Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market
Bakewell Market Report 2022-04-11
BAKEWELL MARKET
Monday 11th April 2022
Almost a full house with 877 Cattle and 1,574 Sheep on offer for the last Monday market before the Easter Holiday.
The sheep department was particularly busy with substantial entries in all sections and of course the traditional Easter Lamb Show, full details of which can be found later in this report.
The Store & Breeding Cattle section was well supported with a total of 546 head on offer. Trade remains very firm and Steers reached £1,590, Heifers £1,495 and Feeding Bulls £1,260.
In the Breeding Section Cows & Calves topped at £1,800.
Finished Cattle were out in force with 149 forward and trade still good.
Both Steers and Heifers hit the 300p mark and the top gross price was £2,027.
The average for the 67 Heifers was 248.9p and the average gross price was a remarkable £1,450.
Many more Bulls about this week with 43 on offer selling to 280p and £1,906 per head.
Recent high levels of trade have found some OTM cattle and there was a decent entry of 157 forward.
Top figures 228p and £1,957 per head. The average a very respectable 171.4p.
Just 25 Calves this week, but well sold with bulls to £485 and Heifers to £265.
In the Sheep section there was an excellent entry of 208 Spring lambs.
Top prices 542p and £230.35 for the show winners.
The overall SQQ average looked good at 330.8 pence.
The 898 Old Season Lambs – Hoggs reached top figures of 339p and £163.84 per head with SQQ average at 271p. Rather more Cull Sheep about with a total of 457 on offer. Ewes sold to £162 to average a tremendous £129.80.
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
Thursday 14th April: Regular Lunchtime Sheep Market
FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT
Easter Monday – 18th April – CLOSED
Easter TUESDAY 19th April – Tuesday Market
Please Call the Bakewell Office by 12.30 on Thursday 14th April to book in your cattle.
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FARM SALES
Friday 22nd April: Lower Lea Farm, Rugeley
Friday 29th April: The Annual Darley Moor Machinery Sale
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News from The Farming Life Centre
The Farming Life Centre team will be having a stand at the ABC on the first Monday of every month. Please stop to say hello or pop across if you’d like to find out more about what we do.
Coming up:
Bacon Butty Project – We will be taking our Bacon Butty Project to Mole Country Store at Darley Dale on Thursday 28th April. Call in to see us between 10am and midday for a cuppa and a bacon bap!
Farm Diversification workshop – Nick and Julie from Growing Rural Enterprise will be delivering a workshop on Wednesday 18th May, 10am-3pm, from the conference room at the ABC. Helping farm businesses to refresh and reflect on diversification enterprises, look into marketing and promotion and develop a personalised action plan. Lunch included. Contact info@thefarminglifecentre.org.uk or call 07483 373435 to book a place. All welcome.
The Peak Farmers Group – Please get in touch if you would like to join the group or to book a place at either of the following events:
Farm Walk: How to grow grass for less – Tuesday 26th April, 11am – 2.30pm, Flagg Hall Farm, Buxton – Farm Walk: How to grow grass for less – Looking at improving grazing efficiency and grassland management. Explore the benefits of herbal leys and Spring whole crop. Hear from Rusty Mycock and Kate Phillips on improving grazing efficiency and optimising output across dairy, beef and sheep systems. Learn about current opportunities for farmers looking to reduce inputs and costs from Catchment Sensitive Farming Officer Mark Taylor. Pie and pea lunch included, all welcome.
Massey Feeds Mill Tour – Tuesday 7th June, 7.30pm – 9pm, Massey Feeds Holmes Chapel Mill – Mill Tour: Gain a glimpse into the world of animal feed manufacture. Hear about Massey’s sustainable ruminant feeds with no palm kernel or soya products – a UK 1st! Supper and transport included. All welcome.
We have been kindly loaned a 1946 copy of the Farmers Weekly and will be including a few snippets in our Market Reports.
156 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows Overall Average 171.3p or £1175
(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)
67 Vendors selling Cows to 15 different accounts
The price remains high and although they were a little less than last weeks record prices, there were still very, very dear. 17 cows today topped £2/kilo with a top call of 228p twice for pure Limousin cows from Messrs Green and Maier. Plenty of meated cows 190p plus and very little in the coloured cows under 150p.
