Leek market
AN EXCELLENT entry of dairies for the monthly pedigree sale attracted a great crowd, with buyers for all types. A top price of £2320 for an exceptional milky heifer from the Crooks family of Staveley.
Handy-weight lambs were in very good demand today with a top price of 203p/ kg with heavier lambs being harder to sell.
Barrens were a little less on the week, but a good entry forward. Top price of 155p/kg for Herefords. Short supply of clean cattle with a top of 183p/kg. More required each week please!
Pigs were a good trade again this week, with a top of 124p/kg for bacon pigs. Weaners sold to £42/head.
A few less calves about this week with a higher proportion of plainer sorts about. Top price of £398 for a Limousin bull calf and Limousin heifers to £325
BARREN COWS (64);
Selling time – 10:00am Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
Barrens were a little less this week but prices compare well to other outlets.
Two overage heifers sold a 155p/kg for a 580kg Hereford and 550kg Hereford for 150p/kg from Rushton Spencer.
Barrens sold to 112p/kg for a 650kg Holstein from IJ & AM Barks, Blackshaw Moor with a 635kg British Blue from CS, JJ & WE Bower, Hollingworth.
Overall average of 78.65p/ kg or £508.84 per head.
Top headage price of
£899 for Herefords with Montbeliarde’s at £874.20.
Overage Hereford steers at 160p/kg for a 490kg beast from G A Wise, Audley with a 675kg Blonde at 127p/kg.
CLEAN CATTLE (8);
Selling time – 10:45am approx.
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
A small entry of clean cattle this week with trade similar to that of recent weeks.
Top price of 189p/kg for a 605kg Simmental bull from Rushton Spencer.
Steers topped at 183p/kg twice for two 625kg Angus’ from J R Hall of Endon.
Heifers topped at 162p/ kg for a 535kg Hereford and 155p/kg for a 515kg Hereford from Rushton Spencer.
Top headage price of £1143.75 for the two steers with bulls to £1143.45 and heifers to £866.70.
DAIRIES (118);
Selling time – 11:00am Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
An amazing atmosphere
in the dairy shed yesterday at Leek which was packed with both cows and purchasers. The ringside was buzzing at selling time with trade setting of at a fierce rate that continued right to the very end.
Seven passed the £2,000 barrier with the top 23 averaging a fantastic £1,876 with vendors rewarded handsomely for showing quality stock.
Topping the day at £2,320 for an exceptionally milky heifer was Stephen Crooks of Staveley for his Cangen Pinkman daughter. Giving 32kg she was eventually clinched by the Parker family of Haughton after spirited bidding. Stephen also had his second heifer to by the same bull to £2000 to Messrs Drabble.
Next in line at £2,200 was an Apina Norman daughter from the Cubley Herd of Phillip and Marilyn Critchlow. She went to Andrew Hulme of Basford.
The entry of five heifers from regular vendors Messrs Easom of Oakerthorpe saw 2 pass £2000, a further 2 at £1940 and £1920 to average £1878.
First time vendors Messrs Manford of Kent saw there entry of 10 heifers top at £1900 with
even some lighter weight types over £1500.
Superb numbers saw 118 pass through the ring with a 100% clearance with all milkers including those with faults averaging £1593.
Big numbers expected next week including another 10 fresh heifers from Ann Bodicote from her NMR recorded herd, 8 – 10 from regular vendor Andrew Mills (Non Milk Seller) and 6 – 8 from another vendor.
It is also worth noting that we have reserved Tuesday 11th December for a Pedigree Herd Dispersal of 140 Head.
Plans are coming together nicely for the Christmas Show and Sale on Tuesday, December 18. We are grateful to the Hargreaves family who have agreed to act as Master Judge.
We are also pleased to announce that we will be hosting the Autumn Show and Sale for the Shorthorn Society in October next year as part of the monthly pedigree sale. Anybody with any enquiries should not hesitate to give me a ring on 07967 007049.
PIGS (119);
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
Another similar trade for pigs, and vendors going away satisfied with prices achieved.
Only one pork pig at 75kg realising 108p/kg from J & B Fentem.
Cutting pigs sold to 120p/kg for a 76kg pig from J & B Fentem who sold a pair of 84.5kg pigs at 118p/kg and 84.6kg pigs at 116p/kg. S Bailey, Biddulph sold a pair of 85kg pigs for 115p/kg.
Bacon pigs sold to 124p/kg for 101.6kg pigs from R Wilson, Oldham who also sold a 99kg pig for 120p/kg. Steve Bailey sold 86.5kg pigs at 118p/kg with Chris Hine selling 96.5kg pigs at 118p/kg also.
Heavier pigs sold to 112p/kg for a 110kg pig from J W Bailey, Cloudside with a pair of 107kg pigs at 111p/kg from Chris Hine.
Cull gilts sold to 63p/kg for a 309kg gilt from H Salt & Son, Grindon who also sold a 284kg gilt at 60p/kg. Sows sold to 55p/ kg for a 314kg sow from N S Burgin, Dronfield who also sold a 271kg sow at 48p/kg.
Store pigs sold to £42/head for 35kg weaners from Phillip Nadin, Meerbrook.