Prices at Wednesday, March 16, 2005

MALTON

Forward were 76 store cattle and 469 store sheep.

Cattle: Lim bullocks to £712 from J and K Gibson, Lim heifers to £464 from F Sanderson, Ch bullocks to £490 from A Medcalfe, Ch heifers to £435 from C W L Steel, Blonde bullocks to £682 from G R and E Hull, Blonde heifers to £454 from R and J Ireland, BB heifers to £540 from E Fussey and Son.

Sheep: Suffolk X lambs to £41 from P Prest, Texel X lambs to £42.50 from J Stringer and Sons, Mule shearlings in lamb to £86 from R Strickland, Mule ewes in lamb to £51 from M Potter, Texel ewes and lambs to £92 from G I Marwood, Mule Shearlings and lambs to £84 from A Temple.

SELBY

Forward on Wednesday, March 9, were 2469 head of stock comprising 431 cattle including 225 clean, 206 bulls, 1239 sheep including 1154 hoggs and 75 ewes, 809 pigs including 65 sows and 4 boars.

Cattle: steers medium to 142.5p (105.8p), heavy to 136.5p (106.9p). Heifers light to 121.5p (98.9p), medium to 144.5p (112.6p), heavy to 146.5p (110.5p). Bulls light to 97.5p (76.3p), medium to 127.5p (94.9p), heavy to 133.5p (104.2p). Overall average 104.8p.

Sheep: Hoggs light to 129.7p (110.1p), medium to 135p (111.9p), heavy to 116.3p (103.7p). Overall average 108.6p. Ewes £48 (£30.97).

Pigs: Pork to 95.5p (88.5p), cutters to 97.5p (87.5p), baconers to 96p (84.9p), overweights to 89p (79p).

THIRSK

Thursday, March 9, at the weekly sale of prime stock there were forward 3,344 head comprising 523 prime cattle including 224 young bulls, 2,494 prime sheep including 249 ewes, 317 prime pigs, including 153 sows and 10 boars. Prices realised:

Cattle: prime steers medium to 126.5p per kg (114.6p), heavy to 126.5p (110.5p). Overall average 110.7p. Heifers light to 113.5p (112p), medium to 136.5p (108.4p), heavy to 148.5p (112.8p). Overall average 112p). Top price per head £843. Young bulls light to 128.5p (99.1p), medium to 119.5p (89.9p), heavy to 128.5p (100.1p). Overall average 94.8p. Top price per head £834.25.

Sheep: Hoggets light: Suffolk and Cont light to 112.9p (106.5p), standard 137.2p (115.6p), medium to 130.7p (113.5p), heavy to 116.3p (106.5p), overweights to 110.9p (100.2p). Mules standard to 102.5p. Cull ewes light to £31 £17.04), heavy to £47 (£33.29). Pigs: porkers to 80.5p cutters to 98p (86.9p), baconers to 91.9p (82.9p), overweights to 87p (74.7p), cull sows to 61p (57.4p), cull boars to 50.5p (46.8p).

YORK

Latest prices at York Livestock Centre, Murton, included the following.

FORWARD 240 head of store stock comprising 23 calves, 210 store cattle, 4+3 cows and calves.

Accredited cattle with prices to £555: Sim cow and calf B to £555.

Accredited store cattle with prices to £602 per head: Charolais to £425 (ave bulls £260, steers £360, heifers £354). Limousin to £602 (ave bulls £259, steers £457, heifers £347). Simmental to £590 (ave bulls £300, steers £372, heifers £293). Belgian Blue to £485 (ave bulls £295, steers £445, heifers £375). Friesian to £400 (ave bulls £214, steers £338, heifers £190). Hereford to £475 (ave steers £401). Blonde d'A to £450 (ave bulls £408, steers £349). A Angus to £460 (ave £290, steers £388, heifers £324).

Accredited calves with prices to £210: Simmental heifers to £82 (ave £82). Friesian Bulls to £105 (ave £63). Heifers to £6 (ave £6). Angus Bulls to £155 (ave £122). Limousin Bulls to £148 (ave £148). Heifers to £55 (ave £40). Belgian Blue Bulls to £210 (ave £206). Heifers to £170 (ave £112).

Updated: 11:10 Wednesday, March 16, 2005