Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held a special show and sale of forward store cattle in conjunction with their weekly sale of cast cattle, store and breeding stock and fortnightly sale of fodder. Forward were 477 cattle and 1968 sheep.
90 Cast Cows/OTM sold to 400ppk or £2786
10 Stock Bulls sold to 358ppk or £3508
42 Breeding Cattle sold to £2900
44 Feeding Bulls sold to £2500
122 Store Steers sold to £2300
169 Store Heifers sold to £2680
1604 Store Lambs sold to £151
364 Feeding Ewes/Rams sold to £270
156 Bales of Fodder sold to £60
Show
Sincere thanks go to Elaine Sedgewick of Long Myers Farm, Durham for expertly undertaking the judging duties this morning. Thanks also go to our collective of annual sponsors who are displayed at the ringside fifty-two weeks of the year. Claiming the championship rosette was a beautiful Limousin heifer from CW Gray, Low Hall, Amble whilst the reserve went to budding young livestock enthusiast Jack Sewell of Knavesmire Fram with his perfectly presented British Blue steer. Further red rosette winners included the Burns family who had travelled up from Leicestershire, regular supporter Alastair Ward of Frosterley, CN Whitaker of High Etherley and May Tree Farm, Bishopton. A full run down of the winners and prices appears below.
Show Results (All cattle over 12 months)
Champion – CW Gray, Low Hall sold for £2650 to N Hetherington, Stockton
Reserve Champion – Jack Sewell, Knavesmire sold for £2250 to RW Barker & Sons, Grantham
Best Feeding Bull
1st – CN Whitaker, Low House sold for £2340 to AS & SM Kemp, Bowburn
2nd – DR & RL Burns, Lodge Fram sold for £2500 to AS & SM Kemp, Bowburn
3rd – CN Whitaker, Low House sold for £2340 to AS & SM Kemp, Bowburn
Best Limousin Heifer
1st – CW Gray, Low Hall sold for £2650 to N Hetherington, Stockton
2nd – CW Gray, Low Hall sold for £2420 to JE Suddes & Son, Cornsay Colliery
3rd – RW Ridley, Tongue Hill sold for £2400 to JE Suddes & Son, Cornsay Colliery
Best British Blue Heifer
1st – DR & RL Burns, Lodge Fram sold for £1920 to R Hirst, Neasham
2nd – DR & RL Burns, Lodge Fram sold for £2180 to DJ & H Walshaw, Pocklington
3rd – MR Madrell, Whorlton sold for £1880 to GC & JC Pullan, Richmond
Best Limousin Steer
1st – F Ward, Rogerley Hall sold for £2120 to MJ & EA Sedgewick, Durham
2nd – F Ward, Rogerley Hall sold for £2020 to MJ & EA Sedgewick, Durham
Best British Blue Steer
1st – Jack Sewell, Knavesmire sold for £2250 to RW Barker & Sons, Grantham
Best Any Other Breed Steer
1st – May Tree Farm (Hereford) sold for £1840 to D & K Albutt, Driffield
2nd – May Tree Farm (Hereford) sold for £1520 to Leeming Livestock, Ripon
Sale of Store Cattle – With the calves having had a terrific kick of the ball last week it was the turn of the over year beast today and averages again soared at this important annual event. Feeding bulls averaged £1845 which is up £778 on the year (32 more sold); steers averaged £1828 which is up £572 on the year (33 less sold) and heifers averaged £1792 which is up £650 on the year (6 more sold).
A remarkable run of cattle from CW Gray, Low Hall Farm, Amble led the day’s trading, top call of £2680 went to an 18-month-old Charolais heifer, the same good home sold the next four highest including Limousin heifers to £2650 and Simmental’s to £2540. Six steers shared the top spot at £2300, two apiece for three vendors as British Blues from GB Howsam, Manor Farm, Boston joined Aberdeen Angus from D Walker, High Woodifield East and Limousins from JG Wilkinson, West Side Farm. Bull trade had earlier proved excellent with a score or more over £2000, top of them all at £2500 was a lovely Limousin from DR & RL Burns, Lodge Farm with three vendors chasing closely; checking in over £2400 were E Parsons, Newstead plus F Hickson & Sons, Homilton and JR & M Richardson, Etherley House.
