Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

Bakewell Market Report 29-03-2021

A big day with substantial entries in all departments and some 742 Cattle and 1,814 Sheep on offer.

Demand was outstanding for all classes of stock and a wealth of highlights in both sheep and cattle sections.

In normal times we would have had the Easter Lamb Show and there were 64 Spring Lambs forward with an astonishing trade and prices that could not have been contemplated.

Top figures 725p/kg and £300.88 per head.

The SQQ average for spring lambs was 635.8p/kg.

Hoggs (Old Season Lambs) were also in great demand, with the best of the 1,405 to 386p/kg and £172.80 per head.  The SQQ levelled at 309.5 pence.

Dealing with the 342 Cull sheep, again plenty of trade with ewes to £155 to average £93.95.

Turning to the cattle department there was a bumper crop of 571 Store & Breeding cattle with prices if anything even dearer than last week.

Steers sold to £1,410, Heifers £1,320 and Feeding Bulls £1,100 and In calf cows reached £1,330.

Suffice it to say that anyone with Store Cattle to sell would be well advised to let the buyers at Bakewell bid for them.

A useful entry of 98 Finished Cattle sold exceptionally well with top figures 270p/kg and £,681 per head.  The average for the 40 heifers at 221.4p/kg gives an indication on the strength of demand.

Rather more OTM Cattle on offer with 105 meeting a solid trade, top figures 187p and £1,664 with the average 142.6p.

Calves still thin on the ground, bulls sold to £385 and heifers £398.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

We have been asked to inform you that Peter Morten of

Barmoor Farm, Barmoor Clough, Buxton

Has passed away.

 

105 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows Overall Average 142.69p or £989.50

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles).

More on offer as expected and trade generally very similar with the overall average just £12 back on the week.  Now is certainly the time to be selling.  We can handle all sorts, big cattle, fat or thin.  Please don’t feel obliged or threatened to send them all direct when we can handle them.

Top cow today was a lovely Simmental cow from Paul Jolliffe, Cotton at 187p or £1496.  Top 10 over 175p with the top 21 over 166p.  Hereford to 160p, Angus to 180p and Lincoln Red to 137p.

40 Black & White and ex-dairy cows Ave 125.1p/kg

Perhaps a little less but a good lot of hard worked cows about today reducing the average.  Best cows still nicely over 145p and selling to 162p for Friesian, with an odd clean heifer at 168p.  Big Holstein 130-140p with leaner cows 110-130p and only a few plain cows around £1.

Sample Results:

187p/kg 800kg Sim PV Jolliffe, Cotton
182p/kg 670kg Lim PS & JM Bloor, Sandbach
180p/kg 662kg AA BL & BM Corbett, Hopton
178p/kg 536kg Lim OS & JM Bloor, Sandbach
175p/kg 720kg S Horn ED Ironmonger & Son, Bonsall
175p/kg 754kg Char Thorp Farms, Baslow
175p/kg 752kg Pied A & PD Boam, Uppertown
175p/kg 734kg Sim IR Spendlove, Belper
175p/kg 640kg Others Thorp Farms, Baslow
174p/kg 772kg Sim DM Elliott & Son, Little Hucklow
174p/kg 564kg B Blue x Amos Farms Ltd, Parwich

 

And Gross Prices:

£1496.00 800kg Sim PV Jolliffe, Cotton
£1343.28 772kg Sim DM Elliott & Son, Little Hucklow
£1319.50 754kg Char Thorp Farms Ltd, Baslow
£1316.00 752kg Pied A & PD Boam, Uppertown
£1291.48 778kg B Blue x J & J Spillane, Fairfield Common
£1284.50 734kg Sim IR Spendlove, Belper
£1274.52 988kg AA W & E Lomas & Sons, Ashover
£1273.32 786kg Char L Marshall & J Boam, Monyash
£1260.00 720kg S Horn ED Ironmonger & Son, Bonsall
£1244.10 858kg Holst FJ Knibb, Derby

 

3 OTM Bulls

146p/kg £1664 AA A & DJ Gregory, Litton
150p/kg £1563 Lim Redgate Farms, Brinsley
150p/kg £1452 Lim MJ Burnett & Son, Rowsley

 

4 OTM Steers

198p/kg £1049 BB GA & SM Wainwright & Sons, Bamford

 

98 FINISHED CATTLE – overall average 214.1p (Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

UNBELIEVABLE TRADE!

