Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

A snowy morning and with temperatures down to -8 it did not deter farmers from bringing stock to market and we ended up with 424 cattle and 1,670 sheep.

By the time buyers were on the road travelling conditions were a little easier and most regulars were on parade.

The store & breeding section was a bit light on numbers with only 153 head on offer, but quality was good and trade very strong.

Steers reached £2,300 with a fantastic average of £1,698 a tribute to the quality of the offering.

Heifers made up to £2,300 to average a very satisfactory £1,531.  In the feeding bulls section, the top price was £2,000 to average £1,238.

Only one cow and a calf – a ped Sim with a 3 week old calf that sold at £2,250.

Finished cattle were out in force with 124 in total.  Top figures 458p/kg and £3,282 per head.

The average for the 51 heifers was a solid 386.6 pence and £2,466 per head.

A good show of 108 OTM cattle saw top figures of 330p and £2,914 per head.

The average was a considerable increase on recent weeks with 243.8 pence and £1,537 per head.

A cold day for calves with only 39 on offer but trade clearly hot with bulls to £770 and heifers £680.

The sheep section was well supported with 1,670 in total.

The 1,413 hoggs looked well sold with top figures of 380p/kg and £204.40 per head.

The SQQ average was 330p/kg making a typical lamb in the 39-45kg bracket worth £142.52.

Not a bad turn out of 257 cull sheep with ewes to £240 to average £139.20.

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Forthcoming Fixtures

Thursday 8^th January – Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale, Flock Dispersal & Special Entries

108 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall ave 243.8p/kg or £1537

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

A good entry for the first sale and a strong trade.  Possibly a little better than before Christmas with all the regulars back in harness and wanting cattle.  11 best over 300 pence with a top of 330p for a 31 month old Limousin heifer from Nigel Mosley, Stannington, the best cow at 324p for a Limousin, 6 yrs from David Goddard (S & D Fearn).  Cows are good to sell and trade regularly gets stronger as we progress towards the Spring.  If you have cattle to sell, give me a call and I will give any help and advice I can.

Results:

Gross Prices:

62 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 224.5p

OTM Heifers 256-270p

Best Cows 247-265p

Big Holsteins 230-240p

Leaner Parlour Cows 210-230p

Plainest end under 210p

The best today:

1 OTM Bull

5 OTM Steers 

124 FINISHED CATTLE ave 374.6p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

A grand entry for the first week of the year with all buyers back after the Christmas break as well as 6/7 butchers after s few special heifers.

30 Young Bulls ave 385p/kg

Good numbers and a tremendous average for the quality entry.  14 best over 400 pence and 7 bigger bulls over £3000.  John Ottewell won the day with bulls at 436p (£3235) and 429p (£3277) with a trio of suckler from the Poplars at 433, 421 and £420p (£3158).

Results:

Gross Prices:

43 Steers ave 353.6p/kg

All shapes and sizes including a number of bigger bullocks today.  Peter Gaunt had 408p with the best end generally 375-390p.  15 Natives saw S Horns to 390p and Angus to 376p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

51 Heifers ave 386.7p/kg

22 over 400p

A super average but some well fed cattle in the mix today.  Don Lowds (last in the ring) sold to 458p for a smart and handy weighted Limousin that sold to Ian Meakin, butchers in Leek.  Peter Gaunt had 431,426 and 421p etc for his run.  Charlotte Hadfield had 430p for her best with a couple from John Kunica at 427 and 420p.  8 Natives saw Angus to 397p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)

A modest entry of 153 started the New Year nicely with some excellent quality bunches and very satisfactory prices.

It always takes a week or two to build up numbers after Christmas with TB testing a significant factor.

Only one outfit in the breeding section, a Ped Sim Cow, 63 mnths with a 17 day old calf from DB Smithem, Pilsley and it sold for £2,250.

11 Feeding Bulls

A mixed sample, but with notable prices as follows:

85 Steers ave £1698

A great selection with some superb bunches which sold extremely well.

Sample Results:

55 Heifers ave £1531

Some fine examples with prices to match as finishers fight hard to restock their yards.

Sample Results:

39 CALVES (Auctioneer Natasha Hall)

The first Monday market of the New Year and what a trade the calves have been.  A total of 39 calves entered with 26 bulls averaging £443 and 13 heifers averaging £422.

Bulls topped at £770 for a 2 month old Blond x from SG Potter.

A British Blue topping the heifers at £680 from TN Palfreyman & Son.

Bulls

Blond x               £770     SG Potter

B Blue                 £705     E Morten & Sons

B Blue                 £690     TN Palfreyman & Son

B Blue                 £675     G & R Waller Ltd

AA                        £560     G & L Belfield

Hfrs

B Blue                 £680     TN Palfreyman & Son

B Blue                 £540     E Morten & Son

Lim                      £510     BD Hudson

B Blue                 £505     WEJ & HJ Neville

AA                        £420     JM & D Shepherd & Sons

1413 LAMBS AND 257 EWES & RAMS

(Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A very good New Year entry of 1670 sheep included 1413 lambs.  Best butchers lambs sold to 380p/kg for 3 different pens with 10 pens over 372p/kg.  Top gross of £204.40/head.  Overall average 330.22p/kg.

Leading Prices

Averages

257 Ewes and Rams

(Auctioneers Mark Elliott & Holly Swift)

The adverse weather did not really affect numbers and vendors who came were well rewarded.

Top price £240 for Texels with others at £210 and £204.

The best Mules over £170 with plenty of cross breds £170-£190.

Horned ewes perhaps a little steadier but there were virtually no big frames forward.

Plenty of bidders for all categories and further feeding purchasers well represented.

Several big strong rams forward including Texels from Mark Hambleton to a top of £210 with others at £201 and £198.

246 ewes ave £140.84

11 rams ave £177.55 no plain types forward and 100% clearance