Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of Cast Cattle, Store & Breeding Stock on Monday 4th October 2021. Forward were 428 Cattle and 2364 Sheep.
71 Cast Cows & OTM sold to 202ppk or £1607
8 Stock Bulls sold to 200ppk or £1491
11 Cows & Calves sold to £1950
119 Store Steers sold to £1540
179 Store Heifers sold to £1360
13 Young Bulls sold to £1290
16 Stirks sold to £570
54 Breeding Rams sold to 800 Guineas
1677 Store Lambs sold to £112
261 Gimmer Lambs sold to £142
151 Shearling Ewes sold to £200
47 Breeding Ewes sold to £160
174 Feeding Ewes sold to £150
Cast Cattle – As the weather turns Autumnal so it seems does the show of cows with on the whole a plainer yard of cattle on offer, the sale average of 130 pence per kilo in reality would be one of the dearest trades seen for a while. One which certainly wasn’t lacking condition was our sale topper as a terrific 42 month old Limousin from D Barron, Newacres Farm, Southmoor sold for an impressive 202ppk and £1607. Top priced native breed was a smart 8 year old Shorthorn from P T Stephenson & Son, Moorhen Farm at 154ppk and a tasty £1376. Leading the Friesians today came a youngster from Stainton Hill Farms, Streatlam at 148ppk and a fleshy 5 year old from S H Watson & Son, Winston at an impressive £1137. The stock bull honours went to a handy weighted 33 month old Limousin from C Hall, Evenwood selling for 200ppk whilst the leading grossing bull accolade went to a 4 year old Limousin from W A Dinsdale & Son, Grinton at £1491.
Cast Cows – Top prices ppk 202 D Barron. 196 186 136 N&N Foster. 194 180 146 140 J Layfield. 192 GK KN & GJ Hird. 174 168 162 N Swinbank. 160 JC Thwaite & Son. 154 134 PT Stephenson & Son. 150 134 EW Holmes. 150 148 JP&R Ward. 148 136 Stainton Hill Farms. 146 144 DG&PD Ayre. 142 138 SH Watson & Son. 138 SW Brisby. 136×2 D&B Harding. 136 RG Richardson. 132 C&E Gaskin.
Lead Grossing Cast Cows £1607 D Barron. £1485 £1365 £968 £937 J Layfield. £1376 PT Stephenson & Son. £1257 £1248 £979 N&N Foster. £1252 JC Thwaite & Son. £1200 £1107 £1098 N Swinbank. £1192 EW Holmes. £1137 £1023 SH Watson & Son. £1137 JP&R Ward. £1121 GK KN & GJ Hird. £1043 RG Richardson. £1037 R Hutchinson. £987 C&E Gaskin. £983 D&B Harding. £979 FS Sturrock & Sons.
Cast Bulls – Top prices ppk 200 C Hall. 172 WA Dinsdale & Son. 158 Angram Livestock Ltd. 158 NL Dalton. 144 EW Holmes. 128 A Crowder. 128 J Brown & Sons.
Lead Grossing Cast Bulls £1491 WA Dinsdale & Son. £1355 NL Dalton. £1242 A Crowder. £1210 Angram Livestock Ltd. £1114 EW Holmes. £1110 C Hall. £1024 J Brown & Sons.
Store & Breeding Cattle – A varied show of cows and calves kicked off proceedings with something for all budgets in the ring this week, the pick of the day proved to be a lovely 11 year old British Blue cow from F M Suddes, China Hall Farm, Rowley sold with a strong Limousin bull calf at foot selling for £1950. No signs that the store cattle bubble will burst anytime soon as another sensational trade was witnessed today, amazingly the top 11 steers all came from a superb run of strength shown by regular seller J H Johnson, White Lea Farm, Roddymoor; the best of the run a brilliant 21 month old Limousin which sold for a staggering £1540. Top heifer at £1360 came from L D Laws of High Village Farm, Hauxwell with an 18 month old British Blue cross, the stylish heifer from Hauxwell gets a reprieve and will have opportunity to breed as she heads away to Paradise Farm, Shadforth. Only a scattering of bulls forward however a top trade was had, nobody this week could better the heroics from Hawick shown by G N & B Moor who’s 11 month old Limousin sold for £1290.
Calves & Stirks £545×2 £540 £400×2 £395 £260 G Simpson. £480 C&E Gaskin. £570 M Jopling & son. £390×6 BJS Farms.
