BAKEWELL MARKET Monday 11th November

With all the flooding and associated troubles, a smaller market was in prospect, but this was not the case with 805 Cattle and 1,935 Sheep on offer at Bakewell. Despite dismal weather things were much brighter as far as trade was concerned with Finished Lambs and Finished Cattle recording very respectable prices and plenty of confidence in the Store and Breeding Cattle department. To be more specific there were 489 Store and Breeding forward including special entries of in-calf heifers. These attracted plenty of interest with the best on offer selling to £1,500. Cows & Calves made up to £1,005 and a Limousin Stock Bull at £1,320. Of the regular Store Cattle trade was distinctly up beat with Steers to £1,150, Heifers £990 and Feeding Bulls £950. The Finished Cattle section at Bakewell continues to attract substantial numbers with 126 on parade this week. Best on offer made 232p and £1,442 per head, but the trade is best summed up by the 60 Heifers which averaged a very decent 186p. Only 43 Calves, possibly a result of the miserable weather with a strong trade for the better sorts. Bulls to £405 and Heifers £330. Turning to the Sheep, there were 1,253 Finished Lambs with trade much the same as last week. Top figures 230p and £111.36 per head and the SQQ looking good at 186.3p Finally, the Cull Sheep, 658 on offer with Ewes to £120 and the average £65.77. Forthcoming Events Thursday 14th November: Lunchtime Sheep Sale Friday 22nd November – Store Sheep Sale, Excellent trade last Friday. Saturday & Sunday, 16th/17th November: The English Winter Fair at Bingley Hall, Stafford Saturday 30th November: Dispersal Sale at South Staffs College, Rodbaston Sunday 1st December: Bakewell Primestock Show & Carol Service

NOTE The Grand Charity Auction to raise funds for Ashover Show was a spectacular success with some 400 people in attendance and a wonderful result – over £17,000.00 raised. Ashover Show thanks all concerned for their support

147 OTM, BARREN & FEEDING COWS – overall average 93.6p (Auctioneer Oliver Hiles) Many more Cows than last week and indeed the same week last year. Many thanks to all those who responded to the advert to send Cattle to Bakewell. We have a big ring of buyers, 16 different individuals today purchasing Cows, including 8 different feeding buyers. That is the beauty of a ‘Green Market’ with purchasers looking to improve the value of Cows. Surely this is better than one mans opinion when they are hanging up. Cows today peaked at 153p for a Limousin from CA Lymer, Leek with a big Cow from JA Mosley, Stannington at 143p or £1186. 82 Black & White and ex dairy cows ave 87.3p The leaner they are the dearer they look which is lucky because there were a lot of very plain ex parlour types about today with good meated sorts few and far between. Geoff Limer, Taddington had a couple at 116p with better sorts generally over £1. Big Holsteins 90-100p with plainer sorts 80-90p and very plain cows generally 70-80p. 13 Jerseys and 8 Shorthorn Cows today all in the averages and all sold on a competitive trade. Sample Results: 153p/kg 612kg Lim CA Lymer, Leek

143p/kg 830kg Lim JA Mosley & Son, Stannington

142p/kg 830kg Lim MJ Wells & Son, Monyash

140p/kg 720kg Sim M Gregory, Perrydale

138p/kg 686kg Lim MJ Wells & Son, Monyash

129p/kg 644kg Lim JJ Watson, Marple Bridge

129p/kg 596kg Lim Wheeldon Partners, Taddington

129p/kg 664kg Lim Ashford Hall Farm, Bakewell

127p/kg 778kg Lim TF & J Thompson, Longnor

Gross Prices: £1186.90 830kg Lim JA Mosley & Sons, Stannington

£1093.40 770kg Lim MJ Wells & Son, Monyash

£1008.00 720kg Sim M Gregory, Perrydale

£988.06 778kg Lim TF & J Thompson, Longnor

£946.68 686kg Lim MJ Wells & Son, Monyash

£936.36 612kg Lim CA Lymer, Leek

£936.00 800kg Char DJ Stubbs, Hopton

£912.00 760kg Lim RA & EF Mycock, Dukes Drive

2 OTM Bulls 114p/kg £1242.00 AA MG Mosley & Sons, Stannington

126 FINISHED CATTLE – overall average 178.3p (Auctioneer Oliver Hiles) Numbers remain good with 44 vendors showing Cattle with trade considerably better throughout with wholesalers obviously short of numbers for Xmas killing.

