Today we held our fortnightly sale of 168 Rearing Calves and Stirks. Once again, a packed ringside of buyers was in attendance with fresh faces eager to purchase. The sale topped at £1,410 for an 11-month-old Beef Shorthorn bull from Nord Vue Farms, purchased by Mr J Field. Brackenburgh Home Farm sold an 8-month-old Luing bull to £1,110. Mr B Hogg, Cairnbridge Farm, sold British Blue bullocks to £1,170 and British Blue heifers to £1,130. First-time vendors Messrs Hogg, Whitehead Hill Farm, sold a pair of Hereford bullocks to £1,100. We had some great consignments on offer in the calf section, with a flying trade to match. A highlight of the sale was a brilliant run of 21 well-reared, 4-month-old calves from Messrs JE Bellas & Son, Croft Ends Farm, selling to average a blistering £864.29, topping at £930 for British Blue heifers purchased by Messrs IS & CA Mounsey, Town Head with a pen of 3 British Blue bulls achieving £910, purchased by Messrs T Norman & Son, High House. Donaldson Dairies sold a great run of 3-month-old British Blue calves to average £633. Holstein calves continue to reap big returns, topping at £460 from J Brown, Barrowfield Farm. Our next sale is our Christmas Show & Sale on Friday 5th December at 10am, please do not hesitate to contact us regarding marketing here. Advise entries to Paul Gardner on 07552 58914 or Andrew Maughan on 07717611952 Full report online now: https://www.penrithauction.com/Portals/0/EasyDNNnews/Uploads/232/Calf%20Report%20211125.pdf

💥For sale privately💥 3 Purebred white galloway heifers 🔹️1 pedigree 2 non pedigree 🔹️15 month old 🔹️TB4 🔹️£1500 For enquiries contact Paul Gardner on 07552589141

Included in tomorrow's sale of 140 calves and stirks! A grrat batch of suckler bred luing Bulls. Great types well worth a look down. Sale starts at 10am tomorrow. Some great suckler bred beef shorthorns also entered. For enquiries contact Paul Gardner on 07552589141

Yesterday we held our weekly sale of 2,842 prime lambs, trade showed another strong lift with a whole sale average of 323ppk being achieved, 339ppk SQQ and £152.97 per head, up £8 per head on this week last year. The sale topped at 435ppk for a smart Blue Texel X lamb weighing 40kg from Mr D Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie, realising £174 purchased by Mr W Shearer on behalf of Pak Mecca. A top price per head of £208 was achieved for a superb Texel lamb weighing 72kg from Messrs B & DA Bousfield, Glaslyn House. Suffolk lambs topped per head at £200 for a single 73kg lamb from Mr CB Abernethy, Belvedene. Topping Suffolks in pence-per-kilo went to Messrs M Bindloss & Son, Shap Abbey, with 52kg lambs realising 375ppk/£195. Mule lambs sold to exceptionally strong rates, topping at £162 for 56kg from Mr WJ Whitfield, Pennine View. The top pence-per-kilo was achieved by a pen of 5, weighing 44kg from Mr CA Cannon, Friarbiggin, realising 320ppk/£141. Mr JG Morton, Bank Hall, sold Cheviot-Mule lambs to 334ppk for a pen of 15, weighing 45kg, totalling £149. The top seller consignment average went to Messrs RH & JR Little, Park Nook, Bewcastle, who sold 6 to average £181.67. This was closely followed by Messrs DG & LM Strong, Sleagill House, selling a run of 29 to average £179.24. Heavy lambs, 55kg plus, continue to add up to big money with first-time vendor Mr R Brazendale, Brocklebank Farm, selling 24 Suffolk Mule lambs to average £170 for 56kg. Sheep are in strong demand here, with an active ringside of 10 buyers to ensure all classes are keenly bid for. If you haven’t yet tried us, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Paul Gardner on 07552 589141, or Andrew Maughan on 07717611952 