Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market
Bakewell Market Report 16-10-2023
We seem to have gone from Summer to Winter in the space of about 3 days with night time temperatures dropping 15 degrees and the last two mornings providing the first frosts.
Bakewell was full of stock with 2,570 sheep and 856 cattle on offer.
The store & breeding cattle section was up to capacity with another very large entry of 531 head.
There were the first signs of trade being a shade easier but prices held firm right through to the end. The top-notch cattle retained their appeal with steers to £1,790 and heifers £1,760 and feeding bulls sold to £1,450.
In the breeding section cows and calves reached £1,820 and young Simmental stock bulls £1,800.
112 finished cattle this week with top figures 324p and £2,204 per head.
‘Our usual barometer of trade’ the average for the 37 heifers looked good at 278.2 pence.
There was another large entry of 162 OTM cattle with top figures 222p and £1,903 per head.
The overall average was a shade less at 155.8 pence.
Calf numbers back a bit at 56 with bulls to £370 and heifers £310.
Over in the sheep section the 1,752 lambs looked well sold with the best on offer to 340p/kg and £159.80 per head.
The SQQ average was 257.7 pence, but the overall average which included the heavier lambs emerged at 259p.
Cull sheep were out in force with 818 on offer, ewes sold to £177 to average £81.65.
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FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
Wednesday 18th October: Farm Sale at Cronkstone Grange Farm, Hurdlow
Thursday 19th October: Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale
Friday 20th October: Farm Sale at Moore Farm, Bamford
Saturday 21st October: HPLS Breeding Sheep Sale
Auctioneer:
Alastair Sneddon
Senior partner
Livestock, auctioneering and professional services
161 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows overall average 155.8p/kg or £1029
(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)
Very big numbers again with 72 vendors consigning cows to Bakewell to receive the trade that is still good along side the talk of the deadweight drops. A full line up of buyers all desperate to try to secure a load and seeing a top price of 222p (£1620) for a 31-month-old Hereford heifer for Roger Ardern, with cows from Jonathon Salisbury, Hayfield who had others at 206 and 205p. Better bred and fed cows 180-200p/kg with first cross sucklers 160-180p.
Results:
222p/kg | 730kg | Hfd | RW Ardern & Sons, Topley Pike |
220p/kg | 714kg | Lim | MA Salisbury & Son, Hayfield |
214p/kg | 756kg | Lim | PG Kirkham, Hognaston |
208p/kg | 574kg | Blonde x | DG Hoggard, Newark |
207p/kg | 822kg | B Blue x | BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor |
206p/kg | 566kg | Lim | MA Salisbury, Hayfield |
205p/kg | 638kg | Lim | MA Salisbury, Hayfield |
199p/kg | 694kg | AA | B Rowlinson, Ramsor |
198p/kg | 586kg | Sim | D Jones, Blackwell |
195p/kg | 822kg | Sim | Storer Smith Simmentals, Uttoxeter |
195p/kg | 648kg | Lim | GM Grindey & Sons, Hartington |
193p/kg | 770kg | AA | B Rowlinson, Ramsor |
Gross Prices:
£1701.54 | 822kg | B Blue x | BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor |
£1620.60 | 730kg | Hfd | RW Ardern & Sons, Topley Pike |
£1617.84 | 756kg | Lim | PG Kirkham, Hognaston |
£1602.90 | 822kg | Sim | Storer Smith Simmentals, Uttoxeter |
£1570.80 | 714kg | Lim | MA Salisbury, Hayfield |
£1486.10 | 770kg | AA | B Rowlinson, Ramsor |
£1461.96 | 786kg | Lim | WS Hudson, Ilam |
£1443.20 | 820kg | Sim | WP Carson & Son, Grange Mill |
£1432.80 | 796kg | Lim | CC Etches & Son, Tissington |
83 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 145.7p/kg
A slight drop in the average but in reality, cows similar.
