An excellent entry of 664 Store and Breeding Cattle on offer and yet another remarkable trade for all types of cattle. Buyers were in attendance from a wide area.
Breeding Section
In the breeding section there were more suckler cows on offer with a herd dispersal on behalf of the Estate of John Fernyhough from Longstone realising up to £1550 for an In-calf Hereford cow with others from the same vendor at £1405, £1375 and £1340.
A British Blue cow with a young heifer calf at foot from Johnathon Greatbach of Wetley Rocks gave a top price of £2010 with Hereford in-calf suckler cows from the same vendor at £1650 and £1450.
Feeding cows from Dennis Jeffery of Roston were bid for very keenly and achieved up to £1875 and £1640.
Three other feeding cows from David Naylor of Glossop achieved up to £1750 for an Aberdeen Angus and £1260 for a Limousin.
In-calf suckler cows from Chris Gabbott & Family of Rainow achieved a top price of £1490 for a Charolais.
Breeding heifers from Brian Wainwright, being PD’d in-calf, topped at £1460 for a British Blue.
Stock Bulls
A 24-month-old Simmental Pedigree stock bull from Messrs Goddard of Glossop achieved £2430 with a 23-month-old Aberdeen Angus bull from Adam Scott of Buglawton at £1650.
Young Bulls
The young bulls topped at £1005 for a 10-month-old British Blue from Messrs Bassett of Hartington with a 13-month-old Hereford from Messrs Gould of Waterhouses at £970, a pair of 13-month-old Aberdeen Angus for Messrs Timperley of Hyde at £865 and younger 5-month-old Hereford bulls from Tom Johnson of Bosley at £765.
Steers
There were 327 steers on offer and trade was on fire once again.
A 25-month-old Limousin topped the day at £2340 for Steve Machin of Stanley, who also had a 24-month-old Limousin to £2170 with PJ Stephens of Mottram having a 22-month-old Limousin to £2200 and a 24-month-old Limousin to £2180 for the same vendor.
Aberdeen Angus at 22 months old sold to £2320 for RJ & JM Hall of Burton with G Redfern of Onecote achieving £2210 for his 23-month-old Aberdeen Angus, others sold to £2090, at 22 months old, for Steve Machin of Stanley and a bunch of three sold to £2070, at 22 months old, for A Swinson of Gawsworth.
Simmental steers from PJ Stephens of Mottram sold up to £2250 at 25 months of age with 18-month-old Simmental steers, from RA & KD Day of Cheddleton, achieving £2060.
Two Hereford steers at 19 months of age sold to £2110 for A Turnock & Sons of Horton with a 22-month-old Hereford achieving £2100 for A Swinson of Gawsworth, British Blue steers for MJD Farms achieved £2110 at 18 months old and two British Blue steers achieved £2020, at 21 months of age, for PW Gerrard of Combridge. Three British Blue steers at 19 months of age achieved £2010 for JG Curtis of Basford.
Charolais steers at 21 months of age achieved up to £2090 for A Swinson of Gawsworth.
Younger cattle sold exceptionally well with a 10-month-old British Blue steer from Robert Flower of Alstonefield achieving £1770 and a bunch of four 12-month-old Limousin also achieving £1770 from RA & CW Bentley of Church Broughton. A 9-month-old Limousin from Robert Flower of Alstonefield achieved £1650.
The overall average for steers was a very pleasing £1434.33.
Heifers
There were 297 heifers on offer with a smart Limousin at 21 months of age topping the market at £2500 for J G Machin of Stanley, Steve Machin of Stanley also had a Limousin heifer, at 25 months of age, achieving £2260, other Limousin sold to £2140, at 22 months of age, for CE Lake of Whitgreave.
Aberdeen Angus, at 22 months of age, sold to £2170 for PF Hulse of Consall, £1990 for M & G Clowes of Kingsley, at 18 months of age and £1950 for A M Gray of Dungworth, at 23 months old.
A 31-month-old Friesian sold particularly well for D & EA Jeffery of Roston to achieve £1980.
British Blue heifers, at 26 months old, achieved £1980 for Steve Machin of Stanley and £1970 for 25-month-old British Blue heifers, from Philip Brown of Bagnall.
Simmental heifers from RA & KD Day of Cheddleton sold to £1920 at 22 months of age and £1860 for 20-month-old Simmental heifers from the same vendor.
A Hereford heifer at 24 months old sold to £1890 for E Cookson & Partners of Lymm.
Younger cattle sold to £1440 for an 11-month-old Limousin from A H & T Carr of Waterfall.
The overall average for heifers was £1231.72.
NEXT SALE: Saturday 29th March 2025
