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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.
Bakewell Market Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale
Bakewell Market Report
Bakewell Market Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale Report
Machinery Sale – Darley Moor
“Huge Crowd at Annual Darley Moor Sale“
Mark Elliott
With over 2,230 Lots numbered, the annual Darley Moor event just South of Ashbourne and joining the A515 saw a massive crowd and support from Ireland, Wales together with Gloucestershire and the North of England.
In the Smaller Lots;
- Aluminium Tower Platform £160
- 2 Wheel Barrows £45
- Galvanised Feed Bin £45
- Roll of Barbed Wire £30
- Pallet of Blue Roof Tiles £180
- 12 New Roof Purlins £220
- Tower Scaffold £210
- Boxes of Staffordshire Blue Roof Tiles Up to £210 each
- Lightweight Tower Scaffold £480
- Qnty of 8ft Silage Clamp Panels £320
Livestock Items saw spirited bidding;
- Tip Out Water Troughs To £105 each
- Electric Cow Brush £950
- Mobile Milker Unit £460
- Chicken Ark £210
- Galvanised Sheep Cradle Feeders To £150 each
- Covered Calf Creep Feeder £700
- Galvanised Sheep Turn Over Crate £620
- IAE Galvanised Cattle Crush c/w Auto Yolk £1,150
- Portequip Covered Calf Creep Feeder £950
In the Garden Sundries Section and Antiquities;
- Studded Steel Tanks To £120 each
- Garden Seat £130
- Bird Bath £115
- Stihl Chainsaw £120
- Hayter Harrier Lawn Mower £150
In the Small Plant;
- Harrington Generators To £1,450 each
- Set of Landini Front Weights £150
- Euro Loader Headstock £145
- Belle Electric Concrete Mixer £190
- Pair of Aluminium Loading Ramps £1,400
- Rear Mount Post Knocker £1,100
There had been a lot of pre-sale interest in the machinery particularly for grassland kit;
- Small 8ft Heavy Roll £480
- 12ft Chain Harrows £180
- Strimech 4-in-1 Bucket £480
- 2 Furrow Howard Para Plough £580
- Kuhn Verge Mower £1,420
- Albutt Twin Bale Spike £620
- Large Grass Fork £2,100
- Set of Cone and Pin Pallet Tines £500
- Front Linkage c/w PTO £800
In the Tractor Section;
- Case JX90 4WD c/w Loader (12 Plate) £18,000
- New Holland 8340 SLE (N Plate) £12,800
- Ford 7840 SLE c/w Power Loader (L Reg) £13,000
- David Brown 1490 c/w Loader (X Reg) 2WD £4,000
- John Deere 2130 2WD, c/w Loader £4,150
- Ford 3000 (L Reg) £2,600
- Manitou 730/120 Tele Handler (W Reg) £12,700
- 3 Ton MX30 SMC Mini Digger £6,000
- JCB 3CX 4WD Site Master (F Reg) £7,050
As usual there was a wide array of trailers and spreaders for sale;
- AW 32ft Twin Axle Bale Trailer £6,000
- Bateman Twin Axle Livestock Trailer £1,150
- Ifor Williams Twin Axle Livestock Trailer £3,100
- Weeks 10 Ton Twin Axle Grain Trailer £2,500
- Ken Wootton 24ft Twin Axle Bale Trailer £3,600
- 31ft Tri Axle Low Loader Trailer £5,000
- Portequip 21ft Twin Axle Bale Trailer £4,000
- Bailey Twin Axle 10 Ton Dump Trailer £9,000
In spite of the wet conditions a very successful event. More sales booked throughout the season.