Auctions

General Sale room this week. 20th June Catalogue

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

47 Cattle similar entry and the trade reflecting current demand. Top price per kg this week again the Huberts at 394pkg with another at 386pkg. Limousin X steers from B R & P L Liverton at 389pkg with another at 370pkg and others at 352pkg, 346pkg etc. D J Black to 354pkg for Limousin heifers with steers to 350pkg. D & J Wharton to 354pkg again for a Limousin heifer. A Heath & Sons 6 Dairy bred heifers to 338pkg (2), 337pkg, 336pkg (2) etc. Plenty of AA X cattle forward seeing steers at 345pkg from A H Pulford and to £2035.16 from Matthew Hustler. Heifers to 337pkg from W J Broom & Sons and to £1974.82. Top price per head this week £2551.68 for a very heavy BB X steer from John Bacon.

494 Sheep average entry a very fast trade in all sections. More could be sold to advantage. Strongest demand for heavy lambs which are short overall. As always meat is premium. Top per head this week £214 a head for 48kg Texel lambs from Owen Forde with other pens at £212, £210 (2), £208, £207. Woodhatch Farming to £210, £200 (3) as was Chris Browning-Smith at £210. W B French & Sons to £205 a head with D R Spencer to £211, £208, £205, £200. John Bacon to £210, £200 (2) etc. C C Roots & Son at £202 (2) £200 (4). Emily Elnaugh to £200 for Hampshires. John Revett £100 as were Mark and Jake Taylor (2) and Richard Eaton to £210. Medium lambs topping at £196 from W B French  & Sons, Owen Forde to £194 and J W Chamley & Sons to £192, Emily Elnaugh to £191 and D R Spencer to £190.50. Standard lambs a sharp trade to £173 for Salt Marsh Farm from Joe Backhouse with other pens £170, £161 etc. Chris Browning-Smith to £165. Topping the pence per kg this week Josh Davis Morris at 34kg Texel X lambs at 462pkg. Medium lambs to 444pkg from Emily Elnaugh with Owen Forde topping the heavy lambs at 452pkg, 447pkg 446pkg etc for superb Texel X lambs. What a trade all day to average £182.59 all in.

34 Ewes a disappointing entry. Many more wanted. Hampshire ewes to £175, Lleyn ewes to £215, £200 etc. Texel Mule ewes to £224 topping the price per head from W B French & Sons, North Country Mules to £198, Norfolk Horn ewes to £184. No ewes below £112 and an average £179.21

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.