MARTS

Published date25 September 2021
Publication titleJournal, The
Cast Bulls sold to £1493.28 for a Limousin Stock Bull from RP Ridley, Low Huntwell.

Limousin x - £1148.18 Brownsleazes, £1102.50 Lunns House, £1061.07 Parmontley Hall, £1055.25 Lunns House, £1049.63 The Boat 169.5p Parmontley Hall, 157.5p Brownsleazes & Lunns House (x2) Angus - £1143.62 Hallington South Farm, £1038.87 Fell House 159.5p Hallington South Farm, 145.5p Fell House Angus x - £1364.13 The Boat, £1198.33 Colepike 167.4p The Boat, 161.5p Colepike British Blue x - £1123.50 Warksfield Head, £1018.50 Parkside 160.5p Warksfield Head, 145.5p Parkside Simmental x - £1054.45 164.5p The Rock Angus Bull - £1245.09 & 171.5p Barrasford Green Limousin Bull - £1493.28 Low Huntwell, £1216.37 Low Stokoe 132.5p Low Huntwell Prime Sheep Prime Lambs Less sheep forward on the week due to man regular customers being on a standstill from the breeding sheep sales last week.

As with other centres, trade was less on the week but heaver sorts and good well fleshed lambs still selling well, meaning the overall average per head was only £1 back on the week.

Top price was £129 & 274.5p for Beltex crosses from Hallington Newhouses whose pen of 25 smart lambs averaged £116.50 Texel x - £126.50 Thockrington, £123 Dukesfield Hall, £122 Hill Crest, £120.50 Hedley Park, £120 Hill Crest & Harwood Shield, £119.50 Hallington Newhouses, £116.50 East Uppertown, £116 Thockrington, £115.50 Great Chesters, £115 Moss Barns & Woodcroft, £114.50 Harwood

Shield, £112 Thockrington, £111.50 East Uppertown, £111 Great Chesters & Old Town (x2), £110.50 Harwood Shield, Tenter House, Hallington Newhouses & West Shields, £110 Hallington Newhouses (x2) 261.9p & 250.0p Hallington Newhouses, 242.7p, 242.4p, 241.9p & 237.5p East Uppertown, 235.1p Hallington Newhouses, 234.9p East Uppertown, 231.0p Tenter House Dutch Texel x - £107 North Cocklake (x2) 243.2p & 236.1p North Cocklake Suffolk x - £120 (x2) & £115.50 Thockrington, £113.50 Sunniside, £112.50 Thockrington, £112 Old Town, £110 Sunniside 231.0p & 229.6p Thockrington, 224.5p Sunniside Beltex x - £129, £122.50 Hallington Newhouses 274.5p, 266.7p & 250.0p Hallington Newhouses Charollais x - £116 Old Town, £115, £114.50, £110.50 & £110 Sunniside 230.2p, 230.0p, 229.2p & 225.0p Sunniside Cheviot Mule - £105, £100 & £97.50 Bingfield Combe, £95.50 Highwood 212.8p Bingfield Combe, 212.2p Highwood, 212.0p Bingfield Combe Mule - £103.50 Harwood Shield, £100 Glenhill, £98.50 Bulls Hill, £93 Warksfield Head 204.7p Black Callerton, 201.1p Warksfield Head, 200.0p Glenhill Jacob - £94 Low Barns Prime Ewes Texel x - £119 Stobbilee Farm Mule - £94 Stobbilee Farm DARLINGTON September 20, 21 and 23 Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held its special Anniversary Show and Sale of Store Cattle in conjunction with its weekly sale of Cast Cattle and Breeding Cattle. Forward were 391 Cattle.

