Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of cast cattle, store and breeding stock on Monday 29th September 2025. Forward were 255 cattle and 1867 sheep.
75 Cast Cows/OTM sold to £3337 or 372ppk.
2 Stock Bulls sold to £2022 or 286ppk.
3 Stirks sold to £820.
8 Cows & Calves sold to £3200.
4 Young Bulls sold to £2600.
61 Store Steers sold to £2160.
101 Store Heifers sold to £2300.
1283 Store Lambs sold to £146.
580 Feeding Ewes/Rams sold to £198.
Cast Cattle-
Cast cow trade remained buoyant despite a plainer show of cattle forward. The well fleshed types saw the premium and are still adding up very well. Top Price of today went to P Weightman & Sons, Hallfield Farm, with two tremendous British Blonde cows reaching £3337 and £3228. Following was WJ&AS Bowes & Sons, Stainton Hill House Farm, with a limousin cow making £2755. Native breeds also achieving high figures with Shorthorns reaching £2363 from G Te-Lintelo, Mayfield Shorthorns, and £2309 from PT Stephenson & Son, Moorhen Farm.
Cast Cows – Top prices ppk 372 368 P Weightman & Sons. 344 WJ&AS Bowes & Sons. 334 318 288 A&MJ Henshaw. 320 JC Johnson. 320 J Dixon. 312 284 282 W&R Kemp & Son. 306 ER&GI Younger. 298 G Te-Lintelo. 296 278 W&OM Jackson & Son. 296 268 A Wilson. 296 282 Allison Devereux Farms. 292×2 268 Jack Henshaw. 290 270 G&JH Tomlinson. 290 278 TT Hall & Son. 282 PT Stephenson & Son. 278 A Tarn. 278 P Prudon & Son Ltd.
Lead Grossing Cast Cows £3337 £3228 P Weightman & Sons. £2755 WJ&AS Bowes & Sons. £2585 £2318 £2174 £2142 A&MJ Henshaw. £2454 JC Johnson. £2363 G Te- Lintelo. £2309 PT Stephenson & Son. £2258 £2024 £1850 W&R Kemp & Son. £2220 £1874 J Dixon. £2187 £2073 Jack Henshaw. £2151 W&OM Jackson. £2092 £1847 G&JH Tomlinson & Son. £2022 £1703 Little Newsham Farms. £1959 A Wilson. £1908 £1882 TT Hall & Son. £1881 £1728 ER&GI Younger. £1731 £1718 A Tarn.
Cast Bulls – Top prices ppk 286 JC Johnson. 236 CW Marwood & Son.
Lead Grossing Cast Bulls £3140 JC Johnson. £1729 CW Marwood & Son.
Store Cattle-
This week showed reduced bull numbers forward but those that sent them were well rewarded. Top of the tree was JW&RM Suddes, Towdy Potts, with two shapely Limousin bulls reaching £2600 and £2180 respectively. Following was an Aberdeen Angus bull, making £2110 from D Walker, High Woodifield Farm.
Store Cattle remained a similar trade compared to late, in line with the current demand. Top price of today went to WO Grix & Partners, Hillhead Farm, topping at £2300 with an average of £2283 for a trio of Limousin Heifers. Following this was PT Stephenson & Son, Moorhen Farm, with a fine simmental achieving £2200. A terrific run of cattle from CH&MC Phalp, Aireyholme Farm, reached heights of £2160 for a homebred Limousin Steer and heifers from the same home making £2080.
Cows & Calves £3200 £2700 £2450×2 C Harle & Sons.
Stirks £820 P Prudom & Son Ltd. £175×2 A Crosby.
Store Bulls £2600 £2180 JWR&M Suddes. £2110 D Walker. £1320 J Graham. £1230 SG Hall.
