Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market
Bakewell Market Report for Monday 11th November 2019 2019-11-11
With all the flooding and associated troubles, a smaller market was in prospect, but this was not the case with 805 Cattle and 1,935 Sheep on offer at Bakewell.
Despite dismal weather things were much brighter as far as trade was concerned with Finished Lambs and Finished Cattle recording very respectable prices and plenty of confidence in the Store and Breeding Cattle department.
To be more specific there were 489 Store and Breeding forward including special entries of in-calf heifers. These attracted plenty of interest with the best on offer selling to £1,500. Cows & Calves made up to £1,005 and a Limousin Stock Bull at £1,320. Of the regular Store Cattle trade was distinctly up beat with Steers to £1,150, Heifers £990 and Feeding Bulls £950.
The Finished Cattle section at Bakewell continues to attract substantial numbers with 126 on parade this week. Best on offer made 232p and £1,442 per head, but the trade is best summed up by the 60 Heifers which averaged a very decent 186p.
Only 43 Calves, possibly a result of the miserable weather with a strong trade for the better sorts. Bulls to £405 and Heifers £330.
Turning to the Sheep, there were 1,253 Finished Lambs with trade much the same as last week. Top figures 230p and £111.36 per head and the SQQ looking good at 186.3p
Finally, the Cull Sheep, 658 on offer with Ewes to £120 and the average £65.77.
Forthcoming Events
Thursday 14th November: Lunchtime Sheep Sale
Friday 22nd November – Store Sheep Sale, Excellent trade last Friday.
Saturday & Sunday, 16th/17th November: The English Winter Fair at Bingley Hall, Stafford
Saturday 30th November: Dispersal Sale at South Staffs College, Rodbaston
Sunday 1st December: Bakewell Primestock Show & Carol Service
Auctioneer:

Alastair Sneddon
Senior partner
Livestock, auctioneering and professional services
147 OTM, BARREN & FEEDING COWS – overall average 93.6p (Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)
Many more Cows than last week and indeed the same week last year. Many thanks to all those who responded to the advert to send Cattle to Bakewell. We have a big ring of buyers, 16 different individuals today purchasing Cows, including 8 different feeding buyers. That is the beauty of a ‘Green Market’ with purchasers looking to improve the value of Cows. Surely this is better than one mans opinion when they are hanging up. Cows today peaked at 153p for a Limousin from CA Lymer, Leek with a big Cow from JA Mosley, Stannington at 143p or £1186.
82 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 87.3p
The leaner they are the dearer they look which is lucky because there were a lot of very plain ex parlour types about today with good meated sorts few and far between. Geoff Limer, Taddington had a couple at 116p with better sorts generally over £1. Big Holsteins 90-100p with plainer sorts 80-90p and very plain cows generally 70-80p. 13 Jerseys and 8 Shorthorn Cows today all in the averages and all sold on a competitive trade.
Sample Results:
153p/kg | 612kg | Lim | CA Lymer, Leek |
143p/kg | 830kg | Lim | JA Mosley & Son, Stannington |
142p/kg | 830kg | Lim | MJ Wells & Son, Monyash |
140p/kg | 720kg | Sim | M Gregory, Perrydale |
138p/kg | 686kg | Lim | MJ Wells & Son, Monyash |
129p/kg | 644kg | Lim | JJ Watson, Marple Bridge |
129p/kg | 596kg | Lim | Wheeldon Partners, Taddington |
129p/kg | 664kg | Lim | Ashford Hall Farm, Bakewell |
127p/kg | 778kg | Lim | TF & J Thompson, Longnor |
Gross Prices:
£1186.90 | 830kg | Lim | JA Mosley & Sons, Stannington |
£1093.40 | 770kg | Lim | MJ Wells & Son, Monyash |
£1008.00 | 720kg | Sim | M Gregory, Perrydale |
£988.06 | 778kg | Lim | TF & J Thompson, Longnor |
£946.68 | 686kg | Lim | MJ Wells & Son, Monyash |
£936.36 | 612kg | Lim | CA Lymer, Leek |
£936.00 | 800kg | Char | DJ Stubbs, Hopton |
£912.00 | 760kg | Lim | RA & EF Mycock, Dukes Drive |
2 OTM Bulls
114p/kg | £1242.00 | AA | MG Mosley & Sons, Stannington |
Auctioneer:

Oliver Hiles
Market Associate
126 FINISHED CATTLE – overall average 178.3p (Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)
Numbers remain good with 44 vendors showing Cattle with trade considerably better throughout with wholesalers obviously short of numbers for Xmas killing.
