Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

Another wet and windy Monday with 666 cattle and 1,627 sheep on offer.

Trade generally good with most sections close to last week’s averages.

The exception was the store & breeding cattle, they looked a good price last week, but things have moved up a notch.

We appealed for entries last week and the vendors responded well with a larger turnout of 367.

Fresh buyers were operating and there was fierce competition at all price levels.

Steers sold to £2,540 average £1,703, heifers to £2,180 ave £1,472 and feeding bulls reached £2,380 to average £1,360.

In the breeding section cows r/w bull sold to £1,900 and a 56 month old Char stock bull made £3,200.

Finished cattle numbers down a bit at 127.  Trade solid with the best to 478p/kg and £3,441.76.

The average for the 63 heifers was 366.1 pence, a shade less than last week.

131 OTM cattle on offer with top figures 355p/kg and £2,705 per head.

The average looked good at 250.0p and £1,652 per head.

39 calves this week with demand very keen bulls sold to £680 and heifers £630.

In the sheep section decent entry of 1,229 hoggs peaked at 421p/kg and £200.36 per head.

The SQQ average was a touch better than last week and lambs in the 39-45kg range averaged £151.47.

A larger entry of 390 cull sheep saw ewes selling to £264 to average £134.75.

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

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Forthcoming Fixtures

Thursday 19^th February – Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale

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We have been asked to inform you that

The Funeral of

Mick Lilley

Will be held at

St Mary’s Church, Greasley

on

Tuesday 3^rd March at 2pm

131 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall ave 250.1p/kg or £1652

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

A good show of cows again and trade very similar on the week, although the average is a little less, trade was not.  Obviously, there are a lot of cows about nationally at present, but they are needed and wanted with a full line up of processors and further feeders looking to own your cows.  Top price today was 355 and 353p for 2 OTM heifers (31 mnths) from Graham Locker, Boylestone with other OTM heifers at 346 and 330p with the best cow at 325p for a pure Baz cow from Craig Wint, Alton with other good cows 280p plus.

Results:

Gross Prices:

78 Black & White and ex dairy cows 60% of total entry ave 234p

Trade well up to scratch

3 OTM Heifers 278-318p

Better cows 250-270p

Big Holsteins 240-250p

Parlour type cows 220-240p

Plainest end 200-220p

The best today:

1 OTM Bull

10 OTM Steers 

127 FINISHED CATTLE ave 360.5p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Less about and a solid trade throughout with the butchers heifers ‘off the clock today’.

27 Young Bulls ave 350.1p/kg

Trade excellent again with all accounts catered for, but could have done with some more handy weighted, suckler bred, smart bulls.  Trade peaked at 417p on 2 occasions for suckler bred Limousins for Messrs Mosley & Messrs Fearn.

Results:

Gross Prices:

37 Steers ave 358.6p/kg

All shapes, sizes and ages on offer from the very best suckler to some plainer end and over 30 mnths.  Denly Allen (Matt Langton) had a lovely of 4 today at 419, 416, 406 and 388p.

Results:

Gross Prices

63 Heifers ave 366.1p/kg

A grand show of heifers and at the top end trade was outstanding.  Ben Langton showed all the others how to perform with a lovely homebred Limousin at 15 months topping the day at 478p/kg with a stronger Blond from James Mellor, Chinley at 462p, both selling to Rob Foster, AKA The Frustrated Farmer for his butchers shops in Retford & Bakewell.

Results:

Gross Prices:

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

A good turnout of 367 store & breeding cattle as vendors responded to the call for entries.

They were rewarded with fantastic prices right through the sale with all types finding a ready market.

The sale commenced with a run of suckler cows that had ran with the bull.  These attracted plenty of interest.

Sample prices:

58 Feeding Bulls

A particularly large entry of 58 feeding bulls generated fierce competition.

Sample Prices:

138 Steers ave £1703

A phenomenal trade from start to finish with weaned calves setting the tone and stronger cattle hitting the highlights.  The overall average at £1,703 tells its own story.

If you have stores to sell, do not hesitate –  Bakewell buyers would love the chance to bid at them.

Any questions, speak to Alastair Sneddon on 07973 982441.

156 Heifers ave £1472

A wonderful average for a mixed selection, but buyers present to deal with all eventualities and a great day’s trade.

Level bunches definitely commanding a distinct premium.

Match them up if you can.

Sample Results:

39 CALVES (Auctioneers Natasha Hall & Ivor Lowe)

A similar entry of calves this week but strong money for all classes and breeds.

TN Palfreyman & Son led the way with their British Blue bull topping at £680 followed by F Mycock & Sons with a British Blue bull at £640.  Heifers dearer on the week with a British Blue at £630 and £625 from TN Palfreyman & Son.

A super trade for B/W’s topping at £255 and a reared steer at 4 months old achieved £465.

A small entry of reared calves topping at £760 for a 4 month old British Blue steers from J Elkin.

Bulls

B Blue                 £680     TN Palfreyman & Son

B Blue                 £640     F Mycock & Sons

B Blue                 £620     TN Palfreyman & Son

AA                        £575     JE & CM Fletcher & Co

Hfd                       £455     D Fotherby & Sons

Hfrs

B Blue                 £630     TN Palfreyman & Son

B Blue                 £625     TN Palfreyman & Son

B Blue                 £560     TN Palfreyman & Son

Lim                      £520     JB Drabble

Hfd                       £385     D Fotherby & Sons

1229 LAMBS, 390 EWES & RAMS & 8 STORE SHEEP

(Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A total of 1627 sheep on offer today included 1229 lambs.  Demand very good throughout with only the big lambs hard to sell.  Best butchers lambs peaked at 421p/kg with 7 pens over 400p/kg to average 352.64p/kg, up slightly on last week.

Leading Prices

Averages

390 Ewes & Rams

Auctioneers Mark Elliott & Holly Swift)

Good numbers but a very varied entry with a good show of well fleshed ewes at the top end but perhaps a higher proportion of horned types when compared to the last 2 Mondays.

Generally, the trade strong particularly for the best end.  Top price for Les Hadfield at £264 with a smart Texel with the Jones family and Harry Young all with £250 and above for their dearest pens.  The top 8 pens averaged £231 per head.

There were runs of Mules forward but in fairness virtually no heavy framed biggest types.  Medium Mules in the £140 mark.

The weather is telling now on the plain old ewes and lack of flesh obviously affects price.

In the rams a good number of 30 forward with spirited bidding.  Better Texel tups £189-£207, plainer light weight Texels £95-£120.

Ewes average £135.81               100% clearance

Rams average £148.71              100% clearance