Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

Bakewell Market Report Monday 17th March

A quieter day with only 544 cattle and 1433 sheep on offer.

The reason, several regular vendors were unable to consign stock having purchased cattle at last Friday’s HPLS sale and thus were trapped by the 6 day rule and lambing is underway on many farms.

There might have been a reduced supply, but there was no sign of reduced demand.

All cattle sections reported outstanding prices and in the sheep section there were good results too.

 

Store cattle numbers were down on the year with only 303 forward.  The lack of supply clearly driving prices bidders fought harder than ever to secure stock.

Steers sold to £2,680 to average £1,529

Heifers to £2,520 to average £1,339

 

With the fewer finished cattle on offer trade was very strong.

Top figures 443p/kg and £3,406 per head.

The 49 heifers averaged a remarkable 393.9 pence and £2,443 per head.

 

OTM numbers at 93 with record averages at 273.1 pence and £1,765 per head.

The top figures were an astonishing 415p/kg and £3,095 per head.

 

Calf numbers only 41, but the buyers certainly wanted then with bulls to £645 and heifers £550.

 

In the sheep section trade was up on the week.

The first Spring lambs put in an appearance selling to 410p/kg and £176.30 per head to average 373.5 pence.

There was a solid demand for the 1,070 finished hoggs with top figures 379p/kg and £187.98 per head.

The SQQ was 331.5 pence making an average lamb in the 39-45 kg range worth £141.52.

344 cull sheep on offer with ewes to £290 to average a remarkable £161.85

 

 

Thurrsday 20th March: Thursday Lunchtime Sheep 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

 

 

Auctioneer:

Alastair Sneddon

Senior partner

Livestock, auctioneering and professional services

92 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall ave 273.2p/kg or £1813

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)     

Up 7 pence on last week’s record!

The cows keep moooving in an upward trajectory with prices at record levels and unbelievably 90 pence dearer than this time last year.  How long can it last?

Well, whilst the numbers are low and the demand is good then they will remain strong, but one thing that is for sure is that the best place to market them is in the livestock market where a full ring of buyers bid freely for your cows.  Best price today was a record 415p or £3095 for a Blue heifer (43 mnths) from Mark Sweetmore, Hollinsclough who had another Blond cow (5 ½ yrs) at 330p.  22 cows today topped £3/kilo,

 

Results:

415p/kg 746kg B Blue x MT Sweetmore, Hollinsclough
330p/kg 682kg Blond MT Sweetmore, Hollinsclough
326p/kg 384kg AA JE Elliott, Coplow Dale
320p/kg 894kg Char L Marshall & J Boam, Monyash
320p/kg 764kg Lim HJ Archer & Son, Scropton
320p/kg 826kg Lim B & K Stevenson, Quarndon
320p/kg 734kg Lim HJ Archer & Son, Scropton
317p/kg 656kg Lim TW & EJ Gratton, King Sterndale
316p/kg 710kg B Blue x M Gregory, Perrydale
314p/kg 744kg Lim G & M Limer, Taddington
310p/kg 784kg Lim PW Lomas, Flagg
309p/kg 760kg Lim HJ Archer & Son, Scropton
306p/kg 596kg Lim JP & A Wardman, Warslow
305p/kg 682kg B Blue x MT Sweetmore, Hollinsclough
304p/kg 494kg AA Moor Farmers, Flagg
303p/kg 704kg B Blue x M Gregory, Perrydale

 

Gross Prices:

£3095.90 746kg B Blue x MT Sweetmore, Hollinsclough
£2860.80 894kg Char L Marshall & J Boam, Monyash
£2643.20 826kg Lim B & K Stevenson, Quarndon
£2444.80 764kg Lim HJ Archer & Son, Scropton
£2438.46 874kg S Horn Thorp Farms Ltd, Baslow
£2430.40 784kg Lim PW Lomas, Flagg
£2355.20 736kg Lim HJ Archer & Son, Scropton
£2348.40 760kg Lim HJ Archer & Son, Scropton
£2337.50 850kg Lim AJ Parker & Sons, Ticknall
£2336.16 744kg Lim G & M Limer, Taddington
£2250.60 682kg Blond x MT Sweetmore, Hollinsclough
£2243.60 710kg B Blue x M Gregory, Perrydale

 

