Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of cast cattle and store stock on Monday 12th June 2023. Forward were 257 cattle.
77 Cast Cows & OTM sold to 252ppk or £2135
3 Stock Bulls sold to 232ppk or £2234
49 Young Bulls sold to £1520
43 Store Steers sold to £1300
85 Store Heifers sold to £1500
Cast Cattle – Dearer on the week, far less OTM’s than often seen proved that age makes little difference as the collective achieved a soaring sale average of over 200ppk and a very healthy £1323. Top price per kilo was a shapely 4-year-old British Blue cow from C Bell, The Pry, Forest-in-Teesdale when she sold for 252 pence, eight Limousin’s followed her home selling between 232ppk and 246ppk. Two cows sold over £2100, a thumping Simmental from P & C M Graham, Dyance Farm, Gainford reached £2130 however this week’s winner was an excellent 10-year-old 905kg Limousin from C Stafford, Dene House Farm, Houghton-le-Spring at £2135. Native breed prices were headed by the Aberdeen Angus of J Bennison, Warden Law when topping at 226ppk and £1593 whilst the finest Friesian in town was a 32-month-old from C N & P Penk, Little Stainton when she sold for 230ppk and £1354. Just three stock bulls this week and a top trio they were indeed averaging 224ppk and £2116, top of the list was a superb 7-year-old Limousin from W J Smith & Partners, Richmond selling for 232ppk and £2234.
Cast Cows & OTM Leading PPK – 252 C Bell. 246 234 D W Humphrey. 240 236 C Stafford. 236 J Dixon. 236 D & J Hunnam & Son. 232 208 J A Gilson. 232 O S Laws. 230 C N & P Penk. 228 202(x2) W J & A S Bowes & Sons. 226 220 216 212 206 W A Richardson Ltd. 226 J Atkinson. 226 J Bennison. 224 P & C M Graham. 222 J R & G Walton & Sons. 216 J K Ball. 214 G Scott. 214 202 A C Simpson & Son. 210 I Newton & Son. 208(x2) W Walis & Son. 206 J T & M Atkinson. 206 J R Fell. 202 T W & K Hutchinson. 202 D T & E Whitfield. 202 J J Dowson & Son.
Stock Bulls Leading PPK – 232 W J Smith & Partners. 224 F Bainbridge. 218 M R Thomas.
Cast Cows & OTM Leading Gross – £2135 £1653 C Stafford. £2130 £1681 P & C M Graham. £1837 £1819 £1654 £1514 £1503 W A Richardson Ltd. £1758 £1396 J K Ball. £1709 O S Laws. £1706 D & J Hunnam & Son. £1673 J Dixon. ££1668 £1579 £1504 £1352 W A Richardson Ltd. £1642 £1394 D W Humphrey. £1616 J R & G Walton & Sons. £1593 J Bennison. £1545 £1483 J A Gilson. £1537 C Bell. £1534 G Scott. £1473 J Atkinson. £1433 J R Fell. £1391 A C Simpson & Son. £1389 W Wallis & Son. £1354 £1332 C N & P Penk.
Stock Bulls Leading Gross – £2234 W J Smith & Partners. £2101 M R Thomas. £2013 F Bainbridge.
Store Cattle – A brilliant bull trade kicked off proceedings with three vendors reaching the dizzy heights of £1500; a top trio of 9-11-month-old Charolais and Simmental’s from E Parsons, Newstead joined a cracking 10-month-old Limousin from D W Humphrey, Capon Hall Farm at exactly £1500 however top of the shop was a fine 22-month-old Limousin cross bull from T & D I Allen & Son, Chatterley Farm which sold for £1520. A mixed show of stores met strong demand, best of the bunch was a brilliant 17-month-old Limousin heifer from M R Madrell, School Cottage which sold for £1500, close behind were other Limousin heifers; at £1420 came a smart 14-month-old from C T Gibson, Elm Bank Cottage with a remarkable sort from D W Humphrey, Capon Hall Farm was next in line at £1390 which is quite some return for just 7 months of age. The top eight steers were also just youngsters and all aged 10 to 13 months, top of the list at £1300 was a smart 12-month-old Limousin from N B & R Hird, Gillfield.
Young Bulls – £1520 £1230(x2) T & D I Allen & Son. £1500(x3) £1470 £1230 E Parsons. £1490 £1430 £1420 £1200 D W Humphrey. £1490 £1480 £1360 J C Thwaite & Son. £1485 £1390 £1380 £1370 £1300 £1285 £1210 Barrs of Broughton. £1200 C Stafford. £1070(x3) M J Hutchinson.
Store Steers – £1300 £1180 N B & R Hird. £1210 £1100 £1040 £1020 £1010 E Scott & Sons. £1200 £1180(x2) £1090 £1000 R & W Todd. £1200 £1155(x3) £1090 W Love Ltd. £1200 C T Gibson. ££1170 A W Gray. £1160 J C Thwaite & Son. £1095 I Newton & Son. £1080 T T Hall & Son. £1075 G A & C Jopling. £1070(x2) R G Swinbank. £1000 J T & M Atkinson. £1000 W B Rutter & Sons.
Store Heifers – £1500 £1370 £1290(x3) £1260 £1230 £1140(x2) M R Maddrell. £1420 £1180 C T Gibson. £1390 £1250(x2) £1180 D W Humphrey. £1350 £1245(x2) £1055 W A Richardson Ltd. £1335 £1090 £1040 W B Rutter & Sons. £1290 £1040 Barrs of Broughton. £1240 £1140 £1100 E Scott & Sons. £1225 S J Love. £1190(x2) £1065(x2) W Love Ltd. £1120 T W & K Hutchinson. £1090 G A & C Jopling. £1090 I Newton & Son. £1040(x2) M J Hutchinson. £1035 B & J Bainbridge.
