Price Watch

FROM the Beeston Review, w/c June 9 CATTLE Best clean cattle were a pleasure to sell as always and raced away to 239p/kg for a super Blonde heifer from Mark & Chris Shenton, two other heifers from the same stable came very close at 237 and 233p/kg. Andy Gibbon sold to 224p/kg and John Gates heifers were all over 200p/kg topping at 220p/kg. There were some great headages to report on also; John Gate selling heifers to £1427 and steers to £1228 for Messrs Thelwell. POULTRY A busy sale with a good variety of stock for all. A trio of Light Sussex made £12 (all prices per head) Four Mixed Hens £12, 2 Rhode Island Reds £12, 4 Welsummer Pullets £11 and 2 Wyandotte Hens £9.00. Families as always did well with a Bantam and 8 Silver Seabright Chicks £26, Bantam & 9 Silver Seabright Chicks £18, a Pair of Dark Silver Ducks £21. 2 Turkeys £8 & 2 Rabbits £8. PIGS Cutters to 146p/pk, Porkers to 139p/pk, Baconers to 114p/pk, Sows to 72p/pk, Boars to 33p/pk, Store pigs to £38 per head. A good turnout of pigs this week, less store pigs in but more sows and porkers over 20 sows went under the hammer and selling up to 72p/pk (221.10) and porkers selling to 146p/pk (131.40). SHEEP Top Spots: New: 280.0p/kg 42.3 kg Texel Crosses-Jonathan Worthington, Alderley; Old: 212.0p/ kg 47.0kg Texel Crosses - Jonathan Worthington. Overall Averages: New Season 249.4p/kg; Old Season 166.2p/kg. Heavy rain overnight deterred a few producers, concerned about selling wet lambs, and there is no doubt that buyers were under orders to ‘go steady’ on lambs carrying a lot of rainwater. The low entry, however, meant that those who risked it met a super trade throughout, with dry, well presented lambs in particular, selling very well throughout. POTATOES New potatoes to £7.50 per bag. FRUIT & VEG A little bit more vegetables and eggs in, but much more needed. PRODUCE Decent trade for Winter Barley Straw with Big Bale Loads at £87 per tonne twice. Small baled Hay made £2.50 per bale. Haylage made £10 per bale (regular vendor will be bringing Haylage each week).