Farm Prices - Kirkby Stephen Auction Mart (From The Westmorland Gazette)
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Farm Prices - Kirkby Stephen Auction Mart
3:06pm Tuesday 28th August 2012 in Farm & country By Vicky Goodall
Tuesday, August 21. Weekly sale of sheep. Forward: 2,673 sheep, comprising of 2,015 prime lambs, 449 cast ewes and rams and 209 store sheep. Prices - Prime lambs: Suffolk to £105.80 each, or 193.7 pence per kilo; Beltex 96.80, 228.1; Texel 95.80, 219; Rouge de l’Ouest 90.80, 206.4; Charollais 86.80, 203.4; Dutch Texel 85.80, 217.2; Mule 82.80, 180; Berrichon 81.80, 194.8; Rough Fell 76.30; Swaledale 59.80, 163.3; Blue Texel 194.5p; Cheviot 187.9. Cast ewes & rams: Cheviot £98.50; Bluefaced Leicester 86.50; Rouge de l’Ouest 85.50; Texel 81.50; Lleyn 78.50; Mule 76.50; Suffolk 74.50; Rough Fell 72.50; Swaledale 62.50; Herdwick 50.50. Store lambs: Texel 68; Beltex 63.50; Suffolk 55.
ALSO: Monday, August 20. Fortnightly sale of cast and OTM cattle. Forward: 55 cattle. Prices - Cast cows: British Blue to £1,113.87 each, or 173.5 pence per kilo; Limousin 1,098.87, 134.5; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,068.29, 158.5; Simmental 967.25, 132.5; Montbeliarde 943.40, 132.5; Black & White 939.98, 128.5. Store cattle - Bullocks: Limousin 940. Heifers: British Blue 915; Limousin 915.
