Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of cast cattle, store and breeding stock and their fortnightly sale of rearing calves on Monday 15th June 2026. Forward were 180 cattle, 63 sheep and 69 calves.
46 Cast Cows/OTM sold to 328ppk or £2853
2 Stock Bulls sold to 296ppk or £2430
6 Breeding Cattle sold to £2220
14 Young Bulls sold to £1880
64 Store Steers sold to £2180
48 Store Heifers sold to £2290
63 Store Sheep sold to £188
69 Rearing Calves sold to £960
Cast Cattle – A tidy offering of cows this week maintained recent rates to average 259ppk and £1774 per head. Top per kilo at 328 pence was a lovely 601kg Beef Shorthorn heifer from Juaul Farms, Great Ayton; following at 322ppk was an excellent 7-year-old Limousin cow from R Jackson & A Cornforth, Congrave Farm with another half dozen on the day selling over 300ppk. Aberdeen Angus dominated the top prices per head, JF Harland, Old Lodge sold a hefty sort at £2853 ahead of three cracking cows from DA & MAM Brown, Agglethorpe Hall at £2725, £2547 and £2461. A trio of excellent Simmental and Limousin cows from WJ & AS Bowes, Stainton Hill House are also well worthy of mention as they sold within a few pounds of each other between £2437 and £2461. R & W Todd of High Toft Hill topped the dairy breeds with an excellent British Friesian at 278ppk and £1729 whilst the best of the bulls was a Limousin from G Williamson, Benty Close when he sold for 296ppk and £2430.
Cast Cows/OTM Leading PPK – 328 Juaul Farms. 322 R Jackson & A Cornforth. 320 GS Dixon. 318 314 292 286 DA & MAM Brown. 316 310 302 286 WJ & AS Bowes & Sons. 290 JF Harland. 286 Forster Hall & Sons. 282 P Turford. 278 D Smith. 278 R & W Todd. 278 270 RL Walker. 270 E Parsons.
Stock Bulls Leading PPK – 296 G Williamson. 174 W Marley.
Cast Cows/OTM Leading Gross – £2853 JF Harland. £2752 £2574 £2461 £2337 DA & MAM Brown. £2461 £2448 £2437 WJ & AS Bowes & Sons. £2350 Forster Hall & Sons. £2318 £2081 RL Walker. £2273 R Jackson & A Cornforth. £2078 £2072 P Turford. £1971 Juaul Farms.
Stock Bulls Leading Gross – £2430 G Williamson. £1686 W Marley.
Store & Breeding Cattle – Numbers slightly depleted from the original catalogued entry as the catchy weather ensures that the ongoing grass harvest takes priority. Those forward found trade every bit as good as it has been, arguably more life in the strongest end. A handful of breeders kicked proceedings off in good order, none more so than three excellent four- and five-year-old in calf cows from Forster Hall & Sons, Butsfield which all sold over £2000. A largely dairy inspired show of young bulls followed, one smart suckler sort stood out when an 11-month-old Limousin from BR Lawson, Buddle House led the way selling for £1880. Store cattle prices topped at a marvellous £2290 which was achieved by an excellent 26-month-old Beef Shorthorn heifer from DR Smith, East Roughlea. Store steers topped twice at £2180, on both occasions strong Limousin’s from WO Grix & Partners were responsible. Next in line at £2160 and £2130 were a couple of cracking Limousin heifers from RL Walker, East Highwood as the strong end continue to trade £1800 to £2200.
Breeding Cattle:
In Calf Cows – £2200×2 £2100 Forster Hall & Sons.
In Calf Heifers – £1780 S Raine.
Heifers & Calves – £1880 DG Sayers.
Store Bulls £1880 BR Lawson. £1420 R Hall. £1400 £1380×2 £1240 JK Gregory. £1280 TT Hall & Son. £1100 Wolsingham Park Farms. £1080 £1040 DG Sayers. £1080 GH&RG Stobbs. £690×2 £640 J&S Bowes & Son.
Store Steers £2180×2 £2080 WO Grix & Partners. £2050 £1900 £1860 £1780 MN N & D Cutler. £2020 £1920 £1900 £1820×2 D Robson & Sons. £1840×2 RJ Bradshaw. £1840 £1800 K Sayer. £1820 GM&V Bayles. £1810 £1790 £1740 A&D Heyes. £1700×2 £1690×2 £1680×2 S&P Brogden. £1700×2 Forster Hall & Sons. £1680×2 High Mains Partnership.
