Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

A few more stock about for the market before the August Bank Holiday break.

Next week the market is on Tuesday 26^th August and we shall be at Hope Show on Bank Holiday Monday.

With regard to numbers there were 681 cattle and 1,849 sheep.

The store and breeding cattle section was well supported with a total of 397 head.

Despite the continuing drought with many acres looking very parched, trade was just as strong as we have seen it in recent weeks.

Steers sold to £2,610 ave £1,534, Heifers to £2,450 ave £1,513 and feeding bulls to £2,750, an Angus Stock Bull sold at £3,300.

There were 106 finished cattle with trade much as last week for a rather mixed sample.

The best on offer reached 423p/kg and £3,234 per head.

The 41 heifers – always a good barometer of the trade averaged 385.3 pence per kilo and £2,352 per head.

In the OTM section there were 98 on offer with trade somewhat sharper, top figures 412p/kg and £3,237 per head.  With regard to averages they were 257p/kg and £1,643 per head, a highly satisfactory result.

The calf department had a good day with 80 calves on offer, bulls sold to £690 and heifers £660.

The sheep section was the busiest we have seen for several months with a total of 1,849 on offer.

The 1,340 lambs sold on a solid trade with the best to 390p and £195.84/head.

The SQQ looked good at a robust 330.2 pence making a typical lamb in the 45-52kg backet worth £160.42.

Cull sheep numbers were also well up with 489 forward, Ewes sold to £270 to average £124.44.

Forthcoming Fixtures

Thursday 21^st August: Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale & Store Lamb Sale

DISEASE PRECAUTIONS

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May we respectfully ask that you use the footbaths and boot wash in order to reduce the risk

98 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall ave 257.1p/kg or £1643

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Up 7 pence on the week

Trade better after a couple of harder weeks they have sprung back with the average 7 pence more on the week and they certainly felt better to sell.  More cows over £3/kilo today with a high of 412p for a superb Limousin heifer from Margaret Heath, Hazlewood £2842 with their cow 350p (£2373).  A big Charolais cow, 8 yrs grossing £3013 for Geoff Goodwin Wetley Rocks.  Buyers for all types today including keeping cows with some buyers looking for leaner cows to feed and improve.

Results:

Gross Prices:

40 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 225p

Dearer on the week like all cows today.

8 best cows 243-268p

Big Holsteins 230-240p

Smaller or parlour cows dearer 210-230p

Only a few under 200p

The best today:

3 OTM Bulls

4 OTM Steers

106 FINISHED CATTLE ave 371.2p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Similar numbers to last week but nowhere near enough for the level of trade at present with all of the wholesalers as well as a number of butchers working hard to secure cattle.

37 Young Bulls ave 356.4p/kg

Once again, some lovely bulls on offer with a top call of 439p (even more than last week) for Steven Jones with a couple at 437p for Binns Bros, Stoke Heath.

Results:

Gross Prices:

28 Steers ave 371.3p

A lot less steers on offer but they really are some trade at present.  Top price of 408p for 3 different vendors, all with suckler bred Limmys.  8 natives today to 390p for Beef Shorthorns and 372p for a Hereford.

Results:

Gross Prices:

41 Heifers ave 385.4p/kg

Some lovely heifers on offer and the butchers were there in force with representatives from Hayfield, Oldham, Leek and Stoke on Trent butchers shops.  Top call today was 423p (£2749) for a lovely sort from Peter Gaunt Dronfield with all the better sorts 410p plus.  10 natives saw Herefords to 372p and Angus to 370p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

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

A decent entry of almost 400 head sold yet again on a magnificent trade regardless of the dry conditions and concerns about forthcoming shortages of fodder and straw.

All categories of cattle were in great demand from the reared calves up to the short finish types.

The sale started with 27 Breeding Stock which attracted great interest and produced notable results as follows:

37 Feeding Bulls

Sample Results:

178 Steers ave £1534

A great trade from start to finish with plenty of interest showing for all types.

Angus crosses as usual attracting plenty of bidders.

Sample Results:

155 Heifers ave £1513

A cracking trade for both individuals and bunches as the following results will demonstrate.

Sample Results:

80 CALVES (Auctioneer Natasha Hall)

Trade has been on fire for all types and sizes.

The entry of bulls topped at £690 for a Lim from D Fotherby & Sons, very closely followed behind by a Lim at £685 from SG Potter.  Top 10 bulls ave £627.50.

Heifers topped at £525 twice for a Lim from S & LM Kirby and a Blue from RE Poyser & Son.

Top 10 heifers ave £506.50.

B/W calves topped at £365 from GJ Tideswell.

Bulls

Lim                      £690     D Fotherby & Sons

Lim                      £685     SG Potter

Lim                      £670     D Fotherby & Sons

B Blue                 £660     J & J Walton & Sons

Lim                      £640     MR Kidd

Lim                      £640     MR Kidd

Hfrs

Lim                      £525     S & LM Kirby

B Blue                 £525     RE Poyser & Son

Lim                      £515     TN Palfreyman & Son

Lim                      £500     D Fotherby & Sons

B Blue                 £500     J & J Walton & Sons

1344 SPRING LAMBS, 489 EWES & RAMS & 16 STORE SHEEP

(Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A very good show of 1849 sheep included 1344 lambs.  Demand for the best well fed big lambs still very briskly bid for to a top of 390p/kg,

384p for heavy butchers lambs and top gross of £195.84/head.  Overall average 330.26p/kg.

Leading Prices:

Averages

489 Ewes and Rams

(Auctioneers Mark Elliott & Holly Swift)

A good entry and bidders for everything.

The best ewes a strong trade with the strong meated Mules particularly also good to sell.

Top price £270 for a long shapely Texel from the Cartledge Family, Doveholes (see picture).

Plenty of ewes past £185 and the best 10 pens levelled at £229.60.

Strong Mules to just under £200 but they had to be big frames with not too much fat.  Medium but fleshed Mules £138-£158 per head.

Several buyers out for grazing sorts regardless of breed which saw a strong trade throughout.

In the rams top price £252 for a strong Texel with others at £239 and £228.

Ewes to £270 ave £124.00       

Tups to £252 ave £202.00

Overall average £126.83