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

Farm prices - Carlisle Auction Mart

1:53pm Tuesday 21st February 2012 in Farm & country By Vicky Goodall

Monday, February 20. Weekly sale of primestock, store and breeding sheep and crop. Forward: 85 prime bulls; 2,095 prime hoggs and 235 cast sheep; 234 breeding sheep. Prices. Cast cows and OTM cattle: British Blue to 189.5 pence per kilo; Blonde d’Aquitaine 181.5; Limousin 181.5; Charolais 177.5; Beef shorthorn 169.5; Holstein 147.5. Stock bulls: Holstein to £1,650 each; Aberdeen Angus 1,540. Cows: British Blue 1,470; Limousin 1,426; Charolais 1,385; Holstein 1,233. Prime bulls: Limousin £1,498, or 216.5p; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,411, 205.5; Holstein 1,226, 181.5. Prime cattle - Heifers: Limousin 1,481, 225.5; Bazadaise 227.5p. Bullocks: Charolais 1,607, 225.5; Limousin 1,489, 221.5. Prime hoggs: Texel 123.80, 278.1; Beltex 119.80, 290.1; Suffolk 116.80, 219.2; Dutch Texel 112.80, 267; Greyfaced 93.80, 200.7; Rouge de l’Ouest 97.80, 259.4; Cheviot 92.30; Kerry Hill 79.80; Swaledale 76.80, 207.6; Hill Cheviot 217.1p; Blackfaced 206.2; Charollais 192.4. Cast ewes: Suffolk £145.50; Texel 124.50; Leicester 109.50; Beltex 99.50; Greyfaced 98.30; Charollais 92.50; Swaledale 85.50; Hill Cheviot 82.50. Store sheep: Texel 86; Beltex 83.50; Rough Fell 60. Breeding sheep - In-lamb hoggs: Greyfaced 150. Ewes (ran with tup): Texel 115; Greyfaced 102; Blackfaced 72. Ewes with lambs at foot: Texel 97; Suffolk 87.50; North country Cheviot 82; Greyfaced 73. Shearling gimmers with lambs at foot: Texel 84. Geld hoggs: Beltex 80; Blackfaced 58. Crop - Wheat: Mini hestons to £83, £81 and £59 per tonne and £16 and £15 per bale; quads £80 per tonne; round bales £72 per tonne and £16 per bale. Hay: Mini hestons £30 per bale, round bales £22 and £15 per bale. Barley: Round bales £16 and £15 per bale. Haylage: Round bales £16 per bale. Silage: Round bales £15.

ALSO: February 15. Weekly sale of livestock. Forward: 253 calves and 365 weanlings. Prices - Dairy: Holstein Friesian to £2,250 each; Ayrshire 2,100; Swedish Red and White 1,720; Montbeliarde 1,600; Jersey 1,550; British Friesian 1,380. Calves - Bulls: British Blue 432; Limousin 375; Charolais 368; Aberdeen Angus 342; Hereford 330; Simmental 265; Montbeliarde 258; Holstein Friesian 252; Swedish Red and White 106. Heifers: Limousin 370; British Blue 360; Aberdeen Angus 300. Weanlings - Bulls: British Blue 1,160; Simmental 895; Limousin 855; Danish Red 710; Holstein Friesian 710; Aberdeen Angus 700. Steers: Aberdeen Angus 955; Limousin 945; British Blue 890; Charolais 865; Blue Grey 745; Holstein Friesian 680; Swedish Red and White 730; Bazadaise 690; Simmental 665; Hereford 620; Jersey 420. Heifers: British Blue 940; Limousin 885; Holstein Friesian 890; Charolais 835; Hereford 730; Galloway 595. Store cattle - Steers: Limousin 1,255; Charolais 1,225; Simmental 1,200; British Blue 1,095; British Friesian 865; Aberdeen Angus 835; Blonde d’Aquitaine 760; Montbeliarde 715; Hereford 710; Holstein Friesian 705. Heifers: Limousin 1,190; British Blue 1,110; South Devon 1,095; Parthenais 1,035; Charolais 985; Blonde d’Aquitaine 800.

ALSO: Monday, February 13. Weekly sale of primestock, store and breeding sheep and crop. Forward: 121 prime bulls; 2,358 hoggs and 145 ewes. Prices - Cast cows and OTM cattle: British Blue to £2,058 each, or 237.5 pence per kilo; Limousin 1,938, 188.5; Charolais 1,516; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,405, 184.5; Montbeliarde 1,146; Holstein 1,108; Hereford 160.5p; Black and White 146.5; Ayrshire 136.5. Prime bulls: Charolais £2,031; Limousin cross 1,668, 216.5p; Aberdeen Angus 1,649; Hereford 1,549; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,507, 214.5; British Blue 211.5p; Holstein 178.5. Prime cattle - Bullocks: British Blue cross £1,548, 225.5p; Limousin cross 1,486, 224.5. Heifers: Limousin cross 1,437, 217.5. Prime hoggs: Texel 126, 277.4; Beltex 118.80, 286.7; Suffolk 110.30, 224.2; Dutch Texel 108.80, 272.2; Greyfaced 102.80, 197.1; Blackfaced 97.80, 205.9; Hill Cheviot 87.80, 231.1; Jacob 194.4p; Swaledale 189.5. Cast ewes: Texel £128.50; Suffolk 116.50; Greyfaced 97.50 Zwartble 89.50; Hill Cheviot 84.30; Leicester 82.50; Swaledale 77.50. Store sheep: Texel 86; Suffolk 72.50; Bluefaced Leicester 71; Charollais 66.50; Jacob 60; Rouge de l’Ouest 50. Breeding sheep - Ewes: Greyfaced 105. In lamb hoggs: Greyfaced 130. Shearling gimmers with lambs at foot: Texel 100. Ewes with lambs at foot: Charollais 85. Geld hoggs: Greyfaced 81. Crop - Barley straw: Mini hestons to £90 and £89 per tonne. Wheat straw: £80 per tonne; quads £79. Hay: Mini heston bales £75 per tonne; £34 and £25 per bale; round bales £22, £19 and £13 per bale. Silage: Mini hestons £18 per bale.