Bakewell Market
With harvest progressing from hay to straw, the drop and go is no hardship and stock numbers have been good with 567 cattle and 1,234 sheep on offer.
There was a decent seasonal turnout of 292 Store & Breeding cattle with trade very similar to last week.
Steers sold to £1,500 to average a record £1,056 with heifers to £1,410 and their average also at a record level of £880. Feeding Bulls managed £1,150. In the breeding section cows and calves reached £1,450 with x bred stock bulls to £1,640.
The Bakewell Finished Cattle department put in another solid performance with 139 head selling to 283p and £1,762 per head.
The 75 heifers averaged a very satisfactory 226.2p. OTM numbers were reasonably good with 94 on offer 204p and £1,581 to average a healthy 150.5p. 42 calves – very much in demand with bulls to £430 and heifers £280.
Turning to the sheep department there were 1,001 lambs with top figures 281p and £139.34 per head.
The SQQ average looked good at 257 pence for a mixed sample. A few more ewes about with 228 culls in total selling to £178 to average a remarkable
£110.99.
94 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS OVERALL AVERAGE 150.5P
Numbers right back up on last week’s haymaker and trade remains remarkably good to average over 150p. Meat is certainly the key to the top prices with the top 3 pure Limousin cows selling over 194p to a high of 202p for a super 5yo cow from the Wildgoose Family, of Scarcliffe, to gross £1575. Best cows generally 170p plus with plenty more 150-170p. Native bred cows look good again with Herefords to 161p, Longhorns to 157p, Angus to 165p and Welsh Black to 168p.
Sample Results:
202p/kg 780kg Lim IR & AD Wildgoose & Sons, Scarcliffe; 200p/kg 744kg Lim MJ Wells & Son, Monyash; 194p/kg 788kg Lim T & J Gratton, Riber; 193p/kg 726kg Blonde x TJ & MR Gould, Sheen; 183p/kg 636kg Sim
RW & I Willison, Warsop; 181p/ kg 714kg Holst TW & G Fountain, Marston Montgomery; 180p/ kg 586kg Char BD & A Yates & Son, Middleton by Youlgreave; 178p/kg 704kg Lim AC Simpson, Bradwell; 177p/kg 704kg Lim C Brown & Son, Uttoxeter; 176p/kg 576kg Lim PV Hawkins, Alfreton; 174p/kg 630kg Char BD & A Yates & Son, Middleton by Youlgreave; 171p/kg 602kg Lim CS Edge, Ballidon.
Gross Prices:
£1575.60 780kg Lim IR & AD Wildgoose & Sons, Scarcliffe; £1545.00 1030kg Sim FR Barker, Loxley Green; £1528.72 788kg
Lim T & J Gratton, Riber;
£1488.00 744kg Lim MJ Wells & Son, Monyash; £1401.18 726kg Blonde x TJ & MR Gould, Sheen; £1324.96 784kg Sim GS Heathcote & Son, Romily; £1311.44 776kg B Blue x RN Hoggard, Edingley; £1292.34 714kg Holst TW & G Fountain, Marston Montgomery £1291.16 764kg Lim AC Simpson, Bradwell;£1253.12 704kg Lim AC Simpson, Bradwell.
46 BLACK & WHITE AND EX-DAIRY COWS AVE 138P/KG
The highest price ever for a B/W cow was today with a well-fed Holstein at 181p or £1292 for the Fountain Family, Marston Montgomery. 10 best 153-181p Big Holsteins 138-150p
Plainer Cows 125-135p
Only 5 cows under 110p
Best B/WS today:
181p/kg £1292 Holst, 4yrs
TW & G Fountain, Marston Montgomery; 165p/kg £1171 Fries, 9yrs WB & DE Gyte, Barmoor Clough; 159p/kg Fries, 4yrs S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires; 157p/kg £1224 Fries, 5yrs L Hadfield & Sons, Peak Forest; 155p/kg £1249 Holst, 7yrs
TW & G Fountain, Marston Montgomery; 155p/kg £1013 Fries, 11yrs WB & DE Gyte, Barmoor Clough; 154p/kg £1161 Holst, 6yrs L Hadfield & Sons, Peak Forest; 154p/kg £1081 S Horn J & C Beever, Alport; 153p/kg £988 Fries, 8yrs
J & J Spillane, Fairfield.
