Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture: 2009 Edition

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Table A14 Breeding and store stock sheep market prices by month, 2008

Breeding Sheep

Yearly Average

January*

February

March

April*

May

June

July*

August

September

October*

November

December

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/hea

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

Blackface

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

45.24

41.00

25.87

42.56

35.63

84.21

71.36

-

27.45

38.78

32.19

36.05

-

Gimmers

56.89

-

211.18

-

-

-

-

-

-

54.91

53.21

29.23

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

29.45

-

96.98

50.00

-

-

-

-

-

33.46

14.06

10.48

15.86

Broken Mouthed Ewes

23.77

-

14.70

27.44

-

-

-

-

20.00

23.33

23.93

23.68

-

Cheviot

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

35.11

-

37.04

-

59.08

39.26

-

-

44.00

34.99

26.96

55.00

-

Gimmers

47.88

-

36.00

50.88

-

-

-

-

-

94.13

42.11

40.61

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

37.82

-

32.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

48.10

36.09

-

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

30.79

-

17.71

30.20

-

-

-

-

-

27.25

31.28

18.69

-

Half Bred

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

70.49

32.00

-

-

-

-

-

50.67

-

71.07

59.70

-

-

Gimmers

84.93

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

76.00

85.22

62.00

-

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

46.74

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

46.74

-

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

26.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

26.00

-

-

Greyface/Mule

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

55.98

42.00

50.83

49.00

37.29

73.07

60.49

-

55.78

55.97

48.52

40.80

-

Gimmers

76.57

-

63.48

36.00

-

-

-

-

77.20

77.64

73.00

56.12

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

47.98

-

58.10

59.24

70.00

-

-

-

42.00

-

44.13

49.34

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

35.39

-

14.00

42.35

-

-

-

38.00

-

33.20

35.61

28.07

-

Suffolk

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Gimmers

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Suffolk X

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

36.41

-

38.80

41.02

64.05

-

60.00

-

51.38

45.19

28.36

-

-

Gimmers

72.55

-

46.65

47.25

-

-

-

87.49

-

48.09

44.94

34.00

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

53.72

-

56.56

57.00

-

-

-

55.58

51.00

59.56

38.50

31.33

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

37.50

-

-

26.72

-

-

-

51.63

-

-

34.19

36.92

-

Texel

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

48.13

105.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

29.50

40.00

-

-

65.60

Gimmers

471.26

296.42

-

-

-

-

-

-

76.31

38.29

-

-

731.37

Fully Warranted Ewes

56.80

182.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

55.20

32.50

-

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Texel X

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

40.93

29.67

35.48

41.00

36.61

62.94

64.50

43.83

41.97

50.57

32.22

-

58.00

Gimmers

62.21

-

52.01

50.38

-

69.50

-

75.71

66.50

74.85

63.31

31.90

-

Fully Warranted Ewes

50.82

60.00

53.61

49.02

-

-

-

56.23

45.82

59.79

45.61

-

-

Broken Mouthed Ewes

40.16

-

-

49.00

-

-

-

49.76

34.77

35.00

37.82

32.83

-

Other Crosses

Ewe Lambs (New & Old Season)

53.75

-

-

66.28

66.00

72.50

-

-

-

51.84

43.00

-

32.20

Gimmers

50.94

-

53.79

41.45

-

-

69.00

-

-

58.09

53.30

28.95

56.36

Fully Warranted Ewes

52.16

-

47.70

46.20

-

-

-

52.43

22.00

57.81

32.59

53.50

32.50

Broken Mouthed Ewes

24.79

-

24.59

28.45

-

-

-

-

-

35.76

15.53

11.00

-

All breeds with lambs at foot

80.23

105.83

62.46

70.84

70.51

84.74

78.18

20.15

-

37.00

-

-

-

All breeds light weight lambs

32.19

27.92

31.37

34.79

34.67

35.56

30.28

33.03

30.75

31.07

28.44

27.64

35.07

Store Lambs: (New & Old Season)

Blackface

24.27

21.78

24.92

31.03

29.05

35.06

33.68

48.07

22.40

24.40

23.17

20.89

29.34

Cheviot

31.78

31.02

32.14

36.77

35.01

40.80

45.62

35.50

32.59

30.84

30.49

27.85

31.32

Halfbred

52.19

33.84

39.05

32.46

23.13

45.75

49.50

-

59.60

33.02

37.28

48.55

-

Greyface/Mule

35.99

30.17

37.43

44.95

34.52

43.03

55.12

29.93

36.37

38.78

33.10

31.21

38.61

Suffolk

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Suffolk cross

37.40

34.21

36.43

41.54

38.86

43.44

34.63

36.84

38.23

37.59

36.58

36.70

41.73

Texel

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Texel cross

35.83

32.43

35.51

38.28

38.82

39.44

39.46

38.06

37.17

36.90

34.75

33.68

37.81

Other Breeds

31.83

31.04

33.53

43.19

35.40

36.81

46.08

31.78

31.65

34.21

29.15

24.52

38.15

Other crosses

27.94

26.87

29.15

29.81

35.56

38.46

42.69

44.00

28.68

28.80

25.30

25.31

29.95

Notes:
Average of prices paid.
Monthly averages relate to statistical months of four or five(*) weeks.
Source: Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board - Economics

Page updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2009