Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

BAKEWELL MARKET

Monday 20^th December

Remarkable entries for the last market before Christmas with 326 Cattle and 1,914 Sheep on offer.

The next Monday Market is in Monday 3^rd January 2022.

Those wishing to enter Store Cattle for that day please ring Alastair Sneddon on 07973 982441 before 12 noon on Thursday 30^th December.

For the avoidance of doubt

Thursday 23^rd December: Closed

Monday 27^th December: Closed

Thursday 30^th December: Open

Monday 3^rd January: Open

Despite more COVID related uncertainty and concerns about the hospitality sector in particular trade remained good in all departments.

There was only a modest entry of 108 Store & Breeding Cattle, but plenty of buying power present to ensure a decent trade.  Steers sold to £1,150, Heifers £1,400 and Feeding Bulls £800.

Cows & Calves sold at £1,290 and £1,200.

There was a total of 97 Finished Cattle on offer with quality rather mixed.

The best on offer sold at 279p/kg and £1,906 per head.

The average for the 53 heifers was 235.4p which gives a good idea of price levels.

72 OTM and Feeding Cows on parade with top figures 170p/kg and £1,427 per head.

The average at 123.7p indicated a few plainer dairy types in the sample.

49 Calves forward with Bulls to £320 and Heifers £295.

A good show of sheep and a fantastic trade throughout.  1,382 lambs sold to 348p and £170.93 per head with the SQQ average at a remarkable 294.8p.

In the Cull Sheep section Ewes peaked at £199 with a tremendous average at £108.11.

Forthcoming Fixtures

Thursday 30^th December: Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale

Monday 3^rd January: Next Monday Market

Those wishing to enter Store Cattle for that day please ring Alastair Sneddon on 07973 982441 before 12 noon on Thursday 30^th December

Friday 21^st January: HPLS Suckled Calf Sale

Announcements

The funeral for Mr Derek Cooper will be held on Wednesday 22nd December at 11am, St Michael’s and All Angels Church, Alsop-en-le-Dale

CAPTION COMPETITION

The winning caption for this week:

Self Isolation

Richard Lawley, Draycott

72 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows Overall Average 123.7p

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

More than expected for the week before the Christmas break.  Trade generally very fast for all cows, although one or two firms had already stopped taking cows in readiness for clearing up the lairages before Christmas.  Various problems once again with COVID 19 and orders being cancelled, but Bakewell had a marvellous trade for all.  Clean Heifers peaked at 158p.  Better beef cows 150p plus with plenty of cross bred cows 135-150p.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

40 Black & White and ex-dairy cows Ave 114.4p/kg

Just as dear but a higher percentage on offer.

OTM Heifer                 152p

Best Fed Cows            133-147p

Big Holsteins               120-130p

Plain Parlour Cows      110-120p

Lean Cows                   Around £1

The best today:

3 OTM Bulls

4 OTM Steers

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

More than expected or that was told about and trade certainly less than has been experienced all last week in the other centres up country at the end of last week.

9 Finished Bulls

Just 1 suckler bull that looked well sold at 270p or a fantastic £1906 from Frank Longdon, Chinley, with Friesians to 201p (£1153) for Gordon Cresswell, Atlow.

35 Steers – overall average 211.7p

18 Continental, 13 Native and 4 OTM Black & White today with all looking well sold, although not the fire in the buyers bellies of a month ago.  Best Suckler bred Limousin to 267p for Michael Wynne with James Wardman and David Hadfield at 258p.  Angus to 216 with Hereford to 200p.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

53 Finished Heifers – overall average 235.4p/kg

The same story as the Steers with 22 Natives in today’s entry and cattle generally little less than the Christmas trade of a month ago.  8 best over 270p with Clive Bacon at the top of the heap at 279p with his other two at 274p and 270p.  Keith Harrop had a run at 278,275 and 274p etc.  Hereford sold to 134p, Longhorn to 250 and Angus to 245p

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)

Only just over 100 cattle for the last Monday Market of the year.  Most of the long-range buyers had chosen not to come for such a small entry, but local operators competed hard to ensure a decent trade for all.

There were a handful of Breeding Stock which included:

12 Feeding Bulls

Sample prices as follows:

48 Steers ave £766

More younger sorts in the entry hence the reduced average.

Sample Results:

36 Heifers ave £771

A good trade for the limited number on offer.

Sample prices as follows:

49 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

Plenty of interest in today’s entry with a good trade for all types.

Best Bulls saw both B Blue and Limousin to £320, with heifers topping at £295.

B/W also well bid for but not much size within the entry.

1384 Lambs & 530 Ewes & Rams (Auctioneers Peter Oven & Mark Elliott)

A very good entry of 1914 Sheep included 1384 lambs.  Demand once again off the scale with prices up even on last weeks outstanding trade.  The best Beltex lambs peaked at 348p/kg with Texel to 340p/kg, heavy butchers lambs to 338p/kg and overweight lambs to 321p/kg, top gross of £170.93/head with the top 500 lambs averaging over £140/head.

Market average 294.85p/kg

Leading Prices: –

530 Cull Sheep

A topping entry with some excellent runs of best ewes forward and all sectors well bid for and a strong trade throughout.

Top call £199/head for Jason Craddock who had travelled down from Lancashire with his excellent shaped Texels (his entry averaged £197/head)

The best 5 pens were strong Texels to average over £190/head.

Best Mules around £121/head with some Woodlands touching the mid £90’s and keen buyers for all categories.

Better sorts of Texel Tups £141 to £157 with the best at £166 for the Hambletons.

SHEEP SECTION – SPECIAL ENTRY

2 Pygmy orchard goats, 18-month-old, 1 Nanny and one castrated male sold within the sheep section at £148 each, early Christmas present to the lucky purchaser!