Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

Bakewell Market Report 30-09-2024

It seems that Summer is long gone with a frost last Saturday and torrential rain overnight and all through the Monday market day with more to come.

Despite all of the above, stock numbers were good with 887 cattle and 2,319 sheep on offer consigned by 268 vendors.

Bluetongue continues to be very worrying.  A case has been confirmed in Wales and the restriction zone has been extended to include Hampshire.  Neither of these developments have a direct effect on Bakewell Market, but serve to show how quickly things can change.

Please check the latest situation later in the week before the sales on Thursday, Friday & Saturday or of course next Monday.

Any questions speak to Alastair Sneddon on 07973 982441.

The Store & Breeding cattle were out in force with a total of 521 head on offer.  Trade was solid, but no better than we have seen it, suggesting that as ever ‘back end’ always comes – not helped by the weather.

Steers reached £1,800 to average £1,033 with heifers to £1,360 and feeding bulls to £1,440.

Cows & calves topped at £2,300 with mature stock bulls to £1,580.

The 151 finished cattle looked well sold with the best to 380p/kg or £2,719.  The overall average for the 62 heifers was 281.1p a shade less than last week.

OTM numbers were again strong with Bakewell maintaining its reputation as the place to sell them.  Top figures 249p and £2,300 with the average a very respectable 183.8 pence.

The 69 calves looked to be in great demand with bulls to £585 and heifers £625.

A bumper crop of sheep with 1,582 lambs forward, the most we have had for some time.  The top figures 320p/kg and £159.81 with the SQQ average 275.9p and the overall 276.7p.

The average per head price for a lamb in the 39-45kg bracket was £117.79.

Large numbers of cull ewes in the market with some 735 reaching £189 to average £77.52

Auctioneer:

Alastair Sneddon

Senior partner

Livestock, auctioneering and professional services

146 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall ave 183.8p/kg or £1247

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)     

(Up 3 pence)

More cows and dearer on the week with cow meat still very much in vogue and some excellent prices throughout.  2 lovely pure blue cows from Messrs Tinker, Rotherham made 249p and 236p (both over £2000) with the better bred cows 220p plus.  If you have not sold cows for a while, come and have a look for yourself at what we can achieve in Bakewell with a full ring of eager buyers who compete hard for your cows.  If you would like any information on how much we could make of your cattle, give me a call on 07801 530899.

 

Results:

249p/kg 842kg B Blue x H Tinker & Sons, Rotherham
241p/kg 636kg Hfd TA & DE Spooner, Upper Hulme
236p/kg 908kg B Blue x H Tinker & Sons, Rotherham
236p/kg 790kg Lim Hazlewood Hall Farm,
228p/kg 940kg Lim GH & VD Wood & Son, Carlecoates
227p/kg 988kg Char IP Carrington, Kniveton
226p/kg 774kg Char FA & PJ Pilkington, Kniveton
225p/kg 756kg Lim GH & VD Wood & Son, Carlecoates
225p/kg 672kg Lim CT Bainbridge, Belper
224p/kg 576kg Lim CT Bainbridge, Belper
219p/kg 640kg AA JA Bryer & Son, Turnditch

 

Gross Prices:

£2242.76 988kg Char IP Carrington, Kniveton
£2143.20 940kg Lim GH & VD Wood & Son, Carlecoates
£2142.88 908kg B Blue x H Tinker & Sons, Rotherham
£2096.58 842kg B Blue x H Tinker & Sons, Rotherham
£1864.40 790kg Lim Hazlewood Hall Farm
£1843.98 842kg Lim Hazlewood Hall Farm
£1774.80 870kg Char R Prue & Son, Alfreton
£1749.24 774kg Char FA & PJ Pilkington, Kniveton
£1747.22 878kg Sim Buckingham & Bishop, Ingleby
£1742.50 850kg AA JS & M Hollinrake, Flagg
£1724.30 802kg AA JH Kennington, Ecclesfield
£1701.00 756kg Lim GH & VD Wood & Son, Carlecoates
£1664.60 812kg B Blue x J Cundy, Longnor
£1663.64 836kg Lim JJ Bradley, Adlington
£1651.32 834kg Blond x D Rogers, Whaley Bridge

 

55 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 166.5p

Like all cows, dearer on the week.

