Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of cast cattle, store and breeding stock on Monday 6th July 2026. Forward were 250 cattle and 27 sheep.
41 Cast Cows/OTM sold to 424ppk or £3896
3 Stock Bulls sold to 350ppk or £3171
34 Breeding Catte sold to £3550
23 Young Bulls sold to £2280
73 Store Steers sold to £2460
76 Store Heifers sold to £2300
27 Feeding Ewes/Rams sold to £200
Cast Cattle – Dearer by a fair margin as the cows climbed to average an exceptional 288ppk and £1965. Forget Jude Bellingham, Darlington had its own superstar in town today; an absolutely incredible 919kg 7-year-old British Blue cow from BJ Haigh, Hightown set the ring alight when she sold for a stunning 424ppk and £3896. A terrific 10-year-old British Blonde cow from F & JS Gargett, Westwick Farm impressed when she sold for 356ppk and £2598. DA & MAM Brown, Agglethorpe Hall sold two cracking Charolais cows at £2761 and £2742, GH Farms Ltd, Grange Hill followed with a Charolais at £2731 with a smart Limousin from W & M Knaggs & Son, East Newbiggin next at £2710. Some steam on in the stock bulls too, top per kilo at 350 pence was a British Blonde from T & DI Allen & Son, Chatterley Farm whilst the best in the lump was a fleshy Hereford from SJ Saville & Sons, Ravenhill at £3171. Aberdeen Angus led the native breed charge, best per kilo at 321 pence was a tidy OTM heifer from Agglethorpe Hall whilst the top gross value was an outstanding £2703 for a fleshy girl from TN Callender, Ox Eye Farm. Finally, the Friesian’s, OTM heifers sold to 264ppk and £1500 from AR & C Booth & Sons, Village Farm.
Cast Cows & OTM- Top Prices PPK 424 BJ Haigh. 356 276 F&JS Gargett. 332 321 316 274 DA&MAM Brown. 320 292 W&M Knaggs & Son. 316 290 J Dixon. 314 280 278 LW Martin. 310 307 GH Farms Ltd. 304 276 MW Reed & Sons. 304 M&E Webster. 303 B Lowson. 303 W&J Herbert. 296 G&JH Tomlinson & Son. 292 TW Brown & Sons. 291 BR Lawson. 274 H&P Hutchinson.
Stock Bulls- Top Prices PPK350 T&DI Allen & Son. 302 SJ Saville & Sons. 298 F Bainbridge.
Lead Grossing Cast Cows & OTM- £3896 £1848 BJ Haigh. £2761 £2742 £2213 £2211 DA&MAM Brown. £2731 £2612 GH Farms Ltd. £2710 £2154 W&M Knaggs & Son. £2703 TN Callender. £2598 £1813 F&JS Gargett. £2134 £1849 W&M Reed & Sons. £2133 B Lowson. £2047 J Dixon. £2039 W&J Herbert. £2024 G&JH Tomlinson & Son. £1993 BR Lawson. £1934 £1915 LW Martin. £1927 TW Brown & Sons. £1909 M&E Webster. £1868 JD&G Hugill. £1825 Juaul Farms.
Lead Grossing Stock Bulls- £3171 SJ Saville & Sons. £2415 T&DI Allen & Son. £2333 F Bainbridge.
Breeding Cattle – The eagerly awaited reduction of Aberdeen Angus cows and calves from RE Dickson, Stubdale Farm attracted a great deal of ringside interest. The fifteen second calvers with three- and four-month-old calves at foot topped twice at £3550 and came away with a fine average of £2946 per outfit; eight of the fifteen reached £3000 or more. Elsewhere in the breeders a lovely in calf Limousin heifer from J & P Armstrong, Sherburn Tower sold for £3400 whilst her stablemate carrying her second calf sold for £2700.
Cows & Calves – £3550(x2) £3500 £3450 £3300 £3000(x3) £2700(x2) £2600(x2) £2450(x2) £2350 RE Dickson.
In Calf Heifer – £3400 J & P Armstrong.
In Calf Cow – £2700 J & P Armstrong
Bulling Heifers £1900(x2) J & P Armstrong.
Store Cattle – A good show of strong stores for the time of year, with some deadweight firms finally offering a price increase the trade looked a good bit sharper across the board, particularly the strong steers. Top of the shop at £2460 were a thumping pair of 26-month-old Aberdeen Angus steers from B Needham, Woolhouse Farm; a remarkable two dozen steers followed the leaders between £2000 and £2330. Top heifer on the day at an excellent £2300 was a strong Limousin from DR Smith, East Roughlea; two more from East Roughlea and three from elsewhere completed the £2000 plus heifer line up. Feeding bulls remain in good order, top at £2280 was a strong lad from PH & CM Smith, Castle House Farm with a great run following closely from MC Robinson & Son, West Cocklaw to a top of £2240.
Bulls- £2280 £2060 £1600 PH&CM Smith. £2240 £2200 £2120 £1840 £1780 £1690 MC Robinson & Son. £1540 x2 £1390 x3 £1320 £1160 £1140 A Wilson. £1460 £1240 RJ&R Greenbank.
Steers- £2460 x2 B Needham. £2330 x2 £2240 £2080 £1880 PH&CM Smith. £2300 x3 £2270 £2200 £2160 £2120 £2060 £2050 £2020 £1980 x4 £1960 £1930 K Metcalfe. £2270 DR Smith. £2200 AJ Marr & Son. £2100 x2 £2060 £2030 £1960 x2 SC Barron. £2020 x2 W&J Herbert. £2000 MC Robinson & Son. £1940 TW Brown & Sons. £1920 K Buckle. £1900 £1890 D Walker. £1880 x2 R&RE Everitt.
Heifers- £2300 £2120 £2090 £1920 £1820 DR Smith. £2090 £1820 D Walker. £2080 x2 £1820 x2 £1800 PH&CM Smith. £1970 £1900 £1800 £1760 x2 J&EM Lawson. £1900 x2 £1800 £1780 K Buckle. £1880 x3 £1840 JJ Horn. £1870 £1860 £1680 A&PA Jopling. £1860 C Bell. £1820 D Walker. £1690 x2 £1670 I Spedding. £1640 x3 £1600 x2 BJS Farms. £1620 KM Sayer.
Store Sheep – Just a fortnight to go until the opening sale of store lambs. A smattering of feeding ewes this week sold to strong levels to average £134. Best today at £200 came from P Evans, Arbour House Farm.
Feeding Ewes- £200 £188 £182 £180 £148 £145 P Evans. £190 £188 D Coupland. £162 £150 £120 RB Watson.
