Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market
Bakewell Market Report 2024-03-18
A good solid day’s business with 727 cattle and 1,784 sheep on offer.
We have received a number of compliments about the white lines recently applied to the cattle and sheep docks to aid reversing.
There will be a considerable saving in fuel as many drivers are now able to hit the slot first time, something that has not always been the case in the past.
A good show of 458 stores with more young cattle in the sample.
Strong demand right through with steers to £1,750, heifers to £1,520 and feeding bulls £1,710.
Wet ground conditions continue to give concern not least for those who normally have turned cattle out by this date.
Fewer finished cattle on offer as a result of purchases made last Friday at the HPLS sale which has triggered the 6 day stand still for a number of regular vendors.
Trade looked good again with top figures 354p and £2,250 per head.
The overall average for the 54 heifers was a solid 289.2p. The per head average for the 29 steers was a remarkable £1,960.
A decent turnout of 116 OTM and Feeding Cows.
Top figures 280p and £2,650 per head with the average a very respectable 184.1p making an average cow £1,207.
63 calves this week with bulls to £420 and heifers £225.
Plenty of action in the sheep shed with an increased entry of 1,784.
There were 1,311 finished hoggs hitting top figures 496p/kg and an astonishing £248.50 per head. The SQQ average for a mixed sample was 389.1p making a typical hogg in the 39-45kg bracket no less than £170.54 per head.
The cull sheep section attracted 462 head with ewes selling to £270 to average £119.40.
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Auctioneer:

Alastair Sneddon
Senior partner
Livestock, auctioneering and professional services
116 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall average 184.1p/kg or £1278
(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)
Similar numbers to last week with the overall average up by 2 pence on the week with all cows looking well sold once again. All the better fed cows sold North of 200 pence/kilo with 2 clean OTM Charolais from Ollie Black at 280p and 259p and best cows to 262p for a Blue from Mark Hambleton, Alstonefield. Look at the prices from today, I believe that we can make as much as anywhere of your cows with good strong competition throughout the day.
Results:
280p/kg | 720kg | Char | O Black, Melton Mowbray |
270p/kg | 572kg | Char | S Franks, Bradfield |
262p/kg | 692kg | B Blue x | M Hambleton, Alstonefield |
259p/kg | 782kg | Char | O Black, Melton Mowbray |
242p/kg | 652kg | Lim | RHH Parnell, Littleover |
241p/kg | 768kg | Lim | Mycock & Bright, Buxton |
233p/kg | 502kg | Linc Red | F Mycock & Sons, Wormhill |
229p/kg | 790kg | Lim | D Byard, Wingerworth |
227p/kg | 606kg | Hfd | F Mycock & Sons, Wormhill |
226p/kg | 498kg | B Blue x | S & CM Jones & Sons, Idridgehay |
226p/kg | 690kg | Lim | D Byard, Chesterfield |
Gross Prices:
£2025.38 | 782kg | Char | O Black, Melton Mowbray |
£2016.00 | 720kg | Char | O Black, Melton Mowbray |
£1850.88 | 768kg | Lim | Mycock & Bright, Buxton |
£1813.04 | 692kg | B Blue xc | M Hambleton, Alstonefield |
£1809.10 | 790kg | Lim | D Byard, Chesterfield |
£1701.00 | 810kg | Lim | Mycock & Bright, Buxton |
£1668.20 | 878kg | B Blue x | M Hambleton, Alstonefield |
£1660.56 | 888kg | Char | KD Burton, Beamhurst |
£1659.68 | 902kg | Hfd | JW & AJ Dakin, Smalley |
£1646.40 | 840kg | Char | S Kidd, Quarnford |
£1620.04 | 802kg | Lim | Hazelwood Hall Farm |
£1577.84 | 652kg | Lim | RHH Parnell, Littleover |
50 Black & White and Ex Dairy Cows average 164.3p
The average is better and they felt good to sell with the values up this week.
