More Barren Cattle forward this week with a top price of 216p for a 500kg Hereford and clean cattle up to 247p/kg for a 515kg Friesian bull
Great trade for best pigs with 236p/kg being the top price of the day for fat pigs
Excellent trade in the calves with a Limousin bull topping at £482 and a British Blue heifer reaching £380
Another good entry of sheep with with over 1,000 head on offer, lambs up to 360p/kg and Texel Ewes topping at £271
BARREN COWS (42)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
An increased entry with additional buying support, ensuring that there was a firm trade from start to finish.
Top price of the day was 216p for a 500kg Hereford from Dennis Jefferey of Roston and 205p/kg for a 720kg Charolais cow from G Grindey & J Hill of Onecote to gross £1476.00.
A Charolais, for S Kidd of Longnor achieved 200p/kg, a 645kg Hereford for G Grindey & J Hill sold to 195p/kg and a 600kg Limousin X, for WK Hurley, selling particularly well at 193p/kg with others at 190p/kg-540kg, 187p/kg-605kg and 186p/kg-590kg.
Holstein, from WE Turnock & Sons of Onecote, at 730kg, achieved 179p/kg, an 860kg Holstein, for Robinson Partners, sold to 175p/kg to gross £1505 and a 625kg Luing selling particularly well for 171p/kg.
Overall average £1056.76 and 164.90p/kg.
CLEAN CATTLE (8)
An entry of four Friesian bulls from regular vendor JE Archer & Sons of Hilton topped at 247p/kg for a 515kg bull and 242p/kg for a 480kg bull.
Shorthorn steers, for NA Bonsall of Stansthorpe sold up to 238p/kg at 685kg with a cross bred heifer for Dennis Jefferey at 645kg selling at 227p/kg.
Top headage price was £1630.30
PIGS (121)
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
Similar numbers to last week and trade very much on a par. A few more plain pigs on show today which are more difficult to place but those best pigs on fire. Top price 236p for fat pigs, gilts generally 215p-230p and boars 205-215p. Sows sold to 135p
Porkers topped at 205p for Gareth Goodall, Marston Montgomery.
Cutters sold to 232p twice for S Bailey, Knypersley. J& Fentem to 230p x2 & 209p.
Bacon pigs dominated the entry with Christmas approaching, top price 236px2 for Massie Farms, Stafford, who had others to 235p x2, 232p. PF+PD Parsons, Whitchurch to 233p. B Minshull, Buxton to 232p. 229p, 226p, 225p, 223p. J&B Fentem, Alsop en-le Dale to 230p, 228p. PJ Saunders to 213p.
Heavies sold well to 208p for PF+PD Parsons who had others at 202p and 198p. JA&B Minshull to 203p.
Sows sold to 135p or £295.55 for a 293kg sow from PJ Saunders, Litchfield. EB Sherratt, Biddulph to 124p. P&E Lawton, Macclesfield to 82p and J&B Fentem to 56p.
Pig Averages.
Pork Pigs (2) av. 142.08p/kg or £105.85/head
Cutting Pigs (12) av 199.20/kg or £166.00/head
Bacon Pigs (87) av 215.22p/kg or £205.25/head
Heavy Pigs (16) av 164.85p/kg or £191.13/head
Sow (4) av; 101.66p/kg or £231.27/head
DAIRIES
Selling time – 11:30am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
DAIRIES TO £2200
A mixed quality entry met a mixed trade, however, prices still topped at £2200 for a fresh heifer from Mick and Kay Hulse. They also had a Swedish Red X second calver to £2120.
A neat 26kg heifer from John Hill of Chesterfield reached £1910.
A busy couple of weeks ahead with the monthly Pedigree Sale next week, where almost 40 Milkers are already entered. The following week we have the herd dispersal on behalf of the Kennerley family (See full details below).
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
LAMBS (668)
A good entry sold on a solid trade, firmer on all sides and plenty of demand throughout.
Best sorts to 360p/kg and plenty at 320-340p/kg. Heavy lambs a fast price, topping at 336p or £171/head.
More best lambs could be sold each week.
Overall average at 300p/kg or £132/head to include a number of lambs in store condition and going for further feeding.
