Darlington Farmers Auction Mart had forward 265 store cattle including 72 young bulls, 67 steers and 126 heifers, 12 breeding cattle and 18 calves. There was 107 cast cows forward, and 728 prime lambs collected - Texels 200ppk, Suffolks 195ppk.
Bulls: £1090x2 £1040 £1020 F Murray £1020x2 £950 £895 £865 £845 £840 MJ Hutchinson. £1020 £850 R Stelling. £885 WJ Drennan. £810x2 £805 £800x3 £780x5. S&J Dent.
Store cattle: Again dearer on the week at Darlington a plainer show of cattle were keenly bid for - many more required to meet demand.
Steers: £1160 £1150 £1000 J Lowe. £1070 £1100 £1030x2 £1010 G Dodworth. £935 £845 £800 M&E Webster. £920 £875 £820 £810 £785 GP Addison. £830x2 £820 £810 WJ Drennan. £800 F&J Clement.
Heifers: £1310 £1070 £1020 G&A Gibson. £1130 £975 £960 £930 DS Bridge. £1080 £1025 £1000x2 £915x2 F Murray £1060 £935X2 £895 £870 JT Parkin £1000 S&J Dent. £1000 £970 W Dent. £980 940x2 £920 £915 £900 £875 G Dodsworth. £965 JD Vipond £950 TA Hall.
Cast cows: A flying trade once again from the North’s number 1 cull cow centre.
Top prices - pence per kilo: 190 160 154 140 138 135 134 126 Skelton Farming 187 JH Wise. 186 JF Harland. 186 175 G&J Raw. 180 170 T Nesbitt. 160 158 156 141 B Tall. 160 142 J Norman 159 135 HM Dent 153 148x2 H Gibb 151 G Thompson 144 JJS Allinson 142 A Harland.
Lead grossing cows: £1898 £1557 T Nesbitt £1370 JH Wise. £1370 A Harland £1250 £1165 HM Dent £1175 G Raw £1089 JJS Allinson £1084 D Schofield £1080 £1063 H Gibb. £1069 JS Richardson £1048 KN Wyrill £1040 B Tall £1037 I Newton. £1024 G Beadle. £1012 £1007 J Bentley £1008 WT Elstob.
Breeding ssheep: Forward on Monday, July 23, 150 strong Mule shearlings & 50 3/4 bred Texel ewes. Sale 10.30am.
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Heifers with calves at foot: Limousin x - £2250 Mirlaw House, £2080, £1650, £1600 & £1550 Black Heddon. Beef shorthorn - £1000 Parkside.
Cows with calves at foot: Angus x - £1700, £1680 & £1500 Nafferton. Charolais x - £1100 Coalburns. Stirks Simmental - £725 Acomb Buildings.
Prime cattle: Charolais heifers - 195.5p Flotterton. Limousin heifers - 194.5p Flotterton. Limousin Heifers - £1213.68 Flotterton. Charolais heifers - £1166.55 & £1147.59 Flotterton.
Young bull: British Blue - 185.5p & £1174.22 Woodcroft.
OTM: Larger show of OTM forward. Flesh in short supply. Meated cows in similar trade. Leaner cows slightly easier on the week.
Limousin - 158.5p High Warden, 150.5p Agars Hill, 149.5p Low Leam, 147.5p Kingswood. British Blue - 157.5p Black Heddon, 148.5p Woodcroft, 142.5p Buteland. Charolais - 149.5p Thornham Hill. Angus - 143.5p Byreside, 142.5p Byreside. British Blue - £1591.92 Woodcroft, £1059.53 South Kirkheaton, £1021.73 Buteland, £1013.82 Agars Hill. Charolais - £1279.72 Thornham Hill, £1078.23 Agars Hill, £1076.99 Thornham Hill. Limousin - £1142.30 Agars Hill, £1070.42 Low Leam, £1068.29 High Warden. Angus - £1074.45 Byreside, £1059.03 & £1043.46 Byreside. Galloway - £1043.63 High Thorneyburn.
Prime sheep: More lambs forward and dearer on the week with good export type lambs in strong demand.
Top price 210.5p for a superb pen of Texel x lambs from High Eshells. Top price per head, £97.50 for Suffolk x lambs from Thornley Hall.
Prime lambs: Texel x - £93 Breckon Hill, £92.50 Little Whittington (x2) & Linacres, £92 High Baulk, £90 Halton Red House, Low Eshells, Ashcroft & White House Matfen, £89.80 Salmonswell, £89 Ellfoot, £88.50 High Baulk, £87.80 Ashcroft. 210.5p High Eshells, 208.8p Salmonswell, 207.1p Breckon Hill, 207p Todburn, 206p Linacres, 205.1p Grange House, 204.8p Linacres, 202.7p Lodge Farm, 202.4p Lingey Field, High Baulk & Agars Hill, 202.3p Breckon Hill, 202p Cooper House, 201.1p High Baulk, 200.5p Todburn. Suffolk x - £97.50 Thornley Hall, £95.50 & £90 Little Whittington, £88 Low Ardley, £85 Thornley Hall, £84.50 South Clarewood & Bavington Mount (x2), £84.20 Low Ardley, £84 West Deanraw, £83.50 East Butsfield, £82.50 Low Eshells. 195p Steel Hall, 194.8p West Deanraw, 193.9p Steel Hall, 192.1p Bavington Mount, 189.8p East Butsfield, 185.7p Beamwham, 183.3p Beamwham & Low Eshells, 183p Low Ardley. Charolais x - £84.20 Ricknall Grange, £84 Rosehill, £83.20 Ricknall Grange, £81.60 Rosehill, £78.50 Mickley Grange. 193.5p Ricknall Grange, 187.5p & 186.9p Mickley Grange, 186.7p Rosehill, 183p Ricknall Grange. Beltex x - £87 & 207.1p Breckon Hill. Mule - £78.50 & 160.2p Rosehill. Cheviot x - £77 & 183.3p Flotterton. Blackface - £74 Yatesfield, £68 & £63 Hotbank. 161.9p Hotbank.
Prime hoggs: Texel x - £71 & 131.5p Low Staindrop. Suffolk x - £75 & 121.7p Low Staindrop. Mule - £70 Beacon Rigg, £62 Holly Hill West.
Cast ewes and rams: Texel x - £108 Aydonshields, £105 & £100 Halton Red House, £99 Bavington Mount, £91 Lingey Field, £89 Flotterton, £84 Aydonshields, £79 Ridley Farm, £76 Agars Hill, £75 Thornley Hall & Holly Hill West. Suffolk x - £96 Saugh House. Charolais - £92 Rosehill. Bleu D'Maine - £70 Ridley Farm. Mule - £81 Flotterton, £80 Park End, Aydonshields & Rosehill, £76 Agars Hill, £75 Ridley Farm. Leicester - £108 Park End, £85 & £80 Camphill. Blackface - £71 Broomhope, £69 Park End. Swaledale -£50 Rosehill, £49 Thornley Hall.
