Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

Solid entries of 523 cattle and 1,714 sheep with cattle dearer than ever and sheep a shade less after the recent very steep rise in prices.

Sufficient buying power either present or represented and full compliance with the new tougher COVID rules at Bakewell.

A slightly increased entry of 292 Store & Breeding Cattle with prices up yet again.  The stronger cattle were particularly dear with heifers and steers both topping at £1,320 and feeding bulls £820, in-calf heifers reached £1,040.

We could certainly have sold more store cattle had they been available.  If you have cattle in test and are minded to sell, do not hesitate to speak to Alastair Sneddon 07973982441.

It is the High Peak Livestock Society sale of Suckled Calves on Friday with an outstanding entry of almost 800 top quality cattle.

Another decent entry of 112 finished cattle with trade very strong indeed.  Top prices 255p and £1,742.

The overall average for the 48 heifers looked good at 208.7p.

OTM and Feeding Cows in short supply with only 80 forward and trade very brisk.  Top prices 189p and £1,802, the overall average similar to last week at 129.6p.

Only 40 Calves on offer with bulls to £395 and heifers £178.

In the sheep section trade for the 1,286 old season lambs was a shade easier.  The best on offer sold to 285p and £137.1p.

The SQQ average was down at 242p, failing to keep pace with last weeks exceptional figure, but a significant improvement on last year’s 210p.

A good sample of 403 Cull Sheep with ewes to £178 and the average £97.97.

Forthcoming Fixtures

Thursday 21st January: Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale, see our Facebook Page for up to date entries.

Friday 22^nd January: HPLS Suckler Sale of 794 outstanding Store Cattle.

10.30 Start, catalogues available via our website: www.bagshaws.com

For an update on current rules please give the Bakewell Office a call or Alastair Sneddon

ALL FARM DISPERSALS ON HOLD UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

80 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows Overall Average 129.6p (Auctioneer Oliver Hiles).

Less on offer with only 80 on parade and a full line up of buyers led to an astonishing trade.  Can cows get any dearer than they are at present?  If you have barrens to sell now is surely the time to sell them at Bakewell with some remarkable results.  Top today was a super trio of pure Blondes from Chris Shenton, Handforth selling to 189, 187 and 176p/kg to record a top gross of £1802.  14 Natives today had Hereford to 154p.

48 Black & White and ex-dairy cows Ave 118.8p

Very similar trade to last week with best Friesian (6yrs) to 150p with better cows to £1200+.  Big Holsteins 125-135p with other sorts 110-120p/kg.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

1 OTM Bull

111 FINISHED CATTLE – overall average 197.4p (Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Similar numbers and trade to last week with all cattle looking exceptionally well sold and strong competition on each and every lot.

19 Finished Bulls ave 188.8p/kg

More on offer and what a trade.  Two exceptional strong Limousin from Messrs Edge sold at 220p (£1742) and 219p (£1467).

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

44 Steers – overall average 189.6p/kg25 Continentals, 9 Native and 10 B/W Steers today and a remarkable average for all the bullocks.  Steven Wells topped the day at 24p0p/kg with all the suckler bred sorts over 220p and dairy cross Limousin up to 211p.  Natives had Lincolns to 208p and Devons to 201p.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

48 Finished Heifers – overall average 208.7p/kg

A remarkable average and almost identical to last week’s record, Steven Wells did the Steer/Heifer double with his lovely blue at 255p with the top 14 over 214p/kg.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)

A few more cattle about this week with a total of 292 on offer.

Trade was again outstanding with the demand for finished cattle driving prices as finishers look to replace prime cattle sold.

The sale commenced with a few Breeding Stock which included:

There were 40 Feeding Bulls with examples as follows:

 108 Steers ave £875

Plenty of Steers demand resulting in outstanding prices.  Angus & Hereford crosses very keenly sought. Back & Whites attracting plenty of interest, all in all a very satisfying result.

Sample results:

128 Heifers ave £745

A solid performance from start to finish with tremendous prices achieved.

The short keep cattle attracted very fierce bidding from purchasers seeking to top up their finishing pens.

Sample results:

 40 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

A flying calf trade with numbers short of requirements.

Continental bulls regularly over £300 to a top of £395.  Heifers sharper than last week with the first calf through the ring being a Saler heifer to £178.

Not much strength in the B/W, but selling well to a top of £80.

 1,714 Sheep including 1,286 Finished Lambs, 418 Cull Sheep & 10 Store Lambs

 (Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A total entry of 1714 sheep on offer included 1286 lambs.  The best butchers lambs still very well sold to peak at 285p/kg with 11 pens over 270p/kg.  The top price of £132.08/head for butchers lambs with overweight cutting lambs to £137.19/head.  The overall average 242.39p/kg

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

 418 Cull Sheep (Auctioneer Mark Elliott)

With very few smaller weights and plain types forward the ewes were very good to sell and the premium types a very fast trade.

Top call Jason Craddock with the best at £178 and his top 3 pens averaging £168.33.

Big Suffolks over £120/head and the very strong Mules between £91 and £99.

A pen of really strong Woodlands over £90 with not really many Swales on offer this week.  Plenty of bidders for plainer types.

In the tups the better end being Charollais and Texels between £97 and £113 with young Gritstones up to £79 per head.

Cast Ewes        To: £178          Ave: £97.97

Cast Rams       To: £113          Ave: £84.80