Farm prices - Ulverston Auction Mart (From The Westmorland Gazette)
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Farm prices - Ulverston Auction Mart
2:58pm Tuesday 17th July 2012 in Farm & country By Vicky Goodall
Tuesday, July 10. Weekly sale of livestock. Prices - prime lambs: Beltex to £83 each, or 204.94 pence per kilo; Charolais 83 (average £77.05), 205.26 (183.96p); Dorset 90.50, 167.59; Suffolk 94 (90.50), 190.91 (172.88); Teeswater 78, 156; Texel 94 (84.60), 205.13 (184.23). Prime cattle - Steers: Limousin 203.50p; Aberdeen Angus 182.5. Heifers: Aberdeen Angus 194.5; Belgian Blue 207.5. OTM: British Friesian Cow 127.5. Store cattle - Steers: Limousin £760. Heifers: Limousin 680; Hereford 580; Blonde d’Aquitaine 600; Friesian 795; Saler 655; Charolais 560. Bulls: Friesian 790. Dairy/calves - Heifers: Holstein Friesian 1,800. Bull calf: Limousin 355. Cast ewes/rams: Texel 130; Suffolk 107; Mule 88; Swaledale 65; Masham 83.50; Herdwick 58; Dorset 75.
