Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market
Bakewell Market & Christmas Primestock Show & Sale Report 2024-12-02
A wonderful celebration of livestock at Christmas with the traditional carol service and Primestock show taking place on Sunday afternoon and the sale of the show stock integrated with the regular Monday market day.
The Sunday event was a great success with many hundreds of farmers and their families enjoying both service and show, followed by seasonal refreshments.
The Monday entries matched a regular week with 689 cattle and 1,309 sheep on offer.
Judging of the show stock was kindly undertaken by Laurie & Trevor Ibbottson for the cattle & Matthew Prince for the sheep.
Full details of the show can be found later in this report.
The store & breeding cattle department was very well supported and often has a smaller entry on show day, but not this year with 343 head forward.
There was a good selection on offer and trade was excellent with serious highlights for the best young suckler bred cattle. Steers hit £1,900, heifers £1,480 and feeding bulls £1,890.
Always difficult to give details of overall results for finished cattle on show day. Suffice it to say that both show and commercial cattle sold exceptionally well with a top figure of 900p/kg and £5,814 per head.
Overall figures are more representative, but still remarkable with 44 steers averaging 333.6p/kg and 65 heifers averaging 366.2p, even the bulls broke the sound barrier with 239 averaging 302.3 pence.
All in all, a great sale
OTM cattle were out in force with 133 on offer. Trade was well up to snuff with top figures 278p/kg and £2,702 per head.
The average looked healthy too at 187.4 pence.
A better selection of calves with 74 forward, bulls sold to £375 and heifers £320.
In the sheep section there were 1,044 lambs on offer with the champion pen making 540p/kg and a top gross price of £248.40 per head.
In overall terms the SQQ average was a decent 313.4 pence and the per head average for the 485 lambs in the 39.1 – 45.5kg range was £134 per head.
Strong trade too in the cull sheep section with 236 ewes selling to £224/head to average £126.75
We have been asked to inform you that the funeral of
Mr Stan Garrett
of
Springwell Farm, Barlow
will take place on
Monday 9th December
at
Brimington Crematorium
at 1.10pm
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
Thursday 5th December: Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale
Friday 6th December: Final Round Up of Store Sheep
Auctioneer:

Alastair Sneddon
Senior partner
Livestock, auctioneering and professional services
133 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall ave 187.4p/kg or £1257
(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)
A big turnout of cows for Christmas week and certainly dearer on the week with the average reporting the cow 11 pence more money on the week, but there were a few special cows about for show week. Best young cows (1 calf) from Mosley & Co, Chelmorten rose to a superb 278 pence with the best end of the cows 240p plus. Cows look like they are on the move again and they look to stay good through the Christmas period.
If you have any cows to sell or want any advice, give me a call on 07801 530899.
Results:
278p/kg | 648kg | Sim, 32 mnths | Mosley & Co, Chelmorten |
263p/kg | 560kg | Lim, 33 mnths | KD Burton, Beamhurst |
262p/kg | 522kg | AA, 34 mnths | SJ Thompson, Kilburn |
258p/kg | 644kg | B Blue x, 31 mnths | JR Beeson, Grindley |
254p/kg | 1064kg | B Blue x, 8 yrs | TJ & EA Richardson, Yeaveley |
253p/kg | 772kg | B Blue x, 7 yrs | MJ Wells & Son, Monyash |
250p/kg | 862kg | B Blue x, 9 yrs | AW & RA Mycock, Flagg |
249p/kg | 804kg | Char, 4 yrs | B Rowlinson, Ramsor |
248p/kg | 764kg | Lim, 6 yrs | CM Rowlinson, Ramsor |
245p/kg | 878kg | Lim, 13 yrs | MJ Wells & Son, Monyash |
241p/kg | 654kg | Char, 32 mnths | CE & SW Mycock, Flagg |
240p/kg | 680kg | B Blue x, 31 mnths | JR Beeson, Grindley |
238p/kg | 614kg | B Blue x, 4 yrs | FW Hall & Sons, Sutton on the Hill |
238p/kg | 754kg | Lim, 10 yrs | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
237p/kg | 630kg | Lim, 13 yrs | NA Birch, Monyash |
Gross Prices:
£2702.56 | 1064kg | B Blue x | TJ & EA Richardson, Yeaveley |
£2155.00 | 862kg | B Blue x | AW & RA Mycock, Flagg |
£2151.10 | 878kg | Lim | MJ Wells & Son, Monyash |
£2001.96 | 804kg | Char | B Rowlinson, Ramsor |
£1953.16 | 772kg | B Blue x | MJ Wells & Son, Monyash |
£1894.72 | 764kg | Lim | CM Rowlinson, Ramsor |
£1892.16 | 864kg | Stab | S & LJ Dyson, Hollow Meadows |
£1801.44 | 648kg | Sim | Mosley & Co, Chelmorten |
£1794.52 | 754kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
£1784.76 | 834kg | Lim | DW Twigg, Bradwell |
£1754.74 | 794kg | Lim | RG Sisson, Dale Abbey |
£1725.30 | 810kg | Lim | CM Rowlinson, Ramsor |
£1661.52 | 644kg | B Blue x | JR Beeson, Grindley |
65 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 165.1p
Like all cows, they are dearer today.