Sample Results:
228p/kg | 852kg | Lim | G & GW Green, Moorwood Moor |
228p/kg | 678kg | Lim | AR Maier, Brassington |
223p/kg | 696kg | Lim | CW Taberner, Tean |
220p/kg | 756kg | Lim | PB Enterprises, Burton on Trent |
218p/kg | 670kg | Blonde x | JD Brown, Derbys |
218p/kg | 740kg | Lim | CW Taberner, Tean |
217p/kg | 746kg | Lim | CW Taberner, Tean |
213p/kg | 720kg | Lim | JD Brown, Derbys |
211p/kg | 854kg | AA | N & SL Brocklehurst, Ashford |
210p/kg | 678kg | Hfd | JJ Barlow, Dore |
207p/kg | 620kg | B Blue x | Hazledine Farms, Watnall |
204p/kg | 684kg | AA | JJ Austin, Brockhurst |
201p/kg | 782kg | AA | N & SL Brocklehurst, Ashford |
201p/kg | 624kg | L Horn | DJ Saxby, Litton |
200p/kg | 740kg | Lim | G & M Limer, Taddington |
200p/kg | 714kg | Lim | G & M Limer, Taddington |
And Gross Prices:
£1942.56 | 852kg | Lim | G & GW Green, Moorwood Moor |
£1820.86 | 1006kg | AA | N & SL Brocklehurst, Ashford |
£1801.94 | 854kg | AA | N & SL Brocklehurst, Ashford |
£1751.10 | 898kg | AA | N & SL Brocklehurst, Ashford |
£1711.24 | 956kg | Fries | JJ Austin, Brockhurst |
£1663.20 | 756kg | Lim | PB Enterprises, Burton on Trent |
£1662.84 | 894kg | Hfd | JJ Barlow, Dore |
£1641.16 | 922kg | B Blue x | DF & A Wainwright, Cold Eaton |
£1618.82 | 746kg | Lim | CW Taberner, Tean |
£1613.20 | 740kg | Lim | CW Taberner, Tean |
76 Black & White and ex-dairy cows Ave 155.5p/kg
Not just a fierce as last week, but still fantastic with B/W’s up to £1,711.
The best fed cows 180p plus
Meated Holstein 165 – 175p
Leaner parlour sorts 150 – 160p
Plain Cows under 150p
The best Today
196p/kg | £1054 | Holst, 30 mnths | NJ Kirk, Brinsley |
194p/kg | £1354 | MRI, 4 yrs | JW Handford & Sons, Aspenshaw |
188p/kg | £1270 | Fries, 3 yrs | CV Whilock & Sons, Leek |
185p/kg | £1376 | MRI, 7 yrs | JW Handford & Sons, Aspenshaw |
184p/kg | £1328 | Fries, 5 yrs | WB & DE Gyte, Barmoor Clough |
183p/kg | £1354 | Holst, 7 yrs | E Morley & Sons, Kirk Langley |
183p/kg | £1270 | Fries, 3 yrs | FJ Gould & Son, Longnor |
182p/kg | £1365 | MRI, 7 yrs | JW Handford & Sons, Aspenshaw |
181p/kg | £1310 | Holst, 4 yrs | Easom & Sons, Oakerthorpe |
179p/kg | £1711 | Fries, 5 yrs | JJ Austin & Son, Longnor |
6 OTM Bulls
186p/kg | £1793 | Lim, 10yrs | S & CM Jones, Idridgehay |
182p/kg | £1667 | AA, 4yrs | DAW Clarke, Bar Beacon |
172p/kg | £1957 | Lim, 6yrs | Willetts & Sons, Ilkeston |
3 OTM Steers
212p/kg | £1526 | S Horn, 47 mnths | HJ Hitchcock, Belper |
150 FINISHED CATTLE – overall average 232.6p
(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)
Similar numbers to last week, but less an average. Please don’t think that the cattle are any less money today because they are not. Last week we had a fantastic show of quality meat in the market but today these were a lot more store types about, hence reducing the overall average. 43 Bulls and 107 clean today from 53 vendors creating 22 different accounts.
