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Machinery Dispersal Report-Hardenclough Farm, Hope Valley
“Exceptional Machinery at Edale Dispersal with strong prices and a large crowd”
The dispersal on behalf of Mr & Mrs Robin Metcalfe at Hardenclough Farm, Hope Valley saw a superb range of equipment for genuine dispersal and a large crowd including customers from as far afield as Tow Law in County Durham and North Wales and Cumbria together with all surrounding counties.
The family have farmed the unit since 1971 and their attention to detail and pride in keeping their equipment in good order was definitely shown in the prices achieved for their sale items.
In the smaller items;
- Lister Sheep Shearer £290
- Battery Powered Tag Reader £320
- Stihl Chainsaw £320
- Sheep Trimming Stand £380
- Footbath £350
- IAE Dial Style Weigh Scales £660
- Ritchie Galvanised Combi Clamp £2,400
There was an extremely wide range of galvanised hurdles together with cattle equipment which sold as follows;
- Sheep ring feeders £76 each
- Sheep Rectangular Bunker Feeders £315 each
- Covered Lamb Creeps £280 each
- Sheep Turnover Crate £610
- The Galvanised IAE Cattle Crush £1,750
As detailed the equipment was in superb order with;
- 300 Series Haybob £1,520
- Kuhn VKN 240 Mounted Flail Topper with Hyd Offset Headstock £4,100
- Little Used 6 Ton Single Axle Tipping Trailer £2,180
There was wide interest in the livestock trailers, Honda Quad and Equipment with the Nugent 14ft Tri-axle Livestock Trailer achieving an excellent £5,020 and travelling North into Lancashire. The Ifor Williams 10ft Twin Axle Low Level Sheep Trailer achieving £3,560 and the superb Honda TRX520 Automatic 4WD Quad Bike having only 480 hours worked and being 2020 registered at a fantastic price of £5,850.
The excellent Case Farmall 105 4WD tractor achieved a superb £37,400 with the equally well kept Manitou 625-75 H Telehandler being four years old and achieving an excellent £37,000 to a South Staffordshire farmer.
More sales coming in the next few weeks, with five sales scheduled for the end of October.
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Bakewell Market Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale
Inkersall Herd Dispersal Report
INKERSALL HERD DISPERSAL TO 3000gns
21 OVER 2000gns
There was huge support for the Inkersall Dispersal at Leek Dairy Centre on Thursday with cows being an excellent trade from start to finish. Topping at £3000, 21 past the £2000 mark with the milkers averaging a superb £1840 (without calves).
A tremendous heifer Inkersall Dairymaid 45 by Denovo Julep reached 3000gns. Calved in July she had recently classified 85 points and was sold giving 41kg. She went to Messrs Hulme of Basford.
Hot in pursuit was another Julep daughter, Inkersall Nannette 97. Fresh in August she boasted an EX90 dam and was clinched by Messrs Swindells of Chelmorton.
The Pel Eva family was very much admired and a heifer by K & L Rambler reached £2800 also to Messrs Hulme.
At the same money was the highly impressive cow Inkersall Iloa Rolls 120 EX91, one of the many Rolls in the sale. She boasted 8 generations VG/EX. Calved in June and just served to Sassafras she went to Messrs Swindell.
The stylish stock bull also from the Rolls family drew great interest. By Villy Silvio, the hammer eventually fell at £3350 to Messrs Seals of Shirland.
Every life including 35 heifer calves averaged £1338.
Lot 121 Inkersall Dairymaid 45 3000gns
Lot 129 Inkersall Nannette 97 2880gns
Lot 83 Inkersall Diane 63 2820gns
Lot 132 Inkersall Pel Eva 217 2800gns
Lot 47 Inkersall Iloa Rolls 120 2800gns
Lot 99 Inkersall Capital 43 2600gns
Lot 64 Inkersall Celina Red 103 2520gns
Lot 125 Inkersall Dori 45 2480gns
Lot 80 Inkersall Nannette 82 2440gns
Lot 56 Inkersall Goldbird 94 2400gns
Bakewell Market Report
Machinery Dispersal Report-Grindley Collective Sale 2021
“Very successful Grindley Collective Sale with over 920 lots”
The annual sale held at Grindley by kind permission of Mr Jason Beeson and family saw a very large crowd with bidders from all surrounding counties including Shropshire and North Wales and a wide array of goods on offer including three genuine dispersal sales which were included in the middle of the day.
