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Table A13(ii) Breeding and store stock cattle market prices by month, 2007 (store)

Yearly Average

Jan.*

Feb.

March

Steers

Heifers

Steers

Heifers

Steers

Heifers

Steers

Heifers

Store Cattle for Finishing

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

Limousin

Calves up to 6 weeks

141.60

120.41

143.71

128.79

121.45

84.40

123.56

97.96

Calves >6 weeks to 6 months

335.04

264.04

276.10

204.55

253.65

173.50

278.69

248.13

Calves >6 months to 12 months

484.82

402.95

488.52

395.64

504.62

408.44

514.39

431.70

Cattle >12 months to 18 months

546.78

476.27

573.04

496.58

583.75

517.35

574.06

509.42

Cattle >18 months to 24 months

597.93

523.76

621.02

528.82

613.12

537.59

636.49

535.82

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

596.91

525.71

631.28

512.82

625.60

542.83

643.00

564.19

Charolais

Calves up to 6 weeks

227.54

151.00

385.00

140.00

170.00

125.00

200.00

220.00

Calves >6 weeks to 6 months

415.46

332.96

361.66

303.54

295.00

207.50

352.33

334.75

Calves >6 months to 12 months

542.22

457.89

553.24

465.44

550.06

469.61

562.47

484.37

Cattle >12 months to 18 months

599.95

522.13

630.56

551.97

619.21

558.50

622.04

559.18

Cattle >18 months to 24 months

666.41

571.12

687.33

594.56

673.82

587.42

674.57

592.59

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

657.71

578.65

714.66

618.81

603.81

598.92

671.26

626.79

Simmental

Calves up to 6 weeks

166.33

118.60

157.50

132.56

153.50

70.00

155.00

107.33

Calves >6 weeks to 6 months

340.01

266.69

535.00

228.18

207.50

77.50

467.50

-

Calves >6 months to 12 months

492.80

411.80

510.81

402.95

503.62

426.25

523.89

429.83

Cattle >12 months to 18 months

563.02

488.82

599.76

530.62

577.15

523.65

579.38

487.30

Cattle >18 months to 24 months

614.72

539.47

640.83

567.42

631.37

563.43

628.30

553.87

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

624.21

537.37

642.72

527.23

603.49

571.39

637.56

541.38

Other Continental

Calves up to 6 weeks

155.78

130.55

139.80

112.00

122.45

119.00

161.67

130.00

Calves >6 weeks to 6 months

272.11

232.62

194.95

129.75

181.54

127.60

216.29

192.00

Calves >6 months to 12 months

467.18

399.20

470.62

389.31

490.72

401.05

493.85

431.19

Cattle >12 months to 18 months

528.20

469.47

519.01

448.86

539.27

481.17

540.54

484.84

Cattle >18 months to 24 months

584.52

529.58

612.03

528.90

613.55

547.39

609.13

540.33

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

605.90

545.13

594.88

515.91

655.92

582.42

620.10

540.00

Aberdeen Angus

Calves up to 6 weeks

112.25

98.02

82.00

95.00

87.00

100.00

103.14

82.58

Calves >6 weeks to 6 months

234.42

182.30

210.17

179.00

152.50

119.60

230.00

170.00

Calves >6 months to 12 months

438.49

347.23

426.55

339.34

447.01

321.97

466.75

365.85

Cattle >12 months to 18 months

529.07

432.27

554.12

458.37

549.22

470.31

548.06

463.52

Cattle >18 months to 24 months

574.60

484.64

589.61

493.85

598.89

495.55

575.74

492.56

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

568.33

482.87

579.78

488.03

591.48

517.60

605.24

485.92

Friesian/Holstein

Calves up to 6 weeks

36.13

160.00

23.86

-

35.50

-

10.00

-

Calves >6 weeks to 6 months

87.01

83.33

135.31

-

84.50

75.00

108.89

-

Calves >6 months to 12 months

188.06

275.00

179.09

-

209.17

-

185.00

275.00

Cattle >12 months to 18 months

323.44

406.25

316.73

-

344.59

-

355.31

-

Cattle >18 months to 24 months

381.71

351.75

431.42

-

416.77

528.00

396.25

275.00

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

354.30

428.36

418.00

-

403.00

-

352.81

430.00

Other Breeds

Calves up to 6 weeks

109.08

92.90

139.00

78.00

131.00

-

103.55

-

Calves >6 weeks to 6 months

201.26

191.44

150.00

141.60

128.75

121.67

153.00

160.00

Calves >6 months to 12 months

357.79

297.93

341.25

202.14

400.77

295.55

390.15

360.90

Cattle >12 months to 18 months

446.24

386.23

522.98

410.00

501.63

501.27

491.24

456.30

Cattle >18 months to 24 months

501.60

437.79

501.82

467.78

548.87

482.04

530.46

499.94

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

454.85

405.09

549.95

299.13

548.88

505.97

460.00

491.67

All Breeds

Calves up to 6 weeks

134.40

117.38

128.25

124.06

121.96

98.19

120.37

95.57

Calves >6 weeks to 6 months

322.90

274.58

235.71

205.84

188.98

144.23

237.35

239.20

Calves >6 months to 12 months

493.54

419.85

509.04

422.83

510.69

429.88

524.63

451.68

Cattle >12 months to 18 months

554.28

487.08

582.91

514.10

576.77

526.59

573.93

519.33

Cattle >18 months to 24 months

601.70

531.94

632.68

551.38

627.48

553.05

623.69

554.11

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

585.40

523.38

632.48

507.26

604.22

562.34

619.48

558.79

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

Table A13(ii) Breeding and Store Stock Cattle market prices by month, 2007 (store) (continued)

