Thursday 30th May – Darlington Auction Mart had forward:
38 Bulls sold to 306ppk & £2425
20 Steers sold to 333ppk & £2217
95 Heifers sold to 341ppk & £2067
363 Lambs sold to 527ppk & £219
346 Hoggs sold to 400ppk & £220
197 Cast Sheep sold to £220
Bulls – Fewer numbers forward, all classes meeting with buyer resistance as has been the trend nationally, resulting in trade being easier on the week. The top price continental bull was a Lightweight pure Limousin sold by WI Suddes & Son, South Farm to George Bolam Foods, Sedgefield for 306ppk & £1765. The lead grossing bull was sold by P Weightman & Sons, Hallfield Farm, always a regular with the top slot, the heavyweight Blonde D’Aquitaine sold to Worsley Wholesale Butchers for 286ppk & £2425. Only a handful of Black & Whites forward, Hall’s of Kilton Hall were top at 217ppk & £1386 selling to JA Jewitt Ltd whilst Waltons of Brettanby sold the top grossing Friesian for £1398 to Hartshead Meats.
Continental Bulls- Top Prices PPK 306 293 284 271 WI Suddes & Son. 305 295 JR Knox & Son. 301 286 P Weightman & Sons. 296 290 275 DW Humphrey. 284 JJ Horn. 279 266 GH Farms LTD. 270 x2 254 SH Watson & Son. 267 260 255 230 J&A&DA Horn. 248 224 R Hall & Son. 243 237 234 226 JA&A Herbert. 241 240 220 JE&B Morgan & Sons. 226 198 EA Martin & Son. 214 D Walker.
Lead Grossing Continental Bulls- £2425 £2311 P Weightman & Sons. £2184 £2178 £2088 £1695 J&A&DA Horn. £2174 £2112 JR Knox & Son. £2166 £1992 £1908 DW Humphrey. £2019 £1898 £1868 SH Watson & Son. £2003 £1824 GH Farms LTD. £1917 JJ Horn. £1902 £1899 £1765 £1760 WI Suddes & Son. £1754 £1586 £1573 JE&B Morgan & Sons. £1645 £1233 EA Martin & Son. £1579 £1569 R Hall & Son. £1560 £1485 £1432 1337 JA&A Herbert. £1254 D Walker.
Friesian Bulls- Top Prices PPK 217 R Hall & Son. 210 186 JM&S Walton. 190 184 GW Dobson & Son.
Lead Grossing Friesian Bulls- £1493 £1398 JM&S Walton. £1386 R Hall & Son. £1267 £1255 GW Dobson & Son.
Clean Cattle – A demand for premium cattle especially heifers throughout the sale ensuring an average of 295pp. A very mixed show of steers, including a lot of weight would again see the plainer end harder to sell. The top price was 341ppk & £1878 for a Pure Limousin Heifer sold by Morpeth based JE Jordon & Son, The Brocks, purchased by J Penny & Sons, Rawdon. AF Hall, Redcar House sold the top grossing beast, a heavyweight British Blue Steer to Worsley Wholesale Butchers for £2217.
A few of the leading averages:
JE Jordon & Son sold 4 cattle average 330ppk & £1834.
R Hirst sold 13 cattle average 323ppk & £1888.
JV Hodgson & Son sold 12 cattle average 307ppk & £1899.
JE Suddes & Son sold 4 cattle average 310ppk & 1848.
WJ Scott Ltd sold 7 cattle average 299ppk & £1939.
Steers- Top Prices PPK 333 Askwiths. 325 290 WA Armstrong. 315 Taylor Bros. 301 Anthony Swinbank & Son. 297 A Crowder. 293 JH&M&NW Brown. 289 285 271 AF Hall. 287 Askwiths. 282 x2 270 WJ Scott LTD. 270 222 210 200 TN Hodgson & Sons. 265 250 224 LW Martin. 248 JR Spink. 220 196 M Ord & Sons.
