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Friday, 12-May-2006 15:21:47 BST
Bull sale sees 42,000gns bid
AN ELECTRIC trade for Limousin bulls lit up the British Limousin Cattle Society's annual May sale at Carlisle's Borderway mart on Saturday.
Special livestock sales
CARLISLE. - Mon. Fwd: 2,502 ewes & lambs for annual May show & sale. Judge: Tom Mounsey, High Rigg, Walton. Champion: James Whiteford, Tercrosset Farm, West Hall, Texel hoggs with Beltex lambs, £62/life to George Gate, Hollins Farm, Cockermouth; res: Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside, Mule hoggs & lambs, £58/life to Wetherell, Low Buildings.
Prices at the markets
BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 481 hoggs & cast sheep, 55 ewes & lambs. Ewes & lambs: Mule £97,£94; Cont £94, £92, £90; Swale £66, £62. Lambs to £59.50; lt hoggs to 104p av 90.2p; std to 131p av 109.6p; med to 127p av 100.2p; heavy to 129p av 103.2p; owt to 118p av 95.3p. Cast ewes: Cont £45; Suff £40; BFL £37; Mule £36. Cast rams: Cont £45; BFL £40.
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