Bakewell market

SOLID entries of 523 cattle and 1,714 sheep with cattle dearer than ever and sheep a shade less after a recent steep rise in prices. A slightly increased entry of 292 Store & Breeding Cattle with prices up again. Stronger cattle were particularly dear with heifers and steers both topping at £1,320 and feeding bulls £820, in-calf heifers reached £1,040. Another decent entry of 112 finished cattle with trade very strong. Top prices 255p and £1,742. The overall average for the 48 heifers looked good at 208.7p. OTM and Feeding Cows in short supply with only 80 forward and trade very brisk. Top prices 189p and £1,802, the overall average similar to last week at 129.6p.

Only 40 Calves on offer with bulls to £395 and heifers £178.

In the sheep section, trade for the 1,286 old-season lambs was a shade easier. The best on offer sold to 285p and £137.1p.

The SQQ average was down at 242p, failing to keep pace with last week’s exceptional figure, but a significant improvement on last year’s 210p. A good sample of 403 Cull Sheep, average £97.97.

80 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS OVERALL AVERAGE 129.6P

Only 80 on parade and a full lineup of buyers led to an astonishing trade. Can cows get any dearer? Top was a super trio of pure Blondes from Chris Shenton, of Handforth selling to 189, 187 and 176p/kg to record a top gross of £1802. 14 Natives had Hereford to 154p.

48 BLACK & WHITE AND EX-DAIRY COWS AVE 118.8P

Very similar trade to last week with best Friesian (6yrs) to 150p with better cows to £1200+. Big Holsteins 125-135p.

Sample Results:

189p/kg 832kg Blonde x CW Shenton, Handforth; 187p/kg 964kg Blonde x CW Shenton; 176p/kg 920kg Blonde x CW Shenton; 163p/kg 714kg Stab

S & LJ Dyson, Hollow Meadows; 158p/kg 844kg Lim S Wilde, Bradfield; 155p/kg 832kg Sim LA Renshaw & IS Brassington, Ashbourne;154p/kg 642kg Hfd A Bennison, Compstall; 151p/kg 670kg Hfd RG & GC Moss, Abbots Bromley; 150p/kg 830kg Fries RW & R Walker, Ashgate; 150p/kg 1014kg Lim S Wilde, Bradfield; 149p/kg 650kg Lim D & L Wain, Ilam; 148p/kg 824kg Fries J & LM Wood & Sons, Hazelhead; 148p/ kg 806kg Fries RW & R Walker, Ashgate; 148p/kg 652kg Lim Thorp Farms Ltd, Baslow; 146p/ kg 582kg Fries GW & L Neville, Tansley.

Gross Prices:

£1802.68 964kg Blonde x CW Shenton, Handforth; £1619.20 920kg Blonde x CW Shenton; £1572.48 832kg Blonde x CW Shenton; £1521.00 1014kg Lim S Wilde, Bradfield; £1333.52 844kg Lim S Wilde; £1289.60 832kg Sim LA Renshaw & IS Brassington, Ashbourne; £1274.00 910kg Fries RW & R Walker, Ashgate; £1245.00 830kg Fries RW & R Walker; £1219.52 824kg Fries J & LM Wood & Sons, Hazelhead; £1192.88 806kg Fries RW & R Walker.

1 OTM BULL

125p/kg £1142 Fries J & J Walton & Sons, Tideswell.

111 FINISHED CATTLE – OVERALL AVERAGE 197.4P

Similar numbers and trade to last week with strong competition.

19 FINISHED BULLS AVE 188.8P/KG

More on offer – and what a trade. Two exceptional strong Limousin from Messrs Edge sold at 220p (£1,742) and 219p (£1,467). Sample Results:

220p/kg 792kg Lim D & SE Edge, Pike Hall; 219p/kg 570kg Lim

D & SE Edge; 215p/kg 654kg Lim MJ Ludlam, Moorwood Moor 215p/kg 654kg Lim JT Ottewell, Calow; 205p/kg 714kg Sim JT Ottewell; 200p/kg 578kg Lim MJ Ludlam, Moorwood Moor 197p/kg 672kg Lim MJ Ludlam; 195p/kg 620kg Lim A Sims Ltd, Hulland.

