MONDAY 16 DECEMBER 2019 126 BARREN COWS, BULLS & OVERAGE CLEAN CATTLE (Green Market) Auctioneer : Bernie Hutchinson (07778 164274) Reasonable number to conclude the year and selling on a very festive trade and dare I say it many more could have been sold to vendors advantage! Trade prevalent throughout for all weights and grades of cows with the only grumble coming from the buyers requiring more of your cattle to fulfil orders. Lets hope the New Year starts as 2019 has finished. We will be selling barren cows on Wednesday 1 January and resume our usual Monday night sales on 6 January which will now be a Green Market. Top of the tree calls rang out to 189p for bulls, 162p for clean, 161p for sucklers and 137p for dairy. The overall market average returned at 108p. 72 Dairies - Humble number to finish the year and trade extremely brisk throughout. Young black and white sold to 137p (£956.26) from J.O. Jones & Partners, Eyton and 118p twice (£851.96 and £833.08), T.W. Eardley & Sons, Bellaport Lodge cross bred to 127p (£952.50), Bradda Farms, Biddulph Moor cows to 127p (£952.50) and 123p (£915.12), Ed & Diane Nelson, Warmingham cow to 126p (£788.76), P. & M. Timmis, Standon cows to 125p (£912.50) and 116p (£909.44) and Mr David Lea & Family, Loggerheads cow to 123p (£1,015.98) to mention a few. The section average returned at 100p (£625.57). 43 Suckers - Reasonable number forward on the night and some weight and shape in the ranks. A regular Cheshire vendor sold Limousins to 161p (£1,114.12) and Blue Cross to 137p (£1,041.20). Distant travellers H. & S. Watkin, Llanfihangel Limousins to 146p (£972.36) and 144p (£1,088.64). H.H. Hampson & Sons, West Felton Limousins to 140p (£865.20), 140p (£966.00), 136p (£840.48) and 123p (£777.36) and Ed & Diane Nelson, Warmingham Blue Cross to 139p (£1,036.94) to mention a few. The section average returned at 115p (£729.67). 5 Bulls - Young bulls sold to 189p (£1,447.74) and 155p (£1,162.50) for Limousins from H.H. Hampson & Sons,

West Felton. Stock bulls to 133p (£954.94) for a Charolais from the same family. Hereford to 120p (£780.00) from N.J. & R.L. Clarke, Ellesmere and black and whites to 116p (£1,034.72) from H. Heath & Sons, Cotebrook. The section average returned at 142p (£1,075.92). 6 Clean - Certainly not the vintage show of last week with heifers to 162p (£780.84) for a black and white from Mr Jonathan Gleave & Family, Audlem. Steers to 126p (£723.24) for Simmental from Mr T. Vaughan, Broxton.

Top Av. Top Av. Dairy 137p 100.00p Grade 1 159p 149p Sucklers 161p 115.00p Grade 2 147p 141p Bulls 189p 142.00p Grade 3 131p 109p Clean 162p Grade 4 93p 82p

- NEXT RED MARKETS - Monday 13 & 27 January / 10 & 24 February

Sale Commences at 5pm

For all cattle including T.B. restricted holdings with a movement licence from Animal Health direct to

slaughter, no six-day rule.

TB RED CALVES Auctioneer : Ben Baggott (07791 791356)

Next sale Monday 13 January & 27 January. Please pre-book calves and for all enquiries to Ben

07791 791356 or Jonty 07595 453306

You Will Need a TB24B License

Calves Over 41 Days Will Require a Pre-Movement Test).

267 PIGS Auctioneer : Ben Baggott (07791 791356) 24 Cull Cows & Boars 1st Prize Cull Sow - Corner House Farm Selling at 78p 2nd Prize Cull Cow - Corner House Farm Selling at 73p Another good entry of cull sows to a stand on trade to previous weeks. Best sows at 58p to 68p topping at 78p for the show winning sow from Cornerhouse Farm, Bettisfield purchased by Mr D.F. Morgan, Waters Upton. Medium sows at 40p to 55p returning a heathy average of 57.77p. Boars a better trade this sale with better sorts at 30p plus topping at 36p from G.W. Brock & Sons, Lower Whitley.

