Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market
Bakewell Market Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale Report 29-07-2021
BAKEWELL MARKET
THURSDAY LUNCHTIME SHEEP SALE REPORT
29th July 2021
1009 Sheep including 877 Finished Lambs & 132 Cull Sheep
A very good entry of 1009 head of sheep included 870 New Season Lambs. Demand good for meated sorts with Miss Elsie Ford selling ‘Fredo’ a 46kg Texel x lamb at 300p/kg and grossing £138 being bought by Harry James for Staffordshire Meat Packers. Other butchers lambs sold to 279p/kg (twice) with numerous pens 250p/kg plus. The overall average 235.99p/kg.
Leading Prices:
35.2kg | 244p/kg | R & A Beechener, Herts |
36.3kg | 246p/kg | RF Ellson, Stafford |
37.7kg | 245p/kg | WJ Sessions & Son, Hilton |
38.7kg | 246p/kg | J Shirt & Son, Tideswell |
39kg | 250p/kg | PE Yates, Quarndon |
39kg | 250p/kg | J & C Hibbert, Quarndon |
41.6kg | 279p/kg | G Ford, Tunstead Milton |
42.3kg | 256p/kg | P Brandon, Kirk Langley |
42.5kg | 260p/kg | FJ Gould & Son, Longnor |
44.1kg | 250p/kg | PJ & JA Morten, Barmoor |
44.4kg | 279p/kg | G Ford, Tunstead Milton |
45.1kg | 250p/kg | FJ Gould & Son, Longnor |
46kg | 300kg | E Ford, Tunstead Milton |
46.6kg | 250p/kg | CE Mycock, Flagg |
48.2kg | 240p/kg | P Brandon, Kirk Langley |
49.4kg | 246p/kg | CE Mycock, Flagg |
Averages:
32.1 – 39.0kg | To: 250p/kg | Ave: 230.02p/kg |
39.1 – 45.5kg | To: 279p/kg | Ave: 238.01p/kg |
45.6 – 52kg | To: 300p/kg | Ave: 231.96p/kg |
132 Cull Sheep
The 132 Cull Ewes & Rams saw demand as good as ever seen this year with heavy Texel Ewes peaking at £154 with 3 other lots at £150, but the dearest by a long way were the plainer Mule ewes. Heavy weight rams sold to £182 & £170.
Ewes to £154 Ave: £114.48
Rams to £182 Ave: £154.00
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Auctioneer:
Peter Oven
Market Associate
Ivor Lowe
Partner
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