1 OTM BULL
170p/kg £1581 Lim MJ Wells & Son, Monyash.
5 OTM STEERS
204p/kg £1366 Lim, 32 mnths Witham, Clifton; 194p/kg £1431 BB, 32 mnths AE & DJW Greaves, Notts; 174p/kg £1273 Fries, 46 mnths WE Smith & Son, Dale Abbey.
139 FINISHED CATTLE – OVERALL AVERAGE 222.9P
Trade remains unbelievable with a bumper show from vendors and selling to a good line up of purchasers.
27 FINISHED BULLS AVE 215.1P/KG
20 Continental over £2 and 7 Dairy Bulls today and a remarkable trade again. Best pure Lims to 260p for Steven & Steph Wells, One Ash with big bulls to 249p or £1762 for David Goddard, Wardlow Mires. Dairy Shorthorn to 193p.
Sample Results:
260p/kg 578kg Lim MJ Wells & Son, Monyash; 249p/kg 708kg Lim S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires; 148p/kg 672kg Lim JM AM MJ Bennett, Threaphurst; 247p/kg 688kg Lim S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires; 246p/kg 664kg Sim S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires; 241p/kg 664kg Sim
S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires; 235p/kg 626kg Blonde x P Watson, Ashover; 228p/kg 580kg Lim J Hole & Sons, Ashover;225p/kg 600kg Blonde x P Watson, Ashover; 225p/ kg 564kg Blonde x P Watson, Ashover; 220p/kg 592kg Lim A Merryman, Dronfield.
Gross Prices:
£1762.92 708kg Lim S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires;
£1699.36 688kg Lim S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires;
£1666.56 672kg Lim JM AM MJ Bennett, Threaphurst; £1633.44 664kg Sim S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires; £1547.22 642kg Lim
S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires; £1502.80 578kg Lim MJ Wells & Son, Monyash; £1471.10 626kg Blonde x P Watson, Ashover; £1352.16 626kg Lim J & J Spillane, Fairfield; £1350.00 600kg Blonde x P Watson, Ashover; £1322.40 580kg Lim J Hole & Sons, Ashover.
37 STEERS – OVERALL AVERAGE 222.5P/KG
The average a little less but the cattle certainly are not, if anything dearer. Some outstanding cattle at the top end with homebred Limousin from Michael Hadfield up to 277p, 259p and 244p. Paul Hazledine had 248p for his best Limmy with Messrs Johnson at 244p or a tremendous £1756. 5 Hereford to 233p, 7 Angus to 235p with 3 B/W all in the averages.
Sample Results:
277p/kg 558kg Lim G & J Hadfield & Son, Alsop; 259p/kg 598kg Lim G & J Hadfield & Son, Alsop; 248p/kg 630kg Lim Hazledine Farms, Watnall; 244p/kg 720kg Lim GW Johnson & KG Shuttlewood, Burnaston; 243p/kg 564kg Lim Hazledine Farms, Watnall; 240p/kg 640kg Lim J Gibbs, Hartington; 238p/kg 670kg Lim FR, J & D Charlesworth, Bradbourne; 236p/kg 660kg
Lim FR, J & D Charlesworth, Bradbourne; 236p/kg 676kg B Blue x RG Bacon, Wadshelf; 235p/kg 618kg AA LR & MJ Lowe, Hulme End; 233p/kg 570kg Hfd MR Walker, Alport; 232p/kg 598kg Lim BD & A Yates & Son, Middleton; 230p/kg 748kg Lim NS Burgin, Dronfield; 230p/kg 566kg Blonde x J & D Skidmore, Chelmorten.
