Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

STORE LAMBS AVERAGE £119.23/HEAD

A total of 4,324 sheep in the catalogue drew a large gathering of purchasers from a wide geographical area with over 30 potential purchasers counted at ringside for the store lambs.

These looked even dearer than a fortnight ago with a top of £158.  Looking best sold of all would be the smaller long term lambs within the entry.

Just a small entry of breeding sheep as expected for the time of year with Mule shearlings to £280 and older continental ewes to £305, while tups topped at £310.

The sale also included the usual charity pen sold on behalf of the High Peak Livestock Society with the proceeds going to Ashgate Hospice.  This raised £898 comprising £641 raised from the auction and £257 from the collection.

The next sale is in a fortnight (21^st November) for which we are still taking entries.

The Statistics;

Texel to £146 ave £120.70

£146.00             D & SE Edge, Pike Hall

£136.00              S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires

£136.00             C & A Titterton, Gratton

£136.00              DC & ME Andrews, Flash

£135.00              C & A Titterton, Gratton

£133.00              MP Marsden, Foolow

Suff x to £158 ave £121.98

£158.00            JW Tabbenor, Youlgreave

£140.00              K Higton, Wetton

£124.00              A & GM Cooper, Elton

£120.00              A Cooper, Elton

£118.00              GA & A SM Wainwright, Bamford

£118.00              J Kirkman, Belper

Mule to £130.00 ave £110.77

£130.00              R Edgecox, Pikehall

£118.00              R Edgecox, Pike Hall

£116.00              R Mosley, Hulland Ward

£111.00              MJ Wain, Brassington

Char to £129.00 ave £117.33

£129.00          J Wainwright & Sons, Macclesfield

£113.00              A Mosley & Son, Matlock