Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

 BAKEWELL MARKET

Monday 13^th June 2022

Despite the good silaging conditions Bakewell managed to attract a strong entry of stock in all departments with a total of 665 cattle and 1,281 sheep on offer and a strong trade for all.

A total of 421 store cattle comprised 349 stores and 72 head of breeding cattle with buyers out in force with top priced cow and calf outfits at £1,940, with steers to £1,590 and heifers to £1,435.

Finished cattle numbers similar to last week with trade just as strong with heifers to 306p/kg and steers to 270p/kg.

A reduced entry of 74 OTM’s, possibly a result of the good silaging conditions but those forward rewarded with an excellent trade with a top call of 264p/kg and an overall average of 189p/kg.

Lamb numbers continue to increase with 679 on offer with trade a little back on last week in line with the National trend returning an average of 312.35p/kg with a top price of 352p, whilst cull sheep continue to sell at excellent rates to a top of £165.

An increased entry of calves did not detract from the trade with bulls to £445 and heifers to £425.

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES

Thursday 16^th June:  Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale

FARM SALES

Friday 17^th June: Whiteacre Hall, Coleshill

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74 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows Overall Average 190.1p or £1281

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Another Record Average

Trade steps on to another level this week and a new market record average of 190p is testament to this.  21 cows today over £2 and a high of 264p for a 1 calf (29 mnths) Limousin from Steven Mills, Redmires with his other blue of the same description at 242p or £2037.  Big cows regularly £1600+.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

27 Black & White and ex Dairy Cows ave 174.1p/kg

All look well sold, but the plainer they are the dearer they look.

1 very smart cow at 200p

Meated Holsteins 185-196p

Leaner Parlour Holsteins 170-180p

Plain Cows 155-165p

The top 6

3 OTM Bulls

3 OTM Steers

 107 FINISHED CATTLE – overall average 237.4p

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

Very good to sell again

We could have handled a lot more on the day with 39 bulls and 68 clean cattle.  Trade flying from start to finish.

39 Finished Bulls ave 226.6p

Bull numbers good with 23 Continental, 5 Native & 11 B/W’s today with a good price for all.  Mark Shenton topped the day at 271p for his handy weighted Blonde.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

24 Steers – overall average 230.1p

Only 10 Continental, 9 Native and 5 B/W today, but good for all.  Keith Hodgson topped the steers today with a little Limmy at 270p and other suckler bred sorts at 268 and 260p.  Angus to 248p and Hereford to 245p with B/W to an astonishing 238p.

Sample Results:

And Gross Prices:

44 Heifers – overall average 251.9p/kg

Look at the average that includes 9 Natives and 3 OTM clean heifers.  4 over £3 today from 4 different vendors.  Both Phil Watson and Keith Hodgson shared the top honours at 306p/kg for shapey sorts.  Angus to 258p and Hereford to 228p.

Sample Results:

Gross Prices:

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Mark Elliott)

A very big June entry of over 400 cattle with a number of Breeding Cattle today that were well received by a number of potential purchasers.

72 Breeding Cattle:

39 Feeding Bulls

142 Steers ave £969

170 Heifers ave £929

63 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

An increase in numbers did nothing to detract from the trade with buyers out in force for all types.

Bulls to £445 and heifers to £425 with best calves commanding a significant premium.

A few more B/W dairy bred calves about this week with those forward rewarded with an excellent trade with the best to £195 per head.

Bulls

B Blue                 £420                    BD Hudson, Ipstones

Saler                    £245                    TN Palfreyman & Son, Flagg

Angus                 £238                    T Farrington & Sons, Abbots Bromley

Hfd                       £230                    T Farrington & Sons, Abbots Bromley

Heifers

Lim                      £425                    R Greenwood, Barton Under Needwood

Lim                      £415                    Frith Bros, Thorpe

B Blue                 £290                    BD Hudson, Ipstones

Hfd                       £215                    T Farrington & Sons, Abbots Bromley

679 Lambs, 406 Ewes & Rams & 4 Store Sheep (Auctioneer Peter Oven)

A total entry of 1089 sheep on offer included an excellent entry of 628 new season lambs.  Despite trade dipping at the end of last week buyers were still out wanting the Bakewell quality butchers lambs with Phillip Brough topping at 352p/kg and a top gross for the heavy weight sorts being £176/head.  Best butchers lambs in general between 330-340p/kg.  The overall market average 312.35p/kg.

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

Old Season Lambs

An excellent show of 192 Old Season Lambs still very much in demand regardless of weight with a top of 280p/kg and a top gross of £162/head.  Overall average 246.83p/kg.

Leading Prices:-

406 Cull Sheep

406 cull ewes and rams attracted brisk bidding for all types with best Texels to £165.  Suffolk x sold in the £130-£148 range with heavy Mules in the £120-£135 range, Southdown ewes to £120 and meated horned ewes in the £70-£820 range.  Cull rams attracted more interest this week with a young Southdown peaking at £162 and Texels to £152.

Cull Ewes to £165      Ave £111.55

Cull Rams to £162      Ave £132.00