Prices at the stock markets (From Gazette & Herald)

Prices at the stock markets

RUSWARP

FORWARD on March 31 were 351 sheep including 71 ewes. Hoggs - horned to £60 per head or 133.3p per kg (115.5p), standard to £56.50 or 144.9p (132.4p), medium to £60 or 136.4p (131.4p), heavy to £68.50 or 134.8p (132.7p), overweights to £70.20 or 121p (114.1p). Ewes: Suffolks to £80, Mules to £58, mashams to £65, texels to £53, tups to £56.

SELBY

Forward on March 26 were 1,539 head of stock comprising 287 cattle including 112 bulls, 843 sheep including 196 ewes, 409 pigs including 41 sows and boars.

Cattle: Steers, medium to 113.5p (96.57p). Heavy to 141.5p (100.35p). Heifers, medium to 128.5p (101.76p). Heavy to 125.5p (100.1p). Bulls, light to 114.5p (96.17p). Medium to 121.5p (96.42p). Heavy to 199.5p (94.88p).

Sheep: Spring lambs, medium to 164.10p (161.03p). Heavy to 155.90p. Hoggets, light to 131.03p (140.5p) average 131.41p). Heavy to 140.2p (130.92p). Sheep, heavy to 131.6p (126.54p). Ewes to £81 per head (£52.90).

Pigs: Pork to 93.5p (86.43p), cutters to 98.5p (86.24p). Bacon to 95p (84.78p). Overweights to 89.5p (81.88p). Sows to 47p (42.75p). Boars to 32p (27.94p).

YORK

Forward on March 27 were 263 head of store stock comprising 263 accredited cattle, including 203 store cattle.

Cattle: dairy cattle (with prices to £900) - Friesian heifers in calf to £880. Friesian cows in calf to £900.

Accredited store cattle with prices to £592: Charolais to £592 (ave bulls £337, steers £494, heifers £390). Limousin to £490 (ave bulls £330, steers £444, heifers £306). Simmental to £502 (ave bulls £256, steers £474, heifers £335). Belgian Blue to £488 (ave bulls £329, steers £468, heifers £364). Friesian to £310 (ave bulls £201, steers £301). A Angus to £480 (ave bulls £395, steers £488, heifers £400). Highland to £270 (ave bulls £270). Other to £430 (ave bulls £310, steers £430). Sussex to £415, heifers £337.

Accredited calves with prices to £238: Friesian bulls to £90 (ave £64). Limousin bulls to £238 (ave £238). Belgian Blue bulls to £222 (ave £197). Other bulls to £178 (ave £113).

TOTALS for livestock auction and collection centre sales over the past seven days at York Livestock Centre. Forward were 332 cattle including 241 live auction, 10 deadweight, and 81 OTMs. 1,219 sheep, 940 including 172 ewes live auction, 279 deadweight. 827 pigs, 206 live auction, 507 deadweight, 114 sows.

Cattle: Continental young bulls to 117.5p (ave 102.4p, last week 98.1p). B&W young bulls to 100.5p (ave 84.2p, 81.8p). Continental steers to 139.5p (ave 96.8p, 96.4p). Other steers to 92.5p (ave 76.0p, 76.6p). Continental heifers to 126.5p (99.8p, 96.8p). Other heifers to 88.5p (ave 82.5p). Deadweight: R Grade 174p. B&W 145-155p.

Sheep: Spring lambs - Standard 162.2p (ave 160.5p, last week 157.6p). Medium to 162.0p (ave 148.6p, 143.4p). Standard 146.1p (ave 131.7p, 13.14p). Medium 142.3p (132.5p, 124.6p). Heavy 139.4p (ave 128.4p, 124.4p). Ewes and Rams to £76 (ave £56.86, £61.98). Deadweight: Continental X to 280p/kg.

Pigs: Porkers to 96.5p (ave 93.5p). Cutters to 95.0 (ave 87.1p). Baconers to 94.5p (ave 81.6p). Sows to 45.5p (ave 39.2p). Deadweight: Baconers 110-112p. Cutters 114-115p.

Updated: 14:57 Wednesday, April 02, 2003