Machinery Dispersal Report-The Beeches

The recent dispersal sale on behalf of Chris Waterfall at Seighford attracted a very large crowd and
with just short of 400 lots to sell trade was good from start to finish.
In the Smaller Lots;
• 8ft Cladding Sheets £24 each
• White Wash Bucket £26
• Roll of Horse Tape £24
• Two-Mini Anvils £290
• Bench and Vice £140
• Belle Single Phase Concrete Mixer £120
• Six-Tubes of Grease £26
In the Cattle Sundries;
• Dump Bucket c/w Spare Pipework £85
• Three-Single Teat Calf Suckling Buckets £30 per set
• Unused Hip Lifter £145
• Vink Calving Aid £145
• Volume Washer Pipe £50
• Pairs of Small Hang On Galvanised Troughs £110 per pair
• 6ft Galvanised Hurdles to £70 per set
• Paxton Cattle Footbath £90
• Gates £75 each
Within the Machinery Section;
• Bultex Telehandler Mounted Post Knocker c/w Q Fit Brackets £1,180
• Jarmet Galvanised Mounted Sprayer £1,040
• John Deere 1365 Trailed Mower Conditioner £3,000
• Teagle 221 Mounted Supa Tedder £3,200
• John Deere 644 Round Baler £7,100

The Glendale Galvanised Heavy Duty Mobile Cattle Handling System had attracted wide interest from Shropshire, Yorkshire, Wales and all surrounding Counties and achieved a massive £10,500 to a farmer in Shropshire.

  • Herbst Twin Axle Bale Trailer                                                                       £5,000
  • Trioliet 1600-2 Single Axle Tub Mixer                                                      £4,450

The principal items on the farm including a JCB Telehandler and Tractor with the JCB 526-56 (67’ Plate-4,033 hours) at £32,000 and the John Deere 6420 SE 4WD c/w MX Loader (08’-8,560 hours) at £22,800.

Within the final lots of the day included round bale haylage to £29 per bale and hay to £30 per bale.

Leek Market Report

A very good trade this week for the Pedigree Dairy sale with 50 head stalled and nearly all of them fresh calved cows & heifers. The best quality cattle are a remarkable trade at present with the 5 best over £2,400. The second quality heifers look better values between £1500 – £1800, generally good heifers but lacking the condition and milk of the higher prices.

Getting the top price today was a trio from the Meldamor herd of the Shepherd family at Bakewell. They sold 2 cows at £2580 & £2500 with their heifer selling for £2400. Brian Needham, Heaton also sold 3 today with his top heifers achieving  £2540 and £2340 with his second calf cow making £2400. Other good heifers sold over £2000.

Next week is the Herd Dispersal of Montbeliarde cows (132 Head) From Buxton Partners, Barlaston. Catalogues now available online.


Machinery Dispersal Report-Maplebrook Farm

The genuine sale on behalf of Graham and Emma Tabberer attracted a large crowd to
Maplebrook Farm where they have farmed for over 40 years. There was an excellent show of
livestock equipment, as well grassland machinery that had seen little use on offer, with
excellent local support along with purchasers from as far as Wales.


The stars of the show were the New Holland T5.105 and Massey Ferguson 5711M along with
the grassland baling equipment.


In the smaller lots;
• Boxes of Grease Cartridges Up to £38
• Ifor Williams Trailer Lock £45
• Bundles of New Ratchet Straps Up to £72
• Tyre Changing Kit £95
• Virtually Unused Hydraulic Top Link £125
• Pallet Tine Extensions £140
• 4 Rolls of 500mm Film Bale Wrap Up to £150
• Honda ESM 2300 Generator £210
• 2 Rolls of Net Wrap £340
• Honda GX340 Petrol Pressure Washer £400
• Steam Cleaner £740


A very well-kept ‘Fuel Proof’ 500 Litre, steel diesel tank with 12v pump and pallet tine slide
facility concluded the smaller lots, achieving an eye watering £1,280 eventually selling to a
local purchaser.


