Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market
Bakewell Market Report 2024-09-16
More than a touch of Autumn and very definitely the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness.
Stock numbers still strong with 854 cattle and 1,565 sheep on offer consigned by 232 vendors.
Store and breeding cattle out in force again with a total of 524 on offer.
Trade undiminished with some superb prices achieved steers to £1,950 with heifers to £1,580 and feeding bulls to £1,460. In the breeding section stock bulls sold to £2,850 for a pedigree Limousin with cows and calves to £1,600 and in calvers to £1,100.
The store cattle demand fuelled to a certain extent by the continuing trade for the finished cattle with 96 animals on offer this week with top figures 345p/kg and £2,462 per head.
The average for the 35 heifers was a respectable 288.9 pence making an average heifer gross £1,708.
Another substantial entry of 134 cull and OTM cattle with a great trade prevailing from start to finish. Top figures 253 pence and £2,380 per head. The average looked good this week at 182.1 pence.
Calves seem to be more numerous at Bakewell in recent months with 100 on offer again. Good prices too with bulls to £485 and heifers to £440.
In the sheep section there were 1,273 lambs on offer.
Trade for the best fleshed sorts still very strong with top figures 327.0 pence and £165.36.
The SQQ average was 281.4 pence with the overall at 282.0 pence demonstrating that heavyweight lambs are clearly wanted.
In the cull sheep section 291 head sold to a maximum of £173 with the ewe average a solid £104.85.
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
Thursday 19th September: Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale & Ewe Lambs Show & Sale
Friday 20th September: Ewe Lambs Show & Sale
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Auctioneer:

Alastair Sneddon
Senior partner
Livestock, auctioneering and professional services
134 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall ave 182.1p/kg or £1206
(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)
Another big show of cows this week from 61 vendors and selling to a big ring of buyers who created 15 different accounts at ringside. The overall average was up 2 pence on the week proving that cows are only getting dearer. Overage clean topped the sale today with a 39 month old Hereford heifers at 253p (£1836) with a trio of others at 231 – 247p. Best cow today was 227p for a red Limmy from the Gratton boys at Riber. All the better sorts comfortably over 200p with some heavyweight cows well over £1,500.
Results:
253p/kg | 726kg | Hfd | DM Elliott & Son, Little Hucklow |
247p/kg | 606kg | Lim | Redgate Farms, Brinsley |
232p/kg | 610kg | S Horn | CL Morton & Son, Dronfield |
231p/kg | 602kg | Hfd | J & P Riley, Hartington |
227p/kg | 682kg | Lim | T & J Gratton Riber |
226p/kg | 720kg | Lim | R Wood, Middleton by Youlgreave |
220p/kg | 566kg | Hfd | J & P Riley, Hartington |
220p/kg | 580kg | B Blue x | J & P Riley, Hartington |
219p/kg | 590kg | Linc Red | CL Morton & Son, Dronfield |
219p/kg | 896kg | Sim | BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor |
218p/kg | 604kg | Hfd | J & P Riley, Hartington |
217p/kg | 658kg | Lim | Clarke Farms Ltd, Lambley |
217p/kg | 686kg | Lim | Poplars Farming, Longford |
Gross Prices:
£1962.24 | 896kg | Sim | BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor |
£1934.40 | 930kg | Sim | BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor |
£1836.78 | 726kg | Hfd | DM Elliott & Son, Little Hucklow |
£1776.62 | 842kg | Devon | IP Carrington, Kniveton |
£1732.32 | 802kg | Sim | JM & B Mann, Bakewell |
£1668.70 | 814kg | Sim | BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor |
£1627.20 | 720kg | Lim | R Wood, Middleton by Youlgreave |
£1575.44 | 838kg | Hfd | R Wood, Middleton by Youlgreave |
£1573.84 | 824kg | AA | Clarke Farms Ltd, Lambley |
£1571.70 | 806kg | Hfd | R Lees, Whiston |
£1556.10 | 798kg | AA | Poplars Farming, Ashbourne |
£1548.14 | 682kg | Lim | T & J Gratton, Riber |
£1530.62 | 754kg | S Horn | J & R Pearce, Hollington |
40 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 161.7p
Not quite the overall quality but a rise in the top price cow up at 189p/kg.
