Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

HPLS Hill Sheep 16-10-2021

 

High Peak Livestock Society Hill Sheep Sale Report

Saturday 16th October 2021

 

BLUE FACED LEICESTER MAKES £2,000

AT BAKEWELL!

 

Bagshaws report a highly successful Hill Sheep Sale at Bakewell.

The sale was preceded by the Hill Breed Ram Show kindly judged by Mr Clive Mitchell of Huddersfield with full details later in the report.

The sale commenced with some 900 Ewe lambs ranging in price from £62 to £170.

 

Notable prices included:

 

Masham       

£90     GA & SM Wainwright, Snake

 

BFL ave £108.22                  

£170   Mycock & Bright, Buxton

 

Derbyshire Gritstone ave £107.78

£120   L Handford, Buxworth

£114   L Handford, Buxworth

£156   GK Tunnicliffe, Quarnford

 

Cheviot ave £104.05

£110   JR Metcalfe, Edale

£110   S Mycock, Alstonefield

£100   S Hudson, Ilam

 

Swaledale ave £71.61

£74     JM Cottrill, Snake Pas

£72     Ashes Fm Services, Derwent

£72     Ashes Fm Services, Derwent

 

Mules ave £89.03

£120   SM Edge, Pike Hall

£110   DA Naylor, Castleton

 

Texel x ave £90.28

£128   SJ Buckley, Doveholes

£112   SJ Buckley, Doveholes

Next came the Shearling Ewes with 1030 catalogued

 

Gritstone ave £143.68

£175   R Gibson, Wincle

£168   C Staples, Hollinsclough

£155   N Murfitt, Royd Edge

£155   A & H Morris, Chinley

£155   B Thorpe, Kirkby

£150   WN Broadhurst, Buxworth

£150   S Garton, Macclesfield

 

Swaledale ave £120.70

£170   GC & J Eyre, Brough

£135   G Hathaway, Hope Valley

£134   D Shirt, Edale

£130   D Shirt, Edale

£130   GC & J Eyre, Brough

£130   RE & D Priestley, Castleton

£130   Ashes Farm Services, Derwent

 

Rough Fell

£130   JM Cottrill, Snake Pass

 

Scots BF ave £135.82

£148   P Ritter & Sons, Peak Forest

£125   P Ritter & Sons, Peak Forest

 

Cheviot

£118   A Cooper, Bradfield

£115   GA & SM Wainwright, Snake

 

Woodland

£140   RP Evans, Wessington

 

Mules ave £130.04

£160   M Salisbury, High Peak

£158   B & A Critchlow, Edale

£145   A Hammond, Hazelhead

£144   B Kidd, Wildboarclough

 

Ewes Fully Warranted

 

Gritstone

£135   JJ Lomas, High Peak

 

BFL

£170   RO Metcalfe, Edale

£165   SJ Buckley, Doveholes

£155   RO Metcalfe, Edale

 

Jacob

£165   GE Bichenall, Chinley

 

Swale ave £79.16

£138   N Richardson, Reapsmoor

£135   N & J & S Taylor, Hollow Meadows

£132   N & J & S Taylor, Hollow Meadows

£125   N & J & S Taylor, Hollow Meadows

£122   GC & J Eyre, Brough

£120   GC & J Eyre, Brough

 

Rough Fell

£82     JR Burns, Boden Lane

 

Mule

£110   F Lomas, Kniveton

 

Ewes – Unwarranted

 

Swales

£78     Ashes Farm Services, Derwent

 

Gritstone

£86     D & A Broadbent Macc Forest

 

RAM SHOW RESULTS

 

BFL

Shearling       1st: Mycock & Bright

2nd: RF & JP Critchlow

Lamb              1st: MJ Wells

2nd: Mycock & Bright

 

Gritstone

1st: R Wood

2nd: R Wood

 

Swale

                        1st: Mycock & Bright

2nd: N Richardson

 

Cheviot

1st: W Mellor

2nd: I Gregory

 

CHAMPION RAM – Will Mellor – Cheviot

 

A very good crowd of intending purchasers stayed for the sale of Rams which followed the female sections.  Demand very brisk for all types especially best Blue Faced and Swales.  The highlight of the day was a Blue Faced Leicester crossing ram shown by Wayne Allen topping the day at £2000.

 

BFL

Lambs            £400               Ave: £260

Shearling       £2000             Ave: £420

Aged               £300               Ave: £263

 

Gritstone

Shearling       £540               Ave: £289

Aged               £200

 

Teeswater

Shearling       £540               Ave: £289

 

Swale

Shearling       £210

 

Cheviot

Shearling       £450               Ave: £269

Aged               £270               Ave: £218

 

Other Breeds

 

Texel

Lamb              £300               Ave: £240

Shearling       £720               Ave: £373

 

Char

Lamb              £300               Ave: £275

Shearling       £560               Ave: £356

 

Suffolk

Lamb              £400               Ave: £373

Shearling       £440               Ave: £343

 

Texel x BFL

Shearling       £340               Ave: £234

 

Auctioneers: Alastair Sneddon & Peter Oven

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auctioneer:

Alastair Sneddon

Senior partner

Livestock, auctioneering and professional services

Peter Oven

Market Associate