Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market
Bakewell Market Report 2024-12-30
One of those in between markets with many vendors content to wait for ‘business as usual’ on the 6th January.
There were, however, 151 cattle and 1,542 on offer and those vendors who did consign stock were well pleased with the outcome.
Only a handful of store cattle which included cows and calves to £2,400, steers £1,600 and heifers £1,490.
A good turnout of 59 finished cattle with trade dearer than ever. Top figures 370p/kg and £2,477. The 31 heifers averaged 333p/kg and £2,063 per head. The 25 steers averaged 314.3p/kg and £2,189 per head.
Just 36 OTM cattle on offer with top figures 250p/kg and £1,852 per head.
The averaged was a cracking 187.6p and £1,260 per head.
45 calves this week with bulls to £390 and heifers £275.
In the sheep section there was plenty of demand for the 1,250 lambs on offer. Top figures 374p/kg and £205.63. The SQQ average looked good at 336.1 pence, making a lamb in the 39.1-45.5kg weight range average £144.52.
A useful turnout of 292 cull sheep with ewes to £229 to average £129.44.
Happy New Year to everyone and back to business as usual on Monday 6th January 2025.
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
Thursday 2nd January: Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale
We have been asked to inform you that
The funeral for
Mr Alan Hopkinson
Of
Oak Tree Farm, Astwith, Pilsley
Will be held at
St John the Baptist’s Church
Ault Hucknall
On
Tuesday 7th January 2025
At 1.30pm
Auctioneer:

Alastair Sneddon
Senior partner
Livestock, auctioneering and professional services
36 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS overall ave 187.6p/kg
(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)
Only a few on offer for the inbetweeners day and trade certainly dearer, even with a couple of wholesalers missing. The cows will go dearer as we progress in to the New Year and onwards to Spring. At Bakewell we have a large ring of wholesale buyers looking for heavy fleshed cows as well as worked dairy cows. There is also an army of buyers looking for cows to improve for further feeding. Cows will be wanted in numbers for the 6th January.
Thankyou for all your custom in making Bakewell one of the leading centres for selling barren cows in 2024. Cows today peaked at 250p for a young 35 month old Simmy for Steve Thompson with the better end nicely over 200p plus.
Results:
250p/kg | 566kg | Sim | SJ Thompson |
220p/kg | 810kg | B Blue x | IE & M & A Wilson, Hollington |
220p/kg | 490kg | Sim | SJ Thompson |
218p/kg | 762kg | AA | MA Mellor & Son, Little Hayfield |
214p/kg | 476kg | Linc Red | F Mycock & Sons, Wormhill |
214p/kg | 606kg | AA | MA Mellor & Son, Little Hayfield |
213p/kg | 678kg | B Blue x | D & DC Green, Whiston |
208p/kg | 768kg | Sim | GT Rowlinson, Denstone |
Gross Prices:
£1872.96 | 874kg | B Blue x | GT Rowlinson, Denstone |
£1782.00 | 810kg | B Blue x | IE & M & A Wilson, Hollington |
£1661.16 | 762kg | AA | MA Mellor & Son, Little Hayfield |
£1597.44 | 768kg | Sim | GT Rowlinson, Denstone |
£1591.52 | 812kg | Sim | CJ Stone, Green Fairfield |
£1469.62 | 746kg | B Blue x | D & DC Green, Whiston |
£1444.14 | 678kg | B Blue x | D & DC Green, Whiston |
20 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 167.2p/kg
A bigger percentage than normal and dearer overall.
1 OTM clean (31 mnths) 234p
Best Cows 180-200p or £1852
Parlour Holsteins 165-180p
Plainest end under 160p
The best today:
234p/kg | £1600 | Holst, 31 mnths | TN Palfreyman & Son, Monyash |
200p/kg | £1852 | Flec, 10 yrs | RW Ardern & Sons, Buxton |
200p/kg | £1184 | Fries, 4 yrs | C Beever, Alport |
198p/kg | £1793 | Holst, 10 yrs | RW Ardern & Son, Buxton |
193p/kg | £1208 | Fries, 4 ½ yrs | C Beever, Alport |
192p/kg | £1424 | Fries, 5 yrs | T & CJ Hadfield, Tideswell |
188p/kg | £1205 | Fries, 4 yrs | C Beever, Alport |
1 OTM Steer
225p/kg | £1300 | Linc, 31 mnths | F Mycock & Sons, Wormhill |
Auctioneer:

Oliver Hiles
Market Associate
59 FINISHED CATTLE ave 325.4p
(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)
TEAR UP THE RECORD BOOKS!
Unbelievable! I think the buyers have a new price list. Obviously, no sale or cattle about last week and this resulted in insatiable demand today with cattle much dearer again.
3 Young Bulls ave 344p/kg
Only 3 from David Goddard and the Fearn Family and they were rewarded as follows:
Results:
348p/kg | £2248 | Lim, 646kg | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
346p/kg | £2214 | Lim, 640kg | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
340p/kg | £2237 | Lim, 658kg | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
25 Steers ave 314.3p/kg or £2189
A nice show of meat for the buyers but only 3 suckler bred sorts on offer with the rest being Angus, Blues and Limmys out of dairy cows, but look at the averages. Keith Harrop did pick a couple of plumbs at 358p (£2455) with Angus x to 349p. Even a strong Holstein bullock today made 286p (£2173)
Results:
358p/kg | 686kg | B Blue x | K Harrop, Alport |
349p/kg | 710kg | AA | Meadow Place Farms, Youlgreave |
344p/kg | 626kg | Lim | DFE Holland, Glutton |
344p/kg | 600kg | Lim | DFE Holland, Glutton |
340p/kg | 622kg | AA | JWA Jeffery, Sudbury |
338p/kg | 622kg | Lim | DFE Holland, Glutton |
336p/kg | 686kg | B Blue x | E Morten & Sons, Barmoor Clough |
325p/kg | 750kg | AA | RW Ardern & Sons, Buxton |
322p/kg | 616kg | Lim | RW Ardern & Sons, Buxton |
Gross Prices:
£2477.90 | 710kg | AA | Meadow Place Farms, Youlgreave |
£2455.88 | 686kg | B Blue x | K Harrop, Alport |
£2437.50 | 750kg | AA | RW Ardern & Sons, Buxton |
£2364.96 | 758kg | AA | RW Ardern & Sons, Buxton |
£2347.84 | 736kg | B Blue x | E Morten & Sons, Barmoor Clough |
£2334.80 | 898kg | AA | RW Ardern & Sons, Buxton |
£2323.20 | 726kg | AA | RW Ardern & Sons, Buxton |
£2304.96 | 686kg | B Blue x | E Morten & Sons, Barmoor Clough |
£2293.08 | 788kg | S Horn | Meadow Place Farms, Youlgreave |
£2233.92 | 716kg | AA | CPR & JM Mycock, Friden |
£2225.28 | 732kg | Hfd | Meadow Place Farms, Youlgreave |
£2211.60 | 776kg | AA | CPR & JM Mycock, Friden |
£2173.60 | 760kg | Holst | RW Ardern & Sons, Buxton |
31 Heifers ave 333.4p/kg or £2063
Wow! What a trade and the fastest ever witnessed in Bakewell or perhaps anywhere! Again, only 5 suckler sorts on offer to 370p for Keith Harrop with Dairy x Blues to 350p, Herefords to 342p and Angus to 336p.
Results:
370p/kg | 624kg | Blond x | K Harrop, Alport |
368p/kg | 602kg | Blond x | DFE Holland, Glutton |
362p/kg | 624kg | B Blue x | K Harrop, Alport |
360p/kg | 568kg | Lim | K Harrop, Alport |
354p/kg | 660kg | Char | RE & D & D Priestley, Castleton |
350p/kg | 568kg | B Blue x | JW Dawes, Coal Aston |
350p/kg | 574kg | B Blue x | K Harrop, Alport |
349p/kg | 654kg | B Blue x | RE & D & D Priestley, Castleton |
348p/kg | 666kg | Lim | Moor Farmers, Flagg |
346p/kg | 598kg | B Blue x | JW Dawes, Coal Aston |
344p/kg | 624kg | B Blue x | JW Dawes, Coal Aston |
Gross Prices:
£2336.40 | 708kg | AA | Moor Farmers, Flagg |
£2336.40 | 660kg | Char | RE & D & D Priestley, Castleton |
£2322.54 | 782kg | Hfd | JM & CM Wainwright, Buxton |
£2317.68 | 666kg | Lim | Moor Farmers, Flagg |
£2308.80 | 624kg | Blond x | K Harrop, Alport |
£2282.46 | 654kg | B Blue x | RE & D & D Priestley, Castleton |
£2270.66 | 686kg | Char | RE & D & D Priestley, Castleton |
£2258.88 | 624kg | B Blue x | K Harrop, Alport |
£2255.04 | 696kg | Hfd | JM & CM Wainwright, Buxton |
£2223.00 | 650kg | Char | RE & D & D Priestley, Castleton |
£2221.44 | 712kg | Hfd | JM & CM Wainwright, Buxton |
£2215.36 | 602kg | Blond x | DFE Holland, Glutton |
£2210.00 | 650kg | B Blue x | Moor Farmers, Flagg |
Auctioneer:

