Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their fortnightly sale of fodder alongside their weekly sale of cast cattle, store and breeding stock on Monday 14th October 2024. Forward were 334 cattle and 2302 sheep.
97 Cast Cows/OTM sold to 292ppk or £1911
7 Stock Bulls sold to 240ppk or £2488
2 Cows & Calves sold to £1250
33 Young Bulls sold to £1400
93 Store Steers sold to £1670
100 Store Heifers sold to £1650
2025 Store Lambs sold to £127
277 Feeding Ewes/Rams sold to £170
350 Bales of Silage sold at £20
Cast Cattle – Trade remains good, the average rose by over £50 to £1216 per head and a credible 181ppk; in reality prices would be very similar as on average a better show was offered. A good day for R C Bainbridge, Folly House and their Limousin’s as they topped the prices per kilo at 292 with a 40-month-old and also topped the cows per head at £1911 with a 5-year-old. Seven cows sold over £1800 whilst half a dozen surpassed 250ppk. Top native breed was an Aberdeen Angus OTM heifer from J Brearley, Highcliffe Farm at 254ppk and £1455 whilst dairy cows peaked at 184ppk and £1212 for a Holstein from C Hird & Son, Crackpot Farm. A super 1037kg Limousin from JR & AR Wall, Raygill Farm led the stock bull prices when selling for 240ppk and £2488 closely followed by a British Blue from N & AD Brass & Son, Ox Close at 238ppk and £2287; a Beef Shorthorn bull from W Denham, Dent Gate impressed at 192ppk and £1987 as did a Belted Galloway from N A Thompson, Willow Brooke at 178ppk and £1375.
Cast Cows & OTM- Top Prices PPK 292 260 238 232 228 216 208 208 192 RC Bainbridge. 282 JE Grieves. 266 JG Wilkinson & Son. 254 J Brearley. 250 198 WA Wardman LTD. 242 232 230 WI Suddes & Son. 236 W Barron. 226 210 TW&G Corner. 226 208 190 JJM Lonsdale. 220 212 208 Skelton Farming. 216 R Mortimer. 216 EA&N Thompson & Son. 214 210 208 JA&UM Fawcett. 210 196 TW Clark & Son. 208 T&DI Allen & Son. 194 192 B&R Dixon.
Leading Gross Cast Cows & OTM – £1911 £1833 £1700 £1587 £1568 £1530 £1447 £1429 RC Bainbridge. £1860 £1836 £1373 WI Suddes & Son. £1846 £1344 TW&G Corner. £1840 R Mortimer. £1821 JE Grieves. £1703 W Barron. £1690 £1381 £1328 JJM Lonsdale. £1676 £1509 £1386 £1317 Skelton Farming LTD. £1622 £1302 WA Wardman LTD. £1542 JG Wilkinson & Son. £1541 £1520 £1295 TW Clark & Son. £1476 £1290 B&R Dixon. £1475 £1400 A Walton. £1455 J Brearley. £1365 £1308 JA&UM Fawcett. £1354 T&DI Allen & Son.
Cast Bulls- Top Prices PPK 240 JR&AR Wall. 238 N&AD Brass & Son. 220 JE Grieves. 192 W Denham. 178 NA Thompson.
Lead Grossing Cast Bulls- £2488 JR&AR Wall. £2287 N&AD Brass & Son. £1987 W Denham. £1375 NA Thompson. £1362 SG Dent.
Store Cattle – The weekly sale once again produced nice numbers and a sharp trade for all classes; the short keep types are in brilliant form as are the smarter suckled calves. Following on from their cow ring success the top call of the day went to an excellent 20-month-old Limousin steer from R C Bainbridge, Folly House when the hammer fell at £1670; the super sorts from Folly House left with the day’s top pen average of £1518. Top of the heifer prices was a cracking 18-month-old Limousin from W A Wardman Ltd, Thrushwood Farm when she sold for £1650; behind her an excellent Limousin from D Lumley, Cherry Tree followed closely at £1640 as their quartet of 11-to-17-month-old heifers average £1492. F Ward of Rogerley Hall led the trade for yearlings with terrific heifers selling at £1610 whilst a stunning consignment of Spring born calves from L Booton, Manor Farm set the bar high for next week’s great annual sale goers when topping at £1240 and averaging £1180. Top of the bulls today was a strong Aberdeen Angus from S Waggott, Hollin Hall Farm at £1610, he was followed by 6-7-month-old Charolais bulls from Allison Devereux Farms, Low Harperley at £1230.
