Bakewell market

DECENT entries but not as many store cattle as last week resulted in total of 775 cattle and 1,684 sheep. Concerns about cost and availability of feed and bedding are starting to show.

Trade for the stronger short-keep cattle was outstanding, with

Steers to £1,235, Hfrs £1,230 and Feeding Bulls £900. There were, however, quite a number of small cattle many rather old for their size which had clearly suffered from the hard winter and dry summer. These found a ready market but at lower prices.

OTM and feeding cow number were up at 145 with farmers clearly dispersing with any passengers before winter arrives. Increased numbers and plainer sorts contributed to a lower overall average at 98.6 pence. Finished cattle numbers were usefully up at 124 with decent top figures of 248p and £1,527 average did look a shade easier. 80 Calves this week with Bulls to £400 and Heifers £325.

There 1,105 Lambs on offer and sign of improved demand. The best on offer to 200p and £87.98, but the SQQ average was not exciting reading at 158.8p A substantial turnout of 564 Cull Sheep sold on a better trade with Ewes to £132 and the overall average £61.84.

145 OTM, BARREN & FEEDING COWS – OVERALL AVE 98.6P

A tremendous entry of 145 cows, with all other places packed. All the regulars were operating but with a price very much in mind. Top call was 156p for a Limousin Cow from Nigel Birch. Better sorts 130p plus with buyers taking a chance on trade improving in the forthcoming weeks.

82 BLACK & WHITE AND EX DAIRY COWS - AVE 90.1P

Good cows still look well sold with a top call of 126p for a fed Friesian from Shirt Farms. Better sorts generally over 110p, better Holstein 100-110p with plainer cows 85-95p and lean cows under 80p.

Samples: 156p/kg 562kg Lim NA Birch, Monyash; 146p/kg 570kg Lim JE & GE Mills, Stanton By Dale; 146p/kg 690kg Char L Marshall & J Boam, Monyash 141p/kg 630kg Char L Marshall & JBoam; 139p/ kg 716 kg Lim CW Tabberner, Tean; 139p/kg 516kg Lim JE & GE Mills; 137p/kg 636kg Char L Marshall & J Boam; 134p/kg 720kg Lim RG & E& MJ Round, Thorpe; 130p/kg 774kg Si m R & S Salisbury, Abney; 128p/kg 764kg Devon PP & DF Redgate Ltd, Moorgreen.

Gross Prices: £1074.48 888kg AA A Spendlove & Sons, Heath; £1045.80830 kg A AC& FM Percival, Youlgreave; £1007.40 690kg Char L Marshall & J Boam; £1006.20774 kg Sim R & S Salisbury, Abney; £1005.76 898kg Holst J& A Derbyshire, Off cote £995.24 716kg Lim CW Tabberner, Tean; £977.92 764kg Devon PP & DF Redgate, Moorgreen;

£965.16 766kg Fries Shirt Farms, Tideswell; £964.80 720kg Lim RG & E & MJ Round, Thorpe; £960.00 800kg Char J Haywood, Carsington

6 OTM BULLS

128p/kg £1305 Lim NA Birch, Monyash; 126p/kg £957 Fries R& P Ratcliffe, Sudbury; 123p/kg £1266 Char DJ Sowerby, Edale

3 OTM STEERS

134p/kg £1165 Hfd J Bristow, Sleaford

124 FINISHED CATTLE – OVERALL AVERAGE 174.8P

Improved numbers again with 22 Bulls, 56 Steers and 46 Heifers all exchanging hands on an open and competitive trade.

22 Young Bulls ave 168.3p Best Continentals sold to 220p for Chris Barnsley, Morridge with heavy bulls to 201p (£1527) for Messrs Fearn.