10 best cows 170-183p
Big Holsteins 155-165p
Leaner Parlour Cows 140-150p
Plainer or smaller Cows 120-140p
Only the plainest under 110p
The best today:
183p/kg | £1394 | Holst, 3 ½ yrs | RW Ardern & Sons, Buxton |
178p/kg | £1171 | Fries, 3 ½ yrs | WB & DE Gyte, Barmoor Clough |
175p/kg | £1379 | Holst, 5 yrs | MA & WJ Joliffe, Coton |
175p/kg | £1200 | Fries, 8 yrs | J Melland & Son, Pomeroy |
174p/kg | £1169 | Fries, 4 yrs | L Hadfield & Son, Peak Forest |
173p/kg | £1425 | Fleck, 5 yrs | R Bradbury & Sons, Middleton |
172p/kg | £1217 | Fries, 8 yrs | EF Chadfield & Son, Pomeroy |
172p/kg | £1262 | Holst, 8 yrs | JW Walker & Sons, Tideswell |
170p/kg | £1356 | Holst, 6 yrs | MA & WJ Joliffe, Coton |
170p/kg | £1193 | Fries, 8 yrs | J Melland & Son, Pomeroy |
4 OTM Bulls
200p/kg | £1872 | Lim, 7 yrs | CM Rowlinson, Ramsor |
184p/kg | £1909 | Lim, 10 yrs | GRP Cotterell, Fenny Bentley |
6 OTM Steers
201p/kg | £1603 | Blonde, 5 yrs | DC Hoggard, Newark |
174p/kg | £1451 | Holst, 31 mnths | WE Smith & Son, Dale Abbey |
Auctioneer:
Oliver Hiles
Market Associate
111 FINISHED CATTLE ave 246.2p/kg
(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)
Extra cattle on the week but quite a few sellers tied up after the suckled calf sale on Friday. Still 39 vendors today with the quality well rewarded.
34 Young Bulls ave 215.2p/kg
Trade generally similar although a number of plainer sorts affected the average. Mark Hadfield returned to selling bulls and topped the day at 300p (£1716) for a posh Limmy and a big boy from Arthur Prue grossed up to £2117. 6 Friesians sold to 209p and 9 Ayrshires all sold and in the averages.
Results:
300p/kg | 572kg | Lim | RM Hadfield Ltd, Castleton |
279p/kg | 548kg | B Blue x | NA Birch, Monyash |
279p/kg | 642kg | Lim | RM Hadfield Ltd, Castleton |
274p/kg | 572kg | Lim | MJ Ludlam, Moorwood Moor |
271p/kg | 646kg | Lim | MJ Ludlam, Moorwood Moor |
271p/kg | 586kg | Lim | MJ Ludlam, Moorwood Moor |
269p/kg | 628kg | Sim | NA Birch, Moorwood Moor |
263p/kg | 728kg | B Blue x | MT Sweetmore, Hollinsclough |
248p/kg | 656kg | Sim | P Watson, Ashover |
244p/kg | 868kg | Char | R Prue & Son, Alfreton |
Gross Prices:
£2117.92 | 868kg | Chr | R Prue & Son, Alfreton |
£1914.64 | 728kg | B Blue x | MT Sweetmore, Hollinsclough |
£1893.12 | 816kg | Char | R Prue & Son, Alfreton |
£1817.00 | 790kg | Sim | LA Renshaw & IS Brassington, Ashbourne |
£1791.18 | 642kg | Lim | RM Hadfield Ltd, Castleton |
£1750.66 | 646kg | Lim | MJ Ludlam, Moorwood Moor |
£1716.00 | 572kg | Lim | RM Hadfield Ltd, Castleton |
£1689.32 | 628kg | Sim | NA Birch, Monyash |
£1626.88 | 656kg | Sim | P Watson, Ashover |
40 Steers ave 242.2p/kg
Comprising 15 continentals, 16 Natives and 9 B/W’s with customers for all and some big prices for the best continentals. As always, suckler bred continentals won the day and topped at 306p for a posh Blonde from Stan & Geoff Evans who had another heavyweight gross at £2188. Messrs Bernard and Sweetmore both had continentals at 300p. 16 natives saw Herefords at 262, Longhorns at 280p and Angus at 258p with 9 B/W’s up to 200p.
Results:
306p/kg | 652kg | Blonde x | S Evans, Edwinstowe |
300p/kg | 612kg | Char | P Brennand, Little Hayfield |
300p/kg | 556kg | Blonde x | MT Sweetmore, Hollinsclough |
290p/kg | 604kg | Char | A Merryman, Sheffield |
288p/kg | 706kg | B Blue x | Thorp Farms Ltd, Baslow |
288p/kg | 760kg | Lim | S Evans, Edwinstowe |
280p/kg | 654kg | L Horn | TH Mills, Baslow |
280p/kg | 664kg | L Horn | TH Mills, Baslow |
270p/kg | 568kg | B Blue x | GK & E Robinson, Wheston |
269p/kg | 578kg | B Blue x | Easom & Sons, Oakerthorpe |
Gross Prices:
£2188.80 | 760kg | Lim | S Evans, Edwinstowe |
£2033.28 | 706kg | B Blue x | Thorp Farms Ltd, Baslow |
£1995.12 | 652kg | Blonde x | S Evans, Edwinstowe |
£1954.24 | 788kg | Lim | Artaine Ltd, Shottle |
£1935.50 | 790kg | Hfd | Moor Farmers, Flagg |
£1862.76 | 722kg | AA | RW Ardern & Sons, Topley Pike |
£1859.20 | 664kg | L Horn | TH Mills, Baslow |
£1851.20 | 712kg | Hfd | MR Walker, Alport |
£1836.00 | 612kg | Char | P Brennand, Little Hayfield |
£1831.20 | 654kg | L Horn | TH Mills, Baslow |
37 Heifers ave 278.2p/kg
Less heifers than steers this week but a proper trade if the goods were right. Stan & Geoff Evans topped this week with their 2 heavy heifers selling at 324p (£2152) and 320p (£2195). Clive Bacon had 318p (£2054) and Micheal Wynne had 318p twice and 314p (£2204). 8 natives had Hereford to 264p and Angus to 240p.
