Monday, December 22. Weekly sale of prime sheep and fortnightly green market sale of prime bulls, clean cattle and OTM cattle. Forward: 1,826 prime sheep, comprising of 128 cast ewes and rams and 1,698 prime lambs. Prices - Lambs: Texel to £120 each, or 260 pence per kilo; Beltex 112, 261; Suffolk 109, 200; Continental 106, 232; Charollais 97.50, 198; Cheviot Mule 91, 193; Mule 87.50, 199; Rouge 86, 221; Cheviot 85, 199; Scotch 83, 189; Rough Fell 79.50, 185; Swaledale 79, 203; Herdwick 74, 200. Cast ewes: Texel 112; Cheviot 108; Mule 104; Continental 104; Swaledale 68; Goat 67. Cast rams: Bluefaced Leicester 113; Suffolk 104; Texel 102; Swaledale 79. Clean cattle: Limousin 1,241.42, 220.5. Prime bulls: Limousin 1,651.13, 233.5; Blonde d'Aquitaine 1,376, 208.5; Black and White 990.81, 165.5. Cast cows: Limousin 1,010.07, 130.5; Black and White 1,011.38, 112.5.
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