Samples: 220p/kg 522kg Lim CH Barnsley, Morridge; 206p/kg 530kg Lim CH Barnsley; 201p/kg 760kg Lim S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires; 189p/kg 480kg Blond x CH Ede & Son, Somersall; 188p/kg 564kg Lim A Sims, Hulland 186p/kg 772kg Lim JT Ottewell, Calow; £1527.60 760kg Lim S & D Fearn, £1435.92 772kg Lim JT Ottewell; £1213.62 678kg Lim JT Ottewell; £1148.40 522kg Lim CH Barnsley, Morridge; £1145.82 678kg Lim W Bradbury, Earl Sterndale; £1091.80 530kg Lim CH Barnsley; £1060.32 564kg Lim A Sims, Hulland

56 STEERS – OVERALL AVE 173.4P

27 Continental, 9 B&W and 20 Natives with a good trade for the Cattle on offer. Best remain over 200p with the best to 214p for Richard Naylor, Kirk Langley. Herefords sold to 194p, Angus to 184p with B&W’S to 186p. Samples: 214p/kg 570kg B Blue x H Naylor & Son, Kirk Langley; 212p/kg 650kg Lim RG&E&MJ Round, Thorpe; 209p/kg 538kg Lim H Naylor & Son; 206p/kg 556kg Lim EA Gagie, Uttoxeter 205p/kg 580kg Lim D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell; 204p/kg 618kg Char H Naylor & Son; 199p/kg 658kg Lim TW Austin & Co, Burnaston; 196p/kg 652kg Lim EA Gagie, Uttoxeter

195p/kg 680kg Sim D Hadfield & Daughter; 194p/kg 696kg Hfd KJ White & Co, Swinscoe; 194p/kg 650kg Sim WH Townsend, Derby Gross Prices: £1392.00 800kg Lim TG Archer & Son, Yeldersley; £1378.00 650kg Lim RG&E&MJ Round, Thorpe £1350.24 696kg Hfd KJ White & Co, Swinscoe; £1338.60 690kg Char H Naylor & Son, Kirk Langley; £1326.00 680kg Sim D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell £1321.32 726kg Lim GH Prince, Roston; £1309.42 658kg Lim TW Austin & Co, Burnaston; £1302.72 708kg AA RW Ardern & Sons, Topley Pike; £1277.92 652kg Lim EA Gagie, Uttoxeter; £1261.70 814kg Holst RW Ardern & Sons.

46 FINISHED HEIFERS – OVERALL AVERAGE 180.3P

A good run but a number of plain cattle in the entry reduced the overall average. A tremendous Heifer from Wayne & Charlie Smith sold for a fabulous 248p to gross £1458.00, to a Leek Butcher. Better cattle generally over £2. Samples: 48p/kg 588kg Lim W Smith, Leek; 226p/kg 502kg Lim RM Hadfield, Castleton; 220p/kg 510kg B Blue x JA Hall, Longnor 220p/kg 570kg Blond x BD & JH

Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor; 218p/kg 514kg Lim RM Hadfield, Castleton; 208p/kg 522kg B Blue x JH Jaynes, Staffs; 202p/kg 534kg B Blue x JH Haynes; 200p/kg 566kg Lim S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires 200p/kg 568kg Blond x BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor, 200p/kg 478kg Lim TW Austin & Co, Burnaston.

Gross Prices: £1458.24 588kg Lim W Smith, Leek; £1254.00 570kg Blond x BD & JH Ponsonby, Tideswell Moor £1136.00 568kg Blond x BD & JH Ponsonby; £1134.52 502kg Lim RM Hadfield, Castleton; £1132.00 566kg Lim S&D Fearn, Wardlow Mires; £1127.70 630kg B Blue x WJ Sessions & Son, Hilton; £1122.00 510kg B Blue x JA Hall, Longnor £1120.52 514kg Lim RM Hadfield

426 STORE & BREEDING CATTLE

Numbers back a bit, but still a decent entry sufficient to attract a full line-up of buyers. Strong short keep cattle looking very well sold with plenty topping the £1000 mark.

68 FEEDING BULLS

Samples: £820 B Blue x 20 mnths M Fitzhugh, Heage £410 Sim x 6-12 mnths M Fitzhugh;; £790 Blond x 13 mnths WH & D Wright & Son, Grassmoor; £840 Lim 9 mnths A Sayer Jnr, Hilderstone £470 Hfd x 8 mnths M & C Morris, Holmgate; £375 Holst 7-8 mnths M & C Morris; £605 Baz 6-10 mnths Moor Farms, Flagg

£900 Baz x 17 mnths SR Wilson, Selston; £790 Sim x 19 mnths MW Aikin, Owler Bar; £620 Sim x 6 mnths B Chadwick, Hilton; £710 Lim x 16 mnths JP Webster, Foolow

