Bakewell Market

NOT quite as busy as the previous week with 695 cattle and 1261 sheep on offer. There were 446 store and breeding cattle forward with prices leaping to a new level and several market records were broken.

Store steers peaked at £1,570 to average £1,000.41, the highest figure for a regular Monday Market. Heifers sold to £1,560 with the average at £884.88.

In the breeding section in-calf Limousin-cross heifers sold to £1,880 and £1,820, cows and calves to £2,180 and a 62-month Limousin stock bull to £2,200.

There were 96 cattle in the finished section. Top figures 271p/kg and £1,795 with the heifer average looking good at 224p for the 44 examples on offer.

Another decent entry of 106 over-30 month cattle. Top figures 220p and £1,737 with the average at 153.4p.

A few more calves forward with 47 in total and looking well sold. Bulls to £400 and heifers £360.

Supplies of old season lambs are dwindling and spring lambs are still in short supply. There were 83 spring lambs on offer with the best reaching 396p and £155.43 per head. The SQQ average emerged at 338.5p.

Old season lambs span a range of quality at this time of the year. The best on offer sold to 380p and £170.05 per head with the SQQ at an outstanding 320p. Cull sheep not plentiful and the 293 sold exceptionally well, with ewes to £156 average £103.60

106 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS, AVERAGE 153P OR £1041

Trade remains sensational and looks to be the “new normal” as cows for the fourth week average over 150p/kg or over £1000 head. Top was a superb 212 for an OTM clean Heifer (31mths) from Sandy Hayes, of Cromford, with another Limousin clean heifer (3.5 yrs) at 200p (£1360). Best cows topped at 198p (£1370) for Paul Chadfield, with plenty of other good cows over 180p. Angus to 182p, Hereford 170p, W Black to 179p and Highland to 146p.

Sample results: 212p/kg

560kg Limousin A Hayes, Cromford; 200p/kg 680kg Limousin Hazelwood Hall Farm, Hazelwood; 198p/kg 692kg

B Blue x PT Chadfield, Marston Montgomery; 196p/kg 552kg Limousin DG Allen, Smalley; 190p/kg 656kg Limousin S&CM Jones & Sons, Idridgehay; 184p/ kg 728kg Limousin CE Hancock & Son, Sandbach; 183p/kg 752kg Limousin A&PD Boam, Matlock; 182p/kg 788kg Aberdeen Angus WH Burgess & Son, New Mills; 180p/kg 640kg Aberdeen Angus P&N Allen, Uttoxeter; 180p/ kg 688kg Saler CE Hancock &

Son, Sandbach; 180p/kg 832kg Simmental A&PD Boam, Matlock; 180p/kg 710kg Limousin S&CM Jones, Idridgehay; 179p/kg

652kg W Blk MT Sweetmore,

Earl Sterndale; 179p/kg 688kg Aberdeen Angus HJ Burton & Son, Brailsford.

Gross prices: £1497.60 832kg Simmental A&PD Boam, Matlock; £1434.16 788kg Aberdeen Angus WH Burgess & Son, New Mills; £1400.80 824kg Hfd JR&DJ Hollingworth, Ockbrook; £1390.40 790kg Limousin Hazelwood Hall Farm, Hazelwood; £1376.16

752kg Limousin A&PD Boam, Matlock £1370.16 692kg B

Blue x PT Chadfield, Marston Montgomery; £1360.00 680kg Limousin Hazelwood Hall Farm, Hazelwood; £1358.72 772kg Holstein JE&CM Fletcher, Peak Forest; £1356.80 848kg Simmental D Donnely, Ashbourne. 36 BLACK & WHITE AND EX-DAIRY COWS AVERAGE 131.5P/KG

Trade remarkable just as the previous week and many more could have been sold without affecting trade.

