On Monday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held a special dispersal sale of beef breeding cattle on behalf of Messrs PC & J Noble, Walmgate, Bampton.
A very successful opening to the sale with buyers keen to purchase. Messrs P C & J Noble, Walmgate sold a consignment of aged Limousin & British Blue cows with Limousin calves at foot and scanned back Incalf to average £3000.
Topping at £3400 went to a Hereford x Limousin cow with twin bullock & heifer calves at foot selling to Messrs Braithwaite, Scales Farm.
British Blue cows with Limousin heifer calves topped at £3250, with numerous others £3000 plus.
Breeding bulls topped at £2800 for a 4 year old Aberdeen Angus from Messrs E R Toppin, Gale Hall.
Leading Prices
Cow & Heifer Calf
British Blue - £3400 Walmgate
British Blue - £3250 Walmgate
Limousin - £3200, £3000, £2900 Walmgate
Cow & Bull Calf
Limousin - £3000 (2) Walmgate
Breeding Bull
Aberdeen Angus - £2800 Gale Hall
Simmental - £2100 Riggshield
Penrith & District Farmers Mart
09/11/2026
On Monday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 268 Store Cattle & Suckled Calves of all classes.
Store Cattle didn’t show the drop that everyone was discussing with cattle very good to sell and not a penny less.
Topping the sale at £2475 went to Messrs D W & T A Bell, High Dyke Farm with an exceptional Limousin x British Blue heifer, 20 months old selling to Mr D Barker. Closely following at £2355 came from Messrs R & J M Ridley, Ranbeck with a Limousin heifer 19 months old who consignment to 17 – 19 months old cattle averaged £2208.33.
Bullocks topped at £2325 from Mr W Routledge, Lords Town with a Charolais, only 17 months old in great store condition selling to Mr R Dickinson.
Dairy bred Charolais bullocks topped at £2295 from Messrs M Ridsdale & Son, Yew Tree Farm closely following with dairy bred British Blues to £2285 from Messrs B S & J Strong, Hewer Hill and Aberdeen Angus bullocks to £2275 for a pen of 3 from Messrs A Johnston, Oddendale.
Dairy bred heifers topped at £2265 for British Blue X Montbeliardes from Messrs G & E A Harrison, Mount Clifton and Aberdeen Angus to £2115 from Messrs M Ridsdale & Son.
Our next sale will be held on Monday 23rd November, entries close Noon Monday 16th November.
Leading Prices
Store Bullocks
Charolais - £2325 Lords Town; £2295, £2245, £2185 Yew Tree Farm (Ridsdale)
Limousin - £2295, £2135, £2075, £1945, £1895 Staingills; £2285, £2075, £1815 Greenlands; £2255 Yew Tree Farm (Ridsdale); £2165 (2) Ranbeck; £2125 Hollins Farm; £2125 High House (Dickinson); £2095 Bloan Farm; £2065, £2015, £1975, £1845 Scales Farm (Wilson); £2035, £1845 Lockholme Hall
British Blue - £2285, £1995 (4) Hewer Hill; £2265 Oddendale Hall; £2245, £2195 Higher Lingart Farm; £2195 Town Head (Mounsey); £2175 High House (Dickinson); £2155 (2), £2135, £2075, £2025, £2015 Staingills; £2145 (2), £2125 (3) Oddendale Hall; £2145 Sleagill House; £1865 (2) Littlebeck
Aberdeen Angus - £2275 (3) Oddendale Hall; £2095, £2085 Yew Tree Farm (Ridsdale); £2045 (3), £2015, £1945 (3) Brigham Bank
Continental - £2185 Yew Tree Farm (Ridsdale)
Simmental - £2105 Yew Tree Farm (Ridsdale); £2055, £1815, £1805 Bowness Farm; £1835 Mellgates
Hereford - £2095, £1865 Town Head (Mounsey)
Blonde D’Aquitaine - £1995 Staingills
Black & White - £1945 Sleagill House; £1815 High House (Dickinson); £1745 (2), £1675 (2) Stepends
Store Heifers
Limousin - £2475, £2295, £2045 High Dyke Farm; £2355, £2335, £2115 (2) Ranbeck; £2275, £1985, £1925, £1825 Mount Clifton; £2275, £1975, £1935 Thorneycroft; £2135, £2125, £1915 Hollins Farm; £2075, £2035 Scales Farm (Wilson); £1985 Bloan Farm; £1955 (3) Glebelands
Charolais - £2325 Yew Tree Farm (Ridsdale); £1915 Mount Clifton
British Blue - £2265, £2075 (2), £1935 Mount Clifton; £2135, £2055 Hill Top Farm (Lister); £1965 Sleagill House; £1955 Glebelands; £1875 High Springfield
Simmental - £2125, £1935 Mont Clifton; £1855 Thorneycroft; £1835, £1705 (2) Mellgates
Aberdeen Angus - £2115, £2045 (2) Yew Tree Farm (Ridsdale); £1945 (2), £1925, £1875, £1835 (3), £1825 (2), £1805 Mount Clifton; £1935 Bloan Farm; £1905, £1795 (3) Brigham Bank; £1745 (2) Littlebeck; £1745 Springfield; £1735 (4) Dacre Lodge; £1735 Pennine View
Blonde D’Aquitaine - £2035 High Dyke Farm
Hereford - £1895 High Dyke Farm
Dairy Shorthorn - £1795 Mount Clifton
Beef Shorthorn - £1715 Mount Clifton
Penrith & District Farmers Mart
09/11/2026
On Monday, Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held its fortnightly sale of 95 cast cows.
Another large entry of cast cows was forward, with all buyers present ensuring a competitive trade throughout. The sale topped at 341.5ppk for an OTM Limousin X British Blue, weighing 593k, realising £2,025.10, purchased by Mr D Barker.
A Limousin cow from Messrs Strong, Well House, sold to £2,202.28/321.5ppk for 685kg, purchased by Mr G Chapman.
Pure-bred Hereford cows, straight off the grass, topped at £2,090.73/229.5ppk from Russett Estate, Edenhall, with numerous others achieving £2,000 plus.
OTM Brown Swiss cattle topped at £1,652.41/281.5ppk from Messrs Jackson & Son, Frizington Parks Farm, with others to 267.5ppk.
Holstein cows, out the parlour, topped at £1,863.98/217.5ppk from Mr MJ Dent, Catterlen Hall, purchased by Mr G Chapman.
Stock bulls topped at a hefty £2980.28/251.5ppk from Messrs E & R Brass, Barnskew, purchased by Mr D Barker.
Strong demand continues at our fortnightly sales, so please do not hesitate to get in touch. Our next sale will be held on Monday 23rd November.
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We also held our fortnightly sale of prime cattle.
More prime cattle were forward with all buyers in attendance ensuring trade was consistent throughout and not seeing the expected drop.
Topping the sale at 379.5ppk/£2774.15 was a Limousin cross bull, weighing 731kg from Mr D Raine, Old Parks, selling to R Pearson Butchers, Bradford
Dairy-bred bulls topped at 289.5ppk/£1716.74 for a Holstein, weighing 593kg from Messrs RM & LA Woodhouse, Howe Farm, purchased by Mr C Anderson.
Clean cattle topped at 339.5ppk for a dairy-bred Limousin heifer, none farm assured, weighing 636kg, totalling £2159.22 selling to Jewitt Meat Company.
More numbers are required on a fortnightly basis to meet the strong demand.
Full report online now:
https://www.penrithauction.com/Portals/0/EasyDNNnews/Uploads/490/OTM%20Cattle%20091126.pdf
Penrith & District Farmers Mart
09/11/2026