Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

Final Round Up 2023 & Sheep Equipment 2023-12-08

A catalogued entry of 1,600 sheep on offer for the final round up of store sheep in 2023 attracted prospective purchasers from Derbyshire and all surrounding counties.  This resulted in strong bidding for all types.

 

Leading Prices;

 

Texel: ave £78.92

£107.00          PH Wilcockson

£99.00            L Handford

£99.00            PH Wilcockson

£98.00            BD & A Yates & Son

£97.50            R Wood

£96.00            C Riley

 

Lleyn:

£95.00            WL Cooper

 

Zwartble:

£107.00          E Hancock

 

Cheviot:

£89.00            A Birchenough

 

Beltex:

£93.00            S Harding

 

Suffolk ave £80.00:

£99.00            DN & JE Renwick

 

Mule:

£93.00            J Gill

 

Swale:

£61.00            GC & J Eyre

 

Ryeland:

£80.00            N Coverley

 

86 Breeding Ewes finished the sale off with plenty of bidders and an overall average of £121.21.

Scotch Mule Ewes r/w Ram to £126

NC Mules r/w Ram to £126

 

Sheep Equipment Sale – A great success!

 

The twin vendors’ equipment sale at Bakewell attracted a very good crowd with potential purchasers from a wide area.

 

Galvanised race (4 section) £605

IAE Roll over crate £655

Heavy duty gate mounted racks to £93 each

IAE lamb creeps £285

pairs of IAE walk through troughs to £400

shedding gates to £208.

 

Auctioneer:

Peter Oven

Market Associate

Mark Elliott

Partner

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