“Outstanding prices at Nottinghamshire Retirement Sale”
The retirement sale on behalf of Mr Richard Green at Burns Farm, Church Warsop near Mansfield attracted a large crowd from as far a field as Forfar in Scotland and North Norfolk as well as Yorkshire and all surrounding Counties with a wide range of effects for genuine dispersal there was excellent bidding for all categories.
Undoubtedly the stars of the show were the New Holland tractors and JCB telehandler and with the majority of the items owned from new prices were as follows;
Three Phase Welder £100
Kongskilde Space Heater £95
Stihl Single Phase Industrial Vacuum £115
10 Ton Trolley Jack £390
Tarpaulin Sheets £100 each
Grain Aeration Spear c/w Aeration Motor £110
Single Phase Ehrle HD623 Hot Washer £1,620
5000 Litre Plastic Bunded Fuel Store c/w Pump £3,100
Single Phase Compressor Up to £450
Tong Tip-Skip £460
Tong Single Phase Brusher Belt £2,200
Tong 3B Bulker Grader Single Phase £5,200
Tong Bagger Weigher £2,600
Morray Single Phase Belt c/w Stitcher Unit £2,100
Irrigation equipment attracted wide interest from local purchasers together with traders as far afield as Pembrokeshire.
Water Meters £190 each
Irrifrance Optima 110 400 Irrigation Guns £14,600
Briggs 110/470 Twin Axle Irrigation Reels £18,200
RM Equipment Self-Propelled Mobile Pump Unit c/w JCB Engine £13,000
In the machinery;
Eddlington Trailed Ring Rolls c/w Levelling Paddles £2,750
Trailers and bowsers were a fast trade as follows;
Armstrong and Holmes 10 Ton (Mono Bodied) £6,950
AS Marston 14 Ton Grain Trailers (Mono Bodied) £9,500
10,500 Litre Twin Axle Hutchinson Trailed Water Bowser £19,100
The JCB 536-70 Agri Super had been owned from new and showed 2,657 hours on sale day and achieved an eye watering £58,300 to a local farmer.
Attachments were a strong trade;
Strimech Wide Grain Bucket £1,220
Cherry Narrow Bucket £740
Pedestrian Man Cage £800
Both New Holland T Series Tractors were in excellent order with the T 6.175 (17’ Plate-1,268 hours) at £47,400 and the T 7.230 (18’ Plate-2,067 hours) at £59,600.
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
Top of £2580 ** 100% Clearance
In total 27 milkers passed the £2000 mark with the Pedigree entry averaging an outstanding £2032 and all milkers including commercials averaging out at £1824.
Just when you think you’ve reached the peak of the dairy trade, you get a trade like todays that surpassed all expectations. Admittedly our vendors did not disappoint providing an excellent selection of both milkers and youngstock for purchasers to choose from.
Cows topped at £2260 for a fantastic second calver from the Barmick herd of Mick & Barbara Hollins. By Scientific B Defiant, she was classified VG85 and was sold giving 48kg. she was clinched by Messrs Swindells of Chelmorton.
However it was a superb run of 10 fresh heifers from the Rowarton herd of Andrew & Carrie Sutton of Astbury, Congleton that stole the show. 9 out of the 10 passes the £2000 mark with a ‘Our-Favourite Ve Matia daughter leading at £2580 to Andrew Hulme of Basford. Hot in pursuit at £2400 was Rowarton Silvio Anita also heading to the same home. All 10 averaged a superb £2169.
Well bred bulling heifers also from the Barmick herd peaked at £1000 with a smashing run of weaned calves from Hankins Heys Farm of Crewe topping at £600 to average £523.
There was lots of interest for the commercial Guernsey herd sold on behalf of the Webster family. Trade topped at £1780 for a fresh Jersey x Guernsey heifer with a 5th calver close behind at £1720.
Next week we have an entry of 12 genuine herd sale cows from one home. We will also be selling a heifer kindly donated by Hayden Whitfield for the Ukraine Crissi. Leek Auctions will be matching the sale price. Many people have already kindly donated including Andrew Mills who gave £500 from the sale of his heifers yesterday and the Moore family who donated money from the sale of fodder.
The excellent machinery and wide range of dairy and cattle sundries attracted a large crowd to Plardiwick Farm at Gnosall for the dispersal on behalf of Adrian and Sarah Barber who had farmed on the holding for over a decade.
