Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

A decent turnout for the first Monday market of the New Year with 609 cattle and 1,803 sheep on sale.

The floods seem to be subsiding and the market entrance drive was passable for the first time since Christmas.

Plenty of buyers present with several making their first appearance of the New Year.

Trade in all cattle sections very strong and sheep results looking good too.

There were 295 Store & Breeding Cattle forward with trade as dear as we have seen it for quite some time.  Steers peaked at £1,770 with heifers at £1,520.

What is remarkable is that steers averaged £1,015 and heifers £1,020 despite the fact that there were a good many young cattle in the entry.

In calf Lim x heifers sold to £1,980.

Finished cattle were out in force with a total of 133 forward with top figures of 345p and £2,334.

It is hardly surprising that store buyers are keen to top up their yards.

The average for the 64 heifers was an outstanding 298p, with the average gross price a remarkable £1,737.

A useful entry of 124 OTM cattle saw trade up a notch.

Top figures of 245p and £2,240 with the average looking good at 164.9 pence.

Calves were out in force with 57 on offer, bulls selling to £452 and heifers £230.

Over in the sheep department there was a good solid trade for the 1,313 hoggs.

Top figures 324p and £182.24 per head.

The SQQ average was 271.8 pence, back a little on the week.

The were 490 cull sheep with ewes to £214 to average £106.01.

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES

Thursday 11^th January: Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale

Friday 12^th January: Farm Sale at Ford Valley Farm, Eckington, S21 5RE

Friday 19^th January: HPLS Store Cattle

124 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows overall average 164.9p/kg or £1128

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)     

New Year and better prices as expected with the average about 10 pence better than before Christmas or about £100/head more than the last sale of last year.  Just the regulars operating but with better orders to get cattle bought.  When cows are going up the only place to market them is on their feet in Bakewell Livestock Market.  Best cows today comfortably over 190p with a high of 245p for a young (32 mnth) Blue heifer from JR Johnson, Leek.

Results:

Gross Prices:

32 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 155.9p/kg

Cows certainly dearer with all wanting meat.

Best fed cows 164-185p

Big Holsteins 150-160p

Leaner Parlour Cows 135-150p

The plainest under 120p

The best today:

 4 OTM Bulls

6 OTM Steers

133 FINISHED CATTLE ave 283.9p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

A proper show of cattle this week for the first decent market of the year.  Trade on fire from the off with all buyers operating and needing cattle back to kill.

29 Young Bulls ave 265.7p/kg

Wow, an unbelievable price.  Best 6 over 310p with a couple from John Ottewell at 317p each (£2295 and £2402) David Goddard had 315p (£2387) and 313p (£2347) and Keith Harrop at 314p (£2003) and 310p (£2064).  Dairy bulls sold to 244p for a shorthorn from James Hole, 238p for a Friesian and 230p for a Holstein or £1711.

Results:

Gross Prices:

40 Steers ave 276.9p/kg

The level of trade has to be seen to be believed.  14 over 300p and 13 over £2000, but many more cattle sold comfortably above expectations.  Keith Harrop led the way at 336p (£2224) for a posh big Blonde with John Grummett at 325p and Sue Jeffery at 324p.  10 Natives sold to 276p for Angus and 272p for Herefords.

Results:

Gross Prices:

64 Heifers ave 298.1p/kg 

Just an unreal day in the clean ring with the butchers and wholesalers all working hard to secure a load.  Roger and Lee White led the trade and topped at 345p (£2249) for a heavy Limmy, closely followed by Peter Gaunt with his run up to 342p (£2175) and the Wells Family at 337p.  10 Natives had Hereford to 272p, Angus to 270p and 3 Dexters all in the average.

Results:

Gross Prices:

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)

A decent entry of 295 head was enough to bring out a full line up of buyers from both near and far.

Trade was outstanding and with recent finished cattle prices ringing in their ears purchasers fought long and hard to secure a load.

The sale started with a few Breeding Cattle which achieved.

Only a handful Feeding Bulls, to include:

131 Steers ave £1,015

An astonishing trade from start to finish with all types in great demand.  The figures below speak for themselves.

If you have store cattle ready to sell, give us a call – Bakewell buyers would like the opportunity to bid at them.

Sample Results:

147 Heifers ave £1,021

Not only did we have more heifers than steers, but the heifers had the higher average.

Some superb prices for bunches and individuals.

Sample Results:

57 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

A strong trade for all types dearer on the week and many more could have been sold to vendors’ advantage.

Stronger continental bulls regularly upwards of £300 to a top of £452 and heifers upwards of £200 to a top of £230.

Native bred calves also a firmer trade with bulls seeing Angus to £220 and Herefords £170.

Bulls

B Blue                 £452     D Fotherby & Sons, Wormhill

B Blue                 £430     BD Hudson, Ipstones

Lim                      £390     TN Palfreyman & Son, Flagg

Angus                 £220     JW Brandrick, Beamhurst

Hfd                       £170     GK & E Robinson, Wheston

Holst                   £170     AJ & ME Minshall, Tean

Hfrs

Lim                      £230     AJ & ME Minshall, Tean

Char                    £220     HA & BH Smith, Scropton

B Blue                 £195     WJ Adams & Son, Mackworth

Saler                    £140     JF Hayes, Shottle

Hfd                       £170     GK & E Robinson, Wheston

1313 Lambs & 490 Ewes & Rams (Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A very good entry of 1803 sheep included 1313 lambs.  Demand very brisk for meated sorts with 10 pens breaking the 300p barrier and best butchers lambs peaking at 324p/kg with heavy weight butchers lambs to 316p/kg and overweights to 282p/kg.  Best big lambs grossed £182.24.  Overall average 271.86p/kg.

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

490 Cull Sheep

A very good entry of 490 cull ewes and rams.  Quality Texel ewes peaked at £214 for a pen of 8 that travelled from Lancashire with Cheshire vendors to £195. A pen of heavy weight Charollais ewes sold to £194/head with Blue Texels to £170.  Best Mules in the £90-£110 bracket.

Ewes to £214                Ave £106.01

Rams to £188               Ave £126.73