Prices at the stock markets (From Gazette & Herald)

Prices at the stock markets

MALTON

Forward on June 4 were 79 cattle and 76 sheep.

Cattle: Lim X cows and calves to £705, G Blackburn, Muston; Lim heifers to £600, J H Ruston & Sons, Knapton; BB X hiefers to £410, Bayview Farming Co; Blond X heifers to £480, J B Heath & Co, Staxton; BB X bulls to £532, R & D Bell, Normanby; Lim X bulls to £482, R & D Bell; Sim X bulls to £480, R& D Bell; Ch X bulls to £670, Raymond Lawson, Troutdale.

Sheep: Suffolk X ewes and lambs to 101p, CC Harrison; Mule ewes and lambs to 86p, P Cass, Scalby.

RUSWARP

Forward on June 7 were 12 cattle and 125 sheep including 58 ewes.

Cattle: finished steers, premium to 116.5p (109.9p), prime 98.5p, others 85.5p; finished heifers,prime 97.5p, others to 93.5p (92p).

Sheep: lambs, standard to 125.7p (121.3p), med to 125.3p (122.1p), heavy to 131.6p (125.7p); hoggs, standard 90.4p, med 94.4p, heavy to 92.4p (89.1p), overweights to 91.1p (88.9p); ewes, Sufolkf £60, Mule £64.50, SL £31, Texel £54, Chev £49.

SELBY

Forward on May 29 were 111 cattle, 359 store pigs, 48 sheep.

Cattle: bull calves to £195, heifer calves to £95; cows and calves to £610, in-calf cows to £360; bull stirks to £340, heifer stirks to £285; bulls to £595 on green, £428 on red; steers £535 on green, £562 on blue, £472 on red, heifers to £455.

Sheep: ewes and lambs to £82, store lambs to £53.

Pigs: weaners to £24.50, stores to £32.50, strong stores to £43.50, fat pigs to £84, sows to £110.

Forward on June 1 were 326 cattle including 203 clean, 108 bulls, 15 cows; 932 sheep including 731 spring lambs, 65 hoggs, 122 ewes; 576 pigs including 83 sows, four boars.

Cattle: steers, med to 135.5p (117.2p), heavy to 133.5p (110.1p); heifers, light to 106.5p (103.3p), med to 140.5p (108.5p), heavy to 130.5p (109.6p); bulls, light to 95.5p (85.9p), med to 126.5p (105.6p), heavy to 122.5p (107.2p).

Sheep: spring lambs, light to 127.6p (123.4p), med to 129.3p (123.2p), heavy to 122.8p (116.2p); hoggs, light to 104.9p (101.4p), med to 102.2p (100.5p), heavy to 96.6p (83.1p); ewes to £54 (£41.46).

Pigs: porkers to 89p (80.21p), cutters to 90.5p (82.20p), baconers to 93.5p (82p), overweights to 85p (77.80p); sows to 52p (46.10p), boars to 41p (40.60p).

THIRSK

Forward on June 2 were 143 store cattle including 39 young bulls; 80 store and breeding sheep including 26 ewes with 51 lambs and three geld gimmer hoggs. A good show of cattle met a sharp trade for all classes of stock especially claiming males and stronger heifers. A lighter show of sheep met an easier trade.

Cattle: young bulls (green) Lim 12 months to £486, AA 13 months to £468, Fr 10 months to £400; young bulls (red), BB X 13 months to £395, Fr 12 months to £295; steers on red, Lim to £662, Shorthorn X to £600, Hfd to £525; steers on blue, Blond X to £610, Sim to £562, Lim to £595, Hfd to £300; steers on green, Lim to £570; heifers 14 months, Ch to £508, Lim to £484, BB X 12 months to £430.

Forward on June 3 at the weekly sale of prime stock were 561 cattle including 222 bulls; 988 prime sheep including 210 ewes; 188 pigs including 77 sows and two boars.

Cattle: steers, light to 95.5p (average 94p), med to 125.5p (106.5p), heavy to 127.5p (109.6p); heifers, light to 118.5p (114.1p), med to 139.5p (113.1p), heavy to 137.5p (114.1p); young bulls, light to 98.5p (80.03p), med to 116.5p (91.88p), heavy to 123.5p (100.51p).

Sheep: new season lambs, standard to 128.9p (122.9p), med to 135.7p (123.1p), heavy to 119.1p (118.8p), overweight to 119.1p; old season lamb, light to 98.4p (92.1p), standard to 91.6p (86.5p), med to 96.1p (89.4p), heavy to 100p (97.8p), overweight to 96.3p (89.8p); shearlings, light to 75p (62.1p), heavy to 70.8p (67.5p), overweight to 66.1p; ewes, light to £35 (£20.21), heavy to £58 (£37.79).

Pigs: porkers to 93p (80.70p), cutters to 94p (79.3p), baconers to 77p (73p), overweights to 61p; cull sows to 60.5p (46.9p), boars to 45.1p (40.3p).

YORK

Forward on June 3 were 187 accredited cattle including 32 calves, 151 store cattle, two plus two cows and calves; 32 store pigs.

Cattle: AA cow and calf BAH to £600, Lim heifer and calf BAH to £700; store cattle, Ch to £430 (ave steers £332, heifers £399), Lim to £520 (ave bulls £370, steers £480, heifers £390), Sim to £568 (ave bulls £465, steers £568, heifers £306), BB to £562 (ave steers £562, heifers £380). Fr to £350.

Totals for livestock auction and collection centre sales over the seven days to June 7. Forward were 372 cattle including 340 live auction, 32 OTMs; 833 sheep, 666 lambs, 97 ewes, 70 deadweight; 595 pigs, 241 live auction, 330 deadweight, 24 sows.

Cattle: young bulls, Cont to 138.5p (112.7p), B&W to 111.5p (91.4p); steers, Cont to 124.5p (108.2p), others to 101.5p (90.2p); heifers, Cont to 144.5p (110.8p), others 103.5p (91p).

Sheep: lambs, standard to 136.8p (128p), med to 135.5p (125.3p), heavy to 122.2p (115.8p); ewes/rams to £44 (£36.70); deadweight lambs 295p.

Pigs: porkers to 93p (84.5p), cutters to 94p (81.6p), baconers 75p (74.8p); sows 45p (43.6p); deadweight, baconers 106p, cutters 114p.

Updated: 14:53 Wednesday, June 09, 2004