34 BREEDING CATTLE

Samples: £660 B Blue x Hfr i/c DT Worthington, Edale; £740 Angus x Cow, 123 mnths & Str Calf DT Worthington; £1020 Lim x Cow 129, mnths & Bull Calf RJ Goddard, Chinley; £930 Lim x Cow, 90 mnths & Bull Calf RJ Goddard; £955 Sim x Cow, 90 mnths & Bull Calf A Spendlove, Heath; £600 Angus Cow, 668 mnths r/w Bull MJ Cooper, Aldwark; £775 Sim x Cow, 52 mnths, pd i/c B Chadwick, Hilton £710 Sim x Cow, 66 mnths, r/w Bull R Cooper, New Mills.

150 STEERS, OVERALL AVE£752

Another good selection with trade outstanding for the stronger better fleshed cattle.

Sample Prices: £970 Lim x 16 mnths JE & JM Salmon, Uttoxeter £560 Lim x 10 mnths DV Holland, Blore; £860 Lim x 15 mnths RS Torr, Tissington; £460 Fries 13-14 mnths AJ Collins, Morley

£580 Angus x 10-16 mnths BJ Moore, Buxton; £1180 B blue 21-23 mnths WJ Sessions & Son, Hilton; £1050 Blonde x 14-16 mnths MT Sweetmore, Earl Sterndale; £960 Lim x 10-11 mnths Clark Farms, Ringinglow £1190 Lim x 26-27 mnths Mrs F Evans & Daughters, Colwich £1170 B Blue 22 mnths Mrs F Evans & Daughters; £1045 B Blue x 15-16 mnths TW & E Gratton, King Sterndale; £1050 Lim x 17 mnths JT & RA Deacon, Burton £805 Angus x 25 mnths GD Parks, Gawsworth; £1115 Char x 22 mnths R Simpson, Longnor

£965 Hfd x 17-18 mnths A Hunter, Hognaston; £922 Lim x 28-29 mnths S Lynam, Whatstandwell £780 Hfd x 18 mnths M & C Morris, Holmgate; £890 Hfd x 17 mnths RW Crane, Brailsford;

£735 Angus 16-20 mnths W Bradbury, Earl Sterndale;

£880 Saler 18-19 mnths ES Rowarth & Sons, Bradwell;

£1060 B Blue x 26 mnths J & D Skidmore, Chelmorten;

£1235 Char x 25 mnths PJ & JA Morten, Barmoor Clough;

£1100 Lim x 25 mnths R & P Ratcliffe, Subury; £1080 B Blue x 26 mnths M Hambleton, Alstonefield; £1075 B blue x 28 mnths GH Prince, Roston; £1180 Lim x 26-27 mnths LW Hancock & Son, Stoney Middleton; £385 Hfd x 8 mnths AC Lowe, Holmesfield £275 Holst 9 mnths AC Lowe, Holmesfield; £905 Hfd x 25 mnths Scott & Curley, Hulland

£525 B Blue x 5 mnths P Sullivan, Ellastone; £735 Lim x 9 mnths R Cooper, New Mills; £630

Angus x 24-25 mnths GD Parks, Gawsworth; £535 Sim x 13-15 mnths RG & C Gould & Son, Longnor; £780 Hfd x 18 mnths M & C Morris, Holmgate; £790 Lim x 15-18 mnths JW Stretton, Winkhill £780 Lim x 16 mnths MJ & RD Bradbury, Biggin; £860 Lim x 15 mnths WN Tomkinson, Ellastone £725 Angus x 18-20 mnths RL & E Twigg, Ashover; £925 B Blue x 24 mnths J & D Skidmore, Chelmorten; £545 Angus x 21-25 mnths P & PD Stone, Middleton £895 Hfd x 23-26 mnths AW Gilman & Son, Wetton

£815 Angus x 23 mnths AW Gilman & Son; £915 Angus x

24-25 mnths GM Brown & Son, Holymoorside; £950 Hfd x 31 mnths K Brown, Hilderstone

£510 Sim x 7 mnths B Chadwick, Hilton; £965 Lim x 16 mnths G.C.G Robinson, Longnor.

174 HEIFERS, OVERALL AVE £673

Outnumbering the Steers by a

small margin, excellent returns for the well meated and well grown sorts. Smaller, older, and plainer varieties finding a new home, but at rather ordinary prices.

