Monday, November 3. Weekly sale of primestock. Forward: 402 cast cows, bulls and prime cattle, 96 prime bulls, 265 cast with all classes of feeding cows, 2,465 prime lambs, 668 store sheep and crop. Prices - Cast Cows: British Blue to £1,749 each, or 225.5 pence per kilogram; Aberdeen Angus 1,471, 154.5; Limousin 1,304, 189.5; Charolais 1,293, 188.5; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,139, 164.5; Holstein Friesian 869, 133.5; Holstein 816, 119.5; Belted Galloway 121.5; Blue Grey 120; Hereford 115.5; British Friesian 103.5. Cast Bulls: Limousin to 103.5 pence per kilogram. Prime Bulls: Limousin to £1,536 each, or 217.5 pence per kilogram; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,526; British Blue 1,453, 228.5; Simmental 1,197; Aberdeen Angus 1,173, 187.5; British Friesian 1,173, 172.5; Holstein Friesian 1,105, 166.5. Prime Cattle, Steers: Limousin 1,701, 227.5; British Blue 1,662, 233.5; Aberdeen Angus 1,286, 180.5; Whitebred Shorthorn 1,106; British Friesian 1,039, 164.5. Heifers: Charolais 1,714, 229.5; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,494, 235.5; Limousin 1,411, 242.5; Aberdeen Angus 1,160; British Friesian 1,042, 171.5. Prime Sheep: Dutch Texel to £108.80 each, or 256 pence per kilogram; Texel 104.80, 265.3; Beltex 101.80, 253.3; Millennium Bleu 106.80, 248.4; Charollais 94.80, 222; Suffolk 89.80, 173.4; Blueface Leicester 84.80; Rouge de l’Ouest 80.80, 173.8; Greyface 74.30, 163.2; Herdwick 72.30, 168.2; Hampshire 68.80; Zwartbles 68.80; Jacob 65.80; Swaledale 63.80, 150.1. Cast Ewes & Rams: Suffolk to £101.50 each; Texel 100; Greyface 79.50; Blueface Leicester 79.50; Zwartbles 77.50; Hill Cheviot 75.50; Cheviot Mule 63.50; Swaledale 39.50. Cast Rams: Blueface Leicester 1,000. Store Sheep: Texel to £71 each; Suffolk 66; Hill Cheviot 58.50; Greyface 57; Herdwick 57; Blackface 47. Breeding Sheep, Ewes: Texel 102; Swaledale 52. Lambs: Beltex 70; Greyface 70. Rams: Suffolk 200; Charollais 170. Crop - Wheat Straw: Mini Heston sold to £68 and £56. Round Bales £12 per bale. Barley Straw £17, £16 per bale. Spring Barley £15 per bale.
ALSO: Wednesday, October 29. Weekly sale of livestock. Forward: 326 calves, 791 cattle, 460 store and weanling cattle, 238 weaned calves and 5 dairy cattle. Prices - Calves, Bulls: Limousin to £505 each; British Blue 440; Aberdeen Angus 350; Flekvieh 315; Simmental 298; Friesian 290; Hereford 275; Holstein Friesian 252; Charolais 270; Montbeliarde 190; Brown Swiss 72. Heifers: Limousin 480; Aberdeen Angus 395; British Blue 390; Charolais 350; Hereford 260; Flekvieh 255; Simmental 238. Store Cattle - Steers: Charolais 1,295; Simmental 1,275; Limousin 1,240; British Blue 1,195; Aberdeen Angus 1,105; Montbeliarde 1,085; Holstein Friesian 1,050; Sussex 860; Friesian 830; Blue Grey 740; Dairy Shorthorn 710; Holstein 610. Heifers: Charolais 1,195; Limousin 1,130; British Blue 1,125; Welsh Black 1,105; Simmental 1,045; Aberdeen Angus 910; Ruby Red Devon 855; Ayrshire 745. Weaned Calves, Bulls: Limousin 1,150; Charolais 940; British Blue 900; Ayrshire730; Aberdeen Angus 650; Saler 580; Holstein Friesian 555; Friesian 515; Brown Swiss 470. Steers: Limousin 1,100; Charolais 870; Aberdeen Angus 820; British Blue 780; Hereford 665; Beef Shorthorn 660; Holstein Friesian 620; Montbeliarde 555; Friesian 505; Swedish Red & White 500. Heifers: Limousin 1,100; Aberdeen Angus 750; Charolais 710; British Blue 695.