3 OTM clean heifers 205-221p
Best fed cows 175-181p
Bigger Holsteins with meat 160-172p
Parlour type cows 150-160p
Plainer end under 140p
The best today:
221p/kg | £1962 | Mont, 33 mnths | WH Townsend & Son, Sudbury |
210p/kg | £1503 | Mont, 32 mnths | WH Townsend & Son, Sudbury |
205p/kg | £1131 | Fries, 35 mnths | C Beever, Alport |
181p/kg | £1487 | Holst, 8 yrs | JS & CE & A Hitch, Stainsby |
179p/kg | £1281 | Fries, 12 yrs | G & M Limer, Taddington |
179p/kg | £1328 | Fries, 11 yrs | G & M Limer, Taddington |
178p/kg | £1391 | Mont, 5 yrs | WH Townsend & Son, Sudbury |
178p/kg | £1313 | Fries, 7 yrs | L Hadfield & Sons, Peak Forest |
177p/kg | £1196 | Holst, 3 yrs | JE & CM Fletcher, Peak Forest |
177p/kg | £1384 | Holst, 6 yrs | GW & WL Neville, Tansley |
176p/kg | £1263 | Fries, 7 yrs | P Furness, Monyash |
175p/kg | £1162 | Holst, 9 yrs | P Furness, Monyash |
175p/kg | £1256 | Mont, 5 yrs | WH Townsend & Son, Sudbury |
174p/kg | £1332 | Holst, 10 yrs | E Morley & Sons, Kirk Langley |
173p/kg | £1238 | Holst 4 yrs | W Bradbury, Earl Sterndale |
172p/kg | £1131 | Fries, 9 yrs | JR Hallam, Hayfield |
172p/kg | £1262 | Holst, 5 yrs | TW & EJ Gratton, King Sterndale |
4 OTM Bulls – All over £2000 today
£2650 | Char | 7yrs | B & M Frost, Youlgreave | |
£2454 | Blonde | 8 yrs | CW Shenton, Handforth | |
£2360 | Blonde | 7 yrs | CW Shenton, Handforth | |
£2094 | Hfd | 7 yrs | RR Mason & Son, Hulland |
7 OTM Steers
258p/kg | £1754 | Char, 33 mnths | O Black, Melton Mowbray | |
249p/kg | £1957 | Lim, 34 mnths | O Black, Melton Mowbray | |
249p/kg | £1947 | Char, 33 mnths | O Black, Melton Mowbray | |
230p/kg | £2097 | Char, 34 mnths | O Black, Melton Mowbray | |
226p/kg | £1496 | Hfd, 32 mnths | F Mycock & Son, Wormhill |
Auctioneer:

Oliver Hiles
Market Associate
90 FINISHED CATTLE ave 285p/kg
(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)
We expected less cattle after the HPLS Suckler sale last Friday with a number of vendor tied up to the dreaded ‘6-day rule’ Trade good throughout with the better sorts over 300p/kg and the bigger sorts over £2000.
7 Young Bulls ave 257.4p/kg
Only 7 today but no problem with trade as can be seen by the results.
Results:
330p/kg | £2244 | Lim, 680kg | PJ Dale, Denby Village |
250p/kg | £1455 | Hfd, 582kg | TC James, Eccleshall |
249p/kg | £1439 | Lim, 578kg | RW Valle, Summerley |
29 Steers ave 285.8p/kg or £1960
A good solid price but no handy weight cattle to make the sky-high p/kg prices. Well fed and heavy suckler bred sorts look well sold with Jack Blackshaw ringing the bells at 329p, 328 and 320p/kg (all over £2100)
Results:
329p/kg | 684kg | Lim | PJ Blackshaw, Pilsley |
328p/kg | 652kg | Lim | JP Blackshaw, Pilsley |
322p/kg | 616kg | Pied | A & K Farming, Rushton Spencer |
320p/kg | 692kg | Lim | PJ Blackshaw, Pilsley |
318p/kg | 622kg | Sim | D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell |
318p/kg | 652kg | Lim | K Harrop, Alport |
317p/kg | 690kg | B Blue x | K Harrop, Alport |
311p/kg | 672kg | Blonde x | K Harrop, Alport |
310p/kg | 610kg | Lim | GE Stephens, Bradley |
308p/kg | 620kg | Blonde x | D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell |
307p/kg | 606kg | Blonde x | K Harrop, Alport |
302p/kg | 652kg | Char | O Black, Melton Mowbray |
Gross Prices:
£2250.36 | 684kg | Lim | PJ Blackshaw, Pilsley |
£2214.40 | 692kg | Lim | PJ Blackshaw, Pilsley |
£2187.30 | 690kg | B Blue x | K Harrop, Alport |
£2186.60 | 754kg | Blonde x | FW Halksworth & Son, Chesterfield |
£2138.56 | 652kg | Lim | JP Blackshaw, Pilsley |
£2127.84 | 744kg | Lim | D & A Dickinson, Bradbourne |
£2095.68 | 888kg | Lim | Moor Farmers, Flagg |
£2089.92 | 672kg | Blonde x | K Harrop, Alport |
£2073.36 | 652kg | Lim | K Harrop, Alport |
£2016.64 | 736kg | Lim | Moor Farmers, Flagg |
£2010.00 | 670kg | Char | O Black, Melton Mowbray |
54 Heifers ave 289.2p/kg
A stunning average, up again on the week for a smaller entry. 20 today over 300p with Keith Harrop at the top of the line with his 2 best selling at 354p (£2124) that sold to a wholesale butcher at Stoke and 346p that sold to Wayne Smith on behalf of Meakin Bros, Quality Butchers in Leek. 12 over £2000.