2 OTM clean 211 & 236p
Best cows 186-204p
Big Holsteins 165-185p
Plainer sorts 150-160p
Only the leanest cows under 150p, not many today
The best today:
236p/kg | £1765 | Holst, 35 mnths | TN Palfreyman & Son, Flagg |
211p/kg | £1046 | Fries, 31 mnths | GW & WL Neville, Tansley |
204p/kg | £1256 | Fries, 32 mnths | WE Bennett & Sons, Somersal |
196p/kg | £1066 | Norw, 32 mnths | SJ & SP Harper, Morridge |
193p/kg | £1524 | Short, 10 yrs | EA Cooper & Sons, Taddington |
191p/kg | £1337 | Fries, 5 yrs | WB & DE Gyte, Barmoor Clough |
191p/kg | £1256 | Fries, 4 yrs | JA Bryer & Son, Turnditch |
190p/kg | £1151 | Fries, 12 yrs | R Brough & Son, Monyash |
189p/kg | £1258 | Fries, 9 yrs | F Mycock & Sons, Wormhill |
188p/kg | £1447 | Holst, 3 ½ yrs | W Bradbury, Earl Sterndale |
187p/kg | £1301 | Fries, 10 yrs | R Brough & Son, Monyash |
187p/kg | £1185 | Holst, 3 ½ yrs | JW Walker & Sons, Tideswell |
186p/kg | £1406 | Holst, 7 yrs | GW & WL Neville, Tansley |
186p/kg | £1391 | Holst, 7 yrs | H Tinker & Sons, Wentworth |
186p/kg | £1207 | Fries, 6 yrs | J & J Walton & Sons, Tideswell |
10 OTM Bulls
234p/kg | £2012 | Blond, 5 yrs | A Brown & Son, Bonsall |
229p/kg | £1877 | Lim, 4 yrs | NW & IM Goodwin, Upper Hulme |
208p/kg | £2329 | Char, 8 yrs | Mosley & Kirkwood, Darley Dale |
2 OTM Steers
272p/kg | £2295 | Lim, 37 mnths | RG Sisson, Dale Abbey |
248p/kg | £1418 | Hfd, 31 mnths | GA Bull, Findern |
Auctioneer:

Oliver Hiles
Market Associate
146 FINISHED CATTLE
(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)
29 Young Bulls ave 302.3p/kg
Results:
339p/kg | 594kg | Lim | P & E Watson, Ashover |
336p/kg | 638kg | Lim | DM Elliott & Son, Little Hucklow |
336p/kg | 704kg | Lim | K Harrop, Alport |
334p/kg | 502kg | Lim | DM Elliott & Son, Little Hucklow |
328p/kg | 726kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
326p/kg | 668kg | B Blue x | MT Sweetmore, Hollinsclough |
325p/kg | 672kg | B Blue x | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
325p/kg | 650kg | Blond x | MT Sweetmore, Earl Sterndale |
324p/kg | 614kg | S Horn | RP Hall, Heaton |
321p/kg | 758kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
321p/kg | 714kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
320p/kg | 768kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
317p/kg | 648kg | B Blue x | S & D Jones, Idridgehay |
316p/kg | 642kg | B Blue x | C & D Jeffery, Pilsley |
308p/kg | 630kg | B Blue x | B Jones, Idridgehay |
301p/kg | 714kg | B Blue x | C & D Jeffery, Pilsley |
Gross Prices:
£2457.60 | 768kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
£2433.18 | 758kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
£2381.28 | 726kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
£2365.44 | 704kg | Lim | K Harrop, Alport |
£2291.94 | 714kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
£2184.00 | 672kg | B Blue x | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
£2177.68 | 668kg | B Blue x | MT Sweetmore, Hollinsclough |
£2149.14 | 714kg | B Blue x | C & D Jeffery, Pilsley |
