Machinery & Dispersals

Machinery Dispersal Report-Saltby Dairy Unit, Melton Mowbray Friday 28th March

“Large Support and Big Crowd at Saltby Dispersal” Mark Elliott

The machinery dispersal sale on behalf of the Wellwood family at Saltby Dairy Unit near Melton Mowbray saw the Bagshaws team out in force and a large crowd with support from a wide area.

There was a very comprehensive range of cattle equipment together with calf rearing sundries with various of the pristine items including a Four Wheel Holm and Laue Milk Pasturiser Unit and range of cattle crushes and galvanised equipment attracting very wide interest.

In the smaller lots:

  • 30 Silage Cover Mats                                                      £410 per lot
  • Pairs of Silage Cover Sheets                                        £520 per lot
  • Single Phase Parlour Fan                                               £150
  • Pairs of IAE Mini Troughs                                              £130 per pair
  • 8ft Hang On Racks In Pairs                                            £150 per pair
  • Manger Troughs                                                               £160
  • Sets of 6 Galvanised Hurdles                                       £140 per lot
  • Wyedale Milk Carts c/w Electronic Agitators         £420 each
  • 12 Teat Plastic Calf Feeders                                         £150
  • Single Phase Milker Unit                                                £380

The Bateman Galvanised Crush achieved £2,000 with the Weigher Platform and Wand Device together with Reader at £2,300.

The IAE Galvanised Cattle Race c/w Front Slide Gate and Six Hurdles achieved £1,500 with the Collinson Trio Bulk Leg Bin at £4,700.

There was wide interest in the large Sims Calf Hutch Units which achieved up to £1,000 each with the Holme and Laue Milk Taxi at £7,500 and the HTL Electronic Powered Foot Crush at £1,300.

In the Field;

  • Twose Heavy Flat Roller                                                 £810
  • Krone 280 Mounted Mower                                       £4,400
  • Nugent 12ft Twin Axle Cattle Trailer                         £2,950

Tractors again saw spirited bidding with;

  • Massey Ferguson 375 2WD                                                                                         £11,200
  • John Deere 5100 M 4WD (4,869 Hours-14’ Plate)                                              £23,000
  • John Deere 5100 M c/w 543 R Power Loader (1,860 Hours-21’ Plate)       £38,600

Further sales booked. Please check the website www.bagshaws.com

Auctioneer:

Mark Elliott

Partner

Farm and dispersal sales, livestock auctioneer

Oliver Hiles

Market Associate

Holly Swift

Rural Chartered Surveyor

Natasha Hall

Graduate Trainee Surveyor