Bakewell Market

Another busy day with 544 cattle and 1,233 sheep on offer, substantially more cattle than a year ago and evidence that new vendors are finding their way to Bakewell and appreciating the trade and the service.

Busiest section was the store cattle department with 330 head on offer, which included a consignment of over 50 young bulls from Messrs Porter Brothers of Teversal. These attracted a great deal of interest.

The store cattle trade moved up another notch with Steers to £1,270, Heifers to £1,200 and Young Bulls to £1,010 for the first pen of Porter Bros. There were good things to report about the finished cattle trade. The 96 on offer sold to 229p and £1447. The average for the 36 heifers was 201.2p and even more noteworthy was the overall average of 191.3p – a very respectable figure.

There were 82 OTM and Feeding Cows and an excellent trade throughout. There were figures of 166p and £1,665, with the overall average a healthy 131.4p.

Calf numbers back a bit at 36 with Bulls to £280 and Heifers

£195. In the sheep department there were not quite as many lambs as last week at 738. Top figures of 270p and £122.36 per head, the sqq average looked good at 222.7 pence. Ewes peaked at £157 and averaged a very decent £86.69.

82 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS OVERALL AVERAGE 131.4P

Just a few less on offer but trade dearer again with the average up 5p on the week and cows now as dear as we have seen them.

When cows are this dear the only way to sell them is on their legs to a large gathering of potential buyers, both end users and further feeding men all competing hard to secure your cows.

Top price was 166p for a grand Limousin cow six years, from Joe Gibbs, Hartington. Plenty of good cows 150p plus.

39 BLACK & WHITE AND EX-DAIRY COWS AVE 120.5P

Easy to sell with all bidders firing hard. Heifers (33mths) sold to 148p with better cows up to 144p and all the meated sorts 130p+. Big heifers 120 –130p with leaner Holsteins 110-120p and only a handful of plain cows under £1.

Sample Results:

166p/kg 594kg Lim J Gibbs, Hartington; 161p/kg 664kg Blond Scriveton Manor Farm Holdings, Midd by Youlgreave; 159p/kg 678kg Lim NA Birch, Monyash 158p/kg 334kg Lim MJ Wain, Brassington; 157p/kg 674kg

Blond CE Mycock, Flagg; 157p/kg 678kg Lim GM Grindey & Sons, Hartington; 157p/kg 666kg B Blue AC Simpson, Bradwell; 156p/ kg 530kg Here C & FM Percival, Youlgreave; 153p/kg 694kg Lim MA Salisbury & Son, Hayfield 152p/kg 416kg Lim MA Salisbury & Son, Hayfield.

And Gross Prices: £1,123.08 764kg Stab S & LJ Dyson, Hollow Meadows; £1,108.26 786kg Holst E Morley & Sons, Kirk Langley; £1,078.02 678kg Lim NA Birch, Monyash; £1,069.60 764kg Holst E Morley & Sons, Kirk Langley; £1,069.04 664kg Blond Scriveton Manor Farm Holdings, Midd by Youlgreave; £1,068.72 732kg Here C & FM Percival, Youlgreave; £1,064.46 678kg Lim GM Grindey & Sons, Hartington; £1,061.82 694kg Lim MA Salisbury & Son, Hayfield; £1,058.18 674kg Blond CE Mycock, Flagg; £1,057.90 710kg Lim AC Simpson, Bradwell

3 OTM BULLS

163p/kg or £1665 Lim JA, AM & MJ Bennett, Threaphurst ; 132p/kg or £966 Lim J Gibbs, Hartington

96 FINISHED CATTLE – OVERALL AVERAGE 191.3P

They seem to get dearer and dearer. Today was no exception with one of the best trades seen for a very long while.

32 YOUNG BULLS – AVERAGE 178.2P/KG

Better bulls either side of £2 with a high of 201p for Blues from Keith Harrop. Five Black & White bulls averaged 167p and look best sold.