A few extras on offer and a quite remarkable trade throughout.

 

16 Finished Bulls ave 198.7p/kg

Very, very dear like all cattle today with a couple of best handy weight bulls at 218p for Nigel Birch, Monyash.  Friesians to 192p for SG Potter.

Sample Results:

218p/kg 584kg Lim NA Birch, Monyash
218p/kg 536kg Sim NA Birch, Monyash
215p/kg 438kg Lim HK & S Parkinson, Mapperley
214p/kg 740kg B Blue x PJ Dale, Denby Village
211p/kg 512kg Lim HK & S Parkinson, Mapperley
211p/kg 440kg Lim HK & S Parkinson, Mapperley
210p/kg 506kg Lim HK & S Parkinson, Mapperley
210p/kg 480kg Lim HK & S Parkinson, Mapperley
208p/kg 586kg Lim RM Hadfield Ltd, Castleton

 

And Gross Prices:

£1583.60 740kg B Blue x PJ Dale, Denby Village
£1457.80 788kg Char R Prue & Son, Alfreton
£1294.08 674kg Fries SG Potter, Bonsall
£1273.12 584kg Lim NA Birch, Monyash
£1218.88 586kg Lim RM Hadfield Ltd, Castleton

 

42 Steers – overall average 213.1p/kg

Including 5 OTM’s and 5 B&W.  Trade remarkable with buyers for all shapes, sizes, breeds and finishes.  Best quality Limousins sold to 254p for Don Lownds and 251p for Messrs Keeling, Hollington.

7 Hereford to 218p, Angus to 213p and OTM to 194p.

Sample Results:

254p/kg 658kg Lim D Lownds, Reapsmoor
251p/kg 652kg Lim D Keeling, Hollington
243p/kg 612kg Sim S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires
239p/kg 562kg Lim S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires
239p/kg 554kg Lim S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires
236p/kg 586kg Lim Green Dales Farm, Alderwasley
230p/kg 688kg Sim D Lownds, Reapsmoor
227p/kg 618kg Lim FR J & D Charlesworth, Bradbourne
224p/kg 526kg B Blue x Green Dales Farm, Alderwasley
222p/kg 638kg B Blue x A & K Farming, Leek
221p/kg 620kg Lim FR J & D Charlesworth, Bradbourne
220p/kg 620kg Lim A & K Farming, Leek
220p/kg 578kg Lim RM Hadfield Ltd, Castleton

 

And Gross Prices:

£1681.92 768kg Lim RH & DT Swinson, Uttoxeter
£1671.32 658kg Lim D Lownds, Reapsmoor
£1636.52 652kg Lim D Keeling, Hollington
£1582.40 688kg Sim D Lownds, Reapsmoor
£1579.60 718kg Lim RH & DT Swinson, Uttoxeter
£1520.82 714kg Hfd KJ White & Co, Swinscoe
£1487.16 612kg Cont S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires
£1424.64 672kg Hfd D Keeling, Hollington
£1416.36 628kg B Blue x A & K Farming, Leek
£1411.74 682kg Hfd KJ White & Co, Swinscoe

 

40 Finished Heifers – overall average 221.4p/kg

The highest average achieved at Bakewell for a regular Monday.  270p was the top call for the second week in a row.  Don Lownds had a superb Limousin at that money to gross £1679.  Keith Harrop’s run today sold to 269p and 258p (twice) with the top 20 over 220p and even OTM heifers at 200p, Hereford to 214p and Angus to 210p

Sample Results:

270p/kg 622kg Lim D Lownds, Reapsmoor
269p/kg 592kg Lim K Harrop, Alport
258p/kg 614kg Lim K Harrop, Alport
258p/kg 564kg Lim K Harrop, Alport
240p/kg 630kg B Blue x K Harrop, Alport
237p/kg 620kg Blonde x K Harrop, Alport
236p/kg 564kg Char S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires
235p/kg 568kg Lim JA Mosley & Sons, Stannington
234p/kg 508kg Lim NA Birch, Monyash
234p/kg 542kg B Blue x T & JM White, High Bradfield
232p/kg 462kg Lim S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires
230p/kg 458kg B Blue x Thorp Farms Ltd, Baslow

 

And Gross Prices:

£1679.40 622kg Lim D Lownds, Reapsmoor
£1592.48 592kg Lim K Harrop, Alport
£1584.12 614kg Lim K Harrop, Alport
£1512.00 630kg B Blue x K Harrop, Alport
£1493.72 698kg Lim H & G Hollinshead, Lichfield
£1469.40 620kg Blonde x K Harrop, Alport
£1455.12 564kg Lim K Harrop, Alport
£1440.60 686kg AA B Sayles, Park Head
£1433.60 640kg Lim H & G Hollinshead, Lichfield
£1404.48 616kg Lim DM Elliott & Son, Little Hucklow

 

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)

A wonderful entry of 511 cattle encompassing a broad spectrum of breeds, sizes, ages and qualities, but buyers were out in force for all types and a tremendous trade prevailed from start to finish with several commentators saying they were the dearest yet.

41 Feeding Bulls

The sale commenced with 37 Feeding Bulls with sample prices as follows:

£1100 Sim 10 mnths Storer Smith, Uttoxeter
£670 S Horn x 10 mnths Marchwood Farming, Birch Cross
£980 Hfd x 12-13 mnths Ingram Bros, Atherstone
£820 Char 6 mnths Mrs MJ Greener, Shireoaks
£965 Angus x 22 mnths Ardern & Bothwell, Congleton
£890 Char x 16 mnths A Gimbert, Cellarhead
£450 Holst 8-10 mnths J & C Hitch, Stainsby
£1060 Sim 11-12 mnths JC Shepherd, Dungworth

 

Feeding Cows included:

£920 Lim x, 76 mnths Frith Bros, Thorpe
£920 Baz x, 154 mnths Roger Barton, North Leverton

 

Breeding Cattle

£1330 B Blue x Cow, 52 mnths, i/c MWM Barton, Holbrook
£1110 Lim x Cow, 58 mnths, i/c MWM Barton, Holbrook
£960 Hfd Hfr, 20 mnths & Bull Calf S Rains & Son, Grange Mill

 

228 Steers ave £904

Some fine specimens hitting the highlights, but all well sold with grazing cattle exceptionally dear.

Sample results:

£480 Angus x 7 mnths W & E Handford, Birch Vale
£390 Fries 6-7 mnths W & E Handford, Birch Vale
£710 B Blue x 6 mnths Roger Barlow, North Leverton
£570 Devon x 6-7 mnths JG Thompson, Mayfield
£1025 Hfd x 20 mnths KL Haywood, Huthwaite
£960 Hfd x 14 mnths Manor Farming, Tatenhill
£800 Lim x 10 mnths CJ Wigley & Son, Middleton
£850 Lim x 7 mnths W Hague & Son, Bradfield
£885 Char x 7-11 mnths JP & D Helliwell, Oughtibridge
£1095 Char x 13-18 mnths Chambers & Wilton, Flagg
£800 Lim x 9-10 mnths AJ Parker, Ticknall
£1000 Lim x 11-12 mnths HJ Burton, Brailsford
£1020 Lim x 10 mnths B Chadwick, Onecote
£1390 B Blue x 21 mnths R & C Bentley, Church Broughton
£975 Lim x 10-13 mnths NA & J Stone, Tissington
£980 Sim x 9-12 mnths RM Calcott, Tamworth
£1095 Sim x 12-13 mnths DC Wright, Parwich
£860 B Blue x 13-14 mnths Cook & Watson, Market Rasen
£925 Char x 13-16 mnths A Gimbert, Cellarhead
£1030 Sim x 12-13 mnths AJ Palmer, Uttoxeter
£930 Angus x 12-13 mnths CS Edge, Ballidon
£1010 Lim x 19 mnths M & A Challinor, Dilhorne
£1040 B Blue x 17 mnths RF & JP Critchlow, Hartington
£1125 B Blue x 17 mnths LA & H Burtonshaw, Middleton
£815 Angus x 18 mnths SM Fletcher, Heathcote
£1150 B Blue x 17 mnths N & S Pearson, Peak Forest
£765 Holst 14-15 mnths N & S Pearson, Peak Forest
£1165 Angus x 22-24 mnths R Fletcher, Windley
£1010 Hfd x 16 mnths J Taylor, Bonsall
£1050 Lim x 17 mnths Red Lion Inn, Dayhills
£1195 Lim x 18 mnths JW & RG Ede, Youlgreave
£1080 Lim x 20 mnths D & A Dickinson, Bradbourne
£1175 Hfd x 20-23 mnths J Blant, Strelley
£1095 Hfd x 21 mnths JT Flint, Ible
£1155 B Blue x 21 mnths MT Wainwright, Poynton
£935 B Blue x 15-16 mnths D & S Ede, Cubley
£1330 Lim x 20-21 mnths H Wilton, Taddington
£1300 Lim 18-21 mnths H Wilton, Taddington
£1130 Angus x 23 mnths Alma Mount, Rowarth
£1055 MRI 20 mnths JC Shepherd, Dungworth
£1050 Hfd x 22-23 mnths Gosling Farming, Parwich
£1200 Angus 21-25 mnths GL Brown, Spondon
£1285 Char 21-24 mnths JG & JM Belfield, Sheen
£1400 Blonde x 25 mnths Wilshaw & Hine, Macclesfield

