Price Watch
FROM the Chelford Review, w/c March 13, 2017. CATTLE Stronger short-keep steers were generally in short supply, best a bunch of outlying Charolais crosses from Messrs Lomas with native breeds topping at £1100 for Mr & Mrs Bourne-Withey with the best of Peter Hillard’s bunch, a Simmental cross making £1090, and Angus Crosses from David Norbury to £1060. Suckler calves peaked at £840 for last Springs Angus Crosses from J Wild. Several pens of strong heifers around, however to £1150 for David Parry’s Limousin Cross, Hereford Crosses to £1040 for Mr & Mrs Bourne-Withey, and Blue Crosses to £1000 from Messrs Redfern. Best of the young bulls to £650 for Alan Buxton’s Bazadaise Crosses. PIGS Porkers average £83.29, cutters average £115.09, baconers average £114.86, overweight average £84.98 SHEEP Top Spot – new 230.0p/kg 43.2kg Charollais crosses - A & J Walton, Backford, Chester. top spot – old 260.0p 40.8kg Texel crosses – R & S Bailey, Rushton Spencer. Overall averages: new season 211.5p/kg - old season 179.9p/kg EGGS Free range extra large £1.40, free range large £1.20, free range medium £0.80, free range small £0.55, X-large barn £1.30, large barn £1.20, medium barn £0.70 duck £2.20
Turkey £0.40, goose £1.60 POTATOES Valor £4.50, Melody x 12.5kg £2.00, Nadine £3.50, Harmony £3.50 FRUIT & VEG Beetroot x 20lb £2.25, washed parsnip x 10lb £2.00, onions x 10kg £2.00, dirty carrots £3.00, rope onion £1.50, rhubarb x 6kg £7.00, kale £2.00, savoy x 12 £6.00, flat lettuce x 12 £3.50, leeks x 6lb £3.25, cabbage x 12 £6.50 PRODUCE Straw was again in considerable demand with all the barley straw sold between £84 and £86 per tonne and the wheat straw £76 to £82 per tonne.
The best quality small bale hay made up to £160 per tonne with second quality £48 to £94 per tonne.
The difference between first quality and second quality big bale hay was less noticeable today, with the best quality in the market £80 to £84 per tonne but still plenty of loads at £44 to £60 per tonne.