A very busy day in Leek with 751 Store and Breeding cattle on offer with plenty of buyers in attendance for all types.
Breeding Section
A Hereford cow with Hereford bull calf at foot sold to £1930 from E M Harrison of Whiston.
In-Calf Heifers from M J Wayne of Grange Mill met a very strong trade with Aberdeen Angus to £2720, Limousin at £2680, £2520 and £2420.
Store Bulls
A 15-month-old Limousin bull sold to £3920 from A P Wain of Forsbrook and a 22-month-old Hereford achieved £2000 from R S Bessant of Hulme End.
Young Bulls
An 8-month-old Limousin achieved £1840 for A M Sayer of Hilderstone with others as follows: –
£1720 Charolais 8mths D Byard, Chesterfield
£1710 Charoloias 8mths D Byard, Chesterfield
£1520 Limousin 7mths D Byard, Chesterfield
£1510 Simmental 12mths D Benbow, Hilderstone
£1440 Blue Albion 15mths D Benbow, Hilderstone
The overall average of young bulls was £1240.93 including a number of smaller sorts.
Steers
337 steers were on offer, topping at £2190 for a 25-month-old Aberdeen Angus from D J Edge of Northwich and a pair at 31 months old achieved £2160 for P J Taylor of Macclesfield. Other Aberdeen Angus sold as follows: –
£2070 24mths H Lomas & Son, Gawsworth
£2050 (x2) 30mths Joseph Torr Ltd, Macclesfield
£2040 (x2) 23mths Home Farm, Rushton Spencer
A pair of 24-month-old Limousin steers sold well to £2110 for David Richardson of Ipstones.
A bunch of six Hereford steers topped at £2080 for D J Edge of Northwich with a bunch of three at 24 months old achieving £2000 for Alan Hayes of Alstonefield.
A trio of 22-month-old British Blue steers sold to £1960 for Richard Beech of Longsdon.
A 26-month-old Shorthorn achieved £1960 for Critchlow Bros of Sheen and a 15-month-old Shorthorn sold to £1900 for P Southwell of Uttoxeter.
Other top prices were as follows: –
Charolais £1940 (17mths) JD, AM & PJ Hall, Ipstones
Montbeliarde £1640 (24mths x2) Critchlow Bros, Sheen
Blue Albion £1540 (27mths) Springbank Farm, Biddulph
Holstein £1520 (19mths) JD, AM & PJ Hall, Ipstones
The overall average for steers was £1462.15
Heifers
347 heifers were on offer, topping at £2120 for a British Blue at 23 months old from D & D Gould of Waterhouses, closely followed by a 26-month-old British Blue at £2100 for C, C & CJ Lovatt of Rushton Spencer.
Limousin heifers at 14 months old sold particularly well to £2090 for A M Sayer of Hilderstone.
Other top prices as follows: –
Charolais £1970 (22mths) IE, M & A Wilson, Hollington
British Blue £1960 (24mths) D & D Gould, Waterhouses
Charolais £1970 (30mths) JS & A Whitehurst, Bramshall
Aberdeen Angus £1890 (28mths) x3 R & J Shore, Biddulph
Aberdeen Angus £1850 (22mths) S & S Harper, Onecote
British Blue £1820 (19mths) x3
Hereford £1820 (24mths) D & D Gould, Waterhouses
Limousin £1790 (37mths) x2 R & J Shore, Biddulph
Blue Albion £1640 (37mths) C Plant, Elkstones
The overall average for heifers was £1380.43
NEXT SALE:
Saturday 21st November 2026
