Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market
Bakewell Market Report 2023-10-23
After a very watery weekend which might have encouraged some to build an ark the animals arrived in greater numbers than 2 by 2 with 879 cattle and 2,251 sheep eventually finding their way to Bakewell.
So, despite all the disruption caused by the floods it was business as usual with large entries in all sections and a full complement of buyers operating.
There was an even bigger entry of 561 store cattle which sold on a solid trade from start to finish. Steers reached £1,800, heifers £1,490 and feeding bulls £1,200.
We are starting to see some cattle showing the effects of the weather, but they still sold well at appropriate prices.
137 finished cattle sold on a decent trade with the best to 330p and £2,180 per head.
The average for the 52 heifers was 263.8 pence a good solid performance.
OTM and Feeding cows were out in force with 148 in total. Top figures 238p and £1,878 per head. The overall average was 151.5 pence.
Only 33 calves this week with the weather far from ideal for them. Bulls to £305 and heifers £400.
In the sheep section there were 1,464 lambs on offer with the best to 324p and £153.90 per head. The SQQ looked good at 267.5 pence and the overall average 267.5 pence.
There were 787 cull sheep with ewes to £181 to average £88.05.
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
Wednesday 25th October: Farm Sale at Moor Farm, Bamford
Thursday 26th October: Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale
Friday 27th October: Store Sheep Sale
Friday 10th November: Farm Sale at Park House Farm, Consall, Stoke on Trent
Auctioneer:

Alastair Sneddon
Senior partner
Livestock, auctioneering and professional services
148 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows overall average 151.5p/kg or £1032
(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)
Another very large entry of cows this week for 59 vendors. Bakewell remains the place to sell cows with a full line up of buyers week on week who bid hard for the cows. Trade would be a little less this week as the deadweight drops make the Bakewell market cows look too dear. The average fell by just 4 pence on the week with the meated cows taking the biggest hit. Top cow today was a wonderful 15-year-old pure Limousin cow from the Wildgoose family at Scarcliffe who sold at 238p for £1851. Only a handful today over 200p with the bigger fleshed cows generally 170 pence plus. As always, a big line up of feeding buyers looking for cows with potential.
Results:
238p/kg | 778kg | Lim, 15 yrs | IR & AD Wildgoose, Scarcliffe |
206p/kg | 754kg | Lim 7 yrs | G Stubbs, Wetton |
204p/kg | 674kg | Lim, 4 ½ yrs | D & L Wain, Ilam |
200p/kg | 652kg | Sim, 4 yrs | C Hall, Sutton on the Hill |
198p/kg | 782kg | Lim, 7 yrs | C Hall, Sutton on the Hill |
188p/kg | 670kg | Lim, 12 yrs | AR Maier, Brassington |
187p/kg | 594kg | Char, 31 mnths | RH Bunting, Friden |
184p/kg | 612kg | B Blue x, 9 yrs | M Wynne, Snitterton |
183p/kg | 754kg | Lim, 13 yrs | AR Maier, Brassington |
182p/kg | 770kg | Lim, 13 yrs | AR Maier, Brassington |
Gross Prices:
£1851.64 | 778kg | Lim | IR & AD Wildgoose, Scarcliffe |
£1592.50 | 910kg | B Blue x | TE Smith, Carlecoates |
£1553.24 | 754kg | Lim | G Stubbs, Wetton |
£1548.36 | 782kg | Lim | C Hall, Sutton the Hill |
£1409.76 | 792kg | Lim | AR Maier, Brassington |
£1401.40 | 770kg | Lim | AR Maier, Brassington |
£1399.08 | 786kg | B Blue x | IC Ford, Lyme Handley |
£1379.82 | 754kg | Lim | AR Maier, Brassington |
£1374.96 | 674kg | Lim | D & L Wain, Ilam |
70 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 140p/kg
Just a shade less.
31 mnth old clean heifer 179p
12 better fed cows 156-177p
Big framed Holsteins 140-150p
Leaner or smaller cows 132-140p
Plain cows 110-125p
Only a few under 110p.