Below are some of the impressive top pen averages.
Bulls
E Parsons sold 5 averaged £2324
JJ Kemp & Son sold 3 averaged £2300
CN Whitaker sold 5 averaged £2252
F Hickson & Son sold 5 averaged £2158
JR & M Richardson sold 3 averaged £2146
Store Cattle
CW Gray sold 12 averaged £2370
FH Hutchinson sold 4 averaged £2245
D Walker sold 4 averaged £2230
J G Wilkinson & Son sold 5 averaged £2174
DR & RL Burns sold 8 averaged £2151
E Peacock sold 2 averaged £2140
JF Harland sold 4 averaged £2100
Store Bulls £2500 DR&RL Burns. £2460 £2320 £2300×2 £2240 E Parsons. £2440 £2280 £2120 £2010 £1940 F Hickson & Sons. £2420 £2020 £2000 JR&M Richardson. £2340×4 £1900 CN Whitaker. £2340×2 £2220 JJ Kemp & Son. £2060 I Newton & Son. £1780 WT Hall. £1700×6 Wilkinson & Son. £1680 £1520×2 £1480×2 £1400×2 £1380 M Madrell.
Store Steers £2300×2 £2190 JG Wilkinson & Son. £2300×2 £1980 GB Howsam. £2300×2 £2160×2 D Walker. £2280 £2140 £2100 £2090 D Robson & Sons. £2250 BJS Farms. £2220 £2100 R Valks. £2180 DL&RL Burns. £2140×2 E Peacock. £2140 E Peacock. £2120 £2080 £2020 £2000×2 £1880×2 F Ward. £2100 £2070×2 £2020 ME&TD Tailford. £2100×4 JF Harland. £2080 MH Hodgson. £2040×2 D&M Lowes. £2030×2 £1960 P&E Ellis. £2020 £1960 Springhill Partnership. £2010×3 £1970 P Leese. £1980 RW Ridley.
Heifers £2680 £2650 £2540 £2460 £2420 £2380×2 £2320×2 £2220 £2100 CW Gray. £2400 £2000×2 RW Ridley. £2340 £2280 £2200 £2160 FH Hutchinson. £2280 £2020 RA Patterson. £2260 Rose A Farms. £2200 JG Wilkinson. £2180 £2160 £2100 £2040 £1980 £1940×2 D Robson & Sons. £2180 £2100×2 £2080 DR&RL Burns. £2150 £2080 £2040 £2000 LW Martin. £2110 £2060 £2040 D&M Lowes. £2100×3 GB Howsam. £2100 £2020×2 £2000 F Ward. £2100 GL&M Steel. £2070 HM Dent. £2070×2 J Dent. £2000×2 CL Clark.
Breeding Cattle
A nice few on offer as the number of breeding cattle continues well ahead of previous years in DfAM. Top today was a smashing pair of in calf British Blue heifers from MJ Dent, East Farm, Morton Tinmouth when they sold for £2900 each. Cows and calves sold to a top of £2800 from SJ Saville & Sons with a Stabiliser cow and heifer calf whilst in calf cows sold to £1840 for an Aberdeen Angus from AN Greenwell, Lanchester.
Breeding Cattle:
In Calf Heifers – £2900×2 MJ Dent.
Bulling Heifers – £2000 AN Greenwell.
Cows & Calves – £2800 SJ Saville & Sons. £2500 £2250 WT Hall. £2100 £1980 £1900 £1850 £1840 £1750 £1680 £1620 £1600 £1580×2 AN Greenwell. £2080 Cow Close Farm. £1800 L&M Evans.