43 Finished Bulls ave 210.7p
Just 12 Continental, Hereford and 30 Black & White Dairy Bulls on offer. First continental into the ring topped the sale at 280p for a storming Limousin from Mark Ludlam, Moorwood Moor selling to a Manchester wholesaler with two other beef bred continentals in the 270p’s.
15 Holstein ave 192p and sold to 213p
6 Friesian ave 212p and sold to 224p
6 S Horn ave 216p and sold to 225p
Sample Results:
280p/kg | 654kg | Lim | MJ Ludlam, Moorwood Moor |
272p/kg | 648kg | Lim | DL Goddard, Mellor |
271p/kg | 516kg | Lim | NA Birch, Monyash |
259p/kg | 736kg | Char | K Wallbank, Jacksdale |
249p/kg | 566kg | Lim | NA Birch, Monyash |
241p/kg | 590kg | Lim | J Hole & Sons, Ashover |
238p/kg | 530kg | Lim | DL Goddard, Cheshire |
233p/kg | 610kg | Blonde x | SG Potter, Bonsall |
233p/kg | 658kg | Blonde x | SG Potter, Bonsall |
233p/kg | 554kg | Lim | DL Goddard, Cheshire |
And Gross Prices:
£1906.24 | 736kg | Char | K Wallbank, Jacksdale |
£1831.20 | 654kg | Lim | MJ Ludlam, Moorwood Moor |
£1762.56 | 648kg | Lim | DL Goddard, Cheshire |
£1533.14 | 658kg | Blonde x | SG Potter, Bonsall |
£1524.40 | 740kg | Holst | AB Massie & Son, Ockbrook |
£1486.80 | 708kg | Fries | AB Massie & Son, Ockbrook |
£1479.36 | 736kg | Holst | AB Massie & Son, Ockbrook |
£1474.40 | 760kg | Holst | AB Massie & Son, Ockbrook |
£1453.50 | 646kg | Hfd | G Hinchliffe, Sheffield |
£1432.08 | 648kg | Fries | WB & DE Gyte, Barmoor Clough |
39 Steers – overall average 231.1p
17 Continental, 15 Native and 7 B/W’s. Meat certainly at a premium with the best-bred continentals selling up to 300p/kilo for suckler bred sorts from Michael Wynne with all other posh cattle over 280p including a super big blue selling at £2027 (284p) for Stuart Wainwright. Hereford sold to 225p, Angus to 256p, Lincoln to 225p and B/W to 225p for a Friesian.
Sample Results:
300p/kg | 658kg | Lim | M Wynne, Snitterton |
300p/kg | 576kg | Lim | M Wynne, Snitterton |
290p/kg | 618kg | Lim | DS Gregory, Glossop |
290p/kg | 652kg | Lim | D & SE Edge, Pike Hall |
284p/kg | 714kg | B Blue x | SJ Wainwright, Poynton |
284p/kg | 676kg | Lim | D & SE Edge, Pike Hall |
279p/kg | 690kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
256p/kg | 624kg | AA | DS Gregory, Glossop |
254p/kg | 686kg | B Blue x | H Hodgkinson, Earl Sterndale |
246p/kg | 630kg | B Blue x | Green Dales Farm, Alderwasley |
241p/kg | 688kg | B Blue x | D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell |
And Gross Prices:
£2027.76 | 714kg | B Blue x | SJ Wainwright, Poynton |
£1974.00 | 658kg | Lim | M Wynne, Snitterton |
£1925.10 | 690kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
£1919.84 | 676kg | Lim | D & SE Edge, Pike Hall |
£1890.80 | 652kg | Lim | D & SE Edge, Pike Hall |
£1792.92 | 804kg | AA | RW Ardern & Sons, Topley Pike |
£1742.44 | 686kg | B Blue x | H Hodgkinson & Sons, Earl Sterndale |
£1728.00 | 576kg | Lim | M Wynne, Snitterton |
£1687.32 | 774kg | AA | RW Ardern & Sons, Topley Pike |
68 Heifers – overall average 248.3p/kg
A bumper show and a Steer/Heifer double for Michael and Ellie Wynne topping both at 300p with the B Blue Heifers today selling to Katie Kemp in behalf of ‘Uncle Joe’ Kemp, Quality Butchers at Hayfield.