Gross Prices:

£1742.40 792kg Lim D & SE Edge, Pike Hall; £1467.30 670kg Lim

D & SE Edge; £1463.70 714kg

Sim JT Ottewell, Calow; £1406.10 654kg Lim MJ Ludlam, Moorwood Moor; £1406.10 654kg Lim JT Ottewell; £1323.84 672kg Lim MJ Ludlam, Moorwood Moor £1209.00 620kg Lim A Sims Ltd, Hulland.

44 STEERS – OVERALL AVERAGE 189.6P/KG

25 Continentals, 9 Native and 10 B/W steers and a remarkable average for all the bullocks. Steven Wells topped the day at 240p/ kg with all the suckler bred sorts over 220p and dairy cross Limousin up to 211p. Natives had Lincolns to 208p and Devons to 201p.

Sample Results:

240p/kg 570kg B Blue x MJ Wells & Son, Monyash; 230p/kg 694kg Lim D & SE Edge, Pike Hall; 229p/ kg 620kg Lim LM & D Grummett, Smisby; 226p/kg 632kg Lim

LM & D Grummett; 222p/kg

614kg Lim C & J Southwell, Tixall 211p/kg 568kg Lim G & BC Cresswell, Atlow; 211p/kg 576kg Sim Thorp Farms Ltd, Baslow; 210p/kg

574kg B Blue x E Morten & Sons, Barmoor Clough; 208p/kg 558kg Linc Red F Mycock & Sons, Wormhill; 208p/kg 628kg B Blue x E Morten & Sons; 208p/kg 722kg Lim LM & D Grummett, Smisby; 208p/kg 646kg Lim J Morris Agricultural, Dronfield; 208p/kg 654kg B Blue x E Morten & Sons; 207p/kg 574kg Lim J E B & S White, Sheffield.

Gross Prices:

£1596.20 694kg Lim D & SE Edge, Pike Hall; £1501.76 822kg Lim LM & D Grummett, Smisby; £1428.32 632kg Lim LM & D Grummett; £1419.80 620kg Lim LM & D Grummett; £1409.46 834kg Holst RW Ardern & Sons, Topley Pike; £1382.84 724kg AA LR & MJ Lowe, Hulme End; £1375.06 698kg B Blue x JW Foot & Sons, Parwich; £1368.00 570kg B Blue x MJ Wells & Son, Monyash £1363.08 614kg Lim C & J Southwell & Son, Tixall; £1360.32 654kg B Blue x E Morten & Sons, Barmoor Clough.

48 FINISHED HEIFERS – OVERALL AVERAGE 208.7P/KG

A remarkable average and almost identical to last week’s record, Steven Wells did the Steer/heifer double with his lovely blue at 255p with the top 14 over 214p/kg.

Sample Results:

255p/kg 576kg B Blue x MJ Wells & Son, Monyash; 248p/kg 899kg Lim S Evans, Edwinstowe; 248p/kg 504kg Lim LM & D Grummett, Smisby; 244p/kg 546kg Lim LM & D Grummett; 240p/kg 532kg Lim NA Birch, Monyash; 240p/kg 600kg B Blue x S Evans, Edwinstowe; 239p/kg 516kg Lim NA Birch, Monyash; 238p/kg 628kg B Blue x S Evans; 236p/kg 584kg B Blue x K Harrop, Alport; 234p/kg 560kg B Blue x K Harrop; 233p/kg 624kg B Blue x K Harrop; 232p/kg 522kg Lim K Harrop; 231p/kg 568kg Lim R & A White & Son, Bamford; 230p/kg 546kg Lim R & A White & Son; 229p/kg 572kg Lim H & G Hollinshead, Lichfield.

Gross Prices:

£1494.64 628kg B Blue x S Evans, Edwinstowe; £1468.80 576kg B Blue x MJ Wells & Son, Monyash; £1453.92 624kg B Blue x K Harrop, Alport; £1440.00 600kg B Blue x S Evans; £1405.80 710kg AA RW Ardern & Sons, Topley Pike; £1403.68 566kg Lim S Evans; £1389.60 720kg AA RW Ardern & Sons; £1385.28 666kg Char H & G Hollinshead, Lichfield; £1378.24 584kg B Blue x K Harrop, Alport; £1367.28 648kg Lim H & G Hollinshead, Lichfield.

