Thursday 25th March – Darlington Auction Mart had forward:
122 Bulls sold to 256ppk & £1919
46 Steers sold to 258ppk & £1767
118 Heifers sold to 340ppk & £1887
792 Hoggs sold to 330ppk & £178
35 New Season lambs sold to 256ppk & £160
339 Cast Sheep sold to £138
10 Pigs sold to 115ppk & £104
Darlington Auction Mart held its first Easter Show & Sale of Prime Cattle at the new auction mart. A fabulous show of quality cattle from as far North as Fife & as far wide as Ainstable, Carlisle were presented to The Judge for his consideration – Darlington born Paul Garthwaite of the well renowned ‘Taylors Butchers’ to cast his expert eye over, after much deliberation the Champion rosette was awarded to a British Blue Heifer weighing 555k and shown by local farmer Wayne Armstrong of Coxhoe, she went on to top the sale at 340ppk & £1887 and was purchased by the judge on behalf of ‘Taylors Butchers’. The Reserve Champion clean beast was a Lightweight British Blue Steer consigned by Cheesbrough & Son Ltd, Buildings Farm Ryton which sold to Wooley Bros, Sheffield for 255ppk, realising £1354. The Bull section would be just as difficult a task to judge as the clean cattle, with a wonderful run forward. The Champion on the day was a Homebred British Blue that travelled across country from Ainstable Hall, Carlisle courtesy of TN&J Hall just 1 in a run of 15 fantastic bulls forward by this vendor. Clean Cattle trade overall was slightly easier although taking the overage cattle out of the equation an overall average of 207.38ppk for steers & 235.34ppk for heifers was achieved. Continental Bulls, as with the clean not just as dear, but the Black & Whites and Native Breeds which made up a third of the sale were much dearer on the week.
All at Darlington Mart would like to express our thanks to Paul Garthwaite and to all the vendors that took the time and trouble to ensure a show of cattle second to none.
Show Results as follows:
Class 1 – Limousin Heifer
1st MF Hall, Woodhill Farm sold to 282ppk & £1601 purchased by H Taylor & Sons, Darlington.2nd P&JH Davison, Morley Farm sold to 278ppk & £1515 purchased by H Taylor & Sons, Darlington.
3rd Askwiths, Middle Mown Meadows sold to 269ppk & £1503 purchased by John Penny & Sons, Rawdon.
Class 2 – Any other breed Heifer
1st WA Armstrong, Ashbourne Drive sold to 340ppk & £1887 purchased by H Taylor & Sons, Darlington.2nd JV&JA Hodgson, The Grange sold to 277ppk & £1493 purchased by John Penny & Sons, Rawdon.3rd MF Hall, Woodhill Farm sold to 264ppk & £1359 purchased by Thompsons Wholesalers, Witton le Wear.
Class 3 – Limousin Steer
1st JL Marks, Gilly Flatts sold to 248ppk & £1500 purchased by W Piper, Houghton le Spring.2nd A Barnett, Brinns Farm sold to 258ppk & £1638 purchased by JA Jewitt Ltd, Spennymoor.3rd MI Wainwright, Todhall Farm sold to 253ppk & £1320 purchased by John Penny & Sons, Rawdon.
Class 4 – Any other breed Steer
1st Cheesbrough & Son Ltd, Buildings Farm sold to 255ppk & £1354 purchased by Woolley Bros Ltd, Sheffield.2nd Cheesbrough & Son Ltd, Buildings Farm sold to 242ppk & £1415 purchased by George Bolam Foods Ltd, Sedgefield.3rd JV&JA Hodgson, The Grange sold to 258ppk & £1447 purchased by J&B Fitton Ltd, Shaw.
Class 5 – Bull
1st TN&J Hall, Ainstable Hall sold to 248ppk & £1550 purchased by JA Jewitt Ltd, Spennymoor.
2nd TN&J Hall, Ainstable Hall sold to 246ppk & £1623 purchased by JA Jewitt Ltd, Spennymoor.
3rd S&J Dent & Son, Great Burdon Farm sold to 250ppk & £152 purchased by J&B Fitton Ltd, Shaw.