1 UTM 1 calf cow 208p

Best fed cows 185-198p

Big Holsteins 170-185p

Leaner parlour types 160-170p

Plainer cows under 150p

 

 

 

The best today:

208p/kg £1227 Holst, 26 mnths E Morley & Sons, Kirk Langley
198p/kg £1132 Fries, 3 ½ yrs Wager & Son, Hartington
195p/kg £1606 Holst, 4 yrs E Morten & Sons, Barmoor Clough
193p/kg £1563 Fries, 8 yrs G & M Limer, Taddington
189p/kg £1391 Fries, 5 yrs G & M Limer, Taddington
188p/kg £1334 Fries, 6 yrs J Brough & Son, Rudyard
186p/kg £1421 Fries, 7 yrs P Furness, Monyash
185p/kg £1487 Holst, 11 yrs P Furness, Monyash
185p/kg £1346 Mont, 5 yrs P Furness, Monyash
185p/kg £1357 Fries, 6 yrs WE Bennett & Sons, Somersal
185p/kg £1243 Ayr, 8 yrs H Tinker & Sons, Rotherham
184p/kg £1357 Holst, 6 yrs P Furness, Monyash

 

3 OTM Bulls

223p/kg £2238 Lim, 4 yrs D & LA Critchlow, Sheen
221p/kg £1759 Lim, 32 mnths TF & Thompson, Longnor

 

6 OTM Steers

  £2300 B Blue, 6 yrs MD Naylor, Bakewell
237p/kg £1369 Hfd, 31 mnths PC Mason, Hulland

Auctioneer:

Oliver Hiles

Market Associate

151 FINISHED CATTLE ave 274.3p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

More cattle and even dearer than last week when they looked unreal.  Not as many suckler bred sorts on offer but plenty of well fed, dairy bred Blue and Angus sorts that look well sold again.

 

26 Young Bulls ave 258.7p

Strong money again with the best still nicely over £3/kg and up to 324p for a suckler bred Limmy from Steven & Ben Jones, Idridgehay who had another at 318p.  A big Blond added up well to £2719 with B/W’s to 244p or £1839 for Neil Massey, Spondon.

 

Results:

324p/kg 598kg Lim S & CM Jones & Sons, Idridgehay
318p/kg 644kg B Blue x S & CM Jones & Sons, Idridgehay
307p/kg 642kg Lim D & SE Edge, Pike Hall
300p/kg 632kg Lim D & SE Edge, Pike Hall
291p/kg 620kg Lim D & SE Edge, Pike Hall
289p/kg 684kg B Blue x S & CM Jones & Sons, Idridgehay
280p/kg 704kg Lim D & SE Edge, Pike Hall
279p/kg 678kg Lim C & D Jeffery, Pilsley
276p/kg 718kg Lim C & D Jeffery Pilsley

 

Gross Prices:

£2719.32 1054kg Blond x R Spooner, High Peak
£2065.02 762kg B Blue x C & D Jeffery, Pilsley
£2047.92 644kg B Blue x S & CM Jones & Sons, Idridgehay
£1981.68 718kg Lim C & D Jeffery, Pilsley
£1976.76 684kg B Blue x S & CM Jones & Sons, Idridgehay
£1971.20 704kg Lim D & SE Edge, Pike Hall
£1970.94 642kg Lim D & SE Edge, Pike Hall
£1952.10 810kg AA Riverside Farmers, Scropton
£1937.52 598kg Lim S & CM Jones & Sons, Idridgehay
£1920.00 800kg Sim JA Duggins, Swadlincote

 

63 Steers ave 275.1p/kg

A bigger show and some well fed cattle in the offering but not the overall class of last week.  Suckler bred sorts to 330p and 324p for Stan & Geoff Evans with all the suckler bred sorts 300p +.  Dairy bred Angus to 295p, Herefords to 270p and even a Dexter made 240p.  5 B/W’s to 238p.

