Thursday 15th December – Darlington Auction Mart had forward:
79 Bulls sold to 319ppk & £2564
25 Steers so0ld to 317ppk & £2256
113 Heifers sold to 344ppk & £2142
1822 Lambs sold to 333ppk & £154
618 Cast Sheep sold to £152
11 Pigs sold to 120ppk & £92
Bulls – Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the bull trade is so delightful! – Unbelievable is probably the only way to describe today’s sale. A show of almost 80 Bulls saw almost half of them break the £2000 per head barrier and 14 reach the dizzy heights of £2200 and above, with 2 bulls going on to sell for over £2500, indeed one of the said bulls, a British Blue from R&M Paterson, Upper Auchenly was top of the market at an incredible 319ppk & £2523. Another border raider RM Adam & Son, Newhouse of Glamis managed to bag the top grossing price with a Limousin that sold for a magnificent £2564, both going to Worsleys Wholesale Meats. If the continental bulls had seen a lift, then the Friesians were sure to follow suit? And they didn’t disappoint with R Hall & Son, Kilton Hall selling his best black & white for 239ppk & £1450, although GW Dobson & Son, Wood Close beat everyone with his Friesian selling for a staggering £1751. A few natives forward, EW Grieves Oakdene fared best with an Angus selling for £1891, top ppk went to JA&M Boyes Ltd who had a trio of Herefords, the best one selling for 249ppk. Overall, a very pleasing day for all bull vendors, with the market average returning at almost 260ppk.
Continental Bulls – Top prices ppk 319 280 R&M Paterson. 316 293 290×2 259 258 257 JH&M&NW Brown. 309 290 RM Adam & Son. 297 G Harvey. 296 280 276 AS&SM Kemp. 289 276 256 RW Welford & Sons. 288 GW Dobson & Sons. 287 285 279 277 270 264 258 257 252 D Richardson & Co Ltd. 283 266 260 WJ Scott Ltd. 280 LS Staley. 280 JA&M Boyes Ltd. 270 EW Grieves. 266 254 M Hutchinson. 259 255 S Allardyce. 257 TC Walton. 250 R Hall & Son.
Lead Grossing Continental Bulls £2564 £2012 RM Adam & Son. £2523 R&M Paterson. £2429 £2360 £2234 £2226 £2172 £2166 £2162 £2014 D Richardson & Co Ltd. £2352 G Harvey. £2338 £2229 £2163 £2151 £2128 £2110 £2106 £2065 £2036 JH&M&NW Brown. £2254 £2092 RW Welford & Sons. £2230 WJ Scott Ltd. £2226 LS Staley. £2217 £2150 £2061 AS&SM Kemp. £2208 GW Dobson & Son. £2109 JH Christie & Son. £2046 JA&M Boyes Ltd. £2045 TC Walton.
Friesian Bulls – Top prices ppk 239 200 R Hall & Son. 224 217 214 208 JM&S Walton. 223 JK&CE Farming. 217 GW Dobson & Son.
Lead Grossing Friesian Bull £1751 GW Dobson & Son. £1450 £1332 R Hall & Son. £1413 JK&CE Farming. £1379 31345 £1329 £1221 JM&S Walton.
Native Breed Bulls – Top prices ppk 249×2 243 JA&M Boyes Ltd. 247 S Allardyce. 245 EW Grieves. 243 241 G Younger. 241 235 AS&SM Kemp.
Lead Grossing Native Breed Bulls £1891 EW Grieves. £1867 £1598 AS&SM Kemp. £1711 S Allardyce. £1682 £1411 G Younger. £1611 £1583 £1481 JA&M Boyes Ltd.
Clean Cattle – What a trade !!!! almost beyond belief, as all sellers must have been thinking that all their Christmas’s had indeed come at once. The scintillating heifer trade once again had a lift returning an average of just a penny or 2 short of 300ppk, while the limited steers that were forward averaged at almost 280ppk. The husband & wife team of Imi & Robin Hirst, Neasham Grange were top of the Christmas tree at 344ppk with a handy weight Limousin Heifer which sold to Worsleys Wholesale Meats, realising £1957. The boys from over the border were once again the winners in the lead grossing category as GA Mackie, Drimmie Farm sold his Charolais Steer to Worsley Wholesale Meats for £2256. Alan Barnett, Brinns Farm made the journey East with 3 classy heifers selling to a phenomenal average of 326ppk & £1930, whilst the Northumberland contingency, Rentons, High Highlaws were once again in the top bracket with 7 heifers and 1 steer selling to average 316ppk & £1794. The high standards we have come to expect from The Hodgson’s Summerhouse didn’t disappoint as their top heifer from a lot of 10 that averaged 212ppk & £1881 stole the lead grossing heifer crown, selling to Worsleys Wholesale Meats for £2142
Steers – Top prices ppk 317 311 289 K&J Heslop. 310 295 288 WJ Scott Ltd. 305 TN Callender. 304 Renton Highlaws Ltd. 303 302 301 Askwiths. 297×2 294 274 WJ Smith & Partners. 289 P&N Tattersall. 286 GA Mackie. 270 P&JH Davison. 265 Alex Wilson. 263 J Gilson. 248 235 233 D Richardson & Co Ltd.
