The Scottish Office (Back)
Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture
1997 Edition
Table A8 - Milking Cows and Store Stock Market Prices (1) by Month, 1996
 
 

Average

Jan.*

Feb.

March

April*

May

June

Dairy cattle

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

Cows & heifers in milk and in-calf:

  

Ayrshire

551.62

572.62

584.00

650.50

510.03

526.77

537.73

Friesian

732.98

787.59

768.34

800.11

806.49

747.61

755.87

Dairy stores (all breeds):

  

2 years old and over

655.67

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 year to 2 years

429.06

-

500.00

-

-

335.00

-

Under 1 year

90.77

99.14

94.20

82.45

59.60

74.95

95.35

Beef cattle

  

Cows & heifers in milk and in-calf

688.39

726.14

699.94

767.12

617.74

690.54

655.67

Beef stores:

  

2 years old and over

567.62

673.64

666.16

683.62

536.80

516.49

517.66

1 year to 2 years

459.07

533.81

549.53

509.01

481.24

432.36

417.43

Weaned calves

376.51

378.71

414.86

396.23

404.37

344.82

323.88

Young calves for rearing

96.60

94.10

115.45

104.61

100.30

96.25

94.53

Irish store cattle

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Others under 1 Year

328.15

348.16

353.82

377.97

356.89

301.35

333.69

Sheep

  

Ewes for Breeding:

  

Blackface

41.76

34.70

45.32

43.52

64.06

-

-

Cheviot

38.62

34.93

43.50

45.28

45.69

-

61.00

With lambs at foot

76.09

91.41

76.94

79.91

83.92

72.82

71.85

Hoggs: Blackface

41.69

27.07

31.45

32.07

38.19

50.54

64.86

Halfbred

56.61

44.42

44.50

43.14

51.00

65.82

70.00

Cheviot

40.36

40.20

40.40

38.80

45.11

43.52

23.64

Greyface

41.71

34.25

41.11

39.76

42.96

53.21

62.46

Downcross

41.64

40.26

41.97

43.77

46.06

46.47

35.68

Lambs: Blackface

35.08

-

-

-

-

-

-

Halfbred

63.27

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cheviot

38.38

-

-

-

-

-

-

Greyface

50.91

-

-

-

-

-

-

Downcross

43.86

-

-

-

38.00

52.58

31.93

Pigs

  

6 to 10 weeks

28.68

36.88

24.93

17.29

-

-

-

10 to 14 weeks

37.77

34.03

40.65

38.95

44.52

43.08

40.98

 
 

July*

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.*

Nov.

Dec.

Dairy cattle

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

Cows & heifers in milk and in-calf:

  

Ayrshire

470.94

486.75

537.00

492.96

537.33

613.85

Friesian

717.80

672.24

652.02

627.76

735.59

788.80

Dairy stores (all breeds):

  

2 years old and over

770.00

598.50

-

-

-

-

1 year to 2 years

445.00

463.75

-

420.45

485.00

-

Under 1 year

90.31

84.11

90.32

92.82

101.93

92.68

Beef cattle

  

Cows & heifers in milk and in-calf

690.25

702.41

657.62

683.79

681.73

709.66

Beef stores:

  

2 years old and over

566.06

515.03

525.58

541.20

554.71

519.39

1 year to 2 years

423.08

390.64

426.71

435.95

439.51

459.41

Weaned calves

334.87

341.34

412.15

376.81

342.86

339.39

Young calves for rearing

92.83

87.58

86.67

94.11

93.77

104.30

Irish store cattle

-

-

-

-

-

-

Others under 1 Year

276.97

243.82

254.19

292.95

287.41

277.74

Sheep

  

Ewes for Breeding:

  

Blackface

28.00

23.06

50.40

33.94

31.07

30.98

Cheviot

-

-

49.53

36.22

36.35

33.91

With lambs at foot

77.69

-

-

-

-

-

Hoggs: Blackface

-

-

-

-

-

-

Halfbred

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cheviot

-

-

-

-

-

-

Greyface

40.50

-

-

-

-

-

Downcross

32.71

-

-

-

-

-

Lambs: Blackface

31.50

35.86

37.44

29.79

32.39

32.60

Halfbred

38.00

71.81

56.96

45.71

51.83

54.42

Cheviot

32.00

40.32

37.41

37.36

40.17

41.02

Greyface

37.46

57.77

52.23

41.11

42.18

41.51

Downcross

37.51

41.43

43.20

43.85

48.05

47.14

Pigs

  

6 to 10 weeks

34.55

-

-

-

-

-

10 to 14 weeks

39.71

23.30

45.46

46.08

38.39

35.05

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