Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

Another very busy Monday market with 915 cattle and 1,275 sheep a strong trade in all sections and every animal changing hands.

IMPORTANT REMINDER

Regardless of the forthcoming Bank Holidays we will be holding normal Monday markets on:

Monday 1^st May

Monday 8^th May

The demand for store cattle remains very brisk at all levels of age and quality with steers selling to £1,880 (ave £1,012) and heifers to £1,780 (ave £920) with feeding bulls to £1,400.

Cows & Calves peaked at £1,940.

Finished cattle numbers remain steady at 121 with trade again ‘off the clock’

Top figures 348p or £2,269.

As an indication of the level of trade the average for the 66 heifers was an astonishing 289.3p and perhaps an even more remarkable £1,774 per head.

The story is much the same in the OTM department with a decent entry of 103 and top figures of 251p and £2,188 per head.

The average also looked good at 196.6 pence.

Calves were out in greater numbers with no fewer than 73 on offer.  Bulls sold to £435 and heifers £275.

Turning to the sheep section numbers were well down on last week’s massive turnout.

There were 133 Spring lambs forward with the best on offer to 417 pence and £167.28 per head the average emerged at a solid 332.2 pence.

The 716 hoggs sold to 350p/kg and £171.97 per head.

The average was a useful 292.0 pence.

There were 426 cull sheep forward with ewes selling to £1162 to average £90.40.

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES

Thursday 27^TH April: Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale

Friday 28^th April: Darley Moor Machinery Sale

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Peak Farmers Group

The next Peak Farmers Group event is Farm Health and Safety and will take place on Tuesday 9th May at Lower Plumpton Farm, Barmoor Clough, Dove Holes. We will be joined by Amy Gyte & Richard Archer. Amy will be discussing slurry gases and machinery health and safety and will be giving us advice on the topic. Richard will be talking to us about safe cattle handling and demonstrating cattle handling systems. The talk will start at 11am and close at 1pm when lunch will be served. To book a place please give Alice a call on 07904691457 or email info@peakfarmersgroup.co.uk

103 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows overall average 196.6p/kg or £1334

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)                    

Just over 100 cows again and very, very dear once again with a full line up of buyers all competing hard for the offering.  56 vendors today sold cows and all would be exceptionally happy with the results with the cows up 11 pence on the year.  46 cattle today topped £2/kilo with a super Lim x cow at the top of the pile at 251p (£2063) from Alex at Thorp Farms with 7 in total over 240p.  Whilst this level of trade continues, the only way to market your cows is to a full national audience of buyers in Bakewell Market.  If you are unsure about selling at Bakewell or have not done so for a while and would like to give it a try, give me a call on 07801 530899 and I would be happy to help.

Results:

Gross Prices:

45 Black & White and ex dairy cows at 184.3p

Top price Fleckv cow, 7 ½ yrs at 236p or £1996.56

Unbelievable the prices at present with the above mentioned and others at £1905.

12 better cows 195-263p

Big Holsteins 185-195p

Leaner Holsteins 170-180p

Smaller framed parlour sorts 160-170p

Only a few plainer sorts under 150p

The best today:

2 OTM Bulls

2 OTM Steers

121 FINISHED CATTLE – overall average 281.6p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

NEW HEIGHTS ACHIEVED

A sensational day around the prime ring with all cattle very dear and some new record prices.

22 Young Bulls ave 271.8p

Look at the average as well as the top prices.  5 good bulls over 300p from 5 different vendors with a couple at 315p from Mark Ludlam and David Goddard (£2488).  Arthur Prue had 2 Char at £2551 and £2256 with 7 over £2000 today.  B/W to 234p

Results:

Gross Prices:

33 Steers ave 273.1p/kg

Unbelievable the level of trade. Richard Shaw topped the Steers at 339p for a handy weight Limmy with weight from John Grummett at 328p & 320p etc.  7 Natives had Angus to 274 and Hereford to 270p with 6 B/W up to 240p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

66 Heifers ave 289.39p/kg

Good numbers and a startling trade with a new record price of 348p for a shapey Lim x heifer from Richard Shaw (Steer/Heifer double) with this posh heifer selling to Joe Kemp, Quality Butchers at Hayfield.  6 Hereford to 298p, Angus to 282p and a Devon made 302p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)

Another full house with a capacity entry of 618 head and a number of cattle already entered for next Monday 1^st May.

Despite the large entry of cattle, the sale commenced on time and a total clearance was effected with the sale finished by 3pm.

There were 52 Breeding Stock to start the sale with a mixed bag and plenty of interest for all qualities and ages.

Sample prices included:

33 Young Bulls

Sample prices as follows:

282 Steers ave £1010

A wonderful variety of stock and a full line up of buyers from near and far.

There was a customer for all varieties and results exceeded expectations on virtually all occasions.

Where possible, cattle were bunched in lots of up to 12 animals which certainly attracted a premium and assisted the progress of the sale.

Sample Results:

251 Heifers ave £920

Some lovely cattle and a great trade to go with them.  No difficulty finding a customer for the many different types on offer.

Hereford and Angus attracting a good deal of interest.

Sample Results:

73 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

Another pleasing increase in numbers forward with all meeting keen interest but a number of smaller sorts within the entry.

Black & White calves again well bid for with the stronger sorts upwards of £100 to a top of £125.

Bulls

B Blue                 £290     JM & D Shepherd, Hassop

B Blue                 £260     Pidcock & Matkin, Teversal

Hfd                       £135     C Carr, Tissington

Fries                    £125     JW Brandrick, Beamhurst

Hfrs

B Blue                 £275     TN Palfreyman, Flagg

Saler                    £155     JF Hayes, Shottle

An entry of reared calves created significant interest with B Blue bulls to £460 and Angus heifers to £370.

849 Lambs & 426 Ewes & Rams (Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A very good post festival entry of 1275 head of sheep included 849 lambs.  An excellent show of 133 new season lambs attracted brisk bidding to peak at 417p/kg with 3 pens from Monyash all selling at over 400p, top gross of £167.28/head and overall average 333.24p/kg.

Averages:

In the Old Season Lambs a total of 716 on offer saw demand outstanding with best meated sorts just as good as last week’s high levels to peak at 350p/kg, with 7 lots from out of Nottinghamshire averaging 330p/kg.  Heavy butchers lambs sold to 324p/kg with overweights to 316p/kg and a top gross of £172/head.  The overall average 292.7p/kg.

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

Cull Sheep

A total of 426 cull ewes and rams saw best Texels to £162 and the top 10 pens averaging £143.10.  The plainer grazing type ewes looked very well sold on the day with 3 grazing men operating.

Ewes to £162                Ave £90.40                    

Rams to £136               Ave £130.56