TOP 8 DAIRIES: 176p/kg £1358 Holstein 3 1⁄2 yrs JE&CM Fletcher, Peak Forest; 171p/kg £1251 Fleck 6yrs JW Handford & Sons, Aspenshaw; 170p/kg £1336 Swed 6yrs JW Handford & Sons, Aspenshaw; 169p/kg £1331 MRI 7yrs JW Handford & Sons, Aspenshaw; 165p/kg £1204 Holstein 3yrs DJ Metcalfe & Co, Muggington; 164p/ kg £1187 Fries 4yrs L Hadfield & Sons, Peak Forest; 156p/kg £1313 Holstein 5yrs JE&CM Fletcher, Peak Forest; 155p/kg £1100 Holstein 5yrs JS&CE Hitch, Stainsby.

5 OTM BULLS

220p/kg £1034 B Blue DG Allen, Smalley; 212p/kg £1272 Limousin DG Allen, Smalley; £149p/ kg £1737 Simmental PW&JA Mansfield, Hyde.

1 OTM STEER

190p/kg £1292 Simmental 31mths AJ Steeples, Shipley.

96 FINISHED CATTLE, AVERAGE 215.1P

Even dearer than the previous week’s flyer with 36 vendors selling to 18 different accounts, including a couple of returning customers.

21 FINISHED BULLS, AVERAGE 203.1P/KG

More on offer matching the previous week’s trade. Two best Limousins topped at 250p/kg for PJ Dale, Derby, followed closely by Nigel Birch at 248p and Mark Hambleton at 240p. Friesians sold to 193p and Shorthorn to 186p Sample results: 250p/kg 718kg Limousin PJ Dale, Denby; 250p/ kg 678kg Limousin PJ Dale, Denby; 248p/kg 600kg B Blue x NA Birch, Monyash; 240p/kg 702kg B Blue x M Hambleton, Alstonefield;

233p/kg 596kg B Blue x NA Birch, Monyash; 215p/kg 684kg B Blue x JT Ottewell, Calow; 207p/kg 648kg Limousin EP Brailsford, Farley;

202p/kg 768kg W Blk JT Ottewell, Calow; 198p/kg 558kg B Blue x A Merryman, Dronfield.

Gross prices: £1795.00 718kg Limousin PJ Dale, Denby; £1695.00 678kg Limousin PJ Dale, Denby; £1684.80 702kg B Blue x M Hambleton, Alstonefield; £1551.36 768kg Welsh Black JT Ottewell, Calow; £1488.00

600kg B Blue x NA Birch, Monyash; £1470.60 684kg B Blue x JT Ottewell, Calow; £1447.68 754kg Simmental WHI Mellor, Torkington; £1388.68 596kg B Blue x NA Birch Monyash.

31 STEERS, AVERAGE 211.4P/KG

A lift in the average to the previous week but less natives and black and whites about. Prices peaked at 254p or £1717 for a very smart Limousin from Dennis Prince, Ecton with Nigel at 250p and Don Lownds at 249p (£1693). Hereford to 213p and B/W to 182p.

Sample results: 254p/kg 676kg Limousin DA&A Prince, Back of Ecton; 250p/kg 574kg Limousin NA Birch, Monyash; 249p/ kg 680kg Limousin D Lownds, Reapsmoor; 243p/kg 658kg Limousin Thorp Farms Ltd, Baslow; 238p/kg 502kg B Blue x BD&JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor; 231p/kg 586kg Simmental BD&JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor; 230p/kg 618kg Limousin DR Gould & Sons, Grange Mill; 228p/kg 582kg B Blue x Green Dales Farm, Alderwasley; 225p/ kg 554kg B Blue x SJ Wainwright, Poynton; 224p/kg 748kg Limousin

IP Carrington, Kniveton; 222p/kg 542kg Limousin JW Foot & Sons, Parwich.

Gross prices: £1717.04 676kg Limousin DS&A Prince, Back of Ecton; £1693.20 680kg Limousin D Lownds, Reapsmoor;

£1675.52 748kg Limousin IP Carrington, Kniveton; £1598.94 658kg Limousin Thorpe Farms Ltd, Baslow; £1486.10 770kg Limousin R&S Salisbury, Abney; £1435.00 574kg Limousin NA Birch, Monyash; £1425.24 666kg B Blue x EA Gagie, Uttoxeter; £1421.40 618kg Limousin DR Gould & Sons, Grange Mill; £1409.44 766kg B Blue x AJ Steeples, Shipley; £1408.92

796kg Holstein E Morten & Sons, Barmoor Clough.