185 Fat Pigs Best Gilts 1st E.D. Davies & Son selling at 340p to Geoff Mycock & Sons. 2nd Mr P.J. Saunders selling at 180p to Morgan Butchers. Best Boars 1st E.D. Davies & Son selling at 152p to Geoff Mycock & Son. 2nd D.J. Shakeshaft & Son selling at 165p to Geoff Mycock & Son. Champion from Messrs E.D. Davies & Son of Anglesey (Pair of Gilts).

MARKET DRAYTON MARKET LTD Barbers Auctions report the following trade at Market Drayton Market :-

CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR MARKET DATES

DRESSED POULTRY SALE Friday 20 December – Sale 2pm - 600 Turkeys, Geese & Chickens.

NO SALES Week Commencing Monday 23 December, including Monday 30 January.

OPEN FOR NORMAL WEEKLY SALE ON WEDNESDAY 1 JANUARY 2020 (NO Dairy Cattle on Wednesday 1st January!)

A massive thanks to Mr Gary Mycock from Geoff Mycock & Sons for agreeing to judge the pigs today. He was presented with some very strong classes with the gilts class having over twenty pens to judge. Gary selected E.D. Davies & Sons, Anglesey gilts as Champion and later backed his judgement and purchased them at 340p (£302.60). Also thanks to all our regular buyers and vendors as well and our staff for all your effort throughout the year.

All pigs a joy to sell today with plenty of pigs at 140p to 160p topping at 178p from The Bradshaw Boys, Alkington and E.D. Davies & Son, Anglesey. No end of vendors 150p plus too many to mention but well done to you all. Second quality pigs selling well also at 120p to 135p/kg with only really coloured or very heavy pigs at 70p to 100p/kg. A terrific result and look at the averages below:- Aver. Top Top 47kg to 60kg 94.67p 112p £64.96 61kg to 79kg 133.78p 178p £134.39 80kg to 100kg 145.30p 340p £302.60 101kg plus 126.34p 178p £194.22 Sows 57.77p 78p £197.76

58 Store and Weaner Pigs Best Weaners 1st Mr Jube Wickstead Selling at £50. 2nd The Clemson Family selling at £43. A modest entry of weaner pigs this sale selling on a much improved trade. Best sorts at £40 to £45 topping at £50 from Mr Jube Wickstead, Lilac House and Mr P. Pughe, Bwlchgwyn. Two in-pigs sows from Mr John Betty made £170 and £160. Wishing all clients a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all on the pig section.

- NEXT PIG MARKETS -

Monday 6 & 20 January / 3 & 17 February at 10.30am Cull Sows & Boars

Followed by Prime Pigs & Store Pigs.

MARKET DRAYTON MARKET DAIRY REPORT (MID-MONTH SALE) 121 DAIRY CATTLE Auctioneers: Gwilym Richards (07768 020393) & Jason Brown (07774 816384)

£2,020 Top At Drayton December Mid-Month Sale The best heifers sold to £2,020 at the December mid-month sale at Market Drayton Market. The top price of £2,020 was for a calved heifer from Goss Bros of Bicester, Oxfordshire. The first prize calved heifer from T.& R.J.&AT. Goodyer of Moss Pit sold for £1,900.

Swedish bred calved heifers from CMS Livestock of Newport sold to £1,800 and £1,700. The best price for the dispersal of Andrew Shaw and Ian Newton’s commercial herd from Middlewich was £1,790 for a second calver. Incalf heifers sold to £1,000 and yearling heifers to £830.

