Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

Full steam ahead with stock numbers looking good for the second market of the New Year.  685 cattle and 1,164 sheep sold on a solid trade throughout with OTM cattle prices well up and the demand for the store cattle at record levels.

There were 314 store & breeding cattle on offer selling to a full line up of buyers at prices that seem to have taken yet another lift.

Steers sold to £2,520 and averaged an astonishing £1,784.  Heifers hit £2,600 to average a remarkable £1,578 and the 25 feeding bulls reached £2,420 to average £1,080.

So, if you have store cattle to sell, don’t hesitate, give Alastair Sneddon a call on 07973 982441 and we will ensure your stock receives maximum publicity.

There was an excellent turnout of 168 finished cattle with a good solid demand.

Top figures 468p/kg and £3,882 per head.

The average for the 78 heifers looked good at 386.9p and £2,374 per head.

It is not surprising that OTM cattle numbers are up with concerns about the milk price and fodder stocks, but what is a surprise is that the trade is so good.

Top figures for the 147 animals on sale were 388p/kg and £3,220 per head.

The average was a healthy 253.9 pence and a level £1,700 per head.

Calves were a little more plentiful with 56 forward.  Trade was good with bulls to £855 and heifers £660.

Over in the sheep section there was a total of 1,164 head on offer.

The 886 hoggs looked well sold on the day with lighter weights attracting the most interest.  Top figures 362p/kg and £183.78.

The SQQ average emerged at 336.9 pence making a typical lamb in the 39-45 kg bracket worth £145.03.

In the cull sheep department, the entry of 278 sold well with ewes to £225 to average £140.53 for a sample that included a number of hill breeds.

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Thursday 15^th January – Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale

147 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall ave 254p/kg or £1700

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

A maximum number of 147 barrens and OTM’s today and an explosion in the trade with the average up 11 pence on the week with a couple of extra bidders at ringside making their presence felt.  20 over 300 pence today with a high price of 388p (£3220) for a superb Limmy heifer (33 mnths) for Steven & Steff Wells, Monyash with the best cow at 358p (£3071) for a super Limmy (6 yrs) for Mark Hodgkinson, Earl Sterndale.  Plenty of good cows 290-330p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

81 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 224.5p

Nicely up on the week.

1 OTM Heifer 298p

Best cows 260-275p

Bigger fleshy cows 245-255p

Parlour Holsteins 220-240p

Leaner cows 210-220p

Only a few under 200p

The best today:

4 OTM Bulls

7 OTM Steers 

168 FINISHED CATTLE ave 372p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Exactly the same number as this week last year but the average is some 50 pence more than 2025.

Plenty of trade and demand at ringside with handy weight shop heifers being ‘trade of the day’.

44 Young Bulls ave 357.1p/kg

Good numbers and plenty of demand with some special bulls about today.  12 best over 407p and 10 over £3000, with a run of pure Blonds from Mark Shenton at 450p (£3312), 430p (£3732), and 413p (£3882).  Steven Wells had 441p (£3228).

Results:

Gross Prices:

46 Steers ave 363.1p/kg

A better average than last week but some better sorts on offer.  Phil & Emma Watson had 448p to top the steers with all the best over 400p.  14 Natives had Angus to 390p and Herefords to 350p.

Results:

78 Heifers ave 386.9p/kg

The same average as last week with the top 30 all over 400p/kg including some with plenty of weight.  Phil & Emma Watson had a red-letter day topping both the steers and heifers with their best at 468p for a smart handy weight Limmy.  Michael Wynne had 457p and 450p, Steven & Steff Wells had 455p, Ben Langton at 454p and Marcus Jones (first time vendor) at 448p.  10 Natives had Angus to 376p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneers Alastair Sneddon & Meg Elliott)

A much healthier entry of 314 forward met an exceptional trade which saw steers top at £2520 and heifers £2600.

Only a handful of in calf cows and heifers forward in the breeding section which saw a Friesian in calf heifer to £1680.

25 Feeding Bulls

A mixed selection of bulls forward, however, an exceptional 19 month old Blue from Carrie Sharpley of Macclesfield reached £2420.  Other much younger sorts reached £1540 for a 13 month old Blue.

Sample Prices:

149 Steers ave £1785

A good quality selection forward saw a proper 19 month old Blue bullock from GM Grindey of Hartington reach £2520 and another, a 19 month old Limousin from Joe Austin of Parwich make £2500.

Sample Results:

134 Heifers ave £1578

Some tremendous heifers shown topping at £2600 for a 22 month old Limousin from Messrs Ede of Youlgreave.

Sample Results:

56 CALVES (Auctioneer Natasha Hall)

An increased entry of 56 calves this week with an AA bull topping the ring from JW Brandrick & Son, closely followed behind with a British Blue from WEJ & HJ Neville at £600.

Topping the heifers was a Lim at £530 and £510 from D Fotherby & Sons.

A small entry of weanlings with 5 month old bulls topping at £855 twice for some B Blues and a B Blue heifer at 660 from J Elkin.

Bulls

AA                        £620     JW Brandrick & Son

B Blue                 £600     WEJ & HJ Neville

AA                        £580     J Elkin

Lim                      £545     D Fotherby & Son

AA                        £530     JW Brandrick & Son

Hfrs

Lim                      £530     D Fotherby & Sons

Lim                      £510     D Fotherby & Sons

B Blue                 £485     WEJ & HJ Neville

B Blue                 £440     WEJ & HJ Neville

886 LAMBS AND 278 EWES & RAMS

(Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A smaller entry of 1164 sheep included 886 lambs.  Demand very good throughout, especially for the lighter weight sorts.  Best butchers lambs sold to 360p/kg with lighter weight butchers lambs to 353p/kg and heavy weight butchers lambs to 362p/kg.  Overall average 336.94p/kg.

Leading Prices

Averages

278 Ewes and Rams

(Auctioneers Mark Elliott & Holly Swift)

Nearly 300 ewes and rams and bidders for everything all breeds and styles.

Top price £225 for Texels from Neville Palfreyman & Family at Flagg with other strong Texels £217, £246 and £203 from the Hadfields and Jeffereys.

Only a few strong Suffolks forward today with the top 8 pens averaging a strong £205.88.

Medium Mules good to sell to over £150 but no really heavy Mules forward.

The better end Gritstones over £120 and looked well sold on the day.

Fewer leaner ewes forward this week but plenty of buyers to mop them up.

In the rams a good sample to a top of £206 for Margaret Heath and Family for a Texel with others at £199.

Ewes ave £140.53

Rams ave £161.28

Overall average £150.91