Another solid trade for the calves this week with 139 on offer seeing a British Blue bull topping at £445 and a British Blue heifer at £300
The dairy shed saw a good trade for milkers, topping at £3000. Lots of entries forward for next weeks Pedigree Sale, see advert below
1,112 head of sheep on offer, seeing a sharper trade with best lambs topping at 330p/kg
BARREN COWS (28)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
Another strong trade, seeing a top price of 212p/kg for a Dairy Shorthorn from Gilmans Ltd of Thorpe, weighing 650kg.
A 675kg Friesian, from RG & AS Williamson of Wetley Rocks, achieved 198p/kg and a 765kg Holstein, from WE Turnock & Sons at 197p/kg.
Another 730kg Holstein, from WE Turnock & Sons, achieved 185p/kg with a 775kg Holstein, from Gilmans Ltd selling for 178p/kg with an 845kg Aberdeen Angus from WG & M Myatt realising 177p/kg.
Top headage price was £1507.05 for Holstein, £1495.65 for Aberdeen Angus and £1378.00 for Dairy Shorthorn.
A 55-month-old Simmental steer, from CH Day & Sons, was well sold at 193p/kg to gross £1389.60.
CLEAN CATTLE
A 660kg Hereford steer, from Hambleton Bros of Calton, achieved 241p/kg, being bought by a local butcher with 236p/kg being paid for a 480kg Limousin heifer, from G Baskerville & Co of Kings Bromley and 224p/kg for a 515kg Aberdeen Angus from the same vendor .
Young bulls, from Gilmans Ltd of Thorpe, were bid for keenly at 240p/kg for a 505kg Hereford X and 231p/kg for a 550kg Montbeliarde.
PIGS (114)
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
A larger entry today selling to a similar trade to last week, top price for fat pigs 205p, generally gilts 195-205p, boars 10p less plainer types 150p+. Sows looked a sharp trade topping at 90p.
Cutters sold to 202p for PF+PD Parsons and J&B Fentem, who had others to 200p, 192px2, 190p. RA Watson to 170p.
Bacon pigs sold to 205p for Massie Farms who had others to 203p, 202p x2 and 195p. J&B Fentem to 204p, PF+PD Parsons to 203p, 202p and 200p. B Minhsull saw 200p and 198p for boars. JLR Ball saw 195p for boars.
Heavies were met with a solid trade selling to 192p for A Shinton for 105kg pigs who had 106kg boars to 172p. B Minshull to 170p and Abbotsholme school had 122kg – 164kg boars from 112p – 142p.
Sows topped at 90p for J&B Fentem who had another at 82p. R Rowlinson to 88p and M Paddock to 62p.
Pig Averages.
Cutting Pigs (24) av 183.00/kg or £149.07/head
Bacon Pigs (74) av 194.40p/kg or £182.34/head
Heavy Pigs (10) av 156.76p/kg or £188.11/head
Sow (4) av; 81.38p/kg or £175.98/head
DAIRIES
Selling time – 11:30am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
Dairies to £3000
A good trade for milkers despite some mixed quality forward, saw the best to £3000 for a Siemers Darwin daughter from the Stubbs family of Tisssington.
They had a second heifer to £2200.
David Brailsford of Chesterfield saw his 31kg heifer reach £2300.
A couple of busy weeks coming up with a great entry of 70 for the pedigree sale next week and the herd dispersal on behalf of the Shuker family the week after (see both adverts below).
If you have stock to sell, don’t hesitate to call Meg Elliott on 07967 007049.
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
LAMBS (770)
A few more about met a sharper trade. Best lambs at 300p and better to top at 330p and best big lambs to £201.30/head.
Lightweight and under finished lambs seeing competitive bidding for further finishing but impending in the average.
The average coming in at 277p/kg, being well in line with other outlets.
