Bakewell market
Bank to normal after the Bank Holiday, with 734 Cattle and 2,395 Sheep. A decent entry of 353 Store & Breeding Cattle, new buyers and trade the strongest we have seen for some time.
Strs £1,270, Hfrs to £1,230 and Feeding Bulls £900. Cow and Calf outfits a mixed sample with the best on offer to £1,120.
129 Finished Cattle also generated their share of highlights with examples at 235p and £1,441 per head. The 43 Steers averaged a solid 190.6 pence giving a good indication of price levels.
OTM and Feeding Cows out in force with a total of 140 on sale. The best to 170p and £1,358, to average 124.3p.
A good show of 114 Calves with plenty of comments about the very brisk trade, Bulls to £430 and Heifers to £320.
In the Sheep section there were 1,972 Lambs selling on a solid trade with top figures 214p and £110.50 per head. The SQQ and overall averages almost identical at 174.5 and 174.4 respectively. Finally, to Cull Sheep with 410 on offer and a decent trade with Ewes peaking at £133 to average £60.57
138 OTM, BARREN & FEEDING COWS – OVERALL AVERAGE 124.3P
A super entry and trade remains very fast. Buyers out in force with Cows pounds dearer than other outlets. Top price was 170p for a young Cow from Dennis Prince, of Ecton.
78 BLACK & WHITE AND EX DAIRY COWS - AVE 114.2P
Very, very dear for all sorts. Best sold to 147p for a Shorthorn for R Bassett closely followed at 146,145 (x2), 144 and 143p from Roger Ardern. Geoff Limer had 145p, John Minshall had 143p and Dan Mycock at 143p. Better sold, at 135p plus, Holsteins 120130p, Leaner sorts 100-115p with plainer sorts generally 85-100p.
Sample prices: 170p/kg 500kg B Blue x D Prince, Back, Ecton; 169p/kg 756kg Sim Buckingham & Bishop, Ingleby; 169p/kg
774kg Char JP & D Helliwell, Oughtibridge; 168p/kg 620kg Lim ED Ironmonger & Son, Bonsall; 160p/kg 694kg Sim Buckingham & Bishop; 154p/kg 882kg Devon Wheeldon Prtnrs. Taddington; 151p/kg 806kg Lim JP & D Helliwell; 150p/kg 640kg Sim Buckingham & Bishop; 149p/kg 568kg Hfd GL Brown, Spondon; 148p/kg 558kg Sim Buckingham & Bishop.
Gross Prices: £1,335.28 882kg Devon Wheeldon Prtnrs, Taddington; £1,308.06 774kg Char JP & D Helliwell, Oughtibridge; £1,277.64 756kg Sim Buckingham & Bishop; £1,260.84 948kg Hols RE Archer Farms, Bradley; £1,217.06 806kg Lim JP & D Helliwell; £1,206.92 844kg Holst AJ & ME Minshall, Tean; £1,169.74 818kg Holst CPR & JM Mycock, Hartington; £1,137.78 774kg S Horn R Bassett, Hulme End; £1,121.28 768kg Holst RW Ardern & Sons, Topley Pike; £1,119.40 772kg Fries RW Ardern & Sons, Topley Pike.
SEVEN OTM BULLS
135p/kg £1,350 B Blue D Langton, Belper; 134p/kg £1423 Lim
RE & PM Furness, Peak Forest; 133p/kg £1,100 Hfd FS Woolley, Monyash; 114p/kg £702 Gal Walton Lodge Farm.
1 OTM STEER
147p/kg £1,952 Hfd (40 mnths) MR Walker, Alport.
129 FINISHED CATTLE – OVERALL AVERAGE 185.4P
A super entry and some lovely quality about for the butchers.
40 Young Bulls ave 175.5p
A good show and quality in abundance with trade holding well. Prices peaked at 211p twice for The Hadfield Family of Castleton, followed by Mark Sweetmore at 210 and 207p. B&W’S sold to 180p (£1047) for SG Potter.
Sample prices: 211p/kg 520kg Lim RM Hadfield, Castleton; 211p/kg 568kg Lim RM Hadfield; 210p/kg 498kg Blond x MT Sweetmore, Earl Sterndale; 207p/kg 606kg B blue x MT Sweetmore; 207p/kg 526kg Lim A Merryman, Sheffield; 202pkg 536kg Lim GC & BJ Cresswell, Atlow; 198p/kg 728kg Blond x MT Sweetmore; 196p/kg 590kg Blond x CE Mycock, Flagg; 193p/kg 814kg Blond x CW Shenton, Handforth; 192p/kg 832kg Blond x CW Shenton.
