Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

 BAKEWELL MARKET

Monday 30th   May 2022

Decent entries for the Jubilee week market with 605 cattle and 1,204 sheep on parade.

For the avoidance of doubt there is no Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale on 2^nd June, but the Monday Market on 6^th June will take place as normal.

The only other item of news is that the Store Cattle list will close at 12 noon on Wednesday 1^st June, so please let us know what you want to bring.

Trade has been outstanding again with all sections good and some departments most notably the OTM cattle exceptional.

The Store & Breeding cattle saw numbers starting to reduce with 377 forward.

A very mixed bag of cattle, but all well sold.  Steers reached £1,350, Heifers £1,520, Cows & Calves to £1,500 and Lim Stock Bulls to £2,900.

A good show of Finished cattle with a total of 127.  Top figures 301p/kg and £2,160.

The average for the 62 heifers was 241.3p which gives a good indication of price levels.

There was a shortage of OTM cattle with only 69 on offer.  Top figures 234p and £1,843.  The average was a remarkable 189.2p.

Only 32 Calves today, but a decent demand and Bulls to £410 and Heifers to £255.

More numbers in the sheep section with Spring lambs out in force with 454 on offer. Top figures 378p and £169.90 per head.

The average gross price of a 39-45kg lamb was £132.33 which puts things into context.  The SQQ average was 352.0p.

The supply of Hoggs (OSLs) is drying up fast with only 284 on offer this week.

They were a rather mixed assortment selling to 326p/kg and £187.60 with the SQQ average 257.3p.

A large entry of 466 Cull sheep included ewes to £194 to average £134.34.

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES

Thursday 2^nd June:  NO MARKET

Monday 6^th June: Normal Market

Store List closes 12 noon Wednesday 1^st June

Friday 3^rd June: Dairy Dispersal Sale

FARM SALES

Thursday 26th May – Blakelow Farm, Stone

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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.

Staffordshire County Show – The Farming Life Centre team will be at the showground on Wednesday and Thursday this week. Call in and say hello if you’re about – the kettle will be on!

The Peak Farmers Group –  Please get in touch if you would like to join the group or to book a place at our next event:

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 included. Free coach available – departs 6pm Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EB. Please book your place by noon on Friday 3rd June.

To book a place at any of the events listed above please contact info@thefarminglifecentre.org.uk or call, text or WhatsApp 07483 373435.

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69 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows Overall Average 189.2p or £1225

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

THE BEST AVERAGE EVER!

A smaller entry of cows and with the old laws of supply and demand at the fore, cows were certainly the dearest ever.  Having said that, today we had a super show of cows and very few dairy cows in the entry.  24 cows today topped £2/kilo with a high price of 234p for a pure Limousin cow from Rob Rowlinson, Ramsor with plenty of others at 210p+.  Natives had Angus to 206p, Hereford to 200p.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

8 Black & White and ex Dairy Cows ave 166.5p/kg

Where have they all gone?

Two good cows 186 &196p

Medium cows 151-180p

Only 1 under 150p

Top two:

1 OTM Bull

2 OTM Steers

127 FINISHED CATTLE – overall average 233.4p

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

A short week and some Abattoirs are getting full trying to fit five days in to three, but still all buyers operating and a solid trade if not a shade less money.

23 Finished Bulls ave 208.7p

11 Beef Bulls and 12 Dairy Holsteins but a good price and more better bulls could have easily been sold.  Top today was a joint at 250p/kg for a smart Limousin from David Goddard and big posh Blue from Messrs Swindells that grossed a superb £2160.  Friesians to 226p today.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

42 Steers – overall average 236.4p

The best were perhaps a little less but the second quality would be just as dear.  Best pure Limousin from Amos Kaye, Dunford Bridge sold at 275p twice and 267p.  8 Angus to 245p, 2 Galloway to 212p, Lincoln to 236p and 3 B/W up to 222p.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

62 Heifers – overall average 241.3p/kg

A cracking good entry again and the best still top side of 300p selling to 301p for a powerful posh sort from Keith Harrop to gross £1992 with others from the same home at 281 and 278p.  6 Hereford to 242p, Angus to 226p and B/W to 216p.

Sample Results:

Gross Prices:

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)

A few less about this week as Spring moves towards Summer although temperatures have yet to rise.

377 head on offer starting with 61 Breeding Cattle.  These attracted plenty of interest and produced the following results:

Stock Bulls which sold as follows:

There were 12 Feeding Cows all finding a ready market with top figures £1140 and £1130.

49 Feeding Bulls

Sample Prices as follows:

 138 Steers ave £947

Strong trade for all types, Angus crosses in particular demand.  Quality rather mixed, but buyers present for all varieties.

Sample Results:

129 Heifers ave £906

Some very nice consignments with prices to match.

All sorts well sold and plenty of interest at both ends of the age spectrum.

Angus & Hereford crosses selling very well indeed, but top honours to the Limousins.

Sample prices as follows:

32 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

A few less about but all on offer looking well sold with Bulls to £410 and Heifers to £255.

Very few Heifers in today’s entry, but those forward keenly sought after and B/W a similar trade to last week.

Bulls

B Blue                 £410     J & J Walton, Tideswell

Angus                 £315     J & J Walton, Tideswell

Angus                 £255     S Kirby, Eastmoor

Lim                      £250     S Kirby, Eastmoor

B Blue                 £282     RE Poyser & Son, Onecote

Hfd                       £235     AP Critchlow, Wheston

Heifers

B Blue                 £255     WJ Adams & Son, Mackworth

Angus                 £205     GPK Trickett, Rowsley

Lambs, Ewes & Rams & Store Sheep (Auctioneers Ivor Lowe & Mark Elliott)

454 Finished lambs ave 352.03p/kg

Trade up on last week for a nice show of lambs.  All weights in keen demand with well finished lambs again commanding a distinct premium.  Top prices of 378p/kg and £171/head.

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

284 Old Season Lambs ave 257.39p/kg

Well finished Hoggs again easy to sell to tops of 326p/kg and £187 per head, but a large proportion of tail end types lacking finish more difficult to place.

Leading Prices:-

Averages:

466 Cull Sheep

A very good entry for the last week of May and vendors were well rewarded as trade was fast.

The plainer sorts, best Mules and premium Texel were all firey to a top call of £194 for a smart long Texel from Salisbury Family at Abney.  The Newtons at Mansfield also had £194 for Texels again.  The best 10 pens averaged £184.20.

As detailed above best Mules very good to sell between £120 and £132 with the very best just over £135 per head.

Best Suffolks to £175 for Johnny Elkin at Hilderstone.

Better framed Swales (not the very biggest) but very well fleshed to £78/head.

The slaughter rams good to sell with all categories catered for.

Top – A Texel for Mark Hambleton at £179 others at £174 and £175.

Ewes averaged £134.34 all in.