560 Store and Breeding Cattle were on offer in Leek with 100% clearance over the board, attracting buyers from a wide area, despite the inclement weather conditions.
Breeding Section
Top price of the day was £2440 for a Hereford cow with an Aberdeen Angus steer calf at foot from I Lomax of Saverley Green with a similar outfit selling for £2300 from the same vendor.
A White Park cow with a young Limousin steer calf from Roy Critchlow of Flash achieved £1840 and a British Blue feeding cow sold to £1770 from J & S Proudlove of Congleton.
Store Bulls
A 33-month-old Pedigree Hereford from ET Simpson of Winkhill exchanged hands for £2000. An 18-month-old Pedigree Limousin bull from Amy Seabridge of Hollywood, Stone, sold to £2500.
Young Bulls
36 young bulls were on offer this week with a top price of £1640 for a 9-month-old Limousin from JL Mellor & Partners of Sutton. A pair of 14-month-old Limousin sold to £1620 from RJ & KA Salt of Rudyard. A trio of 14-month-old Aberdeen Angus achieved £1610 for SW Edwards of Bottomhouse. A 10-month-old British Blue sold to £1600 from J Redfern of Hopwas and a pair of 6-month-old Limousin from B Goldstraw of Waterhouses sold to £1410.
The overall average of young bulls was £1280.28.
Steers
There were 282 steers on offer which were topped by a 24-month-old British Blue which sold to £2320 for CC & CJ Lovatt of Rushton Spencer.
Other British Blue sold to: –
£2190 20mths W Allen, Butterton
£2120 25mths JG Curtis & Son, Basford
£2040 25mths JG Curtis & Son, Basford
£2010 18mths (x2) J Johnson, Winkhill
£2000 22mths IE, M & A Wilson, Hollington
Aberdeen Angus topped at £2280 for EM & CP Naden of Cheddleton at 23 months old and AG Tomkinson at 18 months old.
Other Aberdeen Angus sold to: –
£2170 23mths H Lomas & Son, Gawsworth
£2140 24mths H Lomas & Son, Gawsworth
£2090 25mths EM & CP Naden, Cheddleton
£2030 24mths (x2) CP Tomlinson, Longsdon
£2000 18mths (x2) KD Burton, Beamhurst
Limousin steers at 22 months old sold to £2240 for PJ Cornes of Longsdon with others as follows: –
£2180 21mths (x2) D Richardson, Ipstones
£1910 21mths D Richardson, Ipstones
Younger Limousin cattle in the top ring faired very well with the following results: –
£1970 12mths B & BM Rowlinson, Bottomhouse
£1960 13mths JM Robinson, Swythamley
£1960 12mths JL Mellor & Partners, Macclesfield
A trio of Charolais at 16 months old achieved £2140 for AG Tomkinson of Thorpe, Hereford at 26 months old sold to £2070 for EM & CP Naden of Cheddleton and a 34-month-old Simmental sold to £2030 for MN Bailey of Biddulph Moor.
The overall average for steers was a very pleasing £1553.21.
Heifers
227 heifers were seen and sold with a British Blue at 24 months old topping at £2160 for JG Curtis & Son of Basford who had another three at 25 months old selling to £2160 also.
25-month-old Aberdeen Angus sold to £2010 for H Lomas & Son of Gawsworth with others as follows: –
£2000 35mths F & C Goodwin, Congleton
£1990 23mths (x2) EM & CP Naden, Cheddleton
Limousin at 17 months achieved £2000 for DH & J Lovatt of Rushton Spencer with other Limousin as follows: –
£1990 19mths (x2) S Allen, Butterton
£1920 17mths (x2) DH & J Lovatt, Rushton Spencer
Charolais at 18 months old sold to £1830 for PW Gerrard of Uttoxeter, an 18-month-old Blonde sold for £1820 from the same vendor and a pair of 19-month-old Hereford sold to £1800 for S Allen of Butterton.
The overall average for heifers was £1369.82.
NEXT SALE:
Saturday 7th November 2026