“Classic Massey’s ring the bell at Derbyshire Dispersal” Mark Elliott
The Bagshaws team out in force for the dispersal on behalf of Mr Lawrence Gratton who is retiring from Broom Hall Farm who has been on the holding since 1967. Mr Gratton had been extremely careful with his machinery which was all in excellent condition and the prices achieved and the support given were definitely a reflection of the well-kept kit. Undoubtedly the stars of the day were the tractors and telehandler with a classic Massey 398 achieving a massive hammer price of £22,000.
In the smaller lots:
Unused Gale Breaker Units £75
Electric Fencer Unit £80 per lot
Buckets of Water Fittings £70 each
Anvil c/w Stand £370
Unused Tanker Splash Plate £110
Kverneland Plough Parts £180
Set of 10 Massey Ferguson Weights £460
Galvanised Gates Up to £88 each
15 Rolls Bale Wrap 750mm £1000 for the pallet full
Within the machinery:
Oxtail Small Mounted Log Splitter £610
Set of Hydraulic Folding Chain Harrows £600
Kverneland Model E 4 Furrow Reversible Plough £2,900
Howard (Spanish Built) Rotorvator £5,350
Welger AP630 Conventional Baler £4,050
Hi Spec 1600 Gallon Vacuum Tanker £5,100
Teagle XT48 Fertiliser Spreader £1,200
Kuhn VK M240 Flail Topper £5,400
Kuhn GF8700 8 Rotor Tedder £10,100
Kuhn GA6501 Twin Rotor Trailed Rake £11,550
McHale 991 LBER Mounted Wrapper £5,000
Ifor William Tri-Axle Livestock Trailer (Excellent Order) and sold with no Decks at £4,700
Marshall BC 25 Twin Axle Bale Trailer £5,000
Within the Tractors:
Massey Ferguson 165 Multi Power c/w Scirocco Flexi Cab £5,300 Undoubtedly the classic Massey Ferguson 398 which had received a paint job approximately 6 years ago created interest from both Ireland, North of England and local counties and after a spirited bidding war from a Yorkshire man and a Derbyshire enthusiast it achieved a massive £22,000. Lawrence Gratton’s main work horses were the Massey Ferguson 5455 Dyna 4 sold on a 11’ Plate with 5,162 hours achieving £33,800 and the Massey Ferguson 5712 SL 4WD Dyna 4 sold on a 17’ Plate having undertaken 2,700 hours at £32,000 to go to Ireland. Another star of the day was the Manitou MLT 629 Telehandler which had been owned from new and had only undertaken 2830 hours and was sold to go south to a farmer at £43,000.
The 2025 event at Darley Moor run by the Bagshaws sale team had to unfortunately be pushed back to May due to bank holiday and printing issues which allowed the team to attend on a very sunny day with a massive crowd and very spirited bidding in all sections.
