Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market
Bakewell Market Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale 04-04-2024
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BAKEWELL MARKET
THURSDAY LUNCHTIME SHEEP SALE REPORT
4th April
406 SHEEP INCLUDING 6 spring lambs, 257 Finished hoggs, 78 Cull Sheep & 65 STORE SHEEP
8 Spring Lambs ave 455.07p/kg
38.5kg 460p/kg Thorp Farms, Baslow
257 Hoggs
Better well finished sorts still an excellent trade with heavier sorts to tops of £210 per head and 465p/kg but a number of smaller under finished types depressing the overall average.
Leading Prices:
| 36.0kg | 420p/kg | HJ Hitchcock, Whitewells Lane |
| 45.3kg | 465p/kg | HJ Hitchcock, Whitewells Lane |
| 43.5kg | 390p/kg | DR Flower, Alstonefield |
| 52.0kg | 405p/kg | WB & DE Gyte, Barmoor Clough |
| 46.0kg | 392p/kg | A & A Spooner, Macc Forest |
| 48.8kg | 392p/kg | MR Walker, Alport |
| 52.1kg | 395p/kg | PR & PM Atkin, Snake |
Averages:
| 32.1kg – 39kg | Ave 342.8p/kg | Top 420p |
| 39.1kg – 45.5kg | Ave 368.64p/kg | Top 465p |
| 45.6kg – 52kg | Ave 392.11p/kg | Top 405p |
| 52kg+ | Ave 348.17p/kg | Top 395p/kg |
78 Cull Sheep Ave £120 Per Head
A sharper trade for all with strong Texels to £213.
65 Store Sheep
Just a small show of store sheep included 39 Ewes and Lambs with plenty of bidders for all types. A run of 2 Zwartble Ewes with strong Texel x Lambs suitable to turn straight out attracted the most interest with doubles to £235 and £220 and singles to £200.
Mule Ewe with young singles to £150.
Feeding Hoggs
Just 26 Feeding Hoggs this week, still very well sold with Texel x to £98 and Char x to £96.
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Auctioneer:
Peter Oven
Market Associate
Ivor Lowe
Partner
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