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Bakewell Market Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale
Bakewell Market Report
Bakewell Market Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale
Bakewell Market Report
Bakewell Market Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale
Machinery Dispersal Report-Overfield Farm, Tissington
“Kubota and Ford pull the crowd at Tissington Retirement Dispersal”
Mark Elliott
The retirement dispersal on behalf of Mr & Mrs Tony Stone at Tissington attracted a very large crowd with support from as far afield as North Wales and Yorkshire and there was something for everyone in the sale.
In the Small Tractor Sundries:
- Rear Super Q Cab Glass £100
- JCB Hydraulic Power Pack £260
- Blee Single Phase Small Generator £200
- Vink Calving Aid £150
There was a wide array of livestock equipment and troughs including:
- 5 Hurdles £75 per set
- Steel Drop Posts £110
- Galvanised Gates £130 each
- Trolley Gate £255
- Hang On Galvanised Gate Racks £60 each
- 8ft Galvanised Leg Troughs £150
- Steel Bunded Troughs £400
- Tombstone Galvanised Ring Feeder £150
The Bateman Heavy Duty Beef Cattle Crush was in excellent order and achieved £1,760.
Within the machinery:
- Graham Edwards Twin Axle Transport Trailer £2,760
- Ifor Williams 12ft Livestock Trailer £2,720
- Ritchie Galvanised Scraper £510
- Twin Axle 10 Ton Grain Trailer £3,150
- AS Marston Single Axle Bale Trailer £1,150
- Primex PTO Slurry Stirrer £760
The farms tractors had been particularly well kept and were in very good order with a Classic Ford 7810 Series III 4WD on a H Plate achieving a superb £22,400 and a very low hours (1502 hours) Kubota M7040 4WD c/w Power Loader achieving an excellent £28,000.
In the Euro 8 Compatible Attachments:
- Buckets £700
- Sheargrabs £1,150
- Flexibal Single Round Bale Squeezers £640 each
Within the included items:
- Kverneland 865 Trailed Bale Chopper £9,500
- Ifor Williams Plant Trailer £3,050
- Ferguson 2 Furrow Plough £270
There was a wide array of sundries and household effects which sold to an excellent crowd.

Bakewell Market Report
Bakewell Market Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale Report
Bakewell Market Report
Machinery Dispersal Report-Melbourne Farm, Bakewell
“Land Rovers, Masseys and New Hollands Ring the Bell at Bakewell Dispersal”
Mark Elliott
The genuine dispersal on behalf of Mr & Mrs Andrew Bunting at Melbourne Farm, Bakewell saw a wide array of items to be auctioned with several larger machines having undertaken little work.
There was a large crowd and great support particularly from the local fraternity with extended interest from Northern Ireland, Southern Ireland, Yorkshire and Cumbria.
In the Smaller Lots:
- Silage Pit Cover Sheets £200 each
- Sets of 4 Galvanised Calf Pens £160 per lot
- Pairs of Hang On Metal Troughs £110 per lot
- Single Phase Pressure Washer £320
- Small Lots of Calf Coats £135 per lot
- Sets of 4 Sheep Hurdles £66
- Vink Calving Aid £200
A feature of the sale was the farms own Forster Teknik Calf Feeder c/w Two Stations and Collars which achieved £3,700 to a Staffordshire Calf Rearer. The Hoof Care Cattle Foot Crush c/w Electric Motor Facility achieved £3,000 and the Galvanised IAE Cattle Crush sold at £1,000.
In the Larger Items:
- Flat Roll £500
- Jarmet 800 Litre Mounted Sprayer £1,500
- Storth Deep Pit Slurry Pump £2,200
- AS Marston 10 Ton Grain/Silage Trailer £3,900
- Ifor Williams 12ft Livestock Trailer £4,500
- Primex 1650 Single Axle Slurry Tanker £4,900
The farms Kramer Allrad 750 Loading Shovel was in order good and achieved £19,300 with the Massey Ferguson 3625 2WD showing 4,529 hours on sale day at £11,000.
There was an excellent range of included items from local farmers including a small holders dispersal on behalf of Mr Bostock of Heage.
- Short Sheep Race £300
- IAE Lamb Weigh Scales £480
- Millcreek Mini Land Drive FYM Spreader £1,820
- Wolagri R500 Round Baled Combi Wrapper £5,100
- Foton Citrax 52hp 4WD Tractor £4,000
The New Holland TM155 4WD showing 4,442 hours from a local farmer achieved £24,000. A retiring Staffordshire Farmers Land Rover 90 on a 64’ Plate, Steel Wheels, 31,000 miles at £24,000.
An extremely well attended sale with very active bidders in spite of the English Spring Weather.

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