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Bakewell Market Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale
Bakewell Market Report
Bakewell Market Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale
Bakewell Market Report
Bakewell Market Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale
Leek Market Report
DAIRIES (66) ;
Selling time – 11:30am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
A funny trade for milkers at the May pedigree sale, no doubt not helped by the good silaging weather.
Top call for black & white’s was £2320 for a Batman daughter from the Shepherd family of Bakewell, giving 32kg she went to Andrew Neville of Matlock. Another Batman daughter from the same home reached £2280 to Messrs Howell of Yarlet.
Andrew Stone, Onecote saw his Bidlea Isaac daughter reach £2240 to Messrs Sellors of Grangemill.
Cows peaked at £2180 for a second calver from the Needham family of Rushton.
In-calf heifer from Richard Lomas of Calow reached £1620 with calves topping at £290.
The special entry of Shorthorns were very well received with a heifer from Messrs Hole of Ashover topping at £2300 to Messrs Malkin of Stone. Cows topped at £1820 for a third calver from Richard Harper. Several commercial shorthorn heifers from the Hollinworth family of Ashover topped at £1110.
Youngstock from the Bailey family of Oswestry sold particularly well with a September born heifer by Tanat Valleyrun making £640 with others to £620 and £600.
Bakewell Market Report
Leek Market Report
DAIRIES ;
Selling time – 11:30am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
A stylish heifer from John Stone of Onecote topped the day on Tuesday at £2080 with another heifer from the Darwin family of Oxspring, Sheffield close behind at £2020.
A great group of In-calf heifers also from the Darwins topped at £1700 with bulling heifers from the Shirts reaching £1180. Strong entries already forward for next weeks pedigree sale which also includes a special entry of Shorthorns comprising Milkers, In-calf Heifers and Youngstock.
Machinery Dispersal – Moor Farm, Trowell, Nottingham
“JCB Telehandler Hits The Heights At Trowell Dispersal”
Mark Elliott
The genuine retirement dispersal on behalf of Mr Alan Kay at Trowell near Nottingham saw an excellent range of principally arable machinery for sale and the Massey Ferguson Tractors an JCB Telehandler attracted particular interest.
There was spirited bidding in all sections including:
- Massey Ferguson Top Links To £48 each
- Old Oil Dispenser Cabinet £95
- IBC Tanks £18 each
- Ferguson T Bar Pick Up Hitches To £260 per set
- David Brown Top Links And Pick Up Hooks To £65 per lot
- 3 Wheel Bale Trolley £90
- Galvanised Medium Sized Ring Feeder £100
In the Wheel Equipment:
- Pair of 8 Stud Flotation Rims (46 inch) £330
- Pair of 8 Stud Massey Ferguson Compliant Rear
- Wheels inc 20.8 – R38 Tyres £1,600
- 900 Kilo John Deere Front Weight Block £1,000
- 9 Massey Ferguson 45 Kilo front Weights £260 per lot
As detailed, the machinery had been very well maintained with excellent prices achieved including:
- Bamford Pro Trim Flail Hedgecutter £5,200
- Perfect KR 270 Mounted Flail Topper £3,200
- Kuhn GF502 4 Rotor Mounted Tedder £4,200
- Kuhn Andex 424 Single Rotor Mounted Rake £3,350
- Kuhn 122 Five Furrow Mounted Reversible Plough £4,200
- TWB5 Leg Subsoiler c/w Heavy Rear Packer £3,400
- Simba DTX 300 Mounted Combi Cultivator £9,600
- Rau Ikarus A28 Trailed 24 Metre 2000 Litre Sprayer £5,100
- Opico 395 PTO Driven 9 Ton Mobile Grain Dryer £5,800
The Trailers had all been barn stored and in spite of their age were in very good order:
- Marshall 10 Ton Double Drop Side Grain Trailer £5,050
- Marshall 10 Ton Monobody Grain Trailer £3,300 and £3,600
- Bailey 12 Ton Monobody Grain Trailer c/w Roll Over Sheet £9,550
- Marshall BC21 Twin Axle Flat Bale Trailer £4,250
Undoubtedly the stars of the show were the Massey Ferguson Tractors and JCB Telehander with a massive amount of interest from all over England for the 526 S Telehandler on 4,800 hours on a W plate.
The Telehandler attracted very spirited bidding and was eventually bought by a Staffordshire farmer at £30,200.
In the Tractor Section:
- Massey Ferguson 390 2WD (E Reg – Red Top Cab) £12,100
- Massey Ferguson 5455 c/w Loader (54 Plate – 9,900 hours) £16,700
- Massey Ferguson 5475 (12 Plate – 4,800 hours) £34,800
- Massey Ferguson 6485 (08 Plate – 5,400 hours) £32,400
In the Collectables Section at the end of the day:
- Old Fashioned Tin Baths To £105
- Alloy Milk Churns c/w Lids To £105 each
- Poultry Troughs And Feeders To £30 per lot
An excellent crowd with very good support – booking further sales throughout the season.