Cows & Calves £1950 £1780 £1520 FM Suddes. £1650 £1520 JD&MS Mortimer. £1550 R Peart. £1500 Beckwith. £1400×2 LJ Thompson. £1300 L Booton. £1150 GW Chapman.
Store Bulls £1290 £1200 £1185 £1150 £1105 £1095 £1065 GN&B Moor. £1140×2 £1095 C&E Gaskin. £1075 T Ducker. £670 R Valks. £670 R&W Todd.
Store Steers £1540 £1505 £1475 £1460×3 £1450 £1435 £1385 £1345×2 £1315 £1275 £1235×2 JH Johnson. £1325 EW Holmes. £1310 £1215 FM Suddes. £1310 £1260 LD Laws. £1295 JS Foster & Son. £1290 B&L Robson. £1250 £1140×3 M Gallon. £1200 £1185×2 £1150×2 A Wilson. £11850 East Park Farms. £1155 S Bolton. £1130 A Newton.
Store Heifers £1360 LD Laws. £1350 £1260 £1240 £1175 GS Bainbridge. £1320 S&J Dent & Son. £1310 £1275 £1250 £1245 RW Ridley. £1280 S Bolton. £1240 £1190×2 JS Foster. £1240 £1160 £1140 E Parsons. £1240 M Gallon. £1235×2 £1210 AP Greenshields. £1220 £1190×3 B&L Robson. £1215 HM Dent. £1205×2 B Williamson. £1150 EW Holmes. £1145×2 JG Forster & Partners.
Breeding Rams – The tup tally for DFAM this season increases nicely as a packed ring ensured another fine trade, no centre records but another pleasing clearance rate achieved, the bigger stretchy tups in particular are in high demand as the buyers look to add weight to their prime lamb production. Topping the sale was a handsome Suffolk Shearling from M T Bulmer, Wellfield House, Salton which sold for 800 Guineas; another from the Bulmer pen followed close behind at 720 Guineas just ahead of our leading lamb a superstar Texel from T Nesbitt & Son, Alwent Hall at 700 Guineas.
Ram Lambs 700 300 T Nesbitt & Son. 400 P Brannen. 380 350 300 280 D Whitcher. 200 JW&J Collin. 200 M Navazi.
Shearling Rams 800 720 MT Bulmer. 680 650 450 T&J Hunter. 680 650 P Lupton. 500 M Navazi. 480 400×4 R&W Todd. 480 B&A Myers. 450 400 A&R Thompson. 420 D Whitcher. 420 D Wearmouth. 380 JW&J Collin. 380 JV Hodgson.
Rams 500 M Navazi. 400×2 350 300 A&R Thompson. 300 D Wearmouth.
Breeding Sheep – Plenty of life in the shepherds seeking replacements, the sheep ring continues to buzz. Impressing on this occasion were North of England Mule Shearlings from G H & R G Stobbs, Wolsingham which sold for £200 and £190. Top of the Texel shearlings were also £200 as a nice pen from M Navazi, Shildon sold well and were just ahead of some lovely Cheviot Mule shearlings once again from Messrs Stobbs, Wolsingham which saw the 5 pens of 10 all sell between £180 and £195. Texel’s again from M Navazi led the gimmer lambs at £142, they were a smidgen ahead of some lovely Charollais crossed Beltex from G Hodgson, Eastgate at £140. Finally the breeding ewes and most unusually our top price went to a pen of Shropshire’s, the successful vendors receiving £160 per head were P G & J Bond, Sacriston.
Gimmer Lambs £142 £128×2 £125 M Navazi. £140 £130 £125×2 G Hodgson. £120×3 C Harle & Sons. £98 GA&C Jopling. £91 JL Alderson. £80 JM Rowlandson. £75 K Buckle. £72 E Anderson.
Shearlings £200 £195 £190×2 £185 £180×2 £175 GH&RG Stobbs. £200 M Navazi. £155 P Suddes. £155 £130 K&PJ Garthwaite. £140 HS Hutchinson.
Breeding Ewes £160 PG&J Bond. £116 TH Dowson. £115 £112 £110 £92 JL Potter & Sons. £115 £110 P Suddes. £91 W&C Iceton.