 

235 Heifers ave £846

A good selection with plenty of well-matched bunches which helped speed the progress of the sale as well as commanding a premium.

Rough coated cattle for immediate turnout very keenly sought.

Sample Results:

£470 B Blue 2-5 mnths W & E Handford, Birch Vale
£1040 Hfd x 21 mnths KL Haywood, Huthwaite
£920 Lim x 9-11 mnths R Boothby, Hazel Grove
£690 Angus x 9 mnths PJ Chappell, Alton
£720 Hfd x 9-10 mnths Manor Farming Tatenhill
£835 Sim 10 mnths Storer Smith, Uttoxeter
£870 Lim x 8-10 mnths W Hague & Son, Bradfield
£745 Char 8 mnths JP & D Helliwell, Oughtibridge
£1320 Char x 16 mnths Chambers & Wilton, Flagg
£830 Lim x 12 mnths AJ Parker, Ticknall
£800 Lim x 11 mnths B Chadwick, Onecote
£870 B Blue x 10-13 mnths R & C Bentley, Church Broughton
£935 Lim x 17 mnths Mrs RJ Spalton, Stoney Middleton
£985 Sim x 12 mnths RM Calcott, Tamworth
£850 Sim 13 mnths DC Wright, Parwich
£830 Char x 13-20 mnths A Gimbert, Cellarhead
£895 Sim 10-13 mnths AJ Palmer, Uttoxeter
£1020 Lim x 23 mnths D Byard, Clay Cross
£845 Angus x 19 mnths GN & SM Seals, Wingfield
£850 B Blue x 14-16 mnths MR & AS Challinor, Dilhorne
£890 B Blue x 15-18 mnths LA & H Burtonshaw, Middleton
£1005 B Blue x 16 mnths N & S Pearson, Peak Forest
£935 Angus x 19-21 mnths R Fletcher, Windley
£1240 Lim x 20 mnths M Wright, Hartington
£1025 Hfd 23-24 mnths J Taylor, Bonsall
£1125 Lim x 18-20 mnths AP Pugh, Pilsley
£1295 Lim x 21 mnths JW & RG Ede, Youlgreave
£1240 B Blue x 12 mnths JW & RG Ede, Youlgreave
£1100 Blonde x 18 mnths JW & AJ Dakin, Smalley
£970 Hfd 21 mnths JT Flint, Ible
£1085 Angus x 23-24 mnths Alma Mount, Rowarth
£940 Blonde x 20-22 mnths J Melland & Son, Flagg
£1300 B Blue x 20 mnths AG Tomkinson, Thorpe
£980 B Blue x 20-21 mnths CF Edge & Partners, Alsop
£1080 Angus x 22 mnths Ardern & Bothwell, Congleton
£860 Hfd x 23-25 mnths Gosling Farming, Parwich
£1090 Lim x 21-24 mnths EW Surguy, Ashover
£1290 Blonde x 21-22 mnths JG & JM Belfield, Sheen
£1160 Angus x 20 mnths PJ Harrison, Taddington
£1315 Lim x 43 mnths S & A Taylor, Wormhill
£670 Baz 10-12 mnths S Wilson, Selston
£1000 Angus 27 mnths S Bradbury, Tideswell

 

CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

A few less forward with a shortage of Black & Whites.

All again an excellent trade with bulls seeing B Blue to £398 and Hereford to £355.

Heifers just as dear with B Blue to £385 and Limousin to £380 and many more could have been sold to vendors advantage.

Could all ARLA producers please indicate this on the entry form.

