CARLISLE: Monday, February 3. Weekly sale of prime stock. Forward: 281 cast cows, stock bulls and store and breeding sheep with crop also on sale; 72 prime cattle. Prices - Cast cows and OTM cattle. British Blue to £1,553 each. Limousin 1,526; Simmental 1,199; Aberdeen Angus 1,178; Holstein Friesian 1,102; Blonde D’Aquitaine 1,071l; British Friesian 1,008. Price per kilo: Limousin 197.50 price per kilo; British Blue 188.50; Aberdeen Angus 162.50; Holstein Friesian 143.50; Simmental 141.5; British Friesian 139.50; Holstein 115.50; Galloway 114.50; Ayrshire 112.50. Prime Cattle. Steers: British Blue £1,728 each; Limousin 1,668; Bazadaise 1,634; Blonde D’Aquitaine 1,506. Heifers: Limousin £1,420 each; Bazadaise 1,249; British Blue 1,174; Charolais 1,157; Jersey 1,032. Price per kilo. Steers: British Blue 235.50 price per kilo; Limousin 230.50; Blonde D’Aquitaine 222.50; Bazadaise 203.50. Heifers: Limousin 241.50 price per kilo; Bazadaise 202.50; British Blue 206.50; Blonde D’Aquitaine 222.50; Bazadaise 203.50; Jersey 197.50. Prime Bulls: Limousin £1,555 each; British Blue 1,380; British Friesian 1,127; Simmental 1,111; Holstein Friesian 1,104; Blonde D’Aquitaine 1,093; Montbelliarde 1,115. Prices Per Kilo. Limousin 223.50 price per kilo; British Blue 208.50; Blonde D’Aquitaine 187.50; Montbelliarde 174.50; Simmental 171.50; British White 169.50; British Friesian 167.50; Montbelliarde 160.50; Holstein Friesian 158.50; Aberdeen Angus 167.50; Montbelliarde 160.50; Holstein Friesian 158.50. Prime Hoggs: Beltex £108 each; Dutch Texel 101.30; Texel 100; Suffolk 93.80; Charollais 91.80; Hill Cheviot 88.80; Greyfaced 80.30; Zwartbles 76.80. Price per kilo. Beltex 276.9 price per kilo; Dutch Texel 266.6; Texel 256.2; Zwartbles 196.9; Hill Cheviot 195.8; Suffolk 188.9; Kerry Hill 184; Greyfaced 182.4; Charollais 180.9. Ewes: Texel £83.50 each; Hill Cheviot 74.50; Suffolk 74.50; Leicester 70.50; Greyfaced 71.50; Swaledale 56.50; Blackfaced 37.50; Herdwick 36.50. Store and breeding sheep. Prices - Suffolk £70.50 each; Texel 68; Beltex 56. Crop: Wheat Straw: Mini heston bales to £84 and £81 per tonne. Barley straw: Mini Heston bales £81 per tonne; round bales £20 per bale. Hay: Round bales £29 per bale. Haylage: Round bales £27 & £23 per bale.
ALSO: Wednesday, January 29. Weekly sale of livestock and crop. Forward: 332 store cattle and weaners, 264 calves, 3 dairy. Prices - Store cattle. Steers: Limousin to £1,285 each; Simmental 1,170; Charolais 1,090; British Blue 1,005; Hereford 995 (x3); Aberdeen Angus 980 (x6); British Friesian 965; Whitebred Shorthorn 890; Montbeliarde 885 (x2); Saler 845; Holstein Friesian 775 (x3). Heifers: Limousin 1,095; Aberdeen Angus 1,060 (x2); Charolais 980; Hereford 960; British Blue 870; Devon Red 780. Weaned calves. Heifers: Limousin 1,090; British Blue 1,050; Charolais 820; Aberdeen Angus 770; Hereford 620 (x2). Steers: Limousin 1,190; British Blue 975; Aberdeen Angus 935; Saler 840; Montbeliarde 675; Brown Swiss 660; Swedish Red and White 660 (x2); Holstein Friesian 575. Bulls: Limousin 1,010; British Blue 840; Montbeliarde 660 (x6); Holstein Friesian 590 (x3); Hereford 575.
Calves: Heifers: Limousin to £480 each; Aberdeen Angus 400; British Blue 400; Charolais 205; Hereford 180. Bulls: British Blue 440; Limousi 440; Montbeliarde 375; Simmental 365; Aberdeen Angus 350; Saler 200; Holstein Friesian 182; British Freisian 180. Dairy: Holstein Friesian 2,050.
ALSO: Monday, January 27. Weekly sale of primestock including annual show of prime Blackface and Swaledale hoggs. Forward: 289 cast cows and stock bulls, 42 prime cattle 72 prime bulls. Judge: G. Lomax. Results - Blackfaced, 1, 2&3 Messrs Tod, 42kg £85, 47.5kg £84, 43kg £82. Swaledale, 1 Messrs Moscrop & Waugh, 42kg £75.50, 2&3 Messrs Dawson, 42.5kg £74, 43kg £75. Prices - Prime hoggs: Texel to £113.80 each, 278.40; Dutch Texel 102.80, 235.20; Beltex 100, 285.70; Suffolk 96.80, 202; Charollais 90.80, 216.20; Hill Cheviot 85.80, 209.30; Blackfaced 85, 202.40; Greyfaced 80, 173.50; Swaledale 75.50, 179.80. Ewes: Beltex 90; Texel 87.50; Suffolk 71.50; Charollais 69.50; Swaledale 37.50. Cast cows and OTM cattle: Charolais to £1,463 each or 163.50 pence per kilo; Limouisn 1,405, 196.50; Simmental 1,310, 142.50; British Blue 1,174, 170.50; British Friesian ,1,175, 150.50; Holstein Friesian 1,167, 159.50; Aberdeen Angus 991, 123.50; Montbeliarde 921, 119.50; Swedish Red and White 921, 116.50; South Devon 920, 119.50; Holstein 908, 133.50; Ayrshire 123.50p; Blue Grey 120.50p; Blonde d’Aquitaine 119.50p; Meuse Rhine Isel 112.50p. Prime cattle. Steers: Limouisn 1,828, 239.50; Charolais 1,650, 239.50; Simmental 1,459, 203.50; British Blue 1,306, 208.50; Holstein Friesian 1,221, 165.50; British Friesian 169.50p. Heifers: Limousin 1,710, 237.50; Simmental 1,296, 205.50; British Blue 1,239 (x2), 203.50; British Friesian 974, 154.50; Fleckvieh 906, 156.50. Prime bulls: Limousin 1,872, 222.50; Charolais 1,372, 202.50; British Blue 1,278, 184.50; Holstein Friesian 1,161, 177.50; Aberdeen Angus 1,139, 181.50; Brown Swiss 1,132, 179.50; Holstein 976, 153.50. Store and breeding sheep. Store lambs: Texel 73; Swaledale 39. Breeding sheep: Texel 110. Crop: Mini heston bales of barley to £86; round bales £20.50; mini heston bales of wheat straw £73 per tonne ; round bales £15 (x2) per bale; round bales of hay £26 per bale; round bales of haylage £19 per bale; round bales of silage £19 per bale.