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐬 £/𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐥 - £208 Glaslyn House; £192, £179, £176 Bolton Wood Lane Farm; £190, £184, £180, £174, £172 Sycamore Rise; £190 (2), £188, £178, £176 Sleagill House; £190 Rottington Hall; £189, £188, £184, £176, £170 Ireby Hall; £188, £172, £170 Reagill Grange; £186, £178 Park Nook; £182 The Bow; £180 Low Abbey; £176 Ireshope Plains; £176 Bells View; £175 (2), £172 Newbiggin Farm; £175, £173 Undercragg; £174 High Garrigill Farm; £172 Stubsgill Farm; £171 Belvedene; £170 (2) Hole House; £170 Clea Hall; £170 Friarbiggin; £170 Pear Tree House 𝐒𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐤 -£200, £188, £176, £172, £162, £159 Belvedene; £195, £168 Hallgarth; £195, £156 Shap Abbey; £192, £178 Park Nook; £191, £167, £166 Brocklebank Farm; £181 Sceugh Dyke; £176, £155 Low Abbey; £174 Pear Tree House; £172, £162 Sleagill House; £170, £167 South View (Wilson); £170 Shap Abbey; £164 Lea Croft; £163 Stubsgill Farm; £162, £155 Ireshope Plains; £162 Crindledyke; £160, £157 Black Leases; £160 Staingills; £159 Braithwaite Mill; £158 Hole House; £157 West End 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐱 - £188, £179 (2), £176, £168 Sycamore Rise; £187, £186 (2), £170, £160 Glebelands; £184, £170 Black Leases; £180, £170 Newbiggin Farm; £179 (2) Shap Abbey; £179, £170 Braithwaite Mill; £179 Reagill Grange; £178, £161 Ireshope Plains; £177, £162 Kirkhouse; £174, £172, £161 Home Farm (Metcalfe); £173, £170, £165, £163 (2) Glaslyn House; £170 High Park Foot; £164, £162 Staingills; £164 Galloper Park; £164 Waterside Farm; £160 Brockwoodlees Farm; £160 Laitha Farm 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐥 - £178 High Harberwain; £174 Brockwwodlees Farm; £170 Clea Hall 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 - £170 Sceugh Dyke; £163, £157 High Park Foot; £162 Street Head (Wilson); £158 Basco Dyke Farm; £156 Ireshope Plains 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐞 - £162, £154, £150 Pennine View; £155 Low Abbey; £153, £147 Stubsgill Farm; £152 Undercragg; £150, £148 Ireshope Plains; £150 Shap Abbey; £148, £147 High Park Foot; £148 Harbour Flatt; £148 Anns Cottage; £147 Lea Croft 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐭 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐞 - £156, £154 Ranbeck; £150 Low Abbey; £149 Bank Hall 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐭 - £149 Hay Close; £148 Clea Hall 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐬 𝐩/𝐤𝐠 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐱 – 435.0, 433.0, 378.0, 372.0 Glebelands; 428.0, 362.0 Black Leases; 421.0 Waterside Farm; 405.0, 400.0, 393.0, 385.0, 373.0, 354.0 Home Farm (Metcalfe); 400.0 Gatra Farm; 398.0, 395.0, 377.0, 373.0, 371.0, 352.0 Staingills; 398.0, 395.0, 373.0 Shap Abbey; 393.0, 386.0, 367.0, 366.0, 363.0, 362.0 Glaslyn House; 391.0, 373.0, 357.0, 351.0 Sycamore Rise; 386.0 High Park Foot; 378.0, 373.0 Braithwaite Mill; 376.0, 368.0, 357.0 Galloper Park; 371.0, 366.0 Ireshope Plains; 362.0, 361.0, 360.0 Kirkhouse; 355.0, 350.0 Walton High Rigg; 355.0 West View (Davidson) 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐥 - 435.0 Brockwwodlees Farm; 354.0 Clea Hall; 349.0 High Harberwain 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐥 - 389.0, 383.0, 343.0 Bolton Wood Lane Farm; 381.0 West View (Davidson); 374.0, 345.0 Reagill Grange; 370.0, 349.0 Bank House; 364.0 Hewer Hill; 360.0 Undercragg; 356.0 Belvedene; 355.0, 351.0 Birks Head; 352.0 Ireshope Plains; 352.0 Brockwoodlees Farm; 351.0, 350.0The Bow; 351.0 Wickerslack; 350.0 (2) Newbiggin Farm; 350.0 Anns Cottage; 350.0 Lingstubbs; 349.0, 348.0, 340.0 Low House (Dickinson); 348.0, 347.0 Clea Hall; 348.0 Castle Bank; 347.0, 340.0 Hole House; 346.0, 345.0 Asby Mill; 345.0, 341.0 Currah Close; 345.0 Eden Close; 345.0 Cairnbridge Farm; 343.0 Staingills; 343.0 Scales Farm (Wilson); 343.0 Undercragg; 342.0 Fenton Farm 𝐒𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐤 –375.0, 321.0 Shap Abbey; 348.0 Bank House; 330.0, 327.0, 315.0, 312.0 Ireshope Plains; 330.0, 321.0, 313.0 Midtown Farm (Fisher); 327.0 Black Leases; 326.0, 314.0 West End; 325.0 Staingills; 323.0, 319.0 Hallgarth; 322.0 West View (Davidson); 321.0 Fowrass; 320.0, 317.0, 314.0, 311.0, 310.0 (2) Hay Close; 318.0 Eden Terrace; 315.0 Crindledyke; 315.0 Westray; 315.0 Walton High Rigg; 313.0 Park Head (Hird); 310.0 Hole House; 310.0 Low Abbey 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 – 354.0, 324.0, 323.0 Staingills; 349.0 Asby Mill; 342.0 Bank House; 336.0 Cottage Farm; 332.0 Belvedene; 326.0 Ireshope Plains; 324.0 (2), 322.0 (2) Anns Cottage 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐬 – 351.0 Swallow Heights 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐭 – 343.0, 328.0 High Lodore Farm; 329.0, 321.0 Clea Hall 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐭 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐞 – 334.0, 331.0 Bank Hall; 312.0 Ranbeck 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐞 – 320.0 Friarbiggin; 313.0, 296.0 High Park Foot; 306.0, 298.0 Lea Croft; 306.0 Stubsgill Farm; 304.0, 300.0 Midtown Farm (Fisher); 296.0 (2) Harbour Flatt; 296.0 Ireshope Plains; 296.0 Anns Cottage 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐤 – 302.0 Eden Terrace Full report online now: https://penrithauction.com/Portals/0/EasyDNNnews/Uploads/205/Prime%20Sheep%2019.11.25.pdf

Yesterday we held our weekly sale of 3,224 Cast Ewes & Rams. Once again numbers came forward to a very ringside of buyers with all classes sharper on the week, especially Mules and Horned ewes. The sale topped at £355 for a pure Texel ewe from Mr CB Abernethy, Belvedene, purchased by Romford Halal. Leading in the averages went to Messrs Clubbs, Old Wall, with a consignment of Texel ewes averaging £259.30, topping at £299 for a pen of 3, also purchased by Romford Halal. Weight and fat ewes were in short supply with Texel X Suffolk ewes achieving a top of £272 and Suffolks topping at £262 for a pair selling to Mr G Lomax, with larger pens to £230 x8, £220 x12, £220 x15, £210 x29, £200 x27, £194 x36. English Mules topped at £190 from first-time vendor Mr R Brazendale, Brocklebank Farm, Wigton. Mr B Duffton, sold a pen of 8 Scotch Mules to £188, with larger pens to £179 x8, £172 x18. A pen of 19 pure Easycare ewes from Messrs Atkinson, Scratchmere Scar, achieved a mind boggling £164. Horned ewes were again a long way short of requirements, topping at £134 for a pen of 9 Scotch Blackfaces, with larger pens achieving £128 x9, £124 x32 and pens of West Coast Blackies to £114 x36, £110 x34, with all sold averaging £103.28. Swaledale ewes saw the average peak at its highest point in a long time at £97.33, topping at £116 for a pen of 3 from Messrs V & R Edmondson, Manesty. This was closely followed at £115 on two occasions, firstly from Messrs Mounsey, Throstle Hall, and then for a pen of 22 from Messrs Strong, Well House, with plenty of pens consistently £100 per head plus. Penrith on a weekly basis require these sorts of numbers to satisfy the competition around the ringside. 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐰𝐞𝐬 £/𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐥 (𝐚𝐯 £𝟐𝟎𝟔.