An unbelievable trade in the calf section today with a stunning Simmental bull reaching £470 and a lovely British Blue heifer topping at £392.
836 lambs on offer, selling on a good trade to a top of 372p/kg with a top headage price of just over £200.
211 Ewes on offer with the best topping at £230/head and Tups up to a very pleasing £251/head.
Barrens on a solid trade with a top price of 218p/kg
For a Dairy Shorthorn and a top headage price on the day of £1603.80.
A few less pigs than last week, seeing a top price of 200p/kg for fats.
A swift trade for a mixed entry in the Dairies seeing a top price of £2180 for a second calver.
BARREN COWS (20)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
A very firm trade with strong competition on all lots, seeing a top price of 218p/kg for a 600kg Dairy Shorthorn from Peter Gilman with a 745kg Blonde cow, from CW Prime of Dilhorne achieving 215p/kg and an 810kg Hereford, from the same vendor, at 198p/kg.
An Aberdeen Angus from Mark Jenks of Balterley, sold to 193p/kg at a weight of 665kg with a 650kg Hereford being particularly well sold at 191p/kg from Chris Gabbott & family of Rainow.
Black and White cows, from Pete Gilman topped at 180p/kg at 770kg and others at 179p/kg weighing 605kg from Pearson & Son of Macclesfield.
Top headage price of the day was £1603.80 and £1601.75 to average £1070.17 including a number of small leaner cows.
CLEAN CATTLE
An increased trade for young bulls, seeing a top price this week of 265p/kg at 555kg for a Friesian from JE Archer & Sons with others at 264p/kg and 263p/kg for similar bulls from the same vendor.
A plain Holstein heifer weighing 460kg was well sold at 205p/kg.
Top headage price was £1470.75 for a Friesian bull with others at £1412.40.
PIGS (109)
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
A few less pigs about, trade on the whole was solid. Top price 200p/kg for fats from J Ball, Sandbach. Sows to 65p for Marsden & Paddock.
Porkers sold to 174p for A Shinton.
Cutters sold to 190p J&B Minshull, with others to 170p. A Shinton to 188p and 175p. PF+PD Parsons to 180p.
Bacon pigs sold to 200p for J Ball, Sandbach. PF+PD Parsons sold to 197p, 196p. J&B Fentem to 194px2, 192p, 190px2. C Hine to 187p & 185p. M Banahm to 185p & 184p.
Heavies sold to 190p for C Hine. A Shinton to 183p. M R Banham 170p x2. J&B Fentem to 162p. R Brough, 162p, 160p, 142p. Chatsworth Farms to 118p or £219.48 for a 186kg gilt.
Sows 65p for Marsden and Paddock, SJ Branson to 60p, 55p, 51p x2.
Pig Averages.
Pork Pigs (1); av 174.00p/kg or £128.76/head
Cutting Pigs (10); av 181.72p/kg or £151.19/head
Bacon Pigs (56); av 176.80p/kg or £164.71/head
Heavy Pigs (26); av 134.99p/kg or £158.56/head
Sow (14); av 45.69p/kg or £119.05/head
DAIRIES
Selling time – 11:30am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
Cows to £2180
A mixed quality forward on Tuesday, however, trade was swift for all categories.
Topping the day was Mick and Kay Hulse for a fresh second calver giving 34kg at £2180. Messrs Phillips of Winkhill saw their 26kg heifer reach £1980.
British Friesian heifers from Martin Riley of Longnor reached £1900.
A good entry forward for next weeks Pedigree Sale with 50 milkers already entered. Catalogues will be out shortly.
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
LAMBS (836)
A good entry sold on a solid trade with competitive bidding throughout. Best lambs to a top of 372p/kg and regularly 340p-360p for the best finished lambs.
Heavy lambs adding up well again with the best just over £200 and plenty at £180 and better.
Overall average at 333p/kg or £149.76/head.
Sample Prices: –
350p 35kg J Ball, Cheddleton
355p 37kg I Forrester, Trent Vale
372p 37kg Renshaw& Brassington, Derby
359p 37.8kg P Allen, Ashbourne
359p 38.3kg D Goldstraw, Meerbrook
367p 42kg PG Read Farming, Uttoxeter
356p 43kg G&A Peach, Ashbourne
365p 44kg DJ&P Smith, Rushton Spencer
361p 44.7kg S&J Reeves, Hope Valley
356p 45.4kg PG Read Farming, Uttoxeter
350p 47kg J Ball, Cheddleton
351p 48.6kg JWA Jeffery, Sudbury
348p 54kg DJ&P Smith, Rushton Spencer
345p 58kg DJ&P Smith, Rushton Spencer
CULL EWES (211)
Similar numbers to last week with trade on the whole very similar also. Best ewes sold to £230 for R&S Bailey, A Williams not far behind at £220, R Darlington to £202, JWA Jeffery to £200 twice, D Goldstraw to £190.
Better Continentals £160+
Mules topped at £156, generally £120-£140
Plainer Mules £105-£115
Hill types and lean small ewes £60-£90
Tups a flying trade selling to £251 for Ian Gregory, R Hall to £211, Rory and Kate Woods to £160.
Overall average a pleasing £136.
CALVES (104)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)
Unbelievable trade today with calves miles dearer on the week as the finished beef trade has its effect on the calves.
41 CONTINENTAL BULLS
Great to sell with not so many best bulls about and a lot of second quality rearers about with some looking £100 more on the week. Five best topped £390 and up to a surreal £470 for a well-shaped Simmental from Angela Bailey, Brown Edge. Mediums £290-£350 looking very dear today with a few smaller bulls under £260. Look at today’s averages!
30 Blues av £309 to £465 H Hodgkinson&Sons
4 Sim av £316 to £470 H&E Bailey&Ptnrs
5 Lims av £316 to £390 RG&AS Williamson
2 Blond av £337 to £345 RG&AS Williamson
29 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
Miles dearer again with the British Blue heifers looking particularly well sold, with the average up £60 on the week. Nine best topped £310 and up to £392 for a posh Andrew Hulme special. Mediums £240-£290 (wow), with just a handful under £200.
21 Blues av £281 to £392 DW&P Hulme
3 Sims av £227 to £310 PN Holdcroft
4 Lims av £238 to £355 PF Gilman
24 NATIVES
Good again with some special prices.
8 Here Bulls av £204 to £262 KW Powell
4 AA Bulls av £258 to £340 S McLeavy
5 Her Heif av £163 to £210 JH&J Salt
7 AA Heif av £147 to £240 FR&VA Sims
10 BLACK & WHITE BULLS
Dearer again with the majority £40-£70 with a Montbeliarde at £210 and a Holstein at £122.
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SATURDAY 18th JANUARY
Catalogued Sale of 322 Store & Breeding Cattle
Catalogues Now Available Online
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SATURDAY 1st FEBRUARY
Catalogued Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle
Entries Close Friday 24th January
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SATURDAY 8th FEBRUARY
Catalogued Sale of Store Lambs & Breeding Sheep Entries Close Friday 31st January
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