BARREN COWS
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
Holstein cows topped the market today at 268p/kg, weighing 480kg to gross £1286.40 from A & JE Goldstraw of Waterhouses.
A 740kg Limousin from T E H Bold & Sons of Cotton sold to 259p/kg to gross £1916.60.
Friesians topped at 244p/kg weighing 705kg to gross £1720.20 for RG & AS Williamson of Wetley Rocks.
Top gross price of the day went to Keyholders Farming of Ipstones Edge for a 890kg Hereford cow which sold to 238p/kg to gross £2118.20.
Other top prices: –
Frie 259p £1917 TEH Bold & Sons
Frie 244p £1122 MM & CJ Sutton
Hol 239p £1936 WE Turnock & Sons
Here 238p £2118 Keyholders Farming
Frie 234p £1427 MM & CJ Sutton
A 765kg British Blue bull sold to 379p/kg to gross £2134.35 for CD, JI & NM Gabbott of Rainow.
The overall average for was 206.84p/kg.
CLEAN
A Hereford heifer topped the clean cattle, weighing 615kg, she sold to 289p/kg to gross £1777.35 for Keyholders Farming of Ipstones Edge with a Dexter topping the steers weighing 325kg he sold to 226p/kg to gross £734.50 for D Littleton of Norton Green.
The overall average was 267.22p/kg.
PIGS (94)
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
A smaller show of pigs sold to a sharper trade. gilts 200-210p boars 165-170p.sows to 109p.
Cutters sold to 200p for Dave Goldstraw who had others at 197p.
Bacon pigs sold to 210p for Massie farms who had others to 205p x3, 204p x2, 203p. JG. Belfield to 204p, 203p. PF+PD Parsons to 201p, 198p. C Hine to 97p. HJ Fithon to 190p. Boars to 170p for S Bailey.
Heavies to 204p or £214 for JG Belfield. and a 108kg boar from the same home to 167p.
Sows to 109p, 104p, 90px2 for Brookside Farm Ltd, Warrington.
Pig Averages.
Cutting Pigs (9); av 176.38p/kg or £139.34/head
Bacon Pigs (76) av 186.77p/kg or £176.82/head
Heavies (3) av 191.43p/kg or £202.92/head
Sows (4) av 64.79p/kg or £150.53/head
DAIRIES (62)
Selling time – 11:30am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
Cows to £2800
A mixed quality forward with trade easier in general saw the best to £2800 for a second calver from the Wayne family of Ible.
Close behind at £2740 was a third calver from the Mellor family of Earl Sterndale, who also had a heifer to £2400.
A smashing run of in-calf heifers from Mick & Kay Hulse topped at £2100.
Get in touch if you have stock to sell.
Meg Elliott on 07967 007049
Anna Wildgoose on 07532 237232
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
LAMBS (692)
A good sharp trade for well meated quality lambs although there were a number of lambs requiring further feeding that affected the overall average.
Top price was 350p/kg for 45 kg Texel lambs from R & S Bailey (twice) with a top headage price of £186.44 for the best big lambs from D Williams of Basford.
Sample Prices: –
340p 40kg J Ball, Cheddleton
338p 40kg Woodward Farming Partners
334p 41.5kg J Ball, Cheddleton
330p 43.7kg Woodward Farming Partners
350p 47kg R & S Bailey, Rushton Spencer
348p 46kg R & S Bailey, Rushton Spencer
326p 46kg R & L White, Belper
321p 47kg M Jones, Rudyard
328p 48kg J Tavernor & Co, Great Haywood
334p 49.7kg D Williams, Basford
350p 50kg R & S Bailey, Rushton Spencer
320p 53kg J & W Knight, Horton
320p 57kg D Williams, Basford
CULL EWES (285)
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
Once again good numbers forward, the vast majority of ewes are grazing ewes with meated ewes premium but few and far between.
Ewes topping at £241 for R&S Bailey.
Sample Prices:-
J Ball to £185
S Allcock to £184
M Shaw to £178
JC&D Hudson to £170
Best continentals £150+
Plainer sorts £120-£150
Best Mules to £161 for Ben Vernon generally £120-£140
Leaner mule sorts £80-£100
Hill types and small grazing ewes £50-£90
Overall average a respectable £99.57/head given the number of smaller grazing types on offer.
CALVES (138)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)
Another good entry of calves but certainly less money for the continentals this week, although the natives look well sold.
50 CONTINENTAL BULLS
The best are still excellent to sell but the mid-range bulls are less as we move through September, and more calves come onto the market nationally. Five best still topped £600 and up to £660 for a British Blue from Andrew and Sally Shone of Bradnop. Mediums £340 – £450 with smalls also less money and several under £200.
37 Blues av £386 to £660 A & S Shone & Son
4 Sims av £287 to £355 JW Cambell
2 Lims av £377 to £435 GR & D Hawkins
7 Char av £456 to £600 D & G Tudor
47 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
Again, super nimbers but trade more selective as some summer buyers fill up. Seven better British Blues topped £400 and up to £480 for Messrs Shone. Medium heifers £280 – £380 look better value for money than we have seen with smaller sorts under £220.
35 Blues av £307 to £480 A & S Shone & Son
6 Sims av £191 to £260 H&E Bailey&Ptns
1 Lim to £340 P F Gilman
5 Char av £204 to £255 JW Cambell
30 NATIVES
Look best sold on the day.
5 AA Bulls av £438 to £615 S M Mcleavy
14 AA Heifs av £222 to £405 S M Mcleavy
4 Here Bulls av £210 to £405 HW Heath & Son
6 Here Heifs av £142 to £305 HW Heath & Son
7 BLACK & WHITE BULLS
Again, well sold without the quality and big prices. Top £190 for a well presented Holstein for Peter Gilman.
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SATURDAY 27th SEPTEMBER
Catalogued Sale of 567 Store & Breeding Cattle
Catalogues Now Available Online
Next Sale Saturday 11th October
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SATURDAY 4th October
Catalogued Sale of Store Lambs & Breeding Sheep
Entries Close Friday 26th September
Next Sale Saturday 18th October
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SATURDAY 27th SEPTEMBER
Catalogued Sale of 328 Breeding Rams
MV & Non MV Sections
To Include MV Females
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