Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

Decent entries in all sections with 626 cattle and 1,582 sheep on offer from 220 vendors.

Small changes to the Blue Tongue zones in the last week, but none close enough to affect Bakewell customers.

332 store & breeding cattle on offer with plenty of demand and some remarkable figures achieved.

A shortage of breeding stock with vendors clearly saving them up for next week when there will be several large consignments coming, details in this report.

Top figures £1,940 for steers ave £1,085, an astonishing £2,100 for heifers to average £891 and £1,300 for feeding bulls.

All categories in great demand with bidders clearly encouraged by results in the finished cattle ring.

There were 110 finished cattle forward with top figures 378p and £2,566 per head.

The average for the 51 heifers was 313.9 pence/kilo and a cracking £1,840 per head.

If you have finished cattle to sell and fancy giving Bakewell a try speak to Oliver Hiles on 07801 530899.

Another good turnout of 131 OTM and feeding cows with top figures 276p and £2,553 per head.

The average looked very good at 190.4p.

53 calves this week with bulls to £475 and heifers £435, so clearly plenty of demand.

Full steam ahead in the sheep section with new buyers operating and trade very buoyant.  Top figures 369p and £178.14 per head.

The SQQ average 308.9 pence with the overall 308.6p indicating a strong trade for the heavier well meated lambs.

A good selction of 483 cull sheep with ewes to £245 and the average settling at £106.33 for a mixed sample.

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES

Thursday 14^th November: Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale

Sale

This map shows the current restriction zones as of 11^th November 2024

If there are any changes, we will announce these as soon as possible via our website & Facebook and the Store List

We have been asked to inform you

The Funeral of

Dennis Collier

Will take place at

Chesterfield Crematorium on

Wednesday 27^th November at 11.30am

Service of Celebration & Thanksgiving at 1.00

followed by Refreshments at

Beltonville Farm, Millers Dale, SK17 8SS

And Also

The Funeral of

David Renshaw

Of

Sandybrook, Ashbourne

Will take place at

St Oswalds Church, Ashbourne

Thursday 21^st November 12.30pm

131 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall ave 190.4p/kg or £1260

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)     

UP 9 PENCE ON THE WEEK

Unreal – Cows are even dearer than last week with 131 on offer today and all buyers came with improved orders to buy cows.

11 best cows topped 240p and up to a high of 276p for a 4 ½ year old pure Limmy from Joe Nicholls, Draycott in the Clay who had 2 other cows at £2553 and £2215.  Matt Tomlinson had 2 at 274p and 270p.  Cows are certainly on the rise and now is the time to sort out the passengers on farm and market them in the best way possible at Bakewell Livestock Market.  Once again feeding cows are in demand with the buyers keen for cows in lean condition to improve their value.  For any information on how we market cows at Bakewell, give me a call on 07801 530899.

Results:

Gross Prices:

59 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 171.1p

Certainly, dearer and more on offer.

1 OTM heifer 220p

Best Cows 185-200p

Big Holsteins with meat 170-180p

Leaner cows 150-165p

The plainest end under 150p – only a few

The best today:

4 OTM Bulls

2 OTM Steers

110 FINISHED CATTLE ave 298.1p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

THE DEAREST EVER

No where near enough cattle for the level of demand with the average 10 pence better on the week and trade as dear as anyone has ever seen.

25 Young Bulls ave 277.9p

Trade better throughout with the 7 best over 300p and the top 10 over £2100.  David Goddard and Keith Harrop shared the top price of 317p for posh suckler bulls with John Ottewell and Ben Jones also in the £3 club.  6 Herefords to 279p and B/W’s to 243p or £1759 for Neil Massey.

Results:

Gross Prices:

34 Steers ave 292.5p/kg

The clean are as dear as ever with the steer average up 4 pence again this week.  Clive Bacon retained his spot at the top of the rankings at 344p or £2284 for his Limmy with Keith Harrop at 342p.  A tremendous run of heavy Limmys for Charlie Asher (TB Dalton) sold up to £2566 and £2519.  11 Natives today had Herefords to 315p (Ken Ede) Angus to 308p (R Ardern) and Devons to 271p (JC Vickers).

Results:

Gross Prices:

51 Heifers ave 313.97/k

A NEW RECORD AVERAGE

Trade just “off the clock” and the dearest anyone has ever seen, even in these unprecedented times.  A trio topped 370p with returning man David Goddard representing S & D Fearn at the top at 378p with Don Lownds at 372 and Andy Chadfield at 371p.  Too many good prices to mention all but congratulations on turning out some super cattle to sell.  20 Natives today with Herefords to 315p (Roger Ardern) Angus to 354p (Brian & Harold Ponsonby) and Shorthorns to 320p (Mark Froggatt) with 4 OTM heifers also in today’s entry and averages.

Results:

Gross Prices:

All in all, an outstanding days trading in the Prime and Cow ring at Bakewell

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

Numbers about the same as last week with 332 head in total.

The Breeding cattle comprised a Pedigree Angus bull from CW Mellard of Offley selling at £1950, feeding cows sold to £1350.

There are several large consignments of breeding cattle that will be coming next week, 18^th November, see details earlier in the report.

30 Feeding Bulls

These attracted plenty of interest.

Prices as follows:

161 Steers ave £1085

A very mixed selection with some outstanding cattle at the top end of quality and some of the other sort too.

Nevertheless, there were buyers present for all types and an excellent trade prevailed from start to finish.

Sample Results:

136 Heifers ave £891

Another mixed bag, but all in strong demand as the sample prices will reveal.

Sample Results:

54 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

An increase in numbers and trade a similar story to last week with B Blue bulls to £475 and heifers to £435.

Plenty of interest in all types to a strong contingent of prospective purchasers with second quality also just as dear as last week.

Just a small entry of Black & Whites, but again competitive bidding to a top of £70.

Bulls

B Blue                 £475     RE Poyser & Son, Onecote

B Blue                 £345     TN Palfreyman & Son, Flagg

Fries                    £70        D Fotherby & Sons, Wormhill

Hfrs

B Blue                 £435     JA Hall, Longnor

Lim                      £380     D & JK Mellor, Onecote

1099 LAMBS & 483 EWES & RAMS

(Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A total entry of 1582 sheep included 1099 lambs, 100 more than last week.  First pen sold was tremendous pen of 50kg Texels sold at 350p/kg grossing £177.91/head with a pen of 55kg from the same farm to 320p/kg grossing £176/head.  The very best butchers lambs peaked at 369p/kg and top gross of £178.14/head.  Overall average 308.61p/kg (£135/head)

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

483 Cull Sheep

(Auctioneers M Elliott & H Swift)

An excellent entry of 483 cull sheep saw meated Texel ewes in demand with best pure Texels to £245, Texel ewes to £190, heavy Mules in £100 -£120 bracket and big horned ewes to £130.

Ewes to £245                Ave £106.12

Rams to £208