It was starting to feel like the beginning of Autumn in Leek today with the rain barely letting up but this didn’t seem to dull the atmosphere.
240 Dairies on offer with a Herd Dispersal Sale from Bicester attracting a lot of attention. A second calver from Messrs Critchlow topped the market at £2500.
Barren entries were on the rise today with 34 entries seeing a shaper trade with some excellent prices acheived.
117 Pigs on offer today which is a lighter showing but still a solid trade with fats topping at 240p/kg.
A good number of Calves today at 169 with a good show of Farmers around the ring Topping the market was a Limousin from FE Whittaker & Son at £460.
BARREN COWS (34);
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
An increased entry with a sharper trade and some excellent prices.
Top price was 227p/kg for a 680kg Limousin Cow from AP Wain of Draycott with a 630kg Limousin from Messrs Bradbury of Ipstones selling at 198p/kg. Another 805kg Limousin Cow from EJ Beech of Cellarhead was well sold at 187p/kg.
Black & White Cows topped at 179p/kg for a 430kg Cow from HJ Whitfield of Doveridge.
Other top prices include: –
177p/kg for an 855kg Black &White WE Turnock & Sons, Leek
168p/kg for a 740kg Black & White RJ & DJ Clement, Stoke on Trent
166p/kg for a 510kg Black & White A & JE Goldstraw, Waterhouses
157p/kg for a 605kg Limousin AJ Gilman, Elkstones
153p/kg for a 655kg Black & White SJ Hooley, Butley
CLEAN CATTLE (11)
An increased entry with plenty of buyers around the ring ensuring a firm trade for the cattle on offer.
An entry of four Friesian Bulls from JE Archer & Sons of Hilton achieved up to 232p/kg for a 580kg Bull with others at 226p/kg for a 605kg Friesian Bull and 223p/kg for a 555kg Bull.
Other Cattle achieved up to 233p/kg for a 650kg Hereford Steer from Trevor Partington of Burton on Trent with over 30 month Hereford Steers from Rushton Spencer up to 224p/kg for a 690kg beast and others up to 214p/kg for a 660kg Hereford.
Top headage price was £1545.60 with Bulls up to £1367.30 and £1345.60
A 500kg Aberdeen Angus Heifer form Tony Gilman of Elkstones achieved 224p/kg to gross £1120.00
PIGS (117);
Selling time –
9:15am
Auctioneer –Ed Groves (07964 510145)
A lighter show of pigs sold on a solid trade. 117 head sold today fats topping at 240p on a few occasions.
Porkers A small show of porkers topped at 226p for boars from J&B Fentem.
Cutting pigs
Best cutters topped at 238px5 from J&B Fentem. PF&PD Parsons at 238p. Sam Harper, sold pigs to 225p.
Baconers
Top at 240px2 from MC and EA Beattie run from the same home at 239p x2 and 238p. Massive farms also at topped at 240p, a run from the same home achieved 239p x4
Heavies
Topped at 233p for 105 kg pigs from S Bailey. C Blackshaw had heavy Boars to 187p and 178p
Pig Averages.
Porkers (12) av.190.20p/kg or £130.92/head
Cutting Pigs (32); av 230.44p/kg or £183.20/head
Bacon Pigs (58); av 231.58p/kg or £218.09/head
Heavy Pigs (6) av 173.17p/kg or £252.64/head
Cull Sows (8) av. 90p/kg or £234.32/head
DAIRIES (240);
Selling time – 11:30am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
240 DAIRIES SOLD
TOP OF £2500
HERD SALE TO £2140
A shed full of dairies attracted a large crowd of buyers with many turning out for the Herd Dispersal on behalf of the Bentley family of Marsh Gibbon, Bicester.
Trade for the commercial entry was sharp with a second calver from Phillip and Marilyn Critchlow topping at £2500 with another second calver from the same home reaching £2340 both heading to John Bayley of Nuneaton.
A solid trade for the herd dispersal saw a top price of £2140 for a fresh third calver by Goonhill Gabriel with numerous others in the £1800 – £2000 mark.
Entries are coming thick and fast for next weeks Pedigree Sale with towards 70 milkers entered together with a group of calves from the Meadowfold Herd of Messrs Poyser and 3 Pedigree Simmental Stock Bulls from two homes.
