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DAIRIES;
Selling time – 11:30am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)

A really bouncy trade on Tuesday saw a top of £2460 for a 28kg heifer from Andrew Mills of Ratcliffe on Wreake with others from the same home to £2420 and £2380.

Close behind at £2100 was a 30kg heifer from T Swinson of Caverswall.

Cows peaked at £1940 for a second calver giving 37kg from Messrs Darwin of Sheffield.

A lovely entry forward for the Christmas Show & Sale next week.

Take a look at the catalogue online.

https://www.bagshaws.com/events/leek-market-the-christmas-dairy-pedigree-show-sale-3/

DAIRIES;
Selling time – 11:30am
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)

A lovely winters day for our annual Christmas Primestock Show & Sale day at Leek, which attracted a large attendance of local farmers, businesses and customers which was great to see. Thank you again
for your continued support at Leek.

A good early month entry with trade for the best strong and vendors from Northamptonshire as well as
Yorkshire and our own surrounding counties.

The Steeples family of Kettering exhibited 2 excellent strong heifers from their Cramar heifer to the days top price of £2240 with their second heifer achieving £2180.

The top 10 newly calved cattle were all £1840 and above to average a very creditable £1972.

Strong milky cows saw spirited bidding with a Shorthorn x 3rd calver from the Howes at Litton achieving £1780 and a strong Friesian cow giving 48kg from Richard
Thompson at £1850.

A big entry already entered for the 20th December with Christmas Show & Sale where mince pies and coffees will be served.