Last Saturday (January 21) saw the clearance sale of Maguire Agri Contracts of Co. Tyrone, a firm that decided to restructure its business making much of the agricultural equipment surplus to requirements.
Around 100 lots of machinery and spares went under the hammer with brisk bidding from both the floor and online; with no reserve all lots went home with a new owner.
Tractors and machinery
Maguire Agri Contracts obviously believed in keeping its fleet up to date and was described as being in excellent condition by the auctioneers. The oldest machine was a 10-year-old JCB loader, the rest were eight years or less.
The table below shows the hammer price for tractors and powered machines, VAT, commission or fees are not included.
The auction was held in pounds sterling, the price shown here being Euroauction’s conversion to euro on the day.
Year
Hammer price (€)
Krone Big M 450
2022
228,310
Claas Jaguar 970
2018
171,232
Claas Jaguar 950
2015
142,694
John Deere 6250R
2021
171,232
John Deere 6155M (choice of three)
2018
57,077
John Deere 6145R
2018
60,502
John Deere 6145R
2016
48,515
Massey Ferguson 7726
2017
47,945
JCB419S rigid loader
2020
114,155
JCB 416S rigid loader
2013
57,077
JCB TM320S articulated telehandler
2015
48,515
JCB TM320WM articulated telehandler
2015
37,100
The Krone Big M 450 was obviously the star of the show and it eventually crept up to the £200,000 (sterling) barrier, but went no further.
A difference of 205hp and three years saw a surprisingly small gap of €28,538 between the Jaguar 970 and 950 self-propelled foragers.
The 790hp in the larger machine will require a lot of keeping up with in the field, hence it may not have the appeal of a smaller unit which will fit in with a greater number of silage fleets.
John Deeres
If Claas was the forager of choice for Maguire’s, then John Deere filled the tractor requirements with eight examples being disposed of.
The largest was a 6250R rated at 250hp, boosting to 301hp. When new, they are listed at €231,874, meaning this two-year-old model offered a €60,000 saving, which, when coupled to its immediate availability, made it an attractive deal.
There is some talk in trade that larger tractors of over 200hp are difficult to sell second-hand as there is not that great a demand for them in Ireland, quite whether this applies to the only Massey Ferguson there is a subjective question.
The MF 7726 from 2017 had high hours, 8,107 to be precise, and it made a shade under €48,000. The company will relieve you of around €185,000 for that sort of power today.
A 6155R from 2020 went for €88,470, which compares to €149,953 for the equivalent model nowadays, It did though, have 3,888 hours on the clock, a little high for a tractor with just two seasons under its belt.
Trailers
Eight twin-axle silage trailers were up for sale with the top price being €21,118 for a 16t Smyths SC35 from 2021. Three were there to be sold, with each making slightly less.
At the other end of the scale, two Johnston 14t models with twin axles brought in €11,700.
By comparison, an unused Barford D15 twin-axle dump trailer appeared quite a bargain as it fell for just€12,557.
Slurry tankers are presenty reported to have some of the longest lead times for implements which might explain why a 2020 4,000 gallon unit from Redrock made €41,666, a slightly older version of the same size came in at €33,105.
Grassland
Two round balers went under the hammer. The first was a McHale Fusion Plus from 2021. This had done 9,732 bales and was snapped up for €65,639.
At the other end of the scale, a Claas Rollant 255 made just €5,422. No bale count or age was given but we were assured it was in good condition and working well. A €60,000 price gap will pay for an awful lot of wrapping.
Maguire Agri Contracts equipment
