Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of Cast Cows, Store & Breeding Stock on Monday 11th July 2022. Forward were 179 cattle.
(78) Cast cows & OTM sold to 228ppk or £1755
(7) Stock Bulls sold to 190ppk or £1921
(15) Young bulls sold to £1410
(22) Store Steers sold to £1205
(57) Store Heifers sold to £1200
Cast cattle- Although trade was slightly back this week, prices still remained strong and slightly higher to this time last year. G Sedgewick from Ricknall Grange, achieved top price per kilo aswell as top leading gross of the day with his limousin cow at 228ppk or £1755. Closely following is C Parker, Newsham Grange, for the second highest pence per kilo price of the day at 220ppk. We then have a shorthorn cow which made £1503 as the third highest lead grossing price from Baysleap Dairy Farm LTD, which was followed by the third highest pence per kilo price at 202ppk for B & B Kitching & Son, Elstob Cottage Farm. Black and whites sold today to a good trade of £1430 for R G Swinbank, breckon hill farm. Leading the way with cast bulls was Skelton Farming LTD, Low House Farm, with a stabiliser bull selling for 184ppk or £1803.
Cast Cows & OTM- Leading PPK – 228 170 G Sedgewick. 220 176 164 C Parker. 202 B & B Kitching & Son. 196 166 M & E Webster. 196 154 R N Foord & Son. 194 170 M W Reed. 190 I Marshall & Sons. 188 180 178 174 172 166 158 148 Baysleap Dairy Farm LTD. 188 168 J R P Vickers & Sons. 188 158 F Hare & Sons. 182 180 P Tindale. 178 166 156 R G Swinbank. 172 170 168 166 160 158 156 152 East Newbiggen Farm. 168 D L & D Lovegreen. 164 160 A Harland. 154 J J Horn. 152 J A Robinson. 152 W B Rutter & Sons.
Stock bulls- Leading PPK – 184 168 154 Skelton Farming LTD. 180 G Sedgewick. 160 Whitwell Farms. 146 J W Richardson.
Cast Cows & OTM- Leading Gross – £1755 £1234 G Sedgewick. £1614 £1402 £1127 G Anderson. £1503 £1458 £1338 £1249 £1212 £1155 £1105 £1052 £973 £936 £873 Baysleap Dairy Farm LTD. £1456 £1120 M & E Webster. £1436 B & B Kitching & Son. £1430 1386 £1276 R G Swinbank. £1332 £1253 J R P Vickers & Sons. £1311 £939 R N Foord & son. £1248 £1128 £1088 A Harland & Son. £1246 I Marshall & Sons. £1228 £994 M W Reed. £1220 £1050 P Tindale. £1201 D L & D Lovegreen. £1195 £1168 £1048 C Parker. £1152 £873 F Hare & Sons. £1095 £1035 £982 £981 £964 £942 £875 East Newbiggen Farm. £954 J A Robinson. £899 W B Rutter & Sons.
Stock bulls- Leading Gross – £1803 £1744 Skelton Farming LTD. £1630 G Sedgewick. £1362 E A Thompson. £1305 Whitwell Farms. £931 J W Richardson.
Store & Breeding cattle- With the beginning of the Yorkshire show, as expected, the number of cattle through the mart this week was reduced. However, trade remained good, with store heifer and young bull prices increasing and store bullocks slightly decreasing, overall trade has been good considering the quiet week. Steer trade may have been slightly lower on average, but M Gallon from High Crows Farm topped the steers with a 17m old limousin at £1205 whilst also having two other limousins in the top 4 at £1190 and £1135. Closely following with another limousin steer at £1195 was J Davis, Low Trough farm.
Heifer trade as stated above has increased this week, with J R & L Harding of High Farm taking the lead with a 22m old limousin heifer at £1200, right behind was J Davis of Low Trough Farm at £1195 with a blue heifer. Then two extremely close prices of £1170 for A P Taylor, Ox close farm and £1165 to F Bainbridge.
Not as many young bulls today, but definitely worth the trip with them, as bull prices have increased from last week, with the top price of the day from D Dixon of Middle Heads Farm with a Limousin bull at £1410, with another 3 bulls in the top 4 best price bulls of the day aswell. Following on we have J J Sanders, Bavington Hill Head, who’s bulls made a top price of £1200 and with 6 other bulls at good prices too. Next we have J R & M Richardson from Etherley House whos bulls made a top price of £1060 for a 13m old limousin and 2 other bulls in the top prices too.
Top prices
Young bulls – £1410 £1290 £1240 (x2) £1090 D Dixon. £1200 £1170 (x2) £1100 (x3) £1000 J J Sanders. £1060 £1000 £980 J R & M Richardson.
Store Steers – £1205 £1190 £1135 M Gallon. £1195 J Davis. £1130 J R & L Harding. £1100 £1000 £520 G A & C Jopling. £1060 £1050 R Potts. £1025 £985 £970 £895 T H Richardson & Sons. £995 (x2) W & J M Clifford. £930 £890 I Spedding. £915 (x2) £870 B J S Farms. £865 Y Robinson Farming.
Store Heifers – £1200 £1005 J R & L Harding. £1195 £1115 (x3) £1030 £1000 £995 (x2) £900 J Davis. £1170 £955 A P Taylor. £1165 £1140 £995 £930 F Bainbridge. £1115 (x2) £1090 £1050 £1040 £1025 £995 (x2) £985 £980 £965 (x2) £955 £945 £930 £900 Humbleton Farm. £1065 £1055 T & R Quinn & Son. £1030 R Potts. £1000 (x4) I Spedding. £995 £970 (x2) W & JM Clifford. £940 B J S Farms. £820 (x6) Y Robinson Farming.