£2143.68 | 638kg | Lim | DM Elliott & Son, Little Hucklow |
£2112.50 | 650kg | Blond x | MT Sweetmore, Hollinsclough |
£2054.16 | 648kg | B Blue x | B Jones, Idridgehay |
£2042.82 | 702kg | Saler | C & D Jeffery, Pilsley |
£2041.60 | 704kg | Char | R Prue & Son, Alfreton |
£2028.72 | 642kg | B Blue x | C & D Jeffery, Pilsley |
£2013.66 | 594kg | Lim | P & E Watson, Ashover |
£2002.08 | 776kg | Char | R Prue & Son, Alfreton |
44 Steers ave 333.0p/kg
Results:
460p/kg | 512kg | B Blue x | A Dickinson, Boothgate |
430p/kg | 628kg | B Blue x | M Wynne, Snitterton |
430p/kg | 544kg | Lim | A Dickinson, Boothgate |
408p/kg | 606kg | Lim | T & J Gratton, Riber |
390p/kg | 704kg | Lim | L Powdrill, Boothgate |
382p/kg | 738kg | Lim | H Naylor & Son, Kirk Langley |
380p/kg | 620kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
375p/kg | 640kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
375p/kg | 668kg | Lim | H Naylor & Son, Kirk Langley |
368p/kg | 660kg | Lim | B Rowlinson, Ramsor |
362p/kg | 680kg | Lim | K Harrop, Alport |
358p/kg | 624kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
356p/kg | 670kg | Lim | TB Dalton, Brailsford |
354p/kg | 678kg | Lim | TB Dalton, Brailsford |
352p/kg | 606kg | B Blue x | TB Dalton, Brailsford |
350p/kg | 662kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
Gross Prices:
£2819.16 | 738kg | Lim | H Naylor & Son, Kirk Langley |
£2745.60 | 704kg | Lim | L Powdrill, Boothgate |
£2700.40 | 628kg | B Blue x | M Wynne, Snitterton |
£2511.68 | 752kg | Lim | TB Dalton, Brailsford |
£2508.00 | 836kg | Lim | TB Dalton, Brailsford |
£2505.72 | 798kg | Lim | TB Dalton, Brailsford |
£2505.00 | 668kg | Lim | H Naylor & Son, Kirk Langley |
£2472.48 | 606kg | Lim | T & J Gratton, Riber |
£2461.60 | 680kg | Lim | K Harrop, Alport |
£2455.52 | 824kg | Lim | TB Dalton, Brailsford |
£2428.80 | 660kg | Lim | B Rowlinson, Ramsor |
£2400.12 | 678kg | Lim | TB Dalton, Brailsford |
£2400.00 | 640kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
65 Heifers ave 366.2p/kg
Results:
900p/kg | 646kg | Lim | T & J Gratton, Riber |
550p/kg | 534kg | Lim | JA Hall, Longnor |
500p/kg | 694kg | B Blue x | L Powdrill, Boothgate |
500p/kg | 602kg | Lim | T & J Gratton, Riber |
480p/kg | 546kg | Lim | AJ Chadfield, Ashbourne |
460p/kg | 570kg | B Blue x | M Wynne, Snitterton |
460p/kg | 602kg | B Blue x | M Wynne. Snitterton |
460p/kg | 676kg | B Blue x | M Wynne, Snitterton |
450p/kg | 558kg | Lim | AJ Chadfield, Ashbourne |
445p/kg | 634kg | Lim | K Harrop, Alport |
445p/kg | 608kg | Lim | A Dickinson, Boothgate |
445p/kg | 586kg | Lim | M Wynne, Snitterton |
445p/kg | 668kg | Blond x | K Harrop, Alport |
435p/kg | 626kg | B Blue x | L Powdrill, Boothgate |
420p/kg | 668kg | B Blue x | MT Sweetmore, Hollinsclough |
405p/kg | 590kg | Lim | AJ Chadfield, Ashbourne |
400p/kg | 570kg | Lim | JW Blackshaw, Bakewell |
Gross Prices:
£5814.00 | 646kg | Lim | T & J Gratton, Riber |
£3470.00 | 694kg | B Blue x | L Powdrill, Boothgate |
