Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market
Bakewell Market Report 2023-11-06
Rough weather over the last week has not been kind to stock, but they have kept coming to Bakewell with 902 cattle and 1,670 sheep on offer this week.
One thing to bear in mind is that it is only about 7 weeks to the shortest day – 22nd December after which the days start to lengthen again.
There was another good entry of 488 store & breeding cattle which included a special entry of 55 Limousin cattle from Exton Estates at Oakham.
Trade was sharper than last week with a full line up of buyers operating. Steers sold to £1,800, heifers £1,470 and feeding bulls £1,120.
In the breeding section cows and calves sold to £1,470 with in-calf heifers to £1,750.
There was another strong entry of 155 finished cattle with the best on offer to 328p and £2,132 per head. Our usual yardstick of trade the average for the 71 heifers was 272.0p.
Not quite as many OTM cattle as we had last week, but still a respectable entry of 150.
Top figures 233p and £2,138 per head. The average was 146.4 pence for a very mixed sample.
Another sharp increase in numbers in the calf ring with 109 forward the most we have had in recent times. Bulls sold to £540 and heifers £280.
Rather less sheep about after last week’s bumper entry.
1,167 lambs sold to 316p and £168.21. The SQQ average was 271.1p and the overall 273.8p.
503 cull sheep with ewes to £180 and the average £94.99.
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
Thursday 9th November: Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale
Friday 10th November: Farm Sale at Park House Farm, Consall, Stoke on Trent
Friday 10th November: Store Sheep Sale at Bakewell
Auctioneer:

Alastair Sneddon
Senior partner
Livestock, auctioneering and professional services
150 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows overall average 146.4p/kg or £994
(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)
Another very large show of cows from 64 vendors who gathered at Bakewell for today’s sale. Trade has been falling for a few months but today, I hope the tide may have turned with cows just a bit better and more appetite amongst the buyers. 9 best sorts today cruised past the 200p mark with a super well fed Limmy at the top of the heap at 233p or £2138 for a distance man, Will Tomlinson, Retford, Notts who sold another 10 on his load. Better sorts generally 180p plus with heavy meated and non-Farm Assured 160-180p with a number of feeding cows in the entry but all well bid for by a number of further feeding men at ringside.
Results:
233p/kg | 682kg | Sim | W Tomlinson, South Leverton |
227p/kg | 942kg | Lim | W Tomlinson, South Leverton |
219p/kg | 692kg | B Blue x | MJ Wells & Son, Monyash |
217p/kg | 724kg | Sim | W Tomlinson, South Leverton |
214p/kg | 716kg | Sim | W Tomlinson, South Leverton |
210p/kg | 658kg | Blonde x | CC Etches & Son, Tissington |
208p/kg | 582kg | B Blue x | NA & JA Stone, Tissington |
206p/kg | 628kg | Lim | W Tomlinson, South Leverton |
201p/kg | 608kg | Sim | W Tomlinson, South Leverton |
Gross Prices:
£2138.34 | 942kg | Lim | W Tomlinson, South Leverton |
£1589.06 | 682kg | Sim | W Tomlinson, South Leverton |
£1571.08 | 724kg | Sim | W Tomlinson, South Leverton |
£1532.24 | 716kg | Sim | W Tomlinson, South Leverton |
£1515.48 | 692kg | B Blue x | MJ Wells & Son, Monyash |
£1430.08 | 872kg | Devon | J Barlow, Retford |
£1424.44 | 956kg | Hfd | CE & EN Latham, Sudbury |
£1381.80 | 658kg | Blonde x | CC Etches & Son, Tissington |
61 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 135.1p/kg
Better sorts 160-187p
Big Holsteins 150-160p
Parlour or wasteful cows 130-145p
Leaner older girls 110-120p
Only a few under 105p
The best today:
187p/kg | £1582 | Holst, 6 mnths | RW Ardern & Sons, Buxton |
177p/kg | £881 | Fries, 24 mnths | L Hadfield & Sons, Peak Forest |
176p/kg | £971 | Holst, 30 mnths | P Witham, Marston Montgomery |
169p/kg | £1551 | Holst, 5 yrs | RW Ardern & Sons, Buxton |
169p/kg | £817 | Fries, 30 mnths | C Shirt, Bakewell |
169p/kg | £1074 | Fries, 3 yrs | WE Bennett & Sons, Somersal |
168p/kg | £1048 | Fries, 30 mnths | J & L MacPherson, Newchurch |
166p/kg | £962 | Holst, 3 yrs | P Witham, Marston Montgomery |
164p/kg | £1262 | Fries, 9 yrs | J Lomas & Sons, Brassington |