The best today:
179p/kg | £980 | Fries, 31 mnths | A Sims, Hulland |
177p/kg | £1146 | Fries, 3 yrs | J & K McPherson, Newchurch |
169p/kg | £1304 | Fries, 4 yrs | A Sims, Hulland |
168p/kg | £1370 | Fries, 6 yrs | CV Whilock & Sons, Ipstones |
165p/kg | £1263 | Holst, 6 yrs | TW & G Fountain, Marston Montgomery |
165p/kg | £1145 | Holst, 5 yrs | TW & G Fountain, Marston Montgomery |
165p/kg | £1303 | Fleck, 5 yrs | FM Ottewell & Son, Shottle |
163p/kg | £1176 | Fries, 8 yrs | J Shirt & Sons, Tideswell |
161p/kg | £1281 | Holst, 4 yrs | AJ & ME Minshall, Tean |
158p/kg | £1172 | Holst, 5 yrs | P Furness, Monyash |
4 OTM Bulls
192p/kg | £1774 | Lim, 5 ½ yrs | RM Hadfield, Castleton |
7 OTM Steers
224p/kg | £1348 | Hfd, 31 mnths | GW Mycock, Alstonefield |
Auctioneer:

Oliver Hiles
Market Associate
137 FINISHED CATTLE ave 258.8p/kg
(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)
A better show in terms of numbers and quality and a good line up of buyers looking to purchase Christmas meat. Trade on fire all day and many more could have been sold.
31 Young Bulls ave 230.9p/kg
Better bulls and a better trade with the best to 312p for a pure Limmy from Steven, Steff & Owen Wells to gross £2196. D Smithem had a couple at 303p (£2278) and 288p (£2033) with David Goddard also selling weight at 291p (£1984) and 276p (£2202). 12 B/W’s today sold to 210p for a Shorthorn from James Hole.
Results:
312p/kg | 704kg | Lim | MJ Wells & Son, Monyash |
303p/kg | 752kg | Lim | DB Smithem, Sitwell |
291p/kg | 682kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow |
288p/kg | 706kg | Lim | DB Smithem, Sitwell |
276p/kg | 798kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
270p/kg | 704kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
269p/kg | 762kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
259p/kg | 672kg | B Blue x | EP Brailsford, Farley |
256p/kg | 626kg | B Blue x | P Watson, Ashover |
Gross Prices:
£2278.56 | 752kg | Lim | DB Smithem, Sitwell |
£2202.48 | 798kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
£2196.48 | 704kg | Lim | MJ Wells & Son, Monyash |
£2049.78 | 762kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
£2033.28 | 706kg | Lim | DB Smithem, Sitwell |
£2018.24 | 848kg | Sim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
£1984.62 | 682kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
£1911.00 | 780kg | Char | R Prue & Son, Alfreton |
£1900.80 | 704kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
54 Steers ave 270.7p/kg
Quality and weight today on show in the steers with some good runs of well fed and bred cattle. Charlie Asher (TB Dalton) picked a few plumbs and topped at 330,321 and 318p/kg. Hazledine Farms sold at 320p and Peter Gaunt 317,314p/kg etc.
6 Hereford today topped at 267p and 5 horny Devons sold to 219p and a well-fed Friesian steer sold at 220p (£1628). 18 today over 300p/kg.
Results:
330p/kg | 632kg | Lim | TB Dalton, Brailsford |
321p/kg | 620kg | Lim | TB Dalton, Brailsford |
320p/kg | 608kg | Lim | Hazledine Farms, Watnall |
318p/kg | 666kg | Lim | TB Dalton, Brailsford |
317p/kg | 688kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
315p/kg | 628kg | Lim | M Wynne, Snitterton |
314p/kg | 688kg | Blonde x | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
312p/kg | 638kg | Lim | TB Dalton, Brailsford |
310p/kg | 652kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
308p/kg | 662kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
308p/kg | 638kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
308p/kg | 624kg | Char | P Brennand, Little Hayfield |
307p/kg | 642kg | Lim | MT Sweetmore, Earl Sterndale |
304p/kg | 696kg | Lim | Hazledine Farms, Watnall |
Gross Prices:
£2180.96 | 688kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
£2160.32 | 688kg | Blonde x | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
£2117.88 | 666kg | Lim | TB Dalton, Kingsley |
£2115.84 | 696kg | Lim | Hazledine Farms, Watnall |
£2096.64 | 768kg | Lim | R Wartig, Sheffield |
£2085.60 | 632kg | Lim | TB Dalton, Kingsley |
£2038.96 | 662kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
£2030.10 | 670kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
£2021.20 | 652kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
£2020.48 | 902kg | Hfd | Moor Farmers, Flagg |
52 Heifers ave 270.7p/kg
Just like the steers, class selling easily with all the better sorts over 300p and rising to 32p for one of four from Alex Townroe, Messrs Ponsonby had 328 for their only heifers with the Wells family at 326p.
