Wednesday, August 20. Weekly sale of livestock and monthly sale of stirks. Forward: 11 dairy, 108 rearing calves, 141 stirks, 3,734 sheep, comprising of 1,294 ewes and 2,440 lambs. Prices - Dairy: Newly calved Black and White heifers to £2,200 each (average £1,573). Rearing calves - Bulls: British Blue 390 (340); Limousin 380 (287.50); Simmental 352; Hereford 230 (219.33); Aberdeen Angus cross 185 (146.67); Black and White 128 (64.63). Heifers: British Blue 405 (311.67); Limousin 450 (292.17); Blonde d’Aquitaine 235; Hereford 155; Aberdeen Angus cross 130 (117.50). Stirks - Bulls: British Blue 685; Black and White 370 (237.50). Bullocks: British Blue 930 (709.17); Limousin 910 (671.11); Blonde d’Aquitaine cross 860 (646.25); Simmental cross 425; Aberdeen Angus cross 770 (669.17); Black and White 585 (404.20). Heifers: British Blue 770 (620); Limousin 915 (760); Blonde d’Aquitaine cross 735 (614); Charolais cross 620; Aberdeen Angus cross 615 (535). Cast ewes: Continental 125; Suffolk 93; Mule 85; Bluefaced Leicester 90; Herdwick 68. Rams: Polled 100; Horned 68.50. Prime lambs (less than 36 kilograms): Continental £63, or 185 pence per kilo; Suffolk 63.20, 180; Mule 54.50, 155; Horned 56, 169. (More than 36 kilograms): Continental 115, 233; Suffolk 92, 176; Mule 76.50, 159; Masham 69.50, 158; Horned 62.50, 169.
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