Wednesday, December 3. Weekly sale of livestock and Borderway monthly dairy day. Forward: 471 store cattle and weanlings, 381 calves and 97 dairy cattle, 100 calved cows and heifers, 30 bulling heifers. Prices - Store cattle. Steers: Limousin to £1,290 (x2) each; British Blue 1,270; Aberdeen Angus 1,190; Blue Grey 1,185; Charolais 1,165; Friesian 1,130 (x2); Saler 1,120; Simmental 1,100; Luing 1,085; Beef Shorthorn 1,050; Hereford 1,040; Holstein Friesian 850. Heifers: Limousin 1,280; Aberdeen Angus 1,150; British Blue 1,130; Charolais 1,105; Hereford 980; Holstein Friesian 690. Bulls: British Blue 1,040; Simmental 930; Fleckvieh 835; Aberdeen Angus 800 (x2). Weaned calves. Bulls: Limousin 1,250; British Blue 885; Simmental 790; Friesian 780; Aberdeen Angus 690; Hereford 735; South Devon 680; Holstein Friesian 485. Steers: Limousin 1,030; British Blue 1,000; Hereford 930; Saler 870; Aberdeen Angus 730 (x2); Holstein Friesian 710; Friesian 710; Swedish Red and White 705; Holstein 480. Heifers: British Blue 920; Limousin 890; Beef Shorthorn 600; Simmental 620. Calves. Bulls: British Blue 510; Limousin 500; Charolais 440; Simmental 420; Aberdeen Angus 400 (x2); Fleckvieh 375; Holstein 240; Holstein Friesian 230; Hereford 220; Friesian 180; Beef Shorthorn 180. Heifers: British Blue 420; Charolais 400; Limousin 400; Beef Shorthorn 250; Aberdeen Angus 245; Hereford 205. Borderway dairy: Averages - Holstein cows £1,401.21; Holstein heifers in milk 1,456.58; British Friesian cows 1,425; Bulling heifers 758.76.
ALSO: Monday, December 1. Weekly sale of livestock and crop. Forward: 309 cast cows, 104 prime bulls, 45 prime cattle, 2,680 prime sheep 556 store sheep. Prices - Cast cows: British Blue to £1,282 each or 193.5 pence per kilogram; Blonde d'Aquitaine 1,095, 177.5; Charolais 1,235, 176.5; Limousin 1,142, 170.5; Holstein 993, 136.5; Holstein Friesian 952, 128.5; Hereford 948, 118.5; Danish Red 875, 108.5; Ayrshire 868, 114.5; Belted Galloway 737, 116.5; Saler 126.5p; Aberdeen Angus 124.5; Brown Swiss 121.5; Jersey 109.5; British Friesian 108.5; Dairy Shorthorn 107.5; Blue Grey 107.5; Whitebred Shorthorn 106.5. Cast Bulls: Limousin £1,207, 125.5; Aberdeen Angus 1,031. Prime bulls: Charolais 1,652, 189.5; Limousin 1,602, 219.5; British Blue 1,489; Blonde d'Aquitaine 1,305, 208.5; Holstein Friesian 1,198, 169.5; Montbeliarde 1,143, 183.5; British Friesian 1,084, 166.5; Aberdeen Angus 1,051, 176.5; Holstein 153.5p. Prime cattle. Steers: Limousin 1,643, 226.5; Charolais 1,524, 211.5; British Blue 1,511, 219.5; Simmental 1,377, 202.5; Aberdeen Angus 1,239, 189.5; Holstein Friesian 1,118, 155.5; Belted Galloway 1,088, 206.5; British Friesian 1,079, 159.5; Ayrshire 157.5p. Heifers: Limousin 1,423, 204.5; British Blue 1,238, 212.5; Aberdeen Angus 1,146, 189.5. Prime sheep: Texel 111.80, 264; Beltex 107.80, 250; Suffolk 104.80, 185; Dutch Texel 98.80, 218; Charollais 94.80, 192; Rouge 87.80; Greyfaced 81.30, 175; Hill Cheviot 79.80, 178; Herdwick 75.50, 174; Swaledale 61.30, 177. Cast ewes: Charollais 103.50; Texel 101.50; Greyfaced 79.50; Swaledales 55.50. Cast rams: Texel 117.50; Beltex 104.50; Leicester 80.50; Hebridean 31.50. Store sheep: Texel 74.50; Beltex 69; Charollais 67.50; Suffolk 66; Bleu Du Main 59; Greyfaced 59; Cheviot 55; Swaledale 39.50; Easycare 39. Crop: Barley Straw: Round bales to £18 per bale; Mini heston £70 per tonne. Wheat Straw: Mini heston £62. Mixed load - Barley and Wheat Straw: Mini heston £64 per tonne.