Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market
Bakewell Market Report 2021-09-06
BAKEWELL MARKET
Monday 6th September
A busy market with 686 cattle and 1,657 sheep on offer and numbers keeping up despite the recent Breeding Sheep sales which will have caused 6-day shutdowns for some vendors.
Store and Breeding Cattle out in force with 389 head selling at very strong prices.
Steers reached £1,500 with the average only a whisker short of target at £999.96.
Heifers made up to £1,560 with their average £889 and Feeding Bulls £1,140.
In the Breeding Section Cow & Calves topped at £2,080 with in calf cows selling to £1,470.
If you have Store or Breeding Cattle in test – do not hesitate, give us a call so that we can advertise your stock – speak to Alastair Sneddon on 07973 982441.
There is now doubt that the store prices are being driven by finishers who are enjoying tremendous prices for their cattle in the prime ring.
Top figures this week 294p/kg and £2,002. Even with a somewhat poorer sample than recent weeks the average for the 51 heifers was 227p.
The OTM and Feeding Cows section was well supported with 115 head on offer.
Top figures 215p and £1,785 with the average looking particularly healthy at 149p.
49 Calves on offer this week with bulls to £305 and heifers £305.
In the sheep section the 1,308 lambs looked well sold with the best to 280p and £138.62 per head.
The SQQ and the overall average were exactly the same at 239p.
There were 347 Cull Sheep forward with ewes to £169 and the average £100.52.
Forthcoming Market Fixtures
Thursday 9th September: Lunchtime Sheep Sale, See our Facebook page for special entries
Friday 10th September: Store lamb sale-
Thurs/Fri 16th/17th September: Ewe Lamb Sales
Friday 24th September: Store Lamb Sale
Farm Sales
Wednesday 8th September: Farm Sale Harden Clough Farm, Edale
Saturday 18th September: Grouse Cottage Farm, Ashover
Bakewell Market Store Sheep Sales
We are now taking entries for the sheep sales of both Store Lambs and Breeding Sheep with the dates set out below.
If you have entries for any of the sales, please them in to the Bakewell Office on 01629 812777 or speak to any of the auctioneers.
Other News-Store Cattle List Covers
After many months of thinking up humorous and cryptic front covers for the weekly store list, I have run out of ideas. So, we are going to try something different.
If you have an entry a future week either send me a photograph or we are more than happy to come out and take one and we will put it on the front of the Store List.
Email to: alastair.sneddon@bagshaws.com Or text it to 07973 982441
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115 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows Overall Average 149.4p or £1019
(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)
The trade has taken a jump again and is back to where it was a month ago. Best clean heifers topped at 215p for S Rains & Son with outstanding cross bred, fed blues selling to 220p or £1476. Best 20 fed cows over 170p with nearly all the beef x cows over 150p. Herefords to £185, Angus to 162p, Longhorns to 158p, B Galloway at 162p and 3 Dexter selling to 103p.
Sample Results:
215p/kg | 638kg | Lim | S Rains & Son, Grange Mill |
200p/kg | 738kg | B Blue x | BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor |
195p/kg | 754kg | Lim | BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor |
189p/kg | 788kg | Blonde x | DC Hoggard, Newark |
188p/kg | 596kg | Lim | L Hallam, Stockport |
185p/kg | 698kg | Lim | LM & D Grummett, Smisby |
185p/kg | 612kg | Hfd | Wheeldon Farms, Taddington |
181p/kg | 636kg | B Blue x | PJ & N Townsend, Tideswell |
177p/kg | 680kg | Lim | DM Elliott & Son, Little Hucklow |
176p/kg | 754kg | Lim | J & AM Battye, Ringinglow |
176p/kg | 764kg | B Blue | Mycock & Bright, Tom Thorn |
175p/kg | 688kg | Hfd | TA & EJ Harrison, Okeover |
175p/kg | 750kg | Hfd | P & N Allen, Uttoxeter |
And Gross Prices:
£1489.32 | 788kg | Blonde x | DC Hoggard, Newark |
£1476.00 | 738kg | B Blue x | BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor |
£1470.30 | 754kg | Lim | BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor |
£1419.84 | 816kg | Blonde x | BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor |
£1387.44 | 846kg | Char | IP Carrington, Kniveton |
£1371.70 | 638kg | Lim | S Rains & Son, Grange Mill |
£1344.64 | 764kg | B Blue | Mycock & Bright, Tom Thorn |
£1330.56 | 792kg | Sim | BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor |
£1327.04 | 754kg | Lim | J & AM Battye, Ringinglow |
£1314.72 | 792kg | B Blue x | D & PW Kirkman, Alderwasley |
42 Black & White and ex-dairy cows Ave 133.1p/kg
Stronger money throughout although a few best cows about.
