Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of Cast Cattle, Store Stock, Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep on Monday 16th August 2021. Forward were 199 Cattle and 1703 Sheep.
74 Cast Cows & OTM sold to 212ppk or £1701
4 Stock Bulls sold to 138ppk or £1425
1 Cow & Calf sold to £1650
28 Store Steers sold to £1520
76 Store Heifers sold to £1460
15 Young Bulls sold to £1410
1477 Store Lambs sold to £125
120 Prime Lambs sold to 267ppk or £136.50
106 Cast Ewes & Rams sold to £140
Cast Cattle – A much plainer show than recently, although back on paper to 142ppk, cow trade would be equally as fast as we have seen of late, if anything perhaps even dearer. Top price per kilo was a smart Limousin OTM from C & R Metcalf, Park House Farm, Barningham when she sold for 212 pence; close behind her was the star of the week as a magnificent 8 year old 826kg Limousin cow from S Wilde, Spite Winter House, Sheffield sold for 206 pence per kilo and a marvellous £1701. A nice show of Native breeds was led by a smart Longhorn from G A Willey, Chopwell at 190ppk and a fleshy Aberdeen Angus from J D & G Hugill, Faceby at £1371. The retiring milk cows were again in high demand as again the Willey’s of Chopwell sold a 7 year old Montbelliarde to 164ppk and £1382, Holstein Friesian cows peaked at 150ppk and £1238 from R G Swinbank, Sedgefield. Top priced stock bull was a 1033kg 7 year old Charolais from P Foster of Glaisdale when he sold for 138ppk and £1425.
Cast Cows – Top prices ppk 212 196 C&R Metcalf. 206 188 S Wilde. 190 GA Willey. 182 Humbleton Farm. 180 156×2 154 TW Clark & Son. 176 160 N Swinbank. 174 166 150 J Norman. 166 J McLaughlin. 166 148 146 JD&G Hugill. 164 160 150 148 A Willey. 160 J Ryder. 160 L Booton. 158 N Aungier. 154 W Emerson. 152 TT Hall & Son. 150 R Bradley & Son. 150 RG Swinbank. 148 WSI Anderson. 148 W Wearmouth & Son. 148 WR Kemp & Son. 146 P Dent. 146 R&W Todd.
Lead Grossing Cast Cows £1701 £1381 S Wilde. £1425 £1062 TW Clark & Son. £1391 £1316 C&R Metcalf. £1382 £1264 A Willey. £1371 £1111 £1077 £1026 JD&G Hugill. £1344 £1270 N Swinbank. £1332 £1138 W&R Kemp & Son. £1279 N Aungier. £1250 WSI Anderson. £1238 £1090 RG Swinbank. £1187 L Booton. £1170 R Bradley & Son. £1133 BR&PA Fox. £1117 GA Willey. £1107 GP&E Lillie. £1083 J Ryder. £1064 £1059 J Norman. £1028 W Wearmouth & Son. £1013 TT Hall & Son.
Cast Bulls – Top prices ppk 138 P Foster. 136 J Archer. 130 C Gibson. 114 DJ&JE Lumley.
Lead Grossing Cast Bulls £1425 P Foster. £1204 DJ&JE Lumley. £882 C Gibson. £757 J Archer.
Store & Breeding Cattle – An absolutely outstanding trade today, the recent beef boom has thrown some hot returns our way of late however this week’s could easily be the best yet. A huge 27 month old Limousin steer from M L Tallentire, Butterknowle led the way when he sold for £1520 with a beautiful 16 month old Limousin from D W Dresser, Greatham following closely behind. More plaudits for the beast from Butterknowle as the Tallentire pen also produced our top four heifers, the pick a 25 month old Limousin at £1460. A clean sweep for the Limousin breed as G M Elstob, Deighton sold a 12 month old young bull to £1415 and Middleton-in-Teesdale’s J McLaughlin had earlier sold a 6 year old Limousin cow and calf to £1650.
Cows & Calves £1650 J McLaughlin.
Store Bulls £1410 £1095 GM Elstob. £1085×2 £1060 £865 £830 RA Patterson & Son. £870 £790 J Peacock. £775×2 BW Wilson.
