Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market
Bakewell Market Report 2024-06-17
Numbers down somewhat as we pass the middle of June with the depressing thought that in another week or so the nights will be drawing in.
613 cattle and 700 sheep on offer with lamb numbers well down on the year because of the cold wet season.
Store and breeding cattle were present in good numbers with 350 on offer. Trade was very strong for all types with steers to £1,730 average £1,042 and heifers to £1,600 average £970.
Feeding bulls topped out at £1,100.
In the breeding section cows and calves sold to £1,620.
There was a decent show of 120 finished cattle with top figures 329p and £2,362.
The 55 heifers averaged 272.2p and a healthy £1,682 per head.
OTM cattle were out in force with 112 on offer. Top figures 258p/kg and £2,557 per head. The average looked good at 183.4 pence.
Calf numbers down at 31 with both bulls and heifers peaking at £390.
In the sheep section numbers were down after last weeks larger entry due to the Muslim festival.
There were 393 Spring lambs with top figures 440p and £201.12 per head. The SQQ average was 368.8 pence.
Only 49 hoggs on offer with erupted teeth becoming more numerous each week.
Hoggs sold to 338p and £183.68 per head to average 292p.
254 cull sheep with ewes to £209 to average £124.73
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
Thursday 20th June: Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale
Saturday 29th June: Farm Sale at Hill Farm, Stanton, Burton on Trent
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The Funeral of
The late
JIM BALLS
Of JC Balls & Sons, Ambergate
Will take place on
Friday 28th June at 11am
At St Annes, Church, Ambergate
And also,
THE FUNERAL OF
ROGER COOPER OF EDALE
Formerly of Newfold Farm
Will take place at
EDALE CHURCH
On
TUESDAY 2ND JULY at 2.30pm
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Auctioneer:

Alastair Sneddon
Senior partner
Livestock, auctioneering and professional services
112 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall ave 183.5p/kg or £1212
(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)
Just a handful more with trade very much up to scratch with the average a few pence off last week with a higher percentage of B/W’s about. Bulls also look better sold today. All the better sorts comfortably over 200p and a high of 258p for a super dry and lean red Limousin from Jonathon Hall (1 calf) that sold for feeding to one of the many skilled operators at ringside. Big cows generally £1500 + and up to £1784 for a big Simmy from Messrs Renshaw & Brassington.
Results
258p/kg | 602kg | Lim | JA Hall, Longnor |
231p/kg | 522kg | AA | D & A Dickinson, Bradbourne |
230p/kg | 564kg | Lim | GE Willmot & Son, Ashover |
228p/kg | 744kg | Sim | LA Renshaw & IS Brassington, Ashbourne |
224p/kg | 702kg | Lim | A & B Simpson, Bradwell |
223p/kg | 532kg | B Blue x | RN Hoggard, Newark |
223p/kg | 800kg | Sim | LA Renshaw & IS Brassington, Ashbourne |
221p/kg | 582kg | Lim | PG Kirkham, Hognaston |
216p/kg | 560kg | Lim | M Wynne, Snitterton |
215p/kg | 638kg | Lim | JA Hall, Longnor |
212p/kg | 696kg | Lim | A & B Simpson, Bradwell |
209p/kg | 714kg | Hfd | Walker Farms Ltd, Hulland |
Gross Prices:
£1784.00 | 800kg | Sim | LA Renshaw & IS Brassington, Ashbourne |
£1700.40 | 872kg | Lim | IC Ford, Lyme Handley |
£1696.32 | 744kg | Sim | LA Renshaw & IS Brassington, Ashbourne |
£1652.88 | 852kg | Lim | CS Edge, Ballidon |
£1632.96 | 864kg | Hfd | R Mosley & Son, Elton |
£1631.80 | 820kg | Lim | J & P Riley, Hartington |
£1592.00 | 800kg | Blonde x | CH Ede & Son, Alkmonton |
£1572.48 | 702kg | Lim | A & B Simpson, Bradwell |
£1553.16 | 602kg | Lim | JA Hall, Longnor |
£1493.80 | 770kg | AA | AE Allcock, Waterhouses |
37 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 162.2p
Very much as they have been, although the average is less because of more lean and parlour cows on offer.
