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

Farm prices - Lancaster Auction Mart

2:20pm Tuesday 11th September 2012 in Farm & country By Vicky Goodall

Friday, September 7. Weekly sale of livestock. Forward: 1,069 stock. Prices. Store cattle - Bullocks: Friesian to £1,040 each; Limousin 1,300; Charolais 1,280; Hereford 1,150; Simmental 1,300; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,040; Belgian Blue 1,210; Ayrshire 760; Aberdeen Angus 1,250; Shorthorn 900; MRI 860; British Blue 1,300; Montbeliarde 1,080; Bazadaise 740; Swedish Red & White 950. Heifers: Limousin 1,100; Charolais 1,190; Hereford 860; Simmental 1,130; Blonde d’Aquitaine 750; Aberdeen Angus 1,040; MRI 880; British Blue 1,100; Bazadaise 860. Bulls: Limousin 1,030; Aberdeen Angus 710; Friesian 440; Blue Grey 630; Montbeliarde 440. Breeding cattle: Limousin cow and calf 1,250; Aberdeen Angus cow and calf 1,350. Cast cows: Friesian to 161.5 pence per kilo; Limousin 184.5; Blonde d’Aquitaine 137.5; Belgian Blue 124.5; Aberdeen Angus 129.5; Shorthorn 154.5; MRI 144.5; Brown Swiss 129.5; Swedish Red & White 127.5. OTM/Cast hefiers: Limousin 169.5. UTM/OTM Bulls and steers: Hereford 134.5; MRI 157.5; British Blue 191.5. Calves - Bulls: Friesian £170; Limousin 280; Aberdeen Angus 200; British Blue 395. Heifers: Aberdeen Angus 150; British Blue 200. Stirks - Bulls: Friesian 340; Limousin 560; British Blue 470. Heifers: Aberdeen Angus 340; British Blue 480. Bullocks: Friesian 280; Limousin 510; MRI 245; Swedish Red & White 330. Breeding sheep - Shearlings: Mule 160; Texel 155. Ewes: Texel 120. Breeding rams: Texel shearlings 350. Store lambs: Continental 55.50.