Results:
354p/kg | 600kig | B Blue x | K Harrop, Alport |
346p/kg | 590kg | Cont | K Harrop, Alport |
342p/kg | 614kg | Lim | G Wardman, Matlock |
339p/kg | 626kg | B Blue x | K Harrop, Alport |
336p/kg | 604kg | Lim | G Wardman, Matlock |
330p/kg | 624kg | Blonde x | G Wardman, Matlock |
326p/kg | 654kg | Lim | H & G Hollinshead, Lichfield |
322p/kg | 668kg | Lim | G Wardman, Matlock |
322p/kg | 604kg | Lim | K Harrop, Alport |
320p/kg | 600kg | Lim | PJ Blackshaw, Pilsley |
318p/kg | 610kg | B Blue x | H & G Hollinshead, Lichfield |
316p/kg | 648kg | Char | Thorpe Farms Ltd, Baslow |
316p/kg | 614kg | Lim | H & G Hollinshead, Lichfield |
Gross Prices:
£2150.96 | 668kg | Lim | G Wardman, Matlock |
£2132.04 | 654kg | Lim | H & G Hollinshead, Lichfield |
£2124.00 | 600kg | B Blue x | K Harrop, Alport |
£2122.14 | 626kg | B Blue x | K Harrop, Alport |
£2099.88 | 614kg | Lim | G Wardman, Matlock |
£2059.20 | 624kg | Blonde x | G Wardman, Matlock |
£2049.60 | 732kg | B Blue x | GE Stephens, Bradley |
£2047.68 | 648kg | Char | Thorp Farms Ltd, Baslow |
£2041.40 | 590kg | Cont | K Harrop, Alport |
£2029.44 | 604kg | Lim | G Wardman, Matlock |
£2016.00 | 720kg | Blonde x | H & G Hollinshead, Lichfield |
£2006.88 | 678kg | B Blue x | PJ Dale, Denby Village |
Auctioneer:

Oliver Hiles
Market Associate
STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneers Alastair Sneddon & Meg Elliott)
Another useful entry of 458 stores maintained recent levels of trade with strong cattle in short supply.
There was a higher proportion of younger sorts in the entry finding a ready market as the sample prices will reveal.
The sale commenced with 32 Feeding Bulls sample prices as follows:
£1710 | Char | 16 mnths | Cox Bros, Gt Longstone |
£1700 | Char | 15 mnths | Cox Bros, Gt Longstone |
£390 | Fries | 7-8 mnths | D Byard, Clay Cross |
£880 | B Blue x | 10 mnths | S Young, Radbourne |
£1440 | Angus x | 19 mnths | R Bock & Sons, Stoneyford |
£760 | Hfd | 10 mnths | TA & DE Spooner, Leek |
£920 | Hfd | 13 mnths | Ingram Bros, Atherstone |
247 Steers ave £952
No slackening of trade, but a different profile of the entry with many more young cattle and a shortage of the big short finish types. Have we had them already or are they still out there?
If you have store cattle to sell, give us a call for marketing news or just a chat about the trade, ring Alastair Sneddon on 07973 982441.