2 OTM Clean 196 & 207p
Best fed cows 182-192p
Bigger Holsteins 170-180p
Leaner parlour cows 150-165p
Plainest end under 140p
The best today:
207p/kg | £1188 | Mont, 30 mnths | N & S Pearson, Peak Forest |
196p/kg | £1070 | Fries, 33 mnths | J Taylor & Son, Bonsall |
192p/kg | £1413 | Fries, 5 yrs | JA Bryer & Son, Turnditch |
186p/kg | £1506 | Holst, 7 yrs | DW & K Salt, Thorpe |
185p/kg | £1579 | Fries, 8 yrs | D Fotherby & Sons, Wormhill |
184p/kg | £1276 | Norw, 8 yrs | E Morten & Sons, Barmoor Clough |
183p/kg | £1259 | Fries, 7 yrs | J Shirt & Sons, Tideswell |
182p/kg | £1266 | Holst, 9 yrs | P Furness, Monyash |
4 OTM Bulls ave 237p/kg or £2326
Unbelievable and look way dearer
244p/kg | £2557 | Blo, 4 ½ yrs | CW Shenton, Handforth |
238p/kg | £2284 | BB, 5 ½ yrs | C & FM Percival, Youlgreave |
234p/kg | £2541 | Char, 27 mnths | CG Clowes, Cubley |
231p/kg | £1921 | Lim, 5 yrs | JW Walker, Alfreton |
4 OTM Steers
230p/kg | £1794 | Hfd, 32 mnths | SJ Thompson, Derby |
224p/kg | £1433 | S Horn, 32 mnths | F Mycock & Sons, Wormhill |
Auctioneer:

Oliver Hiles
Market Associate
120 FINISHED CATTLE ave 271.5p/kg
(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)
Less on offer as expected with the overall average up 5 pence on the equivalent week last year. A full line up of buyers all wanted cattle but the price is very much in their minds.
19 Young Bulls ave 256.5p/kg
Power and shape is the order of the day with the big bulls certainly adding up. David Goddard won the race and topped at 300p/kg or £2016 for a shapey Limmy with the best 9 all over £2000. B/W sold to 225p for Mark Sweetmore with a Friesian and Dairy Shorthorns to 231p for Mark Ludlam.
Results:
300p/kg | 672kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
292p/kg | 580kg | Lim | D & SE Edge, Pike Hall |
290p/kg | 618kg | Lim | D & SE Edge, Pike Hall |
290p/kg | 788kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
280p/kg | 744kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
279p/kg | 758kg | B Blue x | C & D Jeffery, Pilsley |
273p/kg | 834kg | Char | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
273p/kg | 754kg | Saler | C & D Jeffery, Pilsley |
Gross Prices:
£2285.20 | 788kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
£2276.82 | 834kg | Char | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
£2114.82 | 758kg | B Blue x | C & D Jeffery, Pilsley |
£2111.20 | 812kg | Lim | CW Taberner, Tean |
£2098.20 | 780kg | Lim | C & D Jeffery, Pilsley |
£2083.20 | 744kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
£2058.42 | 754kg | Saler | C & D Jeffery, Pilsley |
£2030.00 | 812kg | Lim | CW Taberner, Tean |
£2016.00 | 672kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
46 Steers ave 271.8p/kg
Some excellent quality and weight on offer with 10 over 300p with the biggest 7 over £2000. A tremendous run of 4 B Blue x Steers won many favours from DS Edwards and topped at 329p (£2362) 328p (£2236) 318p (£2219) and 317p (£2238) all were well fed, full of meat and shapey. Geoff Evans had 318 for his best with other good sorts over 300p. Natives to 264p for an Angus from David Gyte.
