Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

A good solid market with 687 cattle and 959 sheep on offer.

The store and breeding cattle section was well supported with 387 head forward and trade maintain recent exceptional levels.

Steers reached £1,820 with the average an extraordinary £1,198 for a sample including a good many young cattle.

Likewise, the heifers which peaked at £1,640, but averaged a remarkable £1,028 for all comers.

Cows and calves were keenly sought with the best to £2,000 and feeding bulls were also wanted with 6-7 month traditional Herefords in a bunch of 7 making an astonishing £900.

The message in the light of this information is that it is a good time to sell store cattle.  If you have any queries do not hesitate to give Alastair Sneddon a call on 07973 982441.

There was a decent turnout of 149 finished cattle – good to see Bakewell’s numbers keeping up.

Top figures 336p and £2,372 per head.  The average for the 65 heifers was a solid 284.3 pence.

Any questions speak to Oliver Hiles on 07801 530899.

The useful entry of 113 OTM and feeding cows looked well sold with the best to 254p and £2,114 per head.  The average a hefty 171.1p.

Just 38 calves this week with bulls to £350 and heifers £305.

Sheep numbers down possibly due to recent wet weather which is holding back finishing of both hoggs and feeding ewes.

As a consequence of the shortage the trade has taken a lift.  Top prices for hoggs 348p/kg and £180.32.

The SQQ average emerged at a very respectable 321p and it is interesting to note that the average gross value of a hogg in the 39-45kg bracket was £137.73.

For the next weight range 45.6-52kg it was a significant £151.97.

In the cull sheep section, there was 303 head on offer with ewes to £190 to average £92.77.

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES

Thursday 15^th February: Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale

For further details call Ivor Lowe on 07977 449126

113 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall average 171.1p/kg or £1144

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)     

Good numbers and trade remaining remarkable, certainly dearer on the week with the plainest end of the B/W’s looking particularly well sold today.  18 of the best cows topped 200p/kg and rising to 254p for a lean keeping Limousin from S Leason, Sudbury.  Trade on fire for all shapes and sized with the processors working hard to secure a load and any cows with feeding potential being well bid on by an army of farmers looking to improve their value.  4 big pedigree cows topped £1,950 with the best at 214p for a 14-year-old pedigree Blonde from Mark Shenton, Handforth.

Results:

Gross Prices:

60 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 157.8p/kg

A higher than usual percentage of the overall entry and some lean cows about that actually look the best sold.

3 OTM heifers (2 had calves) 196-214p

10 best fed heavy cows 179-184p

Big Holsteins with meat 160-175p

Leaner parlour cows 140-160p

Plainest cows 115-130p

The best today:

2 OTM Bulls

149 FINISHED CATTLE ave 276.1p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

A bigger entry this week with trade strong throughout, although, not just the high prices of last week’s flyer with the cattle not quite as good and the trade a fraction less.  No disaster though with cattle still pounds dearer than any alternative.

31 Young Bulls ave 268.1p/kg

Possibly as dear as last week with some well made and bred bulls on offer.  7 best over 300p with a top of 318p for a smart pedigree Blonde from Mark Shenton and 311p for a posh big Limmy from David Goddard to gross £2705.

Results:

Gross Prices:

53 Steers ave 271.5p/kg

The average up on the week with all the better sorts easily over 300p.  The Wells family topped the steers with a handy weight Black Blue at 336p with Don Lownds at 334p and John Grummett at 331p.  Very big Limmys from the Lord Mayor of Flagg grossed up to £2372, 18 biggest bullocks over £2000.  8 B/W’s today look good and up to 226p and 223p (£1748).

Results:

Gross Prices:

65 Heifers ave 284.3p/kg

Again, a lot more on offer and trade good for the best but a few extra leaner sorts about that just settled the average.

12 best over 320p with a joint top of 336p for 2 super handy weighted heifers from Mark Sweetmore and Steven & Stef Wells selling to butchers in Leek and Stoke on Trent.  Weight from Peter gaunt sold to 330p who topped the gross at £2151 (652kg).  18 Natives mixed through the sale with Herefords to 274p, Angus to 262p and Shorthorn to 247p with a B/W heifers looking good at 237p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneers Alastair Sneddon & Meg Elliott)

Another excellent entry of 387 head with levels of trade very much as we have seen in recent weeks.

The sale commenced with a better selection of Breeding Cattle than we have seen in several weeks including:

30 Feeding Bulls which sold very well indeed:

178 Steers ave £1,198

Another phenomenal trade with prices that speak for themselves.  Just look at the prices for the younger cattle.  Angus and Hereford crosses in great demand and B/W’s as popular as ever at Bakewell.

Sample Results:

141 Heifers ave £1,028

Yet again demand has outstripped supply by some margin.

If you have cattle tested and ready to sell do not hold back give us a call.

Trade just as dear as recent weeks if not stronger particularly for the young cattle.

Sample Results:

38 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

A firm level of demand for all types with a large gathering of prospective purchasers and a number going home short of requirements.

Best bulls saw B Blues to £350 and £345 and heifers seeing a B Blue at £305 and a Limousin at £285.

Black & Whites dearer than seen for quite some time with a top of £218.

Bulls

B Blue                 £350     RE Poyser & Son, Onecote

B Blue                 £345     JP & SR Slack, Taxal

Hfd                       £245     MA & JH Avery, Taxal

Fries                    £218     C Shirt, Over Haddon

Hfrs

B Blue                 £305     JP & SR Slack, Taxal

B Blue                 £285     JF Hayes, Shottle

Lim                      £285     TN Palfreyman & Son, Flagg

Hfd                       £170     Pidcock & Matkin, Teversal

Saler                    £165     JF Hayes, Shottle

656 LAMBS & 302 EWES & RAMS (Auctioneers Peter Oven & Mark Elliott)

A smaller show of 959 sheep included 656 lambs.  Demand very brisk right from the word go with a fresh buyer operating.  The best butchers lambs peaked at 348p/kg with heavy weight butchers lambs also to 348p/kg and over weights to 320p/kg with a top gross of just over £180/head.  2 pens of big Texels from one farm averaged £173/head with a run of 90 from one farm averaging £162/head.  Overall average 321.22p/kg.

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

303 Cull Sheep

A very mixed entry, but trade faster from start to finish with all categories very well bid for.

Trade a shade faster than last week with buyers keen to fill their orders.

Best Suffolks to £190 for the Badhams at Bramley Hurst with Texels at £179 for Ben Vernon and £177 for the Rowlinson Family at Ramsor.

Middle Texels regularly £139-£149

The best pure Suffolks to £190 (above)

Best Scotch ewes and Gritstones around £80

Kerry cross strong ewes to £100

Generally, more ewes needed to fulfil orders

In the old rams a fast trade with a very well-shaped long Texel from David Furness and family at £225.

Texel tups again at £170, £169 and £168 for strong meat.

Ewes to £190                Ave £92.77

Rams to £225                Ave £134.67