Prices at the stock markets (From Gazette & Herald)

Prices at the stock markets

Malton

Forward on May 11 were 180 cattle including 74 bulls and 25 cows.

Cattle: Light steers to 118p, A Cussons and Sons, Kirkbymoorside (average 104.2p); medium steers to 135p, J L Gray, Grindale (106.4p); heavy steers to 136p, G I Marwood, Harome (108.2p); light heifers to 119p, Lupton Bros, Ampleforth (118p); medium heifers to 134p, G I Marwood, Harome (113.7p); heavy heifers to 140p, G I Marwood, Harome (111.8p); medium bulls to 115p, J S Thornton, East Lutton (101.2p); heavy bulls to 112p, R H Mason, Wold Newton (98.9p); B&W bulls to 95p, W Smith, Salton (83.2p);

Sheep: Standard lambs to 154.5p, A R Bulmer, Habton (139.3p); medium lambs to 145.4p, N R Moore, Rillington (136.9p); heavy lambs to 141p, M T Bulmer, Salton (132.6p); light hoggets to 114.2p, J B & K Lund, Wilson (107.1p); standard hoggets to 113.7p, P Allen, Gt Barugh (108.2p); medium hoggets to 132.5p, R Jackson, Farlington (116.6p); heavy hoggs to 129p, C F Beal, Yedingham (110.8p); over weight hoggs to 118.8p, C F Beal, Yedingham (105.4p); ewes to £64.50, J Woodall, Riplingham (£46.40).

Forward on May 14 were 80 store cattle, 75 store sheep.

Cattle: Cows and calves to £595 from C R Avison, Lim bullocks to £572 from Welburn Manor Farms, Lim heifers to £545 from R and D Bell, Lim bulls to £515 from C S Southwell, BB bulls to £505 from C S Southwell, Blonde heifers to £470 from R A Smith, Ch heifers to £375 from A W Barnett, BB heifers to £574 from R and D Bell.

Sheep: Mule hoggs with lambs at foot to £140 from D R Hanson, North Ewes and lambs to £112 from G I Marwood, Mule ewes and lambs to £75 from D R Brotherton.

Ruswarp

Forward on May 13 was a record entry of 603 head of cattle for Ruswarp Market's 'May Day' sale of store cattle. An anticipated drop in trade failed to materialise with the usual large attendance of buyers keenly bidding for the quality cattle on offer. New vendors to the market were not disappointed with blue-carded steers, all bulls and strong heifers, very much in demand.

Cattle: Bulls on green - Lim to £560 per head (£470.60), Ch to £520 (£503.30), BB to £582 (£555), Blonde to £685, Sim to £500 (£490, AA to £535 (£458.30), Fr to £310 (£268.40); Bulls on red - Lim to £490 (£441.50), BB to £548 (£490), Sim to £520 £450, Fr to £340, Ch to £490. Steers on green - Ch to £660 (£501.50), Blonde to £550, BB to £605 (£548.50), Lim to £525 (£505); steers on blue - Lim to £665 (£519.80), BB to £472 (£416), Ch to £660 (£522.20), Sim to £325 (£322.50), Fr to £388 (£338.20); steers on red - Lim to £610 (£582.50), Ch to £575 (£555), Fr to £440. Heifers - Lim to £635 (£399.75), Ch to £530 (£410.50), BB to £572 (£408.50), Sim to £535 (£383.30), AA to £555 (£392.50).

Selby

Forward on May 12 were 1,812 head of stock, comprising 306 cattle including 185 clean, 121 bulls, 1,013 sheep including 569 spring lambs, 284 hoggs, 66 ewes, 548 pigs including 33 sows, 12 boars.

Cattle: Steers light to 108.5p per kg (101.4p), medium to 125.5p (104.7p), heavy to 131.5p (107.7p), heifers light to 125.5p (100.7p), medium to 129.5p (104.5), heavy to 129.5 (106.6p), bulls light to 97.5p (88.5p), medium to 120.5p (98.6p), heavy to 125.5p (102.4p).

Sheep: Spring lambs light to 167.9 (152.7p), medium to 170.1p (152.1p), heavy to 140.4p, hoggs light to 119.7p (109.4p), medium to 121.6p (109.5p), heavy to 121.3p (110.2p), ewes to £60 per head (£40.21).

Pigs: Porkers to 100.5p per kg (90.64p), cutters to 104p (90.21p), baconers to 102.5p (88.64p), overweights to 79p (63.90p, sows to 41.5p (39.24p), boars to 30.5p (29.24p;).

Thirsk

Forward on May 14 were 1,582 head, comprising 423 prime cattle including 168 bulls, 951 sheep including 294 lambs and 158 ewes, 208 pigs including 98 sows and 7 boars.

Cattle: Steers medium to 129.5p per kg (107.1p), heavy to 122.5p (104.8p), heifers light to 124.5p (119.5p), medium to 129.5p (103.4p), heavy to 147.5p (109.3p), young bulls light to 89.5p (79.2p), medium to 121.5p (93.5p), heavy to 118.5p (101.4p).

Sheep: Spring lambs standard to 150p (143.6p), medium to 152.3p (138.1p), heavy to 134.8p (130.9p), hoggets standard to 115.8p (108.3p), medium to 116.7p (108.5p), heavy to 117p (108.8p), overweights to 109.5p (106.6p), shearlings light to 92.3p (81.9p), heavy to 78.8p (75p), over 52kgs to 77.4p (72.5p), ewes light to £38 per head (£21.18), heavy to £48.50 (£38.09).

Pigs: Porkers to 90p per kg (83.7p), cutters to 96p (85.8p), baconers to 86p (79p), cull sows to 44.5p (39.3p), boars to 32.5p (30.5p).

York

TOTALS for livestock auction and collection centre sales over the seven days to May 17.

Forward were 308 cattle including 281 live auction and 27 OTMs; 976 sheep, 519 lambs, 151 hoggs, 31 ewes and 275 deadweight; 583 pigs, 218 live auction, 354 deadweight, 11 sows.

Cattle: young bulls, Cont to 135.5p (106.8p), B&W young bulls to 106.5p (83.0p); steers, Cont to 117.5p (103.4p), others to 99.5p (84.0p); Cont heifers to 116.5p (102.9p).

Sheep: lambs, standard to 151.3p (136.5p), med 154.7p (135.2p), heavy to 143.5p (135.9p); hoggs, standard to 102.7p (102.7p), med to 122.2p (108.1p), heavy to 112.0p (108.1p), others 116.7p (115.8p); ewes/rams to £58 (£45.50).

Pigs: porkers to 99.0p (88.5p), cutters to 94.5p (85.3p), baconers to 90.0p (ave 80.8p), sows to 43.0p (38.3p).

Updated: 12:24 Wednesday, May 19, 2004