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE

A few more cattle about this week with a total of 292 on offer. Trade was again outstanding

with demand for finished cattle driving prices as finishers look to replace prime cattle sold. The sale commenced with a few Breeding Stock.

Sample prices:

£1040 B Blue x Hfr, 28 mnths, i/c to AA T Collins, Hathersage; £1020 B Blue x Hfr, 28 mnths, i/c to AA T Collins; £980 Lim x Cow, 166 mnths & male Calf H Byard, Morton; £770 Devon x Cow, 28 mnths, i/c A Linell, Barlow;

£760 Hfd Hfr, 28 mnths, i/c A Linell; £640 Red Poll Cow, 69 mnths Mrs C Wilson, Elton.

40 FEEDING BULLS Sample prices:

£770 Char x 9 mnths JE & CD Blisset, Windley; £525 Hfd x 7 mnths FE & HE Hinchliffe, Whaley Bridge; £590 B Blue x 8 mnths Roger Barlow, North Leverton; £820

Sim x 11-14 mnths JC Shepherd, Dungworth;£560 Blonde x 5-7 mnths CH Ede & Son, Alkmonton; £650 Hfd x 30-31 mnths J Wholey, Palterton.

Plenty of Steers demand resulting in outstanding prices. Angus & Hereford crosses very keenly sought. Back & Whites attracting plenty of interest

Sample results:

£650 B Blue x 15-16 mnths TR Meakin, Uttoxeter; £710 Lim x 7 mnths FT Bagnall, Longnor; £610 Blonde x 5-7 mnths FT Bagnall; £905 Lim x 8 mnths FG & JR Critchlow,

Sheen; £900 Angus x 19 mnths Riverside Farmers, Scropton;

£800 Angus 7-2 mnths Riverside Farmers; £740 Fries 13-18 mnths J Melland & Son, Flagg; £750 Fleck 15 mnths J Melland & Son, Flagg; £1000 Lim x 13-14 mnths N & S Pearson, Peak Forest; £700 Holst 14-16 mnths N & S Pearson;

£1090 Angus x 17-19 mnths MG Mosley, Rivelin; £1095 B Blue x 16-18 mnths W Watts, Thurgoland £840 Mont 16 mnths RP Lawley, Draycott; £1320 Lim x 18-20 mnths Mrs CA Bunting, Bradley; £1090 B Blue x 16 mnths RP Lawley, Draycott; £1095 B Blue x 16-18 mnths W Watts, Thurgoland;

£840 Mont 16 mnths RP Lawley, Draycott; £1320 Lim x 18-20 mnths Mrs CA Bunting, Bradley; £1090 B Blue x 16 mnths LA & H Burtonshaw, Middleton; £865 Hfd 16-17 mnths LA H Burtonshaw; £960 Hfd x 17 mnths JP & SL Hotchin, Parwich

£660 Holst 16-19 mnths JP & SL Hotchin, Parwich; £1275 B Blue x 21-22 mnths H Young, Peak Forest £1165 B Blue x 22 mnths H Young; £1210 Hfd x 17-20 mnths

I&M&A Wilson, Tean; £1300

B Blue x 21-22 mnths MJ Burnett & Son, Rowsley; £1280 Lim x 20 mnths MJ Burnett & Son; £1170 Lim x 21 mnths DJ Sowerby, Edale; £740 Holst 17-21 mnths DJ Webster, Worrall; £1190 Hfd x 22 mnths JW Shepherd & Son, Winkhill; £1140 Lim x 19 mnths

R Gratton, Buxton; £1115 Blonde x 17 mnths DC Hoggard, Hallam.

128 HEIFERS AVE £745

A solid performance from start to finish. The short keep cattle attracted very fierce bidding from purchasers seeking to top up their finishing pens.

