Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

Almost a full house with a total of 795 cattle and 1,773 sheep from 270 individual vendors.

The section with the greatest increase being the OTM department with no less than 228 head on offer.  This number included 62 from a single vendor, but even without those cattle 166 was a respectable entry.

Thankfully demand outstripped supply and trade was solid throughout.

Top figures for OTM cattle were 337p and £3,267 per head.

The averages looked very creditable at 249.2p/kg and £1,623 per head.

No one is surprised that in view of the milk price drop farmers are selling OTM cattle, but it is good to see the price holding up despite the greater numbers being sold.

Any queries, speak to Oliver Hiles on 07801 530899.

The start of the 137 finished cattle sale was delayed whilst the extra OTM’s were sold, but everything took its course.

Top figures for finished cattle were 420p/kg and £3,077.

The trade was a shade easier and our regular yardstick being the average for the 62 heifers showed 374.4p/kg and £2,338 per head.

Only 37 calves forward possibly a function of the weather, but the prices looked good with bulls to £1,000 and heifers £570.

A total of 393 store & breeding cattle saw recent levels of trade maintained or exceeded.

Steers reached £2,400 ave £1,618, heifers to £2,400 ave £1,503, feeding bulls sold to £1,840 ave £1,028.

In the breeding cattle section there were 4 stock bulls selling to £3,600 and a cow and calf made £2,340.

A decent number of sheep with a total of 1,773 on offer.

The 1,209 hoggs maintained a solid trade with the lighter weights easier to sell than the heavier ones.

Top figures 370p/kg and £182.40 per head.

The SQQ average was 331p/kg and a typical lamb in the 39-45 range sold at £142.38.

564 cull sheep on offer with ewes to £232 to average £123.39.

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Thursday 22nd January – Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale & sale of in lamb ewes

228 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall ave 249.2p/kg or £1623

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

The biggest entry ever and even with these excessive numbers on offer trade was tremendous this week.  31 better bred sorts over 300 pence and some remarkable cows at the top end.  Mark Shenton had a lovely run of fed pure Blond cows at 337, 337 and 327p to average £3142 with 2 more big cows also over £3000.  Plenty of buyers about today looking for cows for keeping.

Results:

Gross Prices:

127 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 224.2p

A huge entry from one farm bolstering numbers.

6 OTM clean 270-324p

Best end cows 250-270p

Holstein types 230-250p

Leaner types for feeding 210-230p

Older girls 200-220p

Only a few under 200p

The best today:

8 OTM Bulls

12 OTM Steers 

137 FINISHED CATTLE ave 363.6p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Good numbers for the week after the suckled calf sale last Friday with a number of regular senders tied up with the 6 day rule.  Trade a little harder work, no disaster but very much in line with other outlets.

20 Young Bulls ave 347.8p/kg

A trio of best over 400 pence with the best at 425 for a pure bred Limmy from the Wells family to gross £3077.

Results:

Gross Prices:

55 Steers ave 357.7p/kg

A good line up of clean cattle today and trade good, but not quite the levels of the last 3-4 weeks.  Ben Langton had the best price at 408p for a Limmy with Simon Hambleton selling a well made bullock to £3002.

Results:

Gross Prices

62 Heifers ave 374.4p/kg

Average about 10 pence back on the week but generally for a lesser show of quality, so all in all.  Better sorts nicely over 400p with a trio of 420p from 3 different vendors.

Results:

Gross Prices:

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

A useful entry of 393 head sold to a packed ring of buyers with trade very much as we have seen it in recent weeks.  The young beef bred cattle sold particularly well with a carry over of enthusiasm from last Friday’s sale suckled calves sale.

Business commenced with a small number of breeding cattle which included:

There were a variety of feeding cows selling from £1100-£1700.

41 Feeding Bulls

Sample Prices:

174 Steers ave £1616

A good assortment with strong demand from start to finish.

Sample Results:

162 Heifers ave £1503

Some good bunches and individuals with plenty of interested buyers and a great trade throughout.

Sample Results:

37 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

An entry of 37 calves saw another packed ring of potential purchasers with trade strong for all types seeing bulls to top at £640 for a Limousin, whilst heifers saw £570 for a Blue.

Native breeds equally as well sought after and just a small entry of B/W’s with plenty of interest.

A small entry of 5-6 month old reared B Blue bulls sold exceptionally well to a top of £1000.

Bulls

B Blue                 £1000   B Galtrey, Holloway

Sim                      £380     D Jones, Blackwell

Hfd                       £365     T & CJ Hadfield, Wheston

Holst                   £68        TW Kent & Co, Yeaveley

Hfrs

B Blue                 £570     Furness Partners, Wheston

Blond                  £435     SG Potter, Bonsall

Hfd                       £360     SG Potter, Bonsall

Lim                      £385     SG Potter, Bonsall

1209 LAMBS AND 564 EWES & RAMS

(Auctioneer Peter Oven)

Another excellent entry of 1773 sheep included 1209 lambs.  Demand still very good for best shaped and the lighter weights.  The very big sorts harder to place week on week.  Best butchers lambs to 370p/kg x3 with 15 pens over 360p/kg.

Overall average 331p/kg.

Leading Prices

Averages

564 Ewes and Rams

(Auctioneer Mark Elliott)

A very good entry and bidders for all categories from start to finish.

Generally, trade a little easier but the power and style still strong money.

Top price Texels from the Cartledges at Doveholes at £232 with other strong sheep at £204 and £198.  The best 6 pens averaging £201.66.

In the rams the best fleshed strong tups flew on with these all £147 and above to a top of £189.

Strong Mules £140 plus with medium horned sorts towards £115.

A full selection of plain ewes met good bidding for both slaughter and further feeding.

3 Goats to a top of £170 from Sam Willoughby.

Ewes ave £123.06

Rams ave £128.50