Thursday 15th October – Darlington Auction Mart had forward:
71 Bulls sold to 369ppk & £3774
22 Steers sold to 463ppk & £3079
68 Heifers sold to 490ppk & £3312
1750 Lambs sold to 461ppk & £240
126 Cast Sheep sold to £295
Bulls (71) – Fewer numbers forward on the week, consequently we would be shorter on quality, trade however for all types was sharper with the biggest increase for the plainer sorts, the overall average was a satisfying 370ppk. The Rentons of High Highlaws were top at 434ppk for a Limousin which totalled £3107, Bought by Worsley Wholesale Meats. JA Matten & Sons, Avenue Grange sold the lead grossing bull, a 939kg Limousin for 402ppk & £3774 also to Worsley Wholesale Meats. The Wilsons of Calf Close were top of the Natives both ppk & lead grossing price with two Angus selling to 380ppk & £2531 bought by JA Jewitt Ltd and Bowland Foods. The top price Friesian from GW Dobson & Son, Wood Close weighed in at 692kg and was purchased by Bowland Foods for 324ppk & £2242.
A few of today’s top grossing bull averages:
JA Matten & Sons sold 3 (880kg) average £3545
LS Staley sold 2 (850kg) average £3256
Renton Highlaws Ltd sold 7 (766kg) average £3132
Today’s top bull averages ppk:
Renton Highlaws Ltd sold 7 (766kg) average 408ppk
TW Clark & Son sold 3 (727kg) average 407ppk
GK KN & GJ Hird sold 3 (738kg) average 406ppk
Continental Bulls – Top prices ppk 434 430 410 409 397×2 391 Renton Highlaws Ltd. 424 416 380 GK KN & GJ Hird. 420 416 386 TW Clark & Son. 418 372 SH Watson & Son. 404 402×2 JA Matten & Sons. 400 396 380 JM Shotton. 394 A Wilson. 392 JE Jordon & Son. 390 376 LS Staley. 388 376 LW Martin. 380 372 370 LR Welsh & Co. 378 J Armstrong. 376 370 R Leiper & Co. 374 FW Hodgson & Son. 364 JJ Horn.
Lead Grossing Continental Bulls £3774 £3462 £3400 JA Matten & Sons. £3283 £3195 £3186 £3116 £3108 £3107 Renton Highlaws Ltd. £3256×2 LS Staley. £3146 £2986 £2869 GK KN & GJ Hird. £3137 JJ Horn. £3104 £2856 LR Welsh & Co. £3062 TC Walton. £3049 £3015 £2825TW Clark & Son. £3034 £3024 SH Watson & Son. £2978 £2933 R Leiper & Co. £2775 JE Jordon & Son. £2756 £2729 LW Martin. £2735 JK&CE Farming.
Native Bulls – Top prices ppk 380 364 320 A Wilson. 360 336 JA&A Herbert. 358 300 R Hall & Son. 347 TC Walton.
Lead Grossing Native Bulls £2531 £2511 £2366 A Wilson. £2527 £2439 R Hall & Son. £2515 TC Walton. £2145 £2120 JA&A Herbert.
Friesian Bulls – Top prices ppk 324 318 GW Dobson & Son. 322×2 320 MA&PD Foster.
Lead Grossing Friesian Bulls £2242 £2229 GW Dobson & Son. £2154 £2093 £2064 MA&PD Foster.
Clean Cattle (90) Dearer on the week, a lot of weight forward, with very few Butcher type heifers available. Steers saw an increase of about 10ppk with Heifers not far behind. Imi & Robin Hirst, Neasham Grange were top ppk with a Limousin Heifer selling for 490ppk & £2949 to Worsley Wholesale Meats. TJ Dennis, Howgrave Lodge saw his Simmental Heifer weighing 746kg go under the hammer for 444ppk elevating it to the overall top grossing beast at £3312, purchased once again by Worsley Wholesale Meats. Regular supporters, with a quartet of Limousin Steers forward, Taylor Bros Ltd, Belle Isle hit the top spot with a lightweight at 463ppk & £2703 sold to John Penny & Sons. The top grossing steer was a Limousin from JD Forsyth & Son, Gloster Hill selling to £3079 to Worsley Wholesale.