£3109.60 | 676kg | B Blue x | M Wynne, Snitterton |
£3010.00 | 602kg | Lim | T & J Gratton, Riber |
£2972.60 | 668kg | Blond x | K Harrop, Alport |
£2937.00 | 534kg | Lim | JA Hall, Longnor |
£2821.30 | 634kg | Lim | K Harrop, Alport |
£2805.60 | 668kg | B Blue x | MT Sweetmore, Hollinsclough |
£2769.20 | 602kg | B Blue x | M Wynne, Snitterton |
£2723.10 | 626kg | B Blue x | L Powdrill, Boothgate |
£2705.60 | 608kg | Lim | A Dickinson, Boothgate |
£2622.00 | 570kg | B Blue x | M Wynne, Snitterton |
£2620.80 | 546kg | Lim | AJ Chadfield, Ashbourne |
£2612.88 | 684kg | Lim | Boden & Davies Ltd, Mellor |
£2607.70 | 586kg | Lim | M Wynne, Snitterton |
£2605.44 | 708kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
£2560.00 | 800kg | Char | Boden & Davies Ltd, Mellor |
£2511.00 | 558kg | Lim | AJ Chadfield, Ashbourne |
Auctioneer:

Oliver Hiles
Market Associate
STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneers Alastair Sneddon & Meg Elliott)
A particularly high quality sample today with some outstanding suckled calves and beef bred young cattle on offer.
A full line up of buyers were operating with several new faces present and there were plenty of highlights to report.
The sale commenced with some 33 breeding cattle which included:
£1620 | Ped Lim Cow, 55 mnths & Hfr Calf | CG Buckston, Sutton on the Hill |
£1720 | Ped Lim Cow, 137 mnths, i/c | CG Buckston, Sutton on the Hill |
£1480 | Ped Lim Cow, 151 mnths, i/c | CG Buckston, Sutton on the Hill |
£1780 | Ped AA Cow, 76 mnths, rw bull | AR Capewell, Checkley |
£1620 | Ped AA Cow, Hfr, 30 mnths, rw bull | AR Capewell, Checkley |
£1580 | AA Cow, 64 mnths, rw bull | AR Capewell, Checkley |
£1580 | AA Hfd, 25 mnths, rw bull | AR Capewell, Checkley |
£1590 | Lim Cow, 94 mnths & Hfr Calf | CR Mowbray, Ashover |
£1520 | Hfd Cow, 109 mnths & Bull Calf | CR Mowbray, Ashover |
Feeding Bulls
Next came 28 feeding bulls with examples as follows:
£1010 | Hfd x | 18 mnths | HB Wildgoose, Newton Grange |
£1630 | Ped Lim | 10 mnths | Joe Nicholls, Draycott |
£1890 | Ped Lim | 10 mnths | Joe Nicholls, Draycott |
£1250 | Char x | 9 mnths | E & C Matkin, Idridgehay |
£1080 | B Blue x | 7 mnths | E & C Matkin, Idridgehay |
£1120 | B Blue x | 7 mnths | E & C Matkin, Idridgehay |
166 Steers ave £1143
Sample Results:
£1180 | Lim x | 18-19 mnths | GRP Cotterell, Fenny Bentley |
£900 | Lim x | 8-9 mnths | GRP Cotterell, Fenny Bentley |
£840 | Blond x | 5-6 mnths | CJ Stone, Buxton |
£910 | Lim x 5 | 4-6 mnths | RJ & WJ Wigley, Middleton |
£1200 | Lim x | 9-11 mnths | G & GW Green, Wessington |
£1170 | Lim x 7 | 6-7 mnths | PG Kirkham, Hognaston |
£1500 | B Blue x | 10 mnths | G Jones, Langley |
£1380 | B Blue x | 8 mnths | G Jones, Langley |
£880 | Lim x 5 mnths | 7 mnths | JM & CE Shardlow, Trussley |
£990 | Lim x | 10-11 mnths | MG Tomlinson, Weston Underwood |
£1420 | B Blue x | 15 mnths | Mrs MP Elliott, Eyam |
£1200 | B Blue x | 13 mnths | Mrs MP Elliott, Eyam |
£1420 | B Blue x | 6 mnths | I Cook, Biddulph |
