BARREN COWS
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
Barrens topped at £1889.40 this week for a 705kg Limousin from SJ Day of Blackshaw Moor which sold to 268p/kg.
A 575kg Bazadaise cow sold to 283p/kg to gross £1627.25 for HM, H & S Shann of Sheen.
Other Top Pices: –
Frie 680kg £1523 PN Holdcroft, Brown Edge
Hols 615kg £1451 SE Greenall, Matlock
Hols 575kg £1426 SE Greenall, Matlock
Hols 575kg £1426 J,CA & Dn Tomlinson, Ford
The overall average for barrens was 194.60/kg or £1137.89/head.
CLEAN CATTLE
A 28-month-old Aberdeen Angus steer topped at £1983.60 for TJ Partington of Burton.
PIGS (88)
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145
A few less pigs today with 88 forward, trade a bit sharper topping at 177p for the Bower Family, Mow Cop, gilts generally 140p – 160p, boars 70p – 110p.
Cutters sold to 143p for J&B Fentem, MR Banham to 130p.
Bacon pigs sold to 177p for PJ Bowers, Mow Cop. S Bailey 170p. GR Weston 161p, 148p, 146p. J&B Fentem 161p, 150p, 149p, 143p, 137p. B Minshull 160p. Massie Farms, 151p. MR Banham 140p.
Heavies sold to 173p or £214.52 for C Hine. Massie Farms 155p, 151p. MR Banham 148p.
Sows picked up a gear selling to 56p, 40p and 40p for C Hine.
Cutting Pigs (6), av 128.19p/kg or £106.18/head
Bacon Pigs (57), av 117.10p/kg or £113.49/head
Heavies (22), av. 127.90p/kg or £146.16/head
Sows (3), av 46.39p/kg or £101.44/head
DAIRIES
Selling time – 11:00am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
DAIRIES TO £4150
Another cracking trade for the quality forward with a pedigree heifer from regular vendor David Brailsford reaching £4150. Others from the Phillips family of Winkhill to £3500.
Next week we have a special entry of 53 In-calf heifers and youngstock from the Wayne family of Ible (See advert below)
Get in touch if you have stock to sell. Contact Meg on 07967 007049 or Anna on 07532 237232.
Forthcoming Dairy Sales
TUESDAY 3RD NOVEMBER 2026
Special Entry of 53 In-calf Heifers & Youngstock by nominated bulls on behalf of the Wayne Family, Ible.
Sires include Applejax, August, Elevate Red, Easton, Provo & Mecca.
TUESDAY 10TH NOVEMBER 2026
Special Entry of 30 Fresh Ayrshire & Holstein Friesian Cows on behalf of R C & A L Adams, Great Gate.
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
LAMBS (784)
A decent entry after a few awful days of rain and wind saw a trade which was better than anticipated.
Best sorts selling to very good prices, topping at 399p/kg and plenty at 370p and better. More best shaped finished lambs could be sold each week!!
Commercial lambs generally 315p – 330p/kg depending on type, finish and weight.
Heavy lambs adding up well to £213.90/head.
Overall average at 339p SQQ, 334p overall and £152/head.
Sample Prices: –
381p 26.7 A Webster, Bascote
367p 35kg GG Burton, Repton
372p 36kg B Shaw, Buxton
378p 40kg I Walker, Stone
371p 42kg A Wilshaw, Meerbrook
399p 42kg J Belfield & R Deakin-Gallimore
380p 42kg SR & G Marsden, High Peak
389p 42.5kg I Walker, Stone
375p 42.8kg JG Jackson, Wardlow
378p 44.7kg S Frith, Thorpe
381p 45.5kg I Walker, Stone
376p 47kg SR & G Marsden High Peak
373p 48.5kg KS & JR Burgess, Heaton
368p 50kg J Swindells, Leek
369p 52kg J Belfield & R Deakin-Gallimore
346p 55kg I & J Cantrill, Alkmonton
347p 56kg J Tavernor & Co, Great Haywood
CULL EWES (392)
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
More ewes forward and they seem to be getting dearer, a very mixed show of goods on offer with packets of lean and feeding ewes on offer seeing competitive trade for all types. Meated ewes very well bid for and lacking in numbers. Ewes topped at £340 for Jackie Trueman, Adlington for a Texel x ewe. More ewes required each week.
Fed continentals £200 – £280+
Plainer sorts £160 – £180
Mules to £198 generally £140 – £180
Leaner mules £110 – £140
Hill types £90 – £140
Very Lean ewes £60 – £90
Sample Prices: –
J Trueman £340, £305, £285
SR&G Marsden £277
DA Cantrill £255
GG Burton £255, £220
S Leslie £252
JM Robinson £241, £222, £210, £205
G Whitehouse £240, £230, £215
A&AW Sadler £235
D Williams £215
SJ Pace £214
S Wilton £210
C&A Coates £210
I Woodward £208, £198
P&N Ashworth £200
Tups a solid trade topping at £310. £280 for R&S Bailey. £300, £262 AJ Suppan. £260, £200 P&NJ Ashworth.
Overall average £147.35/head
CALVES (162)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)
More numbers and more buyers led to a better trade all through.
60 CONTINENTAL BULLS
Good numbers and some super types on offer with the top ten bulls over £700 and a joint top of £770 for a shapey Blue from Mark Hodgkinson and one of a super run from Messrs Emmott whose eight bulls averaged £698. Strong mediums £600 – £700 with younger but nice rearing calves £520 – £580 and plainer ends under £500.
41 Blues av £588 to £770 H Hodgkinson&Sons
to £770 RG Emmott
4 Sims av £598 to £765 J C & D Hudson
6 Lims av £531 to £670 RG Emmott
9 Char av £410 to £500 C&A Coates
41 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
Stronger money than last week but in fairness some better sorts on offer and a better weather day to buy and rear calves. Eight best over £600 with one of Richard Emmott’s good Blues at £665 and Rob Lawley at £655. Mediums £490 – £550 with smaller sorts under £400.
27 Blues av £461to £665 RG Emmott
7 Sims av £544 to £630 E Davies & Partners
4 Lims av £485 to £645 NE Goodwin & Son
8 Char av £329 to £640 FJ Gould & Son
34 NATIVES
Just a few less but what a price.
9 AA Bulls av £462 to £655 SM McLeavy
6 Here Bulls av £525 to £730 J Kirkham
15 AA Heif av £274 to £430 WE Turnock & Sons
4 Here Heif av £336 to £430 BE Wain
15 BLACK & WHITE BULLS
Better end types to £255 for P & A Farming with the majority £80 – £120.
12 REARED CALVES
£1030 Lim Bull (3½mths) MJ Wayne, Grange Mill
£880 BB Steers (5mths) x3 Hobson Farming, Bakewell.
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SATURDAY 7th NOVEMBER
Catalogued Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle
Entries Close Friday 30th October
Next Sale Saturday 21st November
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SATURDAY 31st OCTOBER
Catalogued Sale of 9,529 Store Lambs & Breeding Sheep
Catalogue Now Available Online
Next Sale Saturday 28th November
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