44 FINISHED HEIFERS, AVERAGE 220.4P/KG

Similar numbers and trade with the best dearer on the week. Prices topped at 271p for a tremendous Limmy from Messrs Hollinshead, Lichfield and closely followed at 270p for another Limousin from Peter Gaunt, Dronfield and both were purchased by RW Walmsley, Quality Butchers at Catterton, York. Stuart Wainwright had 269p and Nigel Birch 258p. Five Hereford to 211p/kg and two shorthorn non-breeders at 180p. Sample Results: 271p/ kg 596kg Limousin H&G Hollinshead, Lichfield; 270p/ kg 584kg Limousin NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield; 269p/kg

550kg Limousin SJ Wainwright, Poynton; 258p/kg 542kg Limousin NA Birch, Monyash; 255p/kg 552kg Blonde x D Brentnall, Underwood; 242p/ kg 596kg Blonde x NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield; 240p/kg 574kg Limousin D Lownds.

Gross prices: £1615.16 596kg Limousin H&G Hollinshead, Lichfield; £1576.80 584kg Limousin NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield; £1482.40 680kg Blonde x H&G Hollinshead, Lichfield; £1479.50 550kg Limousin SJ Wainwright, Poynton; £1442.32 596kg Blonde x NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield; £1435.20 624kg Blonde x D Brentnall, Underwood; £1433.74 686kg B Blue x H&G Hollinshead, Lichfield; £1423.80 630kg Limousin NH Gaunt &

Son, Dronfield; £1413.70 670kg B Blue x E Morten & Sons, Barmoor Clough; £1410.15 595kg B Blue x BD&JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor.

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE

An impressive entry of 446 stores which included some superb cattle which sold at remarkable prices. Some lovely level lots with bunches of up to 10 animals giving buyers the opportunity to secure a decent lot at one go.

There was another consignment of in-calf Limousin x heifers from GC&BJ Cresswell of Atlow out of their British Friesian milk cows and in-calf to a Limousin stock bull for June.

Sample prices: £2,180 B Blue x Cow & Calf, 3mths GW Smith & Son, Aldwark; £1,320 B Blue x Hfr, 25mths & hfr calf DW&K Salt, Thorpe; £1,310 B Blue x hfr, 25mths & Hfr Calf DW&K Salt, Thorpe; An in-calf cow £1,200 Limousin x cow, 87mths i/c HJ Burton & Son, Brailsford & A Stock Bull; £2,200 Ped

Lim, 62mths HJ Burton & Son, Brailsford.

FEEDING BULLS

Sample prices: £1000 Blonde x 8-10mths FT Bagnall, Longnor £1070 Limousin x 14mths W Tomlinson, Retford; £815 Limousin 6-8mths A&AA Riddle, Ecclesfield; £395 Holstein

5-6mths J&C&A Hitch, Stainsby; £870 Simmental x 12-16mths JP Webster, Foolow; £810 Simmental 14mths VH Mellor, Chelmorten; £890 Limousin x 11mths S Burford, Hayfield; £830 Limousin x 8mths S Burford, Hayfield; £1100 Limousin x 14mths S Chambers & K Wilton, Flagg.

208 STEERS AVERAGE £1000.41

A record average for a Monday sale, an outstanding level of trade pushing the best on offer over £1500 an unheard of price in the store ring.

Sample prices: £830 B Blue x 13mths N&S Green, Riber; £650 B Blue x 5-6mths N&S Green, Riber; £570 B Blue x 6-7mths H Dutton Ltd, Thurvaston; £370

Holstein 6-7mths H Dutton Ltd, Thurvaston £900 Limousin x 9mths PC Harrison, Boylestone; £900 Angus 8-10mths (7) W Hague & Son, Bradfield; £990 B Blue x 12mths Mrs ME Collins, West Hallam; £810 Limousin x 10-11mths A&A Riddle, Ecclesfield; £1015 Angus 13mths FJ Adams & Son, Aldridge;

