Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of Cast Cattle, Store & Breeding Stock on Monday 11th October 2021. Forward were 375 Cattle and 2488 Sheep.
129 Cast Cows & OTM sold to 220ppk or £1404
3 Stock Bulls sold to 154ppk or £1241
10 Cows & Calves sold to £1780
73 Store Steers sold to £1680
114 Store Heifers sold to £1245
36 Young Bulls sold to £1215
2185 Store Lambs sold to £130
303 Feeding Ewes sold to £122
Cast Cattle – Trade easier than witnessed of late, the labour shortage within the industry seems to be nipping a little across the nation and whilst the pigs are the primary sufferers it was noticeable today that some of the beef boning plants may sadly be following suit. The sale average of 121 pence per kilo is by no means disastrous and all firms were represented although their buyers weren’t carrying just as much ammunition. Top of the tree was a fantastic 4 year old Limousin heifer from G K, K N & G J Hird of Meadow View, Richmond when she sold for 220 pence per kilo, leading the gross values was another Limousin, this one a well fed 5 year old from W A Wardman Ltd, Thrushwood Farm, Yearby realised £1404. The pick of the Native breeds today was a smart Aberdeen Angus from R E Dickson, Stubdale Farm, Loftus when she sold for 184ppk and £1120 whilst the Holstein Friesian’s were led by D Walker, High Woddifield Farm East at 170ppk and £1132. Just the three retiring stock bulls offered this week and as with the cows the Limousin breed took the top two slots as T & R Quinn, Quarry House Farm reached £1241 and R Carnaffen, High Strothers Farm 154ppk.
Cast Cows – Top prices ppk 220 200 166 GK KN &GJ Hird. 192 180 158 152 144 WA Wardman Ltd. 184 RE Dickson. 172 HS Hutchinson. 170 D Walker. 158 L Booton. 158 148 MW Reed. 156 144 138 N White. 156 140 W Robson. 154 T&DI Allen & Son. 150×2 WA Dinsdale. 148 M Gallon. 148 140 138 GE&JM Dunwell. 148 P Foster. 146 WI Suddes & Son. 146 142 J&C Barker. 142 WH Brown. 140 IM Maughan.
Lead Grossing Cast Cows £1404 £1299 £1142 £1092 £1059 WA Wardman Ltd. £1369 L Booton. £1353 £1166 £1134 GK KN & GJ Hird. £1262 £1054 GE&JM Dunwell. £1163 £1128 J&C Barker. £1157 M Gallon. £1141 WI Suddes & Son. £1132 D Walker. £1120 RE Dickson. £1116 £1096 SH Watson & Sons. £1107 GE&JM Dunwell. £1096 W Robson. £1081 WSI Anderson. £1062 N White. £1047 £1034 MW Reed. £1043 B&MJ Garbutt.
Cast Bulls – Top prices ppk 154 R Carnaffan. 122 T&R Quinn & Son. 120 WA Wardman Ltd.
Lead Grossing Cast Bulls £1241 T&R Quinn & Son. £1123 WA Wardman Ltd. £999 R Carnaffan.
Store & Breeding Cattle – Ten cows and calves kicked off proceedings and trade proved good once again, leading the line was a superb 10 year old Limousin Cow with a tidy 3 month old bull calf at foot from L J Thompson, Ripon Drive, Willington when she sold for £1780; close behind at the tender age of 15 years came another Limousin at £1650, this faithful servant with heifer calf at foot came from L Booton, Manor Farm, Thornton Steward. The young bulls followed and were led by a great pair of yearling Limousins from J R & A R Wall, Raygill Farm, Lartington, the best of these two reached an impressive £1215. The better bred and stronger stores continue in scintillating form, some of the plainer sellers this week looked more buyable however that’s coming off the back of an awesome spell and in reality the cattle all remain a superb trade. Nobody could doubt our leader as a majestic 18 month old black Limousin steer from R W Ridley, Tongue Hill, Hurst sold for a brilliant £1680, the quality Tongue Hill quartet today left with all four leading prices. Leading the heifer trade today was another 18 month old Limousin, an absolute peach on this occasion hailing from Temperance Farm, Marske and the good home of R Simpson & Sons sold for £1245.
