PENRITH: Monday, June 30. Fortnightly red market sale of prime cattle and cast cows. Forward: 31 prime bulls. Prices: British Blue to £1,086.87 each; Swedish Red & White 984.20; Black & White 926.75.

 

ALSO: Wednesday, June 25. Fortnightly sale of livestock, weekly sale of livestock and Show of 189 lots of pairs of prime lambs. Forward: 71 rearing calves, 987 prime lambs, 277 prime hoggs and 331 cast ewes and rams. Show - Judge: G. Little. Results - Pair of Texel Lambs: 1 WH Brass; 2 WL Grainger. Pair of Beltex Lambs: 1 JB Bowness; 2 Brackenfell Rare Breeds. Pair of Suffolk Lambs: 1 S. Robinson; 2 WE Strong. Pair, Any Other Breed Lambs: 1 M/s G & JE Bell, Continental; 2 R. Colbear, Charollais. Champion: M/s G & JE Bell, Continental, to £140 each or £326 pence per kilogram. Reserve: JB Bowness, Beltex Lambs. Prices - Rearing Calves, Bulls: Charolais to £415 each; British Blue 350; Limousin 320; Aberdeen Angus 275; Simmental 260; Black & White 200; Diary Shorthorn 155. Heifers: British Blue 375; Simmental 300; Aberdeen Angus 270; Charolais 245. Prime Lambs: Texel to £140 each, or 289 pence per kilogram; Beltex 120, 286; Suffolk 100, 221; Continental 140, 326; Charollais 105. Cast Ewes: Texel 116.50; Suffolk 103; Continental 100.50; Cheviot 95; Half-Bred 93.50; Mule 91; Cheviot Mule 90.50; Dorset 90; Rough Fell 73; Swaledale 71.50. Cast Rams: Blueface Leicester 117; Texel 110; Swaledale 74.

ALSO: Monday, June 23. Fortnightly sale of 314 store cattle and feeding bulls of all classes. Prices - Store Bullocks: British Blue to £1,245; Limousin 1,215; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,125; Simmental 1,065; Charolais 1,035; Aberdeen Angus 1,005; Hereford 955; Shorthorn 835; Black & White 765. Store Heifers: Limousin 1,115; British Blue 1,085; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,085; Hereford 1,025; Charolais 935; Aberdeen Angus 855; Simmental 905. Store Bulls: Limousin 905; British Blue 845.