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WEDNESDAY 18 DECEMBER 2019 195 CLEAN CATTLE & YOUNG BULLS Auctioneer : Bernie Hutchinson (07778 164274) Firstly let me start by wishing all our vendors and buyers a very Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year and thank you for all your support. Play resumes on Wednesday 1 January and I believe cattle with be wanted but please ring for clarification! Back to today and did not quite get to my magical two hundred mark but very pleased with numbers forward. It was not a day about headline prices with the focus on loin rather than shape and I am extremely pleased to report a very brisk trade resumed throughout with demand for all weights and grades. Twinkle, twinkle little star moments returned at 228p for heifers, 228p for steers and 226p for bulls. 102 Bulls - Good number forward for the time of the season and some real festive cheer around the ring resulting in some very spirited bidding. Sucklers peaked at 226p (£1,360.52) for a Limousin from Mr Bernard Parsons, Golden Hill Lane and further bulls to 210p (£1,260.00), 205p (£1,320.20) and 192p (£1,263.36). Mr Richard Shore, Churton sold Limousins to 217p (£1,302.00) and 215p (£1,367.40). Mr Bob Holmes, High Offley saw Blondes to 216p (£1,105.92), 208p (£1,223.07) etc. Distant travellers Mr Richard Reynolds, Woodhouse Eaves sold Simmentals to 212p (£1,229.60), 208p (£1,202.24), 205p (£1,111.10), 199p (£1,237.78) etc. Helen Barber & Family, Higher Whitley saw her Blues to 211p (£1,270.22), 202p (£1,074.64) etc and Mr Martin Edwards, Morton Limousin to 206p (£1,079.44). Natives found some real trade with Angus to 208p (£1,148.16) from Mr Richard Reynolds, Woodhouse Eaves and in the lump Mr J.G. Buchanan, Freshfield Angus to return £1,462.64. Mr Bob Holmes, High Offley Hereford to 198p (£1,100.88). Drayton specials saw black and whites to 175p (£938.00) from Mr Mark Eden, Preston-On-The-Hill. The section average returned at 171p (£1,007.00). 38 Steers - It was not really a day for super stars but good commercial cattle and these raced away to 228p twice (£1,240.32 and £1,212.96) for Limousins from Mr Chris Longton, Hatton and further steer to 222p (£1,243.20). Distant traveller Mr Emyr Roberts & Family, Llanfihangel Limousin to 218p (£1,417.00), Mr A.T. Williamson, Utkinton Limousin to 218p (£1,120.52). Mr S.J. Thirlby, Cauldwell Limousins to 210p (£1,117.20) and 191p (£1,226.22) to mention a few. Native types saw Angus to 174p (£1,016.16) from Mr Mark Lokier & Family, Newtown. The section average returned at 170p (£1,088.20). 55 Heifers - Very similar script to the steers with The White Family, Brewood taking pole position with a Limousin to 228p (£1,322.40), 224p (£1,442.56) and 220p (£1,342.00). Mr Chris Longton, Hatton close behind with Limousins to 226p (£1,224.92), 224p (£1,106.56) and 212p (£1,250.80). Mr Tony Warner, Stoke Heath saw his Limousins to 220p (£1,249.60) and R. & S.F. Harper & Son, Withington Limousin also to 220p (£1,236.40). Native types saw Angus to 185p (£1,028.60) from Mr Roy Jefferies, Knutsford. The section average returned at 190p (£1,051.78).

78 DAIRY CATTLE Auctioneers : Gwilym Richards (07768 020393) & Jason Brown (07774 816384)

£2,150 Top - 6 Over £2,000-Top 10 Heifers Av.£2,013 £2,150 was the top price at Drayton today where numbers of fresh cattle are consistently averaging around seventy per week with all finding pastures new. C. Whitticase & Son of St Martins consigned the top priced heifer at £2,150. Other heifers over the £2,000 barrier came from D. & E. Monk, Lancashire (£2,100), Lloyd Thomas, Carmarthen (£2,060), Mr M. Trevor-Jones, Middleton (£2,040 and £2,000), W.A. Jones & Son, Fenns Bank (£2,000). W.A. Jones & Son also received £1,950 and £1,920 for other heifers. Mr Richard Lewis, Carmarthen sold to £1,960 and Stubbs Partners, Whitgreave sold to £1,950. The best cows sold to £1,700 for a second calver from D. & E. Monk, Bispham. Incalf heifers sold to £1,270. The Drayton Dairy Team wish you all a Merry Christ-mas and a Happy New Year.

