Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

BAKEWELL MARKET

Monday 15th November

707 Cattle and 1,809 Sheep on offer this week with an outstanding trade throughout the market with results exceeding expectations.

The entry of 409 Store & Breeding Cattle included the Annual Consignment of in-calf Limousin Heifers from JW & RG Ede of Youlgreave.  These animals attracted a great deal of interest selling to £1,900 with 13 making over £1,500. A Charolais Stock Bull from Simon Frost realised £2,700.

Although the general store cattle lacked of the top quality that we have seen in recent weeks Steers still topped at £1,500, Heifers £1,260 and Feeding Bulls £1,020.  Cows and Calves peaked at £1,600.

The excitement in the store ring is certainly driven in part by the trade for Finished Cattle.  There were 129 on offer with top prices 322p and £2,086.  The 53 Heifers averaged a remarkable 236.0p

There was a decent turnout of 127 OTM and Feeding Cows with a very respectable trade.  Top figures 216p and £1,701, with the average at 139.1p.

A few less calves about this week with just 42 on offer, bulls reached a useful £415 with Heifers £270.

In the Sheep department prices continue to rise.  The 1,256 lambs sold to top figures of 320p and £165.12.

The SQQ average emerged at a healthy 276.5p.

In the Cull Sheep section there were 552 on offer with Ewes to £163 to average £88.56.

Forthcoming Market Fixtures

Thursday 18^th November: Lunchtime Sheep Sale

Friday 19^th November: Store Sheep Sale

Sunday 5^th December: Bakewell Primestock Show & Carol Service

Monday 6^th December: December Sale of Primestock within the regular Market.

Friday 10^th December: Final Round up of Store Sheep 2021.

127 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows Overall Average 139.6p (Up 11 pence on the week)

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

A good entry again and generally more meat on offer led to an improved overall trade throughout.  A returning buyer certainly stamped his mark on the trade with the average up 11 pence on the week.  Young Cows today topped at 216p for a Lim x BB from Ben Simpson, Bradwell.  Better sorts generally 155p plus with some bigger fed Hereford also over 150p and all the big cows coming to over £1200.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

32 Black & White and ex-dairy cows Ave 114.7p/kg

Like all the cows today, better sold.

The best fed cows       133-153p

Bigger Holsteins         120-130p

Leaner Parlour cows   105-115p

Plain smaller cows      Under £1

Best Today

1 OTM Bull

5 OTM Steers

129 FINISHED CATTLE – overall average 227.8p (Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

2020 – 133 Cattle ave 182.1p/kg

TRADE ON FIRE AGAIN – 5 OVER £3/KILO

The Finished Cattle trade remains at the top of the tree with Christmas orders strong and buyers working hard to secure cattle.

39 Finished Bulls ave 205.2p/kg

A bigger entry of Bulls and a very strong price for the best but 11 New Zealand Bulls in the entry did little to enhance the averages.  Best smart Limousin topped at 260p (£1178) for David Goddard T/A Messrs Fearn, Wardlow Mires with his other bigger boy at 251p or £1957.  Hereford to 234p, 8 B/W ave 192p and sold to 209p for Gordon Cresswell.  Belted Galloway sold at 209p with New Zealand Bulls 144-186 for 440kg average.

Sample Results:

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37 Steers – overall average 238.7p

Averaged above the Heifers today but some super cattle that was well appreciated by the buyers at ringside.  Stan Evans had a couple of posh well-done cattle at 305p and 300p grossing up to £2,086 with a tremendous run of homebred Limousin from Michael Hadfield selling to 286p, 284p (twice), 276p etc.  6 Longhorns sold to 260p, 1 Shorthorn at 260p, 2 Angus to 234p (£1834) and 4 heavy B/W Steers to 196p.

Sample Results:

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53 Finished Heifers – overall average 236.1p/kg

An unbelievable level of trade, particularly at the top end with a super trio of Heifers topping 315p/kg.  Two best handyweight Lims sold at 322p each.  £1738 and £1732) from the Wells Family with big girls from Stan & Geoff Evans topping at 315p (£1864) with his other 2 at 293 and 290p.  10 best Heifers 270p with 19 Natives today seeing Hereford to 221p, Longhorn to 219p and Angus to 204p.

Sample Results:

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STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)

Extra faces around the ring drawn to the sale of JW & RG Ede’s Annual Consignment of 30 in-calf Lim x Heifers.

The well-presented cattle attracted very fierce bidding with the top price £1,900.  There were others at £1,810 and £1,800, £1,780 and £1,700 and a further 6 in the £1,600 to £1,700 bracket.

The Breeding section also included a run of Cows & Calves from Mallaber Partners from Burton on Trent.  Their Shorthorn x cows with Shorthorn calves at foot were keenly sought with examples at £1,600, £1,480 and £1,450, other highlights included 2 Pedigree Charolais Bulls from B & M Frost of Youlgreave, the older one at 29 mnths made £2,700 with the younger one aged 17 mnths at £2,050.

Following the Breeding animals came:

29 Feeding Bulls

Sample Results:

144 Steers ave £880

Rather more young cattle this week and a shortage of the strong short finish sorts at the other end of the spectrum.  Angus & Hereford finding plenty of supporters as did the few Black & White.

Overall, a cracking trade right through.

Sample Results:

 174 Heifers ave £796

A decent selection with all finding a ready market.

Typical Prices:

 42 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

Generally, a poorer show of calves, but something for everyone and a good trade for all.

Some 2-3 mnth old B Blue saw Bulls peak at £410 and Heifers £390.

Of the younger calves a Simmental Bull peaked at £415, Limousin to £335 on two separate occasions and B Blue to £270.

Plenty of interest in the Black & White, but again a small sample to a top of £60.

1257 Lambs & 552 Ewes & Rams (Auctioneer Peter Oven)

Another excellent entry of 1809 Sheep included 1257 lambs.  Demand a tremendous trade from start to finish with 15 pens over 305p/kg to peak at 320p/kg (twice) for lightweight sorts, best butchers lambs to 316p/kg, heavy butchers lambs to 319p/kg and overweights to 293p/kg.  Top gross price of over £165/head and an overall market average of 276.58p/kg

Overall average 262.41p/kg.

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

552 Cull Sheep

A total of 552 cull ewes and rams saw demand very brisk for all types, but the very best Texels were in short supply.

Texel peaked at £163 with Suffolk to £144 and Welsh Mules to £123, NC Mules £107.

Ewes to £163  Ave: £88.56

Rams to £145  Ave: £77.67