Results:
329p/kg | 624kg | Lim | JR Townroe & Partners, Warsop |
328p/kg | 550kg | Lim | JR Townroe & Partners, Warsop |
328p/kg | 588kg | Lim | BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor |
326p/kg | 518kg | Lim | MJ Wells & Son, Monyash |
321p/kg | 672kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Monyash |
319p/kg | 668kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
316p/kg | 644kg | B Blue x | JR Townroe & Partners, Warsop |
315p/kg | 656kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
314p/kg | 558kg | Lim | NA Birch, Monyash |
310p/kg | 596kg | Lim | R Wartig, Sheffield |
Gross Prices:
£2157.12 | 672kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
£2130.92 | 668kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
£2089.84 | 692kg | Blonde x | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
£2066.40 | 656kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
£2052.96 | 624kg | Lim | JR Townroe & Partners, Warsop |
£2035.04 | 644kg | B Blue x | JR Townroe & Partners, Warsop |
£2028.60 | 690kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
£1928.64 | 588kg | Lim | BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor |
£1916.20 | 670kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
£1899.04 | 664kg | B Blue x | Belper Skip Hire Moorwood Moor |
Auctioneer:

Oliver Hiles
Market Associate
STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)
Another capacity entry of store cattle with 561 on parade. A full line up of buyers present and a solid trade from start to finish.
The sale started with 41 Feeding Bulls, to include:
£1000 | B Blue x | 7 mnths | E & C Matkin, Idridgehay |
£1090 | Sim | 6-9 mnths | D Donnelly, Hulland |
£750 | Sim x | 6-7 mnths | K Ash, Chapel |
£1200 | Lim x | 17 mnths | AR Milner Pilsley |
£860 | Angus x | 22 mnths | E Lodge, Barnsley |
£910 | Sim x | 13 mnths | Mrs L Longden, Bamford |
£900 | Lim x | 7 mnths | Roger Barlow, North Leverton |
304 Steers ave £960
A large selection with a number of suckled calves in the first part of the sale.
Plenty of Angus and Hereford crosses and rather more Black & White’s than usual.
Not too many of the best continental crosses on offer, but those present certainly made their money.
As expected at this time of year some plainer cattle forward and priced accordingly.
Sample Results:
£590 | Lim x | 3 mnths | CJ Wigley & Son, Middleton |
£810 | Hfd x | 7 mnths | D & DM Turner, Rainow |
£840 | Lim x | 6 mnths | MJ & RD Bradbury, Biggin |
£800 | Lim x | 6-7 mnths | Nether End Farms, Denby Dale |
£890 | B Blue x | 7 mnths | D Byard, Holmgate |
£750 | Char x | 5 mnths | EA Cooper, Taddington |
£770 | Lim x | 7 mnths | R Harrison, Alstonefield |
£850 | Lim x | 8 mnths | I Rowe, Chesterfield |
£880 | Lim x | 11 mnths | S Wagstaffe & Son, Two Dales |
£910 | Lim x | 6-10 mnths | JW & J Pearson, Brackenfield |
£770 | Fries | 14 mnths | J Shirt & Sons, Tideswell |
£870 | Holst | 16 mnths | JH Avery, Yeaveley |
£740 | B Blue x | 9 mnths | W Smith, Mercaston |
£1030 | Char x | 14 mnths | Hobson Farm, Flagg |
