Prices at the stock markets (From Gazette & Herald)

Prices at the stock markets

The latest prices at the stock markets.

MALTON

Forward on June 4 were 9 fat cattle and 610 fat sheep.

Cattle: Bulls to 79.5p per kg (75.37p).

Sheep: Lambs, light to 128.4p (125.91p), standard to 138.3p (125.75p), med to 121.8p (120.14p) ewes to £46.50 per head (£29.45).

RUSWARP

Forward on May 29 were 67 cattle comprising 52 store cattle, 10 calves, three dairy cattle, two suckler cows with calves at foot; 49 ewes with 67 lambs at foot.

Cattle: Newly-calven dairy cows to £500, dairy bulling heifers to £365, sucklers with bull calves to £590. Store cattle - Lim, steers to £410, heifers to £325; Ch, bulls to £425, steers to £360, heifers to £318; Sim steers to £420; AA steers to £532; Fr, bulls to £320, steers to £295.

Sheep: Ewes with lambs at foot - Mule singles to £64, Swale 1.1/2s to £31, Scots 1.1/2s to £36.

SELBY

Forward on May 29 were 191 cattle, including 67 bulls and 27 cows; 803 sheep including 136 ewes; 506 pigs including 88 sows and boars.

Cattle: Steers, light to 93.5p (88.33p), med to 101.5p (93.05p), heavy to 101.5p (89.4p); heifers, light to 87.5p (82.27p), med to 128.5p (94.26p), heavy to 103.5p (91.58p; bulls, light to 107.5p (81.79p), med to 108.5p (92.6p), heavy to 111.5p (91.26p).

Sheep: Lambs, light to 155.7p (146.18p), med to 152.4p (145.61p); hoggs, light to 102.7p (96.12p), med to 95.1p (92.28p), heavy to 101.9p (94.23p); ewes to £62 per head (£45.20p).

Pigs: Porkers to 77.5p (75.21p), cutters to 80p (75.19p), baconers to 80p (74.21p), overweights to 74p (66.72p); sows to 37p (34.12p), boars to 27.5p (24.01p).

THIRSK

Forward on May 30 were 152 finished cattle including 69 young bulls; 1,016 finished sheep including 612 spring lambs and 305 ewes; 297 finished pigs including 175 sows and boars.

Cattle: Steers, med to 112.5p (97.6p), heavy to 109.5p (93.3p); heifers, med to 97.5p (87.4p), heavy to 108.5p (92.6p); young bulls, med to 102.5p (89.2p), heavy to 104.5p (89.3p)

Sheep: Lambs, standard to 157.8p (142.1p), med to 163.8p (139.4p), heavy to 131.5p (129.8p); hoggets, med to 101.2p (93.5p), heavy to 106.8p (100.1p), overweights to 105.9p (102.7p); ewes, light to £27.80 (£20.73), heavy to £48.50 (£34.31), Suffolk X to £48.50, Cont to £41, Mules to £41, Leicesters to £37.

Pigs: Porkers to 88p (84.9p), cutters to 84p (81.6p), baconers to 84p (80.9p), overweights to 60.5p; sows/boars to £131.76 or 38p (33.6p). Collection point Monday: forward 67 fat cattle, 20 OTMS, 142 sheep and 74 sows.

YORK

Forward on May 30 were 333 cattle comprising 20 calves, 199 store cattle; 13 store sheep; 86 store pigs and two breeding pigs.

Cattle: Accredited dairy cattle prices to £820; accredited store cattle (with prices to £548) - Ch heifers to £468; Lim, steers to to £495, heifers 448; Sim steers to £520; BB, steers to £410, heifers £330; Fr steers to £360; Hfd heifers to £548; Ayr steers to £462; Blond steers to £445, heifers to £300; accredited calves (with prices to £250) - Ch bulls to £250 (£239); Sim, bulls to £240 (£204), heifers to £59 (£59);

Fr bulls to £160 (£124); Hfd bulls to £92 (£92); BB bulls to £92 (£92).

Sheep: Store sheep (with prices to £85) - ewes and 2 lambs to £85.

Pigs: Store pigs (with prices to £40.50): 8-10 weeks to £27 (£25), 10-12 weeks to £35.50 (£34.02); over 12 weeks to £40.50 (£39.43); sows with litters to £170.

Updated: 10:22 Thursday, June 06, 2002