Store Steers £1520 £1435 ML Tallentire. £1500 £1450 £1300 DW Dresser. £1365×2 £1330 £1060 £995 £990 £950 £1365×2 £1225 £1170 £1070 GA Willey. £1260 £1195 £1190 DR Smith. £1255 £1110 £1050 JW Richardson. £1035 £960 I Oliver. £990 £830 Beckwith. £935 W Wearmouth & Son. £835 Humbleton Farm.
Store Heifers £1460 £1415 £1395×2 £1380×2 £1315 £1290×2 £1200×2 £1180 £1170 £1145 ML Tallentire. £1370 J Norman. £1360 TT Hall & Son. £1265 £1225 £1150 DR Smith. £1260×2 GA Willey. £1230 £1200×3 £1190 £1180 £1140 I Oliver. £1215×2 JW Richardson. £1190 £1170 RW Welford & Sons. £1170 A Willey. £1120 £1115 JW Richardson.
Store Lambs – A super sale average of over £80 as the better bred lambs were in huge demand, a noticeable interest around the tight skinned shapely lambs however some of the smaller lambs would see no price rise at all on the week. Top price was a fantastic Beltex lamb from J Davis, Butterknowle selling to £125, bidding reached 3 figures on 8 other occasions. Strong lambs traded typically £85 to £95 with the long keepers £68 to £78, the best of our Mule store lambs this week were regularly selling between £74 and £84.
Store Lambs – Beltex £125 J Davis. £106 JA&UM Fawcett. £100 £95 AG Laws. £97 W Wearmouth & Son. £94 Ivanhoe Livestock.
Continental £115GW Dobson & Son.
Texel £114 J Davis. £104 £93 R Hickson. £104 £94 JA&UM Fawcett. £101.50 £92.50 S Pyebourne. £99 RG McNeal. £98 GH&RG Stobbs. £96 £94 J Davis. £95 Leticia Burton. £95 JW&J Collin. £95 LD Laws. £94 T&A Walton. £93.50 C Smith. £92 JD&MS Mortimer. £92 W Wearmouth & Son. £90.50 390 WB Rutter & Sons. £90 M Jopling. £90 GH Lister.
Suffolk £100 £96 GW Dobson & Son. £95 JA&UM Fawcett.
Mule £95 S Beeforth.
Feeding Ewes £74 GS Kidd £70 W&V Burton.
Prime Lambs – A nice sale average of 241 pence per kilo and £106 however once again a very light show, with regret this will be the last Monday evening sale of prime sheep for a while. Top price per kilo was a very credible 267 pence from C Morris, Rokeby whilst the leading gross value went for the second week running to W K M M Lamb of Cotherstone, on this occasion peaking at £136.50. Many thanks to all who have supported the Monday evening venture.
Lambs – Top prices ppk 267 C Morris. 264 259×2 239 W.K M.M Lamb. 258 229 S Plews. 252 DW&A Appleton. 248 247 236 232 D Alderson. 234 232 P Turnbull. 238 230 228×2 K Hall. 225 223 GH&RG Stobbs.
Lead Grossing Lambs £136.50 £124.50 £121.50 W.K M.M Lamb. £125.50 C Morris. £121.50 £96.50 S Plews. £118.50 DW&A Appleton. £116.50 £105 £97×2 £93 D Alderson. £106.50 £104.50 P turnbull. £102.50 £99 £96×2 K Hall. £99 £94 GH&RG Stobbs.
Cast Ewes – As with the lambs another nice trade however small numbers on offer, after a sale topping performance in the lambs C Morris was at it again in the cast sheep selling ewes to £127 and rams to £140.
Lead Grossing Cast Sheep – £140 £127 C Morris. £109 £97 S Pyebourne. £106 £99 £97 Luke Turnbull. £105 AW Sanderson. £105 A Donkin. £104 S Sanderson. £99 GH&RG Stobbs. £91 Fletcher & Coates. £80 £61 £48 HG Spensley & Son. £78 E Walsh.