Averages (all breeds and faults) 64 x Heifers £1,508 (from £860 to £2,150) 8 x Cows £1,268 (from £900 to £1,700)

NEXT MID-MONTH SALE (Including Show & Sale) MONDAY 20 JANUARY at 11am- EVERY THIRD

MONDAY OF THE MONTH FOR YOUNGSTOCK OF ALL AGES (incalf/served heifers, maiden, heifer calves)

DRAFTS & REDUCTIONS OF LARGER HERDS AND SMALL HERD DISPERSALS

Further details & entries Market Office 01630 652926 Katy Coulthard 07956 228495, Gwilym Richards 07768

020393 & Jason Brown 07774 816384.

72 STORE CATTLE Auctioneer : Ben Baggott (07791 791356) A small show of stores to finish the year off and trade good from start to finish. Good suckler yarding cattle good to sell with better sorts trading at £800 to £1,000 topping at £1,080 for Blue steers from James Bowden & Co, Malpas. Better cattle at 160p to 180p topping at 190p from C.R. & L. Starkey, Whitegate for Limousin steers. Just a few common native heifers a little harder to cash at times. Younger sorts remain a solid trade with good types trading at £600 plus with very few smaller types forward because of the weanling sale next door. Wishing everyone involved in the store cattle section a Merry Christmas & happy new year - Ben. All store cattle enquiries to Ben 07791 791356.

Steers Breed Price Weight Vendor Friesian £700.00 606kg M.E.P. Engineering Friesian £545.00 372kg J.W. Cotton & Son British Blue £1,080.00 602kg James Bowden & Co. British Blue £980.00 594kg James Bowden & Co. British Blue £710.00 399kg J.W. Cotton & Son British Blue £660.00 444kg K.R. & C. Hill & Son Angus £910.00 526kg C.R. & L. Starkey Angus £875.00 520kg D. & K. Dutton Angus £800.00 530kg C.R. & L. Starkey Devon £850.00 448kg J.C. Howells & Ptns Oth £790.00 436kg J.C. Howells & Ptns Hereford £870.00 542kg C.R. & L. Starkey Hereford £850.00 513kg W.A. & J.E. Baker Hereford £840.00 538kg T.A. & E. Smith Montbeliarde £520.00 360kg Moreton Wood Fm Ltd Simmental £790.00 416kg J.C. Howells & Ptns Limousin £925.00 486kg C.R. & L. Starkey

Heifers Breed Price Weight Vendor British Blue £940.00 562kg James Bowden & Co. British Blue £925.00 496kg C.R. & L. Starkey British Blue £780.00 532kg T.A. & E. Smith Angus £870.00 536kg C.R. & L. Starkey Angus £670.00 470kg W.A. & J.E. Baker Angus £580.00 452kg Mr M. Millington Hereford £930.00 594kg C.R. & L. Starkey Hereford £750.00 548kg T.A. & E. Smith Charolais £900.00 550kg C.R. & L. Starkey Simmental £900.00 562kg Harper Adams Un. Simmental £510.00 370kg Moreton Wood Fm Ltd Limousin £835.00 508kg C.R. & L. Starkey