OTM Heifers 156 – 174p
Best Cows 145 – 155p
Big Holsteins 130 – 140p
Parlour Cows 120 – 130p
Plain Cows 105 – 115p
Top B/W today
174p/kg | £1144 | Fries Hfr, 35 mnths | L Webster & Co, Tissington |
170p/kg | £935 | Fries Hfr, 33 mnths | L Webster & Co, Tissington |
170p/kg | £1159 | Holst Hfr, 34 mnths | WT Bunting & Sons, Pike Hall |
162p/kg | £1137 | Holst Hfr, 33 mnths | WT Bunting & Sons, Pike Hall |
156p/kg | £848 | Holst Hfr, 30 mnths | N & S Pearson, Peak Forest |
156p/kg | £1101 | Swed Cow, 6yrs | JW Handford & Sons, Birch Vale |
155p/kg | £1233 | Fries Cow, 8 yrs | AD Thompson, Peak Forest |
151p/kg | £1286 | Fries Cow, 5 yrs | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
150p/kg | £1101 | Fries Cow, 6 yrs | TA & EJ Harrison & Son, Okeover |
145p/kg | £1290 | Holst Cow, 8 yrs | E Mellor, Over Haddon |
6 OTM Bulls
210p/kg | £1663 | Lim | DR Flower, Alstonefield |
173p/kg | £1553 | AA | PA Swindell, Chelmorten |
165p/kg | £1785 | Lim | NI Naylor, Crowdicote |
5 OTM Steers
204p/kg | £1277 | Hfd, 39mnths | J Jones, Bakewell |
177p/kg | £1578 | Blonde, 4 yrs | DC Hoggard, Newark |
175p/kg | £1655 | Char, 5 ½ yrs | DC Hoggard, Newark |
133 FINISHED CATTLE – overall average 223.3p (Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)
A tremendous turnout of cattle again and trade for the best remains outstanding but some leaner cattle look a little less, but as we have the facility of a green market, further feeding buyers at ringside made sure that all cattle made their money.
37 Finished Bulls ave 220.3p/kg
Possibly the dearest we have had them with plenty of trade about. 4 super pedigree bulls from Boden & Davies, Mellor stole the trade and topped at 261p (£1821) with his other Limmy at 254p (£1772) He also had Charolais break the £2000 barrier with his 852kg bull selling at 239p to gross £2036. To illuminate the level of trade today we had 12 Friesian bulls today to average 202p selling for Mark Ludlam.
Sample Results:
261p/kg | 698kg | Lim | Boden & Davies Ltd, Mellor |
254p/kg | 698kg | Lim | Boden & Davies Ltd, Mellor |
250p/kg | 734kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
250p/kg | 730kg | Lim | AR Maier, Brassington |
250p/kg | 738kg | Lim | MJ Wells & Son, Monyash |
243p/kg | 710kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
241p/kg | 728kg | Lim | AR Maier, Brassington |
241p/kg | 654kg | Char | Boden & Davies Ltd, Mellor |
239p/kg | 852kg | Char | Boden & Davies Ltd, Mellor |
236p/kg | 698kg | Lim | JT Ottewell, Calow |
229p/kg | 554kg | S Horn | C Biggin & Sons, Holmesfield |
229p/kg | 740kg | Blonde x | DM Potter, Bonsall |
And Gross Prices:
£2036.28 | 852kg | Char | Boden & Davies Ltd, Mellor |
£1845.00 | 738kg | Lim | MJ Wells & Son, Monyash |
£1835.00 | 734kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
£1825.00 | 730kg | Lim | AR Maier, Brassington |
£1821.78 | 698kg | Lim | Boden & Davies Ltd, Mellor |
£1772.92 | 698kg | Lim | Boden & Davies Ltd, Mellor |
£1754.48 | 728kg | Lim | AR Maier, Brassington |
£1725.30 | 710kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
£1703.82 | 778kg | Sim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
£1694.60 | 740kg | Blonde x | DM Potter, Bonsall |
44 Steers – overall average 221.8p
Very strong money for the best but feeders in the entry affected the averages. 6 best topped 260p and a high of 272p for a super shapy blue from Jack Blackshaw to gross £1789. Big Steers regularly £1600+. 11 Herefords sold to 232p, 2 Angus to 210p, 2 Galloway to 200p and 2 B/W also in the entry.
