Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of Cast Cattle, Store and Breeding Stock on Monday 13th December 2021.
Forward were 291 Cattle and 1334 Sheep.
- 98 Cast Cows & OTM sold to 224ppk or £1590
- 5 Stock Bulls sold to 168ppk or £1534
- 2 Stirks sold to £400
- 2 Breeding Heifers sold to £960
- 24 Young Bulls sold to £1445
- 67 Store Steers sold to £1380
- 93 Store Heifers sold to £1480
- 1100 Store Lambs sold to £124
- 234 Feeding Ewes sold to £131
Cast Cattle
Another fair show of numbers, whilst the winter now looks to be hammering the elderly it matters little as the fine trade continues, a plainer show averaged all in 133ppk.
Three cattle sold over 200 pence this week, the leader a smart Limousin OTM from D E Stones, Scargill reached 224ppk; she was followed by a Charolais OTM from P D & J A Adamski, Fryup at 210ppk ahead of our leading older cow, full of meat the 5-year-old Limousin from D K Barker, Coatham Munderville sold for a whopping 206ppk and the days top gross value of £1590. Three other continental cows sold over £1400 with 27 in total beyond £1000. Top native cow was a superb 4-year-old Aberdeen Angus from I & S Watson of Danby which sold for 160ppk and £1276 whilst the Friesian trade peaked at 134ppk from R & A Chapman, Great Ayton and £954 from I F & C M Herring & Son, North Cowton. Top of the stock bulls this week were both OTM’s as G Archbold of Toft Hill’s Limousin reached 168ppk and W Denham, Langleydale sold a Beef Shorthorn for £1534.
Cast Cows
Top prices ppk 224 DE Stones. 210 168 160 148 PD&JA Adamski. 206 E Parsons. 206 160 DK Barker. 196 F Bainbridge. 184 178 172 GC&KJ White & Son. 182 F Hare & Sons. 178 RA&S Darling. 160 I&S Watson. 158 146 JM Greensit & Son Ltd. 158 154 140 W Walker & Sons. 154 152 ME&CM Bell. 152 WA Dinsdale & Son. 152 WR Thompson. 152 RA Patterson & Son. 148x2F Ward. 144 JJ Horn. 140 Wolsingham Park Farms.
Lead Grossing Cast Cows
£1590 DK Barker. £1499 £1242 JM Greensit & Son Ltd. £1488 RA&S Darling Farms. £1483 £1239 £1134 £1079 £1070 PD&JA Adamski. £1368 £1253 £1251 GC&KJ White & Son. £1368 F Bainbridge. £1350 DE Stones. £1276 I&S Watson. £1200 WA Dinsdale & Son. £1153 £1084 RE Dickson. £1146 RA Patterson & Son. £1094 £1057 WR Thompson. £1061 ME&CM Bell. £1055 TH Mace & Sons. £1049 JJ Horn.
Cast Bulls
Top prices ppk 168 G Archbold. 160 W Denham. 156 R&A Chapman. 150 LH Ford & Co. 134 BA Swallow.
Lead Grossing Cast Bulls
£1534 W Denham. £1256 G Archbold. £1185 BA Swallow. £1005 LH Ford & Co. £945 R&A Chapman.
Store Cattle
The store cattle trade keeps bounding along, another great day throughout; the smaller cattle certainly appeared very much dearer this week. Top price went to A C Walton, Yiewsley Drive with a superb 23 month old Limousin heifer which sold for £1480, congratulations to this good home as they produced all of our top four heifers. Leading the steers was a strong 18-month-old Limousin steer from J S Foster & Son, West End Farm, Bowes when he sold for £1380. Top of the young bulls were the superb Limousin’s we regularly see from D Dixon, Middle Heads Farm, Rowley which sold to peak of £1445. An excellent day all round with 34 cattle selling at £1100 or more, with just one store sale remaining in 2021 the trade looks set to finish this year on a high.
Breeding Heifers
£960 £800 LH Ford & Co.
Stirks
£400 £340 G Simpson.
Store Bulls
£1445 £1400 £1100 D Dixon. £1310 £1165 GW&L Marsay. £1000 LH Ford & Co. £995 £940×2 £935×3 W Lodge & Sons. £975 £965 £950 £930 £890 J&F Hartley & Sons. £850 DJ Mallon. £850 £680×2 AC M Spalding.
Store Steers
£1380 £1200 £1090 JS Foster & Son. £1230 £1150 £990 SJ Love. £1190 AJ Marr & Son. £1190 £1180 WM Reed & Sons. £1110 PRE Marwood. £1100 £1040×3 £990 GS Dowson. £1055 £1045 £995 JW Richardson. £1020 M Metcalfe. £1015 £985 JJM Lonsdale. £1000 WB Rutter & Sons. £985 x4 £950×4 BJS Farms. £980 JC Smith.
Store Heifers
£1480 £1360 £1330×2 AC Walton. £1290 PRE Marwood. £1280 £1080 JD&MS Mortimer. £1250 £1140 AJ Marr & Son. £1190 RA Patterson. £1150 AF Smith. £1130×2 £1110×3 £1100×3 1090×2 £1075×3 JH Johnson. £1110 JS Foster. £1100 G Simpson. £1080 SJ Love. £1075 £1060 WB Rutter & Sons. £1070 £1050 JW Richardson. £1055 £1050×2 DR Smith.
Store Sheep
With 27 pens (321 Lambs) selling over £100 it seems ridiculous to report a drop in price, however that was the case after last weeks trade of the century. Worry ye not, absolutely no alarm bells needed the trade stays very strong. Top price a superb Texel from J A & U M Fawcett, Marske, Richmond at £124 followed by a quartet from Adam Lowson, Hamsterley at £122 then 3 vendors all achieving £122 which included 40 strong Texel’s from W Love Ltd, Tow Law. Top priced Mule lambs this week were £112 from D Rutter, Ingleby Greenhow whilst the best of the hill breeds were Cheviots from W H Brown, Grinton at £86. The fitter end of the feeding ewes were a flyer this week, top price of £131 came from A & R Thompson, Moorsholm with a pen of 5 strong Texel’s.
Store Lambs
Texel £124 JA&UM Fawcett. £124 £105 Adam Lowson. £122 W Love Ltd. £121 £101 WH Brown. £118 £98 £97 A Wilson. £118 I Spedding. £116.50 £108 £97 WR Wilson & Partners. £113 I Peadon. £109 £92 A&R Thompson. £108 £97 AF Smith. £107.50 B&J Bainbridge. £107.50 BG&TA Turnbull. £104.50 DE Stones. £102 JM Sayer. £101 JH Johnson. £101 DE Stones. £100 GH&RG Stobbs. £99 MW Cook & Son. £96.50 K&RE Robson. £94 S Fenwick.
Continental
£122 £115 JR&J Crowe. £102 A Wilson. £89 GA&C Jopling. £89 G Scott. £88 W Wearmouth & Son.
Beltex
£122 MW Cook & Son. £97 W Wearmouth & Son.
Mule
£112 D Rutter.
Blue Faced Leicester
£106 I Spedding.
Suffolk
£105.50 JA&UM Fawcett. £95 WH Brown.
Feeding Ewes
£131 £108 £99 £89 £85 A&R Thompson. £129 I Peadon. £110 B Lowson. £106 £87 S Fenwick. £100 JD&MS Mortimer. £97 S Fawell. £90×2 Wolsingham Park Farms. £90 Adam Lowson. £87 JM Sayer. £86 AF Smith. £79 JD Heavisides. £63 B Lowson. £63 C&I Watson
