Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture 2011 Edition

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Table A5 Output and prices of cattle and sheep, 2006 to 2010

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010 (Prov)

Finished cattle:

Number ('000 head)

522

498

454

446

460

Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

176.7

173.1

155.9

155.3

163.5

Average price (£ per kg)

2.13

2.14

2.67

2.89

2.80

Value of output (£m)

364.5

359.0

405.0

437.1

446.8

Cows and bulls:

Number ('000 head)

35

46

59

52

56

Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

11.7

15.2

19.4

17.2

19.2

Average price (£ per head)

474.2

497.1

653.9

697.0

681.0

Value of output (£m)

16.4

22.3

37.8

35.4

37.9

Finished calves:

Number ('000 head)

2

2

2

2

2

Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

Value of output (£m)

0.2

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

Subtract MLC levy

-1.9

-1.9

-1.8

-1.7

-1.8

Stock change (£m) (1)

-4.4

-15.2

-10.4

-9.4

-10.7

Other receipts (£m) (2)

29.2

25.1

26.5

23.6

19.2

TOTAL VALUE OF OUTPUT (£m)

404.0

389.5

457.5

485.3

491.8

Store cattle:

Number ('000 head)

71

66

65

60

50

Average price (£ per head)

530.6

541.2

619.1

738.5

694.3

Value of output (£m)

35.5

33.8

37.8

41.6

33.0

Store calves:

Number ('000 head)

27.2

29.6

31.0

29.4

27.7

Average price (£ per head)

435.71

450.12

497.06

619.01

519.57

Value of output (£m)

11.4

12.7

14.6

17.5

13.9

Finished sheep:

Number ('000 head)

2675

2738

2719

2580

2329

Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

52.7

54.3

52.7

50.8

46.3

Average price (£ per kg)

2.39

2.30

2.68

3.62

3.96

Value of output (£m)

121.4

120.6

136.2

178.0

177.4

Ewes and rams:

Number ('000 head)

402

430

404

303

339

Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

9.7

11.7

10.3

8.2

10.1

Average price (£ per head)

28.9

28.6

32.0

51.8

60.1

Value of output (£m)

10.7

11.3

11.9

14.7

19.2

Stock change (£m)(1)

1.3

-0.3

-5.3

-4.9

-4.2

Other receipts (£m)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

TOTAL VALUE OF OUTPUT (£m)

133.4

131.7

142.8

187.7

198.7

Store sheep:

Number ('000 head)

364

306

420

352

376

Average price (£ per head)

31.7

28.6

33.6

57.0

71.0

Value of output (£m)

10.7

8.0

13.0

18.8

25.2

(1) Value of the physical increase in on-farm stocks over the course of the year.
(2) Comprising Scottish Beef Calf Scheme and Older Cattle Disposal Scheme (Over Thirty Months Scheme prior to 2007).

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