There was a good show of buyers around the dairy ring for the dispersal sale on behalf of David Tomlinson, seeing a top price of £3350 for a fresh heifer.
More pigs on offer today with a top price of 226p/kg for fat pigs.
Some good quality on offer in the calf shed with a British Blue bull topping at £685 and a British Blue heifer topping at £590.
Less barrens on offer but a good average was achieved at 221.79p/kg.
764 sheep on offer with lambs topping at 400p/kg and a top gross price of £210.10 but many more could be sold. More Ewes on offer this week, topping at £240/head.
BARREN COWS
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
Top price of the day was 278p/kg for a 515kg Limousin cow from JD Alcock of Elkstones which topped at £1431.70 with a 585kg British Blue selling to 246p/kg to gross £1439.10 for the same vendor.
A P Wain of Forsbrook had a 725kg British Blue cow to 275p/kg to gross at £1993.75 which was the top gross price of the day.
A 720kg Holstein sold up to 237p/kg to gross £1706.40 for P F Gilman of Thorncliffe who also had another Holstein weighing 800kg selling to 229p/kg to gross £1782.50.
A 775kg Holstein sold to 230p/kg to gross £1782.50 for P & M Critchlow of Cubley.
Overall average was 221.79p/kg.
PIGS (111)
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
More pigs forward with a strong yarding of pigs and trade to match. Fats sold to 226p and sows to 79p
Porkers sold to 226p for J&B Fentem who had others to 195p.
Cutters sold to 205p & 202p for Alan Shinton, Ellesmere. J&B Fentem to 195p, C Hine to 193p.
Bacon pigs sold to 223p or £224.12 for Nick Brown & Family, Marston Montgomery two cracking Pietrain gilts. JG Belfield to 217p. Massie Famrs to 215p, 212p x2, 211p, 210p x3, 209p. PF+PD Parsons to 207p, 202p, 201p. C Hine 203p.
Heavies tro 158p for B Minshull and a clean gilt to 116p or £243.60 for R Rowlinson.
Sows sold to 79p for JG Belfield and 76p for R Rowlinson.
Pig Averages.
Pork Pigs (4) av 210.66p/kg or £154.31/head
Cutting Pigs (16) av 187.10p/kg or £152.84/head
Bacon Pigs (81) av 197.27p/kg or £180.04/head
Heavies (4) av 133.78p/kg or £166.23/head
Sows (2) av 77.52p/kg or £191.87/head
DAIRIES
Selling time – 11:30am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
Dairies to £3350
108 Dairies Sold
A full ring of buyers gathered at Leek on Tuesday for the dispersal on behalf of David Tomlinson Ford Hall. Trade was sharp throughout, peaking at £3350 to average £1938.
The commercial entry topped at £2420 for a 27kg heifer from Messrs Platts of Bamford with a Montbeliarde X heifer from Messrs Smith of Quarnford at £2380.
A great crowd turned out to support David Tomlinson for his dispersal. Prices topped at £3350 for a fresh Seville heifer giving 32kg with others to £3120 & £2950.
Overall, 34 passed the £2000 mark with many £2500 + to average an excellent £1938 which included a number of cows with faults.
A busy day in the dairy shed next week. We have the sale of some smashing cows on behalf of the Campbell family which really should not be missed.
Also 20 fresh cows from one home and a special entry of 25 Pedigree bulling heifers from the Cubley herd of Messrs Critchlow.
If you have stock to sell, please get in touch!
Meg Elliott – 07967 007049
or Anna Wildgoose – 07532 237232.
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
LAMBS (520)
A seasonal entry met an excellent trade with very good demand, particularly for the best shaped, well finished lambs of all weights.
Overall average was 349p/kg.
Best sorts regularly at 370p – 400p and plenty grossing £160 – £180/head to a top of £210.10. 39kg – 45kg lambs averaged 350p/kg and 45kg – 52kg averaged 356p/kg or £170/head.
More could be sold each week to the vendor’s advantage.
Sample Prices: –
370p 37kg Waller Farms, Macclesfield
382p 40.9kg CG Buckston, Sutton on the Hill
400p 41kg JE Swindells, Leek
379p 41kg JB Rowlinson & Son, Gawsworth
378p 41.3kg RG&AS Williamson, Wetley Rocks
393p 41.8kg RG&AS Williamson, Wetley Rocks
376p 43kg W Bunting & Co, Alsop en le Dale
376p 45kg Amy Seabridge, Stone
373p 42kg FJ Gould & Son, Longnor
395p 45.7kg RG&AS Williamson, Wetley Rocks
386p 47kg D Williams, Basford
380p 49kg S & J Reeves, Hope Valley
382p 49.6kg D Williams, Basford
370p 50.5kg J & L Pot Ltd, Stanshope
382p 55kg D Williams, Basford
CULL EWES (214)
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
More ewes forward with a larger show of plain grazing types forward which look very well sold on the day. Meated ewes are in demand but lacking in numbers. Top price £240 for RG & AS Williamson, Wetley Rocks for a smart Texel x ewe.
Sample prices:-
CE Smith £225
R&S Bailey £210
PG Read £200, £185
FJ Gould £190
D Williams £187
Continentals £170+
Plain continentals £125-£155
Mules £120-£150
Hill types and feeders £85-£110
Overall average £116.71/head
CALVES (118)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)
A good turnout and some excellent quality about once again so Congratulations go out to all vendors for producing some lovely sorts to offer for sale.
26 CONTINENTAL BULLS
All good to sell with the top ten all over £600 and up to a superb £685 for a British Blue from J R Johnson & Sons. Mediums £500 – £580 with a few smaller sorts under £400.
19 Blues av £535 to £685 J R Johnson & Sons
4 Lims av £360 to £535 J & W Knight
1 Char to £660 D & G Tudor
23 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
Dearer than the bulls by comparison and some good sorts to go at. Nine best British Blues £535 – £590 for Messrs Shone, Bradnop. Mediums £400 – £500 and only six smaller sorts under £400.
14 Blues av £505 to £590 A & S Shone & Son
5 Sims av £397 to £480 WH Townsend & Son
4 Lims av £311 to £445 J C & D Hudson
24 NATIVES
As dear as we have ever seen them.
4 AA Bulls to £435 P Bennett & Son
6 Here Bulls av £335 to £430 J & W Knight
8 AA Heifs av £365 to £450 GR & D Hawkins
5 Here Heifs av £324 to £400 Rowland Partners
30 BLACK & WHITE BULLS
More on offer and a solid price.
14 Friesian av £155 to £300 F & C Goodwin
10 Holstein av £134 to £180 J A Clowes & Sons
1 Norwegian to £140 Newton Dairy
19 REARED CALVES
£700 BB Heif (3-4mths x4) Newton Dairy
£690 Her Heif (3-4mths x5) AM & JE Kirby
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SATURDAY 2nd AUGUST
Catalogued Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle
Entries Close Friday 25th July
Next Sale Saturday 2nd August
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SATURDAY 2nd AUGUST
Catalogued Sale of Breeding Sheep 11am
MV & Non MV Sections
Entries Close Friday 25th July
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