Price Watch
FROM the Beeston Review, w/e March 2 CATTLE Those who did brave the “beast” were rewarded with satisfactory sales and the auctioneers are indebted to both buyers and sellers for their levels of support. Local celebrity, David Mounfield sold forward steers to £1230 (Shorthorns), Blues from the same good home sold to £1140 and a super pen of Friesians from Messrs Knowles sold to £905. POULTRY The top prices were call ducks with four lots selling up to £10 (all prices per head). A female goose sold for £10. Five Black Rock pullets, two Campine Pullets, five POL pullets all sold for £7. Cockerels sold well up to £6. There is always a demand for cockerels at Beeston. PIGS Just a couple of cull sows on offer grossed a maximum of £81.06, averaging £69.33, meaty sows to 42p/kg. All credit to the vendors for a super show of butchers pigs which was well received by the buyers, no fewer than three pens over 160p/kg topping at 166p/kg for Pietrain x from Anglesey, the same vendor selling cutter weights to £153 and £147. Some great porkers to go at too, David Brock selling to 164p/ kg (large white) and a further 4 pens over 150p/kg SHEEP We might have had the Beast from the East and Storm Emma doing their best to cover the UK with snow, but there was no sign of a big freeze in Beeston’s sheep pens last Thursday… in fact, trade was boiling over! Any topquality fit ewes flying past £100, and even the half-meated sorts from £80 to £98. The Bailey boys, Richard Sidebottom and Mike Mitchell all saw their best make £120, with all vendors delighted with the terrific demand on all types. EGGS Free range eggs and duck eggs to £1.80 per dozen. POTATOES £3.20 per bag (Wilja) FRUIT & VEG Carrots £1.50 per bag, parsnips £1.50, Savoy cabbage to £2.20 PRODUCE Six loads: a cold frosty morning, but buyers ventured out. several more loads could have been sold. Oat straw realised £118 per tonne, wheat straw made £118 and £115 per tonne and a 7.3 tonne load of good quality haylage changed hands at £79 per tonne.