“A large Saturday crowd at Tissington dispersal, with major interest in hay for sale and 4WD vehicles”- Mark Elliott

The retirement dispersal on behalf of the Etches family at Wibbern Hill Farm after a family tenancy spanning 2 generations and 52 years attracted a very large crowd, with spirited bidding from start to finish

In the smaller lots

• 12-volt Fencer Units                                        £65
• Set of Single Phase Cattle Clippers                  £160
• Vink Calving Aid                                              £140
• Small PTO Shaft                                             £40
• 4 Small Drums of Oil                                        £110

Out In The Field

• Sets of 5 Hurdles                                             £105 per set
• 3 Concrete Culvert Pipes                                 £75
• Silage Cover Sheets                                        £80 each

There was a small range of grassland and general equipment, including:

• Set Beaco Hydraulic Folding Chain Harrows                         £1010
• Talex Opicut 250 Rear Mounted Mower                                £2400
• Sitrex RT5200-H 4-Rotor Hydraulic Folding Tedder               £2050
• Logic Contact 2000 Trailed 2m Wide Weed Wiper                 £1410

In The Trailers & Tractors

• Scaling Twin Axle 21ft Bale Trailer                                       £1700
• Tuff Mac 6t Single Axle Tipping Trailer                                  £3020
• Ifor Williams 10ft High Level Livestock Trailer                        £1750

John Etches had recently run Zetor tractors as his main prime movers and with interest from the north of England together with Wiltshire, some sold locally with the other journeying around 160 miles south:

• Zetor 9641 Forterra Turbo 4WD (51 Plate)                            £8800
• Zetor Proxima CL80WD c/w Power Loader (67 Plate)            £18200
• 2019 Kubota RTV 1110 4WD                                               £10100

The Land Rover 90 Hard Top from the farm was a 79000 miles, 2012 plate, achieving £15900

As detailed before there was a large range of included items including:

• Land Rover Defender Hard Top, 61 Plate (Silver)                  £17000
• Kubota L3540 (non-VAT)                                                     £12400
• Kubota M9540 01 Plate                                                       £12000
• Ford 3600 2WD (a well restored1981 model)                        £5120
• Nugent Tri-Axle 14ft Transport Trailer c/w sides and ramps   £4180

A feature of the sale was definitely the hay which had all been produced in June 2026 and with 9 lots on offer the 4ft 6” barn stored bales achieved up to £40 each, with purchasers having to load all their own and do their own haulage on a tight time schedule.

And not forgetting the large stone trough which achieved a superb price of £2050.

All in all, an excellent day with 5 further sales booked before the end of the season

Auctioneer:

Mark Elliott

Partner

Farm and dispersal sales, livestock auctioneer

Oliver Hiles

Market Associate

Natasha Hall

Graduate Trainee Surveyor

Holly Swift

Rural Chartered Surveyor