The herd sale on behalf of the Hall family of Sudbury, Derbyshire attracted a fantastic crowd with trade setting off at an electric pace that continued throughout the day.
A massive 75 passed the £2000 mark, 60 of those been milkers with prices peaking at £2700.
Topping the day at £2700 was a fresh calved heifer by ABS Onyx to Messrs Hammersley of Thurvaston. Hot in pursuit at £2620 was a milking heifer by ABS Eldridge. Due in August with her second she was clinched by Messrs Holland of Sudbury who went on to make a number of other choice purchases.
The blistering trade for milk saw them all average £1753 without calves and £1831 with.
In-calf heifers were similarly sought after peaking at £2420, 14 passing £2000 and all 62 averaging just short of £1700.
Young calves reached £490 with all 430 lives sold averaging an amazing £1313.
Trade continues to remain solid for dairies with the entry on Tuesday selling extremely well.
Two heifers topped at £2260, the first from the Shepherd family of Bakewell and the second from John Stone of Onecote. Cows also from the Shepherds topped at £2120.
Trade was consistent throughout with the majority of the entry between £1700-£2000 with all milkers including a number with faults averaging £1790.
More numbers are needed to satisfy demand. Please get in touch if you have stock to sell. Contact Meg Elliott on 07967 007049.
A very large crowd gathered for the Dispersal of the Shieldhouse Herd of Holsteins and A-Shieldhouse Herd of Ayrshires on behalf of the Weston Family of Roston, Ashbourne. They were no doubt drawn by the real quality on offer which saw a top price of £3000 and the entire herd average a superb £1831.
Topping the day was a fresh second calver by De Vlottenburg Fantasy. She had given 9711kg in her heifer lactation. Sold giving 45kg she went to the Minshall family of Tean.
Hot in pursuit at £2800 was a February calved third calver by Nafta. Due in again in January to Dynamite she was giving a massive 52kg and went to John Bayley of Nuneaton. Another second calver by Fantasy calved in February reached £2560 to a Stafford purchaser.
Ayrshires topped at £2360 for a milking heifer due again in November to Ryland Red to Messrs Sales of Leek.
In total 29 passed the £2000 barrier to average out an exceptional £1831 which included some with faults.
The commercial section saw a mixed quality forward which sold to a very strong trade topping at £2400 for second calver from Phillip Brocklehurst of Mobberley with heifers from John Stone of Onecote to £2100.
Overall the strong trade continues to hold if not improve. Please get in touch if you have stock to sell.
Another blistering trade in the Dairy Shed on Tuesday saw both cows and heifers soaring above £2800 again and 11 in excess of £2000. The whole commercial entry including a number with faults averaged £1737.
Topping the day in the Commercial Section was a superb heifer from the Meldamar Herd of the Shepherd family of Bakewell. A Westcoast Alcove daughter, she was sold giving 38.4kg and went to Andrew Hulme of Basford.
Another from the same home by Seagull-Bay MVP reached £2580 to J Bayley of Nuneaton who also took a second calver at £2180. Andrew Hulme went on to take another Alcove daughter at £2460.
The Riley family of Longnor saw their 31kg heifer reach £2360, with Messrs Platts of Hope Valley seeing their two heifers make £2140 and £2260 respectively.
The herd sale on behalf of James Harrison of Cheadle despite including a number of older cows sold exceptionally well. He topped the days trade with a third calver by Fontaine. Calved in April and giving 54kg she was eventually clinched by John Bayley at £2860 with another third calver by Mozzarella making £2500 to the same home.
The last lot of the day, an impressive second calver by Fontaine reached £2620 to A J Minshall, Tean.
Next week we have the very impressive Pedigree Herd of Holsteins and Ayrshires to sell on behalf of the Weston family. Head to the website to take a look at the catalogue.
“Large Crowd and Very Windy Day at Hilderstone Dispersal”
Mark Elliott
The retirement dispersal on behalf of the Brassington family at Blakelow Farm at Hilderstone attracted interest from North Wales, Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire together with Wiltshire as well as all surrounding counties.
