Leek Market
Another busy Tuesday market, with some excellent reports in all sections.
A very strong trade for hoggets this Tuesday with leading prices of 293p/kg and averaging 263p/kg or
£114.58 per head. A fast trade for cull ewes also selling to £150 and averaging £81.50/ head!
An excellent entry of 60 dairies and another brisk trade throughout, selling to £2190 and £2090 for heifers with plenty of milkers in the £1700-£1900 bracket. Strong trade for clean cattle selling to 230p/kg for Limousin heifers, with steers to 227p/kg and bulls to 210p/kg. More pigs about and trade similar to last week, with some decent prices achieved. Bacon pigs sold to 134p/kg with heavier pigs up to 128p/kg. Not enough calves to keep up with the demand on offer, with many orders not fulfilled. No best quality bulls but leading prices of £332 for Blues and heifers to £270.
BARREN COWS (50)
A much sharper trade to top at 166p/kg for a 505kg British Blue heifer from J Bailey & Sons, Greenway Bank, and a 660kg Friesian at 152p/kg for RG & AS Williamson, Wetley Rocks and 152p/kg for a 680kg Aberdeen Angus from Harrison Partners, of Rushton Spencer. Simmental cows topped at 145p/kg for a 795kg cow and 145p/kg for a 745kg cow, both from Rushton Spencer.
Other top prices:
139p 740kg Holstein RD & A Lomas, Calow; 138p 655kg Charolais
C & EJ Whilock, Werrington;
128p 745kg Holstein DJ & KL Leadbetter, Sudbury; 127p 770kg Holstein RG & AS Williamson
126p 820kg Hereford P&D Smallwood, Middlewich;124p 695kg Friesian T G Adams & Son, Calwich; 124p 800kg Holstein
ET & ME Pemberton, Cheadle;
123p 810kg Holstein ET & ME Pemberton, Cheadle; 121p 740kg Holstein NE Goodwin & Son,
Upper Hulme; 121p 775kg Holstein D & G Tudor, Kingsley Moor. Overall average of 111.79p/kg or £772.59 per head. Top headage price of £1152.75 and £1080.25 for the two Simmental cows, with Holsteins to £1058.40 and Angus to £1033.60, Herefords to £1033.20.
CLEAN CATTLE (11)
A quality entry on offer with buyers after cattle with a top price of 230p/kg for a 555kg Limousin heifer from Chris Barnsley, of Morridge Top, who also so a 615kg Limousin bull for 210p/kg. Other steers sold to 210p/kg for a 570kg British Blue from J Bailey & Sons, of Greenway Bank. A run of Charolais cattle sold to 192p/kg for a 580kg heifer and 190p/kg for a 555kg heifer from J D Bradbury, Barrow Moor and also a 650kg Charolais steer to 180p/kg.
Top headage of £1291.50 for the Limousin bull, heifers to £1276.50 and £1113.60 with steers to £1197 and £1191.75.
DAIRIES (60)
A smashing entry. Topping the day was regular vendor Andrew Mills of Ratcliffe on Wreake, who saw his 27kg heifer reach £2190. Close behind at £2090 was Richard Lomas of Calow for his 26kg heifer. Numerous heifers were in that £1700-£1800 bracket. The special entry of In-calf heifers from S & D Fearn sold well to top at £1480 and average £1380.
PIGS (132)
Pork pigs sold to 125p/kg for a pen of four 75kg gilts from K Dipple, Studley who also sold 68kg pigs at 118p/kg. A smaller entry of cutting pigs, however leading price of 122p/kg for a pair of 81kg gilts from J&B Fentem who sold other gilts at 121p/kg and 120p/kg. A bumper entry of bacon pigs topping at 134p/kg for a pair of 93kg gilts from PF & PD Parsons, of Whitchurch, who also sold a 99kg gilt at 130p/kg and 98kg gilts at 130p/kg also. Heavy pigs topped at 128p/kg for 105kg pigs from PF & PD Parsons, and 125p/kg for 109kg pigs from JR Mosedale & Son, Longford with 124p/kg being paid for 122kg gilts from K Dipple, 110kg gilt from A & S Needham, Monyash and for a 110kg gilt from J & B Fentem.
Cull sows sold up to 70p/kg for a 251kg sow from Chatsworth Estate and 66p/kg for a 243kg sow from the same home.
Averages:
Pork Pigs (9); av 115.94p/kg or £72.40/head
Cutting Pigs (10); av 119.37p/kg or £99.07/head
Bacon Pigs (82); av 110.17p/kg or £104.01/head
Heavy Pigs (27); av 108.40p/kg or £121.94/head
Cull Sows (4); av 52.21p/kg or £117.35/head
SHEEP SECTION
A pleasing entry and a very fast trade throughout. Best sorts topping at 293p/kg multiple times, and plenty at 280p and above. Commercial quality lambs a firm trade throughout and the overall average coming in at 263p/kg. numerous pens at £130/ head or above.
Sample prices:
280p 36.4kg R Greasley, Kedleston; 293p 41.1kg FS & MJ Heath, Pipe Gate; 293p 42.4kg A J Gilman, Elkstones; 288p 41.5kg M&M Heath, Heaton; 284p 43.3kg D M Elliott & Son, Little Hucklow; 284p 44.5kg G T Worsley & Son; 293p 46.3kg R & S Bailey, Cloudside; 288p 45.8kg J B Wright, Hartington; 288p 46.2kg R & S Bailey; 262p 52.4kg D Williams, Basford;
247p 56kg Mosley & Son, Wormhill.
CULL SHEEP (238)
Good entry, topping at £150 for Texels from Roger & Simon Bailey with others at £138. Best Mules to £94 and heavy mules £78-£85. Overall average of £81.50.
CALVES (80)
A disappointing entry of only 80 calves but a full line up of buyers.
24 CONTINENTAL BULLS
No very best bulls about but still five over £300 to a high of £332 for Messrs Higginson, Mobberley. Medium bulls £240-£280 with only a couple under £210.
12 Blues av £270 to £332 TD & DA Higginson
5 Sims av £216 to £280 R Cooper & Son
6 Lims av £257 to £290 JA & CJ Sherwin
27 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS
Not enough calves to satisfy demand. Best Limousins to £270 for Andrew Hulme, of Basfordl with the best five over £235. Mediums £180-£220 with a few smaller sorts around £150. 14 Blues av £176 to £255 – Woodward Partners
6 Sims av £188 to £240 – S & M Huxley & Son
5 Lims av £167 to £270 – DW & P Hulme.
11 NATIVES
Angus bulls to £220 for Messrs Davenport, Sandbach with Herefords to £212 for W E Turnock. 14 Black & White Bulls av £92.84 Possibly trade of the day. Friesians to £128; Holsteins to
£120 and Montys to £150. Mediums bulls £50-£80.