Leek market
NEW Year’s Day sale saw a quieter day but a good trade for those who came along.
Lambs were a brisk trade and overall average of 201p/kg with a top of 228p/ kg for 43.7kg lambs and top headage of £110.25.
A small entry of barrens saw a strong trade with a top of 127p/kg and clean to 136p/kg.
A very nice show of dairies and those who came along were well rewarded with a top of £1700.
A good show of pigs today and new vendors on the scene with a top of 128p/kg for bacon pigs.
Calves were in short supply but better quality sold to £320 for a Blue bull calf from G W Myatt, Endon.
BARREN COWS (5);
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
Only 5 forward but a good trade for the stock. Top price of 127p/kg for a 720kg Holstein from BP & JR Needham, Heaton with a 835kg Holstein at 120p/kg for D & G Tudor, Kingsley who sold another at 116p/ kg for a 730kg Holstein.
Peter Gilman sold two with one at 114p/kg for a 820kg Holstein and 80p/kg for a 530kg Holstein.
Top headage price of £1002 for Tudor’s 835kg Holstein and others at £934.80 and £914.40.
CLEAN CATTLE;
Selling time – 10:45am approx. Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
Just one heifer in today at 136p/kg for a 495kg Hereford from D Gee, Rudyard.
DAIRIES (10);
Selling time – 11:00am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
A smart little New Years Day entry with a ring full of buyers and the vendors going home well rewarded.
Top call of £1700 for a smart Pedigree heifer from the Ball family of Smallwood with Rob Phillips and family close behind at £1690 twice for a Bentygrange second calver and a newly calved heifer.
The top 5 averaged an excellent £1674 per head. Numerous vendors ringing in with entries for next week. A happy new year to one and all!
PIGS (101);
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894)
A very good show of pigs today and trade similar to that of previous weeks.
Pork pigs topped at 116p/kg for a 73kg pig from BT & VE Elkin who sold others at 114p/kg for 62kg and 64kg pigs and 112p/ kg for 58kg pigs.
Cutting pigs sold 126p/kg for an 83kg pig from J & B Fentem with others at 124p/kg for 81kg and 122p/kg for 80kg pigs from the same vendor.
Bacon pigs sold to 128p/kg for 95kg pigs from J & B Fentem with others at 126p/kg twice for 96kg and 85kg pigs with 124p/kg for 90.6kg pigs from BT & VE Elkin.
Heavy pigs sold to 110p/kg for 113kg pigs from Chris Hine and 104p/kg for 107kg pig from the same home.
Averages:pork Pigs (12) - av 111.22p/kg or £70.90/ head
Cutting Pigs (19) - av 113.28p/kg or £89.85/head
Bacon Pigs (42) - av 116.43p/kg or
£108.01/head
Heavy Pigs (3) - av 108.07p/kg or £119.96/head
Store pigs sold at £36/head for 35kg and 33kg pigs from I G Foster & Son, Burton on Trent.
SHEEP SECTION;
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
BUTCHERS LAMBS (674);
A tidy entry for New Years Day sold on a brisk trade from start to finish with vendors being well rewarded for their efforts. The average coming in at 201p/kg is 20p/kg up on the equivalent market 12 months ago. Many more could have been sold to the vendors advantage.
Best sorts regularly at 215p and above to a top of 228p/kg for 43.7kg lambs from Keith Minshull of Bosley who sold others at 226p/kg. Big lambs a firmer trade to 225p/ kg for 49kg from Roger & Simon Bailey to gross £110.25. Plenty of other lambs £100 per head and better.
Thank you for your support and best wishes for 2019.
Sample Prices;
222p - 38.4kg - H Hodgkinson & Sons,
Earl Sterndale
220p - 39kg - DH & J Lovatt, Rushton 218p - 38.2kg - Bagshaw (Caxterway) Ltd, Chelmorton
216p - 36.5kg - Mosley & Son, Wormhill 228p - 43.7kg - KW & AM Minshull, Bosley 226p - 40.5kg - KW & AM Minshull, Bosley 224p - 42.1kg - H Hodgkinson & Sons,
Earl Sterndale
222p - 45.4kg - G W Myatt, Endon
218p - 45kg - D Goldstraw, Meerbrook 225p - 49kg - R & S Bailey, Cloudside 220p - 46kg - G W Myatt, Endon
189p - 53.3kg - A T Turner, Hatton
184p - 55kg - D H & J Lovatt, Rushton
CULL SHEEP (118);
A small entry sold on a solid trade to a top of £112/head for best Texel’s with others over £100/head. Heavy ewes generally £80 and above but mules a fraction harder to sell than in previous weeks.
Overall average of £54/head which included a very mixed sample.
CALVES (51);
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899) Just a moderate show and trade more than acceptable.
13 Blue bulls av £237 to £320 - G W
Myatt, Endon
1 Sim Bull to £308 - J Gould & Son, Cheddleton
2 Lim Bulls av £207 to £240 - FJ Gould & Son, Longnor
9 Blue Heifers av £141 to £250 - G A Wise, Audley
2 Lim/sims av £175 to £195 - G A Wise, Audley
16 Holstein Bulls av £22 to £60 - PF Hulse, Consall
SATURDAY: Fortnightly Sale of Store Lambs & Breeding Sheep. Entries close Friday, January 4. Derbyshire Siamonds Texel in-lamb sale. Catalogues available online now. Held in conjunction with the usual store and breeding sheep sale
JANUARY 15: Catalogued pedigree dairy sale. To include Holsteins, British Friesians, Shorthorns etc
JANUARY 19: Monthly sale of store and breeding pigs, to include store pigs, weaners, in-pig gilts & sows, breeding boars, gilts and sows with litters. Entries invited.