Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

The usual very quiet Tuesday market with small numbers of stock on offer with 89 cattle and 477 sheep.

Sufficient buyers were present, however, to ensure a more satisfactory trade.

There were 41 store cattle on offer all well bid for with sample prices later in this report.  Steers to £1,990, heifers to £2,180 and bulls to £1,680.

30 finished cattle forward with top figures 427p/kg and £2,562 per head.

The averages for the 17 heifers were 365.8p and £2,394 per head – a very satisfactory result in uncertain times.

Just 13 OTM cattle with the best on offer to 310p/kg and £2,217 per head.  The average looked a bit middling at 229.7p, but reflects the quality of the entry.

5 calves with heifers to £710 and the best bull on offer to £350.

A bit of all sorts in the sheep department starting with 24 Spring lambs, these topped at 620p/kg and £257.50 per head.  The SQQ average was 570.2 pence making a typical lamb in the 39-45kg bracket worth £222.75.

The selection of 387 hoggs included a good many ‘last of the season’ consignments.  The best on offer reached 472p/kg and £225.14 per head.

The SQQ figure was 404.0p making a typical lamb in the 39-45 bracket worth £179.11.

Only 66 cull sheep with ewes to £260 average £175.

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Forthcoming Fixtures

Thursday 9^th April – Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale

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We have been asked to inform you that

The Funeral for

Philip Hooley

Will be held on

Wednesday 15^th April at 11am

at St Saviour’s, Wildboarclough

After at Ryles Arms, Hollin Lane, Sutton.

Clare & Lisa would like to invite as many friends of their Dad’s to attend the celebration of his life and after at Ryles Arms to share their memories

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13 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall ave 229.7p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Only a short entry and prices up to scratch

Results:

28 FINISHED CATTLE ave 361.6p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Short on numbers, but plenty of buyers to take the numbers.

2 Young Bulls ave 369.5p/kg

Results:

11 Steers ave 352.1p/kg

Results:

17 Heifers ave 365.8p/kg

Results:

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)

Just a modest entry of head.  Buyers present for all classes of cattle and decent results obtained as demonstrated by the following examples.

Feeding Bulls

Sample Prices:

Steers

Sample Results:

Heifers

Sample Results:

5 CALVES (Auctioneer Natasha Hall)

A very reduced entry of calves due to the Bank Holiday.

A smart B Blue heifer to top at £710 from TN Palfreyman & Son.

Bulls topped at £350 for a Longhorn from W Bradbury.

B/W to a top of £200.

Bulls

L Horn                £350     W Bradbury

Holst                   £200     W Bradbury

Holst                   £180     W Bradbury

Hfrs

B Blue                 £710     TN Palfreyman & Son

411 LAMBS, 66 EWES & RAMS & 11 CADE LAMBS

(Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A total entry of 488 sheep included 24 Spring lambs to start the sale with very brisk bidding to a top of 620p/kg and £258/head, overall average 570.24p/kg

Leading Prices

Standard           To 620p/kg       Ave 587.46p/kg

Medium             To 592p/kg       Ave 544.78p/kg

In the old season lambs a total of 387 included a large proportion of heavy and overweights.

Best butchers lambs to 472p/kg with lighter weight butchers lambs to 468p/kg to a top gross of £225/head.

Overall average 404.05p/kg.

Leading Prices

Averages

Ewes & Rams

In the cull ewes just 66 on offer with demand up on recent weeks with the overall average up £13/head on last week.  Best Texels to £260 for both Richard Wartig and Belper Skip Hire with others to £252 and £250.  Best meated Swales to over £100/head.

Ewes to £260 ave £175.14