Sample Results:
272p/kg | 658kg | B Blue x | JP Blackshaw, Pilsley |
267p/kg | 548kg | B Blue x | AW & RA Mycock, Flagg |
267p/kg | 616kg | Lim | PJ Blackshaw, Pilsley |
266p/kg | 648kg | Lim | LM & D Grummett, Smisby |
266p/kg | 626kg | Lim | LM & D Grummett, Smisby |
261p/kg | 632kg | Lim | Hazledine Farms, Watnall |
258p/kg | 622kg | Lim | PJ Blackshaw, Pilsley |
254p/kg | 618kg | Lim | LM & D Grummett, Smisby |
250p/kg | 648kg | Lim | D Lownds, Reapsmoor |
250p/kg | 566kg | Lim | Hazledine Farms, Watnall |
248p/kg | 680kg | Lim | Hazledine Farms, Watnall |
And Gross Prices:
£1789.76 | 658kg | B Blue x | JP Blackshaw, Pilsley |
£1726.92 | 708kg | Lim | Thorp Farms Ltd, Baslow |
£1724.06 | 698kg | Lim | Hazledine Farms, Watnall |
£1723.68 | 648kg | Lim | LM & D Grummett, Smisby |
£1686.40 | 680kg | Lim | Hazledine Farms, Watnall |
£1665.16 | 626kg | Lim | LM & D Grummett, Smisby |
£1649.52 | 632kg | Lim | Hazledine Farms, Watnall |
£1644.72 | 616kg | Lim | PJ Blackshaw, Pilsley |
£1620.00 | 648kg | Lim | D Lownds, Reapsmoor |
£1604.76 | 622kg | Lim | PJ Blackshaw, Pilsley |
51 Finished Heifers – overall average 227.1p/kg
A nice entry and some superb quality at the top end. 4 outstanding well bred and fed Limousins from the Edge Family, Minninglow sold to a new high for Bakewell of 294p or £1905 with his second at 288p or £1929, both selling to RW Walmsley, Quality Butchers at Catterton, York. A big well bred Blue heifer also scaled a new high at Bakewell selling for 260p to gross £2002.00. 11 Hereford sold to 242p, Longhorn to 244p, Angus to 215p and Galloway to 260p.
Sample Results:
294p/kg | 648kg | Lim | D & SE Edge, Pike Hall |
288p/kg | 670kg | Lim | D & SE Edge, Pike Hall |
280p/kg | 584kg | Lim | D & SE Edge, Pike Hall |
274p/kg | 574kg | Lim | LM & D Grummett, Smisby |
270p/kg | 618kg | Lim | D & SE Edge, Pike Hall |
260p/kg | 770kg | B Blue x | JP Blackshaw, Pilsley |
258p/kg | 648kg | B Blue x | MJ Wells & Son, Monyash |
253p/kg | 546kg | Blonde x | P & J Deaville, Holbrook |
249p/kg | 676kg | B Blue x | D Lownds, Reapsmoor |
247p/kg | 558kg | Lim | GJ Bailey, Gayton |
247p/kg | 584kg | B Blue x | P & J Deaville, Holbrook |
246p/kg | 600kg | Lim | Hazledine Farms, Watnall |
246p/kg | 608kg | B Blue x | GK & E Robinson, Wheston |
246p/kg | 606kg | Lim | Hazledine Farms, Watnall |
And Gross Prices:
£2002.00 | 770kg | B Blue x | JP Blackshaw, Pilsley |
£1929.60 | 670kg | Lim | D & SE Edge, Pike Hall |
£1905.12 | 648kg | Lim | D & SE Edge, Pike Hall |
£1776.32 | 728kg | L Horn | PJ Blackshaw, Pilsley |
£1683.60 | 690kg | B Blue x | MT Sweetmore, Earl Sterndale |
£1683.24 | 676kg | B Blue x | D Lownds, Reapsmoor |
£1671.84 | 648kg | B Blue x | MJ Wells & Son, Monyash |
£1668.60 | 618kg | Lim | D & SE Edge, Pike Hall |
£1635.20 | 584kg | Lim | D & SE Edge, Pike Hall |
£1572.76 | 574kg | Lim | LM & D Grummett, Smisby |
STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)
A good selection with a total of 63 Breeding Cattle to start proceedings.