Store Sheep – The store lambs this week were a flyer, a sale average of £82.34 certainly much improved and the strong lambs in particular were in huge demand. A magnificent 7 pens sold over £100, the cream of the crop a perfect pair of Beltex from Adam Lowson, Hamsterley at £112. Credit to many vendors as an unbelievable 400 store lambs sold at £90 or beyond. Feeding ewes also a sharp trade again, a dozen mouth wateringly good pure Texel ewes from Dromonby Bridge Farm sold for an amazing £150 apiece.
Store Lambs £112 £106 £97 £95 Adam Lowson. £111 £98 TE Dobson. £110 £92 W Wearmouth & Son. £106 M Radford. £104×2 W Love Ltd. £99 A Newton. £99 N Back. £99 J Fowler. £99 Hagg Farm. £97 £94 £93 A&R Thompson. £96 £94 K Cator. £95 M Radford. £94.50 M Radford. £94 AW Sanderson. £94 M Jopling. £93.50 WM Bainbridge. £93 K Buckle. £93 R Bell. £92.50 T Smith.
Feeding Ewes £150 Dromonby Bridge Farm Ltd. £100 FJ Dodsworth. £89 £70 W Love Ltd. £80 £65 WF Hunter. £79 £70 £64×2 WH Brown. £79 £77 £70 M Jopling & Son. £78 JV Hodgson. £76 F Gilchrist. £73 £69 K Buckle. £68 WM Bainbridge. £61 BR&S Fell. £60 CL I’Anson. £58 RM Guy. £56 S Dodsworth.
Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of Cast Cattle, Store & Breeding Stock on Monday 4th October 2021. Forward were 428 Cattle and 2364 Sheep.
71 Cast Cows & OTM sold to 202ppk or £1607
8 Stock Bulls sold to 200ppk or £1491
11 Cows & Calves sold to £1950
119 Store Steers sold to £1540
179 Store Heifers sold to £1360
13 Young Bulls sold to £1290
16 Stirks sold to £570
54 Breeding Rams sold to 800 Guineas
1677 Store Lambs sold to £112
261 Gimmer Lambs sold to £142
151 Shearling Ewes sold to £200
47 Breeding Ewes sold to £160
174 Feeding Ewes sold to £150
Cast Cattle – As the weather turns Autumnal so it seems does the show of cows with on the whole a plainer yard of cattle on offer, the sale average of 130 pence per kilo in reality would be one of the dearest trades seen for a while. One which certainly wasn’t lacking condition was our sale topper as a terrific 42 month old Limousin from D Barron, Newacres Farm, Southmoor sold for an impressive 202ppk and £1607. Top priced native breed was a smart 8 year old Shorthorn from P T Stephenson & Son, Moorhen Farm at 154ppk and a tasty £1376. Leading the Friesians today came a youngster from Stainton Hill Farms, Streatlam at 148ppk and a fleshy 5 year old from S H Watson & Son, Winston at an impressive £1137. The stock bull honours went to a handy weighted 33 month old Limousin from C Hall, Evenwood selling for 200ppk whilst the leading grossing bull accolade went to a 4 year old Limousin from W A Dinsdale & Son, Grinton at £1491.
Cast Cows – Top prices ppk 202 D Barron. 196 186 136 N&N Foster. 194 180 146 140 J Layfield. 192 GK KN & GJ Hird. 174 168 162 N Swinbank. 160 JC Thwaite & Son. 154 134 PT Stephenson & Son. 150 134 EW Holmes. 150 148 JP&R Ward. 148 136 Stainton Hill Farms. 146 144 DG&PD Ayre. 142 138 SH Watson & Son. 138 SW Brisby. 136×2 D&B Harding. 136 RG Richardson. 132 C&E Gaskin.
Lead Grossing Cast Cows £1607 D Barron. £1485 £1365 £968 £937 J Layfield. £1376 PT Stephenson & Son. £1257 £1248 £979 N&N Foster. £1252 JC Thwaite & Son. £1200 £1107 £1098 N Swinbank. £1192 EW Holmes. £1137 £1023 SH Watson & Son. £1137 JP&R Ward. £1121 GK KN & GJ Hird. £1043 RG Richardson. £1037 R Hutchinson. £987 C&E Gaskin. £983 D&B Harding. £979 FS Sturrock & Sons.
Cast Bulls – Top prices ppk 200 C Hall. 172 WA Dinsdale & Son. 158 Angram Livestock Ltd. 158 NL Dalton. 144 EW Holmes. 128 A Crowder. 128 J Brown & Sons.
