Cattle and, Sheep BAKEWELL MARKET MONDAY 16 TH APRIL 2018 SPRING IS IN THE AIR AT LAST! After a long, hard and very wet winter, an air of optimisim about with the birds singing and some warmth to the day. Surely, we have turned the corner and cattle can now be turned out. With this in mind a bumper crop of store cattle with 478 on offer and some excellent results. Less cattle in the prime ring with 95 cows and 88 clean cattle with trade as bouyant as ever. 1,931 Sheep on offer today could not match last weeks unbelieveable results with trade back somewhat. Auction Sales this week Thursday 19 th April Bakewell Sheep Sale Friday 20 th April Simmental Herd Dispersal, Lichfield Saturday 21 st April Farm Dispersal Sale, Longnor 95 OTM, BARREN & FEEDING COWS overall average 132.1p (Auctioneer Oliver Hiles) Just under 100 Cattle with the trade perhaps dearer again with the average up 2 pence on the week but a good line up of cattle this week. Top price came from a run of 10 Blue Heifers (32-33 mnths) from PW & M Locker, Boylestone that topped at 188p ( 1112), 186p ( 1227), 180p ( 1087) etc. Top cow was a Red Limousin from James Bennett, Stockport at 170p ( 1275). 45 Black & White and ex dairy cows average 120.4p A superb trade with the best cows 135-145p. Good Holsteins 120-130p, leaner cows 105-115p and plain cows around 1. Sample prices: 188p/kg 592kg Br Blue x PW & M Locker & Son, Boylestone 186p/kg 660kg Br Blue x PW & M Locker & Son, Boylestone 180p/kg 604kg Br Blue x PW & M Locker & Son, Boylestone 177p/kg 654kg Br Blue x PW & M Locker & Son, Boylestone 175p/kg 660kg Br Blue x PW & M Locker & Son, Boylestone 171p/kg 614kg Br Blue x JA Key, Midhopestones
170p/kg 750kg Lim JM & MJ Bennett, Stockport 167p/kg 730kg Br Blue x PW & M Locker & Son, Boylestone 164p/kg 724kg Br Blue x PW & M Locker & Son, Boylestone 163p/kg 584kg Br Blue x PW & M Locker & Son, Boylestone Gross Prices: 1275.00 750kg Lim JM & MJ Bennett, Stockport 1227.60 660kg Br Blue x PW & M Locker & Son, Boylestone 1219.10 730kg Br Blue x PW & M Locker & Son, Boylestone 1187.36 724kg Br Blue x PW & M Locker & Son, Boylestone 1157.58 654kg Br Blue x PW & M Locker & Son, Boylestone 1155.00 660kg Br Blue x PW & M Locker & Son, Boylestone 1138.36 764kg Devon PP & DF Redgate Ltd, Moorgreen 1126.02 766kg Hols Rowland Partners, Kirk Ireton 1112.96 592kg Br Blue x PW & M Locker & Son, Boylestone 1087.20 604kg Br Blue x PW & M Locker & Son, Boylestone 2 OTM Bulls 134p or 1106 for Lim from H & SJ Haslam, New Mills 122p or 1183 for Lim from P Hambleton, Calton 2 OTM Steers 157p or 973 for Saler from AJ Steeples, Shipley 141p or 1246 for Saler from AJ Steeples, Shipley 88 FINISHED CATTLE overall average 189.3p (Auctioneer Oliver Hiles) Like the cows, less about and a solid trade but an absence of some top quality handy weight butchers cattle. 