Dairies (68);
Selling time – 11:30am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
* HEIFERS TO £1960 *
An absolutely smashing trade on Tuesday saw all qualities really well sold with the total commercial entry including a number of three quartered animals averaging a superb £1602.
Heading the day was the Johnson family of Longnor who showed a lovely group of 5 heifers which topped at £1960 to average £1902.
Close behind at £1900 was a was a 28kg heifer from John Allan of Tutbury. Andrew Stone of Onecote saw his 3 heifers sell to £1870, £1860 and £1800.
Messrs Whittaker of Tabley saw their two heifers reach £1860 and £1800 with an Ayrshire X heifer from Malcolm Jones making £1820.
Cows topped at £1820 for a British Friesian second calver from Stephen Seabridge of Stone with a fourth calver from Messrs Shepherd of Hassop, Bakewell at £1740.
Their was a great trade for the small herd dispersal which topped at £1650 and saw many aged cows in their 7th-9th lactation in excess of £1000. Yearling heifers reached £730.
Demand is strong particularly for milkers so please get in touch if you have stock to sell.