41 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 252p/kg

Dearer than ever

2 OTM clean heifers 320p

1 Holst cow (37 mnths) 319p – Record

12 better fed older cows 253-272p

Parlour Holsteins 240-250p

Leaner cows 220-240p

4 plainest cows under 220p

 

 

 

The best today:

319p/kg £2079 Holst, 37 mnths 1 calf AJ & ME Minshall, Tean
266p/kg £1808 Holst, 7 yrs P Furness, Monyash
258p/kg £2211 Holst, 6 yrs W Seward & Sons, Duckmanton
253p/kg £1991 Holst, 4 yrs W Seward & Sons, Duckmanton
272p/kg £1833 Mont, 6 yrs P Furness, Monyash
320p/kg £1766 Fries, 32mnths clean J Taylor & Sons, Bonsall
320p/kg £2054 Fries, 30 mnths, clean P Furness, Monyash
274p/kg £1178 Fries, 26 mnths, clean SG Salt & Son, Buxton
270p/kg £2095 Fries, 7 yrs JW Handford & Son, Aspenshaw
269p/kg £1506 Fries, 3yrs J & L MacPherson, Newchurch
266p/kg £1516 Fries, 5 yrs Moor Farmers, Flagg
265p/kg £1982 Fries, 8 yrs J Brough & Son, Rudyard
265p/kg £1595 Fries, 4 yrs J & L MacPherson, Newchurch
258p/kg £1635 Fries, 7 yrs Wager & Son, Hartington
253p/kg £1735 Fries, 4 yrs J & L MacPherson, Newchurch
261p/kg £2025 Swed, 8 yrs JW Handford & Son, Aspenshaw
249p/kg £2196 S Horn, 10 yrs AJ & ME Minshall, Tean

 

3 OTM Bulls

290p/kg £2267 R Poll J Greatbach, Wetley Rocks

 

3 OTM Steers

326p/kg £2771 Lim, 38 mnths B & K Stevenson, Quarndon

 

Auctioneer:

Oliver Hiles

Market Associate

107 FINISHED CATTLE ave 384.4p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Prices higher than ever!

No where near enough for the level of demand at ringside with prices on fire.

 

24 Young Bulls ave 374.8p/kg

A record average and a record top price at Bakewell of 456p (£3328) for a pure Blond from Rebecca Spooner, Mark Shenton also with pure Blonds at 454,450, 445 and 429p averaged £3222.  B/W’s today sold to 339p for David Gyte.

 

Results:

456p/kg 730kg Blond R Spooner, High Peak
454p/kg 632kg Blond CW Shenton, Handforth
450p/kg 720kg Blond CW Shenton, Handforth
445p/kg 758kg Blond CW Shenton, Handforth
429p/kg 794kg Blond CW Shenton, Handforth
427p/kg 666kg Lim SG Potter, Bonsall
378p/kg 714kg Sim BE & TR Robinson, Abney
376p/kg 678kg Sim BE & TR Robinson, Abney
371p/kg 604kg AA A Sims Ltd, Hulland

 

Gross Prices:

£3406.26 794kg Blond CW Shenton, Handforth
£3373.10 758kg Blond CW Shenton, Handforth
£3328.80 730kg Blond R Spooner, High Peak
£3240.00 720kg Blond CW Shenton, Handforth
£2869.28 632kg Blond CW Shenton, Handforth
£2843.82 666kg Lim SG Potter, Bonsall
£2829.60 786kg B Blue x EP Brailsford, Farley
£2698.92 714kg Sim BE & TR Robinson, Abney
£2560.86 694kg Hfd DM Elliott & Son, Little Hucklow

 

34 Steers ave 378.1p

Unreal to sell and some remarkable prices throughout.  9 best over 404p with Sue & Charles Jeffery at the top of the pile at 439p (£3116) for a strong Blond x Steer.  4 B/W’s today sold to 336p for a strong Holstein (£2472).

