Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of cast cattle, store and breeding stock on Monday 8th July 2024. Forward were 257 Cattle.
44 Cast Cows/OTM sold to 246ppk or £1931
5 Stock Bulls sold to 214ppk or £2290
14 Cows & Calves sold to £1920
7 Stirks sold to £450
41 Young Bulls sold to £1525
43 Store Steers sold to £1555
103 Store Heifers sold to £1535
Cast Cows
This weeks offering of cast cows finds a new gear on the trade express with cows on the week looking dearer again, slightly less meat on offer would be the general remarks of the day also, with vendors wondering where it’ll end. Pick of the day goes to the cast bulls leading the way in the lump with a Simmental bull from J Richmond topping the day at £2290.08, not far behind with a super Shorthorn from FP & IM Jefferson seeing a high of £1935.36. Pick of the cows came in the form of a pure limousine cow from Foxton Livestock still set the days highs of £1931 while following close behind with a Blue sired cow A & K Hall at £1771 and JA & UM Fawcett to £1738. Pence per kilo topping for D A Gill at 246p/kg while hard on the tail were N L Dalton at 236ppk with A & MJ Henshaw behind at 228ppk. Averages to rival anywhere with an all in sale average of 194p/kg and £1255 per head with plenty of dairy cows mixed throughout the sale.
Cows Cows/OTM – Leading PPK- 246 DA Gill. 236 228 NL Dalton. 228 196 A&MJ Henshaw. 224 220 198 JA&UM Fawcett. 224 186 JA&B Nappey. 216 E Parsons. 216 198 198 ER&GI Younger. 216 190 188 J Thompson & Sons. 214 A&K Hall. 212 Foxton Livestock. 210 GH&RG Stobbs. 206 G Cant. 206 JF Harland. 202 194 x2 WM Reed & Sons. 200 186 FP&IM Jefferson. 198 DJ Harrison. 198 C&N Waters. 194 178 JH&M&NW Brown. 192 184 W&OM Jackson & Son. 184 C&N Waters. 176 R&A Chapman.
Stock Bulls- Leading PPK- 214 G Cant. 208 J Richmond. 192 FP&IM Jefferson. 136 Skelton Farming LTD.
Cast Cows/OTM- Leading Gross – £1931 Foxton Livestock. £1771 A&K Hall. £1738 £1489 £1199 JA&UM Fawcett. £1593 A&MJ Henshaw. £1586 G Cant. £1551 W&OM Jackson & Son. £1534 £1473 JH&M&NW Brown. £1530 £1196 C&N Waters. £1526 GH&RG Stobbs. £1490 £1269 £1111 J Thompson & Sons. £1486 E Parsons. £1425 R&A Chapman. £1413 £1116 JA&B Nappey. £1380 DJ Harrison. £1342 £1249 NL Dalton. £1306 DA Gill. £1296 FP&IM Jefferson. £1276 £1196 £1148 WM Reed & Sons. £1244 JF Harland. £1222 £1122 £1106 ER&GI Younger. £1129 W&OM Jackson & Son. £1106 G Thompson & Sons.
Stock Bulls- Lead Grossing – £2290 J Richmond. £1935 FP&IM Jefferson. £1661 Skelton Farming LTD. £1495 G Cant.
Store Cattle
Kicking the day off saw cows and calves first through the ring and leading the trade were R B Watson with a super British Blue cow with Limousin sired calf at foot topping at £1920 with another from the same good home to follow at £1850. A run of heifers and calves from D Walker saw a top of £1620 with others to £1450 and £1420. A small sample of stirks saw a top for KB & S Roche with Angus heifers away to £450 and others to £430.
Store cattle met with a ring full of buyers all looking to secure one or two to top pens up which saw the highlight of the trade go to W Walker & Sons with cattle away to £1555. Close behind with a super blue sired heifer D R Smith topping at £1535 with others from the same home to £1515 and £1505. Making the journey from north saw W D Allen, Alnwick top with Angus bulls at £1525 with others to £1495. Angus from Y Kettle saw a super trade for steers at £1455. Of the continental offering pick of the day for a super run of yearly type cattle saw F Ward, Rogerley Hall top at £1495 with other pens to follow at £1445 and £1435. J P Phelan saw a top for Herefords at £1395 with plenty more forward type cattle regularly £1200-£1300 yearling cattle for the best end £1000-£1100. Cattle can be sold to vendors advantage weekly please do not hesitate to contact one of the team to discuss marketing options.
Cows & Calves- £1920 £1850 RB Watson. £1620 £1450 £1420 £1400 D Walker.
Stirks- £450 x2 £430 £370 x2 £310 x2 KB&S Roche.
Store Bulls- £1525 £1495 £1445 x2 £1395 x2 £1365 x2 £1355 x2 £1300 £1165 WD Allen. £1315 £1255 £1200 x2 ER&GI Younger. £1195 E Wilson. £1155 GA Mackie. £1035 I Spedding. £1015 £905 £885 x2 JW Richardson. £1000 £975 £955 £935 x2 £900 Hughes Bros Farms LTD. £955 £880 J Curry. £935 M&S Parratt Livestock.
Store Steers- £1555 £1495 x2 W Walker & Sons. £1515 £1395 £1245 DR Smith. £1495 £1405 £1395 £1355 £1335 F Ward. £1455 x5 Y Kettle. £1195 £1065 x2 HW&M Alderson & Son. £1155 x2 £1080 £1055 x2 Beckwith. £1115 £1050 I Newton & Son. £1085 £1065 £965 K Sayer. £1035 £895 £855 I Oliver. £965 RI&MJ Murray. £905 HW&M Alderson & Son. £895 JE&S Ward.
Store Heifers- £1535 £1505 £1445 £1215 DR Smith. £1445 £1435 x2 £1405 £1365 £1355 x2 £1335 x2 £1295 £1230 F Ward. £1405 £1395 £1335 x6 JP Phelan. £1315 x4 WB Rutter & Sons. £1310 AP Taylor. £1295 £1195 £1165 TT Hall & Son. £1275 £1265 £1195 x3 £1185 x3 BJS Farms. £1205 TW Brown & Sons.
Top Store Cattle Averages of the day:
Y Kettle, Brydale Farm- £1455
WD Allen, Humble Heugh- £1383
F Ward, Rogerley Hall- £1372
JP Phelan, Mill Pond Farm- £1351
WB Rutter, Greengill Farm- £1315
DR Smith, East Roughlea Farm- £1283