Sample Results:
£520 | AA x | 6-7 mnths | RP Lawley, Draycott |
£770 | Sim x | 9 mnths | CJ Stone, Buxton |
£1050 | Lim x | 9 mnths | R & W Greenwood, Barton |
£920 | Lim x | 7-9 mnths | R & W Greenwood, Barton |
£705 | Sim x | 4-5 mnths | EA Cooper, Taddington |
£1005 | Lim x | 8 mnths | FA Yates, Alstonefield |
£1060 | Lim x | 10 mnths | JT & JR Deacon, Rolleston |
£1500 | Lim x | 20 mnths | JT & JR Deacon, Rolleston |
£700 | AA | 9-10 mnths | E Morley & Son, Kirk Langley |
£1025 | AA x | 10-12 mnths | RTF & P Marshall & Son, Tansley |
£1050 | B Blue x | 10 mnths | S Young, Radbourne |
£1200 | Lim | 13-14 mnths | RA & CW Bentley, Church Broughton |
£1005 | S Horn x | 10-14 mnths | B Ainley, Mercaston |
£845 | B Blue x | 12 mnths | AP Moore, Longdon |
£820 | B Blue x | 12-13 mnths | AP Moore, Longdon |
£810 | B Blue x | 12 mnths | AP Moore, Longdon |
£1200 | B Blue x | 15 mnths | J & J Walton, Tideswell |
£1130 | Mont x | 21 mnths | J & J Walton, Tideswell |
£795 | Holst | 17 mnths | P Watson, Ashover |
£1085 | AA x | 11-14 mnths | W Watts, Thurgoland |
£875 | S Horn x | 17-18 mnths | Ellis Farming, Thurvaston |
£1300 | Blonde x | 16 mnths | B Molloy, Kirkby |
£1060 | AA | 16-17 mnths | JW Handford, Birch Vale |
£1115 | MRI x | 18 mnths | JW Handford, Birch Vale |
£1680 | B Blue x | 29 mnths | AJ Norbury, Yoxall |
£1170 | Hfd x | 11-18 mnths | A Allwood & Son, Crich |
£1590 | Char x | 18-22 mnths | EE & CJ Woodward, Coxbench |
£1750 | Char | 19 mnths | LS & L Watson, Bradley |
£1290 | Mont | 15-19 mnths | Furness & Taylor, Wormhill |
£1150 | B Blue x | 17-18 mnths | Rusty Farming, Flagg |
£1080 | Fries | 19-21 mnths | G & M Limer, Taddington |
£1455 | B Blue x | 23 mnths | MJ Burnett & Son, Rowsley |
£1295 | AA | 18 mnths | B Woolley & Son, Monyash |
£1200 | Fries | 19-22 mnths | G & M Limer, Taddington |
£1330 | Fries | 21 mnths | L Bethell, Haddon Grove |
£1030 | AA | 20 mnths | D & A Dickinson, Bradbourne |
£1240 | Lim | 20 mnths | DR Flower, Alstonefield |
£1480 | Lim x | 21 mnths | R Bock, Stoneyford |
£1245 | Hfd | 20-21 mnths | JT Flint, Ible |
£1470 | B Blue x | 24 mnths | CH Leeson, Ipstones |
£1560 | Mont | 23-26 mnths | PG Cantrell, Haddon Grove |
£1610 | AA x | 24 mnths | RE Slack, Wessington |
£1680 | Lim x | 21-25 mnths | GA & CJ Mellor, Adnaston |
177 Heifers ave £800
Much the same story as the steers. Plenty of young cattle, but a shortage of the stronger ones.
All well sold as the following results demonstrate.
Sample Results:
£670 | Lim x | 10 mnths | A Foster, Kettleshulme |
£600 | Sim | 4-5 mnths | EA Copper, Taddington |
£660 | B Blue x | 11 mnths | DJ Metcalfe, Muggington |
£1030 | Lim x | 10 mnths | JT & RA Deacon, Rolleston |
£600 | AA x | 9-12 mnths | E Morley & Sons, Kirk Langley |
£1050 | AA | 11-12 mnths | Alma Mount, Rowarth |
£1150 | B Blue x | 22 mnths | S Young, Radbourne |
£1180 | Char x | 12 mnths | GF Wheelhouse, Rotherham |
£910 | Lim x | 11 mnths | GF Wheelhouse, Rotherham |
£990 | AA x | 17-18 mnths | AP Moore, Longdon |
£990 | B Blue x | 17-19 mnths | AP Moore, Longdon |
£1190 | B Blue x | 13-17 mnths | J & J Walton, Tideswell |
£935 | AA x | 11-14 mnths | W Watts, Thurgoland |
£930 | B Blue x | 14-17 mnths | PD & AP Stone, Middleton |
£795 | S Horn x | 18 mnths | Ellis Farming, Thurvaston |
£1080 | AA x | 18 mnths | JW Handford, Aspenshaw |
£1310 | Blonde x | 16 mnths | B Molloy, Kirkby |
£1340 | Lim x | 15-20 mnths | D Sims & Son, Fenny Bentley |
£1520 | AA x | 29 mnths | AJ Norbury, Yoxall |
£985 | Lim x | 11-18 mnths | A Allwood & Son, Crich |
£1170 | AA | 18-20 mnths | RB & GE Fretwell, Penistone |
£1370 | Lim x | 23 mnths | MJ Burnett, Rowsley |
£1220 | Lim x | 19 mnths | B Woolley & Son, Monyash |
£1160 | Char x | 19 mnths | DV Holland, Blore |
£870 | Hfd x | 17-18 mnths | R Hughes, Locko |
£1190 | B Blue x | 21 mnths | Mrs EJ Mottram, Gratwich |
£1255 | Hfd x | 21-22 mnths | C Whalley, Quarnford |
£1255 | Char x | 22 mnths | JG & JM Belfield, Sheen |
Auctioneer:

Alastair Sneddon
Senior partner
Livestock, auctioneering and professional services

Meg Elliott
Auctioneer and Valuer, Market Associate
63 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)
An increase in numbers forward with another strong trade throughout with purchasers competing hard for calves of all types and quality.
