A busy sheep shed saw 1,350 head on offer with 100% clearance, seeing Lambs to a top of 362p/kg and Ewes to £197
Plenty of pigs on offer again with fats topping at 232p/kg
Less calves on offer but a good trade was seen with a British Blue bull up to £460 and a Simmental heifer to £360
Fewer Barrens on offer but a strong trade with a top price of 229p/kg for a Limousin cow
The Dairy Christmas Show & Sale next Tuesday, call in for a cuppa and a mince pie.
Have you time to help a local Veterinary Student in her studies?”
Hello, my name is Charlotte Townsend and I’m a vet student from Leek, studying at the University of Edinburgh. I’m conducting a survey for my dissertation on foot health management in dairy herds and would really appreciate your help. By taking part, you would be helping improve our understanding of what resources you find helpful when making decisions about the foot health of your herd. This will hopefully allow future resources to be made with your preferences in mind, to be more useful and accessible for everyone.
If you can give just 5-10 minutes of your time, please find a paper copy or the QR code for my survey at the Market reception. Thank you for your support!
I will be attending the market on Tuesday 17th and Saturday 21st December.
BARREN COWS (27)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
A small entry but a very strong trade with good competition on all lots.
Top price was 229p/kg for a non-Farm Assured 705kg Limousin cow, from GJ Plant of Dilhorne, with another Limousin X cow, weighing 620kg, from Don Salt and family of Grindon, exchanging hands for 199p/kg.
Black & White cows topped at 190p/kg for a 730kg cow, from W E Turnock & Sons, and a 625kg Blonde cow, from J S Hine of Biddulph, achieved 189p/kg.
Other top prices: –
H Salt & Son 610kg Angus 186p/kg
WE Turnock & Son 750kg Hol 185p/kg
Foker Grange Farm 750kg Frie 178p/kg
Foker Grange Farm 730kg Frie 177p/kg
RJS Sherratt 560kg Frie 176p/kg
Top headage price of the day was £1614.45 for a Limousin cow from GJ Plant, £1387.00 for the Holstein from WE Turnock & Sons.
Overall average £164.89p/kg or £1007.94/head.
PIGS (216)
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
Another tremendous show of pigs with 216 sold today. trade for those best fat pigs topping at 232p and 163p for sows.
Better gilts generally 215-230p and boars 195p-205p. Second quality pigs generally 170-190p.
Porkers topped at 213p for G Tomlinson.
Cutting pigs topped at 230p for Steve Bailey, Knypersley. A Shinton sold to 220p. J&B Fentem sold to 219p. G Tomlinson to 219p, 211p and 193p for boars. DB Goldstraw to 196p for boars.
Baconers sold to 232p for Steve Bailey who had others to 226p. PF+PD Parsons to 228p. DB Goldstraw sold to 227p. Massie Farms sold to 227p, 225p x3, 224p, 222p,x3, 221p, 220p. J&B Fentem to 223p and 220p x2. B Minshull to 219p. C Hine to 219p.
Heavies sold to 184p for A Shinton, B Minsull to 164p and 150p. Billington Farms to 152p, 150p, 146p, 140p x2.
Cull boars sold well to 75p for RS Bowers. J&M Stuart to 72p.
Cull sows sold to a fast trade topping at 163p for J&M Stuart who had others at 153p, 140p, 129p, 128p, 120p, 111p, 108p & 96p. Gavin and Mandy Pawson sold to 152p. A Shinton to 98p.
Pig Averages.
Pork Pigs (2); av 181.751kg or £113.60/head
Cutting Pigs (23); av 205.50kg or £168.60/head
Bacon Pigs (124); av 207.41p/kg or £192.57/head
Heavy Pigs (33); av 136.9p/kg or £152.88/head
Sow (17); av; 125.82p/kg or £251.07/head
DAIRIES (10)
Selling time – 11:30am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
Fresh Heifers to £2000
A small entry in the pre-Show and Sale week but customers about for everything.
