Leek Market Report

DAIRIES;

Selling time – 11:30am

Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)

**DAIRIES TO £2300**

*Heifers to £2380, 5 Over £2000*

Another very strong trade for milkers saw the best to £2380 from Messrs Easom of Oakerthorpe with others from the same home to £2210 for another heifer and £2100 for a second calver.

Richard Lomas of Calow saw his Holsteins x Norwegian Red heifer reach £2100. Numerous other heifers were in that £1800 – £2000 bracket with more needed to satisfy demand.

A tremendous entry already entered for next weeks pedigree sale will see over 70 milkers forward along with in-calf heifers, bullers and calves. Loot out for the catalogue online which will be out shortly.

Leek Market Report

DAIRIES;

Selling time – 11:30am

Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)

**DAIRIES TO £2300**

A superb trade for the first dairy sale of 2022 with many more needed to satisfy demand.

5 swept passed the £2000 mark with a framey heifer from Messrs Platt of Bamford topping the day at £2300.

Two heifers from the Leaventhorpe herd of John Allan made £2160 and £2110 with cows topping at £2110 for a fourth calver from the Broadley family of Hartington, Buxton.

A Brown Swiss X second calver from Messrs Callwood of Knutsford reached £2010.

Trade was exceptionally strong for all qualities with many purchasers going away empty handed.

Young calves were also sought after with Holsteins topping at £330 and a pretty Shorthorn heifer from Messrs Swinson to £320.

Get in touch if you have stock to sell. Contact Meg Elliott on 07967 007049.

Machinery Dispersal Report-Brierlow Bar Farm

RESCHEDULED SALE

Resounding Success for Bagshaws at Buxton

Mark Elliott

The rescheduled sale on behalf of the Kidd family at Brierlow Bar Farm, Buxton attracted a large crowd with support from Wales, Lancashire and East Yorkshire as well as all surrounding counties.

In the smaller items;

  • Two Stone Gate Posts                                                 £570
  • Pallet of Railway Lines                                                £230
  • Single Calf Hutch                                                         £50
  • Case Exhaust                                                               £70
  • Six International 574 Series Front Weights                £200
  • Steel Workbench                                                         £90

In the cattle and workshop sundries;

  • Twin Wheel Tipping Plastic Barrow                            £85
  • Vink Calving Aid                                                          £105
  • Michelin Single Phase Compressor                             £215
  • Pair of Alloy Milk Churns                                            £170 the pair

Within the field items;

  • Galvanised Cattle Race Yoke Gate                              £280
  • Sets of Cubicle Mats                                                   Up to £400 per lot

There was a small range of machinery which saw very spirited bidding;

  • Ransome Mounted Discs                                                                    £780
  • Opico/Hatzenbichler Mounted Tine Harrow with Seeder                 £3,900
  • Twin Axle Dump Trailer                                                                      £1,820
  • Ifor Williams Twin Axle 10ft Livestock Trailer                                    £2,200

In the tractors the red David Brown 950 achieved £1,420, David Brown 1490 2WD (Brake Fault) £3,100.

The farms two main machines had attracted wide interest with the International 956 XL Turbo 4WD (H Plate) at £13,000 and the Case 5140 4WD (P Plate) at £12,700.

The Manitou 626 Telehandler sold extremely well at £10,700 and the Bobcat 337 360 Degree Excavator (1999 Model) made a massive £10,850.

Within the included section;

  • One owner David Brown 885 c/w Cab (N Reg) at £2,900
  • Kawasaki KVF 360 Quad Bike (05) at £2,100
  • One owner HP400 Pedestrian Power Barrow at £770.

The dispersal sales team will be back in action after the 7th February with a large and varied programme of sales booked throughout March/April and earlier dates scheduled.

Please check the website for further details.