Results:
324p/kg | 664kg | Lim | S Evans, Edwinstowe |
320p/kg | 686kg | Lim | S Evans, Edwinstowe |
318p/kg | 646kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
318p/kg | 596kg | Lim | M Wynne, Snitterton |
318p/kg | 478kg | B Blue x | M Wynne, Snitterton |
314p/kg | 702kg | Blonde x | M Wynne, Snitterton |
312p/kg | 600kg | Blonde x | MT Sweetmore, Hollinsclough |
308p/kg | 646kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
304p/kg | 586kg | Lim | DM Elliott & Son, Little Hucklow |
302p/kg | 676kg | B Blue x | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
302p/kg | 608kg | Sim | BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor |
302p/kg | 586kg | B Blue x | MT Sweetmore, Hollinsclough |
300p/kg | 606kg | B Blue x | M Wynne, Snitterton |
300p/kg | 620kg | Lim | BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor |
Gross Prices:
£2204.28 | 702kg | Blonde x | M Wynne, Snitterton |
£2195.20 | 686kg | Lim | S Evans, Edwinstowe |
£2151.36 | 664kg | Lim | S Evans, Edwinstowe |
£2054.28 | 646kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
£2041.52 | 676kg | B Blue x | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
£1989.68 | 646kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
£1895.28 | 596kg | Lim | M Wynne, Snitterton |
£1872.00 | 600kg | Blonde x | MT Sweetmore, Hollinsclough |
£1860.00 | 620kg | Lim | BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor |
£1843.20 | 640kg | B Blue x | Thorp Farms Ltd, Baslow |
Auctioneer:
Oliver Hiles
Market Associate
STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)
Another ‘full house’ with 531 head on offer. ‘Back end’ is with us and trade easing slightly as is the case at this time of year.
In most cases prices are much the same as they have been, but the auctioneer has had to work harder to achieve them.
The sale started with some 32 Breeding Cattle which included:
£1720 | Lim Cow, 181 mnths & Str Calf | R Ogg, Coleby |
£1730 | B Blue x Cow, 114 mnths & Str Calf | R Ogg, Coleby |
£1800 | Lim x Cow, 57 mnths & Str Calf | KCR Lomas & Sons, Brassington |
£1640 | Sim x Cow, 88 mnths & Bull Calf | J Wainwright, Adlington |
£1720 | Lim x Cow, 55 mnths & Bull Calf | JA Nicholls, Wetley Rocks |
£1820 | Ped B Blue x Cow, 34 mnths & Hfr Calf | WJ Sessions, Hilton |
£1800 | Sim Bull, 16 mnths | Storer Smith Simmentals, Uttoxeter |
These were followed by 31 Feeding Bulls, to include:
£1450 | B Blue x | 15 mnths | FR Cooper, Wirksworth |
£1310 | Lim x | 15 mnths | FR Cooper, Wirksworth |
£780 | Lim x | 4 mnths | S Burford, Hayfield |
£1190 | Lim x | 13-22 mnths | R & P Ratcliffe, Sudbury |
£1050 | Angus x | 20 mnths | R & P Ratcliffe, Sudbury |
301 Steers ave £1,031
A good solid trade for a very varied selection of cattle with some starting to show the weather and therefore priced accordingly.
Plenty of interest in the best with £1400 regularly exceeded. Angus x very much in favour with Herefords also looking well sold.
