Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

Another sweltering day with temperatures in the high twenties and stock numbers at Summer levels with 1,003 sheep and 613 cattle on offer.

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BLUETONGUE NEWS

The 1^st July is a critical date because from now on the whole of England becomes one zone meaning that for movements of livestock within England no tests or licences are needed.

The situation with regard to Wales and Scotland continues to change, but as things stand there are serious concerns that Welsh buyers will not be able to purchase English sheep at the Autumn sales.

With regard to Bluetongue vaccinations, we continue to recommend that farmers should contact their vet for advice on protecting their stock.

If you have any Bluetongue related queries, speak to Alastair Sneddon on 07973 982441 or ring the Bakewell Office on 01629 812777

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The store and breeding cattle section had a decent seasonal entry of 321 head and there were sufficient buyers present to ensure a brisk trade from start to finish, Steers topped at £2,460 with heifers to £2,010 and young bulls to £1,800.

In the breeding section a Simmental cow and calf outfit made £4,000.

There was a useful turnout of 134 finished cattle with trade well up to expectations, top figures 429p/kg and £3,455 with the average for the 59 heifers at 366.8p/kg and £2,186 per head.

A few more OTM cattle forward with a total of 121 on offer.  Top figures 346p/kg and £3,328 per head.

The average emerged at 267.4p/kg with a per head figure looking strong at £1,731.

38 calves on offer with trade at unprecedented levels.  Bulls sold to £860 with heifers to £600.

The sheep section attracted some 706 Spring lambs with the best on offer to 368p/kg and £178.20 per head.

The SQQ average was a solid 342.5 pence.  It remains to be seen how the trade will compare with other centres as the week progresses.

Only a handful of hoggs as supplies dry to a tickle, the best on offer sold to 338p/kg and £165 per head.

Cull sheep in fairly short supply with 230 forward and ewes to £218 to average a hefty £154.58.

We have been asked to inform you that

The Funeral for

Dennis Kaye

of

Lapwater Farm, Sheffield

Will be held at

Grenoside Crematorium

On

Thursday 17^th July

At 12.30pm
afterwards at the

Old Red Lion at Grenoside.

Forthcoming Fixtures

Thursday 3^rd July: 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

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ALREADY ENTERED FOR MONDAY 7^TH JULY

30 Blonde & B Blue Bulls, 12-14 Mths, out of A Angus & Here Cows

35 Blonde & B Blue Hfrs, 12-14 Mths, out of A Angus & Here Cows

34 2/3 to Pure Bred Lim Hfrs, 9-18 Mths

3 B Blue Hfrs, 9-18 Mths

2 Char Hfrs, 9-18 Mths

121 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall ave 267.5p/kg or £1731

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

The average back a couple of pence but I can’t see where because they actually felt dearer and most commentators thought that they were.  All the better sorts still north of £3/kilo with the best price being 346p or £3329 for a superb red roaned Limmy x cow from Jack Blackshaw with all of the biggest fleshed cows over £2200.  Cows look to have stabilised with the next movement likely to be up, so if you have cows to sell, now is the time to sort through any passengers and show them in Bakewell to a large audience of buyers for processing or further feeding.

Results:

Gross Prices:

50 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 241p

Plenty of plainer old girls on offer today, but trade on the whole unchanged.

1 OTM clean 296p £2592

Better cows generally 255-286p

Big Holsteins 240-250p

Plainer parlour sorts 230-240p

Only the plainest under 220p

The best today:

3 OTM Bulls

6 OTM Steers

134 FINISHED CATTLE ave 355.2p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Similar numbers to last week with some cattle perhaps a little dearer and the in-spec cattle very good to sell.

This week we saw the return of the ‘Bakewell Ballot’ for the finished cattle, this was drawn in the ring at 11am.  This will be repeated weekly.

27 Young Bulls ave 325.9p/kg

No special average but only a handful of suckler types on offer that sold away well.  Messrs Baxter, Copt Oak had the best of the day with a Derbyshire bred Limmy at 417p (£2919) closely followed by Phil & Emma Watson at 409p and 390p.  17 B/W’s in the entry today and all sold well but did nothing to enhance the averages.

Results:

Gross Prices:

48 Steers ave 357.9p

Four over £4 and plenty more 380-400p and trade on the whole good and plenty of appetite from the buyers.  Hazledine farms returned to the top prices and had their suckler bred Limmys at 415,404, 396 and 395p.  John Grummet had 408p for his heavyweight and John Ottewell showed steers at 400p.  14 natives had Angus to 378p and Longhorns also at 378p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

59 Heifers ave 366p/kg

More appetite amongst the buyers and consequently higher prices.  Geoff & Stan Evans was top of the tree at 429 and 428p for posh butchers heifers with a whole host of others top side of £4/kilo.  20 Natives today had Herefords to 366p, Angus to 398p and Shorthorns to 372p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

321 STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)

A good show of 321 head on offer and contained some better sorts than last week.

Trade was very strong for the quality cattle and there were some excellent runs allowing good level bunches to be offered.  This helped speed the progress of the sale allowing prompt loading of stock on what was a very hot day.

The sale started with a selection of Breeding Cattle including:

37 Feeding Bulls

Sample Results:

164 Steers ave £1467

A good selection with enough buying power operating to ensure a sharp trade throughout with all categories selling well.

Sample Results:

96 Heifers ave £1256

Some fine cattle in the entry achieving excellent prices, but all categories well bid for.

Sample Results:

38 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

Trade possibly even dearer than last week for a generally good show of quality calves.

Bulls saw B Blues to £860 and heifers of the same breed to £600.

Just a small entry of B/W’s but plenty of interest to a top of £100.

Bulls

B Blue                 £860     J Cawser, Uttoxeter

B Blue                 £770     J & J Walton & Sons, Tideswell

B Blue                 £730     RE Poyser & Son, Onecote

Lim                      £740     J Cawser, Uttoxeter

AA                        £370     JW Brandrick & Son, Beamhurst

Sim                      £350     JR & JA Marsden, Hathersage

Hfd                       £340     L Hadfield & Sons, Peak Forest

Hfd                       £320     AP Critchlow, Wheston

Hfrs

B Blue                 £600     JC Cawser, Uttoxeter

Char                    £530     FW Hall & Sons, Sutton on the Hill

773 SPRING LAMBS & 231 EWES & RAMS

(Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A similar entry of 1004 sheep included 531 new season lambs.  Demand good for the heavier weight sorts with smaller types harder to sell.  Best butchers types to 368p/kg with heavyweights to 362p/kg and overweights to 358p/kg with top gross of £178.20/head.  Overall average 342.5p/kg.

Leading Prices:

230 Ewes and Rams

(Auctioneers Mark Elliott & Holly Swift)

A good entry of ewes and the weather conditions extremely hot with quality generally good throughout and trade strong.

The average up just a few pounds on last week.  Top price £218 for Bernard Archer at Sutton on the Hill with the Yates family at Kedleston at £210.

7 vendors with ewes £201 and over.

Best Mules over £180 and strongest Suffolks in the £200 range.  Some well fleshed Swales in the £120/head bracket looking well sold but reflecting their finish.

Cast tups good to sell to a top of £196 for a Texel from the Hibbert family at Quarndon.

Ewes to £218 ave £154.58         

Tups to £196  ave £135.71