April*

May

June

July*

Steers

Heifers

Steers

Heifers

Steers

Heifers

Steers

Heifers

Store Cattle for Finishing

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

Limousin

Calves up to 6 weeks

144.93

116.48

179.20

168.89

148.80

132.50

161.03

139.20

Calves >6 weeks to 6 months

356.78

268.00

334.76

292.86

331.60

195.50

216.80

155.56

Calves >6 months to 12 months

527.41

444.94

487.95

408.91

457.51

390.73

491.77

418.82

Cattle >12 months to 18 months

579.26

506.63

532.71

462.45

490.48

463.46

528.92

477.35

Cattle >18 months to 24 months

626.03

544.16

583.64

532.90

531.17

521.05

565.11

506.36

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

645.83

550.06

608.35

556.88

531.54

492.27

581.42

524.16

Charolais

Calves up to 6 weeks

-

180.00

226.67

190.00

186.67

215.00

240.00

116.67

Calves >6 weeks to 6 months

467.33

394.50

414.27

336.67

137.50

205.00

347.50

370.00

Calves >6 months to 12 months

576.29

491.77

527.53

448.91

493.57

455.70

521.12

440.42

Cattle >12 months to 18 months

618.43

542.94

569.22

488.29

556.65

479.99

567.46

502.42

Cattle >18 months to 24 months

668.25

583.77

642.71

538.27

626.22

523.88

668.28

550.01

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

690.70

613.08

657.20

562.98

590.62

544.85

688.29

597.83

Simmental

Calves up to 6 weeks

175.00

144.67

151.60

91.00

190.63

-

174.29

119.75

Calves >6 weeks to 6 months

441.14

264.50

266.25

216.67

300.00

275.00

220.00

170.00

Calves >6 months to 12 months

531.50

456.06

498.70

419.99

422.00

429.82

484.83

419.04

Cattle >12 months to 18 months

585.78

503.40

547.95

486.04

555.59

481.52

550.57

505.97

Cattle >18 months to 24 months

633.30

545.24

607.12

519.81

579.78

525.65

631.68

529.51

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

670.67

561.48

657.15

559.66

630.00

539.23

655.08

547.96

Other Continental

Calves up to 6 weeks

182.50

165.00

184.29

155.71

208.64

152.14

169.83

152.00

Calves >6 weeks to 6 months

251.95

257.92

307.35

219.23

301.82

231.82

255.00

197.50

Calves >6 months to 12 months

502.71

435.20

475.23

391.05

469.14

344.17

469.16

372.09

Cattle >12 months to 18 months

563.01

486.12

535.31

474.92

517.34

442.64

504.04

451.80

Cattle >18 months to 24 months

609.89

550.32

586.48

543.24

549.09

617.03

572.57

532.20

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

657.92

577.26

612.82

567.18

552.52

565.07

582.83

522.12

Aberdeen Angus

Calves up to 6 weeks

124.82

123.18

159.17

162.56

166.54

116.25

105.00

122.14

Calves >6 weeks to 6 months

247.30

175.14

248.57

187.50

301.11

244.17

223.16

258.43

Calves >6 months to 12 months

483.29

391.69

443.48

354.43

438.05

370.00

431.33

371.63

Cattle >12 months to 18 months

549.32

457.76

482.06

406.44

487.28

443.44

493.34

400.14

Cattle >18 months to 24 months

615.18

523.93

564.92

496.54

537.39

498.87

540.12

458.57

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

625.14

552.96

610.68

504.54

502.38

440.56

545.04

473.69

Friesian/Holstein

Calves up to 6 weeks

48.00

-

-

-

76.50

160.00

67.50

-

Calves >6 weeks to 6 months

115.46

-

140.07

-

75.10

-

87.67

-

Calves >6 months to 12 months

233.04

-

166.43

-

168.89

-

211.00

-

Cattle >12 months to 18 months

322.98

400.00

361.36

442.50

-

-

304.57

-

Cattle >18 months to 24 months

405.75

400.00

388.24

505.00

410.63

-

369.81

230.00

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

450.93

-

-

450.00

444.50

-

367.67

-

Other Breeds

Calves up to 6 weeks

104.19

100.00

126.91

-

133.13

-

114.11

105.00

Calves >6 weeks to 6 months

121.94

187.43

284.00

208.60

157.33

-

96.67

-

Calves >6 months to 12 months

418.09

384.96

424.46

331.03

344.37

321.60

346.33

317.00

Cattle >12 months to 18 months

479.15

432.43

460.89

381.10

403.82

398.77

439.41

373.39

Cattle >18 months to 24 months

535.09

477.04

510.18

508.05

462.39

498.69

450.94

363.50

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

574.49

458.26

557.09

457.60

536.11

455.85

398.63

326.25

All Breeds

Calves up to 6 weeks

135.99

124.43

165.26

152.46

164.04

139.26

150.87

132.09

Calves >6 weeks to 6 months

288.12

262.13

298.47

248.22

248.45

222.41

215.33

217.57

Calves >6 months to 12 months

534.81

459.92

491.80

417.12

446.07

398.17

487.56

418.29

Cattle >12 months to 18 months

579.39

512.26

531.97

466.51

505.79

462.47

526.59

478.15

Cattle >18 months to 24 months

622.68

548.94

584.95

527.52

543.83

531.93

566.16

510.32

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

644.51

559.37

619.66

537.65

552.52

510.34

594.10

526.58

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

Table A13(ii) Breeding and Store Stock Cattle market prices by month, 2007 (store) (continued)

