Bakewell Market

A very large entry of 840 cattle, but sheep numbers well down as the old season lambs dry up and this year’s lambs are still in short supply. The long spell of frosty nights and dry sunny days have started to raise concerns about grass growth and even perhaps arable crops.

Steers sold to £1,400 and Heifers £1,490 with Feeding Bulls £1,150. In the breeding section cows and calves reached £1,420 with in calf cows to £1,050. There was a decent entry of 108 finished cattle with top figures 266p and £1,905 per head. 46 heifers averaged 219.1p. A good show of 114

OTM and Feeding Cows sold on another excellent trade with the best on offer to 198p and £1,518 and the average 143.2p.

Calves in short supply with bulls to £380 and Heifers £280. In the Sheep section numbers were well down with a total of 879 on offer. There were 158 Spring lambs with the best to 388p and £168 per head. The average emerged at 361.1p Old season lamb numbers have dried up with only 331 forward. This clearly helped trade with top figures of 344p and £194.47 per head. The overall average was a mighty 320.2p. There was a reasonable entry of Cull sheep with 359 in total. Ewes sold to £179 to average £104.65.

113 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS OVERALL AVERAGE 143.2P OR £1011

Another big show of cows with 113 on offer and sold to a lively ring of buyers. One wholesale buyer was absent today, but three returning men at ringside took the baton with trade generally very similar on the week and the overall average still nicely over £1000/head.

Sample Results:

198p/kg 612kg AA Garner Holdings Ltd, Heage; 186p/kg 594kg Stab R Belfield, Leek; 185p/kg 626kg B Blue x PW & M Locker & Son, Boylestone; 185p/kg 606kg B Blue x PW & M Locker & Son, Boylestone; 183p/kg 726kg Lim A & PD Boam, Uppertown; 183p/kg 584kg Lim AR Maier, Brassington; 180p/kg 618kg Fries L Hadfield & Sons, Peak Forest; 180p/kg 684kg Lim CE Hancock & Son, Middlewich; 178p/kg 634kg Holst E Morley & Sons, Kirk Langley; 175p/kg 746kg Lim JM AM MJ Bennett, Threaphurst; 170p/kg 736kg Lim B & K Stevenson, Quarndon

Gross Prices:

£1433.60 896kg Sim E Garratt & Sons, Barton Green; £1328.58 726kg Lim A & PD Boam, Uppertown; £1323.30 802kg Hfd A Hunter, Hognaston; £1320.88 836kg Norw Red D & PW Kirkman, Alderwasley; £1305.50 724kg Lim JM AM MJ Bennett, Threaphurst; £1293.60 924kg AA EM & T Jackson & Sons, Tabley; £1290.34 866kg Holst RM Brown, Bradwell; £1286.12 814kg Holst WJ Adams & Son, Mackworth; £1269.84 888kg MRI JW Handford & Sons, High Peak; £1251.20 782kg Fries C Shirt, Bakewell;

52 BLACK & WHITE AND EX-DAIRY COWS AVE 134.2P/KG

A very similar price for most with only a few very best B/W perhaps a little less money.

Best Cows – 148p plus

Big Holsteins – 130-1345p

Leaner Sorts – 115-125p

Plain Cows – under 110p

TOP 11 Cows

180p/kg £1112 Fries, 30 mnths L Hadfield & Son, Peak Forest; 178p/kg £1128 Holst, 32 mnths E Morley & Son, Kirk Langley; 162p/kg £1114 Holst, 32 mnths E Morley & Son, Kirk Langley; 161p/kg £1210 Fries, 4yrs JW Handford & Son, Birch Vale; 160p/kg £1251 Fries, 6yrs C Shirt, Bakewell; 158p/kg £1140 Mont, 6yrs J & J Walton & Son, Tideswell 158p/kg £1286 Holst, 8yrs WJ Adams & Son, Mackworth; 152p/kg £1179 Holst, 6yrs E Morley & Son, Kirk Langley; 150p/kg £1233 MRI, 8yrs JW Handford & Son, Birch Vale; 149p/kg £1168 Fries, 6yrs JW & AE Faulkner, Radbourne; 149p/ kg £1290 Holst, 6yrs RM Brown, Bradwell.

