Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

Final Round of Store Sheep 2020 11-12-2020

Final Round Up

2,456 Store Lambs

An excellent trade to finish the season with an overall average returned at £74 per head.  All types in very keen demand with a total clearance being easily achieved.

Purchasers gathered from a wide geographic area with stronger sorts regularly upwards of £80 to a top of £93.

The Statistics;

 

Texel:

£93.00            PH Wilcockson, Hathersage

£89.00            MJ Burnett & Son, Rowsley

£88.00            BD & A Yates, Middleton by Youlgreave

£86.50            B & K Stevenson, Quarndon

£84.50            C Riley, Parsley Hay

£84.00            Wheeldon Partners, Taddington

 

Suff x:

£90.50            DN & JE Renwick, Middleton by Youlgreave

£86.50            M & DT & EA Wilcockson, Hathersage

£83.50            AC Simpson, Sheffield

£83.00            MR Walker, Alport

£82.50            D & SE Edge, Pike Hall

£82.00            K Higton, Wetton

£81.00            MR Walker, Alport

£81.00            MR Walker, Alport

£80.00            MR Walker, Alport

 

Char:

£83.00            J Wainwright & Sons, Macclesfield

£77.00            RJ Goddard, Chinley

£59.00            MN Wheeldon, Whatstandwell

 

Mule:

£76.00            RF & JP Critchlow, Hartington

 

Swale:

£53.00            RO Metcalfe, Edale

 

In the breeding sheep section was the entire lambing flock of Aberfield and Lleyn ewes from Hough Park.  The ewes being all scanned in lamb for February and March.  These attracted a great deal of interest from near and far.  The shearling ewes scanned in lamb to Highlander rams started the section in style with the top price of £200/head being achieved twice with an average of £168.  The rest of the ewes were all scanned to the Aberfield Rams saw 2 shear ewes to £185 (twice) to average £163.  3 shear ewes to £180 (twice) to average £163, 4/5 shear to £165 (twice0 to average £144.  The older ewes were all Lleyn bred scanned in lamb to the Aberfield and sold to £155 to average £142.

 

Many Thanks to everyone who gave very generously for the refreshments today, we made a total of £154.82, which we will donate to Sheffield Children’s Hospital.

Auctioneer:

Peter Oven

Market Associate

Ivor Lowe

Partner

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