A lot of good cattle were at the Mart at Knockaloe on Wednesday2nd October Top of the day of the Cattle were Charolais & BB X Bullocks from E & F Clague, 562 kg selling at £1570 Matthew Chadwick sold Herford type bullocks 443kg @ £1000 with HerX heifers 416kg making £900 M&J Quayle sold…
A good turnout with lots of buyers for the Sheep, Rams and Lambs at Knockaloe Sale on Wednesday 4th September A & A Rothwell sold Bluefaced Leicester Shearling Ewes sold at £250, a super Beltex Ram show winning lamb @ £600 with a Bluefaced Leicester Sh Ram made £660 Julian Teare sold Hampshire X Sh…
Top price of the day went to Kinry Glassey @ £1310 for 510kg good shaped BBx Heifers Ernest & Frances Clague sold a great bunch of Lim X steers – the best 497 kg selling at £1290 with 403kg heifers making £1060 Paul Kermeen sold Stabiliser bullocks, weighing 540kg selling at £1230 Mike and Clare…
Ian Faragher sold strong cows with well grown BBX calves at foot to a top price of £1660 Charlie Corkill Farming sold good cows with young Limousin calves at foot to average £1400 and LimX heifers 455kg £1090 The Lewney family had a nice run of cattle LimX £460kg bullocks sold at £1180 and a…
Knockaloe Mart May 15th 2024 Bull trade was a bit tricky. Sold some afterwards Brian Hamer sold B&W Steer 432kg @£920 Alan Radcliffe sold strong Hereford type heifers @ £1200 Peter Quayle sold Simmental Bulling heifers @ £1260 and Ewan & Stuart Corlett sold a good bunch of SimX bulling heifers to a top 0f…
Newly promoted Young Farmer Will Cain topped the Market with outwintered BBX steers weighing 440kg selling @ £1110 withBBX heifers 440kg selling @ £950 I Kinnish sold Beef ShX 429kg heifers @ £920 J Caley sold good shaped Lim. steers 408kg @ £1015 and LimX heifers at the same price R Chadwick sold LimX steers…
On Saturday 24th , an unusually sunny February morning at the Tynwald Car park a great turnout of farmers & friends Principal prices were : Honda Quad £1800, Landrover Defender 90 £12,500, Polaris Ranger £15,000, JCB 520 with attachments £20,000 Grain Trailer £2,000, 25′ Bale trailer £3,900 Solway Lambing Pens £2,200, Zaxis 25 Hitachi Digger…
BBX Cows with well grown BlondeX calves sold to £1650 with Pure Blonde de Aquitaine Cows with great calves at foot sold @ £2000 each 5 Year Stock Bull “OMar” sold at £1800 and a 17month old made £1700 Some strong clear Blonde heifers sold at £1400 TexelX regular aged ewes sold from £120 -£155…
Great singing of Carols with support from the Crosby Silver Band under the Directorship of Mr Gerry Wordsworth. Many Thanks to Crosby Silver Band Highlight was the Charity Turkey given by Mr Kenny Sloane & family. This was sold 20 times and each time given back to be sold again. The final total was £2800…
Robbie Corkish – top price – LimX Bullocks 565kg selling @£1190 with his LimX Heifers 550kg making £1130 Ian Faragher 460kg BB Bullocks @ £1085 with 550kg heifers @ £1090 Bry Radcliffe sold LimX steer 480kg @ £1070 with 520kg heifer making £1050 K Callister sold ChX bullocks 434kg @ £860 LimX Bullocks from C…
M Kelly sold ChX Bullocks 325kg @ £700 with Chx heifers 300kg selling @ £730 S Karran sold Lim bullocks 250kg @ £520 S Corlett sold SimX bullocks 330kg @ £695 Limousin X bullocks from P Field weighing 294kg sold @ £645 with Lim X Heifers weighing 405kg making £840 12 month old Pure Charolais…
