A huge thank you to sponsors, judges, vendors and customers alike for making our Christmas Primestock Show and Sale a successful and enjoyable day!!
Some excellent stock on show which is a credit to the vendors and some great prices achieved reflecting the quality on offer, it was lovely to see so many of our valued customers enjoying the day.
BARREN COWS
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
A strong trade in the barrens today with averages up on the week, top call of 284p/kg for a Limousin cow weighing 930kg to gross £2641.20 for D & A Stonier of Congleton.
Another Limousin sold to 264p/kg for a cow weighing 710kg to gross £1874.40 for M J D Farms of Alstonefield.
Holstein achieved 260p/kg, weighing 900kg to gross £2340 for D & G Tudor of Kingsley Moor.
Other top prices included: –
Frie 256p to £2304 D&J Moseley Ltd, Caverswall
Simm 252p to £1499 PN Holdcroft, Brown Edge
D S/H 251p to £1405 D&J Moseley Ltd, Caverswall
BB 250p to £1625 DR Heatley & Son, Dilhorne
Hols 246p to £1746 WE Turnock & Sons, Onecote
D S/H 242p to £1548 S Bailey, Knypersley
Frie 240p to £1392 GB Millington, Wincle
The overall average was 216.06/kg.
CLEAN
A good entry for the Christmas Show and Sale today with a big thank you to Katie James of W James Butcher’s for judging and awarding Champion Beast 2025 to a 600kg Limousin heifer from Mark Sweetmore of Earl Sterndale which went on to sell for 670p/kg to gross £4,020 to H Savages Meat Purveyors of Sheffield.
Reserve Champion and the Small Holders Cup went to a 615kg Limousin Heifer from Ian Brown of Werrington which went on to sell to 550p/kg to gross £3382.50 and was purchased by Ginger Butchers of New Close Farm, Bakewell.
A British Blue heifer weighing 575kg sold to 505p/kg to gross £2903 for Mark Sweetmore of Earl Sterndale who also had a Charolais heifer weighing 500kg selling to 450p/kg to gross £2250.
P J Hooley of Wildboarclough sold a Limousin heifer weighing 570kg to 420p/kg to gross £2394 and D Williams of Basford sold a Limousin heifer weighing 685kg to 338p/kg to gross £2315.
A British Blue bull weighing 615kg achieved 365p/kg to gross £2244.75 for J E Archer & Sons of Hilton.
Overall average for clean cattle was 329.99/kg.
PIGS (177)
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
A big thanks to Thorneycroft Solicitors for sponsoring the show and sale.
A big thanks to David Partridge for judging this year.
David’s champions were a pair of 75kg Pietrain x Large White gilts from W Berry, Stocksbridge selling to 250p or £262.50.
Porkers looked well sold topping a 350p for the show champions and 242p for the second-place pigs from the same home. G&M Pawson had two cracking gilts selling to 246p or £183.27
Cutters topped for W Berry at 224p twice who had first and second in the cutters class. Rosie Watson sold to 208p. J&B Fentem sold to 206p, 200p. C Armstrong to 202p.
Bacon pigs sold to 300p for W Berry who took first place in the bacon pigs, W Berry had others to 240p. Massie Farms to 230p, 221p, 214p, 213p, x2, 211p, 208p, 207p x4, 205p. A&R Bowers sold to 224p for second prize. PF+PD Parsons sold to 210p, 203p. C Hine to 203p. D Goldtraw to 203p.
Heavies sold to 199p or £218.90 for C Hine. PF+PD Parsons to 195p, 183p. J&B Fentem to 150p for boars.
Champion sow to 80p or £257.60 for Rosie Watson, MR Banham to 60p.
Pig Averages.
Pork Pigs (19) av 211.59p/kg or £147.87/head
Cutting Pigs (26) av 191.21p/kg or £157.38/head
Bacon Pigs (111) av 199.41p/kg or £188.50/head
Heavies (14) av 155.54p/kg or £178.10head
Sows (4) av 48.59p/kg or £129.50/head
DAIRIES
Selling time – 11:30am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
A smaller entry in the dairy shed on Primestock Show week.
Top call of the day was £2320 for a Topbrass Pedigree heifer from the Brassington family of Calf Heath, sold giving well over 31kg she went to the Sellors family at Matlock.
Other heifers giving 28kg £1600 – £1800.
Next week we have the sale on behalf of the Thompson family at Sparrowpit with catalogues available.
The annual Christmas show and sale will be held on Tuesday 16th December with both heifer and cow classes.
More numbers needed to satisfy demand. If you have stock to sell call Meg Elliott on 07967 007049.
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
LAMBS (831)
A good entry for the Christmas show, seeing a good trade throughout for both show lambs and commercials.
Champion pen of the day came from Wayne Allen of Butterton for an exceptional pair of 53kg lambs that went on to sell for 940p/kg to H Savages Meat Purveyors of Sheffield, grossing just under £500/head. Wayne also won the best heavy pen of five which sold to the judge Rob Davenport at 410p/kg for 55.6kg lambs.
