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Table A14 Breeding and Store Stock Sheep market prices by month, 2004

Yearly Average

Jan.*

Feb.

March

April*

May

June

Breeding Sheep

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/hea

Blackface

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

40.48

38.78

35.56

32.66

27.41

45.72

50.69

Gimmers

49.73

37.39

39.36

57.08

-

57.93

27.00

Fully Warranted Ewes

31.21

31.70

42.97

47.17

26.71

49.08

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

19.00

30.39

29.31

26.99

24.67

22.33

22.18

Cheviot

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

34.92

44.51

44.24

44.78

39.88

42.09

39.14

Gimmers

56.26

28.80

65.25

24.14

-

35.33

30.64

Fully Warranted Ewes

32.40

38.81

50.85

43.13

29.25

71.71

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

26.63

41.58

42.56

38.26

37.44

33.78

28.45

Half Bred

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

67.51

45.00

77.00

43.56

-

-

-

Gimmers

99.07

-

-

-

-

-

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

61.44

60.00

65.95

-

-

-

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

48.81

-

42.46

71.00

46.67

-

-

Greyface/Mule

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

58.56

51.28

57.05

48.74

45.90

64.10

40.81

Gimmers

77.36

86.18

18.00

48.42

-

70.83

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

49.29

60.22

50.56

61.00

-

55.18

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

38.99

52.32

43.91

49.01

31.46

36.93

32.59

Suffolk

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

61.62

43.00

64.00

27.73

-

-

-

Gimmers

73.65

-

-

-

-

-

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

55.32

25.21

-

70.50

-

-

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

43.45

-

78.00

75.00

38.29

35.68

25.00

Suffolk X

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

67.65

47.23

42.88

50.55

49.53

50.74

57.78

Gimmers

66.87

65.64

72.00

92.00

-

-

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

53.92

55.53

72.50

57.10

70.00

-

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

48.65

58.07

60.58

63.61

50.00

35.00

22.75

Texel X

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

48.42

46.81

51.11

40.38

52.11

53.42

63.74

Gimmers

67.44

69.63

89.00

-

-

62.00

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

50.29

62.25

70.83

59.50

76.00

72.68

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

40.51

49.83

64.60

55.15

40.57

42.83

29.50

Other Crosses

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

53.35

59.39

39.79

39.60

42.03

36.00

85.36

Gimmers

58.79

49.67

26.00

-

-

-

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

32.89

72.00

20.00

42.75

30.17

-

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

18.96

27.63

35.45

37.58

30.90

20.19

47.11

All breeds with lambs at foot

89.45

49.67

112.93

91.41

97.54

92.78

59.30

Store Lambs: (New & Old Season)

Blackface

25.88

32.22

32.45

33.18

32.13

28.52

25.30

Cheviot

34.94

37.51

41.54

42.31

39.07

35.54

30.63

Halfbred

41.98

31.00

46.84

45.34

-

-

36.08

Greyface/Mule

34.98

36.57

39.36

41.52

35.29

33.02

27.65

Suffolk

50.48

37.00

75.00

-

36.62

-

45.14

Suffolk cross

39.27

40.89

44.79

42.55

45.07

33.82

35.68

Texel

46.13

37.61

51.25

49.30

35.00

-

-

Texel cross

38.33

40.36

45.07

42.86

41.52

37.95

38.21

Other Breeds

35.03

38.48

35.28

40.75

42.58

42.13

32.29

Other crosses

27.83

33.26

40.94

32.75

23.80

24.22

16.77

Notes:
Weighted average of prices paid at a number of representative markets.
Monthly averages relate to statistical months of four or five(*) weeks.

Table A14 Breeding and Store Stock Sheep market prices by month, 2004 (continued)

July*

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.*

Nov.

Dec.

Breeding Sheep

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

Blackface

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

-

-

40.94

25.60

27.62

31.06

Gimmers

-

-

50.64

49.92

27.26

19.82

Fully Warranted Ewes

-

22.00

33.54

29.89

19.51

16.17

Broken Mouthed Ewes

24.89

22.00

18.34

14.49

13.91

12.81

Cheviot

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

-

35.57

32.98

30.82

28.50

32.28

Gimmers

-

76.00

71.64

50.81

38.74

27.12

Fully Warranted Ewes

-

43.00

38.73

32.47

20.81

16.50

Broken Mouthed Ewes

35.94

-

24.85

23.56

21.61

16.36

Half Bred

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

-

75.20

58.24

74.00

60.00

69.00

Gimmers

-

-

101.90

70.58

-

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

-

-

68.79

46.79

-

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

-

47.50

50.94

43.56

-

-

Greyface/Mule

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

-

61.34

58.92

55.48

46.78

53.26

Gimmers

57.08

76.95

82.57

67.46

67.03

19.50

Fully Warranted Ewes

54.71

47.62

54.15

42.19

29.31

17.08

Broken Mouthed Ewes

36.58

40.55

45.03

35.93

27.16

29.80

Suffolk

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

-

62.08

111.43

-

-

41.42

Gimmers

82.00

-

-

65.00

82.43

42.00

Fully Warranted Ewes

78.00

-

-

39.39

33.92

127.00

Broken Mouthed Ewes

53.50

-

-

-

40.45

-

Suffolk X

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

-

64.65

72.57

47.31

50.94

45.20

Gimmers

72.89

67.81

69.55

48.47

47.90

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

55.18

49.81

55.01

43.31

45.10

23.26

Broken Mouthed Ewes

47.76

44.70

43.38

35.46

28.58

28.00

Texel X

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

54.00

46.89

42.45

43.37

41.76

45.17

Gimmers

62.99

71.47

70.52

56.81

60.88

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

54.82

57.10

52.57

43.53

40.41

45.00

Broken Mouthed Ewes

45.27

38.40

42.46

34.23

33.70

-

Other Crosses

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

-

31.55

36.06

31.32

37.50

32.50

Gimmers

57.00

52.11

64.16

58.66

52.23

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

-

76.00

45.94

28.40

35.23

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

18.27

22.80

19.94

18.78

13.82

20.25

All breeds with lambs at foot

69.38

-

-

-

-

-

Store Lambs: (New & Old Season)

Blackface

21.76

27.01

27.64

22.91

23.36

24.66

Cheviot

33.91

36.95

34.64

33.03

30.38

32.07

Halfbred

-

-

43.00

-

36.98

32.78

Greyface/Mule

24.58

36.12

34.80

34.13

32.21

34.35

Suffolk

39.00

-

35.00

-

-

-

Suffolk cross

40.93

40.13

39.57

38.28

38.22

37.54

Texel

41.00

-

56.00

-

-

47.00

Texel cross

37.45

39.12

38.22

37.65

36.77

36.12

Other Breeds

35.57

37.58

33.95

34.27

33.54

34.89

Other crosses

23.89

34.98

29.83

26.89

21.11

22.06

Notes:
Weighted average of prices paid at a number of representative markets.
Monthly averages relate to statistical months of four or five(*) weeks.

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