Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of Prime Stock on Thursday 4th February 2021. Forward were 313 Cattle and 1241 Sheep.
104 Prime Bulls sold to 251ppk or £1982
47 Steers sold to 250ppk or £1593
141 Prime Heifers sold to 278ppk or £1727
21 Cast Cows & OTM sold to 218ppk or £1962
1055 Prime Hoggs sold to 320ppk or £148
186 Cast Ewes & Rams sold to £153
Prime Bulls (104) – A marginally easier trade however a host of dairy breeds naturally lessened the average, the sale averaged a very healthy 204ppk with the better fed and better bred still returning some very handsome prices. Top price per kilo today was a wonderful 677kg Limousin from regular supporters J W Holmes & Son, Chestnut Farm, Nottinghamshire which sold for 251 pence, narrowly behind him came two at 250ppk, another lovely Limousin from Chestnut Farm (679kg) and a smart Piedmontese (666kg) from A G Watson & Sons, Nunstainton Grange. The days top gross valued was also next in line on the pence per kilo chart, an absolutely sublime 796kg Limousin from J B Luck, Milestone House, Bowes sold for 249 pence and a whopping £1982. Mention must go to the top priced native bull today a huge Aberdeen Angus from G Rock, Thornaby which muscled his way beyond £1900 whilst R Hall & Son of Brotton were once again the pick of the black and white feeders reaching 189ppk and £1194.
Some leading vendors included –
J B Luck, Bowes sold 3 Bulls to average 242ppk and £1814
L S Staley Marwood sold 2 Bulls to average 230ppk & £1929
C Harle & Sons, Brandon Village sold 3 Bulls to average 238ppk & £1763
R P & D L Hutchinson, Nottinghamshire sold 3 Bulls to average 239ppk & £1463
A G Watson & Sons, Rushyford sold 7 Bulls to average 230ppk & £1681
D Richardson & Co, Melsonby sold 5 Bulls to average 218ppk & £1743
J W Holmes & Son, Nottinghamshire sold 11 Bulls to average 227ppk & £1675
Continental Bulls – Top prices ppk 251 250 236 232 226 224 JW Holmes & Son. 250 235 230 228×2 AG Watson & Sons. 249 240 238 JB Luck. 244 JE&BE Kimber. 244 234 JJ Kemp & Son. 244 240 232 C Harle & Sons. 240×2 238 RP&DL Hutchinson Ltd. 239 232 223 JA&M Boyes Ltd. 238 BR Lawson. 238 E Wilson. 238 GH Farms Ltd. 237 224 LS Staley. 234 230 R Ormston. 228 GS Dowson. 226 T&DI Allen & Son. 225 JK&CE Farming. 224 223 220 D Richardson & Co Ltd.
Lead Grossing Continental Bulls £1982 £1903 JB Luck. £1975 £1884 LS Staley. £1859 £1751 £1746 £1743 £1711 £1699 £1697 £1624 £1617 JW Holmes & Son. £1802 £1792 £1741 £1728 £1654 D Richardson & Co Ltd. £1800 £1631 £1610 £1600 JA&M Boyes Ltd. £1798 £1766 £1726 C Harle & Sons. £1782 £1714 £1672 £1665 AG Watson & Sons. £1771 £1739 £1630 JJ Kemp & Son. £1706 JE&BE Kimber. £1662 JK&CE Farming.
Friesian Bulls – Top prices ppk 189 186 172 R Hall & Son. 188 174 171 169 J&JH Musgrave. 172×2 HM&JS Hutchinson. 170 167 154 JE&B Morgan & Sons. 169 168 166 JM&S Walton. 168 166 162 JR Knox & Son. 167 158 GW Dobson & Son. 166 160 D Walker. 165 J Peacock. 160 GS Dowson. 154 150 144 JA&A Herbert. 146 130 R Carter.
Lead Grossing Friesian Bulls £1194 £1158 £1076 R Hall & Son. £1164 £1064 £984 JM&S Walton. £1139 £1062 GW Dobson & Son. £1117 J Peacock. £1109 £1097 HM&JS Hutchinson. £1105 £1090 £1075 £951 J&JH Musgrave. £1081 £1033 £947 JR Knox & Son. £1029 £960 D Walker. £1017 GS Dowson. £977 £861 JE&B Morgan & Sons. £916 £829 JA&A Herbert.
Native Breed Bulls – Top prices ppk 215 JW Holmes & Son. 180 GT&M Tweddle. 178 G Rock.
Lead Grossing Native Breed Bulls £1934 G Rock. £1711 JW Holmes & Son. £1197 GT&M Tweddle.