4 Hereford to 250p, 9 Angus to 252p, a Devon at 252p and 2 Lincoln to 234p.
Sample Results:
300p/kg | 544kg | B Blue x | M Wynne, Snitterton |
298p/kg | 528kg | Lim | M Wynne, Snitterton |
288p/kg | 636kg | B Blue x | K Harrop, Alport |
284p/kg | 680kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
284p/kg | 662kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
281p/kg | 640kg | B Blue x | K Harrop, Alport |
278p/kg | 606kg | Lim | K Harrop, Alport |
278p/kg | 644kg | B Blue x | K Harrop, Alport |
278p/kg | 602kg | Lim | K Harrop, Alport |
276p/kg | 654kg | B Blue x | K Harrop, Alport |
274p/kg | 608kg | B Blue x | H & G Hollinshead, Lichfield |
272p/kg | 624kg | Char | R Merryman, Dronfield |
270p/kg | 614kg | Stab | R Belfield, Leek |
270p/kg | 544kg | Lim | A Sims Ltd, Hulland |
270p/kg | 596kg | Lim | H & G Hollinshead, Lichfield |
Gross Prices:
£1931.20 | 680kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
£1880.08 | 662kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
£1831.68 | 636kg | B Blue x | K Harrop, Alport |
£1820.94 | 682kg | Lim | K Harrop, Alport |
£1805.04 | 654kg | B Blue x | K Harrop, Alport |
£1798.40 | 640kg | B Blue x | K Harrop, Alport |
£1790.32 | 644kg | B Blue x | K Harrop, Alport |
£1704.48 | 636kg | B Blue x | K Harrop, Alport |
£1697.28 | 624kg | Char | R Merryman, Dronfield |
£1693.86 | 654kg | Blonde x | H & G Hollinshead, Lichfield |
STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)
A wonderful entry of 546 head encompassed a wide variety of stock, but buyers were present to cover all eventualities and trade remains very strong. More small cattle forward finding a ready market as grass day arrives in some parts of our patch.
29 Breeding Cattle
Very brisk bidding for the selection of Cows and Calves on offer:
£1800 | B Blue x Cow, 11 mnths & Str Calf | Bardill Bros, Killamarsh |
£1580 | B Blue x Cow, 109 mnths & Str Calf | Bardill Bros, Killamarsh |
£1340 | Blonde x Cow, 83 mnths & Hfr Calf | HC Gilbert, Edale |
£1490 | Lim x Cow, 93 mnths & Bull Calf | Miss S Riley, Hartington |
£1680 | Lim x Cow, 83 mnths & Hfr Calf | JP Webster, Foolow |
Various Feeding Cows sold at up to £1200 and £1350.
55 Feeding Bulls
Sample Prices:
£1040 | Lim x | 11 mnths | RA & CW Bentley, Church Broughton |
£1260 | Pure Lim | 25 mnths | PW Lomas, Flagg |
£1160 | Blonde | 15 mnths | JD Brown, Bonsall |
£690 | Hfd | 10-12 mnths | Walker Farms Ltd, Hulland |
£920 | B Blue x | 10 mnths | BC Percival, Monyash |
£1010 | Blonde x | 11-13 mnths | JD Brown, Bonsall |
£1010 | Blonde x | 10-12 mnths | CE Mycock, Monyash |
£480 | Hfd x | 6 mnths | JW Brandrick, Uttoxeter |
£980 | Sim x | 12 mnths | JC Shepherd, Dungworth |
250 Steers ave £853
Some big runs of young cattle selling in the £400 to £600 range pulled the average back, but trade was no less than it has been in recent weeks.
Plenty of demand for the Angus and Hereford crosses. Any outside cattle very keenly sought.