8 OTM BULLS

182p/kg £1219 Lim RG Sisson, Dale Abbey; 150p/kg £1518 Blonde A & PD Boam, Uppertown; 148p/ kg £1450 B Blue x P Furness, Monyash; 147p/kg £1378 Sim P Haines, Lutterworth.

108 FINISHED CATTLE – OVERALL AVERAGE 214.1P

An identical average and trade to last week with 37 vendors enjoying their trade today, 18 different accounts at ringside and competition at its very best.

16 FINISHED BULLS AVE 215.5P/KG

250p seems the ‘new normal’ for the best bulls with a cracking pure Limousin today from Messrs Bennett, Threaphurst and grossing a superb £1730. David Goddard representing Messrs Fearn sold 2 Lims at 244 & 240p (£1675 & £1610) Alan Maier had 239p for his Limousin with the last 2 bulls from the late Harry Holland selling at 229p (£1845) and 219p (£1550). Only one B/W bull today and sold well enough at 200p (£1200). Top price on the day overall was a tremendous pure Charolais from Messrs Boden & Davies, Mellor to gross a superb £1905 (210p).

Sample Results:

250p/kg 692kg Lim JM AM MJ Bennett, Threaphurst; 244p/kg 660kg Lim S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires; 240p/kg 698kg Lim S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires; 239p/kg 610kg Lim AR Maier, Brassington; 229p/kg 806kg Lim H Holland, Bakewell; 228p/ kg 558kg Lim DA Bailey & Son, Sutton on the Hill; 225p/kg 688kg Lim DA Bailey & Son, Sutton on the Hill; 219p/kg 708kg Lim H Holland, Bakewell.

Gross Prices:

£1905.48 948kg Char Boden & Davies Ltd, Mellor; £1845.74 806kg Lim H Holland, Bakewell; £1730.00 692kg Lim JM AM MJ Bennett, Threaphurst; £1675.20 698kg Lim S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires; £1610.40 660kg Lim S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires; £1550.52 708kg Lim H Holland, Bakewell; £1548.00 688kg Lim DA Bailey & Son, Sutton on the Hill; £1457.90 610kg Lim AR Maier, Brassington.

46 STEERS – OVERALL AVERAGE 208.9P/KG

31 Continental, 8 Native and 7 B/W with buyers for all and a solid price throughout. Michael and Paul Hazledine had a couple of crackers up to 259p (£1481) and 248p (£1483). David Keeling had 252p (£1648) and 244p (£1727) for his pair of Limousin and Thorp Farms had 240p for their best. Big boys from Don Lownds sold up to £1814 (213p) and £1793 (236p). Herefords sold to 226p, Angus to 224p, Beef Shorthorn to 218p and B/W to 195p.

Sample Results:

259p/kg 572kg Lim Hazledine Farms, Watnall; 252p/kg 654kg Lim D Keeling, Hollington; 248p/kg 598kg Lim Hazledine Farms, Watnall; 244p/kg 708kg Lim D Keeling, Hollington; 240p/kg 620kg B Blue x Thorp Farms Ltd, Baslow; 239p/kg 594kg Lim NA Birch, Monyash; 236p/kg 760kg Lim D Lownds, Reapsmoor; 229p/kg 622kg Lim Hazledine Farms, Watnall; 226p/kg 562kg Lim JA & D Shepherd, Hollow Meadows; 226p/kg 612kg Hfd D Keeling, Hollington; 224p/kg 622kg AA WB & DE Gyte, Barmoor Clough.

Gross Prices:

£1814.76 852kg Lim D Lownds, Reapsmoor; £1793.60 760kg Lim D Lownds, Reapsmoor; £1727.52 708kg Lim D Keeling, Hollington; £1648.08 654kg Lim D Keeling, Hollington; £1643.72 754kg B Blue x Thorp Farms Ltd, Baslow; £1623.60 738kg B Blue x D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell; £1524.60 726kg B Blue x B & K Stevenson, Quarndon; £1501.64 692kg Lim FR J & D Charlesworth, Bradbourne.

46 FINISHED HEIFERS – OVERALL AVERAGE 219.2P/KG

Gold medal today was a black Limousin from Keith Harrop at 226p (£1399) and selling to Joe Kemp, quality butchers and it will be available from his new shop on Market Street, Hayfield.

