Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

Ram Fair Saturday 3rd October

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Bakewell Market Ram Fair

Show & Sale

Saturday 3rd October 2026

 

 

An excellent catalogued entry of 562 rams for the annual show & sale was kindly judged by Harry Young who had classes of up to 17 line ups.

 

 

SHOW RESULTS

 

Suffolk Lamb

1st C Boden
2nd SJ Buckley
3rd C Boden

 

Suffolk Shearling  

1st H Turner
2nd A Furness
3rd I Gregory

 

Texel Lamb

1st Boden & Davies
2nd Boden & Davies
3rd F Kunica

 

Texel Shearling

1st P Furness
2nd Furness & Taylor
3rd DR Buckley

 

Char Lamb

1st CW Marwood
2nd CW Marwood
3rd Madders & Johnson

 

Char Shearling

1st S Furness
2nd S Furness
3rd S Furness

 

 

Best Suffolk – H Turner

Best Texel – P Furness

CHAMPION RAM

Texel           P Furness

 

The sale commenced with the Texels with trade flying right from the start.

The champion Texel shearling went on to sell for £4000 with the second prize topping the day £4900.  In the Suffolks an outstanding ram lamb peaked at £3050.

 

Texel

Aged to £780 ave £356

Shearlings to £4900 ave £1219

Lambs to £1050 ave £685

 

Beltex

Shearlings to £1950 ave £776

Lambs to £300

 

Char

Shearlings to £1800 ave £1020

Lambs to £1250 ave £624

 

Suffolks

Aged to £1500 ave £927

Shearlings to £2000 ave £1152

Lambs to £3050 ave £913

 

Rouge

Shearlings to £820 ave £660

 

Dutch Spotted

Aged to £950 ave £585

Shearlings to £880 ave £492

Auctioneer:

Peter Oven

Market Associate

Holly Swift

Rural Chartered Surveyor