Auctioneers Halls reported a good entry of machinery and implements and a huge crowd which drove up prices for the final Shrewsbury Plant and Machinery Sale of the year on December 4.
“Fresh farmer’s machinery and implements were the most sought after, with this sale including a small dispersal from a local farm and there were buyers for most items,” said Nick Hyne, Shrewsbury Auction Centre manager.
“There was another good show of tractors with demand high for the right goods, but buyers are reluctant to splash out on high value machines unless they are of premium quality.
“It was good to welcome many new buyers who said they were surprised by the volume and quality of the plant and machinery on offer. We are certainly looking to expand all sections next year, especially the plant section to meet demand from the construction industry.”
Tractor trade peaked at £10,200 for a New Holland T4050, while a John Deere 2650 sold for £4,300 and a smart little Massey Ferguson sold for £2,100. Loadalls sold to £7,400 for a Manitou MLT 629 and a John Deere 4400 sold to £4,600.
The plant section included a Massey Ferguson S8 jacks digger which sold for £3,800, while an aged JCB 3C3 reached £2,600. Vehicles on offer included a Honda 350 TRX quad at £1,400.
There was a good show of tractor sundries, with yard scrapers selling to £330 and Allbutt feeder buckets to £900. A Bomford B49 hedge cutter sold for £2,100 and another made £1,750. Straw choppers included a Teagle 40/40 at £3,450, a KV854 at £3,700 and a trailed Jeantil TR2000 at £1,600. A smart Shelbourne Reynolds power mixer sold for £4,000.
Cultivation items included a McConnell double discerator at £6,500, a Spreadwise 8 reel hose at £2,700 and a KV 4F reversible plough at £1,700. Beet items sold to £1,700 for a Juko harvester, £1,250 for a KV 12 row beet drill and £600 for a cleaner/loader.
Highlights of a good show of trailers was a 10 tonne Griffiths at £3,600, a tri-axle plant trailer at £3,350 and a vintage wooden grain trailer at £2,000. Ifor Williams trailers peaked at £2,050 for a 14 foot caged sided trailer and a LM146 plant trailer made £1,700. Various low loaders sold to £2,900.
An RKM 20cm muck spreader sold for £2,000 with a Shelbourne Reynolds 730 reaching £1,300. Just one tidy wrapper entered, as a trailed McHale sold for £3,700.
The sale of small items on the top car park continues to grow with more than 700 lots offered. An abundance of tyres peaked at £420 for a pair of Bateman Row Crops. Good quality livestock feeding and handling gear was available with lamb scales to £200, large cattle hurdles to £70, cattle ring feeders to £190, calf creeps to £450 and hogg feeders to £595.
Forty large bags of logs sold to £45 each and log splitters peaked at £360. A large 4500 litre bunded fuel tank sold for £1,200 with another made £600.