Sample results:

£405 Hfd x 6 mnths B Snow, Ipstones; £495 B Blue x 6-7 mnths A Bagshaw, Sterndale Moor; £700 Blonde x 7 mnths FT Bagnall, Longnor; £500 Lim x 8 mnths P & G Helliwell, Oughtibridge; £740 Sim x 8-15 mnths Riverside Farmers, Scropton; £640 Lim x 7-10 mnths G & O Carthy, Barton; £560 B Blue x 12 mnths P & M Critchlow,

Cubley; £995 Lim x 18 mnths N&S Pearson, Peak Forest; £620 Lim x 8 mnths M Heathcote, Hartington; £1175 Dev 18 mnths MG Mosley, Rivelin; £950 B Blue x 14-17 mnths W Watts, Thurgoland; £905 Hfd x 17-21 mnths R & D Lomas, Calow; £925 Angus 19-21 mnths RP Lawley, Draycott; £860 Saler 17 mnths RP Lawley; £1025 B Blue x 20 mnths LA & H Burtonshaw, Middleton; £775 Hfd x 19-21 mnths LA & H Burtonshaw, Middleton; £990 Hfd x 20 mnths JP & SL Hotchin, Parwich; £800 B Blue x 14-16 mnths Cook & Watson, Market Rasen; £720 Angus x 17-19 mnths Cook & Watson, Market Rasen; £1320 B Blue x 20 mnths H Young, Peak

Forest; £1250 B Blue x 21 mnths H Young, Peak Forest; £1275 Char x 21 mnths DJ Sowerby, Edale; £935 B Blue x 20-21 mnths CF Edge & Partner, Alsop; £800 B Blue x 20-21 mnths PJ & N Townsend, Tideswell; £1045 Hfd x 22 mnths JW Shepherd, Winkhill; £1045 B Blue x 25 mnths GW Smith, Aldwark; £750 Angus x 27-28 mnths A Syson, Congleton; £890 Lim x 19 mnths RB Tabbernor, Youlgreave; £700 Angus x 19-24 mnths D Tolputt, Rowarth;

£830 Angus x 23-25 mnths MG & JR Jordan, Belper.

40 CALVES

A flying calf trade with numbers short of requirements. Continental bulls regularly over £300 to a top of £395. Heifers sharper than last week withthe first calf through the ring being a Saler heifer to £178. Not much strength in the B/W, but selling well to a top of £80.

BULLS

Sim £230.00 G & D Shuker &

Sons, Whaley Bridge; Holst £45.00 £24.60 T Farrington & Sons, Abbots Bromley; B Swiss £82.00 G&D Shuker & Sons, Whaley Bridge; Saler £235.00 £216.67 JF Hayes, Shottle; Ayr £42.00 D & JK Mellor, Onecote; AA £90.00 £57.33 RP & M Emmott & Sons, Sheffield; S Horn £70.00 G & D Shuker & Sons; B Blue x £395.00 £278.75 L Hadfield & Sons, Peak Forest; Norw Red £60.00 GHW Dakin & Son, Snitterton; Lim £322.00 £228.00 JF Hayes, Shottle. HEIFERS

Hfd £50.00 RP & M Emmott & Sons, Sheffield; Saler £178.00 JF Hayes, Shottle; AA £48.00 £43.33 RP & M Emmott & Sons; Baz £150.00 Moor Farmers, Flagg B Blue x £130.00 £115.00 W & A Cartledge, Sparrowpit; Lim £150.00 Moor Farmers, Flagg;

A total entry of 1714 sheep on offer included 1286 lambs. The best butchers’ lambs very well sold to peak at 285p/kg with 11 pens over 270p/kg. The top price of £132.08/head for butchers’ lambs with overweight cutting lambs to £137.19/head. The overall average 242.39p/kg

Leading Prices:

32kg 244p/kg P&E Watson, Ashover; 34.8kg 254p/kg E Cooper, Taddington; 35.7kg 253p/ kg P&E Watson; 37kg 253p/kg I Hulme, Buxton; 37.5kg 268p/kg Hawksworth Farms, Shardlow; 38kg 253p/kg H Young, Peak Forest; 42.5kg 273p/kg J Trueman & Partner, Cheshire; 43.1kg 276p/ kg S & D Fearn, Wardlow; 44.6kg 276p/kg S & D Fearn; 45kg 276p/ kg DM Elliott & Son, Hucklow; 45.3kg 266p/kg S & D Fearn; 50.4kg 244p/kg M Hambleton, Alstonefield.