2,017 PRIME LAMBS Auctioneer : Mark Jones (07813 625787) A cracking number of lambs forward selling to an exceptional trade throughout returning an overall SQQ average of a very pleasing 213p. Lights sold to 200p for 30 kilos to return £60.00 for I. & A. Morris, Glanrafon. Top price in the lump was £63.36 for 32kgs for Mr G.O. Jones, Dolfach. Standards hit 247p for 38 kilos to return £93.86 for Mr A. Groucott, Shifnal. Others notable pens as follows:- 36.7kgs (£87.35) A. & A. Jones & Sons, 37.5kgs (£83.63) Massie Farms, 38.6kgs (£83.38) Mr K. Edwards, 38.4kgs (£83.33) H.R. Sockett & Sons, 38.7kgs (£82.82) Mr M. Standerwick, 39kgs (£81.90) Mr M. Standerwick. Mediums raced away to 280p for 43.5 kilos tor return £121.80 for Messrs H.F. Jones, Bryn who had a further run as follows :- 39.6kgs (274p) £108.50, 41kgs (271p) £111.11, 44kgs (263p) £115.72 and 45kgs (254p) £114.30. Mr P.B. Tippets, Shifnal achieved 260p for 40.6 kilos to return £97.44. Mr Martin Wright, Hartington deserves a mention for his 42.9kgs selling to 260p to return £111.54 and a further pen of 41.9kgs selling to 259p to gross £108.52. Heavies sold to 270p for 46.6kgs to return £125.82 for Mr P.B. Tippets, Shifnal. Top price in the lump was £126.67 for 55.8kgs from W.L.& J.A. Forrester, Higher Heath. Others notable prices as follows :- £122.57 (51.5kgs) Mr P.B. Tippets, £120.44 (46.5kgs) Messrs H.F. Jones, £118.68 (50.5kgs) W.L. & J.A. Forrester and £107.80 (49kgs) C.E. & H. Hanselman to mention a few. A big thank you to all vendors for their continued support throughout the year and we hope to see you next year. PRIME LAMBS & CULL SHEEP REQUIRED FOR NEW YEARS DAY (Sale 9.15am) — PLEASE NOTIFY MARK OF ENTRIES 07813 625787!

Lambs Graded :- Lights to 200p (£63.36) average 195p (£61.85). Standards to 247p (£93.86) average 209p (£77.02). Mediums to 280p (£121.80) average 215p (£91.41). Heavies to 270p (£126.67) average 199p (£198.89).

Sold Av. Premium 401 226p Prime 1389 207p Others 227 181p

345 BUTCHERS EWES Auctioneer : Mark Jones (07813 625787) Less ewes forward selling to a very fast trade to return an overall market average of a very pleasing £73.99. Top price in the lump was £140.00 for Beltex ewes from Mr P.B. Tippets, Shifnal and £120.00 for Texel Ram from Mr M. Williams, Woodhouse. Light ewes sold from £23 to £48, plain ewes £48 to £65, cutting ewes £68 to £88 and heavies £85 to £115.

115 STORE LAMBS Auctioneer : Mark Jones (07813 625787) Store lambs sold to £67.50 for lambs from Mr A.C. Cliffe, Thorleys Hill. The overall average returned at £54.98. Store lambs required - top prices paid - please contact Mark.

Fodder Beet Available Contact Mark 07813 625787.

544 CALVES Auctioneers : Ben Baggott (07791 791356) & Jonty Cliffe (07595 453306) A tremendous entry of calves for the last sale of the year with a few extra younger types going under the hammer which looked well sold. The stronger sorts sold for a premium over others but trade still pleasing with plenty of customers around the ring with a total of fifty-six different buying accounts. Friesian bulls well sold today with a few more rearing on offer at £100 plus topping at £128 from L. & A. Fitton & Sons, Adbaston. Mediums at £60 to £90. Best of the processing sorts at £40 to £50, mediums £30 to £40 and smalls generally £18 to £28. Strong Continental bulls a joy to sell again this week with best at £250 to £320 topping at £338 for a Charolais from Mr V.P. Challoner, Tarporley. Blues to £322 for T.S. & A.E. Hartley, Mere. Medium bulls at £150 to £230 with younger ones at £120 to £170 only very, very smalls under £100. A great little trade for native bulls today with the best at £160 to £200 plus topping at £225 for a Hereford from Shortwood Dairy Ltd, Standon and Angus to £220 twice for Mr J.W. Wright, Knutsford. Medium bulls at £100 to £140 and smaller ones at mainly £80 plus. Good demand for Continental heifers today with the best at £180 to £230 topping at £300 for Blues from both P.C. & S.G. Thelwell, Nantwich and T.S. & A.E. Hartley, Mere. Medium heifers at £140 to £170 and younger sorts at £80 plus. Native heifers a sharper trade today especially for mediums. Best at £90 to £130 topping at £165 for a Hereford from Shortwood Dairy Ltd, Standon. Mediums good at £60 to £90 and smalls mainly £40 plus. Thank you to all buyers and sellers throughout the year, please note we are open on New Years Day for Calves, feel free to call Ben or Jonty if you have any queries about New Years Day. Finally, we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. All calf enquires to Ben or Jonty.

