Farm Prices - Bentham Auction Mart (From The Westmorland Gazette)

Farm Prices - Bentham Auction Mart

12:26pm Tuesday 14th February 2012 in Farm & country By Vicky Goodall

BENTHAM: Wednesday, February 8. Weekly sale of Dairy Cattle & Rearing Calves. Special sale of In Lamb Breeding Sheep & monthly sale of Stirks. Forward: 14 Dairy, 71 Calves, 179 In Lamb Breeding Sheep and 176 Stirks. Prices - Dairy. Black & White: Cows to £1,980 each (average £1,730); Heifers 2,600 (2,009); Cows 1,850 (1,825). Calves. Bulls: British Blue cross 440 (262); Limousin cross 365 (300.71); Aberdeen Angus cross 282 (270.83); Black & White 295 (112.37). Heifers: British Blue cross 365 (298.25); Limousin cross 262 (202.40); Aberdeen Angus cross 255 (216.83). In Lamb Breeding Sheep: Ewes: Continental 142 (134.50); Continental (BM) 130; Continental 155 (139.53); Cheviot 146 (110.41); Scotch Mule (BM) 105. Shearlings: Cheviot 122 (121); Scotch Mule 148 (145.18). Stirks. Bullocks: Blonde d’Aquitaine cross 900 (798.75); Limousin 745 (612.50); British Blue cross 792; Simmental cross 460; Saler cross 625; Highland 440; Black & White 622 (548.54). Heifers: Blonde d’Aquitaine cross 765 (671.67); Limousin 815 (597.50); Charolais cross 435 (385); British Blue cross 800 (577.14); Simmental cross 650 (575); Aberdeen Angus cross 785 (584); Devon 400; Shorthorn 590(490). Bulls: Limousin 805 (656.11); Charolais cross 765; British Blue cross 385; Simmental cross 395 (390); Aberdeen Angus 570 (520); Shorthorn 380 (375); Gallaway cross 320; Highland 200; Montbeliarde 362 (356); Black & White 520 (356.23).

Evening sale of prime hoggs, feeding & cast sheep. Forward: 2,702 including 2,299 prime hoggs and 403 feeding & cast sheep. Prices - Prime Hoggs. Less than 36 kilograms: Continental cross to £79 each (average to 241 pence per kilo); Suffolk cross 67 (197); Mule 68 (194); Masham 68.20 (194); Horned 67 (204). 36 kilograms and over: Continental cross 126 (315); Suffolk cross 107 (223); Mule 92 (197); Masham 85.80 (183); Horned 87.80 (204). Cast sheep. Ewes: Continental cross to £168 each; Suffolk cross 158; Mule 99; Horned 95; Blue Faced Leicester 109. Rams: Polled 145; Horned 70. Goats 80.

ALSO: Tuesday, February 7. Monthly sale of suckler breeding cattle, store cattle & feeding bulls as well as weekly sale of cull cows and OTM cattle. Forward: 10 suckler breeding cattle, 411 store cattle & 37 feeding bulls and 5 cull cows and OTM cattle. Prices - Suckler breeding cattle: Cows & calves to £1,900 each (average £1,620); Heifers & Calves1,820 (1,696.67); In Calf Cows 1,300 (1,150). Feeding bulls: Black & White £960; Limousin cross 880 (735); Blonde d’Aquitaine cross 775 (686.25); Parthenais cross 775; British Blue cross 720. Store cattle (steers): Limousin cross 1,310 (906.53); Charolais cross 1,220 (884); British Blue cross 1,140 (940.59); Simmental cross 1,050 (879); Blonde d’Aquitaine cross 1,020 (894.17); Angus cross 980 (839.72); Black & White 940 (674.99); Shorthorn 935 (792.78); Montbeliarde 790; Parthenais 755; MRI 740; Saler cross 615 (540). Heifers: Blonde d’Aquitaine cross 1,290 (915.15); Hereford cross 1,180; Simmental cross 1,165 (1,022); British Blue cross 1,100 (890.67); Limousin 1,060 (776.44); Angus cross 1,000 (744.50); Charolais cross 990 (816.88); Parthenais 965; MRI 710 (668.75); Black & White 685 (626.67). Cull cows and OTM cattle: Black & White to £965.25 each, or 135 pence per kilo (average 119.8p); Beef 702, 117.