BARREN COWS
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
Barrens topping at £1728/head for an 800kg Holstein from KI & EL Matkin Ltd of Alderwasley followed by a pair of British Blue cows weighing 585kg and 580kg from which sold to £1673.10 and £1635.60 for Linda Wright of Hartington.
Other Top Prices: –
Hol 760kg £1664 WE Turnock & Sons
Fri 755kg £1374 SJ Hooley
Lim 480kg £1354 D Shuker
Overall average was 182.19/kg or £1169.21/head.
PIGS (115)
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
More pigs forward once again and a very mixed show on offer. Not enough best gilts to meet demand, boars hard work and runs of lightweight pigs 60 – 80kg harder to place with many requiring more feeding. Sows saw a decent trade with good sows on offer.
Porkers sold to 136p for K Lloyd Hughes, who had others at 120p. J Mcaleenan sold to 110p.
Cutters sold to 150p, 141p, 140p for K Lloyd Hughes.
Bacon pigs sold to 173p C Hine who had others to 170p. Massie Farms, 171p, 170p. B Minshull 170p. J&B Fentem 168p, 162p, 161p. GR Weston 167p.
Heavies 162p for J&B Fentem.
Clean Gilts to 44p for Massie Farms.
Sows to 35p for DW Bown.
Pig Averages: –
Pork Pigs (23), av 108.65p/kg or £70.58/head
Cutting Pigs (12), av 128.31p/kg or £101.15/head
Bacon Pigs (69), av 143.87p/kg or £138.45/head
Heavies (3), av 127.95/kg or £143.31/head
Sows (5), av 29.87p/kg or £85.53/head
DAIRIES
Selling time – 11:00am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
* 106 Milkers * Top of £3520 *
* 12 Over £3000 *
Another very swift trade for milkers at Leek saw 106 pass through the ring to top at £3500, with 12 passing the £3000 mark.
Leading the day at £3500 was a beautiful heifer from the Sternmoor Herd of Michael & Caroline Wainwright. By Roman she went to a regular purchaser.
Hot in pursuit was an unregistered heifer by Terra-Linda Parf Rox from the Weston family of Roston at £3420. They also had a second heifer to £3400 by the same bull.
The Shepherd family of Bakewell saw their AOT Hampshire daughter reach £3400.
In-calf heifers topped at £2680 from Richard Lomas of Calow, with crossbred In-calf heifers from Michael & Kay Hulse reaching £2620.
Bulling heifers were very dear with a bunch from the Cubley herd of Messrs Critchlow keenly sought topping at £1340. A lovely Swedish Red X calf from the Myatts of Blythe Bridge made £470.
Another very successful day, much appreciation to both vendors and purchasers. If you have stock to sell get in touch!
Forthcoming Dairy Sales
THIS TUESDAY 25TH AUGUST 2026 11AM
100 MAINLY FLECKVIEH X
Comprising 100 Cows & Heifers In-milk & In-calf, over 50% calved in the last 8 weeks
Herd Average: 7500kg, Cubicles & Herringbone
TUESDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 2026
Dispersal of the Entire Milking Herd (Approx 45 Holstein Friesians) on behalf of W A Robinson & Son, Oak Farm, Hickling, Melton Mowbray.
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
LAMBS (695)
A reasonable entry in terms of numbers but very poor show in terms of best quality and best fed lambs. Plenty of demand for best fed types with orders going home empty or underprovided.
Best sorts flying away to 376p/kg and plenty at 350p/kg and better. Big lambs again a good trade providing they are well fleshed to top at £200.97/head with plenty at £180 and better.
Overall average at 314p/kg is not a fair reflection on trade with a poorer show of sheep forward.
More well fleshed lambs needed to meet demand!!!
Sample Prices: –
344p 38kg PM Sellers, Cauldon Lowe
342p 38.7kg DM Foster, Cheadle
370p 42kg GG Burton, Repton
370p 42kg GG Burton, Repton
360p 43kg S&J Reeves, Edale
369p 44kg J Tavernor & Co, Great Haywood
347p 44kg JB Rowlinson & Son, Gawsworth
361p 44.3kg Rowland Partners, Kirk Ireton
376p 45.7kg FS & MJ Heath, Pipe Gate
354p 47kg J Tavernor & Co, Great Haywood
370p 47.5kg FS & MJ Heath, Pipe Gate
334p 51.2kg FJ Gould & Son, Longnor
367p 52kg FS & MJ Heath, Pipe Gate
327p 52.3kg F Potter & Son, Yeaveley
330p 52.7kg J Archer, Elkstones
332p 55kg JW Fentem, Biggin
320p 58kg LB Thompson Sparrowpit
290p 69.3kg LB Thompson Sparrowpit
CULL EWES (120)
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
Less ewes forward and a poor show of ewes with the lack of fodder very apparent. Best ewes still in demand but very few and far between. Top price £260 for FS&MJ Heath.
Fed Continentals £180 – £260
Plain sorts £140 – £180
Mules to £176 generally £130 – £150
Better Hill Types £80 – £110
Feeding types: £60 – £100 depending on frame.
Sample Price: –
FS&MJ Heath £260, £180
JD&KR Jones £240
D Williams £217, £210
DR Flower £210
J&D Skidmore £190, £182
Tups sold to £215 for FW Gee
Overall average £115.89/head
CALVES (129)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)
Good numbers and trade strong from start to finish with plenty of farmer buyers competing with the regulars.
33 CONTINENTAL BULLS
A good show of quality with a few specials again at Leek. Ten best over £700 including two over £800 and a high of £870 for a Saler (suckler bred) for Messrs Kidd, Longnor with a posh Limousin at £810 and dairy bred British Blues to £850. Mediums £550 – £650 with a handful of smalls under £500.
18 Blues av £608 to £850 DW & P Hulme
2 Sims av £555 to £700 E Davies &Partners
6 Lims av £623 to £810 Hallen Farming
2 Char av £732 to £770 AJ Webb
1 Saler to £870 S Kidd Farmers
23 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
Dearer on the week with extra buyers looking for good rearing calves. £750 & £730 for British Blues for Martin Furness with the better end £500 +.
15 Blues av £532 to £750 Furness & Taylor
4 Sims av £535 to £570 JC & D Hudson
2 Char av £460 to £490 BE Wain
2 Baz av £545 to £590 FA & TM Cotton
39 NATIVES
Always strong at Leek and today was no exception.
16 AA Bulls av £523 to £630 L Hadfield & Sons
4 Here Bulls av £482 to £500 BE Wain
12 AA Heif av £390 to £510 FA & TM Cotton
7 Her Heif av £417 to £580 J & W Knight
11 BLACK & WHITE BULLS
Generally, £200 – £250 with plenty of rearing interest.
22 REARED CALVES
£800 Hereford x2 (6mths) A Howe
£660 BB Bull (2 ½mths) P & A Farming
£630 Sim x4 (2mths) SJ Hooley
£570 Mont Bull (2 ½mths) P & A Farming
£540 BB Steer (3mths) JV Allen
PRODUCE
Excellent trade for well-made 6×4 string bales of hay which sold to £43.50 per bale.
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SATURDAY 29th AUGUST
Catalogued Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle
Entries Close Friday 21st August
Next Sale Saturday 12th September
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SATURDAY 5th SEPTEMBER
Catalogued Sale of Store Lambs & Breeding Sheep
Entries Close Friday 28th August
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