CARLISLE: Monday, March 17. Weekly sale of prime stock. Forward: 159 cast cows, 300 ewes and shearling gimmers at foot, 54 quality prime cattle, 72 prime bulls. Prices - Cast Cows and OTM Cattle: Limousin £1,687 each or (185.5 pence per kilogram); Bazadaise 1,274 (172.5); Montbeliarde 1,163 (157.5); Simmental 1,274 (143.5); Hereford 1,170 ; Holstein Friesian 1,156 (141.5); British Friesian 1,103 (143.5); Galloway 932 (119.5); Holstein 957 (133.5); Norwegian Red (147.5); British Blue (142.5); Whitebred Shorthorn (129.5). Steers: Limousin £1,718.32 each or (228.5 pence per kilogram); Charolais 1,317.53 (224.5); British Blue 1,410.47. Heifers: British Blue £1,1865.86 each; Charolais 1,415.90 (224.5); Aberdeen Angus (172.5). Prime Bulls: British Blue £1,189.65 each or (192.5 pence per kilogram); Limousin 1,638.66 (203.5); Holstein Friesian 1,160.85 (171.5); Montbeliarde 1,051.25 (175.5); Bazadaise 1,127.84 (185.5); Aberdeen Angus 1,116.48 (177.5); British Friesian 1,148.43 (179.5);Charolais (179.5). Prime Hoggs: Texel £131.50 each or (264.7 pence per kilogram); Beltex 105.80 (292.4); Suffolk 114.80 (227.6); Hill Cheviot 99.30 (232); Greyfaced 98.80 (217.4); Kerryhill 75 (196.6); Blackfaced 95.80 (212.9). Ewes: Texel £120.50 each; Charolais 91.50; Suffolk 103.50; Greyfaced 79.50; Swaledale 51.50; Cheviot mule 83.50; Hill Cheviot 79.50; Swaledale 51.50. Ewes with lambs at foot: Texel £59.50 each. Shearling Gimmers with lambs at foot: Texel £88 each. Wheat: Mini hestons to £83, £86 per tonne; round bales £93 per tonne. Barley: Round bales £29 per bale. Round bales £27 per bale. Silage: Mini Hestons £22 per bale.
ALSO: Wednesday, March 12. Border and Lakeland Club monthly show and sale and weekly sale of livestock. Forward: 418 store cattle and weanlings, 325 calves, 48 dairy cattle. Sponsors: Paragon Veterinary Group and Cogent. Judge: A. Wilson, Northshields herd, Fife. Results - Class 1, Cows in milk 1 & 2 Skirwith Hall. Class 2, Senior heifer in milk champion 1 & 2 WM Huchinson & Son; reserve & 3 Brewster. Class 3, Junior heifer in milk 1 Brewster; 2 Yates; 3 Wilson. Prices - 2,300gns. Averages: 5 cows in milk/calf £2,026.50; 32 heifers in milk/calf 2,006.40; 37 overall average 2,009.10. Store cattle. Steers: Charolais to £1,335 each; Limousin 1,300; Aberdeen Angus 1,155 (x4); British Blue 1,110; Saler 1,090; Simmental 1,010; Blonde d’Aquitaine 965; Montbeliarde 950; Holstein Friesian 810 (x3). Heifers: Limousin 1,190; Charolais 1,060 (x2); British Blue 1,040; Blonde d’Aquitaine 845 (x2). Weaned calves. Steers: Limousin 1,025; AberdeenAngus 945; Charolais 920 (x4); British Blue 855; Simmental 705; Holstein Friesian 525 (x5). Heifers: Limousin 1,005 (x4); Aberdeen Angus 950. Bulls: British Blue 930; Charolais 900; Limousin 740; Montbeliarde 720. Calves. Bulls: Limousin 395; British Blue 425; Simmental 385; Aberdeen Angus 270 (x2); Holstein Friesian 260; Danish Red 220; Hereford 90; British Friesian 88 (x2). Heifers: Aberdeen Angus 215.
ALSO: Monday, March 10. Weekly sale of crop. Prices - round bales of hay to £98 per tonne, per bale 36; mini heston of hay 39 per bale; haylage 33 per round bale; heston bales of barley straw 96 per tonne, round bales 30; wheat straw in heston bales 86 per tonne.