Prices at thestock markets (From Gazette & Herald)

Prices at thestock markets

MALTON

Forward on May 28 were 50 cattle and 101 sheep.

Cattle: Ch X cows and calves to £570 from D Blacklock, Kirkdale, Sim X cow and calf to £785 from M E Pearson and Son, Pickering, Blonde X bullocks to £610 from R P Wilson, York, pedigree Ch bull to £655, from D Watson, Lim X bullocks to £455 from P R and T A Ball, Seaton, BB X heifers to £498 from R and D Bell, Normanby, Sim X heifers to £530 from E Moorland, West Heslerton, Blonde X bulls to £472 from K T and K Eddon, Stape.

Sheep: Texel X ewes and lambs to £120 from G I Marwood, Harome, Suffolk X hoggs and lambs to £95 from G Swires. Mule hoggs and lambs to £113 from A Williamson.

SELBY

Forward on May 26 were 344 cattle including 189 clean, 155 bulls; 905 sheep including 617 spring lambs, 206 hoggs, 81 ewes; 525 pigs including 45 sows, one boar.

Cattle: steers, med to 125.5p (111.7p), heavy to 126.5p (111.3p); heifers, light to 101.5p (92.2p), med to 125.5p (105.7p), heavy to 134.5p (108.5p); bulls, light to 113.5p (94.3p), med to 124.5p (98.5p), heavy to 125.5p (102.5p).

Sheep: spring lambs, light to 150.1p (137.8p), med to 150.3p (138.5p), heavy to 126p; hoggs, light to 117p (113.2p), med to 113.8p (107.3p), heavy to 107.5p (101.1p); ewes to £54 (£40.25).

Pigs: porkers to 94.5p (80.42p), cutters to 92p (80.13p), baconers to 92p (80.21p), overweights to 86p (83.60p); sows to 48.5p (43.3p), boar 33.5p.

THIRSK

Forward on May 27 at the weekly sale of prime stock were 392 cattle including 220 bulls; 1,175 sheep including 748 spring lambs and 1,072 ewes; 173 pigs including 49 sows and one boar.

Cattle: steers, med to 123.5p (average 113.6p), heavy to 115.5p (105p); heifers, light to 115.5p, med to 125.5p (110p), heavy to 128.5p (109.5p); young bulls, light to 100.5p(78.6p, med to 123.5p(90.8p, heavy to 115.5p(98.5p.

Sheep: new season lamb, standard to 140.5p (133.8p), med to 150p (130.3p), heavy to 132.6p (120.5p), overweights to 109.5p; hoggetts, standard to 114.9p (107.4p), med to 113.3p (107.3p), heavy to 112.8p (101.6p), overweights to 108.5p (99.3p); shearlings, heavy to 77.1p (73.4p), overweights to 70.2p (65.7p); cull ewes, lightweight to £32 (£23.63), heavy to £49 (£38.63).

Pigs: porkers to 85p (76.5p), cutters to 87p (75.9p), baconers to 81p (78.2p), overweights to 50p; cull sows to 53p (48.5p), cull boar 36p.

YORK

Forward on May 27 were 302 accredited cattle including 16 calves, 278 store cattle, four cows and calves; 157 store sheep.

Cattle: Sim cow & calf to £760, Hols cow & calf to £670; store cattle, Ch to £370 (ave bulls £370, heifers £418), Lim to £535 (ave bulls £406, steers £476, heifers £343), Sim to £560 (ave bulls £405, steers £560, heifers £363), BB to £585 (ave bulls £405, steers £529, heifers £339), Fr to £350 (ave bulls £254, steers £350, heifers £250), Hfd to £580 (ave bulls £345, steers £540, heifers £343), Blond to £500 (ave steers £500, heifers £370), AA to £478 (ave bulls £328, steers £384, heifers £311); calves, Fr bulls to £75 (£58). AA bulls to £200 (£175), AA heifers to £75 (£75), Lim bulls to £168 (£168), Lim heifers to £195 (£182), BB bulls to £282 (£269), BB heifers to £202 (£181).

Sheep: hoggs with one lamb to £77; ewes with 1.5 lambs to £65.

Totals for livestock auction and collection centre sales over the seven days to June 1. Forward were 97 live auction cattle; 472 sheep, 317 lambs, 55 ewes, 100 deadweight; 464 pigs, 110 live auction, 347 deadweight, seven sows.

Cattle: young bulls, Cont to 129.5p (110.2p); B&W to 101.5p (87.2p); steers, Cont to 117.5p (106.3p), others to 94.5p (86.3p); Cont heifers to 97.5p (97.5p), others to 97.5p (89.5p).

Sheep: lambs, standard to 135.9p (123.2p), med to 135.5p (124.6p), heavy to 117.4p (117.4p); hoggs, heavy to 108p (108p), others to 100p (100p); ewes/rams to £52.20 (£44.60).

Pigs: porkers to 92p (80.5p), cutters to 93p (83.5p), baconers to 82p (73.1p); sows to 42.5p (37.9p).

Updated: 11:46 Wednesday, June 02, 2004