Livestock sell well at Bakewell market

It was a warm day at Bakewell cattle market on Monday, July 28, with conditions perfect for harvesting.
By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Aug 2014, 13:00 BST
File photo dated 8/03/2006 of cows on a farm in the Scottish Borders. The Rural Affairs Minister will make a statement on wiping out tuberculosis in cattle when AMs return from their Easter recess next week. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday April 4, 2008. In a statement on Tuesday, Elin Jones is expected to tell AMs how she plans to meet a coalition deal commitment on eradicating bovine TB. Conservation group Badger Trust Cymru last month urged the Assembly Government not to "sleep walk" into accepting proposals for a badger cull. In January, the Assembly's Rural Development Sub-Committee said there was clearly a "real link" between the presence of the disease on farms and in the wild. See PA story WALES Diary. Photo Credit should read: David Cheskin/PA WireFile photo dated 8/03/2006 of cows on a farm in the Scottish Borders. The Rural Affairs Minister will make a statement on wiping out tuberculosis in cattle when AMs return from their Easter recess next week. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday April 4, 2008. In a statement on Tuesday, Elin Jones is expected to tell AMs how she plans to meet a coalition deal commitment on eradicating bovine TB. Conservation group Badger Trust Cymru last month urged the Assembly Government not to "sleep walk" into accepting proposals for a badger cull. In January, the Assembly's Rural Development Sub-Committee said there was clearly a "real link" between the presence of the disease on farms and in the wild. See PA story WALES Diary. Photo Credit should read: David Cheskin/PA Wire
File photo dated 8/03/2006 of cows on a farm in the Scottish Borders. The Rural Affairs Minister will make a statement on wiping out tuberculosis in cattle when AMs return from their Easter recess next week. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday April 4, 2008. In a statement on Tuesday, Elin Jones is expected to tell AMs how she plans to meet a coalition deal commitment on eradicating bovine TB. Conservation group Badger Trust Cymru last month urged the Assembly Government not to "sleep walk" into accepting proposals for a badger cull. In January, the Assembly's Rural Development Sub-Committee said there was clearly a "real link" between the presence of the disease on farms and in the wild. See PA story WALES Diary. Photo Credit should read: David Cheskin/PA Wire

There were 578 cattle and 1,774 sheep on parade with buyers to match.

The store cattle department attracted another entry of 263 head. Both steers and heifers topped at £1,180 and there was plenty of interest in the selection of breeding cattle which peaked at £1,440 for cows and calves.

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Finished cattle numbers were modest at 89, but trade was distinctly better with a top call of 245p/kg and the steer and heifer average looking much healthier at 186.7p.

There were 82 OTM cattle sold on a solid trade with a top figure of 163p/kg and a maximum gross of £1,203.

The Bakewell calf section continues to attract substantial numbers with an outstanding entry of 154 head. Bulls sold to £350 and heifers £310. There were 1,346 lambs which reached a top figure of 191p/kg with the overall average settling at 161.6p for an increasingly mixed sample.

More than 400 cull sheep sold to £132 per head for both ewes and rams with the average returned at £66.61.

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