Within the Small Items and Livestock Sundries;
Sheep Race Guillotine Gate £98
Metal Troughs Up to £20 each
Ring Feeders £72
IAE Galvanised Cattle Race Gate £290
Short Single Phase Auger £185
Machinery Section;
Fleming Mounted Scraper £280
Lely Hibiscus 425S Mounted Rake £2,800
Lely Lotus 4 Rotor Mounted Tedder £2,680
New Holland 940 Conventional Baler £1,900
The McHale equipment attracted wide interest with the McHale F540 Round Baler at £10,300 and the McHale 991 BE Trailed Wrapper at £7,000.
There had been a lot of pre-sale interest in the Massey Ferguson 165 which had been on the holding for many decades after spirited bidding this multi-power version on an L Plate achieved £5,800 to a Staffordshire collector.
The Case JXU 105 c/w Quicke Loader and Damaged Cab sold locally for £16,800 with the Dieci 26.6 Agri Farm Turbo Telehandler c/w Q Fit Headstock selling at £14,200 to a dairy farmer within two villages of the sale field.
Antiquities sold extremely well with;
Milk Unit Buckets £23 each
Glazed Sinks to £20 each
Old Esso Drums to £38 per lot
Round Cast Pig Troughs Up to £100 each
There were various included items including;
Kubota 900 RTV (non road reg, showing 1,650 hours) at £3,400
Agrimaster Compact Hedgcutter £1,620
Agrimaster 1.9 Metre Mounted Flail Mower £1,350
Ifor Williams 10ft Livestock Trailer at £3,000
Lely Lotus Stabilo 4 Rotor Mounted Tedder £5,300
A comprehensive entry of Galvanised Gates and Barriers saw;
Large Gates £120 each
Stock Yard Gates £155 each
Short Cattle Hurdles £75 each
Further sales near Stafford and South of Tamworth booked for June 2022, please check the website for further details. www.bagshaws.com
“Support from Ireland and County Durham as well as locals for Chesterfield Dispersal”
Mark Elliott
The retirement dispersal on behalf of Mr Stuart and Mr Geoffrey Dore at Stockley Hill Farm, Palterton attracted a very large crowd and as the access to the national road network via the M1 was superb potential purchasers travelled from far and wide.
Within the Smaller Lots;
Steel Bunded Tank £210
Grinder Discs £40
Twin Wheel Bench Grinder £95
Scatterbird MKII Gas Fired Bird Scarers £150 each
McMaster Power Hacksaw £95
Set of 7 Original Leyland Front Weights £400
Pairs of Plastic Drill Pedestals Up to £300 per pair
Evans and Pierce Single Phase Blow Fans Up to £295 each
The Stoneware and Stone Troughs attracted wide interest with;
Pallets of Stone Flags £200 per pallet
Stone Sundial £900
Bamford Root Pulper £310
Smaller Type Stone Troughs Up to 4ft Up to £880
Large Rectangular Stone Trough £2,100
Large Stone Trough (To Inset into Corner) £1,900
In the field items and Livestock Sundries;
Concrete Water Troughs £140
Bateman Galvanised Cattle Crush £1,600
IAE Galvanised Cattle Crush c/w Side Gate £1,120
Bunker Troughs Up to £210 each
In the Machinery;
Hydraulic Folding Chain Harrows £880
Taarup Mounted Mower Conditioner £2,700
McConnel 5 Leg Shakerator c/w Packer £2,050
Farmforce Front Press £2,550
Weaving 2.5 Metre Sub Disc c/w Seeder £7,400
Vaderstad Carrier 420 £14,600
He-Va Trailed Hydraulic Folding Rolls £6,900
Maschio 4 Metre Power Harrow £3,500
In the Trailers Section;
Ken Wootton 12 Ton Tandem Axle Agri Dump Trailer £3,200
Richard Western 14 Ton Grain Trailer £5,300
Ifor Williams 12ft Livestock Trailer (No Decks) £4,200
There had been a lot of pre-sale interest in both the 16 Ton Esme Mobile Dryer and the Terex Fermec Digger Loader. The Dryer eventually went to Darlington at £23,400 with the 860 Fermec Digger showing 8,762 hours registered on a 53’ Plate achieving a massive £19,000 and purchased by a Yorkshire Haulage Contractor.
