Monday Store Sale

11th January 2022

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Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of Cast Cattle, Store and Breeding Stock. Forward were 308 Cattle and 573 Sheep.

 

122 Cast Cows & OTM sold to 210ppk or £1687

3 Stock Bulls sold to 160ppk or £1862

1 Stirk sold for £480

1 Heifer & Calf sold for £1450

60 Young Bulls sold to £1280

85 Store Steers sold to £1475

135 Store Heifers sold to £1450

446 Store Hoggs sold to £123

30 Feeding Ewes sold to £99

2 Empty Ewe Hoggs sold to £290

91 In Lamb sheep sold to £295

2 Ewes & Lambs sold to £160

 

Cast Cattle – Terrific news again for the cow vendors as the trade remains in blistering fettle, a sale average today of 146 pence per kilo and a more than impressive £1017 per head. First mention must go to familiar consignors Fristling Hall Farm Ltd who regularly choose Darlington with the store cattle from their 1200 cow herd based in Essex, today Fristling Hall had drawn a lovely packet of geld cows, 51 to be precise which averaged a terrific 159ppk and £1160. Credit must go to the Essex firm as today they produced the top 7 goss valued cows, their best a 7 year old Limousin at 879kg 192ppk and £1687. Whilst 2 of the top 4 (all beyond 200ppk) prices per kilo also headed back to the South East raiders it was a sharp 3 year old Aberdeen Angus heifer from ABP Wilsons, Langleydale which led the trade when she sold for 210ppk (662kg £1390). Stock bulls this week were few and far between however the pick of them certainly impressed, a brut of a 3 year old Charolais from RT & PM Kirkbride of Leaholm, Whitby spun the scales round to 1164kg and sold for a pleasing 160ppk and £1862. The dairy cows again were well placed to a buoyant parliament of bidders, the pick of them this week 162ppk from R & S Bradley, Quebec and £1080 and £1080 from A Willey of Chopwell, Newcastle.

 

Cast Cows – Top prices ppk 210 170 ABP Wilsons. 202 200 192×2 188×2 184 178 176174 172×3 170×3 Fristling Hall Farm Ltd. 202 C&E Gaskin. 190 W Wearmouth & Son. 190 164 150 146 140 J Layfield. 182 High Harbour Farms. 182 170 144 JD&MS Mortimer. 166 WS Thompson & Partners. 166 R Tiplady. 162 E Parsons. 158 142 RG&G Rutter. 156 WM Reed & Sons. 152 JC Thwaite & Son. 148×2 JR Tiplady. 142 RN Armstrong. 142 OM Wearmouth & Son.

Lead Grossing Cast Cows £1687 £1626 £1563 £1553 £1507 £1503 £1464 £1394 £1358 £1345 £1331 £1330 Fristling Hall Farm Ltd. £1442 £1111 J Layfield. £1390 £1222 ABP Wilsons. £1388 JD&MS Mortimer. £1361 R Tiplady. £1351 C&E Gaskin. £1322 £1241 RG&G Rutter. £1176 W Wearmouth & Son. £1148 WS Thompson & Partners. £1148 High Harbour Farms. £1111 JC Thwaite & Son. £1104 RN Armstrong. £1102 £1080 A Willey. £1101 WM Reed & Sons.

Cast Bulls – Top prices ppk 160 RT&PM Kirkbride. 130 J Layfield. 122 Northfield Farms.

Lead Grossing Cast Bulls £1862 RT&PM Kirkbride. £1177 J Layfield. £1100 Northfield Farms.

Store Cattle – The store cattle buyers continue their charge over the top, some are waving the white flag however the majority of them appear fully armed and more than committed to their crusade; trade throughout can only be described as an absolute flyer. Up at the very top of our leader board this week was a powerful 2 year old Limousin steer from H Walton & Son, Brass Castle Farm when he sold for a wonderful £1475; highlights amongst the other steers were certainly plentiful, a wonderful run of 8 strong Aberdeen Angus from G & J H Tomlinson & Son of Sunniside Farm, Knitsley rang the bell selling between £1365 and £1450 with an outstanding average of £1393. The heifer buyers too were full of Spring cheer, the top slot headed back to Great Ayton with CH & MC Phalp, Aireyholme Farm as their outstanding 2 year old Limousin reached a whopping £1450; a rare day when both the steers and heifers average comfortably in to 4 figures. Yearling stores are now appearing from the shadow of winter, the better end of these can reach comfortably between £1100 and £1200 as was the case for both W A Wardman Ltd, W M Bainbridge and the younger portion from the aforementioned Phalp consignment. The young bulls preceded the stores and they were also rehomed with ease, the pick of them a hefty Charolais from G T Tweddle of Satley sold for £1280 whilst a smart quintet of 11-14 month old Limousin’s from J R & M Richardson of Winston impressed with an average of £1180.

