Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

With temperatures the same as Mallorca (22 degrees) and no prospect of any significant rain, concerns are being voiced about the dry conditions, but trade remains firm in most sections.

In terms of numbers there were 847 cattle and 1,459 sheep on offer.

The store & breeding section had attracted a substantial 519 head.  Despite concerns about the potential drought prices were within a whisker of what we have come to expect in recent weeks.

Steers reached £2,820 to average £1,463 for an entry with a good many small cattle included.  Heifers topped at £2,200 to average £1,254 and feeding bulls £1,980.

In the breeding section cows and calves sold at up to £2,480 and strong feeding cows sold at £2,700.

There was a decent turnout of 144 finished cattle with trade easily maintaining recent levels.

Top figures 446p and £3070 per head.

The 66 heifers averaged 379p/kg and £2,248 per head.

The 45 steers averaged 376p/kg and a hefty £2,434 per head.

OTM cattle were out in force with 125 on offer.  Top figures 412p and £3,378 per head.  The average emerged at a solid 278.7p/kg and £1816 per head.

A decent show of 59 calves saw tremendous competition with bulls to £755 and heifers £585.

In the sheep section trade was solid with 253 Spring lambs selling to a maximum of 382p/kg and £171.39 per head.

The SQQ average 340.7p.

There were 797 finished hoggs, an end of season sample with quality very variable.  Top figures 350p/kg and £180.69 per head.

The SQQ average came out at 303.5 pence.

Finally, the cull sheep with a good turnout of 407 on offer.

Ewes sold to £262 to average an outstanding £163.69 per head.

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125 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall ave 278.7p/kg or £1816

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)     

A good show of cows and trade as dear as ever.  Cow meat is very much in demand with all the regulars bidding hard to secure numbers.  While this level of trade exists, the best way to market your cows is on their legs in Bakewell Livestock Market where every kilo is weighed and paid for. Top call today was 412p for a pure Blue (33 mnths) for C Whittaker, Glossop with the best cows at 378p for 2 Limmys (7yrs) for Charlie & Darren Smithem, Pilsley.  Please keep the numbers coming and if you would like any more information on how we market cows in Bakewell, give me a call on 07801 530899.

Results:

Gross Prices:

42 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 261p

A serious trade again.

4 OTM Clean 292-315p

Best Cows 280-288p (11 over £2000)

Big Holsteins 265-280p

Plainer sorts 230-250p

Only a handful under 220p

The best today:

8 OTM Bulls

6 OTM Steers

144 FINISHED CATTLE ave 375.6p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Good numbers and trade was strong from the word go and no sign of dead weight drops or waiting lists at Bakewell.

33 Young Bulls ave 368.5p/kg

Better bulls still well over £4/kg to a high of 430 and 428p for suckler bred sorts from Keith Harrop.  5 B/W’s sold to 347p for Messrs Parnell, Littleover.

Results:

Gross Prices:

45 Steers ave 375.3p

Remarkable to sell with some lovely loads about today and trade marvellous.  PJ Blackshaw won the race at 446p (£2988) for a heavyweight Blond with John Grummett at 435 and 428p and Hazledine Farms at 420p.  14 Natives had Angus to 372p and Hereford to 366p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

66 Heifers ave 376.3p/kg

Good to sell with butchers and wholesalers alike wanting and needing cattle.  Top of the market was a lovely red Limmy from the Wells family at Monyash at 442p (£2811) with all the better sorts easily 400p+.  14 Natives had Herefords to 390p, Angus to 370p and a Galloway at 390p and even a Wagyu at 380p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

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

An excellent entry of 519 attracted plenty of interest and maintained recent price levels, although auctioneers had to work rather harder to achieve them.

Values have not yet been eroded by concerns about the lack of rain, but it is clearly on many people’s minds.

The sale commenced with some 37 Breeding Cattle included:

39 Feeding Bulls

Sample Results:

235Steers ave £1463

Plenty of interest at all levels of age, quality & price with a strong trade from start to finish.

Small cattle looking particularly dear.

The following prices indicate the strength of trade.

Sample Results:

208 Heifers  Ave £1254

Plenty to choose from with some smart individuals and some level bunches. All selling well with the following results to prove it.

Sample Results:

59 CALVES (Auctioneer Natasha Hall)

A bumper entry of 59 calves on offer.  Bulls to £755 and heifers to £585.

An excellent trade on all types to follow last week.

A Lim bull topped today’s price at £755 closely followed by £720 for a Lim, both from WJ & DM Madin.

Top ten bulls to average £620

A Lim heifer topped at £585 with a B Blue heifer at £500.

Top ten heifers averaged £460

Bulls

Lim                      £755     WJ & DM Madin

Lim                      £720     WJ & DM Madin

B Blue                 £670     TW Kent & Co

AA                        £625     WB & DE Gyte

Hfd                       £540     J Cawser

Hfrs

Lim                      £585     D Fotherby

B Blue                 £500     BD Hudson

B Blue                 £500     GW & WL Neville

B Blue                 £480     JE & CM Fletcher

Hfd                       £470     AP Critchlow

1050 LAMBS, 407 EWES & RAMS & 2 STORE SHEEP

(Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A total entry of 1459 sheep included 253 Spring lambs with demand for the best fleshed sorts good throughout.  Best light weight sorts peaked at 382p/kg with butchers lambs to 378p/kg and heavyweights to 358p/kg.

Overall average 340.78p/kg

Leading Prices:

Averages:

In the Old Season Lambs quality was mixed with a large proportion of overweight sorts on offer.  Best butchers types to 350p/kg, heavies to 312p/kg and overweights to 306p/kg.  Overall average 303.58p/kg.

Leading Prices:

Averages:

407 Ewes and  Rams

(Auctioneers Mark Elliott & Holly Swift)

A great entry and trade still strong for every breed.

407 cull ewes and rams to top at £266 for a texel tup from the Hadfield Family, with ewes following close behind at £262 for a pen of 7 texel ewes from the Broughs with his second pen selling at £256.

392 ewes averaged £164 up £10 on the week, with the top ten pens averaging £234. Heavy mules to £190 and plenty of half meated sheep well above the £150 mark.

15 tups averaged £199, with the top ten lots averaging £212.

Ewes to £262 ave £163.69

Tups to £266 ave £199.20