Some excellent top prices to be seen this week with Calves to £1000, Spring Lambs to 532p/kg, Hoggs to 488p/kg, Ewes to £331, Barrens to £2098/head….
BARREN COWS
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
Barrens saw a top gross price for a Friesian weighing 985kg which sold to 213p/kg to gross £2098.05/head for SJ Hooley of Macclesfield.
A Holstein weighing 730kg sold to a top price of 246p/kg to gross £1795.80 for RG & AS Williamson of Wetley Rocks.
A South Devon weighing 820kg sold to 237p/kg to gross £1943.40 for AJ Peach of Warslow.
Other top prices: –
S/Dev 232p £1218 AJ Peach
Lim 232p £1473 R Critchlow
Hol 227p £1611 WE Turnock & Sons
Hol 226p £1593 SJ Hooley
Fri 222p £1609 RG & AS Williamson
The overall average was 219.76/kg, seeing an average of £1492.69/head!
A Charolais steer weighing 765kg sold to 274p/kg to gross £2096.10 for C & EJ Whilock of Werrington.
PIGS (153)
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
Less pigs this week and trade just as harder work. Best gilts 155p – 180p boars 110p – 130p. Anything not on the money around 100p. sows sold to 42p.
Porkers sold to 110p for J&B Fentem.
Cutters sold to 180p for H Hollins who had another to 169p. HJ Fithon to 130p.
Bacon pigs sold to 170p for Massie Farms who had others to 169p, 168p, 164p, 160p. H Fithon to 155p. R Watson to 149p.
Heavies sold to 160p for Massie Farms. B Minshull to 145p. C Hine to 135p. B Minshull 130p.
Sows to 42p for C Hine.
Pig Averages.
Pork Pigs (4); av 99.80p/kg or £73.35/head
Cutting Pigs (24); av 134.20p/kg or £110.44/head
Bacon Pigs (91), av 132.27p/kg or £125.86/head
Heavies (26), av 115.50p/kg or £129.76/head
Sows (6), av. 31.39p/kg or £64.76/head
DAIRIES
Selling time – 11:00am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
A mixed entry forward saw a top price of £1820 for a 25kg heifer from Ron Tomkinson of Butterton.
Towards 60 entered for next week’s Pedigree Sale including 21 herd dispersal cows from Messrs Foster of Belper. Catalogues will be out shortly.
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
SPRING LAMBS (48)
A small entry met a very sparky trade with orders unable to be satisfied.
Best lamb to 532p/kg and plenty at 500p and above. Best heavy lambs gross £254.80/head.
532p 36kg IE, M & A Wilson, Hollington
528p 38kg IE, M & A Wilson, Hollington
520p 38.3kg H White, Snelston
530p 38.5kg IE, M & A Wilson, Hollington
520p 40kg IE, M & A Wilson, Hollington
512p 40kg RE Smith, Cheddleton
520p 49kg AR & SL Bebbington, Madeley
HOGGS (485)
A seasonal entry met a very good trade. 75% of the entry were heavy or overweight but selling very well.
Best sorts to 488p/kg and plenty of big lambs grossing £210 – £225/head and a top of £264/head.
Overall average at £199.76/head or 396p/kg.
More wanted next week!!
Sample Prices: –
440p 37kg JG Jackson, Wardlow
450p 38kg J Belfield & R Deakin Gallimore
462p 41kg Sterndale Green Farm, Buxton
473p 42kg Sterndale Green Farm, Buxton
462p 42kg J Tavernor & Co, Great Haywood
488p 43kg D Williams, Basford
458p 43.8kg R&M Phillips & Sons, Ladmanlow
477p 44kg D Williams, Basford
470p 45.8kg D Williams, Basford
450p 46kg JG Jackson, Wardlow
450p 48kg D Williams, Basford
449p 48.3kg D Williams, Basford
444p 48.6kg MJ & VP Oliver & Sons, Congleton
426p 51kg D Edge, Macclesfield
441p 52.5kg Mosley & Son, Wormhill
440p 54kg J Fernyhough, Swythamley
374p 61.5kg Mosley & Son, Wormhill
380p 68kg D Williams, Basford
CULL EWES (277)
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
A few more ewes on offer this week trade dearer on the week for all types, a mixed yarding on offer with a lot of lean ewes forward seeing tops of £331 for D Williams, Basford. Fed ewes are a premium.
More ewes required next week!!
Fed Continentals £200 – £270
Plainer Sorts £160 – £190
Mules to £202, Generally £150-£190
Fed Hill Ewes £90-£130
Very Lean Ewes £40-£80.
Sample Prices:
D Williams £331, £220
M Daniels £329, £220
EA Sessions £310, £290
PT Chadfield £272, £202
G Biddulph £262
Mosley & Son £248
JB Rowlinson, Ramshorn £240
D Oliver £231
S Down £231, £207
A Shaw £220
J Tavernor £220
M Tidmarsh £212
S&J Reeves £210
Tups to £180 for P Hall
Overall average £162/head.
CALVES (89)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)
Less on offer after last weeks mammoth show and trade very similar overall.
22 CONTINENTAL BULLS
Wow, what a price with the £1000 mark hit again with a special from Andrew Hulme with Messrs Higginsons British Blue at £940 with every Continental bull averaging £701.
15 Blues av £695 to £1000 DW & P Hulme
3 Sims av £666 to £800 TD & DA Higginson
3 Lims av £748 to £810 NG, JMH & H Mellor
1 Char to £745 WR & FM Ford
27 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
A tremendous price again with heifers well bid for today. Ten best over £600 and up to £670 for a Britihs Blue from Graham Turnock, Onecote. Medium heifers £470 – £560.
13 Blues av £570 to £670 WE Turnock & Sons
4 Sims av £491 to £620 JC & D Hudson
9 Lims av £406 to £605 NG, JMH & H Mellor
1 Char to £625 FJ Gould & Son
28 NATIVES
As dear as ever.
6 Here Bulls av £456 to £560 GR Spink
6 AA Bulls av £436 to £545 Pearson & Sons
6 Here Heif av £370 to £405 Garnett Farms
8 AA Heif av £338 to £410 Foker Grange Farm
10 BLACK & WHITE BULLS
Averages £202 and up to £300 and £285 for Messrs Turnock with just a couple under £150.
4 REARED LIMOUSIN HEIFERS
A Lovely bunch of four at 3 months old sold at £825 for JD Pickford, The Mount.
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SATURDAY 23rd MAY
Catalogued Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle
Entries Close Friday 15th May
Next Sale Saturday 6th June
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SATURDAY 23rd MAY
Fortnightly Sale of Ewes & Hoggs with Lambs at Foot – Please advise of entries! Sale at 11am.
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