Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market
Bakewell Market Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale Thursday 26th February
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Sales Report Here515 Sheep including 339 Lambs, 109 Ewes & Rams & 67 Store Sheep
A total entry of 515 sheep included 339 lambs. Best butchers lambs in short supply but still topped at 420p/kg twice, best butchers heavy lambs to £190/head. Overall average 353.98p/kg.
Leading Prices
| 31.7kg | 388p/kg | H & SJ Hallam & Son |
| 34.4kg | 388p/kg | H & SJ Hallam & Son |
| 35.0kg | 375p/kg | D Rogers |
| 38.3kg | 378p/kg | J O Sullivan |
| 38.5kg | 380p/kg | Longditch Farm |
| 40.5kg | 400p/kg | DL Batterbee |
| 40.8kg | 420p/kg | AC Langridge |
| 41.1kg | 392p/kg | DL Batterbee |
| 42.0kg | 420p/kg | Cross Lane Farming |
| 42.5kg | 382p/kg | A Berresford |
| 49.0kg | 370p/kg | Cross Lane Farming |
| 51.2kg | 350p/kg | AC Langridge |
| 54.4kg | 350p/kg | N & S Brocklehurst |
| 57.5kg | 330p/kg | AC Langridge |
109 Cull Sheep
Just 109 cull ewes and rams on offer still remained briskly bid for with a large proportion of hill sheep in the entry. Blue Texels to £270, Dutch Spotted to £218, Dorsets to £170 and Mules to £138.
Store Sheep
In the store section 35 feeding lambs saw long term Texel x to £124 ave £100.40.
Still in lamb ewes coming forward with two good lots on offer this week both having only run with the ram, not scanned.
Gritstones to £130
Mules to £98
Special Entries for next week:
15 Mule Ewes, r/w Texel ram
30 Cheviot, Texel & Mule feeding lambs
Auctioneer:
Peter Oven
Market Associate
Ivor Lowe
Partner
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