Gross Prices:
£1756.80 720kg Lim GW Johnson & KG Shuttlewood, Burnaston; £1720.40 748kg Lim NS Burgin, Dronfield; £1595.36 676kg B Blue x
RG Bacon, Wadshelf; £1594.60 670kg Lim FR, J & D Charlesworth, Bradbourne; £1562.40 630kg Lim Hazledine Farms, Notts; £1548.82 598kg Lim G & J Hadfield & Son, Alsop; £1545.66 558kg Lim
G & J Hadfield & Son, Alsop; £1536.00 640kg Lim J Gibbs, Hartington; £1522.56 624kg Lim G & J Hadfield & Son, Alsop,
75 FINISHED HEIFERS – OVERALL AVERAGE 226.2P/KG
A very similar story to the steers with the best actually dearer than
last week seeing the top 12 over 260p including four over 270p. Plenty of Native and a big number of non-assured certainly pulled the averages. Best sold to 283p for a wonderful black blue from the Wells family, of Monyash, selling to RW Walmsley, quality butchers at York. Michael Wynne had 56 best selling to 278p, 266p, 260p and 258p with Piedmontese also to 278p, 269p, 262p etc. Also in the 270 club was Messrs Bennett, of Threaphurst with a Blue x Lim. 15 Native had Angus to 224p and three dairy non-breeders in today’s averages and three OTM clean heifers to 218p.
Sample Results:
283p/kg 532kg B Blue x MJ Wells & Son, Monyash;; 278p/kg 564kg Lim M Wynne, Snitterton; 278p/ kg 620kg Pied K Harrop, Alport; 270p/kg 536kg B Blue x
JM AM MJ Bennett, Threaphurst; 269p/kg 582kg Pied K Harrop, Alport; 266p/kg 598kg B Blue x M Wynne, Snitterton; 266p/kg 610kg Pied K Harrop, Alport; 262p/kg 586kg Pied K Harrop, Alport; 262p/kg 570kg Pied K Harrop, Alport; 261p/kg 608kg Pied K Harrop, Alport; 261p/kg 588kg Lim GW Johnson & KG Shuttlewood, Burnaston; 260p/kg 598kg Lim M Wynne, Snitterton; 258p/kg 544kg Lim M Wynne, Snitterton; 256p/kg 582kg Lim M Wynne, Snitterton; 250p/kg 646kg Lim Hazledine Farms, Watnall; 250p/kg 638kg Lim Hazledine Farms, Watnall; 250p/kg 638kg Lim J Gibbs, Hartington.
Gross Prices:
£1723.60 620kg Pied K Harrop, Alport; £1622.60 610kg Pied K Harrop, Alport; £1615.00 646kg Lim Hazledine Farms, Watnall; £1595.00 638kg Lim J Gibbs, Hartington; £1590.68 598kg B Blue x M Wynne, Snitterton; £1586.88 608kg Pied K Harrop, Alport; £1567.92 564kg Lim M Wynne, Snitterton; £1565.58 582kg Cont K Harrop, Alport; £1554.80 598kg Lim M Wynne, Snitterton; £1535.32 586kg Pied K Harrop, Alport.
STORE & BREEDING CATTLE
A useful entry of 292 head selling on a very fast trade with all types in great demand. A few gaps around the ring with some individuals on harvest duty, but no slackening of trade and some wonderful prices achieved.
33 BREEDING STOCK Samples::
£1500 Pure Lim Stock Bull, 12 mnths IC Hulme, Buxton; £1440 Hfd Cow, 94 mnths & Hfr Calf A Hunter, Hognaston;
£1640 Lim x Blue Stock Bull, 18 mnths Miss J Bonsall, Atlow; £1340 B Blue x Hfr, 22 mnths & Hfr Calf DJ Webster, Worrall; £1060 Angus x, 80 mnths Feeding Cow MJ Wain, Brassington.