Gross Prices: £1,597.44 832kg Blond x CW Shenton, Handforth; £1,571.02 814kg Blond x CW Shenton; £1,441.44 728kg Blond x MT Sweetmore, Earl Sterndale; £1,254.42 606kg B Blue x MT Sweetmore; £1,218.58 638kg Blond x CE Mycock, Flagg; £1,198.48 568kg Lim RM Hadfield, Castleton; £1,167.36 608kg Lim MJ Ludlam, Moorwood Moor; £1,156.40 590kg Blond x CE Mycock; £1,133.44 616kg B Blue x G Hancock, Pilsley; £1,115.04 606kg Lim MJ Ludlam; £1,104.48 624kg Lim JA Brandrick, Sutton on the Hill.
43 Steers – overall average 190.6p
Excellent quality and trade generally improved, Mark Hadfield had a handy Steer at 251p (£1,169). Albert Hopkinson sold his at 226p with a lovely run of 8 well-bred Cattle for Brian & Harold Ponsonby, selling to 217p , 216 (x2). 11 Natives saw Angus to 213p and Hereford to 188p.
Sample prices: 251p/kg 466kg Lim RM Hadfield, Castleton; 226p/kg 548kg Lim A Hopkinson, Ilkeston; 217p/kg 552kg Blond x BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor; 216p/kg 554kg Lim
BD & JH Ponsonby; 216p/kg 630kg Blond x BD & JH Ponsonby; 215p/kg 630kg Blond x BD & JH Ponsonby; 215p/kg 614kg Blond x BD & JH Ponsonby; 214p/kg 598kg Lim Thorp Farms, Baslow; 214p/kg 588kg Sim
D Hadfield & Daughter, Buxton 213p/kg 636kg AA D Hadfield & Daughter; 211p/kg 564kg Blond x BD & JH Ponsonby; 211p/kg 562kg Lim Bolshaw Farm Prtnrs, Rainow
Gross Prices: £1,360.80 630kg Blond x BD & JH Ponsonby; £1,354.68 636kg AA D Hadfield & Daughter; £1,354.50 630kg Blond x
BD & JH Ponsonby; £1,327.20 632kg Blond x BD & JH Ponsonby; £1,320.10 614kg Blond x
BD & JH Ponsonby;
£1,313.86 734kg Blond x H Thompson & Son, Rolleston; £1,299.80 670kg Lim TG Archer & Son, Yeldersley; £1,279.72
598kg Lim Thorp Farms,
Baslow; £1,274.26 854kg Mont CJ Woodhouse & Son, Marston Montgomery;£1,268.96 616kg Lim FR J & D Charlesworth, Bradbourne.
46 Finished Heifers – overall average 188.4p
Again, some lovely quality but the presence of some Native and B&W Heifers affects the average. Prices peaked at 255p (highest for a long while) from Nigel & Julie Birch and selling to RW Walmsley, Catterton, York. David Thorp had his Limmy at 244p with David Elliott and Roger White both at 238p.
Sample prices: 255p/kg 510kg Lim NA Birch, Monyash; 244p/kg 534kg Lim Thorp Farms, Baslow 238p/kg 544kg Lim DM Elliott, Little Hucklow; 238p/kg 556kg
Lim R & A White & Son, Bamford; 234p/kg 500kg Lim A Merryman, Dronfield; 228p/kg 564kg Lim
R & A White & Son, Bamford; 218p/kg 590kg Lim DM Elliott & Son, Little Hucklow; 213p/kg 562kg Lim FR J & D Charlesworth, Bradbourne; 204p/kg 566kg Lim WI Fletcher, Sheldon; 204p/kg 620kg Lim PJ & JA Morten & Daughters, Barmoor Clough Gross Prices: £1323.28 556kg
Lim R & A White & Son, Bamford; £1,302.96 534kg Lim Thorp Farms, Baslow; £1,300.50 510kg Lim NA Birch, Monyash; £1,294.72 544kg Lim DM Elliott & Son, Little Hucklow; £1,286.20 590kg Lim DM Elliott & Son; £1,285.92 564kg Lim R & A White & Son; £1,264.80 620kg Lim PJ & JA Morten & Daughters, Barmoor Clough; £1,221.40 620kg Lim WI Fletcher, Sheldon; £1,204.00 602kg Lim GC & BJ Creswell, Atlow;
£1,197.06
562kg Lim FR J & D Charlesworth, Bradbourne.
353 STORE & BREEDING CATTLE
A useful gathering of 353 Store & Breeding Cattle sold on a tremendous trade, with new buyers and the stronger and older cattle the dearest they have been for a long time. There were cattle forward, showing the effects of the dry summer, all keenly sought. Bakewell buyers want your cattle and are prepared to pay for them.
