BENTHAM: Wednesday, July 16. Weekly sale of dairy cattle, rearing calves, cast ewes and prime lambs. Forward: 11 dairy cattle; 81 rearing calves; 3,425 sheep, comprising of 1,699 cast ewes and 1,726 prime lambs. Prices. Dairy cattle - Newly calved Black and White: Cows to £1,260 each (average £1,240); Heifers 1,900 (1,695). Rearing calves - Bulls: British Blue 405 (378)); Limousin 390 (316.80); Simmental 300 (225.75); Aberdeen Angus cross 305 (228); Flekvieh 240 (232.50); Black and White 248 (48.24). Heifers: British Blue 350 (345); Limousin 325; Simmental 172 (154.67); Aberdeen Angus cross 235; Hereford 250. Cast ewes: Continental 150; Suffolk 111; Mule 99.50; Bluefaced Leicester 96; Horned 71.50. Rams: Polled 115.50; Horned 78. Goats: 58.50. Prime lambs (less than 36 kilograms): Continental £67, or 195 pence per kilo; Suffolk 65.20, 186; Mule 60.50, 177; Horned 46, 169. (More than 36 kilograms): Continental 110.50, 261; Suffolk 90, 204; Mule 77, 179; Masham 72.80, 183.
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