Lead Grossing Cast Bulls £1491 WA Dinsdale & Son. £1355 NL Dalton. £1242 A Crowder. £1210 Angram Livestock Ltd. £1114 EW Holmes. £1110 C Hall. £1024 J Brown & Sons.
Store & Breeding Cattle – A varied show of cows and calves kicked off proceedings with something for all budgets in the ring this week, the pick of the day proved to be a lovely 11 year old British Blue cow from F M Suddes, China Hall Farm, Rowley sold with a strong Limousin bull calf at foot selling for £1950. No signs that the store cattle bubble will burst anytime soon as another sensational trade was witnessed today, amazingly the top 11 steers all came from a superb run of strength shown by regular seller J H Johnson, White Lea Farm, Roddymoor; the best of the run a brilliant 21 month old Limousin which sold for a staggering £1540. Top heifer at £1360 came from L D Laws of High Village Farm, Hauxwell with an 18 month old British Blue cross, the stylish heifer from Hauxwell gets a reprieve and will have opportunity to breed as she heads away to Paradise Farm, Shadforth. Only a scattering of bulls forward however a top trade was had, nobody this week could better the heroics from Hawick shown by G N & B Moor who’s 11 month old Limousin sold for £1290.
Calves & Stirks £545×2 £540 £400×2 £395 £260 G Simpson. £480 C&E Gaskin. £570 M Jopling & son. £390×6 BJS Farms.
Cows & Calves £1950 £1780 £1520 FM Suddes. £1650 £1520 JD&MS Mortimer. £1550 R Peart. £1500 Beckwith. £1400×2 LJ Thompson. £1300 L Booton. £1150 GW Chapman.
Store Bulls £1290 £1200 £1185 £1150 £1105 £1095 £1065 GN&B Moor. £1140×2 £1095 C&E Gaskin. £1075 T Ducker. £670 R Valks. £670 R&W Todd.
Store Steers £1540 £1505 £1475 £1460×3 £1450 £1435 £1385 £1345×2 £1315 £1275 £1235×2 JH Johnson. £1325 EW Holmes. £1310 £1215 FM Suddes. £1310 £1260 LD Laws. £1295 JS Foster & Son. £1290 B&L Robson. £1250 £1140×3 M Gallon. £1200 £1185×2 £1150×2 A Wilson. £11850 East Park Farms. £1155 S Bolton. £1130 A Newton.
Store Heifers £1360 LD Laws. £1350 £1260 £1240 £1175 GS Bainbridge. £1320 S&J Dent & Son. £1310 £1275 £1250 £1245 RW Ridley. £1280 S Bolton. £1240 £1190×2 JS Foster. £1240 £1160 £1140 E Parsons. £1240 M Gallon. £1235×2 £1210 AP Greenshields. £1220 £1190×3 B&L Robson. £1215 HM Dent. £1205×2 B Williamson. £1150 EW Holmes. £1145×2 JG Forster & Partners.
Breeding Rams – The tup tally for DFAM this season increases nicely as a packed ring ensured another fine trade, no centre records but another pleasing clearance rate achieved, the bigger stretchy tups in particular are in high demand as the buyers look to add weight to their prime lamb production. Topping the sale was a handsome Suffolk Shearling from M T Bulmer, Wellfield House, Salton which sold for 800 Guineas; another from the Bulmer pen followed close behind at 720 Guineas just ahead of our leading lamb a superstar Texel from T Nesbitt & Son, Alwent Hall at 700 Guineas.
Ram Lambs 700 300 T Nesbitt & Son. 400 P Brannen. 380 350 300 280 D Whitcher. 200 JW&J Collin. 200 M Navazi.
Shearling Rams 800 720 MT Bulmer. 680 650 450 T&J Hunter. 680 650 P Lupton. 500 M Navazi. 480 400×4 R&W Todd. 480 B&A Myers. 450 400 A&R Thompson. 420 D Whitcher. 420 D Wearmouth. 380 JW&J Collin. 380 JV Hodgson.
Rams 500 M Navazi. 400×2 350 300 A&R Thompson. 300 D Wearmouth.
