Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

A catch up market following the Easter Bank Holiday with a capacity entry in the store cattle section and plenty happening in all the other departments.  Total entries 851 cattle and 1,542 sheep.

The international situation is very concerning with the price and availability of fuel becoming even more serious.

We include this photograph of Stuart Elliott’s cattle being driven in to Hope market in the 1990’s.

Let us hope that things do not deteriorate to such an extent that stock has to arrive on foot.

The store & breeding section was very well supported with 567 head on offer.

Highlight of the day was the consignment of Pedigree Limousin maiden heifers from Clark Farms of Ringinglow, aged from 16-19 mnths they sold exceptionally well with notable prices £3,750, £3750, £3,600 and a bunch of 3 Charolais x heifers, 17 mnths made £3,800.

3yo Ped Lim stock bulls sold at £3,200 and £4,100.

In the regular stores trade was strong right through the sale and whilst concerns about the deadweight prices of finished cattle were regularly voiced prices for stores still looked good particularly for the younger cattle.

Steers sold to £2,440 ave £1,694

Heifers sold to £2,330 ave £1,266

Feeding Bulls sold to £2,120 ave £1,266

There were 139 finished cattle on offer with trade solid, but heavier cattle harder to sell.  This was in contrast to smart young heifers which sold to 477p, top gross price £3,304.

To give an idea of trade, the average for the 68 heifers was 380.3 pence and £2,432 per head.

A good turnout of 112 OTM cattle sold well with top figures 325p and £3,226 per head.

The average looked very respectable at 260.5 pence and £1,801 per head.

Only 33 calves, which remain very dear indeed with bulls to £810 and heifers £735.

In the sheep shed we had 43 Spring lambs, these sold to 540p/kg and £222.60 per head.

The SQQ was 507.9 pence and a typical lamb in the 39-45kg weight range made £212.

Next came 1,062 hoggs with the best on offer to 485p and £225 per head.

The SQQ was 408.8 pence making a typical hogg in the 39-45 kg range worth £178.

A better show of 433 cull sheep included ewes to £280 ave £167.04

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Forthcoming Fixtures

Thursday 16^th April – Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale

The Funeral for

Henry Rickards

Will be held on

Monday 20^th April at 10.30am

at St James Church, Bonsall

Burial at

Sunnyside Farm, Slaley

Afterwards at

Spinney Farm, Slaley DE4 2BB

Anyone wishing to attend is very welcome.

112 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall ave 260.5p/kg or £1801

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

More on offer after last week’s Bank Holiday sale and cows actually dearer on the week with an extra buyer at ringside.  Cows are certainly wanted and the live market is not witnessing any of the drop that we hear about.  Better cows still nicely 280p+ with the top 12 over 300p and up to 325p for a 10 year old Limousin from PW Lomas, Flagg that sold for feeding.

Results:

65 B&W Cows overall ave 242.1pence

A big lift but some better cows about.

Best fed cows 260-270p

Big Parlour Holsteins 240-250p

Plainer Holsteins 220-240p

The lesser end under 210p

The best today

2 OTM Steers

6 OTM Bulls

139 FINISHED CATTLE ave 360.8p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

A better entry and the trade is on for the handy weighted cattle, which look dearer but the bigger sorts and less bred cattle appear less.

35 Young Bulls ave 332.3p/kg

Better numbers and a solid trade all the way through with more B/W’s on offer.  Suckler bred Limousins to 420p (twice) for handy weighted sorts from Steven & Steff Wells and Phil & Emma Watson.  Dairy bulls sold to 309p for a Dairy Shorthorn from Messrs Hole, Eddlestow.

Results:

Gross Prices:

36 Steers ave 353.2p/kg

All shapes and sizes and some excellent quality at the top end, but some bigger bullocks look less.  John Grummett had a good run today and his only bullock made 440p (£2833).  Josh Hall had 412p and Margaret Heath 406p.  18 Natives (half then entry) sold to 374p for and Angus and 358p for a Hereford.

Results:

Gross Prices:

68 Heifers ave 380.4p/kg

Weight is the key with the best quality and lighter cattle outstanding to sell, but a drop then to the heavier weight but well bred heifers.  8 best over 450p with John Grummetts 4 at 477, 470, 468 and 450p.  Don Lownds had 470p for his two with John Kunica (Belper Skip Hire) at 465 and 455p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

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

An excellent entry of 567 store cattle included some superb cattle both as individuals and in well matched bunches, and whilst concerns about the deadweight price drop were apparent the trade for store & breeding cattle remains very firm.

The sale commenced with Ped Lim Stock bulls

£3200   Ped Lim Stock Bull, 39 mnths               E & C Matkin, Idridgehay

£4100   Ped Lim Stock Bull, 34 mnths               D Sims & Son, Fenny Bentley

Next came the special entry of Limousin heifers from Clark Farms, Ringinglow.  There was great interest in these as can be gauged from the prices.

£3750   Ped Lim Hfrs, 17-19 mnths

£3750   Ped Lim Hfrs, 17 mnths

£3600   Ped Lim Hfrs, 16 mnths

£3350   Ped Lim Hfrs, 17 mnths

£3800   Lim x Char Hfrs, 17 mnths

Feeding Bulls

Sample Prices:

299 Steers ave £1,694

A tremendous assortment all well bid for with typical results as follows.

Sample Results:

233 Heifers ave £1450

Plenty of trade for all types with some small and young cattle looking very dear indeed.

Stronger cattle still selling well in well matched bunches attracting a distinct premium.

Sample Results:

33 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

Looking extremely well sold again today for a modest entry with bulls to a top of £810 and heifers to £735.

Just a small entry of B/W’s but looking dearer to a top of £350 and many more could have been sold.

Bulls

Lim                      £810     G & GW Green, Wessington

B Blue                 £785     TN Palfreyman, Flagg

B Blue                 £760     J & J Walton, Tideswell

B Blue                 £740     JE & CM Fletcher, Peak Forest

Angus                 £435     JE & CM Fletcher, Peak Forest

Holstein             £350     WR & W Hayes, Pilsley

Hfrs

B Blue                 £735     GS & L Wheeldon, Atlow

B Blue                 £730     Furness Partners, Wheston

Angus                 £380     RS Hall, Peak Forest

1105 LAMBS, 433 EWES & RAMS & 4 CADE LAMBS

(Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A total entry of 1543 sheep on offer included 43 new season lambs with brisk bidding for best butchers sorts to a top of 540p/kg and overall average 507.93p/kg.

Leading Prices

In the Old Season Lambs, a very good show of 1062 included a large proportion of heavy and overweight sorts but plenty of bidders for all types.  Best butchers types to 485p/kg with lighter weights to 466p and heavy weights to 464p.  Overweight peaked at 410p and top gross of £225.50/head.  The overall average 408.84p/kg.

Leading Prices

Averages

Ewes & Rams

Auctioneers Mark Elliott & Holly Swift

A really good entry and some quality about in the top 10% with 7 vendors over £250/head and a top price of £280.

The Hall family at Peak Forest saw top price with a smart long pure Texel with others at £272 and Keith Swift at £261.

Better end Mules past £168 for the real power with mediums £138 plus.

Some runs of strong continental cross breds regularly £178-£198 per head.

A mixture of hill breeds this week but massive power in this category.  Medium Swales well over £100.

In the rams some corn fed types and the meat and weight well bid for.  Continental tups topping at £275, £265 and £260.

100% clearance.

Ewes ave £167.00

Rams ave £200.55