Thursday 16th July – Darlington Auction Mart had forward;
68 Bulls sold to 401ppk & £3585
62 Steers sold to 428ppk & £3123
105 Heifers sold to 464ppk & £2992
1323 Lambs sold to 452ppk & £250
94 Ewes sold to £291
Bulls (68) Trade a touch sharper on the week, more noticeable with the plainer sorts than the big heavyweights. The overall bull average totalled at 358ppk. The top price ppk was 401p & lead the grossing Bull sold for £3585 both were Limousin’s sold by J Layfield, Nackshivan and were purchased by JA Jewitt Ltd & Worsley Wholesale Butchers. John Armstrong, Southern Law was top in the Native section for grossing price at £2427 and purchased by JA Jewitt Ltd, whereas Williamson, South View’s Hereford was top price ppk at 326 also purchased by JA Jewitt Ltd. The lead grossing Friesian was sold by MA&PD Foster, Smithy House he went under the hammer at £2150 also to JA Jewitt Ltd, while the Halls of Kilton Hall were top price per kilo at 330p.
Bulls- Top Averages PPK:
JC Thwaite & Son sold 2 (713kg) Average 398ppk
AC Simpson & Son sold 3 (853kg) Average 389ppk
JC Johnson sold 2 (717kg) Average 388ppk
J Layfield sold 5 (823kg) Average 386ppk
Bulls- Lead Grossing Top Averages:
AC Simpson & Son sold 3 (853kg) Average £3324
AG Watson & Sons sold 3 (867kg) Average £3207
JJ Horn sold 2 (836kg) Average £3187
J Layfield sold 5 (823kg) Average £3179
Continental Bulls – Top prices ppk 401 391 389 378 375 J Layfield. 400 376 Cole Hill Farm Ltd. 399 398 JC Thwaite & Son. 392 385 JC Johnson. 391×2 386 AC Simpson & Son. 391 383 380×2 377×2 375 370 WA Wardman Ltd. 389 383 375×2 W&M Knaggs & Son. 383 C Binks & Son. 382 380 JJ Horn. 382 372 GH Farms Ltd. 375 371 AG Watson & sons. 370 360×2 PJ&ES Rogerson. 368 FW Hodgson & Son.
Lead Grossing Continental Bulls £3585 £3231 £3174 £2968 £2939 J Layfield. £3495 £3292 £3184 AC Simpson & Son. £3292 £3165 £3164 AG Watson & Sons. £3203 £3170 JJ Horn. £3153 £2987 £2964 W&M Knaggs & Son. £3113 £2816 C Binks & Son. £2956 £2730 JC Thwaite & Son. £2895 £2876 £2854 £2845 £2827 £2732 £2718 WA Wardman Ltd. £2845 £2724 JC Johnson. £2832 Cole Hill Farm Ltd.
Native Bulls – Top prices ppk 326 Williamson. 325 JF Gibson & Son. 324 320 J&K Woodward. 310 J Armstrong. 308 GS Dowson.
Lead Grossing Native Bulls £2427 J Armstrong. £2195 £2076 J&K Woodward. £2018JF Gibson & Son. £1874 Williamson. £1854 GS Dowson.
Friesian Bulls – Top prices ppk 330 R Hall & Son. 307 JK&CE Farming. 302 296 284 MA&PD Foster. 300 GS Dowson.
Lead Grossing Friesian Bulls £2150 £2036 £1752 MA&PD Foster. £2118 R Hall & Son. £1905 GS Dowson. £1884 Williamson.
Clean Cattle (167) A similar trade on the week, with once again a lot of weight forward. Overall, the Heifers averaged 396ppk and the steers 364ppk. The top price over the sale was 464ppk & £2579 for a Limousin Heifer sold by Cole Hill Farm Ltd and purchased by Worsley Wholesale Butchers. The Lead Grossing Clean Beast was a giant of a Limousin Steer weighing in at 822kg he was sold by Frank & Reg Simpson, Square House for 380ppk & £3123 and was also purchased by Worsley Wholesale Butchers.
Clean Cattle- Top Averages PPK:
JR&B Anderson & Son sold 2 (562kg) Average 432ppk
W Miller sold 9 (560kg) Average 427ppk
A Kitson & Son sold 7 (573kg) Average 421ppk
Askwiths sold 4 (612kg) Average 416ppk
Clean Cattle- Lead Grossing Top Averages:
MJ&EA Sedgewick sold 3 (728kg) Average £2926
F&R Simpson sold 4 (806kg) Average £2905
CW Gray sold 4 (814kg) Average £2838
JE Suddes & Son sold 4 (704kg) Average £2770
Steers- Top Prices PPK 428 JR&B Anderson & Son. 415 411 Askwiths. 415 412 406 404 401 372 Cole Hill Farm Ltd. 412 x2 382 MJ&EA Sedgewick. 404 A Kitson & Son. 398 x2 I Marshall & Sons. 398 379 Messrs DA Harrison. 396 395 384 JD Forsyth & Son. 390 380 377 374 WO Grix & Partners. 380 377 F&R Simpson.
Lead Grossing Steers- £3123 £2968 £2857 £2673 F&R Simpson. £3043 £2854 £2800 £2656 CW Gray. £3015 £2937 £2826 MJ&EA Sedgewick. £2905 £2782 Askwiths. £2879 JE Suddes & Son. £2868 £2801 £2772 £2711 Cole Hill Farm Ltd. £2836 £2655 JB&N Harrison & Sons. £2798 £2775 £2762 £2660 £2641 DA Harrison. £2783 £2651 JD Forsyth & Son. £2706 £2690 I Marshall & Sons. £2674 £2638 £2634 WO Grix & Partners.
