Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

A slightly quieter day than last week with a total of 558 cattle and 946 sheep with a decent trade reported in all departments.

A total of 132 finished cattle with numbers back on last weeks bumper entry with Oliver reporting them less money than of late and possibly a shade dearer for some.  Heifers peaked at 427p/kg and steers to 416p with top price of £3,025 in the lump.

A similar story for an entry of 81 OTM’s with tops 328p/kg and £2932 per head.

Store & breeding cattle numbers totalled 312 with trade reported as strong given the reduced finished cattle returns.  Breeding outfits to £2,440, Steers to £2,220 and heifers £2,030.

The finished lamb trade remains exceptional for the time of year to average 458p/kg for an entry of 568 head and an overall average of £198/head.  Hoggs continuing to dry up, whilst the 274 ewes looking very well sold to a top of £320 and an overall average of £170.

Just 33 calves, but trade as strong as ever with bulls to £780 and heifers to £690.

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Thursday 18^th June – Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale

81 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall ave 251.2 pence or £1734

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

A few less on offer but trade generally very similar.  All the regulars at ringside ensured a strong competitive trade.  Top call today was a superb 328p for a 1 calf, 39 mnths old B Blue x heifer from Cliff Percival, Youlgreave with a pure Limmy cow from the Wells family at 314p (£2932).  As always, the feeding cows look well sold with an army of potential buyers looking for cows to improve and these are both beef cows and dairy types.

Results:

Gross Prices:

32 Black & Whites averaged 228p/kg

Just a penny or two dearer.

4 OTM clean 259-292p

Best fed cows 245-259p

Holsteins 230-240p

Leaner Parlour types 215-225p

Plainest end under £2

The best today

2 OTM Bulls

2 OTM Steers

132 FINISHED CATTLE Ave 336.6p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Less on offer after last week’s mammoth entry and trade very much unchanged.  The butchers heifers remain excellent to sell with the commercial cattle more than in line with recent trends.

32 Bulls Ave 320.2p

Bulls continue to trade at good levels with a lot of strong competition amongst the regulars.  402p was the high price today for a Limmy from the Wells family.  4 posh Friesians from Brian & Paula Archer sold to 341,339,331 and 327p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

29 Steers Ave 330.1p/kg

Similar to the bulls and a nice trade overall with some cattle a penny or two better.  Matt Langton (representing DG Allen) had 416 and 390p with heavy weights from Keith Harrop at 385 and 384p (£3025).  8 Natives and 4 B/W’s also in the entry today.

Results:

Gross Prices:

71 Heifers Ave 346.8p/kg

Up 2 pence on the week with the best butchers sorts very good to sell once again.  Matt Langton had a lovely run today to 427p (topping both steers and heifers) John Kunica had 417p, Ian Brown 414p and Keith Harrop 410p.  23 Natives had Angus to 366p, Beef Shorthorns to 374p and Hereford to 330p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Meg Elliott)

A total of 311 forward, most of which were store cattle today with fewer breeding stock.

Trade probably not quite as swift as last week with steers averaging less overall but heifers in front.

Cow & calf outfits topped at £2440 for Simmentals from Dan Jones of Blackwell in the Peak.

Feeding Bulls

Just 16 forward today topping at £1880 for a Lim bull from Messrs Bland of Mottram.

148 Steers Averaged £1529

Two bullocks topped at £2220, the first from Messrs Burton of Beamhurst for 14 mnth old Limousin, the second a 25 mnth old Limousin from Edes of Youlgreave.

Sample Results:

126 Heifers average £1472

A stronger trade for heifers, probably a reflection on the quality forward which saw a 26 mnth old heifer from the Boulton family of Wolsley Bridge, Stafford top at £2030.

Sample Results:

33 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe & Tash Hall)

A smaller entry of calves this week, but trade just as strong especially for those smaller end calves.

Bull calves to a top of £590 for a British Blue from BD Hudson.

Steer calves up to £780 for a Lim from AJ Parker & Sons.  Heifer calves up to £690 for a Charolais from JW Handford & Sons.

Ayrshire bull calves up to £190.

Bulls

B Blue                 £590     BD Hudson

B Blue                 £535     TW Kent & Co

B Blue                 £535     BD Hudson

B Blue                 £530     JM & D Shepherd

Steers

Lim                      £780     AJ Parker & Sons

Char                    £695     JW Handford & Sons

Lim                      £660     AJ Parker & Sons

Lim                      £650     AJ Parker & Sons

Hfrs

Char                    £690     JW Handford & Sons

Char                    £660     JW Handford & Sons

Lim                      £640     JW Handford & Sons

Char                    £620     JW Handford & Sons

B Blue                 £515     JM & D Shepherd & Sons

672 Lambs & 274 Ewes & Rams

(Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A total entry of 946 head of sheep included 568 new season lambs.  Numbers increasing week on week and demand very brisk right from the start.  A run of 159 from one farm averaged £210/head, best butchers lambs sold to a top of 494p/kg.  The overall average 458.41p/kg, only 1 pence down on last week.

Leading Prices

Averages

Old Season Lambs

Still in demand to 400p/kg and £205/head, average 351.67p/kg.

274 Ewes & Rams

Auctioneers Mark Elliott & Holly Swift

With some very strong stylish continentals in the entry and a large compliment of buyers, trade was good from start to finish.  More could have been sold to vendors advantage.

Top price today was for the Kunica family at Moorwood Moor with excellent Texels at £320 and £288.  Later in the day the Stevensons of Quarndon and Smiths at Blidworth steamed past £250/head to top at £280 and £268 respectively.

Spirited bidding for all sectors, better end Mules topping around £170.

Good meat but medium framed horned types easy to sell up to £120 pound mark.

A fantastic 27% of the entry today £200 and above with the best 10 lots averaging £265.80.

The rams forward were very good to sell with the strong frames over £180 and a top of £214 for Mr & Mrs Cresswell, Atlow with a Texel.

265 Ewes ave £170.90

9 Rams ave £159.33