Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of Cast Cattle, Store Stock and Prime Sheep and Cast Ewes on Monday 11th January 2021. Forward were 234 cattle and 1467 sheep.
100 Cast Cows & OTM sold to 222ppk or £1684
2 Stock Bulls sold to 144ppk or £1244
60 Store Steers sold to £1200
50 Store Heifers sold to £1170
22 Young Bulls sold to £1095
591 Store Hoggs sold to £127.50
787 Prime Hoggs sold to 301ppk or £127.50
89 Cast Sheep sold to £125
Cast Cattle – A simply sublime show of cows certainly galvanised the buyers into top gear and the resulting trade was simply astonishing,. Many worthy of a mention this week as twice we exceeded £1600, a further four over £1500 and another magnificent seven beyond £1400. A quartet over 200 pence per kilo were chased hard by a further terrific ten over 180 pence per kilo as the wonderful display saw the whole show average a mind blowing 145 pence per kilo and an unprecedented £999.63 per head. Leading the pence per kilo at 222 (£1447) was a wonderful 35 month old 652kg British Blue from S & R E Williamson of Littleburn Farm, Hamsterley; amazingly nine cows grossed more money in the bank than the Littleburn superstar with the top spot going to J Watson & Co of Bowsden Moor with a perfectly finished 842kg Charolais selling for £1684 (200ppk). Pick of the native breeds today a smart 5 year old Aberdeen Angus from A & A G Moralee, Willington and a hefty South Devon from N Aungier, Witham realising £1334. Dairy cows this week peaked at £1162 and 162ppk from J T Forster & Son, Killerby.
Highlights included;
GK, KN & G J Hird, Meadow View sold 2 cows to average 188ppk and £1206
P Weightman & Sons, Hallfield Farm sold 2 cows to average 182ppk and £1555
J Dixon, Stainton Manor sold 2 cows to average 180ppk and £1055
S & J Dent & Son, Great Burdon sold 3 cows to average 179ppk and £1403
WJ & AS Bowes & Sons, Stainton Hill sold 2 cows to average 172ppk and £1566
J Watson & Co, Bowsden Moor sold 8 cows to average 172ppk and £1404
W Barron, Morrow Edge sold 2 cows to average 166ppk and £1208
A C Simpson & Son, McNeil Farm sold 4 cows to average 164ppk and £1244
Cast Cows & OTM Leading PPK – 222 S & RE Williamson. 212 170 GK, KN & GJ Hird. 210 160 J Dixon. 200 184(x2) 180 166 162 158 146 J Watson & Co. 188 160 WJ & AS Bowes & Sons. 184 180 174 S & J Dent & Son. 184 182 P Weightman & Sons. 184 146 W Barron. 180 168 A & AG Moralee. 176 158 Stainton Hill Farms. 174 148 M Dowson. 172 DE Stones. 170 164 162 160 AC Simpson & Son. 162 JT Forster & Son. 154 150 T F Bothroyd & Son. 152 GC & KJ White & Son. 152 C Parker. 150 Stevens & Son. 146 W Robson.
Stock Bulls Leading PPK – 144 J Atkinson. 118 S Chapman.
Cast Cows & OTM Leading Gross – £1684 £1572 £1425 £1419 £1413 £1394 £1252 £1076 J Watson & Co. £1607 £1503 P Weightman & Sons. £1577 £1555 WJ & AS Bowes & Sons. £1485 £1449 £1276 S & J Dent & Son. £1455 W Barron. £1447 S & RE Williamson. £1380 £1219 £1211 £1166 A C Simpson & Son. £1334 N Aungier. £1249 £1052 Stevens & Son. £1232 £1180 GK, KN & GJ Hird. £1177 £1156 £1120 A & AG Moralee. £1162 JT Forster & Son. £1121 J Peacock. £1111 £1104 £1090 TF Bothroyd & Son. £1110 SE Chapman. £1105 £1041 CN Whitaker. £1097 M Dowson. £1094 J Dixon. £1093 W M Bainbridge.
Stock Bulls Leading Gross – £1244 S Chapman. £1236 J Atkinson.
Store Cattle – The remarkable beef trade continues as the store cattle were an absolute flyer today, no place for the faint hearted trying to buy as all classes are very much in demand. Top of the pile today a strong 21 month old Limousin steer from J H Johnson, White Lea Farm, Roddymoor sold for £1200 as the White Lea consignment amazingly secured 16 of the top 21 steer prices. Leading the heifers today a fine example of an Aberdeen Angus from J C Thwaite & Son, Cragg Hill Farm, Lartington; the 14 month old saw the hammer fall at £1170. Young bulls peaked this week twice at £1095 from regular supporters B A & C Pearson of Stainsby Hill Farm, Thornaby; the bull trade is booming as the finishers are certainly having a good crack of the whip at the far end of the food chain.
Store Bulls £1095×2 £870×3 BA&C Pearson Ltd. £1040 £980×3 £840×2 B&B Kitching & Son. £1030 £885 w Emerson. £945×5 E Parsons. £785 £725 BJS Farms. £780 £670 JN Watson.
Store Steers £1200 £1170×4 £1140×2 £1120×2 £1110 £1105×2 £1095×2 £1020×2 £925 JH Johnson. £1160 DR Smith. £1130 £1000 TT Hall & Son. £1105 £985×2 £805 BA&C Pearson Ltd. £1060 £990 High Harbour Farms. £1040 D Walker. £990 £920 £885 W Emerson. £975 JC Thwaite & Son. £885 £880 £815 R Potts. £880×3 £840 W&JM Clifford. £870 Wilkinson & Son. £835 PT Stephenson.