 

Results:

330p/kg 654kg Lim S Evans, Edwinstowe
324p/kg 716kg Lim S Evans, Edwinstowe
319p/kg 626kg Lim PJ Blackshaw, Pilsley
315p/kg 630kg B Blue x BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor
314p/kg 708kg Lim S Evans, Edwinstowe
314p/kg 630kg B Blue x BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor
314p/kg 628kg Lim S Evans, Edwinstowe
306p/kg 664kg Char PJ Blackshaw, Pilsley
306p/kg 530kg Lim P Redfearn, Marple

 

Gross Prices:

£2319.84 716kg Lim S Evans, Edwinstowe
£2230.54 746kg Lim S Evans, Edwinstowe
£2223.12 708kg Lim S Evans, Edwinstowe
£2158.20 654kg Lim S Evans, Edwinstowe
£2140.20 738kg Lim PJ Blackshaw, Pilsley
£2082.06 774kg Lim TW & G Fountain, Marston Montgomery
£2031.84 664kg Char PJ Blackshaw, Pilsley
£2024.64 684kg B Blue x BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor
£2016.00 700kg AA Belper Skip Hire, Moorwood Moor
£2003.12 686kg B Blue x SJ Wainwright, Poynton
       

 

62 Heifers ave 281.1/kg

NEW RECORD – A new high price for a Monday market was set with a superb Beef Shorthorn x Limousin heifers that sold for 380p to gross £2424 from James, Mark & Lynne Hodgkinson, Earl Sterndale and was purchased by Joe Kemp, Quality Butchers in Hayfield.  Trade on the whole was unreal.

 

Results:

380p/kg 638kg S Horn H Hodgkinson & Sons, Earl Sterndale
364p/kg 542kg Lim AR Maier, Brassington
348p/kg 546kg Lim AR Maier, Brassington
348p/kg 640kg Lim PJ Blackshaw, Pilsley
348p/kg 52kg Lim AR Maier, Brassington
344p/kg 628kg Lim RG Bacon, Wadshelf
341p/g 646kg Lim RG Bacon, Wadshelf
336p/kg 608kg Blond x Misk Farm, Kirkby in Ashfield
326p/kg 540kg Lim A Sims Ltd, Hulland
321p/kg 630kg Lim RG Bacon, Wadshelf
316p/kg 592kg B Blue x P Furness, Monyash

 

Gross Prices:

£2424.40 638kg S Horn H Hodgkinson & Sons, Earl Sterndale
£2227.20 640kg Lim PJ Blackshaw, Pilsley
£2202.86 646kg Lim RG Bacon, Wadshelf
£2160.32 628kg Lim RG Bacon, Wadshelf
£2075.52 736kg Blond x Misk Farm, Kirkby in Ashfield
£2058.24 768kg Lim R Wood, Middleton by Youlgreave
£2057.68 712kg Lim TW & G Fountain, Marston Montgomery
£2047.76 716kg AA S & M Boam, Flagg
£2042.88 608kg Blond x Misk Farm, Kirkby in Ashfield
£2022.30 630kg Lim RG Bacon, Wadshelf
£2012.10 706kg AA S & M Boam, Flagg

Auctioneer:

Oliver Hiles

Market Associate

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

Big numbers on offer with a total of 521 head forward.

Trade solid, but some cattle a shade less than we have seen them.  This is hardly surprising bearing in mind the figures achieved all Summer.

 

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

 

£2300 Char Cow, 112 mnths & Hfr Calf Boden & Davies, Mellor
£2000 Char Cow, 74 mnths & Bull Calf Boden & Davies, Mellor
£1290 B Blue x Cow, 89 mnths i/c H Jones, Hulland Ward
£1580 AA Bull, 82 mnths Messrs Cockburns, Penistone

 

31 Feeding Bulls

Prices as follows:

£1440 Lim x 21 mnths Redgate Farms, Brinsley
£900 Sim x 9-11 mnths JA Duggins, Netherseal
£920 Hfd x 14 mnths LS & L Watson, Bradley
£270 Holst 3-4 mnths PA & J Swindell, Chelmorten
£930 Lim x 8 mnths RC Tuxford, Lowdham
£1060 B Blue x 5-6 mnths Roger Barlow, North Leverton
£930 Lim x 8 mnths A Sharpe, Lowdham

 

318 Steers ave £1033

Demand for the strongest cattle still very good, but some of the mid range types a little easier.