No OTM clean
Better cows 180 – 198p
Big Holsteins 170 – 180p
Parlour Holsteins 155 – 165p
The plainest under 150p
The best today:
198p/kg | £1599 | Fries, 8 yrs | RR Mason & Son, Hulland Ward |
192p/kg | £1497 | Fries, 6 yrs | D & LA Critchlow, Sheen |
187p/kg | £1297 | Mont, 9 yrs | Furness & Taylor, Wormhill |
186p/kg | £1346 | Mont, 8 yrs | Furness & Taylor, Wormhill |
185p/kg | £1147 | Fries, 4 yrs | D & LA Critchlow, Sheen |
184p/kg | £1571 | Holst, 7 yrs | JS & CE & A Hitch, Stainsby |
180p/kg | £1231 | Mont, 6 yrs | Furness & Taylor, Wormhill |
179p/kg | £1188 | Fries, 5 yrs | D Fotherby, Tunstead |
7 OTM Bulls
225p/kg | £1768 | Blond | CJ Stone, Green Fairfield |
220p/kg | £2380 | Lim | TE Smith & Son, Carlecotes |
206p/kg | £2241 | Lim | FG & JR Critchlow, Sheen |
194p/kg | £1819 | Fries | WB & DE Gyte, Barmoor Clough |
9 OTM Steers
226p/kg | £2119 | Blond, 49 mnths | DC Hoggarth, Newark |
222p/kg | £1931 | Blond, 49 mnths | DC Hoggarth, Newark |
220p/kg | £1372 | L Horn, 39 mnths | Bollin Valley Partners |
Auctioneer:

Oliver Hiles
Market Associate
96 FINISHED CATTLE ave 269.7p/kg
(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)
Prices through the roof again with high demand for the cattle but less supply this week.
28 Young Bulls ave 252.6p
5 best over 310p with a trio of blues from Steven Jones at 329,327 and 319p and Nigel Birch also right up there at 320p and a big Lim from Messrs Bennett at 310p (£2393). 7 B/W’s sold to 227p for Messrs Hall, Draycott.
Results:
329p/kg | 652kg | Lim | S & CM Jones & Sons, Idridgehay |
327p/kg | 676kg | Lim | S & CM Jones & Sons, Idridgehay |
320p/kg | 676kg | B Blue x | NA Birch, Monyash |
319p/kg | 652kg | Lim | S & CM Jones & Sons, Idridgehay |
310p/kg | 772kg | Lim | JM AM MJ Bennett, Threaphurst |
283p/kg | 708kg | Lim | NA Birch, Monyash |
270p/kg | 570kg | B Blue x | EP Brailsford, Farley |
266p/kg | 700kg | Sim | CW & BM Hudson, Barrow Moor |
Gross Prices:
£2393.20 | 772kg | Lim | JM AM MJ Bennett, Threaphurst |
£2210.52 | 676kg | Lim | S & CM Jones & Sons, Idridgehay |
£2163.20 | 676kg | B Blue x | NA Birch, Monyash |
£2145.08 | 652kg | Lim | S & CM Jones & Sons, Idridgehay |
£2079.88 | 652kg | Lim | S & CM Jones & Sons, Idridgehay |
£2027.04 | 824kg | Sim | CW & BM Hudson, Barrow Moor |
£2003.64 | 708kg | Lim | NA Birch, Monyash |
33 Steers ave 265.3p/kg
Less clean on offer but was there were as dear as ever. A posh and very large Limmy for NI Naylor topped the day at 319p (£2462) with Hazledine at 314p (£2204) and Richard Shaw at 302p. 13 Natives had Angus to 270p and Herefords to 260p and 2 Friesians to 254p
Results:
319p/kg | 772kg | Lim | NI Naylor, Crowdicote |
314p/kg | 702kg | Lim | Hazledine Farms, Watnall |
