Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

Despite a great many farmers being busy with silage making and sheep shearing Bakewell attracted good numbers of stock with 648 Cattle and 1,166 Sheep.

Trade was exceptional in all departments with outstanding prices for finished cattle and finished lambs and a record average for OTM’s.

The Store & Breeding cattle section was well supported with 430 head on offer and some marvellous prices achieved.

Steers sold to £1,260, Heifers £1,235 and Feeding Bulls £1,110.

In the Breeding Cattle department Cows & Calves peaked at £1,580 and the 5 Stock Bulls made up to £2,300.

In the Finished Cattle ring demand completely outstripped supply with 76 on offer.

Top figures 278p and £1,771.  The overall average for all the Finished Cattle was an astonishing 229.4p.

Things were just as buoyant in the OTM ring with 75 animals selling at up to 209p and £1,626 with the average which must be a record at 156.0p.

If you have Finished Cattle to market or OTM animals ready go, speak to Oliver Hiles on 07801 530899.

Calves were out in greater numbers with 67 forward and trade sparkling, Bulls to £400 and Heifers £402.

The news was just as good in the sheep department, 471 new season lambs sold on a cracking trade with top figures 385p and £173.25.  With the SQQ average 333p this makes the top price an average lamb in the 39-45kg bracket £138.58.

Only a few old season lambs (Hoggs) with the best on offer to 310p and £184.44, the average for them was 247.3p.

There was a much larger entry of cull sheep with a tremendous trade from start to finish with a total of 354 on sale.   Ewes reached £159 to average £113.28 enough said.

Forthcoming Market Fixtures

Thursday 10^th June: Lunchtime Sheep Sale, See our Facebook page for special entries.

Friday 18th June: Orange Sale, all enquiries speak to Oliver Hiles on 07801 530899.

FARM DISPERSALS

Friday 11^th June – Shepherds Farm, Shenstone

Saturday 19^th June – Jowett House Farm, Barnsley

NOTICE

Missing in the South Wingfield/Pentrich area

An Angus Heifer approx. 12 months

Escaped with 3 Steers 10 days ago, the 3 have been recovered and one is still at large.

If a spare Heifer has appeared in your field, please contact Gordon Seals on 07814 295557

News from The Farming Life Centre

Our next talk ‘A Guide to Defra’s Lump Sum Exit Scheme and Delinked Payments’ will take place on Wednesday 23rd June at 7.30pm via Zoom.  Derbyshire NFU County Advisor, Andrew Critchlow will be joining us to deliver a talk on the latest announcements from Defra on The Agricultural Transition Plan.  This will be a chance to hear specifically about the proposed Lump Exit Scheme and Delinked Payments.  There will be opportunity to put questions to Andrew at the end of the talk.  To join this free event call 07969951101 or email info@thefarminglifecentre.org.uk

75 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows Overall Average 156.97p/£1071.24

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

RECORDS TUMBLE

Certainly, the dearest we have ever seen them with cows short nationally and near perfect grass harvesting weather meant that cows were in demand.

Cows peaked at 203p on 2 occasions (both cows) with pedigree Blue from Messrs Richardson and cross bred Blues from Steven Jones.  Top 20 cows over 170p with Herefords to 168p, Angus to 156p and Dexters to 111p.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

23 Black & White and ex-dairy cows Ave 142.5p/kg

Nowhere near enough to satisfy the demand of the buyers with all looking well sold but the leanest cows “off the clock”

Top Black & White’s today

5 OTM Bulls

76 FINISHED CATTLE – overall average 229.49p (Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Well, what can I say? I think I run out of superlatives to describe the beef trade at present.  Week on week they seem to get dearer, but today was another jump with a new wholesale buyer at ringside, this is the dearest we have seen them.

17 Finished Bulls ave 224.43p/kg

Top price 260p, top 7 over 235p and only 3 under 200p.  Roy Mycock topped the day at 260p or £1497 with big Lims from David Goddard at £1771 (240p) and £1729 (235p).  Best Friesians at 210p.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

23 Steers – overall average 229.5p/kg

Unbelievable trade but some lovely quality on offer.  A pair from Roy Mycock stole the day at 278 and 262p.  Hereford to 220p, Angus to 224p

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

36 Finished Heifers – overall average 232.2p/kg

A new record average for heifers with the top 11 over 250p and a top of 269p and 268p for a lovely pair of Lims from Mark Hambleton, Alstonefield.  Peter Shaw had 266p and Keith Harrop 260p, 259p and 258p.  Angus to 225p and Hereford to 218p

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)

A decent entry of 430 with more young cattle in the mix.

We would expect to see numbers drying up somewhat at this time of year, but they are holding up for the present.

Trade outstanding with new buyers operating and customers present for the very varied selection on offer.

The sale commenced with some 57 Breeding Stock which included:

24 Feeding Bulls

Just a few this week, but met by plenty of interest

Sample Results:

178 Steers ave £796

A very varied selection with fewer short finish strong cattle in the entry which accounts for the lower average, because trade was fierce from the off,

Several good bunches of Herefords which sold exceptionally well.

Sample prices include:

171 Heifers ave £759

A rattling good trade right through the sale.

Plenty of interest in the younger end from weaned calves upwards.

One or two lots of stronger heifers picked over by those looking for suckler replacements.  Another bunch of Longhorns sold very well again.

Sample Results:

67 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

Nice to see more numbers and trade equally as dear as last week.  All types in keen demand with Bulls seeing B Blues to £400 and Char to £390 and a smart B Blue heifer to £402.

Black & White trade up a gear today with a top price of £212 and an overall average of over £100.

1166 Sheep including 612 Spring Lambs & 554 Ewes & Rams

(Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A total of 1166 sheep on offer included 471 New Season Lambs.  Demand very good throughout with best Beltex to 385p/kg and Texel to 376p/kg and top gross of £173.25/head with heavy weight Texel grossing £164, heavy weight Suffolks grossing £161/head.  The overall lamb average 333.56p/kg

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

In the Old Season Lambs 141 on offer saw more meat about this week with the best to 310p/kg and a top gross of £184.44.

The overall average 247.35p/kg

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

554 Cull Sheep

A very good entry of 554 ewes and rams met an outstanding trade with a large proportion of quality continental ewes.

A run of 73 ewes from a Cheshire vendor averaged £148.59.  Best Suffolk ewes peaked at £159 with Texels to £157, the top 10 pens averaged £151.40.

Cast Ewes       To: £159          Ave: £113.28

Cast Rams       To: £148          Ave: £116.17