BAKEWELL MARKET Monday 3 rd December

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1 BAKEWELL MARKET Monday 3 rd December The Christmas Primestock Market is a two day affair at Bakewell. Sunday was the show and judging of Cattle and Sheep together with the HPLS Carol Service. These two events attracted literally hundred of farming families on Sunday afternoon to watch the judging or participate in the Carol Service or in many instances do a bit of both. Festivities were rounded off with a Hog Roast and Mince Pies. Judging of the Cattle was kindly undertaken by Mark Spencer, MP of Spring Lane Farm, together with Mick Lilley of Kirkby in Ashfield The champion beast a Heifer from H Naylor and Son of Kirk Langley made 640p/kg and was purchased by Messrs Woolley Bros of Sheffield. The Sheep judge was Lee Machin of Manifold Valley Meats who selected his champions a pen of Lambs from DJ Saxby of Litton, these sold at 500p/kg ( 226/head) to D Prince of Highfield Farm Shop, Stonedge, Ashover. For full details of the Show stock please see details of the separate report. In overall terms there were 585 Cattle and 2,032 Sheep on offer. Despite the excitement of the show the more commercial sections of the market carried on pretty much as usual. There were 270 head of Store and Breeding Cattle which sold on a decent trade to a full ring of willing bidders. Steers to 1,180, hfrs 1,160, Feeding Bulls to 810 and In Calf Beef heifers to 1, OTM and Feeding Cows reached 204p and 1,901 per head with the average looking very respectable at 100.4p. The Calf section pulled it s socks up after last weeks small entry with 90 this week. Bulls to 350 and Heifers 180. In the Cull Sheep department 387 head sold to a top of 135 to average Which leaves to the Finished Cattle section where there were 98 head on offer including the show cattle which would influence the averages somewhat. The overall average emerging at 208.3p/kg

2 Dates to bear in mind: Thursday 6 th December: Regular Lunchtime Sheep Market Friday 14th December: Final Round up of Store Sheep, 3,080 already entered, Further entries are invited Christmas New Year Arrangements Monday 17 th December: Normal Market Thursday 20 th December: Normal Market Monday 24 th December: Market Closed Thursday 27 th December: Market Closed Monday 31 st December: Market Open Note Special Early Selling Times Finished Lambs 9am, followed by Cull Ewes Barren Cows 10am, followed by Finished Cattle Store Cattle & Calves 11am Friday 18 th January 2019: HPLS Cattle Sale

3 Below is a Poem read out by Philip Holland at the Carol Service on Sunday "Christmas Party at the Committee for Climate Change." by F. Philip Holland, Op.0351, 56L, The Committee for Climate Change is planning a party, but with no feasting, no crackers, no sherry, and no fun. They've all agreed NOT to be happy, or hale, or hearty, and to share just one small, sesame-seed bun. There'll be no silly quizzes, no musical chairs, no charades, and no spinning-the-plate. There'll be no party hats, no chocolate éclairs, in case those make them put on some weight. The Committee's decided our food is unhealthy, and that starving is far better to do. That farming is just for the fat and the wealthy, and all you can get is methane from animal poo. The Committee looks on farmland as 'Managed Greens'; but with no grazing, no harvesting, no spreading of muck. They think people should eat foreign-imported beans, and think home-grown food has an 'old-fashioned' look. At the Committee's Christmas Party Celebration, they'll be serving tofu, quinoa, wild rice and nut-roast, on disposable plates, with minimal preparation, with cold soya milk from waxed cartons for a Christmas toast. The Committee says farm animal numbers must be cut; (Quote) : "Between twenty to fifty-per-cent have to go, We must plant more trees and eat less meat."...but, who can chew wood? and how long does it take to grow? Well there's one thing they haven't thought clearly about; Will Santa get rid of "fifty-per-cent" of his faithful reindeer? If "fifty-per-cent" of children get no presents there'll be such a shout, Especially from the off-spring of The Committee, I fear. But, seriously, we all know where our 'fallen stock' goes, So will pet-food manufacturers produce "fifty-per-cent" less? Will people with pets have to rid "fifty per cent" of those? Who will say which cat can be kept, and which dog is excess? It's the imported food that's bad for our "Climate Change"; all those air-miles and sea-miles burning toxic petroleum fuels. Yet they still chop down rain forests, which is mad and strange, then take food from poor, native folk, to justify "Trading Rules". Well, there's one thing certain about Derbyshire farmers, We're hard-working folk in brown boots and green wellies; It's our job to grow food, even for those who would harm us, because we wouldn't want anyone with nowt in their bellies.