Averages:

Light To: 244p/kg Ave: 241.41p/kg

Standard To: 268p/kg Ave: 241p/kg

Medium To: 276p/kg Ave: 242.7p/kg

Heavy To: 285p/kg Ave: 229.51p/kg

Overweight To: 220p/kg Ave: 205.15p/kg

418 CULL SHEEP

With very few smaller weights and plain types forward, the ewes were very good to sell and the premium types a very fast trade. Top call Jason Craddock with the best at £178 and his top 3 pens averaging £168.33.

Big Suffolks over £120/head and the very strong Mules between £91 and £99. A pen of really strong Woodlands over £90 with not many Swales.

Cast Ewes To: £178 Ave: £97.97 Cast Rams To: £113 Ave: £84.80

Bakewell Thursday

474 SHEEP INCLUDING 307 FINISHED HOGGS, 79 CULL SHEEP & 88 IN LAMB EWES

307 Finished Hoggs Av. 245.52p/ kg. Wet and snowy weather with a number of road closures resulted in a reduced entry. Trade was brisk for all weights. Top price 274/kg.

Leading Prices:

33.2kg 258p/kg AJ Wainwright, Oxspring; 43.7kg 274p/kg J Burton, Ilam; 44.7kg 259p/kg C Ford, Tunstead Milton; 47.1kg 265p/ kg PJ Blackshaw, Pilsley; 46.5kg 260p/kg J Drabble, Tideswell Moor.

Averages:

32.1-39kg To:

247.64p/kg

39.1-45.5kg To:

244.64p/kg

45.6-52kg To:

234.50p/kg 258p/kg Ave: 274p/kg Ave: 265p/kg Ave:

79 CULL SHEEP AV £80.93/HEAD Another strong trade with best continentals to £138.

88 IN LAMB EWES

A strong trade for all with plenty of customers returning home empty handed. Top price of £146 for draft mule ewes scanned at 200% from Hayden Fletcher, of Peak Forest.

Leek Market

The Monthly Pedigree Dairy Sale attracted some quality entries and strong leading prices up to £2,400 for a heifer from John Stone & Family, with their entry also selling at £2,360, £2,200 and £2,000 with cows to £1,990 and young calves to £470. A solid enquiry again for butchers’ hoggets with the best quality selling to 282p/kg for an average 247p/kg overall. Cull ewes also a fast trade, to £156.

Barren cows continue to trade strong, with more leaner and dairy types, but leading prices of 176p/kg for a Hereford with black & whites to 150p/kg. Best quality butchers cattle in good demand, with a top price of 224p/kg for Limousin heifers and Limousin bulls to 211p/kg.

Calves met an excellent enquiry, with buyers for all qualities, and not enough to keep up with demand, with the entry selling to £435 for a British Blue bull calf and Blue heifers to £248.

Pig trade down on the week. Leading prices of 126p/kg for both bacon and cutting pigs.

BARREN COWS (40)

Fewer about, topping at 176p/kg for a 625kg Hereford heifer from DA & LM Moss, of Heaton, with black & whites up to 150p/kg for a 750kg Holstein from DJ & KL Leadbetter, Sudbury and 142p/kg for a 540kg Friesian from J E Archer & Sons, Hilton.

Other top prices:

141p 855kg Holstein Robinson Partners, Rudyard; 137p 670kg Holstein WSW Mills, Ratcliffe on Wreake; 137p 830kg Friesian S Ryder, Dilhorne; 136p 715kg Friesian FE Whittaker & Sons, Bosley; 134p 830kg Friesian

DR & A Shuker, Bosley; 131p 765kg Holstein SC FE JA Harvey, Waterfall; 130p 770kg Holstein DR & A Shuker, Bosley

Overall average at 112.14p/kg or £749.32 per head. Top headage price of £1205.55 for the Holstein from Robinson partners with other black & whites at £1137.10, £1125 and £1112.20 with Herefords to £1100.

A 75 month old British Blue bull weighing 660kg realised 123p/kg to gross £811.80.