16 Feeding Bulls
Sample Results: £350 S Horn x 9-10 mnths R Williams, Ashover; £395 Angus x 11-15 mnths RE Slack, Pinxton; £900 Lim x 14 mnths G Ditchfield, Colwich; £685 Hfd x 16 mnths DA & F Brown, Brassington; £880
Devon x 13 mnths L Salt, Rocester; £785 Sim x 20 mnths DRM, Agri, Poynton; £860 Hfd x 30 mnths Bosworth Bros, Stanley.
44 Breeding Cattle
A mixed bag of Cow & Calf outfits, with a number of plain Cows and Heifers clearly showing the effects of the prolonged dry weather.
Sample prices: £990
Angus x Hfr, 28 mnths & Hfr Calf Tegsnose Livestock, Langley;
£900 Angus x Hfr, 38 mnths & Hfr Calf Tegsnose Livestock; £780
Gall Cow, 85 mnths & Str Calf Tegsnose Livestock; £970
B Blue x Hfr, 28 mnths & Bull Calf AM Naylor, Bakewell; £960 Blond x Cow, 71 mnths & Hfr Calf J Lomas, Aldwark; £890 Blond x Cow, 64 mnths & Hfr Calf
J Lomas, Aldwark; £980 B Blue x Cow, 137 mnths & Str Calf
CJE Carr & Prtnrs, Tissington; £960 B Blue x Cow, 116 mnths & Str Calf CJE Carr & Prtnrs;
£1120 Lim x Cow, 62 mnths &
Bull Calf Ridgewood Farms, Alderwasley; £1060 B Blue x Cow, 62 mnths & Hfr Calf PJ Wheeldon, Longnor; £1,300 Char Stock Bull, 17 mnths S Kidd, Quarnford;
164 Steers, Overall Average
£811
A good show of Steers with a good range of breed and age. Plenty of trade for all corners.
Sample Prices: £445 Holst 12 mnths LB & AB Thompson, Longnor; £630 Sim x 10-14 mnths A Bennett, Uttoxeter; £1,270 Angus
23 mnths Tegsnose Livestock, Langley; £880 Lim x 14 mnths AW & RA Mycock, Flagg; £940 Fries 23 mnths BJ Moore, Newborough; £805 Hfd 12-13 mnths; AG Ward & Son, Stanton; £620 B Blue x 14-17 mnths
PJ & N Townsend, Tideswell; £640 Hfd x 17 mnths PJ & N Townsend, Tideswell; £1,100 Char x 16-20 mnths R Brough & Son, Monyash; £1,150 Char x 25 mnths JW & RG Ede, Youlgreave; £1,230 Lim x 16-18 mnths PT Chadfield, Marston; £1,180 B Blue x
24 mnths V Tabbernor & Brassington, Youlgreave; £560 Holst 20-25 mnths DJ Webster, Worrall; £830 B Blue x 22 mnths G & R Wright, Sandybrook;
£1160 Sim x 18-20 mnths
DA & AM Campeau, Crowdicote; £880 Angus x 22-23 mnths S Bolton, Macclesfield; £1,180
Lim x 25 mnths BD & A Yates, Middleton; £1,080 Sim x 20 mnths BD & A Yates; £770 Holst 27-28 mnths BD & A Yates; £1,080
Lim x 23 mnths ED Ironmonger, Bonsall; £1,040 Hfd 24 mnths ED Ironmonger; £1,020 B Blue x 21-22 mnths JRT Construction, Marston; £900 Hfd x 24 mnths
R & R Bennett, Mellor; £1270 B Blue x 18-27 mnths G & R Gould, Elton; £1145 Lim x
24-25 mnths GPK Trickett, Rowsley; £1,205 Angus x 23-27 mnths GPK Trickett; £1,100
B Blue x 14 mnths R Vernon, Rocester;
£750 Angus x 11-13 mnths JH Morten & Son, Whaley Bridge; £1080 Blond x 16 mnths CJ Stone, Buxton; £920 Sim x 19 mnths F Marchington, Buxworth;
£1,225 Lim x 27 mnths G Ditchfield, Colwich; £1,115 Lim x 24-25 mnths C & J Southwell, Tixall; £1,080 Lim x 27 mnths
DL Goddard, Mellor.
