Wednesday, May 27. Weekly sale of prime sheep and fortnightly sale of rearing calves. Forward:154 prime lambs, 813 prime hoggs and 595 cast ewes and rams, and 54 rearing calves. Prices - Prime lambs: Texel to £100 each, or 222 pence per kilo; Beltex 98, 209; Suffolk 92, 180; Continental 80, 195. Prime hoggs: Cheviot 88; Texel 82; Suffolk 82; Mule 80; Charollais 79; Beltex 78; Scotch 76.50; Swaledale 67. Cast ewes: Bleu du Maine 129; Texel 120; Continental 120; Suffolk 109; Charollais 107; Beltex 99; Zwartble 97; Blueface Leicester 95; Rouge 95; Cheviot 93; Mule 88; Scotch 75; Swaledale 72; Rough Fell 60; Herdwick 53. Cast rams: Blueface Leicester 155; Texel 137; Suffolk 132; Zwartble 121; Lleyn 121; Swaledale 76. Rearing calves - Bulls: British Blue 435; Charolais 405; Aberdeen Angus 355; Black and White 138. Heifers: British Blue 400; Aberdeen Angus 265. Stirks - Bulls: Charolais 480; British Blue 435. Heifers: British Blue 480; Charolais 415.
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