaller lots forward today saw Leeson farming sell feed gate barriers at 270 with roller doors for Cornish Spring Water Ltd of St Clether reaching 250 and the best of a tidy run of small goods from B&B Agriculture hitting 210 for a puller set with plenty between 50-80. Messrs Rural Excess of Chepstow sold 200 lots with plenty of workshop goods between 35-45 with an overall top call of 100 for a post box. A smaller entry to finish the year saw spirited bidding from start to finish with a top call of 900 for the small quad trailer in from Messrs Francis of Higher Drift near Saltash with the small topper from the same home at 580. Messrs Baker of Bradworthy saw his R reg Daihatsu fourtrak having done 171,000 miles hit 825 whilst the forklift (as seen) pulled away to 800 going off to Chumleigh. A good consignment of gate posts hit 180 whilst 8 dumpy bags of wood reached 300 ( 36p/bag).
Other interesting lots included a clearance from Messrs Cundy of Callington which included old steel buckets at 65 with 3 milk churns (Torrington Creamery) reaching 153. Messrs Hammett continued his dispersal with Milk churns (x3) to 124 and a pile of stakes at 28. Messrs Tinhay Building Supplies sold 6x6 posts at 110 whilst Kevin Hookway of Beech House saw his 5 pressure hose reels make 125. Our thanks to all vendors and purchasers for their support during 2018. 447 PET FOOD/HORSE FOOD AUCTIONEER ANDREW VARNEY The usual entry of pet food & equipment saw a big crowd following with only 12 lots not sold. The best of the goods sold to a top call of 28 with bird food/seed selling to a premium with most bags between 10-14. Other items included a small fish tank at 10, peanuts at 15 and puppy food to 12. Pet food from Bones of Hatherleigh sold to a 100% clearance topping at 30 for a consignment of horse food with individual bags ranging from 8-14 per bag. A quantity of pig food hit 60 with most individual bags at 8-10. 134 PIGS, SHEEP & GOATS AUCTIONEER JAMES MORRISH A good entry of pigs today being part of an entry of over 500 pigs sold by Kivells in the last 2 weeks. Top call of the day was 115 for a smart pair of young Pietrain boar pigs in from Richard Haste & Family who took the overall Championship kindly given by Folk 2 Folk of Launceston. Messrs Clarke of Bodmin saw their lightweight prime pigs at 89 going off to Padstow Butchers with Messrs Brown of Newquay hitting 80 for his best pen going off to Winkleigh. The best of the young store pigs hit 38 for a penful from Richard Pethick of Boscastle a price also matched by Messrs Burton of St Columb & Messrs Daniel of Wheatley. A good entry of cull sows saw the Folk 2 Folk Christmas Champion boar hit 110 and purchased by Mr Rodney Phillips of Bristol. The best sows reached 100 with Mr Richards of Truro close up at 91, 90(x2) & 85. A few goats forward from Mr J Amery of Launceston saw plenty of trade with the Boer Billy hitting 115 with the best of the females at 64 with others at 60 and weathers to 54. Kivells pig Auctioneer James Morrish said Thank you to all of our very loyal buyers and sellers who have helped us sell over 2000 pigs at Holsworthy this year!
309 POULTRY & GOODS AUCTIONEERS ANDREW VARNEY & TIMMY KIVELL A slightly smaller entry of poultry saw a useful trade with the best to 50 for a trio of Indian runners in from K Lang of Camelford with other pens at 46 for the same good home. Butterscotch call ducks hit 37 for Messrs Connell of Callington with the same good home at 23 for Blue Calls and 21 for Mallards. Messers Willcocks came up from Dobles in South Cornwall and sold Light Sussex to 31. Emma Massingak of West Stowford sold her Turkeys well topping at 26 with the team of 8 averaging 25 with Terry Birch of Ashwater seeing his Aylesbury ducks to 25. Please note Our monthly poultry sales are now so busy that we encourage vendors to book early to avoid disappointment. Entries to 01409 253275. 800 TREES, HEDGING & PLANTS AUCTIONEER DAVID C KIVELL The final plant sale of the year saw a decent trade throughout with plenty of potential buyers present. 1 st to be sold were the cherry Trees which reached 46 with Cox s apple trees to 45(x10) and pear trees to 40. Victoria plum trees ranged from 20-32 and Peregrine peach reaching 40. Gooseberry plants saw the best at 30 per bunch whilst flowering cherry plants saw the best bunch of 11 reach 110. Silver birch hit 45 & 44 with several other lots between 28-40. Bunches of baby blue Christmas trees reached 20(x3) whilst climbing roses hit 60. It is great to see our vendors for the past few months and look forward to seeing them again in the new year! PLEASE NOTE WE HAVE NO SALE IN JANUARY 2019. * OUR NEXT MACHINERY, PIG & POULTRY SALE IS ON SATURDAY 2 nd FEBRUARY 2019* NON VAT MACHINERY 10am - NEW TOOLS 10am VAT MACHINERY 10:30am - PET FOOD 9:30am (approx. times) POULTRY 11am Taking entries NOW! Please contact Holsworthy Market Office 01409 253275 / heritage@kivells.com