Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

MONDAY 10^th OCTOBER 2022

Numbers keep coming and it was another busy day at Bakewell with 953 cattle and 2,109 sheep for a total of 267 vendors.

The store & breeding cattle department was operating with 585 cattle on offer.  Despite the size of the entry there was enough buying power on hand to maintain a lively trade from start to finish with steers to £1,600 and heifers £1,580, feeding bulls reached £900.

There were 147 finished cattle on offer with a solid performance.  Top figures 298p and £1,981 per head.

The 67 heifers averaged 239.5p.

Another good selection of 133 OTM and feeding cattle with top figures 218p and £1,706 per head.

The overall average was back a shade at 162.1p.

An upward turn in calf numbers with 88 forward this week.

Bulls sold to £330 and heifers £240.

A good number of sheep on offer this week with 1,427 lambs on sale.

Top figures 269p and £141.45 per head.

It was the normal story with buyers looking for well meated lambs and prepared to pay a premium to secure them.

The overall average which included the heavy lambs was 234.2p with the SQQ at 232.3p.

Almost exactly the same number of cull sheep as last week with 682 on offer.  Ewes sold to £172 to average a healthy £93.33.

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES

Thursday 13^th October: Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale

Friday 14^th October: HPLS Suckled Calves

Saturday 15^th October: HPLS Hill Sheep

Friday 21^st October: Store Sheep Sale

Friday 28^th October: Orange Sale for TB restricted cattle

SPECIAL ENTRY on Thursday 13th October

Goat Herd Reduction

6 Pedigree Boer Does

8 Boar Kids – Does & Castrated Males

To be sold in suitable lots

BAKEWELL SHEEP SALES 2022

Farm Sales

Thursday 20^th October: Home Farm, Wigwell

Peak Farmers Group Farm Walk

Join us on Wednesday 19^th October 11am-2.30pm at Matlock Meadows, Snitterton Rd, Matlock, DE4 2JG by kind permission of the Dakin family with GLW Feeds.

We will be finding out about:

• Robotic milking systems in practice
• Getting to grips with the raw materials of livestock feed
• The carbon footprint of livestock feed – what you need to know
• Ice cream parlour diversification success

Free to attend, lunch included.  Contact 07483 373435 or email info@peakfarmersgroup.co.uk to find out more or book a place.

The Farming Life Centre

Join our team – do you have an understanding of the farming industry, a genuine interest in the wellbeing of those who work in it and seek a rewarding role?  If so we are recruiting a Farm Business Project Coordinator – 21 hours per week (to be worked flexibly).  Visit our website www.thefarminglifecentre.org.uk for further details and to download an application form or request an application form by emailing Rachel Metcalfe at: rachelmetcalfe@thefarminglifecentre.org.uk

133 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows overall average 162.1p/kg (£1,073)

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)                     (8 pence less on the week)

Another very big entry of cows today from 56 vendors from a very wide area including a couple of new vendors today.  Some of the heavy meated and non Farm Assured cows today would be a little less money, the B/W’s would be similar on the week.

Trade is still miles ahead of last year when in 2021 this week we had 121 cows to average 132p.  Best OTM heifers today sold at 218p and 210p with best cow at 209p from Stuart Mycock.

Results:

Gross Prices:

58 Black & White and ex Dairy Cows ave 157.2p

Just as dear as we have had them.

14 best over 170p

Big Holsteins 160-170p

Plainer parlour Holsteins 145-160p

Smaller leaner cows 130-140p

Very few under 120p

The best today:

5 OTM Bulls

4 OTM Steers

147 FINISHED CATTLE – overall average 233.3p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

More cattle on offer and an excellent trade for the meat and quality but a couple of runs of ‘outside cattle’ are certainly showing the weather.

37 Young Bulls ave 227.2p

Dearer on the week with the average up a bit and the best certainly better sold.  A trio of suckler bred bulls topped out at 271p for bulls from Stuart Mycock, Mark Hadfield and Keith Harrop. 10 B/W sold  to 210p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

43 Steers ave 230.1p/kg

Exactly the same average as last week with meat very much in demand.  Some plainer cold clean cattle today in the entry sold for further feeding to five different accounts and would look well sold, but that is the advantage of selling in a green (restricted) market.  Blues peaked at 274p for a super sort from Brian & Harold Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor with other good meated sorts 250p plus.  7 Angus to 250p, 4 Hereford to 254p and 2 B/W to 188p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

67 Heifers ave 239.5p/kg

Good numbers and good cattle with the best well bid for including a trio from Stan Evans at 298, 294 and 294p and a tremendous big heifer from Messrs Johnson & Shuttlewood at 288p (£1981).  10 Hereford to 232p and 4 Angus to 269p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)

Numbers almost the same as last week with 585 store cattle on offer.  The cross section of the cattle on sale did not include as many strong sorts as last week.

There were some good runs of quality young cattle which saold very well indeed and the short finish smart cattle came to some very satisfactory figures.

Trade was solid for all sorts and prices remained firm right to the last beat in the ring.

29 Feeding Bulls

A few more on offer this week including:

 302 Steers ave £878

More small and young cattle this week and a lesser proportion of the strong short finish types.

A significant number of weathered cattle that have suffered from the lack of grass.

All types found a ready market at a suitable price level and every animal changed hands.

Angus crosses attracted the fiercest competition some outstanding results.

Sample Results:

249 Heifers ave £765

A very mixed selection with some fine specimens hitting the highlights.

At the other end of the spectrum there were a good many heifers both old and young that had clearly suffered from a lack of keep and the next owner a difficult task to renovate them.  All found a ready market, but at very different prices.

Sample Results:

88 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

An increase in numbers with a number of fresh faces around the ring ensured an excellent trade for all.

Best bulls saw B Blues to £330 and heifers to £240.

Bulls

Hfd                       £205     D Fotherby, Wormhill

Sim                      £245     G Matkin, Idridgehay

Mont                   £230     J & J Walton, Tideswell

B Blue                 £330     J & J Walton, Tideswell

B Blue                 £325     S Kirby, Eastmoor

Heifers

B Blue                 £240     JE Seals, Shirland

1427 Lambs & 682 Ewes & Rams

 A very good entry of 2109 head of sheep included 1427 lambs.  Demand very good throughout with all types wanted.  Best shaped lighter weights sold to 269p/kg with handy weight butchers lambs to 266p/kg and heavy butchers lambs to 258p.  Over weight sorts peaked at 246p/kg with a gross of £141.45 per head.  The overall average 234.23p/kg.

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

682 Cull Sheep

Another tremendous show of 682 cull and grazing ewes met with plenty of buying power with 6 grazing buyers in operation.  Best pure Texel ewes peaked at £172 with a pen of 9 from Cheshire close behind at £169 3 pens out of Yorkshire from 2 different vendors all sold at £148.  The top 10 pens averaged an amazing £151.20.  Best heavy Mules to £115.

Ewes to £172                Ave £93.33

Rams to £162               Ave £150

Goat to £70