£1090 Limousin x 13mths A Twemlow, Stanton; £1010 Simmental x 15mths TW&JA Foster, Duffield; £890 Angus x 9mths MD Webster, Sturston; £1170 Limousin x 11-16mths (7) TJ&H Oakes, Rocester; £1165 B Blue x 10-11mths GM Grindey, Hartington; £920 Limousin x 9-10mths GW Johnson, Burnaston; £880 Limousin x 10-11mths (5) KE Montague, Ashover; £1050 Limousin x 1214mths W Tomlinson, Retford; £1090 Limousin x 13-14mths HJ Burton & Son, Brailsford; £870 Charolais x 9-11mths CS Edge, Ballidon; £1160 Hfd x 15mths KE Sessions, Foston; £890 Angus x 11mths CE Mycock, Flagg; £910 Limousin x 14-15mths JA Cowgill, Hoyland; £945 Limousin x 12mths GA Lomas & Son, Peak Forest; £1090 Limousin x 14-15mths JA Cowgill, Hoyland; £1140 S

Horn x 23mths R Mosley, Elton; £1540 Limousin x 15-16mths TW&E Gratton, King Sterndale; £1540 Charolais x 18mths TW&E Gratton, King Sterndale; £1570 B Blue x 18mths TW&E Gratton, King Sterndale; £1355 Hfd x 16

21mths (4) P Furness, Monyash; £1420 Mont x 20mths P Furness, Monyash; £1280 Fries 18mths P Furness, Monyash; £1130 Angus x 18-24mths Red Lion Inn, Dayhills; £1165 B Blue x 20-21mths NR&RA Hutchinson, Weston Underwood; £1295 B Blue x 18mths FA&PJ Pilkington, Kniveton; £1300

B Blue x 21mths Mrs P Wale, Tansley; £1150 B Blue x 16-20mths Green Dales Farm, Alderwasley; £915 D S Horn 20-21mths W Bowler, Wirksworth; £1260 Mont 21mths DG Brandrick, Snelston; £1150 Simmental 24mths J Shardlow, Shirland; £1510 Angus 22-23mths P Wood, Wirksworth; £1480 B Blue x 21-25mths (5) P Wood, Wirksworth; £1380

B Blue x 21-24mths (7) P Wood, Wirksworth; £1185 Simmental x 23mths CW&BM Hudson, Longnor; £855 Holstein 2325mths WJ Heathcote, Grange Mill; £1050 Holstein Fries 1928mths (10) Gosling Farming, Parwich; £1280 Angus 28mths D Poole & Son, Flagg;

173 HEIFERS AVE £884 Sample Results:

£885 B Blue x 15mths N&S Green, Riber; £545 Hfd x 10-11mths

N&S Green; £660 B Blue x

5-6mths N&S Green, Riber;

£1080 Charolais 7-8mths Mrs MJ Greener, Worksop; £780 Charolais x 7mths A Kirk Underwood; £1040 Charolais x 18mths S Chambers & Wilton, Flagg; £760 Angus x 12mths

FJ Adams & Son, Aldridge; £1090 Limousin x 13mths A Twemlow, Stanton; £710 Angus 12-13mths TW&JA Foster, Duffield; £950 Limousin x 10-13mths (7) TJ&H Oakes, Rocester; £850 Limousin x 13mths Mrs EE Doody, Denstone; £1100 Limousin x 11mths GM Grindey, Hartington; £970 Limousin x 9-10mths GM Grindey, Hartington; £1230 Charolais x 13mths J Martin, Ilkeston; £960 Charolais x 10mths CS Edge, Ballidon; £765 Limousin x 13-14mths Bardill Bros, Killamarsh; £940 Hfd x 10-14mths KE Sessions, Foston; £810 Angus x 12mths CE Mycock, Flagg; £870 Limousin x 15-22mths (7) JA&D Shepherd, Hollow Meadows; £1080 B Blue x 23mths R Moseley, Elton £1070 Limousin 16mths

(4) TF&J Thompson, Longnor; £1090 B Blue x 14-16mths (5)

N&S Pearson, Peak Forest;