Sample Results:
£630 | B Blue x | 5-7 mnths | W & EI Handford, Birch Vale |
£520 | Fries | 6 mnths | C Shirt, Over Haddon |
£620 | Hfd x | 5-8 mnths | A & W Helliwell, Oughtibridge |
£700 | Lim x | 6-7 mnths | GRP Cotterell, Fenny Bentley |
£710 | Lim x | 3-4 mnths | CJ Wigley & Son, Middleton |
£890 | Sim x | 10 mnths | CJ Stone, Buxton |
£1060 | Sim x | 10 mnths | R Vernon, Rocester |
£1100 | AA x | 16 mnths | Mrs GM Williamson, Longnor |
£905 | B Blue x | 10-12 mnths | E Morley & Son, Kirk Langley |
£800 | Holst | 11-14 mnths | E Morley & Son, Kirk Langley |
£900 | Fleck x | 11 mnths | Mrs SB Torr, Tissington |
£1060 | Lim x | 11 mnths | Mrs SB Torr, Tissington |
£890 | WB x | 19 mnths | J Taylor & Son, Bonsall |
£920 | L Horn x | 15 mnths | J Taylor & Son, Bonsall |
£1160 | AA x | 17 mnths | CV Whilock, Ipstones |
£1790 | Lim x | 13-15 mnths | CPR & JM Mycock, Friden |
£1560 | Lim x | 14-15 mnths | CPR & JM Mycock, Friden |
£1040 | Hfd | 14-15 mnths | DA Bott, Kniveton |
£1000 | Devon | 12-15 mnths | EH Woodward, Risley |
£1500 | Lim x | 16-17 mnths | D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell |
£1630 | Sim x | 17 mnths | D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell |
£1310 | AA x | 17 mnths | D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell |
£1600 | Lim x | 14 mnths | BD & A Yates, Middleton |
£1440 | B Blue x | 14 mnths | D Langton, Belper |
£1400 | B Blue x | 25 mnths | JS Bramall, Totley |
£1490 | Lim x | 21-26 mnths | MT Wainwright, Poynton |
£1060 | S Horn x | 14 mnths | D & Z Partners, Longnor |
£1340 | Sim x | 14-18 mnths | PJ & JA Morten, Buxton |
£1390 | Hfd x | 17-18 mnths | A Hunter, Hognaston |
£1770 | Lim x | 22 mnths | CH Leeson & Son, Ipstones |
£1510 | S Horn | 17 mnths | FA & PJ Pilkington, Kniveton |
£1580 | Lim x | 24 mnths | P Brittain, Buxton |
£1500 | Char x | 21-25 mnths | P Brittain, Buxton |
£1050 | AA x | 18-19 mnths | N Shirt, Tideswell |
£1420 | Lim x | 18 mnths | A Ballard, Alton |
£1340 | B Blue x | 15 mnths | Red Lion Inn, Dayhills |
£1260 | Hfd x | 21 mnths | Green Dales Farm, Alderwasley |
£1780 | Lim x | 27 mnths | M Hambleton, Alstonefield |
£1750 | Lim x | 25 mnths | M Hambleton, Alstonefield |
£1510 | B Blue x | 23-25 mnths | NA & JA Stone, Tissington |
£1295 | AA x | 17-19 mnths | BG Adams, Brailsford |
£1480 | AA x | 23-24 mnths | CF Edge & Partners, Alsop |
£1600 | B Blue x | 24 mnths | Wilshaw & Hine, Swythamley |
£1345 | B Blue x | 21-22 mnths | WJ Sessions & Son, Hilton |
£1185 | AA x | 23 mnths | W Latham, Weston on Trent |
£1330 | AA x | 25 mnths | J & D Skidmore, Chelmorten |
£1335 | B Blue x | 24 mnths | Cowley Knoll Farm, Birchover |
167 Heifers ave £961
A decent selection with bidders operating at all price points.
A number of operators seeking cattle for suckler replacements pushed prices past feeding values.
Angus & Hereford crosses keenly sought.
Well matched bunches attracted a premium and assisted the speed of the sale.