27 Young Bulls average 192.8p TRADE OF THE DAY with a very fast trade for some excellent quality bulls. Nigel Birch retained his place at the top with his 4 Bulls to 227p, 224p and 220p. Messrs Edge, Pikehall had 220p ( 1408) for their best as did Mark Ludlam for his Limousin. Sample prices: 227p/kg 566kg Lim NA Birch, Monyash 224p/kg 580kg Lim NA Birch, Monyash 220p/kg 640kg Lim D & SE Edge, Pikehall 220p/kg 592kg Br Blue x NA Birch, Monyash 220p/kg 510kg Lim MJ Ludlam, Moorwood Moor 216p/kg 542kg Lim MJ Ludlam, Moorwood Moor 215p/kg 542kg Sim NA Birch, Monyash 213p/kg 558kg Lim D & SE Edge, Pikehall 210p/kg 572kg Lim GC & BJ Cresswell, Atlow 206p/kg 750kg Lim JT Ottewell, Calow 206p/kg 576kg Lim GC & BJ Cresswell, Atlow 203p/kg 584kg Br Blue x HE Mosley & Son, Wormhill 202p/kg 594kg Lim MJ Ludlam, Moorwood Moor 200p/kg 648kg Lim HE Mosley & Son, Wormhill 200p/kg 550kg Lim A Sims Ltd, Hulland And gross prices: 1652.88 852kg AA JT Ottewell, Calow 1545.00 750kg Lim JT Ottewell, Calow 1408.00 640kg Lim D & SE Edge, Pikehall
1346.36 694kg Sim CW & BM Hudson, Barrow Moor 1302.40 592kg Br Blue x NA Birch, Monyash 1299.20 580kg Lim NA Birch, Monyash 1296.00 648kg Lim HE Mosley & Son, Wormhill 1284.82 566kg Lim NA Birch, Monyash 1212.90 622kg Br Blue x HE Mosley & Son, Wormhill 1201.20 572kg Lim GC & BJ Cresswell, Atlow 34 Steers overall average 187.1p Some lovely suckler bred steers sold up to 228p ( 1358) for David Thorp, Baslow with his other at 212p. David Hadfield had 212p for his Simmental. The top Steers sold as follows:- 228p/kg 596kg Lim Thorp Farms Ltd, Baslow 212p/kg 570kg Char Thorp Farms Ltd, Baslow 212p/kg 632kg Sim D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell 210p/kg 550kg Lim MJ Brewin, Newtown 208p/kg 624kg Lim F Lomas, Kniveton 207p/kg 628kg AA D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell 206p/kg 722kg Lim TG Archer & Son (Farms) Ltd, Yeldersley 204p/kg 658kg Sim BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor 204p/kg 586kg Sim D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell 200p/kg 618kg Lim F Lomas, Kniveton And Gross prices:- 1487.32 722kg Lim TG Archer & Son (Farms) Ltd, Yeldersley 1358.88 596kg Lim Thorp Farms Ltd, Baslow 1342.32 658kg Sim BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor 1339.84 632kg Sim D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell 1302.84 658kg AA D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell 1299.96 628kg AA D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell 1297.92 624kg Lim F Lomas, Kniveton 1288.16 776kg Lim JJ Austin, Brockhurst 1279.20 656kg Lim TG Archer & Son (Farms) Ltd, Yeldersley 1236.00 618kg Lim F Lomas, Kniveton 27 Finished Heifers overall average 188.8p An outstanding Pure Limousin heifer topped the market today for Anthony Smith t/a Three Willows Farming selling at 242p to Mick Lilley on behalf of CH Spencer & Son, Spring Lane Farm Shop, Mapperley Plain. Messrs Hollinshead, Curborough had 221p ( 1339) and 218p ( 1377). More butchers cattle needed to fulfil demand. The top Heifers sold as follows:- 242p/kg 506kg Lim AE Smith, Ashbourne 221p/kg 606kg Br Blue x H & G Hollinshead, Lichfield 218p/kg 631kg Br Blue x H & G Hollinshead, Lichfield 210p/kg 468kg Char Thorp Farms Ltd, Baslow 204p/kg 596kg Lim BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor 203p/kg 444kg Lim A Sims Ltd, Hulland 199p/kg 534kg Hols WJ Fox & Sons, Oxspring 199p/kg 480kg Lim TW Austin & Co, Burnaston Gross prices: 1377.76 632kg Br Blue x H & G Hollinshead, Lichfield 1339.26 606kg Br Blue x H & G Hollinshead, Lichfield 1302.40 740kg Br Blue x L & H Fern & Sons, Yoxall