𝟒𝟒) - £355, £350, £302, £285, £200 Belvedene; £350, £208 Huntly Lodge Farm; £299, £262, £248, £242 Old Wall; £290, £222, £212 Shethin Farm; £270, £234 Holme House; £260, £210 Bogie Street; £245, £234 (2), £210 (2) Greenacres; £245, £208 (2) Greystone House; £220 Black Leases; £218 (2) Newbiggin Farm; £214 High Park Foot; £212, £206 Glaslyn House 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 (𝐚𝐯 £𝟏𝟕𝟏.𝟕𝟓) - £315, £244, £210 Holme House; £272, £222 Tehilluh Farm; £270, £228 (2), £216, £208 (2) Belvedene; £248, £212 Lingstubbs £248, £204 Sycamore Rise; £240, £213 Huntley Lodge; £230, £217 Black Leases; £230 Hay Close; £228 Waterside Farm; £220, £210 Greystone House; £218, £200 Bogie Street; £208, £206, £204 Shethin Farm; £205 Sunny Bank; £200 Mains of Ballhall Farm; £200 Newbiggin Farm; £200 Lamb Lea 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐱 (𝐚𝐯 £𝟐𝟎𝟐.𝟕𝟓) - £285, £225, £218 (2) Shap Abbey; £216 Shethin Farm 𝐒𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐤 (𝐚𝐯 £𝟏𝟗𝟐.𝟔𝟓) - £262, £238, £212, £221 Bogie Street; £238, £200 Shethin Farm; £230 (2), £220 (2), £210, £200 Holme House; £228 Belvedene; £222 Huntly Lodge Farm; £216, £198 Thethwaite Farm; £198 Shap Abbey 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐬 (𝐚𝐯 £𝟐𝟏𝟕.𝟓𝟑) - £248, £232, £226, £216 Holme House Cheviot (av £146.42) - £204, £182, £180, £179, £160, £156 Bogie Street; £186, £184, £172 Tillyfour; £173, £156, £152 Huntly Lodge Farm; £172, £164 Shethin Farm; £170 Belvedene; £164 Greenacres; £160, £156 Parkdargue; £158 Merryvale; £154 Greystone House 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐭 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐞 (𝐚𝐯 £𝟏𝟔𝟕.𝟓𝟐) - £192, £190, £169 Huntly Lodge Farm; £190, £167 Tillyfour; £177 Clea Mire; £170 Hay Close 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐞 (𝐚𝐯 £𝟏𝟓𝟎.𝟕𝟔) - £190 Brocklebank Farm; £188, £179, £166, £160 (3) Bogie Street; £172, £152 Holme House; £172 Greenacres; £168 Thethwaite Farm; £166 Tillyfour; £161 The Bow; £160 Newbiggin Farm; £159 Rectory Farm; £158 Stoneygarth; £158 Brackenburgh Home Farm; £158 Pennine View; £156 Knock Hall; £156 Greystone House; £155 Sleagill House; £154 Huntly Lodge Farm; £152 Town Head (Hird) 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐟-𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐝 - £189 (2) Bogie Street 𝐙𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐛𝐥𝐞 (𝐚𝐯 £𝟏𝟒𝟗.𝟏𝟔) - £172 Greystone House; £166 (2), £156 Sunny Bank; £166, £156 Greenacres; £165 Mains of Balhall Farm; £156 Tehilluh Farm 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 (𝐚𝐯 £𝟏𝟎𝟑.𝟐𝟖) - £134, £131, £116, £114, £111 Tehilluh Farm; £128, £106 Greenacres; £124, £120, £110 Parkdargue; £122 Greystone House; £116 Huntly Lodge Farm; £108 Bogie Street; £106 Shethin Farm 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 (𝐚𝐯 £𝟏𝟒𝟔.𝟔𝟑) - £164 Scratchmere Scar; £132 Greystone House 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐤 (𝐚𝐯 £𝟖𝟕.𝟓𝟑) - - £118 Ireshope Plains; £117 Street Head (Wilson); £105, £100 Anns Cottage 𝐒𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐞 (𝐚𝐯 £𝟗𝟕.𝟑𝟑) - £116 Manesty; £115, £108 Well House; £115, £106 Throstle Hall; £114 Fellside Farm; £112 Fog Close; £110 Shap Abbey; £108 Setmabanning; £108 Far Close; £108 Low Stow Bank; £106 West Foreshield; £106 Coach House; £105 Harbour Flatt; £105 Rectory Farm; £100 Haltcliffe 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗺𝘀 £/𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 - £226 Holme House 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐥 - £216 Shethin Farm Full report online now:

Ballot for lambs is pen 19-191