The stars of the show were undoubtedly the tractors from the Dore family were very well kept;
McCormick MTX 150 (58 Plate-6,446 Hours) at £23,400
New Holland T.7200 4WD (63 Plate-5,416 Hours) at £40,000
Case Puma 150 4WD c/w Front Linkage (19’ Plate-1,420 Hours) at £59,800
The Manitou MLT 737-130 PS Premium Telehandler had been owned from new and was sold with Pallet Tines showing 2,517 Hours on sale day and registered on a 68’ Plate. It achieved a massive £58,000 and was purchased to go into Derbyshire.
In the Included Section;
Collectable and Workable Tractors were extremely well bid for with a;
New Holland 100A c/w Loader 4WD (05 Plate-8,379 Hours) £16,000
Fordson Dexta £5,000
Fordson Super Dexta £3,650
International 454 c/w Loader (R Reg) £3,800
Fordson Super Major (Non Vat Vendor) £5,150
David Brown 950 (No Roll Bar-Old V5 Cardboard Registration Document) £3,600
A superb Mountfield 3600 SH Petrol Driven Ride On Mower had seen perhaps 5 hours work and achieved a massive £2,000.
With the sale ending on a high with a Portaquip 30ft Twin Axle Bale Trailer (2020 Model) at a superb £10,000 a very good day was had by all.
Sales booked for Staffordshire and out down towards Coleshill. Check the website for updates www.bagshaws.com
A busy Tuesday market with the Monthly Pedigree Dairy with a top price of £2820 for a fresh second calver from P K Brocklehurst.
Barrns topped at 200p/kg and £1540 as they continue to sell on a strong trade. Clean heifers topped at 268p/kg.
A good number of lambs, hoggs and cull ewes forward this week, which met a solid trade as demand stays put for hogg’s. Best Spring Lambs up to 390p/kg, hogg’s to 326p/kg and cull ewes to £186. Pigs a better trade but no real highlights. Top price of 134p/kg for cutters and bacon pigs to 132p/kg. Good to see more calves forward this Tuesday with bulls up to £425 and heifers to £315.
BARREN COWS (58); Selling time – 10:00am Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894) Another excellent entry selling up to 200p/kg for a 770kg Simmental from Home Farm, Rushton Spencer. A 700kg Holstein sold up to 193p/kg for Foker Grange Farm Ltd, Leek and a 765kg Charolais cow realised 189p/kg for MJ, C & PM Reeves, Ipstones.
Other top prices include; 183p 740kg Holstein – W E Turnock & Sons, Onecote 180p 730kg Charolais – E Morten & Sons, Doveholes 178p 835kg Holstein – G E Brookes & Partners, Loxley 178p 760kg Hereford – S C Galimore, Harriseahead 178p 810kg Holstein – AN & C Sread, Repton 178p 825kg Holstein – E T Hanson & Sons, Alford 178p 735kg Norwegian Red – W E Turnock & Sons 177p 710kg Brown Swiss C W Pearce & Partners, Tean 177p 540kg Friesian – J W Brandrick & Son, Beamhurst
Overall average of 155.12p/kg or £1001 per head.
Top price of £1540 for a Simmental from Home Farm, Rushton, Holsteins to £1486.30 & £1468.50 and Charolais to £1445.85.
CLEAN CATTLE; A shortage of cattle today with a top price of 268p/kg for a 475kg Charolais heifer from D Williams, Basford and a 545kg Charolais heifer selling for 260p/kg from R P Hall, Heaton.
DAIRIES (82); Selling time – 11:30am Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
There was some tremendous quality on offer in the May Pedigree Sale at Leek which included the first consignment of 21 Milkers from Phillip & Jean Brocklehurst of Mobberley, commencing his herd dispersal. Trade was on fire from start to finish for all qualities.
The Brocklehursts run of cows were much admired by all purchasers who really came out fighting. Of the 21, 8 passed the £2000 mark peaking at £2820 to average out at a superb £1938 (Pictured Below)
Topping the entry was a ABS Eldridge daughter, Woolrow Eldridge Baby. Fresh with her second she was giving a massive 51.6kg and went to a local purchaser.