Lead Grossing Steers- £2217 £2207 £2100 AF Hall. £2024 £2010 £1817 WJ Scott LTD. £1983 A Crowder. £1914 £1899 Askwiths. £1902 JR Spink. £1781 JH&M&NW Brown. £1727 £1559 £1465 LW Martin. £1708 £1569 WA Armstrong. £1701 Taylor Bros. £1574 Anthony Swinbank. £1485 £1482 £1416 £1318 TN Hodgson & Sons. £1458 M Ord & Sons.
Heifers- Top Prices PPK 341 337 326 320 JE Jordon & Son. 340 335 334 323 320 318 315 313 309 JV&JA Hodgson. 338 337 336 x2 334 330 329 324 321 316 311 305 R Hirst. 335 308 305 296 JE Suddes & Son. 333 328 Taylor Bros. 333 330 314 305 WA Armstrong. 329 JH&M&NW Brown. 329 324 310 308 WJ Scott LTD. 325 316 307 305 304 293 WF Hustwit. 324 317 297 Askwiths. 320 317 292 J&R Hutchinson & Sons. 317 314 309 F&JS Gargett. 305 303 Anthony Swinbank & Son. 304 JJ Kemp & Son. 300 295 A Crowder.
Lead Grossing Heifers- £2067 £1992 £1895 £1766 WJ Scott LTD. £2036 £1982 £1963 £1923 £1915 £1914 £1911 £1863 x2 £1848 £1829 £1820 R Hirst. £2023 JH&M&NW Brown. £2007 £2005 £2003 £1999 £1922 £1918 £1886 x2 £1852 £1849 £1757 JV&JA Hodgson. £1981 £1843 £1789 £1764 £1757 J&R Hutchinson & Sons. £1966 £1956 £1924 £1887 £1854 £1851 £1772 £1754 WF Hustwit. £1932 £1876 £1798 £1784 JE Suddes & Son. £1900 £1824 £1779 £1778 WA Armstrong. £1897 £1878 £1801 £1759 JE Jordon & Son. £1888 £1859 Taylor Bros. £1851 £1804 F&JS Gargett. £1840 £1836 A Crowder. £1759 Askwiths.
Lambs just begin to show their faces in numbers with a few more vendors opting to round up a few fields and cherry pick the best off the top, with a few first draws seen, plenty of grass fed lambs in the averages as well as the very best creep fed lambs. Top of the day in the pounds per head to K & PM Lough with a super lamb away to £219, while not to be out done, J C Simpson topping at £218 and others to £211 and £198. W & M Knaggs & Son seeing their top fly away to £215 while Anna Herbert sees a top of £210. A first draw from John and Anne Herbert top their run at £208 while CA & JG Skidmore breaking the £200 bracket also. Plenty more continental sired lambs on the bigger end of the weights between the £170-£180 bracket. The native sired lambs still a little harder work however still trading around the 370-390p/kg. More lambs are needed weekly to meet buyer demand as many outlets are know beginning to look to change over.
Spring Lambs- Top Prices PPK 527 495 492 484 482 JC Simpson. 488 477 465 456 x2 421 W&M Knaggs & Son. 472 462 452 JA&A Herbert. 453 416 404 397 E Scott & Sons. 446 395 389 Anna Herbert. 443 428 405 T Grix. 441 397 390 T Duckitt. 440 436 x2 397 I Burn & Sons. 439 413 404 K&PM Lough. 436 IR Appleton. 431 422 418 416 CA&JG Skidmore. 427 J Atkinson. 419 412 C&V Harrison. 417 414 411 402 392 390 BR&RI Routledge. 416 408 A&EJ Dobinson. 410 395 MJ Blacklidge. 404 388 B&L Robson. 402 Bridie Fisk. 397 R Lawson & Son. 395 TW Clark & Son. 395 GF Whitfield. 392 386 JW&DW Laing.