13 Young Bulls ave 171.4p/kg Very disappointing but trade solid to a high of 197p of £1442 for a pure Limousin from David Goddard representing Messrs Fearn, Wardlow Mires, John Ottewell had a couple at 195p (up to £1431) Sample Results: 197p/kg 732kg Lim S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires

195p/kg 688kg Lim JT Ottewell, Calow

195p/kg 734kg Lim JT Ottewell, Calow

190p/kg 706kg Lim S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires

185p/kg 592kg Lim A Sims Ltd, Hulland

165p/kg 562kg Hfd RR Mason & Son, Hulland Ward

And Gross Prices: £1442.04 732kg Lim S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires

£1431.30 734kg Lim JT Ottewell, Calow

£1341.60 688kg Lim JT Ottewell, Calow

£1341.40 706kg Lim S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires

£1095.20 592kg Lim A Sims Ltd, Hulland

53 Steers – overall average 172.1p/kg A good turnout and buyers for all with the best looking well sold against some quotations. Don Lownds had a couple of Limmys at 218 and 214p with all the better-bred Cattle upto and over £2. A trio of excellent shaped Limousins for TB Dalton sold to £1389, £1380 and £1357, Well done! Natives sold to 181p for Angus and 170p for Devons. Sample Results: 218p/kg 612kg Lim D Lownds, Reapsmoor

214p/kg 578kg Lim D Lownds, Reapsmoor

211p/kg 550kg Lim JW Foot & Sons, Parwich

208p/kg 538kg Lim WT & HP Grindon & Son, Warslow

204p/kg 658kg Sim D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell

204p/kg 554kg Lim JM & B Mann, Bakewell

202p/kg 688kg Lim TB Dalton, Brailsford

200p/kg 690kg Lim TB Dalton, Brailsford

199p/kg 682kg Lim TB Dalton, Brailsford

196p/kg 632kg Lim FR, J & D Charlesworth, Bradbourne

194p/kg 612kg Lim D Prince, Back of Ecton

192p/kg 562kg Lim TW Austin & Co, Burnaston

Gross Prices: £1389.76 688kg Lim TB Dalton, Brailsford

£1380.00 690kg Lim TB Dalton, Brailsford

£1357.18 682kg Lim TB Dalton, Brailsford

£1342.32 658kg Sim D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell

£1334.16 612kg Lim D Lownds, Reapsmoor

£1238.72 632kg Lim FR, J & D Charlesworth

£1236.92 578kg Lim D Lownds, Reapsmoor

£1197.84 644kg Char NH Gaunt & Son, Dronfield

£1190.40 640kg Lim FR, J & D Charlesworth, Bradbourne

£1188.16 752kg Lim EA Gagie, Uttoxeter

60 Finished Heifers – overall average 186.1p Trade better again with more vendors choosing to send Cattle and being pleased with the result. Two fantastic Heifers at the top of the pile, that would not look out of place at the Christmas Show on the 1st/2nd December. The topper was Steven Wells at 232p (first in the ring today) closely followed at 230p with Charlotte Hadfield, both selling to RW Walmsley of Catterton, York. Plenty of better Heifers £2 plus 12 Natives all selling well, Angus to 203p, Herefords to 173p. Sample Results: 232p/kg 600kg Lim MJ Wells & Son, Monyash