89 Cast Cows & OTM sold to 220ppk or £1505 8 Stock Bulls sold to 234ppk or £1876 39 Breeding Cattle sold to £2600 98 Store Steers sold to £1470 117 Store Heifers sold to £1440 40 Young Bulls sold to £1390 Charity Hats - The sale opened with the auction of seven bespoke DFAM hats which had kindly been donated to us by embroidery company Cotton Eye Sew, Kirkby Stephen. The proceeds were all donated to a mental health charity incredibly close to our hearts 'Darlington Mind' as the memory of our late colleague Stephen Aitken is never far from our thoughts.

The good people who frequent Darlington Mart never cease to

amaze us with their generosity and we are delighted to announce that the proceeds today from the seven hats raised an amazing £915 for this most worthy charity. More hats will be offered this week at both Tuesday and Thursday's sales.

Show Cattle - Credit must firstly go to the vendors who had certainly pulled out all the stops to celebrate our one year anniversary here at Humbleton Park, a superb show was presented before our capable judge Mr Michael Robinson of East Alwent, Staindrop whom we thank sincerely for giving up his time and expertise today. We also thank all of our sponsors who most generously aided the running of this event, their support is much appreciated.

The Champion on the day and inaugural winner of the DFAM Store Cattle Anniversary Trophy was a fantastic 8 month old Limousin steer from the renowned Swarland herd of A & D Proctor, Swarland Old Hall, Morpeth; a stretchy classy bullock with obvious show potential went on to sell to the judge. Picking up the Reserve Championship was a lovely 12 month old black Limousin heifer from the Tindale family of Paradise Farm, Shadforth, with all the attributes a modern butcher requires we certainly hope to see her back as the finished article, she went on to sell to W A Armstrong, Ashbourne Drive, Coxhoe.

The young bull class was a close run race, the judges pick was a shapely 10 month old Limousin from C Binks & Son, Low Walworth which sold to regular supporters E R Hyde & Sons.

SHOW CLASSES - JUDGE - Mr M Robinson, Staindrop Best Store Steer class sponsored by Peter Monkhouse Haulage: 1st Prize (£50) - A & D Proctor, Swarland Old Hall sold for £1400 to M Robinson & Sons, East Alwent; 2nd Prize (£30) - K O Stones, Nun Cote Nook sold for £1075 to M Eagle, North Road; 3rd Prize (£20) - H S Hutchinson, White House Farm sold for £1090 to I Swales, Rosehill Farm Best Store Heifer Class Sponsored by Peter Binney of PB Agri: 1st Prize (£50) - P Tindale, Paradise Farm sold for £1380 to W A Armstrong, Ashbourne Drive; 2nd Prize (£30) - H S Hutchinson, White House Farm sold for £1265 to P J & M P Gilhespy, Low House; 3rd Prize (£20) - P Tindale, Paradise Farm sold for £1110 to W A Armstrong, Ashbourne Drive Best Young Bull Class sponsored by Peter Binney of PB Agri: 1st Prize (£50) - C Binks & Son, Low Walworth Farm sold for £1105 to E R Hyde & Sons, Heybeck Farm; 2nd

Prize (£30) - P Tindale, Paradise Farm sold for £1055 to L R Welsh & Co, Green Lane Farm; 3rd Prize (£20) - M I Wainwright, Todhall Farm sold for £1110 to A S & S M Kemp, Whitwell Farm Championship Class sponsored by WE Jameson & Son LTD and

Carrs Billington Champion £100 + DFAM Anniversary Trophy + 3x Bags of Carrs Billington Feed to A & D Proctor, Swarland Old Hall Reserve Champion £50 + 1x Bag of Carrs Billington Feed to P Tindale, Paradise Farm Store & Breeding Cattle - Away from the show cattle the vendors had certainly produced a wonderful display, the buyers were plentiful and certainly obliged as trade proved fast and furious throughout the sale. Beginning with the breeding cattle and an impressive 4 year old Limousin bull from M Eagle, Gedney Hill set the pace selling for £2600, the recent good form of Messrs W E Massey, Stockport continued as their lovely heifers and calves this week peaked at £2000.

Some super runs of suckled calves were mixed with immense strength, the heifers in particular proved to be unbelievably hot...

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