Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market
Bakewell Market Report Monday 11th September
After a sweltering weekend it was a fraction cooler and the market attracted 694 cattle and 2,069 sheep. Buyers, who had completed their harvesting duties were back in action and there was a full line up in all sections.
The store & breeding cattle department saw another increase in numbers to 361 head.
Trade was outstanding with steers reaching £1,850 and an all-time record average of £1,171. The heifers peaked at £1,620 with their average also impressive at £994 missing the £1,000 sound barrier by a whisker.
Feeding bulls sold to £1,400 and a pedigree Sim cow & calf sold at £1,500.
There were 122 finished cattle with top figures 318p and £2,187. The average for the 61 heifers was 255.8 pence giving an indication of the general level of trade.
OTM cattle were out in force with a very large entry of 153.
Top figures at 254p/kg and £2,055 per head. The average was a respectable 164.1 pence.
There were 58 calves with bulls to £342 and heifers £338.
Over in the sheep department the 1,716 lambs sold on a great trade with top figures 340p/kg and £162.45.
The SQQ average looked good at 262.9 pence and the overall even better at 264.2 pence.
353 cull sheep with ewes to £166 to average £100.85.
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
Thursday 14th September: Regular Lunchtime Sheep Sale
Thursday 14th & Friday 15th September: Ewe Lambs Show & Sale
Friday 16th September: Farm Dispersal Sale at Stramshall Farm, Uttoxeter, ST14 5AG
Friday 22nd September: Hungary Lane Farm, Sutton Bonnington, LE12 5NB
Auctioneer:

Alastair Sneddon
Senior partner
Livestock, auctioneering and professional services
153 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows overall average 164.2p/kg or £1061
(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)
A bumper crop of 153 OTM cattle this week with a larger than normal percentage of B&W on offer. Trade remains very similar to last week with the leanest cow looking best sold. Younger and better fed cows however command the top prices with a high of 254 for a 37 mnth old Lim x from William Wilson and a pure Limmy, 56 mnths from Keith Belfield at 250p or £2,025. All the better cows comfortably over 200p with the bigger sorts over £1500.
Results:
254p/kg | 588kg | Lim, 37 mnths | WP Wilson, Hilton |
250p/kg | 810kg | Lim, 56 mnths | AK Belfield, Sheen |
247p/kg | 670kg | B Blue x, 30 mnths | SJ Sherratt, Burton on Trent |
236p/kg | 688kg | Lim, 42 mnths | KD Burton, Beamhurst |
232p/kg | 740kg | B Blue x, 6 ½ yrs | IE & M & A Wilson, Hollington |
229p/kg | 746kg | AA, 40 mnths | Moor Farmers, Flagg |
222p/kg | 700kg | Hfd, 34 mnths | Wheeldon Farms, Taddington |
220p/kg | 622kg | Lim, 5 ½ yrs | RH & DT Swinson, Alton |
217p/kg | 532kg | Lim, 53 mnths | RH & DT Swinson, Alton |
215p/kg | 608kg | Others, 42 mnths | Thorp Farms Ltd, Baslow |
210p/kg | 614kg | Lim, 54 mnths | RH & DT Swinson, Alton |
210p/kg | 624kg | B Blue x, 41 mnths | BA & SW Mills, Redmires |
202p/kg | 722kg | Lim, 44 mnths | D & LA Critchlow, Sheen |
201p/kg | 738kg | B Blue x, 7 yrs | DM Elliott & Son, Little Hucklow |
Gross Prices:
£2025.00 | 810kg | Lim | AK Belfield, Sheen |
£1899.12 | 984kg | Char | IP Carrington, Kniveton |
£1716.80 | 740kg | B Blue x | IE & M & A Wilson, Hollington |
£1708.34 | 746kg | AA | Moor Farmers, Flagg |
£1654.90 | 670kg | B Blue x | SJ Sherratt, Burton on Trent |
£1623.68 | 688kg | Lim | KD Burton, Beamhurst |
£1591.00 | 860kg | B Blue x | DM Elliott & Sons, Little Hucklow |
£1554.00 | 700kg | Hfd | Wheeldon Farms, Taddington |
83 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 153.5p/kg
Jut as dear as last week with the plainest looking best sold.
