Calves looking even dearer on average compared to last week with a Charolais bull to £800 and a British Blue heifer to £702.
874 head of sheep on offer with spring lambs selling up to 402p/kg, hoggs to 380p/kg and ewes to £260/head.
Barrens topped at 268p/kg for a Shorthorn cow to gross £1956.40.
Faster trade for pigs this week, seeing a top price of 227p/kg for bacon pigs.
BARREN COWS (17)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
A smaller entry but still plenty of trade. Top price was 268p/kg for a 730kg Shorthorn cow from N A Bonsall to gross £1956.40 with a Holstein, from WE Turnock & Sons, weighing 740kg, exchanging hands for 253p/kg to gross £1872.20.
A 660kg Black & White cow from JAS Agricultural was well sold at 255p/kg to gross £1683 and an Aberdeen Angus weighing 660kg, from NG & P Sidebottom achieved 251p/kg.
There was a higher number of leaner small cows on offer which affected the averages.
Overall average was £1230 and 216.20p/kg.
PIGS (76)
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
Pigs a flying trade today with averages well up on the week, gilts 210p+ boars 170p+. top price 227p for Massie Farms.
Porkers to 171p for J&B Fentem.
Cutters sold to 219p for J&B Fentem who had others at 215p, 200p.
Baconers sold to 227p twice for Massie Farms who had others to 222p, 220p, 219p, 216p. DB Goldstraw to 223p. C Hine to 221p, 220p, 218p. J&B Fentem to 210p, 205p.
Heavies to 210p for JA&B Minshull who had other to 200p, 150p for 125kg boars. C Hine to 168p for 130kg gilt.
Pig Averages.
Pork Pigs (5); av 171.00p/kg or £125.17/head
Cutting Pigs (12); av 196.11p/kg or £153.29/head
Bacon Pigs (51); av 208.06p/kg or £197.33/head
Heavies (8) av 170.54p/kg or £201.24/head
DAIRIES
Selling time – 11:30am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
Dairies to £2080
Young Heifer Calves to £440
Milkers were keenly sought after on Tuesday with more needed to satisfy demand.
The Bennetts saw both their heifers passing the £2000 mark to £2080 and £2040 respectively.
A lovely run of young calves, including a big group from the Furness family of Elton, topped at £440 to average £425.
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
SPRING LAMBS (140)
A much-increased entry and more demand generally, with best lambs to 402p/kg and plenty at 380p/kg and better.
Top headage at £165.55.
Plenty more better end lambs could be sold to vendor’s advantage.
Sample Prices: –
383p 35.7kg D Bennett, Ashbourne
400p 37kg J Tavernor & Co, Gt Haywood
388p 40kg RG&AS Williamson, Wetley Rocks
402p 40.5k RG&AS Williamson, Wetley Rocks
390p 41.7kg CG Buckston, Sutton on the Hill
388p 42.5kg J & GJ Fryer, Horton
HOGGS (531)
A reduced entry with trade everywhere getting harder work.
Best shaped heavy weight hoggs good to sell still, topping at 380p/kg and plenty at 320p and better.
Heavies very hard to shift with plenty of 50kg plus at £120-£140/head.
SQQ Average at 301p/kg ncluding plenty of unfinished types going for further feeding.
Sample Prices: –
340p 36.2kg JG Jackson, Wardlow
375p 39kg J Ball, Cheddleton
380p 42kg J Ball, Cheddleton
372p 44kg D Williams, Cheddleton
344p 44.8kg CW Shenton, Wilmslow
340p 46.3kg D Williams, Cheddleton
334p 45.8kg CW Shenton, Wilmslow
322p 49kg NJ Williams, Newtown
318p 50.5kg RA & KD Day, Cheddleton
CULL EWES (203)
Meated ewes in demand but lacking in numbers, a lot of half meat and plain ewes on offer today which are well bid for but not as dear as previous weeks.
Top price on the day £260 for ID&TJ Gregory for Suffolk ewes. M Tidmarsh to £250, JM Robinson £200, £180. FE Shenton to £197 & £177, D Bennett to £195, HG Nutter £175, IP&HR Bailey to £175, D Williams £174, JA&AJ Coxon £173, V&G Farming £170. ID&TJ Gregory £170
Meated Continentals £170 Plus
Half Meat Continentals £130-£150
Mules £100-£140
Hill types and small lean ewes £50-80
Overall average £127.71/head
CALVES (82)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)
Trade marches on at pace with calves even dearer than last week’s momentous day.
26 CONTINENTAL BULLS
Unreal to sell with the top six over £600 and up to £800 for a smart Charolais from Richard Gould, Longnor. Mediums £500 – £600 with just one bull under £440.
11 Blues av £542 to £730 SM McLeavy
3 Sims av £530 to £555 H&E Bailey&Partners
8 Lims av £574 to £710 FJ Gould & Son
4 Char av £650 to £800 FJ Gould & Son
26 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
Like the bulls, the averages are way up again, even with some plainer sorts about. A stunning British Blue made £702 from Sheila McLeavy with the stronger end over £500. Mediums £450 – £500 with six smaller sorts under £450.
14 Blues av £467 to £702 S McLeavy
4 Sims av £434 to £492 WH Townsend & Son
5 Lims av £417 to £515 JC & D Hudson
2 Char av £447 to £530 JA Clowes & Sons
27 NATIVES
Unbelievable again.
11 AA Bulls av £340 to £540 S McLeavy
9 AA Heifs av £308 to £495 S McLeavy
2 Here Bulls av £289 to £390 C Heath & Sons
5 Here Heifs av £203 to £210 C Heath & Sons
3 BLACK & WHITE BULLS
Averaged £149 today.
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SATURDAY 10th MAY
Catalogued Sale of 498 Store & Breeding Cattle
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SATURDAY 24th MAY
Catalogued Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle
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Next Sale Saturday 7th June
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