CLEAN CATTLE

A few less forward but some great quality on offer and vendors taking advantage of the strong trade on offer for clean cattle, selling up to 224p/kg for a 505kg Limousin heifer from M Robinson, of Longsdon who also sold a 505kg Limousin heifer at 209p/kg. A 520kg Charolais heifer realised 200p/kg for Wayne Smith, of Basford. Young bulls topped at 211p/kg for a 610kg Limousin from Chris Barnsley, of Morridge with two Friesian bull selling well at 173p/kg and 152p/kg for 590kg bulls. Steers sold up to 181p/kg for a 545kg British Blue from

R E Green, of Ash Bank. Top headage price of £1287.10 for Limousin bulls, heifers to £1131.20 and £1055.45.

DAIRIES (98)

A really good entry forward for the January pedigree sale. A really buoyant trade. An exceptional run of heifers from the Critstone Herd of John Stone of Onecote stole the show. Four out of the five passed the £2,000 mark. The fifth wasn’t far behind at £1,940 realising a superb average of £2,180. Messrs Grice of Melton saw one of their heifers reach £2,020 with another from regular vendor Ray Turner of Rownall at £2,000. Cows topped at £1,990 for a second calver from Messrs Mellor of Earl Sterndale. Trade in the commercial section was just as strong with Andrew Mills of Ratcliffe on Wreake seeing two of his heifers reach £2,100 and £2,030. Cows from Malcolm Trevor-jones were sought after with an Ayrshire cross thirdcalver reaching £1860 and a British Friesian fourth-calver at £1800.

PIGS (126)

Good numbers again but trade slightly down, with cutting pigs selling up to 126p/kg for an 84kg pig from J & B Fentem, who sold other cutters at 115p/kg, 110p/kg and 108p/kg. Bacon pigs topped at 126p/kg for a 98kg pig from PF PD Parson, with a 98kg pig at 125p/kg for Bernard Minshull, and 119p/kg twice for 97kg and 98kg pigs from J G Belfield. Heavy pigs sold up to 115p/kg for a

138kg pig from J G Belfield, Sheen, with 108kg pigs at 105p/kg for

PF & PD Parsons, who sold 106kg pigs at 99p/kg and 98p/kg paid for 105kg pigs from Bernard Minshull and also for 118kg pigs from JG Belfield.

Cull sows sold up to 62p/kg for a 240kg sow from Chris Hine, Biddulph.

Averages:

Cutting Pigs (18); av 101.62p/kg or £81.58/head

Bacon Pigs (80); av 100.64p/kg or £95.44/head

Heavy Pigs (16) ; av 93.63p/kg or £109.54/head

Cull Sows (7); av 55.97p/kg or £150.47/head

SHEEP SECTION BUTCHERS HOGGET’S (688)

Generally a mixed sample with a large proportion of light weight and under-finished lambs.

Heavy lambs seeing a solid trade for the best topping at £151.20. commercial quality lambs 15p-20p back on the week.

Overall average 247.7p/kg. Sample prices:

274p 37kg AW & RA Mycock, Flagg 282p 43.3kg FS & MJ Heath,

Pipe Gate; 280p 42kg RA & K

Day, Cheddleton; 277p 44kg H Hodgkinson & Sons, Earl Sterndale.

CULL SHEEP (252)

A strong entry for the time of year. Best Texels to £156/head with other good Texels at £140. Best Suffolk ewes sold to £103 and best Mules to £90.

CALVES (110)

Better numbers and still a fantastic trade throughout with all calves looking very well sold.

21 CONTINENTAL BULLS AV £253.47 A better average. Andrew Hulme maintained his place at the top of the leader board selling a smart Blue at £435 with the best over £300. Mediums £230-£290 with a few smalls under £200.

19 Blues av £251 to £435 DW & P Hulme

2 Char/sim to £360 D & G Tudor.

37 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS AV £183

More heifers than bulls and some trade for all grades of calves. Better sorts £230 with Blues up to £248 for GW Myatt, Endon. Mediums £160 £190 with a few smalls around £150.

28 Blues av £192 to £248

G W Myatt

6 Sims av £172 to £230

H & E Bailey & Partners

3 Lims av £120 to £148

B & B Partners, Lask Edge,

24 NATIVES

12 Bulls av £204.72 and topped at £280 for an Angus from Steve Ryder, Dilhorne with Richard Emmott’s five bulls to £250. Angus heifers topped at £240 for a super Angus again from Steve Ryder.

11 Black & White Bulls. Roger Sutton had a couple of good Holsteins at £130 and £112.