Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

Another full house reported at Bakewell with strong entries reported in all sections and trade robust throughout with the wet weather conditions doing nothing to dampen buyers’ confidence.

An increase in store cattle numbers with a total of 477 on offer. Trade for these continued at the recent excellent levels seen, with breeding outfits to £1600, Steers to £1680 and heifers to £1615.

Oliver reported a similarly strong trade for the 127 finished cattle and the103 OTM & cull cattle in line with recent weeks.

Top price for the bulls was 310p/kg and £2630 in the lump with heifers 352p/kg and £2358 and steers to 333p/kg and £2456.  OTM cattle also 252p/kg and £2274.

41 Calves looking well sold to a top of £430.

Another respectable entry of 70 Spring lambs looked very well sold on the day compared to averages elsewhere with a top of 600p/kg and an SQQ average of 509.77p/kg.

Hogg numbers similar to last week at 1002, but trade a little easier following the National trend with an overall average of 375p/kg with tops of 444p/kg and a gross of £235.

Cull Sheep saw an excellent trade throughout with continental ewes to £267 per head.

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103 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall ave 183.7p/kg or £1233

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)     

The same numbers and very much a ‘stand on’ trade’ with numbers tight nationally the wholesalers want to keep the meat sales going.  All the best cows still comfortably over 200p with a lovely Blue x feeder at the top of the list at 252p for M&L Agriculture.  Other good sorts over 230p and a big pedigree Charolais from Mark McGahan at £2274 (217p).

Whilst cows are in such demand, the best way to market them is on their legs and preferably in Bakewell Market where we have a full ring of 15 buyers representing wholesalers and further feeders wanting to own your cows.  For any information or for up-to-date prices, give me a call on 07801 530899.

Results:

Gross Prices:

38 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 169.6p/kg

Very similar to last week.

2 OTM (under 36 mnths) 204 & 214p/kg

Best fed cows 180-97p/kg

Parlour type Holsteins 160-170p/kg

Leaner cows 140-155p/kg

The plainest cows under 130p/kg

The best today:

1 OTM Bull

2 OTM Steers

127 FINISHED CATTLE ave 279.3p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

More moderate numbers after last week’s massive show and trade sharp from start to finish with plenty of power on display with the gross prices looking particularly good.

21 Young Bulls ave 256.2p/kg

Less numbers about at the moment but some excellent prices.  John Ottewell won the day with a corking Limmy at 310p (£2579) with his other heavyweight at £2630.  Mark Edge had 302p (£2029).  6 Dairy bulls sold to 228p for a Shorthorn from James Hole.

Results:

Gross Prices:

54 Steers ave 277.1p/kg

The same numbers as last week and some big bullocks on offer today that certainly added up.  PJ Blackshaw topped with Limousins to 333p with a run from John Grummett at 332, 329, 326 and 324p all comfortably over £2100.  The best grossing beast of the day was £2456 for a posh big Limmy at 800kg from John Cooper.  6 B/W to 245p (£1832) and 235p (£1851)

Results:

Gross Prices:

52 Heifers ave 280.7p/kg

An astonishing trade although the average is less the cattle feel 10-15 pence dearer across the board.

A superb posh Limousin from the Wells family won many admirers and topped at 352p and was secured by Ian Meakin, Quality Butchers in Leek.

John Grummett at 337p and Jack Blackshaw at 335p x3.  Longhorns to 280p, Angus to 292p with a couple of dairy heifers also in the entry today.  A tremendous day in the clean ring.

Results:

Gross Prices:

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Meg Elliott)

Another strong entry on Monday saw a total of 477 forward selling on a brisk trade throughout.

Very few Breeding Cattle saw a top price of £1600 for a Hereford cow with Limousin Calf at foot from R Parker of Ticknall.

38 Feeding Bulls

Young bulls sold on a fast trade with a summary of with prices as follows:

201 Steers ave £1,030

All qualities sold on a bouncy trade with quality particularly sought after this week.

Sample Results:

230 Heifers ave £951

Heifers were on a brisker trade than on previous weeks.

Sample Results:

41 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

A mixed sample of calves today but another strong trade for all types and many more could have been sold on the day.

Some stronger Limousin bulls met keen interest selling to £430 and £365 and an Angus to £355.  Stronger heifers peaking at £410 for a Limousin and £280 for an Angus.

A few more dairy bred calves today with an improved trade with Friesians to £115.

Bulls

Lim                      £365     J Bradshaw & Co, Stockport

Angus                 £355     E & MJ Bradbury, Pike Hall

Angus                 £340     PL Boam, Monyash

Fries                    £115     T & CJ Hadfield, Wheston

Hfrs

Angus                 £370     PL Boam, Monyash

B Blue                 £280     PL Boam, Monyash

Lim                      £280     WJ & DM Madin, Holymoorside

1072 LAMBS & 371 EWES & RAMS  

(Auctioneers Peter Oven & Mark Elliott)

A total entry of 1443 head of sheep included 70 New Season Lambs and demand very good for the handier weight sorts.  Best butchers lambs to 600p/kg and top gross of £235/head.  Overall lamb average 509.77p/kg.

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

Old Season Lambs

Meated sorts attracted very brisk bidding regardless of weight with best butchers sorts to 438p/kg, heavy butchers sorts to 448p/kg and overweights to 433p/kg.

Top gross of £235.76/head. A larger proportion of plainer sorts within the entry was reflected in the overall average of 375.75p/kg and £179/head.

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

371 Cull Sheep

A good show of 371 cull sheep saw brisk bidding for all types and prices up £10-£30/head on recent weeks.  Best pure Texels to £267/head with Suffolks in the £140-£180 bracket, Mules in the £110-£140 bracket and horned ewes in the £85-£120 bracket.  Cull rams also in demand with Texels to £247, Suffolks to £188 and horned to £134.

Ewes to £267                Ave £131.30

Rams to £247                Ave £150.08