163p/kg | £1121 | Fries, 5 yrs | J Lomas & Sons, Brassington |
163p/kg | £1150 | Fries, 8 yrs | J & L MacPherson & Sons, Newchurch |
160p/kg | £1203 | Fries, 6 yrs | J Lomas & Sons, Brassington |
157p/kg | £1171 | Norw, 8 yrs | E Morten & Sons, Barmoor Clough |
8 OTM Bulls
194p/kg | £1233 | Lim | PV Hawkins, Shirland |
156p/kg | £1116 | Lim | A Jackson, Chesterfield |
147p/kg | £1625 | AA | BG Mosley, Belper |
5 OTM Steers
169p/kg | £1247 | Blonde | DC Hoggarth, Newark |
164p/kg | £1387 | W Blk | CT Bainbridge, Duffield |
Auctioneer:

Oliver Hiles
Market Associate
152 FINISHED CATTLE ave 250.6p/kg
(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)
Good numbers again and many more than the same week last year with 45 vendors today showing finished cattle and trade generally strong with Christmas buying in full swing.
37 Young Bulls ave 227.7p/kg
16 continental, 8 native and 13 B/W’s today including some leaner bulls. Best suckler bred Limmy from Jonathon Salisbury sold at 298p (£1788). Heavy bulls from David Goddard (S&D Fearn) made 285p (£2473). Natives to 268 and B/W’s to 228p.
Results:
298p/kg | 600kg | Lim | MA Salisbury & Son, Hayfield |
285p/kg | 868kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
271p/kg | 774kg | B Blue x | JT Ottewell, Calow |
268p/kg | 646kg | AA | RP Hall, Heaton |
268p/kg | 738kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
266p/kg | 758kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
266p/kg | 616kg | Lim | RHH Parnell, Littleover |
256p/kg | 746kg | Char | R Prue & Son, Alfreton |
Gross Prices:
£2473.80 | 686kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
£2101.50 | 934kg | Sim | JT Ottewell, Calow |
£2097.54 | 774kg | B Blue x | JT Ottewell, Calow |
£2016.28 | 758kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
£1977.84 | 738kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
£1925.84 | 724kg | Sim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
£1925.00 | 770kg | Char | R Prue & Son, Alfreton |
£1909.76 | 746kg | Char | R Prue & Son, Alfreton |
£1889.76 | 762kg | B Blue x | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
£1788.00 | 600kg | Lim | MA Salisbury & Son, Hayfield |
47 Steers ave 238.9p/kg
21 Continental, 18 Native and 8 B&W’s today with not a glamorous average but trade still very much up to scratch. Clive Bacon won the race and sold best quality Limmys at 316p and 294p, Peter Gaunt had a couple of boys at 312 and 310p. Natives saw Hereford to 266p, Angus to 266p, Lincoln to 260p and a Beef Shorthorn made 280p with 8 B/W’s to 232p.
Results:
316p/kg | 618kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
312p/kg | 664kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
310p/kg | 634kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
294p/kg | 612kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
290p/kg | 594kg | B Blue x | Belper Skip Hire, Moorwood Moor |
288p/kg | 596kg | B Blue x | JM & B Mann, Bakewell |
280p/kg | 568kg | S Horn | JM & B Mann, Bakewell |
272p/kg | 610kg | Lim | Artaine Ltd, Shottle |
267p/kg | 688kg | Lim | GW Johnson & KG Shuttlewood, Burnaston |
266p/kg | 622kg | Hfd | MR Walker, Alport |
266p/kg | 594kg | B Blue x | Easom & Sons, Oakerthorpe |
266p/kg | 594kg | B Blue x | Belper Skip Hire, Moorwood Moor |
Gross Prices:
£2071.68 | 664kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
£1965.40 | 634kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
£1952.88 | 618kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
£1836.96 | 688kg | Lim | GW Johnson & KG Shuttlewood, Burnaston |
£1799.28 | 612kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
£1785.00 | 714kg | Lim | Artaine Ltd, Shottle |
£1758.24 | 666kg | Lim | Artaine Ltd, Shottle |
£1741.68 | 738kg | B Blue x | EA Gagie, Uttoxeter |
£1738.92 | 674kg | Lim | Artaine Ltd, Shottle |
£1735.82 | 758kg | B Blue x | EA Gagie, Uttoxeter |
68 Heifers ave 272.1p/kg
Good numbers and quality with the average just a penny different to last week, with butchers and wholesalers all working hard to secure cattle. 2 vendors with just 1 heifer each shared the top price of 328p/kg with the Wells’ family B Blue x grossing £1882 and Clive Bacon’s Limmy totting up to £2132. Keith Belfield had 321p for his only heifer with Peter Gaunt selling 10 to 321,320, 314p etc. 17 natives saw Herefords to 268p and Angus to 284p/kg.
