Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market
Bakewell Market Orange Sale 2022-04-01
BAKEWELL MARKET
“Orange Sale”
Sale of TB restricted cattle – Friday 1st April 2022
The largest sale to date of TB restricted ‘orange’ cattle. These sales are to help farmers who are shut down under TB restriction giving them the ability to sell cattle in a live auction scenario. The cattle can go straight to slaughter or to an Approved Finishing Unit, but the cattle have to remain in the fattening yards.
The sales have become a regular fixture at Bakewell and the biggest line up of buyers amassed, no doubt attracted by the numbers but also the present good trade for finished cattle. The trade for the big cattle is very much ‘on a par’ with a regular green Monday sale and only the longer-term cattle, the ones that would have benefitted from a summer at grazing would perhaps be a little less.
The sale was the second and final in the dispersal of the feeding operation from HW Martin Farms at Ripley, who sold 284 cattle on the day, with 4 further consignments from other farms.
Sample Prices:
Steers
£1420 | Hfd | 24 mnths | HW Martin Farms, Alfreton |
£1395 | BB x5 | 18-26 mnths | HW Martin Farms, Alfreton |
£1460 | Lim | 24 mnths | HW Martin Farms, Alfreton |
£1440 | Lim | 23-25 | HW Martin Farms, Alfreton |
£1470 | Lim | 21 mnths | HW Martin Farms, Alfreton |
£1290 | Sim | 27 mnths | HW Martin Farms, Alfreton |
£1300 | BB | 22 mnths | HW Martin Farms, Alfreton |
£1220 | Hfd | 25 mnths | HW Martin Farms, Alfreton |
£1360 | Blonde | 17-18 mnths | HW Martin Farms, Alfreton |
£1430 | Lim | 25 mnths | HW Martin Farms, Alfreton |
£1370 | Blonde | 19-22 mnths | HW Martin Farms, Alfreton |
£1460 | Lim | 27 mnths | HW Martin Farms, Alfreton |
Heifers
£1290 | BB x9 | 21-29 mnths | HW Martin Farms, Alfreton |
£1115 | Hfd x3 | 22 mnths | HW Martin Farms, Alfreton |
£1260 | Lim | 24 mnths | HW Martin Farms, Alfreton |
£1140 | Lim x7 | 15-27 mnths | HW Martin Farms, Alfreton |
£1140 | AA | 30 mnths | HW Martin Farms, Alfreton |
£1280 | Lim | 22 mnths | HW Martin Farms, Alfreton |
Cows
£1340 | Lim | 10yrs | G Stubbs, Wetton |
£1150 | BB | 5yrs | G Stubbs, Wetton |
£1060 | Holst x3 | 5-6yrs | R Godber, Kimberley |
£1400 | BB | 7yrs | JA Hall, Youlgreave |
The Martin cattle were brought in to the market by C&R Livestock Haulage who used 5 Artic wagons and had all cattle in the market before 9am.
Many thanks to Russ and Calvin for your help on this job.
Auctioneer:

Oliver Hiles
Market Associate
Bakewell Market Orange Sale