13 Young Bulls ave 171.4p/kg
Very disappointing but trade solid to a high of 197p of £1442 for a pure Limousin from David Goddard representing Messrs Fearn, Wardlow Mires, John Ottewell had a couple at 195p (up to £1431)
Sample Results:
197p/kg | 732kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
195p/kg | 688kg | Lim | JT Ottewell, Calow |
195p/kg | 734kg | Lim | JT Ottewell, Calow |
190p/kg | 706kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
185p/kg | 592kg | Lim | A Sims Ltd, Hulland |
165p/kg | 562kg | Hfd | RR Mason & Son, Hulland Ward |
And Gross Prices:
£1442.04 | 732kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
£1431.30 | 734kg | Lim | JT Ottewell, Calow |
£1341.60 | 688kg | Lim | JT Ottewell, Calow |
£1341.40 | 706kg | Lim | S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires |
£1095.20 | 592kg | Lim | A Sims Ltd, Hulland |
53 Steers – overall average 172.1p/kg
A good turnout and buyers for all with the best looking well sold against some quotations. Don Lownds had a couple of Limmys at 218 and 214p with all the better-bred Cattle upto and over £2. A trio of excellent shaped Limousins for TB Dalton sold to £1389, £1380 and £1357, Well done! Natives sold to 181p for Angus and 170p for Devons.
Sample Results:
218p/kg | 612kg | Lim | D Lownds, Reapsmoor |
214p/kg | 578kg | Lim | D Lownds, Reapsmoor |
211p/kg | 550kg | Lim | JW Foot & Sons, Parwich |
208p/kg | 538kg | Lim | WT & HP Grindon & Son, Warslow |
204p/kg | 658kg | Sim | D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell |
204p/kg | 554kg | Lim | JM & B Mann, Bakewell |
202p/kg | 688kg | Lim | TB Dalton, Brailsford |
200p/kg | 690kg | Lim | TB Dalton, Brailsford |
199p/kg | 682kg | Lim | TB Dalton, Brailsford |
196p/kg | 632kg | Lim | FR, J & D Charlesworth, Bradbourne |
194p/kg | 612kg | Lim | D Prince, Back of Ecton |
192p/kg | 562kg | Lim | TW Austin & Co, Burnaston |
Gross Prices:
£1389.76 | 688kg | Lim | TB Dalton, Brailsford |
£1380.00 | 690kg | Lim | TB Dalton, Brailsford |
£1357.18 | 682kg | Lim | TB Dalton, Brailsford |
£1342.32 | 658kg | Sim | D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell |
£1334.16 | 612kg | Lim | D Lownds, Reapsmoor |
£1238.72 | 632kg | Lim | FR, J & D Charlesworth |
£1236.92 | 578kg | Lim | D Lownds, Reapsmoor |
£1197.84 | 644kg | Char | NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield |
£1190.40 | 640kg | Lim | FR, J & D Charlesworth, Bradbourne |
£1188.16 | 752kg | Lim | EA Gagie, Uttoxeter |
60 Finished Heifers – overall average 186.1p
Trade better again with more vendors choosing to send Cattle and being pleased with the result. Two fantastic Heifers at the top of the pile, that would not look out of place at the Christmas Show on the 1st/2nd December. The topper was Steven Wells at 232p (first in the ring today) closely followed at 230p with Charlotte Hadfield, both selling to RW Walmsley of Catterton, York. Plenty of better Heifers £2 plus 12 Natives all selling well, Angus to 203p, Herefords to 173p.