Breeding Sheep – Plenty of life in the shepherds seeking replacements, the sheep ring continues to buzz. Impressing on this occasion were North of England Mule Shearlings from G H & R G Stobbs, Wolsingham which sold for £200 and £190. Top of the Texel shearlings were also £200 as a nice pen from M Navazi, Shildon sold well and were just ahead of some lovely Cheviot Mule shearlings once again from Messrs Stobbs, Wolsingham which saw the 5 pens of 10 all sell between £180 and £195. Texel’s again from M Navazi led the gimmer lambs at £142, they were a smidgen ahead of some lovely Charollais crossed Beltex from G Hodgson, Eastgate at £140. Finally the breeding ewes and most unusually our top price went to a pen of Shropshire’s, the successful vendors receiving £160 per head were P G & J Bond, Sacriston.
Gimmer Lambs £142 £128×2 £125 M Navazi. £140 £130 £125×2 G Hodgson. £120×3 C Harle & Sons. £98 GA&C Jopling. £91 JL Alderson. £80 JM Rowlandson. £75 K Buckle. £72 E Anderson.
Shearlings £200 £195 £190×2 £185 £180×2 £175 GH&RG Stobbs. £200 M Navazi. £155 P Suddes. £155 £130 K&PJ Garthwaite. £140 HS Hutchinson.
Breeding Ewes £160 PG&J Bond. £116 TH Dowson. £115 £112 £110 £92 JL Potter & Sons. £115 £110 P Suddes. £91 W&C Iceton.
Store Sheep – The store lambs this week were a flyer, a sale average of £82.34 certainly much improved and the strong lambs in particular were in huge demand. A magnificent 7 pens sold over £100, the cream of the crop a perfect pair of Beltex from Adam Lowson, Hamsterley at £112. Credit to many vendors as an unbelievable 400 store lambs sold at £90 or beyond. Feeding ewes also a sharp trade again, a dozen mouth wateringly good pure Texel ewes from Dromonby Bridge Farm sold for an amazing £150 apiece.
Store Lambs £112 £106 £97 £95 Adam Lowson. £111 £98 TE Dobson. £110 £92 W Wearmouth & Son. £106 M Radford. £104×2 W Love Ltd. £99 A Newton. £99 N Back. £99 J Fowler. £99 Hagg Farm. £97 £94 £93 A&R Thompson. £96 £94 K Cator. £95 M Radford. £94.50 M Radford. £94 AW Sanderson. £94 M Jopling. £93.50 WM Bainbridge. £93 K Buckle. £93 R Bell. £92.50 T Smith.
Feeding Ewes £150 Dromonby Bridge Farm Ltd. £100 FJ Dodsworth. £89 £70 W Love Ltd. £80 £65 WF Hunter. £79 £70 £64×2 WH Brown. £79 £77 £70 M Jopling & Son. £78 JV Hodgson. £76 F Gilchrist. £73 £69 K Buckle. £68 WM Bainbridge. £61 BR&S Fell. £60 CL I’Anson. £58 RM Guy. £56 S Dodsworth.
Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of Cast Cattle, Store & Breeding Stock on Monday 4th October 2021. Forward were 428 Cattle and 2364 Sheep.
71 Cast Cows & OTM sold to 202ppk or £1607
8 Stock Bulls sold to 200ppk or £1491
11 Cows & Calves sold to £1950
119 Store Steers sold to £1540
179 Store Heifers sold to £1360
13 Young Bulls sold to £1290
16 Stirks sold to £570
54 Breeding Rams sold to 800 Guineas
1677 Store Lambs sold to £112
261 Gimmer Lambs sold to £142
151 Shearling Ewes sold to £200
47 Breeding Ewes sold to £160
174 Feeding Ewes sold to £150
Cast Cattle – As the weather turns Autumnal so it seems does the show of cows with on the whole a plainer yard of cattle on offer, the sale average of 130 pence per kilo in reality would be one of the dearest trades seen for a while. One which certainly wasn’t lacking condition was our sale topper as a terrific 42 month old Limousin from D Barron, Newacres Farm, Southmoor sold for an impressive 202ppk and £1607. Top priced native breed was a smart 8 year old Shorthorn from P T Stephenson & Son, Moorhen Farm at 154ppk and a tasty £1376. Leading the Friesians today came a youngster from Stainton Hill Farms, Streatlam at 148ppk and a fleshy 5 year old from S H Watson & Son, Winston at an impressive £1137. The stock bull honours went to a handy weighted 33 month old Limousin from C Hall, Evenwood selling for 200ppk whilst the leading grossing bull accolade went to a 4 year old Limousin from W A Dinsdale & Son, Grinton at £1491.