Results:
328p/kg | 574kg | B Blue x | MJ Wells & Son, Monyash |
328p/kg | 650kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
321p/kg | 638kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
321p/kg | 594kg | Lim | AK Belfield, Sheen |
320p/kg | 638kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
316p/kg | 570kg | Lim | JR Townroe & Partners, Warsop |
314p/kg | 628kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
314p/kg | 614kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
310p/kg | 654kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
307p/kg | 564kg | Lim | R & A White & Son, Bamford |
Gross Prices:
£2132.00 | 650kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
£2048.96 | 674kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
£2047.98 | 638kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
£2041.60 | 638kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
£2040.00 | 680kg | Lim | K Harrop, Alport |
£2037.96 | 666kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
£2027.40 | 654kg | Lim | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
Auctioneer:

Oliver Hiles
Market Associate
STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)
Another very large entry of 488 store & breeding cattle.
There was a full line up of buyers operating with a strong trade from start to finish.
Highlight of the day was a special entry of 55 young Limousin cattle from Exton Estates at Oakham. Steers sold to £1,020 and heifers £920.
It is hardly surprising that cattle are showing signs of recent wet weather, but all types found a ready market with trade generally sharper than last week.
The sale started with 38 Breeding Cattle which achieved.
£1750 | Lim x Hfr, 29 mnths, i/c | MJ & RD Bradbury, Biggin |
£1680 | Lim x Hfr, 29 mnths, i/c | MJ & RD Bradbury, Biggin |
£1580 | Lim x Hfr, 29 mnths, i/c | MJ & RD Bradbury, Biggin |
£1430 | Beef S Horn, 54 mnths, i/c | N&J&S Taylor, Hollow Meadows |
£1320 | Beef S Horn, 55 mnths, i/c | N&J&S Taylor, Hollow Meadows |
£1470 | Sim Cow, 53 mnths & Bull Calf | W Tomlinson, Retford |
£1420 | Sim Cow, 53 mnths & Bull Calf | W Tomlinson, Retford |
Next came some Feeding Bulls, to include:
£1100 | Angus | 17 mnths | J Burton, Ilam |
£750 | Holst | 11-13 mnths | W Bradbury, Earl Sterndale |
£690 | Blonde x | 9 mnths | Garlick Partners, Whaley Bridge |
£910 | Lim x | 7 mnths | AJ Martin, Holymoorside |
£1120 | Sim | 16 mnths | SE Greenall, Tansley |
236 Steers ave £885
A sharp trade right through with all types in strong demand. Angus crosses much in favour. Some excellent results for suckled calves.
We are also finding plenty of demand for black & white steers, if you have some to sell Bakewell buyers would certainly like to bid for them.