Results:
329p/kg | 718kg | B Blue x | DS Edwards, Lullington |
326p/kg | 686kg | B Blue x | DS Edwards, Lullington |
318p/kg | 698kg | B Blue x | DS Edwards, Lullington |
318p/kg | 684kg | Blonde x | S Evans, Edwinstowe |
317p/kg | 706kg | B Blue x | DS Edwards, Lullington |
312p/kg | 648kg | Lim | Hazledine Farms, Watnall |
312p/kg | 582kg | Lim | BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor |
302p/kg | 622kg | Lim | Redgate Farms, Brinsley |
301p/kg | 602kg | Lim | Hazledine Farms, Watnall |
300p/kg | 682kg | Lim | M Wynne, Snitterton |
300p/kg | 682kg | Lim | M Wynne, Snitterton |
Gross Prices:
£2362.22 | 718kg | B Blue x | DS Edwards, Lullington |
£2238.02 | 706kg | B Blue x | DS Edwards, Lullington |
£2236.36 | 686kg | B Blue x | DS Edwards, Lullington |
£2219.64 | 698kg | B Blue x | DS Edwards, Lullington |
£2175.12 | 684kg | Blonde x | S Evans, Edwinstowe |
£2046.00 | 682kg | Lim | M Wynne, Snitterton |
£2021.76 | 648kg | Lim | Hazledine Farms, Watnall |
£1986.66 | 702kg | Lim | S Evans, Edwinstowe |
£1939.14 | 798kg | B Blue x | Moor Farmers, Flagg |
£1933.46 | 698kg | Lim | D Lownds, Reapsmoor |
£1903.50 | 810kg | Sim | Thorp Farms Ltd, Baslow |
55 Heifers ave 277.2p/kg
A similar story to the steers with the well-fed heifers with shape what they all wanted. Nigel Birch had a beauty a Limmy today at 324p (£2008) and was purchased by Dave on behalf of Meakin Bros, quality butchers in Leek, Staffs. Ben Langton had a couple of posh Limmys at 320 and 315p with a trio of vendors at 317p. 10 Natives saw Herefords to 259p for Mark Walker.
Results:
324p/kg | 620kg | Lim | NA Birch, Monyash |
320p/kg | 628kg | Lim | B Langton, Horsley Woodhouse |
317p/kg | 506kg | Lim | M Wynne, Snitterton |
317p/kg | 718kg | Lim | S Evans, Edwinstowe |
317p/kg | 558kg | Lim | CH Froggatt & Sons, Blithbury |
316p/kg | 628kg | Blonde x | CW Shenton, Handforth |
315p/kg | 666kg | Lim | B Langton, Horsley Woodhouse |
312p/kg | 648kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
312p/kg | 658kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
310p/kg | 668kg | B Blue x | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
310p/kg | 582kg | Lim | MJ Wells & Son, Monyash |
308p/kg | 640kg | Lim | D Lownds, Reapsmoor |
Gross Prices:
£2276.06 | 718kg | Lim | S Evans, Edwinstowe |
£2097.90 | 666kg | Lim | B Langton, Horsley Woodhouse |
£2070.80 | 668kg | B Blue x | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
£2052.96 | 658kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
£2021.76 | 648kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
£2020.64 | 692kg | Blonde x | CW Shenton, Handforth |
£2009.60 | 628kg | Lim | B Langton, Horsley Woodhouse |
£2008.80 | 620kg | Lim | NA Birch, Monyash |
£1990.48 | 716kg | B Blue x | R Bacon, Wadshelf |
£1984.48 | 628kg | Blonde x | CW Shenton, Handforth |
£1971.20 | 640kg | Lim | D Lownds, Reapsmoor |
£1970.64 | 644kg | Blonde x | CW Shenton, Handforth |
£1903.84 | 652kg | Lim | Moor Farmers, Flagg |
Auctioneer:

Oliver Hiles
Market Associate
STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)
Numbers holding up well with 350 head on offer for a mid-June market. Plenty of interest and a cracking trade from start to finish.
The sale commenced with Breeding Stock which included:
Sample Prices:
£1620 | Lim x Cow, 70 mnths & Str Calf | J & M Riley, Hartington |
£1520 | Stab x, 99 mnths & Hfr Calf | Artaine Ltd, Shottle |
£1500 | Stab x, 85 mnths & Hfr Calf | Artaine Ltd, Shottle |
£1500 | Stab x Cow, 72 mnths & Hfr Calf | Artaine Ltd, Shottle |
Feeding Cows
A variety included:
£1440 | Lim x | 36 mnths | PV Hawkins, Shirland |
£1200 | Hfd x | 33 mnths | C Bowler, Ashleyhay |
£1020 | Lim x | 60 mnths | SW Frith, Thorpe |
Feeding Bulls
Only a few this week.