11 best cows 173-210p
Big meated Holsteins 160-170p
Big leaner sorts 140-155p
11 plain cows 114-130p
Just 3 under 110p
The best today:
210p/kg | £1146 | Holst, 3 yrs | Hallen Farming, Moorwood Moor |
196p/kg | £1544 | Holst, 3 yrs | E Morley & Son, Kirk Langley |
188p/kg | £1556 | Holst, 5 yrs | DJ & KL Leadbetter, Sudbury |
183p/kg | £1434 | Holst, 7 yrs | E Morley & Son, Kirk Langley |
179p/kg | £1199 | Fleck, 4 yrs | JW Handford & Son, Aspenshaw |
177p/kg | £1203 | Holst, 6 yrs | E Morley & Son, Kirk Langley |
176p/kg | £1383 | Norw, 4 yrs | JW Handford & Sons, Aspenshaw |
176p/kg | £992 | Fries, 4 yrs | T & CJ Hadfield, Tideswell |
175p/kg | £1372 | Holst, 9 yrs | DW & K Salt, Thorpe |
175p/kg | £1281 | Fries, 6 yrs | L Hadfield & Sons, Peak Forest |
173p/kg | £1342 | Holst, 9 yrs | DW & K Salt, Thorpe |
5 OTM Bulls
232p/kg | £2055 | B Blue, 32 mnths | AK Belfield, Sheen |
171p/kg | £1480 | AA, 5 yrs | JC Vickers, Taddington |
4 OTM Steers
244p/kg | £1596 | Hfd, 32 mnths | KD Burton, Beamhurst |
229p/kg | £1232 | R Poll, 32 mnths | GE Willmott & Son, Ashover |
Auctioneer:

Oliver Hiles
Market Associate
122 FINISHED CATTLE ave 251.9p/kg
(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)
Another good show of cattle with some well-bred and fed cattle at the top of the lists, but also a number of ‘store type’ cattle in the entry that would affect the averages.
33 Young Bulls ave 249.1p/kg
10 pence dearer on the week and some good bulls on offer. Sue & Charles Jeffery secured the top call of 308p (£1965) for a tremendous shapey Limmy with Nigel Birch at 300p. 3 big boys topped £2000 including a couple from John Ottewell. Friesians to 228p/kg.
Results:
308p/kg | 638kg | Lim | C & D Jeffery, Pilsley |
300p/kg | 548kg | Lim | NA Birch, Monyash |
286p/kg | 674kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
280p/kg | 700kg | Lim | C & D Jeffery, Pilsley |
278p/kg | 746kg | Lim | JT Ottewell, Calow |
269p/kg | 614kg | B Blue x | P Watson, Ashover |
268p/kg | 590kg | Lim | MT Sweetmore, Earl Sterndale |
268p/kg | 730kg | Lim | D & SE Edge, Pike Hall |
267p/kg | 736kg | Lim | D & SE Edge, Pike Hall |
266p/kg | 654kg | B Blue x | B Jones, Idridgehay |
Gross Prices:
£2162.56 | 872kg | Lim | JT Ottewell, Calow |
£2073.88 | 746kg | Lim | JT Ottewell, Calow |
£2027.88 | 774kg | Blonde x | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
£1965.12 | 736kg | Lim | D & SE Edge, Pike Hall |
£1965.04 | 638kg | Lim | C & D Jeffery, Pilsley |
£1960.00 | 700kg | Lim | C & D Jeffery, Pilsley |
£1956.40 | 730kg | Lim | D & SE Edge, Pike Hall |
£1927.64 | 674kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
£1895.96 | 682kg | Lim | C & D Jeffery, Pilsley |
£1883.52 | 864kg | AA | BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor |
28 Steers ave 247.6p/kg
Less numbers in the clean pens but trade for the quality cattle better. 4 best sold over 300p with George and James Blackshaw at 312p and another at 300p. Nigel Birch and Peter Gaunt both had 308p with a big one from Rob Hall at £2187 (298p/kg).