Hereford & Angus very much in favour and some excellent results for the Black & Whites.

 

Sample Results:

£570 Angus x 8 mnths AN & C Sread, Repton
£390 Holst 7 5-9 mnths AN & C Sread, Repton
£1230 Lim x 9-10 mnths FG & JR Critchlow, Sheen
£950 S Horn x 14 mnths SJ & SP Harper, Onecote
£680 Fries 5 9-15 mnths J & L MacPherson, Newchurch
£800 Hfd x 11-13 mnths C Wild, Marple
£1300 B Blue x 11 mnths Hopewell Farm, Adlington
£1070 Lim x 15 mnths PG & AD Godber, Kimberley
£1110 B Blue x 6 12-14 mnths JB Drabble, Tideswell
£930 Blue Albion 16 mnths A & L Mills, Grindleford
£1650 Lim x 16-17 mnths D Hadfield & Daughter, Wheston
£1310 Lim x 16 mnths FD Stubbs, Tissington
£1180 AA x 14 mnths JG & AM Spendlove, Belper
£1000 AA x7 17 mnths RW & GM Richardson, Coton
£1220 Sim x 16 mnths CW & BM Hudson, Longnor
£805 B Blue x 6 16-17 mnths FT Bagnall, Longnor
£1080 AA x 16 mnths A Hunter, Hognaston
£1070 Char x 14 mnths S White, Tissington
£1250 Stab 17 mnths Love Farming Ltd, Retford
£980 AA x 15-16 mnths W Hague & Son, Bradfield
£1180 AA x 16-17 mnths R & GE Fretwell, Penistone
£1100 AA x 16-17 mnths JB & GE Hayward, Oughtibridge
£1290 Lim x 17 mnths D Rogers, High Peak
£1230 B Blue x 19 mnths Mrs EJ Mottram, Gratwich
£1380 Lim x 4 16 mnths AP Pugh, Pilsley
£1460 AA x 25-26 mnths RJ & HM Hall, Needwood
£1565 B Blue x 7 18-19 mnths JM & BJ Harrison, Aldwark
£1400 B Blue x 18-26 mnths PK& C Heathcote, Buxton
£1040 Fries 19 mnths H Young, Peak Forest
£1080 AA x 17-18 mnths Hall Partners, Litton
£1490 B Blue x 21-23 mnths V Tabbernor & N Brassington, Youlgreave
£1170 Lim x 20-24 mnths W Dilks, Shottle
£1440 B Blue x 22 mnths CC Etches, Tissington

 

159 Heifers ave £918

A very varied selection this week with both bunches and individuals well sold.

The stronger cattle in great demand with the longer term types a little harder to sell, especially if small for their age.

 

Sample Results:

