The trade was as hot as the weather in Leek on Tuesday!
139 DAIRIES SOLD
TOP OF £2860
24 OVER £2000
COMMERCIAL ENTRY AV £2069
Pigs on a blistering trade with competitive bidding throughout, seeing a top price of 244p/kg for fat pigs.
Similar story in the Lambs with a top price of 361p/kg with more required each week and £222/head in the Ewes.
Calves were once again on a roaring trade with a British Blue and a Simmental bull topping the day at £400 and a British Blue heifer topping at £370.
BARREN COWS
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
A smaller entry with many farmers busy in the harvest.
Trade was very similar with a top price of 180p/kg for an 645kg Shorthorn for GG Hall & Son with 177p/kg being paid for an 805kg Friesian cow for RG & AS Williamson and 174p/kg for a 615kg Holstein for WE Turnock & Sons.
Top headage price was £1424.85 for Friesians with Shorthorns up to £1198.50.
PIGS (72)
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
THEY GET EVEN DEARER, simply off the clock today, a smaller entry with quality on offer, again were met with fierce bidding. Fats topped at 244p or £297.00 and sows at 154p or £442.25.
Porkers topped at 237p from J&B Fentem and 220p.
Cutters topped at 240p from J&B Fentem who had others to 237p x2. B Minshull to 238p, 237p and 220p.
Bacon pigs topped at 244p from PF+PD Parsons who had others to 243p. Massie Farms to 240p x2, 239p x2, 238p. B Minshull to 239p, 238p x2. C Hine to 235p.
Heavies topped at 22p for C Hine for a 129kg boar and a 186kg boar from B Minshull sold to 160p or £297.60
Sows were just on another level with two good sows forward selling to 154p/311.08 for J&B Fentem and 145p/£442.25 for Ray Rowlinson.
Pig Averages:
Pork Pigs (4) av. 228.32p/kg or £162.11/head
Cutting Pigs (15) av 231.62p/kg or £184.53head
Bacon Pigs (49) av 233.17p/kg or £217.37/head
Heavy Pigs (2) av185.39p/kg or £291.99/head
Sows (2) av; 148.59p/kg or £376.67/head
DAIRIES (139)
Selling time – 11:30am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
A superb entry forward on what was a blisteringly hot day which was only matched by the trade which was on fire from start to finish.
A quality entry of commercials forward saw a top of £2860 for a 35kg heifer from Michael and Caroline Wainwright of Buxton with their 3 others reaching £2420, £2180 and £2100 to average £2390.
George Swindells of Chelmorton had a lovely run of four heifers which reached £2640, £2420 x2 & £2400.
A fantastic Swedish Red X second calver from Mick and Kay Hulse reached £2640, with a Montbeliarde X heifer making £2340 from the same home.
Plenty of trade within the herd dispersal saw a top of £2850 for a fresh Lakemead Jingle heifer with others to £2520, £2420, £2340, £2320, £2300 and £2280, the list goes on.
In-calf heifers topped at £2160 with Brown Swiss youngstock attracting particular interest with calves to £800, Yearlings to £910 and Bulling Heifers to £1010.
A number of herd dispersals to be announced in due course. If you have stock to sell, please get in touch. Contact Meg Elliott on 07967 007049 or Anna Wildgoose on 07532 237232.
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
LAMBS (506)
A shame not to have more forward given the level of demand we have every week.
The Lambs on offer were a solid trade from start to finish. The lean lightweight sorts going for further feeding but having downward pressure in the averages.
Best Lambs very well bid for. Best sorts to 361p/kg and heavy lambs topping at 353p/kg or £193.76/head.
Better types generally 320p-340p and many more could have been sold.
Overall average at 304.3p/kg or £132/head.
Sample Prices:-
328p 43kg DV Holland, Ashbourne
330p 43kg O Wardrobe, Horton
338p 44.8kg RI&AML Sidebottom, Macclesfield
361p 45kg D Williams, Basford
333p 45.7kg DV Holland, Ashbourne
344p 47kg PG Read Farming, Uttoxeter
335p 48kg DV Holland, Ashbourne
353p 50kg D Williams, Basford
346p 56kg D Williams, Basford
CULL EWES (111)
A modest entry was met with a strong trade. A good number of leaner sorts forward which are reflected in the averages, overall trade certainly up another gear. Many more ewes could have been sold to the vendors advantage, with buyers for all types.
Ewes Topped at £222 x2 for Texels from P Lomas, King Sterndale and from D Willaims Basford.
Better Texel types regularly £145 Plus
Mules topped at £146 and best mules were in the £120-140 bracket.
Feeding ewes traded between £80-90.
Tups topped at £175 for E Sherratt.
Overall average £123.54
CALVES (121)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)
Extra calves about again with Leek being the place at present to sell calves to the best advantage.
40 CONTINENTAL BULLS
As dear if not dearer than the last couple of weeks with the medium and smalls looking the best sold. Best as always, a joy to sell but not as many about. Nine best topped £370 and a couple at £400. Mediums unreal to sell £270-£350 with just eight smalls under £250.
22 Blues av £276 to £400 R Wilkinson & Son
10 Sims av £323 to £400 TD & DA Higginson
8 Lims av £337 to £380 J Kirkham
24 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
Less heifers than bulls which is a shame as they are good to sell at present. A lovely British Blue topped the day at £370 for Messrs Wilkinson, Great Budworth. Six best over £270 with three over £300. Mediums £220-£260 with a handful of smalls under £200.
12 Blues av £257 to £370 R Wilkinson & Son
5 Sims av £226 to £258 JA & HE Warrington
7 Lims av £195 to £300 J Kirkham
44 NATIVES
Extra calves about and as dear as ever.
19 AA Bulls av £212 to £348 S McLeavy
4 Her Bulls av £217 to £345 J Kirkham
14 AA Heif av £146 to £270 KW Twemlow & Co
6 Her Heif av £149 to £175 BE Wain
11 REARED
Limousin Heifers (3mths) £400
Simmental Heifers (3mths) £350
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SATURDAY 3RD AUGUST
Catalogued Sale of 349 Store & Breeding Cattle
Catalogue Now Available Online
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SATURDAY 3RD AUGUST
Sale of Store & Breeding Pigs – 10.30am
Sale of Store & Breeding Goats 11am
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