Price Watch
ORM From the Chelford Review, w/e January 12
CATTLE Forward cattle once again were an absolute pleasure to sell, it was John Hughes’ Angus steers at the top of the tree today making £1210, narrowly beating North Wales producer, Brian Coleclough with Sim x at £1200. Another cracking consignment of cattle from the Heath Family saw Herefords to £1195 and exceptional Friesians to £985. Younger cattle rang the bell on several occasions today, thanks to the quality on offer; Jonathan Darlington sold 14mo Blue steers to £965 and Messrs Heyes consignment of 6mo Lim x steers topped at £695.
POULTRY The first poultry sale of the New Year and it is great to be back! The stars of the auction were 7 Cream Legbar, 6 POL pullets and a unrelated cock £17 (all prices per head). A Gander also sold for £17. Several cages of Black Orpington Bantams sold well, in various lots of pullets, trios and quartets of upto £7. Three Light Sussex Bantams sold for £9. Numerous lots of Cochin Cocks sold for upto £6. There is always a demand for cockerels at Beeston, so Bring your cockerels to the auction and draw on the day.
SHEEP Ewes Average £ 66.85 and Rams Average £107.25. Strong trade throughout on a very short entry. Many more meated and feeding ewes wanted to keep our buyers happy! Best strong Ewes to £118 for some super Texel/Beltex Crosses from the Bailey Boys, and tremendous trade on strong, fit Rams, to £119 for a Charollais from Messrs Stubbs. Fit, meated ewes mostly £75 to £94, big-framed grazers/feeders mostly £55 to £70
FRUIT, VEG & EGGS Another super quality entry of locally grown vegetables fresh “from field to fork” met a sound enquiry and saw; Potatoes to £5 per bag (Valour), Carrots £1.50 per bag, Parsnips £2, Red Cabbage to £3, Hard Cabbage to £3, Leeks £2.50, Sprouts £2.50 and Free Range eggs to just over £1 per dozen.
PRODUCE Firm trade this week with Wheat Straw in Quads to £125 per tonne and two more loads around £120 per tonne. A 40-bale load of haylage realised £90 per tonne and small baled barley straw made £3.20 a bale. Three more loads for various reasons failed to turn up.