Sample Results:

266p/kg 526kg Lim K Harrop, Alport; 263p/kg 658kg Lim D Lownds, Reapsmoor; 261p/ kg 504kg Lim Hazledine Farms, Watnall; 258p/kg 660kg B Blue x D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell; 254p/kg 608kg Lim K Harrop, Alport; 250p/kg 506kg Lim TW & E Gratton, King Sterndale; 250p/kg 634kg B Blue x K Harrop, Alport; 242p/kg 506kg Lim NA Birch, Monyash; 240p/kg 556kg Lim K Harrop, Alport; 235p/kg 454kg Stab R Belfield, Leek.

Gross Prices:

£1730.54 658kg Lim D Lownds, Reapsmoor; £1702.80 660kg B Blue x D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell; £1585.00 634kg B Blue x K Harrop, Alport; £1544.32 608kg Lim K Harrop, Alport; £1534.06 734kg Lim FR J & D Charlesworth, Bradbourne; £1478.40 704kg Lim FR J A D Charlesworth, Bradbourne; £1451.52 672kg AA J & AM Battye, Ringinglow; £1406.16 648kg B Blue x WB & DE Gyte, Barmoor Clough; £1399.16 526kg Lim K Harrop, Alport; £1391.00 650kg AA J & AM Battye, Ringinglow.

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE 44 BREEDING CATTLE

£1050 Hfd Cow, 33 mnths i/c to Hfd JR & PG Crampton, Snelston; £1000 Hfd Cow, 71 mnths i/c to Hfd JR & PG Crampton, Snelston; £1200 Lim x Cow, 169 mnths & Bull Calf AJ & GH Bland, Mottram; £1230 B Blue x Cow, 95 mnths & Bull Calf JP Webster, Foolow; £1300 B Blue x Cow & Hfr Calf JA Spendlove, Belper.

13 FEEDING BULLS

£780 Angus 13-14 mnths JC & M Balls, Ambergate; £1110 Lim x 13 mnths AR Milner, Pilsley; £810 Sim x Hfd 16 mnths JP Webster, Foolow; £1150 Lim x 21 mnths MD Webster, Sturston £1000 Lim 35 mnths A Twemlow, Stanton.

275 STEERS AVE £860

A big entry which lacked the top end quality of last week,but plenty of interest and prices to match.

Sample prices include:

£780 Lim x 7-9 mnths SR Bardwell, Hathersage; £730 Lim x 1-11 mnths J Cundy, Longnor; £990 Lim x 10-11 mnths P Haines, Mawsley; £850 S Horn x 11-12 mnths CWK Biggin, Holmesfield; £760 Hfd x 10-11 mnths AR Milner, Pilsley; £780 B Blue x 13 mnths GW Sutton & Son, Fulstow; £790 B Blue x 10-11 mnths T Neville, Tansley; £870 Lim x 13 mnths A Linell, Barlow; £840 Angus x 11-12 mnths Ridgewood Farm, Belper; £970 B Blue x 11-13 mnths J Martin, Ilkeston; £850 Sim x 11-12 mnths B Ainley, Mercaston; £760 Angus x 12-14 mnths S Downing & Daughters, Little Eaton; £1140 Char x 12 mnths K & S Harper, Dungworth; £800 Angus x 12 mnths JA Sheldon, Middleton; £1120 B Blue x 11 mnths GM Grindey, Hartington; £750 B Blue x 12-16 mnths WJ Adams & Sons, Mackworth; £1240 Lim x 19 mnths J Burkinshaw, Grenside; £720 Hfd x 9-11 mnths JA & PG Crampton, Snelston; £1190 B Blue x 14 mnths NN Seaton & Son, Rocester; £1120 B Blue x 18 mnths JWR Beckitt, Egmanton; £1260 B Blue x 18 mnths Furness & Taylor, Wormhill; £1175 Hfd x 1516 mnths P Furness, Monyash; £1050 Angus x 18-19 mnths AC Langridge, Fole; £1250 Angus x 17-19 mnths OR Prince & Son, Burton; £1190 Lim x 19 mnths H Young, Peak Forest; £1040 Lim x 12 mnths DR Gould & Son, Grange Mill; £1175 B Blue x 22 mnths CC Etches & Son, Tissington; £1260 Lim x 25 mnths AG Tomkinson, Thorpe; £1155 B Blue x 20-23 mnths CF Edge & Partners, Alsop; £1340 Lim x 22-23 mnths D Allsop, Bonsall; £895 Holst 18-26 mnths (11) AN & C Sread, Repton; £935 Holst 24-26 mnths C Bowler, Ashleyhay; £1140 Hfd 18 mnths JP & SL Hotchin, Parwich; £1000 Holst 16-22 mnths (11) JP & SL Hotchin, Parwich; £1310 B Blue x 23 mnths KJ White & Co, Swinscoe; £1340 Angus x 22 mnths P Wood, Wirksworth; £1400 Angus 25 mnths Wilshaw & Hine, Swythamley; £1180 Hfd x 27 mnths D Poole & Son, Flagg; £1065 Fries 17-21 mnths P Furness, Monyash.

