Wednesday, August 26.
Weekly sale of cattle and sheep. Forward: 20 dairy cattle, 169 rearing calves, 1,765 cast ewes. Prices. Dairy - Newly calved Black and White: Heifers to £1,500 each (average £1,160); Cows 1,240 (1,120). Rearing calves - Bulls: British Blue 540 (392.83); Limousin 342 (341); Charolais 520; Blonde d'Aquitaine cross 285 (277.50); Simmental 300; Hereford 365 (307.14); Aberdeen Angus cross 365 (326.75) Black and White 270 (95.07). Heifers: British Blue 540 (441.11); Limousin 450 (338); Charolais 310 (297.50); Blonde d'Aquitaine 245 (230); Hereford 282 (278.50); Aberdeen Angus cross 280 (266). Cast ewes: Continental 119; Suffolk 87.50; Mule 70; Masham 70.50; Bluefaced Leicester 90; Horned 58. Rams: Polled 85; Horned 55; Goats 53. Prime lambs (less than 36 kilograms): Continental £70, or 200 pence per kilo; Suffolk 47, 138; Mule 43.80, 136; Horned 45, 132. (More than 36 kilograms): Continental 85, 229; Suffolk 75, 158; Mule 66.50, 142; Horned 47.50, 121.
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