Cast Cows/OTM – More forward this week and the cow trade remained very buoyant with both finishers and wholesale outlets bidding freely as the green market status remains absolutely vital for vendors looking to maximise their cow returns. The sale averaged 265ppk and £1735. A super sale materialised for the excellent Limousin’s of CW Jackson, Woodend Farm who produced our top per kilo at 400 pence with a smart OTM heifer and also our top cow in the lump, a marvellous 10-year-old selling for 370ppk and £2786. A tidy Limousin heifer from SJ Saville & Sons, Ravenhill impressed at 390ppk as did a super 38-month-old Aberdeen Angus heifer from G & JH Tomlinson, Sunniside at 352ppk and £2675 to top the natives. A few bulls forward this week were an eclectic mix, the Limousin’s led the way as an OTM from AP Martin & Son, Manor Farm impressed at 358ppk but a cracking 6-year-old from AC Simpson & Son, McNeil Farm arguably overshadowed the rest when he added up to £3508. The pick of the dairy cows was undoubtedly a thumper from Stainton Hill Farms when she sold for £2005 whilst the top per kilo was an OTM heifer from G Thompson & Sons, Softley Farm at 288 pence.
Cast Cows/OTM Leading PPK – 400 370 322 CW Jackson. 390 352 320 310 306 SJ Saville & Sons. 362 286 Kirkbride & Bell. 352 G & JH Tomlinson & Son. 330 B Watson. 316 I & RA Watson. 312 FH Hutchinson. 310 WM Bainbridge. 308 280 JA & UM Fawcett. 300 280 AP Greenshields. 300 MR Madrell. 296 RA Patterson & Son. 290 280 PD & JA Adamski. 288 G Thompson & Sons. 288 A Wilson. 284 K Thompson.
Stock Bulls Leading PPK – 358 356 AP Martin & Son. 340 AC Simpson & Son. 328 SJ Saville & Sons. 302 EW Grieves. 292 CB Farms LLP. 286 A Wilson. 272 RA & SL Wearmouth.
Cast Cows/OTM Leading Gross – £2786 £2344 CW Jackson. £2675 G & JH Tomlinson & Son. £2636 FH Hutchinson. £2633 £2600 £2546 £2208 £2178 £2116 SJ Saville & Sons. £2320 RA Patterson & Son. £2268 £2160 PD & JA Adamski. £2266 £2073 Kirkbride & Bell. £2197 WM Bainbridge. £2142 AP Greenshields. £2126 I & RA Watson. £2112 B Watson. £2103 MR Madrell. £2074 AP Greenshields. £2072 C Harle & Sons.
Stock Bulls Leading Gross – £3508 AC Simpson & Son. £3048 A Wilson. £2788 CB Farms LLP. £2556 £2118 AP Martin & Son. £2491 RA & SL Wearmouth. £2225 EW Grieves. £1977 S J Saville & Sons. £1876 RI Scott & Son.
Store Sheep – A plainer show on the whole appeared to be much dearer again, yet more new buyers as the lamb trade was flying to average £109.25, the store sheep certainly departed October on a high. Six sweet Beltex lambs from W Wearmouth & Son, Rose Hill led the way when they sold for an excellent £151. The stronger lambs sold throughout £130 to £145 whilst the healthy runners are now £110 to £130. Mule lambs sold to a stunning £133 from TE Dobson, Unthank Farm whilst the same good home led the horned lambs at £75 with thirty-two Swaledale’s; over one hundred horned lambs this week averaged £66.
Feeding ewes continued their recent high levels, top at £270 was a cracking Texel tup from MR Cass, Beacon Farm; the same good home sold two others at £190 whilst the top ewes were Texel’s from M Hogg, The Brae at £168. Mule ewes topped at £152 from GW Dobson & Son, Wood Close whilst Blackface sold to £102 from RM Guy, Warren Wood and averaged £62 and over one hundred Swaledale’s present sold to a top of £80 from JD Heavisides, The Bungalow and averaged £48.07.