Another fresh second calver by Cal-Roy-Al Yoda, Woolrow Yoda Kit reached £2400. Giving 51.5kg she went to J Moss of Rushton Spencer. Three further second calvers all went on to make £2340.
A very pretty heifer from the Sutton family of Astbury reached £2340. By Our-Favourite Vc Mafia ET, she was giving 35kg.
A fantastic pedigree Limousin stock bull from the Saltbrook Herd of Messrs Harris reached £4000.
PIGS (120);
Selling time – 9:15am
Auctioneer – Graham Watkins (07976 370894).
A good entry and an improvement in trade compared to last week with the averages up. Top price of 134p/kg for 78kg pigs from Massie Farms and also for a pair of 83kg pigs from PF & PD Parsons who also sold another pair for 130p/kg. 130p/kg for 80kg pigs from J & B Fentem and also for 79kg pigs from Massie Farms.
Bacon pigs sold up to 132p/kg for 86kg pigs from Massie Farms, who also sold 87kg pigs for 128p/kg and others at 127p/kg, 126p/kg, 124p/kg. J & B Fentem sold bacon pigs for 129p/kg, 128p/kg twice and 126p/kg.
Heavy pigs sold up to 103p/kg for a 108kg pig from Bernard Minshull. A 110kg pig realised 98p/kg for J & B Fentem.
A lot of sows about this week, selling up to 69p/kg for a 256kg cull sow from J E Critchlow, Hollinsclough. 68p/kg for a 177kg sow from MC & EA Beattie, 62p/kg for a 299kg sow and 60p/kg for a 320kg sow from J E Critchlow.
Averages;
Pork Pigs (7); av 71.83p/kg or £48.12/head
Cutting Pigs (29); av 118.45p/kg or £96.19/head
Bacon Pigs (50); av 113.45p/kg or £105.73/head
Heavy Pigs (9) ; av 92.18p/kg or £101.71/head
Cull Sows (24); av 51.88p/kg or £121.63/head
SHEEP SECTION;
Selling time 11:00am
Auctioneer – Robert Watkins (07929 946652)
SPRING LAMBS (217);
A modest but growing entry, sold on a better trade tan expected. A number of regular buyers not wanting spring lambs with slow sales in the shop and some price resistance from consumers.
That said, best sorts selling well to top at 390p/kg and plenty of others at 350p/kg and better.
Heavy lambs topping 348p/kg or £169.60/head.
Overall average pf 335p/kg.
Sample prices;
390p 37kg C G Buckston, Sutton on the Hill
378p 40.3kg C G Buckston, Sutton on the Hill
374p 41kg C G Buckston, Sutton on the Hill
370p 35kg G G Burton, Repton
366p 40.3kg IE, M & A Wilson, Hollington
348p 47.5kg IE, M & A Wilson, Hollington
320p 53kg RG & GC Moss, Abbots Bromley
BUTCHERS HOGGETS (540);
A good entry for the time of year topping at 326p/kg and competitive bidding throughout, particularly for the best fed lambs. More tail end good forward which impacted on the averages with 266p/kg SQQ and 246p/kg overall.
Sample prices;
326p 39.1kg RA & KD Day, Cheddleton
312p 42kg J Fernyhough, Swythamley
312p 41kg I Forrester, Trent Vale
303p 45kg D Machin, Rudyard
311p 46.5kg D Williams, Basford
255p 53.4kg JM & ADJ Hayes, Alstonefield
254p 55kg D Machin, Rudyard
252p 57.6kg D Williams, Basford
CULL SHEEP (231);
Another good entry selling on a strong trade topping at £186 for Texel ewes and best Suffolk’s to £150.
Overall average of £105/head.
CALVES (146);
Selling time – 10:00am
Auctioneer – Oliver Hiles (07801 530899)
A jump in numbers with 3 bigger lots of 10 + calves boosting the entry. Trade remains good throughout.
43 Continental Bulls
All bulls a good price again although a lot of smaller and younger calves about. A stunning Limousin bull from Richard Emmott, Lyme Park won the day and selling at £425 to a regular Yorkshire purchaser. 6 smart calves over £375; 12 more better sorts over £300; mediums £240 – £300 with only smaller sorts less.
