Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

Store Sheep Sale Report

Friday 9^th December

The catalogued entry of 2,919 store lambs met a festive snowy morning which did nothing to deter a large gathering of purchasers at Bakewell Market for the last Friday Store Sheep sale of 2022

Trade was strong throughout, despite a number of small lambs within the entry an average was still returned at £67 per head to a top of £94.

The Statistics;

Texel:

£94.00            A Hodgson, Kettleshulme

£92.00            GM Williamson, Longnor

£92.00            BD & A Yates & Son, Middleton by Youlgreave

£89.50            DR Gould & Sons, Grange Mill

£88.00            Ashford Hall Farm, Ashford

£84.50            PJ Buxton, Kirk Langley

Zwartble:

£70.00            M Moore, Boylestone

Beltex:

£80.00            Mosley & Kirkwood, Matlock

Suffolk x:

£84.50            DN & JE Renwick, Middleton by Youlgreave

£84.00            D & DE Edge, Pike Hall

£83.00            MR Walker, Alport

£82.50            K Higton, Wetton

£79.00            BD & Yates & Son, Middleton by Youlgreave

£77.50            RS & EJ Longden & Sons, Chinley

Mule:

£78.00            GC & J Eyre, Brough

£71.00            DN & JE Renwick, Middleton by Youlgreave

Swale:

£50.00            O Brayne, Derwent

£47.00            Ashes Farm Services, Derwent

Char:

£84.50            MR Walker, Alport

£78.00            J Wainwright & Sons, Macclesfield

£61.00            J Wainwright & Sons, Macclesfield