£1340 | B Blue x | 6 mnths | I Cook, Biddulph |
£1300 | B Blue x | 6 mnths | I Cook, Biddulph |
£850 | Hfd x | 15-16 mnths | T Johnson, Bosley |
£1090 | B Blue x | 18 mnths | Z Sczesniok, Warslow |
£1300 | Lim x | 16 mnths | JJ Turner, Okeover |
£1460 | B Blue x | 15-17 mnths | Furness & Taylor, Buxton |
£870 | Red Poll | 20-25 mnt5hs | A Byron, Denstone |
£1200 | AA x | 17-19 mnths | L Marsden & Son, Fulwood |
£1190 | Mont x | 19 mnths | L Marsden & Son, Fulwood |
£1760 | B Blue x | 24-27 mnths | PK & C Heathcote, Buxton |
£1590 | B Blue x | 17 mnths | Philip Brittain, Staden |
£1350 | AA x | 16 mnths | WP Wilson, Hilton |
£1780 | Lim x | 18 mnths | MI Mosley & Co, Stannington |
£1460 | Lim x | 18-21 mnths | R Bennett & Son, Bamford |
£1300 | Char x | 19 mnths | JG & JM Belfield, Sheen |
£1380 | B Blue x | 18-20 mnths | CF Edge & Partners, Alsop |
£1550 | Sim x | 22 mnths | D & VM Wardman, Overton |
£1490 | Lim x | 19-21 mnths | S Webster, Church Broughton |
£1900 | AA x | 24 mnths | GH Prince, Roston |
£1750 | B Blue x | 23 mnths | GH Prince, Roston |
£1560 | Hfd x | 19 mnths | M Green, Doveholes |
£1610 | AA x | 24-25 mnths | TG & WJ Langton, Aldercar |
£1720 | B Blue x | 23 mnths | GHW Dakin, Snitterton |
£1650 | B Blue x | 24-26 mnths | Lathams, Weston on Trent |
£1480 | AA x | 21 mnths | Lathams, Weston on Trent |
116 Heifers ave £1036
A consistently strong trade for all types with well matched bunches commanding a premium.
Buyers present for all ages and qualities as the following results demonstrate.
Sample Results:
£410 | AA x | 6-7 mnths | J Illiff, Whitgreave |
£920 | Lim x | 8-9 mnths | GRP Cotterell, Fenny Bentley |
£890 | Lim x | 6 mnths | RJ & WJ Wigley, Middleton |
£1110 | Lim x | 8 mnths | D & LA Critchlow, Sheen |
£1420 | Ped Lim | 10 mnths | Joe Nicholls, Draycott |
£1360 | B Blue x | 20-21 mnths | Mrs MP Elliott, Eyam |
£800 | Hfd x 7 | 15-16 mnths | T Johnson, Bosley |
£1030 | B Blue x | 17 mnths | Z Sczesniok, Warslow |
£1460 | B Blue x | 20-23 mnths | PK & C Heathcote, Buxton |
£1430 | Lim x | 25 mnths | Philip Brittain, Staden |
£1460 | Sim x | 19 mnths | WP Wilson, Hilton |
£1440 | Lim x | 18 mnths | MI Mosley & Co, Stannington |
£1370 | Devon x | 19 mnths | Mi Mosley & Co, Stannington |
£1220 | B Blue x | 22 mnths | R Bennett & Son, Bamford |
£1480 | Lim | 22 mnths | S Webster, Church Broughton |
£1180 | Saler | 20 mnths | Cox Bros, Gt Longstone |
£1040 | Hfd x | 20 mnths | M Green, Doveholes |
£1380 | Lim x | 22 mnths | GA Mallinson, Reapsmoor |
£1370 | B Blue x | 27-28 mnths | DV Holland, Blore |
£1270 | B Blue x6 | 21-22 mnths | JW & J Pearson, Brackenfield |
£1440 | AA x | 29 mnths | Furness Partners, Wheston |
£1470 | B Blue x | 24-27 mnths | Lathams, Weston on Trent |
Auctioneer:

Alastair Sneddon
Senior partner
Livestock, auctioneering and professional services

Meg Elliott
Auctioneer and Valuer, Market Associate
74 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)
An increase in numbers forward with trade just as strong as seen in recent weeks.
