Bakewell market
The Sheep Section very busy with 2,345 on offer but Cattle dwindling as the holiday approaches.
There were 155 head of Store and Breeding Cattle with trade well up to expectations. Steers to £1,165, Heifers £1,080 and Feeding Bulls £700. In the Breeding Section Cow and Calf outfits sold to £1,040. Highlight was a pedigree
Highland Heifer sold at £880.
The 68 Finished Cattle maintained recent levels of trade with the best on offer to 226p and £1,465.
The Heifers in the entry averaged 192.9p. The OTM and Feeding Cow Section was harder work for the 77 animals forward, Top figures 165p and £1,290 per head, the average looking a bit down in the mouth at 91.7p.
Some 75 Calves this week with Bulls to £198 and Heifers £175. There were 1,574 Finished Lambs forward with trade good from start to finish, top figures 236p and £107.40 per head.
The SQQ average 203.2p a useful increase on the figure of 189p recorded 12 months ago.
Business was brisk in the Cull Sheep Section with Ewes peaking at £147 to average £65.49.
77 OTM, BARREN & FEEDING COWS – OVERALL AVERAGE 91.7P
A few less for the last sale before Christmas and trade very much as we have come to expect. Limousin Heifers (30mnths) topped at 165p with the better Cows 70-90p.
54 Black & White and ex dairy cows - ave 90.2p
Top prices: 165p/kg 516kg Lim RH Booth, Horsley; 140p/kg 608kg Sim RM Hadfield Ltd, Castleton; 137p/kg 768kg Char MJ Pilkington, Kniveton; 125p/kg 638kg Lim RM Hadfield Ltd; 123p/kg 760kg Lim JW Blackshaw, Bakewell; 119p/kg 628kg Lim WI Fletcher, Sheldon; 118p/kg 748kg Lim JW Blackshaw; 115p/kg 732kg Hfd JW Blackshaw; 115p/kg 742kg Fri Shirt Farms, Tideswell.
Gross Prices:
£1052.16 768kg Char MJ Pilkington, Kniveton; £934.80 760kg Lim JW Blackshaw, Bakewell; £882.64 748kg Lim JW Blackshaw; £853.30 742kg Fri Short Farms, Tideswell;
£851.40 516kg Lim RH Booth, Horsley; £851.20 608kg Sim RM Hadfield Ltd, Castleton;
£841.80 732kg Hfd JW Blackshaw; £808.64 722kg Fri G & M Limer, Taddington.
68 FINISHED CATTLE – OVERALL AVERAGE 185.6P
Fewer on offer but a very similar trade. 19 Young Bulls ave 173.7p A couple of best Charolais Bulls for S & D Fearn sold at 223p (£1373) and 210p (£1465). Best Black and White’s sold at 172p for Messrs Lomas, Brassington.
Top prices: 223p/kg 616kg Char S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires; 210p/kg 698kg Char S & D Fearn; 206p/kg 576kg Blond x CH Ede & Son, Somersal; 203p/kg 552kg Blond x CH Ede & Son; 202p/ kg 592kg Lim GC & BJ Cresswell, Atlow; 184p/kg 538kg B Blue x EP Brailsford, Farley; 180p/kg 748kg Saler JT Ottewell, Calow.
Gross Prices:
£1465.80 698kg Char S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires; £1378.08 792kg AA JT Ottewell, Calow;