A strong entry for June with a total of 568 cattle and 1032 sheep on offer.

The cattle comprised 295 head of store & breeding cattle, 136 finished and 95 OTM’s.  Whilst the sheep included 592 finished lambs, 157 hoggs and 283 cull ewes.

Oliver reported finished cattle a similarly strong trade to last week despite reports of reduced deadweight returns with heifers returning an average of 371.49p/kg and a top of £2962 per head.  Finished bulls averaged 344p/kg to a top of £3325.90.

A slightly reduced entry of OTM’s but trade equally as dear as recent weeks with the average up some 3p/kg on the week to average 272.33 and steers peaking at £3105 and bulls at £3558.

Store & Breeding cattle numbers very respectable for the time of year totalling 275 store & 20 breeding cattle with a large gathering of prospective purchasers present and a strong trade for all types, Cow & calf outfits to £2320, steers to £2260 and heifers to an impressive £2800.

Sheep numbers very similar with 592 Spring lambs, 157 Hoggs and an increase in cull ewes at 283 with lambs back on last week to average 358.74p/kg but still well in line with the National trend, whilst ewes looked well sold to average £155 and top of £238.

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96 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall ave 272.3p/kg or £1729

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

UP 3 PENCE ON THE WEEK

A bit dearer again for the predominantly leaner entry but this suited an army of buyers at ringside who bid well and the keeping cattle too hot to handle for the meat wholesalers.  Heavy meated sorts as always sell at a premium with the better sorts easily 300p plus and a high of 364p for a young 36 mnth old Limmy from PV Hawkins with the best cow close behind at 352p.  Cows are on the up again, 2 weeks now we have seen them rise.  Keep the numbers coming.

Results:

Gross Prices:

35 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 247.1p

Better sold at good prices.

OTM clean 298,300 & 304p

Best cows 260-297p

Big Holsteins 250-260p

Parlour types 230-245p

Leaner sorts 215 – 225p

Only a few under 210p

The best today:

6 OTM Bulls

7 OTM Steers

NEXT WEEK……..

Due to increased numbers, we will be conducting a ballot of the clean cattle at approximately 11am

136 FINISHED CATTLE ave 358.5p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Exactly the same average as last week, but they did feel good to sell again with the continued doom and gloom in the deadweight sector, the live ring was buoyant and more could have been sold.

25 Young Bulls ave 344p/kg

A trio over 400p with a top of 414p for a pair of pure Lims from Neil Pearson, Peak Forest and 413p for a heavyweight from David Goddard (S & D Fearn)

Results:

Gross Prices:

57 Steers ave 352.8p

Some better bullocks on offer and a bit more trade available.  2 over 400p for Messrs Mann & Blackshaw with Geoff Evans at 398p (£2961 & £2746) and 396p (£2962)

13 Natives had Angus to 372p and Herefords to 370p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

54 Heifers ave 371.5p/kg

Like the bullocks an improved average with clean good to sell today. Keith Harrop had the best of the heifers at 420p and 417p with Nick Hollinshead at 412p and Peter Gaunt at 400p x3.

Results:

Gross Prices:

295 STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Meg Elliott)

A few less to go a with not so many stronger cattle about.  Trade, however, still topped at £2800 for a pair of 14 month old Blond heifers from CW Shenton of Wilmslow.

Breeding Cattle

A few less outfits forward this week but all sold to a good trade.  The Latham family of Sudbury led the way with a Limousin cow and Simmental heifer calf at £2320.  Two young Blue cows with Limousin heifer calves from the Kirkham family of Hartington reached £2300 and £2220.

19 Feeding Bulls

Sample Results:

140 Steers

Not so many big cattle about, but younger sorts keenly sought after.

Sample Results:

113 Heifers

Sample Results:

46 CALVES (Auctioneer Natasha Hall)

An increased entry of calves totalling 46 with a good selection forward and all types well bid for.  Bulls topped at £760 from RE Poyser & Son and heifers at £585 for a B Blue from J & J Walton & Sons.

Bulls

B Blue                 £760     RE Poyser & Son

B Blue                 £670     GW & WL Neville

B Blue                 £670     JR Hallam

B Blue                 £665     JR Hallam

B Blue                 £665     GW & WL Neville

AA                        £620     N & S Pearson

Hfrs

B Blue                 £585     J & J Walton & Sons

B Blue                 £580     J & J Walton & Sons

B Blue                 £460     J & J Walton & Sons

AA                        £370     JE & CM Fletcher & Co

749 SPRING LAMBS & 283 EWES & RAMS

(Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A similar entry of 1032 sheep included 592 new season lambs.  Demand still very good for butchers lambs to a top of 393p/kg with plenty of pens in the 380-390p/kg bracket.  Top gross of £182.60/head.  The overall average 359.66p/kg.

Leading Prices:

157 Hoggs

Still 157 old season lambs forward saw best meated polled sorts to 306p and horned to 305p/kg, overall average 281.76p/kg.

283 Ewes and Rams

(Auctioneers Mark Elliott & Holly Swift)

With nearly 300 forward the size and quality were better than recent weeks and the whole entry a little better to sell.

Strong ewes all £170-£180 plus with the premium Texels and Suffolks all £200 to towards £240.

Top price £235 for a neat Texel from the Cartledge family at Doveholes with other stylish sorts regularly over £210.

Better Gritstones over £120 with stronger Mules £150 plus.

In the tups strong Texels £180 plus to a top of £200.

The ewe average up to a pleasing £155.52 and rams to average £172.

Ewes to £238 ave £155.52         

Tups to £200  ave £172.00