Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

 Theaves and Ewe Sale

Friday 2^nd September 2022

  With over 5,000 breeding sheep catalogued it was a busy day at Bakewell.

Prior to the sale the show for shearling ewes was kindly judged by Max Standerwick of Tamworth

Mules      1^St    SF & AJ Deeming

2^nd   S Walker

Texel  X   1^st       RF & JP Critchlow

2^nd     D & S Ede Ltd

Trade for the top-notch sheep was good with plenty of bidders for the best.  It was, however, a different story for the second and third quality sorts many of whom had clearly suffered from the drought conditions.

All, however, found their level and the sale was conducted at a brisk pace with selling done for 4pm.

There was no lack of buyers with 95 individual purchasers buying sheep, but with a shortage of grass and increased feed costs, it is hardly surprising that they adopted a cautious approach.

With rain forecast for the coming days it may be a different story for our next sale on 30^th September.

Highlights as follows:

Mules to £200, average £144.74               

Texel X to £240, average £156.49

Cheviots to £210, average £127.88

Beltex to £135, average £130.33

Suffolk X to £180, average £168.88

Char to £140, average £131.87

£140.00          KL Haywood, Huthwaite

£132.00          KL Haywood, Huthwaite

£125.00          Hearthstone Farm Ltd, Riber