4 So, for Christmas we recommend: local, roast turkey, or beef, or lamb, pigs-in-blankets, veg from our arable farmers, honey-roast ham, pork pie, trifle, and if the weather's murky, a good splash of whisky in tea, just to calm us. If you're invited to The Committee for Climate Change Party, don't go: you'll find the food's poor and the table's quite bare. So please buy British Food and be happy and hale and hearty, because we know what's good,..but, it just might become rare... I don't mean to upset anyone that's listening here, Though I know what I feel, and I mean what I say. I was asked to write poetry about Christmas cheer, please consider carefully what you've heard here today. "Don't kick the bread basket when it's full", we sometimes hear, "No point in kicking it when it's empty", is what we should say. I wish you all Merry Christmas, and a Prosperous New Year, Peace on Earth, Goodwill to All,...forever,... not just today. F. Philip Holland, Five-Bar-Gate Publishing, 2018

5 127 OTM, BARREN & FEEDING COWS overall average 110.4p (Auctioneer Oliver Hiles) A tremendous good turnout of Cows for the Primestock Monday with 127 on offer. Trade improves again, up 9 pence on the week but to be fair we had an excellent quality entry this week including some cows that had obviously been saved for the show week. Top two cows were pure Blues from Messrs Richardson, Yeavely that sold at 204p to gross an unbelievable Their other cow made 203p ( 1794). Better Cows over 140p with keeping Beef Cows generally over 100, 21 Native Cows today saw Galloways to 115p, Herefords to 118p & Angus to 118p. 57 Black & White and ex dairy cows - ave 92.1p Trade is firm and certainly shows no more signs of dropping, which is very positive. Better sorts in sold to 119p for a Swedish Cow from Mark Rowlinson, Ramsor with better fleshed cows over 110p, Holsteins p with leaner types p and plain cows around 80p. 204p/kg 932kg B Blue x TJ & EA Richardson, Yeaveley 203p/kg 884kg B Blue x TJ & EA Richardson, Yeaveley 192p/kg 608kg Lim IS & LM Booth, Haslington 177p/kg 690kg Lim N & S Pearson, Peak Forest 175p/kg 800kg Lim R & KM Bird, Derby 170p/kg 758kg Lim LW Elkin, Stone 170p/kg 766kg B Blue x S & CM Jones & Sons, Belper 169p/kg 838kg Lim LW Elkin, Stone 161p/kg 908kg Lim LW Elkin, Stone 158p/kg 866kg Lim LW Elkin, Stone 155p/kg 800kg Lim LW Elkin, Stone 149p/kg 676kg Lim DW Twigg, Bradwell Gross Prices: kg B Blue x TJ & EA Richardson, Yeaveley kg B Blue x TJ & EA Richardson, Yeaveley kg Lim LW Elkin, Stone kg Lim LW Elkin, Stone kg Lim R & KM Bird, Derby kg Lim LW Elkin, Stone kg Char M McGahan, Hadfield kg B Blue x S & CM Jones, Belper kg Lim LW Elkin, Stone kg Lim LW Elkin, Stone 3 OTM Steers 134p/kg 975 Holst, 33 mnths RW Ardern & Son, Topley Pike 132p/kg 971 Gallo, 5 ½ yrs R Townsend, Stoney Middleton

6 98 FINISHED CATTLE overall average 208.1p (Auctioneer Oliver Hiles) Show week bought excellent cattle across the board, see separate report. Apart from the prize winners trade was excellent throughout. 13 Young Bulls ave 182.4p Two powerful bulls from Messrs Fearn topped at 214p/kg. 214p/kg 694kg Lim S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires 214p/kg 746kg Lim S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires 211p/kg 580kg Lim A Sims Ltd, Hulland 202p/kg 608kg Lim A Sims Ltd, Hulland 200p/kg 782kg Lim JM & MJ Bennett, Threaphurst 195p/kg 564kg Lim A Sims Ltd, Hulland kg Lim S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires kg Lim JM & MJ Bennett, Threaphurst kg Lim S & D Fearn, Wardlow Mires kg Lim A Sims Ltd, Hulland kg Lim A Sims Ltd, Hulland 43 Steers overall average 191.5p Excellent cattle and prices. 300p/kg 622kg B Blue x T & J Gratton, Riber 290p/kg 480kg Lim G Tomlinson, Belper 260p/kg 548kg L Horn DJ Saxby, Litton 248p/kg 544kg L Horn DJ Saxby, Litton 245p/kg 518kg B Blue x JA Hall, Longnor 244p/kg 632kg Lim P&B Hodgson, Lincs 240p/kg 574kg B Blue x JA Hall, Longnor 240p/kg 550kg Lim L Powdrill, Heage 238p/kg 578kg B Blue x M Wynne, Snitterton 234p/kg 642kg B Blue x J Byard, Wingerworth 225p/kg 630kg B Blue x AC Simpson, Bradwell 218p/kg 584kg B Blue x GA & SM Wainwright & Sons, Bamford 208p/kg 604kg Lim JV & KE Belfield, Sutton on the Hill And Gross Prices: kg B Blue x T & J Gratton, Riber kg Lim P & B Hodgson, Lincs kg Lim P & B Hodgson, Lincs kg B Blue x J Byard, Wingerworth kg L Horn DJ Saxby, Litton kg B Blue x AC Simpson, Bradwell kg L Horn DJ Saxby, Litton kg Lim G Tomlinson, Belper

