Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

Tuesday 27th August

A small Bank Holiday week Tuesday market which still managed to attract 142 cattle and 726 sheep from 61 vendors.

Trade in all sections was much as last week with vendors well rewarded for their stock.

There were just 71 store & breeding cattle, but there were enough buyers on hand to ensure a lively trade.  Steers sold to £1,390, heifers £1,400 and feeding bulls £810 without there being any large cattle on offer.

Only 16 finished cattle with top figures 310p and £2,101 per head.

The 7 heifers averaged a healthy 292.3 pence, so nothing wrong with that.

There were 35 OTM cattle forward with the best on offer to 270p and £1,842.

The average emerged at a very respectable 170.6 pence.

Just 20 calves this week with bulls to £252 and heifers £198.

In the sheep section there were 609 lambs which sold on a solid trade with the top figures 321p and £161.56 per head.  The SQQ average was 293.5 pence.

In the cull sheep section, there were 115 on offer with ewes to £160 to average £124.50.

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We have been asked to inform you

The Funeral of

Jim Hodgson
of Wormhill

will be held NEXT

Saturday 31^st August 

at 10.00am

at
 Wormhill Church.

35 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall ave 170.69p/kg or £1103.18

(Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)        

A respectable entry of cows for a Tuesday sale with a strong trade on all types with best meated cows looking dearest of all with prices of 270p/kg and £1842 in the lump.

Results:

16 FINISHED CATTLE ave 287.57p/kg

(Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

Light on numbers for a Tuesday sale but nothing wrong with the trade with all types in strong demand and tops of 310p/kg and £2101 per head

Steers

Results:

Heifers

Results:

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)

After all the excitement of the cows and calves last week it was back to earth with a bump for a Tuesday entry of just 71 head.

Plenty of buyers had decided on a speculative run out to Bakewell and trade was very satisfactory.

Sample Results:

20 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

Those forward were an excellent trade for a very mixed entry that was lacking any top quality.

Bulls

Lim                      £252     WJ & DM Madin, Holymoorside

B Blue                 £240     Springfield Farm, Ambergate

Hfd                       £195     T & CJ Hadfield, Wheston

Fries                    £82        T & CJ Hadfield, Wheston

Hfrs

Lim                      £198     WJ & DM Madin, Holymoorside

B Blue                 £170     Springfield Farm, Ambergate

Hfd                       £160     T & CJ Hadfield, Wheston

726 SHEEP INCLUDING 611 LAMBS &115 EWES

(Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A Bank Holiday entry of 726 sheep saw demand very good throughout with best heavy lambs to 321p/kg and £161.56/head.  Overall average 293.53p/kg.

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

115 Cull Sheep

Just a small show of 115 cull ewes sold on a flying trade for all types with several grazing buyers operating.  Best Texels to £160, Char x to £150, Suffolk to £144 and Mules to £129.

Ewes to £160                Ave £124.50