Sample Results:
232p/kg | 600kg | Lim | MJ Wells & Son, Monyash |
230p/kg | 576kg | Lim | D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell |
226p/kg | 584kg | Lim | D Lownds, Reapsmoor |
224p/kg | 530kg | B Blue x | NA Birch, Monyash |
222p/kg | 472kg | Lim | NA Birch, Monyash |
216p/kg | 546kg | Lim | P Redfearn, Stockport |
216p/kg | 538kg | B Blue x | J Ratcliffe & Son, Alton |
212p/kg | 620kg | Sim | D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell |
211p/kg | 612kg | Lim | F Lomas, Kniveton |
210p/kg | 520kg | Lim | P Redfearn, Stockport |
208p/kg | 494kg | Lim | JW Foot & Sons, Parwich |
And Gross Prices:
£1392.00 | 600kg | Lim | MJ Wells & Son, Monyash |
£1324.80 | 576kg | Lim | D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell |
£1319.84 | 584kg | Lim | D Lownds, Reapsmoor |
£1314.40 | 620kg | Sim | D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell |
£1291.32 | 612kg | Lim | F Lomas, Kniveton |
£1271.40 | 652kg | Lim | L Burdekin & Sons, Belper |
£1228.08 | 602kg | B Blue x | J Ratcliffe & Son, Alton |
£1221.86 | 614kg | B Blue x | JW Handford & Sons, Birch Vale |
£1211.28 | 618kg | Blond x | RS & EJ Longden & Sons, Chinley |
£1209.90 | 654kg | B Blue x | D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell |
Auctioneer:

Oliver Hiles
Market Associate
STORE & BREEDING CATTLE - (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)
489 head is a sizeable entry with numbers swelled by the special consignments of in-calf heifers in the Breeding Cattle section.
Plenty of Cattle showing the adverse effects of the inclement weather, if you have Stores to sell do not hesitate book them in before they lose condition.
In general trade brisker than last week with news filtering through of some slight increases in the Finished cattle returns.
46 Feeding Bulls
A useful selection – well bid for with sample returns as follows:
£710 | Lim x | 7 mnths | J Percival, Flagg |
£560 | B Blue x | 6-7 mnths | J Percival, Flagg |
£345 | Hfd x | 5 mnths | PN Maltby, Wardlow |
£790 | Hfd x Lim | 9-12 mnths | JP Webster, Foolow |
£950 | B Blue x | 18 mnths | JC Woolley, Codnor |
£855 | Lim x | 17 mnths | GM Grindey & Son, Hartington |
£800 | Sim | D Donnelly, Hulland Ward |
98 Breeding Cattle
A busy section with the annual consignment from JW & RG Ede of Youlgreave totalling some 44 animals together with a number of other Vendors who chose to sell on the same day.
Trade good for the best, with buyers proving to be selective, but giving some tremendous prices for what was considered most desirable.
Sample results:
£1500 | Lim x, 29 mnths i/c to Lim | JW & RG Ede Youlgreave |
£1500 | Lim x, 28 mnths i/c to Lim | JW & RG Ede Youlgreave |
£1370 | Lim x, 26 mnths i/c to Lim | JW & RG Ede Youlgreave |
18 made over £1000 | JW & RG Ede Youlgreave | |
£1080 | B Blue x, 29 mnths i/c to Angus | D Lownds, Reapsmoor |
£1030 | B Blue x, 23 mnths i/c to Angus | D Lownds, Reapsmoor |
£1080 | Hfd x, 27 mnths i/c to Lim | WJ & DM Madin, Holymoorside |
£980 | Hfd x, 27 mnths i/c to Lim | WJ & DM Madin, Holymoorside |
£1000 | Angus Cow, 60 mnths & Str Calf | EM & JA Billings, Hulland Ward |
£990 | Angus Cow, 62 mnths & Str Calf | EM & JA Billings, Hulland Ward |
£950 | Angus Cow, 85 mnths & Str Calf | EM & JA Billings, Hulland Ward |
£1320 | Ped Lim Stock Bull, 28 mnths | MJ Burnett, Rowsley |
210 Steers ave £672
A good selection with keen competition for all types. Plenty of interest in the Angus and Hereford crosses.
Good prices for Black & Whites and no shortage of bidders for the continentals whether short finish types or suckled calves. Every animal changed hands.