Results:
312p/kg | 572kg | Lim | JW Blackshaw, Bakewell |
308p/kg | 620kg | Lim | NA Birch, Monyash |
308p/kg | 654kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
300p/kg | 592kg | B Blue x | JW Blackshaw, Bakewell |
298p/kg | 734kg | Lim | RP Hall, Heaton |
294p/kg | 570kg | Lim | JW Blackshaw, Bakewell |
290p/kg | 620kg | Lim | BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor |
285p/kg | 690kg | Char | BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor |
264p/kg | 662kg | B Blue x | GW Smith & Son, Aldwark |
251p/kg | 608kg | Hfd | MR Walker, Alport |
Gross Prices:
£2187.32 | 734kg | Lim | RP Hall, Heaton |
£2014.32 | 654kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
£1966.50 | 690kg | Char | BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor |
£1909.60 | 620kg | Lim | NA Birch, Monyash |
£1840.30 | 770kg | B Blue x | SJ Sherratt, Burton on Trent |
£1798.00 | 620kg | Lim | BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor |
£1784.64 | 572kg | Lim | JW Blackshaw, Bakewell |
£1776.00 | 592kg | B Blue x | JW Blackshaw, Bakewell |
£1768.94 | 734kg | B Blue x | PJ & J Tomlinson, Burton on Trent |
£1752.60 | 762kg | Blonde x | P Jacques, Pilsley |
61 Heifers ave 255.8p/kg
A very similar story with well bred cattle very good to sell but a lot of leaner types would have been better sold tested. Keith Harrop won the day and topped at 318 with George Ede at 312p and Peter Gaunt at 310p. 16 Natives saw Hereford to 278p and Angus to 268p.
Results:
318p/kg | 544kg | Lim | K Harrop, Alport |
312p/kg | 480kig | Lim | JW & RG Ede, Youlgreave |
310p/kg | 598kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
308p/kg | 512kg | Lim | NA Birch & Son, Monyash |
302p/kg | 570kg | Lim | B & AB Perkins, Oughtibridge |
302p/kg | 598kg | B Blue x | MT Sweetmore, Hollinsclough |
300p/kg | 560kg | Lim | JW Blackshaw, Bakewell |
298p/kg | 634kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
294p/kg | 632kg | Lim | IP Carrington, Kniveton |
294p/kg | 642kg | Char | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
290p/kg | 638kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
290p/kg | 586kg | B Blue x | K Harrop, Alport |
290p/kg | 654kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
290p/kg | 552kg | Blonde x | MT Sweetmore, Hollinsclough |
290p/kg | 544kg | Lim | JW Blackshaw, Bakewell |
Gross Prices:
£1946.88 | 676kg | Lim | AK Belfield, Sheen |
£1909.44 | 702kg | B Blue x | Moor Farmers, Flagg |
£1986.60 | 654kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
£1889.32 | 634kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
£1887.48 | 642kg | Char | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
£1884.84 | 678kg | Hfd | Moor Farmers, Flagg |
£1858.08 | 632kg | Lim | IP Carrington, Kniveton |
£1853.80 | 598kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
£1850.20 | 638kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
£1825.20 | 676kg | B Blue x | Moor Farmers, Flagg |
Auctioneer:

Oliver Hiles
Market Associate
STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)
Numbers on the rise with a decent entry of 361 head.
A full line up of buyers operating including some new faces.
Some excellent quality cattle in the entry and very fierce competition at all levels.
The started with Breeding Cattle which was a single cow & calf:
£1500 | Sim cow, 89 mnths & Bull Calf | C & B Hudson, Longnor |
There were 16 Feeding Bulls, to include:
£1030 | Hfd | 19 mnths | D Beckett, Pilsley |
£950 | S Horn x | 17 mnths | H Lane, Risley |
£730 | AA x | 13-16 mnths | B & D Cooper, Glossop |
£800 | AA x | 13 mnths | B & D Cooper, Glossop |
£1400 | AA x | 27 mnths | J Whitely, Hope |
173 Steers ave £1,171
A wonderful selection of cattle with bidders working very hard to secure their loads. Plenty of cattle over the £1500 mark and a top price of £1850.
All breeds and crosses in demand resulting in a record average of £1171.
