BARREN COWS
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
Hambleton Bros of Calton topped the barrens today with a 785kg Hereford which peaked at £1852.60 and sold to 240p/kg, another Hereford from the same vendor sold to £1680, weighing 700kg.
A Norwegian Red sold to £1623.60 weighing 660kg for J C & D Hudson of Hollinsclough.
Overall average was 195.93p/kg or £1229.05/head.
PIGS (130)
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
More pigs this week seeing trade a bit steadier but by no means a disaster. Top price 200p for B Minshull. Gilts 150p – 170p. Boars 110p – 140p. Vendors from far and wide today from Aberdeen to Angelsey.
Cutters sold to 200p for B Minshull. OT Davies, Anglesey to 187p, 181p.
Bacon pigs sold to 162p, 160p, 159p for Massie Farms. C Hine 162p. J&B Fentem 161p, 154p. B Minshull 150p. C Armstrong 145p.
Heavies to 161p, 160p, 158p for Massie Farms. 155p for C Hine.
Clean gilts to 100p for SA Hessin, Abberedean.
Sows to 40p for B Vernon, C Wardle to 30p. R Rowlinson 30p.
Cutting Pigs (11), av 161.24p/kg or £126.36/head
Bacon Pigs (75), av 138.03p/kg or £135.64/head
Heavies (33), av 144.26p/kg or £154.27/head
Sows (3), av 33.37p/kg or £92.43/head
DAIRIES
Selling time – 11:00am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
TOP OF £3750
11 OVER £3000
BULLING HEIFERS TO £1580
A bouncy trade at the September Pedigree Sale saw the best reach £3750 and 11 pass the £3000 mark.
The day started with a group of cross bred calves from Messrs Parkes of Hickling that topped at £680 for a Norwegian Red X.
Trade for milk was brisk with numerous passing the £3000 mark.
Topping the day at £3750 was a powerful heifer from Michael and Caroline Wainwright of Buxton, they also had others to £3600.
An exceptional run of cows from the Braemarhouse Herd of Messrs Mellor topped at £3600 with others to £3400. They also saw their heifer reach £3500 with their whole entry averaging £3342.
Bulling heifers were an exceptional trade, inching closer and closer to the £1600 mark. They peaked at £1580 from Phillip and Marilyn Critchlow of Cubley. Pure British Friesians from Ian Robotham reached £1240.
If you have stock to sell do not hesitate to get in touch!
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
LAMBS (1039)
A good entry sold on a very fast trade with the buyers competing hard to secure stock.
Best lambs flew away to 411p/kg and plenty at 380p – 400p.
Heavy lambs adding up very well to a top of £214.17/head.
Overall average at 345p/kg including plenty going on for further feeding.
Sample Prices: –
380p 36kg S Rushton, Croxden
370p 36kg C J Stone, Fairfield
400p 43.3kg A P Leason, Ilam
411p 43.7kg J E Swindells, Leek
394p 45kg SFG Clowes, Rudyard
392p 45.3kg J E Swindells, Leek
396p 46kg SR & G Marsden, High Peak
394p 46kg J Tavernor & Co, Great Haywood
382p 46kg J Tavernor & Co, Great Haywood
392p 46.7kg F Yates & Son, Longford
390p 47kg A P Leason, Ilam
388p 47kg M & M Heath, Rushton Spencer
370p 51kg A P Williams, Offley Hay
370p 53.5kg A P Williams, Offley Hay
352p 55kg J Naylor, Hulme End
363p 59kg M & M Heath, Rushton Spencer
CULL EWES (242)
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
Similar number of ewes forward selling to a solid trade, topping at £355 for R&S Bailey. All types well bid for more required.
Fed Continentals £190 – £250
Plain sorts £150 – £190
Mules to £202 generally £150 – £180
Better Hill Types £90 – £110
Feeding types: £70 – £110 depending on frame.
Sample Price: –
R&S Bailey £355, £245, £222
DA Cantrill £250
JE Swindells £240, £190
F Potter £235
JWA Jeffrey £230
K&M Ede £225
JB Rowlinson & Son £220
EW Lane £220
J Tavernor & Co £220, £210
S Leslie £212
J Walker £200
Tups sold to £340 for R&S Bailey £308
Overall average £144.68/head
CALVES (149)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)
They get dearer and dearer with new and returning buyers making calves the best trade ever anywhere.
63 CONTINENTAL BULLS
Better numbers and the buyers were certainly there for them this week. Twenty-two bulls topped £700 including six over £800 and topping at £920 for a British Blue from Messrs Furness & Taylor, Wormhill. Medium bulls £600 – £700 with a few smalls under £550.
42 Blues av £675 to £920 Furness & Taylor
7 Sims av £517 to £690 Holson Farms
7 Lims av £553 to £620 RG Emmott
7 Blond av £630 to £720 WH Townsend & Son
28 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
Not enough for the demand and trade on fire again. Twelve better sorts north of £600 and up to £665 for a British Blue from Peter Gilman. Mediums in the £500’s and three smaller sorts under £500.
17 Blues av £569 to £665 P F Gilman
2 Sims av £472 to £530 SJ Hooley
7 Lims av £580 to £660 NE Goodwin & Son
2 Cha/Blo av £610 to £660 J Hughes
32 NATIVES
Quite simply the dearest ever. Five young Aberdeen Angus bulls over £700 to average £588.
14 AA Bulls av £588 to £755 GW Myatt&Partners
9 Here Bulls av £479 to £570 SJ Hooley
6 AA Heif av £415 to £505 GR & D Hawkins
3 Here Heifs av £378 to £385 GR Spink
22 BLACK & WHITE BULLS
10 Frie av £211 to £300 CA Day & Sons
9 Hols av £163 to £270 RJ Neville & Sons
3 Reds av £138 to £165 TC Sykes
3 REARED CALVES
£1140 Blue Heifer (9mths) Robinson Partners
£750 Hol Bull (9mths) Robinson Partners
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SATURDAY 26th SEPTEMBER
Catalogued Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle
Entries Close Friday 18th September
Next Sale Saturday 10th October
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SATURDAY 19th SEPTEMBER
Catalogued Sale of 9,202 Store Lambs & Breeding Sheep
Catalogue Now Available Online
Next Sale Saturday 3rd October
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