Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

After a sweltering weekend it was a fraction cooler and the market attracted 694 cattle and 2,069 sheep.  Buyers, who had completed their harvesting duties were back in action and there was a full line up in all sections.

The store & breeding cattle department saw another increase in numbers to 361 head.

Trade was outstanding with steers reaching £1,850 and an all-time record average of £1,171.  The heifers peaked at £1,620 with their average also impressive at £994 missing the £1,000 sound barrier by a whisker.

Feeding bulls sold to £1,400 and a pedigree Sim cow & calf sold at £1,500.

There were 122 finished cattle with top figures 318p and £2,187.  The average for the 61 heifers was 255.8 pence giving an indication of the general level of trade.

OTM cattle were out in force with a very large entry of 153.

Top figures at 254p/kg and £2,055 per head.  The average was a respectable 164.1 pence.

There were 58 calves with bulls to £342 and heifers £338.

Over in the sheep department the 1,716 lambs sold on a great trade with top figures 340p/kg and £162.45.

The SQQ average looked good at 262.9 pence and the overall even better at 264.2 pence.

353 cull sheep with ewes to £166 to average £100.85.

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES

Thursday 14^th September: Regular Lunchtime Sheep Sale

Thursday 14^th & Friday 15^th September: Ewe Lambs Show & Sale

Friday 16^th September: Farm Dispersal Sale at Stramshall Farm, Uttoxeter, ST14 5AG

Friday 22^nd September: Hungary Lane Farm, Sutton Bonnington, LE12 5NB

153 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows overall average 164.2p/kg or £1061

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)                    

A bumper crop of 153 OTM cattle this week with a larger than normal percentage of B&W on offer.  Trade remains very similar to last week with the leanest cow looking best sold.  Younger and better fed cows however command the top prices with a high of 254 for a 37 mnth old Lim x from William Wilson and a pure Limmy, 56 mnths from Keith Belfield at 250p or £2,025.  All the better cows comfortably over 200p with the bigger sorts over £1500.

Results:

Gross Prices:

83 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 153.5p/kg

Jut as dear as last week with the plainest looking best sold.

11 best cows 173-210p

Big meated Holsteins 160-170p

Big leaner sorts 140-155p

11 plain cows 114-130p

Just 3 under 110p

The best today:

 5 OTM Bulls

4 OTM Steers

122 FINISHED CATTLE ave 251.9p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Another good show of cattle with some well-bred and fed cattle at the top of the lists, but also a number of ‘store type’ cattle in the entry that would affect the averages.

33 Young Bulls ave 249.1p/kg

10 pence dearer on the week and some good bulls on offer.  Sue & Charles Jeffery secured the top call of 308p (£1965) for a tremendous shapey Limmy with Nigel Birch at 300p.  3 big boys topped £2000 including a couple from John Ottewell.  Friesians to 228p/kg.

Results:

Gross Prices:

28 Steers ave 247.6p/kg

Less numbers in the clean pens but trade for the quality cattle better.  4 best sold over 300p with George and James Blackshaw at 312p and another at 300p.  Nigel Birch and Peter Gaunt both had 308p with a big one from Rob Hall at £2187 (298p/kg).

Results:

Gross Prices:

61 Heifers ave 255.8p/kg

A very similar story with well bred cattle very good to sell but a lot of leaner types would have been better sold tested.  Keith Harrop won the day and topped at 318 with George Ede at 312p and Peter Gaunt at 310p.  16 Natives saw Hereford to 278p and Angus to 268p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)

Numbers on the rise with a decent entry of 361 head.

A full line up of buyers operating including some new faces.

Some excellent quality cattle in the entry and very fierce competition at all levels.

The started with Breeding Cattle which was a single cow & calf:

There were 16 Feeding Bulls, to include:

 173 Steers ave £1,171

A wonderful selection of cattle with bidders working very hard to secure their loads.  Plenty of cattle over the £1500 mark and a top price of £1850.

All breeds and crosses in demand resulting in a record average of £1171.

Sample Results:

170 Heifers ave £994

With the overall average knocking on the £1000 barrier, it is a pretty good indication that trade was brisk.  All classes of cattle very well bid for with results below that speak for themselves.

Sample Results:

58 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

Another respectable entry with trade up on last week for all types.

Bulls saw B Blue to £342 and Simmental to £335, both from Matkins at Idridgehay and a nice B Blue heifer from Mycocks at Wormhill to £338.

Black & White trade also up on last week to a top of £162 and an overall average of just under £80.

Bulls

B Blue                 £342     G Matkin, Idridgehay

Sim                      £335     G Matkin, Idridgehay

B Blue                 £335     WJ Adams & Son, Mackworth

Hfd                       £275     D Fotherby & Sons, Wormhill

Fries                    £162     F Mycock & Sons, Wormhill

Hfrs

B Blue                 £338     F Mycock & Sons, Wormhill

B Blue                 £290     RE Poyser & Son, Onecote

1716 Lambs & 353 Ewes & Rams (Auctioneer Peter Oven)

An outstanding entry of 2069 sheep included 1716 lambs.  Mixed quality on offer with best meated sorts selling to 342p/kg and 12 pens over 300p/kg with a top gross of £162.45/head.  Overall average 264.27p/kg.

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

353 Cull Sheep

A total of 353 cull ewes and rams attracted very brisk bidding for all types but best meated sorts very well bid for.  Ewes peaked at £166/head for Texels and £149 for Suffolks, heavy Mules to just over £100/head and horned ewes over £70/head.  Best Texel rams to peak at £200/head twice and an overall average of £189.78.

Ewes to £166                Ave £100.85

Rams to £200               Ave £189.78