Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market
Bakewell Market Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale 2023-08-31
BAKEWELL MARKET
THURSDAY LUNCHTIME SHEEP SALE REPORT
24th August 2023
718 SHEEP INCLUDING 611 Finished Lambs & 107 cull sheep
611 Lambs ave 244.95p/kg
Very much a 2-tier trade with quality well finished fed lambs in keen demand, but anything other harder work. Top prices of 304p/kg and £128/head.
Leading Prices:
33.9kg | 291p/kg | JH Bennett, Branside |
38.6kg | 285p/kg | SJ & L White, Wingerworth |
42.3kg | 304p/kg | G Ford, Tunstead Milton |
42.1kg | 298p/kg | A & B Simpson, Bradwell |
45.7kg | 268p/kg | A Ford, Sattersford |
Averages:
32.1 – 39.0kg | To: 291p/kg | Ave: 255.54p/kg |
39.1 – 45.5kg | To: 304p/kg | Ave: 243.36p/kg |
45.6 – 52.0kg | To: 268p/kg | Ave: 232.44p/kg |
52kg+ | To: 214p/kg | Ave: 211.05p/kg |
107 Cull Sheep
Trade well in line, with continental ewes to £140. A number of horned ewes within the entry reflected in the average and a number of grazing purchasers present.
18 Store Lambs
Plenty of interest for a generally small sample to a top of £68.
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Auctioneer:

Peter Oven
Market Associate

Ivor Lowe
Partner
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