Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture: 2008 Edition

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Table A15 Fatstock market prices by month, 2007

Cattle

Sheep

Clean cattle

Cows

Clean sheep

Ewes

p/kg livewt

p/kg livewt

p/kg est dcw

£/head

January*

121.15

69.80

220.38

24.95

February

122.60

75.97

233.22

27.64

March

120.14

77.52

249.57

32.26

April*

122.22

79.90

223.57

35.91

May

120.65

75.92

206.73

35.14

June

121.33

76.52

249.82

32.80

July*

124.58

73.17

246.24

29.46

August

126.38

73.13

234.55

27.84

September

126.38

75.58

206.41

37.07

October*

122.34

67.45

157.88

20.52

November

123.81

65.44

161.67

20.50

December*

129.03

66.69

174.82

22.65

Notes:
Weighted average weekly prices at liveweight auction sales, from Meat and Livestock Commission.
Support Payments are excluded.
Monthly averages relate to statistical months of four or five(*) weeks.

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