302p/kg | 654kg | Lim | RS & JT Shaw, Stanley |
298p/kg | 754kg | Lim | Thorp Farms Ltd, Baslow |
292p/kg | 720kg | Lim | S Evans, Edwinstowe |
290p/kg | 642kg | Lim | S Evans, Edwinstowe |
278p/kg | 624kg | Lim | K & M & E Hall, Uttoxeter |
270p/kg | 702kg | AA | E Morten & Sons, Barmoor Clough |
270p/kg | 734kg | AA | S & M Boam, Flagg |
270p/kg | 726kg | AA | E Morten & Son, Barmoor Clough |
Gross Prices:
£2462.68 | 772kg | Lim | NI Naylor, Crowdicote |
£2246.92 | 754kg | Lim | Thorp Farms Ltd, Baslow |
£2204.28 | 702kg | Lim | Hazledine Farms, Watnall |
£2102.40 | 720kg | Lim | S Evans, Edwinstowe |
£1981.80 | 734kg | AA | S & M Boam, Flagg |
£1975.08 | 654kg | Lim | RS & JT Shaw, Stanley |
£1960.20 | 726kg | AA | E Morten & Sons, Barmoor Clough |
£1941.80 | 730kg | Lim | JT & JW Woodfine, Radbourne |
£1927.20 | 730kg | B Blue x | E Morten & Sons, Barmoor Clough |
35 Heifers ave 288.9p/kg
The barometer of trade, the heifer average was up 2 pence and easy to sell with customers galore. Hazledine Farms, Watnall had their trio of heifers at 345, 344 and 342p all over £2000. A posh smaller heifer from Richard Naylor at 340p. 12 Natives to 288p for Herefords and 282p for Angus.
Results:
345p/kg | 616kg | Lim | Hazledine Farms, Watnall |
344p/kg | 602kg | Lim | Hazledine Farms, Watnall |
342p/kg | 684kg | Lim | Hazledine Farms, Watnall |
340p/kg | 532kg | Lim | H Naylor & Son, Kirk Langley |
328p/kg | 518kg | Lim | JM & B Man, Bakewell |
324p/kg | 492kg | Char | M McGahan, Hadfield |
320p/kg | 714kg | Sim | S Evans, Edwinstowe |
318p/kg | 540kg | Lim | P Redfearn, Stockport |
313p/kg | 546kg | Lim | P Redfearn, Stockport |
308p/kg | 552kg | Lim | Thorp Farms Ltd, Baslow |
308p/kg | 700kg | Lim | NI Naylor, Crowdicote |
Gross Prices:
£2339.28 | 684kg | Lim | Hazledine Farms, Watnall |
£2284.80 | 714kg | Sim | S Evans, Edwinstowe |
£2156.00 | 700kg | Lim | NI Naylor, Crowdicote |
£2125.20 | 616kg | Lim | Hazledine Farms, Watnall |
£2086.20 | 732kg | B Blue x | S Evans, Edwinstowe |
£2070.88 | 602kg | Lim | Hazledine Farms, Watnall |
£2022.00 | 674kg | Char | M McGahan, Hadfield |
£1932.00 | 644kg | B Blue x | MR Walker, Alport |
£1906.24 | 644kg | Lim | NI Naylor, Crowdicote |
£1848.00 | 616kg | B Blue x | Thorp Farms Ltd, Baslow |
£1830.08 | 602kg | Saler | S Evans, Edwinstowe |
Auctioneer:

Oliver Hiles
Market Associate
STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneers Alastair Sneddon & Meg Elliott)
Another excellent entry of 524 head sold extremely well with customers present for the varied selection on offer.
The strong finished cattle trade – dearer again this week seems to be driving store cattle demand as finishers compete to keep their yards topped up.
