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

Farm prices - Penrith Auction Mart

2:02pm Tuesday 21st February 2012 in Farm & country By Vicky Goodall

Monday, February 20. Sale of prime stock and OTM cattle. Prices - Clean cattle: Limousin to £1,099.75 each, or 207.5 pence per kilo. Prime bulls: Limousin 1,309.38, 209.5; Black and White 1,151.88, 170.5. OTM cattle - Cast cows: Black and White 788.31, 111.5. Cast bulls: Black and White 1,540.62, 158.5.

ALSO: Wednesday, February 15. Weekly sale of sheep and fortnightly sale of calves. Forward: 5,204 prime sheep, comprising 3,985 prime hoggs and 1,219 cast ewes and rams; 47 calves. Prices - Prime hoggs: Beltex to £124.50 each, or 304 pence per kilo; Texel 120, 296; Zwartble 107; Continental 105, 239; Charollais 104.50, 255; Suffolk 103, 220; Cheviot 98.50, 221; Mule 97.50, 192; Masham 92, 184; Cross-Bred 90.50; Herdwick 90, 209; Swaledale 88.50, 194; Scotch Blackface 88, 202; Bluefaced Leicester 86; Badger Face 83.20; Rough Fell 82.50. Cast ewes: Texel £130 (average £103.49); Suffolk 129 (109.35); Continental 123 (87.54); Half-Bred 117 (117); Cheviot 114 (82.16); Charollais 113 (113); Bluefaced Leicester 112 (99.23); Beltex 108 (88.50); Mule 98.50 (90.08); Zwartble 88.50 (88.50); Scotch Blackface 85 (80.90); Rough Fell 78 (67.02); Goat 76.50 (76.50); Swaledale 75 (58.49). Rams: Texel 130 (100.71); Charollais 118 (118); Bluefaced Leicester 113 (95.60); Scotch Blackface 78 (78); Swaledale 74 (66.25); Rough Fell 70 (70). Calves - Bulls: British Blue 405; Limousin 265; Black and White 140. Heifers: British Blue 350.

ALSO: Monday, February 13. Weekly sale of OTM cattle and prime stock and fortnightly sale of store cattle and feeding bulls. Forward: 75 OTM cattle and 550 store cattle and feeding bulls. Prices. Cast cattle - Cows: Charolais to £1,303.51 each, or 135.5 pence per kilo; Limousin 1,272.03, 170.5; Montbeliarde 1,225.30, 134.5; Black and White 1,206.66, 143.5; British Blue 1,110.69, 150.5; Aberdeen Angus 900.78, 131.5; Blonde d’Aquitaine 134.5p. Bulls: Limousin £1,530.66, 147.5p; Hereford 113.5p. Clean cattle: Limousin £1,658.39, 224.5p; British Blue 1,380, 187.5; Simmental 1,359.59, 186.5. Bullocks: Limousin 1,463.54, 216.5. Prime bulls: Limousin 1,337.89, 200.5; Black and White 1,192.38, 178.5; Montbeliarde 1,165.66, 178.5. Store cattle - Bullocks (more than 15mths): Limousin 1,390; Saler 1,375; Black and White 1,240; British Blue 1,235; Aberdeen Angus 1,125; Hereford 1,100; Blonde d’Aquitaine 980; Continental 975; Simmental 880. (Less than 15mths): British Blue 1,220; Charolais 1,115; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,095; Continental 950. Heifers: (more than 15mths): Limousin 1,385; British Blue 1,220; Charolais 990; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,095; Simmental 980; Aberdeen Angus 980. (Less than 15mths): British Blue 1,130; Charolais 1,100. Bulls (more than 15mths): British Blue 1,340; Hereford 970. (Less than 15mths): British Blue 950; Simmental 1,130; Limousin 1,100; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,040.