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

“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.

Machinery Dispersal Report-Saltby Dairy Unit, Melton Mowbray

“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