Store Lambs Leading Prices
Blackface – £89 PN Dodsworth. £89 £69 RM Guy.
Bluefaced Leicester – £110 £94 B & J Bainbridge.
Continental – £137 £118 KA & V Armstrong. £133 TE Dobson. £132 £130 A Swinbank. £131 £130 J & RA Speed. £130 £126 W Wearmouth & Son. £128 T James. £128 £127 £121 K Mowbray. £128 £117 N Armstrong. £120 AW Sanderson. £120 £119 £118 RA Patterson & Son. £118 A Carr. £117 D Alderson. £116 J & KA McLaughlin.
Mule – £133 TE Dobson. £121 Jack Sewell. £112 EMS Engineering. £111 PN Dodsworth. £110 SMA & J Swinbank. £99 J & KA McLaughlin. £97 K Sayer. £95 M Whorlton. £94 S Straughan.
Cheviot – £104 K Sayer. £90 £83 W Burton.
Suffolk – £136 £131 £121 L Daley. £128 B & L Robson. £126 117 K Mowbray. £117 £106 RA Patterson & Son. £114 F & A Gilchrist. £108 CG Barraclough. £108 T Bean & Sons.
Swaledale – £75 £66 TE Dobson. £66.50 £60 £52.50 JD Heavisides.
Texel – £141 £130 £126 JS Brougham. £140 £134 M Hogg. £133 SMA & J Swinbank. £132 W & J Herbert. £129 W Wearmouth & Son. £128 £120 L Daley. £128 K Sayer. £128 £123 £122 HE Jewitt. £127.50 £120 T James. £126 TE Dobson. £126 DM & PM Nelson & Sons. £126 S Straughan. £126 £119 £118 Petch Farms. £125 B & J Bainbridge. £118 K Raine. £117 D & G Spry.
Beltex – £151 W Wearmouth & Son. £143 £100 MW Cook & Son.
Feeding Ewes/Rams/Goats Leading Prices
Rams – £270 £190(x2) £150 MR Cass. £148 Rebecca Appleton. £144 J McLaughlin.
Goats – £115 £98 Clervaux Trust Ltd.
Zwartbles – £94 D & G Spry. £82 James Burns.
Blackface – £102 £66 R M Guy. £78 J McLaughlin. £71 N Medd & Son. £60 W Burton. £56 James Burns.
Bluefaced Leicester – £96 £76 B & J Bainbridge.
Continental – £152 £144 JR & M Richardson. £134 IR Appleton. £130 Rebecca Appleton. £126 M Whorlton. £122 W Wearmouth & Son. £122 £120 GW Dobson & Son. £120 JW & KS Bainbridge. £112 £100 Kelvin Thompson. £112 D & G Spry.
Mule – £152 £98 GW Dobson & Son. £136 J & MJ Walton. £134 N Medd & Son. £118 £108 LD Laws. £115 £95 W Love Ltd. £108 IR Appleton. £100 W Wearmouth & Son.
Cheviot – £100 Rebecca Appleton.
Charollais – £158 W Wearmouth & Son. £142 N Armstrong.
Jacob – £75 £42 Pear Tree Projects.
Suffolk – £158 JR & M Richardson.
Swaledale – £80 £52 JD Heavisides. £70 W & C Iceton. £70 £54 GM & V Bayles. £68 J Featherstone. £68 £66 £50 TE Dobson. £66 A Donkin. £66 £54 C & J Stephenson. £62 W Wearmouth & Son. £62 J & MJ Walton. £58 K Sayer. £50 M Whorlton.
Texel – £168 £155 M Hogg. £158 IR Appleton. £155 £140 LD Laws. £152 £100 A Swinbank. £142 £117 GM & V Bayles. £136 W Wearmouth & Son.
Kerry Hill – £74 £72 W & C Iceton. £54 Pear Tree Projects.