August

September

October*

November

December

Steers

Heifers

Steers

Heifers

Steers

Heifers

Steers

Heifers

Steers

Heifers

Store Cattle for Finishing

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

Limousin

Calves up to 6 weeks

130.89

113.33

110.75

82.00

165.13

145.44

113.83

108.26

120.21

61.63

Calves >6 weeks to 6 months

192.00

126.67

327.43

242.75

352.86

283.29

300.97

254.48

327.18

243.11

Calves >6 months to 12 months

470.32

384.92

442.71

373.87

445.22

361.01

412.07

343.12

388.13

323.76

Cattle >12 months to 18 months

541.98

478.60

514.04

445.16

535.88

456.14

501.40

442.71

492.50

450.81

Cattle >18 months to 24 months

614.09

565.00

566.64

512.76

575.74

504.81

561.06

497.95

546.69

477.82

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

684.56

556.63

567.39

519.88

560.69

503.78

528.44

467.68

507.44

510.82

Charolais

Calves up to 6 weeks

-

-

-

-

-

170.00

98.00

42.00

-

-

Calves >6 weeks to 6 months

200.00

-

434.59

336.33

421.38

337.43

387.69

306.94

308.25

244.62

Calves >6 months to 12 months

538.84

406.67

498.97

391.91

508.46

416.36

480.09

396.06

453.26

365.90

Cattle >12 months to 18 months

600.32

525.02

593.91

519.75

593.15

506.96

576.11

494.64

608.76

473.57

Cattle >18 months to 24 months

722.88

565.22

660.01

572.91

641.87

539.72

667.14

542.06

655.89

540.83

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

667.87

551.21

609.26

577.89

656.01

521.00

551.93

542.64

633.93

606.55

Simmental

Calves up to 6 weeks

165.00

190.00

146.25

61.00

194.00

59.50

171.00

162.00

146.88

142.50

Calves >6 weeks to 6 months

248.00

155.00

303.95

260.43

353.00

282.73

309.93

253.33

190.00

165.00

Calves >6 months to 12 months

511.17

430.87

443.03

366.57

450.98

364.17

433.59

352.82

360.83

276.43

Cattle >12 months to 18 months

564.03

496.32

553.88

488.18

547.75

469.53

531.45

461.75

531.07

457.22

Cattle >18 months to 24 months

636.43

557.47

593.25

515.67

600.14

532.53

577.24

505.68

563.16

498.30

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

621.88

485.00

570.61

527.15

556.23

484.30

576.14

521.57

507.50

573.33

Other Continental

Calves up to 6 weeks

232.50

122.00

130.43

106.36

125.00

105.00

126.25

130.00

170.00

137.00

Calves >6 weeks to 6 months

182.50

130.00

232.25

147.50

311.04

281.69

234.12

199.79

238.64

163.12

Calves >6 months to 12 months

519.50

268.33

466.98

375.65

431.81

379.28

406.86

344.02

361.95

302.61

Cattle >12 months to 18 months

560.44

467.66

515.45

460.63

515.78

470.52

510.02

447.26

486.88

414.00

Cattle >18 months to 24 months

592.50

559.60

544.44

526.96

560.25

510.19

545.29

485.47

564.94

504.01