Bulls saw Blues to £375 and Char to £370, with heifers seeing a top of £320 for a B Blue.
Second quality looking equally as well sold and just a small entry of B/W’s lacking much in the way of size,
but selling at recent strong levels.
Bulls
B Blue £375 JE Seals & Son, Shirland
Char £370 FJ Gould & Son, Longnor
AA £270 JW Brandrick & Son, Beamhurst
Hfd £195 FJ Gould & Son, Longnor
Hfrs
B Blue £320 DG & JA Ball, Fulford
B Blue £310 GS & L Wheeldon, Atlow
Sim £270 DG & JA Ball, Fulford
Auctioneer:

Ivor Lowe
Partner
Property and professional services
1044 LAMBS & 238 EWES & RAMS
(Auctioneer Peter Oven)
A total entry of 1282 included 1044 lambs with demand very good throughout with an overall average of 314.14p/kg.
Leading Prices: –
33.6kg | 356p/kg | MJ Wells & Son |
36.6kg | 374p/kg | MJ Wells & Son |
37.8kg | 338p/kg | R Bennett & Son |
38.2kg | 323p/kg | RJ & JA Hancock & Sons |
40.4kg | 365p/kg | J Bonsall |
41.8kg | 386p/kg | MJ Wells & Son |
42.8kg | 348p/kg | C Sharpley |
43.7kg | 370p/kg | B Jones |
44.6kg | 340p/kg | J Bonsall |
46.0kg | 540p/kg | J Bonsall |
47.8kg | 368p/kg | R Brough & Sons |
48.4kg | 375p/kg | R Brough & Sons |
49.2kg | 368p/kg | D Fotherby & Sons |
52.6kg | 320p/kg | J & J Spillane |
54.0kg | 302p/kg | R Swift & Sons |
56.3kg | 310p/kg | Furness & Taylor |
62.0kg | 300p/kg | I & R Crabtree |
Averages:
Standard | To 374p/kg | Average 303.8p/kg |
Medium | To 386p/kg | Average 314.9p/kg |
Heavy | To 540p/kg | Average 318.01p/kg |
Overweight | To 320p/kg | Average 292.65p/kg |
|
238 Cull Sheep
(Auctioneers M Elliott & H Swift)
A smaller entry of ewes as lambs were filling the pens for the Christmas show saw trade very fast right from the start.
Top price £224 for long pure Texels from Furness & Taylor at Wormhill with several vendors with Texels £195 per head including the Gagies, Jackie Trueman and David Wartig.
Strong Mules well over £140/head with meated Texel x ewes regularly over £160 and the better types over £170.
Slaughter rams to £158 for Texels with leaner smaller Mules and Cheviots seeing 4 buyers vying to buy in the £68-£78 region.
Ewes to £224 Ave £126.75
Rams to £158
Auctioneer:

Peter Oven
Market Associate

Mark Elliott
Partner
Farm and dispersal sales, livestock auctioneer

Holly Swift
Apprentice Surveyor
2 unbelievable days for the Christmas Show & Sale
Champion Makes £9.00 or £5,814
Reserve Makes £5.00 or £3,470
42 Haltered & Unhaltered Show Cattle averaged 412p
The Champion Presentation with Oliver Hiles (Auctioneer), Trevor Ibbottson (Judge), Jack Gratton, The Duke and Duchess of Devonshire (presenting the trophy) and Laurie Ibbottson (judge)
Bakewell Primestock Show and sale is fully established as one of the premier two-day primestock events in the country. The market has built its reputation for selling over 120 finished cattle each week to a wide selection of butchers and wholesalers who support the market throughout the year.
The annual Prime Stock show ran its regular format with the show of the stock being held on the Sunday afternoon with a massive crowd of spectators enjoying the festivities and Carol service. The stock is then held overnight and sold in the relevant sections on the Monday to a large band of buyers who descended from all corners to buy the show stock.
Highlight of the day is unquestionably the sale of the cattle champions with the Champion Beast selling for the top price of the year of 900p/kilo (£5814) and the reserve champion making £5 (£3470) with 2 other superb heifers over £5/kilo.
