Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

MONDAY 3^rd APRIL

A very busy day at Bakewell for the last Monday market before the Easter break with 845 cattle and 1,678 sheep on offer.

The sale included the Easter lambs of which the details are to be found later in this report.

There was a very large entry of store & breeding cattle with trade even hotter than we have seen it before.  Steers reached £1,975 and heifers £1,840 with feeding bulls to £1,195.

In the breeding section cows and calves reached £2,350 and stock bulls £2,550.

136 finished cattle with top figures 320p and £2,212.  The average for the 69 heifers was 269.9p.

In the OTM section there was another decent entry of 134 with top figures 266p and £2,431.

The average this week looked very good at 193.9 with the per head average at a remarkable £1,309.

A few more calves about with 39 on offer.  Bulls sold to £440 and heifers £320.

Turning to the sheep there were 108 Spring lambs on offer.  Show lambs reached 550p/kg and £269.50 per head, with the SQQ average at 376.2p.

In the hogg section there was a good turnout of 1,363 with top figures 330p and £160.43.

The SQQ for hoggs (OSL) was 278.7p.

Just 195 cull ewes forward with ewes to £199 to average £127.58.

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES

Thursday 6^TH April: Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale

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We have been asked to inform you:

That the funeral of

Rider Howard, Hazlehead

(AR Howard)

Is to be held on

5^th April at St Annes Church, Carlecotes, S36 4TD

 At 12 Noon

And afterwards at the Dog & Partridge, Flouch

134 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows overall average 193.95/kg or £1320

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)                    

Big numbers and high prices

Another very big show of cows and some remarkable prices throughout to average an amazing 193.5p or over £1300 per head.  A full line up of buyers led to strong bidding from the start.  49 cattle today sold over £2/kg with a high of 266p or a superb £2431 for a Lim x well fed cow from Harold & Brian Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor.  All the better cattle 240p plus with plenty of bigger cattle over £1800.

Whilst this level of trade continues, the only way to market your cattle is on their legs in Bakewell Livestock Market.  If you would like to speak to me about marketing and selling your cows give me a call for a no obligation, confidential opinion of what we can achieve on 07801 530899.

Results:

Gross Prices:

72 Black & White and ex dairy cows at 180.8p

Good numbers of cows again finding their way to Bakewell with plenty over £2/kg and bigger cows over £1700.

13 better done cows over £2/kg

Big well-done heifers 190-200p

Framey parlour cows with meat 180-190p

Leaner and smaller cows 160-175p

Only a few plain cows under 150p

The best today:

2 OTM Bulls

135 FINISHED CATTLE – overall average 264.9p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

A good show again with 44 vendors sending cattle this week and selling to a good line up of butchers and wholesalers.

20 Young Bulls ave 268.9p/kg

Very dear this week with the top trio over 300p and 4 over £2000, Steven Jones led the way at 311p (£2033) and 307p with Blue x Limmys.  John Ottewell had a well fed Blue x at 310p (£2374) with a quality pure Limmy from Malcolm Bennett making £2585 (287p).  6 Friesian Bulls today averaged 244p and topped at 251p for Steve Potter, Bonsall with Dairy Shorthorns from James Hole up to 229p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

46 Steers ave 256.2p/kg

All sorts today with 22 continental, 15 native and 9 B/W bullocks on offer with all quality well bid for.  Suckler bred sorts as always command a premium and topped at 308p for a Lim from Keith Harrop, Alport with 2 more at 330p and 2 more at 290p.  Sue Jeffery had 307p for a posh Blonde with PJB at 303p.  Angus to 280p with Dairy Steers to £245 for a Norwegian.

Results:

Gross Prices:

69 Heifers ave 269.99p/kg

A good cusp of heifers today with power, weight and finish the order of the day.  Peter Gaunt had a good run of 7 today that topped at 320p twice (both over £2000) with plenty today over £3/kg and the top 8 over £2000.

13 natives had Hereford to 262p and Angus to 248p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)

A decent entry of 539 head sold very well with some remarkable prices achieved.

The sale started with a few Breeding Cattle which included:

Stock Bulls

Feeding Bulls

Sample results as follows:

272 Steers ave £985

A good selection with animals to suit buyers seeking stock at all ends of the spectrum.  Some excellent run of young cattle and some fine specimens at the stronger end of the age range.

Angus crosses very keenly sought as the results clearly demonstrate,

A market record for the biggest steers we have seen in the section in recent times.

Sample Results:

201 Heifers ave £842

More young cattle about, but plenty of customers present and a rattling good trade.

Short finish animals looking very dear indeed.

Sample Results:

CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

Trade brisk for all types with a strong contingent of prospective purchasers around the ring.

B Blue bulls to £440 and £425 and a nice Angus to £265.  Heifers just as keenly sought after with the figures below speaking for themselves.

Bulls

B Blue                 £440     TN Palfreyman & Son, Flagg

B Blue                 £425     JW Lynam, The Common

B Blue                 £350     S & LM Kirby, Eastmoor

Angus                 £265     JW Lynam, The Common

Saler                    £220     JF Hayes, Shottle

Hfd                       £215     AP Critchlow, Wheston

Heifers

Lim                      £320     JW Lynam, The Common

Lim                      £270     S & LM Kirby, Eastmoor

B Blue                 £280     S & LM Kirby, Eastmoor

Saler                    £240     JF Hayes, Shottle

1471 Lambs, 195 Ewes & Rams & 12 Store Sheep (Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A total entry of 1678 sheep included 1471 lambs.  An excellent show of 108 Spring lambs forward for the Easter show and sale with judging kindly undertaken by Robert Bowring of Warsop.  He chose his champion a 49kg Texel shown by J & N Easom & Family which went on to sell for 550p/kg grossing £270 and was purchased by the judge.

Show Results:

Heavy Singles                1^st          J & N Easom                    49kg                    550p/kg             R Bowring

2^nd         J & N Easom                    42kg                    460p/kg             J Kemp

3^rd          R Brough & Son             42kg                    458p/kg             J Kemp

Heavy Pairs                     1^st          J & N Easom                    41.5kg                 470p/kg             R Bowring

2^nd         R Swift & Son                  41kg                    465p/kg             H Meakin

3^rd          J & N Easom                    43kg                    460p/kg             R Bowring

Light Singles                  1^st          R Brough & Son             38kg                    475p/kg               SMP

2^nd         SB Drabble                      38kg                    412p/kg               SMP

3^rd          J Wright                            38kg                    382p/kg             R Bowring

Light Pairs                       1^st          R Brough & Son             38kg                    480p/kg             R Bowring

2^nd         J & N Easom                    39kg                    425p/kg             WG Yates

3^rd          R Brough & Son             36kg                    412kg                  J Kemp

In the old season lambs 1363 on offer selling on a flying trade for all types.  Best butcher lambs sold to 330p/kg with light weight butchers lambs to 318p/kg, heavy butchers lambs to 310p/kg and overweight to 296p/kg.  Best heavy lambs sold to a top gross of £160/head.  The overall average 278.75p/kg.

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

Cull Sheep

Just 195 cull ewes and rams saw trade very brisk with excellent ewes forward.  Best Texel ewes sold to £199 for 3 different vendors and the top 10 pens averaging £189.30.  Heavy Char ewes sold in the £160-£170 bracket, Suffolks £130-£140 and Mules £90-£110.

Ewes to £199                Ave £127.58

Rams to £139               Ave £102.37  

Store Sheep

A small show of 12 store sheep saw Texel doubles to £162, Mule singles to £124 and horned ewes and lambs to £68.