Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

A full house after the Bank Holiday week with 833 cattle and 1,547 sheep on offer.

The need for a drop of rain is the subject of many conversations with nothing on the forecast, but there is no evidence of a drop in trade as a consequence.

Store and breeding cattle continue to arrive in large numbers with 510 on offer.  Trade very much as we have seen it in recent weeks with steers to £1,780, heifers to £1,480 and feeding bulls to £1,400.

In the breeding section cows and calves reached £1,860 with Angus stock bulls to £1,400.

A very large entry of 182 finished cattle produced excellent results with top figures 356p/kg and £2,368 per head.

The average for the 85 heifers was 276.8p with the gross average £1,577 per head.

The steers looked good too with averages at 274.0 pence and a tremendous £1,803 per head.

Good numbers of OTM cattle on offer with 116 forward.  Top figures 271 pence and £2,125 per head.  The average a solid 189.2 pence.

Just 25 calves this week with bulls to £340 and heifers £380.

Over in the sheep shed Spring lambs are coming in even greater numbers with 575 on offer.

Top figures 422p and £179.35.  The SQQ average 351.3p.

The 441 hoggs were a mixed lot as one might expect at this time of year.  The best on offer to 326p and £188.15 per head.  The SQQ average was 288.6p.

A decent show of 429 cull sheep with ewes to £196 to average £118.84.

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES

Thursday 8^th June: Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale

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116 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows overall average 189.2p/kg or £1257

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)                    

A good turnout of cows again this week and trade very much up to the mark of the previous weeks.  Unquestionably the only way to make the most of your barren cows is to market them in the live arena and preferably in Bakewell.  Best cows today comfortably over 220p with a lovely pure Limousin heifer topping at 271p (£1929) from Steven, Steff & Owen Wells, Monyash.  Two other over age clean made 254 and 250p/kg with best cow at 226p for David Batterbee.  Plenty of interest in the leaner cows too with a number of feeding buyers around the ring looking for cows to improve.

Results:

Gross Prices:

40 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 175.1p /kg

Strong money once again.

2 OTM heifers made 195-205p/kg

Best Cows 193 -201p/kg

Holsteins 180 -190p/kg

Smaller lean sorts 160 – 170p/kg

Only the plainest under 150p/kg

The best today:

3 OTM Bulls

2 OTM Steers

182 FINISHED CATTLE – overall average 269.5p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

A massive entry of cattle this week, nearly double the entry of the last regular market.  Generally, trade very similar and certainly not the ‘doom and gloom’ of the alternative way of selling.

40 Young Bulls ave 246.6p/kg

All sorts this week with 14 continental, 12 natives and 14 dairy bulls in the offering.  Quality pure Lims sold to 297p for Bill Wright and 296p for Dukes Drive and a pure Blue at 295p (£2035).  Dairy bulls sold particularly well with Holsteins to 249p, Friesians to 237p, Shorthorns to 235p and Ayrshires to 219p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

57 Steers ave 274.1p/kg

A real trade with some excellent cattle at the top end but a big lot of natives and dairy bred cattle on offer today.  Michael Wynne had a real day with his best steer at 344p (£2256) with another at 322p.  28 Natives today saw Hereford to 286p and Angus to 300p with B/W Steers to 228p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

85 Heifers ave 276.9p/kg

A bumper crop of heifers today with something for everybody with a few best quality at the top end, but a big number of dairy bred cattle looking very well sold on the day.  Michael Wynne did the steer/heifer double with his best heifer making 356p (£2050) and selling to Joe Kemp, Quality Butchers at Hayfield, High Peak.  4 other handy weight heifers topped 330p/kg for 4 different vendors.  21 natives had Herefords to 268p and Angus to 292p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)

Another big show at Bakewell with 510 store & breeding cattle on offer.

A strong line up of buyers operating from far and near and a rattling good trade from start to finish.

The sale commenced with some 69 Breeding Stock which included:

42 Feeding Bulls

Sample prices as follows:

169 Steers ave £1,007

A great trade right through with all types wanted.

Angus & Herefords selling very well and some extraordinary prices for Black & Whites.

Sample Results:

230 Heifers ave £879

A good mix of cattle with bunches and individuals that attracted plenty of interest.  Still some cattle small for age, but all sold at appropriate prices.

Sample Results:

25 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

A blistering trade for all with numbers way short of requirements.

B Blue heifers topped at £380 with bulls to £335 and many more could have been sold to vendors’ advantage.

Bulls

Sim                      £340     M & K Roworth, Beerwoodcote

B Blue                 £335     Pidcock & Matkin, Teversal

B Blue                 £320     BD Hudson, Ipstones

Hfd                       £215     F Mycock & Sons, Wormhill

Hfrs

B Blue                 £380     M & K Roworth, Beerwoodcote

Lim                      £280     J Cawser, Uttoxeter                   

575 Lambs, 523 Hoggs & 429 Ewes & Rams (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

575 Lambs ave 351.34p/kg

A further increase in numbers forward with trade holding up well with all weights in keen demand.

Well finished types again commanding a distinct premium to a top of 422p/kg.

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

523 Hoggs ave 288.65p/kg

A very strong entry for the time of year.  A similar story to last week with meat an excellent trade and plainer sorts selling at discounted rates.

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

429 Cull Sheep

Numbers very good and buyers for everything.  David Furness and David Saxby topping the day at £195 and £196 for big Texels.  Plenty of strong continental ewes £147-£165 with the best 8 pens averaging a strong £189, Mules needed and the best towards £120.

Smaller horned ewes few and far between, but a good trade towards the mid-£70 range.

Strong continental tups £140 and above with a top of £171.

Overall ewe average £118.84.