Increased entry of Spring Lambs this week seeing a strong trade, selling up to 380p/kg, less Hoggs around as expected, seeing a top price of 333p/kg and Ewes up to £222/head.
Calves still strong with 112 on offer and a top of £710 for a Simmental bull and a British Blue bull with British Blue and Simmental heifers to £540/head.
There was a run of bulling heifers in the Dairy section with a top price of £1310
Barrens sold up to 295p/kg and achieved a top headage price of £1888.
Less pigs on offer this week with bacon pigs up to 179p/kg
BARREN COWS (20)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
There was a good company of buyers around the ring on Tuesday and trade was swift.
Top call of the day was 295p/kg for a Holstein cow weighing 640kg from W E Turnock & Sons of Onecote to gross £1888, who also had a second Holstein weighing 485kg to 285p/kg to gross £1382.25.
A 605kg Limousin cow sold to 289p/kg for T B Thornley of Ashbourne to gross £1748.45.
Other top prices: –
277p 520kg £1440 Hols S E Greenall
235p 765kg £1797 Hols W G & J Clark
235p 565kg £1327 Hols GW & MA Hicklin
229p 565kg £1293 Hols GW & MA Hicklin
227p 560kg £1271 Hols B & A Poyser
An overage Hereford bull weighing 965kg sold to 270p/kg to gross at £2605 for J S Hine of Biddulph.
Overall average for barrens was 226.86p/kg.
CLEAN CATTLE
A 22-month-old Friesian bull topped at 328p/kg weighing 655kg for JAS Agricultural of Ashbourne to gross £2148.40.
PIGS (33)
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
Less pigs about today with the bank holiday weekend.
Cutters sold to 171p for C Hine, J&B Fentem to 160p, R Stubbs to 139p.
Bacon pigs to 179p for C Hine, R Stubbs to 170p, 142p, 137p, 130p. J&B Fentem to 170p, 158p. S Bailey to 165p.
Heavies for DB Goldstraw to 187p or £201.23. R Stubbs 145p, 139p.
Sows to 68p for R Rowlinson, RA Hughes to 50p, 48p. C Wardle to 43p, 41p.
Pig Averages: –
Cutting Pigs (4); av 157.14p/kg or £123.04/head
Bacon Pigs (15); av 152.35p/kg or £143.31/head
Heavies (6), av 157.11p/kg or £167.59/head
Sows (6), av 42.19p/kg or £119.12/head
DAIRIES
Selling time – 11:30am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
Dairies to £2340
Bulling Heifers to £1310
Quality was a little lacking on Tuesday and trade overall for milkers was generally a tad steadier, however, heifers still topped at £2340 for a 33kg heifer from the Wayne family of Ible.
The trade of the day however was for a smashing run of bulling heifers from the Attfield family of Whetstone. These peaked at £1310 to average £1214.
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)
SPRING LAMBS (326)
An increased entry, selling on a competitive trade is up on competing outlets.
Best lambs to 380p/kg for standard weights and 377p/kg for mediums and best big lambs at £160/head plus and top headage price of £166.50.
Overall average of 334p/kg.
Sample Prices: –
375p 36.2kg G Whitehouse, Ashbourne
375p 38.6kg G Whitehouse, Ashbourne
380p 38.7kg Woodward Farming Partners
370p 40kg AT&C Beckett, Hulme
369p 40kg Woodward Farming Partners
372p 40.7kg RG&AS Williamson, Wetley Rocks
374p 43kg CG Buckston, Sutton on the Hill
377p 43kg CG Buckston, Sutton on the Hill
352p 45.6kg J&GJ Fryer, Horton
320p 48kg AT&C Beckett, Hulme
314p 50kg H White, Snelston
HOGGS (370)
Numbers starting to slow and trade much different with some very strong competitive bidding for handy weights and even the heavy types seeing a lot more demand.
Best to 333p/kg and plenty at 320p/kg and better and best heavies to 329p/kg and 304p/kg for overweights.
Top headage at £178.99
Sample Prices: –
330p 38.6kg J Fernyhough, Swythamley
333p 40.3kg G Wheeldon, Chelmorton
330p 41.3kg B Shaw, Buxton
330p 42.9kg G Wheeldon, Chelmorton
320p 43kg JM & ADJ Hayes, Alstonefield
331p 43.2kg MJ & VP Oliver & Sons, Congleton
329p 46kg J Gilman & Partners, Bosley
329p 46kg J Gilman & Partners, Bosley
312p 46kg O Wardrobe, Horton
320p 47.5kg RM Hughes, Congleton
304p 52.7kg M&M Heath, Rushton Spencer
297p 53.5kg R&M Phillips, Ladmanlow
300p 55.5kg D Williams, Basford
CULL EWES (207)
A better show of ewes in today, meated ewes a flyer, topping at £222 for Dave Goldstraw, Dave Williams to £220, GW Myatt £220, KS&J Burgess to £200 and £191. M Shaw £190. J&JA Venables to £190.
Continentals £160+
Plain continentals £130-£150
Mules to £168 generally £110-£130
Hill types and feeders £50-£70
Overall average £133.77/head
CALVES (112)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Holly Swift (07973 982453)
Topping at £710 twice today for two different vendors, a Simmental bull from P N Holdcroft and a British Blue bull from J Shirt & Sons. Heifers to £540 twice again for a British Blue heifer from Foker Grange and a Limousin heifer from the Williamsons.
37 CONTINENTAL BULLS
A good show on offer and the prices reflect the quality. Over half over £500, eight over £600 and three over £700, topping at £710 twice for J Shirt & Sons and P N Holdcroft.
21 Blues av £490 to £710 J Shirt & Sons
4 Char av £587 to £700 J Shirt & Sons
5 Sims av £514 to £710 P N Holdcroft
7 Lims av £431 to £545 JC&D Hudson
23 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
Over half the entry over £400, four over £500 and topping at £540 twice for RG & AS Williamson and Foker Grange.
16 Blues av £406 to £540 Foker Grange
5 Sim/Lim av £381 to £540 RG&AS Williamson
1 Blon to £425 PGR Sales
1 Char to £400 JW Campbell
25 NATIVES
The natives topped at £520 today for a very smart Hereford bull from the Spinks family. The rest of the entry generally smaller goods on offer than the previous weeks, as reflected in the averages.
9 AA Bulls av £291 to £450 Foker Grange
3 Here Bulls av £393 to £520 GR Spink
9 AA Heifs av £221 to £370 A&JE Goldstraw
4 Here Heifs av £240 to £355 PJ Davies
27 BLACK & WHITE BULLS
Topping at £335 for J Shirt & Sons for a big strong Friesian bull. Well over 60% of the entry over the £100 mark.
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SATURDAY 7th JUNE
Catalogued Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle
Entries Close Friday 30th May
Next Sale Saturday 21st June
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SATURDAY 7th JUNE
Sale of Store & Breeding Pigs – 10.30am
Sale of Store & Breeding Goats – 11am
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