Trade for all Store & Breeding Cattle at remarkable levels which the prices below will confirm.
63 Breeding Stock
£2000 | Ped Lim Cow, 41 mnths & Bull Calf | IC Hulme, Cowlow |
£2080 | Lim Cow, 38 mnths & Bull Calf | IC Hulme, Cowlow |
£1700 | Ped Lim Cow, 41 mnths & Bull Calf | IC Hulme, Cowlow |
£1480 | B Blue x, 48 mnths & Bull Calf | S Rains & Son, Ible |
£1380 | Sim x, 36 mnths & Bull Calf | NA Stone, Tissington |
£1470 | S Horn x, 53 mnths, i/c | G Stubbs, Wetton |
£1360 | B Blue, 65 mnths, i/c | G Stubbs, Wetton |
£1310 | Lim x, 65 mnths, i/c | G Stubbs, Wetton |
£1300 | B Blue x, 39 mnths, i/c | G Stubbs, Wetton |
£1720 | Lim Stock Bull, 101 mnths | SR Harrison, Ireton Wood |
16 Feeding Bulls
Only a small sample, but well bid for.
Sample results:
£730 | Char | 9-14 mnths | SC Proctor, Longnor |
£480 | B Blue x | 3 mnths | A Bagshaw, Sterndale |
£500 | Blonde | 2 mnths | CH Ede & Son, Alkmonton |
£750 | Lim | 9 mnths | Miss A Hayes, Cromford |
181 Steers ave £999.96
A good level of quality and an outstanding trade at all levels.
Strong cattle looking very dear with plenty in the £1,200 to £1,400 bracket. Angus & Herefords in great demand as were the black & whites.
Sample Results:
£920 | Angus | 8 mnths | CPR & JM Mycock, Friden |
£490 | B Blue x | 6-7 mnths | WT Bunting, Pike Hall |
£680 | Fries | 11-12 mnths | JW & AE Faulkner, Radbourne |
£1110 | Lim | 9-10 mnths | CPR & JM Mycock, Friden |
£800 | Sim x | 6 mnths | R & RJ Beardow, Press |
£580 | Angus x | 9-10 mnths | WR Beardow, Ashover |
£690 | Lim x | 6 mnths | EA Cooper, Taddington |
£870 | Lim x | 12 mnths | C & M Wainwright, Denstone |
£820 | Char x | 10 mnths | J & SJ Tunstall, Heage |
£800 | Sim x | 17-18 mnths | P Ward, Kirk Ireton |
£1360 | Lim x | 16-18 mnths | NA & JA Stone, Tissington |
£1140 | Lim x | 13 mnths | ID & J Hammersley, Offcote |
£1025 | Sim x | 12-15 mnths | A & W Helliwell, Oughtibridge |
£795 | Fries | 17 mnths | A & W Helliwell, Oughtibridge |
£1080 | Char x | 14-15 mnths | CS Edge, Ballidon |
£975 | B Blue x | 10-13 mnths | C & FM Percival, Youlgreave |
£1280 | B Blue x | 13-14 mnths | AB Bowler, Ashleyhay |
£1210 | B Blue x | 14 mnths | GM Grindey, Hartington |
£1080 | Hfd x | 15 mnths | DA & F Brown, Brassington |
£1150 | Blonde | 14 mnths | TJ & MR Gould, Sheen |
£1300 | Lim x | 17 mnths | G Brain, Cresswell |
£1000 | Fries | 20-21 mnths | G Brain, Cresswell |
£1200 | Sim x | 16 mnths | H Young, Peak Forest |
£1075 | B Blue x | 14-19 mnths | RA Tatlow, Ashbourne |
£905 | Hfd x | 17 mnths | RD & A Lomas, Calow |
£1070 | Sim x | 14-17 mnths | VH Mellor, Chelmorten |
£1280 | B Blue x | 14-17 mnths | P Wood, Wirksworth |
£1070 | Angus x | 14 mnths | P Wood, Wirksworth |
£1025 | Holst | 17-20 mnths | W Bradbury, Earl Sterndale |
