Machinery & Dispersals

Machinery Dispersal Report – Daisy Bank Farm, Newborough on Friday 11th April 2025 Friday 11th April

“Superb Fendt tops the day at close on £140,000. A very large crowd at the End of Tenancy Dispersal” Mark Elliott

The sale undertaken by the Bagshaws Team for the Hopley Family at Daisy Bank Farm near Newborough, Burton on Trent saw a very large crowd and a wide range of arable and livestock equipment together with Tractors, Combine and Telehandler.

In the Smaller Lots:

  • Express Gas Dehorner Unit                                                       £105
  • Scatterbird Gas Bird Scarer                                                       £120
  • 11 Hole Drawbar                                                                          £40
  • Dromone Ball & Spoon Hitch                                                    £250
  • Cotswold Single Phase Water Heater                                     £340
  • Churn & Bucket                                                                            £130

In the Livestock Items:

  • 20 Teat Small Calf Feeders                                                         £130
  • 6 Teat Small Calf Feeders                                                           £90
  • 4 Reels of Fence Wire                                                                 £95
  • Ridley Rappa Fencing Barrow                                                   £340
  • Galvanised Calf Crush                                                                 £210
  • Bulk Steel Bull Hoppers                                                              Up to £730 each

Mr Hopley had been known for his fabrication skills in the 80’s and 90’s and one of his heavy-duty trolley gates achieved  and amazing £300.                                                 

In The Workshop Items:

  • Migatronic Welder                                                                                                     £590
  • Moisture Meter                                                                                                          £220
  • Anvil                                                                                                                              £360
  • GreenStar GPS Unit c/w steering wheel dome, screen & wiring                   £1,130

In the Machinery:

  • Set of Mounted Coronet Chain Harrows                                £1,520
  • Rexius Ring Rolls                                                                          £3,800
  • Kuhn GF Series 4 Rotor Mounted Tedder                              £4,400
  • Tri Axle Artic Trailer                                                                     £2,500
  • Ring Hitch Dolly                                                                            £1,200

There had been wide pre-sale interest in the main machines to include:                                               

  • Richard Weston 16 Ton Silage Trailer                                     £16,500
  • Vaderstad Carrier 650                                                                £20,000
  • Bailey 14 Ton Silage Trailer                                                       £11,400
  • New Holland 1290 Twin Axle Big Baler                                  £44,000

The Tractors saw interest from Wales, the North of England together with the South West:

  • Massey Ferguson 5455                                                              £14,300
  • Fendt 724 Generation 6                                                             £139,500
  • JCB Telehandler 526-56                                                             £14,000

Included Items together with Fixtures & Fittings and the Fertilizer saw a big crowd gather:

  • McHale HS2000 Trailed Wrapper                                             £6,700
  • Simba 3 Metre ST Express Mounted                                       £6,000
  • Fella 2 Rotor Rake                                                                       £3,650
  • Steel Molasses Tank                                                                    £3,500
  • 10 “A” Frame Building Concrete Panels                                 £2,750
  • 5.4 Tons Yara Beta                                                                       £2,500
  • 6 Tons Compound 38N Sulphur                                                £3,000

A very well attended sale with good prices achieved.

Further classic and modern sales are already booked for August and throughout September.

Please see the website for further details.

Auctioneer:

Mark Elliott

Partner

Farm and dispersal sales, livestock auctioneer

Oliver Hiles

Market Associate

Holly Swift

Rural Chartered Surveyor

Natasha Hall

Graduate Trainee Surveyor