260 HEIFERS AVE £834 Sample Results:

£600 Hfd x 10 mnths J Cundy, Longnor; £890 Lim x 10-11 mnths P Haines, Morley; £630 B Blue x 8 mnths H Dutton Ltd, Thurvaston; £800 B Blue x 13 mnths GW Sutton & Son, Fulstow; £700 Angus x 10-12 mnths Ridgewood Farms, Alderwasley; £700 Lim x 10-12 mnths KE Montague, Ashover; £680 Angus x 11 mnths Cook & Watson, Market Rasen; £645

B Blue x 9-11 mnths NPM Farming, Pinxton; £730 Lim x 11-13 mnths MJ Brewin, Linford; £900 Lim x 11-12 mnths A Twemlow, Stanton; £745 Char x 10-12 mnths K & S Harper, Dungworth; £845 Lim x 14-18 mnths AJ & GH Bland, Mottram; £630 Angus x 1011 mnths JA Sheldon, Middleton; £945 Lim x 14-15 mnths GM Grindey & Son, Hartington; £875 B Blue x 14 mnths WJ Adams & Son, Mackworth; £1160 Lim x 21 mnths J Burkinshaw, Grenoside; £1180 Lim x 16 mnths JA Faulkner, Radbourne; £875 Hfd 18-23 mnths JA & PG Crampton, Snelston; £900 Lim x 15 mnths N & S Pearson, Peak Forest; £700 Hfd x 13-14 mnths FJ Gould & Son, Longnor; £895 Sim x 16 mnths Mrs NG Gregory, Blackwell £1400 Lim x 24 mnths NN Seaton & Son, Rocester; £1185 Sim x 1415 mnths AC Atkin, Brinsley; £1130 B Blue x 17 mnths JWR Beckwith, Egmanton; £1080 B Blue x 18-21 mnths Furness & Taylor, Wormhill; £1085 Hfd x 20-24 mnths P Furness, Monyash;£1000 Lim x 23 mnths GH Ball & Partners, Hilderstone; £1240 Char x 19-23 mnths JW & RG Ede, Youlgreave; £1240 Sim x 21 mnths JW & RG Ede, Youlgreave; £1190 B Blue x 16 mnths OR Prince, Sturston; £1080 B Blue x 18-19 mnths Red Lion Inn Dayhills; £1050 Lim x 1718 mnths H Young, Peak Forest; £930 Angus x 20 mnths R & K Woods, Cubley; £1030 Lim x 13 mnths DR Gould & Sons, Grange Mill; £1145 Lim x 22 mnths CC Etches & Son, Tissington; £1165 Lim x 20 mnths IP Carrington, Kniveton; £1210 Lim x 23 mnths AG Tomkinson, Thorpe; £910 Angus x 20 mnths KL Hayward, Huthwaite; £1055 Sim x 22 mnths J & BJ Harrison, Aldwark; £1185 Hfd x 20 mnths JP & SL Hotchin, Parwich; £1490 B Blue x 23 mnths P Wood, Wirksworth; £1370 B Blue x 23 mnths P Wood, Wirksworth; £950 Angus x 21-24 mnths R & R Bennett, Mellor; £910 Angus x 25-26 mnths W & M Whitbread, Biggin.