Sample prices as follows:
£1100 | Sim x | 18 mnths | J Whittaker, Hathersage |
£700 | Lim x | 7 mnths | JW Walker, Ashbourne |
£690 | Sim x | 4 mnths | EA Cooper, Taddington |
141 Steers ave £1,042
A decent entry with some excellent level lots which it was possible to sell in bunches. These bunches attracted a distinct premium as buyers fought hard to secure a part load at one hit.
Hereford and Angus crosses keenly sought and several lots of dairy bred steers looked very well sold.
Sample Results:
£790 | S Horn x | 7-8 mnths | RF & HE Hinchliffe, Whaley Bridge |
£760 | Char x | 10 mnths | Riverside Farmers, Scropton |
£740 | B Blue x | 10-11 mnths | Artaine Ltd, Shottle |
£880 | Sim x | 13 mnths | LH Powell, Hundall |
£1010 | Lim x | 11-14 mnths | SW Frith, Thorpe |
£1240 | Lim x | 12 mnths | R Boothby, Hazel Grove |
£1290 | Hfd x | 14 mnths | Miss N Beardsley, Muggington |
£1370 | Cont x | 12-13 mnths | Miss J Bonsall, Atlow |
£1200 | Lim x | 12-13 mnths | BR & SB Archer, Sutton on the Hill |
£880 | B Swiss/Flec 7 | 14-23 mnths | Gilmans Ltd, Thorpe |
£710 | B Swiss/Flec 7 | 14-18 mnths | Gilmans Ltd, Thorpe |
£940 | Char x | 13 mnths | A Kirk, Underwood |
£900 | AA x | 14-16 mnths | RP Lawley, Draycott |
£830 | Hfd x | 13-14 mnths | J Blant, Strelley |
£1720 | Lim x | 15 mnths | PT Chadfield, Marston |
£1200 | Lim x | 22 mnths | R Fetcher, Windley |
£1455 | B Blue x 8 | 21-25 mnths | PK & C Heathcote, Buxton |
£1400 | B Blue x 9 | 18-25 mnths | PK & C Heathcote, Buxton |
£1290 | Sim x | 19 mnths | AJ Whittaker, Hathersage |
£1620 | Limn x | 15 mnths | A Twemlow, Stanton |
£1440 | Lim x | 19-20 mnths | B Pegg, Sturston |
£1500 | B Blue x | 21-22 mnths | CF Edge & Partners, Alsop |
£1375 | Char x | 23 mnths | GS & L Wheeldon, Atlow |
£1200 | AA x | 16-17 mnths | FH White, Shottle |
£1230 | AA x | 21 mnths | KW Twemlow, Swinscoe |
£1730 | Char | 26 mnths | RJ & JA Hancock, Foolow |
£1120 | Holst | 25-27 mnths | WE Smith & Son, Ilkeston |
£1570 | AA | 24-25 mnths | PR & JM Percival, Waterhouses |
£1400 | Char x | 25-26 mnths | JG & AM Belfield, Sheen |
£1010 | Fries | 23 mnths | FH White, Shottle |
160 Heifers ave £970
A good selection with plenty of interest at all price points as the following examples demonstrate.