230p/kg 576kg Lim D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell

226p/kg 584kg Lim D Lownds, Reapsmoor

224p/kg 530kg B Blue x NA Birch, Monyash

222p/kg 472kg Lim NA Birch, Monyash

216p/kg 546kg Lim P Redfearn, Stockport

216p/kg 538kg B Blue x J Ratcliffe & Son, Alton

212p/kg 620kg Sim D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell

211p/kg 612kg Lim F Lomas, Kniveton

210p/kg 520kg Lim P Redfearn, Stockport

208p/kg 494kg Lim JW Foot & Sons, Parwich

And Gross Prices: £1392.00 600kg Lim MJ Wells & Son, Monyash £1324.80 576kg Lim D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell £1319.84 584kg Lim D Lownds, Reapsmoor £1314.40 620kg Sim D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell £1291.32 612kg Lim F Lomas, Kniveton £1271.40 652kg Lim L Burdekin & Sons, Belper £1228.08 602kg B Blue x J Ratcliffe & Son, Alton £1221.86 614kg B Blue x JW Handford & Sons, Birch Vale £1211.28 618kg Blond x RS & EJ Longden & Sons, Chinley £1209.90 654kg B Blue x D Hadfield & Daughter, Tideswell

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE - (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon) 489 head is a sizeable entry with numbers swelled by the special consignments of in-calf heifers in the Breeding Cattle section. Plenty of Cattle showing the adverse effects of the inclement weather, if you have Stores to sell do not hesitate book them in before they lose condition. In general trade brisker than last week with news filtering through of some slight increases in the Finished cattle returns.

46 Feeding Bulls A useful selection – well bid for with sample returns as follows: £710 Lim x 7 mnths J Percival, Flagg £560 B Blue x 6-7 mnths J Percival, Flagg £345 Hfd x 5 mnths PN Maltby, Wardlow £790 Hfd x Lim 9-12 mnths JP Webster, Foolow £950 B Blue x 18 mnths JC Woolley, Codnor £855 Lim x 17 mnths GM Grindey & Son, Hartington £800 Sim D Donnelly, Hulland Ward

98 Breeding Cattle A busy section with the annual consignment from JW & RG Ede of Youlgreave totalling some 44 animals together with a number of other Vendors who chose to sell on the same day. Trade good for the best, with buyers proving to be selective, but giving some tremendous prices for what was considered most desirable. Sample results: £1500 Lim x, 29 mnths i/c to Lim JW & RG Ede Youlgreave £1500 Lim x, 28 mnths i/c to Lim JW & RG Ede Youlgreave £1370 Lim x, 26 mnths i/c to Lim JW & RG Ede Youlgreave 18 made over £1000 JW & RG Ede Youlgreave £1080 B Blue x, 29 mnths i/c to Angus D Lownds, Reapsmoor £1030 B Blue x, 23 mnths i/c to Angus D Lownds, Reapsmoor £1080 Hfd x, 27 mnths i/c to Lim WJ & DM Madin, Holymoorside £980 Hfd x, 27 mnths i/c to Lim WJ & DM Madin, Holymoorside £1000 Angus Cow, 60 mnths & Str Calf EM & JA Billings, Hulland Ward £990 Angus Cow, 62 mnths & Str Calf EM & JA Billings, Hulland Ward £950 Angus Cow, 85 mnths & Str Calf EM & JA Billings, Hulland Ward £1320 Ped Lim Stock Bull, 28 mnths MJ Burnett, Rowsley

