A very wintery day in Leek this week which had a small impact on entries, but trade was still strong for those that braved the elements.
Barren cows to 300p/kg or £2465.30/head
Clean cattle to 360p/kg or £2178/head
Lambs to 412p/kg or £229.08/head
Ewes to £230/head
Calves to £730 for British Blue Bulls
BARREN COWS
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
Top price today of 300p/kg for a 590kg Limousin to gross £1770 from F Potter & Son of Ashbourne who also had other Limousin to 286p/kg and 282p/kg.
Top headage price of the day was £2465.30 for an 890kg Aberdeen Angus which sold to 277p/kg from Rushton Spencer.
Black & White cows topped at 218p/kg (twice) for RA Lomas & Partners of Matlock and J Kirkham of Sutton.
The overall average was a very pleasing 255.62/kg or £1658.98/head
CLEAN
Clean cattle sold well today with a top price of 360p/kg for a Blonde heifer weighing 605kg to gross £2178.00 for AM & JE Kirby of Rutland.
A Friesian heifer weighing 610kg was close behind at 350p/kg to gross £2135.00 for RA Lomas & Partners of Matlock.
Dairy Shorthorn weighing 450kg topped at 318p/kg to gross £1431.00 for RA Lomas & Partners of Matlock.
Overall average was 291.04/kg with an average headage price of £1210.48/head.
PIGS (140)
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
A large show of pigs today with trade back slightly but no disaster. Gilts 190p-205p, boars 155-165p. Top price on the day 206p or £209.95.
Porkers sold to 160p for G Goodall, Marston Montgomery.
Cutters for GR Weston sold to 198p and 193p.
Bacon pigs to 206p for Massie Farms who had others to 202p, 201p, 200p, 198p, 196p. B Minshull to 205p. G Galbraith to 200p. GR Weston to 196p. D B Goldstraw 196p. PF+PD Parsons 196p, 195p. J&B Fentem 195p, 194p, 193p. C Hine 193p.
A Mixed show of heavies sold to 190p for G Galbraith to gross £209.95. 115kg Boars for J&B Fentem to 134p.
Pig Averages.
Pork Pigs (2); av 160.00p/kg or £107.20/head
Cutting Pigs (4); av 163.92p/kg or £134.82/head
Bacon Pigs (112), av 181.68p/kg or £175.55head
Heavies (8), av 119.17p/kg or £147.92/head
DAIRIES
Selling time – 11:30am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
With the weather affecting everyone, numbers were less than anticipated in the dairy shed.
Smaller type heifers, calved three weeks to £1600.
A smart December born heifer calf by the pedigree Holstein bull, sold well at £300 for Stuart and Hayden Heath at Red Earth.
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
LAMBS (369)
A very short entry on a snowy morning after a very cold Monday. All buyers firing on all cylinders and a very strong trade as a result.
A shortage of best types saw a top of 412p/kg and best big lambs to £229.08/head. Plenty of pens at 360p/kg and better.
Overall averages at 338p/kg or 340p/kg SQQ on what was a below average entry of quality.
More required weekly!
Sample Prices: –
349p 39kg ID & TJ Gregory, Peak Forest
368p 42kg AJ Suppan, Stockport
410p 43kg SJ Pace & Co, Congleton
400p 43kg D Machin, Rudyard
388p 43kg A Wilshaw, Meerbrook
358p 43.6kg J Gilman & Partners, Bosley
364p 44.3kg SJ Pace & Co, Congleton
363p 46.8kg J Brough & Son, Rudyard
388p 47kg A Wilshaw, Meerbrook
374p 48.3kg SJ Pace & Co, Congleton
412p 52kg D Machin, Rudyard
374p 52kg J Tavernor, Great Haywood
350p 52.5kg D Machin, Rudyard
348p 53kg RJ Lowe & Partners, Rudyard
CULL EWES (217)
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
A few less forward as expected given the inclement weather, trade similar to previous weeks for mules and grazing sorts, meated ewes perhaps a touch less but not too different. More mules and hill types forward today with runs of lean types and welshies in the mix.
Sample prices:
D Machin £230, £220, £180
RD Machin £230, £190
J Brough £220
C Banks £212
DM Rowland £192
LF Horton £180
D&CJ Redfern £180
Tups to £200 for D&CJ Redfern
Better continentals £170-£200
Plainer sorts £130-£160
Mules to £181 Generally £130-£160
Hill types £70-£100
Very lean small types £40-£70
Overall average a respectable £128/head given the entry.
CALVES (98)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)
Good numbers considering the weather and an unreal trade once again.
40 CONTINENTAL BULLS
Prices very high with the regulars and the seasonal buyers all working hard to secure calves. Six best over £600 and up to £730 for an Andrew Hulme special. Mediums £450 – £550 with just a handful under £450.
27 Blues av £513 to £730 DW & P Hulme
8 Lims av £453 to £650 NG, JMH & H Mellor
3 Char av £588 to £650 D & G Tudor
32 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
Even dearer than the bulls with a whole host of farmer buyers wanting calves today. Two best British Blues from Richard Furness, Wheston made £580 and £545 with the top fifteen all over £450. Medium heifers £380 – £450 with only a few under £380.
28 Blues av £430 to £580 Furness Partners
2 Sims av £342 to £430 RJ Clowes & Sons
19 NATIVES
Trade continues at pace with some astonishing prices.
8 Here Bulls av £405 to £505 AM & JE Kirby
2 AA Bulls av £302 to £435 PWJ & S Wilson
5 Here Heif av £320 to £360 AM & JE Kirby
4 AA Heifs av £355 to £380 CA Day & Sons
7 BLACK & WHITE BULLS
Averaged over £100 and topped at £155 for Rowland Partners.
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SATURDAY 17th JANUARY
Catalogued Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle
Entries Close Friday 9th January
Next Sale Saturday 31st January
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SATURDAY 10th JANUARY
Catalogued Sale of 3,510 Store Lambs & Breeding Sheep
Catalogue Now Available Online
Next Sale Saturday 7th February
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