Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

A really good market day with 686 cattle and 1,700 sheep and a very satisfactory trade in all departments.

There were 385 store & breeding cattle on offer, an entry that included a notable consignment of 13 in calf heifers from Messrs G & M Limer of Taddington.  It is some indication of the confidence that farmers have in the future that these top quality animals sold at prices between £3,300 and £4,050 to average £3,823.

In the regular store section steers sold to £2,390 to average £1,787 with heifers to £2,200 ave £1,537.  Feeding bulls reached £2,000 to average £1,747 and a 44 month old Pedigree Limousin Stock Bull made £3,000.

Next Monday 26^th October we have a special entry of Limousin bulling heifers and a stock bull from Clark Farms at Ringinglow.

Finished cattle were out in force with a total of 151 on offer.  Trade has taken another lift with demand very strong from start to finish.

Top figures 480p/kg and £3,481 per head.

The average for the 66 heifers was a tremendous 392.1 pence and £2,405 per head.

102 OTM cattle this week with top figures 325p/kg and £3,207 per head.

The average was a solid 239.5p and £1,663 per head.

Calf numbers steady at 48, but trade very strong, Bulls to £895 and heifers to £630.

A good show of sheep totalling 1,700 in all.

1,160 lambs with top figures 385p and £207.70 per head.

The SQQ average was a solid 325.5p little different from last week.

This made a typical lamb in the 39-45kg bracket worth £142.19.

The were 537 cull ewes on offer, a selection which included a good many hill breeds and plainer sorts.

Top figures £262 to average £129.32.

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Forthcoming Fixtures

Thursday 22nd October – Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale

Friday 23^rd October – Store Sheep

Please note we have updated our policies regarding the unloading and loading livestock:

• Vendors/Hauliers are responsible for livestock until safely loaded onto the docks. It is the Vendor/Hauliers responsibility to chain and secure gates.

• Once unloaded, all livestock movements are under the direction and control of the Market Drovers.

• Vendors may assist with livestock movement at the discretion of the Drovers.

• Any assistance is voluntary, undertaken at the vendors own risk and must be in accordance with Drover instruction.

• We advise that Purchasers/Hauliers seek Drover assistance prior to loading cattle/sheep.

• If Purchasers/Hauliers choose to load livestock without Drover assistance, they do so voluntarily and at their own risk.

• It is the Purchasers/Hauliers responsibility to chain and secure gates.

• Please ensure that pass-out documentation matches animal identification prior to loading.

102 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall ave 239.5 pence or £1663

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Trade very strong once again with the average back on the week, but I can’t see why as they were equally as good as last week.  Top call of 325p (£2951) for a well fed and bred Limousin cow from the Wells Family, Monyash with 6 of those best red Limousins over 300p/kg.  Buyers once again for all classes with feeding cows looking well sold once again.

Results:

Gross Prices:

53 Black & Whites averaged 219p/kg

Good to sell again and no less money.

The best 245-281p

Holsteins with meat 230-240p

Parlour Holsteins 210-220p

The plainest end under £2.

The best today:

3 OTM Bulls

6 OTM Steers

151 FINISHED CATTLE Ave 377.3p/kg (Up 8 Pence)

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Even dearer than last weeks flyer with cattle definitely on the up at Bakewell.

37 Bulls Ave 357.1p

A few less bulls but an improved average and a stronger trade.  Mark Sweetmore topped the list at 420p (£2914) for a Blue with a heavyweight from Mark Shenton at £3368 (400p)

Results:

Gross Prices:

48 Steers Ave 374.1p/kg

A tremendous price with a lot of weight on offer with most cattle in the 650kg – 720kg weight category.  Lighter weight and serious quality Limousins to 438,435,421 and 411p/kg for 4 from William Kaye, Dunford Bridge.  13 in total over £4/kg.

Results:

Gross Prices:

66 Heifers Ave 392.2p/kg

The best average for a long time, but a really good run of quality heifers on offer.  The best heifers would not have looked out of place at the Christmas Show (6/7^th December).  Josh Hall topped today at 480p with Mark & Rachel Hadfield at 474p and the Wells Family at 470p (all 532-544kg).  7 more over 430p including some weighted heifers with 33 in total over £4.  16 natives saw Herefords to 380p and Angus to 418p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

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

A wonderful entry of 385 which included some very fine specimens with prices to match.

The sale commenced with a selection of breeding cattle which included the special entry from G & M Limer of Taddington, notable prices included.

Other results

Feeding Bulls

Only a handful of feeding bulls.

Sample Results

182 Steers ave £1787

A good assortment with plenty of bidders and trade very strong right through, Angus & Hereford crosses selling particularly well.

Sample Results:

159 Heifers average £1537

Some great individuals and bunches all selling on a marvellous trade – if you have stores to sell, give us a call.

Sample Results:

48 CALVES (Auctioneers Ivor Lowe & Tash Hall)

An exceptional calf trade today for those best end calves with a strong British Blue Bull at £895 from F Mycock & Sons, not far behind was a British Blue at £850 from JE & CM Fletcher & Co.  Heifers were sought after with best topping at £630 for a British Blue from GW & WL Neville.

Hereford bulls were a storming trade at £660

B/W’s topped at £245.

Bulls

B Blue                 £895     F Mycock & Sons

B Blue                 £850     JE & CM Fletcher & Co

Blond x               £690     JW & AJ Dakin

Char                    £620     GW & WL Neville

Hfd                       £610     AP Critchlow

AA                        £555     JE & CM Fletcher & Co

Hfrs

B Blue                 £630     GW & WL Neville

B Blue                 £580     JE & CM Fletcher

Sim                      £550     G Matkin

Sim                      £540     G Matkin

W Blk                   £360     Pidcock & Matkin

1163 Lambs & 537 Ewes & Rams

Auctioneer Peter Oven

A very good entry of 1700 sheep included 1163 lambs, the best fed lambs still in demand to a top of 385p/kg and £207.70/head.  There was a larger proportion of grass fed and wet lambs this week which reflected in the overall average of 326p/kg.

Leading Prices

Averages

537 Ewes & Rams

Auctioneers Mark Elliott & Holly Swift

A really wide span of size and quality today at Bakewell but with well over 530 ewes there was definitely something for everyone.

More grazing purchasers represented with serval wanting stronger continental types to run back on to dairy based grass fields.

Top price £262 for Texels from the Furness family with several groups of fleshed well shaped continentals £220 and above and the best 7 pens averaging £240.14.

No massive mules forward but well fed Mules nicely over £155.

Better end Gritstones towards £130.

A detailed above a good group of grazing purchasers represented with some wanting stronger types for further feeding, as a result ewes leaving Bakewell to graze at top figures of £150 -£155.

There was a small entry of rams to include Char and a Dutch Spotted with top price at £290 for Jim Hall at Sutton on the Hill

Ewes ave £129.32

Rams ave £188.25

Overall average £129.76