After a tricky start Charolais X Steers from E Clague weighing 552kg sold @ £1290 with 470kg heifers making £1120 A Clague sold 450kg Limousin heifers @ £1030 R Christian & Heather sold Luing steers weighing 278kg @ £460 Glendown sold In-Calf BBX Heifer @ £1190 A Kermode sold 300kg Lim Bullock @ £750 and…
After a minutes silence remembering Eleanor Chadwick, Richard Huxham and Marg Magee (Nee Cain) it was a busy sale of suckled calves, cattle and Incalf heifers at Knockaloe Mart 18th October 2023 Ballagraingey sold SimX heifer 450kg @ £970 Sophie white sold ChX bullocks 335kg @ £720 with 311 kg heifers selling @ £730 D…
At the Annual Ewe Lamb & Sheep Sale 27th September 2023 Robbie & Heather Christian sold classy mule ewe lambs @ £128 with strong mule ewe Lambs from Ballalaa making £134 J Quayle sold Blue Leicester XNZ Suffolk ewe lambs @£124 R&L Quayle selling Scotch half-bred ewe lambs @£126 There were lots of reasonable priced…
A challenging day to find homes for over 100 Rams at Knockaloe on Wednesday 20th September Sarah Kewley had the best average with her best Rams selling at £600 A Teare sold strong Suffolk Ram Lambs @£200 A Rothwell sold Beltex X Shearling rams@ £340 and Blue Faced Leicester @ £420 M Clague sold Texel…
The Tynwald Car Park at St Johns on Saturday 16th September 2023 had good machinery for sale – highlights: Chisel Plough £500 AIE Sheep Turnover crate £300 Transport Box £220 Hand cultivator £220 Small water Bowser £280 Post Driver £260 Abbey topper £820 Wylie Topper £1800 Reco Air Seeder/Drill £1000 Massey 35 Tractor £4300 Some…
A full Mart of quality sheep at Knockaloe on Wednesday 13th September Frank & Val Teare topped the Market with Shearing Polled Dorset’s selling @£152 /ewe 2Sh Polled Dorset’s @£140 with 3 Sh selling @ £132 Hampshire Sh Ewes fro Ballasyr Stud sold @ £150 Cross-bred store lambs sold from £60-£65 Jack Garrett Tops the…
Charolais X Steer weighing 533kg sold @£1160 was top priced beast on a day when there was a real good bunch of cattle at Knockaloe Mart 19th July – ChX heifers 467kg selling at £1020 Steven Karran sold LimX bullocks @£550 Steven Chadwick sold Lim X bullocks weighing 382kg @£905 and Roger Chadwick sold Lim…
Some TexelX Sh Ewes from Anna Kerruish sold @ £140 with Dorset X selling @ £135 Some buyer missing and unfortunately several shearlings went home unsold BlueFaced Leicester X Sh sold @ £116 from Andrew Clague Sarah Kewley sold 2 good Texel Sh rams @ £550 each Steven Chadwick sold Limousin X Cattle from £850-£1050…
400kg Limousin steers from D Kennaugh sold @£900 with with 407kg heifers selling @£830 FM Mule type Ewes from Ian Kelly with lambs at foot sold for £130 per ewe 2 Good Bulls from J Quine remained unsold , as did 2 heifers with calves at foot from W Qualtrough
A young Simmental bull from D Jackson sold at £1500 K Callister sold Charolais X heifers 450kg @ £900 A Radcliffe sold strong Hereford X heifers 534kg @ £1190 A smart Simmental heifer from Ballagraingey 518kg sold @ £1210 A good bunch from N Stoutt – Limousin xBB bullocks 504kg sold @ £1200 C Lewney…
A halter trained , well shaped Limousin Bull sold for £3100 Boyde Bros sold 445kg Limousin Bullocks @ £1040 with 300kg Lim. Bullocks selling @ £755 Ian Faragher sold 550kg Belgian BlueX Bullcoks @ £1250 with lighter Bullocks 310kg selling @ £785
Roger Chadwick sold 475kg Limousin Bullock to top price of £1090 Adam Kinvig sold ChX Bullocks 418kg made £1010 Glendown Farms sold BBX Bullocks weighing 400 kg @ £1020 Some 6 month old Stabiliser X weaned calves 180kg selling @ £220 Black & White Steers were harder to place, but good demand for beef type…