Within the tractors and vehicles sections;
- Kubota L345 2WD Tractor £1,850
- Massey Ferguson 3070 4WD £9,500
- John Deere 855 4WD Diesel Compact £2,300
- David Brown 900 (Old Restoration) £2,550
- International 685 XL 2WD (European Model) £3,540
- Matbro TS270 Telehandler (1997 Build) £7,500
- Fordson Supa Dexta £2,900
The star of the show for the tractor section was a very well-kept J Registered 6810 Ford 2WD c/w loader which sold to a Staffordshire purchaser at £10,850.
The 11.30am auction commenced with a dispersal on behalf of an Abbots Bromley family with all lots removed for convenience of sale to Grindley.
- The stone mushrooms topped at £180 each
- Cattle Grids up to £260 each
- Tombstone Galvanised Ring Feeders £200 each
- IAE Cattle Crush c/w Super Scoop Facility £1,550
- Watson Covered Calf Creep at £740
Within the machinery for the dispersal;
- Single Leg Mole Plough £360
- 9 Leg Cultivator at £260
- Parmiter Post Knocker £860
- Marshall Barrel Spreader £1,380
- Superb AJP Twin Axle Bale Trailer (Little Used) £6,020
- New Holland LM5020 Telehandler (61 Plate) £12,400
- Large Cherry Grain Bucket to Fit £670
- Massey Ferguson 6980 4WD (C Reg) £4,050
- Massey Ferguson 590 2WD (1980-Multi Power Transmission) £3,900
Also included was a deceased Estate dispersal which included a Kramer 312 Loading Shovel (n Reg-c/w Bucket) at £6,560 and a little used SIP Small Workshop Compressor at £220.
Within the general sale there was bidders for everything including;
- Welgar AP 630 Baler £3,100
- Portequip Twin Axle Bale Trailer £3,420
- Ransome 3 Furrow Reversible Plough £590
- Browns Big Bale Handler £590
- Marshall Twin Axle 32ft Twin Axle BC32 Bale Trailer £6,800
- Old Type Bailey Flat Trailer £2,700
- 40 Place Feed Barrier Trailer £1,050
- PZ 300 Series Haybob £690
- Kubota Diesel Fired Outfront Mower £3,000
In the collectables section Fowler Stationary Engine achieved £310 with Churns at £100 each and a wide array of bidders for all categories.
Sales being catalogued for September and October with a large Classic Tractor sale comprising; over 50 Classic and Vintage Massey Fergusons, Nuffields, Leylands and David Browns scheduled for the first week of October.
Please visit www.bagshaws.com for detailed catalogues pre sale date.
For confidential advice please contact Mark Elliott on 07973 673092.
Bakewell Market Sale of Theaves & Ewes
Bakewell Market Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale Report
Thursday 2nd September 2021
Leek Market Report
A smaller entry of dairy today but plenty of customers at the ringside and a solid price for all on offer. A very smart Pedigree heifer from the Sternmoor herd of Michael Wainwright topped the day at £2080 and selling locally to a Staffordshire farmer who also secured another heifer from Ernest White & family, Moscar at £1940. Richard Lomas was also in the money with his newly calved heifer at £1920. Cows topped at £1750 for a third calver from Messrs Charlesworth, Bradbourne.
Leek Market Report
Well what a day! There was not a single spare space in the dairy shed on Tuesday with an entry of 35 commercial cows in addition to the herd on offer. Sincere thanks to all of the staff who helped pull it together enabling us to achieve a really successful day.
The dairy ring was packed with buyers with trade setting off at an electric pace for the commercial entry with 14 of the 33 entered breaking the £2000 barrier.
Topping the day at £2520 twice over were the Easom family from Oakerthorpe with two lovely cows. The first a second calver giving 35kg was clinched by Messrs Bennett of Stoke on Tern with a third calver giving 52kg heading to Messrs Swindell of Chelmorton. The Easoms saw another of their three second calvers reach £2440, £2400 and £2140.
Heifers topped at £2510 from Messrs Johnson of Longnor with two others from the same home making £2500 and £2500. All of the commercial milkers
Bakewell Market Report
The last Tuesday market of the year was well supported with 921 Sheep but there were only 115 Cattle on offer.
Those vendors who did consign stock were well pleased with the results and a good trade prevailed in all sections.
Only 60 Store and breeding cattle forward, but they sold at similar prices to last weeks exceptional trade with the Steers to £1160 and heifers £970 within the rather limited selection.
