Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

After a weekend of wild weather Monday dawned wet, but thankfully not so windy.

Lamb numbers suffered as a consequence of 6 day stand stills coupled with Sunday’s foul weather when it was not fit to turn a dog out let alone sheep.

The result 847 cattle and 1,207 sheep forward.

It was also Farmers MOT Day with a great many NHS and other experts on site to perform tests and offer advice.

We are indeed fortunate at Bakewell to have this service which is much appreciated by all.

The store & breeding cattle section had a special entry of Pedigree Limousins from Clark Farms of Ringinglow, maiden heifers reached £4,100 to average £3,868.

The 21 month old stock bull, Mayfields Aaron sold at £5,650.

In the regular stores steers hit £2,480 with the average £1,660, heifers to £2340 to average £1,608 and feeding bulls sold to £1,880.

A good show of 161 finished cattle which were slightly harder to sell, but the figures still looked good.

Top price 443p and £3,282 per head.

The average for the 62 heifers was a solid 373.9 pence and £2,274 per head.

In the OTM section 111 head were on offer, top figures 388p/kg and £2,937 per head.

The average was a hefty 244.7p and a healthy £1,725 per head.

Calves only 39 on offer, but well sold with bulls to £780 and heifers to £730

In the sheep section the smaller numbers sharpened the trade with the 694 lambs selling to 384p and £204.40/head.

The SQQ average was a useful 337.1 pence making a typical lamb in the 39-45kg weight range worth £144.13.

Cull sheep were out in reasonable numbers with 489 on offer.

Ewes sold to £328 to average £119.31 for a very mixed assortment.

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 29th October – Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale

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.

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111 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall ave 244.7 pence or £1725

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Good numbers and trade a little sharper for the meat with a few better cows about.  Feeding men also out in force and plenty of the leaner end of the cows being bought for further feeding.  Best today was a tremendous Black Blue x heifer from Steven Mills, Redmires that sold at 388p or £3197 with the best end of the cows 270p plus.

Results:

Gross Prices:

54 Black & Whites averaged 226.3p/kg

A few better end on offer and a solid price.

The best fed cows 240p

Holsteins with meat   225-240p

Parlour Cows 210-220p

Plainest end under £2

1 OTM Bull

5 OTM Steers

160 FINISHED CATTLE Ave 360.1p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Good numbers and trade solid without the fireworks of last week.

36 Bulls Ave 341.7p

Good numbers again and a solid trade a little less on average than last week.  The Wells Family had a super shapey bull at 420p or £2469 with other better bulls 360-388p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

63 Steers Ave 358.2p/kg

Top 10 over £4 including some very smart suckler bred cattle on offer.  Suckler bred quality and handy weighted cattle topped at 426 and 421p for Frankie Kunica, T/A Belper Skip Hire.  Ben Langton & Richard Boothby both had 420p for suckler bred Limousins.  14 Natives sold to 370p for an Angus for Alex Holland and 4 Friesians in the mix.

Results:

Gross Prices:

61 Heifers Ave 373.9p/kg

Trade for the best good but not the high prices of last week with the butchers shop quality certainly less.  Frankie Kunica topped the steers & heifers today with his best Limmy at 443p followed closely by Josh Hall at 440p.  20 best over £4 including some heavyweight from Nick Hollinshead at 426 and 420p with another at £2936.  13 natives saw Angus to 360p for Ivan Morten.

Results:

Gross Prices:

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

The excellent entry of store & breeding cattle had attracted a full line up of buyers and trade was very strong from start to finish.

The special entry of pedigree Limousin cattle from Messrs Clark Farms, Ringinglow started the sale with a bang.

The 8 maiden heifers aged 18-19 mnths sold from £3550 to £4100 to average £3868.

Mayfield Aaron the 21 month old pedigree Limousin Stock Bull sold at £5650.

Other Breeding Stock Included:

Feeding cows sold from £1300 to £1550.

34 Feeding Bulls

These came in all shapes and sizes.

Sample Results

241 Steers ave £1660

A good selection with plenty of demand at all price levels.  Well matched bunches sold with the usual premium.

Angus & Hereford crosses keenly sought with some outstanding prices achieved.

Sample Results:

234 Heifers average £1608

Heifers were out in force with buyers to match.  All sorts and sizes finding a ready market.

Some starting to show the effects of the changing season and priced accordingly.  A huge variation in prices with sample prices as follows.

Sample Results:

39 CALVES (Auctioneers Ivor Lowe & Tash Hall)

A steady entry of calves today with only 39 but a packed ringside of potential purchasers.

Even though there weren’t as many calves trade wasn’t much less with bull to £780 for a Lim from TN Palfreyman & Son.  Heifers topped £730 for a B Blue from S Webster.

Bulls

Lim                      £780     TN Palfreyman & Son

Lim                      £690     RS Hall

B Blue                 £660     WJ Adams & Son

B Blue                 £595     D Fotherby & Sons

AA                        £535     WJ Adams & Son

Hfrs

B Blue                 £730     S Webster

B Blue                 £680     GW & WL Neville

B Blue                 £590     GW & WL Neville

Lim                      £580     RS Hall

Hfd                       £550     JE & CM Fletcher

698 Lambs, 489 Ewes & Rams & 20 Store Sheep

Auctioneer Peter Oven

A smaller show of 1207 sheep included 698 lambs.  Demand much sharper throughout.  Best butchers lambs sold to 384p/kg with heavy weights to 372p/kg and top gross of £204.40/head.

The overall average 337.13p/kg up 12 pence on the week.

Leading Prices

Averages

489 Ewes & Rams

Auctioneers Mark Elliott & Holly Swift

Another strong entry and yet again something for everyone.

The best ewes flying away above £250 with a top of £328 for Messrs Boden & Davies.

Best end Mules £180 plus with the biggest in the £190 range.

A very wide range of grazing ewes present from small horned breeds to lean crossbred Texels and buyers for everything with ewes going away to feed above £140 per head but in fairness some very small types £155 plus.

The best 8 pens averaged £261.25 with plenty of pens £180 and above.

Slaughter rams very good to sell with Jeff Turner at £300 and Robert Walker at £265 with a Suffolk.

Generally, the average reflects a large proportion of grazing sorts but trade strong in all sections.

Ewes ave £119.31

Rams ave £143.00