Lack lustre demand at Bakewell market
Store and breeding cattle were out in force with a healthy total of 281 on offer. Trade continues a pace with Steers to £1,200, heifers to £1,220 and feeding bulls to £990. In the OTM Department, Bakewell maintains not only a good entry of 124, but very respectable prices.
There were top figures of 186p/kg and £1,629 with the all-important overall average at a very creditable 109.6p. On Friday, January 20, the ‘January sale’ took place with more than 900 cattle and 450 sheep.