HAWES: Tuesday, March 11. Special sale of gimmer hoggs and in-lamb Swaledale ewes and weekly sale of livestock. Forward: 969 sheep, comprising 741 prime and lightweight hoggs, 76 cast ewes and rams, 66 gimmer hoggs, 86 in-lamb Swaledale ewes, 7 calves. Prices - Swaledale gimmer hoggs to £132 each (average 89.87); Mule gimmer hoggs 80; Swaledales 132 (98). Caste ewes: Horned 65.50 (average 28.40); Polled 85 (56.05). Cast rams: Horned 54 (51.67); Polled 108 (84.80). Calves: British Blue bulls 390 (305); Limousin bulls 210; Friesian/Holstein 105 (102). Prime hoggs: Continentals £100 or 214 pence per kilogram; Suffolks 90, 205; Mules 93.50, 209; Horned 86.50, 200.
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