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

730.00

605.00

577.37

533.41

574.04

522.27

566.43

539.57

515.00

410.40

Aberdeen Angus

Calves up to 6 weeks

-

-

93.17

81.67

74.33

75.00

83.79

67.27

80.00

65.64

Calves >6 weeks to 6 months

120.00

135.00

208.57

181.67

264.14

172.45

219.85

159.21

186.11

199.89

Calves >6 months to 12 months

409.42

-

373.66

313.65

411.30

298.69

358.40

281.18

373.47

261.20

Cattle >12 months to 18 months

529.30

440.51

507.30

422.03

542.93

428.01

482.26

401.35

421.60

348.02

Cattle >18 months to 24 months

578.75

519.33

552.82

496.29

568.68

465.52

524.57

455.01

516.81

461.99

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

668.00

598.52

494.85

424.11

525.94

440.34

526.52

392.31

536.32

399.70

Friesian/Holstein

Calves up to 6 weeks

68.00

-

41.57

-

13.00

-

23.00

-

-

-

Calves >6 weeks to 6 months

69.80

-

76.58

20.00

54.07

155.00

42.08

-

82.80

-

Calves >6 months to 12 months

65.00

-

100.31

-

224.29

-

129.11

-

117.60

-

Cattle >12 months to 18 months

-

-

286.25

-

292.75

-

284.73

340.00

135.00

-

Cattle >18 months to 24 months

-

-

356.25

-

332.43

-

346.43

292.00

365.00

-

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

235.00

-

316.00

275.00

296.54

312.50

398.37

292.00

338.29

580.00

Other Breeds

Calves up to 6 weeks

110.00

-

109.50

180.00

97.60

67.20

93.00

-

78.43

130.00

Calves >6 weeks to 6 months

135.00

-

181.52

168.75

235.37

205.50

180.25

204.00

199.38

115.00

Calves >6 months to 12 months

286.56

-

381.22

290.50

331.76

256.61

295.01

256.84

304.73

202.14

Cattle >12 months to 18 months

370.97

425.33

459.45

420.02

434.72

372.79

383.54

325.41

421.54

341.76

Cattle >18 months to 24 months

485.00

-

528.12

390.43

479.56

405.07

465.19

385.71

507.85

318.11

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

376.67

-

408.87

375.00

415.24

403.66

321.10

311.00

400.83

332.86

All Breeds

Calves up to 6 weeks

139.73

130.40

100.91

94.38

142.28

115.03

107.61

102.14

121.09

83.77

Calves >6 weeks to 6 months

147.76

130.84

322.24

258.22

359.90

299.74

266.61

241.04

261.47

215.80

Calves >6 months to 12 months

488.01

400.53

443.11

374.14

457.29

379.46

413.24

350.67

382.35

316.26

Cattle >12 months to 18 months

552.03

491.15

543.36

479.06

550.48

472.05

510.52

450.99

497.01

433.60

Cattle >18 months to 24 months

650.98

560.91

584.33

530.24

580.40

511.26

567.49

493.64

552.11

484.12

Cattle over 24 months (heifers not calved)

577.62

559.23

552.67

508.61

539.26

491.14

496.73

466.87

477.04

480.97

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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