Sample Results:

201p/kg 574kg B Blue K Harrop, Alport; 200p/kg 648kg B Blue NA Birch, Monyash; 199p/kg 622kg B Blue K Harrop, Alport; 195p/kg 654kg Lim S & D Fearn, Wardlow; 193p/kg 626kg B Blue K Harrop, Alport; 190p/kg 612kg Lim NA Birch, Monyash; 188p/kg 650kg Lim RM Hadfield, Castleton. Gross Prices: £1,347.20 842kg B Blue JT Ottewell, Calow; £1,302.20 766kg Blond GN & SM Seals & Sons, South Wingfield; £1,296.00 648kg B Blue NA Birch, Monyash; £1,275.30 654kg Lim S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires; £1,270.72 722kg Sim S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires; £1,237.78 622kg B Blue K Harrop, Alport; £1,237.60 680kg B Blue JT Ottewell, Calow; £1,222.00 650kg Lim RM Hadfield, Castleton; £1,218.00 700kg Here GN & SM Seals & Sons, South Wingfield; £1,208.18 626kg B Blue K Harrop, Alport.

28 STEERS – OVERALL AVERAGE 195.2P/KG

Unbelievable the level cattle are selling at presently. Margaret Heath, T/A Hazelwood

Hall Farm, sold a couple at 228p and 225p, with Keith Harrop at 226p and Messrs Hazeldine at 219p, Herefords to 200p, Angus to 192p and Lincoln to 198p

Sample Results: 228p/kg 598kg Lim Hazelwood Hall Farm, Derby; 226p/kg 524kg Blond K Harrop, Alport; 225p/kg 600kg Lim Hazelwood hall farm, Derby 219p/kg 572kg Lim Hazledine Farms, Watnall; 218p/kg 602kg Lim S & D Fearn, Wardlow 217p/kg 646kg Blond C Molloy, Hucknall; 214p/kg 596kg Lim D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell; 2109/kg 632kg Lim S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires

And Gross Prices: £1,401.82 646kg Blond C Molloy, Hucknall; £1387.20 816kg Char CN Ottewell, Stainsby Heath; £1363.44 598kg Lim Hazelwood Hall Farm, Derby; £1,350.00 600kg Lim Hazelwood Hall Farm, Derby £1,327.20 632kg Lim S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires; £1,320.12 684kg Here CN Ottewell, Stainsby Heath £1,312.36 602kg Lim S & D

Fearn, Wardlow Mires; £1312.00 656kg Here C Molloy, Hucknall; £1,275.44 596kg Lim D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell; £1,252.68 572kg Lim Hazledine Farms, Watnall.

36 FINISHED HEIFERS – OVERALL AVERAGE 201.2P/KG

A super average for some lovely cattle on offer that included eight native Hereford and Angus, Suckler bred continentals topped at 229p for Keith Harrop with

Paul & Michael Hazledine at

224p, 221p and 220p and Jack Blackshaw at 222p and 219p. Herefords to 190p and Angus 188p.

Sample Results: 229p/kg 536kg Blond K Harrop, Alport; 224p/ kg 580kg Lim Hazledine Farms, Watnall; 222p/kg 652kg Blond PJ Blackshaw, Pilsley; 221p/kg 566kg Lim Hazledine Farms, Watnall; 220p/kg 548kg Lim Hazledine Farms, Watnall; 219p/kg 640kg

Lim PJ Blackshaw, Pilsley

218p/kg 510kg Lim J Morris, Dronfield; 218p/kg 596kg Lim PJ & JA Morten, Barmoor Clough 218p/kg 600kg Lim J Morris, Dronfield; 215p/kg 636kg Lim GW Johnson & KG Shuttlewood, Burnaston; 214p/kg 548kg B

Blue NA Birch, Monyash; 214p/ kg 650kg Lim GW Johnson & KG Shuttlewood, Burnaston.