Sample Results:
£450 | Fries | 3-7 mnths | C Shirt, Bakewell |
£880 | Char x | 7-9 mnths | JP & D Helliwell, Oughtibridge |
£1020 | Lim | 8-11 mnths | Exton Park Farms, Oakham |
£900 | Lim | 7-10 mnths | Exton Park Farms, Oakham |
£880 | Lim | 7-10 mnths | Exton Park Farms, Oakham |
£450 | Beef S Horn | 3 mnths | IC Williamson, Lea |
£590 | Beef S Horn | 6 mnths | N&J&S Taylor, Hollow Meadows |
£640 | Lim x | 5 mnths | MJ & RD Bradbury, Biggin |
£810 | Lim x | 5-7 mnths | SR Bardwell, Hathersage |
£1120 | Lim | 9 mnths | TF & J Thompson, Longnor |
£940 | Hfd x | 15 mnths | Mrs SM Brookley, Church Broughton |
£1200 | Lim x | 16-17 mnths | AB Bowler, Ashleyhay |
£1470 | Char x | 16 mnths | AB Bowler, Ashleyhay |
£900 | Lim x | 6 mnths | AB Bowler, Ashleyhay |
£850 | B Blue x | 12-13 mnths | Rusty Farming Ltd, Flagg |
£765 | AA x | 18-19 mnths | Mrs Y Langton, Aldercar |
£940 | Saler x | 16-19 mnths | ES Rowarth, Bradwell |
£1500 | Char x | 18 mnths | DJ Sowerby, Edale |
£760 | Hfd x | 12-13 mnths | BP & JR Needham, Rushton Spencer |
£1080 | Hfd x | 17 mnths | D & M Collier, Tideswell |
£940 | S Horn x | 17 mnths | IR Spendlove, Belper |
£890 | Blonde x | 15-19 mnths | A Brown & Son, Bonsall |
£1080 | Holst | 18 mnths | PG & AD Godber, Swingate |
£865 | Hfd x | 13-15 mnths | JW Brittain, Buxton |
£1085 | B Blue x | 18 mnths | CC Etches & Son, Tissington |
£990 | Hfd x | 14 mnths | AP Critchlow, Tideswell |
£935 | L Horn x | 13 mnths | Ridgewood Farm, Alderwasley |
£1180 | Sim x | 18 mnths | L & H Redfern, Flagg |
£1800 | Sim x | 19 mnths | PJ & PA Mitchell, Fradswell |
£1670 | Sim x | 19 mnths | PJ & PA Mitchell, Fradswell |
£1210 | AA | 17-18 mnths | J Burton, Ilam |
£1120 | Sta | 23-24 mnths | MT Sweetmore, Hollinsclough |
£1350 | Hfd x | 17 mnths | C Gould, Warmingham |
£1100 | AA | 24-25 mnths | J & J Walton, Tideswell |
£1200 | Char x | 26 mnths | Hawksworth Farms, Shardlow |
£1170 | L Horn | 25 mnths | KL Hayward, Huthwaite |
£920 | AA x | 15 mnths | J Patchitt, Cossall |
202 Heifers ave £870
Buoyant trade from start to finish with all types keenly sought.
Sample Results:
£920 | Lim | 9-13 mnths | Exton Park Farms, Oakham |
£900 | Lim | 8-11 mnths | Exton Park Farms, Oakham |
£870 | Lim x | 5 mnths | MJ & RD Bradbury, Biggin |
£1120 | Lim | 10 mnths | TF & J Thompson, Longnor |
£780 | Sim | 11 mnths | CJ Stone, Buxton |
£910 | Sim | 12 mnths | J Nickisson, Stockport |
£920 | Lim x | 11 mnths | RTF & P Marshall, Tansley |
£860 | Lim x | 8 mnths | AB Bowler, Ashleyhay |
£720 | B Blue x | 12-13 mnths | Rusty Farming, Flagg |
£735 | B Blue x | 14-17 mnths | C Hornsby & J Round, Beeley |
£950 | Hfd x | 15-16 mnths | BP & JR Needham, Rushton Spencer |
£1470 | Char x | 18 mnths | DJ Sowerby, Edale |
£930 | Char x | 16-18 mnths | S White, Tissington |
£1040 | Lim x | 17-18 mnths | IR Spendlove, Belper |
£1090 | Sim x | 17-18 mnths | IR Spendlove, Belper |
£1060 | Blonde x | 19 mnths | A Brown & Son, Bonsall |
£910 | Fleck | 17-18 mnths | PG & AD Godber, Swingate |
£1240 | Lim x | 17 mnths | Mrs H Sargeant, Crakemarsh |
£1100 | Lim x | 18 mnths | L & H Redfern, Flagg |
£1100 | Char x | 18-19 mnths | D Smith, Sheffield |
£1000 | Hfd x | 19 mnths | A Hickling, Loscoe |
£1060 | Blonde x | 17 mnths | S Rhodes, Fulwood |
£1430 | Lim x | 19 mnths | NA & JA Stone, Tissington |
£1240 | B Blue x | 24 mnths | NA & JA Stone, Tissington |
£950 | AA x | 18-23 mnths | Furness Partners, Wheston |
£1420 | AA x | 23 mnths | H Andrew & Co, Dungworth |
£715 | AA x | 16-19 mnths | P Hill & Co, Rosliston |
£1080 | Hfd x | 22-24 mnths | HB Wildgoose, Newton |
£1120 | AA x | 25 mnths | D Poole, Flagg |
£970 | B Blue x | 15-16 mnths | W Bradbury, Earl Sterndale |
£1130 | AA x | 26 mnths | J & D Skidmore, Chelmorten |
£1170 | B Blue x | 22-25 mnths | J & D Skidmore, Chelmorten |
£1290 | Cont x | 32 mnths | EC Stoddard, Cheadle |
Auctioneer:

Alastair Sneddon
Senior partner
Livestock, auctioneering and professional services
109 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)
A significant increase in numbers with trade for the stronger end strong, but the smaller sorts still proving more difficult to place.
