Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market
Bakewell Market Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale 2022-03-24
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BAKEWELL MARKET
THURSDAY LUNCHTIME SHEEP SALE REPORT
24th March 2022
600 Sheep including 449 Finished Hoggs, 116 Cull Sheep and 35 Store Sheep
A very good show of 600 included 449 lambs. Demand for the handy-weight meated sorts very brisk with two pens to 330p/kg and 6 pens over the 308p/kg barrier. Top gross price of £141.24 per head. The big lambs still harder to sell with best to 224p/kg. Overall average 263.25p/kg.
Leading Prices:
| 35.33kg | 298p/kg | BE & TR Robinson, Tideswell |
| 36kg | 324p/kg | M Shaw, Tideswell |
| 37.17kg | 283p/kg | C Ford, Whaley Bridge |
| 39kg | 288p/kg | C Ford, Whaley Bridge |
| 40.2kg | 330p/kg | M Shaw, Tideswell |
| 42.8kg | 330p/kg | M Shaw, Tideswell |
| 43.3kg | 319p/kg | W Hague & Son, Bradfield |
| 44kg | 288p/kg | J Shirt & Son, Tideswell |
Averages:
| 32.1 – 39.0kg | To: 324p/kg | Ave: 249.75p/kg |
| 39.1 – 45.5kg | To: 330p/kg | Ave: 268.82p/kg |
| 45.6 – 52kg | To: 258p/kg | Ave: 242.45p/kg |
| 52kg+ | To: 224p/kg | Ave: 215.08p/kg |
116 Cull Sheep
Just 116 cull ewes and rams met brisk bidding with 7 different buyers operating on numerous accounts. More Cull Sheep needed to fill order books. Best Beltex ewes to £192 with Texel to £188, Mules to £138, Gritstone to £102, Swales to £93 and Jacob to £90.
Ewes to £192 Ave: £105.31
Rams to £159 Ave: £112.36
Goats to £97
35 Store Sheep
Just 35 Store Sheep this week saw feeding lambs to £82 to average £77.85. Cade lambs to £13.
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Auctioneer:
Peter Oven
Market Associate