Sample Returns
£425 | B Blue x | 7 mnths | E Morley & Son, Kirk Langley |
£395 | Angus x | 6-7 mnths | E Morley & Son, Kirk Langley |
£255 | Holst | 5-7 mnths | E Morley & Son, Kirk Langley |
£480 | B Blue x | 6-8 mnths | E Salt, Doveholes |
£660 | Lim x | 5-7 mnths | GB Shaw, Burncross |
£550 | Lim x | 7 mnths | SR Bardwell, Hathersage |
£255 | Holst | 7-8 mnths | S Young, Radbourne |
£910 | Lim x | 10 mnths | G & G Green Ltd, Wessington |
£705 | Lim | 8 mnths | G Jones, Langley |
£900 | B Blue x | 15 mnths | SW Deaville, Rocester |
£990 | Saler | 18-27 mnths | ES Rowarth & Son, Bradwell |
£945 | Lim x | 14-15 mnths | FT Bagnall, Longnor |
£1045 | Lim x | 15 mnths | S Rhodes, Fulwood |
£750 | Hfd x | 16 mnths | B Snow, Ipstones |
£970 | B Blue x | 16 mnths | JH Morten & Sons, Whaley Bridge |
£730 | Lim x | 10-11 mnths | JJ Turner, Okeover |
£885 | Angus | 17-18 mnths | J Burton, Ilam |
£1150 | B Blue x | 19 mnths | GM Grindey & Son, Hartington |
£1040 | Char x | 15-17 mnths | M Gregory, Peak Forest |
£760 | Short x | 15-19 mnths | R & J Hancock, Foolow |
£735 | Hfd x | 18-23 mnths | AS Leech, Weston |
£625 | Hfd x | 18-23 mnths | Hall Partners, Tideswell |
£605 | B Blue x | 16-17 mnths | DG Brandrick, Snelston |
£1025 | Angus x | 27 mnths | Riverside Farmers, Scropton |
£995 | Lim x | 15-17 mnths | WP Wilson, Hilton |
£730 | Hfd x | 15-18 mnths | JP & SL Hotchin, Parwich |
£965 | Sim x | 19-21 mnths | Miss B Foster, Hanch |
£940 | Lim x | 22 mnths | EA Sessions, Dalbury Lees |
£1020 | Lim x | 21 mnths | AJ Parker & Son, Ticknall |
£795 | Hfd x | 23 mnths | OR Prince, Hoar Cross |
£625 | Holst | 27 mnths | J Grammer, Sawley |
£1075 | Angus x | 22-26 mnths | GPK Trickett, Rowsley |
£830 | Lim x | 24-28 mnths | Wheeldon Farms, Taddington |
£820 | Blonde x | 21-23 mnths | J Shardlow, Shirland |
£790 | Fries | 25-26 mnths | PJ Wheeldon, Longnor |
£785 | Hfd | 24 mnths | R & R Bennett, Mellor |
£1035 | Angus x | 26 mnths | Shirley & Boam, Longnor |
£515 | Hfd x | 10 mnths | J Byard, Wingerworth |
£1000 | B Blue | 21 mnths | F & R Hodgkinson, Gawsworth |
135 Heifers ave £563
A varied selection, but all well bid for and buyers present operating at all price points.
Sample Results:
£480 | Hfd x | 7 mnths | E Morley & Son, Kirk Langley |
£380 | Sim x | 6-7 mnths | LS & L Watson, Bradley |
£535 | Lim x | 6-7 mnths | GB Smith, Burn Cross |
£910 | B Blue x | 7 mnths | JA Hall, Longnor |
£300 | Lim x | 6-7 mnths | SR Bardwell, Hathersage |
£520 | Blonde x | 5-7 mnths | CJ Nash, Dayhills |
£700 | Lim x | 15-17 mnths | PJ Chapell, Alton |
£800 | Lim x | 15-18 mnths | AP Pugh, Pilsley |
£845 | B Blue x | 15 mnths | SW Deaville, Rocester |
£730 | Red Poll x | 13 mnths | SW Deaville, Rocester |
£750 | Saler | 18-20 mnths | ES Rowarth & Sons, Bradwell |
£990 | Lim x | 17 mnths | Miss L Wood, Longstone Moor |
£635 | Lim x | 10-17 mnths | S Rhodes, Fulwood |
£760 | Lim | 15 mnths | AA Riddle, Ecclesfield |
£750 | Shx | 18 mnths | JW Morten, Whaley Bridge |
£630 | Lim x | 15-16 mnths | JJ Turner, Okeover |
£645 | Angus x | 17-18 mnths | J Burton, Ilam |
£550 | B Blue x | 16-17 mnths | DG Brandrick, Snelston |
£905 | Angus x | 23 mnths | Riverside Farms, Scropton |
£985 | Sim x | 15 mnths | Riverside Farms, Scropton |
£855 | B Blue x | 17 mnths | WP Wilson, Hilton |
£850 | Blonde x | 18 mnths | F Marchington, Buxworth |
£500 | Hfd x | 15-18 mnths | JP & SL Hotchin, Parwich |
£960 | Sim x | 21 mnths | Miss B Foster, Hanch |
£875 | L/H x | 22 mnths | AJ Parker & Son, Ticknall |
£885 | Hfd x | 25 mnths | OR Prince, Hoar Cross |
£830 | Hfd x | 24-27 mnths | R & R Bennett, Mellor |
£890 | Angus x | 28 mnths | R & R Bennett, Mellor |
£750 | Sim x | 18 mnths | D Donnelly, Hulland Ward |
£500 | Angus x | 9-10 mnths | WJ Fox & Son, Oxspring |
Auctioneer:

Alastair Sneddon
Senior partner
Livestock, auctioneering and professional services
43 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)
An entry light on numbers but trade possibly a bit sharper for all. A nice run of continentals from Furness & Taylor, Wormhill saw B Blue Bulls to £405 and Heifers to £330.