BULL CALVES FRIESIAN/HOLSTEIN BRITISH BLUE (123 - AV.£27.92) (94 - AV.£171.61) £128 L. & A. Fitton & Sons £322 T.S. & A.E. Hartley £125 J.O. Jones & Partners £320 T.S. & A.E. Hartley

ABERDEEN ANGUS WELSH (58 - AV.£111.43) (3 - AV.£141.67) £220 Mr J.W. Wright x 2 £205 Walker & Hargreaves £218 J.W. Gibson & Son £140 Walker & Hargreaves

BROWN SWISS FLECKVIEH (2 - AV.£20.00) (3 - AV.£136.00) £20 J.N & L.P. Bate & Co. £168 Moreton Wood Fm £20 Mr R.L. Latham £130 L. & A. Fitton & Sons

SWEDISH RED HEREFORD (2 - AV.£28.00) (23 - AV.£112.65) £30 Moreton Wood Fm Ltd £225 Shortwood Dairy Ltd £26 Moreton Wood Fm Ltd £192 S.T. Pendlebury Ltd

MONTBELIARDE CHAROLAIS (11 - AV.£93.55) (3 - AV.£291.67) £168 Winward Dairy Farming £338 Mr V.P. Challoner £140 P.J. & F.P. Bridge £292 G. Green & Son

SIMMENTAL LIMOUSIN (28 - AV.£126.75) (13 - AV.£148.85) £310 GA.&FA.Brassington £292 PA&HM.Wilson&Son £222 L. & A. Fitton & Sons £275 PA&HM.Wilson&Son

SHORTHORN x 1 ARYSHIRE x 1 £150 Walker & Hargreaves £20 E.R. & R.W. Adams NORWEGIAN RED x 1 £20 A.J. & J.M. Slater

HEIFER CALVES FRIESIAN/HOLSTEIN BRITISH BLUE (2 - AV.£64.00) (84 - AV.£120.67) £80 TR&JM.Oultram&Sons £300 P.C. & S.G. Thelwell £48 Grantchester Farms £300 T.S. & A.E. Hartley

ABERDEEN ANGUS WELSH (52 - AV.£51.77) (3 - AV.£111.67) £140 Fitton Farms Ltd £130 Walker & Hargreaves £115 D.L.G. Morris & Ptns £125 Mr R.N. Thompson

HEREFORD SIMMENTAL (19 - AV.£75.79) (9 - AV.£57.56) £165 Shortwood Dairy Ltd £75 Brodyr Davies £160 P. & F. Jenkinson £75 J.R. Ward & Sons

LIMOUSIN (9 - AV.£56.11) £95 Brodyr Davies £92 Mr R.F. Fairbanks

167 WEANLINGS Auctioneer : Jonty Cliffe (07595 453306) What a fantastic number of Weanlings forward for the final Wednesday sale. It brings Decembers total to 356, which is 180 more than we managed in the same month last year. We’d like to thank all the support which has been received from both buyers and sellers this year, and we are excited about the new beginnings on a Monday in 2020. With more penning space, room to load and a set sale time we are confident that the Weanling section will continue to go from strength to strength. Now to todays trade, considering were just a week from Christmas day I think vendors will be happy with their days trading. With 28 successful buyers there was plenty of competition and the majority were well sold. In the bulls we saw best Continentals sell for £400+ topping at £490 for 5mo Blues from P.J. & F.P. Bridge, Cockshutt. A lovely trio of 5mo Limousins from R.W. Longton & Son, Hatton sold for £430. Who also sold 8 month Friesian bulls to £430, and R.W. Adams & Son, Stoke-on-Tern sold to £400. Only nine Continental steers which sold to £500 for 6 month Blues from Messrs P.L. Wood, a group of Limousin from K. Oliver & Son, Congleton made £470. Best natives were £300+ with a top price of £470 for 9 month Herefords from K. Oliver & Son. Another large entry of heifers, with an incredible 52 Blues, which topped at £565 for 12 month from R.P. & S.R. Williams, Marchwiel. Next were a group of 6 month at £490 for Mr P.L. Wood. Best Natives were £250-£300, selling to £395 for 10mo from K. Oliver & Son, Congleton with £305 next for Mr P.L. Wood and £300 for J.T. & J. Forrester, Dilhorne. The first sale of 2020 is Monday 20

