100% Clearance today in all sections of a very hot Leek Market!
BARREN COWS
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
Not enough Barrens to meet demand today seeing a top price of £2227 for an 850kg Charolais cow which sold to 262p/kg for HG & J Evans of Macclesfield.
Close behind was a 625kg Montbeliarde which sold to 260p/kg to gross £1625 for EB & BM Sutton of Congleton.
Other top prices: –
BB 257p £1478 D & J Bradbury
Hol 240p £1848 W E Turnock & Sons
Mon 232p £1253 EB & BM Sutton
Mon 226p £1367 EB & BM Sutton
Hol 225p £1575 J & R Maydew
BB 224p £1198 F & J Barlow
The overall average was 231.84/kg or £1505.93/head.
PIGS (107)
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
More pigs and tougher trade. Top call 188p for D Goldtraw.
Porkers to 188p for DB Goldstraw. J&B Fentem to 150p.
Cutters to 115p for DB Goldstraw. JG Belfield to 102p.
Bacon to 160p for Massie Farms. S Bailey 132p. LR Jones 122p.
Heavies to 130p for C Hine. JA&B Minshull to 120p.
Sows to 42p & 35p for Massie Farms.
Pig Averages: –
Porkers (3), av. 164.32p/kg or £109/head
Cutters (14), av. 93.28p/kg or £74.62/head
Bacon Pigs (64), av 121.03p/kg or £116.85/head
Heavies (17), av 96.10p/kg or £1056.76/head
DAIRIES
Selling time – 11:00am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
Hot haymaking days always cut numbers, but the dairy trade was good.
Top priced heifer from Edward and Diane Bennett bred by the Bradbury’s at High Needham went on to make £3080 and sold giving 28kg.
In the cows, pedigree breeder Steve Crookes travelled down from Chesterfield to take home £2940 for his 2nd calver, sold fresh 17 days giving 43kg.
A very good entry average of £2655 and definitely more could have been sold to vendor’s advantage.
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
LAMBS (381)
A quiet day as expected in light of the haymaking weather. Trade has fallen nationally over the last week, but we were delighted to buck the trend and achieve excellent prices throughout.
The best sorts were very well bid for and plenty of competition to a top of 475p/kg and plenty of pens at 450p – 470p/kg.
Best big lambs to 461p/kg or £262.08/head. Heavy lambs 45kg plus averaged £202/head.
Many more could be sold to vendor’s advantage.
Overall average at 431p/kg or £187/head.
Sample Prices: –
449p 39kg J Tavernor & Co, Great Haywood
456p 40kg TJ Bloor & Son, Endon
460p 40.4kg RG & AS Wiliamson, Wetley Rocks
455p 40.8kg S frith Ltd, Thorpe
461p 41.2kg RG & AS Wiliamson, Wetley Rocks
475p 42kg D Williams, Basford
453p 42kg E & D Kemps, Derby
452p 42kg J&B Fentem&Sons, Allsop en le Dale
461p 43kg J Tavernor & Co, Great Haywood
462p 43.3kg D Williams, Basford
456p 45.3kg JW Fentem, Biggin
451p 44kg O Wardrobe, Horton
462p 48kg D Williams, Basford
442p 49kg SFG Clowes, Rudyard
448p 49.5kg TJ Bloor & Son, Endon
431p 54kg S & A Tretheway, Ashbourne
416p 63kg G Whitehouse, Oakamoor
CULL EWES (72)
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
Same script as last week, not enough ewes. Trade up a gear for best continental topping at £325 for R Machin, Rudyard.
Fed Continentals £200 – £280
Plain sorts £150 – £190
Mules to £177 generally £140 – £170
Better Hill Types £90 – £130
Feeding types: £60 – £100 depending on frame.
Sample Price: –
RD Machin £325, £285, £250
JWA Jeffery £295, £285, £250, £212
R Challinor £250, £230
J Ball £245, £240
S Frith £208
JF Barber £202
SFG Clowes £190
Tups to £215 for R Critchlow.
Overall average £175.88/head.
CALVES (81)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)
Trade continues at pace and is almost as hot as the weather at present.
18 CONTINENTAL BULLS
Six over £800 and up to £910 for a smart Limousin from Andy Williamson. We certainly have the trade and plenty of buyers looking for calves. Give us a try next week.
10 Blues av £676 to £810 JP& R Slack & Sons
£810 KW & AM Minshull
4 Lims av £682 to £910 RG & AS Williamson
2 Char av £800 to £800 D & G Tudor
2 INRA av £520 to £540 J Hughes
14 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
Even dearer than we have come to expect with an army of farmer buyers wanting calves. Andy Williamson topped bulls and heifers with his Blue at £740 closely followed by Rob Lawley at £720.
11 Blues av £579 to £740 RG & AS Williamson
1 Char to £530 BE Wain
1 Lims to £470 RT Rushton
1 INRA to £580 J Hughes
32 NATIVES
Calves simply off the clock.
12 AA Bulls av £587 to £645 PR & JJ Holgate
2 Here Bulls av £570 to £600 E Davies & Partners
9 AA Heif av £482 to £620 PE Holmes & Son
9 Here Heif av £373 to £530 BE Wain
3 DAIRY BULLS
Almost a rare breed from £195 to £210.
14 REARED
£830 – AA Steers (x4) (3-5mths) PE Holmes & Son
£910 – BB Steer (5mths) JV Allen
£780 – Here Hfs (x2) (12mths) A Howe
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SATURDAY 4th JULY
Catalogued Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle
Entries Close Friday 26th June
Next Sale Saturday 18th July
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SATURDAY 4th JULY
Sale of Store & Breeding Pigs – 10.30am
Sale of Store & Breeding Goats – 11am
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SATURDAY 18th JULY
Catalogued Sale of Breeding Sheep
MV and Non MV Sections
Entries Close Friday 10th July
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