Livestock equipment attracted wide interest and spirited bidding, a reflection of the
quality on offer;

• Heiniger Single Phase Clipper £65
• Bundles of steel 3 Line Fencing Stakes Up to £68
• End Stakes c/w two reals Up to £100
• Galvanised Water Troughs Up to £115
• Mesh Bottom Galvanised Gates Up to £150
• IAE Non-Return Gate £195
• Long Sheep feed barriers Up to £220
A busy season ahead with sales booked throughout September and more.
Check out the website www.bagshaws.com for more details.
• Pairs of Long Sheeted Race Hurdles Up to £220
• WM Sheep Turnover Crate £480
• 3 in 1 Galvanised Feeders Up to £490
• Watson Covered Creep £500
• Bateman Sheep Turnover Crate £555


In the Grassland Machinery;
• Joskin Galvanized Leveling Harrow £980
• John Deere 342 Conventional Baler £1,600
• Welger AP53 Conventional Baler £2,000
• Kuhn GMD 280 Mounted Disc Mower £3,800
• Welger RP435 Round Baler c/w Electric Controls £9,100
• Massey Ferguson RK662TRC Twin-Rotor Rake £10,000


Two Kuhn GF502 4-Rotor Mounted Tedders Year 2015 and 2011, affectionately known by
Graham and Emma as ‘His and Hers’ achieved a pleasing £3,700 and £3,100 respectively.


There was strong demand for Trailer’s;
• Merrick Loggin Tipping Trailer £910
• Single Axle Grain Trailer (Mono-Body) £980
• Ifor Williams Twin Axle High Level Livestock Trailer £1,500
• Ifor Williams LM16 Twin Axle Flat Trailer c/w LED Lights £2,520
• Marshall BC21 Twin Axle Bale Trailer £4,100
• Predator Twin Axle Bale Trailer £5,840


The New Holland T5.105 fitted with Quickie Q4 Loader on a 65’ Plate had undertaken 1319
hours and appeared well maintained, sold to a Cheshire bidder for an outstanding £38,400.
Undoubtedly the star of the show was the 2022 Massey Ferguson 5711 M, having undertaken
just 12 hours and fitted with a Massey Ferguson Branded FL3819 loader, selling for a £50,800.

Within the included items;
• Sorth Galvanised PTO Stirrer £450
• Grays 16 Tine Buckrake £850
• Set of Trailed Discs £1,120
• Browns Post Knocker £1,200
• McCormick MTX 150 Diamond Edition (07’ Plate) £17,300.

A busy season ahead with sales booked throughout September and more.
Check out the website www.bagshaws.com for more details.

Leek Market Report

DAIRIES TO £2900

Herd Tops at £2820gns – Milkers Average £1992

It was a very busy day in the dairy shed on Tuesday which included the sale of the Alsopdale Herd on behalf of Andrew and Joanne Bunting.

The ring was packed from the start with trade setting off at a pace within the commercial section. Regular vendors Michael Wainwright and Andrew Weston each showed three powerful heifers that were very keenly sort after.

Michael topped the day at £2900 for a 28kg heifer heading to Andrew Hulme of Basford who took a second from the same home at £2420. The third reached £2600 to J Bayley of Nuneaton.

Andrew Weston saw his top at £2380 with the other two making £2340 and £2280.

Cows peaked at £2160 from Brian Needham of Rushton for a fresh second calver.

A strong crowd was in attendance for the herd sale no doubt because of the exceptional reputation Andrew Bunting had established at Leek over many years.

Trade for production animals was swift throughout topping at 2820gns for a June calved third calver by Westenrade Jethro to Messrs Bayley of Nuneaton.

A June calved heifer by Attico reached 2700gns to Messrs Dakin of Matlock.  A fresh fourth calver by Carnhill Iota Acer giving 38kg went to Messrs Evans of Shrewsbury.

Young calves were keenly sort after topping at 700gns with In-calf heifers up to 2080gn.

Cows averaged a superb £1992 without calves, £2156 with calves.