In the Early Lots:
Ton Bags of Hardwood Logs Up to £45 each
Lots of Crash Barrier £190
Concrete Beams Up to £500 per lot
Treated Sleepers £310
8ft Wooden Poultry Shed £750
4-Sheep/Galvanised Calf Pens Up to £450 per lot
Galvanised Sheep Hay Rack £275
Hog Creep Feeder £600
Modular Mobile Sheep Race £800
Galvanised Cattle Crush £900
Pig Arks Up to £320
15ft Cattle Feed Barriers Gates Up to £420 each
The IAE Sheep Race achieved £1,500
In the Garden Sundries Section:
Stone Mushrooms c/w Tops £250 each
Stone Troughs Up to £1,250
Milk Churns c/w Lids Up to £150 each
Bamford Root Cutter £110
Watering Cans (In Good Order) Up to £165 each
Anvil c/w Stand £380
Stone Mill Wheels £480 each
The Tractor Sundries section saw a diverse range of goods with:
two Nuffield Front Weights Achieving £150
David Brown 90 Series Grill £140
Euro 8 Front Headstock Bracket £56
Set of Alloy Ramps £700
In the Larger Machinery:
Kuhn 6 Metre Power Harrow £4,900
JCB Equipment Bucket Brush £1,120
David Brown Plough £500
Foster DP2 Back Actor £1,650
Ritchie Bale Squeezer £580
Kuhn 302G Mower Conditioner £2,500
Vicon 724 Rake £5,100
There was a large section of trailers together with tractors and machinery with;
Ifor Williams 14ft Livestock Trailers Up to £3,000
Compass Magnum 524 Caravan £2,050
Kane Low Loader Trailer £7,200
In the Tractor Section:
Ford 1910 4WD Compact £2,600
International 955 2WD (Approx 1981) £5,000
Ford 6600 2WD Bubble Cab £5,450
JCB 3CX Sitemaster £26,800
JCB JS130 13 Ton Excavator £9,500
Hitachi Axis 22cl Compact Digger £7,800
The vehicle section topped at £5,300 for a Polaris Ranger with a Land Rover 90 £3,400 and Bobcat 1 ½ Ton Mini Digger at £3,400.
A successful event with pleasing results for the vendors and the ice cream vans doing a roaring trade.
The retirement dispersal on behalf of Tony and Anne Turnock who had been on the holding for 34 years saw a big crowd with both national and local interest for the range of goods.
In the Smaller Lots:
Vink Calving Aid £250
Cow Hip Lifter £100
Plastic Dump Bucket £135
Single Phase Mobile Milker Unit £600
Large Parlour Fan £330
There was a lot of pre sale interest in the fertiliser which was stored in the top shed with 1.8 tons of 34.7 Nitrogen achieving £720 for the lot.
3 ½ Bags of Grass Seed £190
In the Field;
IAE Galvanised Troughs £120 each
Four-Heavy Duty Calf Pen Hurdles £250
Sets of IAE 10 Calf Pens c/w Backs £640 per set
Silage Cover Sheets £280 each
The IAE Galvanised Youngstock Crush achieved £760 with the Centurian Full Access Crush at £1,900.
Within the Machinery
Storth PTO Slurry Stirrer £1,720
West 2000 Dual Spreader £7,200
AJP Vacuum Tanker £7,020
AJP Twin Axle Bale Trailer £6,450
Ifor Williams Twin Axle 10ft Livestock Trailer £2,550
The three tractors from the farm had been well cared for with the;
3 Cylinder Fordson Dexter achieving £2,400
Case JX70 c/w Quicke Loader (Under 1500 Hours-58’ Plate) at £17,000
A very good day adjoining the A34 at Stafford with a good crowd. More sales booked for Summer, keep an eye on our website for upcoming sales details. www.bagshaws.com
“Excellent Weather Assists the Brookside Dispersal”
The retirement dispersal on behalf of Mr David Wrench who was leaving his farm on the Capesthorne Estate after over 30 years attracted wide interest and support from North Wales, the Midlands and all surrounding counties.
In the Smaller Lots:
RSJ’s £230 per lot
David Brown Drawbar £48
Long PTO Shaft £140
Quad Bike Sprayer £100
Vink Calving Aid £155
Five Teat Milk Suckling Bars £70 each
Two Wheel Plastic Body Wheelbarrow £190
PEL403 Mains Electric Fencer Unit £108
Cattle Equipment was well bid for with;
AG Maxi Pedestrian Saw Dust Dispenser £580
Britclean Single Phase Pressure Washer £700
Magnate 25 KVA PTO Generator £650
Short Galvanised Hurdles £90 for sets of 4
Long Galvanised Hurdles Up to £160 per set (sets of 5)
IAE Galvanised Calf Crush achieved an excellent £800
IAE Chieftain Crush c/w Manual Jaw Scoop £2,220
In the Machinery;
International 454 2WD c/w Cab and Power Steering £3,020