Clean Cattle (188) – Last weeks high flying trade was always going to be hard to follow, the vendors put forward a good show and the buyers certainly tried their best as returns were slightly less for some but by no means unsatisfactory. The top prices were shared across the nation today, leading the heifers at 278 pence per kilo were two vendors, despite the 171 miles between Beeswax Farming from Nocton in Lincolnshire and M F Hall, Ponteland the buyers seemingly couldn’t separate the two of them and they each took a share of the top slot. Top priced steer per kilo was a very similar story, the top of 250 pence was shared between A Hall & Son, Barker House, Hexham and S & A May, Sheltwood Farm, Bromsgrove; this pairing left home bound for Darlington some 237 miles from each other. Leading the gross values today stretched the map again as the top steer, a tremendous British Blonde at £1593 from D Robson, Merryshields Farm, Capheaton departed some 330 miles from the leading gross heifer a huge Charolais from first time vendors J E & B E Kimber, Beanhill Farm, Chippenham. All roads then today led to Darlington, countless cattle at 250-270 pence as the beef trade continues to defy the gloomy post Brexit predictions made by some; some impressive averages this week topped by regular supporter Brian Walker of Dalton-on Tees with a terrific trio, once again chasing hard was another regular P J & E S Rogerson who is so often here flying the Cumbrian flag.
B Walker, Dalton-on-Tees sold 3 Heifers to average 267ppk and £1572
P J & E S Rogerson, Great Asby sold 3 Heifers to average 265ppk and £1401
S & A May, Bromsgrove sold 10 Cattle (9h, 1s) to average 259ppk & £1444
Beeswax Dyson Farming, Nocton sold 12 Cattle (10h, 2s) to average 258ppk & £1324
F & J S Gargett, Barnard Castle sold 4 Heifers to average 256ppk & £1428
W J Scott Ltd, West Woodburn sold 10 Steers to average 226ppk & £1512
Continental Steers – Top prices ppk 250 A Hall & Son. 250 S&A May. 249 216 MF Hall. 248 247 Beeswax Dyson Farming Ltd. 243 218 I Bosworth. 238 234 233 230 226×2 225 223 222 206 WJ Scott Ltd. 230 220 Askwiths. 229 218×2 D Robson & Sons. 226 223 C Orton. 216 JR&B Anderson & Son. 212 K&J Heslop.
Lead Grossing Continental Steers £1593 £1493 £1447 D Robson & Sons. £1586 £1570 £1539 £1523 £1520 £1514 £1507 £1499 £1453 £1413 WJ Scott Ltd. £1578 £1462 C Orton. £1452 A Hall & Son. £1450 £1358 Beeswax Dyson Farming Ltd. £1412 £1386 Askwiths. £1397 K&J Heslop. £1391 £1369 MF Hall. £1352 S&A May.
Friesian Steers – Top prices ppk 164 159×2 158×3 156×2 154 152 146 Berryfield Farms Ltd.
Lead Grossing Friesian Steers £1039 £996 £981 £951 £928 £927 £915 £907 Berryfield Farms Ltd.
Heifers- Top prices ppk 278 266 MF Hall. 278 272 268 26×21 260 258 257 252 240 Beeswax Dyson Farming Ltd. 275 260 249 F&JS Gargett. 274 270 268 260 259 258 257 255 S&A May. 272 268 263 B Walker. 271267 258 PJ&ES Rogerson. 268 261 255 JW Holmes & Son. 268 254 JV&JA Hodgson. 268 261 250 K&J Heslop. 266 250 249 247 JE Suddes & Son. 262 254 A Hall & Son. 257 Askwiths. 253 D Robson & Sons. 252 JJ Kemp & Son. 250 248 244 R Hirst.
Lead Grossing Heifers £1727 £1476 JE&BE Kimber. £1634 £1573 £1509 B Walker. £1581 £1544 £1492 S&A May. £1562 £1556 £1453 £1439 R Hirst. £1558 £1506 £1446 MF Hall. £1546 £1541 £1529 JE Suddes & Son. £1542 £1524 RW&R Henry. £1516 £1496 £1495 £1456 £1453 £1445 JV&JA Hodgson. £1501 £1454 F&JS Gargett. £1500 P&JH Davison. £1471 £1464 K&J Heslop. £1466 JJ Kemp & Son. £1457 £1438 A Hall & Son. £1453 JW Holmes & Son. £1444 PJ&ES Rogerson.
