Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

Another strong offering of stock in all departments with a total of 720 cattle and 2,116 sheep.

A much increased entry of finished cattle totalling 156 head which comprised 47 bulls and 109 clean with Oliver reporting all types an excellent trade, bulls to 431p/kg and £3,159 in the lump and heifers to 450p/kg and £2,948.

A few less OTM’s at 105 and again trade excellent for all with an average at 243.44p/kg with tops of 352p/kg and £2,684 whilst cull bulls to 356p/kg and £3,446.

Stores back a little in terms of numbers on last week but still very respectable totalling 422 and trade equally as good as recent weeks which saw steers to £2,510 and heifers to £2,340.

An excellent entry of sheep with a total of 2,116 which saw 1,481 lambs on a similar trade to last week returning an SQQ average of 328.39p/kg with tops of 380p/kg and £199/head.  An excellent gathering of cull ewes saw tops of £248.

Later this week sees 2,894 breeding ewes entered for Friday and 562 rams for Saturday and going forwards store lambs the following Friday 9^th October and HPLS the week after with suckled calves on the Friday and Hill Sheep on the Saturday.

DISEASE PRECAUTIONS

The authorities have asked us to pass on the message to everyone to be vigilant with regard to Bio Security.

May we respectfully ask that you use the footbaths and boot wash in order to reduce the risk

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Forthcoming Fixtures

Thursday 1st October – Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale

Friday 2^nd October– Theaves & Ewes

Saturday 3^rd October – Ram Fair

Please note we have updated our policies regarding the unloading and loading livestock:

• Vendors/Hauliers are responsible for livestock until safely loaded onto the docks. It is the Vendor/Hauliers responsibility to chain and secure gates.

• Once unloaded, all livestock movements are under the direction and control of the Market Drovers.

• Vendors may assist with livestock movement at the discretion of the Drovers.

• Any assistance is voluntary, undertaken at the vendors own risk and must be in accordance with Drover instruction.

• We advise that Purchasers/Hauliers seek Drover assistance prior to loading cattle/sheep.

• If Purchasers/Hauliers choose to load livestock without Drover assistance, they do so voluntarily and at their own risk.

• It is the Purchasers/Hauliers responsibility to chain and secure gates.

• Please ensure that pass-out documentation matches animal identification prior to loading.

105 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall ave 249.6 pence or £1630

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

UP 4 PENCE

Better sold again with a full line up of buyers and they certainly had to work hard to secure their cows today.  Best young and feeding types were best sold today with a 30 month old Charolais heifer at 352p for feeding with the best cow at 301p for a Limousin from Andrew, Helen & Tim Carr at Waterfall.  Better meated generally 270-300p with a number of leaner cows sold to an army of feeding buyers.

Results:

Gross Prices:

42 Black & Whites averaged 218p/kg

Stronger money, like them all.

Better cows 239-274p

Parlour Holsteins 220-230p

Leaner types 200-215p

The best today:

4 OTM Bulls

9 OTM Steers

156 FINISHED CATTLE Ave 369.6p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

A bumper show after last weeks disappointing numbers and trade on fire, it has moved fast in the last month with returns now nicely at about last years mark.

47 Bulls Ave 347.9p (up 8 pence)

Good numbers with Bakewell proving to be a bull market once again.  8 best over 420 pence and a trio of stronger bulls over £3000.

Messrs Potter, Bonsall rose to the top at 431p or £3025 with their pure Blond with other good bulls nicely north of £4/kg.  10 B/W’s to 321p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

36 Steers Ave 373.4p/kg (up 4 pence)

Some excellent cattle today resulted in the top 13 (1/3 entry) over 400p/kg.  Steven & Ben Jones topped the day at 436p and 428p for quality Limmys with Richard Boothby at 425 and Peter Gaunt at 422p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

73 Heifers Ave 382p/kg (up 4 pence)

Wow, what a price with the £4 mark easier to come by for the right goods.  31 heifers (42% entry) passed the magic figure and rose to 450 and 448p for a couple from Josh Hall, Longnor.

Results:

Gross Prices:

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Meg Elliott)

Not quite as big an entry as last week and less bigger cattle about, but still a similar trade with all sizes keenly sought after.

25 Feeding Bulls

Sample Results

201 Steers ave £1640

Not so many stronger bullocks around but trade still topped at £2510 for a Limousin from Messrs Smith of Rocester.

Sample Results:

194 Heifers average £1582

Heifers topped at £2340 for a Limousin from Messrs Matkin, Alderwasley with a 15 month old heifer from PT Chadfield of Marston at £2260.

Sample Results:

37 CALVES (Auctioneers Ivor Lowe & Tash Hall)

A reduced entry on last week with trade up a notch and all types extremely well bid for to a large gathering of prospective purchasers.

B Blue bulls to £845 and heifers of the same breed to £690, B/W bulls peaking at £370.

Many more calves could have been sold to vendors advantage.

Bulls

B Blue                 £845     F Mycock & Sons, Hargate

B Blue                 £835     G & M Limer, Taddington

B Blue                 £810     E Mellor, Over Haddon

Blond                  £550     JE & JM Salmon, Marchington

Fries                    £370     F Mycock & Sons, Hargate

Hfrs

B Blue                 £690     J & J Walton & Sons, Tideswell

AA                        £610     J & J Walton & Sons, Tideswell

Hfd                       £450     AP Critchlow, Wheston

1485 Lambs & 650 Ewes

Auctioneer Peter Oven

A total entry of 2135 head of sheep included 1481 new season lambs.  Meated butchers lambs to 379p/kg and overweights to 330p/kg.  Top gross of £199.10/head.  The best light weight lambs sold to 359p/kg.  The overall market average 329.89p/kg.

Leading Prices

Averages

650 Ewes & Rams

Auctioneer Mark Elliott

A very good entry and customers for all types.

Plenty of strong ewes £204-£248 per head with Charlotte Hadfield topping the day at £248 and Harry Young at the same price all with Texels or Texel crosses.  Better end Suffolks on the £200 mark but no pure heavy Suffolks forward.

Better end Mules £150 plus.  Yet again, a large number of purchasers for grazers and plain ewes with both the Texel crosses, Mules and horned types a fast trade.  Several pens of strong meated Swales around £140/head.

Goats to £149.

A mixed entry of tups with all the best £195 and above.

Cheviots to £195 and Texels to £230

Ewes ave £132.75

Rams ave £160.57