Ewes to £389 with the top ten over £300! Lambs to 352p/kg.
British Blue bull calf to £850 heifers to £700
Dairies to £3220, Barrens to £1638.50, Clean to £2117.20.
Pigs to 200p/kg.
BARREN COWS
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
Barrens topped at £1638.50 for a Holstein cow weighing 725kg, selling to 226p/kg for WE Turnock & Sons of Onecote.
A 675kg Hereford cow was close behind at £1620, selling to 240p/kg for TEH Bold & Sons of Cotton.
Other Top Prices: –
Her 660kg £1617 E Smtih, Rushton Spencer
S/H 575kg £1529 GG Hall & Sons, Croxden
S/H 680kg £1496 GG Hall & Sons, Croxden
Hol 675kg £1480 WR & FM Ford, Keele
Frie 615kg £1390 PN Holdcroft, Brown Edge
Overall average was 212.12/kg or £1262.83/head.
CLEAN
An Aberdeen Angus steer weighing 670kg grossed at £2117.20, selling to 316p/kg, for TJ Partington of Burton on Trent. The same vendor also had a 550kg Aberdeen Angus steer grossing £1771, selling to 322p/kg.
Overall average was 318.70p/kg or £1944.10/head.
PIGS (66)
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
A reduced entry with only 66 forward, best pigs well sold selling to 200p for PJ Bowers, Mow Cop. Gilts generally 160p – 180p boars 120p – 130p.
Cutters sold to 167p for Hoggs from GR Weston.
Bacon pigs sold to 200p for PJ Bowers. J&B Fentem to 176p, 165p. Massie Farms to 173p, 167p, 160p. MN Bailey 160p.
Heavies to 173p for C Hine.
Sows to 30p for A Worth.
Pig Averages: –
Cutting Pigs (3), av 167.00p/kg or £141.39/head
Bacon Pigs (51), av 153.22/kg or £151.66/head
Heavies (10), av 141.65p/kg or £157.09/head
Sows (1), av 30.00p/kg or £66.60/head
DAIRIES
Selling time – 11:00am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
DAIRIES TO £3220
Trade for milkers is holding despite the continued warm weather topping at £3220 for fresh heifer from the Hadfield family of Peak Forest. Close behind at £3200 was a stylish heifer from Michael and Caroline Wainwright of Buxton. They had a second at £2280.
Regular vendors, the Kennerley family of Betley had a heifer to £2650 with others to £2400 from Ruth Millington of Brereton and £2180 from Messrs Phillips of Waterhouses.
A group of 4 calves from Nigel Moss of Meerbrook sold exceptionally well peaking at £560 to average £490.
If you have stock to sell contact Meg on 07967 007049 or Anna on 07532 237232.
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
LAMBS (802)
A solid entry selling on much reduced rates compared to last week as is the story nationally, however, competitive bidding throughout ensured a solid trade on the day.
Best lambs still well bid for to top at 352p/kg and better sorts generally 340p and better.
Heavy lambs still good to sell to a top of £198.83 and more big lambs could have been sold to vendor’s advantage.
A number of grass-fed lambs in the entry and these selling at 280p – 305p/kg depending on type and finish.
Overall average at 317p/kg or £141/head.
Sample Prices: –
332p 37.3kg EJ Nixon, Rainow
339p 40.5kg JE Swindells, Leek
347p 41.6kg B Shaw, Warslow
339p 42.3kg DJ Slaney, Freehay
339p 42.5kg FW Hall & Sons, Sutton on the Hill
352p 43.5kg J Tavernor & Co, Great Haywood
342p 43.8kg HD Turnock, Longford
339p 44kg JW Fentem, Biggin
350p 45kg JE Swindells, Leek
338p 45.3kg S Down, Sandon
345p 46kg J Tavernor & Co, Great Haywood
348p 47.3kg S & J Reeves, Hope Valley
339p 49kg S Down, Sandon
334p 51.5kg FG, JM & TE Carnwell, Dilhorne
326p 55.4kg JF Erlam, Altrincham
337p 59kg N Richardson, Reapsmoor
320p 62kg MB Foster, Rugeley
CULL EWES (172)
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
Similar number of ewes but a much plainer offering with the drought and hot weather starting to show its effects. Best ewes were in serious demand, topping at £389 with the top 10 ewes over £300.
Fed Continentals £230 – £280
Plain sorts £160 – £200
Mules to £185 generally £140 – £175
Better Hill Types £90 – £120
Feeding types: £70 – £100 depending on frame.
Sample Price: –
G Whitehouse £389, £359, £345
J Trueman £375, £340, £317, £281
J Turkington £250, £238, £232
D R Flower £240
CE Smith £240
FD Moss £235
T Etches £212
F Potter £208
Tups sold well, reaching £240 for GT Worsley.
Overall average £148.67/head
CALVES (127)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)
A good show and some superb calves on offer and a very strong trade throughout.
39 CONTINENTAL BULLS
All shapes and sizes represented and the best really good to sell once again. Four best over £800 from four different vendors with the Sherratt Family at the top at £850 with a British Blue. Medium bulls £530 to £630 with a few smaller calves under £500.
25 Blues av £592 to £850 W&N Sherratt & Son
8 Lims av £622 to £800 WR Beardow & Son
2 Blon av £495 to £600 EJ & VC Gilman
3 Char av £701 to £760 D & G Tudor
22 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
Even dearer than we have seen with plenty of potential customers for heifers. Eleven over £600 (half the entry) and up to £700 for an Andrew Hulme special with Nigel Moss at £698 and Sally Shone at £690, all with British Blues. Mediums £480 – £570 with a few smaller calves less.
15 Blues av £592 to £700 DW & P Hulme
4 Lims av £513 to £610 GT Worsley & Son
1 Char to £635 D & G Tudor
37 NATIVES
Mainly Aberdeen Angus and a terrific trade.
21 AA Bulls av £492 to £640 CA Day & Sons
1 Here Bull to £395 WE Turnock & Sons
15 AA Heif av £413to £525 PR & JJ Holgate
20 BLACK & WHITE BULLS
Averaged over £200 and up to £355 for a Friesian for Messrs Sherratt with only an odd one under £100.
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SATURDAY 15th AUGUST
Catalogued Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle
Entries Close Friday 7th August
Next Sale Saturday 29th August
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SATURDAY 15th AUGUST
Catalogued Sale of Breeding Sheep
MV and Non MV Sections
Entries Close Friday 7th August
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