210 Steers ave £672 A good selection with keen competition for all types. Plenty of interest in the Angus and Hereford crosses. Good prices for Black & Whites and no shortage of bidders for the continentals whether short finish types or suckled calves. Every animal changed hands. Sample Returns: £425 B Blue x 7 mnths E Morley & Son, Kirk Langley £395 Angus x 6-7 mnths E Morley & Son, Kirk Langley £255 Holst 5-7 mnths E Morley & Son, Kirk Langley £480 B Blue x 6-8 mnths E Salt, Doveholes £660 Lim x 5-7 mnths GB Shaw, Burncross £550 Lim x 7 mnths SR Bardwell, Hathersage £255 Holst 7-8 mnths S Young, Radbourne £910 Lim x 10 mnths G & G Green Ltd, Wessington £705 Lim 8 mnths G Jones, Langley £900 B Blue x 15 mnths SW Deaville, Rocester £990 Saler 18-27 mnths ES Rowarth & Son, Bradwell £945 Lim x 14-15 mnths FT Bagnall, Longnor £1045 Lim x 15 mnths S Rhodes, Fulwood

£750 Hfd x 16 mnths B Snow, Ipstones £970 B Blue x 16 mnths JH Morten & Sons, Whaley Bridge £730 Lim x 10-11 mnths JJ Turner, Okeover £885 Angus 17-18 mnths J Burton, Ilam £1150 B Blue x 19 mnths GM Grindey & Son, Hartington £1040 Char x 15-17 mnths M Gregory, Peak Forest £760 Short x 15-19 mnths R & J Hancock, Foolow £735 Hfd x 18-23 mnths AS Leech, Weston £625 Hfd x 18-23 mnths Hall Partners, Tideswell £605 B Blue x 16-17 mnths DG Brandrick, Snelston £1025 Angus x 27 mnths Riverside Farmers, Scropton £995 Lim x 15-17 mnths WP Wilson, Hilton £730 Hfd x 15-18 mnths JP & SL Hotchin, Parwich £965 Sim x 19-21 mnths Miss B Foster, Hanch £940 Lim x 22 mnths EA Sessions, Dalbury Lees £1020 Lim x 21 mnths AJ Parker & Son, Ticknall £795 Hfd x 23 mnths OR Prince, Hoar Cross £625 Holst 27 mnths J Grammer, Sawley £1075 Angus x 22-26 mnths GPK Trickett, Rowsley £830 Lim x 24-28 mnths Wheeldon Farms, Taddington £820 Blonde x 21-23 mnths J Shardlow, Shirland £790 Fries 25-26 mnths PJ Wheeldon, Longnor £785 Hfd 24 mnths R & R Bennett, Mellor £1035 Angus x 26 mnths Shirley & Boam, Longnor £515 Hfd x 10 mnths J Byard, Wingerworth £1000 B Blue 21 mnths F & R Hodgkinson, Gawsworth

135 Heifers ave £563 A varied selection, but all well bid for and buyers present operating at all price points. Sample Results: £480 Hfd x 7 mnths E Morley & Son, Kirk Langley £380 Sim x 6-7 mnths LS & L Watson, Bradley £535 Lim x 6-7 mnths GB Smith, Burn Cross £910 B Blue x 7 mnths JA Hall, Longnor £300 Lim x 6-7 mnths SR Bardwell, Hathersage £520 Blonde x 5-7 mnths CJ Nash, Dayhills £700 Lim x 15-17 mnths PJ Chapell, Alton £800 Lim x 15-18 mnths AP Pugh, Pilsley £845 B Blue x 15 mnths SW Deaville, Rocester £730 Red Poll x 13 mnths SW Deaville, Rocester £750 Saler 18-20 mnths ES Rowarth & Sons, Bradwell £990 Lim x 17 mnths Miss L Wood, Longstone Moor £635 Lim x 10-17 mnths S Rhodes, Fulwood £760 Lim 15 mnths AA Riddle, Ecclesfield £750 Shx 18 mnths JW Morten, Whaley Bridge £630 Lim x 15-16 mnths JJ Turner, Okeover £645 Angus x 17-18 mnths J Burton, Ilam £550 B Blue x 16-17 mnths DG Brandrick, Snelston

