A pleasing entry of Sheep and Pigs for the last sale of 2023 with plenty of buyers and vendors present.
Thank you for all of your support throughout the last year, we look forward to seeing you all in 2024!!
PIGS (70);
Selling time – 3pm
Auctioneer – Ed Groves (07964 510145)
A much reduced entry sold on a fast trade for those best white pigs, fat pigs to 219p. A few plainer boars and coloured pigs on offer today which are reflected in the averages
Cutting pigs topped at 219p from R Brough, who had others to 176p for white pigs and coloureds to 160p & 140p.
Baconers topped at 216p x2 from Massie farms, who had others to, 214px2, 207p x2, 206p & 205px3. C Hine saw 205p for a 100kg pig.
One heavy pig from C Hine realised 162p weighing 109kg.
A big thank you to all vendors and buyers for your support in the pig shed this year !!
Pig Averages.
Cutting Pigs (9); av 169.44p/kg or £139.91/head
Bacon Pigs (60); av 203.02p/kg or £184.37/head
Heavy Pigs (1) av 162.00p/kg or £176.58/head
SHEEP SECTION
Selling time 3pm
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
LAMBS (654)
A very pleasing entry for a Wednesday afternoon sale and a very big thankyou to both vendors and buyers for their support.
Vendors were rewarded for their efforts with an excellent trade all through and many more could have been sold to the vendors’ advantage.
Best Lambs were very well sold, topping at 338p/kg with 15 vendors seeing 320p and better for their best pens.
Commercial quality Lambs generally 275p-290p depending on breed and finish. Big Lambs topping at £179.18.
Overall average at 302p/kg or £131/head.
Sample Prices:-
332p 35kg B Shaw, Mayfield
319p 36kg J Fernyhough, Swythamley
326p 37.7 I Walker, Stone
336p 38.6kg DB Goldstraw, Meerbrook
338p 41.5kg J Belfield & R Deakin-Gallimore
330p 42.3kg DV Holland, Blore
328p 42.5kg J Belfield & R Deakin-Gallimore
329p 42.8kg DV Holland, Blore
331p 43kg DB Goldstraw, Meerbrook
310p 45kg S Clowes, Cauldon Low
320p 47kg AW Wilshaw, Meerbrook
334p 47.5kg R&S Bailey, Rushton Spencer
320p 50kg R&S Bailey, Rushton Spencer
320p 51kg J Gilman & Partners, Bosley
291p 54kg J Belfield & R Deakin-Gallimore
298p 55kg D & P Gibbs & Son, Butterton
289p 62kg DV Holland, Blore
A full line up of buyers expected on Tuesday 2nd January and a good entry required.
CULL SHEEP (353)
A good entry sold on a solid trade, topping at £170/head for Texels, although no very best Ewes forward.
The entry was dominated by Mules again, and these are not easy to sell with large numbers forward nationally. Nonetheless, the best selling to £95/head with plenty at £70-£80 for meated types and half-meated around £55-£65.
Overall average at £89/head.
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SATURDAY 6th JANUARY
Store & Breeding Cattle Sale
Closing Date for Entries Friday 29th December
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