Monday 15th July – Darlington Auction Mart had forward:
57 Cast Cows & OTM Cattle sold to 252ppk & £1765
1 Stirk sold to £470
7 Breeding Cattle sold to £1700
27 Store Bulls sold to £1560
40 Store Steers sold to £1590
96 Store Heifers sold to £1820
8 Pigs sold to £170
3 Ewes sold to £120
Cast Cows- On paper slightly easier on the week however a slightly lesser show of cattle on offer with more feeding cows and dairy bred animals mixed amongst the averages just pulling it down a peg or two. However all things said another very respectable average of 181ppk, which saw the days bother top pence per kilo and pounds per head go to the same stable of KO Stones, Nun Cote Nook with cows to 252ppk and £1765, with another from the same good home to £1660. Huges Brothers not to be out done saw highs of £1675, with others from the same good home to £1638. JF Harland to £1581 and J Norman to £1574. As mentioned best of the cows topped by the Stones of Nun Cote Nook at 252ppk with others to 236ppk. Huges brothers not to be out done saw highs of 238ppk. M W Reed and D Walker topping at 224ppk while I R Appleton hit tops of 208ppk. Best of the cows still either side of £2/kg. Cows can be sold to vendors advantage weekly.
Cast Cows – Top prices ppk 252 236 186 KO Stones. 238 224 210 198 196 178 Hughes Bros Farms Ltd. 224 220 D Walker. 224 222 MW Reed. 208 198 196 IR Appleton. 204 182 JB Luck & Son. 200 174 JA&UM Fawcett. 200×2 198 N White. 200 WM Bainbridge. 198 180 J Norman. 198 GH&RG Stobbs. 198 188×2 WA Wardman Ltd. 196 F Ward. 196 F Hare & Sons. 194 JF Harland. 182 R Simpson & Sons.
Lead Grossing Cast Cows £1765 £1660 £1411 KO Stones. £1675 £1638 £1483 £1411 £1373 £1178 Hughes Bros Farms Ltd. £1581 JF Harland. £1574 £1162 J Norman. £1565 £1514 MW Reed. £1520 £1298 £1210 N White. £1508 WM Bainbridge. £1505 F Ward. £1459 £1443 £1364 WA Wardman Ltd. £1456 £1237 JB Luck & Son. £1433 GH&RG Stobbs. £1370 F Hare & Sons. £1366 £1148 IR Appleton. £1339 £1311 D Walker.
OTM – Top prices ppk 232 EW Grieves.
Lead Grossing OTM £1626 EW Grieves.
Store and Breeding Cattle – First through the ring as ever the stirks and breeding cattle. Stirks topped for I Oliver at £470, close behind and seeing another grand trade were J W Teward & Sons with cow and calf outfits away to a top of £1700, while others saw £1100, for older cows. In calf cows topped at £980. Moving onto the store cattle which saw another strong trade for a similar show of numbers however a different show of quality to the previous week. A very typical mid July show of store cattle on offer with something for everyone, short keep cattle all the way through to the very long term keep cattle. Pick of the day a Limousin heifer from Huges Brothers selling away to £1820 with a Blue sired heifer from the same home to £1690. B Needham saw their to sell away to highs of £1695 with others from the same selling to £1585 and £1515. A tremendous run of britihs blue sired bullocks from KB & S Roche saw highs of £1590 while F Ward top with a Limousin steer at £1510. A super pair of heifers from W A Wardman Ltd seeing highs of £1480 with others to £1460.
Pick of the feeding bulls came from I R Appleton, with a super run of bulls to top at £1560, with others from the same home to £1400, £1380 and £1375. Wilkinson & Son saw their blue sired bulls away to £1115 with others to £1000 while W S I Anderson hit a top of £1080. All classes of store cattle can be sold to vendors advantage weekly and are met with a ring side full of buyers.
Stirks – Angus £470 I Oliver.
Cows & Calves £1700 £1100 JW Teward & Sons.
In Calf Cows £980 £920 CS Harrison & Son.
Top Store Cattle Averages of the day:
Hughes Bros Farms LTD (2 head Avg) £1755
KB&S Roche, Foulsyke Farm (9 head Avg) £1526
F Ward, Rogerley Hall – (1 head Avg) £1510
WA Wardman LTD, Thrushwood Farm – (2 head Avg) £1470
B Needham, Woolhouse Farm – (9 head Avg) £1467
Store Bulls £1560 £1400 £1380 £1375 £1370×2 IR Appleton. £1180 £1115×2 £1070×2 £1000×2 Wilkinson & Son. £1130 £1080 £1060 £1050 WSI Anderson. £780 £760×3 MJ Hutchinson.
Store Steers £1590×6 £1410 £1400×3 KB&S Roche. £1585×2 B Needham. £1510 F Ward. £1395 DR Smith. £1360×3 £1280×5 £1150 £1050 N&AD Brass & Son. £1340 £1170 £980×2 I Newton & Son. £1240 £980 I Oliver. £1180 £1040 TW&G Corner. £1150 NM&R Hird. £1000 AW Gray. £940 S Collinson.
Store Heifers £1820 £1690 Hughes Bros Farms Ltd. £1695 £1515×2 £1420×2 £1380 B Needham. £1480 £1460 WA Wardman Ltd. £1390 £1300 £1220 £1145×2 NB&R Hird. £1380×2 £1350 £1190 £1180 £1170 DR Smith. £1370×3 £1350 £1280 L&BM Kidd & Son. £1350 HW&M Alderson & Son. £1310 £1300 £1200×3 MVN&D Cutler. £1290 £1280 DG&PD Ayre. £1290 GH&RG Stobbs. £1235×5 £1195×3 £1180×3 £1170×2 P Prudom & Son Ltd. £1200×3 N&AD Brass & Son.
Feeding ewes to £120
Store pigs to £170
The feeding sheep and store pig report are combined this week, with nothing to big to squeal about however, numbers short but trade remaining good. Feeding sheep away to £120 for JA & UM Fawcett. While the store pigs are topped by C Weightman with a pair of gilts to £170 with others to £150.
Next week Monday 22nd July is our opening sale of store lambs, with entries already coming forward, more are needed and can be sold to vendors advantage. For all marketing options please do not hesitate to contact one of the team to discuss marketing options.
