Tuesday, December 16. Weekly sale of sheep. Forward: 3,398 sheep, comprising of 3,015 prime lambs and 383 cast ewes and rams. Prices - Prime lambs: Beltex to £117.80 each, or 263.2 pence per kilo; Suffolk 101.80; Texel 100, 192.3; Rouge 98.80, 179.6; Charollais 95.80, 191.6; Dutch Texel 88.80, 215.4; Zwartble 84.80; Berrichon du Cher 81.80, 194.8; Mule 81.80, 187.3; Cheviot 81.30, 189.1; Teeswater 76.80; Bluefaced Leicester 73.80; Swaledale 72, 181.1; Herdwick 69.80, 174.5; Rough Fell 65. Cast ewes: Texel 140.50; Suffolk 134.50; Mule 98.50; Bluefaced Leicester 91.50; Charollais 90.50; Masham 87.50; Rough Fell 86.50; Cheviot 76.50; Swaledale 75.50. Cast rams: Charollais 128.50; Bluefaced Leicester 128.50; Texel 125.50; Suffolk 118.50; Cheviot 97.50; Beltex 86.50; Kerry Hill 84.50; Swaledale 76.50.
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