Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

Bakewell Market Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale 22-08-2024

A total entry of 837 sheep included 634 lambs.  The top gross £165/head for Dutch Spotted Lambs for Jack Simpson with the top p/kg going to Elsie Ford with a pen of Texels selling at 348p/kg.  The overall average 282.45p/kg which included several pens of cade lambs and smaller hill bred types.

 

Leading Prices:

31.3kg 280p/kg AA Wheeldon
35.6kg 281p/kg J Windley
37.3kg 299p/kg JH & IEA Bennett
40.2kg 348p/kg E Ford
40.5kg 338p/kg G Ford
41.0kg 308p/kg J Simpson
42.7kg 330p/kg A Ford
43.8kg 306p/kg WB Moss & Son
44.4kg 328p/kg G Ford
45.2kg 330p/kg A Ford
46.2kg 310p/kg SM & JA Rigley
47.5kg 344p/kg J Simpson
48.0kg 343p/kg J Simpson
50.0kg 301p/kg GC & BJ Cresswell
52.6kg 289p/kg Roston Farms
55.3kg 279p/kg Roston Farms
56.3kg 278p/kg Roston Farms

 

Averages:

32.1 – 39.0kg Ave 277.05p/kg Top 299p/kg
39.1kg – 45.5kg Ave 283.05p/kg Top 348p/kg
45.6kg – 52kg Ave 290.78p/kg Top 344p/kg
52kg+ Ave 289p/kg Top 273.07p/kg

 

185 Cull Sheep

A good show of 185 cull sheep saw best continentals to £182/head, heavy Mules to £130 and Swales to £90.

 

Ewes to £182   ave £89.32

Rams to £140

 

A few long term store lambs sold to £78.

 

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Auctioneer:

Peter Oven

Market Associate

Ivor Lowe

Partner

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