Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

 BAKEWELL MARKET

Monday 4^th October

Although many producers may have been tied up under the 6-day rule having bought breeding sheep and rams at last week’s sales there were still 756 cattle and 1,646 sheep on offer.

Trade in all sections was worthy of note particularly the finished lambs and cattle full details of which can be found below.

A few less Store & Breeding cattle at 454, but a very brisk trade again with Steers to £1,470 and Heifers £1,300, Feeding Bulls reached £1,170 and Cows & Calves £1,460.

In the Finished Cattle section there were 128 on offer with the best to 296p and £1,935.

As an indicator of general price levels the 63 heifers averaged 229.6p.

Things were also good in the OTM department with 140 animals forward.  Top figures 201pp and £1,438 and another great average of 143.5p.

Calves – a bit thin on the ground with only 34 on sale.  Bulls to £490 and Heifers £400.

Things were very buoyant in the sheep section.

The 1078 finished lambs reached 280p and £155.76 and the SQQ average was tremendous 248.0p.

In the Cull Sheep department there was a decent entry of 566 with ewes selling to £161 and the average was £98.98.

Forthcoming Market Fixtures

Wednesday 6^th October: We will be attending Brailsford Ploughing Match, please do call in for refreshments.

Thursday 7^th October: Dispersal sale at Fackley Farm

Thursday 7^th October: Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale

Friday 8^th October: Store Lamb Sale

Thursday 14^th October: Dispersal Sale at Cowlow

Friday 15^th October: HPLS Suckled Calf Sale

Saturday 16^th October: HPLS Hill Sheep Sale

A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY: SUNDAY 5^TH DECEMBER

Christmas Show & Carol Service

All are welcome to this years Farmers’ Harvest Thanksgiving at 2.30pm on Sunday 17th October in the main store ring at the Agricultural Business Centre, Bakewell, DE45 1AH. We welcome the Bishop of Derby, the Rt Rev’d Libby Lane as our guest speaker as well as Bel Canto and St Anne’s Choir from Baslow to lift our worship, and Derbyshire Poet Philip Holland will creatively capture the farming year as we continue to thank God for His provision and care in these challenging times. There is free parking. The venue is well ventilated and whilst Covid safe measures will be in place we are asking people to also take personal responsibility for attending. For more information, please contact Rev’d Alan Griggs on 07710 088972. All donations for RABI & the Derbyshire Rural Chaplaincy welfare fund.

140 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows Overall Average 143.5p

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

A tremendous entry and average for October with the average up by 2 pence on the week but in reality, some cows were a little less money this week and a few extra overage distorted the price.  Plenty of customers around the ring including several looking for feeding cows to keep and improve their value.  The best way to market cows is on their legs in Bakewell where all options are available and the best prices can be achieved.  OTM clean today topped at 201p with several others 180-196p.  Best cows sold to 180p with plenty of better-bred cows 165-180p

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

 40 Black & White and ex-dairy cows Ave 122.2p/kg

Generally similar but more plain cows about.

The best          146-152p/kg

Big Holsteins   130-145p

Leaner Cows   110-125p

Plainer Sorts   Under 110p.

Best Today

5 OTM Bulls

8 OTM Steers

128 FINISHED CATTLE – overall average 223.3p (Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Trade remains outstanding with a full line up of buyers including a returning face not seen for a while at Bakewell.

16 Finished Bulls ave 207.1p/kg

Only 16 this week after a super show last week.  A tremendous pure Limousin from Steven Mills topped the day at 258p to gross a superb £1986.  Hereford to 207p and B/W to 202p.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

49 Steers – overall average 220.7p

The best fed cattle maintain a fantastic trade with the best 14 over 250p and rising to 290 for a superb Blue x from Stan Evans.  John Grummett deserves a mention for his super Lims all over 260p to gross up to £1875.  Angus to 220p, Hereford to 206p and a trio of Holsteins all in the averages and selling for further feeding but doing little to enhance the averages.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

63 Finished Heifers – overall average 229.6p/kg

A big turnout and some lovely quality across the board.  Ashley Williams, Leek picked up the gold medal with his Limousin selling to 296p to gross £1770.  Michael Wynne had 290p for his best followed closely at 289p for Stan Evans Angus at 248p.  Hereford to 210p.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

 STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)

454 head of cattle in this section with trade remaining very strong at a time of year when the opposite is often the case.

A very mixed assortment of stock on offer, but there were buyers present for all types and plenty of significant highlights.

The section started with some 36 Breeding Cattle with notable prices as follows:

Feeding Bulls

Only a few Feeding Bulls with sample returns as follows: 

229 Steers ave £909

A good selection of cattle with buyers present for all types and a great trade from start to finish.

Angus and Hereford crosses selling very well, Black & Whites also looking good.

Sample Results:

174 Heifers ave £804

A rattling good trade for all types, level bunched sold at a premium and helped speed the progress of the sale.  The Angus, Hereford and Shorthorn crosses showed the strength of demand for natives.

Typical Prices:

 34 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

Less numbers about today but plenty of potential purchasers at the ringside with an excellent trade for all on offer.

Stronger continentals saw B Blue bulls to £490, Limousin at the same money and B Blue heifers to £400.

Black & White bulls meeting a similar trade to recent weeks but a number of poorer sorts within the entry.

1,642 Sheep including 1,080 Lambs & 562 Ewes & Rams

(Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A very good entry of 1,642 head of sheep included 1080 lambs.  Meated sorts saw very brisk bidding for all weights but a proportion of over full and under fleshed sorts brought the overall average down and did not reflect the true trade of the day.

The best small lambs sold to 278p/kg with butchers lambs to 279p/kg and heavy butchers lambs to 280p/kg and overweight breaking lambs to 265p, top gross of £155.76/head.  The overall average 248.06p/kg.

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

 562 Cull Sheep

A tremendous show of 562 cull ewes saw the quality on offer very good with a large proportion of Texel ewes.  The top 10 pens averaged £150 with a top of £161.  Best Suffolks sold around £125/head with Mules £90-£100 for best sorts.

Ewes to £161  Ave: £98.77

Rams to £143  Ave: £111.57