Monday, June 22. Weekly sale of primestock. Forward: 299 cast cows and stock bulls, 108 prime bulls, 45 prime steers, 1616 prime lambs and Crop. Prices - Cast Cows: Limousin to £1,518 each, or to 187.5 pence per kilogram; Continental 1,294, 164.5; Aberdeen Angus 1,245, 144.5; Charolais 1,153, 165.5; Simmental 1,292, 145.5; Holstein Friesian 1,180, 147.5; Beef Shorthorn 1,142, 137.5; British Blue 1,107, 168.5; British Friesian 1,102, 145.5; Holstein 1,073, 142.5; Norwegian Red 1,002, 133.5; Shorthorn 149.5; Montbeliarde 144.5; Dairy Shorthorn 121.5; Ayrshire 119.5. Cast Bulls: Charolais 1,448, 130.5; Beef Shorthorn 1,206, 121.5; Limousin 1,178, 138.5; Holstein 1,032. Prime Bulls: Charolais 1,807, 213.5; Limousin 1,579, 221.5; British Friesian 1,453, 183.5; British Blue 1,410, 195.5; Holstein Friesian 1,230, 171.5; Aberdeen Angus 945. Prime Cattle, Steers: British Blue 1,628, 219.5; Limousin 1,608, 222.5; Charolais 1,601, 218.5; British Friesian 1,256, 163.5. Heifers: Limousin 222.5; Parthenais 203.5. Prime Lambs: Texel to £102.80 each, or 219.3 pence per kilogram; Dutch Texel 95.80, 211.3; Suffolk 94.80, 217.4; Beltex 90.80, 211.2; Millennium Bleu 88.80, 193. Cast Ewes: Texel 104; Suffolk 100; Charollais 82; Greyface 76; Hill Cheviot 71; Blackface 62. Cast Rams: Texel 92(2); Blueface Leicester 88. Breeding sheep, with lambs at foot - Hoggs: Texel to £100 each. Shearling Gimmers: Greyface 63; Texel 58.50. Ewes: Greyface 59; Texel 58.50; Whiteface Woodland 44.50; Zwartbles 42. Crop: Barley Straw: Round bales to £15 and £16 per bale. Wheat Straw: Round bales £60 per tonne; Mini Hestons £61 per tonne. Wheat, Barley mixed: £64 per tonne.
ALSO: Wednesday, June 17. Weekly sale of livestock. Forward: 310 store cattle, 230 weaned cattle, and 262 calves. Prices - store cattle. Steers: Limousin to £1,480 each; British Blue 1,390; Simmental 1,320; Montbeliarde 1,245; Charolais 1,220; Aberdeen Angus 1,045; Blonde d'Aquitaine 1,040; Holstein/Friesian 1,050 (x2); Shorthorn 990. Heifers: Limousin 1,470; British Blue 1,230; Aberdeen Angus 1,065; Simmental 1,020; Charolais 940. Weaned cattle. Bulls: Limousin 1,170; Charolais 1,010; Hereford 975; British Blue 890; British Friesian 795; Holstein Friesian 665. Heifers: Limousin 950; British Blue 935; Bazadaise 800; Charolais 790; Aberdeen Angus 725. Steers: British Blue 930; Aberdeen Angus 820; Limousin 780; Montbeliarde 730; British Friesian 650; Beef Shorthorn 645; Whitebred Shorthorn 620; Holstein 620. Calves. Bulls: British Blue 490; Limousin 480; Simmental 480; Charolais 470; Aberdeen Angus 435; Holstein Friesian 340; British Friesian 320; Montbeliarde 290; Holstein 270; Swedish Red and White 68. Heifers: British Blue 475; Limousin 465; Aberdeen Angus 280 (x2); Hereford 230.
ALSO: Monday, June 15. Weekly sale of primestock, breeding sheep and crop. Forward: 235 cast cows and stock bulls, 81 prime bulls; 39 prime steers and heifers and 1,786 prime lambs. Prices - cast cows: Charolais to £1,332 each, or 156.5; Holstein 1,191, 133.5; Friesian 1,178, 147.5; Holstein Friesian 1,161, 158.5; Montbeliarde 1,061, 142.5; Norwegian Red 1,070, 129.5; Hereford 1,003, 134.5; Aberdeen Angus 995, 144.5; Belted Galloway 924, 139.5; Limousin 175.5; South Devon 157.5; British Blue 154.5; Simmental 151.5; Gelvieh 125.5. Cast bulls: Blonde d'Aquitaine 1,402, 145.5; British Blue 1,387, 176.5; Holstein 1,276; Simmental 1,216, 132.5; Limousin 133.5. Prime bulls: Limousin 1,729, 214.5; British Blue 1,551, 198.5; Charolais 1,505, 198.5; Simmental 1,433; Holstein Friesian 1,064, 164.5; Friesian 991; Aberdeen Angus 984, 174.5; Belted Galloway 917, 149.5; Ayrshire 146.5. Prime cattle. Heifers: Limousin 1,679, 214.5; British Blue 1,172, 194.5. Steers: Limousin 1,528, 213.5; Blonde d'Aquitaine 1,426, 201.5; Friesian 157.5. Prime lambs: Texel 111, 243; Suffolk 105, 219; Blue Texel 103, 215; Charollais 100, 206; Millennium Bleu 97, 206; Dutch Texel 95; Rouge de l'Ouest 94, 197; Zwartbles 88, 211. Cast ewes: Texel 106; Rouge de l'Ouest 110; Charollais 108; Greyface 88; Swaledale 51. Rams: Suffolk 90; Texel 90; Swaledale 68. Breeding sheep - With lambs at foot, Hoggs: Texel 111. Ewes: Texel 78. Crop: mixed mini heston wheat and barley straw to £65 per tonne; mixed load of straw £13 per round bale; mini heston bales of wheat £61 per tonne; round bales of oat straw £54 per tonne; barley straw £13 per round bale; pea straw £11 per bale.