 

Results:

439p/kg 710kg Blond x C & D Jeffery, Pilsley
428p/kg 716kg B Blue x K Harrop, Alport
427p/kg 604kg Lim RM Hadfield Ltd, Castleton
415p/kg 658kg Lim AB Bowler, Ashleyhay
413p/kg 714kg B Blue x K Harrop, Alport
410p/kg 678kg B Blue x K Harrop, Alport
409p/kg 690kg Lim K Harrop, Alport
406p/kg 596kg Lim RM Hadfield Ltd, Castleton
404p/kg 674kg B Blue x K Harrop, Alport

 

Gross Prices:

£3116.90 710kg Blond x C & D Jeffery, Pilsley
£3064.48 716kg B Blue x K Harrop, Alport
£3034.78 818kg Lim W, REA & WD Sessions, Trusley
£2948.82 714kg B Blue x K Harrop, Alport
£2903.14 758kg B Blue x Moor Farmers, Flagg
£2836.80 788kg Sim W, REA & WD Sessions, Trusley
£2822.10 690kg B Blue x K Harrop, Alport
£2786.92 772kg Lim W, REA & WD Sessions, Trusley
£2779.80 678kg B Blue x K Harrop, Alport
£2730.70 658kg Lim AB Bowler, Ashleyhay
£2722.96 674kg B Blue x K Harrop, Alport
£2715.84 738kg B Blue x W, REA & WD Sessions, Trusley

 

49 Heifers ave 393.9p/kg

An unbelievable average which is a new record for Bakewell and some marvellous prices throughout, 20 over 400p/kg with a super run of heifers from Mark Sweetmore at the top of the list at 443, 435, 424p/kg etc.  Mark Hadfield had 434p also with the strongest heifers at £2846 for Messrs Hollinshead, Lichfield.

 

Results:

443p/kg 570kg Blond x MT Sweetmore, Hollinsclough
435p/kg 582kg Lim MT Sweetmore, Hollinsclough
434p/kg 560kg Lim RM Hadfield Ltd, Castleton
424p/kg 610kg Blond x MT Sweetmore, Hollinsclough
423p/kg 644kg Lim MT Sweetmore, Hollinsclough
417p/kg 636kg Blond x MT Sweetmore, Hollinsclough
412p/kg 626kg Lim K Harrop, Alport
409p/kg 696kg Lim H & G Hollinshead, Lichfield
408p/kg 664kg Char RG Bacon, Wadshelf
408p/kg 614kg Lim AB Bowler, Ashleyhay
406p/kg 630kg B Blue x K Harrop, Alport
406p/kg 638kg Blond x DG Mycock, Bonsall
403p/kg 646kg Blond x H & G Hollinshead, Lichfield
401p/kg 698kg Lim W, REA & WD Sessions, Trusley

 

Gross Prices:

£2846.64 696kg Lim H & G Hollinshead, Lichfield
£2798.98 698kg Lim W, REA & WD Sessions, Trusley
£2789.44 736kg AA R Walker, Ashgate
£2752.64 704kg Char R Prue & Son, Alfreton
£2724.12 644kg Lim MT Sweetmore, Hollinsclough
£2709.12 644kg Lim RG Bacon, Wadshelf
£2695.98 686kg Char RG Bacon, Wadshelf
£2652.12 636kg Blond x MT Sweetmore, Hollinsclough
£2652.00 680kg Blond x C & D Jeffery, Pilsley
£2645.20 680kg Char RG Bacon, Wadshelf
£2618.56 668kg Sim Moor Farmers, Flagg
£2603.38 646kg Blond x H & G Hollinshead, Lichfield
£2600.00 650kg B Blue x K Harrop, Alport

Auctioneer:

Oliver Hiles

Market Associate

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

Numbers back at 303 head with buyers desperate to purchase cattle and prices up another notch.

If you have store cattle in test and have half a mind to sell them, give us a call.  No one can predict how long the current prices will hold.

We had no breeding cattle this week an indication of the current shortage, but if we had some, they would have been very dear.

 

There were 14 Feeding Bulls a very mixed selection, which sold well for what they were.

 

167 Steers ave £1529

Some superb cattle in the entry with prices to match.

There were a number of significant bunches which definitely commanded a premium.

The cattle featured on the front of the catalogue fulfilled their promise with the first pen at £2,000 per head for 10-13 month old Lim x.

