Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

Decent entries for the first of the Bank Holiday Monday markets, which was well supported by both sellers and buyers with 665 cattle and 864 sheep on offer.  Don’t forget that next week is also a Bank Holiday Monday market.

Prices were well up to snuff with new market records in both store and finished cattle sections.

There were 437 store and breeding cattle, a very good show for a May Day market.  Trade was outstanding as was the quality of cattle on offer.  The combination of the two factors produced record prices with a 24 mnth old Blonde x steer from Eric Slaney, Stowe by Chartley making £2,100, he also had store heifers to £1,830 and another vendor had heifers to £1,880.

Feeding bulls sold to £1,430 and in the breeding section a Lim Stock Bull made £2,850.

The finished cattle section also had a bonanza with steers to 338p and £2,403 per head and heifers to 332p and £2,177 per head.

The average for the 48 heifers was a healthy 279.0p.

Business was brisk in the OTM department with 90 head on offer.  Top figures of 273 pence and £2,161 per head.  The average settle at 201p, possibly the highest it has ever been.

Calves seem to be a little more numerous with 51 on offer this week.  Bulls sold to £270 and heifers £225.

Over in the sheep section Spring lamb numbers are on the rise with 98 on parade.

Trade was exceptional with the best on offer to 426p/kg and £170.83 per head.

The SQQ average was 380.6 pence.  Hogg numbers starting to fall with just 611 forward, but selling well.

Top figures 348p and £198.03 per head with the SQQ looking good at 307.5p.

Relatively few cull sheep with only 155 on offer.  Trade remarkable with ewes to £200 to average £119.29

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90 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows overall average 201.1p/kg or £1345

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)                    

They get dearer and dearer with the average today over £2/kg for only the second time, but cattle today are simply off the clock.  Although it is a Bank Holiday, all buyers were in attendance and needing cattle to fill orders.

53 today topped £2/kg including a big number of B/W’s.  Best suckler bred cows rose to 273p/kg for a Blue x feeder from C Whittaker with the better done cows generally 230p plus.  Trade is here and now and if you have them to sell you should act now and sell them in Bakewell Livestock Market next week, business as usual with cows starting at 9.45.  God Save The King!

Results:

Gross Prices:

33 Black & White and ex dairy cows at 188.1p

Unbelievably dear with the top 14 over £2 with dairy cows wanted.

Better fed cows 210-242p/kg

Big framed and fed Holsteins 190-209p/kg

Parlour Holsteins 180-190p/kg

Leaner Cows 160-180p/kg

Plain cows under 150p/kg

The best today:

4 OTM Bulls

3 OTM Steers

87 FINISHED CATTLE – overall average 276.7p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Super numbers and trade throughout for the May Day sale with some startling top prices.

Next week – Business as usual with the finished cattle needed and all buyers expected for the second Bank Holiday in succession.

4 Young Bulls ave 266.5p

Results:

35 Steers ave 274.8pkg

Trade on fire once again with an amazing top price of 338p (£2224) for a Limmy from Peter B, with the top 10 all over £3/kg and the top 11 over £2000.  13 Natives today had OTM Angus to 259p and Hereford to 300p/kg.

Results:

Gross Prices:

48 Heifers ave 279.1p/kg

Super numbers for the Bank Holiday sale and trade on fire from start to finish.  Keith Harrop topped the day at 332p with others at 324 and 317p.  Messrs Brennand had 326 for his best with a lovely run from the Hollinshead family at 314,312p etc.  Angus to 298 and Hereford to 271p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)

A wonderful entry of 437 head meant that a full line up of buyers appeared for the Bank Holiday fixture and a fantastic trade prevailed from start to finish.

The sale started with 22 Breeding Stock which included:

53 Young Bulls

A better show with sample prices as follows:

157 Steers ave £994

A very varied selection with some outstanding sorts on offer, but there were also animals from the other end of the spectrum.  All found a ready market at an appropriate price.  Mr EJ Slaney topped the sale with a great run of cattle.  Top honours went to the nearly finished continental crosses, but Angus were as ever in demand and we could do with some more strong Black & Whites to satisfy demand.

Sample Results:

205 Heifers ave £844

A good selection with buyers operating for all types of cattle that had been outwintered attracting a noticeable premium.  Mr EJ Slaney’s cattle were a notable highlight of the sale.

Sample Results:

51 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

A large gathering of prospective purchasers ensured a brisk trade for all.

Bulls saw a strong B Blue at £480 with stronger heifers of the same breed at £380.

Black & white bulls a competitive trade to a top of £175

Bulls

B Blue                 £480     DW Beresford & Son, Wheston

Lim                      £270     Pidcock & Matkin, Teversal

Hfd                       £205     AP Critchlow, Wheston

Holst                   £175     P & A Thornhill

Hfrs

B Blue                 £225     D Fotherby & Son, Wormhill

Hfd                       £180     Holtwood Farm, Doveridge

709 Lambs & 155 Ewes & Rams (Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A total entry of 864 sheep included 709 lambs.  Demand was very brisk in all sections with buyers keen to keep fridges full.  The 98 new season lambs sold to a top of 426p/kg with an overall average of 380.6p/kg

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

In the old season lambs demand was as good as the festival week with buyers struggling to fill their order books.  Best butchers lambs sold to 351p/kg with heavy weights to 348p/kg and overweight butchers lambs to 316p/kg.  The best big lambs grossed just short of £200/head.  The overall market average 307.55p/kg

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

Cull Sheep

Just 155 cull ewes and rams continued at the high levels with best Texels to £200 and strong Mule ewes sold in the £118-£128 bracket and Cheviot Mules to £160.

Ewes to £200                Ave £119.29                 

Rams to £159               Ave £130.57