Over 1,300 head of sheep on offer this week with the best Spring Lambs selling up to 422p/kg, topping at £200.20/head. Hoggs topped at 342p/kg and topped at £186/head. A large entry of Ewes forward this week topping at £228/head.
A cracking heifer from Chesterfield topped the dairy section at £2760. Lots of pigs around today with 146 on offer, topping at 214p/kg for fats with a top headage price of £243.20.
A good trade in the Barrens this week with a British Blue topping at 292p/kg and a top headage price of £1883.60 for a Shorthorn cow, which sold for 277p/kg weighing 680kg.
Amazing trade in the calves again this week with plenty of buyers around the ring looking for all types. A British Blue bull topped at £820 with a Limousin topping the heifers at £535.
BARREN COWS (21)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
A strong trade in the barrens seeing a good company of buyers around the ring. A British Blue cow weighing 625kg sold to 292p/kg to gross at £1825 for Foker Grange Farm, Leek, a Holstein weighing 625kg sold to 281p/kg to gross £1756.25 for DI Ball & Son of Sandbach and a Shorthorn cow from Ipstones, weighing 680kg sold to 277p/kg to gross £1883.60. Other top prices: – 265p 610kg £1616 Lim KLPotts, Macclesfield 265p 535kg £1417 Mont JC&D Hudson 258p 725kg £1870 Hols D&J Moseley Ltd 246p 740kg £1820 Hols Foker Grange 245p 630kg £1543 Hols RJS Sherratt 243p 570kg £1385 Hols PN Holdcroft A 895kg Limousin steer sold to 285p/kg to gross £2550 for F Bennion of Ipstones who also sold two more Limousin steers weighing 950kg and 725kg to gross £2574 and £1957 respectively. The overall average for barrens was a pleasing 243p/kg and the top headage price was £1883.60 for the Shorthorn cow from an Ipstones vendor and the top headage price for overage steers was £2574.50 for MF Bennion of Ipstones.
CLEAN CATTLE
A small entry of clean cattle saw 480kg Holstein selling to 296p/kg to gross £1420 from D & J Moseley Ltd and an Aberdeen Angus bull weighing 745kg achieved 330p/kg to gross £2458.50 for JAS Agricultural UK Ltd.
PIGS (146)
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
A bumper entry of 146 pigs today, trade on the whole solid for a mixed entry, top price for fats 214p or £243.20, gilts generally 190p+ boars 160-170p. Sows sold to 73p or £219.
Porkers sold to 214p for J&B Fentem.
Cutters sold to 192p for J&B Fentem who had others to 190p. Boars to 169p for Amy Seabridge. Peter Hine to 153p.
Baconers sold to 198p for S Bailey. PF+PD Parsons sold to 196p, 194p, 192p, 192p. Massie Farms sold to 195px2, 193p, 192px2. J&B Fentem sold to 194px2. B Minshull to 194p, 193p. C Hine to 191p, N Brown to 190p, 185p.
Heavies sold to 161p for Roston Farms who had others to 138p, 130p, 128p, 120p, 118p 130kg+ gilts topping at £243.20 !!. M Banham sold to 141p, 131p, 120p, Sows sold to 73p for PF+PD Parsons, who had others to 59p, 49p.
Pig Averages. Pork Pigs (3); av 214.00p/kg or £149.80/head
Cutting Pigs (18); av 169.51p/kg or £138.10/head
Bacon Pigs (98), av 169.76p/kg or £167.59/head
Heavies (19), av 42.19p/kg or £119.12/head
DAIRIES
Selling time – 11:30am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
Dairies to £2760
A cracking heifer from David Brailsford of Chesterfield stole the show on Tuesday, boasting 12 gens VG/EX, she was sold giving 30kg and was clinched by Andrew Hulme of Basford.
A red & white heifer by Robin Red from Stuart Greenall of Tansley reached £2200 to the Moseley family of Caverswall.
In-calf heifers from Mick & Kay Hulse of Consall topped at £1940 with others to £1910 and £1860 respectively.
If you have stock to sell, please get in touch: – Meg Elliott – 07967 007049 or Anna Wildgoose – 07532 237232.
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
SPRING LAMBS (333)
A good entry sold on a much faster trade with best lambs very sought after with the commercial quality notably dearer on the week.
Best lambs to 422p/kg from Rob & Andy Williamson and plenty of other types at 400p/kg and better.
