DARLINGTON MART
DARLINGTON Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of cast cattle, store and breeding stock on
Monday 1 st September 2025. Forward were 357 cattle and 1800 sheep.
95 Cast Cows & OTM sold to 390ppk or £2800
5 Stock Bulls sold to 332ppk or £3333
24 Cows & Calves sold to £4000
6 Young Bulls sold to £2040
109 Store Steers sold to £2400
94 Store Heifers sold to £2480
39 Breeding Sheep sold to £155
1508 Store Lambs sold to £168
253 Feeding Ewes/Rams sold to £201
273 Bales of Fodder sold to £30
Cast Cattle – The cow ring continues its recent momentum as all classes were again keenly bid for,
an increased number of dairy cows this week saw forty-four cross the bridge therefore somewhat
distorting the averages; still not to be sniffed at as the sale levelled at 244ppk and £1614 per head.
Top call of the day went to a smashing Limousin OTM heifer from M Shepherd, Fulthorpe Farm when
she sold at 380ppk, the same good home followed at 350ppk with a Simmental OTM as did a
fabulous Friesian OTM heifer from Messrs TG & K Fisher, The Glebe. The Shepherd feeding
continued its good form when topping the gross values in the females with a hefty Aberdeen Angus
cow which sold for £2800, following her over the line was a fleshy Limousin from A Crowder,
Butsfield Burn at £2631 and a 14-year-old Limousin from R Gilson, Old Park Hall at £2535. The
Friesian’s of the Fisher’s were flying again when it came to gross values for the dairy cows as they
sold fleshy sorts at £2308 and £2219, following at £2154 was a Friesian from J H Brown, West
Hartburn which was an incredible 15-years-young. A blistering bull trade was led by a cracking
Limousin from J C Thwaite & Son, Crag Hill at 332ppk and £3333 whilst his nearest challenger was
also worthy of mention as a British Blonde from I R Appleton, Pudding Poke Farm sold for 302ppk
and £3062.
Cast Cows/OTM – Top prices ppk 390 350 346 316×2 298 292 280 256 M Shepherd. 350 316 312 302
270 268 258 Messrs TG&K Fisher. 340 A Crowder. 338 WH Smith & Sons. 330 A Hughes. 324 282 254
RL Walker. 320 B Summerson. 314 HS Hutchinson. 312 294 286 RA Patterson & Son. 298 M Gallon.
294 260 C Bimks & Son. 285 258 D&J Hunnam & Son. 282 RO Gilson. 272 264 F&JS Gargett. 270 JH
Brown. 268×2 JV Hodgson & Son. 252 NA Roberts Agri.
Lead Grossing Cast Cows/OTM £2800 £2486 £2408 £2325 £2273 £2124 £2110 M Shepherd. £2631 A
Crowder. £2535 RO Gilson. £2480 B Summerson. £2326 £2118 £2098 RL Walker. £2308 £2219 £2129
£2127 £2117 £2100 £2033 £1987 Messrs TG&K Fisher. £2296 A Hughes. £2202 £2022 C Binks & Son.
£2154 JH Brown. £2142 M Gallon. £2082 WH Smith & Sons. £2042 JV Hodgson & Son. £2018 £1985
NA Roberts Agri. £1993 £1987 RA Patterson & Son.
Cast Bulls – Top prices ppk 332 JC Thwaite & Son. 302 IR Appleton. 242 AP Taylor. 240 K Curry. 228
B&B Kitching.
Lead Grossing Cast Bulls £3333 JC Thwaite & Son. £3062 IR Appleton. £2768 AP Taylor. £2478 B&B
Kitching & Son. £1555 K Curry.
OTM Steers – Top prices ppk 328 302 Mill Pond Farm.
Lead Grossing OTM Steers £1540 £1508 Mill Pond Farm.
Breeding Cattle – A nice offering of cows and calves attracted a busy ringside of customers; grabbing
the headlines at £4000 was a smart 4-year-old Limousin with her British Blue heifer calf at foot from
M & S Gledhill, Glebe Farm. Next in line at £2800 was the pick of a run from GE & MG Dixon, Hill Top
Farm, this one a 10-year-old Limousin cow with a British Blue bull calf at foot.
Cows & Calves £4000 M&S Gledhill. £2800 £2500 £2450 £2400 £2300 £2220 £2120 £2080 £2000×2
£1850×2 £1700 GE&MG Dixon.
Store Cattle – Another week passes in the vibrant store ring and the low grain prices ensure a
competitive trade for all shapes and sizes as £2000 and beyond remains very common place. Top
today at £2480 was a smashing 16-month-old Limousin heifer from G Beadle, Primrose Hill. First to
follow the leader at £2400 was our top steer, a thumping 2-year-old Simmental from JE Holliday &
Son, Woodland House; the high-flying Holliday’s followed with another at £2380 whilst the Beadle’s
checked in again at £2330 with a 17-month-old Limousin steer. Native breeds aplenty and buyers in
abundance for such sorts, top today at £2280 were two vendors with steers as a Hereford from J
Terry, Low Mill joined an Aberdeen Angus from K Norman Farms, Windy Hill. Earlier in the sale a
marvellous run of young bulls from D Dixon, Middle Heads impressed to a top of £2040 with a 16-
month-old Limousin.
Store Bulls £2040 £1900 £1740 D Dixon. £1260×2 £1160 RA Patterson & Son.