Sample Results:
£440 | B Blue x | 6-7 mnths | W & EI Handford, Birch Vale |
£560 | Hfd x | 7-8 mnths | A & W Helliwell, Oughtibridge |
£1100 | AA x | 14 mnths | R Vernon, Marston |
£890 | Lim x | 13 mnths | GM Goodwin, Chapel |
£840 | B Blue x | 11-12 mnths | E Morley & Sons, Kirk Langley |
£1040 | B Blue x | 12 mnths | Mrs SB Torr, Tissington |
£790 | W Blk x | 19 mnths | J Taylor & Son, Bonsall |
£850 | L Horn x | 11-16 mnths | J Taylor & Son, Bonsall |
£920 | Lim x | 12-17 mnths | S Wagstaffe & Sons, Darley Dale |
£895 | B Blue x | 16 mnths | J Wainwright, Poynton |
£1200 | AA x | 18 mnths | RB & GE Fretwell, Penistone |
£1100 | Lim x | 13-18 mnths | AP Pugh, Pilsley |
£1400 | AA x | 15-19 mnths | Furness & Taylor, Wormhill |
£1180 | Char x | 16 mnths | S White, Tissington |
£1295 | B Blue x | 21-23 mnths | H Young, Peak Forest |
£760 | S Horn x | 14 mnths | D & Z Partners, Longnor |
£1100 | Hfd x | 17 mnths | A Hunter, Hognaston |
£1100 | Lim x | 15-16 mnths | MJ & RD Bradbury, Biggin |
£1760 | Sim x | 18 mnths | Mosley & Co, Chelmorten |
£1610 | Char x | 17 mnths | FA & PJ Pilkington, Kniveton |
£1580 | Char x | 18 mnths | FA & PJ Pilkington, Kniveton |
£1300 | Lim x | 24 mnths | P Brittain, Buxton |
£1480 | B Blue x | 23 mnths | P Brittain, Buxton |
£1260 | Char x | 16-19 mnths | JE & CD Blissett, Windley |
£900 | Lim x | 11 mnths | S Burford, Hayfield |
£1095 | Hfd x | 20-21 mnths | Green Dales Farm, Alderwasley |
£1170 | Char x | 23-26 mnths | Wheeldon Partners, Taddington |
£930 | Lim x | 16-22 mnths | R & P Ratcliffe, Sudbury |
£1470 | B Blue x | 25 mnths | NA & JA Stone, Tissington |
£1070 | AA x | 23 mnths | CF Edge & Partners, Alsop |
£1105 | B Blue x | 20-23 mnths | WJ Sessions, Hilton |
£1055 | B Blue x | 21-23 mnths | W Latham, Weston on Trent |
Auctioneer:
Alastair Sneddon
Senior partner
Livestock, auctioneering and professional services
56 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)
Trade in general a little sharper today but lesser quality still at a discounted rate.
Tops today saw a B Blue bull to £370 and £350 and a Limousin heifer at £310 and B Blue to £270.
Plenty of interest in the Black & Whites today with the best of these to £225.
Bulls
B Blue £370 NJ Kirk, Brinsley
B Blue £350 JF Hayes, Shottle
B Blue £315 TN Palfreyman & Son, Flagg
Hfd £262 GFJ Tideswell, Marchington
Sim £245 G Matkin, Idridgehay
Hfrs
Lim £310 NJ Kirk, Brinsley
B Blue £270 TN Palfreyman & Son, Flagg
Hfd £200 Holtwood Farm, Doveridge
Auctioneer:
Ivor Lowe
Partner
Property and professional services
1752 Lambs & 818 Ewes & Rams (Auctioneer Peter Oven)
Another excellent entry of 2570 sheep included 1752 lambs. Demand still very good for all types with best butchers lambs to 340p/kg and £159.80 per head. Lighter weight butchers lambs to 308p/kg. Overall average 259.03p/kg
Leading Prices: –
38.0kg | 275p/kg | Hartswood Farming, Rugeley |
38.7kg | 277p/kg | N & S Pearson, Peak Forest |
41.5kg | 295p/kg | TW Fountain, Marston |
42.5kg | 300p/kg | M Gregory, Peak Forest |
42.6kg | 308p/kg | R Swift & Sons, Little Onn |
44.0kg | 300p/kg | S & D Fearn, Wardlow |
45.5kg | 288p/kg | S & D Fearn, Wardlow |
46.6kg | 310p/kg | S & D Fearn, Wardlow |
47.0kg | 340p/kg | R Swift & Sons, Little Onn |
48.3kg | 280p/kg | JW Blackshaw, Bakewell |
52.1kg | 278p/kg | R Swift & Sons, Little Onn |
54.4kg | 262p/kg | AG Tomkinson, Thorpe |
55.0kg | 280p/kg | I & J Cantrill, Alkmonton |
Averages:
Standard | To 277p/kg | Average 252.14p/kg |
Medium | To 308p/kg | Average 259.27p/kg |
Heavy | To 340p/kg | Average 265.21p/kg |
Overweight | To 280p/kg | Average 253.35p/kg |
818 Cull Sheep
An excellent show of 818 cull ewes and rams saw several grazing buyers operating but struggling to buy at their high levels. The best Texel and Beltex ewes in short supply to peak at £177 with strong Mules selling in the £90-£100 bracket. A larger proportion of half meat and plain Mules reflected in the overall average.
Ewes to £177 Ave £81.65
Rams to £177 Ave £112.00
Auctioneer:
Peter Oven
Market Associate
Mark Elliott
Partner
Farm and dispersal sales, livestock auctioneer