The sale started with some 57 breeding stock. These included a herd dispersal from HR Hall of Dunstall. Cow & Calf outfits included:
£1700 | B Blue x Cow, 14 mnths & Hfr Calf |
£1600 | AA x Cow, 44 mnths & Bull Calf |
£1580 | AA x Cow, 57 mnths & Bull Calf |
£1540 | Hfd Cow, 44 mnths & Bull Calf |
£1750 | Ped Lim Stock Bull, 68 mnths |
£1090 | Lim x Hfr, 18 mnths |
Also
£1520 | Lim x Cow, 96 mnths & Bull Calf | KCR Lomas, Brassington |
£1440 | AA x Cow, 102 mnths & Hfr Calf | AJ Burton, Brailsford |
£2850 | Ped Lim Stock Bull, 16 mnths | MJ Wells & Son, Monyash |
Feeding Bulls
Prices as follows:
£1460 | Lim x | 17 mnths | Mrs S Allen, Thorpe |
£540 | Sim x | 4 mnths | SP & H Ratcliffe, Ipstones |
£1200 | Lim x | 12-14 mnths | D Sims, Fenny Bentley |
229 Steers ave £1155
Plenty of interest at all price levels with excellent results for all categories of cattle.
Angus and Hereford cross popular as usual and keen competition for Black & Whites.
Sample Results:
£340 | AA x | 4-5 mnths | C Hornsby & Round, Beeley |
£750 | B Blue x | 11 mnths | R Hughes, Stanley |
£1120 | Lim x | 15-16 mnths | SW Frith, Thorpe |
£1000 | Sim x | 16 mnths | B Shenton, Onecote |
£1200 | Char x | 14 mnths | LS & Watson, Bradley |
£1370 | Char x | 14 mnths | JP & D Helliwell, Oughtibridge |
£890 | B Blue x | 16 mnths | W & EI Handford, Birch Vale |
£1000 | Sim x | 11-12 mnths | PG & AD Godber, Kimberley |
£1060 | B Blue x | 11-13 mnths | T Neville, Tansley |
£800 | AA x | 11 mnths | RA & SJ Marsden, Stannington |
£1300 | Lim x | 11 mnths | GA Mallinson, Reapsmoor |
£1120 | Hfd x 5 | 17 mnths | DA & F Brown, Brassington |
£1000 | Hfd x | 16-17 mnths | AP Critchlow, Wheston |
£1490 | Hfd x | 16 mnths | A Hunter, Hognaston |
£1200 | Char x | 15 mnths | CS Edge, Ballidon |
£720 | Holst | 18-20 mnths | JW Walker & Son, Tideswell |
£1080 | S Horn x | 16 mnths | C Matthews & Son, Castleton |
£1070 | Lim x | 10-13 mnths | F Potter & Son, Yeaveley |
£1380 | Lim x | 22 mnths | JL & NT Walker, Bonsall |
£1570 | Char x | 24 mnths | S White, Tissington |
£1780 | AA x | 27 mnths | JA Sheldon, Middleton |
£1085 | Lim x | 17 mnths | H Young, Peak Forest |
£1820 | Char x | 17 mnths | A Hall, Chisworth |
£1700 | Char x | 16-17 mnths | A Hall, Chisworth |
£1300 | Lim x | 16 mnths | JW & RG Ede, Youlgreave |
£1500 | Lim x | 16 mnths | MG Mosley & Son, Rivelin |
£1950 | Char x | 17 mnths | FA & PJ Pilkington, Kniveton |
£1880 | Char x | 19 mnths | IP Carrington, Kniveton |
£1510 | Lim x | 17-18 mnths | BD & A Yates & Son, Middleton |
£1450 | Sim x | 22-26 mnths | BD & A Yates & Son, Middleton |
£1240 | Lim x 8 | 16-18 mnths | BD & A Yates & Son, Middleton |
£1600 | B Blue x | 26 mnths | J & P Riley, Hartington |
£1180 | Fries | 19-22 mnths | G & M Limer, Taddington |
£1515 | B Blue x | 20 mnths | P Brittain Cartledge, Buxton |
£1360 | AA x | 25-26 mnths | P Brittain Cartledge, Buxton |
£1485 | B Blue x | 28 mnths | FR Cooper, Bolehill |
£1410 | B Blue x | 25 mnths | MD Webster, Ashbourne |
£1200 | AA x | 23 mnths | R Hollingsworth, Snelston |
£1590 | Lim x | 25 mnths | MD Webster, Ashbourne |
£1330 | B Blue x | 27 mnths | A Brown & Son, Bonsall |
£1400 | Blond x | 15-23 mnths | A Brown & Son, Bonsall |
£1520 | Lim x 5 | 21-25 mnths | DA & AM Campeau, Crowdicote |
£1500 | Lim x | 25 mnths | Mrs F Evans & Daughters, Colwich |
£1490 | W Blk | 27 mnths | Mrs F Evans & Daughters, Colwich |
227 Heifers ave £961
A good number of young and small heifers in the early part of the sale – all found a ready market, but the sheer numbers pulled the average back somewhat.