Cast Cows – Top prices ppk 202 D Barron. 196 186 136 N&N Foster. 194 180 146 140 J Layfield. 192 GK KN & GJ Hird. 174 168 162 N Swinbank. 160 JC Thwaite & Son. 154 134 PT Stephenson & Son. 150 134 EW Holmes. 150 148 JP&R Ward. 148 136 Stainton Hill Farms. 146 144 DG&PD Ayre. 142 138 SH Watson & Son. 138 SW Brisby. 136×2 D&B Harding. 136 RG Richardson. 132 C&E Gaskin.
Lead Grossing Cast Cows £1607 D Barron. £1485 £1365 £968 £937 J Layfield. £1376 PT Stephenson & Son. £1257 £1248 £979 N&N Foster. £1252 JC Thwaite & Son. £1200 £1107 £1098 N Swinbank. £1192 EW Holmes. £1137 £1023 SH Watson & Son. £1137 JP&R Ward. £1121 GK KN & GJ Hird. £1043 RG Richardson. £1037 R Hutchinson. £987 C&E Gaskin. £983 D&B Harding. £979 FS Sturrock & Sons.
Cast Bulls – Top prices ppk 200 C Hall. 172 WA Dinsdale & Son. 158 Angram Livestock Ltd. 158 NL Dalton. 144 EW Holmes. 128 A Crowder. 128 J Brown & Sons.
Lead Grossing Cast Bulls £1491 WA Dinsdale & Son. £1355 NL Dalton. £1242 A Crowder. £1210 Angram Livestock Ltd. £1114 EW Holmes. £1110 C Hall. £1024 J Brown & Sons.
Store & Breeding Cattle – A varied show of cows and calves kicked off proceedings with something for all budgets in the ring this week, the pick of the day proved to be a lovely 11 year old British Blue cow from F M Suddes, China Hall Farm, Rowley sold with a strong Limousin bull calf at foot selling for £1950. No signs that the store cattle bubble will burst anytime soon as another sensational trade was witnessed today, amazingly the top 11 steers all came from a superb run of strength shown by regular seller J H Johnson, White Lea Farm, Roddymoor; the best of the run a brilliant 21 month old Limousin which sold for a staggering £1540. Top heifer at £1360 came from L D Laws of High Village Farm, Hauxwell with an 18 month old British Blue cross, the stylish heifer from Hauxwell gets a reprieve and will have opportunity to breed as she heads away to Paradise Farm, Shadforth. Only a scattering of bulls forward however a top trade was had, nobody this week could better the heroics from Hawick shown by G N & B Moor who’s 11 month old Limousin sold for £1290.
Calves & Stirks £545×2 £540 £400×2 £395 £260 G Simpson. £480 C&E Gaskin. £570 M Jopling & son. £390×6 BJS Farms.
Cows & Calves £1950 £1780 £1520 FM Suddes. £1650 £1520 JD&MS Mortimer. £1550 R Peart. £1500 Beckwith. £1400×2 LJ Thompson. £1300 L Booton. £1150 GW Chapman.
Store Bulls £1290 £1200 £1185 £1150 £1105 £1095 £1065 GN&B Moor. £1140×2 £1095 C&E Gaskin. £1075 T Ducker. £670 R Valks. £670 R&W Todd.
Store Steers £1540 £1505 £1475 £1460×3 £1450 £1435 £1385 £1345×2 £1315 £1275 £1235×2 JH Johnson. £1325 EW Holmes. £1310 £1215 FM Suddes. £1310 £1260 LD Laws. £1295 JS Foster & Son. £1290 B&L Robson. £1250 £1140×3 M Gallon. £1200 £1185×2 £1150×2 A Wilson. £11850 East Park Farms. £1155 S Bolton. £1130 A Newton.
Store Heifers £1360 LD Laws. £1350 £1260 £1240 £1175 GS Bainbridge. £1320 S&J Dent & Son. £1310 £1275 £1250 £1245 RW Ridley. £1280 S Bolton. £1240 £1190×2 JS Foster. £1240 £1160 £1140 E Parsons. £1240 M Gallon. £1235×2 £1210 AP Greenshields. £1220 £1190×3 B&L Robson. £1215 HM Dent. £1205×2 B Williamson. £1150 EW Holmes. £1145×2 JG Forster & Partners.