Only a handful of Finished Cattle which looked well sold with top figures 252p and £1853. The overall average being 225p.
The small entry of OTM and feeding cows had examples at 193p and £1196. The average for a rather mixed sample was 130.7p.
A nice selection of 26 calves attracted plenty of interest with Bulls to £480 and Heifers £210.
In the Sheep department the 719 lambs made their money with top figures 290p and £130.56. The SQQ and the overall average were the same at 241p.
There were 202 Cull Sheep an entry with a good many plain sorts on offer. The top price was a healthy £179 but the average at £78.11 demonstrates the quality of the sample.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Forthcoming Market Fixtures
Thursday 2nd September: Lunchtime Sheep Sale, See our Facebook page for special entries
Friday 3rd September: Theave & Ewe Sale – 4,644 Theaves & 211 Ewes Entered.
Saturday 4th September: Collective Sale At Grindley
Wednesday 8th September: Farm Sale Hardenclough Farm, Edale
Friday 10th September: Store Lamb Sale
Bakewell Market Store Sheep Sales
We are now taking entries for the sheep sales of both Store Lambs and Breeding Sheep with the dates set out below.
With finished lambs selling so well and the recent trade for cull ewes with averages consistently over £100 we are anticipating a strong demand for Theaves at our
3rd September Sale.
If you have entries for any of the sales, please them in to the Bakewell Office on 01629 812777 or speak to any of the auctioneers.
Friday 3rd September – Theaves & Ewes (Show & Sale)
Friday 10th September – Store Lambs
Thursday 16th September – Mule Ewe Lambs (Show & Sale)
Friday 17th September – Ewe Lambs (any other Breed, Show & Sale)
Friday 24th September – Store Lambs
Other News-Store Cattle List Covers
After many months of thinking up humorous and cryptic front covers for the weekly store list, I have run out of ideas. So, we are going to try something different.
If you have an entry a future week either send me a photograph or we are more than happy to come out and take one and we will put it on the front of the Store List.
Email to: alastair.sneddon@bagshaws.com Or text it to 07973 982441
19 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows Overall Average 130.79p/kg
(Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)
Another competitive trade for all on offer with the better sorts to a top of 193p with only the plainest Black & White below the 100p/kg level.
Sample Results:
164p/kg 690kg J Patchitt, Cossoll
158p/kg 556kg AK Robinson, Wyver Lane
155p/ kg 694kg S & A Taylor, Cumberworth
And Gross Prices:
£1196.58 814kg FM Ottewell, Belper
£1131.60 690kg J Patchitt, Cossoll
10 FINISHED CATTLE – (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)
Only a small Tuesday entry but again well bid for with Heifers to 252p/kg (Ave 220.84p/kg and Steers to 238p (Ave 231.38p/kg)
Heifer Sample Results:
252p/kg 538kg T & JM White, High Bradfield
238/kg 726kg Johnson & Shuttleworth, Findern
230p/kg 806kg Johnson & Shuttleworth, Findern
And Gross Prices:
£1853.80 806kg Johnson & Shuttleworth, Findern
£1727.88 726kg Johnson & Shuttleworth, Findern
Steers Sample Results:
238p/kg 594kg RW & R Walker, Ashgate
234p/kg 580kg RW & R Walker, Ashgate
And Gross Prices:
£1491.60 660kg RW & R Walker, Ashgate
£1413.72 594kg RW & R Walker, Ashgate
STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)
Only a small entry for the Tuesday Market.
All sold with sufficient buying power present to ensure decent results.
Sample Returns
£400 A Angus Hfrs 5-6 Mths CG Massey & Son, Holmes Chapel
£725 Char Strs 5-6 Mths Waller Farms, Sutton
£735 Char Hfrs 5-6 Mths Waller Farms, Sutton
£450 A Angus Hfr 7 Mths W Salt & Son, Denstone
£420 A Angus Hfrs 9-10 Mths J Glossop, Bradfield
£1000 Char Str 12-15 Mths CS Edge, Ballidon
£890 Char Hfrs 14-15 Mths CS Edge, Ballidon
£870 Here Hfrs 17 Mths TW Yates, Longford
£1000 Lim Str 22 Mths D & A Dickinson, Bradbourne
£970 Lim Hfr 24 Mths D & A Dickinson, Bradbourne
£690 Lim Str 13 Mths AP Pugh, Pilsley
£780 Here Str 12 Mths RP Lawley, Draycott
£1160 Sim Str 16-17 Mths CE & EN Latham, Sudbury
£1040 Sim Str 16-17 Mths CE & EN Latham, Sudbury
26 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)
Another large gathering of purchasers ensured a strong trade for all with best quality calves at a distinct premium.