A massive crowd was present on Sunday 1st December for the Annual Carol Service, the Cattle & Sheep Show as well as a superb Hog Roast in the market concourse.
The Judging for the cattle this year was carried out by the father and daughter partnership of Mr Trevor and Miss Laurie Ibbottson. Trevor has been a regular buyer of some of the best and highest priced cattle in the prime ring for the past 3½ years whilst his daughter Laurie is the Assistant Managing Director at Dovecote Park, one of the country’s leading meat processing plants. The pair work well together, knowing what they want to see in the cattle and inspected every animal closely until they were satisfied with their placings and few could argue that he picked out some fabulous cattle at the top of the lines.
The judges selected the finest heifer in the show, a heifer that would be fit to grace any national primestock event anywhere. This brilliant, homebred, black Limousin won the senior heifer class, also the Robert Walker Trophy Class and then, in a glittering climax was tapped out as champion of the show. The heifer weighed in at 646kg and was consigned by Tom & Jack Gratton from Riber, Matlock. Both the Duke & Duchess of Devonshire were at ringside and enjoyed watching the judging and engaging with the farmers. They were keen to learn that the final 5 cattle in the championship lineup were from 5 different regular exhibitors and all from within 15miles of the market. They presented their family’s Devonshire Cup at the culmination of proceedings. The Champion sold on Monday to Ben Savage for his butchers shop on Eccleshall Road, Sheffield for 900p/kg to gross £5814
Reserve Champion from Alan and Andrew Dickinson and being shown by Fred Powdrill
Reserve Champion was another heifer shown by the Dickinson & Powdrill show team. This black, British blue won the intermediate heifers and weighed in at 694kg and sold for £5/kilo with the winning bid coming from Laurie Ibbottson, Dovecote Park
Best opposite sex to the champion this year and winner of the Bakewell Show Trophy was a Blue sired bullock from Michael Wynne. He won the 1st class of the day and weighed 628kg and sold for 430p (£2700) to Woolley Bros, Sheffield.
Best Opposite sex from Michael Wynne
The High Peak Livestock Society Cup this year was won by local store cattle exhibitor Jonathon Hall of Longnor. This lovely red Limousin heifer was the one he chose to finish for the Christmas show and was well rewarded by winning it’s heifer class as well as the HPLS cup class. It weighed 534kg and sold for the days second top price of 550p (£2937) to Ian Meakin, High Street butchers in Leek.
Jonathon Hall with the HPLS trophy winning heifer
A Young Handler class, first introduced in 2015 to recognise the amount of young talent that show cattle at Bakewell. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to get cattle trained for showing and if it wasn’t for the interest shown by these young people on their family’s farms, then some of the cattle would not be brought forward for showing. This year there were 4 youngsters, aged between 12 and 17 years, competing for the trophy. This year the winner was 17-year-old Ruby Astley.
Young Handler trophy presented to Ruby Astley by the judge Trevor Ibbottson
Full Results
(Judge –Trevor & Laurie Ibbottson)
Class 1 – Junior Steer
Vendor | Purchaser | ||||
1st | 628kg | 430p/kg | £2700.40 | M Wynne | Woolley Bros, Sheffield |
2nd | 512kg | 460p/kg | £2355.20 | A Dickinson | Dovecote Park Ltd |
Class2 – Best Steer
Vendor | Purchaser | ||||
1st | 738kg | 382p/kg | £2819.16 | I Naylor & Son | Woolley Bros, Sheffield |