Sample Results:
£610 | B Blue x | 8 mnths | WT Bunting, Pike Hall |
£1040 | Lim x | 10 mnths | SW Frith, Thorpe |
£1520 | Lim x | 23 mnths | MJJ Brewin, Linford |
£865 | AA x | 8 mnths | CJ Wigley, Middleton |
£800 | B Blue x | 9-10 mnths | Artaine Ltd, Shottle |
£850 | Char x | 6-7 mnths | L & L Watson, Bradley |
£735 | AA x | 9 mnths | H Salt & Son, Grindon |
£820 | Lim x | 9-10 mnths | JW & AJ Dakin, Smalley |
£980 | Hfd x | 14 mnths | DA Bott, Kniveton |
£860 | AA x | 12-13 mnths | E Morten & Sons, Buxton |
£1160 | B Blue x | 14-16 mnths | AD Thompson, Peak Forest |
£1010 | Hfd x | 13-14 mnths | A & W Helliwell, Oughtibridge |
£1045 | B Blue x | 12 mnths | R Hughes, Stanley |
£1270 | Lim x | 14 mnths | WP Wilson, Hilton |
£1330 | Lim x | 15 mnths | TJ & CC Eades, Alstonefield |
£1380 | B Blue x | 15 mnths | GM Grindey & Son, Hartington |
£1620 | B Blue x | 17 mnths | TW & E Gratton, King Sterndale |
£1515 | Char x | 16-17 mnths | Cox Bros, Great Longstone |
£1550 | Lim x | 17 mnths | BD & A Yates, Middleton |
£1540 | Lim x | 17 mnths | BD & A Yates, Middleton |
£1640 | Lim x | 17-18 mnths | BD & A Yates, Middleton |
£1500 | Mont x | 18-20 mnths | N & S Pearson, Peak Forest |
£1345 | Hfd x | 18 mnths | JP & SL Hotchin, Parwich |
£1005 | Holst | 17-18 mnths | JP & SL Hotchin, Parwich |
£1360 | Sim x | 17 mnths | C & B Hudson, Longnor |
£1490 | B Blue x | 20 mnths | D Harding, Hilton |
£1780 | Lim x | 17 mnths | JW & RG Ede, Youlgreave |
£1640 | Lim x | 20 mnths | JW & RG Ede, Youlgreave |
£1310 | B Blue x | 21-22 mnths | FR Cooper, Wirksworth |
£1400 | Hfd x | 21-24 mnths | Furness Partners, Wheston |
£1290 | Hfd x | 23 mnths | GS Heathcote, Romiley |
£1550 | B Blue x | 24 mnths | F & N Brunt, Moddershall |
£1160 | B Blue x | 23-24 mnths | DJ Litchfield, Uttoxeter |
£1480 | AA x | 23-24 mnths | GPK Trickett, Rowsley |
£1465 | B Blue x | 22-27 mnths | J & JW Stafford, Hulland |
£1450 | B Blue x | 26 mnths | K & M Ede, Checkley |
£1730 | S Dev | 26-28 mnths | CH Leeson & Son, Ipstones |
£1390 | Hfd | 28-29 mnths | EC Stoddard, Cheadle |
£1810 | B Blue x | 28 mnths | PG Cantrell, Haddon Grove |
£1850 | Hfd x | 28 mnths | Mrs F Evans & Daughters, Colwich |
£1490 | AA x | 27 mnths | Mrs F Evans & Daughters, Colwich |
£1650 | Char x | 29 mnths | RN Wilcockson, Eastmoor |
£1020 | Hfd x | 14-16 mnths | CJ & W Bower, Hyde |
170 Heifers ave £994
With the overall average knocking on the £1000 barrier, it is a pretty good indication that trade was brisk. All classes of cattle very well bid for with results below that speak for themselves.
Sample Results:
£630 | B Blue x | 5-8 mnths | WT Bunting & Son, Pike Hall |
£730 | Lim x | 10 mnths | Artaine Ltd, Shottle |
£795 | Hfd x | 11 mnths | SW Jennings, Peover |
£1450 | AA x | 23 mnths | MJ Brewin, Linford |
£620 | AA x | 6-8 mnths | CJ Wigley & Son, Middleton |
£1020 | Blonde x | 11 mnths | JW & AJ Dakin, Smalley |
£790 | Dev | 12-13 mnths | EH Woodward, Risley |
£800 | Hfd x | 14-15 mnths | DA Bott, Kniveton |
£850 | Hfd x | 13-14 mnths | A & W Helliwell, Oughtibridge |
£920 | Hfd x | 12-17 mnths | DA & F Brown, Brassington |
£1110 | Lim x | 14 mnths | WP Wilson, Hilton |
£1390 | B Blue x | 14 mnths | GM Grindey & Son, Hartington |
£1570 | Lim x | 17 mnths | TW & E Gratton, King Sterndale |
£1370 | Char x | 14-16 mnths | Cox Bros, Gt Longstone |
£1035 | B Blue x | 16 mnths | A & L Worthington, Marthall |