Breeding Rams – The tup tally for DFAM this season increases nicely as a packed ring ensured another fine trade, no centre records but another pleasing clearance rate achieved, the bigger stretchy tups in particular are in high demand as the buyers look to add weight to their prime lamb production. Topping the sale was a handsome Suffolk Shearling from M T Bulmer, Wellfield House, Salton which sold for 800 Guineas; another from the Bulmer pen followed close behind at 720 Guineas just ahead of our leading lamb a superstar Texel from T Nesbitt & Son, Alwent Hall at 700 Guineas.
Ram Lambs 700 300 T Nesbitt & Son. 400 P Brannen. 380 350 300 280 D Whitcher. 200 JW&J Collin. 200 M Navazi.
Shearling Rams 800 720 MT Bulmer. 680 650 450 T&J Hunter. 680 650 P Lupton. 500 M Navazi. 480 400×4 R&W Todd. 480 B&A Myers. 450 400 A&R Thompson. 420 D Whitcher. 420 D Wearmouth. 380 JW&J Collin. 380 JV Hodgson.
Rams 500 M Navazi. 400×2 350 300 A&R Thompson. 300 D Wearmouth.
Breeding Sheep – Plenty of life in the shepherds seeking replacements, the sheep ring continues to buzz. Impressing on this occasion were North of England Mule Shearlings from G H & R G Stobbs, Wolsingham which sold for £200 and £190. Top of the Texel shearlings were also £200 as a nice pen from M Navazi, Shildon sold well and were just ahead of some lovely Cheviot Mule shearlings once again from Messrs Stobbs, Wolsingham which saw the 5 pens of 10 all sell between £180 and £195. Texel’s again from M Navazi led the gimmer lambs at £142, they were a smidgen ahead of some lovely Charollais crossed Beltex from G Hodgson, Eastgate at £140. Finally the breeding ewes and most unusually our top price went to a pen of Shropshire’s, the successful vendors receiving £160 per head were P G & J Bond, Sacriston.
Gimmer Lambs £142 £128×2 £125 M Navazi. £140 £130 £125×2 G Hodgson. £120×3 C Harle & Sons. £98 GA&C Jopling. £91 JL Alderson. £80 JM Rowlandson. £75 K Buckle. £72 E Anderson.
Shearlings £200 £195 £190×2 £185 £180×2 £175 GH&RG Stobbs. £200 M Navazi. £155 P Suddes. £155 £130 K&PJ Garthwaite. £140 HS Hutchinson.
Breeding Ewes £160 PG&J Bond. £116 TH Dowson. £115 £112 £110 £92 JL Potter & Sons. £115 £110 P Suddes. £91 W&C Iceton.
Store Sheep – The store lambs this week were a flyer, a sale average of £82.34 certainly much improved and the strong lambs in particular were in huge demand. A magnificent 7 pens sold over £100, the cream of the crop a perfect pair of Beltex from Adam Lowson, Hamsterley at £112. Credit to many vendors as an unbelievable 400 store lambs sold at £90 or beyond. Feeding ewes also a sharp trade again, a dozen mouth wateringly good pure Texel ewes from Dromonby Bridge Farm sold for an amazing £150 apiece.
Store Lambs £112 £106 £97 £95 Adam Lowson. £111 £98 TE Dobson. £110 £92 W Wearmouth & Son. £106 M Radford. £104×2 W Love Ltd. £99 A Newton. £99 N Back. £99 J Fowler. £99 Hagg Farm. £97 £94 £93 A&R Thompson. £96 £94 K Cator. £95 M Radford. £94.50 M Radford. £94 AW Sanderson. £94 M Jopling. £93.50 WM Bainbridge. £93 K Buckle. £93 R Bell. £92.50 T Smith.
Feeding Ewes £150 Dromonby Bridge Farm Ltd. £100 FJ Dodsworth. £89 £70 W Love Ltd. £80 £65 WF Hunter. £79 £70 £64×2 WH Brown. £79 £77 £70 M Jopling & Son. £78 JV Hodgson. £76 F Gilchrist. £73 £69 K Buckle. £68 WM Bainbridge. £61 BR&S Fell. £60 CL I’Anson. £58 RM Guy. £56 S Dodsworth.
