Monday 7th July – Darlington Auction Mart had forward:
56 Cast Cows sold to 350ppk & £2743
6 Cast Bulls sold to 348ppk & £3403
2 Stirks sold to £1180
9 Cows & Calves sold £2480
44 Store Bulls sold to £2460
71 Steers sold to £2400
106 Heifers sold to £2260
Geld cows dearer on the week with a slightly less quality show forward compared to previous sales. Top price went to AC Simpson & Son, McNeil Farm, with a terrific Limousin cow reaching £2743, following was Leslie Brown, Westholme Farm, with a Hereford cow making £2596. K&A Harker, Worsall Grove Farm, made £2566 with a Limousin. Friesians topped at £2181 from E Scott & Sons, Middridge Grange Farm, whilst JE Holliday & Sons followed within the dairy section making £2072 of a Montbéliarde. Stock Bulls topped at £3403 from AP&E Procter, Hillcrest, with a Limousin. Whilst JE&AJ Mitchell, Parrick House, reached £3398.
Cast Cows- Top Prices PPK 350 322 321 AC Simpson & Son. 336 306 GK KN&GJ Hird. 336 284 248 RD Anderson. 332 K&A Harker. 324 280 WM Reed & Sons. 322 294 273 271 E Scott & Sons. 314 288 ER&GI Younger. 307 305 294 288 Leslie Brown. 302 268 258 F Hickson & Sons. 301 294 B&B Kitching & Son. 288 RN Foord & Son. 284 266 Rebecca Appleton. 281 248 G Nelson. 280 274 TT Hall & Son. 274 IR Appleton. 266 254 MJ Hutchinson. 264 JE Holliday & Son. 262 NA Thompson. 258 HM Dent.
Lead Grossing Cast Cows- £2743 £2513 £2401 AC Simpson & Son. £2596 £2327 £2222 £2141 Leslie Brown. £2566 K&A Harker. £2385 £2278 RD Anderson. £2318 £2181 £2022 £1586 £1576 E Scott & Sons. £2263 RN Foord & Son. £2251 £1964 GK KN&GJ Hird. £2127 £1577 Rebecca Appleton. £2120 IR Appleton. £2118 £1719 WM Reed & Sons. £2114 £1589 F Hickson & Sons. £2072 JE Holliday & Son. £1974 £1858 B&B Kitching & Son. £1899 £1892 ER&GI Younger. £1865 HM Dent. £1845 SH Watson & Son. £1790 £1682 L Booton. £1744 MJ Hutchinson. £1711 £1564 G Nelson. £1643 £1633 TT Hall & Son.
Stock Bulls- Top Prices PPK 348 AP&E Procter. 328 ER&GI Younger. 320 WA Richardson LTD. 320 JE&AJ Mitchell. 320 EW Grieves. £272 MJ Hutchinson.
Lead Grossing Stock Bulls- £3403 AP&E Procter. £3398 JE&AJ Mitchell. £3260 ER&GI Younger. £3065 WA Richardson LTD. £2388 MJ Hutchinson. £2214 EW Grieves.
When you take into account the time of year, and the fact that it’s Yorkshire Show week – there was a tremendous show of cattle forward, both in quality and quantity. A ring full of eager buyers very keenly bidding for all types resulted in trade being even dearer on the week. With cattle travelling from as far North as Rochester to the extreme South of Essex all vendors would leave the auction mart with a smile on their faces and a much healthier bank balance. Leading the charge was a consignment of 25 Luing x Steers & Heifers from WO Grix & Partners, Hillhead Farm, Morpeth selling to £2280 average £2042. Close behind were County Durham farmers N&AD Brass & Son, Ox Close Farm who sold 14 Angus & British Blue Heifers & Steers to £2280, average £1952. The well-travelled Short Horn Steers sold by Mill Pond Farm Essex averaged £1922, however it was left to local farmers DR Smith, East Roughlea, Ferryhill to achieve top spot with a Limousin Steer selling for £2400. KM Norman Farms, Windy Hill achieved the leading price for Heifers at £2260 with an Angus – part of a quality consignment of 19 mixed cattle selling for a healthy £1822 average. Store Bulls were just as sought after as the cattle, and J&EM Lawson, Harpington Hill went on to sell 4 Limousin & Shorthorns to £2460 average £2285. P Donnelly, Bank Flow Farm was close behind with 2 British Blues at £2420 & £2220. With 9 Cows & Calves forward, Jo Martin, Manor Farm sold 3 outfits ranging from Heifers & Calves (£2480) to 9-year-old Cows & Calves (£2300) and L&M Evans, Denholme wasn’t far behind in the money with a British Blue Heifer & Calf selling to £2320. Just 2 stirks forward, courtesy of L Booton, Manor Farm going under the hammer at £1180 & £1040 respectively.
Cows & Calves £2480 £2300 JO Martin. £2320 £1700 L&M Evans. £1880 Sykes Produce LTD. £1850 £1580 £1550 C Bewley.
Stirks £1180 £1040 L Booton.
Store Bulls- £2460 £2340 £2220 £2120 J&EM Lawson. £2420 £2220 J&EM Lawson. £2200 £1700 £1600 £1490 RL Dent. £2060 £1980 £1900 £1820 £1780 x3 £1570 x2 £1550 £1420 x2 £1380 £1340 £1300 x2 £1180 P Donnelly. £1900 TT Hall & Son. £1780 £1480 x3 £1450 JK Gregory. £1620 £1410 x2 £1310 DG Sayers. £1540 x2 DJ Harrison. £1490 CG Barraclough.
Store Steers- £2400 DR Smith. £2340 W&J Herbert. £2280 x3 £2140 x3 RN Foord & Son. £2280 x2 £2260 x2 £2250 x4 £2160 £2010 x2 £1900 £1800 WO Grix & Partners. £2280 £2220 x3 £2000 x2 £1850 N&AD Brass & Son. £2090 P Donnelly. £2050 £2000 £1960 x2 £1950 x2 £1870 £1840 JP Phelan. £1950 £1890 x2 JT Lamb. £1910 x2 £1890 x2 SC Barron. £1850 C&N Waters.
Store Heifers- £2260 £2200 £2180 £2080 £2050 £2020 £2000 x2 £1860 £1850 x3 KM Norman Farms. £2120 £2050 £1980 £1940 x4 £1910 £1840 £1830 x2 WO Grix & Partners. £1980 x3 £1860 x2 £1810 JT Lamb. £1960 £1910 £1840 £1830 DR Smith. £1960 £1870 F Hickson & Sons. £1890 x2 £1870 JS Wiper. £1880 x2 £1860 x2 N&AD Brass & Son. £1860 A Wilson. £1840 SC Barron. £1820 C&N Waters.
