Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of cast cattle, store and breeding stock on Monday 19th June 2023. Forward were 242 cattle.
58 Cast Cows & OTM sold to 252ppk or £2091
3 Stock Bulls sold to 280ppk or £2427
2 Calves sold to £370
2 Cows & Calves sold to £1750
48 Young Bulls sold to £1540
49 Store Steers sold to £1445
78 Store Heifers sold to £1625
Cast Cattle – The cow trade bounds along nicely with a sale average of £1341 and 193 pence per kilo, arguably very slightly easier than of late however far, far away from the doom mongering being touted around by our deadweight adversaries at the moment. A maiden voyage to Darlington for Messrs D S Raeburn, Pressock Farm, Guthrie, Forfar proved successful when they dominated the native breed prices with their excellent Aberdeen Angus cows and in doing so helped themselves to the top gross valued cow of the day at £2091. Bidding surpassed 200 pence on seventeen occasions, pick of the females was a shapely 4-year-old British Blue cow from C Bell, The Pry, Forest-in-Teesdale when she sold for 252 pence. The top price of the day went to a stunning 41-month-old British Blue bull from J R Rukin, Park Lodge, Keld when he sold for a whopping 280ppk and £2427; also, well worthy of mention was a thumping 1269kg Beef Shorthorn bull from C & J C Stephenson, Pikestone, Woodland which added up nicely to £2322. Final mention this week goes to the milking cow trade, the pick today was a fleshy 6-year-old from J D & I W Sayer & Tallantire which sold for 188ppk and £1361.
Cast Cows & OTM Leading PPK – 252 C Bell. 229 JD Bentley & Son. 228 MW Reed. 224 186 184 SG Horn. 221 CN Whitaker. 213 204 TW Clark & Son. 209 208 199 198 197 196 196 x2 193 192 188 179 DS Raeburn. 204 195 JJ Horn. 204 D&PH Brown. 203 M Shepherd. 202 193 190 189 Sevenacres Livestock. 200 196 JC Smith. 200 x2 WJ Smith & Partners. 198 BR Lawson. 195 182 R&W Todd. 195 DG&PD Ayre. 194 GW Chapman. 194 W Weightman. 188 176 JD&IW Sayer & Tallentire. 188 TW Clark & Son. 187 C&M Burnett. 187 D&HM Hodgson. 186 184 I Lancaster. 184 KM Boanas. 183 177 Reed & Hill. 175 Cowclose Farm LTD.
Cast Bulls Leading PPK – 280 JR Rukin. 190 GW Chapman. 183 C&JC Stephenson.
Cast Cows & OTM Leading Gross – £2091 £1793 £1726 £1721 £1620 £1574 £1526 £1480 £1408 £1217 £1131 £1105 DS Raeburn. £1889 £1560 £1460 TW Clark & Son. £1796 £1248 SG Horn. £1634 MW Reed. £1592 C Bell. £1550 GW Chapman. £1510 M Shepherd. £1504 BR Lawson. £1452 DG&PD Ayre. £1417 D&PH Brown. £1401 JD Bentley & Son. £1386 WJ Smith & Partners. £1372 £1349 JJ Horn. £1361 D&HM Hodgson. £1361 £1168 £1078 JD&IW Sayer & Tallentire. £1350 CN Whitaker. £1342 £1160 JC Smith. £1327 £1092 R&W Todd. £1246 £1222 £1069 Sevenacres Livestock. £1238 G Thompson & Sons. £1235 W Weightman. £1223 £1151 I Lancaster. £1202 WJ Smith & Partners. £1177 KM Boanas. £1176 £1060 Reed & Hill. £1174 Cowclose Farm LTD. £1095 C&M Burnett.
Cast Bulls Leading Gross – £2427 JR Rukin. £2322 C&JC Stephenson. £1862 GW Chapman.
Store & Breeding Cattle – A typical June show with a real bag of dolly mixtures in attendance, trade continues to roll along nicely with returns excellent for all classes. A tidy 6-year-old Limousin cow with her 1-month-old British Blue crossed heifer calf at foot began proceedings when selling well for I Newton & Son, Howden-le-Wear at £1750. Young bull trade appears fabulous, pick of the pack was a well grown 13-month-old Simmental from W O Grix & Partners, Morpeth when he sold for £1540; strong Hereford’s from J H & C Ltd, Newlands Hall plus yearling Charolais and Simmental bulls from E Parsons, Newstead Farm all impressed when reaching £1470. Top of the heifers this week was a fantastic 32-month-old British Blue from regular sellers D G & P D Ayre of Roger Moor Farm when she sold for an incredible £1625, the steer trade of the week belonged to a very smart 12-month-old Limousin from N B & R Hird, Gillfield, Romaldkirk which sold for £1445.
Cows & Calves £1750 £1500 I Newton & Son.
Calves £370 £240 GW Chapman.
Store Bulls £1540 R Grix. £1470×2 £1290 JH&C Ltd. £1470×2 £1280×2 £1180 E Parsons. £1420 £1360 £940 AR White. £1310 £1190 £1000 T Ducker. £1180×2 £1050 £1020 £980 MJ Hutchinson. £960 £845 WSI Anderson. £900 CN Whitaker. £890 R&W Todd. £860 G Beadle.
Store Steers £1445 NB&R Hird. £1260 JR&L Harding. £1250 R Grix. £1225×4 £1115 £1110×2 BJS Farms. £1220 £1090 TT Hall & Son. £1130×2 GW&M Singleton & Sons. £1105×2 £950×2 G Beadle. £1100 HW&M Alderson & Son. £1090×2 M Sedman. £1065×2 £1045 K Thompson. £1060 £960 £955 £910 I Spedding. £985 £910 £900 £880×3 W Taylor & Son. £980×3 £950×2 GW Chapman. £950 £900 T Ducker.
Store Heifers £1625 DG&PD Ayre. £1445 £1095×2 £980 £975×2 £930 CN Whitaker. £1435 £1320×2 RW Welford & Sons. £1370 NB&R Hird. £1240 GA&C Jopling. £1200×2 MJ Hutchinson. £1195 £970 TT Hall & Son. £1185 £1120 JR&L Harding. £1180 £1150 P Tindale. £1175×4 BJS Farms. £1160 £1140 HW&M Alderson & Son. £1150 £1085 GW&M Singleton & Sons. £1040 £990 I Spedding. £945 GA&C Jopling. £920×4 P&J Martin. £920×2 RG Swinbank.