Both bulls & heifers in keen demand and with a shortage of Black & White calved within the entry.
Bulls
B Blue £480 C Shirt, Over Haddon
B Blue £422 J & J Walton, Tideswell
Saler £260 JF Hayes, Shottle
A Angus £155 WR & W Hayes, Pilsley
Heifers
B Blue £210 F Mycock & Sons, Wormhill
719 Lambs & 202 Ewes & Rams
(Auctioneer Peter Oven)
A very good Bank Holidday entry of 921 head of sheep included 719 lambs. Demand very good throughout with a level trade. Meated sorts wanted with some small Beltex lambs topping the market at 295p and 290p/kg. Heavy weight butchers lambs to 262p/kg with a top gross of £130.56. Overall average 241.72p/kg
Leading Prices: –
31.7kg 295p M & C Hambleton, Five Wells
33.5kg 249p P Wilcockson, Hathersage
36.5kg 290p M & C Hambleton, Five Wells
38kg 250p R Rowlinson, Ilam
40kg 253p JB & P Broomhead, Fulwood
41.8kg 249p N & S Pearson, Peak Forest
42.6kg 249p M Gregory, Peak Forest
43.6kg 265p JD Pickford, Leek
44.2kg 253p JG Jackson, Wardlow
44.4kg 255p M Gregory, Peak Forest
45kg 248p S White, Wortley
46.5kg 258p C & D Allen & Son, Thorpe
48.2kg 262p R & S Salisbury, Abney
51kg 256p R & S Salisbury, Abney
Averages:
Light To: 295p/kg
Standard To: 290p/kg Ave: 243.41/kg
Medium To: 265p/kg Ave: 240.85/kg
Heavy To: 262p/kg Ave: 241.03p/kg
Overweight To: 230p/kg Ave: 219.09p/kg
Cull Sheep
A good entry of 202 Cull Ewes and Rams saw several grazing buyers operating with a larger proportion of plain sorts, overall average does not reflect the tremendous trade. Best Texels peaked at £179, Suffolk to £125, Mules to £114 Southdowns to £86 Herdwick to £84 Horned ewes to £77.
Ewes to £179 Ave £78.11
Rams to £144 Ave £123.60
Bakewell Market Store Lamb Sale
The catalogued entry of 5,500 Store Lambs drew a large contingent of purchasers from near and far and a fantastic trade right to the very end.
Purchasers present from both North and South Wales to Norfolk in the East, all keen to acquire a large volume of lambs and with a number going home short of requirements.
The average returned at £87.31 per head to a top price of £112 per head, this gives a clear indication of the general trade with the sale completed at 1pm
2707 Texel averaged £85.47
£99.50 R Brindley, Newhaven
£99.00 AC Simpson, Sheffield
£98.00 JF Webster, Hartington
£96.50 JF Webster, Hartington
£96.00 A & EJ Beresford, Chelmorten
£96.00 M Wright, Hartington
£95.00 FT Bagnall, Longnor
£95.00 JW & RG Ede, Youlgreave
220 Cheviots averaged £84.77
£86.00 JD Wood, Hope Valley
£85.00 C Mathews & Son, Castleton
£85.00 JD Wood, Hope Valley
£82.00 JD Wood, Hope Valley
129 Beltex averaged 95.38
£99.00 S Hardy, Matlock
£95.00 S Hardy, Matlock
£92.00 AB Bowler, Ashleyhay
892 Suffolks averaged £88.01
£95.00 DN & JE Renwick, Middleton by Youlgreave
£95.00 AC Simpson, Sheffield
£94.00 K Higton, Wetton
£93.50 MJ Burnett & Son, Rowsley
£89.00 DN & JE Renwick, Middleton by Youlgreave
£88.50 B & M Frost, Bakewell
£88.00 Mosley & Kirkwood, Matlock
Ewe Lambs
31 B Leics averaged £89.00
£100.00 JW & RG Ede, Middleton by Youlgreave
£89.00 JW & RG Ede, Middleton by Youlgreave
600 Suffolk x averaged £95.00
£112.00 K Higton, Wetton
£108.00 Mosley & Kirkwood, Matlock
£105.00 Frith Bros Ltd, Thorpe
£104.00 K Higton, Wetton
£100.00 Frith Bros Ltd, Thorpe