Achi news desk-
Carlisle prime heifers yesterday were down slightly on the week to average 274p/kg and sold to 326p/kg, while beef steers were up 11p on the week to average 300p/kg and sold to 318p/kg.
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Young bulls were virtually unchanged on the week at an average of 252p/kg and sold to 335p/kg for beef types, while cast beef and dairy cows remained equally firm at 280p/kg and 266p/ kg respectively. Choice lambs averaged 414p/kg and sold to 448p/kg or £222/head, with lowland ewes selling to £345 for Texel and mountain ewes selling to £178 for Cheviot.
Beef bred heifers at Lanark yesterday averaged 301p/kg and sold to 342p/kg for Limousin cross, while steers averaged 290p/kg and sold to 335p/kg , again for a Limousin cross.
Heifers and dairy cows continued to meet demand, rising slightly on the week to average 194p/kg and 166p/kg respectively. Hoggets jumped after last week’s batch to average 382p/kg, and sold to £270/head or 542p/kg.
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Good meat hoggets at Ayr yesterday commanded a premium over leaner types and sold to £224 for Texel from Plowlands or to 476p/kg for Beltexes from Hill of Ochiltree, while Blackies peaked at £206 for Sonoma or at 398p/kg. kg for one. a pen of 32 from Linfairn.
Cast ewes sold to £335 for a pure Texel from High Langside, with rams peaking at £205 for a Texel from Broadsheen. Mountain ewes sold to £195 each for a pair of Cheviot crosses from Westfield, and Blackies from Kirkton Drive sold for £126 each. Cheviot Mules reached £195 for Ingleston with Scotch Mules selling to £161 each for Overton.