The charity bird donated by Mr Kenny Sloane was auctioneed several times and realised £840. Thank to all who donated. A pair of ladies boots donated by Stuart McCudden was sold or £100 and the bucket collection raised £260. The total of £1200 is to be divided equally between IOM Breast Care and IOM Motor…
Keith Callister sold ChX Steers 402kg @ 740kg B & V Cormode sold 320kg HerX steers @£560 and a classy Hereford heifer 290kg @ £600 A Kermode sold a clean HerX Cow @ £830 R&A Cleator sold Incalf 2yr old BeefX Cows to £950 with a 2yr old Limousin Bull @ £2000 WANTED Customer looking…
John Skillen sold strong Lim Heifers 45okg @ £960 – Good to see Dave at the Mart Bryan Radcliffe sold Lim Bullocks 435kg @ £860 with Lim suckled heifer calves weighing 302kg sold @ £690 A&S Jones sold 347kg LimX heifers @ £740 IOM Seafood Products sold 335kg Bullock @ £605 with 380kg LimX heifers…
Robbie Corkish sold strong Friesian steers 578kg @ £935 Danny Creer sold suckled calves with 350kg Lim Bullock @ £805 and an excellent 256kg ChX Heifer @ £790 Steve Corlett sold Sim Bullocks 311kg @ £700 with 260kg heifers selling @ £560 Peter Field sold Lim X Steers 448kg @ £920 with suckled steers 240kg…
A LimX Hereford steer weighing 554kg sold @ £1,150 from Andy Kelly. Sophie White sold ChX suckler bullocks 270kg @£560 with 300kg heifers selling at £600 Peter Quayle sold 327kg SimX bulls @£700 and a Sim Cow with twin calves @ £1230 Albert Kermode sold a Stabiliser steer 273kg @£615 Charlie Corkill Farming sold a…
On a day when there were more Rams than farmers, Phil Cringle sold 80 Rams and 50 Strong classy mule shearlings from Geoff Comish After the draw Alison Kermeen sold Texel Sh. Rams @ £340 Ballaseyre sold Hampshire Rams @ £150 and a Loughtan Ram @ £20 John Teare sold Suffolk Shearlings @ £340 with…
Robbie Christian sold excellent Mule Ewe Lambs to £126 with strong Mule ewe lambs from Alan Clague selling at £132 Carey Dewhirst sold Mule ewe lambs off the Hill @ £80 Richard Quayle sold Leicester/Cheviot@ £106 with Glenlough selling Blue Leicester/Suffolk ewe lambs @ £128 Some Scottish Blackface Shearling and Ewes from G Crowe sold…
A good run of store lambs meet steady trade on an excellent harvest day. Glendown TexelX ewe lambs topped the trade at £70 with TexelX wethers at £65 John Taylor sold CharollaisX ram lambs @ £68 with CharollaisX ewe lambs @ £69 Easycare X ewe lambs from Ballagraingey sold @ £48 with wethers @ £52…
Andrew Clague sold TexelX Sh. @ £120 Carey Dewhirst selling Easycare shearlings @ £132, Easycare Ewe lambs @ £85and an Easycare Shearling Ram @ £300 Ray Kelly Sold Exlana X Easycare Shearlings @ £132 with Exlana Sh. Rams @ £200 P Jones sold Herdwick Shearlings@ £120 – J Teare sold 3 Sh NZ SuffolkX Sh…
17th August 2022 Mart @ Knockaloe Mr Rawnsley sold CheviotX Ewe lambs @ £54 with ZwarbleX CheviotX wethers @ £46 Bobby Corlett sold Dorset horned Sh ewes @ £144 and Cheviot Sh ewes @ £140 Orrisdale Farms sold Charollais Sh Rams which had been shown at the Agricultural Shows – average £520 with a Suffolk…
A good gathering at Ballaglonney Sale on Tuesday 16th August 2022. Texel Sh Ewes @ £140 -£175, Suffolk Sh ewes average £152 Strong Mule Sh. from £150 – £192, Blackface Sh. @ £140, Cheviot Sh @ £160 There was good demand for the grass fed rams on offer. NZ Suffolk sold from £640 – £1250…
