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Table A13(ii) Breeding and Store Stock Cattle market prices by month, 2005 (store)

Yearly Average

Jan.*

Feb.

March

April.*

May

June

July

August

September

October.*

November

December

Steers

Heifers

Steers

Heifers

Steers

Heifers

Steers

Heifers

Steers

Heifers

Steers

Heifers

Steers

Heifers

Steers

Heifers

Steers

Heifers

Steers

Heifers

Steers

Heifers

Steers

Heifers

Steers

Heifers

Store Cattle for Finishing

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

Limousin

Calves up to 2 month

104.41

80.44

124.69

93.58

99.16

79.93

126.50

102.62

122.12

79.81

136.15

128.00

134.72

80.77

68.58

77.48

83.06

88.61

64.23

60.82

99.21

64.09

107.71

75.10

88.89

65.05

Calves 2 months to 12 months

435.25

334.99

450.88

358.33

473.93

375.46

466.83

282.68

460.44

379.92

440.51

353.13

378.48

356.20

428.64

351.42

429.13

376.05

430.26

329.31

393.88

311.07

381.87

306.72

363.97

293.48

Cattle 12 months to 24 months

532.52

430.52

581.50

478.27

576.42

481.33

566.83

333.99

560.26

464.18

515.62

429.27

494.44

424.91

481.64

415.78

484.41

405.97

495.89

415.42

505.43

423.08

521.56

440.87

569.46

482.46

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

596.92

489.03

656.00

485.00

636.25

493.61

611.94

422.06

640.19

541.68

598.73

490.66

531.74

492.29

554.88

464.99

563.34

456.25

563.34

459.63

561.72

463.43

554.46

449.80

640.50

497.76

Charolais

Calves up to 2 month

147.93

139.22

90.00

-

65.00

-

145.00

-

200.00

95.00

183.80

140.00

160.00

160.00

52.00

-

-

130.00

18.00

68.00

144.00

155.00

-

65.00

282.00

220.00

Calves 2 months to 12 months

497.84

377.65

565.45

421.93

529.74

421.53

519.43

247.03

523.74

433.97

471.15

392.76

420.88

320.13

467.72

365.54

457.55

401.51

503.37

416.00

442.54

362.99

432.28

343.52

393.99

390.23

Cattle 12 months to 24 months

576.16

467.71

628.95

529.90

633.08

522.34

613.09

361.41

601.21

494.74

538.20

451.02

553.54

445.37

549.97

445.93

520.04

449.96

549.53

464.39

549.92

462.04

599.14

490.36

608.45

507.56

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

642.38

494.80

618.00

545.62

646.83

579.53

663.39

400.90

691.08

541.71

654.46

507.83

675.40

467.70

596.88

481.90

603.32

468.13

620.02

474.19

586.90

485.66

620.11

494.60

695.23

546.15

Simmental

Calves up to 2 month

120.40

111.67

104.29

64.00

101.00

90.00

-

-

155.00

66.80

164.25

-

120.00

170.00

107.40

-

202.50

158.23

97.75

55.00

117.50

118.72

128.33

89.25

122.00

78.00

Calves 2 months to 12 months

458.65

341.45

473.52

317.99

492.11

366.47

477.14

260.83

480.80

399.11

443.32

362.89

373.71

356.57

469.15

372.26

450.24

318.35

438.18

331.78

418.63

317.39

360.54

283.32

347.07

343.81

Cattle 12 months to 24 months

542.18

441.15

609.45

460.21

592.78

497.31

565.57

300.55

564.59

478.75

515.09

438.10

535.95

414.16

523.69

432.05

516.41

429.75

514.44

436.12

519.93

442.75

568.71

474.60

535.34

457.71

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

610.65

523.35

649.30

530.00

611.50

532.50

620.14

499.42

656.69

616.41

632.80

499.06

605.80

499.25

592.40

516.34

552.22

464.50

570.87

468.30

559.70

476.82

545.60

491.30

575.12

530.86

Other Continental

Calves up to 2 month

113.80

98.24

149.13

68.75

119.27

104.77

121.00

130.40

131.42

134.26

128.45

143.44

128.50

102.77

106.74

96.54

115.17

73.50

98.88

77.24

114.87

93.48

92.57

72.44

97.60

81.29

Calves 2 months to 12 months

406.68

282.05

366.90

287.60

422.87

336.63

450.38

146.84

436.82

294.02

402.15

348.42

370.61

270.93

368.48

310.55

305.53

338.79

337.90

262.29

392.49

317.79

401.35

349.11

335.61

265.15

Cattle 12 months to 24 months

512.37

411.67

525.55

469.27

567.35

464.35

545.26

240.77

532.01

461.28

500.17

413.70

475.25

418.15

472.82

412.66

446.78

423.40

486.38