Heifers- Top Prices PPK 464 436 427 Cole Hill Farm Ltd. 447 438 430 422 x2 413 R Hirst. 442 440 430 428 426 x2 420 419 414 W Miller. 442 434 429 I Marshall & Sons. 439 429 428 420 416 A Kitson & Son. 438 JR&B Anderson & Son. 437 424 418 JV&JA Hodgson. 434 Askwiths. 431 414 SH Watson & Son. 429 Anthony Swinbank & Son. 418 JE Suddes & Son. 418 P&JH Davison. 416 DA Harrison. 415 W Swinbank & Sons. 415 PJ&MP Gilhespy.
Lead Grossing Heifers- £2992 £2767 JE Suddes & Son. £2925 £2836 £2744 £2730 £2702 £2664 PJ&MP Gilhespy. £2811 £2784 SH Watson & Son. £2743 £2658 £2628 £2600 £2560 £2536 £2518 R Hirst. £2740 £2690 £2582 I Marshall & Sons. £2740 £2579 Cole Hill Farm Ltd. £2725 £2651 £2623 £2604 W Swinbank & Sons. £2680 C Binks & Son. £2678 DA Harrison. £2664 TJ Dennis. £2656 M Shepherd. £2609 TN Callender. £2600 £2524 WO Grix & Partners. £2587 £2518 Anthony Swinbank & Son. £2548 £2519 RA&BA Ridley & Son. £2548 A Kitson & Son. £2533 NE Dyson
Lambs (1323) Mid July and the lamb numbers continue to come forward however it must be said that weight and meat are key to achieving those top prices. Some lambs straight from the grass parks would look well sold however would meet a little more resistance on the week. Heavier weights still remain the order of the day with 48kg and onwards all reaping the rewards of the top prices. For the time of year an all in average of 395.09p/kg and £176.79 would look well respectable for the month. Mixed in amongst the averages this week also see some handier weighted lambs with everything from 37kg to 67kg lambs on offer. Top of the day is shared between two vendors with Stephen Lamb of Doe Park and D M McClerg, Blakely Hill leading at £250 with the pence per kilo topped by W & M Kaggs & Son at 452.2p/kg with the G W Whittington close behind at 450p/kg. Lambs can be sold to vendors advantage weekly. Fit lambs are remaining very easy to place and in high demand.
Lambs- Top Averages PPK:
JC Simpson sold 36 (45kg) Average 438ppk
J Wigham sold 5 (42kg) Average 438ppk
Anna Herbert sold 11 (47kg) Average 434ppk
J&S Barnes sold 21 (45kg) Average 433ppk
Lambs- Lead Grossing Top Averages:
C Binks & Son sold 20 (51kg) Average £213
F Shield sold 20 (50kg) Average £211
WKMM Lamb sold 21 (49kg) Average £208
T Lawson & Son sold 15 (49kg) Average £208
Lambs – Top prices ppk 452 440×2 433 431 JC Simpson. 452 W&M Knaggs & Son. 450 444 G Whittington. 448 443 436 F Shield. 446 J Wigham. 446 DM McClurg. 445 K&PM Lough. 442 DL&D Lovegreen. 441 438 J&S Barnes. 438 437×2 Anna Herbert. 438 432 430 Wytherstone Farm. 438 AWSM Farms. 437 436 428 426 C Binks & Son. 434 W.K M.M Lamb. 434 430 T Lawson & Son. 432 J&S Barnes. 432 SE Whiteford. 432 JR Knox & Son. 431 426 JA&A Herbert.
Lead Grossing Lambs £250 £216 £213 W.K M.M Lamb. £250 DM McClurg. £244 £224 £218 F Shield. £240 £223 £214 £210 C Binks & Son. £230×2 JA&A Herbert. £230 £219 D&PH Brown. £229 J&S Barnes. £224 £216 Wytherstone Farms. £220 £210 RA Patterson & Son. £438 AWSM Farms. £216 SE Whiteford. £216 JR Knox & Son. £215 £212 £211 £210×2 T Lawson & Son. £214 K&PM Lough. £214 SC Brown. £213 B&L Robson. £210×3 Anna Herbert.
Cast ewes (94) The cast trade continues to plod along nicely with the fit not fat ewes very easy to place. There aren’t many big runs of ewes forward just odds and ends as the trailers take priority for lambs. An average this week of £152.42 per head which includes a mixed show of goods on offer. A pair of ewes from W Ramsay & Sons lead the day at £291 with the bigger end of the continentals trading between the £180-£210, mule ewes remain very similar and trading between £130-£150 for the fittest end of them. Monday sees the return of the sale of feeding ewes, the leaner end of the ewes will look best cashed on a Monday., For all marketing options please do not hesitate to contact one of the team.
Lead Grossing Cast Ewes- £291 W Ramsay & Sons. £246 £200 SE Whiteford. £208 x2 £191 £167 £160 £140 JA&A Herbert. £205 £190 JC Simpson. £198 £160 T Lawson & Son. £181 JF Harland. £180 £150 CH Tindale. £171 B&L Robson. £170 £156 £151 M Gray. £153 W&M Knaggs & Son. £150 C Dawson. £140 K&PM Lough.
