Farm prices - Kirkby Stephen Auction Mart (From The Westmorland Gazette)

Farm prices - Kirkby Stephen Auction Mart

1:39pm Tuesday 14th August 2012 in Farm & country By Vicky Goodall

KIRKBY STEPHEN: Tuesday, August 7. Show and evening sale of sheep. Forward: 2,197 sheep. Judge: A. Atkinson. Sponsor: H&H Insurance Brokers. Results - Young Handler. Under 10: 1 Jessica Ellwood; 2 Emily Milburn; 3 Sarah Hunter. 11-16yrs: 1 Catherine Marston; 2 Callam Hunter; 3 Amilia Ellwood. Lambs - Best Continental Cross: 1 Abigail Marston; 2 Sarah Hunter; 3 Callam Hunter. Best Suffolk Cross: 1 Amilia Ellwood. Prices - Prime Lambs: Beltex to 261.6 pence per kilo, or £104.80 each; Dutch Texel 237, 94.80; Texel 212.6, 101.80; Blue Texel 196; Suffolk 190.5, 118.80; Charollais 187.9, 77.30; Rouge de l’Ouest 185, 82.30; Mule 181.3, 78.80; Swaledale 162, 64.80; Rough Fell 64.30; Cheviot 78.80. Cast Ewes: Texel to £104.50 each; Bluefaced Leicester 91.50; Rouge de l’Ouest 84.50; Suffolk 85.50; Masham 78.50; Mule 69.50; Cheviot 65.50; Rough Fell 63.50; Swaledale 61.50; Herdwick 50.50. Cast Rams: Texel 91.50; Cheviot 80.50; Swaledale 66.50; Rough Fell 66.50. Store Lambs: Texel 54.50.

ALSO: Monday, August 6. Weekly sale of livestock. Forward: 41 cast cows. Prices - Cast Cows: Limousin to 194.5 pence per kilo, or £1,202.01 each; British Blue 155.5, 858.36; Blonde d’Aquitaine 133.5, 813.02; Hereford 129.5, 774.41; Highland 127.5, 711.45; Black and White 123.5, 852.02.