Over 1,400 head of sheep seen and sold with 100% clearance over all sections.
British Blue Bull calf to £705
Charolais Heifer calf to £595
Lambs to 370p/kg or £198.86/head
Ewes to £270
Pigs to 238p/kg or £228/head
Barrens to 252p/kg or £1730/head
Clean to 218p/kg or £752/head
Dairies topped at £2700
BARREN COWS
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
Top price in the barrens today was 252p/kg for a Charolais cow weighing 670kg to gross £1688.40 for J F Barber of Quarnford.
Holstein cows topped at 237p/kg to gross £1730 for Foker Grange Farm Ltd, Leek.
Limousin topped at 232p/kg for a 710kg cow to gross £1647.20 for J F Barber of Quarnford.
Other top prices: –
S/Horn 227p to £1282 CW Kidd, Quarnford
Hols 226p to £1570 J & R Maydew, Consall
Hols 226p £1661 J & R Maydew, Consall
Simm 226p £1423 S J Day, Blackshaw Moor
Frie 219p £952 MM & CJ Sutton, Longsdon
Top headage price of the day was £1730 for the Holstein from Foker Grange Farm Ltd, Leek.
The overall average was 207.34/kg.
CLEAN
A Dexter heifer sold to 218p/kg, weighing 345kg to gross £752.10/head for D Littleton of Norton Green.
Overall average for clean cattle was 218p/kg.
PIGS (120)
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
Another good show of pigs met brisk bidding from start to finish. gilts sold to 238p or £228.48 generally 200-215p. Boars 165-180p. sows sold to 94p.
Cutters sold to 206p for C Hine, 202p, 194p for J&B Fentem.
Bacon pigs sold to 238p for JA&B Minshull or £228.48. Massie Farms sold to 231p, 230p x3, 226p, 219p, 218p. N Brown to 228p or £228. PF+PD Parsons to 214p, 207p, 204p. SL Seabridge to 214p. J&B Fentem to 206p, 202p.
Heavies sold to 168p for J McAleenan. PF+PD Parsons 163p.
Sows sold to 95p, 79p and 74p for G&A Pawson.
Pig Averages.
Pork Pigs (1) av 140.00p/kg or £99.40/head
Cutting Pigs (10) av 183.15p/kg or £150.198/head
Bacon Pigs (97) av 200.45p/kg or £185.18/head
Heavies (9) av 159.88p/kg or £176.22/head
Sows (3) av 81.62p/kg or £216.30/head
DAIRIES
Selling time – 11:30am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
Dairies to £2700
A good trade for the quality forward, topping at £2700 for a 31kg heifer from Michael and Caroline Wainwright of Buxton.
Two smashing heifers from the Easom family of Oakerthorpe reached £2520 and £2500.
Trade was good for all qualities so if you have stock to sell, get in touch.
Strong entries already forward for next weeks Pedigree Sale which also includes two pedigree Simmental stock bulls and two pedigree Aberdeen Angus stock bulls.
If you have stock to sell contact Meg Elliott on 07967 007049 or Anna Wildgoose on 07532 237232.
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
LAMBS (1,029)
An increased entry met a solid trade for all types with competitive bidding throughout and increased numbers having no impact on trade.
An overall average of 304p/kg, being in front of many other outlets and looking good against falling deadweight prices.
Plenty of lambs going for further feeding, which impacts the average.
Sample Prices: –
336p 41kg J Fernyhough, Swythamley
340p 42kg FS & MJ Heath, Pipe Gate
335p 42kg A J Gilman, Elkstones
334p 42.kg J C & D Hudson, Wetton Mill
332p 42.8kg J Ball, Cheddleton
340p 43kg FS & MJ Heath, Pipe Gate
370p 44kg T Whilock, Foxt
348p 44kg J Belfield & R Deakin Gallimore
340p 45kg A D Williams, Basford
345p 48.4kg T J Bloor & Son, Endon
342p 49kg T Clowes, Cauldon Lowe
338p 52kg J Gilman & Partners, Bosley
360p 53kg J Belfield & R Deakin Gallimore
355p 54kg A J Gilman, Elkstones
326p 61kg J Belfield & R Deakin Gallimore
CULL EWES (372)
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
The largest entry of ewes seen for a while, the vast majority are grazing ewes which would look well sold on the day. Top price on the day £270 for a pure Texel ewe from P Kirkham & IC Bourne.
Sample Prices:-
P Kirkham & IC Bourne £270, £212 x2, £189
FS&MJ Heath £211
D Williams £200
BG&SV Buxton £188
K&A Smith £180
Tups to £220 for J Swindells and £188 for RA Harrison.
Best continentals £160+
Plainer sorts £120-£150
Best Mules to £155 generally £110-£130
Leaner mule sorts £70-£90
Hill types and small grazing ewes £40-£80
Overall average £100/head
CALVES (113)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)
Less numbers on offer but a trade that had to be seen to be believed with prices way up on last week.
37 CONTINENTAL BULLS
One of the best trades ever for the Continentals today with demand completely outstripping supply. Best bulls topped £610 with British Blues to £705 for Brian Goodwin, just topping Sally Shone and Andy Williamson, both at £690. Mediums look well sold £380 – £580 with just a handful under that.
22 Blues av £484 to £705 NE Goodwin & Son
3 Sims av £556 to £670 PN Holdcroft
6 Lims av £416 to £700 RG & AS WIlliamson
6 Char av £349 to £410 C & A Coates
37 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
Unreal to sell and prices beyond all expectations. Five best sailed passed the £500 mark and sold up to £595 for a smashing Charolais from Sheila McLeavy. Mediums generally £400 – £500 look well sold with just a handful under £300.
24 Blues av £397 to £520 FA & TM Cotton
6 Sims av £478 to £590 PN Holdcroft
4 Lims av £392 to £470 GR Spink
2 Char av £447 to £595 S McLeavy
16 NATIVES
Short on numbers today.
2 Here Bulls av £362 to £415 HW Heath & Son
4 AA Bulls av £407 to £480 FA & TM Cotton
6 Here Heifs av £335 to £390 Rowland Partners
6 AA Heifs av £162 to £315 PE Holmes & Son
2 B/SH Bulls av £277 to £340 DR & A Shuker
11 BLACK & WHITE BULLS
Friesians to £375 and Holsteins to £230 with nothing under £100 today.
12 REARED CALVES
£575 Here Steers (x2, 4mths) AW Gilman & Sons
£570 Here Heifers (x5, 4mths) AW Gilman & Sons
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SATURDAY 25th OCTOBER
Catalogued Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle
Entries Close Friday 17th October
Next Sale Saturday 8th November
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SATURDAY 18th October
Catalogued Sale of 8,570 Store Lambs & Breeding Sheep
Catalogues Now Available Online
Next Sale Saturday 1st November
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