A very wet day in Leek didn’t dampen the trade with buyers galore.
Dairies, 145 sold, reaching a blistering top price of £2980 for JM & D Shepherd, Hassop
Lambs, an increased seasonal entry saw a competitive trade, topping at 328p/kg.
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Pigs, numbers down a little from last week but a very good trade throughout with Bacon types topping the market at 239p/kg from Massie Farms, Stafford.
Calves saw another strong day with buyers for all types and prices beyond all expectations. Best Bull peaked at £445 for M N Bailey, New Street.
Barren cows saw a slightly larger turnout this week, with the best at 180p/kg from KL Potts, Mottram St. Andrew.
BARREN COWS (36);
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
A few more about and all stock looking well sold.
Best on offer to 180p/kg from KL Potts, Mottram St. Andrew for a good Limousin X cow.
Best Dairy Cows to 178p from W E Turnock & Sons, Leek for a 760kg Holstein and G G Hall & Son, Uttoxeter for a 700kg Shorthorn.
Other top prices include:
172p for a Hereford Heifer from S J Hooley with others at 171p x 2, 169p, 168p x 2 and 167p.
Overall average at 149p/kg or £975/head, with as usual, the majority being Dairy Cows.
CLEAN CATTLE;
No best butcher cattle which is a shame as there are customers on hand looking for these.
Simmental bulls sold to 237p to gross £1173.15 PIGS (108); Selling time – 9:15am Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145) Numbers down on last week but trade very good throughout. Porkers were in demand topping at 232p/kg from M R Barnham, Bromsgrove for 73kg pigs, not so far behind were from J & B Fentem & Sons, Allsop en le Dale at 230p/kg for 76kg pigs and 228p/kg. Cutting pigs topped at 237p/kg from J & B Fentem, Allsop en le Dale for 76kg pigs and 235p/kg x 2 for the same vendor. Bacon pigs sold to 239/kg from Massie Farms, Stafford for 92 kg pigs, others from the same home to 238×2, 237 & 236×4. Heavies topped at 226p/kg for 109kg pigs from PF & PD Parsons & Partners, Redbrook Maelor, C Blackshaw, Sheffield saw a respectable 202p/kg for 114kg pig. Sows topped at 117p/kg for a 268kg pig from MC&E Beattie, Allostock, another 332kg sow from the same home to 102p/kg. Porkers (6); av 229.66p/kg or £166.88/head Cutting Pigs (28); av 227.83p/kg or £179.66head Bacon Pigs (67); av 227.64/kg or £216.77/head Heavy Pigs (5); av 194.13p/kg or £225.58/head Cull Sows (2); av 108.7p/kg or £326.10/head.
DAIRIES (145);
Selling time – 11:30am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
!! BOOM !! BOOM !! BOOM !!
145 DAIRIES SOLD
* 20 £2000+ * 9 £2500+ *
TOP OF £2980
A bl**dy fantastic day, that’s the only way to describe it. A really quality entry which was justly rewarded with a scorching trade throughout all categories.
The day started with a great run of calves nearly all of which were £300+ topping at £350.
The trade for milkers surpassed all expectations with a good proportion of the entry £2000 and above. Taking top honours was the Shepherd family fresh back from their successes at the Yorkshire Show. A Secretariat daughter giving 40kg caught the eye of Andrew Hulme who took her home to Basford at £2980. They also had a second heifer, a Westcoast Ardor daughter to £2750 to the Bradbury family of Earl Sterndale.
Hot in pursuit were the Critchlow family of Cubley who saw their best heifer reach £2920 to N Moss of Meerbrook. Their second heifer made £2780 to a regular purchaser. A second calver from the same home reached £2800 to L Neville of Matlock.
In-calf heifer topped at £1780 from G Forrester of Abbots Bromley with a Shorthorn In-calf heifer from Messrs Darwin of Sheffield to £1720.
We were fortunate to have a superb entry of youngstock from two very good Derbyshire herds. These were keenly sought after with 14-16 month old heifers repeatedly exceeding £1000 to top at £1130.
Plenty of sales being booked. Keep your eyes pealed on the Facebook page.
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
LAMBS (1101);
An increased seasonal entry saw a competitive trade throughout. Trade back slightly on the week but compares very well with other outlets on the same day with an SQQ of 278p/kg.
Best lambs very well bid for, to a top at 328p/kg and plenty of well-shaped well fleshed lambs at 300p and better.
Best big lambs averaging £159/head.
Although trade is less, the overall average still very encouraging at £116.50/head.
Sample Prices:
328p 45kg JM Robinson, Swythamley
323p 44.5kg D Williams, Basford
314p 39.5kg IE & M Wilson, Hollington
312p 37kg JM Robinson, Swythamley
309p 39.25kg I Walker, Stone
308p 42kg B Vernon, Rocester
303p 45.67kg D Williams, Basford
301p 37kg L Renshaw, Church Broughton
300p 53kg KA & KJ Shelley, Blythe Bridge
298p 37.5kg IE & M Wilson, Hollington
298p 52kg KA & JR Burgess, Heaton
CULL SHEEP (223);
Short on numbers but not on trade with all Ewes looking well sold. Best sort to £178 for Continental Ewes, best Mules to £130/head and very good sorts at £92/head.
Overall average at £103.43
CALVES (152);
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)
A very good entry of calves on offer sold on a sharp trade throughout with buyers for all types. Best Bull peaked at £445 for M N Bailey, New Street, with 3 over the £400 barrier. In the heifers, best strong sorts peaked at £375 for the same vendor, with 4 over £300.
52 Continental Bulls
Demand very good throughout with plenty of farmer buyers operating, realising an average of £239.
14 Simmental av £269 to £445 M N Bailey, New Street
6 Limousin av £256 to £300 M N Bailey, New Street
32 British Blues av £222 to £415 H W Heath & Son, Stone.
31 Continental Heifers
As with Bulls, plenty of bidders with best strong sorts selling at a premium, with an average of £180.
9 Simmental av £225 to £340 M N Bailey, New Street
4 Limousin av £159 to £265 J Kirkham, Sutton
18 British Blue av £161 to £345 DW & P Hulme, Basford.
35 Natives
A mixed lot on offer with wide variety of prices recorded. A strong Hereford Heifer topped at £375 for M N Bailey, New Street.
7 Hereford Bulls av £137 to £278 SJ Hooley, Butley
13 Hereford Heifers av £129 to £375 M N Bailey
13 Aberdeen Angus Bulls av £122 to £285 RJ Allcock
4 Aberdeen Angus Heifers av £117 to £210 R&R Moss
15 Black & White Bulls
Friesian Bulls av £46 to £62 Misson Organic Farming
Friesian Heifers topped £68 Misson Organic Farming
Shorthorn Bulls av £81 to £185 R A Lomas
4 Reared Calves
Bidding still strong for all types with best rearing sorts over £100/head and processing calves in the £40-£60 range.
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SATURDAY 22ND JULY
Fortnightly Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle
Entries close Friday 14th July
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SATURDAY 22ND JULY Sale of Early Lambing Breeding Sheep Entries Close Friday 14th July
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SATURDAY 12TH AUGUST
Fortnightly Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle
Entries close Friday 4th August
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SATURDAY 12TH AUGUST
Sale of Store & Breeding Pigs – 10.30am
Sale of Store & Breeding Goats – 11am
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SATURDAY 12TH AUGUST Sale of Early Lambing Breeding Sheep Entries Close Friday 4th August
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