Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market
Bakewell Market Report 2024-11-04
Numbers back somewhat with some Bakewell customers trapped behind Blue Tongue lines and unable to sell in the free world as it were.
Shorter supply resulted in improved prices with all sections reporting a very strong trade.
There were 354 store & breeding cattle on offer with bidders working very hard to secure a load.
Steers sold to £1,810 (ave £1,076), heifers £1,760 (ave £969) and feeding bulls to £1,560 ave (£1,024)
Remarkable figures bearing in mind that the biggest and best cattle have generally been sold by this time of year and are definitely in short supply. With the future looking ever more uncertain now might be the time to sell.
If you want a chat about it speak to Alastair Sneddon on 07973 982441.
Plenty of fireworks in the finished cattle cattle section with 121 head on offer and top prices of 360p and £2,513 per head.
The average for the 53 heifers was an outstanding 301.8 pence and the per head figure also looked good at £1,744.
Plenty of steam in the OTM department with 126 head selling on a sparkling trade reaching 248p and £2,067 per head.
The average almost 10p better than last week at 181.0 pence.
Only 38 calves this week, but plenty of demand with bulls to £475 and heifers £450.
Over in the sheep shed there were 999 lambs forward with trade substantially better and new buyers operating. Top figures 360p/kg and £179.31 per head with the SQQ average at a remarkable 302.8 pence and the overall figure 303.2p indicating a strong demand for heavyweight lambs.
403 cull sheep on offer with trade distinctly better. Ewes sold to £230 to average a healthy £108.92.
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
Thursday 7th November: Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale
Friday 8th November: Store Sheep Sale
This map shows the current restriction zones as of 4th November 2024
If there are any changes, we will announce these as soon as possible via our website & Facebook and the Store List
Auctioneer:

Alastair Sneddon
Senior partner
Livestock, auctioneering and professional services
126 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall ave 181.1p/kg or £1221
(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)
Cows have gone dearer again with a sparkling trade to light up the moods of any farmers who showed cows today. It’s not often that cows lift this early but a lack of supply has boosted the appetite of all buyers at ringside. Best today sold to 248p for a Limmy from Philip Coope, Taddington with better sorts easily over 220p. If you have got cows to sell, the best way to achieve the maximum return is in the Livestock market and at Bakewell we have a big ring of buyers looking to purchase genuine farmers cows. For any information on how we market cows in Bakewell give me a call on 07801 530899.
Results:
248p/kg | 676kg | Lim | P Coope, Taddington |
247p/kg | 724kg | Char | N Wood, Over Haddon |
243p/kg | 788kg | Lim | M Hambleton, Alstonefield |
235p/kg | 644kg | B Blue x | Wheeldon Partners, Taddington |
234p/kg | 626kg | Char | SL Holland & Son, Birchover |
231p/kg | 806kg | Blond x | Scriveton Manor Farm Holdings |
231p/kg | 810kg | Char | N Wood, Over Haddon |
230p/kg | 556kg | B Blue x | Wheeldon Partners, Taddington |
229p/kg | 708kg | Sim | R Henshall, High Peak |
226p/kg | 670kg | B Blue x | B Langton, Horsley Woodhouse |
225p/kg | 824kg | Blond x | Scriveton Manor Farm Holdings |
224p/kg | 648kg | Sim | R Henshall, High Peak |
222p/kg | 768kg | B Blue x | JG Jackson, Wardlow |
Gross Prices:
£1914.84 | 788kg | Lim | M Hambleton, Alstonefield |
£1871.10 | 810kg | Char | N Wood, Over Haddon |
£1861.86 | 806kg | Blond x | Scriveton Manor Farm Holdings |
£1854.00 | 824kg | Blond x | Scriveton Manor Farm Holdings |
£1815.84 | 936kg | Char | JG & JM Belfield, Sheen |
£1813.68 | 916kg | S Horn | B Chadwick, Onecote |
£1788.28 | 724kg | Char | N Wood, Over Haddon |
£1746.36 | 882kg | Char | FA & PJ Pilkington, Kniveton |
£1717.60 | 904kg | Hfd | RA Allsopp, Alderwasley |
£1709.80 | 830kg | B Blue x | FA & PJ Pilkington, Kniveton |
£1704.96 | 768kg | B Blue x | JG Jackson, Wardlow |
£1676.48 | 676kg | Lim | P Coope, Taddington |
£1674.24 | 768kg | Blond x | Scriveton Manor Farm Holdings |
£1671.60 | 840kg | Sim | CW & BM Hudson, Barrow Moor |
£1640.50 | 850kg | Linc Red | PA Hall, Ashbourne |
44 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 165.6p
Like them all today with the leanest looking best of all.
1 OTM Heifer 200p
Best fed cows 180-195p
Parlour Cows 160-180p
Plainest sorts look dearest 140-160p
The best today:
200p/kg | £1076 | Fries, 34 mnths | E Cooper, Taddington |
195p/kg | £1712 | Holst, 6 yrs | RW Ardern & Sons, Buxton |
195p/kg | £1602 | Swed, 5 yrs | RW Ardern & Sons, Buxton |
192p/kg | £1451 | Holst, 4 yrs | Springfield Farm, Ambergate |
189p/kg | £1549 | Fleck, 7 yrs | RW Ardern & Sons, Buxton |
184p/kg | £1431 | Fries, 6 yrs | FJ Gould & Son, Longnor |
184p/kg | £1284 | Mont, 4 yrs | Furness & Taylor, Wormhill |
183p/kg | £1372 | Mont, 5 yrs | Furness & Taylor, Wormhill |
183p/kg | £1277 | Fries, 5 yrs | A Sims, Hulland |
180p/kg | £1134 | Holst, 30 mnths | JM & CM Wainwright, Earl Sterndale |
4 OTM Bulls
204p/kg | £1334 | AA | H Tinker & Sons, Rotherham |
200p/kg | £1248 | Blond | H Tinker & Sons, Rotherham |
195p/kg | £2067 | Hfd | T Beswick, Fairfield |
7 OTM Steers
255p/kg | £1657 | AA, 31 mnths | RW Ardern & Sons, Buxton |
239p/kg | £1673 | Fries, 33 mnths | RW Ardern & Sons, Buxton |
Auctioneer:

Oliver Hiles
Market Associate
121 FINISHED CATTLE ave 288.7p/kg
(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)
Back up to numbers and trade as good as we have ever seen and even Guy Fawkes could not have imagined things this hot!
22 Young Bulls ave 272.4p
Trade on fire again with the best from Phil & Emma Watson at 318p chased hard by Keith Harrop and Charles Jeffery both at 316p.
Results:
318p/kg | 622kg | Lim | P & E Watson, Ashover |
316p/kg | 688kg | Blond x | K Harrop, Alport |
316p/kg | 704kg | B Blue x | C & D Jeffery, Pilsley |
300p/kg | 762kg | B Blue x | JT Ottewell, Calow |
299p/kg | 742kg | Blond x | K Harrop, Alport |
298p/kg | 692kg | Blond x | K Harrop, Alport |
298p/kg | 644kg | Lim | P & E Watson, Ashover |
Gross Prices:
£2286.00 | 762kg | B Blue x | C & D Jeffery, Pilsley |
£2283.30 | 774kg | B Blue x | JT Ottewell, Calow |
£2224.64 | 704kg | B Blue x | C & D Jeffery, Pilsley |
£2218.58 | 742kg | Blond x | K Harrop, Alport |
£2174.08 | 688kg | Blond x | K Harrop, Alport |
£2148.96 | 726kg | Blond x | C & D Jeffery, Pilsley |
£2065.02 | 762kg | Sim | K Harrop, Alport |
£2062.16 | 692kg | Blond x | K Harrop, Alport |
£2020.72 | 754kg | Char | R Prue & Son, Alfreton |
£2019.60 | 748kg | Char | R Prue & Son, Alfreton |
46 Steers ave 288.7p/kg
An explosion in numbers with 3 times more than last week and trade superb, Roger & Lee White won the day and sold best Limmys to 337p (£2217) with Clive Bacon at 334p (£2110) and Charlie Smithem at 332p (£2005). 18 Natives today with Herefords to 311p and Devons to 269p, 4 B/W’s topped at 252p for Neil Massey.
Results:
337p/kg | 658kg | Lim | R & A White & Son, Bamford |
334p/kg | 632kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
332p/kg | 604kg | Lim | DB Smithem, Pilsley |
332p/kg | 612kg | Lim | D & L Wain, Ilam |
331p/kg | 614kg | Lim | DB Smithem, Pilsley |
330p/kg | 684kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
330p/kg | 600kg | Lim | C Smithem, Pilsley |
329p/kg | 628kg | Lim | DB Smithem, Pilsley |
326p/kg | 716kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
325p/kg | 768kg | B Blue x | M Hambleton, Alstonefield |
320p/kg | 640kg | Lim | Thorp Farms Ltd, Baslow |
Gross Prices:
£2496.00 | 768kg | B Blue x | M Hambleton, Alstonefield |
£2334.16 | 716kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
£2257.20 | 684kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
£2217.46 | 658kg | Lim | R & A White & Son, Bamford |
£2110.88 | 632kg | Lim | RG Bacon, Wadshelf |
£2066.12 | 628kg | Lim | DB Smithem, Pilsley |
£2065.44 | 662kg | Sim | BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor |
£2048.00 | 640kg | Lim | Thorp Farms Ltd, Baslow |
£2032.34 | 614kg | Lim | DB Smithem, Sitwell Grange |
£2031.84 | 612kg | Lim | D & L Wain, Ilam |
£2027.40 | 654kg | Sim | BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor |
£2005.28 | 604kg | Lim | DB Smithem, Pilsley |
53 Heifers ave 301.9/kg
Boom, Boom, Boom – The average over £3/kg on one of the fastest trades ever seen at Bakewell. Trade peaked at 360p twice for fancy shaped heifers for Keith Harrop and Steven Wells, with the better sorts generally 320p plus. 17 Natives (32% of the entry) saw Herefords at 312p (Joe Brennand). Angus to 308p (Roger Ardern) and Shorthorns 308p (Thorp Farms)
Results:
360p/kg | 640kg | Blond x | K Harrop, Alport |
360p/kg | 504kg | B Blue x | MJ Wells & Son, Monyash |
358p/kg | 702kg | Lim | K Harrop, Alport |
358p/kg | 650kg | Lim | K Harrop, Alport |
352p/kg | 596kg | Char | AJ Chadfield, Marston Montgomery |
343p/kg | 620kg | Lim | R & A White & Son, Bamford |
337p/kg | 616kg | Lim | R & A White & Son, Bamford |
332p/kg | 612kg | Lim | K Harrop, Alport |
331p/kg | 688kg | Lim | Moor Farmers, Flagg |
326p/kg | 574kg | Lim | DB Smithem, Pilsley |
323p/kg | 556kg | Lim | DB Smithem, Pilsley |
322p/kg | 612kg | Char | AJ Chadfield, Marston Montgomery |
320p/kg | 540kg | Lim | DM Elliott & Son, Little Hucklow |
Gross Prices:
£2513.16 | 702kg | Lim | K Harrop, Alport |
£2327.76 | 732kg | Lim | Moor Farmers, Flagg |
£2327.00 | 650kg | Lim | K Harrop, Alport |
£2304.00 | 640kg | Blond x | K Harrop, Alport |
£2277.28 | 688kg | Lim | Moor Farmers, Flagg |
£2174.48 | 706kg | AA | RW Ardern & Sons, Topley Pike |
£2126.60 | 620kg | Lim | R & A White & Son, Bamford |
£2097.92 | 596kg | Char | AJ Chadfield, Marston Montgomery |
£2077.60 | 742kg | Hfd | JM & CM Wainwright, Earl Sterndale |
£2075.92 | 616kg | Lim | R & A White & Son, Bamford |
£2070.80 | 668kg | B Blue x | JW Dawes & Son, Coal Aston |
£2031.84 | 612kg | Lim | K Harrop, Alport |
Auctioneer:

Oliver Hiles
Market Associate
STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneers Alastair Sneddon & Meg Elliott)
Numbers down with the total entry only 354 head and trade particularly strong. If you have cattle tested and ready to sell, now might be a good time.
The sale started with an assortment of breeding stock which included:
Breeding Cattle
£1550 | Hfd Cow, 44 mnths & Str Calf | JW & AJ Dakin, Smalley |
£1320 | AA x Cow, 27 mnths & Str Calf | JW & AJ Dakin, Smalley |
£905 | AA x Hfrs, 25 mnths, i/c | RA Gosling, Parwich |
£1700 | Hfd Stock Bull, 77 mnths | M & G Brown, Marston Montgomery |
£1700 | Lim x Cows, 52-54 mnths
For Feeding |
I Rowe, Chesterfield |
30 Feeding Bulls
A stronger sample this week with examples as follows which includes some outstanding young cattle from I Rowe of Chesterfield.
Prices as follows:
£1560 | B Blue x | 7-9 mnths | I Rowe, Chesterfield |
£1560 | B Blue x | 9 mnths | I Rowe, Chesterfield |
£1460 | B Blue x | 7-8 mnths | I Rowe, Chesterfield |
£920 | AA x | 7-9 mnths | JC & M Balls, Ambergate |
£1260 | Sim x | 29-32 mnths | MW Aikin, Owler Bar |
£1280 | Sim x | 13 mnths | JP Webster, Eyam |
£1100 | Char x | 15 mnths | JP Webster, Eyam |
£1480 | Lim x | 22 mnths | G & R Pykett, Ilkeston |
135 Steers ave £1074
A good many younger and smaller cattle in the mix with the stronger short finish animals in short supply and looking very well sold.
Angus & Hereford crosses keenly sought as were the stronger Black & White Steers.
Sample Results:
£770 | Lim x | 10 mnths | Manor Farming, Tatenhill |
£810 | AA x | 7 mnths | J Moxon, Wirksworth |
£1220 | B Blue x | 7-9 mnths | I Rowe, Chesterfield |
£880 | Sim x | 13-14 mnths | Mrs L Longdon, Snake Pass |
£630 | Baz x | 9 mnths | Holtwood Farm, Doveridge |
£990 | AA x | 16-17 mnths | RP Lawley, Draycott |
£1480 | AA x | 15 mnths | J Cundy, Longnor |
£900 | S Horn x | 15-16 mnths | JR & DJ Hollingworth, Ockbrook |
£1420 | Blond x | 16 mnths | TJ & MR Gould, Sheen |
£1140 | Lim x | 15 mnths | C & M Wainwright, Denstone |
£965 | Hfd 5 | 15-17 mnths | JR & L Oulton, Ashleyhay |
£1330 | B Blue x | 19 mnths | B Nash, Bradley |
£1230 | Lim x | 18 mnths | PJ Bailey, Grindon |
£1480 | AA x | 17 mnths | CE Cowan, Belper |
£1200 | AA x | 17 mnths | G & C & O Kirkham, Hartington |
£1250 | AA x | 18-19 mnths | I & T Greenfield, Wellsborough |
£1300 | Lim x | 17-18 mnths | GA & CJ Mellor, Adnaston |