 

Cows & Calves £1450 GM Storr.

Store Bulls £1280 £1080 GT Tweddle. £1200 £1175×4 JR&M Richardson. £1195 £1145 £935 American Squeeze Crush. £1060 £860 J&S Thompson. £1045 Sanderson & Bell. £985 £975 £930×2 £895 E Parsons. £980 £890×3 £860×3 C Dawson. £930×6 £900×4 £880×3 £810×5 £800×5 Allison Devereux Farms. £745×5 JT Forster & Son.

Store Steers £1475 £1260 £1190 H Walton & Son. £1450 £1415 £1395×2 £1380 £1375 £1370 £1365 G&JH Tomlinson & Son. £1375 £1150 GW&M Singleton & Sons. £1335 R Hall. £1190 £1150 £1065 £1090WA Wardman Ltd. £1165 WB Rutter & Sons. £1155 GS Bainbridge. £1145 £1090 DR Smith. £1140 £1070 J&MJ Walton. £1130 £1075 High Harbour Farms. £1110 £1105 £1030×3 A&AG Moralee. £1100 CH&MC Phalp. £1095 J&JW Kenney. £1075 £1070 TT Hall & Son. £1050 £1020 TW&G Corner.

Store Heifers £1450 £1355 £1295 £1175 £1160 CH&MC Phalp. £1430 £1135 I Newton & Son. £1425 £1405 £1295 JT Layfield & Sons. £1345 £1165 £1160 G Clark. £1325 £1170 GW&M Singleton & Sons. £1300 WA Wardman Ltd. £1290 £1130 FS Surrock & Sons. £1215 £1170 £1095 WB Rutter & Sons. £1195×3 £1170 £1160 £1135×2 £1115×4 High Hedley Hope Farm Ltd. £1180 £1170 £1085 £1080 BJS Farms. £1160 £1075 GS Bainbridge. £1150×2 GM Storr. £1150×2 WM Bainbridge. £1145 HS Hutchinson. £1105 D&HM Hodgson. £1090 P Dent. £1085 MJ Hutchinson. £1075 DR Smith.

 

Store Sheep – March brings with it an extra breath of air it seems which was duly blown straight in to bulging lungs of the sheep balloon, currently that balloon it seems will not burst, absolutely tremendous returns again for all classes. Topping the store hoggs today was a wonderful £123 from J B & L Knight of Wingate with a strong Texel, behind them followed a host of hoggs £110-£120. Buyers can some season’s close the gates in March however this year the likelihood is that they will take whatever they can for as long as they can, irresistible demand.

Breeding Sheep – The breeding sheep cant help but be a good trade, the confidence throughout post Brexit sheep Britain has been nothing short of remarkable. Top of the sale were a pair of super Texel shearling’s (£295) from G & A Gibson & Son of High Etherley which were in lamb to a high quality Beltex tup with in lamb Mule’s reaching a pleasing £195 from D Collingwood, Frosterley. Some super in lamb hoggs from both the aforementioned Collingwood consignment and also the Wilson’s of Hollinside all sold very well on the day. A pair of unusual Dutch Spotted crossed Jacob ewe hoggs which hadn’t seen the tup from S Dodsworth, Nenthead enjoyed the trade of the day selling for an amazing £290 per head.

 

Store Lambs – Texel £123 JB&L Knight. £121 £106 £102 GP&A Carter. £120 £112 S&D Ferrie. £120 £114 £108 £100 SJ Love. £119.50 £110 £107 £101 IR Appleton. £118 J Burberry. £112 £110 £104 TH Richardson & Sons. £110 £104×2 DR Easton. £108 E Walsh. £107.50 £90 N&MJ Parkin. £101 DR Easton. £101 GS Dixon.

Cheviot £121.50 £106 Rebecca Appleton. £96 DR Easton.

Mule £120 SJ Love. £107 TH Richardson & Sons. £94 GS Dixon.

Continental £110 £94.50 C Morris. £110 J Burbury. £109 S Plews. £102 WF Hunter. £99.50 RJ Verity. £94 L Fowler.

Suffolk £107.50 £105.50 RJ Verity. £102.50 IR Appleton. £97.50 £87 RJ Verity.

Ewes & Lambs £160 £125 K Raine.

Gimmer Hoggs – £290 S Dodsworth.

In Lamb Hoggs – £165 D Collingwood. £150×3 Wilsons. £140 £95 Stanners Farm.

In Lamb Shearlings £295 G&A Gibson & Son. £195 D Collingwood.

In Lamb Ewes £260 £170 £150 £130 G&A Gibson & Son. £180 D Collingwood. £140 £90 Stanners Farm.

Feeding Ewes £99 £77 Stanners Farm. £82 Wilsons. £55 Wolsingham Park Farms.