The weather kept fine for us today although not much sunshine on offer.
Dairies saw a much smaller trade today than last week in anticipation of next weeks Pedigree sale where a large entry has already been received.
Lambs saw a good seasonal entry with best sorts topping at 300p/kg.
Pigs, Fat pigs saw a scorching trade today topping at 243p/kg or £235.44. All sizes are in demand and it was good to see some new vendors in today.
Calves saw similar numbers to last week lots of potential buyers around the ring, the best Limousin topped at £445.
Barren cows topped at 194p/kg for W E Turnock, Leek. We have a good number of buyers in attendance each week looking for all types of clean cattle.
BARREN COWS (18);
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976
370894)
A small entry once again but no shortage of buyers around the ring today.
Top prices were:
194p/kg 620kg Holstein WE Turnock & Sons, Onecote
184p/kg 575kg Hereford M Salt, Hollington
172p/kg 470kg Holstein AA,WA&AFallows, Congleton
166/kg 650kg Angus MJ&VP Oliver, Congleton
Other prices included 165p/kg for a 775kg Holstein and 162p/kg for a 490kg Holstein.
Other top prices included;
160p/kg for a 740kg Holstein, 160p/kg for a Brown Swiss.
CLEAN CATTLE;
A 735kg Hereford Steer was well sold and exchanged hands for 226p/kg, £1661.
There are a good number of buyers in attendance each week looking for all types of clean cattle.
PIGS (116);
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
FAT TRADE ON FIRE topping at 243p/kg or £235.44. All sizes in demand today with those best white pigs commanding a premium. Nice to see some new vendors today. Sows a serious trade topping at 128p/kg.
Porkers
Only two porkers on offer which were native bred on the leaner side realising 80p/kg from P Swinson.
Cutting Pigs
Cutters topped at 240p/kg for 84kg pigs from MC & E Beattie. Not far behind S Bailey at 239p/kg, R Watson, Frodsham sold pigs to 238p and J&B Fentem had a run to 238, 237, 236.
Bacon Pigs
Bacon pigs were the order of the day topping at 243p from Massie Farms, Sstafford who had others to 242, 241, 240×3, 238 & 237. MC & E Beattie had pigs to 239p x2. R Watson had pigs to 238 and Sam Harper had pigs to 236p.
Heavies
Top price 216p/kg for a 109kg pig from PF + PD Parsons, Sam Harper had a 114kg pig to 203p/kg.
Sows
Only two sows on offer topping at 128p for a 234kg sow from R Johnston, Derby and 112p for a 236kg sow from Marsdon & Paddock.
Pig Averages.
Porkers
(2) av 80p/kg or £50.80/head
Cutting Pigs (30); av 208.19p/kg or £165.65/head
Bacon Pigs (77); av 233.20p/kg or £218.12/head
Heavy Pigs (5) av 180.21p/kg or £215.12/head
Cull Sows (2) av. 119.97p/kg or £281.92/head
DAIRIES (9);
Selling time – 11:30am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark
Elliott (07973 673092)
Just a small entry for the week before next week’s Pedigree sale where a big entry has been received. A super Pedigree newly calved Heifer for Philip Critchlow at Cubley topped today’s sale at £2200 and sold to a local dairy farm.
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929
946652)
SPRING LAMBS (1049);
A good seasonal entry seeing a firmer trade, in line with the modest lift in demand nationally.
Best lambs at 300p/kg, with better typed generally at 280p/kg and better. Bigger weights good to sell, with plenty at £130/head and better.
Overall average at 268p/kg and very few at less than 250p/kg.
Overall average at £112.50/head all in.
Sample prices.
289p 34kg M Jones, Leek
286p 38kg SFG Clowes, Leek
287p 38kg M Siekacz, Biddulph Moor
288p 40kg J Clulow, Leek
296p 41kg IE M & A Wilson, Hollington
286p 41kg S J Pace & Co, Congleton
290p 48kg D Williams, Basford
300p 50kg JM Robinson, Swythamley
280p 53kg JM Robinson, Swythamley
276p 53kg AE&K Simpson, Leek
CULL SHEEP (269);
A reasonable entry, quantity less, with a lot of lean freshly weaned ewes in the entry. Nonetheless, a solid trade throughout.
Best Texel Ewes at £165/head, with plenty of heavy ewes £140/head and better.
Overall average at £92.31
CALVES (101);
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)
A smaller entry of calves met a packed ring of potential buyers with all grades well bid for.
38 Continental Bulls
Best Limousin peaked today’s market at £445 with a proportion of Chanel Island X bulls bringing the overall averages back and not reflecting the true trade of the day.
14 British Blues av £191-£318 Woodward Partners
6 Simmentals av £231-£350 H&E Bailey& Partners
17Limousin av £246-£445 J Kirkham
1 Charolais £165 R & R Moss
Overall Average £222
31 Continental Heifers
An outstanding British Blue Heifer attracted very brisk bidding to peak at £360 with Limousins to £320.
13 British Blues av £174-£360 D & JK Mellor
11 Simmentals av £200-£270 H&E Bailey& Partners
7 Limousins av £146-£320 FE Whittaker & Sons
Overall average £177
11 Natives
Not many on offer but demand very good with the Aberdeen Angus taking the top slot in both Heifers and Bull calves.
3 Angus Bulls av £116 to £220 KW Twemlow & Co
1 Angus Heifer to £230 AE Allcock
5 Hereford Bulls av £123 to £195 G&E Critchlow & Sons
1 Herford Heifer £92 G&E Critchlow & Sons
1 Welsh Black Heifer to £112 D & JK Mellor
Black & Whites
Demand good for both rearing and processing buyers with best up to £90 and an average of £48.
7 Reared Calves
Reared Calves finished the day off in style this week with plenty of buyers staying to the end.
Aberdeen Angus Steers sold to £370
Aberdeen Angus Bulls sold to £310
Aberdeen Angus Heifers sold to £300
NEW TB RULES FROM THE 1ST AUGUST 2023
If your farm holding has a 12 monthly herd TB test, then
cattle purchased onto that holding from a high-risk area (as mapped at https://tbhub.co.uk/)
must be Post-Movement Tested. I.e. Cattle must be Post-Movement
tested 60 to 120 days after purchase on your holding. For more details, please
speak to our Market Office.
Customers selling Livestock at Leek Auctions must have
fully completed movement forms which declare what TB-test interval takes place
on your holding so that we can pass this information onto the purchasers.
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SATURDAY 12TH AUGUST
Fortnightly Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle
Entries close Friday 4th August
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SATURDAY 12TH AUGUST
Sale of Store & Breeding Pigs – 10.30am
Sale of Store & Breeding Goats – 11am
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SATURDAY 12TH AUGUST
Sale of Early Lambing Breeding Sheep
Entries Close Friday 4th
August
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SATURDAY 26TH AUGUST
Fortnightly Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle
Entries close Friday 18th August
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