Store Heifers £2290 £1880 £1800 £1760×3 DR Smith. £2160 £2130 £2090 £1990 RL Walker. £1870×2 £1790 £1770×2 £1740 £1700 £1660 RJ Bradshaw. £1850 GM&V Bayles. £1810 £1790 GL&M Steel. £1720 K Sayer. £1640×3 £1630×2 £1610×3 £1570×2 High Mains Partnership. £1630 N&N Foster. £1620 S Fabi.
Store Sheep – Just a few sheep appear on a Monday now, that will be the case until the opening sale of store lambs in five weeks’ time. Feeding ewes led the way at £188 when a pen of thirteen Texels from AWSM Farms went under the hammer. Hoggs sold to £130 for a pen of Teeswaters from G Te-Lintelo, Leazes Farm and a scattering of early born lambs from C Moffett, Backandsides saw Hampshires sell to £164 and Zwartbles to £150.
Feeding Ewes – £188 £180 £160 £140 AWSM Farms. £168 £148 DR Smith. £132 £106 JR & J Crowe.
Store Hoggs – £130 G Te-Lintelo
Store Lambs – £164 £150 £130 £108 C Moffett.
Rearing Calves – Another nice show of calves, predominantly young sorts with just a couple of stirks in the mixture through the Darlington ring today. Trade continues to absolutely fly, no heeding of the failing finished prices in this ring and in all honesty, no signs of slowing down to see them average £585 across the board. Top price of the day went to Kitchings of Summerfield with a fantastic 3-month-old Inra95 bull reaching £960, with another from this good home at £950. Inra95 baby calves proved to be in high demand, with a shapely 25-day-old calf from A&S Green, Wheatley Hill, reaching an incredible £810. Simmental Bulls from JL Miles & Sons reached £710, whilst Angus bull calves from G Thompson & Sons, Softley Farm sold to £690 twice. Limousins from RW Raper & Sons, High Mulberry Farm sold to £680 whilst British Blue bulls sold to £660 from new vendor, BR&PA Fox, Blakeley Farm. Deerness Valley Dairy sold Hereford bulls to £600.
Top priced heifer calf today goes to Deerness Valley Dairy, achieving £690 with a Hereford; the popular white-headed females looked to enjoy a marvellous trade throughout. Terrific Simmental heifer calves from JL Miles & Sons reached £680. RW Raper & Sons, topped the Limousin’s at £640 and A&S Green of Wheatley Hill, topped the Inra95 heifer section with a 22-day-old calf making £630, British Blue heifers reached £590 from BR&PA Fox, Blakeley Farm.
Bull Calves:
Inra95 – £960 £950 £700 £680 £650 £600 Kitchings of Summerfield. £810 A&S Green. £710 J&A Stevenson & Son.
Simmental – £710 JL Miles & Sons.
Angus – £690 x2 £610 G Thompson & Sons. £690 £650 £600 £570 £560 £530 Deerness Valley Dairy. £680 F Fabi. £680 BR&PA Fox. £660 JL Miles & Sons.
Limousin – £680 £590 RW Raper & Sons.
British Blue – £660 £590 BR&PA Fox. £640 RW Raper & Sons.
Hereford – £600 £570 Deerness Valley Dairy. £550 RW Raper & Sons.
Friesian – £530 £380 £350 £340 £320 x2 RW Raper & Sons. £410 J&A Stevenson & Son.
Heifer Calves:
Hereford – £690 £620 x2 £610 £600 £590 £540 £510 £480 £450 Deerness Valley Dairy.
Simmental – £680 £660 JL Miles & Sons.
Limousin – £640 £540 £500 £480 RW Raper & Sons.
Angus – £625 Kitchings of Summerfield. £560 x2 £550 x2 £530 £520 x2 £510 £420 Deerness Valley Dairy. £450 G Thompson & Sons. £480 BR&PA Fox.
Inra95 – £630 A&S Green. £620 J&A Stevenson & Son. £610 Kitchings of Summerfield.
8 Inra95 Bulls average £757
1 Simmental Bull average £710
2 Limousin Bulls average £635
12 Aberdeen Angus Bulls average £634
3 British Blue Bulls average £630
3 Hereford Bulls average £573
7 Friesian Bulls average £378
2 Simmental Heifers average £670
3 Inra95 Heifers average £620
1 British Blue Heifer average £590
10 Hereford Heifers average £571
4 Limousin Heifers average £540
13 Aberdeen Angus Heifers average £525