Gross Prices: £1,447.44

652kg Blond PJ Blackshaw,

Pilsley; £1,401.60 640kg Lim PJ Blackshaw, Pilsley; £1,391.00 650kg Lim GW Johnson & KG Shuttlewood, Burnaston; £1,367.40 636kg Lim GW Johnson & KG Shuttlewood, Burnaston £1,347.48 684kg B Blue PJ Shaw, Stanley; £1,308.00 600kg Lim J Morris, Dronfield; £1,301.46 654kg Lim P Wale, Tansley; £1,299.28 596kg Lim PJ & JA Morten, Barmoor Clough; £1,299.20 580kg Lim Hazledine Farms, Watnall; £1,264.00 632kg B Blue A Sutton & Son, Cowers Lane.

330 STORE CATTLE

An excellent entry of 330 Store Cattle, about double the number for the same market last year. Numbers were swelled by a

special entry of 50 Young Bulls from Messrs Porter Bros which set the trend for the days prices and ensured a strong performance from start to finish.

62 FEEDING BULLS – AVERAGED £840

The Porter bros consignment made up the bulk of the entry with prices as follows

£1,010 Lim 13-17 months

Messrs Porter Bros; £890 Lim 11-21 months Messrs Porter

Bros (Bunch of 8); £870 Lim

8-15 months Messrs Porter Bros (bunch of 13).

Sample Prices: £790 Sim 7-9 months NC Sherratt, Stannington; £780 Angus 21 months R Parker, Upper Hulme; £680 Lim 12 months A & A Riddle, Ecclesfield.

151 STEERS – AVERAGE £848

A good selection varied in quality but the trade was in abundance and all types sold well. Angus crosses very keenly sought, plenty of interest in Herefords, some superb highlights in the continental crosses and good returns for Black & Whites. Sample prices: £600 B Blue 8 months EA Cooper & Sons,

Taddington; £655 Lim 13-14 months FL Short, Eastmoor; £900 Lim 10-13 months GS Heathcote, Romiley; £800 Sim 13 months C Tams, Yarlet; £800 Longhorn 21 months C Tams, Yarlet; £680 Sim 10-13 months C Tams, Yarlet (bunch 11); £985 Lim 13-15 months SW Frith, Thorpe

£1190 Lim 15 months TF & J Thompson, Longnor;

£680 Lim 9-13 months H & SJ Hallam, New Mills; £850 Char 12 months D Byard, Wingerworth £900 Lim 8-12 months R & M Phillips, Buxton; £690 Sim 5 months Riverside Farmers, Scropton; £890 Angus 13-15 months G & I Whieldon, Tean; £1,160 Char 12-17 months KE Sessions, Foston; £1,260 Lim 17 months JB Shirt, Edale; £890 B Blue 15 months J Martin, Ilkeston; £570 Holst 16-18 months WT Bunting & Son, Pike Hall;

£910 Lim 22-24 months D & A Dickinson, Bradbourne; £1,240 Char 25 months K & M Ede, Checkley; £1,155 Lim 22 months I & M & A Wilson, Hollington; £1,145 B Blue 16-17 months MA Jolliffe, Yarlett; £1,075 Lim 21 months R Bowler, Wirksworth; £925 Here 23-25 months JR & L

Oulton, Ashleyhay; £775 Here 11-13 months JR & L Oulton, Ashleyhay; £1,145 B blue 25 mths FR Cooper, Bolehill; £1,105 Angus 25-26 months KJ Wilshee, Bretby; £1,100 Angus 23-27 mths GA & R Spencer, Winster; £970 Friesian 23-24 months GA & R Spencer, Winster (bunch of 6); £1,150 Angus 22-25 months BG Adams, Brailsford; £1,270 B Blue 25 mths DJ Renshaw, Ashbourne; £1,185 B Blue 26 months DJ Renshaw, Ashbourne; £1,175

Here 25 months DJ Renshaw, Ashbourne; £1,240 Lim 27 months C Bannister, Colton.

