Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

Not quite as busy as last week with 695 cattle and 1261 sheep on offer.

446 Store & Breeding cattle forward with prices leaping up to a new level and several market records broken.

Store steers peaked at £1,570 to average £1,000.41, the highest figure ever for a regular Monday Market.  Heifers sold to £1,560 with the average at £884.88.

In the breeding section in calf Lim cross heifers sold to £1,880 and £1,820, cows & calves to £2,180 and a 62 mnth old Limousin stock bull to £2,200.

If you have store cattle to sell and want a word before booking them in, speak to Alastair Sneddon on 07973 982441.

There were 96 cattle in the finished section with trade at a level to encourage the store purchasers.

Top figures 271p/kg and £1,795 with the heifer average looking good at 224p for the 44 examples on offer.

Another decent entry of 106 OTM cattle.  Top figures 220p and £1,737 with the average at a remarkable 153.4p.

A few more calves forward with 47 in total and looking well sold.  Bulls to £400 and heifers £360.

In the sheep section supplies of old season lambs are dwindling and spring lambs are still in short supply.  Both factors that are ensuring that prices are maintained.

There were 83 spring lambs on offer with the best reaching 396p and £155.43 per head.  The SQQ average emerged at 338.5p.

Old Season Lambs span a great range of quality at this time of the year.  The best on offer sold to 380p and £170.05 per head with the SQQ at an outstanding 320p.

Cull sheep not particularly plentiful and the 293 on offer sold exceptionally well with ewes to £156 ave £103.60

Notices

We have been asked to inform you that Mr John Gould of Cliffe Farm, Chelmorten has passed away.

Forthcoming Fixtures

Thursday 22^nd April: Lunchtime Sheep Sale, See our Facebook page for special entries.

Friday 23^rd April: Orange Market, Sale of TB restricted cattle, catalogues are available on our website any enquiries please speak to Oliver Hiles

The next ‘Orange Sale for TB restricted cattle will be on Friday 21^st May, all enquiries speak to Oliver Hiles on 07801 580933.

PLEASE NOTE

For the avoidance of doubt, we will be holding the regular market on Monday 3^rd May.

FARM DISPERSALS

Friday 23^rd April – Burns Farm, Church Warsop, Mansfield

Friday 30^th April – Highfields Farm, Tamworth

106 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows Overall Average 153p or £1041

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles).

Trade remains sensational and looks to be the “new normal” as cows for the 4^th week average over 150p/kg or over £1000 head.  52 vendors today replying to my requests for cows and there would be no disappointment as cows were simply on fire again!

Top today was a superb 212 for an OTM clean Heifer (31mnths) from Sandy Hayes, Cromford with another Limousin clean Heifer (3 ½ yrs) at 200p (£1360) Best cows topped at 198p (£1370) for Paul Chadfield, with plenty of other good cows over 180p.  Angus to 182p, Hereford 170p, W Black to 179p and Highland to 146p.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

36 Black & White and ex-dairy cows Ave 131.5p/kg

Trade remarkable just as last week an many more could have been sold without affecting trade.

TOP 8 DAIRIES

5 OTM Bulls

1 OTM Steer

96 FINISHED CATTLE – overall average 215.1p (Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Even dearer than last week’s flyer with 36 vendors today selling to 18 different accounts, including a couple of returning customers.

21 Finished Bulls ave 203.1p/kg

More on offer matching last week’s trade.  2 best Lims topped at 250p/kg for PJ Dale, Derby followed closely by Nigel Birch at 248p and Mark Hambleton at 240p.  Friesians sold to 193p and Shorthorn to 186p

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

31 Steers – overall average 211.4p/kg

A lift in the average to last week but less native and B/W about.  Prices peaked at 254p or £1717 for a very smart Limousin from Dennis Prince, Ecton with Nigel at 250p and Don Lownds at 249p (£1693).  Hereford to 213p and B/W to 182p.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

44 Finished Heifers – overall average 220.4p/kg

Similar numbers and trade with the best actually dearer on the week.  Prices topped at 271p for a tremendous Limmy from Messrs Hollinshead, Lichfield and closely followed at 270p for another Lim from Peter Gaunt, Dronfield and both were purchased by RW Walmsley, Quality Butchers at Catterton, York.  Stuart Wainwright had 269p and Nigel Birch 258p.  5 Hereford to 211p/kg and 2 S Horn non breeders at 180p.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)

An impressive entry of 446 stores which included some superb cattle which sold at very remarkable prices.

Everyone is concerned about the continuing dry weather and cold nights but there was no sign of this affecting the trade.

We had some lovely level lots with bunches of up to 10 animals filling the ring and giving buyers the opportunity to ‘push the boat out’ and secure a decent lot at one go.

A few more vendors in the market today representing their cattle albeit at a safe distance.  Everyone did as was asked and their co-operation was much appreciated.

The sale started with breeding cattle and we were blessed with some fine examples which sold well and set the trend for the rest of the sale.

There was another consignment of in calf Lim x heifers from GC & BJ Cresswell of Atlow out of their British Friesian milk cows and in calf to a Lim stock bull for June, the attracted plenty of interest selling at:

There were 42 Feeding Bulls with examples as follows:

208 Steers ave £1000.41

A record average for a Monday sale the result of two factors, firstly a wonderful sample of cattle and secondly an outstanding level of trade pushing the best on offer over £1500 an unheard of price in the store ring.

The following results indicate the level of trade:

173 Heifers ave £884

A good selection to suit buyers at all levels with a very strong trade from start to finish.  Buyers operating for feeding, breeding and grazing animals.

Sample Results:

47 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

Another sharp trade for all types with B Blue bulls to £400 twice and Charolais heifers to £360.

Second quality sorts equally as keenly sought after and the B/W up a gear today to a top of £175.

Could all ARLA producers please indicate so on their entry form.

1261 Sheep including 942 Finished Lambs, 293 Ewes & Rams & 26 Store Sheep

(Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A total entry of 1261 head of sheep included 83 Spring lambs and 859 old season lambs.  The best butchers Spring lambs peaked at 396p/kg with an overall average of 338.54p/kg.

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

In the old season lambs 859 on offer saw a mixed show with best export types peaking at 380p/kg (£170/head) heavy weight butchers lambs to 330p/kg (£168/head) and overweight butchers lambs to 338p/kg (£180/head).  The overall average of 320.03p/kg included several pens of horned lambs.

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

Cull Sheep

In the cull sheep a total of 293 on offer.  Trade still off the clock with best continental ewes peaking at £156 (twice) with others to £155 with 10 lots over £145/head.  Heavy Mule ewes in the £100-£121 and big woodland ewes to £99.

Cast Ewes        To: £156          Ave: £103.60

Cast Rams       To: £133          Ave: £94.30

Despite having a dedicated day on Thursday to sell ewes and lambs we still had 26 head on offer with Mule doubles to £120, Suffolk x doubles to £120 and Texel single to £86.