Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

Another strong entry of cattle with store numbers up on last week and the largest show forward to date this year with a total of 413 on offer.

Another excellent trade with a total clearance easily achieved with steers to £1,870, heifers to £1,700 and bulls to £1,690.

Over in the finished department trade continued at strong levels with 109 finished cattle seeing tops of 348p/kg and £2,770 per head.

The OTM’s continue to attract strong numbers with a total of 134 on offer and again, trade well in line to 269p/kg and £2,300/head.

Finished sheep numbers less today but those forward rewarded with a strong trade throughout with an SQQ average just a shade under 300p/kg and tops of £180/head.

37 Calves this week to a top of £440.  After the calves a load of 2^nd cut Silage sold to £19/bale.

Cull sheep numbers similar but less strength about with a top of £197 and an average just over £105 per head.

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES

Thursday 8^th February: Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale

134 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows overall average 175.5p/kg or £1184

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)     

More on offer and trade up again with all of the better sorts over 200p and the biggest fleshed cows topping £1500.  Cow meat is in short supply with all of the major wholesalers competing hard and therefore the best way to make the most of them is to market them at Bakewell.  22 cows today topped £2/kilo with an overage clean heifer at the top of the list at 269p from Ben Simpson with a blue cow from Katie at 256p (£2032).  As ever, when the price of cattle goes up, the leaner types also lift in price with the further feeders pushing hard to buy cows to improve their saleability further down the line.

Results:

Gross Prices:

64 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 161.7p/kg

Like all cows – dearer and many more could have been sold.

No B/W clean heifers

8 best fed square cows 180-184p

Big Holsteins with meat 165-175p

Parlour type Holsteins 150-160p

Leaner Cows 135-145p

Plainest end under 130p

The best today:

3 OTM Bulls

109 FINISHED CATTLE ave 287.3p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

THE DEAREST EVER!

Without doubt, the best price ever with the results speaking for themselves.  Butchers and wholesalers all pushing the boat out to buy cattle with some selling beyond expectations.

17 Young Bulls ave 283.6p/kg or £2005

Look at the average! Over £2000/head for the very first time ever, but generally a bit more weight on offer.  David Goddard (S&D Fearn) won the day selling his pure Lims at 331p (£2502) with others at 320p and 312p.  Mark Shenton had 325p for his Blonde with another at £2771 and Tom & Jack Gratton had 321p (£2330) for their Blue.  Two B/W’s at 209 and 200p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

37 Steers ave 266.1p/kg

Very dear but not just the overall quality as we saw in the bulls and heifers.  At the top end, superstar quality sold to 340p for a suckler Limmy from the Mann family with Messrs Wells at 338p and Sue & Charles Jeffery at 334p.  10 Natives had Hereford at 266p, Angus to 284p and Lincolns to 258p, 4 B/W sold to 242p (£1761).

Results:

Gross Prices:

55 Heifers ave 283.6p/kg or £1857

A joy to sell with some super quality overall, 24 heifers topped 320p with another 10 at 306 – 318p.  Top price today was a remarkable 348p twice for 2 handy weighted Limousin from Nigel Birch and Don Lownds that sold to Wayne on behalf of Messrs Meakin Bros, 6 others made 340p plus.  Two quality Blonde x heifers made £2479 and £2403 with 22 over £2000 today.  8 Natives saw Herefords to 310p and Angus to 295p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

396 STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Meg Elliott)

An increased entry of stores saw another super trade for all age ranges and quality, proving Bakewell is the place to show your store cattle.

The sale commenced with a handful of Breeding Cattle including:

16 Feeding Bulls which achieved:

164 Steers ave £1,228

Topping the day was a belting 19 mnth old Blue steer from the Grindey family of Hartington at £1870.

A lovely run of Simmentals from the Foster family of Hanch topped at £1790 for two Simmental steers aged 21 & 22 mnths.

Hereford steers reached £1780 from the Stevensons of Brackenfield.

Sample Results:

216 Heifers ave £1,097

A clean sweep of the board for the Grindey’s taking the top spot in the heifers as well for a 17 mnth old B Blue x heifer which reached £1700.

Scopey Charolais from Philip Carrington reached £1670 with Limousins to £1600 from EJ Carney.

Sample Results:

37 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

Trade again very strong for all types with Limousin bulls to £440, Blues to 400 and heifers to £270.

Bulls

Lim                      £440     TN Palfreyman & Son, Flagg

B Blue                 £400     L Hadfield & Son, Peak Forest

B Blue                 £360     BD Hudson, Ipstones

Angus                 £202     G & B Thompson, Sparrowpit

Hfrs

B Blue                 £270     TN Palfreyman & Son, Flagg

B Blue                 £185     SG Salt & Son, Burton on Trent

Angus                 £165     JW Brandrick, Beamhurst

787 Lambs & 422 Ewes & Rams (Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A smaller entry of 1209 sheep included 787 lambs, with numbers down bidding was very brisk throughout with 10 best butchers lambs to 344p/kg, heavy butchers lambs to 336p/kg and overweights to 324p/kg with a top gross of £180.95/head.  A trailer of 55 handyweights out of Nottinghamshire sold to 344p/kg to average 320p/kg and a load of big well fleshed lambs out of Cheshire sold to 324p/kg and averaged £159/head.

The overall average 299.53p/kg.

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

422 Cull Sheep

A very good entry with everything a sound trade.  The best a strong trade, but perhaps some Mules just a shade easier than the last 2 weeks.

Top call £159 for Texels from the Hallams at Buxton with others at £153 and £150.  Some pristine Texels could be sold to vendors advantage, so vendors please bring us a few more to sell.

Plainer ewes good to sell with 5 accounts for this type of goods and Gritstone meated ewes over £82/head, best Mules just on the £100 mark.

The slaughter rams a storming trade with Charlie Bryer from Turnditch topping the day at £197.  Strong well fleshed Texels over £170 to a top of £188.

401 Ewes                        Ave £105.38  

21 Rams                          Ave £141.71