Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market
HPLS HILL SHEEP Saturday 17th October

An excellent days trading with both numbers and trade both well up last year selling to a packed ringside of buyers from start to finish.
A total entry of 2,306 head and the sale starting at 10am with the ewe lambs selling to a top of £400 averaging £165.
These were followed by the shearling ewes topping at £440 to average £235 and then the older ewes which topped at £340 to average £151.
Following on were the rams and these preceded by a show, kindly judged by Joe Mitchell with the results below.
Trade was brisk throughout to a top at £1,400 and the shearlings averaging £457.
SHOW RESULTS
BFL Shearling & Older
1st 472 W Mellor
2nd 481 B Simpson
3rd 513 P & S Johnson
BFL Lamb
1st 454 Mycock & Bright
2nd 455 Mycock & Bright
Gritstone
1st 403 H Madin
2nd 364 R Mahon
3rd 426 R Mahon
Swale
1st RE Spooner
2nd R Spooner
3rd 457 J Webster
Cheviot
1st 552 J Webster
2nd 558 ID & TJ Gregory
3rd 465 W Mellor
Champion – 552 Cheviot-J Webster
Ewe Lambs
Texel x
| £195 | J & J Spillane |
| £185 | MJ Wain |
| £185 | RF & JP Critchlow |
| £180 | RA Frith |
| £180 | J & J Spillane |
| £165 | J & J Spillane |
Masham
| £160 | GM & DE Storer |
BFL
| £400 | B Simpson |
| £400 | B Simpson |
| £270 | JH Critchlow |
Gritstone
| £165 | G & F Farming |
| £155 | CR Mitchell |
| £150 | N Muffitt |
| £135 | A & A Spooner
|
Cheviot
| £170 | AS & EL Heathcote |
| £150 | AS & EL Heathcote |
Herdwick
| £155 | MJ Wain |
| £145 | AR Handford |
| £140 | AR Handford |
| £120 | PJ Rowbotham |
Suffolk x
| £190 | MJ Wain |
| £172 | DN & JE Renwick |
| £170 | A & GM Cooper, Elton |
Mule
| £215 | AR Handford |
Shearling Ewes
Texel x
| £285 | SD & A Lomas |
| £260 | MJ Burnett & Son |
| £260 | P & S Johnson |
| £250 | SD & A Lomas |
Masham
| £265 | B & A Critchlow |
| £245 | B & A Critchlow |
| £240 | B & A Critchlow |
BFL
| £440 | B Simpson |
Gritstone
| £270 | CR Mitchell |
| £270 | A & A Spooner |
| £270 | JJ Lomas |
Cheviot
| £260 | D Sharratt |
| £255 | D Sharratt |
| £240 | N Robinson |
Herdwick
| £180 | GE Birchenall |
| £180 | G & F Farming |
| £160 | NH Denniff |
Swale
| £310 | RE & D & D Priestley |
| £305 | RE & D & D Priestley |
| £290 | RE & D & Priestley |
| £275 | Thorp Farms Ltd, Baslow |
| £245 | Thorp Farms Ltd, Baslow |
| £240 | Thorp Farms Ltd, Baslow |
Draft Ewes
Gritstone
| £210 | CR Mitchell |
| £200 | JJ Lomas |
| £200 | S Wilson |
| £195 | H Madin |
| £180 | H Madin |
| £180 | Stake Farm Partners |
Jacob
| £180 | JA Edge |
Swale
| £230 | Ashes Farm Services |
| £225 | Ashes Farm Services |
RAMS
Ram Lambs
BFL
| £690 | Mycock & Bright |
| £660 | JH Critchlow |
| £520 | Mycock & Bright |
Char
| £530 | G Biddulph |
| £530 | G Biddulph |
| £520 | G Biddulph |
| £500 | G Biddulph |
Shearling Rams
Texel x
| £1220 | HD Fletcher, Peak Forest |
| £1000 | P Furness |
| £980 | Furness & Taylor |
| £900 | P Furness |
| £900 | L Hadfield & Sons |
BFL
| £1400 | Mycock & Bright |
| £1000 | W Allen |
| £850 | B Simpson |
| £760 | RD & L Worthington |
Gritstone
| £410 | B Thorpe |
| £410 | TE Smith & Son |
| £400 | HW Wainwright |
Cheviot
| £950 | ID & TJ Gregory |
| £900 | ID & TJ Gregory |
| £840 | W Mellor |
| £750 | J Webster |
Beltex
| £620 | M Mellor |
| £520 | M Mellor |
| £500 | MJ Burnett & Son |
Suffolk
| £980 | S & G Mellor |
| £700 | S & G Mellor |
Char
| £640 | ID & TJ Gregory |
| £590 | ID & TJ Gregory |
BFL x Texel
| £740 | H Hodgkinson & Sons |
| £680 | H Hodgkinson & Sons |
Aged Rams
BFL
| £720 | W Mellor |
| £560 | R & A White & Son |