£1190 | Lim x | 17 mnths | P Hurst, Ipstones |
£1465 | Char | 15-16 mnths | FA & PJ Pilkington, Kniveton |
£1440 | Lim x | 17 mnths | C Bannister, Rugeley |
£1235 | Char | 16 mnths | EE & CJ Woodward, Coxbench |
£1225 | Hfd x | 17-19 mnths | CE & EN Latham, Sudbury |
£1200 | Blonde x | 22-24 mnths | S Bolton, Macclesfield |
£1500 | B Blue x | 26 mnths | JG & AM Spendlove, Belper |
£1015 | Hfd x | 19 mnths | AP Critchlow, Wheston |
£1500 | B Blue x | 23 mnths | DJ Renshaw, Sandybrook |
£1455 | B Blue x | 23 mnths | DJ Renshaw, Sandybrook |
£1440 | B Blue x | 23 mnths | DJ Renshaw, Sandybrook |
£1160 | Angus x | 26 mnths | NR & RA Hutchinson, Sandybrook |
£1035 | B Blue x | 21 mnths | FG & JR Critchlow, Sheen |
£1145 | Char x | 24 mnths | WJ Heathcote, Grange Mill |
£1150 | Angus x | 24 mnths | WJ Heathcote, Grange Mill |
129 Heifers ave £889
Plenty of buying power in operation and some truly remarkable prices achieved.
The figures speak for themselves.
Typical Prices:
£620 | Blonde x | 2 mnths | CH Ede & Son, Alkmonton |
£480 | B Blue x | 6 mnths | WT Bunting, Pike Hall |
£1050 | Hfd x | 27 mnths | DA & AM Campeau, Crowdicote |
£1000 | Sim | 11 mnths | R & RJ Beardow, Press |
£600 | B Blue x | 10 mnths | WR Beardow & Son, Ashover |
£660 | Angus x | 10 mnths | WR Beardow & Son, Ashover |
£1100 | B Blue x | 24 mnths | A Hoggarth, Bamford |
£595 | Lim x | 6 mnths | EA Cooper & Son, Taddington |
£835 | Lim x | 13-16 mnths | C & M Wainwright, Denstone |
£770 | Blonde | 13-15 mnths | W Bowler, Wirksworth |
£1030 | Lim x | 14 mnths | ID & J Hammersley, Offcote |
£1010 | B Blue x | 15 mnths | C & FM Percival, Youlgreave |
£965 | B Blue x | 13-15 mnths | C & FM Percival, Youlgreave |
£1230 | Lim x | 14-16 mnths | AB Bowler, Ashleyhay |
£1145 | B Blue x | 14 mnths | AB Bowler, Ashleyhay |
£1130 | B Blue x | 14-15 mnths | GM Grindey, Hartington |
£950 | Hfd x | 16 mnths | DA & F Brown, Brassington |
£1150 | Blonde x | 14 mnths | TJ & MR Gould, Sheen |
£795 | Lim x | 15-17 mnths | TW Yates, Longford |
£1170 | Lim x | 21 mnths | G Brain, Cresswell |
£1090 | B Blue x | 16 mnths | H Young, Peak Forest |
£1085 | Angus x | 18 mnths | W Bradbury, Earl Sterndale |
£1560 | Char x | 21 mnths | FA & PJ Pilkington, Kniveton |
£1040 | Hfd | 20 mnths | AP Critchlow, Wheston |
£1050 | Blonde x | 22-24 mnths | S Bolton, Macclesfield |
£1180 | B Blue x | 22-25 mnths | J & D Skidmore, Chelmorten |
£1165 | Baz x | 26-27 mnths | J & D Skidmore, Chelmorten |
£1140 | Angus x | 22 mnths | J & D Skidmore, Chelmorten |
£1180 | B Blue x | 27 mnths | NR & RA Hutchinson, Weston Underwood |
£1265 | Sim x | 26 mnths | BE & TR Robinson, Tideswell |
49 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)
A slightly easier calf trade today as has been reported elsewhere.