Lead Grossing Spring Lambs- £219 £189 £178 K&PM Lough. £218 £211 £198 £197 £193 JC Simpson. £215 £210 £201 x2 £200 £177 W&M Knaggs & Son. £210 £179 £174 Anna Herbert. £208 £190 £189 JA&A Herbert. £203 £200 £180 £177 CA&JG Skidmore. £197 £190 £182 £173 MJ Blacklidge. £196 £179 A&EJ Dobinson. £195 £179 £172 £171 £170 E Scott & Sons. £194 £192 x2 I Burn & Sons. £190 T Duckitt. £188 J Atkinson. £185 £179 R Lawson & Son. £180 £170 GP Addison. £180 C Moralee & Sons. £180 £173 T Grix. £179 £175 IR Appleton. £177 GS Coggrave. £176 C&V Harrison. £175 £170 B&L Robson. £174 £173 £171 BR&RI Routledge. £173 x2 £170 JW&DW Laing. £172 C Moffett.
Hoggs- Top Prices PPK 400 363 352 318 309 293 DR Smith. 380 375 371 357 355 350 332 330 324 311 AC Simpson & Son. 376 356 347 x2 346 x2 335 J&A Layfield. 370 365 357 354 241 340 TN Callender. 368 359 357 356 354 311 PJ&MP Gilhespy. 368 364 360 355 353 349 PJ Tindale. 366 328 317 CA&JG Skidmore. 351 294 Anthony Tindale. 340 N White. 333 324 WR Wilson & Partners. 310 CH Tindale. 309 295 R Lawson & Son. 308 A&H Livestock. 300 J&K Woodward. 294 288 A Donkin. 291 x2 285 TW Clark & Son. 282 P Hutchinson.
No blockbuster movie titles or fancy averages in the hoggs as this week a very typical end of draw show of hoggs forward to be expected for the time of year. Plenty of end of run hoggs forward, with everything included in the averages and plenty of end of season hoggs. The meat still very much in demand and easy to place on the week again with the top of the day going to CA & JG Skidmore at £220 twice with another away to £200. Not to be out done and finishing the hogg selling season on a high from Mark Simpson, Witton Le Wear seeing highs of £200 twice with others to £180. R Lawson & Son to £198 and W R Wilson & Partners seeing highs of £198 and £197. Last of the run from Jim and Angus J & A Layfield see a top of £188 and £187 while Peter Tindale sell hoggs to £186 and £184. Plenty more of the meated hoggs with weight away between the £150-£170 mark with handy weights still in demand also.
Lead Grossing Hoggs- £220 x2 £200 CA&JG Skidmore. £200 x2 £193 £180 £179 £176 £175 x2 £165 £160 AC Simpson & Son. £198 £197 £178 £160 £150 WR Wilson & Partners. £198 £170 R Lawson & Son. £188 £187 £177 £170 £164 £160 £150 J&A Layfield. £186 CH Tindale. £184 x2 £182 £178 £174 £173 £136 PJ Tindale. £180 x2 £172 £170 £160 £158 DR Smith. £174 £170 x2 £150 x2 £140 TN Callender. £165 £165 Anthony Tindale. £151 £150 £149 £146 £140 £131 PJ&MP Gilhespy. £150 H Rowbotham. £150 N White. £150 A Donkin. £144 £140 J&K Woodward.
Cast sheep dearer on the week with the talk of festivals coming up driving trade a little more, with all sections slightly dearer on the week, a better show of the best end of the ewes this week saw plenty of top specs met with a strong trade and selling to a top of £220 for T Grix. Not to be out done C Moffett topped at £200 while GF Whitfield saw highs of £200 also. J C Simpson mixed in amongst the top averages and selling away to £190. Everyone well rewarded for making the journey to Darlington to market sheep again.
Lead Grossing Cast Sheep £220×2 £140 T Grix. £200 £160 £120×2 C Moffett. £200 £150 £130 £120 GF Whitfield. £190 £180 JC Simpson. £180×2 £160 £150 RG&G Rutter. £170 CH Tindale. £170 C Dresser. £168 £140 £130 J&A Layfield. £160×2 £134 £130 £122 £120 BR&R Routledge. £150 £121 £120 A Tindale. £150 W Tindale. £150 £120 R&J Blyth. £140 PJ&MP Gilhespy. £140 Rose A Farms Ltd. £140 AC Simpson & Son. £130 J&K Woodward. £130 P Bisby. £130 K Buckle.