Sample Prices: –
308p 39kg FS & MJ Heath, Pipe Gate
300p 43.5kg A,H& T Carr, Waterfall
304p 44.3kg JB Rowlinson & Son, Gawsworth
310p 47kg FS & MJ Heath, Pipe Gate
310p 48kg J Tavernor & Co, Gt Haywood
299p 47.7kg FS & MJ Heath, Pipe Gate
295p 49.4kg FE & GW Shenton, Hulme End
310p 57kg EA Sessions & Sons, Dalbury Lees
330p 61kg EA Sessions & Sons, Dalbury Lees
CULL EWES (342)
A large entry today, dominated by plain feeding types, a good number of mules forward and plain sorts are reflected in the averages, more meated white faced ewes needed. Top price £153.
Better continental types £120-£150
Plain continental types £70-100
Meated mules £90-£110
Plain mules £60-£80
Hill types and lean ewes £40-£60
Overall average £83.24
CALVES (139)
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)
A pleasing entry of 139 calves to include 13 weanlings, with a plentiful range of buyers again.
Trade topping at £445 for a British Blue bull and in the heifers, a British Blue topping the trade at £300 also.
51 CONTINENTAL BULLS
Plenty about with 15 over £345 and the strongest over £400. Plenty of the mediums £275-£320 with the smaller calves under £250.
30 Blues av £304 to £445 DW&P Hulme
14 Lims av £257 to £400 RG&AS Williamson
5 Sims av £329 to £345 H&E Bailey&Partners
2 Blon av £160 to £275 EJ&VC Gilman
34 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
Good to sell with the better end £260+ with the mediums £210-£250 and smaller sorts under £180.
18 Blues av £205 to £300 RG&AS Williamson
7 Lims av £206 to £260 RG&AS Williamson
3 Sims av £260 to £270 PN Holdcroft
4 Blon av £139 to £215 EJ&VC Gilman
2 INRA av £235 to £250 J Hughes
23 NATIVES
A good trade as ever with some remarkable prices.
11 AA Bulls av £123 to £300 PE Holmes & Son Ltd
6 AA Heif av £74 to £132 WG,GH& M Brookes
3 Here Bulls av £220 to £295 BE Wain
1 Here Heif to £235 BE Wain
1 W/Bl Bull to £150 Foker Grange Farm
1 W/Bl Heif to £96 Foker Grange Farm
18 BLACK & WHITE BULLS
Trade topping today with a Montbeliarde calf to £138 from WH, GH & M Brookes.
Montbeliarde calves generally a good trade with five averaging £119.
Smaller sorts £25-£60.
13 REARED
To top £585 for a Hereford bull (4mths) from SP Taylor with Aberdeen Angus heifers (9-10mths) to £385 from A Howe.
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SATURDAY 12th OCTOBER
Catalogued Sale of 702 Store & Breeding Cattle
Catalogues now Available Online
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SATURDAY 12th OCTOBER
Sale of Store & Breeding Pigs – 10.30am
Sale of Store & Breeding Goats 11am
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TUESDAY 15TH OCTOBER
Pedigree Dairy Sale
70 Holsteins & Ayrshires
Fully Catalogued Sale from some of the Leading Herds in the Midlands and Surrounding Counties. A Tremendous Entry already received from:
Alkmonton (4), Bentygrange (4), Braemarhouse (4), Broomhouse (8), Brundcliffe (2), Chardean, Heydale (2), Honeycroft (3), Meldamar (4), Millhurst , Rownall (2), Shieldhouse (4), Sterndale, Sternmore (4), Timberlane (11), Incl 4 In-Calf Heifers, 9 Youngstock (Timberlane) & a Pedigree Limousin Stock Bull (21mths). Also, in the Commercials 14 Fleck X Bulling Heifers (16-18mths)
For further Details and & Catalogues Contact (01889) 562811 Ref: MEE
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SATURDAY 19th OCTOBER
Catalogued Sale of Store Lambs and
Breeding Sheep
Closing Date for Entries Friday 11th October
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TUESDAY 22nd OCTOBER
Forthcoming Dairy Sale
On Behalf of D R & A Shuker & Sons, Higher Key Green Farm, Bosley, Macclesfield
80 BROWN SWISS X BRITISH FRIESIANS
Comprising 80 Cows & Heifers In-Milk & In-Calf, Cubicles & Abreast.
Herd Average 7600kg, Bulk Sample 4.54%F 3.42%P cc163
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