2nd | 704kg | 390p/kg | £2355.20 | A Dickinson | Woolley Bros, Sheffield |
3rd | 544kg | 430p/kg | £2339.20 | A Dickinson | Woolley Bros, Sheffield |
Class 4 – Junior Heifer
Vendor | Purchaser | ||||
1st | 534kg | 550p/kg | £2937.00 | JA Hall | H Meakin |
2nd | 570kg | 460p/kg | £2622.00 | M Wynne | Dovecote Park Ltd |
3rd | 586kg | 445p/kg | £2607.70 | M Wynne | Dovecote Park Ltd |
Class 5 – Intermediate Heifer
Vendor | Purchaser | ||||
1st | 694kg | 500p/kg | £3470.00 | L Powdrill | Dovecote Park Ltd |
2nd | 676kg | 460p/kg | £3109.60 | M Wynne | Woolley Bros, Sheffield |
3rd | 626kg | 435p/kg | £2723.10 | A Dickinson | Bradshaw Bros |
Class 6 – Senior Heifer
Vendor | Purchaser | ||||
1st | 646kg | 900p/kg | £5814.00 | T & J Gratton | H Savage |
2nd | 602kg | 460p/kg | £2769.20 | M Wynne | Dovecote Park Ltd |
3rd | 602kg | 500p/kg | £3010.00 | T & J Gratton | J Kemp Butchers |
Class 7 – HPLS Trophy sired by Limousin
Vendor | Purchaser | ||||
1st | 534kg | 550p/kg | £2937.00 | J Hall | H Meakin |
2nd | 606kg | 408p/kg | £2472.48 | T & J Gratton | Woolley Bros, Sheffield |
3rd | 608kg | 445p/kg | £2705.60 | A Dickinson | Deakin Butchers |
Class 8 – Robert Walker Trophy
Vendor | Purchaser | ||||
1st | 646kg | 900p/kg | £5814.00 | T & J Gratton | H Savage |
2nd | 694kg | 500p/kg | £3470.00 | L Powdrill | Dovecote Park Ltd |
3rd | 534kg | 550p/kg | £2937.00 | J Hall | H Meakin |
Class 9 – Native Sired Steer or Heifer
Vendor | Purchaser | ||||
1st | 536kg | 340p/kg | £1822.40 | R & P Organic Farming | Bradshaw Bros |
Class 11 – Young Handler
1st | Ruby Astley | ||||
2nd | Adele Sweetmore | ||||
3rd | Fred & Blossom Powdrill |
Class 12 – Best Pair of Steers
Vendor | Purchaser | ||||
1st | 620kg
640kg |
380p/kg
375p/kg |
£2356.00
£2400.00 |
RG Bacon | Dovecote Park Ltd |
2nd | 698kg
606kg |
338p/kg
352p/kg |
£2359.24
£2133.12 |
TB Dalton | Hartshead Meats Ltd |
3rd | 798kg
836kg |
314p/kg
300p/kg |
£2505.72
£2508.00 |
TB Dalton | Hartshead Meats Ltd |
Class 1 – Best Pair of Heifers
Vendor | Purchaser | ||||
1st | 634kg
668kg |
445p/kg
445p/kg |
£2821.30
£2972.60 |
K Harrop | Woolley Bros, Sheffield |
2nd | 600kg
610kg |
370p/kg
385p/kg |
£2220.40
£2348.50 |
PJ Blackshaw | Dovecote Park Ltd |
3rd | 636kg
638kg |
380p/kg
380p/kg |
£2416.80
£2424.40 |
RG Bacon | Dovecote Park Ltd |
Class 14 – Best Young Beef Bull
Vendor | Purchaser | ||||
1st | 768kg | 320p/kg | £2457.60 | S & D Fearn | Woolley Bros, Sheffield |
2nd | 594kg | 339p/kg | £2013.66 | P & E Watson | Woolley Bros Sheffield |
3rd | 668kg | 326p/kg | £2177.68 | MT Sweetmore | Woolley Bros, Sheffield |
SHEEP – Show Results
Champion pen Jane Bonsall with her medium weights
A total of 250 lambs forward for the Annual Primestock Show & Sale. An excellent show from local farmers produced a tremendous line up of lambs in 3 continental classes and 3 further native bred classes. In the continental classes up to 19 different pens were presented in front of the judge, Matthew Prince of Stonedge Farm Shop, giving him a difficult task selecting his prizewinning line up.
Results
Light
1st MF Wayne & S Allen
2nd P Bennett & Son
3rd MJ Wells & Son
Medium
1st J Bonsall
2nd G Ford
3rd R Brough & Son
Heavy
1st D Fotherby & Sons
2nd R Brough & Son
3rd JW Blackshaw
Native
1st G Ford
2nd R Chapman
Mules
1st R & L White
2nd G Ford
3rd G Ford
Horned
1st G Belfield
On the Monday the sale commenced with the champion lambs which went on to sell at 540p/kg grossing £248.40 per head, being purchased by Mr Rob Foster (Frustrated Farmer).
All the continental show lambs averaged 350p/kg.