Typical Results: £1130 Char x 15 mnths SJ Goddard, Chinley;

£540 Blond x 7 mnths Mrs J Haywood, Carsington; £355 Angus x 11-12 mnths R Hughes, Stanley; £710 Lim x 10 mnths DV Holland, Blore; £450 B Blue x 11 mnths Hawksworth Farmers, Shardlow; £835 Char x 18 mnths BC Percival, Middleton; £855 Lim x 16 mnths AH & T Carr, Waterfall £1055 B Blue x 19-23 mnths WJ Sessions & Son, Hilton; £665 Angus x 15-17 mnths WJ Sessions & Son; £980 Blond x 17 mnths MT Sweetmore, Earl Sterndale;£1230 Ped Lim 18-19 mnths Clark Farms, Ringinglow; £1165 Char 17-18 mnths A Spendlove, Heath £935 Lim x 27 mnths Mrs F Evans & Daughters, Colwich;

£1130 Lim x 18 mnths TW & E Gratton, King Sterndale.

80 CALVES

A difficult trade with numerous prospective purchasers present but all cautious. The best calves well sold with B Blue Bulls to £400 and £360 and Limousin’s to £310 and a smart B Blue Heifer at £325. Anything other than the very best however, met reduced demand but all creating interest,

albeit, at reduced levels with a similar picture for the Black and White Dairy bred Calves, the best of these to £65.

BULLS

Sample prices: Hfd £262.00 £161.00 D Fotherby & Sons, Wormhill; Sim £140.00 £109.50 G Matkin, Idridgehay

Hols £55.00 £23.69 WJ & DM Madin, Holymoorside;

Saler £105.00 JF Hayes, Shottle; Mont £130.00 L Hadfield & Sons, Peak Forest; Fri £65.00 £29.00 D Fotherby & Sons, Wormhill; AA £130.00 £62.86 JG & AM Spendlove, Derbys; B Blue x £400.00 £174.19 JA Hall, Longnor Lim £310.00 £200.00 S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires.

HEIFERS

Sample prices: Hfd £145.00 £127.50 D Fotherby & Sons, Wormhill; Saler £130.00 £115.00 JF Hayes, Shottle; B Blue x £325.00 £164.00 WJ & DM Madin, Holymoorside; Lim £140.00 £82.50 S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires.

1684 SHEEP INCLUDING 1120 LAMBS & 564 EWES AND RAMS

A total of 1684 sheep included a similar entry of 1120 lambs. Best meated Butcher’s lambs still in demand to peak at 200p/ kg but the run of the mill sorts becoming harder to sell.

Overall average 158.82p/kg which included several lots of plainer sorts.

Leading Prices: 35.7kg 179p/kg RG & GC Moss, Abbots Bromley 37.2kg 179p/kg RM Brown, Bradwell; 37.7kg 187p/kg RG & GC Moss, Abbots Bromley;

39kg 180p/kg RG & GC Moss; 39.6kg 175p/kg RG & GC Moss, 42kg 178p/kg J & J Mellor, Kniveton; 42.5kg 200p/kg D & L Wain, Ilam; 43kg 198p/kg DM Elliott & Son, Hucklow

44.3kg 185p/kg DM Elliott & Son; 45.3kg 176p/kg P & C Palfreyman, Monyash; 46kg 174p/kg L Hadfield & Son, Peak Forest 48.8kg 180p/kg D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell

Finished Lamb Averages:32.1-39kg To: 187p/kg Average: 162.38p/kg 39.1kg-45.5kg To: 200p/kg

Average: 158.3/kg

45.6-52kg To: 180p/kg Average: 155.6p/kg

564 EWES AND CULL RAMS

A bigger entry with trade for the big well shaped continentals looking good, the best Suffolk’s good but the Mules and plain types hard to move.

Some very good pens of Texel’s sold well to a top of £132 for Jackie Trueman and £126 for Andrew & Jill Gagie.

The best of the Texel’s £96 to £132 with the top 6 pens averaging over £110. Suffolk’sto £111 and £102 per head for the very best.

A few Mules in the £60 region but unfortunately, a large proportion forward lacked flesh, with some very plain.

Best Texel Tups £90 and above to a top of £127 for Harry Young.