936 Lambs on offer this week with demand on the rise and trade looking very competitive overall.
Best Lambs topping at 330p/kg with an overall average of 277p/kg.
MORE SHEEP REQUIRED.
Pig numbers were on the rise today with a solid entry of 156 and trade significantly dearer across all sections.
Similar numbers to last week for the Calf section with 121 Calves on offer, seeing a storming trade, particularly for the best Bulls, with a high of £435.
Similar trade to last week in the Barren section with a top headage price of £1397.30 for a Brown Swiss Cow.
BARREN COWS (28);
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
A similar trade for cows with a good company of buyers around the ring.
Top price of the day was 168p/kg paid for an 820kg Charolais Cow from C Wardle of Sandbach.
Other top prices included:
890kg Brown Swiss 157p/kg RG & AS Williamson
716kg Angus Cow 155p/kg NG & P Sidebottom
875kg Friesian Cow150p/kg RG & AS Williamson
705kg Brown Swiss 147p/kg E Morten & Sons
615kg Hereford Cow 148p/kg ES Bennison
Top headage price of the day was £1397.30 for the Brown Swiss Cow for RG & AS Williamson with the Charolais Cow for C Wardle grossing £1377.60.
CLEAN CATTLE
A 450kg British Blue Heifer, in need of further feeding, exchanged hands for 207p/kg.
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer –Ed Groves (07964 510145)
More pigs this week and trade significantly dearer across the board. A good show of fats, with a few plainer coloured types mixed in, reflected in the averages, topping at 232p. Sows looked just as dear topping at 137p.
Porkers topped at 222p from J Davenport, Macclesfield. B&M Elkin,
Hilderstone topped at 203p.
Cutters sold to 232p from J&B Fentem who had others to 228, 227, 225
& 206 for boars. R&L Vernon sold pigs to 229 & 204 for boars.
B&M Elkin to 225.
Bacon Pigs sold to 232p x2 & 227p from J&B Fentem. S Bailey sold pigs to 231p x2. Massie Farms had a run to 231p x2, 230p x3, 229 x2. J Davenport sold pigs to 228p and R T Wilson to 226p.
Heavies included a few plainer pigs that were over fat and penalised as a result. Top price 166p for PF+PD Parsons.
Sows topped at 137p for J&B Fentem, 100p for R Watsons, Chester. Boars to 60p.
Porkers (7) av 137.79p/kg or £88.38/head
Cutting Pigs (33); av 207.93p/kg or £170.25/head
Bacon Pigs (95); av 206.16p/kg or £193.95/head
Heavies (7) av. 138.46p/kg or £126.77/head
Sows (5) av 83.83p/kg or £214.61/head
DAIRIES (18)
Selling time – 11:30am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
A mixed quality forward in the Dairy shed saw a top price of £1920 for a fresh Heifer from the Ellis Family.
In-Calf Heifers from the University of Nottingham reached £1300.
Next week we have the 90 Holsteins on behalf of D N Carter & Co (see advert below), these are superb cows that are well worthy of inspection.
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
LAMBS (936)
Nice to see a good entry, particularly with demand on the rise. Today’s entries were sold on a very fast and competitive trade throughout, many more could have been sold to the vendor’s advantage.
Best Lambs sold very well, topping at 330p/kg and big Lambs very good all through, topping at £173.60/head.
Commercial quality Lambs also much easier to sell, with them being 15p up on the week.
Overall average, an excellent 277p/kg or £118/head.
Sample prices:
270p 30kg TN Staden, Brandside
320p 38kg R & S Bailey, Rushton Spencer
318p 39kg GA Titterton, Milwich
309p 40kg D Machin, Rudyard
305p 40.7kg JJA Venables & Son, Macclesfield
313p 42kg AJ Suppan, Stockport
313p 44kg GA Titterton, Milwich
290p 46.2kg S & J Reeves, Edale
294p 46.2kg Bagshaw, Chelmorton
298p 47kg Mosley & Son, Wormhill
330p 47.5kg Shirley & Boam, Longnor
288p 47.8kg Bagshaw, Chelmorton
290p 49.7kg Mosley & Son, Wormhill
281p 54.1kg Mosley & Son, Wormhill
279p 54.4kg G Jones, Macclesfield
284p 57kg F Yates, Longford
280p 62kg AE & B Smith, Uttoxeter
CULL SHEEP (374)
A good entry saw a sharp trade all through. Best Ewes were good to sell, with best Texels at £175 from Michael Turner of Grindon, closely followed by Mr Nicholls of Wetley Rocks at £164 and £158 twice.
Best Mules £100-£110/head with these looking better to sell on the week.
Plenty of leaner Ewes in the entry, with these seeing good bidding from grazers and processors.
Overall average at £95/head.
CALVES (121)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)
Similar numbers and trade generally good for the best Bulls.
31 CONTINENTAL BULLS
Bulls were a storming good trade today, particularly the best five British Blues reaching over £385, seeing a high of £435 for a British Blue Cross from Andrew Cotton of Tean with the Wilson Family at £425 and Ed Clowes at £395. Ten Best British Blues over £310; Medium £220-£290 with smalls less.
22 Blues av. £257-£435 FA & TM Cotton
5 Sims av. £182-£288 GW & C Brassington
2 Chars av. £185-£225 J Hughes
26 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
Harder work today for all but the best, but not a vintage show in terms of quality.
Best British Blues to £240 for Messrs Wilkinson of Great Budworth. Best generally £170-£240 with medium £100-£150 and smalls under £100.
18Blues av. £134-£240 R Wilkinson & Son
5 Sims av. £121-£180 GW & C Brassington
50 NATIVES
The largest section today and the best trade by far.
16 Angus Bulls av. £137-£345 S & J Ryder
16 Angus Hfs av. £72 – £250 S & J Ryder
5 Here Bulls av. £179-£245 J & W Knight
12 Here Hfs av. £140-£215 J & W Knight
8 BLACK & WHITE BULLS
Becoming a rare breed due to the use of sexed semen. A British Friesian made £138 and a Montbeliarde made £128, the smaller sorts £17-£50.
6 REARED CALVES
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TUESDAY 14TH NOVEMBER 2023
Forthcoming Dairy Sale
On behalf of D N Carter & Co, Olde Farm, Willoughby, Rugby, Warwickshire
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90 HOLSTEINS
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Store & Breeding Cattle Sale
Closing Date for Entries Friday 10th November
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Store & Breeding Cattle Sale
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Store & Breeding Cattle Sale
Closing Date for Entries Friday 8th December
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