Sample Results:
£730 | Lim x | 6 mnths | Park Farm Land, Anston |
£660 | Lim x | 7 mnths | C Titterton, Tean |
£570 | B Blue x | 6 mnths | R Hughes, Stanley |
£800 | Sim x | 7 mnths | IA Falconer, Alfreton |
£650 | Lim x | 7-10 mnths | AJ Parker & Son, Ticknall |
£690 | Char x | 7 mnths | M Heathcote, Hartington |
£930 | Blonde x | 6 mnths | JT Cantrell, Macc Forest |
£850 | Lim x | 10-12 mnths | T Neville, Tansley |
£455 | Angus x | 11-13 mnths | Howard & Co, Worksop |
£395 | Hfd | 11-13 mnths | Howard & Co, Worksop |
£855 | Lim x | 11 mnths | M & R Shimwell, Hulland |
£630 | Lim x | 9-12 mnths | J & M Riley, Hartington |
£890 | Hfd x | 14 mnths | EA Cooper & Sons, Taddington |
£660 | Angus x | 9-10 mnths | LB & AB Thompson, Longnor |
£945 | Lim x | 12 mnths | GA Lomas & Sons, Peak Forest |
£1040 | Lim x | 11-14 mnths | RM Calcott, Tamworth |
£1050 | Lim x | 23 mnths | A Allwood & Son, Crich |
£1030 | Angus | 12-14 mnths | MD Webster, Sturston |
£980 | Angus | 14-15 mnths | S Downing & Daughters, Little Eaton |
£890 | Angus x | 13 mnths | E Morley & Son, Kirk Langley |
£580 | Holst | 9-11 mnths | E Morley & Son, Kirk Langley |
£980 | Lim x | 13-14 mnths | HJ Burton, Brailsford |
£940 | S Horn x | 10-15 mnths | J & SJ Tunstall, Heage |
£790 | Norw x | 13-17 mnths | W Watts, Thurgoland |
£1150 | B Blue x | 15-20 mnths | FD Stubbs, Tissington |
£1260 | B Blue x | 15 mnths | NN Seaton, Rocester |
£1140 | Angus x | 15 mnths | VH Mellor, Chelmorten |
£1195 | Lim x | 20 mnths | AG Tomkinson, Thorpe |
£1020 | B Blue x | 13-18 mnths | Hough Park Farm, Hulland |
£795 | B Blue x | 15-18 mnths | TR Meakin, Loxley |
£980 | B Blue x | 16-18 mnths | Hawksworth Farms, Shardlow |
£1335 | B Blue x | 16-18 mnths | JF Kirkham, Hartington |
£1300 | Angus | 21 mnths | JF Kirkham, Hartington |
£1270 | Lim x | 20 mnths | W & P Charlton, Brassington |
£1130 | Lim x | 15-22 mnths | JA & D Shepherd, Hollowmeadows |
£1155 | Lim x | 18 mnths | H Young, Peak Forest |
£1035 | Hfd x | 18 mnths | Green Dales Farm, Alderwasley |
£1210 | B Blue x | 20-22 mnths | D Poole & Son, Flagg |
£1150 | Angus x | 19-22 mnths | D Poole & Son, Flagg |
£1390 | B Blue x | 18 mnths | CE Cowan, Belper |
£1360 | Angus x | 24 mnths | Alma Mount Farm, Rowarth |
£1560 | Lim x | 21 mnths | Mrs Wilton, Taddington |
£1270 | Blonde x | 22-23 mnths | EJ Slaney, Stowe |
£1590 | Blonde x | 22-23 mnths | EJ Slaney, Stowe |
£1380 | Angus x | 23 mnths | EJ Slaney, Stowe |
£1190 | S Horn x | 21 mnths | R & E & D Bennett, Whiston |
£1195 | B Blue x | 20 mnths | M Green, Doveholes |
£1370 | Sim x | 22 mnths | Wilshaw & Hine, Macclesfield |
£1085 | Hfd x | 23 mnths | JT Flint, Ible |
£1055 | Lim x | 18-19 mnths | J Shirt & Son, Tideswell |
£830 | Mont x | 21-24 mnths | B Cooper, Glossop |
£1080 | Lim x | 13 mnths | GE Smith, Quarndon |
£920 | Mont x | 17 mnths | GE Smith, Quarndon |
212 Heifers ave £794
More young cattle than we have seen for some time, hence the reduced average.
Trade very much the same with little sign that input costs have tempered the enthusiasm to bid for Store Cattle.