Top price went to a B Blue bull from Palfremans at Flagg with others to £350. The heifers seeing a B Blue at £225 and Simmentals at £220.
Black & Whites keenly bid for to a top of £62 for a generally small sample.
Bulls
B Blue £420 TN Palfreyman & Son, Flagg
B Blue £350 Grove House, Congleton
Lim £255 DF & A Wainwright, Cold Eaton
Sim £335 D Ball, Fulford
Char £204 RS Torr, Tissington
AA £150 W Bradbury, Earl Sterndale
Saler £145 JF Hayes, Shottle
Hfrs
B Blue £225 Grove House, Congleton
Sim £220 D Ball, Fulford
Lim £180 TN Palfreyman & Son, Flagg
Auctioneer:

Ivor Lowe
Partner
Property and professional services
1311 HOGGS, 462 EWES & RAMS & 11 STORE SHEEP (Auctioneers Peter Oven & Mark Elliott)
An increased entry of 1784 sheep included 1311 Hoggs. The first pen up topped the day at 496p/kg with 9 pens over 450p/kg with best big lambs grossing £248.50/head. Best heavy weight lambs to 460p/kg and overweights to 408p/kg, the overall average 389.14p/kg, up 12p/kg on the week and £171.54/head
Leading Prices: –
35.3kg | 400p/kg | EG Wayne, Bonsall |
36.0kg | 418p/kg | Mosley & Kirkwood, Matlock |
36.6kg | 432p/kg | RM Brown, Bradwell |
37.5kg | 406p/kg | GA & SM Wainwright, Bamford |
40.4kg | 496p/kg | H Taylor & Partners, Knutsford |
40.6kg | 470p/kg | E Morten & Sons, Barmoor |
41.4kg | 467p/kg | B Chadwick, Derby |
42.8kg | 466p/kg | J & J Spillane, Buxton |
43.0kg | 468p/kg | J Buckley & Partners, Doveholes |
43.5kg | 468p/kg | JB Drabble, Tideswell |
46.6kg | 460p/kg | R Simpson & Son, Longnor |
50.6kg | 431p/kg | R Swift & Sons, Little Onn |
52.3kg | 392p/kg | R Swift & Sons, Little Onn |
53.0kg | 408p/kg | SJ Buckley & Partners, Doveholes |
55.0kg | 378p/kg | SJ Buckley & Partners, Doveholes |
60.0kg | 375p/kg | TJ Jackson, Ashbourne |
Averages:
Standard | To 432p/kg | Average 369.32p/kg |
Medium | To 496p/kg | Average 398.9p/kg |
Heavy | To 460p/kg | Average 393.81p/kg |
Overweight | To 408p/kg | Average 363.02p/kg |
11 Store Sheep
Just 11 ewes and lambs saw best 2 Blue Texel ewes with 3 lambs at foot sold at £280 (£112/life)
462 Cull Sheep
A few more forward and the fast trade bringing better types to the market.
The very best storming away past £205 per head to a top of £270 with Northern supporter Jason Craddock topping the day with 2 beautiful Texels and three lots £248 and above.
Generally strong meated Mules £118-£128 and some good strong Texel and Suffolk crossbred ewes £174-£188
Strong Gritstone ewes again over £81 with some Scotch Blackface close behind.
Every category well supported and a good trade from start to finish.
The slaughter rams saw spirited bidding and were much sought after. Top price on the day £194 for Texels from Mark Pickford with Mark Timperley at £178 again for a Texel.
Ewes averaged £119.40
Rams averaged £163.50
Auctioneer:

Mark Elliott
Partner
Farm and dispersal sales, livestock auctioneer

Peter Oven
Market Associate