Best bulls saw B blue to £295 and Angus to £305, but trade certainly a little more selective.
A similar story for the heifers with the best of these seeing B Blue to £250, whilst the B/W sold at recent levels to a top of £120.
Bulls | |||
A Angus | £305 | WB & DE Gyte, Barmoor Clough | |
A Angus | £300 | WB & DE Gyte, Barmoor Clough | |
B Blue | £295 | WJ Adams & Son, Macclesfield | |
Lim | £275 | JE Seals & Son, Shirland | |
Saler | £175 | JF Hayes, Shottle | |
Hfd | £168 | D Fotherby & Sons, Wormhill | |
Fries | £120 | D Fotherby & Sons, Wormhill | |
Heifers | |||
B Blue | £250 | BD Hudson, Ipstones | |
B Blue | £230 | RE Poyser, Onecote | |
Lim | £305 | Frith Bros, Thorpe | |
A Angus | £170 | WB & DE Gyte, Barmoor Clough | |
Saler | £170 | JF Hayes, Shottle | |
Hfd | £195 | D Fotherby & Sons, Wormhill |
1657 Sheep including 1310 Lambs & 347 Ewes & Rams
(Auctioneer Peter Oven)
A total entry of 1657 Sheep included 1310 lambs. Demand for all weights very brisk throughout with best butchers lambs to 280p/kg with heavy weight butchers lambs to 276p/kg and overweight lambs to 264p/kg with a top gross of £138.62. The overall market average 239.99p/kg.
Leading Prices: –
31.4kg | 250p/kg | JE & JM Brough, Hurdlow |
35kg | 250p/kg | E & J Beswick, Grindon |
36kg | 280p/kg | N Beswick, Buxton |
37.6kg | 265p/kg | B Thorpe, Kirkby in Ashfield |
38.1kg | 266p/kg | N Beswick, Buxton |
39.3kg | 261p/kg | M Gregory, Peak Forest |
40.5kg | 260p/kg | MP Elliott & Son, Eyam |
40.7kg | 268p/kg | M Hambleton, Alstonefield |
41.1kg | 264p/kg | MP Elliott & Son, Eyam |
44.4kg | 278p/kg | AV Marsden, Hucklow |
46.6kg | 276p/kg | J Trueman & Partner, Cheshire |
46.8kg | 271p/kg | R & S Salisbury, Abney |
47.4kg | 268p/kg | M Hambleton, Alstonefield |
48.4kg | 265p/kg | A & J Gagie, Hilton |
49kg | 253p/kg | A & J Gagie, Hilton |
52.5kg | 264p/kg | P Furness, Monyash |
53kg | 252p/kg | AV Marsden, Hucklow |
Averages:
Standard | To: 280p/kg | Ave: 242.94/kg |
Medium | To: 278p/kg | Ave: 239.05/kg |
Heavy | To: 276p/kg | Ave: 243.75p/kg |
Overweight | To: 264p/kg | Ave: 237.87p/kg |
347 Cull Sheep
A bigger proportion of better meated continentals forward this week and the trade very good with spirited bidding throughout.
The very best included Texels from the Furness Family at Monyash and the Jones’ at Idridgehay and the Salisbury’s at Abney together with Jackie Trueman in Cheshire.
Top call £169 for the Furness’ whose second pen sold for £159. The top 8 pens averaged a massive £163.12.
Best Mules over £100 with leaner sorts in the £70 bracket. Best Gritstones in the mid £90 range and the best of the bigger Suffolks over £130.
Purchasers keen to fill orders and more sheep required.
Auctioneer:

Alastair Sneddon
Senior partner
Livestock, auctioneering and professional services

Oliver Hiles
Market Associate

Ivor Lowe
Partner
Property and professional services

Mark Elliott
Partner
Farm and dispersal sales, livestock auctioneer

Peter Oven
Market Associate