Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of Cast Cattle, Store and Breeding Stock on Monday 22nd November 2021. Forward were 247 Cattle and 1616 Sheep.
68 Cast Cows & OTM sold to 214ppk and £1549
4 Stock Bulls sold to 160ppk and £1492
2 Cows & Calves sold to £1550
19 Young Bulls sold to £1600
72 Store Steers sold to £1320
80 Store Heifers sold to £1300
1353 Store Lambs sold to £138
263 Feeding Ewes sold to £132
Cast Cattle – The beef pot continues to bubble nicely as we head towards the festive period, a sale average of 135ppk throughout, particularly the younger and those carrying flesh were in high demand. Making her way to the top of our leader board was a sensational 38 month old Limousin from J L Marks, Gilly Flatts, Bishopton which sold for an outstanding 214 pence per kilo and £1549; the run from Gilly Flatts also secured the top priced older cow as an 8 year old impressed selling for 186ppk and £1528. British Blonde OTM’s from F & J S Gargett, Westwick Farm impressed as they sold at 190ppk and 192ppk whilst hefty British Blue cows from both G K, K N & G J Hird, Richmond and D J Mallon, Eggleston both sold well at £1520 and £1446 respectively. Best of the stock bulls this week was a super British Blue from T L Holmes & Son, Craghead which sold for 160ppk and £1492 whilst the native breed’s were topped by a marvellous Beef Shorthorn from J Brown, Stockton-on-Tees at 174ppk and £1371.
Cast Cattle – Top prices ppk 214 186 162 JL Marks. 192 190 154 146 F&JS Gargett. 180 142 B Storey. 178 GK KN &GJ Hird. 176 154 TW Thompson. 174 146 J Brown. 168 DJ Mallon. 166 146 A Hollings. 158 D Alderson.156 154 138 136 WR Thompson. 154 146 140 138 JB Nicholson. 148 138 M Dowson. 148 GC&KJ White & Son. 140 C Harle & Sons. 136 WSI Anderson. 136 N Swinbank. 136 JV Hodgson & Son. 134 B Watson. 134 D Blake.
Lead Grossing Cast Cattle £1549 £1528 £1193 JL Marks. £1520 GK KN & GJ Hird. £1456 DJ Mallon. £1371 £1130 J Brown. £1335 £1173 £1110 £1065 F&JS Gargett. £1328 £1184 £1001 A Hollings. £1311 £1265 £1029 WR Thompson. £1295 £1288 £1256 £1138 JB Nicholson. £1226 £1114 TW Thompson. £1112 PD Shepherd. £1097£1038 B Storey. £1068 M Dowson. £1058 GC&KJ White & Son. £1028 D Blake. £1025 B Watson.
Cast Bulls – Top prices ppk 160 TL Holmes & Son. 134 J Dixon. 114 MHS Countryside Management. 100 Halford Farming.
Lead Grossing Cast Bulls £1492 TL Holmes & Son. £1348 J Dixon. £1191 MHS Countryside Management. £678 Halford Farming.
Store Cattle – Beginning with the bulls and the particular power of the Charolais breed which scooped the top 3 places, twice J Jimminson of East Oakley House sold 22 month olds beyond £1400 however the star turn came from G Scott of Low Houses, Newbiggin with their exceptional 2 year old which sold for a massive £1600. A truly eclectic mix of store cattle met with the continued enthusiasm we have seen of late, all shapes and sizes sold well on the day. Taking the honours, not for the first time, were some superb 20 month old Limousin steers from J H Johnson, White Lea Farm, Roddymoor when they peaked at £1320. Close behind in the steer race and preventing total White Lea domination was a strong British Blonde from G Beadle, Primrose Hill, Winston. Leading the heifers this week was a brilliant 12 month old Limousin from N Swinbank, Cold Comfort Farm, Neasham which impressed at a healthy £1300, earlier in the day a smart 6 year old Limousin cow with a 3 month old heifer calf from M & P Stead, Whitton Village impressed and sold for £1550.
Cows & Calves £1550 £1350 M&P Stead.
Store Bulls £1600 £1180 G Scott. £1440 £1420 J Jimminson. £1200 £1160 B Williamson. £1060 £1000 £970 £950 WT Hall. £1035 £900×2 £890×3 RA Patterson & Son. £875 G Walker.
Store Steers £1320×2 £1300×3 £1275×2 £1270×2 £1260×3 £1250 £1230×2 JH Johnson. £1310 £1150 G Beadle. £1185 £1080×2 £1000 GH&RG Stobbs. £1095 W Love Ltd. £1090×4 WB Rutter & Sons. £1060 K Cator. £1036 JW Richardson. £1010 £970 £940 I Newton. £940×2 W Wearmouth & Son. £880 GW&M Singleton & Son. £880 A Wilson.
Store Heifers £1300 N Swinbank. £1250 £1070 AC Walton. £1200 £1140 F Hickson & Sons. £1185 J Walshaw & Son. £1150 £1035 £1030×2 £1000 DR Smith.l £1140 AJ Lawson. £1130×2 £1115 WJ Love. £1120 GA Dawson. £1095×2 JW Richardson. £1095 £1030 £980 WB Rutter & Sons. £1080 £1020 GH&RG Stobbs. £1050 £1045 K Cator. £990 MH Hodgson. £985 W Wearmouth & Son. £970×4 BJS Farms.
Store Sheep – Some of the vendors are now making inroads in to their 2021 crop and as a result the quality is suffering, the trade however remains absolutely off the clock. Heaps of hill lambs and Mule’s are included in this weeks £91 average, to look at the mainstream lowland breeds we witnessed Charollais (70) average £94, both Suffolk’s (96) and Texel (483) average £95 and the Beltex (73) lambs offered levelled up at a sublime £111. Staindrop based M T & J Burney led the way this week as their wonderful Beltex crosses twice sold to £138, another extraordinary day, with what might be considered our poorest show of quality this season we somehow still witnessed over 300 lambs sell in to 3 figures. Feeding ewes although predominantly Swaledale’s proved to be an excellent trade.
Store Lambs – Beltex £138×2 £110 £103 £101 MT&J Burney. £132 £120 £114 £112 £111 £106 £104.50 GW Dent.
Texel £130 £119 JD&MS Mortimer. £115 RA Patterson & Son. £113 W Love Ltd. £108.50 F Hickson & Sons. £106.50 BG Dale. £103 S Fenwick. £101 WH Brown. £100.50 PT Wigge. £100 £99 K Buckle. £99 M Jopling & Son.
Continental £115 £111 F Hickson & Sons. £100 S Fenwick. £100 J&S Thompson.
Cheviot £110 S Beeforth. £109 WH Brown. £104 GH&RG Stobbs.
Blue Face Leicester £110 C Hodgson.
Suffolk £103 WM Bainbridge. £101 WH Brown.
Mule £100 A Wilson.
Feeding Ewes £132 £90W Love Ltd. £120 £93 CE Smith. £109 £70 £67 £59 WH Brown. £107 £79 MT&J Burney. £104 £101 £64 T&DI Allen & Son. £91 £48 £46 Wolsingham Park Farms. £78 £62 R Watson. £68 SW&TA Milner. £59 A Donkin. £58 S Plews. £43 C&I Watson & Sons.
