Calves still an absolute flying trade with a record high of £760 for a British Blue bull and British Blue heifers topping at £495!
Less numbers around in the sheep shed today but trade still strong with hoggs topping at 418p/kg. Ewes were in demand and topped at £282 but more needed to meet demand. Tups were the trade of the day, reaching £266.
Competitive bidding in the Barrens, reaching 275p/kg for a 695kg Sussex X with a top headage price of £2122.65 for a Black & White cow.
The Pedigree Sale in the Dairies topped at £2900 twice for second calvers.
BARREN COWS
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
An even faster trade with strong bidding on all.
Top price for cows was 275p/kg for a 695kg Sussex X from JM Robinson of Swythamley to gross £1911.25.
The heaviest cow of the day, a Black & White, from JW Campbell of Cheadle, achieved 267p/kg at 795kg to gross £2122.65.
Another 720kg Black & White cow from J Kirkham of Sutton, sold for 267kg also and a 775kg Black & White from DR & A Shuker & Sons of Bosley achieved 259p/kg to gross £2007.25.
Other prices as follows: –
550kg B&W 258p/kg AJC Stone Ltd
610kg B Swiss 247p/kg DR&A Shuker&Sons
555kg B&W 245p/kg WE Turnock & Sons
665kg B&W 238p/kg GB Millington
570kg A/shire 236p/kg B&A Poyser
Overall average 240.29p/kg and £1491.50.
CLEAN CATTLE
Only two small unfinished cattle in which were strongly bid for and achieved up to 210p/kg for a 255kg Dairy Shorthorn bull and 191p/kg for a 250kg Dairy Shorthorn heifer.
Buyers are in attendance for well finished cattle every week.
PIGS (78)
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
Less numbers about and trade holds firmer. Gilts 190p+ and boars 165p+, best gilts topped at 201p for J&B Minshull.
Cutters sold to 94p for J&B Fentem who had others to 192p, 191p, 190p, 168p, 166p, 164p. J Ball to 171p.
Baconers sold to 201p for J&B Minshull, S Bailey to 200p & 190p, Massie Farms to 197p, 196p, 194p, 192p. B Plalfryman to 194p. J Ball to 193p. J&B Fentem to 193p, 192p.
A Clean gilt from C Hine to 92p.
Pig Averages.
Cutting Pigs (19); av 178.98p/kg or £155.52/head
Bacon Pigs (55); av 181.74p/kg or £167.69/head
DAIRIES
Selling time – 11:30am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
Dairies to £2900 X 2
Trade for milkers was just as swift on Tuesday at the March Pedigree Sale which saw the best reach £2900 twice over, both from the Broomhouse Herd of Messrs Easom. Both second calvers and giving 48kg and 44kg they caught the eye of Peter Wilson of Blithbury who clinched them both.
Other second calvers from the Phillips Family of Winkhill reached £2780.
Heifers topped at £2880 for a Rubels daughter from the Cotton Family of Whiston to A Moseley of Cheddleton. They also had a second to £2750.
Young calves sold well, topping at £440 from JJ Furness of Elton, Matlock.
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
HOGGS (632)
A smaller entry which is probably helpful with slower demand nationally.
Trade in Leek however remarkably upbeat for the majority of hoggs forward and the heavy weights dearer on the week to a top of 418p/kg and multiple lots at 380p and better.
Heavy weights hard to place and plenty at 300-310p/kg, hopefully that will improve over the next week or two.
SQQ average at 344p/kg and overall 329p/kg.
Sample Prices: –
375p 36kg J Belfield & R Deakin-Gallimore
365p 36.7kg GH&M Torr
386p 42kg H Hodgkinson&Sons, Earl Sterndale
386p 42.3kg J&GJ Fryer, Horton
386p 42.9kg SJ Pace & Co, Congleton
418p 44kg R Tomkinson&Son, Butterton
392p 44.5kg DB Goldstraw, Meerbrook
362p 45.6kg H Hodgkinson&Sons, Earl Sterndale
400p 48kg J&GJ Fryer, Horton
380p 48.3kg R&S Bailey, Rushton Spencer
400p 48.4kg R&S Bailey, Rushton Spencer
359p 52.7kg R&S Bailey, Rushton Spencer
342p 53.3kg AJ Gilman, Elkstones
385p 53.3kg H Hodgkinson&Sons, Earl Sterndale
CULL EWES (143)
The dearest trade we have seen!! Simply not enough forward at all.
Trade absolutely off the clock, anything with frame or meat is a serious trade. More ewes required next week please the averages speak for themselves with the top 50 ewes averaging £221.54.
Top prices
£282 R Bailey, £250, £221, £208, £204 J&JG Fryer, £249 x2, £245, £192 D Williams, £240, £214, B Vernon, £215 RA&N Barker, £210, L Taylor, £207, ACA&TJ Ede, £203, £164 Crow Trees Farm, £200, £170, D Slaney, £200, £192 RE Harrison, £198 TW&CM White.
Better Continentals £190+
Plainer Sorts £160-£190
Mules to £191 generally £160-£180
Hill types and plain ewes £110-£140
Very small and lean ewes £30-£60
Tups the trade of the day with some serious shape and size on offer top price £266 for Frank Rushton who had another at £246. D Williams to £260, B Vernon at £250, J&JG Fryer to £230.
Overall average a remarkable £174.85.
CALVES (119) 2 OVER £700
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)
More on offer and trade once again at sky high levels and possibly even more than last week.
35 CONTINENTAL BULLS
On fire!
Buyers crying out for calves and having to pay a big price to secure them. Two topped £700 today with a record high at Leek of £760 for an Andy Williamson special and Andrew Hulme close behind at £725. Eight more better sorts £560-£630, medium bulls £380-£440 with a few smaller bulls under £350.
24 Blues av £438 to £760 RG&AS Williamson
4 Sims av £467 to £560 H&E Bailey & Ptnrs
8 Lims av £483 to £600 GW&MA Hicklin
1 Cha to £395 GR Spink
1 Blo to £435 WH Townsend & Son
49 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
A big run and a lot from two Spring calving herds. Quality heifers topped at £495 and £490 for Graham Turnock with the best end £370 plus. Mediums £250-£320 with a few smalls from block calving herds under £200.
33 Blues av £259 to £495 WE Turnock & Sons
2 Sims av £372 to £395 GW&MA Hicklin
12 Lims av £351 to £460 Alkmonton Farms
18 NATIVES
6 AA Bulls av £296 to £575 JW Campbell
11 AA Heifs av £207 to £295 RG&AS Williamson
17 BLACK & WHITE BULLS
Dearer like all calves. A smart Montbeliarde X made £415 with meated Holsteins to £245 with the smaller sorts £38-£80.
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SATURDAY 29th MARCH
Catalogued Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle
Entries Close Friday 21st March
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