Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market
Bakewell Market Report Monday 29th December
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Sales Report HereVery busy in the sheep department, rather quieter the cattle sections with entries totalling 2,030 sheep and 74 cattle.
Plenty of farming folk present in the market clearly ready for a change of scenery. Buyers out in sufficient force to ensure a decent trade for the stock on offer.
Only a handful of store & breeding cattle, but well sold with an in-calf cow at £1,700 and yearling stores to £1,100.
Next Monday 5th January we are back to normal. The store cattle list will be compiled on Friday morning (2nd January) so please ring your entries in before Friday 12 noon.
A nice few finished cattle with 43 on parade, a respectable turnout for a Christmas holiday market.
Top figures 466p and £3,311 per head. The average for the 20 heifers was 276.9p and £2,250 per head.
17 OTM cows on offer with the best of the bunch to 268p and £2,083 per head, the average 219.6p or £1,449 per head.
8 calves with bulls to £500 and heifers £310.
A bumper crop of 1,527 lambs sold on a sharp trade with top figures 432p/kg and £200 per head.
The SQQ was 343.5 pence making a typical lamb in the 39-45 kg range worth £149.16.
An excellent entry of 503 cull sheep saw ewes to £260 to average £137.27.
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Forthcoming Fixtures
Thursday 8th January – Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale, Flock Dispersal & Special Entries
We have been asked to inform you
That the funeral of
Stan Evans
Will take place on
Monday 12th January – 1pm
At
St Mary’s Church, Edwinstowe, NG21 9QA
Auctioneer:
Alastair Sneddon
Consultant
Livestock, auctioneering and professional services
17 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall ave 219.6p/kg
(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)
Nearly all B/W cows today but a smart Lincoln Red made 268p or £1833. B/W’s to 256p for Geoff & Malcolm Limer, Taddington.
| 268p/kg | £1833 | L Red, 4 ½ yrs | O Brayne, Derwent |
| 256p/kg | £1940 | Fries, 5 yrs | G & M Limer, Taddington |
| 251p/kg | £1897 | Holst, 5 yrs | G & B Thompson, Sparrow Pit |
| 251p/kg | £2033 | Fleck, 12 yrs | RW Ardern & Sons, Topley Pike |
43 FINISHED CATTLE ave 377.1p/kg
(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)
A good entry for the time of year and very strong trade with loads of demand for the buyers at ringside.
7 Young Bulls ave 420.7p/kg
All Lims today from 2 vendors and all above £4/kilo.
| 439p/kg | £3169 | Lim, 722kg | JT Ottewell, Calow |
| 429p/kg | £3311 | Lim, 772kg | JT Ottewell, Calow |
| 424p/kg | £3086 | Lim, 728kg | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
| 424p/kg | £2857 | Lim, 674kg | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
16 Steers ave 356.6p/kg
Just a small selection, but plenty of demand.
| 410p/kg | £2181 | Blo, 532kg | Meadow Farms, Bakewell |
| 390p/kg | £2340 | B Blue, 600kg | SJ Thompson, Kilburn |
| 387p/kg | £2856 | B Blue, 738kg | GW Smith & Son, Aldwark |
20 Heifers ave 376.9p/kg
A superb trade throughout with butchers and wholesalers leaving short of requirements.
Phil & Emma Watson had a red letter day to end the year with two lovely heifers at the top of the pile.
| 466p/kg | £2460 | Lim, 528kg | P & E Watson, Ashover |
| 432p/kg | £2376 | Lim, 550kg | P & E Watson, Ashover |
| 420p/kg | £2570 | Lim, 612kg | D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell |
| 417p/kg | £2652 | Lim, 636kg | D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell |
| 414p/kg | £2649 | Lim, 640kg | D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell |
| 406p/kg | £2777 | Lim, 684kg | Moor Farmers, Flagg |
| 396p/kg | £2589 | Lim, 654kg | D Byard, Tupton |
Auctioneer:
Oliver Hiles
Market Associate
CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)
Just a small entry but certainly no less demand with B Blue bulls to £500 and £490.
Many more required for next week.
Bulls
B Blue £500 JE & CM Fletcher, Peak Forest
B Blue £410 WJ Adams & Son, Mackworth
Holst £130 GW & WL Neville, Tansley
Hfrs
B Blue £490 W Bradbury, Earl Sterndale
B Blue £310 GW & WL Neville, Tansley
Auctioneer:
Ivor Lowe
Partner
Property and professional services
1527 LAMBS AND 503 EWES & RAMS
(Auctioneer Peter Oven)
An excellent entry of 2030 sheep included 1527 lambs. Demand set off very brisk with top price of the day 432p/kg for the first pen to be sold. Six pens sold to 400p/kg plus with top gross of £200/head. Overall average 343.56p/kg.
Leading Prices:
| 34.6kg | 342p/kg | S Harper |
| 36.3kg | 348p/kg | R Henshall |
| 37.6kg | 346p/kg | I Spendlove |
| 38.3kg | 378p/kg | BJ Mould |
| 38.5kg | 362p/kg | W Baugh |
| 38.6kg | 420p/kg | D Simpson |
| 43.5kg | 388p/kg | JW Blackshaw |
| 43.4kg | 432p/kg | R Wartigg |
| 44.7kg | 418p/kg | R Wartigg |
| 45.5kg | 416p/kg | R Wartigg |
| 47.2kg | 398p/kg | R Swift & Sons |
| 47.5kg | 399p/kg | G Ford |
| 48.0kg | 386p/kg | M Pickford |
| 49.0kg | 382p/kg | H Hodgkinson & Sons |
| 50.0kg | 400p/kg | G Ford |
| 53.4kg | 333p/kg | H Young |
Averages
| 32.1-39.0kg | To 420p/kg | Average 341.69p/kg |
| 39.1-45.5kg | To 432p/kg | Average 346.16p/kg |
| 45.6-52kg | To 400p/kg | Average 339.5p/kg |
| 52kg+ | To 330p/kg | Average 311.56p/kg |
503 Ewes and Rams
(Auctioneers Mark Elliott & Holly Swift)
A really busy mid holiday entry and the pens bustling and full with interest in all types.
Best continentals regularly £190 and above to a top of £260 for sweet Texels with Graham Ford and Family at £245 again for Texels.
The top 8 pens averaged an excellent £224.88. Best Mules over £160 with plenty of crossbred well fleshed sorts £148 – £188 plus.
Generally, the lean ewes a fast trade with some small framed lean Mules touching £90. Small horned ewes well sold to nearly £100/head.
24 slaughter rams with a big range but generally strong Texels and Char in the entry. The top 6 averaged £178.66 and peaked at £208.
479 ewes ave £137.28
24 rams ave £151.25
Auctioneer:
Peter Oven
Market Associate
Holly Swift
Rural Chartered Surveyor
Mark Elliott
Partner
Farm and dispersal sales, livestock auctioneer