713 Store and Breeding Cattle were on offer on Saturday, an excellent entry of cattle with plenty of buyers around the ring looking for all types of cattle.
Breeding Section
A British Blue cow with a Charolais male calf at foot, from S Kidd Farmers of Longnor, topped at £1560 with another similar outfit, with a Saler heifer calf at foot, from the same vendor, at £1490.
An Aberdeen Angus cow with an Aberdeen Angus bull calf at foot, from R Vernon of Rocester, achieved £1270, with a Hereford cow with a Hereford bull calf at foot, from Messrs Dean & Son of Congleton, realising £1280.
Breeding cows, from Rosie Watson of Fenny Bentley, both being Salers, achieved £1190 and £970.
Young Bulls
In the young bull’s section, a 23-month-old Aberdeen Angus bull, from Messrs Thacker of Uttoxeter, was bid for keenly at £1130 with a pair of Aberdeen Angus 14 month old bulls, from Robertson & Partners of Macclesfield, at £985 and a 9 month old Aberdeen Angus, from William Smith of Marchington, at £670.
Steers
There were 394 steers on offer with a top price this week of £1680 for a 19-month-old Limousin for George Hicklin & Family of Onecote with other Limousin to £1595 for a pair at 27 months old, from James Gilman & Partners of Bosley, with another pair of similar aged cattle, from the same vendor at £1585.
A bunch of three at 18-month-old Limousin, from Peter Richardson of Ipstones, sold for £1490.
British Blue steers, from Reg Simcock & Family of Endon, were well sold at £1655 at 26 months old with another pair of 27-month-old British Blue steers at £1650 from the same vendor and a single 21-month-old British Blue steer, from Messrs Gould at Waterhouses, at £1600.
A pair of British Blue steers, from Messrs Carbutt, at 22 months of age realised £1560 and another pair at 23 months old, from David Curtis & Family of Basford, at £1545.
Simmental steers, at 24 months of age, from P J Stephens of Mottram, were well sold at £1645 with Aberdeen Angus steers, from Messrs Carbutt, at 17 months of age, up to £1630, a bunch of six, 22-month-old Aberdeen Angus, from D H Jones & Son of Holmes Chapel, at £1580 and a bunch of three 25 month old Aberdeen Angus, from WG Latham, at £1575.
South Devon steers, from John Barber of Quarnford, at 16 months old, sold up to £1490 with a bunch of three 16 month old Charolais, from Ros Worthington of Edale, at £1470 with Herefords topping at £1450 for 17 month old cattle, from Messrs Sykes of Rainow and 25 month old Friesian steers, from Messrs Carbutt, at £1370 and Shothorns, from WG Latham, at 23 months old, up to £1290.
A Brown Swiss steer, from Michael Harrison of Whiston, at 29 months achieved £1220.
Younger cattle sold up to £1120 for a pair of 10 month old Limousin for KL Potts of Mottram St Andrew, with a pair of Charolais at 10 months of age realising £1100.
A British Blue steer, from Keith Minshull of Bosley, sold for £1050 and Hereford steers, at 12 months of age from Ray Turner of Rownall up to £990.
Overall average achieved, including a number of smaller sorts, was a pleasing £924.04.
Heifers
There were 282 heifers on offer seeing a top price of £1695 for a pair of 28 month old Limousin, from James Gilman & Partners of Bosley with other Limousin, from the same vendor at 28 months up to £1585 and a single 32 month old Limousin, from P Birch of Hartington at £1470.
Hereford heifers, from Ian Barks of Blackshaw Moor, at 26 months old, sold up to £1595 with Aberdeen Angus heifers, from Philip Brown of Bagnall at 24 months old up to £1575 and another 21 month old Aberdeen Angus heifer, from D H Jones & Son of Holmes Chapel, at £1550.
Simmental heifers, from P J Stephens of Mottram, at 24 months old realised £1550 and another 23 month old Simmental from George Higton & Family at £1505.
British Blue heifers, from David Curtis & Family of Basford at 23 months old sold up to £1490 with another bunch of four 23 month old British Blue heifers from Messrs Gould of Waterhouses at £1485 and a 24 month old pair of British Blue heifers, from Messrs Carbutt at £1460.
Charolais heifers from Ros Worthington of Edale, at 17 months old, topped at £1430 with Bazadaise heifers at 17 months old, up to £1265 for Messrs Shann of Sheen and a bunch of Flekvieh heifers, at 27 months, from Pilkington Farmers of Hartington at £1235.
Younger cattle sold up to £1095 for a bunch of 13 month old British Blue heifers from David Machin & Family of Rudyard with a pair of 13 month old British Blue heifers, from Keith Minshull of Bosley achieving £925.
Overall average achieved for heifers was £921.59.
NEXT SALE: Saturday 12th October