Overall average at 377p/kg to include plenty of heavier lambs which generally traded at 340p -360p/kg. Top headage price at £200.20.
Sample Prices: – 421p 37kg J Belfield & R Deakin-Gallimore
410p 37kg GG Burton, Repton
402p 39kg J Tavernor & Co, Great Haywood
422p 39.3kg RG&AS Williamson, Wetley Rocks
420p 39.5kg GG Burton, Repton
418p 40kg IE, M & A Wilson, Hollington
405p 40kg IE, M & A Wilson, Hollington
412p 40.5kg GG Burton, Repton
390p 46kg J Belfield & R Deakin-Gallimore
378p 49kg J Tavernor & Co, Great Haywood
360p 51kg JE Swindells, Leek
385p 52kg J Belfield & R Deakin-Gallimore
HOGGS (575)
A good entry saw a solid trade. Best at 342p/kg and plenty of better sorts at 300p and better.
SQQ average at 289p/kg and overall average at 279p/kg. Big hoggs better to sell, topping at 341p/kg for heavies and 319p/kg for overweights.
Best headage at £186.
Sample Prices: –
332p 35kg D Williams, Basford
330p 36kg M Wright, Hartington
342p 37kg D Williams, Basford
330p 39.1kg M Wright, Hartington
314p 41kg N Tomlin, Cheadle
318p 45.4kg D Williams, Basford
310p 45.5kg M&C Hall, Sheen
341p 50.7kg D Williams, Basford
300p 47.8kg F Yates & Son, Longford
312p 59.5kg R&S Bailey, Rushton Spencer
305p 59.8kg RP Hall, Heaton
CULL EWES (427)
A much increased entry due to the up and coming festival.
A mixed entry with some plain ewes in the mix as well as some good runs of fed ewes.
No pure continentals forward today, top price £228 for CG Buckston, Sutton on the Hill
Top prices:
CG Buckston £228
RP Hall £212, £203, £200, £191, £185
D Williams £209
R Bassett £205
D Bennett £205
J Fernyhough £191
DB Goldstraw £196
J&GJ Fryer £190
JWA Jefferey £188
Tups to £170 for NJ Williams, EF&J Beswick £169.
Continentals £170+
Plain continentals £140-£160 Mules to £194 generally £140-£170
Hill types and feeders £60-£100
Overall average £152/head
CALVES (141)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)
Bigger numbers on offer and a ring full of buyers lead to an amazing trade once again.
38 CONTINENTAL BULLS
Some super sorts on offer and some amazing section averages. Nine best topped £600 and topped at a superb £820 for a posh shapy British Blue for Messrs Prince, Marchington with plenty more £500-£600. Just eight under £400.
24 Blues av £507 to £820 CS & J Prince
11 Sims av £448 to £625 P N Holdcroft
2 Lims av £525 to £610 NG,JMH & H Mellor
39 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS Look good to sell with plenty of buyers looking for good quality rearing calves. Five best over £500 and up to £535 and £520 for two Limousin x Friesian from John Kirkman, Sutton. Mediums £320 – £450 with just six smaller sorts under £300.
20 Blues av £364 to £515 WG&J Clark
7 Sim av £401 to £485 JC & D Hudson
11 Lim av £425 to £535 J Kirkman
1 Char to £440 PL Boam
29 NATIVES
As dear as ever!
7 Here Bulls av £277 to £400 FE&M Kennerley
6 AA Bulls av £447 to £540 PWJ&S Wilson
9 Here Heifs av £271 to £385 J&W Knight
7 AA Heifs av £204 to £380 RJ Allcock
8 BLACK & WHITE BULLS Two Friesians made £280 and £350 for J & W Knight with five Holsteins averaging £154 and up to £190 for Rowland Partners.
26 REARED CALVES
£575 BB Bull (4mths) Foker Grange Farm
£660 Here Bull (3mths) Foker Grange Farm
£430 BB Bull (2mths) G&B Thompson
£700 AA Steer (6mths) S Gregson
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SATURDAY 7th JUNE Catalogued Sale of 386 Store & Breeding Cattle
Catalogues Now Available Online
Next Sale Saturday 21st June
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SATURDAY 7th JUNE Sale of Store & Breeding Pigs – 10.30am
Sale of Store & Breeding Goats – 11am
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SATURDAY 7th JUNE Sale of Ewes & Hoggs with Lambs at Foot
Please Advise of Entries
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