CALVES

A few less about but trade just as last week with bulls regularly up to £300 with Limousin to £380, B Blue to £360 and Angus to £365.

BULLS

Holst £150.00 £140.00 GPK Trickett, Rowsley; Saler £250.00 £198.33 JF Hayes, Shottle; Fries £210.00 £115.00 T & CJ Hadfield, Tideswell AA £365.00 £300.00 G & L Belfield, Gallin; B Blue x £360.00 £295.00 TN Palfreyman & Son, Flagg; Lim £380.00 £300.00 J & J Walton & Sons, Buxton.

HEIFERS

Saler £200.00 £174.00 JF Hayes, Shottle; AA £160.00 £126.67 JF Hayes, Shottle; B Blue x £280.00 £252.50 WR & W Hayes, Pilsley; Lim £225.00 £212.50 DR & S Kirby, Eastmoor.

879 SHEEP INCLUDING 158 SPRING LAMBS, 331 OLD SEASON LAMBS, 359 EWES & RAMS & 31 STORE SHEEP

A smaller entry of 879 sheep saw the best entry so far this year of 158 Spring Lambs. Meated sorts well bid for with the Brough Family topping at 406p/kg and Bernard and Sam Archer having top gross of £168 and £165/head, as the weeks progress more and more butchers are now changing over to the new season lambs and an excellent overall average of 361.15p/kg.

Leading Prices:

34.6kg 374p/kg AW & RA Mycock, Flagg; 36.8kg 376p/kg Hawksworth Farms, Shardlow; 37.3kg 374p/kg R Brough & Son, Monyash; 38kg 406p/kg R Brough & Son, Monyash; 39.2kg 378p/kg R Brough & Son, Monyash; 39.8kg 378p/kg BR & SB Archer, Sutton; 40kg 365p/kg CG Buckston, Sutton; 41.2kg 384p/kg G & J Hadfield & Son, Cold Eaton; 42.3kg 388p/kg R Brough & Son, Monyash; 45kg 366p/kg BR & SB Archer, Sutton; 48kg 350p/kg BR & SB Archer, Sutton.

Averages: Standard To: 406p/kg Ave: 365.37p/kg

Medium To: 388p/kg Ave: 358.69p/kg

Heavy To: 350p/kg Ave: 331.26p/kg In the old season lambs quality was mixed for the 331 on offer. Meated sorts still attracting very brisk bidding for the butcher and farm shop orders to see the best butchers’ lambs to 336p/kg, heavy butchers’ lambs to 344p/kg and overweight lambs to 320p/kg with a top gross of £194.47. The overall market average was 320.21p/kg

Leading Prices:

39.5kg 330p/kg J Moult, Kimberley; 39.7kg 330p/kg M Wright, Hartington; 40kg 335p/kg R Swift & Son, Little Onn; 40.8kg 335p/kg R Swift & Son, Little Onn; 41.8kg 329p/kg R Swift & Son, Little Onn; 42.6kg 333p/kg B & K Stevenson, Quarndon; 45kg 336p/kg E&A Cork Wyaston; 47.5kg 330p/ kg GA Ball, Marston; 49.5kg 330p/ kg Hall Partners, Litton; 50kg 335p/kg JA Hall, Longnor; 51kg 344p/kg AF Ball, Marston; 55kg 320p/kg R Swift & Son, Little Onn; 62.3kg 312p/kg K&M Ede & Son, Stoke;.

Averages: Standard To: 326p/kg Ave: 287.28p/kg

Medium To: 336p/kg Ave: 322.72p/kg

Heavy To: 344p/kg Ave: 302.42p/kg

Overweight To: 320p/kg Ave: 281.88p/kg

CULL SHEEP

In the cull sheep a good show of 359 of all varieties saw meated sorts attract very brisk bidding from start to finish.

Best pedigree Texel ewes to £179 with other Texel to £164. Suffolk sold in the £135-£147 bracket with heavy Mules £95-£110 and horned ewes around £85/head. Cast Ewes To: £179 Ave: £104.65 Cast Rams To: £137 Ave: £115.18 A total of 31 Store Sheep saw Continental doubles to £200, Singles to £136. Mule doubles to £166 and Cade lambs to £14.