Auctions

General Sale Saturday 21st February – General Sale Catalogue 21st February

Our Country Market Auctions are welcoming and friendly offering a wide range of prime livestock for buyers and sellers.  We secure excellent rates and provide an excellent venue for deadstock, buyers and sellers.  The Stanfords auctions are more than just the sales, we are a hub for the agricultural and livestock communities, bringing together the best from around the region.

Our Livestock Market dates back to 1900 and we are immensely proud to be the only weekly Livestock Auction in operation in East Anglia. Our weekly auction, held on a Tuesday, provides clients with the opportunity to source primestock from farmers located in Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire. Cattle and sheep are purchased by butchers, wholesalers and other buyers who appreciate the quality primestock, efficient service and bustling atmosphere that the Stanfords Weekly Livestock Market provides.

Weekly auctions of prime and cull stock every Tuesday with Store sales on the last Tuesday of each month.

To enter stock please ring Steven Ellis on 07446 100931 or 01206 842156.

Latest Livestock Market Report

66 Cattle an average entry found a more difficult trade with wholesalers complaining of lack of demand and boxed meat undermining trade with buyers competing at lower levels. Trade will need monitoring over the next few weeks. Top price per kg this week Tony Evans and J V Styles & Sons both at 402pkg for medium weight Limousin steers with the Styles family having another at 400pkg. Another entry of very heavy quality cattle from M B Farms to 398pkg with others to 394pkg, 386pkg and to £3265.56, £3128.28 and £3030.80 with a rig at 370pkg (£3089.50). Robert Vant smart Limousin heifers at 392pkg with others at 382pkg. Les Carr Limousin steers to 390pkg, J V Styles other Limousin steers to 395pkg and 393pkg. General run of cattle to 340pkg to 370pkg with a few less. Traditional breeds saw strong Hereford X steers from David Bush to 362pkg and to £2525.58, 360pkg etc. Hereford heifers to 340pkg from George Wright Farms, AA steers to 360pkg.

409 Sheep another short entry moved up in price again for a mixed quality entry of all breeds including 60+ Easy Care hoggs and rare breeds including Herdwicks. Again, the strongest trade seen for 38  to 47kg live hoggs and only hoggs over 52kg meeting much resistance. Top per kg this week 435pkg for Richard Criddle for a lightweight lamb. Heavy hoggs to 367pkg from Mark and Jake Taylor with Glen Goodman to 365pkg with the Taylors having others at 363pk, 362pkg, 359pkg etc. Medium hoggs from Richard Criddle to 395pkg, Glen Goodman to 390pkg with Mark and Jake Taylor to 386pkg. Standard hoggs to 392pkg from D M Farms, W Chantry & Sons to 382pkg as were A & N King. Heavy hoggs to £177 from Richardson Brothers, £175 from Graham Kerry, M & J Taylor to £174, £173 etc. Medium hoggs to £170 from M & J Taylor, £169 etc. Glen Goodman to £165 (3 pens). Standard hoggs to £147 from W Chantry & Sons, £146 from Somerleyton Farms with A & N King to £145, £143 etc.

56 EWES more wanted to £190 for Texel X ewes all in average £143.59. Polled Dorset ewes to £160, North Country Mules to £150, Jacob ewes to £130, Blackie ewes to £130, Suffolk Mules to £158, very few less than £110.

Fur and Feather sale commences 9.45 followed by Plants, Bikes followed by yard sale commences at 10am and timber from 11.00.

Goods Accepted Thursday May 9am – 3pm, Friday 9am – 3pm, Saturday morning between 7.00 and 8.30. Fur and feather lots accepted for sale between 7.00 and 9 am on Saturday mornings

The gates will be open from 7.00am on the morning of the sale.

If you have any enquiries please contact Steven Ellis on 01206842156 and he will be happy to discuss them with you.

Ad-hoc Farm Machinery Sales

We have hosted and produced a range of farm machinery sales so if you would like to know more on this please contact Steven Ellis on 07446 100931 or 01206 842156.