£490 AA x 7-8 mnths AN & C Sread, Repton
£560 Hfd x 6-8 mnths LS & L Watson, Bradley
£870 Lim x 8-10 mnths A Sharpe, Lowdham
£800 B Blue x 15 mnths C Wild, Marple
£950 B Blue x 13-14 mnths SW Jennings, Peover
£890 Angus x 16-17 mnths RN Wilcockson, Eastmoor
£900 B Blue x 12 mnths PG & AD Godber, Kimberley
£990 Lim x 15 mnths W Seward & Son, Duckmanton
£990 Angus x 15-16 mnths W Seward & Son, Duckmanton
£1150 AA x 14 mnths FD Stubbs, Tissington
£960 AA x 14-19 mnths JG & AM Spendlove, Belper
£1150 B Blue x 30 mnths JG & AM Spendlove, Belper
£1055  S Horn x 15-17 mnths JR & DJ Hollingworth, Ockbrook
£1030 Hfd x 16-17 mnths A Hunter, Hognaston
£1230 Char x 16 mnths S White, Tissington
£930 Stab 17-18 mnths Love Farming Ltd, Retford
£990 B Blue x 16-26 mnths Mrs EJ Mottram, Gratwich
£900 AA x 19 mnths N & D Woolley, Stanley
£1230 B Blue x 7 20-22 mnths PK & C Heathcote, Buxton
£1090 B Blue x 18-19 mnths Cubley Cottage Farm
£1110 Lim x 22-25 mnths W Dilks, Shottle
£1080 B Blue x 4 22-27 mnths W Latham, Sudbury
£1360 Lim x 22 mnths B Nash, Bradley
£1340 Lim x 23-24 mnths J Lomas & Sons, Brassington

Auctioneer:

Alastair Sneddon

Senior partner

Livestock, auctioneering and professional services

Meg Elliott

Auctioneer and Valuer, Market Associate

69 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

Another reasonable entry and a solid trade throughout, but possibly a little easier than seen over the last couple of weeks.

Best quality looking well sold with an older B Blue bull to £585 and heifer of the same breed to £625.

B/W’s in short supply but those forwards meeting strong interest.

 

Bulls

B Blue                 £585     Park Farm Land Ltd, Crowgate

Hfd                       £400     RP Lawley, Draycott

Lim                      £330     D Fotherby & Sons, Wormhill

Sim                      £345     G Matkin, Idridgehay

Mont                   £280     J & J Walton, Tideswell

Hfrs

B Blue                 £625     Park Farm Land Ltd, Crowgate

Sim                      £298     G Matkin, Idridgehay

Lim                      £292     D Fotherby & Sons, Wormhill

Auctioneer:

Ivor Lowe

Partner

Property and professional services

1584 LAMBS & 735 EWES & RAMS & GOATS

(Auctioneer Peter Oven)

An outstanding entry of 2319 sheep included 1584 lambs.  Demand for the best meated dry lambs very good throughout.  Lighter weights to 320p/kg for Blue Texel x.  Butchers lambs to 326p/kg for Texel/Char lambs and heavy Texels to 320p/kg.  The top gross of £159.81/head for overweight Southdown lambs.  Overall average 276.76p/kg

 

Leading Prices: –

32.9kg 300p/kg J Lomas
33.4kg 306p/kg J Lomas
36.0kg 320p/kg JA Godber
37.0kg 306p/kg SR & RP Spencer
39.3kg 310p/kg RJ & JA Hancock & Sons
40.2kg 324p/kg GG Burton
41.4kg 316p/kg AJ & JE Gagie
42.8kg 310p/kg T Hall
43.8kg 324p/kg B & J Chadfield
44.6kg 318p/kg R Swift & Sons
45.5kg 326p/kg AJ & JE Gagie
47.1kg 320p/kg J Gould & Son
50.6kg 300p/kg E Swift
53.1kg 289p/kg R Swift & Sons
63.6kg 251p/kg D Belfield
     

 

Averages:

Standard To 320p/kg Average 272.05p/kg
Medium To 326p/kg Average 277.42p/kg
Heavy To 320p/kg Average 279.9p/kg
Overweight To 289p/kg Average 278.41p/kg

Cull Sheep

(Auctioneers M Elliott & H Swift)

A huge entry of ewes forward this week, with a similar range of breed and creed as seen in weeks prior.  Plenty of grazing accounts operating again today.  A larger proportion of plain ewes.

Top of £189 for CA Potter of Bonsall, with plenty of strong ewes over £140.  Meated Mules towards £110.

Medium goats forward and a strong trade too.

 

Ewes to £189                Ave £78.00

Rams to £170               Ave £111.13

Goats to £88                 Ave £81.00     

 

Auctioneer:

Peter Oven

Market Associate

Mark Elliott

Partner

Farm and dispersal sales, livestock auctioneer

Holly Swift

Apprentice Surveyor