Market Report Tuesday 3rd September

Almost 1300 head of sheep on offer in Leek this week, seeing Lambs topping at 341p/kg and Ewes to £197/head.

It’s good to see new and seasoned buyers in the calf shed with Calf trade off the clock, with a top price of £435 for a Charolais bull and £395 for an INRA95 heifer.

The Dairy shed saw a top call of £3500 for a heifer from a Chesterfield vendor with many others topping the £3000 mark.

Increased numbers in Barren and Clean cattle with Barrens topping at 207p/kg and Clean to 258p/kg.

More Pigs forward but still selling on a solid trade, topping at 220p/kg.

BARREN COWS 

Selling time – 10:00am

Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)

An increased entry in the Barren section, seeing a firm trade with a top price of 207p for a Hereford cow weighing 650kg to give a headage price of £1345.50 from J W Brandrick & Son of Beamhurst.

A Blonde cow, from J Gilman & Partners of Bosley, weighing 635kg, sold up to 189p/kg to give a headage price of £1200.15.

Other Top Prices: –

720kg  Friesian 188p/kg           DR&A Shuker & Sons

720kg  Angus  184p/kg           Roston Farms Ltd

710kg  Angus  180p/kg           S Kidd Farmers

Top headage price of the day was £1377.75 for a Holstein weighing 835kg.

CLEAN CATTLE

An increased entry in the clean section also this week, with a run of four Stabiliser X steers, from D A Whitehurst, Leigh, topping at 258p/kg weighing 555kg.

An Aberdeen Angus heifer, weighing 475kg, topped at 210p/kg for J S Sheard of Congleton and a Charolais stock bull sold well at 171p/kg,  weighing 960kg, for S Kidd Farmers of Longnor, to £1641.60/head.

PIGS (111)

Selling time – 9:15am

Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)

More forward after last week’s flyer, trade on the whole is still solid. Best gilts 215p+ and best boars 205p+. Top call 220p for fat pigs and 101p for sows. 

Porkers sold 212p for J&B Fentem.

Cutters sold to 215p x2 for J&B Fentem, who sold others to 214p. RA Hughes sold to 207p & 206p.

Bacon pigs sold 220p for S Bailey. PF+PD Parsons sold to 219p, 217p, 216p. Massie Farms to 216p x2, 214p, 213p. C Hine to 214p.

Heavies sold to 180p for RA Hughes, New vendor N Sparks, Tarporley sold to 180p x2 and 156p. GA Pawson sold a heavy 144kg boar to 152p.

Sows sold to 101p for Stephen Booth who had a run to 99px2, 94p and 48p Ray Rowlinson sold to 100p.

Pig Averages.

Pork Pigs (6)          av. 212.00p/kg or £14.76/head

Cutting Pigs (25);  av 209.09/kg or £165.96/head

Bacon Pigs (44)     av 206.19p/kg or £191.85/head

Heavy Pigs (1)       av261.67p/kg or £202.24/head

Sow (4)                  av; 92.10p/kg or £221.51/head

DAIRIES

Selling time – 11:30am

Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)

Dairies to £3,500

A smashing entry in the dairy shed on Tuesday saw another very swift trade topping at £3500 for a superb heifer from Miss America Family from David Brailsford of
Chesterfield.

Also tipping over £3000 at £3060 was a 33kg heifer from Michael & Caroline Wainwright with another from the Shepherd Family of Bakewell at £3,000.

A very sweet heifer, from Messrs Phillips of Winkhill reached £2500.

A great run of Swedish Red X and Montbeliarde X cows, from Mick & Kay Hulse of Consall met a fast trade, topping at £2320 twicw over. The first for a Montbeliarde
X second calver and the second for another Holstein X second calver, they also saw their Swedish Red X third calver to £2300.

The Hulse’s have another six entered for next week with good entries also forward for the Pedigree Sale in a fortnight.

Two sales of entire milking herds to look out for in the coming weeks, please see details below.

If you have stock to sell, please contact Meg Elliott on 07967 007049 or Anna Wildgoose on 07532 237232.

SHEEP SECTION

Selling time 11:00am

Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)

LAMBS (945)

A good seasonal entry, selling on a steadier trade, but by the end of the day we seemed to compare well to other outlets on the same day.

Overall average at 280p/kg, includes a good proportion of underweight and under finished lambs.

Best of the day topped at 241p/kg, with best lambs generally 300p and better. Bigger lambs best to sell, topping at £165/head and heavies averaging 285p/kg or £135/head.

Sample Prices:-

341p    39kg    D Gerrard, Alton

304p    39kg    F W Hall, Sutton on the Hill

310p    42kg    J F Kirkham, Hartington

304p    42kg    KP & LJ Cooper, Bradnop

310p    42.5kg J&D Skidmore, Chelmorton

310p    43.9kg JE Swindells, Elkstones

301p    44.9kg RJ Critchlow, Grindon

310p    45kg    K Sessions, Alkmonton

307p    45kg    PJ Wheat, Hollington

310p    46.7kg DM Rowland, Kirk Ireton

314p    47kg    KP & LJ Cooper, Bradnop

296p    52.6kg D,LE&P Johnson, Winkhill

300p    55kg    B Vernon, Rocester

CULL EWES (351)

A large entry of ewes saw competitive bidding for all types. A large contingent of swales, hill types and feeding ewes were forward with 80+ swales on offer which
are reflected in the averages, with several grazing buyers in operation. Top call £197 for Texels from Callum Banks, Newcastle.

Continental types £130+

Best mules £110-£120

Plain cutting ewes £90-£105

Grazing ewes £70-£90

Hill types £40-60.

Overall average £82.35

CALVES (126)

Selling time – 10:00am

Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)

Trade is amazing with new and seasonal buyers looking for the quality calves.

29 CONTINENTAL BULLS

Certainly not enough to go around with trade “off the clock” at times. Six best bulls over £375 including three the top side of £400 to a high of £435 for a lovely
sweet Charolais from the Gould Family, Longnor. Mediums £290-£330 with smalls under £250.