Just short of 1,400 sheep on offer this week seeing 100% clearance over every section.
BARREN COWS
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
An 880kg Charolais cow topped the barrens today at £1918.40, selling to 218p/kg for R & M Hunter & Son of Quarnford with other top prices as follows: –
Hol 750kg £1560 TC Sykes, Macclesfield
Frie 750kg £1560 J Kirkham, Sutton
Simm 785kg £1507 JM Robinson, Swythamley
Hols 740kg £1480 J & R Maydew, Consall
The overall average for barrens 191.50/kg or £1381.38/head with a high proportion of black & whites in the entry. More barren cows needed each week.
PIGS (102)
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145
More pigs on offer selling to a better trade, hopefully things are on the turn. Top price on the day 170p for J Ball, Sandbach. Sows to 40p for DJ Pope.
Porkers sold to 120p for J Ball, Sandbach.
Cutters to 115p for boars from S Bailey.
Bacon pigs sold to 170p J Ball. Massie Farms sold to 164p, 152p. JA&B Minshull 158p. RT Wilson 140p. J&B Fentem to 130p. SL Seabridge 130p.
Heavies sold to 153p for Massie Farms. DJ Pope to 151p. C Hine to 150p, 140p. GR Weston 150p, 133p.
Sows sold to 40p for DJ Pope. RT Wilson 37p, 35p.
Pig Averages: –
Pork Pigs (1), av 120.00p/kg or £84.0/head
Cutting Pigs (4), av 73.35p/kg or £61.61/head
Bacon Pigs (61), av 119.42p/kg or £115.88/head
Heavies (30), av. 135.30p/kg or £158.03/head
Sows (3), av. 37.44p/kg or £105.46
DAIRIES
Selling time – 11:00am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
DAIRIES TO £3900
A smashing trade right through on Tuesday saw another run of cows from the Johnson family leading the day at £3900, with others to £3700 and £3650 to average £3590 for mainly third and fourth calvers.
Heifers peaked at £3050 for a lovely fresh heifer from Edward & Dianne Bennett of Whiston.
The special entry of mainly Ayrshires from the Tessvale herd of Chris and Andrea Adams were keenly sought after, topping at £2900 with plenty passing the £2000 mark.
Next week is the monthly Pedigree Sale with good entries coming forward including In-calf Heifers and Youngstock. Catalogues will be out shortly.
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
LAMBS (1,027)
A good entry of lambs saw a very pleasing trade throughout and 100% clearance easily achieved.
Best lambs well bid for to a top of 410p/kg and plenty at 370p and better.
Heavy lambs still seeing some resistance but adding up nicely to a top of £206.82 and plenty at £180 and better.
Plenty of store type lambs in the entry going for further feeding but often these would have been better sold in our Saturday store sales.
Overall average at 345p SQQ, 340p overall and £155/head, including plenty of commercial types today.
Please keep numbers coming forward and thank you for all of your support.
Sample Prices: –
405p 40kg TW&CM White & Sons, Snelston
390p 41kg CE Smith, Longford
380p 43kg SR & G Marsden, High Peak
385p 43.3kg JB Rowlinson & Son, Gawsworth
385p 43.7kg S Down, Sandon
375p 44kg AC Langridge, Uttoxeter
390p 44.6kg J Swindells. Leek
410p 45kg RG & AS Williamson, Wetley Rocks
379p 45.5kg J Gilman & Partners, Bosley
382p 45.7kg SR & G Marsden, High Peak
375p 45.8kg Mosley & Son, Wormhill
384p 46.6kg S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires
384p 47.2kg L Hadfield & Sons, Peak Forest
360p 48.3kg S & J Reeves, Hope Valley
360p 48.7kg J Swindells, Leek
375p 50kg S E Dean, Wincle
350p 53.5kg J Swindells, Leek
354p 56.8kg L Hadfield & Sons, Peak Forest
CULL EWES (352)
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
Similar numbers forward sold to a fast trade for all types. It was a mixed show of goods on offer once again, with buyers for all types. Top price was £355 for L Hadfield & Sons, Peak Forest for a tremendous pen of Texel Ewes.
Fed Continentals £200 – £270+
Plainer sorts £130 – £170
Mules topped at £187 generally £130 – £160
Feeding Mules £90 – £125
Hill types to £135 generally £80 – £110
Sample Prices: –
L Hadfield & Sons £355
S&D Fearn £320, £270
G Whitehouse £310, £265, £206
R&S Bailey £270
J Curley £243
CE Smith £240
D Williams £240, £230, £220
AJ Gilman £230
J Gilman & Partners £225
RLC Mear £225
I Walker £221
AP Leason £220
G&A Peach £219, £190
JH Morten £215
R&M Philips £215
Tups to £188 for MW Woodward. A Porter £187
Overall average £156.82/head.
CALVES (130)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)
Good numbers and trade remarkable for the time of the year with new and returning buyers making their presence felt.
31 CONTINENTAL BULLS
A tremendous trade and average but some very nice calves on offer. Ten best bred calves topped £690 with two over £800 and up to £820 for a posh Blue from David Critchlow, Sheen and £800 for Sheila McLeavy, Grindley. Mediums £530 – £630 with a handful under that.
20 Blues av £604 to £820 D & LA Critchlow
3 Sims av £665 to £745 J, C & D Hudson
4 Lims av £576 to £690 Alcock Bros
4 Char av £550 to £660 FJ Gould & Son
37 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
More heifers than bulls and thr trade was certainly there for them. Four best Blues toped £700 for four different vendors and a high of £770 for a posh and stylish Blue for Sheila McLeavy. Medius £480 – £560 with a few smalls under £400.
25 Blues av £538 to £770 S McLeavy
2 Sims av £595 to £600 PN Holdcroft
6 Lims av £465 to £615 I Gregson
4 Char av £567 to £630 BE Wain
43 NATIVES
Some good calves today with credit to all the vendors who were well rewarded.
23 AA Bulls av £468 to £645 CA Day & Sons
16 AA Heif av £394 to £470 RJ Neville & Sons
3 Here Bulls av £421 to £470 BE Wain
13 BLACK & WHITE BULLS
Stronger bulls to £275 with the average sitting at £143.
6 REARED CALVES/YOUNG STORES
£1060 BB Bull (5mths) TW & JA Foster
£1060 BB Steer (4mths) TW & JA Foster
£1000 AA Steer (5mths) TW & JA Foster
£900 BB Heifer (4mths) TW & JA Foster
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SATURDAY 21st NOVEMBER
Catalogued Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle
Entries Close Friday 13th November
Next Sale Saturday 5th December
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SATURDAY 14th NOVEMBER
Catalogued Sale of 5,678 Store Lambs & Breeding Sheep
Catalogue Now Available Online
Next Sale Saturday 28th November
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