1298.88 738kg Br Blue x L & H Fern & Sons, Yoxall 1275.30 654kg Blnd x BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor 1256.14 694kg Br Blue x L & H Fern & Sons, Yoxall 1224.52 506kg Lim AE Smith, Ashbourne 1215.84 596kg Lim BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor 1154.42 586kg Br Blue x H & G Hollinshead, Lichfield 1102.50 630kg Lim H & G Hollinshead, Lichfield 485 STORE & BREEDING CATTLE - (Auctioneer Mark Elliott) An outstanding entry of 485 Store Cattle. A really good seasonal entry in the store shed with purchasers from far and wide. Generally all the bigger/meated over 16 month old cattle a very strong trade regardless of type with several vendors leaving the ring towards 100 per head better off than they had hoped. The wet spring coupled to shortage of fodder in recent days sees the smaller stores a shade easier but no doubt the tide will turn again very quickly and Doctor Green will do his magic. Breeding Cattle A wide range of Cows and Calves and Breeding Cattle forward with best outfits regularly over 1100. The top call in this section 1700 for a pedigree British Blue 6 ½ years old from the Byard family at Wingerworth. 1330 and 1170 Pedigree Lim Hfrs c/w Bull calves from Ashford Hall. 1085 Sim cow c/w Lim Bull calf 3mnths from Messrs Coope. The special entry from the Clarke family topped at 1230 for 3 storming pedigree 18mnth Limousin Heifers with others in their entry at 1155 and 1150 and Steers at 11mnths upto 1055. Steers Sample results: 1070 Here 22mnths R.G&M Leadbetter, Snelston 1045 Here 17mnths B Kaye, Deepcar 1060 Sim 22mnths R.G & M Leadbetter, Birch Cross 1055 Sim 15-17mnths A.P Moore, Rugeley 1000 Pied 22.5mnths A.P Pugh, Pilsley 1160 Char 21mnths G.L Brown, Derby 1150 Char 22mnths R Worthington, Edale 1145 Char 23mnths J.E Blessett 895 Mont 18-20mnths D.G Bradrick, Snelston 870 Fries 27-28mnths R Whitbread, Biggin by Hulland 1100 Angus 25-26mnths S Downing, Morley 1085 Angus 25mnths B Kaye, Deepcar 985 Shorthorn 13mnths J.R Pearce, Hollington, Derby 950 Shorthorn 23mnths L.W Hancock & Son, Hope 1090 B Blue 23.5mnths G.W Smith & Sons, Aldwark 1085 B Blue 15-17mnths A.P Moore, Rugeley 1055 Lim 11-12mnths Clark Farms, Ringinglow 1030 Lim 11mnths Clark Farms, Ringinglow 232 Heifers 970 Here 19mnths (named) B Woolley & Son, Monyash
910 Here 23mnths (named) S Tudor, Kingsley 930 Sim 12-16mnths P Cafferty, Ashover 895 Sim 18-20mnths A.P Moore, Rugeley 1065 Blonde 28mnths J Twyford, Farley 1040 Blonde 21mnths J Cundy, Longnor 1140 Char 29mnths P.W Lomas, Flagg 910 Angus 18-24mnths A.J Wainwright Oxspring 1045 B Blue 15mnths A.P Moore, Rugeley 1005 B Blue 15mnths D.J Saxby, Litton 1230 Lim 16-18mnths (ped) Clark Farms, Ringinglow 1155 Lim 18mnths (ped) Clark Farms, Ringinglow 1130 Lim 23-24mnths D & L.A Critchlow, Sheen 71 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe) A few less calves on offer and a few purchasers missing from around the ring. Nevertheless trade brisk and in line with last week seeing B. Blue Bulls to 455 and Heifers to 350. Black and White