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
LAMBS (954);
A few less about seeing a stronger demand, generally in line with a modest improvement in demand this week nationally.
Very best Lambs probably no dearer, topping at 287p/kg but commercial quality Lambs seeing a useful lift, generally being 245-260p/kg and an overall average produced of 260p SQQ or 259p overall with average headage up at £110.20/head.
Top headage at £144.52
Good numbers required every week. Thank you for your continued support.
Sample prices;
286p 36.9kg L Renshaw & I Brassington, Derby
286p 38.1kg L Renshaw & I Brassington, Derby
282p 38.7kg Bagshaw, Chelmorton
286p 41.4kg Bagshaw, Chelmorton
285p 42kg AW Wilshaw, Meerbrook
285p 42kg AW Wilshaw, Meerbrook
285p 42.3kg DR Flower & Son, Alstonfield
287p 43.2kg HD Simmonds, Ashbourne
282p 44.1kg DR Flower & Son, Alstonfield
282p 44.3kg HD Simmonds, Ashbourne
279p 46.1kg GA Peach, Ashbourne
266p 54.3kg TW Carnwell & Sons, Stoke on Trent
CULL SHEEP (305);
Another good entry seeing a strong trade, particularly for the best types, topping at £178 for Ewes and £167 for Rams. Heavy Ewes generally £135-£160, best Mules at
£110. Very plain light Ewes £20-£40.
Overall average at £93/head.
CALVES (169);
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)
A very large shoe of calves this week with 169 on offer including some very smart calves that were certainly appreciated by the buyers.
41 CONTINENTAL BULLS
Some super sorts at the top end and definitely dearer on the week. Five calves sold over £400 and a superb limousin topped the day at £460 For FE Whittaker &
Son who had his second at £380. Ten very best sold over £325 with medium £230-£300 but some younger and less well bred sorts under £200.
28 Blues av £230 to £450 DW&P Hulme
4 Sims av £169 to £230 RJ Clowes & Sons
4 Lim av £302 to £460 FE Whittaker & Sons
3 Char av £380-£400 D&G Tudor
2 Blondes av £307-£425 RG&AS Williamson
40 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
Extra buyers in attendance and looking better sold with the Blue Heifer average up £50 on the week but in fairness, some better sorts to go at.
A lovely well bred and nicely marked Charolais sold at £300 for Daz Tudor with ten British Blues selling at £250-£280, medium sorts £170-£230 with smaller sorts under £200 including a number under £100.
31 Blues av £177 to £280 DW&P Hulme
5 Lim av £194 to £260 FE Whittaker & Sons
5 Char £300 D&G Tudor
62 NATIVES
Certainly dearer with more Farmers at the ringside looking for the best.
13 Here Bulls av £137 to £200 J&W Knight
23 Angus |Bulls av £119 to £305 RG&AS Williamson
10 Here Heifers av £123 to £195 J&W Knight
14 Angus Heifers av £64 to £125 DS Buxton & Son
26 BLACK AND WHITE BULLS
Four young, well bred Montbeliarde averaged £266 and topped at £320 for WH Townsend & Son. Holstien to £142 with the majority of smaller calves £30-£50 today.
NEW TB RULES FROM THE 1ST AUGUST 2023
If your farm holding is in an Edge or
Low Rish Area then cattle purchased onto that holding from a high-risk area (as
mapped at https://tbhub.co.uk/) must be Post-Movement Tested. I.e.
Cattle must be Post-Movement tested 60 to 120 days after purchase on your
holding. If your farm is in a High Risk Area then you don’t need to post
movement test. For more details, please speak to our Market Office
Customers selling Livestock at Leek
Auctions must have fully completed movement forms which declare what TB-test
interval takes place in your parish so that we can pass this information onto
the purchasers.
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SATURDAY 16th SEPTEMBER – 10AM
Catalogued Sale of 8266 Store & Breeding Sheep to Include Special
Show & Sale of Breeding Ewe Lambs
Sale to Commence 10am
Catalogues Available Online
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TUESDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER
Monthly Pedigree Sale of Dairies
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SATURDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER
Store & Breeding Cattle Sale
Entries Close Friday 15th September
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SATURDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER
Catalogued Sale of Breeding Rams
MV and Non MV Sections
Entries Close Friday 15th September