Continental Bulls (122) – Top prices ppk 256 252 250 248×2 247 246×2 243 242×2 240 TN&J Hall. 250 240×2 232×2 S&J Dent & Son. 248 246 240×2 WI Suddes & Son. 245 LS Staley. 244 240 GH Farms Ltd. 240 238 234 232 AG Watson & Sons. 240 232 JA&M Boyes. 239 236 235×2 233 232 231×3 AS&SM Kemp. 238 MJ&EA Sedgewick. 233 M Eagle. 232 JA Birkbeck. 230 R Ormston. 230 JK&CE Farming. 230 MI Wainwright.
Lead Grossing Continental Bulls £1919 £1851 £1766 £1759 £1657 £1656 £1653 £1647 £1623 TN&J Hall. £1846 JA Birkbeck. £1823 £1759 £1654 £1653 £1646 £1637 £1615 £1603 AS&SM Kemp. £1804 TW Clark & Son. £1803 £1762 LS Staley. £1728 JA&M Boyes Ltd. £1696 £1650 £1605 £1603 AG Watson & Sons. £1690 R Ormston. £1686 £1675 GH Farms Ltd. £1680 S&J Dent & Son. £1658 R Hall & Son. £1653 JK&CE Farming. £1605 MI Wainwright.
Friesian Bulls – Top prices ppk 207×2 204 200 R Ormston. 201 198 185 JA&A Herbert. 194 185 182 158 J&JH Musgrave. 190×2 186 184 174 AS&SM Kemp. 190 185 178 177 175 167 JA Birkbeck. 189 188 186 174 JM&S Walton. 188 181 R Hall & Son. 185 181 176 JE&B Morgan & Sons. 183 179 GW Dobson & Son.
Lead Grossing Friesian Bulls £1385 £1255 £1218 £1204 £1100 AS&SM Kemp. £1368 £1356 £1283 £1250 R Ormston. £1358 £1229 £1177 £1176 JM&S Walton. £1275 £1202 GW Dobson & Son. £1216 £1098 R Hall & Son. £1159 £1091 £1002 £988 £920 £901 JA Birkbeck. £1094 £1026 £999 J&JH Musgrave. £1081 £1032 JA&A Herbert.
Native Breed Bulls– Top prices ppk 223 AG Watson & Sons. 208 M Eagle. 196 190 184 AS&SM Kemp. 196 JA&M Boyes Ltd.
Lead Grossing Native Bulls £1583 AG Watson & Sons. £1581 £1282 £1253 AS&SM Kemp. £1450 JA&M Boyes Ltd.
A good run of heavy-weight steers sold by TG Temple & Son, Low Hall farm, Ingoe were the pick of the OTM section with his consignment of 9 Limousins averaging 833 kilos – 188ppk & £1568.
OTM – Top prices ppk 198 193 190 189 186×4 183 TG Temple & Son. 166 142 136 B Nichols. 160 156 141 High Harbour Farms. 144 Starfitts Farm.
Lead Grossing OTM £1767 £1746 £1735 £1597 £1527 £1522 £1440 £1403 TG Temple & Son. £1510 £1123 £900 High Harbour Farms. £1236 Starfitts Farm. £1196 £877 £822 B Nichols.
Continental Steers (46) – Top prices ppk 258 A Barnett. 258 JV&JA Hodgson. 257 248 JL Marks. 255 242 Cheesbrough & Son. 253 MI Wainwright. 250 M Eagle. 241 MJ&EA Sedgewick. 236 DL&D Lovegreen. 236 P&JH Davison. 233 Askwiths. 228 R Ormston. 213 208 B Nichols. 209 204 203 RO Gilson. 201 199 198 B Nichols. 197 T Watson.
Lead Grossing Continental Steers £1650 MJ&EA Sedgewick. £1638 A Barnett. £1637 Askwiths. £1513 £1500 JL Marks. £1447 JV&JA Hodgson. £1418 £1389 £1348 £1336 £1258 £1207 B Nichols. £1415 Cheesbrough & Son. £1408 P&JH Davison. £1406 £1311 RO Gilson. £1406 £1313 R Ormston. £1387 DL&D Lovegreen.
Friesian steers – Top prices ppk 182 181 B Nichols. 180 171 161 D Collins. 180×2 178 176 166 164 Berryfield Farms Ltd.
Lead Grossing Friesian Steers £1295 £1110 B Nichols. £1098 £1012 £935 D Collins. £989 £939 £932 £884 £860 Berryfield Farms Ltd.
