Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market
Bakewell Market – Theaves & Ewes 2024-09-06
Theaves and Ewes Sale
Friday 6th September 2024
The entry of 2,961 drew an excellent gathering of purchasers from both far and near and a strong trade for all types and breeds with a very near total clearance. Theaves averaged £220 per head and older ewes averaged £195.
The average was also up £35 on 2023!
Texels topped at £262, Mules at £255 and Suffolks to £238 with 2 ewes kindly donated by Duncan Ede of Cubley Cottage Farm Ltd with the proceeds going to Tree Tops Hospice grossing a total of £580, this amount is also being matched by Bagshaws.
The sale was as usual preceded by the usual show, kindly judged by Simon Frost of Youlgreave.
Prizes awarded as follows:
Mules 1St SA Flower
2nd TJ & MR Gould
3rd SA Flower
Texel 1st D Ede
2nd D Ede
3rd S Hambleton
Highlights as follows:
Texel X to £290, average £227.36
£290.00 | Cubley Cottage Farm Ltd, Cubley |
£262.00 | Cubley Cottage Farm Ltd, Cubley |
£262.00 | Cubley Cottage Farm Ltd, Cubley |
£262.00 | Cubley Cottage Farm Ltd, Cubley |
£260.00 | Cubley Cottage Farm Ltd, Cubley |
£260.00 | Cubley Cottage Farm Ltd, Cubley |
£260.00 | Cubley Cottage Farm Ltd, Cubley |
£260.00 | G & M Limer, Taddington |
Mules to £255, average £215.10
£255.00 | SA Flower, Pike Hall |
£252.00 | TJ & MR Gould, Sheen |
£250.00 | SA Flower, Pike Hall |
£250.00 | J Ball, Cheddleton |
£248.00 | A Cooper, Elton |
£248.00 | SF & AJ Deeming, Broadwell |
£248.00 | TJ & MR Gould, Sheen |
Suffolk X to £238, average £223.39
£238.00 | DN & JE Renwick, Middleton by Youlgreave |
£232.00 | I Currington, Buxton |
£225.00 | I Currington, Buxton |
£202.00 | GA & SM Wainwright & Sons, Bamford |
Cheviots to £230, average £230.00
£230.00 | GA & SM Wainwright & Sons, Bamford |
Mashams to £175, average £175.00
£175.00 | GA & SM Wainwright & Sons, Bamford |
Lleyn to £202, average £198.00
£202.00 | S Walker, Syaston |
£200 | S Walker, Syaston |
OLDER EWES
Mules to £185.00 ave £172.88
£185.00 | SF & AJ Deeming, Broadwell |
£180.00 | SF & AJ Deeming, Broadwell |
£180.00 | SF & AJ Deeming, Broadwell |
£178.00 | SF & AJ Deeming, Broadwell |
£178.00 | SF & AJ Deeming, Broadwell |
£175.00 | SF & AJ Deeming, Broadwell |
Texel x to £195.00 ave £140.03
£195.00 | RE & D & D Priestley, Castleton |
£172.00 | RE & D & D Priestley, Castleton |
£148.00 | R Brown & Sons, Stafford |
Our next sale of Breeding Ewes will be on FRIDAY 4TH OCTOBER, for which entries are currently being invited.
Auctioneer:

Ivor Lowe
Partner
Property and professional services

Peter Oven
Market Associate