Sample prices as follows:
£580 | Lim x | 7 mnths | Park Farm Land, Aston |
£480 | B Blue x | 6 mnths | R Hughes, Stanley |
£800 | Lim x | 8 mnths | IA Falconer, Alfreton |
£720 | Lim x | 14 mnths | AJ Parker, Ticknall |
£680 | Lim x | 9-11 mnths | T Neville, Tansley |
£455 | Angus | 11-13 mnths | Howard & Co, Worksop |
£800 | Lim x | 10 mnths | D Crookes, Rivelin |
£670 | Sim x | 7 mnths | B Ainley, Mercaston |
£770 | Hfd x | 16 mnths | EA Cooper, Taddingon |
£600 | Angus x | 9-10 mnths | LB & AB Thompson, Longnor |
£600 | Ped Hfd | 12 mnths | DL Elder, Wheatcroft |
£890 | Lim x | 11 mnths | GA Lomas, Peak Forest |
£1280 | Lim x | 22 mnths | RM Calcott, Tamworth |
£990 | Angus x | 13 mnths | W Bradbury, Earl Sterndale |
£855 | Angus x | 12-14 mnths | MD Webster, Sturston |
£990 | Lim x | 16 mnths | RTF Marshall & Son, Tansley |
£720 | Hfd x | 16 mnths | RP Lawley, Draycott |
£1020 | Lim | 12-15 mnths | TF & J Thompson, Longnor |
£690 | Mont x | 19-22 mnths | B Cooper, Glossop |
£640 | B Blue x | 9-13 mnths | E Morley & Son, Kirk Langley |
£910 | Angus x | 12-14 mnths | HJ Burton, Brailsford |
£750 | Lim x | 13 mnths | Chambers & Wilton, Flagg |
£760 | Blonde x | 18 mnths | J & SJ Tunstall, Heage |
£970 | B Blue x | 16 mnths | W Watts, Thurgoland |
£1190 | B Blue x | 15-17 mnths | FD Stubbs, Tissington |
£1495 | Angus | 25 mnths | NN Seaton, Rocester |
£1485 | Angus | 23 mnths | NN Seaton, Rocester |
£1095 | Sim x | 17 mnths | VH Mellor, Chelmorten |
£1125 | Lim x | 22 mnths | AG Tomkinson, Thorpe |
£985 | B Blue x | 18 mnths | Hough Park Farm, Hulland |
£1000 | Char | 15-16 mnths | Hawksworth Farms, Shardlow |
£1450 | Sim x | 18 mnths | FA & PJ Pilkington, Kniveton |
£1385 | Char x | 17 mnths | FA & PJ Pilkington, Kniveton |
£1140 | Lim x | 19-21 mnths | H Young, Peak Forest |
£990 | Saler x | 17-18 mnths | Green Dales Farm, Alderwasley |
£1130 | Hfd x | 21-22 mnths | D Poole & Son, Flagg |
£1150 | B Blue x | 18 mnths | CE Cowan, Belper |
£1370 | Blonde x | 22-24 mnths | AJ Slaney, Stowe |
£1075 | B Blue x | 20-21 mnths | R & D Bennett, Whiston |
£1090 | Sim x | 21 mnths | M Green, Doveholes |
£1045 | S Horn x | 21-22 mnths | R & J Hancock, Eyam |
£1185 | B Blue x | 20-21 mnths | CF Edge & Partners, Eyam |
£970 | Angus x | 21 mnths | Scott & Curley, Hulland |
£1080 | Blonde x | 19-22 mnths | T Illes, Ironville |
£1330 | Char x | 23 mnths | S Franks, Bradfield |
£1155 | Angus x | 22 mnths | J Shirt & Son, Tideswell |
£1000 | Lim x | 15 mnths | GE Smith, Quarndon |
25 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)
An excellent trade for all types with a smart B Blue Bull to £485 and others to £360 and £290.
A similar story for the Heifers with B Blue to £265 and Limousin to £220.
Black & White light on numbers, but those forward rewarded with a good trade to a top of £115.