£1200 | Lim x | 15 mnths | Artaine Ltd, Shottle |
£1300 | Lim x | 17 mnths | AR Milner, Pilsley |
£1175 | Hfd x | 15-16 mnths | RA Tatlow, Ashbourne |
£1050 | B Blue x | 16-18 mnths | T Neville, Tansley |
£1650 | B Blue x | 24-26 mnths | Moorwood Farm, Uttoxeter |
£1420 | Blonde x | 13-14 mnths | JE & JM Salmon, Marchington |
£1350 | AA x | 15-16 mnths | Furness & Taylor, Wormhill |
£1670 | Lim x | 17 mnths | CPR & JM Mycock, Friden |
£1630 | Char x | 16 mnths | DJ Sowerby, Edale |
£980 | AA x | 16-18 mnths | C Bowler, Wirksworth |
£970 | AA | 17-18 mnths | P Hill & Co, Burton on Trent |
£1370 | Lim x | 28 mnths | GH Ball & Son, Stone |
£1010 | Lim x | 15 mnths | D & SE Edge, Pike Hall |
£1150 | Lim x | 16 mnths | GN Glossop, Elton |
£1225 | AA x | 21 mnths | Wooliscroft Garage, Snelston |
£1200 | Lim x | 21 mnths | TW & EJ Gratton, King Sterndale |
£1315 | B Blue x | 23 mnths | P Brittain, Buxton |
£865 | Fries | 18-19 mnths | GE Brookes, Loxley |
£1650 | Sal | 19-26 mnths | ES Rowarth, Bradwell |
£1000 | AA x | 18 mnths | N Shirt, Tideswell |
£1490 | Hfd x | 18 mnths | A Hunter, Hognaston |
£1610 | AA x | 18 mnths | A Hunter, Hognaston |
£1335 | B Blue x | 19 mnths | NA & JA Stone, Tissington |
£1220 | AA | 18-21 mnths | BG Adams, Brailsford |
£1285 | Hfd x | 21 mnths | Bagshaws, Chelmorten |
£1195 | S Horn x | 21 mnths | PJ Wheeldon, Earl Sterndale |
£1350 | B Blue x | 23-24 mnths | CF Edge & Partners, Sterndale |
£1620 | Lim x | 28 mnths | L & H Redfern, Flagg |
£1155 | AA x | 23-24 mnths | Mrs Y Langton, Aldercar |
£1045 | Lim x | 14 mnths | MT Wainwright, Poynton |
£1800 | B Blue x | 25 mnths | Wilshaw & Hine, Swythamley |
£1140 | Holst | 25 mnths | J Shardlow, Shirland |
£1230 | AA x | 29 mnths | Shirley & Boam, Longnor |
£1080 | AA x | 23 mnths | W Latham, Weston on Trent |
214 Heifers ave £831
More young cattle about, but plenty of bidders for them,
Stronger cattle a very similar trade to that we have seen in recent weeks.
Angus and Hereford much in favour as the following results demonstrate.
Sample Results:
£530 | Lim x | 3-4 mnths | CJ Wigley & Son, Middleton |
£800 | Lim x | 6 mnths | MJ & RD Bradbury, Biggin |
£720 | Lim x | 8 mnths | Nether End Farms, Denby Dale |
£810 | Lim x | 6-8 mnths | D Byard, Holmgate |
£760 | Lim x | 7 mnths | R Harrison, Alstonefield |
£880 | Lim x BB | 7-10 mnths | I Rowe, Chesterfield |
£585 | Hfd x | 7 mnths | A & W Helliwell, Oughtibridge |
£860 | Lim x | 10 mnths | JW & J Pearson, Brackenfield |
£695 | Char x | 10 mnths | J Shirt & Sons, Tideswell |
£740 | B Blue x | 13 mnths | JH Avery, Yeaveley |
£895 | B Blue x | 19 mnths | V Tabbenor, Youlgreave |
£1270 | Lim x | 16-18 mnths | AR Milner, Pilsley |
£1260 | Hfd x | 20 mnths | AR Milner, Pilsley |
£990 | B Blue x | 16-18 mnths | T Neville, Tansley |
£1490 | Lim x | 17 mnths | ID & J Hammersley, Offcote |
£1300 | Char x | 17-18 mnths | ID & J Hammersley, Offcote |
£1090 | Lim x | 17-18 mnths | GH Ball & Partners, Hilderstone |
£1150 | Hfd x | 18 mnths | GH Ball & Partners, Hilderstone |
£1100 | Lim x | 16 mnths | GN Glossop, Elton |