16 FEEDING BULLS
£1100 Lim x 13 mnths J Pudsey, Quarnford; £900 Stab 16 mnths S & LJ Dyson, Hollowmeadows; £930 Lim x 14 mnths R Morley, Doncaster; £800 Lim x 11 mnths R Morley, Doncaster; £860 Lim x 12 mnths JA Mosley, Stannington; £880 Char x 15 mnths SC Proctor, Longnor; £850 Sim x 15 mnths James Marsden, Hathersage; £1150 Pied x 11 mnths E & C Matkin, Idridgehay.
138 STEERS AVE £1056
A decent show with a good many stronger sorts which explains the outstanding average at £1056.
Sample Results:
£660 B Blue x 8-9 mnths
Mrs ME Collins, West Hallam; £1005 Char x 13-14 mnths
D Byard, Wingerworth; £860 Blonde x 9-13 mnths D Byard, Wingerworth; £1285 Lim x 14 mnths G & M Limer, Taddington; £800 Lim x 10-13 mnths
C & M Wainwright, Denstone; £1010 B Blue x 17-19 mnths J Pudsey, Quarnford; £1280 Lim x 14 mnths M Gregory, Peak Forest; £1150 B Blue x 13 mnths M Gregory, Peak Forest; £1500 B Blue x 15 mnths JW & RG Ede, Youlgreave; £1310 Lim x 16 mnths JW & RG Ede, Youlgreave; £1170 Lim x 21 mnths Red Lion Inn, Dayhills; £915 Lim x 11 mnths D & A Dickinson, Bradbourne; £1090
Hfd 18-21 mnths J Simpson, Stoney Middleton; £1105 Lim 20-23 mnths DL Goddard Mellor;
£1100 Hfd x 22-23 mnths S Tudor, Kingsley; £1000 B Blue x 18
mnths J & JW Stafford, Hulland; £1180 Lim x 26 mnths MJ Wain, Brassington; £975 Hfd x 10 mnths AJ & GH Bland, Mottram; £980 Lim x 10 mnths PJ Chappell, Alton; £890 Lim x 7-9 mnths PJ Chappell, Alton; £1270 B Blue x 17 mnths H Young, Peak Forest; £1330 B Blue x 16-18 mnths H Young, Peak Forest; £1150 Lim x 20-24 mnths R & D Bennett, Whiston; £1180 B Blue x 26 mnths DJ Boulton, The Blythe; £1220 Blonde x 24 mnths A Turner, Annesley; £1090 Fries/fleck 2425 mnths A Turner, Annesley; £1410 B Blue x 26 mnths MT Sweetmore, Earl Sterndale; £1095 Holst Fries 23-24 mnths Hall Prtnrs, Litton; £1065 Fries 23-24 mnths Hall Prtnrs, Litton; £1480 B Blue x 21-26 mnths P Wood, Wirksworth; £1380
B Blue x 16-23 mnths P Wood; £1335 Angus x 19 mnths P Wood; £1100 Hfd x 28 mnths R & GR Webster, Fenny Bentley; £930 Lim x 8-9 mnths S Young, Radbourne.
105 HEIFERS AVE £880
Plenty of demand for all sorts and sizes.
