Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

MONDAY 28^th NOVEMBER

Twelve months ago, we were visited by a dose of ice and snow.  Not the case this year with mild conditions prevailing over the weekend and stock numbers good for the time of year with 619 cattle and 1,807 sheep.

A strong trade in all departments with increased averages across the board.

A smaller entry of 308 store & breeding cattle sold on a sharper trade with top class animals making some tremendous prices.  Steers hit £1,380, heifers £1,540 and feeding bulls £1,310.

In the breeding section a pure-bred Limousin bull made £2,900.

Another good entry of 138 finished cattle saw prices up a notch with top figures 309p and £2,146.

The average for the 68 heifers was 255.9p indicating the level of demand.

152 OTM cattle were also in great demand with top figures 230p and £1,985 per head.

The overall average an upbeat 164.8p.

Only 21 calves this week with bulls to £280 and heifers £135.

In the sheep section there were 984 lambs with averages about 10p up on the week.

The best lambs made 306p/kg and £166.23 per head with the SQQ average 254.4p and the overall 256.9p.

The average per head for lambs in the 39-45kg bracket was £108.23.

Finally – a bumper crop of 817 cull sheep with ewes to £192 to average £100.01 per head.

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES

Thursday 1^st December: Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale

Sunday 4^th December: Bakewell Primestock Show and Carol Service

Friday 9^th December: Final Round Up of Store Sheep 2022

Friday 20^th January: HPLS Cattle Sale

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CHRISTMAS OPENING AT BAKEWELL MARKET

Monday 19^th December – Normal Market

Thursday 22^nd December – CLOSED

Monday 26^th December – CLOSED

Thursday 29^th December – Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale

BANK HOLIDAY Monday 2^nd January – Normal Market

We have been asked to inform you that

the funeral

of

Susan Edge

Of

 Minninglow Grange Farm, Pike Hall

will be held at Bradbourne Church

on

Tuesday 6^th December

at 2pm.

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 An article by Alastair Sneddon featured in the Farmers Guardian last week.

152 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows overall average 164.8p /kg or (£1,116)

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)                    

75 vendors enjoying an improved trade

I simply cannot believe that the numbers are still plentiful at the end of November, but they are and this week a lift in price with more demand from the same 13 buyers around the ring, but certainly more appetite for cow meat.  17 cattle today topped £2/kilo with a high of 230p (£1968) for a superb 10-year-old Limousin from Michael Critchlow, Tideswell Moor.  3 good big cows today over £1900.

Results:

Gross Prices:

70 Black & White and ex dairy cows at 147.3p

More numbers and some exceptional cows at the top end but more leaner and small cows today.

13 best over 173p to 199p

Big Holsteins 160-170p

Lean Parlour Cows 140-160p

Plain Holsteins 120-140p

Little NZ style cows 80-110p

The best today:

7 OTM Bulls

6 OTM Steers

138 FINISHED CATTLE – overall average 247.68p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

48 Vendors to 17 buyers at ringside

Great numbers and a fantastic trade for all on offer with a big ring of buyers all fit for cattle.

35 Young Bulls ave 234.7p

A solid price once again but some lovely bulls on offer.  David Batterbee topped the day with a superb shapey Charolais at 264p.  Heavy bulls for David Goddard sold to 261p (twice) and 258 to gross up to £2146.  9 B/W’s today sold up to 222p with only 1 under 200p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

35 Steers ave 246.1p/kg

Dearer on the week with the average way up as the butchers gear up for Christmas orders.

Trade peaked at 293p for a strong Sim x Blue from Charlotte Hadfield, Tideswell, who also had others at 287 and 285p.  Paul Hazledine had 292p for the best of his run and James Wardman had 282p for his Blue.  15 Natives today with Hereford at 250p, Angus at 258 and a Lincoln at 239p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

68 Heifers ave 255.99p/kg

A grand average with quality right through the cattle today and some exceptional calls.  4 best over £3/kg from 4 different men.  Michael Wynne had the top call at 309p (£1755) selling to Woolleys, Steven Wells had 305p to Meakin Bros, Leek with 2 at 300p from Paul Hazledine & Nigel Birch to butchers at York and Stoke on Trent.  10 Natives had Hereford at 278, Angus at 250p and a Longhorn at 254p with B/W non breeder in the entry, both looking well sold but not enhancing the averages.

Results:

Gross Prices:

SUNDAY 3^RD DECEMBER

30 Show cattle to be judged at 2.30pm with the prize presentation at 4pm in the show ring.

All cattle will be housed overnight and sold on Monday 5^th December.

• Bulls at 11.30am
• Show Cattle at 12 noon
• Followed by the regular entry of approximately 100 clean steers and heifers.

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)

Numbers starting to dry up as we approach the end of the year with 308 head on offer this week.

Trade even better as finishers compete for stock to keep their yards full.

The sale started with a handful of Breeding Cattle which included:

32 Feeding Bulls

With sample prices as follows:

144 Steers ave £827

Some outstanding young cattle this week which produced plenty of highlights as the results below will demonstrate.

Angus and Hereford still in favour and good results for the few Black & White.

Sample Results:

126 Heifers ave £865

It is not often that the heifer average beats the steers but we did have some very fine specimens with prices to match.

The best beef bred types attracted plenty of interest as the following details will show.

Sample Results:

CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

Light on numbers today but those forward met a slightly improved trade for all types with a strong contingent of buyers present.

Best bulls saw B Blue to £280 and £270 with Limousin to £265 and only a few heifers on offer.

Black & White sharper today with the best of these to £98.

Bulls

B Blue                 £280     F Mycock & Sons, Wormhill

B Blue                 £270     F Mycock & Sons, Wormhill

Lim                      £265     TW Kent & Co, Yeaveley

Hfd                       £165     Pidcock & Matkin, Teversal

Holst                   £98        AE & E Bowler, Shottle

Heifers

Lim                      £135     S & LM Kirby, Eastmoor

980 Lambs & 817 Ewes & Rams & 6 Store Sheep (Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A total entry of 1803 included a smaller entry of 980 lambs.  Demand for the meated sorts well up on last week as buyers battled to fill order books.  Best butchers lambs to 302p/kg and overweight lambs to 305p/kg with a top gross of £166.23/head.  The overall market average 257.02p/kg.

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

817 Cull Sheep (Auctioneer Mark Elliott)

A very good entry and trade good from start to finish,

Best continental ewes £162 plus with a top of £192 (twice) for Texels from the Hadfield Family at Peak Forest.

The Mules looked a few pounds dearer than recent weeks with best strong types over £105/head and the very best around £109/£110.

The top 8 pens averaged a very creditable £172.75.

Still a few grazing customers coming out with leaner grazing types well bid for.

141 Rams with the best Texels over £100 and a top of £137.

Ewes to £192                Ave £100.01

Rams to £137                Ave £96.14