£1160 | Lim x | 11 mnths | P Brittain, Buxton |
£1100 | AA x | 17 mnths | A Hunter, Hognaston |
£1080 | B Blue x | 24 mnths | NA & JA Stone, Tissington |
£1320 | B Blue x | 24 mnths | Cowley Knoll, Birchover |
£1180 | Lim x | 25 mnths | MT Wainwright, Poynton |
£1130 | Lim x | 25 mnths | W & M Whitbread, Biggin |
£1165 | AA x | 23 mnths | Leasows Partners, Uttoxeter |
£1175 | AA x | 25-26 mnths | W & M Whitbread, Biggin |
£1210 | AA x | 28 mnths | J Shardlow, Shirland |
£1170 | AA x | 25 mnths | EF Chadfield, Snelston |
£1170 | B Blue x | 27 mnths | Shirley & Boam, Longnor |
£965 | AA x | 21-23 mnths | W Latham, Weston on Trent |
£1030 | B Blue x | 21-24 mnths | W Latham, Weston on Trent |
Auctioneer:

Alastair Sneddon
Senior partner
Livestock, auctioneering and professional services
33 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)
A reduced entry but those forward were rewarded with a strong trade for all.
Nothing too fancy in the way of quality in volume, but a smart suckler bred heifer to £400 and Angus bulls to £305.
Plenty of interest in the B/W’s with the best to £190.
Bulls
AA £305.00 JF Hayes, Shottle
B Blue x £295.00 W Bradbury, Earl Sterndale
AA £240.00 JD & B Broadley & Sons, Hartington
Saler £220.00 JF Hayes, Shottle
Holst £190.00 ER Herridge & Son, Tissington
Fries £132.00 RE Poyser, Onecote
Hfrs
B Blue x £400.00 JA Hall, Longnor
Lim £230.00 JF Hayes, Shottle
L Horn £180.00 RC Dilks, Hassop
Auctioneer:

Ivor Lowe
Partner
Property and professional services
1464 Lambs & 787 Ewes & Rams (Auctioneer Peter Oven)
Another excellent entry of 2251 sheep included 1464 lambs. Demand very brisk for all types with the very best butchers lambs peaking at 324p/kg and 6 pens over 315p/kg to gross at £153.90. Heavy weight butchers lambs sold to 317p/kg with overweight lambs to 270p/kg. Overall market average 267.57p/kg up 8 pence on last week.
Leading Prices: –
37.1kg | 271p/kg | PE Yates, Quarndon |
38.9kg | 271p/kg | R Rowlinson, Ilam |
41.4kg | 320p/kg | M Wynne, Snitterton |
42.6kg | 320p/kg | M Wynne, Snitterton |
43.2kg | 324p/kg | R Swift & Sons, Little Onn |
44.0kg | 320p/kg | M Wynne, Snitterton |
45.0kg | 299p/kg | R Brough & Son, Monyash |
46.0kg | 317p/kg | R Brough & Son, Monyash |
49.0kg | 280p/kg | J Bonsall, Atlow |
50.5kg | 283p/kg | H Young, Peak Forest |
51.4kg | 280p/kg | H Young, Peak Forest |
54.5kg | 2700p/kg | H Young, Peak Forest |
57.0kg | 270p/kg | IR & AD Wildgoose, Scarcliffe |
Averages:
Standard | To 271p/kg | Average 260.77p/kg |
Medium | To 324p/kg | Average 269.25p/kg |
Heavy | To 317p/kg | Average 267.65p/kg |
Overweight | To 270p/kg | Average 260.25p/kg |
787 Cull Sheep
An excellent show of 787 cull sheep saw demand very brisk for all types with best continentals to £181 for S & D Fearn and Peter Furness to £169. Heavy Mules sold in the £85-£100 bracket with best horned ewes in the £50-£60 range.
Ewes to £181 Ave £88.05
Rams to £158 Ave £115.82
Goats to £75
Auctioneer:

Peter Oven
Market Associate

Ivor Lowe
Partner
Property and professional services