Bulls Top Price (£) Ave Vendor
Holst £43.00 £41.00 T Farrington & Sons, Abbotts Bromley
AA £152.00 £56.50 T Farrington & Sons, Abbotts Bromley
B Blue x £385.00 £380.00 JE Seals & Son, Shirland
Lim £380.00 £361.00 JE Seals & Son, Shirland
Heifers      
Hfd £355.00   DR & S Kirby, Eastmoor
AA £92.00 £33.17 T Farrington & Sons, Abbotts Bromley
W Blk £180.00   DR & S Kirby, Eastmoor
B Blue x £398.00 £249.71 JE Seals & Son, Shirland

 

1,814 Sheep including 1469 Finished Lambs, 341 Ewes & Rams & 4 Store Sheep

(Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A very good show of 1814 sheep included 64 spring lambs and 1405 old season lambs, The pre-Easter sale of spring lambs saw demand exceeding supply with resulting prices off the clock.  Best sorts peaked at 725p/kg and £300.88/head with 5 pens over £275/head.  Overall average £635.85p/kg

Leading Prices: –

30kg 640p/kg Cross Lane Farms
31.5kg 675p/kg AW & RA Mycock, Flagg
34.3kg 655p/kg GG Burton, Repton
35kg 645p/kg GG Burton, Repton
37kg 720p/kg Cross Lane Farms
38kg 700p/kg R Swift Sons, Little Onn
39kg 700p/kg Cross Lane Farms
39.2kg 665p/kg R Lea, Barnsley
40kg 705p/kg R Brough & Son, Monyash
41kg 705p/kg R Brough & Son, Monyash
41.5kg 725p/kg R Brough & Son, Monyash
42kg 675p/kg J & N Easom, Wessington
43kg 560p/kg R Lea, Barnsley
46kg 460p/kg R Lea, Barnsley

 

Averages:

Light To: 675p/kg Ave: 643.85p/kg
Standard To: 720p/kg Ave: 662.04p/kg
Medium To: 725p/kg Ave: 624.38p/kg
Heavy To: 460p/kg Ave: 403.24p/kg

 

In the old season lambs a total of 1405 saw best export sorts peak at 386p/kg with best butchers lambs to 380p/kg.  Heavy weight butchers lambs to 348p/kg and overweight lambs to 295p/kg.  Best sorts peaked at £172.80 with 9 pens over £160/head.  The overall average 309.56p/kg

 

Leading Prices: –

34.1kg 310p/kg R Lee, Barnsley
36.3kg 294p/kg R Lee, Barnsley
37.5kg 338p/kg W Hague & Son, Bradfield
38kg 330p/kg Belper Skip Hire, Moorwood Moor
38.8kg 316p/kg H & K Richards, Slaley
41.7kg 368p/kg M Wright, Hartington
42.2kg 386p/kg R Swift & Son, Little Onn
43kg 378p/kg R Swift & Son, Little Onn
43.5kg 380p/kg R Swift & Son, Little Onn
46kg 340p/kg PJ & JA Morten, Barmoor
47.1kg 348p/kg R Hodgson & Son, Kettleshulme
49kg 328p/kg W Hague & Son, Bradfield
54kg 295p/kg R Swift & Son, Little Onn
60kg 288p/kg W, REA & WD Sessions, Trusley

 

Averages:

Standard To: 378p/kg Ave: 276.33p/kg
Medium To: 386p/kg Ave: 318.62p/kg
Heavy To: 348p/kg Ave: 285.51p/kg
Overweight To: 295p/kg Ave: 257.49p/kg

 

342 Cull Sheep (Auctioneer Mark Elliott)

The entry was good and the best 20% were quality with trade just as fiery as last week.

Best Mules to £107 with several pens over £100.  The horned ewes a varied trade, but the highlights included medium Swales to £59 and best end to close on £70.

Top Continentals peaked at £155 for Toby Hall with others at £148, £145 and £140.

Big Suffolks topped at £136 with some half bred Texels at £134.

The Rams a good trade to a top of £140 for Jackie Trueman with other bigger Texels at £137.

 

Cast Ewes        To: £155          Ave: £93.95

Cast Rams       To: £140          Ave: £108.35

Goats               To: 134

Auctioneer:

Alastair Sneddon

Senior partner

Livestock, auctioneering and professional services

Oliver Hiles

Market Associate

Ivor Lowe

Partner

Property and professional services

Peter Oven

Market Associate

Mark Elliott

Partner

Farm and dispersal sales, livestock auctioneer