Best bulls saw B Blue to £395 and Limousin to £270 with heifers seeing Blues to £280 and Limousin to £225.
Black & White’s a similar trade to last week with the stronger end attracting most interest to a top of £110.
An increased entry of reared calves looked well sold with the best of these to £540.
Bulls
B Blue £540 JE Seals & Son, Shirland
B Blue £395 Holtwood Farm, Doveridge
Lim £270 J Bradshaw & Co, Stockport
Hfd £220 Holtwood Farm, Doveridge
AA £170 L Hadfield & Sons, Peak Forest
Fries £110 J Bradshaw & Co, Stockport
Hfrs
B Blue £280 JE Seals & Son, Shirland
Lim £225 J Bradshaw & Co, Stockport
Saler £185 JF Hayes, Shottle
Auctioneer:

Ivor Lowe
Partner
Property and professional services
1167 Lambs & 503 Ewes & Rams (Auctioneer Peter Oven)
A smaller show of 1670 sheep included 1167 lambs. Demand very brisk throughout with 7 pens breaking the 300p barrier and best butchers lambs to 316p/kg with heavy weight butchers lambs to 307p/kg and over weight to 286p/kg. Overall market average 273.57p/kg and top gross of £168.21.
Leading Prices: –
35.9kg | 275p/kg | JS & PJ Clayton-Sanders, Brailsford |
38.9kg | 276p/kg | EMF Penrose, Baslow |
39.0kg | 288p/kg | DM Elliott & Son, Hucklow |
39.4kg | 309p/kg | P Bennett & Son, Cheshire |
40.0kg | 300p/kg | N Beswick, Buxton |
40.1kg | 300p/kg | P Bennett & Son, Cheshire |
40.8kg | 292p/kg | M Gregory, Peak Forest |
44.1kg | 316p/kg | R Brough & Son, Monyash |
46.6kg | 316p/kg | R Brough & Son, Monyash |
45.0kg | 298p/kg | DM Elliott & Son, Hucklow |
46.0kg | 290p/kg | BE & TR Robinson, Abney |
47.1kg | 296p/kg | LR & MJ Lowe, Hulme End |
48.2kg | 307p/kg | BR & SB Archer, Sutton |
49.4kg | 299p/kg | Furness Partners, Wheston |
51.3kg | 297p/kg | JM & CM Wainwright, Flagg |
56.0kg | 286p/kg | Furness Partners, Wheston |
63.0kg | 267p/kg | FA Lomas, Peak Forest |
Averages:
Standard | To 288p/kg | Average 264.11p/kg |
Medium | To 316p/kg | Average 274.68p/kg |
Heavy | To 307p/kg | Average 278.21p/kg |
Overweight | To 286p/kg | Average 271.47p/kg |
503 Cull Sheep
A good show of 503 cull ewes and rams included a better show in general with 6 best Texel ewes from Les Hadfield in the first pen topping the day at £180/head with the top 10 pens averaging £168.50. Heavy Mules sold in the £90-£110 bracket.
Ewes to £180 Ave £96.11
Rams to £178 Ave £135.38
Auctioneer:

Peter Oven
Market Associate