Bulls
B Blue £485 J Shirt & Sons, Tideswell
B Blue £360 JE & CM Fletcher, Peak Forest
Heifers
B Blue £265 DR & S Kirby, Eastmoor
B Blue £220 GPK Trickett, Rowsley
Lim £220 JE & CM Fletcher, Peak Forest
1117 Lambs including 219 Spring Lambs & 457 Ewes & Rams (Auctioneers Peter Oven)
A very good entry of 1574 Sheep included 219 Spring Lambs. Demand for the best butchers lambs very brisk with the judge Jo Kemp having a difficult decision selecting his winning pens.
Show Results
Pairs
1st R Brough & Son
2nd R Brough & Son
3rd J & N Easom
Singles
1st R Brough & Son
2nd R Brough & Son
3rd AW & RA Mycock
The best pair of lambs shown by Phillip Brough, two 42.5kg Texels topped the day at 542p/kg to gross £230 each with 5 other pens of lambs from the same farm all over £4/kilo.
Leading Prices: –
31kg | 368p/kg | AW & RA Mycock, Flagg |
34kg | 390p/kg | AW & RA Mycock, Flagg |
36.5kg | 406p/kg | R Brough & Son, Monyash |
37kg | 402p/kg | R Brough & Son, Monyash |
38kg | 402p/kg | R Brough & Son, Monyash |
39kg | 410p/kg | R Brough & Son, Monyash |
39.5kg | 390p/kg | R Swift & Son, Little Onn |
40kg | 416p/kg | R Brough & Son, Monyash |
40.5kg | 381p/kg | R Swift & Son, Little Onn |
41kg | 386p/kg | Longacres, Oakwood |
42.5kg | 542p/kg | R Brough & Son, Monyash |
Averages:
Lights | To 368p/kg | Average 325.18p/kg |
Standard | To 410p/kg | Average 331.91p/kg |
Medium | To 542p/kg | Average 330.4p/kg |
Heavy | To 290p/kg | Average 272.87p/kg |
In the Old Season Lambs a total of 898 on offer included a large proportion of heavy and overweight sorts, but demand for meated sorts very good regardless of weight. Best heavy butchers lambs peaked at 339p/kg and £163.84/head. Overall average 271.01p/kg.
Leading Prices:-
32kg | 300p/kg | JG Jackson, Wardlow |
32.7kg | 298p/kg | A Healey, Walsall |
34.6kg | 316p/kg | DE Hodgson, Wormhill |
36.3kg | 296p/kg | A Healey, Walsall |
37.2kg | 288p/kg | J Price, Kettleshulme |
39kg | 284p/kg | WJ Sessions & Son, Hilton |
39.5kg | 286p/kg | PJ Blackshaw, Pilsley |
41.7kg | 292p/kg | Wheeldon Partners, Taddington |
42.5kg | 316p/kg | R Foster, Pilsley |
43.3kg | 287p/kg | TA Twyford & Son, Alport |
44.6kg | 301p/kg | H & G Hollinshead, Lichfield |
45.4kg | 289p/kg | R Swift & Son, Little Onn |
46.4kg | 308p/kg | R Hodgson & Son, Kettleshulme |
47.3kg | 310p/kg | R Hodgson, Kettleshulme |
47.7kg | 318p/kg | R Swift & Son, Little Onn |
48.3kg | 339p/kg | AV Marsden, Hucklow |
53.5kg | 280p/kg | AV Marsden, Hucklow |
58.1kg | 253p/kg | R Swift & Son, Little Onn |
Averages:
Light | To 300p/kg | Average 236.58p/kg |
Standard | To 316p/kg | Average 265.19p/kg |
Medium | To 316p/kg | Average 280.25p/kg |
Heavy | To 339p/kg | Average 276.65p/kg |
Overweight | To 280p/kg | Average 222.6p/kg |
457 Cull Sheep (Auctioneer Peter Oven)
A larger entry of 457 Cull Sheep saw demand on fire with best cutting ewes in short supply to peak at £192/head for Texels with heavy Suffolks in the £140 – £165 bracket, heavy Mules in the £125 – £140 bracket.
Ewes To: £192 Ave: £119.28
Rams To: £162 Ave: £129.80
Auctioneer:

Alastair Sneddon
Senior partner
Livestock, auctioneering and professional services

Oliver Hiles
Market Associate

Ivor Lowe
Partner
Property and professional services

Peter Oven
Market Associate