Monday 15th August there was steady trade @ Ballafayle Maughold for Anna & Keith Kerruish. The first sheep sale of the season was a bit slow getting going. Texel Ewes sold @ £140 ,Charollais @ £135 an Suffolk Sh ewes @ £130. A good bunch of Mules sold to £150 with Cheviot Sh selling at…
A good bunch of top quality yearling LimousinX cattle from Boyde Bros was sold at the Mart 4th May Lim bullocks 395kg sold @£830 with LimX heifers 357kg sekking @725 Sadly a few bidders were missing as a funeral thanksgiving service took place
On a busy Mart day 0n 27th April saw over 80 cattle for sale Glendown sold BBx steers 452kg @ £945 with BBx heifers 392Kg@ £760 Alan Radcliffe sold 4 strong HerX quiet bulling heifers £880 – £930 Roger Chadwick topped the market with LimX heifers 486kg @£1005 with LimX steers 425kg @£905 Ian Faragher…
After selling some good cattle from Walter & Adam Kinvig, Paul Kermeen and Collister Bros the Mart concentrated on the Ukraine Appeal auction. The highlight was the exceptional Limousin Bull from Jonathon Quine & family which the Mart had bought with many £100 donations from customers and friends. This superb quiet 18month bull sold at…
Due to an unfortunate accident to Keith Callister, his 25 cattle were sold at St Johns on Wednesday 23rd February. CharolaisX steers 530kg sold @£1010 with LimousinX heifers 390k selling @ £800. Keith is ok and relieved to sell his bigger cattle. Harry Best on behalf of Ballaseyr Ltd sold Beef Shorthorn heifers 530kg @…
The unxpected snow caused problems, especially on the roads through Ballamodha and Foxdale, but the North was clear. The late start helped people to arrive and by mid-day the sun was shining, making it a pleasant afternoon. Princepal prices were : MF Tractor with Loader £2300, Tomahawk Strawchopper £1050, Morris Cattle Crush £660,10Ton Marston DumpTrailer…
David Kennaugh had the best prices of the day with 304kg Lim. bullocks @£760 and 368kg Lim. heifers making £770 Chrissy Cannell sold Beef ShorthornX Gallaway suckled steers 253kg @ £430 with 225kg heifers making £370 This may be the last cattle or sheep for sale of the year, but if anyone has stock to…
A Limousin bullock from D&A Skillen weighing 557kg sold @ £1095 Michael Kelly sold a good bunch – CharolaisX suckled calves with Bullocks 375kg @ £685 and 302kg heifers making £625 Bry Radcliffe sold well grown yearlings 420kg @£818 with Feb born suckled bullocks 347kg selling @ £765 with heifers 317kg making £700 Strong cattle…
After days of continual heavy rain the Sun shone for James Martin and his family at Ballaterson Peel on Saturday 30th October Principal items included: Bale Squeezer £450, Weed wiper £1800, Hayturner Fransgard £2300, Zetar Mower £1200, Topper £700, Quad Trailer £700, Ifor Williams Stock Box £3000, Claas Rollant baler £2150 , MF Tractor/Loader £15000,…
Good Simmental suckled bullocks 340kg from Mr S Corlett sold at £700 with 304kg heifers selling at £610 Peter field sold LimousinX bullocks 294kg @ £610 with Limx Heifers 335kg selling @ £640 Trade for Incalf Cows and Heifes from Daniel Creer was abit selective with Cows selling £820 – £920 and heifers £830- £900…
A mighty crowd turned up at Ballacaine Jurby for Raymond and Hannah Brews dispersal sale Principal prices were Teagle Straw Chopper £1250, Flail Topper £1550, Field Roller £640 , Sub Soiler £1600, Weeks Trailer £8800 Warwick Trailer £3050, Marshall Muck Spreader £2500 Rotovator £700, Gallagher Forager £400, Yard scraper £320 Potato Planter £360, International 674…
