The Scottish Office (Back)
Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture
1997 Edition
Table A9 - Fatstock Market Prices by Month, 1996
 
 

Cattle

Sheep

Pigs
 

Clean cattle

Cows

Clean sheep

Ewes

Clean pigs

Sows

 

p/kg

 

p/kg

 

p/kg

 
 

Live wt

£ /head

est dcw

£ /head

dwt

£ /head

January*

123.28

437.24

253.35

32.32

134.34

116.06

February

122.38

463.31

271.46

40.04

135.90

123.24

March

119.00

493.66

299.19

47.70

136.97

126.77

April*

103.40

-

345.46

49.98

139.86

120.16

May

99.51

-

276.24

37.09

141.06

120.48

June

102.91

-

248.72

37.94

149.43

131.82

July*

103.24

-

224.81

35.34

151.75

135.17

August

98.42

-

224.60

30.09

142.99

153.76

September

98.25

-

250.43

32.28

140.36

151.18

October*

98.58

-

243.68

30.43

132.64

129.36

November

110.58

-

278.27

37.20

115.64

115.63

December*

111.93

-

283.15

39.89

113.08

105.37

 
Weighted average weekly prices, mainly from Meat and Livestock Commission sources, at liveweight auction sales, except that clean pig prices cover all categories deadweight.
Support Payments are excluded.
Monthly averages relate to statistical months of four or five (*) weeks.