Trade was fast from start to finish with items from other local vendors a strong trade at the end of the field.
In the smaller lots
Bottle Jack £38
Stihl Chainsaw £140
Tow Chain £42
Bench and Vice £130
6 Stud Spare Trailer Wheel £120
5-Ford Front Slab Weights £210
Unused-Milk Transfer Pump £130
Heiniger Battery Powered Cattle Clippers £210
Vink Calving Aid £200
There was wide interest in the field items, gates and cattle race systems etc with the crowd buzzing for the main items.
Ring Feeders £250
Galvanised Gates £90 each
IAE Cattle Race c/w 4 Narrow Hoops and End Gate £1,820
IAE Foot Crush £1,020
Cattle Leg Troughs £170
Large machinery attracted keen interest from as far a field as Cumbria and Gloucestershire with all surrounding counties together with Yorkshire in attendance.
“Outstanding prices achieved at Early Season Derbyshire Dispersal”
Mark Elliott
The dispersal sale on behalf of Mr Gordon and Mrs Barbara Cresswell of Brook Farm, Atlow near Ashbourne attracted a very large crowd and the quality items for genuine dispersal saw an excellent trade from start to finish.
The family had been on the tenanted unit since 1970 and had always run Massey Ferguson tractors and sourced their machinery and effects from all the local dealerships.
In the smaller lots;
Cow Brushes £65
Vink Calvin Aid £135
3 Phase PTO Generator £500
SIP 40 Single Phase Air Compressor £330
Milkrite Single Phase Mobile Milking Units £700
Single Phase Parlour Fan £110
Wide Sets of Calf Pens c/w 8 Place Fronts £105 per set
Four Place Bucket Front £80 each
Cubicle Cow Mats were well bid for with sets of 14 Mats up to £240 per lot
Sets of x18 Mats £420 per lot
Alvan Blanch Roller Mixer Unit c/w Unfill Hopper achieved £900
In the main field;
Pairs of Galvanised Gates Up to £155 per set
16ft Heavy Duty Yard Gates Up to £200 each
The main machinery together with tractors and Kramer had been very carefully driven with virtually all items owned from new and sourced from local dealers.
Storth PTO Slurry Pump c/w Hyd Headstock £840
Heavy Flat Roller £720
Set of Drag Chain Harrows £300
Danuser PTO Mounted Post Hole Borer £420
Vicon PS 115 4 Mounted Fertilizer Spreader £990
Browns Hydraulic Folding Tine Harrow £2,650
The Henton Brabazon 8 Ton Mono Bodied Trailer £3,750
Graham Edwards 12ft Cattle Trailer (No Decks) £3,200
Taarup 842 Trailed Bed Spreader £3,000
Abbey VF1000 Tub Mixer £6,200
Hi-Spec 1600 Gallon Single Axle Slurry Tanker £8,400
The sale also included a Deceased Estate dispersal on behalf of the Late Mr Alsop with the 3 Cylinder Massey Ferguson Loader tractor (M Reg c/w Cab) at £4,300. A 3 Cylinder Massey Ferguson (parts only) £2,500 and a Pettit Single Axle Tipping Trailer at £430.
A well-kept West 6 Ton Single Axle Grain Trailer achieved £2,980 with a virtually unused Albutt Twin Ram Sheargrab on Euro 8 Brackets at £970.
Auctioneers – Meg Elliott (07967 007049) & Mark Elliott (07973 673092)
A very busy day in the dairy section saw 107 milkers sold which included the herd dispersal on behalf of the Brunt family, Moddershall.
Commercial trade was again very buoyant with 6 passing the £2000 mark topping at £2220 for a heifer from Andrew Mills of Ratcliffe on Wreake. He also had a second to £2140.
The Williams family of Middlewich showed a fantastic run of 6 Norwegian Red and Fleckvieh X heifers with the best to £2200 and others to £2100 and £2030. The bunch of 6 averaged a superb £1981.
The herd dispersal on behalf of the Brunt family saw trade top at £2020 with many others in that £1700-£2000 mark.
Next week we have a big Pedigree Sale which includes a large number of youngstock from the Hankins, Barmick and Snowfern Herd.
We will also have subject to the pre-movement TB test a Special Entry of 37 mainly Guernsey Milkers, In-calf heifers and youngstock due to a family tragedy. Look out for further details on our website and Facebook page on Friday.
