Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held a sale of prime sheep and cast ewes on Monday 23rd May 2022. Forward were 388 head of sheep.
223 New Season Lambs sold to 382ppk or £160
77 Prime Hoggs sold to 270ppk or £134
88 Cast Ewes & Rams sold to £195
DUE TO THE NBA BEEF EXPO EVENT HERE IN DARLINGTON MART THE THURSDAY SHEEP SALE WAS BROUGHT FORWARD TO MONDAY AFTERNOON, DUE TO THE QUEENS JUBILEE THE SAME ARRANGEMENT WILL BE IN PLACE NEXT WEEK, PRIME CATTLE REMAIN A THURSDAY FIXTURE THIS WEEK WITH NO SALE OF ANY KIND ON THE JUBILEE THURSDAY BANK HOLIDAY.
Prime Sheep – Plenty of demand for all classes, in fact some real steam on at times as the spring lambs averaged a weighed straight 323ppk and £138. Top price per kilo went to a superb 41kg Texel lamb from W Kirk & Sons, Bullmire Farm when it sold for (£157) 382 pence. Top gross value LAMBS went to the consistent Caldwell cavalier Mr J C Simpson, Hill Top East with a trio of 47kg lambs selling for £160. Hogg trade remains good although really not many forward today, still good results for the fleshier types, £120 to £135 is very achievable.
Lambs – Top prices ppk 382 340 335 319×2 W Kirk & Sons. 364 359 348 JV&JA Hodgson. 359 356 345 340 339 JC Simpson. 355 336 320 319 T Patchett. 344 339 302 296 A Pennell. 337 335 302 I Hedley. 333 329 323 313 304 M&A Gaskin. 327 JC Johnson. 320 304 300 290 293 274 273 JW&DW Laing. 300 291 259 ACM Spalding.
Lead Grossing Lambs £160 £159 £157 £151 £149.50 JC Simpson. £157 £150 £143 £134 £131 W Kirk & Sons. £148×2 £139 £130 A Pennell. £145 £143 £140 £139 £138 M&A Gaskin. £145 £141 £138 £137 £126 JW&DW Laing. £144 JC Johnson. £143 £135 £133 JV&JA Hodgson. £142 £138 £134.50 £134 T Patchett. £138.50 £134 I Hedley. £129 £116.50 ACM Spalding.
Hoggs – Top prices ppk 270 208 JR Mann. 260×2 235 KA&V Armstrong. 263 Anthony Tindale. 261 233 220 203 R Nattrass & Sons. 255 235 206 N Howard. 243 239 231 K Tallentire. 228 KO Stones. 200 M Metcalfe.
Lead Grossing Hoggs £134×3 K Tallentire. £130 £128 £126 £119 £110 R Nattrass & Sons. £130 £125 £120 N Howard. £130 KO Stones. £124 Anthony Tindale. £120 £114.50 KA&V Armstrong. £118 M Metcalfe. £111 JR Mann.
Cast Ewes & Rams – Very dear, just a moderate show averaged over £100 which given the goods on offer was an absolute king’s ransom. Anna Pennell, Home Farm led the way at £195 with a strong Texel ewe but in reality, it was the plain ewes which sold at incredible levels, the dearest for some time.
Leading Prices – £195 £124 A Pennell. £150 £130 I Hedley. £150 £134(x2) J C Simpson. £140 £120 Ivanhoe Livestock. £134 £130 £100 K A & V Armstrong. £134 £128 £126 J C Johnson. £128 J Hird. £124 £116 W Kirk & Sons. £122 £115 K & M Elders & Son. £120 £112 £105 J R Mann. £112 Tallentire. £100 N White.