 

Sample Results:

£1500 Lim x5 8-10 mnths R & W Greenwood, Barton
£1650 Lim x 8 mnths FG & JR Critchlow, Sheen
£1510 B Blue x 10-12 mnths S Young, Radbourne
£1370 B Blue x 8-10 mnths S Young, Radbourne
£1840 Lim x 16 mnths JT & RA Deacon, Rolleston
£1510 Lim x 10 mnths JT & RA Deacon, Rolleston
£1360 Lim x 10 mnths PW Lomas, Flagg
£1740 AA x7 9-10 mnths AE Allcock, Waterhouses
£1500 AA x8 9-10 mnths AE Allcock, Waterhouses
£1340 S Horn x 11 mnths B Ainley, Mercaston
£1280 B Blue x6 12 mnths J Nickisson, Stockport
£1840 Lim x 12 mnths Mrs D Brown, Hazelwood
£1130 Lim x 10 mnths A & AA Riddle, Ecclesfield
£2000 Lim x7 12-13 mnths RM & DC Calcott, Tamworth
£1800 Lim x7 12-13 mnths RM & DC Calcott, Tamworth
£1100 Hfd x 12-13 mnths AP Critchlow, Wheston
£1400 AA x 13 mnths Miss RJ Stubbs, Hoar Cross
£1200 B Blue x 13-15 mnths LA & H Burtonshaw, Middleton
£1500 AA x4 14-15 mnths N & S Pearson, Peak Forest
£1850 S Horn x 18-19 mnths SW Jennings, Peover
£1650 B Blue x 16 mnths J & J Walton, Tideswell
£1280 AA x5 17-19 mnths D & L Wain, Ilam
£1280 Char x 18 mnths FA & PJ Pilkington, Kniveton
£2600 Char x 18 mnths FA & PJ Pilkington, Kniveton
£2320 Lim x 19 mnths MT Wainwright, Poynton
£2100 Lim x 17 mnths MT Wainwright, Poynton
£1270 Holst 3 18 mnths Rusty Farming, Flagg
£1390 B Blue x5 16-17 mnths Rusty Farming, Flagg
£2280 Lim x 26 mnths GH Ball & Partners, Hilderstone
£1960 Lim x 21-23 mnths JS Bramall, Totley
£1850 Hfd x 18-20 mnths A Allwood & Son, Crich
£2080 Char x 18 mnths J Walker, Birley Carr
£2400 Saler x 20 mnths GE Stephens, Bradley
£2540 Lim x3 20-22 mnths AG Tomkinson, Thorpe
£2300 Lim x 19-20 mnths AG Tomkinson, Thorpe
£1820 AA x 21 mnths P Hurst, Iptones
£1880 Lim x 21 mnths AP Pugh, Pilsley
£2170 B Blue x 22 mnths MF Wayne & S Allen, Thorpe
£2400 Lim x 24 mnths JA Mosley & Son, Stannington
£2560 AA x 28 mnths D Spencer, Winster

 

120 Heifers ave £13239       

A varies selection, but buyers were present to bid for cattle at all price levels and everything was sold to advantage.

 

Sample Results:

£610 AA x 6 mnths C Wild, Marple
£800 Lim x 10 mnths Mrs J Teeboon, Flagg
£1180 Sim x5 8-9 mnths R Bowler, Wirksworth
£1540 Lim x 17 mnths S Chambers & K Wilton, Flagg
£1240 AA x 11 mnths GA Waller, Bollington
£900 AA x 8-11 mnths GA Waller, Bollington
£1590 Lim x 13 mnths Mrs D Brown, Hazelwood
£1220 Lim 9-11 mnths A & AA Riddle, Ecclesfield
£980 Lim x4 11-13 mnths R Hughes, Stanley
£1240 Sim x 13 mnths JW Radford, Longnor
£910 Hfd x 12-13 mnths AP Critchlow, Wheston
£1300 AA x 14 mnths S Goring, Hoar Cross
£1520 Lim x8 10-14 mnths GA Lomas & Sons, Peak Forest
£1380 B Blue x4 15-16 mnths LA & H Burtonshaw, Middleton
£1400 B Blue x 19 mnths RM Hadfield Ltd, Castleton
£2010 AA x6 21-23 mnths D Simpson, Castleton
£1520 B Blue x6 17-23 mnths J & J Walton, Tideswell
£2360 Char x 18 mnths FA & PJ Pilkington, Kniveton
£2520 Char x 16 mnths FA & PJ Pilkington, Kniveton
£1560 Hfd x 18-19 mnths DV Holland, Blore
£1700 B Blue x 20 mnths CF Edge & Partners, Alsop
£1390 Lim x 21-23 mnths GH Ball & Partners, Hilderstone
£2480 Sal x 23 mnths GE Stephens, Bradley
£2100 B Blue x 22 mnths MF Wayne & S Allen, Thorpe
£1520 R Poll 22 mnths MF Wayne & S Allen, Thorpe
£2250 B Blue x4 22-26 mnths PD & AP Stone, Middleton
£1490 Lim x 24 mnths JG & JM Belfield, Sheen
£2300 AA 28-29 mnths D Spencer, Winster

