Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

Bakewell Market Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale Report 2020-09-10

Thursday 10th September 2020

1488 Sheep including 1236 Finished Lambs, 227 Cull Sheep and 25 Store Sheep

 

A very good entry of 1488 head of sheep included 1236 Lambs.  Demand for all types very good throughout with best meated sorts especially well sold.  Best butchers lambs to 249p/kg with heavyweight butchers lambs to 239p/kg and overweight lambs to 218p/kg with a top gross of £139.52.  Overall Market average 209.73p/kg

Leading Prices:

36.8kg 226p/kg FH Sargent & Son, Etwall
37.7kg 223p/kg B Chadfield, Parwich
38.6kg 220p/kg Ashford Hall Farms
40.8kg 249p/kg G Ford, Tunstead Milton
42kg 233p/kg B Ford, Lyme Handley
43.3kg 237p/kg AC Langridge, Fole
44.5kg 247p/kg B Ford, Lyme Handley
44.8kg 240p/kg B Ford, Lyme Handley
45.1kg 229p/kg WB & DE Gyte, Barmoor Clough
47.7kg 239p/kg D&P Gibbs, Butterton
50.5kg 218p/kg L Webster & Co, Tissington
52.7kg 215p/kg B Ford, Lyme Handley
64kg 218p/kg J Burton, Ilam

Averages:

Standard To: 226p/kg Ave: 207.48p/kg
Medium To: 249p/kg Ave: 210.15p/kg
Heavy To: 239p/kg Ave: 211.04p/kg
Overweight To: 218p/kg Ave: 215.4p/kg

 

 

 

227 Cull Sheep

A very good show of 227 Cull Sheep saw best continental ewes to £108 and cull rams to £108.

 

Ewes    To: £108.00     Ave: £63.16

Rams   To: £108.00     Ave: £92.00

 

25 Store Sheep

Just a small show of 25 Store Sheep attracted very brisk bidding for all types.

 

Cont Shearlings          To: £130.00

Cont Ewes                   To: 122.00

Long Term Store

Lambs                         To: 60.00

 

 

 

Auctioneer:

Ivor Lowe

Partner

Property and professional services

Peter Oven

Market Associate