Heifers (128) – Top prices ppk 340 285 271 WA Armstrong. 282 264 259×2 MF Hall. 278 P&JH Davison. 277 255 249 246 JV&JA Hodgson. 269 265 245 Askwiths. 268 B Walker. 265 A Barnett. 265 260 259 258 253×2 250 248×2 MI Wainwright. 262 248 246 PJ&MP Gilhespy. 259 258 F&JS Gargett. 259 254 252×2 R Hirst. 259 247 WF Hustwit. 257 246 GH Farms Ltd. 254 P&JH Davison. 253 241 M Eagle. 248 Cheesbrough & Son Ltd.
Lead Grossing Heifers £1887 WA Armstrong. £1749 A Barnett. £1610 £1514 M&J Cheesbrough & Sons. £1601 £1535 MF Hall. £1598 £1575 £1566 £1537 £1493 £1485 £1480 £1471 JV&JA Hodgson. £1550 £1476 F&JS Gargett. £1541 £1538 £1525 £1510 £1485 £1471 MI Wainwright. £1534 £1484 JR Knox & Son. £15269 £1497 R Hirst. £1515 £1437 P&JH Davison. £1503 £1468 Askwiths. £1467 PJ&MP Gilhespy. £1465 B Walker.
Hoggs (792) – A few more forward on the week which included a lot of weight, demand just as sharp for all classes. Many more could have been sold to Vendor’s advantage. Top price was 330ppk for a single Hogg consigned by High Harbour Farms which realised £175 and was purchased by JA Jewitt Ltd, Spennymoor. The lead grossing price was £178 for a single Hogg consigned by DL&D Lovegreen, Prospect Farm which was purchased by SS Meats Ltd, west Auckland.
Hoggs – Top prices ppk 330 High Harbour Farms. 328 305 TH Richardson & Son. 325 300×2 287 276 D&M Lowes. 313 TJ Herron. 310 292 WE Frank & Son. 307 305 288 JM&M&C Wise. 302 283 282 280 278 277 GMT Foljambe. 296 DL&D Lovegreen. 292 WH Brown. 289 286 RE&L Frank. 285 282 TW Clark & Son. 283 K&PM Lough. 282 K&M Elders & Son. 282 L Fowler. 280 GM Blair. 280 L Fowler. 279 P Bisby. 278 276 J Gilson Agriculture. 275 S&D Ferrie.
Lead Grossing Hoggs £178 £154 £148 DL&D Lovegreen. £175 £140 High Harbour Farms. £169 £158 £153 £150×2 £147 £142 £137 RH Thompson & Son. £161 T Watson. £147 £133 TH Richardson & Son. £145 £134 D Blake. £144 K&PM Lough. £143 GM Blair & Partners. £140 £139 £134 GMT Foljambe. £140 £137 P Bisby. £138 SW&TA Milner. £138 £136 JR Knox & Son. £137 TE Dobson. £136 RE&L Frank. £134 RG Richardson. £134 K&M Elders. £132 S&D Ferrie.
Today saw the first show of Spring Lambs (35) – just in time for the Easter Weekend. Top of the market was J Clark, Sink House, Ingleton whose pair of lambs reached 256ppk realising £132 and were purchased by JA Jewitt Ltd, Spennymoor. S Agar Esk View, Egton had 2 pens of lambs realise £160 each and were purchased by Roots Farm Shop, Rounton.
Spring Lambs – Top prices ppk 356 340 330 314 J Clark. 340 323 D Chapman. 340×2 325 307 281 S Agar. 317 High Harbour Farms.
Lead Grossing Spring Lambs £160×2 £140 £123 £104 S Agar. £148 £136 £132 £109 J Clark. £136 £110 D Chapman. £130 High Harbour Farms.
Cast Sheep (339) – Trade slightly steadier on the week – Top price was £138 for a single Texel Ewe consigned by JM&M&C Wise, Manor Farm which was purchased by JA Jewitt, Spennymoor.
Lead Grossing Cast sheep £138 £131 £120 £115 JM&MAC Wise. £136 £135 J Hodgson. £131 £124 DL&D Lovegreen. £130 £123 GM Blair & Partners. £127 KO Stones. £124 D&JA Teasdale. £118 SW&TA Milner. £116 WH Brown. £114 PM Thompson. £111 WM reed & Sons. £111 K&PM Lough. £110 A&EJ Dobinson. £110 £108 GC&JC Pullen.
Pigs (10) – Top prices ppk 115 114 108 J Mitchell & Son.
Lead Grossing Pigs £104 £92 £86 J Mitchell & Son.