£1040 | Saler x | 16-17 mnths | D & J Nightingale, Ashover |
£1240 | Hfd x | 22 mnths | MG & JR Jordan, Belper |
£1350 | AA x | 20-24 mnths | N & S Pearson, Peak Forest |
£1200 | B Blue x | 22 mnths | Cubley Cottage Farm |
£1190 | AA x | 22 mnths | Cubley Cottage Farm |
£1200 | Hfd x | 18 mnths | JP & SL Hotchin, Parwich |
£1100 | B Blue x | 22-23 mnths | C Mathews & Son, Castleton |
£1360 | B Blue x | 20-21 mnths | D Harding, Hilton |
£1620 | Sim x | 21 mnths | JW & RG Ede, Youlgreave |
£1370 | Blonde x | 22 mnths | JW & RG Ede, Youlgreave |
£1390 | Lim x | 18 mnths | JW & RG Ede, Youlgreave |
£1320 | Hfd x | 21 mnths | Furness Partners, Wheston |
£1470 | B Blue x | 24 mnths | F & N Brunt, Moddershall |
£1260 | Lim x | 25 mnths | W & P Charlton, Brassington |
£1200 | Hfd | 28-29 mnths | EC Stoddard, Cheadle |
£1280 | AA x | 27 mnths | Mr F Evans & Daughters, Colwich |
£1490 | AA x | 29 mnths | JA Sheldon, Middleton |
£840 | Hfd x | 12-14 mnths | CJ & W Bower, Hyde |
Auctioneer:

Alastair Sneddon
Senior partner
Livestock, auctioneering and professional services
58 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)
Another respectable entry with trade up on last week for all types.
Bulls saw B Blue to £342 and Simmental to £335, both from Matkins at Idridgehay and a nice B Blue heifer from Mycocks at Wormhill to £338.
Black & White trade also up on last week to a top of £162 and an overall average of just under £80.
Bulls
B Blue £342 G Matkin, Idridgehay
Sim £335 G Matkin, Idridgehay
B Blue £335 WJ Adams & Son, Mackworth
Hfd £275 D Fotherby & Sons, Wormhill
Fries £162 F Mycock & Sons, Wormhill
Hfrs
B Blue £338 F Mycock & Sons, Wormhill
B Blue £290 RE Poyser & Son, Onecote
Auctioneer:

Ivor Lowe
Partner
Property and professional services
1716 Lambs & 353 Ewes & Rams (Auctioneer Peter Oven)
An outstanding entry of 2069 sheep included 1716 lambs. Mixed quality on offer with best meated sorts selling to 342p/kg and 12 pens over 300p/kg with a top gross of £162.45/head. Overall average 264.27p/kg.
Leading Prices: –
36.0kg | 290p/kg | A Hayes, Cromford |
37.2kg | 310p/kg | M Gregory, Peak Forest |
38.0kg | 303p/kg | EM Penrose, Baslow |
40.0kg | 296p/kg | M Gregory, Peak Forest |
41.0kg | 340p/kg | S Allen, Thorpe |
43.4kg | 307p/kg | R Swift & Sons, Little Onn |
44.8kg | 305p/kg | FA Lomas, Peak Forest |
45.0kg | 328p/kg | R Swift & Sons, Little Onn |
46.0kg | 318p/kg | S & D Fearn, Wardlow |
47.5kg | 342p/kg | S & D Fearn, Wardlow |
50.0kg | 300p/kg | S Allen, Thorpe |
50.8kg | 295p/kg | S & D Fearn, Wardlow |
52.4kg | 269p/kg | R Swift & Son, Little Onn |
53.8kg | 265p/kg | Hazlewood Hall Farm |
59.0kg | 264p/kg | Hazlewood Hall Farm |
60.0kg | 250p/kg | Hazlewood Hall Farm |
Averages:
Light | To 268p/kg | Average 252.73p/kg |
Standard | To 310p/kg | Average 259.31p/kg |
Medium | To 340p/kg | Average 264.3p/kg |
Heavy | To 342p/kg | Average 271.22p/kg |
Overweight | To 269p/kg | Average 259.27p/kg |
353 Cull Sheep
A total of 353 cull ewes and rams attracted very brisk bidding for all types but best meated sorts very well bid for. Ewes peaked at £166/head for Texels and £149 for Suffolks, heavy Mules to just over £100/head and horned ewes over £70/head. Best Texel rams to peak at £200/head twice and an overall average of £189.78.
Ewes to £166 Ave £100.85
Rams to £200 Ave £189.78
Auctioneer:

Peter Oven
Market Associate