Auctioneer:

Alastair Sneddon

Senior partner

Livestock, auctioneering and professional services

Meg Elliott

Auctioneer and Valuer, Market Associate

41 CALVES (Auctioneer Natasha Hall)

41 calves on offer today and trade keeps getting dearer.

A fantastic show of B Blue Bulls to top £645, closely followed at £600.

Hereford bulls to top at £455 & B/W’s to £318.

A Lim heifer to £550, B Blue heifers to £480 and Hereford Heifers to £380

 

Bulls

B Blue                 £645     J Shirt & Son

B Blue                 £600     RE Poyser & Son

B Blue                 £550     DJ Metcalfe & Co

Hfd                       £455     DW & LK Mycock

Fries                    £318     GJ Tideswell

Hfrs

Lim                     £550     A Willoughby

B Blue                 £480     RE Poyser & Son

B Blue                 £425     GW & WL Neville

Hfd                       £380     Furness Partnership

Auctioneer:

Natasha Hall

Graduate Trainee Surveyor

1089 LAMBS & 342 EWES & RAMS

(Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A smaller entry of 1431 sheep included 19 new season lambs as well as 1070 old season lambs.  Demand for the best fed Spring lambs was very good with a top of 410p/kg and £176.30/head.

Overall average 373.51p/kg

Leading Prices: –

41.0kg 378p/kg M Gregory
42.7kg 387p/kg M Gregory
43.0kg 410p/kg M Gregory

 

In the old season lambs a total of 1070 forward, best butchers lambs to 379p/kg with heavy weights also to 379p/kg and overweights to 340p/kg.  In general, anything over 50kg is much harder to place with the very biggest types not much over 300p/kg.  The overall average 331.5p/kg.

 

Leading Prices:

31.5kg 339p/kg RJ Barker
33.1kg 338p/kg H & SJ Hallam
35.0kg 344p/kg Cowley Knoll Farms
38.1kg 348p/kg JA Godber
39.0kg 358p/kg P Langton
39.0kg 358p/kg TJ Jackson
39.2kg 349p/kg JML Hill & Sons
40.6kg 355p/kg P Langton
41.2kg 379p/kg RM Brown
43.3kg 359p/kg J & J Spillane
44.2kg 345p/kg R Brindley
46.5kg 364p/kg R Swift & Sons
47.0kg 379p/kg R Swift & Sons
48.6kg 362p/kg R Swift & Sons
51.5kg 365p/kg R Swift & Sons
52.5kg 340p/kg M Hambleton
53.3kg 333p/kg M Wright
54.1kg 309p/kg R Swift & Sons

 

Averages:

Standard To 358p/kg Average 327.36p/kg
Medium To 379p/kg Average 334.24p/kg
Heavy To 379p/kg Average 330.14p/kg
Overweight To 340p/kg Average 303.95p/kg

 

 

 

401 Cull Sheep

(Auctioneers Mark Elliott & Holly Swift)

A few less forward but the trade very good and to fair there was quality at the top end.

Best Mules very good to sell, as were the pure continentals.

Mules close to £200 and top call £290 for smart Texels from Jason Craddock.  6 pens over £230 with those averaging £264.

All fleshy types well sold with plenty of crossbreds over £175 and some Swales around the £100 mark.

Generally, tups very good to sell with meated Texels from Richard Gould to £270 and Keith Swift at £222.  Suffolk tups to £196 for Richard Hoolley.

 

Ewes to £290                Ave £159.40

Rams to £270                Ave £193.40

Auctioneer:

Peter Oven

Market Associate

Mark Elliott

Partner

Farm and dispersal sales, livestock auctioneer

Holly Swift

Rural Chartered Surveyor