BENTHAM: Wednesday, October 15. Weekly sale of Dairy Cattle and Rearing Calves and monthly sale of Farmers Stirks. Forward: 8 dairy cattle, 83 rearing calves, 338 stirks, 1,582 cast ewes, 3,275 prime lambs. Prices - newly calved Black and White cows to £1,300 each; n/c Black and White heifers 1,800. Rearing calves: British Blue bulls 325; British Blue heifers 325; |Hereford cross bulls 258; Aberdeen Angus cross bulls 290; Aberdeen Angus cross heifers 180; Black and White bulls 155. Stirks: British blue bulls 685; British Blue bullocks 930; British Blue heifers 920; Hereford cross bullocks 950; Hereford cross heifers 780; charolais cross bullocks 885; Charolais cross heifers 740; Aberdeen Angus cross bullocks 790; Aberdeen Angus cross heifers 780; Limousin bulls 680; Limousin bullocks 835; Limousin heifers 835; Bazadaise bullocks 750; Bazadaise heifers 750; Galloway heifers 735; Blonde D'Aquitaine cross bullocks 760; Blonde D'Aquitaine heifers 690; Simmental cross bulls 490; Simmental cross bullocks 725; Simmental cross heifers 840; Montbeliarde bullocks 735; Black and White bulls 550; Black and White bullocks 795; Welsh Black bullocks 580. Cast ewes: Continental 118; Suffolk 95; Mule 86; Masham 82; Bluefaced Leicester 85.50; Horned 78.50; Polled rams 109; Horned rams 59; Goats 52.50. Prime lambs (under 36kgs): Continental 60 or 171 pence per kilogram; Suffolk 51, 164; Horned 49.80, 143. More than 36kgs: Continental 96, 222; Suffolk 72, 160; Mule 69.50, 154; Masham 68, 148; Horned 55, 134.
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