The averages in the calf section speak for themselves with some excellent calves on offer today, seeing a top price of £500 for a Limousin bull and £295 for a British Blue heifer
Just over 1,000 head of sheep on offer with lambs topping at 348p/kg and ewes reaching £236
Similar number of pigs to last week with a top price of 205p/kg for fats
Less dairies on offer compared to the last couple of weeks with a top price of £2100 for a Montbeliarde X heifer
Similar numbers in the Barrens with a top price of 212p.kg and a top headage price of £1477.40
BARREN COWS
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
A Limousin cow, weighing 685kg topped the Barrens at 212p/kg for K L Potts of Macclesfield to produce a headage price of £1452.20 with a Holstein Friesian, weighing 560kg, selling for 192p/kg to produce a headage price of £1075.20 for KW & AM Minshull of Macclesfield, who also sold an 830kg Norwegian Red to 178p/kg to gross £1477.40 which was the top headage price of the day. Also, to 178p/kg, was a Charolais weighing 715kg to give a headage price of £1272.70 for C & EJ Whilock of Werrington.
A Highland bull at 39 months of age, weighing 480kg, sold to 141p/kg to give a gross price of £676.80.
The overall average in the Barrens was 150.42p/kg.
CLEAN CATTLE
A small entry of clean cattle with a top price of 219p/kg being paid for a 24-month-old Friesian heifer weighing 590kg to gross £1292.10 for RG & AS Williamson of Wetley Rocks.
Three Dexter steers produced a top price of 154p/kg for a 340kg beast, producing a gross price of £523.60 for D Littleton of Norton Green.
An overall average in the clean section was 169.94p/kg
PIGS (110)
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
Similar numbers to last week, a poorer show of quality on the whole and trade would be 10p less on the whole. Top price 205p for fat pigs and sows to 84p.
Porkers sold to 200p for Sam Harper who had others for 175p. W Stamper sold to 170p and 140p.
Cutters sold to 197p for J&B Fentem who had others at 195p. S&S Harper sold to 195p, W Stamper to 193p. C Hine to 190p.
Bacon pigs sold to 205p for PF+PD Parsons who had others to 202p. Massie Farms to 204p, 203p, 200p, 199p, 198p. S Bailey to 200p. J&B Fentem to 198p.
Heavies sold to 180p for J&B Fentem. J McAleenan sold 156kg and 148kg boars to 135p and 120p.
Sows would be a solid trade to 84p for W Stamper. leaner sows sold to 68p, 66p,40p for J Sheard. Sam Harper to 60p.
Pig Averages.
Pork Pigs (6) av. 167.04p/kg or £122.22/head
Cutting Pigs (20) av 179.84/kg or £146.28/head
Bacon Pigs (70) av 183.69p/kg or £171.46/head
Heavy Pigs (3) av 141.22p/kg or £193.00/head
Sow (5) av; 65.45p/kg or £108.77/head
DAIRIES
Selling time – 11:30am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
15 Milkers & In-Calf Heifers
A smaller entry than recent weeks but a ring full of buyers and purchasers for all grades.
Regular vendor Michael Hulse of Consall topped the day at £2100 with a fresh Montbelirde X heifer giving nearly 30kg.
Plenty of heifers £1770 to £2000 with stronger framed types definitely showing superior demand.
Several potential purchasers left empty handed.
A run of three in-calf Holstein heifers topped at £1240.
Herd sales being booked for next month.
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
LAMBS (771)
A decent entry, selling on a solid trade to average a very respectable 283p/kg.
Best lambs all 300p/kg and better, topping at 348p/kg and big lambs very well bid for, again, with plenty at £140 + to a top of £165.20.
More could have been sold to vendors advantage.
Sample Prices: –
304p 33kg DJ & P Smith, Rushton Spencer
300p 36kg Henry Lovatt, Rushton Spencer
321p 39kg B Lawton & Son, Shropshire
317p 40kg DJ & P Smith, Rushton Spencer
308p 41kg D Doughty, Fulford
317p 41.3kg B Lawton & Son, Shropshire
348p 42.2kg A Twemlow, Ashbourne
320p 45kg S & J Reeves, Hope Valley
320p 46kg D Doughty, Fulford
330p 47kg Henry Lovatt, Rushton Spencer
319p 48.5kg AD Williams, Basford
302p 49kg K L Ede, Ashbourne
321p 50.3kg AD Williams, Basford
295p 56kg ID & TJ Gregory, Buxton
CULL EWES (277)
A similar show of numbers to last week, meat once again wanted and those who brought meated ewes were very well rewarded. A good number of lean types and grazing ewes forward again, all met with competitive bidding but at a price. Top price £236 from KN House, Somerford. F Yates sold to £191 and £183. Philip Smith to £172.
Meated Continental types £150-£180
Better Mules to £132, generally £110-£120
Grazing ewes £50-£90
Hill types £30-£60
Tups to £150 for M Beresford, Buxton.
Overall average £99.41
CALVES (128)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)
Good numbers and some better calves on offer this week that was certainly appreciated by the buyers.
53 CONTINENTAL BULLS
Very very dear with some of the highest averages ever in Leek. Some good calves on offer and there were buyers galore for them. Four strongest and best bulls topped £400 and up to a stunning £500 for a very posh shapy Limousin from Andy Williamson, Wetley Rocks. Eleven best £370 +. Mediums £300-£350 with only the smalls and not so well-bred calves under £270. Look at today’s averages: –
34 Blues av £326 to £435 PWJ & S Wilson
4 Sims av £259 to £302 PN Holdcroft
7 Lims av £329 to £500 RG&AS Williamson
8 Cha/Blo av to £275 C & A Coates
34 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
Not as dear as the bulls and a few less about. Better sorts £250 + and up to £295 for a British Blue for Messrs Wilson, Blithbury. Mediums £180 – £220 with smalls a little less.
18 Blues av £204 to £295 PWJ & S Wilson
6 Sims av £145 to £255 PN Holdcroft
3 Lim av £186 to £260 RG&AS Williamson
7 Cha/Blo av to £130 C & A Coates
26 NATIVES
As dear as we have known them.
9 AA Bulls av £245 to £310 DR & A Shuker
3 Here Bulls av £201 to £338 M Jones
5 AA Heif av £182 to £275 JA & HE warrington
7 Here Heif av £131 to £210 M Jones
1 S/Horn to £142 R Wain & Sons
12 BLACK & WHITE BULLS
Holsteins to £168 and Friesians to £140 with all shapes and ages dear.
2 REARED CALVES
Up to £500 for a Blonde steer (4mths) from EJ & VC Gilman.
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SATURDAY 2nd NOVEMBER
Catalogued Sale of Store Lambs & Breeding Sheep
Catalogues Now Available Online
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SATURDAY 9th NOVEMBER
Catalogued Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle
Entries Close Friday 1st November
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SATURDAY 9th NOVEMBER
Sale of Store & Breeding Pigs – 10.30am
Sale of Store & Breeding Goats – 11am
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