More than 1,700 lots went under the hammer at auctioneers Halls’ popular monthly collective machinery auction at Stone, near Kidderminster on May 27.
Top price of the day went to a Case MX 135 4wd tractor which sold for £9,000. The tractor section also included a John Deere 2850 4wd at £5,200, a Benford pivot steer dumper at £3,700 and a Massey Ferguson 575 with MF80X loader and bucket at £2,300.
A selection of quads and bikes sold to a high of £900 for a Polaris diesel quadbike.
The vehicles and trailers sections had a high number of entries, with the best price achieved by a Land Rover Discovery, which made £1,850. Other vehicles included a MG sports car at £950 and an Iveco Ford lorry at £1,000.
Ifor Williams Trailers were again in demand, with top price of £1,700 being paid for a stock trailer. An interesting lot in this section was a catering trailer, which made £500.
It was the right time of year to sell farm implements, with a Hesston 4590 conventional baler going for £5,400, two Marshall 10 ton trailers selling for £1,800 and £1,500 and a Bomford hedgecutter making £2,100.
The next Stone Sale will be held on Friday, June 24 and the catalogue deadline for lots is Monday, June 13. For more information, please contact Halls, Gavel House, Franche Road, Kidderminster on Tel 01562 820990/820880 for more information.
