Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of cast cattle, store and breeding stock on Monday 11th September 2023. Forward were 185 cattle, 1351 sheep and 11 pigs.
51 Cast Cows/OTM sold to 276ppk or £1944
3 Stock Bulls sold to 166ppk or £1906
30 Young Bulls sold to £1300
26 Store Steers sold to £1345
75 Store Heifers sold to £1450
1081 Store Lambs sold to £120
270 Feeding Ewes sold to £119
11 Store Pigs sold to £199
Cast Cattle – Dearer go the cows again as the numbers remain tight, an excellent sale average today of 182ppk and £1201 per head. A high-quality quartet of Limousin cows from A C Simpson & Son, McNeil Farm, Witton-le-Wear ran away with the top spots this week; a fabulous four-year-old sold for 276ppk and £1943, a terrific ten-year-old 238ppk and £1901 but the best of all perhaps was the tremendous thirteen-year-old which led the sale at £1944. Native breed cows peaked at 238ppk and £1447 for the Aberdeen Angus of E A & N Thompson & Son, Bromley Green whilst the pick of the parlour maids were Holstein Friesians from Stainton Hill Farms at 218ppk and F S Sturrock & Sons, Elwick at £1308. Stock bulls topped at 166ppk for a Luing from J P & R Ward, Cragg Top and £1906 for a thumping Charolais shown by M S Foord, Lealholm.
Cast Cows – Top prices ppk 276 238 232 222 AC Simpson & Son. 256 228 204 182 BR Lawson. 244 TN Callender. 242 238 EA&N Thompson & Son. 230 213 GC&KJ White & Son. 222 T&R Dent. 218 Stainton Hill Farms. 214 JP&R Ward. 200 196×2 IM Maughan. 198 F Ward. 188 186 182 M Dowson. 186 184 GW&M Singleton & Sons. 182 Tarn Bros. 180×2 168 S Beeforth. 178 Cowclose Farm. 178 GW dent. 172 HM Dent. 164 FS Sturrork.
Lead Grossing Cast Cows £1944 £1943 £1901 £1853 AC Simpson & Son. £1739 TN Callender. £1538 JP&R Ward. £1485 £1285 IM Maughan. £1469 £1464 £1448 £1440 BR Lawson. £1458 £1358 GC&KJ White & Son. £1447×2 EA&N Thompson & Son. £1337 £1333 £1188 S Beeforth. £1308 FS Sturrock. £1285 £1158 M Dowson. £1267 T&R Dent. £1262 GW Dent. £1228 Tarn Bros. £1224 HM Dent. £1214 G Thompson & Sons. £1205 F Ward. £1205 £1120 GW&M Singleton & Sons.
Cast Bulls – Top prices ppk 166 JP&R Ward. 164 GA&C Jopling. 150 MS Foord.
Lead Grossing Cast Bulls £1906 MS Foord. £1686 JP&R Ward. £1500 GA&C Jopling.
Store Cattle – The store cattle continue at remarkable rates as the feeding firms remain optimistic and clearly short of numbers. Regular supporter Eric Parsons of Newstead Farm, Little Stainton topped the young bulls with a super Simmental at just 9-months-old selling for £1300. A heavy percentage of heifers through this week’s store cattle saw the top price go to an excellent 17-month-old Limousin from C Bell, The Pry, Forest-in-Teesdale when she sold for £1450. Limousins also topped the steers when great DfAM supporter D R Smith, East Roughlea Farm, Ferryhill produced a 20-month-old at £1345. Next week we see our anniversary show and sale which will undoubtedly attract some excellent calves, of the younger beast today, F Ward, Rogerley Hall enjoyed the best returns with 13-month-old steers selling to £1270 and £1265.
Store Bulls £1300 £1190 £1040 £1000 £800 E Parsons. £1230 £1140×2 £1080 £1020 £940 WO Grix & Partners. £1090 £1000 TA Horn. £795 £725 £715 £705 Northfield Farms. £760×4 JT Forster & Son.
Store Steers £1345 £1310 £1270 DR Smith. £1275 D&HM Hodgson. £1270 £1265 £1250 £1130×2 F Ward. £1230 K Sayer. £1055 £1010 £850×2 Beckwith. £1000 R&W Todd. £945 I Newton & Son. £910 WO Grix. £840 £820 A Gregg.
Store Heifers £1450 £1340 £1325 £1270 C Bell. £1380 £1365 £1300 £1255 £1155 J&EM Lawson. £1340 £1245 D&HM Hodgson. £1335×2 £1245 DR Smith. £1335 £1295 £1215 £1195×2 £1175×2 £1160 I Oliver. £1330×4 £1190 R Errington & Son. £1330 £1325 £1300 £1260 WO Grix & Partners. £1295 £1285 £1235 WSI Anderson. £1160 K Sayer.
Store Sheep – The grass keeps growing so the trade keeps going, as witnessed last week the smaller they are the dearer they look but any value for money is extremely hard to find for the ringside of buyers. A super first draw of Suffolk Mules from A & B Herworth, Crake Scar Farm, Hamsterley led the way when selling to a top of £120; all three pens (100 lambs) from Crake Scar sold in to three figures. Best of the rest were five fine Texel’s from Mrs J and Miss E Boocock, Freebrough Farm, Moorsholm at £117 whilst Beltex topped at £114 from W B Rutter & Sons, Greengill Farm, Scargill. Mule lambs peaked at £94 from D Alderson, Cockleberry, Brignall and horned lambs looked a lively trade with the best a pen of small but bright Blackface from H G Spensley & Son, Sleetburn Farm, Baldersdale at £52. Feeding ewes once again extremely easy to sell, healthy and lean ewes are currently much better sold through the Monday store ring.
Suffolk- £120 £101 £100 A&B Herworth. £84 K Buckle. £76.50 £73.50 RA Patterson & Son. £76 I Oliver. £61 BR&S Fell.
Texel- £117 £103 Mrs J & Miss E Boocock. £107 £96 £88.50 JL Alderson. £103 T Grix. £98.50 £90 A Newton. £97 WJ Readshaw. £94 JM Sayer. £94 JD&MS Mortimer. £92.50 WB Rutter & Sons. £91.50 LF&HC Wood. £90 S Straughan. £88.50 D Alderson.
Beltex- £114 £98 WB Rutter & Sons. £96 JR Mann. £93 £87 B Lowson. £86 JD&MS Mortimer.
Continental- £109 £105 £98 F&A Gilchrist. £91 £75 N Back. £86 £78 JW&KS Bainbridge. £84 £81.50 R Bell. £83 £81 £69 S Beeforth. £80 KM Sayer. £72 RA Patterson.
Mule- £94 £86 D Alderson. £79 S Beeforth. £75 KT Anderson & Son. £70 KM Sayer. £67 £63 RL Carter.
Cheviot- £68 S Beeforth.
Charollais- £92 J&S Thompson.
Scotch Half Bred- £78.50 S Beeforth.
Feeding Ewes- £119 £94 £81 £77 JD Brannen. £114 J&JA Wilkinson. £110 £88 £77 JD&MS Mortimer. £95 £71 £68 BR&S Fell. £90 H Frater & Son. £89 £68 A Rooke & Sons. £89 S Straughan. £83 £74 £70 x2 High Mains Partnership. £67 LF&HC Wood.
Store Pigs – The pig ship sails on the ally-ally……oh my goodness what a time to be alive, eleven Large Black boars through the stores sold to £199 and averaged an incredible £179.36.
£199 £178 £152 £146 M & A Gaskin