Cows & Calves- £1250 JB&LM Knight. £1220 K Cator.
Store Bulls- £1400 S Waggott. £1230 x2 £980 x3 £930 x4 £910 x4 £890 x4 Allison Devereux.
Store Steers- £1670 £1550 RC Bainbridge. £1570 x4 £1450 x3 £1270 LW Richardson. £1570 £1370 W&J Herbert. £1560 x2 IW Cairns. £1550 x2 GS Bainbridge. £1400 TW Brown & Sons. £1360 x4 MH Hodgson. £1350 DL Brown. £1330 £1320 £1300 x2 £1290 x2 £1280 x2 £1220 F Ward. £1310 I Oliver. £1270 x2 RG Swinbank. £1240 x2 £1220 L Booton. £1240 S Wells. £1230 x2 PD Shepherd Farm.
Store Heifers- £1650 £1420 x2 £1380 £1300 £1270 £1260 WA Wardman LTD. £1640 £1470 £1460 £1400 D Lumley. £1620 £1570 £1400 £1300 RC Bainbridge. £1610 x3 £1600 £1250 x2 F Ward. £1520 RW Ridley. £1490 £1480 £1360 £1260 G Anderson. £1480 IW Cairns. £1460 £1420 x2 £1410 x2 £1380 £1310 I Oliver. £1450 £1310 T Ducker. £1320 AC Walton. £1250 DL Brown. £1220 WO Grix & Partners. £1210 JW&GP Furness.
Store Lambs – The trade motors on in good form and with that and the incoming winter drags the numbers forward. A host of hill gotten lambs attended today as did what seemed like a yard full of tup lambs, the average dropped off the back of this but in reality, trade would be very, very similar. Short keep lambs stay between £100 and £120 and topped at £127 from E Scott & Sons, Middridge Grange Farm. Not as many Mule lambs as in recent weeks averaged a respectable £81 whilst the hill lambs saw Herdwicks sell to £48 and some 260 long keep Swaledale’s averaged £38 and sold to a top of £44.
Store Sheep-
Continental- £127 £111 £110 £109.50 £96 E Scott & Sons. £119 £105 S Coote. £117 £112 £94 M Gallon. £113 £101 RRC Andrew. £109 SM Rigg. £107 £105 £103 x2 £101 £100 J Skidmore & Co LTD. £106.50 F&A Gilchrist. £105 £95 Petch Farms. £104 £100 L Fowler. £101 S Bolton. £97 GW Dobson & Son. £96 F Shield. £95 G Bolton.
Texel- £121 £105 J Jopling. £119 £112 £96 I Newton & Son. £116 £109 JR&J Crowe. £115 £105 £103 £100 A&R Thompson. £110 £100 WB Rutter & Sons. £109 £97.50 GP Addison. £107 £96 £92 J Butterfield & Son. £106 £98 GE Raw. £99 AJ Addison. £99 J Skidmore & Co LTD. £98 Mollie Raine. £95.50 WK&JM Walker & Sons. £95 £93.50 K Buckle.
Beltex- £116.50 £100.50 £99 Adam Lowson.
Suffolk- £107 £89 GW Dobson & Son. £106.50 £89 G Bolton. £97 Hudgill Rigg Farm LTD. £88.50 K Buckle.
Mule- £83 WK&JM Walker & Sons. £81 Hudgill Rigg Farm LTD. £81 S Straughan.
Herdwick- £48 £30 BL Swinbank.
Swale- £44 £40 £38 £34 GH&KW Boddy. £40 K Sayer.
Feeding Ewes-
£170 £90 Mollie Raine. £160 £147 £120 J Norman. £160 £80 £70 S Coote. £133 £80 M Collingwood. £130 £90 £82 F Shield. £112 £74 £68 CH Tindale. £100 £90 A&B Herworth. £100 £96 M Gallon. £97 £70 S Teasdale. £86 £78 O’Conner. £80 RRC Andrew. £76 K Sayer. £75 CA&JM Hall. £69 GS Dixon.