Lead Grossing Steers £2256 GA Mackie. £2145 £1947 £1912 WJ Scott Ltd. £1917 £1866 £1682 Askwiths. £1910 £1877 £1767 D Richardson & Co Ltd. £1891 TN Callender. £1869 Renton Highlaws Ltd. £1844 P&JH Davison. £1784 £1760 £1653 K&J Heslop. £1716 £1663 £1622 £1564 WJ Smith & Partners. £1595 P&N Tattersall. £1566 Alex Wilson.
Heifers – Top prices ppk 344 333 331 330 325 320 318 R Hirst. 340 335 333 319 314 305 Renton Highlaws Ltd. 337 313 B Walker. 336 326 321 WJ Smith & Partners. 335 332 314 A Barnett. 329 310 MF Hall. 329 327 324 313 GA Mackie. 328 327 320 317×2 309×2 307 JV&JA Hodgson. 328 325 322 316 307 305 K&J Heslop. 325 324 309 W Swinbank & sons. 321 315 309 WA Armstrong. 321 P&N Tattersall. 320 TN Callender. 312 W Henderson & Son. 307 WJ Scott Ltd. 305 303 300 P&JH Davison.
Lead Grossing Heifers £2142 £1980 £1935 £1928 £1925 £1902 £1842 £1810 JV&JA Hodgson. £2030 £1833 K&J Heslop. £2028 £1955 £1921 £1802 GA Mackie. £2000 £1957 £1876 £1848 £1834 £1810 R Hirst. £1966 £1918 £1905 A Barnett. £1900 B Walker. £1875 P&JH Davison. £1871 WJ Scott Ltd. £1859 £1839 £1788 Renton Highlaws Ltd. £1845 WA Armstrong. £1838 £1797 WJ Smith & Partners. £1835 MF Hall. £1799 £1784 W Henderson & Son. £1785 TN Callender.
Lambs – Trade for lambs 10ppk dearer on the week. Fed lambs proving very easy to sell, with leaner types more difficult to home. A first time visit to Darlington Mart proved exceptionally fruitful for D Clakson, Healaugh Farm Partnership, Tadcaster, he managed to top the market at the first time of asking with a 39kg Beltex Lamb whch sold to Yorkshire Halal for 333ppk & £130. His quality consignment on the day went on to average 287ppk & £119. Northumberland raider FB Davison & Son, Mill View, Otterburn was the star of the lead grossing lambs with a Texel that sold to JA Jewitt, Ltd, Spennymoor for £154, his whole consignment of 49kg lambs selling to average 266ppk & £130.
Please note all lambs are to be belly clipped before the sale. There is a clipping service available at the auction mart for anyone who may need it. Please see Daniel for details.
Lambs – Top prices ppk 333 318 288×2 269 D Clarkson – Healaugh Farm Partnership. 318 308 295 292 271×2 269 Askwiths. 305 283 277 275 270 FB Davison. 304 289 281 280 270 268 J Thompson & Sons. 302 RA&BA Ridley & Son Ltd. 293 Anna Herbert. 292 P&CM Graham. 284 280 273 Ian Kirk. 282 271 269CK&D Muir Ltd. 276 271 WA wardman Ltd. 276 M&A Gaskin. 270 D Lupton. 270 TN Callender. 270 W Denham. 269 JA&B Nappey. 268×2 I Burn & Sons. 268 JJ Horn.
Lead Grossing Lambs £154 £147 £136 £135 £134.50 FB Davison & Son. £152 £149 £144 £140×2 £139 £137 Askwiths. £152 £145 £135 Cole Hill Farm Ltd. £145 £137 M&A Gaskin. £140 £132×2 £130 D Clarkson – Healaugh Farm Partnership. £140 WL Robinson & Partners. £140 WA wardman Ltd. £140 £134 S Crossland. £140 £136 £131 AC Simpson & Son. £137 £133.50 £131 RO Gilson. £135 TN Callender. £134 J Thompson & Sons. £134 JD Seymour. £134 K.MM Henderson. £134 T Lawson & Son.
Cast Ewes & Rams (618) – Leaner show of cast ewes forward, heavy fit ewes very much in demand. Top of the pops today was a terrific pair of Texel ewes realising £152 from William Tindale, Paradise Farm, Shadforth.
ead Grossing Sheep- £152 £135 £132×2 £130 £116 £112 £110 W Tindale. £150 £130 £108 PR & V Barlow and Son. £150 £130 £120 TN Callender. £145 £130 £125 £120 £110 Anna Herbert. £140×3 £120 WA Wardman. £140×2 £128 £114×2 £103 W Denham. £140 £110 £109 B & SM Rutherford. £134 P & CM Graham. £130 KA & V Armstrong. £130 £116 £115 £106 M Smith. £126 A & PA Jopling. £121 TW Thompson. £120 I Marshall. £118 £110 GC & JC Pullen. £116 £100 CJM Hedley. £110 RE & L Frank. £110 M & A Gaskin.
Pigs – Top prices ppk 120 110 J Mitchell & Son.
Lead Grossing Pigs £92 £84 J Mitchell & Son.