Typical Prices:
£490 Blonde x 4-5 mnths CH Ede & Son; £550 Lim x 9 mnths Mrs ME Collins, West Hallam; £1045 Lim x 13 mnths CK Mills, Baslow; £850 Blonde x 9-13 mnths D
Byard, Wingerworth; £815 Lim x 10-15 mnths C & M Wainwright, Denstone; £1410 Lim x 22 mnths JW & RG Ede, Youlgreave;
£1020 Saler x 18-24 mnths
D & A Dickinson, Bradbourne; £1060 Lim x 23-24 mnths
D & A Dickinson, Bradbourne; £800 Blonde x 14-16 mnths CJ Nash, Dayhills; £940 Angus x 23-27 mnths S Tudor, Kingsley £810 B Blue x 17-18 mnths J & JW Stafford, Hulland; £650 B Blue x 8 mnths JD & GR Follows, Dalbury Lees; £1130 Mont x 25 mnths
N & S Pearson, Peak Forest;
£1170 Char x 16-24 mnths
EE & CJ Woodward, Coxbench; £855 Lim x 9-10 mnths PJ Chappell, Alton; £1250 B Blue x 18-19 mnths H Young, Peak Forest; £1160 Sim x 24 mnths R & D Bennett, Whiston; £1105 Lim x 22-25 mnths DJ Boulton & Son, The Blythe; £1275 Lim x 19 mnths DJ Boulton & Son, The Blythe; £1105 Angus x 25 mnths MT Wainwright, Poynton;
£1120 B Blue x 25 mnths MT Wainwright, Poynton;
£1070 B Blue x 24 mnths A Turner, Annesley; £1125 Sim x 22-24 mnths P & J Percival, Waterhouses; £1000 Hfd x 22 mnths R & GR Webster, Fenny Bentley; £795 Char x 10 mnths C Morley, Doncaster; £1170 B Blue x 27 mnths Mrs EJ Mottram, Gratwich; £800 Saler x 12 mnths AT Hames, Melbourne.
CALVES
Another excellent calf trade for all types with B Blue bulls to £430 and heifers to £280. Better continental bulls regularly £300
plus with Black and Whites looking well sold.
BULLS
Hfd £290.00 £238.33 AP Critchlow,
Wheston; Holst £110.00 £42.14
JF Hayes, Shottle; Mont £165.00 J & J Walton & Sons, Castleton; Fries £238.00 £125.75 J & J Walton & Sons, Castleton AA £350.00 £200.67 WB & DE Gyte, Barmoor Clough
Baz £385.00 Moor Farmers, Flagg B Blue x £430.00 £346.86 WJ & DM Madin, Holymoorside
Fleck £35.00 E & MJ Bradbury &
Sons, Pike Hall.
HEIFERS
Hfd £150.00 AP Critchlow, Wheston; Saler £170.00 JF Hayes, Shottle; Fries £68.00 J Shirt &
Sons, Tideswell; AA £165.00
£84.40 WB & DE Gyte, Barmoor Clough; B Blue x £280.00 £240.00 GPK Trickett, Rowsley; Lim
£140.00 T Farrington & Sons, Abbots Bromley.
1234 SHEEP INCLUDING 1006 LAMBS & 228 EWES & RAMS
A total entry of 1234 sheep included 1006 lambs. Demand very brisk especially for meated heavyweight butchers lambs Leading Prices: 37.7kg 266p/kg E Elliott, Ashbourne;
38kg 268p/kg N & S Pearson,
Peak Forest; 41kg 279p/kg J Kirkman, Belper; 41.7kg 274p/ kg MP Elliott & Son, Eyam; 42.3kg 273p/kg MP Elliott & Son,
Eyam; 43kg 275p/kg SM Russell & Son, Cowdale; 43.4kg 276p/kg R Simpson & Son, Longnor;
44.5kg 281p/kg J Gould & Son, Chelmorten; 45kg 271p/kg J Trueman & Partner, Cheshire; 46.3kg 276p/kg SM Russell & Son, Cowdale; 47.7kg 262p/kg CW Taberner, Tean; 50.6kg 275p/kg JB Drabble, Tideswell.
Averages:
Standard To: 268p/kg Ave: 250.56p/kg
Medium To: 281p/kg Ave: 259p/kg
Heavy To: 276p/kg Ave: 258.16p/kg
228 CULL SHEEP
A small entry saw demand even better for the recent high levels with six lots over £150. Best Mules sold £90-£115/head with heavy horned ewes up to £97/head. Cast Ewes To: £178 Ave: £110.89 Cast Rams To: £138 Ave: £119.67
Bakewell Thursday
1009 SHEEP INCLUDING 877 FINISHED LAMBS & 132 CULL SHEEP
A very good entry of 1009 head of sheep included 870 New Season Lambs. Demand good for meated sorts with Miss Elsie Ford selling ‘Fredo’ a 46kg Texel x lamb at 300p/kg and grossing £138 being bought by Harry James for Staffordshire Meat Packers. Other butchers’ lambs sold to 279p/ kg (twice) with numerous pens 250p/kg plus. The overall average 235.99p/kg.
