Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market
HPLS Store Cattle 2024-03-15
HIGH PEAK LIVESTOCK SOCIETY
FRIDAY 15TH MARCH 2024
One of the finest shows of suckled calves ever seen in Bakewell for a Friday sale was witnessed today when the HPLS hosted their annual spring calf sale. 444 cattle were entered with only one consignment failing to be forward on the day.
With the present trade for finished cattle at an all-time high, the buyers were out in force to refill with high quality suckled calves for summer grazing or filling yards.
Trade for the cattle can only be described as electric with fast bidding from the start with buyers keen to secure a good load. The vast majority of the cattle were Spring & Summer 2022 born with nearly all of them under 12 months of age.
The sale progressed quickly with the cattle arriving in good even sized bunches which was certainly appreciated by an enthusiastic group of buyers.
The star lot of the day was consigned from the days biggest vendor, RM Hadfield at Rowter Farm, Castleton who showed 67 of the finest quality Limousin bulls & heifers. The cattle were well farmed and well bred and topped the day at £2000 for a 9-month-old heifer that after a strong battle amongst various show men, was knocked down to suckler producers George and James Blackshaw from Bakewell.
Bagshaws would like to thank all for making the Spring calf sale a huge success. The buyers for pushing their necks out to secure the cattle and the vendors for putting their trust in Bagshaws to sell their stock.
Averages were way up on the year once again as they were in 2023.
Sample prices as follows:
89 Bulls ave £1192.81 (up £28 on 2023)
£1620 | Lim | 12 mnths | RM Hadfield Ltd, Castleton |
£1510 | Lim | 11 mnths | RJG Swift, High Peak |
£1410 | Lim | 11 mnths | MA Salisbury & Son, High Peak |
£1400 | Lim | 12 mnths | A & B Simpson, Bradwell |
£1250 | B Blue x | 9 mnths | JA Hall, Longnor |
£920 | B Blue x | 9 mnths | GA & SM Wainwright & Sons, Bamford |
£920 | Lim | 5 mnths | HJ Hitchcock, Belper |
£910 | B Blue x | 9 mnths | D Byard, Chesterfield |
£910 | Lim | 10 mnths | R Simpson, Longnor |
127 Steers ave £1079.60 (Up £12 on 2023)
£1420 | Lim | 14 mnths | T & J Gratton, Riber |
£1400 | Sim | 11 mnths | D Jones, Blackwell in the Peak |
£1390 | Lim | 11 mnths | MJ Turner, Grindon |
£1320 | Lim | 10 mnths | D & L Wain, Ilam |
£1320 | B Blue x | 11 mnths | CL Sharpley, Wildboarclough |
£1310 | B Blue x | 11 mnths | A Dickinson, Heage |
£1290 | Lim | 11 mnths | JJ Turner, Okeover |
£1280 | Lim | 11 mnths | GA Mallinson, Reapsmoor |
£1280 | Lim | 10 mnths | LS Riley, Newtown |
£1100 | Lim | 22 mnths | DW Twigg, Bradwell |
£1050 | Lim | 11 mnths | PG Kirkham, Hognaston |
£1030 | Lim | 9 mnths | D Byard, Chesterfield |
228 Heifers ave £1050.05 (up £98 on 2023)
£2000 | Lim | 10 mnths | RM Hadfield Ltd, Castleton |
£1520 | Lim | 11 mnths | S & CM Jones & Sons, Belper |
£1380 | Lim | 9 mnths | MA Salisbury & Son, Hayfield |
£1360 | Lim | 13 mnths | T & J Gratton, Riber |
£1320 | Lim | 10 mnths | D & l Wain, Ilam |
£1250 | Lim | 11 mnths | PG Kirkham, Hognaston |
£1210 | B Blue x | 10 mnths | JJ Turner, Okeover |
£1180 | B Blue x | 10 mnths | JA Hall, Longnor |
£1180 | Lim | 11 mnths | GA Mallinson, Reapsmoor |
£1160 | B Blue x | 12 mnths | D Byard, Chesterfield |
£1160 | Lim | 11 mnths | B Chadwick, Onecote |
£1130 | B Blue x | 11 mnths | A Dickinson, Heage |
£1080 | B Blue x | 12 mnths | C Sharpley, Wildboarclough |
£1050 | Lim | 8 mnths | N & S Pearson, Peak Forest |
£1040 | Lim | 10 mnths | DR Flower, Alstonefield |
£1040 | Lim | 9 mnths | DW Twigg, Bradwell |
Auctioneer:

Alastair Sneddon
Senior partner
Livestock, auctioneering and professional services

Oliver Hiles
Market Associate