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Wales Cow and Calf Prices

Published 18 August 10

Latest information from DDC Wales shows that for the week ending 21/07/10:

• The average price of recorded cows rose while heifers fell when compared to the previous week.
• The average price of commercial cows and heifers fell when comapred to the previous week.  

In Wales, the average price of recorded cows stood at £1,435/head for the week ending 21/07/10, an increase of 14.8% compared to the previous week. Recorded heifers prices fell by 10.2% between the week ending 14/07/10 and the week ending 21/07/10. In the same period commercial cow prices averaged £1,025/head, a fall of £45/head (4.2%), and commercial heifer prices fell by 7.5% to an average of £1,345/head.

Source: DDC

Wales Calf Prices

• The average price of all beef calves rose between the week ending 14/07/10 and the week ending 21/07/10, with the exception of Friesian/Holstein bulls which fell by £26/head to an average of £51/head.
• It should be noted that there have not been any sales for Friesian/Holstein heifers for the last 2 weeks. In addition when there are sales, they are usually for a small number of calves and therefore the average price will be significantly affected by the quality of particular animals.

Source: DDC

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