Todays lead grossing cattle averages:
J&K Woodward sold 2 (664kg) average £2920
Askwiths sold 3 (676kg) £2876 average £2876
JE Suddes & Son sold 4 (632kg) average £2853
A few of today’s top clean cattle averages ppk:
R Hirst sold 9 (587kg) average 458ppk
JE Suddes & Son sold 4 (632kg) average 451ppk
JV&JA Hodgson sold 5 (627) 449ppk
Steers – Top prices ppk 463 458 446 426 Taylor Bros. 458 434 400 388 Cole Hill Farm Ltd. 448 426 MF Hall. 440 424 412 Askwiths. 434 426 420 400 380 JD Forsyth. 414 ER&GI Younger. 414 400 Sykes Produce Ltd.
Lead Grossing Steers £3079 £2881 £2808 £2766 £2755 JD Forsyth & Son. £2996 £2908 £2766 £2643 Cole Hill Farm. £2912 £2864 £2851 Askwiths. £2757 ER&GI Younger. £2723 MF Hall. £2720 £2703 £2676 Taylor Bros.
Heifers – Top prices ppk 490 486 478 468 462 448×2 R Hirst. 486 474 470 458 448 Cole Hill Farm Ltd. 486 442 438 MF Hall. 477 456 446 JE Suddes & Son. 459 P Langstaff. 458 456 452 442 440 JV&JA Hodgson. 456 444 TJ Dennis. 454 448 RW Sowerby & Sons. 447 JE Jordon & Son. 447 432 J&K Woodward. 446 436 F&JS Gargett. 438 WL Robinson & Partners. 430 WF Hustwit. 430 AC Bentham. 430 DH Lawson.
Lead Grossing Heifers £3312 TJ Dennis. £3079 £2760 J&K Woodward. £3018 £2943×2 JE Suddes & Son. £2964 £2949 £2818 £2714 R Hirst. £2961 £2844 £2838 £2781 JV&JA Hodgson. £2951 P Langstaff. £2947 £2724 RW Sowerby & Sons. £2917 £2679 WL Robinson & Partners. £2886 Cole Hill Farm Ltd. £2803 F&JS Gargett. £2782 AC Bentham. £2672 WF Hustwit. £2623 JE Jordon & Son. £2607 DH Lawson.
Lambs (1750) Lamb trade today was buoyant with an SQQ of 342ppk & an overall average of 335ppk. Top price of the day went to regular customers W Ramsay & Sons, Blakeley Hill for a tremendous Beltex Lamb selling for 461ppk & £240. The Gilson family from Old Park Hall Farm sold a tremendous run of continental lambs to a top price of £218, while local producers T Lawson & Son’s run of 15 heavyweight lambs sold to a maximum of £210
A few of todays lead grossing lamb averages:
W Ramsay & Sons sold 15 (51kg) average £199
T Lawson & Son sold 15 (60kg) average £196
R Atkinson sold 71 (47kg) average £188
RO Gilson sold 38 (52kg) average £182
Lambs – Top prices ppk 461 416 404 359 W Ramsay & Sons. 417 372 TA Robson & Sons. 413 406 389 388 R Atkinson. 410 363 RO Gilson. 400 378 371 DG&PD Ayre. 395 BR&RI Routledge. 393 367 DR Smith. 392 360 W&M Knaggs & Son. 390 385 J Davis. 390 A Tindale. 389 I Kirk. 385 373 361 N&LL Brown & Son. 379 GF Whitfield. 378 AS Whitfield. 371 JV&JA Hodgson. 369 RW Shann & Sons. 369 AG Williamson.
Lead Grossing Lambs £240 £213 £204 £194 W Ramsay & Sons. £218 £189×2 £183 £180 RO Gilson. £210 £202 £200×2 £194 £191 £185 T Lawson & Son. £204 W&M Knaggs & Son. £200×2 £187 £183 I Kirk. £200 £190 JA&A Herbert. £197 £180×2 JK&CE Farming. £196 £186 JV&JA Hodgson. £194 £187×2 £186 R Atkinson. £190 F Shield. £189 £180 DL&D Lovegreen. £189 M dent. £186 DK Barker. £180 DG&PD Ayre.
Cast sheep (126) Trade continues to rise for the old girls, with the best ewes dearer on the week resulting in an overall average of £157 per head, many more could have been sold to vendor’s advantage. Top price was £295 for a Texel Ewe sold by W Denham, Dent Gate.
Lead Grossing Cast Sheep £295 £212 £170 W Denham. £280 £248 £200 £192 £180 £174 TW Dinning. £255 £246 DK Barker. £240 £218 J&RA Speed. £220 TB Walton. £218 £178 £172 £166 I Marshall & sons. £198 £192 £182×2 £160 C wise. £184 £164 A&PA Jopling. £172 RW Shann & Sons. £168 W Kirk & Sons.