7 kg B Blue x JA Hall, Longnor kg B Blue x M Wynne, Snitterton 42 Finished Heifers overall average 235.1p Surely the best show of Heifers ever at Bakewell, although prices ranged from 135p for a Holstein to 640p/kg for the Champion. 640p/kg 596kg B Blue x H Naylor & Son, Kirk Langley 410p/kg 568kg Lim T & J Gratton, Riber 350p/kg 498kg Lim M Wynne, Snitterton 330p/kg 550kg Lim H Hodgkinson & Sons, Earl Sterndale 325p/kg 516kg Lim L Powdrill, Heage 305p/kg 554kg Lim H Hodgkinson & Sons, Earl Sterndale 300p/kg 624kg B Blue x M Wynne, Snitterton 300p/kg 584kg Lim L Powdrill, Heage 300p/kg 618kg Lim G Tomlinson, Belper 285p/kg 482kg Lim D Hadfield & Daughter, Buxton 280p/kg 590kg B Blue x A Mills, Sheffield 270p/kg 596kg Lim L Powdrill, Heage 270p/kg 578kg Lim P & B Hodgson, Lincs 268p/kg 570kg B Blue x AC Simpson, Bradwell 265p/kg 504kg B Blue x B Langton, Horsley Woodhouse And Gross Prices: kg B Blue x H Naylor & Son, Kirk Langley kg Lim T & J Gratton, Riber kg B Blue x M Wynne, Snitterton kg Lim G Tomlinson, Belper kg Lim H Hodgkinson & Sons, Earl Sterndale kg Lim L Powdrill, Heage kg Lim M Wynne, Snitterton kg Lim H Hodgkinson & Sons, Earl Sterndale kg Lim L Powdrill, Heage kg B Blue x A Mills, Sheffield 270 STORE & BREEDING CATTLE - (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon) Normally the Christmas Show has the effect of reducing the store cattle, but this year we seem to have bucked the trend and ended up with a very useful total of 270 animals. Buyers were present in abundance and trade well up to expectations. 30 Feeding Bulls All sorts and sizes with Sample prices as follows: 510 Angus x 17 mnths AD Hasse, Hulland Ward 390 S Horn x 11 mnths ER Herridge & Son, Tissington 550 Lim x 6 mnths JF Kirkham, Hartington 780 Angus x 12 mnths TA & DE Spooner, Upper Hulme 750 B Blue x 7 mnths M Rowarth, Shirland

8 810 Hfd x 26 mnths Mrs JJ Barlow, Dore 760 Blond x 8-10 mnths JD Brown, Bonsall 420 Lim x 7 mnths Mrs RJ Spalton, Stoney Middleton 20 Breeding Cattle Sample Returns: 870 BB x Cow & Hfr Calf Mrs MP Elliott, Eyam 940 Lim x Stock Bull,103 mnths Mrs MP Elliott, Eyam 1050 Lim x Hfrs i/c mnths Artaine Ltd, Shottle 101 Steers The usual wide variety with prices to match from 220 to 1180 and customers present for all corners. Angus and Hereford prices well up to scratch and Black and Whites looking nicely sold as they usually do at Bakewell. Sample Prices: 620 Lim x 6 mnths GCG Robinson, Longnor 430 Lim x 4-5 mnths AW & RA Mycock, Flagg 700 Lim x 6 mnths L Brown, Hazelwood 590 Lim x 6 mnths A & W Helliwell, Oughtibridge 845 B Blue x 7-8 mnths RA Bentley, Church Broughton 645 Lim x 12 mnths A Swinscoe, Belper 580 Hfd mnths AG Ward & Son, Stanton 600 Angus x 16 mnths Marston Park Farm, Marston 560 Holst x 19 mnths H Dutton Ltd, Thurvaston 860 B Blue x 15 mnths H Dutton Ltd, Thurvaston 620 Angus x mnths R Mosley & Son, Elton 980 Sim x 16 mnths TC Lomax, Blyth Br 780 B Blue x 17 mnths TC Lomax, Blythe Br 870 B Blue x mnths MJ Burnett & Son, Rowsley 1180 Sim x mnths WP Wilson, Hilton 1000 Hfd x 17 mnths WP Wilson, Hilton 780 B Blue x 16 mnths MT Wainwright, Pointon 720 Hfd x mnths JP & SL Hotchin, Parwich 570 Holst mnths JP & SL Hotchin, Parwich 550 Angus x mnths JA Sheldon, Middleton 740 Lim x 21 mnths R & P Ratcliffe, Sudbury 880 B Blue x mnths RA Tatlow, Ashbourne 930 Sim x mnths RA Tatlow, Ashbourne 820 Angus x 25 mnths R & R Bennett, Mellor 1140 B Blue x 24 mnths WJ Sessions & Son, Hilton 750 Holst mnths WJ Sessions & Son, Hilton 119 Heifers A decent turnout of heifers with interest in all types from feeders, breeders and short finishers, Typical Results as follows: 490 Lim x 7 mnths GCG Robinson, Longnor 455 Sim x 5 mnths RG & C Gould & Son, Longnor 340 B Blue x 3-4 mnths C & EJ Whilock, Werrington 480 B Blue x 5 mnths M Rowarth, Shirland