129 Heifers, Overall Ave £720 Mixed varieties with demand for all types at appropriate price levels.
Sample Prices: £460 Angus x
5-8 mnths R Hughes, Stanley; £685 Angus x 15 mnths
Tegsnose Livestock, Langley;
£540 Blond x 9 mnths GA & SM Wainwright, Bamford; £710 Hfd x 15 mnths AW & RA Mycock, Flagg £820 Lim x 14 mnths AW & RA Mycock; £1,200 Lim x 24 mnths AG Tomkinson, Thorpe; £620
Hfd x 14-15 mnths BJ Moore, Newborough; £690 Lim x 17 mnths Messrs Cockburns, Penistone; £460 Saler x 15 mnths J Sisson, Ilkeston; £910 Lim x 16-17 mnths J Smith, Brinsley; £1,080 B Blue x 25 mnths
JW & RG Ede, Youlgreave; £790 Hfd x 20-25 mnths CW & BM Hudson, Longnor; £940 Lim x 20-21 mnths CF Edge & Prtnrs, Alsop; £680 Angus x 22-23 mnths S Bolton, Macclesfield; £1030
Lim x 24-25 mnths BD Yates & Son, Middleton; £845 Hfd
24-25 mnths D Fotherby, Wormhill; £975 B Blue x 21-22 mnths JRT Construction; £1070 Char 25 mnths RN Wilcockson, Eastmoor; £1,230 Lim x 25-26 mnths RH Bunting, Newhaven; £1,145 B Blue x 18 mnths G & R Gould, Elton; £1,170 B Blue x 28 mnths D Poole & Son, Flagg; £870 Angus x 14 mnths GA Ward & Son, Wirksworth; £820 Blond x 15-19 mnths F Marchington, Buxworth; £650 S Horn x 24 mnths Whirlow Hall Farm, Sheffield; £875 Angus x 21 mnths BJ & BW Brunt, Wincle; £820 B Blue x 20-24 mnths T Stafford, Ballidon; £890 Lim x 27 mnths DL Goddard, Mellor; £1045 Lim x 28 mnths BJ & BW Brunt.
114 CALVES
An increase in numbers and a flying trade for all. Highlight of the day was a lovely Friesian Bull at 5 weeks of age making £370, with Hereford Steer Calves at 2 months making £390.
BULLS
Sample prices: Hfd £250 £173.80 D Fotherby & Sons, Wormhill; Blond x £295 SG Potter, Bonsall; Saler £212 £162.4 JF Hayes, Shottle; Holst £135 £68.45 RE Poyser, Onecote; Mont £260
£180 PL Boam, Monyash Fries £370 £152.67 GH Gregory, Sheldon; Ayr £60 TN Pafreyman & Son, Flagg; AA £195 £134.67 RE Poyser; Lim £255 £224.74
D & LA Critchlow, Sheen; Br Blue x £430 £319.44 WJ & DM Madin, Holymoorside; Wagyu £75
JE Seals & Son, Shirland;
HEIFERS
Sample prices: Hfd £200 £165 D Fotherby & Sons, Wormhill; Blond x £250 £250 SG Potter, Bonsall; Char £172 DRH, Agri, Poynton; Saler £140 £112.50 JF Hayes, Shottle; AA £130 £88.75 FS Woolley, Monyash B Blue x £320 £230 E Hall, Bradbourne; Lim £235 £196.67 DR & S & G Kirby, Eastmoor.
2395 SHEEP INCLUDING 1985 LAMBS & 410 EWES & RAMS
A total of 2395 Sheep included 1985 Lambs. An excellent show attracted brisk bidding form the start with best Butchers Lambs to 214/kg and £94.87 with big Lambs to 179p/kg and top gross of £110.50. The big meated Lambs were most in demand with the smaller lightweight and plain sorts comparable with store prices. Overall Market average 174.57p/kg
Leading Prices: 36.2kg 196p/kg TW Fountain, Marston; 37.4kg 189p/kg AH & T Carr, Waterfall 39.6kg 189p/kg RS & EJ Longden & Son, Chinley; 40kg 191p/kg DO & MR Hague, Sheffield; 41kg 209p/kg RM Brown, Bradwell 41.2kg 192p/kg JW Blackshaw, Bakewell; 42.8kg 197p/kg R & S Salisbury, Abney; 44.2kg 200p/kg Furness & Taylor, Wormhill;
44.3kg 214p/kg AW Marsden, Tideswell; 47.1kg 194p/kg P Furness Wheston; 49.1kg 185p/kg R Swift & Son, Little Onn; 53.6kg 179p/kg A Blackwell, Yeaveley.
Finished Lamb Averages:32.1-39kg
To:196p/kg
Average: 172.87p/kg 39.1kg-45.5kg
To: 214p/kg
Average: 175.45p/kg 45.6-52kg
To: 194p/kg
Average: 175.59p/kg 52+kg
To: 179p/kg
Average: 167.03p/kg
410 EWES AND RAMS
A smaller entry of 410 Cull Ewes and Rams saw bidding very brisk for the meated sorts and best Texels peaked at £133 with others to £132 and £127, Suffolk x to £125. Meated Mules sold in the £60-£80 range with best Horned Ewes to £60.
CAST EWES
To: £133. Average: £60.57 Cast Ram
To: £117. Average: £78.60