Sample Prices: –
331p 38.7kg RM Hardy, Cauldon Lowe
360p 45kg O Wardrobe, Horton
324p 40.4kg I Walker, Stone
329p 40.5kg JM&ADJ Hayes, Alstonefield
328p 41kg J Ball, Cheddleton
328p 42kg J Hodgson, Kettleshulme
328p 43.2kg J Gilman & Partners, Macclesfield
332p 43.7kg O Wardrobe, Horton
330p 44.3kg R Challinor, Dilhorne
336p 47kg AG Tomkinson, Thorpe
334p 50kg AG Tomkinson, Thorpe
308p 55.5kg D Williams, Basford
305p 55.8kg AG Tomkinson, Thorpe
CULL EWES (386)
A bigger show of ewes today with 386 on offer, meat once again the order of the day and those meated ewes commanding a serious premium. Top price £271 for a Texel ewe from Robin Smith, Cheddleton. A Howe to £250 for Texel ewes. D Williams to £209 & £204.
Better Continentals £160-£190
Plainer Continental Sorts £110-£140
Mules topped at £140 generally £110-£130 for better sorts.
Plain mules £80-£100
Hill types and grazing ewes £60-£90
Tups topped at £220 for AC Langridge, Uttoxeter
Overall average £111.72
CALVES (105)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)
A few less on offer but a remarkable trade throughout for all shapes and sizes.
35 CONTINENTAL BULLS
An unreal trade for the big, the good and the third quality. Four best bulls topped the £400 mark from four different vendors. Brian Goodwin had £482for his Limousin with other Limousin at £435 for Ed Clowes and £408 for Fred Yates with British Blues at £445 for Andy Williamson. Mediums £250-£320 with a few smaller bulls under £200.
22 Blues av £270 to £445 RG&AS Williamson
2 Sims av £167 to £175 B & B Partners
11 Lims av £198 to £310 PF Gilman
3 Char av £349 to £482 NE Goodwin & Son
28 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
Not as dear as the bulls but loads of competition for all shapes and sizes. A stronger British Blue made £380 (2½ mths) with the better bred calves £250+. Mediums £180-£230 with smalls a little less.
17 Blues av £221 to £380 J Bailey & Sons
2 Sims av £165 to £200 B & B Partners
6 Lim av £180 to £255 F Yates & Son
3 Cha/Inra95 av to £220 G Hatton
14 NATIVES
Very dear and loads of competition.
1 Here Bull to £230 J,CA&DN Tomlinson
5 AA Bulls to £200 CS&J Prince
1 Here Heif to £160 J,CA&DN Tomlinson
6 AA Heifs av £128 to £158 CS&J Prince
24 BLACK & WHITE BULLS
As dear as we have had them.
15 Frie Bulls av £111 to £165 J&W Knight
6 Hol Bulls av £76 to £112 A&JE Goldstraw
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SATURDAY 16th NOVEMBER
Catalogued Sale of 6,022 Store Lambs & Breeding Sheep
Catalogues Available Online
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TUESDAY 19th NOVEMBER
40 HOLSTEINS & AYRSHIRES
Fully Catalogued Sale from some of the Leading Herds in the Midlands and Surrounding Counties. A TREMENDOUS ENTRY already received from:
Bradnop (5), Brundcliffe (3), Meldamar (4), Millhurst (4), Moreben,
Rownall, Sternmoor, Tissington (4)
Incl a Pedigree Friesian Stock Bull (29mths), Limousin Stock Bull (19mths)
& a Pedigree Aberdeen Angus Stock Bull (29mths)
For Further Details & Catalogues Contact (01889) 562811 Ref: MEE
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SATURDAY 23rd NOVEMBER
Catalogued Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle
Entries Close Friday 15th November
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TUESDAY 26th NOVEMBER
Forthcoming Dairy Sale
On behalf of DRK Agriculture, Smiths Green Farm, Lower Withington, Macclesfield
200 NZ FRIESIANS
Dispersal of the Entire Autumn Calving Herd. All Newly Calved,
Cubicles & Herringbone. Bulk Sample 4.96%F 3.66%P cc167
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SATURDAY 30th NOVEMBER
Catalogued Sale of Store Lambs & Breeding Sheep
Entries Close Friday 22nd November
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