Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of cast cattle, store and breeding stock and their fortnightly sale of rearing calves on Monday 29th June 2026. Forward were 183 cattle and 49 calves.
44 Cast Cows/OTM sold to 358ppk or £2735
2 Stock Bulls sold to 308ppk or £3138
5 Young Bulls sold to £1460
55 Store Steers sold to £2230
77 Store Heifers sold to £2070
49 Rearing Calves sold to £920
Cast Cattle – More life in the cow trade with an extra buyer ringside resulted in all classes rising on the week; eighteen continentals and the same number of Friesian’s joined ten natives to average 256ppk and £1697 per head. Top per kilo at 358 pence was an excellent 11-year-old Limousin cow from WA Richardson Ltd, Hutton Fields. Following at 338ppk was a smart 8-year-old Limousin from S & J Dent & Son, Great Burdon Farm and a fleshy 7-year-old British Blue cow from Reed & Hill, Lingley Field at 326ppk. The brilliant Blue from Lingley Field topped the female prices in the lump when she added up to £2735 whilst the topper per kilo from Messrs Richardson followed just £11 adrift. Native breeds were led per kilo by a Beef Shorthorn OTM steer from F Hare & Sons, Trees Farm at 320 pence and in the lump topped at £2204 for a Hereford cow from GW Chapman, Sawmill Cottage. Two stock bulls forward sold to a best of 308ppk and £3138 for a 10-year-old Limousin from CG Robinson, South View Farm whilst the other was a thumping Charolais from JW Richardson, Railway Terrace which sold for £2865. Plenty of Friesians offered this week, the section was dominated by Deerness Valley Dairy who produced cows to 248ppk and £1693 and OTM heifers to 284ppk and £1544.
Cast Cows/OTM Leading PPK – 358 272 WA Richardson Ltd. 338 S & J Dent & Son. 326 314 Reed & Hill. 320 296 276 F Hare & Sons. 294 J & EM Lawson. 292 276 F Hickson & Sons. 286 JW Richardson. 284(x2) 248(x2) 246 244 240 Deerness Valley Dairy. 280 270 256(x2) A Davison. 272 268 260 C & R Metcalf. 268 260 252 GW Chapman. 244 J & MJ Walton.
Stock Bulls Leading PPK – 308 CG Robinson. 254 JW Richardson.
Cast Cows/OTM Leading Gross – £2735 £2625 Reed & Hill. £2724 £1743 WA Richardson Ltd. £2494 S & J Dent & Son. £2178 £1719 C & R Metcalf. £2143 J & EM Lawson. £2111 £1813 F Hickson & Sons. £2004 £1950 GW Chapman. £1897 £1696 F Hare & Sons. £1768 FB Wreford & Co. £1718 JW Richardson. £1693 Deerness Valley Dairy.
Stock Bulls Leading Gross – £3138 CG Robinson. £2865 JW Richardson.
Store Cattle – Definitely dearer, strong cattle probably up a good £50 and some of the smaller sorts were likely £100 to the good as the store ring flourishes despite recent pressures on the finished price. Top of the day at £2230 were a fantastic pair of 15-month-old Aberdeen Angus steers from GM Elstob, Mill Hill Farm; two vendors followed at £2080 as a 16-month-old Beef Shorthorn steer from J & EM Lawson, Harpington Hill matched a smart 23-month-old Limousin steer from PJ Glass, Duncombe Moor. Top of the heifers at £2070 were a cracking pair of 2-year-olds, a Limousin and a Simmental, from RL Walker, East Highwood. A tidy run of steers from A Wilson, Calf Close followed next with a pair of Charolais at £2050, a Hereford at £2040 and a Limousin at £2030. Plenty of representation from the dairy breeds today, the on-song Wilson’s of Calf Close sold Fleckvieh steers to £1820 and Montbeliarde steers to £1780 whilst Friesians hit highs of £1760 from JT Lamb, Heseldon Moor. Earlier in the sale just a small showing of young bulls sold well to a top of £1460 from C & I Watson, Lonton South.
Young Bulls – £1460 £1160 C & I Watson. £1360 TR Matthews. £1090(x2) J & G Clark.
Store Steers – £2230(x2) £1940 GM Elstob. £2080 £2000 £1980 £1940 J & EM Lawson. £2080 PJ Glass. £2050(x2) £2040 £2030 £1900(x2) £1820 £1780(x2) A Wilson. £1950(x2) £1820(x2) Messrs Ewebank. £1900 £1760(x2) D Walker. £1800 J & EM Lawson. £1760(x3) JT Lamb. £1760 K Sayer. £1760(x2) A Tindale.
Store Heifers – £2070(x2) £1920(x2) RL Walker. £1950 £1920 £1820 £1800(x2) £1790(x2) £1720 A Wilson. £1820(x3) £1740(x4) £1720(x4) JT Lamb. £1790(x2) £1750(x3) D Walker. £1780 GM Elstob. ££1770(x2) High Mains Partnership. £1770 M & E Webster. £1720(x5) W Tindale. £1720(x3) A Tindale.
Rearing Calves – The calf trade is colossal, absolutely terrific scenes again as the confidence in the long-term keepers remains unwavering to see a sale average of £654.82 today. Pick of the pack at £920 was an excellent 2-month-old suckler bred Limousin bull calf from GW Chapman, Sawmill Cottage. Baby calves under a month-old look biblical, none more so than a nice run of British Blues from H Gibb & Son, Eachwick Red House with bulls to a top of £810. Some super returns throughout the sale and many more can certainly be sold with ease at our next offering in a fortnight.
Limousin Bulls – 1 Forward
£920 GW Chapman.
British Blue Bulls – 10 Forward averaged £756
£810 £790 £770 £760(x3) £750 H Gibb & Son. £800 CR Farms. £690 £670 RW Raper & Sons.
Beef Shorthorn Bulls – 4 Forward averaged £740
£790 £760 £740 £670 CR Farms.
Aberdeen Angus Bulls – 10 Forward averaged £731
£860 Deerness Valley Dairy. £810 £750 R Tookey & Son. £800 £790 £730 £710 £680 CR Farms. £590(x2) RW Raper & Sons.
Friesian Bulls – 6 Forward averaged £240
£350 RW Raper & Sons. £305 H Gibb & Son. £240 £190(x2) £165 P & CA Harrison.
British Blue Heifers – 4 Forward averaged £781
£830 £810 £745 £740 CR Farms.
Aberdeen Angus Heifers – 4 Forward averaged £732
£760 £740 £730 CR Farms. £700 R Tookey & Son.
Beef Shorthorn Heifers – 5 Forward averaged £696
£820 £750 £740 £600 £570 CR Farms.
Limousin Heifers – 4 Forward averaged £677
£870 GW Chapman. £680 WO Grix & Partners. £610 £550 RW Raper & Sons
Other Continental Heifer – 1 Forward
£900 CR Farms.
