Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

A good turnout of stock for what is often a quiet time of year with 602 cattle and 1,804 sheep on offer.

Decent prices reported in all sections with cattle very dear and sheep prices holding up well.

The Store & Breeding Cattle section mustered 291 head and maintained or exceeded recent price levels with steers to £1,620, heifers £1,490, feeding bulls £930 and in the breeding section cow & calf outfits peaked at £2,650 with in calvers to £1,580.

If you have store cattle to sell, Bakewell buyers would like the opportunity to bid for them.

Want to discuss an entry? Telephone Alastair Sneddon on 07973 982441.

There was an excellent show of 129 finished cattle with top figures 272p and £1,838.

The average for the 55 heifers was 225.6p giving an indication of the strength of trade.

A very respectable entry of 138 Cull & OTM cattle sold on an outstanding trade with top figures 217p & £1,775 per head.  The average emerged at a remarkable 1543p/kg and a per head figure of £1,004.

If you need advice about selling Finished or OTM cattle give Oliver Hiles a call on 07801 530899.

44 Calves this week and more demand than supply indicated by the top prices, bulls to £445 and Heifers £388.

In the Sheep department numbers are on the rise, The 1,135 lambs looked well sold with top figures 266p and £128.86 per head.

The SQQ average was a solid 240p.

Cull sheep were out in force with a total of 615 on offer.  Ewes sold to £170 to average £103.92 for a mixed sample.

If you would like to discuss future sheep sales please call Peter Oven on 07973 982443 or Ivor Lowe on 07977 449126

Forthcoming Market Fixtures

Thursday 8th July: Lunchtime Sheep Sale, See our Facebook page for special entries.

Friday 16^th July: Darley Moor Collective Sale

FARM DISPERSALS

Friday 23^rd July – Woodside Farm, Osgathorpe

Saturday 31^st July – Burnwood Farm, Ockbrook

ANNOUNCEMENTS

We have been asked to inform you that:

The Funeral of Mr Richard Salisbury is to take place on WEDNESDAY 21st JULY at 11am

At St Michaels Church, HATHERSAGE

Followed by cremation At Hutcliffewood Crematorium, Sheffield.

Donations to Marie Curie and Blythe House/ Helens Trust.

Donations can be sent to J E NOUTCH, Hope Rd, Bamford, HOPE VALLEY S33 0AL

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137 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows Overall Average 154.3p or £1006.00

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Bumper numbers and an improved average again, up a penny on the week or just over £1000/head.  Demand is still very hot for all cattle and whilst there is so much competition, the only way to market your cattle is on their feet and at the Livestock Market at Bakewell.  Top two cows today were pedigree blues from Keith Belfield, Sheen both selling at 217p to gross £1775 and £1566.  Limousin cows topped at 205p for Hazelwood Hall Farm with cross bred blues at 198p for JP Wayne.  Clean OTM heifers sold at 210p for Dan Byard and 200p for Rob Gratton.  All best cows over 180p with plenty more 160-180p.  Hereford to 174p, Angus to 170p, Longhorn to 170p and Galloway to 144p.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

53 Black & White and ex-dairy cows Ave 138.1p/kg

They certainly look dear at present.  Look at our results:

2 OTM Heifers            183 & 193p

Best Fed Cows            148-161p

Big Holsteins               140-145p

Leaner Sorts                120-135p

Plain Cows                  Under 100p

Top Cows today

 1 OTM Bull    

4 OTM Steers

129 FINISHED CATTLE – overall average 221.5p (Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

2020 – 87 Cattle ave 187p

129 cattle sold from 41 vendors to 23 different accounts operating at ringside with strong and healthy competition on each and every beast in the sale.  I challenge you to find cattle any dearer than we have had them with a sensational trade all day.

18 Finished Bulls ave 223.89p/kg

Unbelievable, both the trade and the fact that we only had 18 bulls to sell.  Only two under £2 (both B/W at 199p and 195p) and a top price of 268p and 258p from Roy Mycock and selling to wholesalers in Yorkshire and Lancashire.  Hereford to 220p and B/W to 200p twice

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

56 Steers – overall average 216.8p/kg

A bumper crop of Steers that included 5 B/W’s, 15 Native and 36 Continentals that rung the bells and produced top prices.  David & Charlotte Hadfield had 3 of the top 4 prices at 258,251 and 248p/kg all for quality and well fed Limousins.  14 best cattle over 240p and plenty grossing over £1500, Hereford sold to 224p, Angus (not FA) sold to 206p with B/W to 196p.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

55 Finished Heifers – overall average 225.7p/kg

As usual the Bakewell vendors turned out some special heifers and were well rewarded by an army of butchers and wholesalers at ringside, who all certainly appreciated the quality on offer.  18 best suckler bred sorts topped 240p with Peter Shaw, Stanley at the top of the pile at 272p and 268p.  Steven & Steff Wells had 264p for their best with Joe Gibbs up to 258p.  11 Herefords topped at 218p.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)

Demand outstripping supply with only 291 cattle on offer and trade up yet another notch with the best steers to an incredible £1620 and heifers to £1490.

The commenced with an assortment of breeding stock which included Pedigree Limousin from RT Gallimore & Son of Kingstone, Uttoxeter.

Other Breeding Stock included:

Next came the 39 Feeding Bulls of all shapes and sizes.

Sample Prices as follows:

118 Steers ave £941

A useful selection with all types very keenly sought.

Angus & Hereford selling very well with continental crosses taking top honours.

Short keep cattle the dearest they have ever been.

Sample Results:

93 Heifers ave £856

A wonderful selection with some fine individuals and also some excellent level bunches of which sold exceptionally well.

The figures tell their own story:

44 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

Another excellent trade for all with B Blue bulls to £465 and Limousin heifers to £388.

All types in keen demand with a distinct premium for the stronger sorts, both native and continental.

A few more B/W on offer this week again looking well sold to a top of £130.

1804 Sheep including 1189 Lambs & 615 Ewes & Rams

(Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A very good entry of 1804 sheep for the next festival which included 1047 new season lambs.  Meated lambs still in demand regardless of weight with best butchers lambs to 266p/kg, heavy butchers lambs to 254p/kg and overweight to 236p/kg. Top gross of £128.86 for Southdown x lambs with Texels to £121.

Overall average: 240.79p/kg.

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

Old Season Lambs to 2226p/kg to average 182p/kg.

Cull Sheep

In the cull sheep a total of 615 forward saw demand still outstanding for all types.  Best Texel ewes peaked at £170 with Char to £163 and Beltex to £150.  Heavy Mule ewes sold in the £95-£120 bracket.

Cast Ewes       To: £170          Ave: £103.92

Cast Rams       To: £120          Ave: £98.40