Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

 BAKEWELL MARKET

Tuesday 19th April 2022

A modest number of stock for the Easter Tuesday Market with 177 Cattle and 536 Sheep on offer.

Buyers present or represented ensured a decent trade as the following statistics will demonstrate.

There were 88 Store & Breeding Cattle which sold exceedingly well with Steers to £1,320, Heifers £1,100 and Cow & Calf outfits £1,500.

In the Finished Cattle section prices topped at 296p and £2,036 per head with 10 Steers averaging 260.6p.

A short entry of 25 OTM Cattle were even dearer than last week with top figures 196p and £1,640, the average was creditable 153.4p for a very mixed sample.

Just 18 Calves with Bulls to £98 and Heifers £280.

Brisk business in the Sheep department.

The 20 Spring lambs peaked at 374p and £146.61 to average 352.3p.

Hogg numbers drying up fast with 379 forward.  Top figures 323p and £158.36.  The SQQ average at 287.4p.

The Cull Sheep entry amounted to 137 head with ewes to £198 to average a remarkable £125.13.

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES

Thursday 21^st April:  Regular Lunchtime Sheep Market

PLEASE NOTE

Next week 25^th April – Normal Monday Market

The following week Monday 2^nd May also normal Monday Market, regardless of the fact that it is a Bank Holiday

FARM SALES

Friday 22^nd April: Lower Lea Farm, Rugeley

Friday 29^th 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 28^th 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 18^th 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 7^th 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 1^st!  Supper and transport included.  All welcome.

26 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows Overall Average 153.4p

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Just a little show for the Tuesday market with 17 B/W, 2 Hfd & 5 Continentals.  An ex dairy cow topped the day at 196p or £1317 for a Swedish cow for Messrs Handford, Aspenshaw who had another at 187p (£1503) with a couple of other B/W over £1500.  Generally, no change in price for the Bank Holiday Market with all regular buyers in attendance.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

1 OTM Bull

45 FINISHED CATTLE – overall average 234.6p

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

A good Bank Holiday entry and a good line up of buyers at ringside led to a solid trade with cattle very much on par with the last couple of weeks.

16 Finished Bulls ave 214.7p

A run of light weight Limousin from Messrs Parkinson topped at 245p and 240p, Angus to 229p and big B/W up to 205p or £1537 for Neil Massey, Spondon.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

10 Steers – overall average 260.6p

A record average with 6 continental 4 Natives today.  Handy weighted Limousin topped at 290p for Messrs Mann with big Lims from James Wardman adding up to £1864 and £1830.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

19 Heifers – overall average 237.5p/kg

A cracking heifer from Keith Harrop topped the market and sold at 296p or a superb £2036 with a posh blue from Alex at Thorp Farms at 272p.

Sample Results:

Gross Prices:

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)

At 88 only a modest number of cattle forward, but demand certainly exceeded supply resulting in a very decent trade.

Prices well ahead of expectations and every animal changed hands.

The sale commenced with 2 Cow & Calf Outfits

Then followed a Feeding Cow

Just a handful Feeding Bulls

Sample Prices:

 Steers

No big cattle this week, so few over the £1000 mark, but younger, smaller cattle sold well.

Sample Results:

 Heifers

Plenty of buying power present to ensure fair play and excellent prices achieved.

Sample prices as follows:

18 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

Another excellent trade for a mixed sample with best heifers in very keen demand to a top of £280.

Heifers

B Blue                 £280     DR & S Kirby, Eastmoor

B Blue                 £270     TN Palfreyman & Son, Flagg

Lim                      £240     DR & S Kirby, Eastmoor

A Angus             £180     GPK Trickett, Rowsley

Hfd                       £150     P & A Thornhill, Great Longstone

399 Lambs & 106 Ewes & Rams (Auctioneers Peter Oven)

A total entry of 505 sheep included 20 new season lambs and 379 old season lambs.  Demand for best meated sorts very brisk with 20 new season lambs peaking at 374p/kg (£146.61 per head) overall lamb average 352.38p/kg.

Leading Prices: –

In the old season lambs demand still very brisk with best butchers types to 323p, heavy weight butchers lambs to 292p/kg and overweight catering spec lambs to 280p/kg.  Top gross prices of £158.36/head.  Overall average 287.46p/kg.

Leading Prices:-

Averages:

106 Cull Sheep (Auctioneer Peter Oven)

Just 106 cull ewes & rams saw demand on fire with all types attracting very brisk bidding.  Best Texels peaked at £198/head with heavy Suffolks in the £140 – £155 bracket, best meated horned ewes to just over £100/head.

Ewes    To: £198           Ave: £125.53

Rams   To: £166           Ave: £153