Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

Bakewell Market Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale Thursday 20th March

592 Sheep including 407 Finished Hoggs, 142 Cull Sheep & 43 Store Sheep

 

407 Finished Hoggs 320.98p/kg

Trade up on last week with the well finished handy weights looking best sold with top prices of 394p/kg and £189 per head.

 

Leading Prices:

32.0kg 369p/kg M Shaw, Tideswell
35.6kg 394p/kg M Shaw, Tideswell
33.6kg 364p/kg WJ Sessions & Son, Hilton
39.2kg 366p/kg WJ Sessions & Son, Hilton
40.0kg 359p/kg N Shirt, Tideswell
51.3kg 369p/kg M Wright, Hartington

 

Averages:

25.5 – 32.0kg Ave 326.92p/kg Top 369p/kg
32.1 – 39.0kg Ave 332.58p/kg Top 394p/kg
39.1 – 45.5kg Ave 333.49p/kg Top 369p/kg
45.6kg – 52.0kg Ave 326.16p/kg Top 330p/kg

 

142 Cull Sheep ave £142 per head

Another excellent trade on all types.

 

Texels to £245

Suffolks to £218

Mules to £174

Horned to £104

 

Store Sheep

First show of the season of 24 ewes and lambs saw more buyers forward than sheep on offer with resulting trade very brisk for all breeds.

 

Texel x singles £270

Texel x doubles £335

Blue Texel x doubles £322

½ bred singles £200

Suffolk doubles £300

Mule doubles £295

Zwartble & singles £185

Jacob singles £152

 

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Auctioneer:

Peter Oven

Market Associate

Ivor Lowe

Partner

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