Leading Prices:
35.2kg 244p/kg R & A Beechener, Herts; 36.3kg 246p/kg RF Ellson, Stafford; 37.7kg 245p/kg WJ Sessions & Son, Hilton; 38.7kg 246p/kg J Shirt & Son, Tideswell; 39kg 250p/kg PE Yates, Quarndon; 39kg 250p/kg J & C Hibbert, Quarndon; 41.6kg 279p/kg G Ford, Tunstead Milton; 42.3kg 256p/kg P Brandon, Kirk Langley; 42.5kg 260p/kg FJ Gould & Son, Longnor; 44.1kg 250p/kg PJ & JA Morten, Barmoor; 44.4kg 279p/kg G Ford, Tunstead Milton; 45.1kg 250p/kg FJ Gould & Son, Longnor; 46kg 300kg E Ford, Tunstead Milton; 46.6kg 250p/kg CE Mycock, Flagg;
48.2kg 240p/kg P Brandon, Kirk Langley.
Averages:
32.1-39.0kg To: 250p/kg Ave: 230.02p/kg
39.1-45.5kg To: 279p/kg Ave: 238.01p/kg
45.6-52kg To: 300p/kg Ave: 231.96p/kg
132 CULL SHEEP
Demand as good as ever this year with heavy Texel Ewes peaking at £154 with 3 other lots at £150, but the dearest by a long way were the plainer Mule ewes. Heavy weight rams sold to £182 & £170. Ewes to £154 Ave: £114.48 Rams to £182 Ave: £154.00
Leek Market
A busy market on Tuesday with every section thriving. A large entry of dairies sold on a nice trade with a mixed entry but an excellent show of heifers again from the Johnson family of Longnor selling to £2300. Another brilliant show of fat lambs and cull ewes saw spirited bidding up to 275p/kg and £133.77 per head, with ewes to £165. More barrens about and sold on a solid trade, with a top of 165p/kg for a British Blue cow and Black & Whites to 146p/kg. Clean cattle were well sought after with the best to 243p/kg. Pigs sold on a better trade twith an additional buyer selling up to 148p/kg for cutters and bacon pigs to 137p/kg. Calves once again being well sought after with some brilliant prices achieved up to £470 for a smart Blue bull calf, and heifers just as dear leading at £360.
BARREN COWS (32)
A few more about and another excellent trade with a top price of 165p/kg for a 710kg British
Blue from J F Barber, Quarnford. Herefords sold up to 149p/kg for a 595kg cow from F J Dean & Son, Congleton, and a 855kg Hereford at 144p/kg for M Hall, Knypersley. Black & whites sold to 146p/kg for a 790kg Holstein from D & G Tudor, Kingsley and a 750kg Montbeliarde at 143p/kg for
R J Clowes & Sons, Kingsley. Other top prices:
142p 650kg Angus J M Robinson, Swythamley; 140p 750kg Hereford M Hall, Knypersley; 139p 760kg Holstein DG & JA Ball, Fulford 138p 745kg Holstein W Wood & Son, Rushton Spencer;
138p 660kg Friesian RG & AS Williamson; 137p 715kg Blonde D & A Stonier, Eaton; 135p 660kg Angus A Shaw, Sturston;
Overall average of 122.4p/kg or £792.89.
Top headage price of £1231.20 for the 855kg Hereford from M Hall, Knypersley, with British Blues to £1171.50; Holsteins to £1153.40; Montbeliardes to £1072.50.
CLEAN CATTLE
Cattle selling up to 243p/kg for a 500kg Limousin heifer from Chris Barnsley, Morridge, selling for
J W Ash Butchers, Leek. Other heifers sold to 216p/kg for a 500kg Blonde from J S Hine, Biddulph, and a 605kg British Blue heifer at 201p/kg for R J Critchlow, of Grindon, who also sold a 605kg British Blue for 194p/kg.