Cows & Calves £1780 LJ Thompson. £1650 L Booton. £1520 £1380 JC&MS Mortimer. £1500 £1380 £1250 H Coatsworth. £1200 £1080 A&J Coatsworth.
Store Bulls £1215 £1180 JR&AR Wall. £1100×3 £1080 £1040×2 £955×2 JP Campbell. £1045 £985×2 £750 W Walker & Sons. £900 £910 £780 £760 AW Sanderson. £800 TT Hall & Son. £790 J Peacock. £755 Northfield Farms. £750 RW Raper & Sons.
Store Steers £1680 £1565 £1395 £1380 RW Ridley. £1355×2 £1350×2 £1300 £1290×2 £1285×2 £1215 £1190 £1105×2 £1140×4 JH Johnson. £1300 £1085 JS Foster. £1290 £1175 £1075 £1025 ML Tallentire. £1195 £995×2 R Valks. £1060 GS Bainbridge. £1020 £995 DG&PD Ayre. £1010 I&RA Watson. £1005×2 Northfield Farms.
Store Heifers £1245 £1120 £1090 £1080 £1045 R Simpson & Sons. £11585×3 £1180 £1150 £1040 Barrs of Broughton. £1185 £1150 AP Greenshields. £1120×2 B Williamson. £1110 £1090 M Gallon. £1105 £1070×2 MH Hodgson. £1100 GC&KJ White & Son. £1080 £1040 £980×2 HM Dent. £1075 D Alderson. £1065 Northfield Farms. £1050 High Hedley Hope Farm Ltd. £1035 JS Foster. £1020 £1000 GS Bainbridge. £1010×4 B&L Robson.
Store Sheep – Up, up and away goes the sheep balloon as another noticeable rise in the trade was apparent, more numbers offered and it was certainly pleasing to see plenty of the better end now selling in three figures, £85 to £95 is now very, very, common place. Top of this weeks crop were a perfect pair of Charollais from G Hodgson, Rose Hill, Eastagte at an outstanding £130. Blue Texel tup lambs from M Lindley, Willowdene reached £110 whilst Suffolks topped at £109 from K Cator, Stobb House Farm; top of the Texel’s today were R Watson, Strand Foot at £107 and Mule lambs this week peaked at £89 from W Wearmoth & Son, Rose Hill Farm. A whole heft of feeding ewes attend this week and we bring good news on the ewes as trade proved exceptional, the best return a mighty £122 for a pen of four Suffolks shown by J A Scott, Elf Hills, Cambo.
Store Lambs £130 £104 £100×2 G Hodgson. £110 M Lindley. £109 K Cator. £107 R Watson. £104 £92.50 FR&AL Lyth. £104 £90 P&S Wood. £103 LD Laws. £102 JD Heavisides. £101 £90 TE Dobson. £99 N Back. £98.50 £91 J Butterfield & Son. £98 £93×2 WB Rutter & Sons. £97.50 £94 A&B Herworth. £96.50 £89 £88 W Wearmouth & Son. £96 F Gilchrist. £96 K Buckle. £95 T&HA Barrass. £90 £88.50 B Lowson. £90 JJ Horn. £89.50 JA&UM Fawcett. £89.50 RW Dalton. £88 R Worthy. £88 N&MJ Parkin. £87.50 LD Laws. £87 J Jopling. £87 £86.50 K Sayer.
Feeding Ewes £122 £114 £110 £105 £101 £95 £80 £76 JA Scott. £98 £92 £70 JD Heavisides. £92 CE Smith. £84 £73 D Johnson. £76 R Worthy. £76 £75 D&G Spry. £71 L Smith. £68 K Sayer. £68 WB Rutter & Sons. £68 D Johnson. £67 HS Hutchinson. £66 £51 K Buckle. £64 £62 £58 T&AE Miller.
