Decent entries of stock with 761 cattle and 1,901 sheep on offer.  Particularly good figures bearing in mind that recent breeding sheep sales have left many vendors unable to sell because of the 6-day rule.

Trade was good in all departments with plenty of highlights to report.

In the store & breeding cattle section the entry totalled 435 head and prices were higher than we have seen in recent weeks.

Steers hit an astonishing £1,900 with heifers to £1,840 and feeding bulls £1,320.

In the breeding section in calf cows reached £1,770.

126 finished cattle on offer with a strong trade reported.  Top figures 328p and £2,256 per head.

The average for the 59 heifers which provides a reliable barometer of trade was a healthy 274.8p.

Fewer OTM cattle forward, but still a good entry at 128 head.  Top figures 250p/kg and £2,290 per head.

The average looked good at 163.3 pence.

Another good turnout of calves with 72 on offer.  Bulls sold to £375 and heifers £330.

1,387 lambs forward with well meated specimens in strong demand.

Top figures 340p and 163.4p per head.  The SQQ average 265.7 pence.

In the cull sheep section there 515 animals on offer with ewes to £180 to average £85.37.

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES

Thursday 5^th October: Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale

Friday 6^th October: Store Lamb Sale, Bakewell

VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION!!!

128 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows overall average 163.4p/kg or £1086

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)     

Very strong numbers again with a big number of cows about nationally, the processors want the cows less but they got the meat dearer than last week.  Heavy flesh is the order of the day and the best fleshed cows commanded a good premium with the buyers bidding freely and wanting to own the cows.  A superb young Limousin cow won the day and sold at 250p £1870 but it was run close by a superb Blue cow from Katie Simpson at 249p to gross £2290.  Better cows generally 200p plus with meat in demand.  Feeding buyers still looking hard for any cows with potential and we can sell those well, whether tested or un-tested to the AFU men at ringside.

Results:

Gross Prices:

53 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 147.1p/kg

Meat dear with the plainer sorts similar.

12 best cows 165-186p

Big Holsteins 155-165p

Smaller or leaner cows 130-150p

Only a handful under 120p

The best today:

 3 OTM Bulls

5 OTM Steers

126 FINISHED CATTLE ave 266.2p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

A good entry of 42 Bulls, 25 Steers and 59 Heifers and a full line up of buyers wanting the quality on offer.

42 Young Bulls ave 254.1p/kg

Stronger numbers with trade and the average up, but so was the quality.  Best suckler sorts 270p plus with 2 over 290p and up to 291 for a Limmy from David Goddard with John Ottewell at 290p (£2204) 3 Longhorns to 262p and 6 Friesians from 210 to 227p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

25 Steers ave 267.9p/kg

Less steers today but some superb quality at the top with the average up 14 pence on the week with the average up 14 pence on the week.  Steven Wells won the steers and topped at 320p for a posh shapey Blue.  9 Natives had Herefords to 279p, Angus to 280p and a Shorthorn at 250p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

59 Heifers ave 274.8p/kg

A good line up of heifers and again the average was up 6 pence on the week.  5 very best heifers over 320p with Stuart Wainwright the best of the day at 328p or a remarkable £2256 for a Limmy.  Alex Townroe had 326, 323 and 314p.  Steven, Steff & Owen Wells had 326p and Clive Bacon at 320 and 316p for his two.  7 Natives saw Angus to 280p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)

An excellent entry of 435 head attracted a full line up of buyers and there was a fantastic trade from start to finish.

The sale started with a few Breeding Cattle The calves were sold separately from their dams, but if added together the figures would read like this:

These were followed by 38 Feeding Bulls, to include:

 233 Steers ave £1,147

Another cracking average which indicates not only the trade, but the quality of cattle in the entry with many regulars commenting to that effect.

Angus & Herefords very much in demand and all the short keep cattle attracting fierce competition as the results below will indicate.

Sample Results:

146 Heifers ave £981

About the closest we have come to a £1000 Monday heifer average.

Some marvellous cattle in the entry, but a great trade too, which produced a good many highlights as the following details will demonstrate.

Sample Results:

72 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

A reasonable entry but trade a little more selective with better quality just as dear, but smaller sorts saw purchasers being a little more cautious.

Top prices today going to both B Blue and Limousin at £345, with heifers topping at £330 for both Limousin and Saler.

Black & Whites in short supply but those forward rewarded with a strong trade to a top of £120.

Bulls

B Blue                 £345     Holtwood Farm, Doveridge

Lim                      £345     J Bradshaw & Son, Stockport

Sim                      £325     G Matkin, Idridgehay

B Blue                 £280     R Upton, Rowley Park

Saler                    £245     JF Hayes, Shottle

Hfd                       £260     D Fotherby & Sons, Wormhill

Hfrs

Lim                      £330     JF Hayes, Shottle

Saler                    £330     JF Hayes, Shottle

B Blue                 £245     JP & SR Slack, Stockport

L Horn                £230     RC Dilks, Hassop

1378 Lambs, 515 Ewes & Rams & 8 Store Sheep (Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A very good entry of 1901 sheep included 1378 lambs.  Despite a very wet Sunday afternoon still a very good show and demand very brisk throughout.  Best butchers lambs peaked at 340p/kg with heavy weight butchers lambs to 299p/kg and over weights to 284p/kg, top gross of £163.49/head.  Overall average 265.99p/kg.

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

515 Cull Sheep

A very good entry of 515 Ewes & Rams lacked the quality of recent weeks, but trade good for all types with several grazing buyers struggling to get started.  Best ewes peaked at £180 for Tom Fountain with Thorp Farms to £170.  The top 10 pens averaged £159/head.  Heavy Mule ewes sold in the £85-£95 bracket.

Ewes to £180                Ave £85.37

Rams to £150               Ave £108.25