Cast Cows & OTM (21) – An incredible show, some truly magnificent specimens and amazing returns, the 21 of them averaged a wonderful 161ppk and £1287. Top of the pile per kilo a fantastic OTM British Blue Bull from R A Butler of Ashford Hill, Newbury sold for 218 pence (£1887), any normal week he was a sale topper in his own right however some incredible cows were in attendance, the type of cows its really a shame to see sold. The good home of R P & D L Hutchinson Ltd, Greenhill Farm, Newark produced some stunning Limousin’s, top gross price an 11 year old selling for £1962 whilst an impressive 9 year old sold for 211 pence per kilo as the six of them averaged 188ppk and £1673.
Cast Cows & OTM – Top prices ppk 218 RA Butler. 211 198×2 196 188 140 RP&DL Hutchinson Ltd. 177 156 116 GC&JC Pullan. 165 I Bosworth. 164 146 132 JE&BE Kimber. 160 130 Berryfield Farms. 148 128 AJ Marr & Son. 130 GW&L Marsay. 120 JJ Horn.
Lead Grossing OTM £1962 £1848 £1825 £1733 £1437 £1233 RP&DL Hutchinson Ltd. £1887 RA Butler. £1448 £1401 £1362 JE&BE Kimber. £1390 I Bosworth. £1348 £1294 GC&JC Pullan. £1113 £1033 Berryfield Farms. £969 GW&L Marsay. £838 £817 AJ Marr & Son. £782 JJ Horn.
Prime Hoggs (1055) – The sheep trade remains in top form, todays average of 255 pence per kilo with an SQQ of 269 pence again left vendors delighted, a complete mixture of hoggs included the good, the bad and the ugly however all classes found a home with ease. For the third week running the Whitfield family of High Castledene, Knitsley topped the pence per kilo, this week’s leader a terrific little Beltex at 40kg and £128, 320 pence as the trailer load levelled at 276ppk and £124. Top gross value this week could not quite be managed by the Whitfield’s as their crown was stolen by the heavyweights of A C Simpson & Son, McNeil Farm, Witton-le-Wear which barged their way in to the top slot, the pick of them a 60kg trio of Texels at an impressive £148 as 40 from this home averaged 61kg and £136. Plenty of hoggs reaching the 300 pence region today and over 100 beyond £130 per head, a lovely run of Suffolk hoggs from A Williamson, Robin Hoods Bay caught the eye selling to average £127.50.
Hoggs – Top prices ppk 320 304 301 294 CS&V Whitfield. 312 296 277 276 PR Weaver. 301 JK&CE Farming. 301 278 S Crossland. 298 A Williamson. 298 K&MM Henderson. 298 297 290 281 GW Dent. 298 282 275×2 TH Richardson & Son. 297 HE Jewitt. 294 280 277 274 J&A Moralee. 292 277 276 W Robson. 291 281 WR Thompson. 291 D&G Spry. 287 F Ward. 286 J Layfield. 281 K&M Elders & son. 280 A&EJ Dobinson. 279 Ian Kirk. 276 P Tindale. 275 P Bisby. 272 JH&D Wise. 272 D Chapman.
Lead Grossing Hoggs £148 £145 £143×3 £139 £137.50 £136 £134 £132 £129.50 AC Simpson & Son. £140.50 £130.50 PR Weaver. £140 £136.50 £133.50 GW Dent. £139.50 £130 £128 CS&V Whitfield. £138.50 RW&R Henry. £137.50 A Williamson. £137 WR Thompson. £135.50 £130 KO Stones. £134 Ian Kirk. £132.50 P Tindale. £131 RE&L Frank. £130.50×2 £128.50 £128 A Williamson. £129.50 J&A Moralee. £129.50 TH Richardson. £129.50 P&CM Graham. £128 HE Jewitt. £127.50 T Duckitt.
Cast Sheep (186) – Dearer my a margin this week with very few on offer, the pick of them three wonderful Texel’s from Messrs Askwith, Crook selling for £153. The sale averaged £85 with Mules to a top of £89 and horned ewes to £69.
Lead Grossing Cast Sheep £153 £135 Askwiths. £121 £103 P Tindale. £119 JR&J Crowe. £116 £101 £100 £98 £90 C Harle & Sons. £115 RE&L Frank. £113 £110 £105 £99 £89 W.K M.M Lamb. £108 £99 TH Richardson & Sons. £107 £94 WR Thompson. £100 D Chapman. £100 K&MM Henderson. £98 £88 AC Simpson & Son. £97 J Layfield. £94 PJ Tindale. £88 KO Stones. £87×2 F Shield.
