The sale at Lower Lea Farm, Admaston on behalf of the Mellor family attracted a very large crowd and set off with a real bang when the scrap as lot 1 achieved an excellent £1,000.
There were bidders for all sectors;
with tractor seats to £70
Lincoln Mini Welder £210
Andrew Space Heater £80
Steel Bench £65
Within the Non-Vat Sector;
3ft Stone Troughs Up to £310
Stone Bird Baths Up to £110 each
Staddle Stone Bases Up to £35 each
The Kubota GR1600 Diesel Fired Ride on Lawn Mower attracted wide interest and achieved £3,000.
Within the Livestock Sundries;
Galvanised Bulk Pen Sections £360
Crash Barrier (In Ewe Section Format) £210 per lot
Concrete Sleepers Up to £10 each
Galvanised Gates Up to £80 per pair
IAE Painted Calf Crush £460
Within the Larger Machinery;
Twin Wheel Silage Pusher £410
Kverneland LD85 4 Furrow Reversible Plough £2,000
Kuhn FC302G Trailed Mower Conditioner £6,300
Kverneland Taarup 8076 6 Rotor Tedder £3,800
Cousins Heavy Flat Roll c/w End Transport Kit £4,200
Malgar M59/1500 V Spreader £3,800
The star of the show in the trailers was the Richard Western 14 Ton Silage Trailer on Wide Wheel Set at £11,000 with the NC Twin Axle Agri Low Loader at £5,200 and Tri-Axle Flat Bale Trailers Up to £4,800 each.
In the Tractors Section;
Ex-Services MF 20B (In Green Livery) achieved £6,150
Case MX 150 4WD (02’-Black Livery) at £25,000
Massey Ferguson 5455 4WD (08’ c/w Loader) at £28,500
The JCB 526S Telehandler (02’ Plate) achieved £15,100 with the JCB 3CX Sitemaster (non-turbo) £13,800.
Further sales booked throughout May and into June please check the website for further details as catalogues will be rolling out in due course. www.bagshaws.com
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
COMMERCIAL HEIFERS REACH £2940
PEDIGREES TOP AT £2740
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A superb trade for the best on Tuesday saw an outstanding commercial heifer from Brian Needham of Rushton Spencer top the day at £2940. Heading to local purchaser Andrew Hulme of Basford, he also went on to take a second from the same home at £2460. The six forward from the Needhams averaged a superb £2238.
Within the pedigree section regular vendors Messrs Sutton of Gawsworth took top honours with a 38kg heifer by Denovo 8068 Tenor at £2740.
The Mellor family of Earl Sterndale saw both their heifers sought after reaching £2300 and £2280 respectively.
Next week sees a Special Entry of 130 New Zealand X Youngstock from Rowe Farms Ltd of Newcastle under Lyme, with Herd Dispersals also booked throughout May (Further Details in Due Course)
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
A more buoyant trade on Tuesday saw a top price in the commercials of £2130 for a 26kg heifer from Andrew Mills of Ratcliffe on Wreake with others from Messrs Peach of Warslow at £2020.
The herd sale on behalf of the Baskerville family of Lichfield topped at £2050 for a January calved third calver giving 43kg. Next in-line was a fresh fourth calver at £1980.
Next week is the April Pedigree sale with a good entry forward to date including another big group of well bred youngstock from Hankin Heys Farm Ltd.
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
An easier trade for milkers which was perhaps a reflection on the quality forward saw the best to £2080 for a heifer from Andy and Jane Brookes of Field, Uttoxeter with another from Andrew Mills of Ratcliffe on Wreake to £1960.
A very pretty Shorthorn heifer from Shirley Kirkham reached £1870.
The special entry of In-calf heifers from the Hall Bros of Somerford Booth met a brisk trade peaking at £1680.
Next week we have the herd dispersal on behalf of Adrian Baskerville of Fradley, Lichfield. Take a look at the catalogue on-line at www.leekauctions.co.uk
With Bagshaws having sold Barms Farm, John and Lorraine Naden saw a very large crowd for the dispersal of their machinery and effects which had been very carefully maintained and driven and saw excellent prices
Mark Elliott
Within the smaller lots:
3 Pallets of Yorkshire Flags £420
Granite Sets £100 per set
Stone Salting Trough £85
Draper Small Single Phase Compressor c/w Tools £180
Small Steel Bench with Pillar Drill £100
PTO Generator £610
Cast Iron Log Burner £200
9 Hole Tractor Drawbar £30
Belle Petrol Cement Mixer c/w Stand £210
Within the field lots:
There were some excellent items of sheep equipment with;
Sets of 5 Sheep Hurdles £85 per set
Wide Hang On Hay Racks £68 each
IAE Short Covered Hay Rack £280
Bateman Galvanised Sheep Turn Over Crate £460
Bateman Dial Type Sheep Scales £600
The larger machinery saw spirited bidding with:
NC Mounted PTO Road Brush £840
Kilworth Log Splitter £560
Vicon PS 753 Varispreader £860
Krone AM 243 S Mounted Disc Mower £2,900
Kuhn 300 Series Mounted Tedder £2,000
Taarup Single Rotor Rake £2,850
Very well-kept Massey Ferguson 139 Inline Baler (2006 Model) £10,000
The twin unit trailer mounted mini bale wrapper unit attracted a lot of interest to finally achieve £6,800.
Trailers were hot property with the old Bateson twin axle dump trailer at £2,250. Ifor williams twin axle LT85G Small Wheel Plant Trailer £1,450 and a very well kept Ifor Williams PAG Single Axle Sheep Trailer £2,850.
The farms David Brown 1390 showing 4,354 hours-X Plate £5,200
New Holland Boomer 50 (70 Plate-Only 114 Hours) £17,100
Very well-kept New Holland TL100A 4WD (05-2,870 hours) £24,200