One of the Marts busiest days -152 Cattle sold Prices back a bit than maybe should have been, with some farmers disillusioned about the Departments new scheme and cost for feeds, fertilisers and fuel rocketing also. The Meat Plant staggers is another worry, hope this problem can be resolved soon. Steve Karran sold 266kg Lim…
Mart Report Wednesday 6th October 2021 at Knockaloe C Lewney sold a strong BBX bullock 542kg @ £940 Corletts- Cardle had a good run of SimmentalX with 480kg bullocks selling @£890 and 380kg heifers making £715 Albert Kermode sold Chx Suckler Cow £1000 with suckled calf 278kg sselling @ £580 R Christian sold Luing X…
Helen Kermode’s gifted Cow & Calf sells at £840 The money from this sale will go to fundraising for a two-year-old girl undergoing chemotherapy. Savannah-May has two brain tumors, causing her to only have 10% vision in her left eye. She is currently 13 weeks into her 18 months of treatment. The money raised will…
Adie Corlett sells top quality BB X Lim Bullocks 550kg @ £1170 with heifers 450kg selling @£960 Hereford X bullocks sold @ £620 David Hyslop had the highest price for Incalf heifers selling at £1200 Steven Chadwick sold Incalf Heifers at £1020 Glendown Beef ShorthornX heifers sold @ £1120 John Quayle sold StabiliserX Incalf heifers…
A great selection of breeding ewe lambs and sheep at Knockaloe on 22 September Robbie & Heather Christian superb Mule ewe lambs topped at £126 with a similar bunch from Allan Clague at £120 Richard Quayle sold strong Border LiecesterX ewe lambs at £114 Daniel Creer sold Scottish Blackface Sh Ewes at £128 Carey Dewhirst…
A good bunch of Charolais X cattle from R Chadwick sold well with 499k bullocks making £1000 with 350kg bullocks at £830 HerX Heifers from JW Cormode sold at £695 for 375kg animals S Karran sold a 364kg Lim bullock for £780
On a day where there were more Rams than Shepherds at Knockaloe, top price was £620 for a Texel Ram from Sarah Kewley 99 Rams where for sale – over 80 sold, prices include: £360 for a Cheviot Shearling from Chrissie Cannell £460 for Charollais from Orrisdale £400 for Texel – P Quayle Matthew Clague…
Richard Quayle started the selling at the Annual Machinery Sale helping the older auctioneer who is ageing quickly! On probably the warmest day ever in the big Carpark behind the Tynwald, on Saturday 27th February a great crowd of people and a selection of some very good machinery. Principal prices included :JCB 8Ton Tracked Digger…
A strange year almosts comes to an end at the Christmas Poultry Mart at Knockaloe. Santa was slightly late due to a scattering of snow! The Crosby Silver Band were in great tune and the Carol singing was more enthusiastic than usual !. Thanks to Mr Jerry Wordsworth and the Crosby Silver Band. Good support…
40 Holstein/Friesian and Jersey Milk and Incalf Cows & Heifers sold from £340 – £1300, with 17 over £1,000. Maurice and Kate would like to thank all those who bid and bought and wish them good luck with their purchases. Ashley Kinvig sold 2 freshly calved show type Holsteins @ £1,500 each James Callow sold…
On a wet old day at Knockaloe on Wednesday 4th November James Callow sold Stabiliser suckler steer calves 294kg @ £540 with 305kg heifers selling @ £500 HA Kelly sold Lim/Herford steers 409kg @ £715 with 302kg heifers selling @ £505 Keith Callister sold LimX 457kg bullocks @ £785 CE &Barry Cowin sold BBX steers…