18 Blues av £253 to £390 – P J Davies
13 Sims av £279 to £390 – TD & DA Higginson
12 Lims av £233 to £425 – R G Emmott
42 Continental Heifers
Not just as strong as the bulls but still plenty of life to the trade. A lovely Limousin was top call at £315 for E Moss, Cloudside with the top 15 over £200; mediums look good to buy at £120 – £170 with only plainer calves less.
17 Blues av £181 to £300 – J Bailey & Sons
11 Sims av £134 to £245 – D S Harrison
14 Lims av £170 to £315 – E Moss & Son
30 Natives
A little easier to buy this week.
3 Hereford Bulls av £149 to £170 – G & E Critchlow
12 AA Bulls av £165 to £200 – P E Holmes & Son
13 AA Heifers av £104 to £180 – DR & A Shuker
21 Black & White Bulls
Proper British Friesian bulls sold at £185 for Messrs Whittaker, Bosley, and £128 for Messrs Shuker. Mostly smaller sorts today from £10 – £58.
10 Reared Calves
A Blue heifer (4mths) sold at £400 from Andrew Hulme with a good run from A & C Sread, Repton all 4mths seeing a trio of Angus bulls at £400 and a pair of Holstein bulls at £250 with 2 more at £170.
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SATURDAY 21ST MAY
Sale of 682 Store & Breeding Cattle – 10am
Entries Close Friday 13th May
Also, Fortnightly Sale of Ewes with Lambs at Foot – Please advise of Entries
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TUESDAY 24TH MAY
On behalf of J S Harrison, New Close Fields Farm, Cheadle, S-O-T, Staffs
47 HOLSTEINS
Being the Dispersal of the Entire Newclose Herd, Comp 42 Cows & Heifers In-milk & In-calf 7 5 Calves. Cubicles & Herringbone, Herd Av: 7578kg 4.12%F 3.43%P cc56.
Big strong milky cows averaging 29.3kg daily. Well worth a look!
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TUESDAY 31ST MAY 2022
Dispersal Sale of the Entire Milking Herd (111 Head) of the Shieldhouse Herd of Holsteins & A-Sheildhouse Herd of Ayrshires on behalf of Messrs Weston, Shield House Farm, Roston, Ashbourne, Derbys. (A hidden Gem of a Herd, one not to miss!)
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News from The Farming Life Centre
The Farming Life Centre team will be having a stand at the ABC on the first Monday of every month. Please stop to say hello or pop across if you’d like to find out more about what we do.
Coming up:
Bacon Butty Project – We will be taking our Bacon Butty Project to Harden Clough Farm, Edale on Friday 27th May by kind permission of the Metcalfe family. Call in at the farm between 10am and midday for a cuppa and a bacon bap!
Farm Diversification workshop – Nick and Julie from Growing Rural Enterprise will be delivering a workshop on Wednesday 18th May, 10am-3pm, from the conference room at the ABC. Helping farm businesses to refresh and reflect on diversification enterprises, look into marketing and promotion and develop a personalised action plan. Lunch included. Contact info@thefarminglifecentre.org.uk or call 07483 373435 to book a place. All welcome.
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The Peak Farmers Group – Please get in touch if you would like to join the group or to book a place at either of the following events:
‘Down To Earth’ Farm Walk: Soil health and crop management – Understand soil and nutrient health, seed selection and crop management. Hear from our expert speakers: Agronomist Ross Dilks, Soil Health Advisor Charlotte Allen, Seed Species Specialist Helen Mathieu. Join us on Monday 23rd May 11am – 2.30pm at Simply Milk, Home farm, Hassop Rd, Hassop, DE45 1NU by kind permission of the Dilks family. Lunch included. Massey Feeds Mill Tour – Tuesday 7th June, 7.30pm – 9pm, Massey Feeds Holmes Chapel Mill – Mill Tour: Gain a glimpse into the world of animal feed manufacture. Hear about Massey’s sustainable ruminant feeds with no palm kernel or soya products – a UK 1st! Supper and transport included.
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