Monday, October 13. Weekly sale of prime sheep. Forward: 1,618 sheep. Prices - Prime lambs: Beltex to £99.30 each, or 227.6 pence per kilo; Dutch Texel 96.80, 236.1; Rouge 95.30, 194.5; Texel 81.80, 173.2; Mule 66; Swaledale 61.30, 131.9. Cast ewes: Mule 73.50; Texel 68.50; Herdwick 49.50; Blackface 46.50; Swaledale 45.50. Cast rams: Swaledale 44.50. Store lambs: Texel 55.50.
ALSO: Tuesday, October 7. Weekly sale of prime sheep. Forward: 2,407, comprising 1,951 prime lambs, 456 cast ewes and rams. Prices - Prime lambs: Beltex to £100.80, or 246.90 pence per kilogram; Rouge 93.30, 217; Charollais 84.80, 180.40; Texel 83.80, 170.80; Suffolk 78.30; Dutch Texel 77.80 (x2), 169.60; Mules 68.80, 155.10; Swaledale 55.80; Bluefaced Leicester 54.80 (x2), 152.20. Cast ewes: Suffolk 90.50; Beltex 85.50; Texel 85.50; Lleyn 80.50; Mules 75.50; Charollais 68.50; Rough 60.50; Bluefaced Leicester 57.50; Swaledale 57.50; Blackface 57.50; Cheviot 50. Cast rams: Lleyn 70.50.
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