Auctions

General Saleroom Catalogue now available – 10th May 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

69 Cattle average entry of quality cattle forward. A degree of resistance seen to recent levels but a strong enquiry for most. O and R grade cattle less demand than of late and finish all important. 13 cattle over 400pkg topping at 430.5pkg for a Blonde heifer from R & G R Freeman purchased by John Coleman Boxted (£2501.21), Geoff having another Blonde heifer at 418pkg and a Limousin steer at 424.5pkg (£2623.41). 5 quality steers and heifers from R Partridge & Sons to 425.5pkg for Blonde heifers, BB X heifers to 404.5pkg, BB X steers to 417.5pkg and Limousin steers to 419.5pkg. B R & P L Liverton Limousin steers to 410.5pkg with J B Farms showing Limousin heifers to 409.5pkg, 405.5pkg & to £2772.32. Good runs of Simmental steers from Robin Brice Enterprises to 394.5pkg from 377.5pkg and H P Marriage & Sons to 383.5pkg (2), with Telmara Farms Ltd to 387.5pkg. Traditional breeds again forward seeing British Shorthorn heifers to 366.5pkg, 365.5pkg from Bob Manning and to £2489.01. AA X steers from H P Marriage & Sons to 385.5pkg (£2020.02) and heifers to the same (£2193.50). Hereford X steers to 348.5pkg from Adam Youngman. Top price per head this week £2827.53 for a strong Limousin steer for Peter Goodwin (400.5pkg). General run of cattle 350 to 394.5pkg throughout but as stated a degree of resistance as reported elsewhere. Bulls a wide range of quality, Simmental bulls to 383.5pkg (3) from Robin Brice Enterprises (2) and Telmara Farms. Lean AA X bulls to 279.5pkg. Hereford X bull to 296.5pkg (£1743.42).

10 AOTM another strong trade for a short entry Limousin heifer to 367.5pkg (£2182.95), South Devon cows to 333.5pkg and £2712.44 from Bill Hadley. Red Poll (non-FABBL) to 230.5pkg (£1562.79), AA X cows (non-FABBL) to 284.5pkg (£1658.65), Simmental X cows to 249.5pkg (£1751.49).

NEXT STORE SALE TUESDAY 27^TH MAY. ENTRIES INVITED.

643 Sheep an average entry found a firm trade with a wide range in quality but as always meat selling at a premium. NSL still very short, a good enquiry above recent quotations. Peaking at £176 a head from Chris and Denise Chamley. R Criddle to £174 a head as was Mark and Jake Taylor (3 pen) £170 etc. Standard lambs to £151 for Chris Chamley, Tom Hanmer to £139, top price per kilo Richard Criddle at 405pkg for medium lambs, the Taylors to 395, 390pkg, with the Chamleys to 395, 387pkg etc. Hoggs a two tier demand throughout, lean hoggs very difficult to place. Topping per head £170 for hoggets over 52kg from Will Griffin and Richard Criddle, Will having other over 52kg pens at £167.50, £165 (2) etc and to 306pkg from Will Griffin, R Criddle to 304pkg. Heavy hoggs to £157 for Shorn Hampshire hoggs from David Pratt with another  pen at £155 and to 323pkg. W & J Griffin to £155, £150 etc. Mark and Jake Taylor to £151, R Criddle to £150. Medium hoggs to £158 from Becky Byam (351pkg topping the price per kg today), with R Criddle to £150, £145 etc (333pkg) with Becky Byam at 333, 326pkg etc. Standard hoggs to £116 from Tom Hanmer, Billington Sheep to £115 as was Bob Wilden and J Mackintosh and to 314pkg to Tom Hanmer. Generally meated hoggs around £3 and above but lean from 200pkg upwards with strongest demand around the 42 to 48pkg liveweight.

122 EWES all in £144.06 to £200 for Suffolk ewes, Rouge ewes to £166, Texel ewes to £198, North Country Mules to £180, Half Bred ewes to £198, Lleyn ewes to £178, Border Leicester ewes to £182, Hebridean ewes to £92. Very few below.

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.