Store Steers £2160 £2040 £2000 £1980 CH&MC Phalp. £1960 AJ Marr & Son. £1960×2 £1720 JS Foster. £1960 £1690×3 £1610×2 R&W Todd. £1950 £1630 PT Stephenson & Son. £1880×2 £1660 R&RE Everitt. £1880 £1820 £1800 £1560 TW Brown & Sons. £1880 £1700 £1680 DR Smith. £1800×2 £1680×3 BJS Farms. £1780 C Bell. £1770×4 £1760×3 F Hare & Sons. £1760 GL&M Steel. £1520×2 £1490 £1480×2 Humbleton Farms.
Store Heifers £2300 £2290 £2260 WO Grix & Partners. £2200 £1810 PT Stephenson & Son. £2080×2 CH&MC Phalp. £2040 £2010 £1960×2 £1910 D Robson & Sons. £1980 £1850 £1720 DR Smith. £1930×2 AP Taylor. £1840×4 R Errington. £1800 £1780 £1710×2 P Leese. £1780 £1740 £1700×2 JS Wiper. £1730×7 BJS Farms. £1700 B&L Robson. £1700 Cow Close Farm.
Store Sheep-
Todays trade saw store sheep dearer, up by £10 on the week and a sale average of £109. Top price of the day went to M Radford, Wyville Grange, with a superb Texel lamb, reaching £146. Next in the leaderboard was A Martin & Co, Brandon House Farm, with run of Texel lambs making £143. Mules topped at £142 from TE Dobson, Unthank Farm, whilst Suffolks topped at £132 from B Cave, Whitehall Farm Cottage. NG Beveridge reached heights of £136 with a super run of Beltex lambs and EW Holmes, Hetherick Grange, topped the continental bred lambs at £129.
Feeding Ewes & Tups:
Suffolk £198 £165 AJ&KM Foster & Son. £180 £148 £116 WH&KL Wilson.
Texel £180 A Hughes. £176 £170 £140 WH&KL Wilson. £160 AJ&KM Foster & Son. £155 £125 L Fowler. £155 P Foster. £138 £130 T Walton. £132 B Iceton. £120 A Martin & Co.
Continental £165 £138 £128 P Foster. £150 £128 A Hughes. £150 £138 L Fowler. £144 £136 £130 W&J Herbert. £136 CH&MC Phalp. £135 BR&S Fell.
Mule £147 WH&KL Wilson. £140 £134 £121 L Fowler. £138 Leeming Livestock. £128 G Thompson & Sons. £124 CH&MC Phalp. £120 P Foster.
Jacob £125 A Forrest.
Store Lambs:
Texel – £146 M Radford. £143 £130 £129 A Martin & Co. £140 £112 DE Stones. £132 £130 £120 A&R Thompson. £129 £118 L Turnbull. £128 A Lowson. £127 J Musgrave. £127 P Foster. £122 NG Beveridge. £122 KA&V Armstrong. £120 M Radford. £118 £111 £108 GH Lister. £116×2 £112 £111 A Lowson. £113 £111 MC Rutter. £105 RG McNeal.
Mule – £142 TE Dobson. £136 £119 N Medd & Son. £94 £81 £80 KM Sayer. £90 RB Watson. £77 RL Carter.
Beltex £136 £134 £132 £129 NG Beveridge. £122 J Lovegreen.
Suffolk – £132 £129 £125 £116 B Cave. £104 D Smith. £104 £88 RG McNeal.
Continental – £129 £110 £90 EW Holmes. £126 NG Beveridge. £124 DE Stones. £122×2 P Foster. £122 B Cave. £117 Petch Farms. £115.50 N Medd & Son. £115.50 KA&V Armstrong. £111 £109 J Jopling. £110 £94 MC Rutter. £110 GH Lister. £110 £96 D Wearmouth. £109 £88 N Back. £105 BG&TA Turnbull. £102 J Burbury. £102 D Smith. £95 RG McNeal.
Zwartbles – £119 £112 £86 £85 T&HA Barrass.
Cheviot – £118 £95 J Brittain.
