Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of Cast Cattle, Store and Breeding Stock on Monday 10th January 2022. Forward were 240 Cattle and 1387 Sheep.
72 Cast Cows & OTM sold to 212ppk or £1714
4 Stock Bulls sold to 166ppk or £1568
3 In Calf Cows sold to £1850
11 Young Bulls sold to £1060
56 Store Steers sold to £1330
94 Store Heifers sold to £1440
1199 Store Hoggs sold to £144
188 Feeding Ewes sold to £136
Cast Cattle – An absolute flyer this week, the fastest trade seen for quite some time with a sublime sale average over 143 pence per kilo. No less than a dozen (4x OTM’s and 8x Cows) sold over 180 pence per kilo today, the top of the tree was a beautiful 33-month-old Limousin heifer from G P Addison, Hayberries Farm, Mickleton at 212 pence whilst the best of the older ladies was another Limousin, a 9-year-old from W & M Knaggs, Sadberge which sold for 192 pence per kilo. The quality cow from Sadberge accumulated a tremendous gross value of £1668 yet stood second on the leader board, yet another Limousin led the way as a fabulous 912kg 6-year-old from J E Jordon & Son, Longhirst sold for 188 pence per kilo and a wonderful £1714. Top of the native breeds came a powerful Beef Shorthorn cow from W Denham, Langleydale at £1437 with the top pence per kilo a smart Hereford from W Weightman, Stoney Gate at 166ppk. Friesian cows twice sold to 136 pence per kilo as a 9-year-old from R & W Todd, Toft Hill matched a 10-year-old from I Newton & Son, Howden-le-Wear; five different vendors sold dairy cows beyond £1000 this week with the pick of them by a whisker coming from J T Forster & Son, Killerby at £1157. A quartet of stock bulls offered averaged a pleasing £1327, the best of them a tidy Limousin from I M Maughan, Hamsterley sold for 166ppk and £1568.
Cast Cows – Top prices ppk 212 174 GP Addison. 202 GH Farms Ltd. 198 IM Maughan. 192 180 W&M Knaggs & Son. 188×2 186 JE Jordon & Son. 184 180 168 150 DA&MAM Brown. 1184 166 164 W Weightman.82 170 R&W Todd. 174 166 164 AC Simpson & Son. 168 MW Reed. 168 PM Bradley & Bros. 164 HW&M Alderson. 160 LR Welsh & Co. 150 142 140 JR&M Richardson. 148 F Hare & Sons. 148 W Denham. 146×2 JD&MS Mortimer. 146 K Hall. 142 Reed & Hill. 142 136 JA&UM Fawcett. 140×2 G Beadle. 140 F Fabi.
Lead Grossing Cast Cows £1714 £1560 £1398 JE Jordon & Son. £1668 £1323 W&M Knaggs & Son. £1437 £1100 W Denham. £1414 LR Welsh & Co. £1397 £1244 R&W Todd. £1336 £1254 £1175 AC Simpson & Son. £1310 MW Reed. £1300 £1267 £1211 DA&MAM Brown. 31294 IM Maughan. £1267 £1216 GP Addison. £1249 PM Bradley & Bros. £1215 £1111 £1093 JR&M Richardson. £1163 GH Farms Ltd. £1157 JT Forster & Son. £1146 I Newton & Son. £1141 HW&M Alderson & Son. £1106 F Fabi. £1102 W Weightman. £1059 JD&MS Mortimer. £1045 K Hall.
Cast Bulls – Top prices ppk 166 IM Maughan. 160 WS Thompson & Partners. 120 DA&MAM Brown. 110 RW Welford & Sons.
Lead Grossing Cast Bulls £1568 IM Maughan. £1382 WS Thompson & Partners. £1215 DA&MAM Brown. £1142 RW Welford & Sons.
