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Table A14 Breeding and store stock sheep market prices by month, 2007

Yearly
Average

Jan.*

Feb.

March

April*

May

June

Breeding Sheep

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/hea

Blackface

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

34.34

-

35.84

36.49

-

-

67.25

Gimmers

54.53

-

299.92

44.00

-

-

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

26.29

-

67.30

41.32

-

-

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

18.91

19.59

37.00

24.98

-

16.00

-

Cheviot:

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

22.13

-

29.50

39.00

38.00

-

-

Gimmers

56.50

-

30.00

36.00

32.00

-

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

39.58

-

28.07

42.83

33.78

-

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

20.80

22.46

-

44.00

-

-

-

Half Bred

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

52.69

-

-

62.24

-

-

-

Gimmers

83.68

-

-

-

-

-

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

48.72

-

-

-

-

-

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

37.73

-

-

58.00

-

-

-

Greyface/Mule

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

43.61

-

59.48

52.40

30.00

57.89

55.86

Gimmers

71.03

-

80.51

78.05

-

66.00

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

43.85

78.00

56.49

71.23

88.31

86.49

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

29.56

49.36

-

58.19

-

-

-

Suffolk

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Gimmers

194.29

78.50

-

-

-

-

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

149.49

73.40

-

-

-

-

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Suffolk X

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

41.73

-

32.95

52.00

42.00

35.80

-

Gimmers

63.14

-

-

42.50

-

98.00

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

49.24

-

48.00

46.60

72.80

89.22

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

34.58

45.80

-

59.00

-

-

-

Texel

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

144.40

-

-

-

-

-

-

Gimmers

707.48

-

-

-

-

-

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

171.58

-

-

-

-

-

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Texel X

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

31.41

-

37.34

36.50

29.53

-

61.85

Gimmers

73.33

-

58.67

73.88

-

-

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

53.08

59.20

70.38

70.94

81.20

100.30

33.50

Broken Mouthed Ewes

29.35

51.80

-

43.43

-

-

28.75

Other Crosses

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

46.77

30.00

43.33

36.00

-

46.00

70.27

Gimmers

51.63

-

42.67

-

-

-

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

35.79

-

47.00

-

-

-

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

12.81

9.11

-

-

-

-

-

All breeds with lambs at foot

71.93

-

-

76.80

77.10

71.88

56.89

All breeds light weight lambs

28.24

26.89

29.79

32.82

29.35

25.41

27.96

Store Lambs: (New & Old Season)

Blackface

21.02

22.57

25.16

26.53

25.31

31.85

22.52

Cheviot

26.26

27.85

34.26

34.61

30.50

35.90

25.61

Halfbred

44.68

26.82

38.78

43.99

31.63

25.00

28.50

Greyface/Mule

35.92

27.86

38.73

39.13

33.44

38.04

29.65

Suffolk

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Suffolk cross

30.60

31.93

37.62

37.17

34.08

33.57

33.71

Texel

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Texel cross

29.66

31.36

35.87

34.67

31.11

29.47

36.05

Other Breeds

26.17

28.04

29.91

27.29

23.16

20.17

25.17

Other crosses

27.46

27.73

31.89

33.08

41.05

45.01

39.48

Notes:
Average of prices paid.
Monthly averages relate to statistical months of four or five(*) weeks.
Source: Meat and Livestock Commission ( MLC) - Economics

Table A14 Breeding and Store Stock Sheep market prices by month, 2007 (continued)

July*

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.*

Nov.

Dec.

Breeding Sheep

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

Blackface

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

-

-

30.36

24.09

21.75

23.47

Gimmers

31.00

-

-

42.00

-

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

-

-

-

23.12

-

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

-

-

-

19.33

12.62

12.60

Cheviot:

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

-

-

14.44

20.43

23.15

-

Gimmers

-

-

73.32

61.08

28.16

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

-

-

-

41.34

19.80

30.60

Broken Mouthed Ewes

-

37.50

-

19.57

13.91

10.00

Half Bred

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

-

-

-

45.00

54.00

-

Gimmers

-

-

89.37

60.24

48.40

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

-

-

-

48.72

-

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

-

-

-

33.37

-

-

Greyface/Mule

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

-

-

47.78

36.45

31.80

24.10

Gimmers

40.00

-

74.67

62.02

53.36

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

42.79

-

34.61

34.42

41.76

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

34.50

-

27.45

28.42

23.09

-

Suffolk

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

-

-

-

-

-

-

Gimmers

-

-

-

52.00

-

248.59

Fully Warranted Ewes

-

-

-

-

-

161.76

Broken Mouthed Ewes

-

-

-

-

-

-

Suffolk X

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

-

-

50.98

37.79

26.20

22.10

Gimmers

65.96

57.00

59.56

55.32

32.22

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

57.12

-

47.00

39.94

-

64.81

Broken Mouthed Ewes

37.84

-

-

31.77

24.17

-

Texel

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

-

-

-

-

-

144.40

Gimmers

-

-

-

96.92

-

786.37

Fully Warranted Ewes

-

-

-

-

-

171.58

Broken Mouthed Ewes

-

-

-

-

-

-

Texel X

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

-

-

35.53

27.98

33.19

26.29

Gimmers

65.80

-

86.56

55.64

49.19

119.90

Fully Warranted Ewes

54.73

-

37.44

40.56

32.72

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

32.32

-

-

26.63

21.54

-

Other Crosses

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

-

-

55.82

38.07

27.14

-

Gimmers

-

-

75.71

46.68

41.00

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

22.00

-

102.17

36.84

9.82

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

16.00

38.50

42.00

14.01

8.48

-

All breeds with lambs at foot

47.41

66.00

-

23.75

-

-

All breeds light weight lambs

28.82

28.77

24.44

19.59

16.98

22.48

Store Lambs: (New & Old Season)

Blackface

24.70

23.04

21.83

20.54

16.27

20.58

Cheviot

34.22

29.98

26.89

24.35

22.91

23.24

Halfbred

-

46.56

67.03

33.36

33.27

26.00

Greyface/Mule

29.06

22.84

46.58

32.41

25.59

23.88

Suffolk

-

-

-

-

-

-

Suffolk cross

33.53

33.38

34.93

28.30

26.56

26.42

Texel

-

-

-

-

-

-

Texel cross

37.43

33.93

31.75

28.66

26.41

26.71

Other Breeds

32.38

34.62

29.23

26.35

24.05

22.19

Other crosses

38.90

26.70

24.01

27.71

20.88

23.04

Notes:
Average of prices paid.
Monthly averages relate to statistical months of four or five(*) weeks.
Source: Meat and Livestock Commission ( MLC) - Economics

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