Sample Results:
£660 | S Horn x | 8 mnths | RF & HE Hinchliffe, Whaley Bridge |
£750 | B Blue x | 10-11 mnths | Artaine Ltd, Shottle |
£700 | B Blue x | 10 mnths | Artaine Ltd, Shottle |
£1240 | Lim x | 13 mnths | R Boothby, Hazel Grove |
£1210 | Char x | 13 mnths | ID & J Hammersley, Offcote |
£1280 | Char x | 12 mnths | P Carrington, Roston |
£1310 | Lim x | 13 mnths | BR & SB Archer, Sutton on the Hill |
£910 | AA x | 13-19 mnths | RB & GE Fretwell, Penistone |
£870 | B Blue x | 12 mnths | RP Lawley, Draycott |
£910 | S Horn x | 12-15 mnths | B Ainley, Mercaston |
£1460 | Lim x | 15 mnths | DE Witham, Wessington |
£1125 | B Blue x | 17 mnths | JW & RG Ede, Youlgreave |
£1100 | Blonde x | 20 mnths | JW & RG Ede, Youlgreave |
£1120 | Lim x | 22 mnths | R Fletcher, Windley |
£1050 | AA x | 23-24 mnths | R Fletcher, Windley |
£1290 | B Blue x | 20 mnths | PK & C Heathcote, Buxton |
£1190 | Hfd x | 17 mnths | TJ Jackson, Ashbourne |
£1290 | Hfd x | 16 mnths | PR & PM Atkin, Bamford |
£1340 | B Blue x | 16 mnths | PR & PM Atkin, Bamford |
£1280 | AA x | 31 mnths | LP Revill, Hollingwood |
£1290 | AA x | 19-22 mnths | SJ & L White, Wingerworth |
£1320 | B Blue x | 20-23 mnths | FH White, Shottle |
£1235 | AA x | 17-20 mnths | FH White, Shottle |
£1360 | Lim x 5 | 20-25 mnths | Hall Prtnrs, Litton |
£1300 | Hfd x | 20-21 mnths | Hall Prtnrs, Litton |
£1480 | Lim x | 23 mnths | Philip Brittain, Buxton |
£1600 | Lim x | 20 mnths | DJ Boulton, Wolsley Bridge |
£1490 | Lim x | 24-25 mnths | DJ Boulton, Wolsley Bridge |
£1060 | AA x | 20-27 mnths | DJ Litchfield, Uttoxeter |
£1300 | B Blue x | 28 mnths | Wheeldon Partners, Buxton |
£1480 | Sim x | 26 mnths | PR & JM Percival, Waterhouses |
£1360 | Sim x | 24-26 mnths | PR & JM Percival, Waterhouses |
Auctioneer:

Alastair Sneddon
Senior partner
Livestock, auctioneering and professional services
CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)
Another cracking trade for all shapes and sizes with all looking well sold on the day.
Bulls saw tops of £390 for a B Blue and £360 for an Angus and a lovely B Blue Heifers at £390 with another at £350.
B/W’s short on numbers but those forward rewarded with a good trade to a top of £205.
Bulls
B Blue £390 JW Lynam, The Common
Angus £360 S Frith, Thorpe
B Blue £300 WJ Adams & Son, Mackworth
Saler £300 JF Hayes, Shottle
Holst £205 JW Lynam, The Common
Hfrs
B Blue £390 TN Palfreyman & Son, Flagg
B Blue £350 Upton Farming, Rowley Park
Lim £340 JF Hayes, Shottle
Auctioneer:

Ivor Lowe
Partner
Property and professional services
442 LAMBS, 254 EWES & RAMS & 4 STORE SHEEP
(Auctioneers Peter Oven & Mark Elliott)
A total entry of 700 sheep included 393 new season lambs. Best butchers lambs still attracting a distinct premium to peak at 440p/kg for heavy sorts and lighter weights to 438p/kg with a top gross of £201.12. Overall average 368.81p/kg.
Leading Prices: –
38.0kg | 378p/kg | Love Farming |
39.5kg | 388p/kg | JW & RG Ede |
41.1kg | 409p/kg | PT Chadfield |
41.5kg | 410p/kg | BR & SB Archer |
42.6kg | 428p/kg | G & J Hadfield & Son |
45.0kg | 438p/kg | G & J Hadfield & Son |
45.5kg | 435p/kg | R Brough & Son |
45.7kg | 440p/kg | R Brough & Son |
46.5kg | 370p/kg | Hazlewood Hall |
Averages:
Standard | To 378p/kg | Average 350.79p/kg |
Medium | To 438p/kg | Average 374.34p/kg |
Heavy | To 440p/kg | Average 362.62p/kg |
49 Old Season Lambs sold to 338p/kg to average 292.36p/kg
254 Cull Sheep
A total of 254 cull ewes and rams still very much in demand with best continentals to £209, big Texel x ewes to £168, big Suffolks to £170 and heavy Mules sold in the £120-£135 bracket
Ewes to £209 Ave £124.73
Rams to £206 Ave £141.65
Just 4 store sheep sold to £300/family
Auctioneer:

Peter Oven
Market Associate

Mark Elliott
Partner
Farm and dispersal sales, livestock auctioneer