Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

Small entries for the Easter Tuesday market with 123 cattle and 699 sheep on offer.

As usual those who had chosen to bring stock were rewarded with an excellent trade in all departments.

There were only 55 store & breeding cattle forward, but there were buyers sufficient for a great many more and prices were well up to last week’s level.  Even with the limited selection steers reached £2,400 and heifers £2,100.

Entries are already in hand for next Monday.

There were 29 finished cattle on offer with top figures 450p and £2,893 per head.

The heifer statistics tell the story with the 16 animals forward selling to 450p averaging 416.9p and a hefty £2,650 per head.

Only 22 OTM cattle this week with top figures 329p and £2,296 per head.

The average for a mixed sample 267.2 pence.

Calves – very thin on the ground with 17 on offer, bulls to £470 and heifers to £360.

In the sheep department there was a decent turnout of Spring lambs with 89 on offer.  Top figures 520p/kg and £203.98 per head.

The SQQ average was a solid 321.2 pence.

Just 137 cull ewes forward with the best on offer to £245 and a useful average at £147.26.

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES

Thursday 24^th April: Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale

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22 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall ave 267.2p/kg or £1628

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)     

Just a small entry of 10 Beef and 12 Dairy cows sold on a very similar trade to last week with a full complement of buyers.

4 cows topped 300p with a high of 329p for a black Limmy from Nigel Mosley, Stannington.  The 12 ex dairy cows sold up to 324p for an OTM heifers (32 mnths) and 293p for a cow from J & L MacPherson, Newchurch.

Results:

Gross Prices:

29 FINISHED CATTLE ave 397p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Trade as good as ever with the major firms represented or there in person.

13 Steers ave 374p

Top today was 422p or £2844 for a smart suckler bred Simmy from Kevin Atkin (Atkin Bros) Barrow on Trent with Dairy x Blues up to 414p for Messrs Mycock, Wormhill.

Results:

Gross Prices:

16Heifers ave 417/kg

A storming trade and as dear as ever.  Keith Harrop picked a couple of plumbs at 450p and 442p.  Mark Priestley at the top of the £/head list at £2893 for a strong well fed Limmy.

Results:

Gross Prices:

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)

Just a small selection of 55 animals, but plenty of buyers operating and everything well sold.

Sample Results:

17 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

An entry light on numbers but trade just as strong as recent weeks with tops of £470 twice for Char bulls and Angus heifers to £360.

Bulls

Char     £470     RS Torr, Tissington

Hfd        £380     AP Critchlow, Tideswell

Fries     £170     T & CJ Hadfield

Hfrs

AA         £360     JW Brandrick, Beamhurst

Hfd        £270     T & CJ Hadfield

562 LAMBS & 138 CULL SHEEP

(Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A good Bank Holiday entry of 700 sheep included 89 Spring lambs.  Demand very brisk for quality sorts with the Brough family topping the day at 520p/kg and an overall average of 462.93p/kg with a top gross of £204/head.

Leading Prices:

Averages:

In the Old Season Lambs 473 forward included a large proportion of heavyweight sorts.  Demand still good for all types, but especially the under 42kg sorts.  Best butchers lambs to 360p/kg with heavy weights to 380p/kg and overweight to 302p/kg with a top gross of £195/head.

Leading Prices:

Averages:

138 Cull Ewes

(Auctioneer Peter Oven)

Just 138 cull ewes very much in demand with very few best sorts on offer.  Best Texels to £245 with Texel x Mules to £218.

Ewes to £245 ave £146.35