A strong trade in the sheep with 817 lambs on offer. And a top price of 390p/kg and best big lambs reaching £187/head.
The Ewes were a similar story with 291 on offer with a top price of £260/head.
Leading the day in the Dairies was a third calver topping at £2360.
Calves still selling to a premium with a Limousin bull calf topping at £515 and a British Blue topping the heifers at £415.
Barrens topped at 219p/kg for a Hereford to gross £1971.
Less pigs on offer this week but a quality entry, topping at 200p/kg for fats.
BARREN COWS & BULLS (20)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
A very fast trade on all cows from the best to the small leaner sorts.
Top price of the day was 219p/kg for a 900kg Hereford from Steven Taylor of Packmoor to gross £1971.
Another 595kg Hereford achieved 215p/kg and an 835kg Holstein, from the Salt family of Rudyard, sold to 207p/kg.
A Norwegian red cow, at 610kg, achieved 205p/kg and a 565kg Hereford, from Bennetts of Brandside, sold to 205p/kg also, as did a 680kg Holstein from Messrs Carbutt of Siddington.
65% of the entry made over 190p/kg to average 188.31p/kg with an average of £1171.48/head.
A 1185kg Aberdeen Angus bull, from Pearson & Son of Macclesfield, sold at 217p/kg to gross £2571.45.
PIGS (63)
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
A much reduced entry this week but on the whole a quality entry, top price for fats 200p. Gilts generally 190-200p. Boars 175p -185p.
Cutters sold to 190p and 167p for PJ Saunders, J&B Fentem to 176p, S Wardle to 162p.
Bacon pigs to 200p for J&B Fentem who had others to 197p, 195p, 190p. B Minshull to 196p. C Hine to 188p, 186p.
Heavies to 160p for 118kg pigs from J&B Fentem. JG Belfield to 145p for 124kg gilts. a 234kg gilt to 80p for PJ Saunders.
Sows to 50p and 48p for JG Belfield.
Pig Averages.
Cutting Pigs (8); av 172.75p/kg or £144.12/head
Bacon Pigs (44); av 184.64p/kg or £146.23/head
Heavy Pigs (5); av 134.06p/kg or £164.80/head
Sow (2); av; 48.93p/kg or £94.78/head
DAIRIES
Selling time – 11:30am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
Dairies to £2360
A superb entry of milkers forward and despite not having an abundance of quality, trade was swift throughout with all goods selling exceptionally well.
Fittingly leading the day at £2360 was Mick and Kay Hulse with a stylish third calver. The day marked the end of their on-going herd dispersal, and it is with sadness that we won’t have any more of their cows to sell. They have consistently topped the market throughout, a reflection on their reputation and the quality of their cows. We wish them well for the future.
Second up on the day was a sweet heifer from Edward and Dianne Bennett at £2280.
Entries are already coming on for next week’s sale so if you have stock to sell do not hesitate to contact Anna Wildgoose on 07532 237232.
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
LAMBS (817)
A consistent entry and a strong trade with all sorts well bid for and some excellent prices achieved.
Best topped at 390p/kg for an outstanding 38kg lamb from R & S Bailey of Rushton Spencer. Best well meated lambs regularly 350p and better, including heavy weights.
Best big lambs grossing £187/head and heavy lambs average £170/head.
Overall average at 335p/kg or £146/head, which still includes plenty of light weight and under finished sorts.
Sample Prices: –
350p 35.8kg KW&AM Minshull, Bosley
390p 38kg R&S Bailey, Rushton Spencer
363p 38.2kg A&JE Goldstraw, Waterhouses
366p 39.3kg SJ Pace & Co, Congleton
364p 40kg SJ Pace & Co, Congleton
360p 40.8kg D Goldstraw, Meerbroook
360p 40.9kg SJ Pace & Co, Congleton
371p 41.5kg H Hodgkinson&Sons, Earl Sterndale
354 42.5kg B & B Farming, Stafford
354p 44.2kg G&A Peach, Ashbourne
355p 44.2kg JB Rowlinson & Sons, Gawsworth
362p 47kg D Machin, Rudyard
361p 49kg RG&AS Williamson, Wetley Rocks
358p 49.2kg J Belfield & R Deakin-Gallimore
360p 51kg H Hodgkinson&Sons, Earl Sterndale
356p 51.2kg J Belfield & R Deakin-Gallimore
349p 52.6kg RG&AS Williamson, Wetley Rocks
CULL EWES (291)
Good numbers forward and a solid trade today, with a mixed entry forward. Meated ewes at a real premium today for all types, the top 36 ewes averaged £204.94.
Top price £260 for J Belfield & R Deakin-Gallimore who had another at £242. R&S Bailey to £240 and £228. GT Worsley to £216 & £210. RT Tomkinson to £205. M Wright to £196. David Williams to £196. F Potter to £191. M&C Hall to £181.
Better continentals £170+
Plainer sorts £140-£160
Mules to £166, generally better sorts £130-£150
Plain Mules £100-£120
Hilly types and small lean ewes £50-90.
Overall average a pleasing £131.27.
CALVES (93)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)
Very strong money again for all calves with the heifers in particular looking well sold again.
31 CONTINENTAL BULLS
Buyers for all shapes and quality but very few best on offer. A very smart Limousin from Norman Mellor and family raced away to £515 with a couple more just either side of £400. Medium rearers £320-£370 with smaller calves under £270.
19 Blues av £309 to £410 W G&J Clark
4 Sims av £257 to £370 G Hall
5 Lims av £348 to £515 NG, JMH & H Mellor
36 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
Last week they were good and today they were even better with the British Blue heifers close to a £300 average. Brian Goodwin had a British Blue corker at £415 with Andy Williamson close behind at £405 for a Limousin.Best generally £300+, mediums £240-£290 with just five smalls under £200.
20 Blues av £282 to £415 N E Goodwin & Son
6 Sims av £265 to £300 G Hall
9 Lims av £267 to £405 R G&A S Williamson
19 NATIVES
Always a strong trade at Leek and today was no exception.
7 AA Bulls av £224 to £342 P E Holmes&Son
3 Here Bulls av £188 to £210 F J Gould & Son
6 AA Heif av £205 to £320 R Wain & Sons
3 Her Heif av £200 to £295 F J Gould & Son
7 BLACK & WHITE BULLS
They have become somewhat of a rare breed to average £103/head with a top of £142 for Rowland Partners.
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