Steers sold up to 224p/kg for a 525kg Blonde from J S Hine, with a 505kg Blonde at 216p/kg, 510kg Hereford at 206p/kg and a 500kg Hereford at 198p/kg.
Young bulls topped at 209p/kg for a 675kg Simmental.
Top headage price of £1216.05 for heifers, £1176 for steers and bulls to £1410.75.
DAIRIES (88)
A big entry in the Dairy Shed saw thejohnsons of Longnor dominate for a second week in a row topping at £2300, with others to £2160 and £2180. Quality overall was a little mixed with trade not as strong than in previous weeks.
PIGS (95)
A better trade this week and an additional buyer in operation made way for spirited bidding and prices up on the week.
Cutters sold well, up to 148p/kg for a pen of 76kg pigs from J & B Fentem, who also sold others at 140p/kg, 132p/kg, 130p/kg, 114p/ kg, and 109p/kg. a pair of 83kg pig made 137p/kg for J Davenport, Gawsworth.
Bacon pigs sold up to 137p/kg for a pair of 95kg pigs from PF & PD Parsons, Whitchurch, who also sold 97kg pigs at 134p/kg. 90kg pigs realised 134p/kg for J & B Fntem, and 86kg pigs at 130p/kg for J Davenport. The Parsons sold cutting pigs at 129p/kg, 128p/kg and 126p/kg.
Heavy pigs sold up to 118p/kg for a 108kg pig from the Parsons.
Just one cull sow today made 67p/ kg or £194.30 from R Rowlinson, Ramshorn.
Two pens of weaners made £29 per head.
Averages:
Cutting Pigs (28); av 123.18p/kg or £97.80/head
Bacon Pigs (46); av 112.76p/kg or £104.45/head
Heavy Pigs (3); av 102.15p/kg or £108.28head
Cull Sows (1); av 67p/kg or £194.30/head
SHEEP SECTION; BUTCHERS LAMBS (918)
Trade a little less but still very firm and in line with national trends as to be expected. Some excellent prices achieved and the mixed entry reflects in the average. Leading prices of 275p/kg or £133.77 per head.
Overall average of 248.34p/kg or £100.60 per head.
CULL SHEEP (185)
Good to see more forward this week and selling on a solid trade with best Continentals to £165 and anything well meated above £120, with Mules around £80£100. Overall average of £89/head.
CALVES (151)
Good numbers again and some super quality about and a big ring of buyers looking for numbers.
34 CONTINENTAL BULLS AV £304.14
Some lovely quality about and a fantastic trade throughout. 10 best bulls topped £350 with Andrew Hulme topping with a superb. A 7-week-old Blue at £470; medium bulls £270£340 with just five under £250.
14 Blues av £317 to £470DW & P Hulme
13 Sims av £269 to £350GR & D Hawkins
5 Lims av £341 to £395H Hodgkinson & Sons
2 Char av £349 to £350D & G Tudor
43 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS AV £249.27
Considerably dearer on the week with returning buyers looking to secure numbers. 11 better heifers topped £300 with a stunning Limousin x from R J Salt, Rudyard at
£360. Mediums £230£270 with 8 smaller heifers under
£200.
20 Blues av £250 to £338H W Heath & Son
8 Sims av £251 to £300C V Whilock & Sons
11 Lims av £237 to £360R J Salt 3 Blo av £265 to £282EJ & VC Gilman
1 Char to £300D & G Tudor
43 NATIVES
Equally as dear if not better than recent weeks.
10 Here Bulls av £157 to £260DG & JA Ball
7 AA Bulls av £193 to £238V Moss & Sons
9 Here Heifers av £144 to £210P J Davies
17 AA Heifers av £129 to £180PJ & JR Boffey
31 BLACK & WHITE BULLS
A couple of better rearers sold to £120 for a Friesian Bull from F E Whittaker, Bosley. Medium rearers £50-£80 with smaller calves generally £20-£40.