Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

A good regular market with 705 cattle and 1,360 sheep with plenty of buying power in operation and decent trade reported in all sections.

There were 373 store and breeding cattle on offer maintaining the trade we have seen in recent weeks.

The top figures £1,960 for steers and £1,800 for heifers demonstrate the level of demand.

Feeding bulls reached £1,400 and in the breeding section a Simmental stock bull made £2,950, Cows with calves up to £1,710 and in calvers £1,320.  Proof if any were needed that Bakewell buyers would like the opportunity to bid for your cattle.

Want to talk about selling stores – speak to Alastair Sneddon on 07973 982441.

44 calves forward and definitely wanted, bulls to £370 and heifers £258.

The finished cattle department was well supplied with 172 head in total, but the demand was there for them with top figures 358p/kg and £2,585 per head.

The average for the 84 heifers was a healthy 283.7 pence giving an indication of price for what was a mixed sample.

116 OTM cattle this week with top figures 248p and £1,787.

The trade was definitely up a notch with the average at 180.4 pence and the per head figure a remarkable £1,231.

More sheep about this week despite the wet conditions there were 914 hoggs on offer.  Top figures 370p and £186 per head.

The SQQ average was a solid 331.2p making an average per head price for hoggs in the 39-45kg bracket of £141.42.

446 cull sheep selling to £208 per head to average £105.50

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116 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall average 180.4p/kg or £1232.1

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)     

Good numbers from a wide geographical area with 58 vendors showing cows in the market today and receiving a fair and honest price that is 9 pence dearer on the week for generally a better standard of cow.  Flesh remains the order of the day with both suckler cows and the B/W seeing an improved trade with more bidding and improved orders all round the ring.  Best sorts (especially if younger) easily over 220p with even the better natives (as long as they are meat) up and around £2/kg.  Best today topped at 248p for a 30 mnth heifer with the best cow at 226 for a Simmental from Messrs Hudson, Barrow Moor.  Still plenty of leaner, hard wintered cows about and the men were there at ringside to buy anything with potential for feeding.

Results:

Gross Prices:

63 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 168.7p/kg

A higher than usual percentage as the dairy producers look to rid any passengers whilst the trade is here.

3 younger sorts (all 1 calf) 198-214p

Better cows generally 178-192p

Big Holsteins 160-175p

Leaner cows 150-160p

Only the plainest under 140p

The best today:

1 OTM Bull

6 OTM Steers

172 FINISHED CATTLE ave 276.9p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

A massive entry for Bakewell with 60 vendors showing cattle today and receiving a solid price.  Good meated cattle throughout today, but less suckler bred sorts but all buyers on good fighting form to secure a load.

40 Young Bulls ave 260.6p/kg

Better numbers and a superb trade for all.  David Goddard won the day and sold weighted bulls at 322p with another at 320p to gross a mighty £2585.  9 natives to 285p for a Beef Shorthorn with 11 B/W’s to 258p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

48 Steers ave 279.8p/kg

The average is up again on the week with meat being the order of the day and all the weighted cattle over £2000.  The Wells family topped the steers at 336p or £2022 with Mark Sweetmore and Sue Jeffery both at 330p.  Topping the gross prices for a second week was the Lord Mayor of Flagg at £2214 for his big Limmy.  17 natives today saw Angus to 292p and Herefords to 278p with a Wagyu looking well sold at 302p or £1944.

Results:

Gross Prices:

84 Heifers ave 283.7p/kg

A bumper crop of heifer with a good number of heavy meated sorts on offer, but perhaps not quite as may suckler bred sorts to go at.  Steven, Steff & Owen Wells did the steer/heifer double today with their stunning black blue at 358p and selling to a butcher at Stoke on Trent.

Charlotte Hadfield had 342p and Keith Harrop at 340p complete the top 3.  20 natives today with Angus to 322 and Herefords to 284p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

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

Another good entry of store & breeding cattle with demand outstripping supply and a distinct shortage of all varieties.

Plenty of buyers in operation and a wonderful trade from start to finish.

The sale commenced with a selection of Breeding Cattle which included:

Feeding Bulls sample prices as follows:

169 Steers ave £1,142

Some fine specimens and bunches in the entry which sold tremendously well.

We could certainly have done with more cattle.

If you are in the mind to sell store or breeding cattle, give Alastair Sneddon a call Bakewell buyers would like the opportunity to bid for them and they can definitely not be valued without the aid of a gavel.

Sample Results:

144 Heifers ave £1,046

A great trade for all comers as the following sample prices will demonstrate.

Sample Results:

43 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

Another strong trade throughout with all types in very keen demand, especially the better end which saw bulls peak at £370 and heifers at £258.

Stronger bulls saw B Blue to £370, Lim to £360 and Simmental to £320.  The heifers lacked much in the way of quality seeing B Blue to £258 and Angus to £226.

Plenty of interest in the B/W and many more could have been sold to vendors’ advantage.

Bulls

B Blue                 £370     E Morten & Sons, Barmoor Clough

Lim                      £360     Pidcock & Matkin, Teversal

Sim                      £320     D Ball, Fulford

Angus                 £245     E Morten & Sons, Barmoor Clough

Saler                    £210     JF Hayes, Shottle

Hfrs

B Blue                 £258     BD Hudson, Ipstones

Angus                 £220     R Upton, Rowley Park

914 LAMBS & 446 EWES & RAMS (Auctioneers Peter Oven & Mark Elliott)

An increased entry of 1360 head of sheep included 914 lambs.  Demand very brisk for all types and many more could have been sold at these high levels.  Best small Beltex lambs peaked at 370p/kg, with best butchers lambs to 366p/kg, heavyweight butchers lambs to 365p/kg and overweight lambs to 338p/kg with a top gross of £186 per head.

A run of 80 inside fed, crossbred lambs from near Leek selling to 344p/kg to average 337p/kg and a run of 45-54 kg continentals off keep sold to 365p/kg ave 336p/kg.  The overall average 331.25p/kg which included several pens of Mules which peaked at 310p/kg.

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

446 Cull Sheep

A good show of 446 cull ewes and rams met a very brisk trade with several feeding buyers operating.  Grace Spillane sold one of her pure-bred Texel ewes to top the market at £208 with Albert Hodgson close behind at £206.  Beltex ewes from Mark Hambleton to £188 and big Suffolk ewes from Stephen Buckley reaching £176.  Heavy Mule ewes sold in the £100-£115 bracket with a heavy Southdown ewe from Ashbourne to £129.  Keep the ewes coming as Bakewell is the place for all types.  Meated Texel tups sold to £188, £187 (2) and £185 with BFL to £138.

Ewes to £208                Ave £105.50

Rams to £188                Ave £142.85

Produce (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

A catalogued entry together with a number of late arrivals saw a larger crowd gathered but trade a little selective with small bale hay to £4/bale, 4 round bales hay to £26/bale.