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

Farm Prices - Carlisle Auction Mart

12:35pm Tuesday 14th February 2012 in Farm & country By Vicky Goodall

CARLISLE: Wednesday, February 8. Sale of cattle. Forward: 313 store cattle, 184 calves, 285 Weanlings and Dairy. Prices: Steers: Limousin £1,300; Simmental 1,275; Charolais 1,220; British Blue 1,170; Aberdeen Angus 1,105; British Friesian 1,075; Hostein Friesian 985; Dairy Shorthorn 800; Blonde d’Aquitaine 875. Heifers: British Blue £1,150; Limousin 1,065; Charolais 1,010; Saler 920. Bulls: Limousin £1,135. Calves: Bulls: Charolais £405; British Blue 368; Limousin 345; Hereford 325; Aberdeen Angus 266; Holstein Friesian 230; Ayrshire 145. Heifers: Limousin 348; Charolais 320; British Blue 310; Aberdeen Angus 285. Weanlings: Steers: Aberdeen Angus £965; British Blue 925; Charolais 925; Limousin 895; Holstein Friesian 810; Blue Grey 680; Simmental 665; Devon Red 610; Swedish Red and White 530. Bulls: Limousin £900; Blonde d’Aquitaine 900; British Blue 895; Montbeliarde 895; Simmental 855; Dairy Shorthorn 610; Holstein Friesian 675; Beef Shorthorn 595; Galloway 585. Heifers: Aberdeen Angus 855; British Blue 855; Limousin 859; Charolais 690; Blonde d’Aquitaine 660; Devon Red 40; Bazadaise 635; Saler 620.6. Dairy: Holstein Friesian in-calf-heifer £1,800; Holstein Friesian 1,650; Jersey 1,300; British Friesian 1,200.

ALSO: Monday, February 6. Sale of primestock. Forward: 205 cast cows. Prices: Limousin (cross) 192.5 pence per pound; Blonde d’Aquitaine (cross) 188.5; British Blue (cross) 174.5; Beef Shorthorn 160.5; Black and White 153.5. Overall: Blonde d’Aquitaine (stock bull) £1,603; British Blue (cross) 1,322; Limousin (stock bull cross) 1,222; Black and White 1,272. Bulls: Forward: 70. Prices: Limousin 216,5 pence per kilo; Holstein 182.5; Overall: Limousin (cross) £1,608; British Blue 1,603; Holstein 1,230. Prime Cattle: Bullocks: Limousin 228.5 pence per kilo. Heifers (both crosses): Charolais £1,452; Limousin 1,435. Sale of Sheep. Forward: 2,069 prime Hoggs and 138 cast sheep. Prices: Texel £127.80 per head or 266.20 per kilo; Beltex 112,80, 281.40; Suffolk 110,80, 202.80; Rouge de L Ouest 103.30; 271.80; Greyfaced 93.30, 186.60; Hill Cheviot 91.80; Leicester 84.30, 210.80; Swaledale 77.80, 181.50. Cast Ewes: Texel £129.50; Hill Cheviot 118.50; Beltex 116.50; Charollais 108.50; Leicester 105.50; Greyfaced 99.50; Blackfaced 85.50; Swaledale 67.30; Herdwick 65.50. Store sheep: Suffolk £82; Texel 81; Greyfaced 68; Blackfaced 48. Breeding Ewes: Texel £145; Greyfaced 125; Swaledale 85; Blackfaced 80; Herdwick 59.90. Ewes and Lambs: Texel £73; North Country Cheviot 47.

Crop Sale: Wheat Straw: Round bales to £80 per tonne and £15 per bale. Hay: Rounds £24,£21 and £19 per bale. Barley Straw: Rounds £21 per bale. Haylage: Mini hestons £15 per bale.