Store & Breeding Cattle – Following the cow trade the store cattle buyers were also in top gear as 2022’s beef boom continues in quite some style. Strong in calf Simmental heifers from Dromonby Bridge Farm kicked of proceedings with a peak of £1850, the young bulls followed and a small offering topped at £1060 for a Hereford shown by Heighington’s A P Taylor of Ox Close Farm. A varied show of feeding stores was certainly in demand no matter what size or shape, leading the way was a sensational 22-month-old Limousin heifer from D & H M Hodgson, Knitsley at £1440, the two heifers chasing her hardest were both Aberdeen Angus from B Willaimson, Butterknowle and A Gregg, East Boldon. Nine of the top dozen steers were all native breeds however the popular Limousin’s took the yellow jersey once again, a fantastic 15-month-old from S Ayre, Egglestone led the way at £1330, of the aforementioned natives it was the Aberdeen Angus of G & J H Tomlinson which impressed along with strong showings from P D Shepherd, High Coniscliffe and Messrs Gregg of East Boldon once again.
Breeding Cattle – In Calf Cows £1850 £1700 £1420 Dromonby Bridge Farm Ltd.
Store Bulls £1060 £930 AP Taylor. £1025 £840 £820 £650 K&T Wilson. £790 £690×2 £660 AW Sanderson.
Store Steers 31330 S Ayre. £1265 DG&PD Ayre. £1255×2 £1240×2 G&JH Tomlinson & Son. £1245 £1130×2 £990 A Gregg. £1190 D&HM Hodgson. £1175 £1165 £965 PD Shepherd. £1095×2 E Peacock. £1070×2 GW&M Singleton & Sons. £1070 £990 £960 WB Rutter & Sons. £1050 W Weightman. £1000 R Laws & Sons. £1000 £950×2 £940 PM Beveridge. £995 TT Hall & Son. £930 B Watson.
Store Heifers £1440 £1080 D&HM Hodgson. £1250 B Williamson. £1215 £1050×2 A Gregg. £1150 £1115 £1070×3 £1065×3 £1060×2 £1050×2 £1045×3 JH Johnson. £1140 £1095 £1090×2 R Errington & Son. £1130 £1040×2 E Parsons. £1130 £1120 JR&J Crowe. £1090 WB Rutter & Sons. £1080×2 GW&M Singleton & Sons. £1040×4 BJS Farms.
Store Sheep – Another absolute humdinger of a trade, certainly no bargains in the DFAM January sale this week as over 350 hoggs sold at £100 or more. The journey south from Capheaton paid dividends for F Hickson & Sons of Homilton Farm as their single black Beltex lambs life certainly mattered, it mattered to the tune of £144; close behind a top trio of Suffolk’s from D R Smith, Ferryhill sold for £132, the Ferryhill firm also consigned the top priced Mule lambs with half a dozen selling for £106. The feeding ewe trade also shone brightly, the pick a pair of heavy Blue Faced Leicester’s sold for £136 from S Straughan, Hamsterley.
Store Lambs £144 £125 £122 F Hickson & Sons. £132 £131 £129 £126 DR Smith. £131 S Coote. £130 £117×2 AR&KL Sewell. £124 F Kearton. £121.50 £120 JM Shotton. £120 £111 AJ Gibson. £120 M Dawson. £118 CW Cutler. £114 £111 Ivanhoe Livestock Partnership. £112 W Love Ltd. £110 £108 H&P Hutchinson. £109.50 GW Dobson & Son. £106 £95 AWSM Farms. £105.50 B&J Bainbridge.
Feeding Ewes £136 £94 S Straughan. £130 JM Shotton. £120 £98 Raby Home Farm. £117 CL I’Anson. £104 £78 £76 £58 Wolsingham Park Farm. £96 £78 £76 T&AE Miller. £90 £88 GW Dobson & son. £87 w Love Ltd. £84 £59 H Spensley & Son. £79 R Simpson & Sons. £78 £70 Godschalk & Partners. £54 RM Guy.