Best show lambs generally 380p – 420p/kg.
Thank you to Rob Davenport for judging the lambs and doing a very thorough job.
Results as Follows: –
Best Pen of Five or more Lambs (42kg and Under)
1st – FS & MJ Heath, Pipe Gate, selling to 415p/kg
2nd – R M Hardy, Cauldon Lowe, selling to 390p/kg
Best Pen of Five or more Lambs (over 42kg)
1st – W Allen, Butterton, selling to 410p/kg
2nd – FS & MJ Heath, Pipe Gate, selling to 375p/kg
Best Pair of Lambs (Under 42kg)
1st – G G Burton, Repton, selling to 415p/kg
2nd – KW & AM Minshull, Bosley, selling to 372p/kg
Best Pair of Lambs (Over 42kg)
1st – W Allen, Butterton, selling to 940p/kg
2nd – D Williams, Basford, selling to 405p/kg
Away from the show, best types 350p and better and commercial lambs generally 310p – 330p/kg depending on weight and finish.
Overall average 334p/kg.
Sample Prices: –
365p 35.9kg JM Robinson, Swythamley
376p 39kg RM Hardy, Cauldon Lowe
390p 40kg RM Hardy, Cauldon Lowe
390p 40kg J Belfield & R Deakin-Gallimore
415p 42kg FS & MJ Heath, Pipe Gate
415p 42kg GG Burton, Repton
405p 43kg R Tomkinson & Son, Butterton
395p 45.5kg FS & MJ Heath, Pipe Gate
382p 45.5kg RG&AS Williamson, Wetley Rocks
392p 48kg RG&AS Williamson, Wetley Rocks
424p 48.5kg D Williams, Basford
940p 53kg W Allen, Butterton
360p 53kg I Walker, Stone
410p 55.6kg W Allen, Butterton
360p 56kg RG&AS Williamson, Wetley Rocks
CULL EWES (186)
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
Similar numbers of ewes to last week with a good entry of meated ewes for the show and sale, meated ewes in strong demand and attracting a premium, grazing ewes actively bid for and much sought after, looking well sold on the day.
Kindly Judged by Danny Hill who awarded the Best Single Continental Ewe to R A Harrison of Denstone which sold to £270 and the Best Pen of Five or more Ewes to D Williams of Basford which sold to £270/head.
Top prices: –
R A Harrison £270, £230, £168
D Williams £270, £240, £215, £202
B Vernon £240, £200
R Jones £240
J Belfield & R Deakin-Gallimore £230, £220
AD Williams £230, £220
ID&TJ Gregory £185
Continentals £180 plus
Mules to £185 generally £120-£140
Hill types £60-£90
Feeders £80-£110
Overall average £134.92
CALVES (123)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Holly Swift (07973 982453)
Trade remaining strong and plenty of buyers around the ring for all sorts with bull calves averaging £400 right through.
43 CONTINENTAL BULLS
A strong show of Continental bulls met good demand with nearly half the entry selling to above £500 and only a small handful under £300. Top call today was £695 for the Wiliamson’s for a cracking British Blue with others just behind at £690 and £680 for the Milners and Furness families respectively.
26 Blues av £493 to £695 RG & AS Williamson
10 Lims av £434 to £590 NG, JMH & H Mellor
3 Sims av £515 to £570 H & E Bailey
3 Char av £443 to £525 J Hughes
1 Pied to £470 FA & TM Cotton
36 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
Plenty of trade about for the heifers today with the averages well up. Five over £500 and plenty in the £480 – £310 bracket. Tops today of £625 for D & G Tudor for a shapely Charolais and £595 for a British Blue from the Williamson’s.
21 Blues av £410 to £595 RG & AS Williamson
3 Char av £422 to £625 D & G Tudor
3 Sims av £369 to £450 H & E Bailey
7 Lims av £289 to £400 R G Emmott
1 Pied to £390 FA & TM Cotton
36 NATIVES
Trade a touch easier for the natives today but possibly not as many larger sorts in the entry compared to last week, top call £480 for a strong Hereford from B Wain.
8 AA Bulls av £355 to £450 GR & D Hawkins
9 Here Bulls av £322 to £480 BE Wain
7 AA Heif av £226 to £265 P Bennett & Son
12 Here Heif av £247 to £320 FJ Gould & Son
8 BLACK & WHITE BULLS
Tops of £195 for a Friesian, only two under £100.
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SATURDAY 6th DECEMBER
Catalogued Sale of 532 Store & Breeding Cattle
Catalogue Now Available Online
Next Sale Saturday 20th December
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SATURDAY 13th DECEMBER
Catalogued Sale of Store Lambs & Breeding Sheep
Entries Close Friday 5th December
Next Sale Saturday 10th January
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