Monday, January 5. Weekly sale of primestock. Forward: 245 cast cows, 75 prime bulls, 54 prime cattle, 2501 prime lambs and crop. Prices - Cast Cows: British Blue to £2,015.01 each, or 219.5 pence per kilogram; Limousin 1,297.89, 225.5; Charolais 1,280.37, 139.5; Aberdeen Angus 1,150.77, 133.5; Friesian 1,142.02, 159.5; Holstein Friesian 1,059.14, 153.5; Simmental 1,113.38, 155.5; Welsh Black 1,102.97, 135.5; Montbeliarde 947.43, 130.5; Ayrshire 109.5. Cast Bulls: Limousin 1,452.23, 144.5; Hereford 1,180.41; Holstein Friesian 1,105.17; British Blue 138.5. Prime Bulls: British Blue 1,294.58, 217.5; Limousin 1,641.07, 224.5; Aberdeen Angus 1,171.79; Friesian 1,164.20, 182.5; Holstein Friesian 1,237.18, 192.5. Prime Cattle, Steers: Limousin 1,792.32, 227.5; British Blue 1,298.37; Stabiliser 1,181.95, 196.5; Aberdeen Angus 1,083.67, 161.5. Heifers: Limousin 1,625.13, 231.5; British Blue 1,424.50; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,228.40, 207.5. Prime Lambs: Texel to £117.80 each, or 236.1 pence per kilogram; Berrichon du Cher 111.80; Beltex 109.80, 250; Suffolk 103.80, 197.1; Charollais 106.80, 201.9; Dutch Texel 103.80, 230.5; Hill Cheviot 96.80, 204.3; Greyface 90.80, 189.1; Herdwick 75.80, 182.7; Blackface 77.80, 187.5; Swaledale 64, 189.3. Ewes and Rams: Texel 141.50; Suffolk 121.50; Greyface 113.50; Charollais 103.50; Zwartbles 97.50. Crop - Wheat Straw: Mini Hestons to £73, 69, 68, 61 per tonne; Round Bales £14 per bale. Hay: Round Bales £20 per bale. Barley Straw £20, £18 per bale. Oat Straw £13.
ALSO: Wednesday, December 29. Weekly sale of primestock. Forward: 61 cast cows, 22 prime bulls, 25 prime cattle and 3451 prime lambs. Prices - Calves, Bulls: British Blue to £500 each; Aberdeen Angus 250; Montbeliarde 230; Holstein Friesian 130; Ayrshire 35. Heifers: British Blue 405; Aberdeen Angus 250. Cast Cows: Aberdeen Angus to £1,042.90 each, or 179.5 pence per kilogram; Simmental 920.01, 136.5; Charolais 856.58, 121.5; Holstein 848.70, 102.5; Holstein Friesian 829.18, 135.5; Limousin 131.5; Belted Galloway 75.5. Cast Bull: Limousin 92.5. Prime Bulls: Limousin £1,557.30, 217.5; Holstein Friesian 1,124.88, 166.5; Friesian 978.99, 168.5. Prime Cattle, Steers: Limousin 1,303.17, 179.5; Holstein Friesian 956.34, 148.5. Heifers: Limousin 1,313.34, 185.5. Prime Lambs: Texel to £116.80 each, or 239.5 pence per kilogram; Charollais 115.80, 194.8; Suffolk 114.80, 190; Dutch Texel 106.80, 321; Beltex 103.80, 253.2; Greyface 89.80, 185.4; Hill Cheviot 76.30, 187.3; Blackface 74.80, 190.9; Herdwick 60.30, 180; Swaledale 174.8p. Ewes: Texel 113.50; Blueface Leicester 97.80; Greyface 88.50; Zwartbles 83.50; Swaledale 65.50. Rams: Texel 101.50; Suffolk 89.50. Store Sheep: Texel 75; Greyface 65; Suffolk 64.50; Cheviot 63; Swaledale 39.
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