Oliver Hiles
Market Associate
45 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)
A very respectable entry and trade extremely sharp on all types, but that said a good run of quality calves on offer.
Bulls saw B Blue to £390 on 3 separate occasions with heifers of the same breed to £275 and Limousin to £260.
Native bred calves equally as keenly sought after and just a small entry of B/W’s looking well sold to a top of £100.
Bulls
B Blue £390 J Shirt & Sons, Tideswell
B Blue £390 RE Poyser & Son, Onecote
Angus £200 JW Brandrick & Son, Beamhurst
Angus £180 L Hadfield & Son, Peak Forest
Hfd £195 Holtwood Farm, Doveridge
Hfrs
B Blue £275 RE Poyser & Son, Onecote
B Blue £245 Springfield Farm, Ambergate
Char £230 J Shirt & Sons, Tideswell
Lim £260 WJ & DM Madin, Holymoorside
Auctioneer:

Ivor Lowe
Partner
Property and professional services
1250 LAMBS, 292 EWES & RAMS & 16 STORE SHEEP
(Auctioneer Peter Oven)
A very good entry of 1542 sheep included 1250 lambs. All outlets represented with a total of 10 different buyers in front of the auctioneer. Demand for the finished lambs very good throughout with best butchers lambs to 374p/kg, heavy lambs to 354p/kg and overweights to 348p/kg with a top gross of £205.63/head. Overall average 336.11p/kg.
Leading Prices: –
35.6kg | 338p/kg | SH & JG Fletcher |
36.6kg | 341p/k | BL & BM Corbett |
37.8kg | 342p/kg | PE Yates |
38.7kg | 348p/kg | RS Torr |
40.2kg | 356p/kg | DM Elliott & Son |
41.1kg | 358p/kg | N & S Pearson |
41.5kg | 362p/kg | JW Blackshaw |
42.4kg | 374p/kg | JW Blackshaw |
42.7kg | 366p/kg | JW Blackshaw |
43.5kg | 362p/kg | JB Drabble |
45.0kg | 359p/kg | S & D Fearn |
45.2kg | 360p/kg | TB Dalton |
47.5kg | 354p/kg | J & J Walton & Sons |
48.2kg | 352p/kg | JW Blackshaw |
49.8kg | 3550p/kg | M Hambleton |
52.0kg | 354p/kg | TB Dalton |
52.5kg | 348p/kg | M Wright |
53.3kg | 348p/kg | M Wright |
54.1kg | 344p/kg | M Wright |
60.0kg | 322p/kg | M Hambleton |
Averages:
Standard | To 350p/kg | Average 317.86p/kg |
Medium | To 364p/kg | Average 322.63p/kg |
Heavy | Top 378p/kg | Average 319.43p/kg |
Overweight | To 328p/kg | Average 307.66p/kg |
Cull Sheep
(Auctioneer M Elliott & H Swift)
In the cull ewes and rams a total of 292 on offer saw demand still very brisk for all types. Best pure Texel ewes peaked at £299 and £228 with Texel x to £170.
Ewes to £229 Ave £129.44
Rams to £171 Ave £121
Auctioneer:

Peter Oven
Market Associate

Mark Elliott
Partner
Farm and dispersal sales, livestock auctioneer

Holly Swift
Apprentice Surveyor