Stronger cattle well sold with some marvellous results for the best.
Sample Results:
£360 | AA x | 4-5 mnths | C Hornsby & J Round, Beeley |
£570 | B Blue x | 7 mnths | R Hughes, Stanley |
£600 | B Blue x | 11 mnths | R Henshall, Chinley |
£1150 | Lim x | 11 mnths | AJ & GH Bland, Mottram |
£1300 | Lim x | 16 mnths | H Jones, Hulland |
£600 | B Blue x | 8 mnths | W & EI Handford, Birch Vale |
£730 | Hfd | 14-16 mnths | C Wild, Marple |
£870 | Sim x | 7-11 mnths | PG & AD Godber, Kimberley |
£1120 | Lim x | 11 mnths | GA Mallinson, Reapsmoor |
£960 | Hfd x 4 | 16-17 mnths | AP Critchlow, Wheston |
£1120 | Hfd 5 | 15-17 mnths | A Hunter, Hognaston |
£740 | B Blue x | 14 mnths | JW Walker & Son, Tideswell |
£1150 | AA x | 16 mnths | DR Heatley, Dilhorne |
£1150 | Sim x | 16 mnths | C Matthews, Castleton |
£1200 | Lim x | 16 mnths | Mrs SB Torr, Tissington |
£1070 | B Blue x | 12-16 mnths | Mrs SB Torr, Tissington |
£1110 | Lim x 6 | 15-16 mnths | F Potter & Son, Yeaveley |
£1080 | AA x | 17 mnths | RN Wilcockson, Eastmoor |
£1245 | Lim x | 21-29 mnths | JL & NT Walker, Bonsall |
£1450 | AA x | 41 mnths | JA Sheldon, Middleton |
£1490 | AA x | 16 mnths | JA Sheldon, Middleton |
£940 | AA x | 22-23 mnths | JE White, Moscar |
£1155 | S Horn | 17-20 mnths | H Young, Peak Forest |
£1580 | Char x | 16-17 mnths | A Hall, Chisworth |
£1230 | B Blue x | 22 mnths | JW & RG Ede, Youlgreave |
£1240 | AA x 4 | 18-19 mnths | N & D Woolley, Stanley |
£1170 | AA x | 19 mnths | MG Mosley & Son, Rivelin |
£1550 | Lim x | 17-18 mnths | BD & A Yates & Son, Middleton |
£1280 | Blond x | 25-26 mnths | J & P Riley, Hartington |
£1260 | B Blue x | 25-28 mnths | J & P Riley, Hartington |
£1090 | AA x | 22-26 mnths | Leasows Partners, Uttoxeter |
£1440 | B Blue x 4 | 24-25 mnths | Miss R Spooner, Chinley |
£1180 | B Blue x | 22-24 mnths | W Latham, Weston on Trent |
£1265 | Lim x | 25 mnths | MD Webster, Ashbourne |
£1375 | Blond x | 25 mnths | A Brown & Son, Bonsall |
£1185 | B Blue x | 22 mnths | C Bowler, Ashleyhay |
£1150 | W Blk | 23 mnths | DA & AM Campeau, Crowdicote |
£1250 | AA x | 27 mnths | Mrs F Evans & Daughters, Colwich |
£1140 | B Blue x | 30 mnths | R & GR Webster, Fenny Bentley |
Auctioneer:

Alastair Sneddon
Senior partner
Livestock, auctioneering and professional services

Meg Elliott
Auctioneer and Valuer, Market Associate
100 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)
Another decent with the best quality creating significant interest from a number of people to a top of £485 for bulls and £440 for heifers.