The entry included a group of in-calf Jerseys from Maurice Howe which sold well to a top of £910 (37mths).
Fresh Holstein heifers to £2000, for Derbyshire vendor John Hill, sold giving 26kg, she went to David Curtis of Basford who also purchased another heifer at £1800 from Chesterfield vendor David Brailsford.
The in-calf Jerseys topped at £910 with others at £870 and £830 – all in-calf, they averaged £853.
Next week over 80 entered for the Christmas Show and Sale – come and visit for coffee and a mince pie.
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
LAMBS (1009)
A good entry of lambs forward saw a solid trade but slightly less on the week.
Best shaped lambs very good to sell, up to 362p/kg and plenty at 330p/kg and better. Best big lambs to £175.50.
Commercial quality lambs back around 10p/kg on the week but still looking well sold and 100% clearance achieved.
Overall average of 297p/kg or £132/head.
Sample Prices: –
331p 37.5kg M&M Heath, Rushton Spencer
348p 38kg B Shaw, Ashbourne
331p 40kg K&A Smith, Ashbourne
350p 40.7kg D&L Wain, Ilam
334p 41kg J Gilman & Partners, Bosley
342p 42.5kg M&M Heath, Rushton Spencer
334p 42.9kg M&M Heath, Rushton Spencer
332p 43.5kg GH&M Torr, Bradnop
362p 46kg JE Swindells, Leek
330p 47kg JM Robinson, Swythamley
318p 53kg JM Robinson, Swythamley
309p 56.8kg WJ Prime, Sudbury
CULL EWES (341)
A good number of ewes forward and trade definitely a little sparkier. There were no real powerful pure continental ewes forward today. Top call on the day £197 from Robert Flower, Alstonefield. TR Lomas not far behind with a pen full at £190 and Ben Vernon at £186. A good number of grazing sorts, smaller mules, welshes and hill types in the mix today which all look very well sold on the day.
Better Continental types £160-£190
Plain Continental types £110-140
Mules topped at £160 generally £120-£135
Leaner mules £70-£90
Hill types £50-£90
Tups to £160 for Helen White
Overall Average £111.57
CALVES (84)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)
Less on offer but trade as good as we have had all year with the best in particular an amazing price.
34 CONTINENTAL BULLS
Unbelievable to sell with the top fourteen over £370 including nine over £400. British Blues led the way with Andrew Hulme at £460 and £450, James Maydew at £425 and £408, Peter Gilman at £425, £405 and £385 and Graham Turnock at £402. Only a handful of bulls under £250.
24 Blues av £328 to £460 DW & P Hulme
3 Sims av £376 to £400 H&E Bailey & Ptnrs
4 Lims av £287 to £405 NE Goodwin & Son
17 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
Just like the bulls, with the best unreal to sell and the top three over £300 with a high of £360 for a smart Simmental from Philip Holdcroft.
8 Blues av £218 to £350 NE Goodwin & Son
3 Sims av £295 to £360 PN Holdcroft
4 Lims av £138 to £300 J Kirkham
31 NATIVES
Very good to sell as always in Leek.
5 Here Bulls av £178 to £230 BE wain
8 AA Bulls av £145 to £200 M&D Needham&Son
4 S/H Bulls av £125 to £165 R Wain & Sons
4 Here Hfs av £137 to £180 BE wain
7 AA Heifs av £89 to £135 A&R Needham&Son
2 S/H Heifs av £105 to £110 R Wain & Sons
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SATURDAY 14th DECEMBER
Catalogued Sale of 2,932 Store Lambs & Breeding Sheep
Catalogue Available Online
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SATURDAY 21st DECEMBER
Catalogued Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle
Entries Close Friday 13th December
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SATURDAY 21st DECEMBER
Sale of Christmas Dressed Poultry
Entries of Turkeys, Geese, Ducks, Chickens etc
Please Advise of Entries
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