117 HEIFERS – AVERAGE £829

Strong trade for all varieties with plenty of highlights.the results speak for themselves, £960 Lim 9-17 months AJ & GH Bland, Mottram; £850 Sim 12-13 months PW & JA Mansfield, Hyde; £880 Lim 13 months GS Heathcote, Romiley; £575 Sim 11-13 months C Tams, Yarlett; £890 Lim 11-13 months R & M Phillips, Buxton; £600 Sim 5 months Riverside Farmers, Scropton; £1040 Char 12-16 months KE Sessions, Foston, £1,190 Lim 17 mths JB Shirt, Edale; £605 Angus 13

months JG & AM Spendlove, Belper; £1,005 Char 14 mths J Martin, Ilkeston; £895 Lim

20-22 months M Hambleton, Alstonefield; £945 Angus 22 months K & M Ede, Checkley

£930 Here 23-25 months I & M

& A Wilson, Hollington; £1,025 B blue 15-18 months MA Jolliffe, Yarlett; £985 Sim 18-20 months R Bowler, Wirksworth; £945 Here 25 months JR & L Oulton, Ashleyhay; £865 Sim 20-22 mths EP Brailsford, Farley; £1,030 Here 23 months CF Edge & Ptnrs, Alsop; £1,095 Angus 25-26 mths KJ Wilshee, Bretby; £1,020 Lim 26 months RH Bunting, Friden; £880 Devon 23-28 months PJ Wheeldon, Longnor; £1,120 B Blue 24 months FG & JR Critchlow, Sheen; £1,170 Lim 27 mths C Bannister, Colton; £1,200 Lim 26 months WI Fletcher, Sheldon; £1,160 Blonde 28 months WI Fletcher, Sheldon

36 CALVES

A disappointing entry given last weeks larger entry and the strong trade being seen in recent weeks.

No let up in trade with excellent demand for all, the entry lacked anything startling in terms of

quality but black and whites particularly well sold to a top of £190 and an overall average of £110 per head.

BULLS

Sim £188 PN Maltby, Wardlow; Saler £185, £145, JF Hayes,

Shottle; A Angus, £175, L Hadfield & Sons, Peak Forest; B Blue, £280, £220, JF Hayes, Shottle; Fries, £190 £105.83, L Hadfield & Sons, Peak Forest; Holst, £175, £121.50, GPK Trickett, Rowsley;

HEIFERS

B Blue £195, £176.50, WJ Adams, Mackworth; Lim £102, J Shirt & Sons, Tideswell; Here £115, £77.60 T & CJ Hadfield, Tideswell.

788 LAMBS & 445 EWES & RAMS

A good entry of 1,233 sheep included 738 new season lambs with demand very brisk from the start.

Best butchers lambs peaked at 270p/kg with heavy weight butchers lambs to 266p/kg and overweight lambs to 228p/kg with six pens over 255p/kg.

Top gross price £122.31 head with overall average of 222.7p/kg

Leading Prices: 37kg 243p P

Furness, Monyash; 38.1kg 245p RG & GC Moss, Abbots Bromley; 39kg 248p RSJ Darlington, Hartington; 39.5kg 240p M Gregory, Peak Forest; 40.5kg 245p RG & GC Moss, Abotts Bromley; 41.3kg 260p R & S Salisbury, Abney; 41.6kg 258p J Trueman & Partner, Cheshire; 42.1kg 270p DJ Saxby, Litton; 43.4kg 245p RW Beach, Parwich; 44.3kg 259p AK Belfield, Sheen; 46kg 266p DJ Saxby, Litton; 47kg 227p M Hambleton, Alstonefield; 47.75kg 227p A Skinner, Willersley; 48.6kg 219p P Wale, Tansley; 53kg 228p M Hambleton, Alstonefield.

Averages: Standards to 248p/ kg average 217.6p/kg; medium to 270p/kg average 226.36p/kg; heavy To 266p/kg average 226.06p/kg; overweight to 228p/ kg

Hoggs a total of 50 on offer saw best sorts to 172p/kg to average 156.53p/kg

A total of 445 ewes and rams saw trade very good from start to finish with demand for best cutting ewes with the very first ewes sold selling to £149 and very last at £146 and a pen of 6 about in the middle of the sale peaking at £157 / head