BARREN COWS
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
Top headage price of the day was £2130.60 for a 795kg Hereford which sold to 268p/kg for Hambleton Bros of Calton who also had another Hereford, weighing 660kg, selling to 280p/kg and grossing at £1848.
J, CA & DN Tomlinson of Ford had a 585kg Hereford selling to 314p/kg to gross £1836.90.
Other Top Prices: –
Here 685kg £1733 LAJ Turner
D S/H 650kg £1625 SJ Hooley
Here 760kg £1900 Hambleton Bros
S/H 625kg £1463 SJ Hooley
D S/H 620kg £1439 SJ Hooley
Hol 810kg £1669 SJ Hooley
A Limousin bull weighing 1010kg sold to 250p/kg to gross £2525 for JH & KA Thornhill of Disley.
Overall average was 226.28p/kg or £1526.78/head.
CLEAN
An Aberdeen Angus steer sold to 350p/kg to gross £1750 for TJ Partington of Burton on Trent who also had another Aberdeen Angus steer selling to 335p/kg to gross £1708.50.
Top gross price of the day was £1989 for an Aberdeen Angus heifer which sold to 306p/kg for an Ipstones vendor.
Overall average was 328.16p/kg or £1815.83/head.
PIGS (69)
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
A smaller show of pigs met a fairly solid trade given the weather. Top price on the day 174p for J&B Fentem to gross £202. Gilts generally 140p – 160p. boars 110p – 130p.
Bacon pigs to 152p, 151p, 143p for Massie Farms. J&B Fentem to 145p, 138p, 136p, 143p. M Banham 118p, 116p.
Heavies to 174p for J&B Fentem who had others to 160p. C Hine to 160p. Massie Farms 153p. G Weston to 130p.
Sows to 40p for S Bailey.
Pig Averages: –
Cutting Pigs (44), av 128.27p/kg or £125.15/head
Bacon Pigs (23), av 133.86p/kg or £149.17/head
Sows (1), av. 40.00p/kg or £96.60/head
DAIRIES
Selling time – 11:00am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
Blistering Trade for Milkers
Top of £3600
A blistering trade for milkers saw all qualities on fire, topping at £3600 for a powerful second calver from the Kenco herd of Messrs Kennerley of Betley.
Two lovely heifers from the Honeycroft Herd of David Brailsford reached £3250 and £3050 respectively.
Friesians topped at £2950 for a heifer from Edward and Dianne Bennett of Whiston.
A great entry of over 50 milkers for next week’s pedigree sale with some great consignments from top herds. Look out for the catalogue, it will be out shortly!
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
LAMBS (736)
A pleasing increase in numbers saw a very firm trade and well in front of prices quoted elsewhere.
Best lambs very well bid for to a top of 436p/kg and plenty at 420p/kg plus.
Big lambs very well bid for, topping at £222.88/head and the best big lambs averaging £190/head.
Plenty of grass-fed lambs in the entry, selling well but obviously at reduced rates around 370p – 385p/kg.
Overall averages at 394p/kg or £171/head.
Sample Prices: –
426p 41kg C Needham, Foxt
429p 41.2kg S Frith, Thorpe
428p 41.3kg DJ Slaney, Freehay
436p 41.3kg IE, M &A Wilson, Hollington
428p 42kg R Challinor, Dilhorne
430p 42.5kg JB Rowlinson & Son, Gawsworth
430p 42.7kg IE, M & A Wilson, Hollington
429p 43kg JW Fentem, Biggin
435p 43.3kg RG & AS Wiliamson, Wetley Rocks
429p 43.5kg RG & AS Williamson, Wetley Rocks
424p 44.5kg J Tavernor, Great Haywood
421p 45kg TJ Bloor & Son, Endon
425p 46.5kg JW Fentem, Biggin
420p 46.7kg J Swindells, Leek
416p 47.6kg RG & AS Williamson, Wetley Rocks
426p 48.3kg RG & AS Williamson, Wetley Rocks
407p 49.7kg TJ Bloor & Son, Endon
399p 54kg R Eaton, Holmes Chapel
398p 56kg TJ Bloor & Son, Endon
CULL EWES (248)
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
An increased entry met a strong trade. Top price £285 for R&S Bailey. All types well bid for with meat key in the offering, overfat ewes harder to place.
Fed Continentals £200 – £260
Plain sorts £160 – £200
Mules to £198 generally £160 – £190
Better Hill Types £110 – £140
Feeding types: £80 – £120 depending on frame.
Sample Price: –
R&S Bailey £285
C Needham £270, £245, £231
G Whitehouse £262, £240, £220, £206
D&CJ Redfern £246, £208, £202
IE M &A Wilson £240
AD Williams £240
SWP & JA Talbot £240
AP Leason £228
G Biddulph £222, £205
DR Flower £213
EA Sessions £200
Overall average £173.61/head
CALVES (134)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Holly Swift (07973 982453)
Nice to be back in the box after a few weeks away and a record day with a very smart British Blue (1 month) from Furness and Taylor selling for £1070. Generally, another good show of quality and some more new vendors giving us a try. Trade I would suggest is up on the week for bulls, but heifers do look less.
43 CONTINENTAL BULLS
Only four over the £700 mark this week with the medium to better end perhaps looking a shade less and the smaller to mediums feeling dearer. Unbelievable scenes as a British Blue bull raced away to £1070. Averages up on the week…
26 Blues av £574 to £1070 Furness & Taylor
9 Lims av £568to £650 J Kirkham
5 Sims av £519 to £620 TD & DA Higginson
2 Char av £625 to £650 DW & P Hulme
1 Blon to £550 WH Townsend & Son
35 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
Mirroring Oliver’s comments of last week, the heifers do look more buyable than previous weeks/months. Still up to £685 for a Blonde heifer and well over 2/3rds above £400.
24 Blues av £402 to £635 D Johnson
4 Blon av £425 to £485 WH Townsend & Son
3 Sims av £428 to £520 JC&D Hudson
3 Lims av £512 to £580 J Kirkham
1 Char to £350 J Hughes
43 NATIVES
An unreal trade as always – averages up for the bulls but again, heifers a touch less.
3 AA Bulls av £572 to £575 NG, JMH & H Mellor
7 Here Bulls av £509 to £570 JW & MS Platchford
6 S/H Bulls av £347 to £400 LTL Partners
6 AA Heif av £353 to £475 Pearson & Son
7 Here Heif av £344 to £505 GR & D Hawkins
2 S/H Heif av £320 to £330 LTL Partners
8 BLACK &WHITE BULLS
Always good demand for the Black & White bulls at Leek, averaging £193 right through!
17 REARED CALVES /WEANLINGS
Topping at £800 for two weaned bulls (2 months) from the Shone’s at Bradnop and Aberdeen Angus heifers (4 months) to £630 for the Thornicrofts.
Everything on offer (2 – 4 months) of all breeds, including dairy Shorthorn bulls, averaging £523 right through.
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SATURDAY 18th JULY
Catalogued Sale of 336 Store & Breeding Cattle
Catalogue Now Available Online
Next Sale Saturday 1st August
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SATURDAY 18th JULY
Catalogued Sale of 446 Breeding Sheep
MV and Non MV Sections
Catalogue Now Available Online
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