Michael Kelly sold LimX suckled calves weighing 277kg selling @ £530 with HerX heifers @ 246kg making £500 Bry Radcliffe sold a Limousin steer 329kg @ £655 with 280kg LimX heifers selling @ £550 Steve Corlett had a good run of Sim. bullocks with 332kg selling @ £670 with 285kg heifers making £535 Peter Field…
Creers top the Suckler Market with a Limousin X weaned calf 343kg selling @ £765 In one of the busiest days on the Mart calendar – 21st October there was good demand for well grown suckled calves, though smaller heifers were harder to move on. A&S Jones sold BBX bullocks 358kg @ £705 with 350kg…
Adi Corlett tops the Market with LimousinX heifers weighing 498kg selling at £955 at the Mart, Knockaloe 14th October 2020 2 very Smart Spritited heifers weighing 465kg sold at £920selling Steve Karran sold very quiet cattle, the first suckled calves of the season with 235kg heifers selling @ £495 and 2 – 179kg bullocks at…
Richard Crookall Tops the day with £2700 for an excellent young Limousin Bull Daniel Creer sold strong Incalf heifers from £880 -£960 Ffinlo Creer sold HerX Incalf to Stabiliser heifers from £780 – £980 Doug Coole sold LimX heifers Incalf to Lim. from £890 -£940 Cows with young calves at foot from John Quaye sold…
A North Country Cheviot Shearling Ram topped at £560 There was good demand for over 70 Rams at Knockaloe on Wednesday 9th September 2020 Beltex Shearlings from A Rothwell sold @ £380 George Moore sold Charallais Ram Lamb @ £320 Sarah Kewley had the best average with her best making £520 Eliza Faragher sold a…
On a horrible wet late summer day there was a good crowd at Knockaloe on 2nd September. A good bunch of Hereford cattle from Billy & Vera Cormode saw 412kg bullocks make £775 with 379kg heifers selling at £665 Top price of the day went to Derek Bell with a 494kg heifer making £970 Other…
Good to see a great bunch of cattle again at the Mart at Knockaloe on Wednesday 19th August 2020. 420kg Lim. bullocks from R Chadwick sold at £910. The top price of £990 was for a AAxCharolais 508kg heifer D Creer sold Chx Bullocks 415kg at £890 with 395 kg heifers selling at £765 Ernest…
Ballaglonney Sheep Sale shines in the heat. On the hottest day of the year, there was a lot of people with considerable interest in what are arguably some of the best sheep and rams on the market. TexelX shearling ewes sold from £140 – £162 A Romney pen sold at £146 With the highlight were…
A great turnout of people, with some excellent stock at the Mart on a miserable wet summer afternoon – August 5th 2020 Top prices of the day were obtained for Charolais X bullocks from Ernest & Frances Clague – Regaby, with 5 Cattle over £1000 with a top price of £1090 for Charolais steers @…
The Jacksons Car Sale was a big disappointment for Central Marts. There was little demand for the 14 vehicles put forward, with only 2 selling. There was a serious lack of bidders, maybe the Mart not the best venue, with some people not sure where Knockaloe is situated. Some of the agricultural machinery sold. Thanks…
The dispersal sale of Beef Cows for Rocklea Farms took place at Knockaloe on 23rd October 2019 having sold their suckled calves the previous week. A good range of 26 Cows PD incalf, sold from £380 – £865. Ray Green has been the longest consecutive…