Store Heifers £1170 £1115 JC Thwaite & Son. £1160 £900 J Atkinson. £1120 JH Johnson. £1085 £1075 £1035 £870 D&CA Henry. £1060 £1020 £970 £950 DR Smith. £1050 n£985 £920 JR&J Crowe. £1040×2 £1020 MH Hodgson. £1010×4 W Love Ltd. £890×3 £885×3 JT Forster & Son. £880 £745 W Emerson. £845×2 £810×2 B&MJ Garbutt.
Store Hoggs – The sheep trade juggernaut ploughs its way forward with another sensational trade, amazing scenes again with bidding surpassing £100 on 30 occasions and a sale average of £94, absolutely incredible. Top of the pile this week was Andrew Wilson of Calf Close Farm, Easington with a trio of brilliant Beltex selling for a wonderful £127.50, the same good home also led the trade for Mule’s selling beyond £100. Plenty of store hogg vendors are coming to the end now and as they will shortly turn their attention to the next crop they are certainly ending this seasons production with a very sweet taste in their mouths.
W M Bainbridge, Bogg House sold 12 hoggs to average £109.17
D E Stones, Hundah Farm sold 17 hoggs to average £108.50
C W Cutler, Pilly Hall sold sold 70 hoggs to average £107.75
K Cator Stobb House sold 35 hoggs to average £106.79
A Wilson Calf Close sold 77 hoggs to average £103.16
W Love, Sandy Carr Farm sold 40 hoggs to average £101.20
Store Lambs – Beltex £127.50 A Wilson. £103.50 C Morris.
Suffolk £125.50 K Cator. £114 £110.50 £106.50 £102.50 K Cator. £122 £98.50 A&B Herworth. £117.50 A Wilson. £117 £112 WM Bainbridge. £115 Wolsingham Park Farms. £108.50 DE Stones. £97.50 Fletcher & Coates.
Texel £124.50 £103.50 A Wilson. £115 £91 J Dixon. £110 £101 £92.50 D Alderson. £108.50 DE Stones. £108 Wolsingham Park Farms. £105.50 £102 £92 GC&KJ White & Son. £104.50 £104 B&J Bainbridge. £103.50 £101.50 W Love Ltd. £101.50 Bowes Bros. £99 B&J Bainbridge. £93 High Harbour Farms. £92.50 K Cator.
Continental £110 £105.50 CW Cutler. £102.50 D Alderson. £95×2 C Morris. £94 P Kirk. £93.50 R Edgar. £93.50 M Dawson. £92 N Back.
Cheviot £105.50 A Wilson.
Mule £101 A Wilson. £99 D Alderson. £99 J Dixon. £95 GC&KJ White. £90.50 Fletcher & Coates.
Blue Face Leicester £100 Wolsingham Park Farms.
Prime Sheep – There are no January blues for the vendors and certainly no reduced price January sales for the buyers, the live ring continues on it’s crusade to lift the trade nationally, the deadweight outlets (as always on a rising trade) have once again been weighed, measured and found wanting. The hoggs tonight averaged a wonderful 255 pence per kilo and £114.19 with an SQQ average of 263ppk. Top price tonight went to long standing customer J G Walton & Son, Rockcliffe Farm with half a dozen 38kg Beltex selling for 301ppk and £114.50. Leading the gross values were again DFAM regular customers I Marshall & Sons of Hope House Farm reaching an impressive £127.50.
I Marshall & Sons sold 36 to average £119.58
G & J H Tomlinson, Sunniside sold 21 to average £118.50
M J Hutchinson, Red Gap sold 56 (Suffolks) to average £117.63
J G Wall & Sons, Eastgate sold 43 to average £117.55
J A Esam, Nottinghamshire sold 124 to average 255ppk £115.46
I Kirk, Nottinghamshire sold 46 to average 267ppk £114.67
J G Walton & Son sold 82 to average 262ppk £111.70
Cast Sheep – Only a light show forward, the pick of them a strong continental ewe from B G Dale, Newsham Grange selling for £125 whilst Mule’s peaked at £87 and Swaledale’s £66.
Lambs – Top prices ppk 301 273 265 260 257 252 JG Walton. 298 296 262 Fletcher & Coates. 283 268 267 C Parker. 283 265 264 263 Ian Kirk. 282 269 265 259 257 JA Esam. 276 Charlotte Newton. 273 267 Tallentire. 267 263 G&JH Tomlinson & Son. 266 C&M Burnett. 265×2 261 JH&D Wise. 265 I Marshall & Sons. 264 R White. 264 261 258 DR Smith. 263 260 256 R Edgar. 261 260 CJM Hedley. 261 A Newton. 259×2 BG Dale. 258 MJ Hutchinson. 255 254 253 PR Weaver.
Lead Grossing Lambs £127.50 £120.50 £118.50 I Marshall & Sons. £126 £118.50 S&RE Williamson. £124.50 £123.50 £119.50 Fletcher & Coates. £124.50 £122 P Wall. £123.50 Tallentire. £121.50 DR Smith. £121.50 £119.50 £117.50 PR Weaver. £121.50 JG Wall & Sons. £121 £119.50 JH&D Wise. £119.50 Ian Kirk. £119.50×2 £118.50 G&JH Tomlinson. £119.50 R White. £118.50 JA Esam. £118.50 JG Walton & Son. £118.50 MJ Hutchinson. £118.50 S&RE Williamson. £117.50 A Newton.
Lead Grossing Cast Sheep £125 BG Dale. £120 High Harbour Farms. £120 J Atkinson. £119 £94 £89 C&M Burnett. £115 Charlotte Newton. £98 B&J Bainbridge. £95 £91 £75 DE Stones. £93 £83 D Alderson. £93 £71 Fletcher & Coates. £89 S&RE Williamson. £87 L&S Barker. £83 A Newton. £82 I Marshall & Sons. £81 A&B Herworth. N&MJ Parkin.
