Prices peak at £212,000 as Shropshire arable farm machinery is dispersed

Prices peaked at £212,000 for a 2022 John Deere T660I Hillmaster combine harvester as an impressive range of modern machinery went under the hammer in a multi-million-pound Shropshire farm dispersal sale.

The auction at Hanley Hall, Weirbrook, West Felton, Oswestry attracted a huge crowd and included a selection of well-maintained John Deere tractors, the four newest having clocked up only 692 hours between them.

There were 131 different buyers from across the UK and Ireland with competitive bidding throughout, both at the sale and remotely through the MartEye online auction platform.

Potato cultivation equipment, a grading line, bagging and palleting system and a range of trailers were among the 222 lots on offer.

Leading regional auctioneers Halls conducted the auction on behalf of the executors of the late David Morris, described as a “perfectionist.” He bought Hanley Hall, a 400-acre arable farm, in 1987, invested in machinery and vehicles of the highest standard and won local farm competitions.

Tractors peaked at £128,000 apiece for a 2022 John Deere 6R 175 and a 2023 John Deere 6R 185. A 2024 John Deere 6R 155 sold for £117,000, a 2024 John Deere 6R 145 made £106,000, a 1994 John Deere 4955 sold for £61,000 and a 1993 John Deere 4755 made £48,000.

Other leading prices were £64,000 for a 2019 Manitou MLT 741-140V+, £58,000 for a 2022 Land Rover Defender 110 HSE, £52,000 for a 2021 GSI grain dryer, £50,000 for a 2011 Challenger self-propelled sprayer, £30,000 for a 2020 Amazone Centaya 4000 Super Drill, £28,500 for a Hitachi ZAX15 tracked excavator, £23,500 for a K-Two Dumper 1600 twin axle trailer, £18,000 for a 2022 John Deere Gator XUV 865R and £17,800 for a 2023 John Deere 2032R, 60D Groundsman Mower.

A Tong potato grading line, bagging and palleting system sold for £45,000, a 2020 and 2019 Bauer irrigation reels sold for £34,500 and £31,000, respectively.

Halls auctioneer Jonny Dymond, Shrewsbury Auction Centre manager, said: “Sales like this are seldom seen and never forgotten. The enquiries, the crowd, the high specification, impeccably maintained equipment at a renowned prize-winning farm -it’s a day that will be remembered for years to come!”

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A 2022 John Deere T660I Hillmaster Combine Harvester which sold for £212,000.