BARREN COWS
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
A 735kg Charolais topped the barrens this week at £1984.50, selling to 370p/kg for C Wardle of Elworth.
A 915kg Aberdeen Angus sold to £1912.35 for NG & P Sidebottom of Marple Bridge.
A 705kg Limousin sold to £1847.10, she sold to 262p/kg for D & J Bradbury of Ipstones.
Other Top Pices: –
Lim 745kg £1579 GJ Peach, Warslow
S/H 730kg £1577 GG Hall & Son, Croxden
S/H 690kg £1532 GG Hall & Son, Croxden
W/B 470kg £1438 C Wardle, Elworth
A 990kg Aberdeen Angus bull sold to £1683 for NG & P Sidebottom of Marple Bridge.
More barren cows are needed each week to fulfil orders.
The overall average for barrens was a touch up on the week at 194.89/kg or £1320.05/head.
PIGS (74)
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145
Modest numbers again this week saw a pretty solid trade considering the uncertainty in the pig industry. Top price 173p for gilts from Richard Thompson, Market Drayton. Gilts generally130P – 160p, boars 50p – 100p.
Bacon pigs to 173p for R Thompson. S L Seabridge to 160p, 142p. Massie Farms 157p, 151p, 150p. GR Weston 148p. J&B Fentem 128p, 112p.
Heavies to 152p for Massie Farms. C Hine had gilts to 150p or £196.50. GR Weston 140p.
Bacon Pigs (58), av 110.48p/kg or £106.08/head
Heavies (16), av. 101.50p/kg or £126.18/head
DAIRIES
Selling time – 11:00am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
70 DAIRIES
COWS TO £3800
BULLING HEIFERS TO £1620
Another upbeat trade for both milkers and youngstock with a smashing run of cows from the Johnson family topping the day at £3800 with others to £3700.
The special entry of youngstock from the Wayne family sold well with bulling heifers in excess of £1600 and smaller heifers not yet strong enough to bull over £1400.
Next week we have the Special Entry of 33 fresh Ayrshires and Holstein Friesians from Chris and Andrea Adams Tessvale Herd, commencing their dispersal. Catalogues are available online.
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
LAMBS (850)
Another decent entry met a solid demand with trade generally taking a lift in the last two days.
Very best types at 420p/kg and best generally 370p and better. Big lambs to £226.08/head.
Some firms are now requesting lambs to be belly and neck clipped. Those vendors that had done that were generally rewarded with increased prices.
Overall average at 352p SQQ, 339p overall or £160/head.
More best lambs could be sold every week
Sample Prices: –
402p 39kg B Robinson, Marston Montgomery
420p 41kg B Ford, Stockport
384p 41.7kg P Smith, Rushton Spencer
384p 41.7kg P Smith, Rushton Spencer
400p 42kg B Robinson, Marston Montgomery
375p 42kg A Wilshaw, Meerbrook
396p 42kg NJ Williams, Newtown
408p 43kg NJ Williams, Newtown
380p 43.4kg JB Rowlinson & Son, Gawsworth
403p 43.8kg IE, M & A Wilson, Hollington
370p 45kg M Jones, Rudyard
370p 45.4kg PJ Harrison, Priestcliffe
391p 45.6kg NJ Williams, Newtown
386p 46kg IE, M & A Wilson, Hollington
395p 47kg B Robinson, Marston Montgomery
360p 53.8kg M Jones, Rudyard
342p 55kg JB Rowlinson & Son, Gawsworth
336p 58kg R Machin, Rudyard
330p 61kg R Machin, Rudyard
CULL EWES (358)
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
Similar numbers forward again seeing a mixed entry with plenty of lean ewes on offer. All types well bid for with meat key and in short supply. The top price on the day was £320 for J Shirt & Son, Tideswell. Grazing ewes well bid for and looking dear for the goods on offer.
Fed continentals £200 – £280+
Plainer sorts £150 – £170
Mules to £191 generally £140 – £180
Leaner mules £110 – £140
Hill types £90 – £120
Feeding ewes £60 – £100
Sample Prices: –
J Shirt & Son £320
R&S Bailey £315, £270
D Williams £300, £220
B Vernon £280, £230
GW Shenton £241, £240
EJ&WM Webster £230
FJ Gould £218
A Williams £210
P Smith £206
IE M & A Wilson £205, £200
Tups a solid trade topping at £275 for IE M & A Wilson, R&S Bailey £230, £228, CA Furness £230.
Overall average £143.50/head.
CALVES (148)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)
Good numbers and a stronger trade today with an extra buyer or two around the ring leading to improved prices.
53 CONTINENTAL BULLS
Trade up for all shapes and sizes with some mediums looking a lot better sold. Ten best topped £700 and up to £790 for a well presented Blue for Messrs Poyser, Onecote. Medium bulls well sold at £530 – £640 with a few smaller sorts under £500.
38 Blues av £585 to £790 RE Poyser
8 Sims av £640 to £725 H&E Bailey&Partners
4 Lims av £543 to £700 DR & A Shuker
3 Char av £621 to £720 J Shirt & Sons
31 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
A solid price with the Blues average back over £500 tells the story. Two corking Blues fro Sally Shone at £750 and £700 with the better end generally £560 – £700. Mediums £460 – £540 with a few smalls a little less.
20 Blues av £501to £750 A & S Shone & Son
5 Sims av £466 to £595 JC & D Hudson
3 Lims av £436 to £500 Hobson Farm
3 Char av £540 to £690 CJ & SA Cambell
48 NATIVES
Always good at Leek and today was another special one.
19 AA Bulls av £478 to £640 CJ & SA Cambell
7 Here Bulls av £400 to £600 J & R Maydew
1 S/Horn Bull to £330 LTL Partners
13 AA Heif av £374 to £495 PE Holmes & Son
5 Here Heif av £329 to £430 SJ Hooley
2 B/G Heif av £212 to £240 A & JE Goldstraw
13 BLACK & WHITE BULLS
Stronger bulls £250 – £345 with none today under £100.
3 REARED CALVES
£910 AA Steer (4mths) P & H Botham
£905 AA Bull (6mths) PR & JJ Holgate
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SATURDAY 7th NOVEMBER
Catalogued Sale of 728 Store & Breeding Cattle
Catalogue Now Available Online
Next Sale Saturday 21st November
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SATURDAY 14th NOVEMBER
Catalogued Sale of Store Lambs & Breeding Sheep
Entries Close Friday 6th November
Next Sale Saturday 28th November
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