£1280 Charolais x 18mths FA&PJ Pilkington, Kniveton; £1100

B Blue x 20mths Mrs P Wale, Tansley; £960 B Blue x 21-22mths S Tudor, Alton; £1175 Simmental x 20mths FG&JR Critchlow, Sheen; £1130 Simmental 22mths (6) DG Brandrick, Snelston; £1310 Hfd x 20-24mths D Alsop, Bonsall; £1095 Hfd x 22-23mths CW&BM Hudson, Longnor; £1295 B Blue x 32mths WI Fletcher, Sheldon £1560 Limousin x 26mths BJ&BW Brunt, Wincle; £1370 Limousin x 17-25mths BJ&BW Brunt;

£1190 Angus x 24mths DG Allen, Smalley.

47 CALVES

Bulls: Hfd £350.00 £216.00 JW Brandrick & Son, Beamhurst Holstein £158.00 £71.56 RS Hall, Peak Forest Fries £175.00 £132.50 JW Brandrick & Son; Aberdeen Angus £110.00 T Farrington & Sons, Abbotts Bromley; B Blue x £400.00 £276.40 GH Gregory, Sheldon; Norw Red £68.00 £50.00 T Farrington & Sons, Abbotts Bromley; Limousin £370.00 JE Seals & Son, Shirland.

Heifers: Hfd £170.00 £139.00 JW Brandrick & Son, Beamhurst; Simmental £115.00 D Donnely, Ashbourne; Charolais £360.00 PS&JM Bloor, Sandbach; Aberdeen Angus £165.00 £130.00 LTL Partners, Leigh; B Blue x £330.00 £215.78 D Fotherby & Sons, Wormhill; Limousin £260.00 JE Seals & Son, Shirland.

1261 SHEEP INCLUDING 942 FINISHED LAMBS, 293 EWES & RAMS & 26 STORE SHEEP

The best butchers’ Spring lambs peaked at 396p/kg with an overall average of 338.54p/kg.

Leading prices: 36.6kg 372p/kg R Brough & Son, Monyash; 37.2kg 368p/kg R Swift & Son, Little Onn; 38.3kg 372p/kg R Brough & Son; 38.4kg 376p/kg R Swift & Son; 39.2kg 396p/kg R Brough & Son; 40.2kg 369p/kg R Swift & Son, Little Onn; 43.1kg 348p/kg J&N Eason, Wessington.

Averages: Standard to 376p/kg average 356.78; Medium to 396p/ kg average 322.72p/kg.

In the old season lambs 859 on offer saw a mixed show with best export types peaking at 380p/kg (£170/head), heavy weight butchers lambs to 330p/ kg (£168/head) and overweight butchers lambs to 338p/kg (£180/ head). The average of 320.03p/kg included several pens of horned lambs.

Leading Prices: 31.9kg 295p/kg P Moody, Kegworth; 32.9kg 308p/kg JG Jackson, Wardlow; 35.6kg 314p/kg P Moody; 37kg 328p/kg Stoneyford Farms, Jacksdale; 39.8kg 369p/kg R Swift & Son, Little Onn; 40.6kg 370p/kg R Swift & Son; 41kg 378p/kg R Swift & Son; 41.6kg 370p/kg R Swift &

Son; 44.4kg 360p/kg JW Walker & Sons, Tideswell; 44.7kg 380p/kg AK Belfield, Sheen; 45.8kg 328p/ kg R Swift & Son; 51kg 330p/kg R Swift & Son; 53.5kg 328p/kg AK Belfield, Sheen 59kg 303p/kg AK Belfield.

Averages: Light to 295p/kg average 275.77p/kg; Standard to 328p/kg average 270.45p/ kg; Medium to 380p/kg average 331.59p/kg; Heavy to 330p/kg average 272.73p/kg; Overweight to 338p/kg average 246.47p/kg

CULL SHEEP

A total of 293 on offer. Trade still off the clock with best continental ewes peaking at £156 (twice) with others to £155 with 10 lots over £145/head. Heavy mule ewes in the £100-£121 and big woodland ewes to £99. Cast ewes to £156, average £103.60; cast rams to £133 average £94.30