Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

Plenty of demand and a bit less supply with 626 cattle and 1,642 sheep on offer.

Cattle prices up yet another notch.

In the sheep section hoggs a shade easier, but cull ewes selling at extraordinary levels.

Another useful selection of 351 store & breeding cattle saw prices even higher than last week.

Steers hit £2,420 to average £1,408 with heifers to £2,360 and £1,373 and feeding bulls to £1,600.

Remarkable though those figures might appear more this week’s entry included more small and young cattle making the figures more significant.

If you have store cattle to sell and need advice, give Alastair Sneddon a call on 07973 982441.  We are happy to view stock on farm and arrange publicity for special entries.  Bakewell buyers would love the opportunity to bid at your stock.

About the same number of finished cattle forward with 153 in total, but whilst numbers were level, prices have gone higher still.

Top figures 435p/kg and £3,065 per head with the average for the 90 heifers an amazing 372.3 pence.  The per head average was just as impressive at £2,221.

Fewer OTM’s with only 100 on offer suggesting a shortage.  Bearing in mind current price levels, if there are any out there, they should be heading for Bakewell.

Top figures 348p/kg and £3,270 with the average at 234p and £1,547 per head for cows.

Only 22 calves this week with bulls to £480 and heifers £350.

In the sheep department there were a few more hoggs forward with 1,170 on offer.

Top figures 374p/kg and £192.64 per head.

The SQQ average was 326.8 pence, a shade less than last week.

There was an excellent turnout of 472 cull sheep with ewes selling to an incredible £278 to average £144.06.

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES

Thursday 13th February: Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale

Saturday 15^th February: Rural & Domestic Bygone Sale

DISEASE PRECAUTIONS

The authorities have asked us to pass on the message to everyone to be vigilant with regard to Bio Security.

May we respectfully ask that you use the footbaths and boot wash in order to reduce the risk

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We have been asked to inform you that

The Funeral for

David Rowarth

of

Hazlebadge Farm, Bradwell

will be held at

Bradwell Church

on

Tuesday 18th February

at 2.30pm

The Peak Farmers Group February meeting will be a farm visit at James and Rachel Metcalfe’s Hardenclough Farm on Thursday 13^th of February, 11am-2pm.

Topics covered include:

• How James has developed the farm after taking over from his dad in 2022,
• Currently in a HLS agreement,
• Exploring SFI opportunities,
• Being National Trust tenants,
• Maximising your return on an uplands farm,
• Opportunity to ask questions share ideas.
• There will be a farm walk and lunch provided.

Bookings Essential, please contact Tony by email or on 07932889147 to book your place.

Hardenclough Farm

Barber Booth

Edale

S33 7ZL

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100 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall ave 235p/kg or £1618

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)     

They are still getting dearer with the average up about 7 pence on the week or 64 pence more on the year.  7 overage today over £3/kg with a 1 calf Limmy from David Goddard at 310p, Mark Shenton had 2 at 306p and 304p and Rachel Ede at 302p.  2 bulls and a steer complete the £3 mark for overage today.  18 cattle sold over £2000.  The trade has to be seen to be believed and if you have not sold any for a while at Bakewell, please call in and give us a try, you won’t be disappointed.

Results:

Gross Prices:

47 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 214p/kg

1 OTM Clean 258p

Fed cows 230-248p

Big Holstein types 210-228p

Parlour Cows 190-208p

Only the plainest under 185p

The best today:

7 OTM Bulls

1 OTM Steer

153 FINISHED CATTLE ave 361.2p

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Up 20 pence on the week

Dearer than ever with cattle way beyond where we have seen before.  29 cattle over 400p/kg with 50 vendors today enjoying the prices available at Bakewell.

19 Young Bulls ave 327.9p/kg

Very fast to sell and prices even higher than the previous week.  David Goddard rose to the top of the list at 373p (£2566) with John Ottewell at 366p (£2642) and Mark Shenton at 366p (£2466).  4 dairy bulls today sold to 289p for a dairy shorthorn from James Hole, Ashover.

Results:

Gross Prices:

44 Steers ave 355.4p

Another record average with prices unreal.  Mark Hadfield picked a beauty at 428p (£2653) and Don Lownds had 413p (£2783) with 10 more best 380-398p including a big Limmy at £3065 (295p) for PJ Blackshaw.  14 natives had Angus to 370p and Herefords to 383p, 5 B/W steers also today to 292p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

90 Heifers ave 372.3p/kg

27 Heifers over £4/kilo

Look at this! Look at the trade!

Come and see for yourself.  27 over 400p and a new record high of 435p or (£3027) for a ‘lovely’ Limmy x from Keith Harrop, Alport.  Louise Wainwright had 430p, Peter Gaunt also had 430p and 424p, Geoff Evans 429p and Steven & Steff Wells had 420p twice.  23 natives today had Angus to 370p for Peter Mosley and Herefords to 358p for Rob Hawksley.

Results:

Gross Prices:

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

A similar number to last week with 351 head on offer, so a respectable entry, but nowhere near enough to meet demand.

Prices up yet again with plenty making over £2000.

More young and small cattle in the entry which makes the average price figures even more remarkable.

The sale commenced with a single cow & calf:

21 Feeding Bulls

To include:

185 Steers ave £1408

Fantastic prices from start to finish with buyers present seeking cattle of all descriptions.

More small cattle in the entry, a fact not apparent when you look at the prices.

Sample Results:

142 Heifers ave £1373          

Some outstanding cattle making wonderful prices.  Many more needed to satisfy demand.

Try these for size:

22 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

Just a small entry of calves today but trade on fire and many more could have been sold to vendors’ advantage.

Bulls saw B Blues to £480 and £445 with an Angus at £428 and heifers seeing B Blues to £350.

Native breeds looking just as well sold for a small sample and B/W’s topping at £225.

Bulls

B Blue                 £480     RE Poyser & Son, Onecote

B Blue                 £445     RE Poyser & Son, Onecote

B Blue                 £255     SG Salt & Son, Buxton

Angus                 £428     AW & RA Mycock, Flagg

Hfd                       £385     JW Brandrick & Son, Beamhurst

Fries                    £225     JW Brandrick & Son, Beamhurst

Hfrs

B Blue                 £350     TN Palfreyman & Son, Flagg

Hfd                       £245     D Fotherby & Sons, Wormhill

1170 LAMBS & 472 EWES & RAMS

(Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A very good entry of 1642 sheep included 1170 lambs.  Demand for the very best butchers sorts still a very good trade peaking at 374p/kg with heavy weight sorts to 370p/kg.  Top gross of £192.64/head.  The run of the mill lambs a shade easier resulting in an overall average of 326.89p/kg

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

472 Cull Sheep

(Auctioneers Mark Elliott & Holly Swift)

A very good entry with several vendors already scanning larger groups.

The best a good trade but a feature of the sale must have been the Mules with plenty £148 and above and the best to £167 per head.

Best pure Texels £230 and above with the premium £250 and above and a top call of £278 for Charlie Archer at Brailsford.

Plenty of horned types £95 and above with half meated Mules up to around £105-£111/head.

No pure Suffolks but plenty of half bred Texels £165-£178.

A few grazing/feeding purchasers around so customers for everything.

In the rams a sweet Texel topping the day at £240 for Mark Sweetmore with others at £220 for the Brough family at Monyash.

Ewes to £278                Ave £144.68

Rams to £240               Ave £126.44