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4:00pm Thursday 9th July 2009
MONDAY, JULY 6 Finished Cattle - 422 Plenty of buyers but the edge slightly off the trade. This has been due to a combination of factors. The currency strengthening a notch has resulted in foreign meat starting to come back in and, at the same time, the hot weather of the past two weeks has again dampened demand. Having said that, prices would compare more than favourably with deadweight quotations.
8:00am Saturday 4th July 2009
FOLLOWING losses when last year’s waterlogged Kington Show was cancelled at the last minute, organisers are praying for a bumper crowd this year to help recoup some money.
8:00am Friday 3rd July 2009
THE national hedge laying championships are in Herefordshire this year.
3:00pm Thursday 2nd July 2009
MONDAY, JUNE 29 Finished Cattle - 442 Plenty of buyers in attendance and a very good level of demand on all of the clean cattle considering prices reported deadweight. Bulls would be a bit more difficult this week. Last week’s trade on the bulls was perhaps better than people realised. Prices were as follows: Light steers: Also rans to 121.0p; Overall ave 121.0p.
8:00am Friday 26th June 2009
MONDAY, JUNE 22 Finished Cattle – 447 Less cattle on offer this week and more could have been sold to advantage. Steers sold up to 188.5p per kilo, heifers up to 190.0p per kilo and bulls up to 184.5p per kilo. More needed.
8:00am Thursday 25th June 2009
This message was given to 50 members and friends of Shropshire Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT ) when they walked along two-and-a-half miles of the River Corve, a tributary to the River Teme at Munslow.
9:00am Saturday 20th June 2009
Spring lambs (2,078): An excellent quality entry met a very good trade, with premium lambs very keenly sought to 228.4p/kg. Prices: 37kg - £84.50 (228.4p/kg), 32kg - £73 (228.1p/kg), 37kg - £79 (213.5p/kg).
3:00pm Friday 12th June 2009
A FARM near Bromyard has opened up part of its land to create a new bridleway, which covers 10km and is open, free of charge, to horse riders, walkers and bikers.
3:00pm Thursday 11th June 2009
MONDAY, JUNE 8 Finished Cattle – 527: Plenty of buyers about and an improved trade right the way through.
6:00pm Thursday 4th June 2009
LUDLOW MARKET, MONDAY, JUNE 1 Finished Cattle - 598: An excellent trade considering the number of cattle on offer, with increased buying support being present. All sorts met ready competition despite the fact that deadweight prices are being trimmed.
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