Plenty of potential purchasers at the ringside and a competitive trade throughout.
Bulls | Top Price (£) | Ave | Vendor |
Hfd | £182.00 | £110.40 | DR & S Kirby, Eastmoor |
Holst | £33.00 | £24.67 | NC Gregory, Blackwell |
Saler | £100.00 | JF Hayes, Shottle | |
Fries | £82.00 | £63.33 | D Fotherby & Sons, Wormhill |
B Blue x | £405.00 | £227.78 | Furness & Taylor, Wormhill |
Lim | £200.00 | BD Hudson, Ipstones | |
Heifers | |||
Hfd | £85.00 | RG Goodwin & Co, Abbots Bromley | |
Saler | £140.00 | JF Hayes, Shottle | |
AA | £50.00 | DW & K Salt, Thorpe | |
B Blue x | £330.00 | £177.50 | Furness & Taylor, Wormhill |
Auctioneer:

Ivor Lowe
Partner
Property and professional services
1,935 SHEEP including 1,260 Lambs & 658 Ewes & Rams and 17 store sheep
(Auctioneers Peter Oven & Mark Elliott)
A total entry of 1935 Sheep included 1260 Lambs. Demand very brisk for all weights, best sorts grossing over £100/head with Butchers Lambs peaking at 230p/kg. Heavyweight catering lambs to 217p/kg and overweight Lambs to 207p/kg. The overall average 186.3p/kg
Leading Prices: –
36.6kg | 198p/kg | HA Flower, Pike Hall |
36.9kg | 208p/kg | M Gregory, Peak Forest |
37.1kg | 220p/kg | P Ritter & Sons, Peak Forest |
38.5kg | 200p/kg | DL Batterbee, Sparrowpit |
40.7kg | 215p/kg | DM Elliott & Son, Hucklow |
41.6kg | 230p/kg | DJ Saxby, Litton |
42.8kg | 224p/kg | J Trueman & Partner, Cheshire |
43kg | 211p/kg | DO & MR Hague, Sheffield |
43.5kg | 216p/kg | DM Elliott & Son, Hucklow |
45.2kg | 224p/kg | J Trueman & Partner, Cheshire |
46.5kg | 217p/kg | DM Elliott & Son, Hucklow |
47.5kg | 200p/kg | GT Worsley & Son, Chapel |
47.8kg | 200p/kg | GT Worsley & Son, Chapel |
48.1kg | 191p/kg | S & D Fearn, Wardlow |
49.6kg | 193p/kg | AG Tomkinson, Ashbourne |
52.6kg | 207p/kg | R & S Salisbury, Abney |
58kg | 192p/kg | J Trueman & Partner, Cheshire |
Averages:
32.1-39kg | To: 220p/kg | Ave: 181.06p/kg |
39.1-45kg | To: 230p/kg | Ave: 188.96p/kg |
45.6-52kg | To: 217p/kg | Ave: 181.27p/kg |
52kg+ | To: 207p/kg | Ave: 182.96/kg |
658 Ewes & Rams
Another good entry with some very level pens forward and trade just as firm as last week and a little dearer in certain sections.
The best continentals and Mules a fast trade with best Mules around £64-67 and second sorts with flesh £53 – £58.
Top call £120 for Texels from the Hadfield Family at Chamber Farm with others at £117 and £114. The top 7 pens averaged £116.285 with better horned types over £50.
A good run of Tups were dominated by the Texels to a top of £114
Auctioneer:

Mark Elliott
Partner
Farm and dispersal sales, livestock auctioneer

Peter Oven
Market Associate