£1460 | Lim x | 21-22 mnths | JS Bramall, Totley |
£1200 | Hfd x | 20-21 mnths | CC Etches, Tissington |
£1160 | AA x | 19-20 mnths | DJ Webster, Worrall |
£1170 | Dev | 19 mnths | PJ Wheeldon, Earl Sterndale |
£1710 | Lim x | 22 mnths | J & D Skidmore, Chelmorten |
£1510 | B Blue x | 25 mnths | J & D Skidmore, Chelmorten |
£1580 | Baz x | 17 mnths | J & D Skidmore, Chelmorten |
£1100 | S Horn x | 25 mnths | MJ Wain, Brassington |
£1810 | Char x | 26 mnths | Wheeldon Farms, Taddington |
£1500 | B Blue x | 26-27 mnths | Wheeldon Farms, Taddington |
£1510 | AA x | 23-25 mnths | EC Stoddard, Cheadle |
£1150 | Fries 5 | 26 mnths | WJ Heathcote, Grange Mill |
£1360 | Holst 7 | 25-26 mnths | WJ Heathcote, Grange Mill |
£1250 | Lim x | 18 mnths | G & R Pykett, Ilkeston |
165 Heifers ave £969
The girls outnumbered the boys this week with a decent show of heifers. Trade was very strong as these sample results will demonstrate.
Sample Results:
£640 | Hfd x | 8 mnths | Manor Farming, Tatenhill |
£860 | Lim x | 10 mnths | Manor Farming, Tatenhill |
£720 | AA x | 7 mnths | J Moxon, Wirksworth |
£680 | Lim x 4 | 7-9 mnths | PA Hall, Mercaston |
£600 | Baz 4 | 9 mnths | Holtwood Farm, Doveridge |
£880 | B Blue x 4 | 14-15 mnths | R Wain, Matlock |
£845 | S Horn x | 15 mnths | JR & DJ Hollingworth, Ockbrook |
£1590 | Blond x | 16 mnths | TJ & MR Gould, Sheen |
£1310 | Char x | 22-24 mnths | J & N & M Walker, Bonsall |
£1070 | Lim x 4 | 16-20 mnths | C & M Wainwright, Denstone |
£870 | Hfd | 17 mnths | JR & L Oulton, Ashleyhay |
£1760 | Char x | 20 mnths | B Nash, Bradley |
£950 | Lim x | 19 mnths | PJ Bailey, Grindon |
£1290 | AA x | 17 mnths | CE Cowan, Belper |
£1190 | Sal x 5 | 16-20 mnths | ES Rowarth & Son, Bradwell |
£1260 | Lim x | 19 mnths | AJ Chadfield, Ashbourne |
£1750 | Lim x | 17 mnths | MI Mosley & Co, Stannington |
£1190 | Saler x | 20 mnths | GA & CJ Mellor, Admaston |
£810 | AA x | 17-20 mnths | W & M Whitbred, Biggin |
£1140 | B Blue x | 24 mnths | J Shardlow, Shirland |
£1430 | B Blue x | 25 mnths | J & D Skidmore, Chelmorten |
£1550 | B Blue x 4 | 21-26 mnths | DI & MR Crooks, Staveley |
£1480 | B Blue x 5 | 20-26 mnths | DI & MR Crooks, Staveley |
£1520 | Char x 3 | 27-28 mnths | Wheeldon Farms, Taddington |
£1070 | AA x5 | 22-24 mnths | EC Stoddard, Cheadle |
£1170 | B Blue x | 24 mnths | D Poole & Son, Flagg |
£1190 | AA x | 25 mnths | D Poole & Son, Flagg |
Auctioneer:

Alastair Sneddon
Senior partner
Livestock, auctioneering and professional services

Meg Elliott
Auctioneer and Valuer, Market Associate
38 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)
Trade generally sharper on all types and all well bid for with B Blue bulls to a top of £475 and heifers to £420.
Native breeds equally as well sold together with Black & Whites, but a light show in terms of numbers in all departments.
Bulls
B Blue £475 Springfield Farm, Holly Lane
B Blue £325 JE Seals & Son, Shirland
Lim £260 D Fotherby & Sons, Wormhill
Hfd £195 D Fotherby & Sons, Wormhill
Hfrs
B Blue £420 TN Palfreyman & Son, Flagg
Auctioneer:

Ivor Lowe
Partner
Property and professional services
999 LAMBS & 403 EWES & RAMS
(Auctioneer Peter Oven)
A smaller entry of 1,402 sheep included 999 lambs. A better show of lambs in general with more corn fed lambs within the entry. Lamb trade up 30p/kg on the week with a pen of 5 topping the day at 360p/kg with heavyweights to 340p/kg and overweights to 322p/kg. Several runs of fed lambs reaped the benefits with 92 from one farm averaging £151.16/head and 49 from another averaging £157.22 per head. The top gross of £179.31/head. Overall average 303.29p/kg.
Leading Prices: –
38.3kg | 318p/kg | EM Marsden |
38.9kg | 316p/kg | M Gregory |
40.0kg | 332p/kg | J & J Walton & Sons |
41.2kg | 324p/kg | DM Elliott & Son |
42.8kg | 336p/kg | J Bonsall |
44.4kg | 340p/kg | R Swift & Sons |
45.4kg | 360p/kg | R Swift & Sons |
46.7kg | 322p/kg | R Swift & Sons |
49.0kg | 340p/kg | R Brough & Son |
49.1kg | 340p/kg | J & J Spillane |
52.2kg | 310p/kg | R Swift & Sons |
54.0kg | 322p/kg | J & J Spillane |
57.3kg | 298p/kg | J & J Spillane |
61.8kg | 290p/kg | CW Taberner |
Averages:
Standard | To 318p/kg | Average 299.94p/kg |
Medium | To 360p/kg | Average 303.43p/kg |
Heavy | To 340p/kg | Average 304.62/kg |
Overweight | To 322p/kg | Average 300.78p/kg |
403 Cull Sheep
(Auctioneers M Elliott & H Swift)
An excellent entry of ewes and the quality totally different to the last 2 weeks.
A lovely run of meated pens of both Texel and Mules and the buyers out for the goods.
Generally, trade faster than recent weeks with a top of £230 for long pure Texels from the Butler family at Calow.
All the best continentals over £170 and the best 7 pens averaged over £190 per head which was a reflection of the quality, the finish and a slight rise in trade.
Best Mules over £116 with premium sorts over £120.
Texel and Continental rams sold really well with fleshy types topping at £229 for David Wood. Horned tups well over £100 per head.
Ewes to £230 Ave £108.92
Rams to £229 Ave £128.09
Auctioneer:

Peter Oven
Market Associate

Mark Elliott
Partner
Farm and dispersal sales, livestock auctioneer

Holly Swift
Apprentice Surveyor