9 1125 Sim x 18 mnths P Dakin, Ripley 390 Hfd x 6-7 mnths A & W Helliwell, Oughtibridge 655 B Blue x 8 mnths CW Bentley, Church Broughton 675 Lim x 11 mnths CJ Nash, Dayhills 540 Blond x 9 mnths CH Ede & Son, Somersal 775 Lim x 17 mnths Marston Park Farm, Marston 1070 B Blue x 25 mnths H Dutton Ltd, Thurvaston 610 Sim mnths A Bennett, Uttoxeter 805 Sim x 18 mnths CF Edge & Partners, Alsop 825 Sim x 16 mnths TC Lomax, Blythe Br 600 Angus x mnths TC Lomax, Blyth Br 1160 Lim x 28 mnths AB Bowler, Ashleyhay 980 Angus x 19 mnths MT Wainwright, Poynton 845 B blue x 19 mnths MT Wainwright, Poynton 650 Hfd x mnths JP & SL Hotchin, Parwich 1150 Lim x 26 mnths R & P Ratcliffe, Sudbury 605 Flec 38 mnths JC Shepherd, Dungworth 1160 Char x 18 mnths M McGahan, Hadfield 890 B Blue x mnths MJ Burnett, Rowsley 1070 Lim x 13 mnths Bolshaw Farm Partners, Rainow 1160 B Blue x 24 mnths WJ Sessions, Hilton 90 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe) A few people missing from around the ring and trade a little easier for all but the best. Of the better sorts Bulls sold to 350 for B Blues, 300 for Simmentals and a strong Angus at 208. Nothing really fancy in the way of Heifers but trade would certainly be a little easier than seen last week. The Black and White Calves generally lacked much in the way of quality but were well bid for nevertheless, with the best to 80. Bulls Top Price ( ) Average Vendor Mont GK & E Robinson,Wheston Sim G & D Shuker & Sons, Whaley Bridge Hols ER Herridge & Son, Tissington Fri L Webster & Co, Tissington Ayr G & D Shuker & Sons, Whaley Bridge AA WT & P Fearn, Alfreton Jer PL Boam, Monyash B Blue x WJ & DM Madin, Holymoorside Lim H Hodgkinson & Sons, Earl Sterndale Heifers Top Price Average Vendor Hfd JG & AM Spendlove & Son, Derby Holst GPK Trickett, Rowsley AA W Bradbury, Earl Sterndale Baz B Blue x B Mozley, Hulley Lim TD & S Prince, Ilam

10 2027 SHEEP including 1640 Lambs & 387 Ewes and Rams (Auctioneers Peter Oven & Mark Elliott) A very good show of 2027 Sheep on offer included 1640 Lambs of which 885 where from the Primestock Show on Sunday. The continental show lambs peaked at 500p/kg ( 226/head) and average 225p/kg, which was a tremendous average considering 1/3 of these were heavy weight lambs. The overall market average returned p/kg. Finished Lamb Averages: kg To: 250p/kg Average: 250p/kg kg To: 278p/kg Average: p/kg 39.1kg-45.5kg To: 500p/kg Average: /kg kg To: 268p/kg Average: 176.4p/kg 52kg+ To: 158p/kg Average: p/kg 397 Ewes and Cull Rams A few less Cull Sheep this week which is usual due to Christmas Primestock entries. The trade for the best quarter a lot stronger than recent weeks with the better Mules as well receiving more spirited bidding. Top call 135/head for big strong Texel s from Jackie Trueman with Bernard Archer and Family at Osliston also at 135/head again for Texel s. Messrs Taylor at Knutsford had a really good day with their mixed pen topping at 110. The better Mules 56 to just over 60 but due to the reason there are still a lot of plain Ewes coming forward. Better type Hill Ewes to just over 50. The top nine pens averaged a hefty The Rams a strong trade to a top of 108 for Steven Prince, Rocester with a Texel. The best 5 Tup s averaged 103/head. Auctioneers: Bagshaws, The Agricultural Business Centre, Bakewell