£905 Angus x 23 mnths Riverside Farms, Scropton £985 Sim x 15 mnths Riverside Farms, Scropton £855 B Blue x 17 mnths WP Wilson, Hilton £850 Blonde x 18 mnths F Marchington, Buxworth £500 Hfd x 15-18 mnths JP & SL Hotchin, Parwich £960 Sim x 21 mnths Miss B Foster, Hanch £875 L/H x 22 mnths AJ Parker & Son, Ticknall £885 Hfd x 25 mnths OR Prince, Hoar Cross £830 Hfd x 24-27 mnths R & R Bennett, Mellor £890 Angus x 28 mnths R & R Bennett, Mellor £750 Sim x 18 mnths D Donnelly, Hulland Ward £500 Angus x 9-10 mnths WJ Fox & Son, Oxspring

43 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe) An entry light on numbers but trade possibly a bit sharper for all. A nice run of continentals from Furness & Taylor, Wormhill saw B Blue Bulls to £405 and Heifers to £330. Plenty of potential purchasers at the ringside and a competitive trade throughout. Bulls Top Price (£) Ave Vendor Hfd £182.00 £110.40 DR & S Kirby, Eastmoor Holst £33.00 £24.67 NC Gregory, Blackwell Saler £100.00 JF Hayes, Shottle Fries £82.00 £63.33 D Fotherby & Sons, Wormhill B Blue x £405.00 £227.78 Furness & Taylor, Wormhill Lim £200.00 BD Hudson, Ipstones Heifers Hfd £85.00 RG Goodwin & Co, Abbots Bromley Saler £140.00 JF Hayes, Shottle AA £50.00 DW & K Salt, Thorpe B Blue x £330.00 £177.50 Furness & Taylor, Wormhill

1,935 SHEEP including 1,260 Lambs & 658 Ewes & Rams and 17 store sheep (Auctioneers Peter Oven & Mark Elliott) A total entry of 1935 Sheep included 1260 Lambs. Demand very brisk for all weights, best sorts grossing over £100/head with Butchers Lambs peaking at 230p/kg. Heavyweight catering lambs to 217p/kg and overweight Lambs to 207p/kg. The overall average 186.3p/kg Leading Prices: - 36.6kg 198p/kg HA Flower, Pike Hall 36.9kg 208p/kg M Gregory, Peak Forest 37.1kg 220p/kg P Ritter & Sons, Peak Forest 38.5kg 200p/kg DL Batterbee, Sparrowpit 40.7kg 215p/kg DM Elliott & Son, Hucklow 41.6kg 230p/kg DJ Saxby, Litton 42.8kg 224p/kg J Trueman & Partner, Cheshire 43kg 211p/kg DO & MR Hague, Sheffield 43.5kg 216p/kg DM Elliott & Son, Hucklow 45.2kg 224p/kg J Trueman & Partner, Cheshire 46.5kg 217p/kg DM Elliott & Son, Hucklow 47.5kg 200p/kg GT Worsley & Son, Chapel

47.8kg 200p/kg GT Worsley & Son, Chapel 48.1kg 191p/kg S & D Fearn, Wardlow 49.6kg 193p/kg AG Tomkinson, Ashbourne 52.6kg 207p/kg R & S Salisbury, Abney 58kg 192p/kg J Trueman & Partner, Cheshire

Averages: 32.1-39kg To: 220p/kg Ave: 181.06p/kg 39.1-45kg To: 230p/kg Ave: 188.96p/kg 45.6-52kg To: 217p/kg Ave: 181.27p/kg 52kg+ To: 207p/kg Ave: 182.96/kg

658 Ewes & Rams Another good entry with some very level pens forward and trade just as firm as last week and a little dearer in certain sections. The best continentals and Mules a fast trade with best Mules around £64-67 and second sorts with flesh £53 - £58. Top call £120 for Texels from the Hadfield Family at Chamber Farm with others at £117 and £114. The top 7 pens averaged £116.285 with better horned types over £50. A good run of Tups were dominated by the Texels to a top of £114 Auctioneers: Bagshaws, The Agricultural Business Centre, Bakewell 01629 812777