th January.

With all future sales being the first and third Monday of the month. The sales will commence at 11:30am.

Early Entries for Monday 20th

January include 20 x Blue steers 6-7 month 20 x Blue heifers 6-7 month+ 25 x Blue steers & heifers 6-8 month 25 x Continental Steers 4-5 month 15 x Angus heifers 4-5 month 10 x Angus steers 4-5 month 7 x Hereford steers 8-10 month 18 x Friesian bulls 6-8 month

WEANED BULLS FRIESIAN/HOLSTEIN BRITISH BLUE (11 - AV.£347.73) (12 - AV.£395.83) £430 R.W. Longton & Son £490 P.J. & F.P. Bridge £400 R.W. Adams & Son x 8 £450 W.&P.Benbow&Sons

BRITISH BLUE MONTBELIARDE x 1 (3 - AV.£203.33) £405 P.J. & F.P. Bridge £290 Ronnette Hallworth LIMOUSIN x 3 £160 Ronnette Hallworth £430 RW.Longton&Son x 3

WEANED STEERS BRITISH BLUE ABERDEEN ANGUS (7 - AV.£477.86) (19 - AV.£218.42) £500 Messrs P.L. Wood x 6 £300 Messrs Royals £345 J.T. & J. Forrester £285 Mr B. Farming

HEREFORD LIMOUSIN (16 - AV.£339.06) (2 - AV.£452.50) £470 K. Oliver & Son x 3 £470 K. Oliver & Son £385 K. Oliver & Son x 4 £435 Mr J. Stanier

WEANED HEIFERS BRITISH BLUE ABERDEEN ANGUS (52 - AV.£386.63) (20 - AV.£269.00) £565 R.P. & S.R. Williams £395 K. Oliver & Sons x 5 £490 Messrs P.L. Wood x 6 £305 Messrs P.L. Wood

HEREFORD SIMMENTAL x 1 (10 - AV.£248.50) £350 P.J. & F.P. Bridge £290 J.T. & J. Forrester FRIESIAN/HOLSTEIN x 2 £255 W. & P. Benbow&Sons £565 R.P. & S.R. Williams

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KELSALL COLLECTIVE MACHINERY SALE

Barbers Auctions are delighted to announce the ‘Kelsall Collective Machinery Sale’ which will commence in 2020. The sale will be held at Churches View Farm, Kelsall, Chester CH3 8BH with the first sale being Friday 6th March. The sale will be live on the Internet via the online bidding platforms 'ibidder.com' & 'bidspotter.com' to maximise exposure to all prospective purchasers. The sale will focus on the inclusion of Tractors, Loadalls, Vehicles, Plant and Farm Machinery, Quads/ATVs, Trailers and Farm Equipment.

Churches View Farm is an exceptional facility to hold this new sale due to its expansive sale yard, full curtilage security and excellent road links across Cheshire and surrounding Counties.

Barbers Auctions have a well established reputation for conducting on- site collective and dispersal sales throughout Cheshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire as well as a bi-monthly collective machinery sale at Market Drayton Livestock Market. They also have the benefit of purpose built portable offices, specialist on-site computer systems and experienced sale day staff to ensure that sales run professionally and efficiently.

The 2020 dates are Friday 6th March, Friday 3rd July and Friday 16th October.