Store Steers £2400 £2380 JE Holliday & Son. £2330 £2130 G Beadle. £2300 £2280 £2260 £2240
£2200 £2180×3 £2160 £2120×2 £2080 £2060 £2040×2 £1980×2 K Norman Farms. £2280 £2240
£2180 £2160 £2040 £2020×2 £2000 J Terry. £2180 £2100 £1980 RG Richardson. £2140 £1920 £1840
K Metcalfe. £1980×4 ML Tallentire. £1940 £1860 £1850 I Newton. £1930 £1900×3 D Walker. £1890×2
M Richardson. £1880 B Needham. £1870 £1840 £1810 M&A Gaskin.
Store Heifers £2480 £2080 £2020 £1920 £1910 G Beadle. £2200×2 £1960 £1950 £1910 £1800 D
Robson. £2150 £1810×4 R Errington. £2140 B Summerson. £1940 £1780 D&HM Hodgson. £1900
£1890 JG Forster & Partners. £1870 £1800 £1780 £1750 Mill Pond Farm. £1850 B Needham. £1830×2
£1780 P Leese. £1800 £1760×2 £1740 KW MJ&SW Ward. £1780 £1720×3 G Bolton. £1760 ML
Tallentire.
Store Sheep – The steadying up of the prime lambs has arguably taken the edge off the strong
stores, worry ye not, despite falling trades in some parts the DfAM long keep lambs bucked that
trend and would easily be £5 to £10 dearer on the week. All this left a whole sale average of
£102.72. Top price of the day went to a quartet of fantastic Beltex lambs from MR Cass, Beacon
Farm which sold at £168 apiece, the same great breeding followed at £162 with a pen of seven.
Thanks go to Steven Kirby of Barstow Hall who ably judged the show of lambs this morning, winning
the red rosette were Beltex lambs from NG Beveridge, Low West House, Tow Law whilst both the
second and third prizes were won by a great run of Texel lambs from A & R Thompson, Dimmingdale
Farm, Moorsholm.
Store Lambs – Pens of 10 or More
1 st NG Beveridge, Low West House (x10) sold to RN Kirby & Son for £148
2 nd A&R Thompson, Dimmingdale (x25) sold to P Monkhouse for £124
3 rd A&R Thompson, Dimmingdale (x29) sold to P Monkhouse for £123
Feeding ewes continue to come in numbers and there is little wonder why as once again the trade
looks terrific. The class from MR Cass was apparent again leading the way at £201 with a heavy
continental. Texel’s sold to £188; Suffolk’s and Blue Leicester’s to £184, Mules to £136, Cheviot’s to
£122, Blackface to £82 and Swaledale’s to £81.
Store Lambs-
Beltex- £168 £162 £132 MR Cass. £148 £137 £117 NG Beveridge.
Texel- £148 MG&WD Burton. £132 £128 £127 MR Cass. £127 A Martin & Co. £126 £116 B Lowson.
£124 £109 P&S Wood. £124 £123 £118 £116 A&R Thompson. £124 £109 108 K&RE Robson. £119 RG
McNeal. £118 £111 CA&J Kipling. £117 T Walton. £115 £109 G&L Wood. £114 £111 RA Patterson &
Son. £113 £108 Kirkbride & Bell. £112 L&BM Kidd & Son. £109 R Stapleton. £109 B Lowson. £108 TE
Dobson.
Continental- £140 £125 £123 £119 NG Beveridge. £129 £87 J Burbury. £123 £112 £107 £88 MG&WD
Burton. £110 TE Dobson. £110 £103 £102 RA Patterson & Son. £107 £100 £89 TT Hall & Son. £100
C&I Watson & Sons. £100 £86 RG McNeal. £96 Dyson Farming LTD.
Suffolk- £124 A Martin & Co. £114 MG&WD Burton. £114 £100 M Radford. £110 £109 £107 KT
Anderson & Son. £108 £100 RA Patterson & Son. £96 x2 Dyson Farming LTD.
Dutch Spotted- £105 RG McNeal.
Mule- £110 TE Dobson. £105 John Robert Carter.
Cheviot- £54 Emily Hall.
Feeding Ewes-
£201 £182 £140 £130 MR Cass. £188 £184 £150 £136 £122 TT Hall & Son. £184 £155 £114 JWR&M
Suddes. £176 £172 £140 £130 £122 DR Smith. £164 A Martin & Co. £137 £110 C Harle & Sons. £135
AF Smith. £132 £130 B&J Bainbridge. £129 £123 £104 £102 JA&UM Fawcett. £126 S Thompson &
Son. £120 RE&BJ Potter. £116 T Allanson & Son. £108 C&I Watson & Sons.
Shearlings- £155 £145 Banks Farm LTD. £145 C&I Watson & Sons.
Breeding Ewes- £152 £132 J Mawer. £151 £140 AF Smith. £135 £125 J Wigham.
Fodder- The opening sale of fodder didn’t disappoint, as trade proves strong for all sections. 4ft
round Barley straw sold to £28 a bale, whilst small square bales of wheat straw sold to £3.50 per
bale. Round hay bales sold to £30. The fodder sales will be held fortnightly, adjacent to the weeks of
rearing calves, the next sale of fodder will be Monday 15 th September, with more entries wanted and
in demand.