407.97

488.76

412.55

532.38

432.85

554.08

442.58

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

577.98

473.71

569.40

-

627.78

497.46

623.89

369.99

597.38

544.65

552.39

557.30

661.67

498.57

559.50

501.73

548.58

474.47

532.28

451.41

572.92

453.50

641.00

557.50

654.66

486.50

Aberdeen Angus

Calves up to 2 month

78.62

61.95

95.00

78.00

85.00

63.33

-

-

111.15

99.82

118.36

85.00

72.29

43.50

57.56

34.20

58.40

66.30

44.00

51.25

119.17

59.00

65.50

50.89

71.50

52.14

Calves 2 months to 12 months

385.75

284.27

395.67

309.95

437.07

307.76

405.38

232.36

441.22

331.25

370.49

309.18

311.44

284.33

409.84

326.26

323.83

312.70

259.59

228.72

327.59

228.23

355.27

192.21

303.21

215.64

Cattle 12 months to 24 months

503.13

403.85

553.62

445.41

558.89

469.38

538.23

323.63

530.59

431.97

474.60

388.77

466.65

417.27

490.75

397.66

448.13

370.70

458.14

369.33

484.48

391.64

493.29

378.81

497.61

429.07

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

561.53

472.48

433.20

397.75

603.75

513.67

544.03

374.63

632.47

529.29

530.21

488.48

569.10

482.25

574.37

451.48

506.27

452.44

541.08

383.37

519.13

466.95

547.50

438.49

487.50

473.78

Friesian/Holstein

Calves up to 2 month

16.04

49.75

16.69

2.00

67.91

95.00

5.70

51.00

16.00

-

34.14

-

18.05

-

8.82

-

7.39

-

12.08

-

23.12

-

4.70

-

-

-

Calves 2 months to 12 months

137.92

136.00

129.10

-

110.25

-

166.22

-

170.36

128.00

145.58

140.00

117.64

-

119.42

-

79.50

-

114.33

-

135.24

140.00

89.00

15.00

154.55

-

Cattle 12 months to 24 months

305.53

385.56

418.83

-

358.80

-

324.14

335.00

371.51

375.00

287.40

510.00

276.00

410.00

367.26

-

234.92

-

221.89

360.00

241.69

-

149.00

-

317.98

-

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

407.42

551.78

453.33

720.00

465.00

766.67

445.63

-

576.15

-

341.92

-

240.00

-

327.50

130.00

300.00

-

309.89

329.05

379.29

269.68

-

302.31

459.28

-

Other Breeds

Calves up to 2 month

75.11

65.51

60.25

-

80.00

20.00

99.00

20.00

90.25

-

92.50

93.75

91.00

90.00

75.00

90.00

61.72

90.00

60.27

55.09

115.00

52.67

93.60

65.00

-

77.50

Calves 2 months to 12 months

321.17

247.92

312.87

360.00

386.76

260.67

393.11

271.71

365.09

310.81

304.31

212.47

291.77

240.00

283.56

163.75

353.25

90.00

375.59

266.83

258.40

197.96

246.77

194.95

290.56

235.00

Cattle 12 months to 24 months

418.79

336.27

498.53

473.53

504.58

477.41

445.27

261.87

438.93

419.76

394.57

296.32

327.28

267.19

450.77

370.32

357.21

312.45

409.87

352.91

390.53

269.71

414.96

302.22

413.54

283.85

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

474.28

363.54

-

-

603.14

464.67

558.27

299.50

535.26

336.50

437.23

458.00

359.60

353.13

550.20

378.75

360.62

305.00

463.62

391.99

401.44

317.50

346.00

300.20

278.40

294.67

All Breeds

Calves up to 2 month

84.42

85.49

83.15

78.82

94.21

87.31

93.03

100.81

118.24

96.31

124.23

121.22

87.61

86.48

63.18

78.73

54.59

102.16

60.70

61.80

90.58

84.28

87.33

70.68

92.96

73.77

Calves 2 months to 12 months

445.60

344.17

462.10

360.05

490.01

392.48

480.15

254.38

475.58

393.46

422.19

358.80

334.98

322.74

425.90

349.31

413.73

361.64

438.37

364.17

399.70

325.36

377.36

307.08

352.54

311.90

Cattle 12 months to 24 months

538.22

440.16

596.63

495.70

590.05

495.07

573.34

329.71

563.44

472.64

505.92

429.81

499.74

422.80

501.76

424.08

486.83

423.54

513.06

436.28

513.28

432.42

540.39

449.50

554.28

475.39

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

594.25

486.02

604.79

508.27

624.54

522.63

608.96

397.43

645.34

545.85

581.36

495.96

576.96

474.92

571.19

473.59

547.75

459.97

562.10

450.57

554.65

461.16

543.03

456.66

612.03

488.07

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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