Next down also plenty of trade with all shapes and sizes looking well sold.
Just a small entry of B/W’s and all keenly bid for to a top of £50.
Bulls
B Blue £485 G Matkin, Idridgehay
B Blue £435 GS & OL Wheeldon, Atlow
B Blue £400 F Mycock & Sons, Wormhill
Lim £450 M Gregory, Perrydale
Lim £445 BD Hudson, Ipstones
Sim £310 G Matkin, Idridgehay
Char £260 RG Emmott, Disley
Angus £200 R Bradbury & Sons, Middleton
Hfrs
B Blue £440 TW Kent & Co, Yeaveley
B Blue £400 S Young, Radbourne
Char £295 RG Emmott, Disley
Auctioneer:

Ivor Lowe
Partner
Property and professional services
1274 LAMBS & 291 EWES & RAMS
(Auctioneers Peter Oven & Mark Elliott)
A total entry of 1565 sheep included 1274 lambs with meated sorts in demand. Lightweight sorts peaked at 327p/kg with best butchers lambs to 324p/kg and heavyweight butchers lambs to 316p/kg with overweight breaking lambs topping 313p/kg. Top gross of over £165/head with an overall market average of 282.04p/kg.
Leading Prices: –
35.1kg | 327p/kg | N Beswick |
39.1kg | 324p/kg | N Beswick |
41.1kg | 307p/kg | M Gregory |
42.2kg | 306p/kg | T Hall |
43.0kg | 310p/kg | AJ & JE Gagie |
43.7kg | 324p/kg | M Gregory |
44.0kg | 318p/kg | BR & SB Archer |
45.2kg | 306p/kg | NA Birch |
45.8kg | 316p/kg | C & FM Percival |
46.1kg | 315p/kg | AJ & JE Gagie |
47.0kg | 309p/kg | R Brough & Son |
48.5kg | 311p/kg | BR & SB Archer |
50.0kg | 305p/kg | S & D Fearn |
52.6kg | 307p/kg | C & FM Percival |
52.8kg | 313p/kg | R Brough & Son |
Averages:
Standard | To 327p/kg | Average 268.75p/kg |
Medium | To 324p/kg | Average 283.53p/kg |
Heavy | To 316p/kg | Average 285.01p/kg |
Overweight | To 313p/kg | Average 272.12p/kg |
291 Cull Sheep
A mixed entry for the time of year but bidders for all breeds and creeds and 5 grazing purchasers operating.
Very few real heavyweight long Texels forward but trade strong to a top of £173 for Jeff & Vicky Turner, Okeover. Plenty of Texel crosses £126-£146 with the very biggest Mules over £120/head. Better end Gritstones just touching £100.
As detailed above there were numerous bidders for grazers with everything on offer from a lean horned type to some Suffolks and Texel crosses with potential to weigh well when finished on grass.
Just a few tups to a top of £138 for a Char from Nigel Birch.
Ewes to £173 Ave £105.10
Rams to £138 Ave £110.80
Auctioneer:

Peter Oven
Market Associate

Mark Elliott
Partner
Farm and dispersal sales, livestock auctioneer