Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

Decent entries in all departments for the last market before Christmas.

Please note that there is NO market on Thursday 21^st December and the next fixture in Bakewell is on Thursday 28^th December.

This was the first Monday when VAN numbers were required and it is pleasing to note that the vast majority of vendors in the finished and cull sections had obtained the necessary number or were Farm Assured and therefore did not need one.

A hearty vote of thanks from the Bagshaws team to vendors for making the transition so smooth.

The store cattle section had a seasonal entry of 189 head and a full line up of buyers with the result that trade was very fast indeed.

Steers sold to £1,680, heifers £1,590 and in calvers £1,480.

There was no lack of confidence amongst bidders and excellent prices were achieved.

Some of the store enthusiasm was due to the level of trade in the finished cattle section where 102 head saw top figures of 332p and £2,176 per head.

The average for the 42 heifers was a healthy 287.6p and the per head average for the 40 steers was a remarkable £1,869.

There were 82 OTM and Feeding Cows with top figures 228p and £1,702 per head the average was up a bit at 154.1p.

39 calves this week with bulls to £390 and heifers £295.

Things were busy in the sheep shed with 1,309 lambs on offer.

Top figures 330p/kg and £156.33 per head.

The SQQ average looked good at 278.9p.

There was 529 cull sheep which sold very well with ewes to £208 to average £103.09.

All in all, it has been a great year at Bakewell Market, may we take this opportunity to thank all our supporters both vendors and purchasers and to wish you all a Merry Christmas and we sincerely hope you have a prosperous New Year.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

If you are selling Finished or Cull Cattle or Sheep we need to know if:

1. You are Farm Assured
2. You have a VAN Number

or

3. Neither of the above apply

We will be announcing the status of your stock at the time of sale

If you have already got your vet attestation number then please let us have it, either write it on the top of your Market Declaration or let us have a copy of the form from your vets.

Please make sure your name is on the form from the vets.

BAKEWELL MARKET CHRISTMAS OPENING HOURS

Thursday 21^st December: No Market

Monday 25^th December: No Market

Tuesday 26^th December: No Market

Thursday 28^th December: Regular Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale

Monday 1^st January 2024: No Market

Tuesday 2^nd January 2024: Market

The following link is to a video of the carol service held at the Bakewell Market Christmas Primestock Show: https://derbyshireruralchaplaincy.org.uk/

82 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows overall average 154.1p/kg or £1024

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)     

Bigger and better numbers than I expected for the last sale of the year and more trade about with the average up and the buyers keen again for cows.  I expect that after the Christmas break cows could be dearer still and they will be wanted for the next sale on Tuesday 2^nd January.

Today there were no best cows on offer, but 3 younger OTM types made over 200p with best cows at 197p for Mosley & Co & B Langton.

Results:

Gross Prices:

46 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 145.4p/kg

Like all cows today, dearer

Better sorts 160-184p

Big Holsteins 150-160p

Parlour type Holsteins 130-150p

Smaller cows 120-130p

Plainest sorts under 120p

The best today:

 2 OTM Steers

To sell Barren Cows or Finished Cattle in the Prime ring at Bakewell you need to be either:

1. Farm Assured
2. Have a VAN number from your vet
3. To sign a Farmer Declaration to say that you have had a vet visit in the last 12 months. There does seem some resistance from some abattoirs for this option and FARMER DECLARATIONS will come to an end in April.

Best Advice:

Get a VAN number now if you are not Farm Assured

102 FINISHED CATTLE – overall average 281.5p/kg (Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Saved the best until last.  Certainly, the best trade of the year and many more could have been sold on this trade.

20 Young Bulls ave 280.1p/kg

The dearest they have ever been, 8 over 300p or 7 over £2,200 just to highlight how fast they were.  Trade raced away to 336p for a pure Blonde from Keith Harrop with a best Limmy from the Wells family at 329p.  5 B/W’s to 228p with 3 Natives to 274p for a Longhorn.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

40 Steers ave £276.5p/kg

A stunning trade for the clean today with all buyers fit for cattle.  12 best sorts topped £3 with Don Lownds at the top at 326p, closely followed by Peter Gaunt at 320p.  10 over £2000.  9 Natives sold to 278p for an Angus and 3 B/W’s up to 234p.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

42 Finished Heifers ave 287.6p/kg

Just an unreal trade with cattle way dearer than expected.  Nigel Birch won the race at the top of the big pile of fancy prices at 332p for a handy weight Limmy.  Keith Harrop had 330p and Peter Gaunt 329p.  6 Natives sold to 270p for an Angus.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)

A useful entry of 189 head sold on a tremendous trade to round off a highly successful year at Bakewell Market.

The full team of buyers had turned out hoping to purchase cattle to top up their yards.  The result – a cracking trade as the sample results will demonstrate.

The sale started with a few Breeding Cattle which included:

95 Steers ave £977

A superb trade from start to finish.  Angus crosses very much in demand, but so was everything else as these results will show.

Sample Results:

74 Heifers ave £956

Some fine examples as both bunches or individuals and all found a ready market.

Sample Results:

39 Calves (Auctioneer: Meg Elliott)

A smaller entry of calves reflecting the market numbers as a whole, but what a trade!  British Blue bull calves reached £390 from Messrs Morten of Barmoor Clough with others from the same home to £365, £330 and £310.  They also saw their heifers reach £290.  Other British Blue Heifers from the Palfreymans of Flagg reached £295 with Limousin bulls from the same home to £200.

A Saler bull from the Hayes of Shottle reached £250.

1309 Lambs & 571 Ewes & Rams (Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A very good entry of 1880 sheep included 1309 lambs.  Demand for all types very brisk right from the start with best butchers lambs to 330p/kg, heavy weight butchers lambs to 321p/kg and overweights to 269p/kg.  Overall average of 279.03p/kg and top gross £156.33/head.

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

571 Cull Sheep

A good entry of 571 cull ewes and rams saw trade fast from start to finish.

Best Mules dearer to over £102 for the best, smaller Mules well bid for.

Gritstones to over £84.

The best 10 pens all made over £164 with T Craddock & Son topping the market at £208/head.

Ewes to £208                Ave £103.09

Rams to £176               Ave £156.43