calves again well sold with the best sorts to 205. Bulls Top Price ( ) Average Vendor Hfd 220.00 123.57 FS Woolley, Monyash Char 60.00 45.00 MH Howe, Moorwood Moor Hols 100.00 36.83 E Tomlinson, Charley Crossroads Fri 205.00 87.71 J Lomas & Sons, Brassington Cont 28.00 28.00 P & A Thornhill, Bakewell AA 25.00 25.00 P & A Thornhill, Bakewell Br Blue x 455.00 229.22 D Fotherby & Sons, Wormhill Fleck 265.00 265.00 J Melland & Son, Pomeroy Lim 275.00 175.00 BD Hudson, Ipstones Heifers Top Price ( ) Average Vendor Hfd 150.00 73.13 Pidcock & Matkin, Teversal Blnd x 225.00 225.00 SG Potter, Bonsall Char 290.00 182.50 SJ & FE Walker, Dronfield Hols 30.00 30.00 P & A Thornhill, Bakewell AA 150.00 90.00 RJ Neville & Sons, Chesterfield Br Blue x 350.00 250.00 JE Seals & Son, Shirland Lim 200.00 103.00 J Allwood, Matlock 2000 SHEEP including 55 Spring Lambs, 1336 Old Season Lambs, 483 Ewes & Rams and 126 Store Sheep (Auctioneers Peter Oven) A total entry of 2000 included 55 Spring Lambs. Best fleshed butchers Lambs peaked at 308p/kg with a further 4 pens reaching 300p/kg. The overall Lamb average was 289.03p/kg Leading Prices: 37kg 291p/kg R Brough & Son, Monyash 39.8kg 300p/kg R Swift & Son, Little Onn 40kg 300p/kg D Ferneyhough & Co, Eggington 41.2kg 292p/kg R Swift & Son, Little Onn 42.2kg 308p/kg R Swift & Son, Little Onn 43kg 300p/kg D Ferneyhough & Co, Little Onn
Spring Lamb Averages:- 32.1-39kg To: 291p/kg Average: 283.3p/kg 39.1kg-45kg To: 308p/kg Average: 290.09p/kg 45.6kg-52kg To: 252p/kg Average: 252p/kg A total of 1336 on offer saw the best meated sorts still in demand to peak at 300p/kg with in general the best sorts in the 255-275p/kg range. Overall Market average 222.51p/kg which included several runs of hill lambs. Leading Prices: 30.9kg 236p/kg A.W Hague, Wildboarclough 34.8kg 235p/kg J.C Hulme & Son, Pipe Hill 35.6kg 240p/kg Allen & Storer, Taddington 38.2kg 227p/kg J & S.M.H Daft, Litchfield 39kg 230p/kg R.J Beardsley, Little Eaton 40.3kg 300p/kg G.J Mellor & Partners, Doncaster 41.8kg 272p/kg R Swift & Sons, Little Onn 43.1kg 270p/kg R Swift & Sons, Little Onn 44.1kg 298p/kg G.J Mellor & Partners, Doncaster 45.3kg 260p/kg Madders & Johnson, Stafford 45.7kg 273p/kg R Swift & Son, Little Onn 46.9kg 267p/kg G.J Mellor & Partners, Doncaster 47.4kg 262p/kg G.J Mellor & Partners, Doncaster 48.2kg 249p/kg G.J Mellor & Partners, Doncaster 57kg 235p/kg R Hodgson & Son, Kettleshulme 59.8kg 222p/kg R Hodgson & Son, Kettlehulme Old Season Lamb Averages:- 32.1kg - 39kg To: 240p/kg Average: 211.62p/kg 39.1kg 45kg To: 300p/kg Average: 231.28p/kg 45.6kg 52kg To: 273p/kg Average: 226.58p/kg 52kg + To: 235p/kg Average: 210.65p/kg Ewes and Rams In the Cull Sheep 483 on offer attracted brisk bidding with best Texels to 133 and Charollais to 129. Cast Ewes To: 133 Average: 74.45 Cast Rams To: 118 Average: 75.74 Store Sheep A larger show of 126 Store Sheep attracted a good crown and bidding for the best Ewes and Lambs with stronger Lambs very brisk. Texel singles to 114, Doubles 141 Char singles to 122, Doubles 140 Texel and Hoggs and Single to 120 Cade lambs to 11 Auctioneers: Bagshaws, The Agricultural Business Centre, Bakewell 01629 812777