Strong trade in the calf section again today, seeing a British Blue bull top at £700 and a Limousin heifer to £440.
Just short of 1,000 head of sheep on offer again today with Hoggs topping at 392p/kg, Spring Lambs up to 388p/kg and Ewes to £291/head.
The Barrens sold well to 287p/kg to a top of £2181.20 with clean cattle to 316p/kg to gross at £1817.
Smaller numbers in the dairies seeing a top of £2050 for a Pedigree heifer.
Pigs up to 202p/kg for fats and 91p for sows.
BARREN COWS
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
Plenty of trade in the barrens again today, seeing a Holstein cow, weighing 760kg, top the day at 287p/kg for WE Turnock & Sons of Onecote, to gross £2181.20.
A 605kg Friesian was close behinds at 286p/kg for JAS Agricultural UK Ltd, to gross £1730.30.
Two Herefords, from SA Garlick Ltd of Knotbury, reached 269p/kg and 356p/kg, weighing 710kg and 650kg to gross £1909.90 and £1664.
Other top prices include: –
605kg B/ Blue to 240p/kg F&J Barlow, Ipstones
575kg Frie to 205p/kg GB Milington, Wincle
525kg Frie to 200p/kg JAS Agricultural Ltd
The overall average for Barrens today was 244.05p/kg or £1517.71/head.
CLEAN CATTLE
A 17-month-old Friesian bull, weighing 575kg sold to 316p/kg to gross £1817/head for JAS Agricultural UK LTD.
PIGS (117)
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
A few more fats pigs this week, a mixed show of quality but best pigs well bid for. Top price 202p for fats and 91p for sows.
Porkers to 163p for J&B Fentem.
Cutters sold to 192p J&B Fentem who had others to 190p, 187p. W Stamper sold to 191p, 167p.
Bacon pigs sold to 202p for Massie Farms who had others to 201p, 199px2, 198p. PF+PD Parsons to 200p, 195p, 173p, 172p. W Stamper to 192p. J&B Fentem to 191p. B Minsull to 189p, 180p. N Brown to 185p.
Heavy to 173p for PF+PD Parsons who had others to 148p. W Stamper to 140p. a 178kg gilt to 122p for C Hine.
Sows to 91p for R Wilson who had others to 61p.
Pig Averages.
Porkers (1) av 163.00p/kg or £122.25/head
Cutting Pigs (32); av 151.38p/kg or £122.47/head
Bacon Pigs (78); av 176.67p/kg or £168.95/head
Heavies (3) av 153.71p/kg or £172.16/head
Sows (2); av 74.17p/kg or £231.42/head
DAIRIES
Selling time – 11:30am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
A bank holiday week with numbers disturbed in all sections.
Generally, the older and more Friesian types very well bid for and several men leaving empty handed.
Richard Kennerley topped the newly calved cows at £1800 for a 5th calved British Friesian, calved 11th April.
Half bred fresh Jersey cross cows to £1300.
Andrew Broadley at Newhaven topped the day at £2050 with his Brundcliffe Pedigree heifer, sold giving 30kg.
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
SPRING LAMBS (32)
A modest entry saw a slow enquiry, with buyers not able to switch over and a lot of old season lambs still coming forward.
Best selling to 388p/kg or £175.88/head to average 368p/kg.
HOGGS (787)
A good entry sold on a slower trade than last week but still comparing well to other outlets.
Best on offer selling to 392p/kg and plenty at 360p plus. Leaner sorts harder to place and plenty at 280p – 300p.
Heavy types seeing good demand for the best, up to 381p for heavies and 346p for overweights. Top headage of £196.08, run of the mill 50kg plus, trading 260p – 290p depending on breed, finish and size.
Overall average at 302p overall 318p SQQ. £143/head.
Sample Prices: –
362p 34kg B Shaw, Buxton
355p 36kg DJ&P Smith, Rushton Spencer
360p 37.5kg RE Challinor, Dilhorne
370p 39.2kg RE Challinor, Dilhorne
370p 42.5kg J Fernyhough, Swythamley
392p 45.3kg D Williams, Basford
360p 46kg D Williams, Basford
362p 47.8kg R Pickering, Wirksworth
381p 48kg R Pickering, Wirksworth
356p 49.2kg FS&MJ Heath, Pipe Gate
330p 55kg DJ&P Smith, Rushton Spencer
341p 56kg D Williams, Basford
346p 56.7kg FS&MJ Heath, Pipe Gate
CULL EWES (172)
Similar numbers to last week and trade similar. Again, more lean gazing types forward which are well bid for, meated ewes very well bid for but lacking in numbers. Top price for Texels from L Hadfield & Sons, Peak Forest topping at £291 for a pen full with others at £262, £232, from the same home.
Other top prices ID&TJ Gregory topping at £242, £210 £174. GW Myatt & Partners to £212. D&CJ Redfern to £182. L Wright £180.
Better Continentals £165+
Mules to £143 generally, £110-£130
Lean feeding mules £80-£105
Hill types and very small lean ewes £40-£70.
Tups topped at £171 for D&CJ Redfern.
Overall average a respectable £121/head given the goods on offer.
CALVES (92)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Holly Swift (07973 982453)
Fantastic trade in the calf shed again here at Leek today, topping at £700 for a British Blue bull from the Myatt Partners at Gratton.
39 CONTINENTAL BULLS
Immense trade for the continental bulls with the top ten over £535, just take a look at the averages.
8 Blues av £510 to £700 GW Myatt&Partners
13 Sims av £445 to £570 TD&DA Higginson
14 Lims av £433 to £665 JC&D Hudson
4 Pied av £414 to £510 FA & TM Cotton
25 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
Dearer on the week again with nine over £400 and topping at £440 for a Limousin calf from JC & D Hudson.
6 Blues av £385 to £440 AJ&T Myatt
10 Sims av £275 to £430 RJ Clowes
7 Lims av £372 to £440 JC&D Hudson
2 Pied av £285 to £305 FA & TM Cotton
21 NATIVES
Only Aberdeen Angus on offer today in the natives and all sizes well bid for, topping at £485 for PE Holmes & Son.
11 AA Bulls av £275 to £485 PE Holmes & Son
10 AA Heifs av £285 to £398 PE Holmes & Son
6 BLACK & WHITE BULLS
Generally smaller sorts on offer today, averaging £46.
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SATURDAY 26th APRIL
Catalogued Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle
Entries Close Friday 18th April
Next Sale Saturday 10th May
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SATURDAY 26th APRIL
Sale of Ewes & Hoggs with Lambs at Foot
Please Advise of Entries
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