Leading farm prices from Penrith Auction Mart

PENRITH: Monday, August 17. Store cattle and dairy show and sale, fortnightly sales of prime/OTM cattle. Forward: 650 store cattle, 64 OTM cattle. Sponsor: Massey Feeds. Judge: R.Q. Richmond. Results - Class 1 - British Blue bullock, 1 Messrs J.W. Watson £1,255. Class 2 - British Blue heifer, champion & 1 Messrs MTP & SD Wills £1,420. Class 3 - Limousin bullock, reserve 1&2 Messrs MTP & SD Wills £1,280, £1,300. Class 4 - Limousin heifer, 1 Messrs JW Watson £995; 2 Messrs MTP & SD Wills £1,045. Any other bullock, 1 Messrs DW & TA Bell £1,485. Class 6 - Messrs DW & TA Bell £1,315. Dairy cattle. Heifer in-milk, champion 1&3 Messrs GA & D Dent; reserve & 2 D. Jackson. Prices - in milk heifers to 1,610gns. Bullocks (more than 12months): Limousin to £1,605 each; British Blue 1,485 (x2); Charollais 1,435 (x2); Blonde d'Aquitaine 1,435; Simmental 1,415 (x2); Continental 1,345; Aberdeen Angus 1,235 (x8); Black and White 1,165. Less than 12 months: Charolais 1,275; British blue 1,245; Limousin 1,135; Continental 935. Heifers (more than 12 months): Blonde d'Aquitaine 1,465; Charolais 1,375 (x2); Limousin 1,375; British Blue 1,315; Simmental 1,135; Aberdeen Angus 1,135. Less than 12 months: Charolais 1,005 (x2); British Blue 1,420; Limousin 1,005. Bulls (Less than 12 months): Limousin 1,055. Prime cattle. Prime bulls: Limousin to £1,492.43 each, or 202.5 pence per kilogram; British Blue 1,399.28, 202.5; Blond d'Aquitaine 1,348.62, 199.5; Simmental 1,514.83, 197.5. OTM. Cast cows: Limousin 1,327.78, 153.5; Black and White 1,011.15, 157.5; Saler 1,004, 132.5; British Blue 994.08, 163.5; Simmental 997.25, 133.5; Blonde d'Aquitaine 967.88, 133.5; Charolais 820.16, 126.5; Meuse Rhine Isel 810.50; Danish Red 760.76; Normandy 720.44.