Thursday, March 26. Fortnightly sale of dairy cattle and special spring sale of youngstock; weekly sale of calves; special monthly sale of stirks. Forward: 76 dairy cattle; 39 calves. Prices - Dairy and Youngstock: Newly calved heifers to £1,560 each; In-calf heifers 1,500 (average £1,150); Bulling heifers 900 (825); Maiden heifers 890 (730); Heifer stirks/calves 770 (380). Calves - Bulls: British Blue 450; Limousin 360; Black and White 75. Heifers: £400. Stirks: British Blue steers 695; Heifers 660.
ALSO: Tuesday, March 24. Weekly sale of prime sheep and sale of sheep with lambs at foot. Forward: 1,250 prime hoggs and cast sheep. Prices - Prime hoggs: Suffolk to £96 each; Masham 82; Mule 87; Swaledale 79; Rough Fell 74.50; Scotch Blackface 83; Charollais 88.50; Cheviot 81.50; Texel 94; Lleyn 80; Herdwick 80. Cast ewes: Dorset 84; Suffolk 118; Masham 113; Mule 118; Swaledale 72; Rough Fell 96; Charollais 138; Cheviot 96; Texel 134; Lleyn 126; Leicester 126; Herdwick 72; Zwartble 120; Beltex 138. Cast rams: Texel 148; Leicester 106; Zwartble 126. Sheep with lambs at foot: Ewes with Texel lambs 65.
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