Bakewell Thursday
873 SHEEP INCLUDING 691 FINISHED LAMBS, & 178 CULL SHEEP
Fewer about, possibly a result of a falling trade but things distinctly more upbeat with an average back above 170p. Top price going to James Mellor, Monyash at over
£92 per head and top price per kilo at 193p.
Averages:
25.5-32kg To 170p Average 158.56p/kg
32.1-39.0kg To 183p Average 165.90p/kg
39.1-45.5kg To 193p Average 173.51p/kg
45.6-52kg To 188p Average 168.25p/kg
Top Prices:43.4kg 193p/kg BD & A Yates, Youlgreave; 42.3kg 191p/kg AP Leeson, Ilam; 42.4kg 191p/kg PW Mellor & Son, Monyash; 45.0kg 190p/kg BD & A Yates; 49.2kg 188p/kg PW Mellor & Son;
178 Cull sheep Av £55.96 per head Trade competitive for all bar the plainest sorts. Best continental ewes to £139. Angus,’ £1,003 for Holsteins ant Limousins to £986.85. A 7-year-old 1005kg Limousin bull from W E Turnock & Sons sold well for 148p/kg to gross £1,487.40.
Overage steers from K J White & Co, Swinscoe sold to 165p/kg for a 700kg Hereford, 159p/kg for a 705kg; Angus and 155p/kg for a 775kg Hereford. Top headage price of £1204.25.
CLEAN CATTLE (13)
A good trade for clean cattle today with heifers topping at 200p/ kg for a 635kg Charolais from Rushton Spencer with two other Charolais heifers at 190p/kg for 545kg and 530kg heifers from the same vendor. Others realised 184p/kg for a 540kg Blonde from Reg Critchlow, Grindon and a 605kg Hereford at 180p/kg from GW & SM Pattinson, Weaver. A 670kg Simmental young bull sold to 184p/kg. Steers sold up to 186p/kg for a 420kg Limousin from GW &SM Pattinson with others to 181p/kg for a
635kg British Blue from PJ &J Tomlinson, Burton. Top headage price of £1270 for Charolais heifers, with others to £1,089 & £1,083.60. Bulls sold to £1,232.80 and steers to £1,149.35.
DAIRIES (26)
A very brisk trade saw a top price of £1,800 for a lovely Red and White second calver from regular vendors Edward and Diane Bennett. British Friesians were again keenly sort after, peaking at £1,680 for a 25kg heifer from Messrs Hudson of Longnor. 120.73p/kg or £98.66/head Bacon Pigs (41) av 117.51p/kg or £108.31/head; Heavy Pigs (4) av 109.52p/kg or £121.85/head
LAMBS (876)
A seasonal entry which included fewer of the better sorts which left many buyers frustrated. Trade was solid, although prices reduced in line with national trends. Best sorts saw spirited bidding to 196p/kg and five different vendors seeing lambs exceed 190p/kg. Well finished sorts generally 180p and better. Overall average of 166p/kg.
Sample prices:
190p 36.8kg A J Gilman, Elkstones 184p 32.8kg M Salt, Hollington; 196p 42.3kg J M Robinson, Swythamley; 194p 45.4kg D Williams, Basford; 192p 41.5kg M Jones, Rudyard; 192p 44.2kg J M Robinson; 191p 41kg J A Hine, Biddulph Moor; 183p 50kg E L Pederick, Osmaston.
CULL SHEEP (237)
A fair entry sold on a very fast trade. Best Texel’s to £132 from Brad Hunter of Quarnford with others at £130 and £122. Better mules £60-£84 and best Suffolks up to £100 per head. Overall average £50.30 including a good number of hill sheep.
CALVES (106)
Very, very quiet with half as many as last week. Some native heifers looking best sold.
34 Continental Bulls av £226.85
Generally fairly similar trade and average to last week. A tremendous Limousin topped the day at £370 from Mark Hodgkinson, Earl Sterndale. 14 best sorts over £270, mediums £180 - £250 with a few smaller sorts under £170; 17 Blues av £223 to £322 - W E Turnock & Sons; 6 Sims av £270 to £328 - J Gould & Son; 10 Lims av £201 to £370 - H Hodgkinson & Sons; 1 Blonde to £300 - P I R Sales
28 Continental Heifers av £184.42
Better sold with the average up £20 and selling to £310 for the last calf of the day, a lovely Blue from Brian Wainwright. 10 over £220, mediums £150-£200 and smalls under £150. 13 Blues av £189 to £310 - B H Wainwright
3 Sims av £204 to £228 - J Gould & Son. 10 Lims av £157 to £232 - S & M Huxley & Son; 2 Char av £255 to £275 - D &G Tudor
24 Natives
Very dear, with heifers particularly pricey. 14 bulls av £218 with Angus to £315 for C V Whilock and £295 & £290 for P T Beswick. Herefords to £250 for P J Davies. 9 Heifers av £162 with Angus to £195 and Herefords to £190 for R J Salt Partners.
20 Black & White Bulls av £69.75 4 Rearer’s arounds the ring wanting calves. A trio of
Friesians from K W Twemlow sold at £150, £105 and £92. Geoff Millington had £130 for his Holstein and a Monty at £100. A handful of processing bulls generally £30-£50.