Monday, June 1. Weekly sale of livestock. Forward: 1174 spring lambs, 116 cast sheep, 70 sheep with lambs at foot and 6 prime bulls. Prices - Prime Spring Lambs: Suffolk to £93.50 each; Hampshire 76; Continental 94; Charollais 89; Texel 97. Prime Hoggs: Suffolk 64; Mule 70; Horned 52.50; Texel 100.50; Herdwick 55.50. Cast Sheep: Suffolk 123; Masham 103; Mule 99; Horned 83; Charollais 81; Texel 166; Zwartbles 97. Prime Bulls: Friesian to 114.5 pence per kilogram; British Blue 167.5; Montbeliarde 147.5.
ALSO: Friday, May 29. Weekly sale of cattle. Prices. Store cattle - Bullocks: Friesian to £1,120 each; Aberdeen Angus 1,220; Shorthorn 1,010; Welsh Black 750; Limousin 1,220; Swedish Red and White 990; Charolais 1,120; Hereford 1,000; Simmental 1,080; Stabiliser 1,190; British Blue 1,110; Montbeliarde 1,050. Heifers: Aberdeen Angus 1,170; Welsh Black 930; Limousin 1,200; Charolais 1,060; Hereford 1,070; Simmental 1,190; Stabiliser 1,220; British Blue 1,170; Bazadaise 830; Blonde d'Aquitaine 970. Cast - Cows: Friesian to 164.5 pence per kilo; Swedish Red and White 137.5; Simmental 149.5; Stabiliser 147.5; Fleckvieh 134.5. Heifers: Friesian 164.5; Aberdeen Angus 124.5; Simmental 134.5; British Blue 147.5. Cast bull: 111.5. Calves - Bulls: Friesian £160; British Blue 485; Montbeliarde 155. Heifers: Aberdeen Angus 290; Charolais 360; British Blue 355. Stirks - Heifers: Aberdeen Angus 525; British Blue 610. Bulls: Limousin 600; British Blue 610.
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