BARREN COWS
Selling time – 10:00am Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
A fast trade in the barrens today and some excellent prices achieved.
A smashing Limousin cow weighing 640kg topped the day at 311p/kg to gross £1990.40 for E Vaughan of Newcastle.
HG & J Evans of Macclesfield had two Charolais cows weighing 760kg and 810kg selling to 286p/kg and 279p/kg to gross £2173.60 and £2259.90 respectively.
A dairy Shorthorn weighing 700kg from SJ Hooley of Macclesfield achieved 275p/kg to gross £1925.
Other top prices: –
S/Horn 805kg 369p £2165 GG Hall & Son
S/Horn 645kg 267p £1722 SJ Hooley
Char 775kg 264p £2046 HG & J Evans
Top headage price of the day was £2259.90 for the Charolais from HG & J Evans.
The overall average was a very respectable 225.20p/kg.
CLEAN CATTLE
A 625kg Hereford heifer sold to 340p/kg to gross £2125 for AM & JE Kirby and an Aberdeen Angus heifer sold to 316p/kg to gross £2069.80 for AP Wain of Forsbrook.
The overall average was 327.72p/kg with a top headage price of £2125.
PIGS (101)
Selling time – 9:15am Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
A good show of pigs forward today fats sold to 224p or £225.68 and sows to 68p and £182.70.
Porker sold to 224p for Ben Vernon, B Palfryman had boars to 212p, J&B Fentem to 205p.
Cutters sold to 216p for J&B Fentem who had others at 202p, 198p. B Palfryman to 198p. C Hine to 204p.
Bacon pigs sold to 217p for N Brown to gross £225.68. Massie Farms to 215p, 210p, 209p, 205p, 204p, 203p, 202p. J&B Fentem to 201p, B Minshull to 200p,
Boars to 173p for B Vernon. Heavies sold to 123p for M Carefoot.
Sows to 68p for Gavin and Mandy Pawson and 58p for J McAleenan.
Pig Averages.
Pork Pigs (3); av 213.74p/kg or £151.75/head
Cutting Pigs (20); av 181.77p/kg or £146.78/head
Bacon Pigs (67) av 189.72p/kg or £178.50/head
Heavies (9) av 102.03p/kg or £133.31/head
Sows (2) av 62.49p/kg or £178.73/head
DAIRIES
Selling time – 11:30am Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
DAIRIES TO £3550
Another very strong trade for milkers despite the ongoing grass shortages saw the best peak at £3550 and 6 pass the £3000 mark.
Taking top honours with their second calver Broomhouse Mendel Phillis 8061 was the Easom family of Oakerthorpe. They also had a heifer by Denovo 3709 Charter to £3400.
Regular vendors, the Westons of Roston had a smashing run of heifers in with three reaching £3380, £3350 and £3200.
Martin Riley of Longnor showed a very pretty heifer that made £3150.
Bullers from John Kirby of Oakham topped at £1300.
Trade continues at a pace. If you have stock to sell get in touch!
SHEEP
Selling time 11:00am Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
LAMB SECTION (1045)
A good entry met a slower trade on the week but still well in line with other outlets. The increased numbers were easily absorbed by our buyers and the slower trade was a result of the national trade not our increased numbers.
Best lambs to 372p/kg and best heavy lambs good to sell to a top of £205.20/head. Meated commercial lambs generally 315p – 340p and lean grass-fed lambs around 300p.
Overall average at 318p/kg or £136/head.
Sample Prices: –
359p 38.5kg JB Rowlinson & Son, Gawsworth
354p 38.6kg JB Rowlinson & Son, Gawsworth
358p 39kg RC & JM Torr, Macclesfield
363p 39.5kg JB Rowlinson & Son, Gawsworth
361p 42.8kg CE Smith, Longford
364p 43kg CE Bingham & Son, Bakewell
367p 45.5kg EW Lane, Upper Hulme
360p 45.5kg P Nadin, Meerbrook
368p 45.8kg JE Swindells, Leek
355p 46.2kg C Needham, Foxt
366p 47.5kg D Williams, Basford
372p 48.7kg EW Lane, Upper Hulme
353p 51.5kg J Tavernor & Co, Gt Haywood
352p 51.7kg DL&J Johnson, Stoke on Trent
345p 53.5kg D Wiliams, Basford
360p 57kg TW Carnwell & Sons, Kingsley Moor
CULL EWES (225)
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
More ewes forward with grass lessening everywhere. A mixed yarding with a lot more grazing ewes forward.
Best ewes sold to £290 for Sam Edge, Ballidon.
Sample Prices: –
S Edge £290
KP&LJ Cooper £212, £190
PG Read £210, £174
DL&J Johnson £197
Continentals £160+
Plain continentals £125-£155
Mules £110-£140
Hill types and feeders £60-£100
Overall average £104.50/head
CALVES (127)
Selling time – 10:00am Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)
More on offer but a little easier in price for some comodities.
33 CONTINENTAL BULLS
A solid price but certainly not as dear as they were a month ago. A tremendous British Blue found many admirers and sailed away to £790 for Messrs Wilkinson, Great Budworth with better bulls generally £420 – £650. Mediums bulls £370 – £400 with just a handful under £370.
24 Blues av £444 to £790 R Wilkinson & Son
1 Sims to £430 CV Whilock & Sons
8 Lims av £418 to £650 NG, JMH & H Mellor
30 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
Dearer than the bulls by comparison with a few extra buyers for the quality on offer. Blues sold up to £500 for Andrew & Sally Shone with the top eight over £400. Mediums £340 – £90 with a handful under £300.
19 Blues av £371 to £500 A & A Shone & Son
3 Sims av £323 to £330 CV Whilock & Sons
7 Lims av £367 to £490 NE Goodwin & Son
1 Char to £455 JW Campbell
31 NATIVES
The best to sell today with some astronomical prices.
7 Here Bulls av £348 to £415 HW Heath & Son
8 AA Bulls av £341 to £450 JW Campbell
8 Here Heifs av £218 to £310 AM & JE Kirby
7 AA Heifs av £225 to £345 R&T Clowes & Son
1 Linc Heif to £335 Birch Bros
17 BLACK & WHITE BULLS
Six best Friesians over £200 and up to £320 and £260 for J & W Knight, Horton.
£700 (x3) Sim Bulls (3mths) SJ Hooley
£605 (x4) Sim Heif (3mths) SJ Hooley
£500 BB Heif (3½mths) AM & JE Kirby.
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SATURDAY 30th AUGUST
Catalogued Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle
Entries Close Friday 22nd August
Next Sale Saturday 13th September
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Entries Close Friday 29th August
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