PRIME LAMB & HOGG REPORT
Wednesday 9th July 2025
On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 1,572 prime sheep, comprising of 375 prime hoggs and 1,172 spring lambs.
A good entry forward of 1,172 lambs with many vendors reporting lambs haven’t thrived this week with the poor weather. This national trend resulting in a flying trade across the board with a 10ppk rise on the week. Once again, the fed meaty lambs are in short supply and gain a huge premium. A whole sale average of 369ppk or 371sqq equating to £163 a head was achieved.
Topping the trade today at 435ppk came for a lovely pen of 12 Beltex lambs at 40kg achieving £174 from Messrs W Gribbon, Waterside this regular consigner of fantastic lambs followed in with another pen of t selling for 434ppl for 41kg at £178. Messrs TA Robson Newstead Grange, sold another 429ppk for 42kg or £180 a head. Topping ppk at £211 came on 2 separate occasions firstly for a 55kg Texel achieving 384ppk from Mr Christopher Abernethey, Belvedene. Secondly a pen of 3 at 60kg from Claremont Properties. Weight continues to be extremely sought after with numerous sheep over £190. Suffolk lambs topped at 380ppk for a pen of 10 at 44kg achieving £167 per head from Wayne Armstrong, Ashbourne Drive. The numbers and prices speak for themselves and many more can be sold with ease.
Prime Hoggs still sold with great ease and many more are required to fulfil demand from several buyers. Topping at 312ppk went to a pen of 20 cheviot hoggs, weighing 43kgs from Mr L Graham, Shannachar Cottage, Perth totalling £134 with heavies regularly £160 plus topping at £170 on several occasions.
If you haven’t before now been the time to try.
Leading Prices
Prime Lambs p/kg
Beltex – 435.0, 434.0, 400.0(2), 388.0 Waterside Farm; 429.0, 398.0, 390.0, 381.0 Newstead Grange; 411.0 Staingills; 394.0 Brow Top; 393.0 Jacksonrigg Farm; 384.0 Tarn End
Texel – 400.0, 379.0(2) Staingills; 400.0, 398.0(2) Brockwoodlees Farm; 398.0, 390.0, 388.0, 380.0, 378.0(3), 377.0 Tarn End; 395.0, 378.0 Jacksonrigg Farm; 392.0 Merryvale; 391.0, 389.0, 383.0, 378.0 Fenton Farm; 391.0 Waterside Farm; 390.0 Reagill Grange; 386.0 Eden Close; 386.0, 377.0 Galleywreay Farm; 385.0 Haltcliffe Bridge; 385.0, 380.0 Hall Garth; 384.0 Belvedene; 384.0, 371.0 Newstead Grange; 383.0, 375.0, 371.0 Castle Bank; 381.0, 373.0, 370.0 Cairn Loch; 380.0 Hay Close; 380.0 Brockwoodlees Farm; 380.0(2) Town Head; 380.0 Broomhill Farm; 378.0 High Street; 376.0 Bank End; 375.0(2) Hopper Hill; 374.0, 370.0 Colstons; 373.0 Brow Top
Charollais – 385.0 Tarn End
Continental – 382.0, 378.0, 373.0 Cairn Loch; 380.0, 371.0 Brow Top; 379.0 Staingills; 378.0, 370.0 Hay Close; 373.0 High Street;
Suffolk – 380.0, 371.0, 364.0 Ashbourne Drive; 380.0, 367.0, 364.0 Hay Close; 378.0 Galleywreay Farm; 377.0, 372.0, 364.0 Bank End; 372.0, 370.0, 364.0 Jacksonrigg Farm; 369.0(2) Tarn End; 369.0 Staingills; 368.0 Greenacres; 368.0, 365.0 Park Nook; 367.0 Meadow Close; 367.0 Merryvale; 365.0, 362.0 Garth House; 365.0 Fenton Farm; 365.0 High Street; 363.0 Cairn Loch; 363.0 Low Row; 363.0, 360.0 Hall Garth; 360.0 Ghyll House; 360.0(2) West End
Prime Lambs £/head
Suffolk - £211, £200, £190 Hay Close; £208, £185 Galleywreay Farm; £208 Belvedene; £206 Greenacres; £202, £172 Tarn End; £196 Cairn Loch; £194, £180 Swallows Height; £194, £190, £170 Garth House; £190 Fenton Farm; £184, £170, £168 Park Nook; £180(2) West End; £180 Hall Garth; £178, £167 Ashbourne Drive; £178 Low Row; £172 Copperthorns; £171(2), £166 Bank End; £170 Jacksonrigg Farm; £167 Ghyll House, £165 Meadow Close
Texel - £211 Belvedene; £202, £170(2) Cairn Loch; £198, £190 Hay Close; £196, £193, £181 Galleywreay Farm; £191, £190 Brockwoodlees Farm; £190, £182, £180(2), £170(3) Tarn End; £189, £188 Newstead Grange; £188 Merryvale; £186, £177, £170 Hall Garth; £180(2), £172 Castle Bank; £179, £176, £174, £172 Fenton Farm; £176(3), £170 Colstons; £175 Town Head; £172 Waterside Farm; £170 Eden Close; £170 Jacksonrigg Farm; £170 Little Park Nook
Continental - £200, £193, £191, £184, £183, £174, £168 Cairn Loch; £196 Tarn End; £171 Colstons; £170(2) Hay Close; £167(2) Brow Top; £164 Park Nook; £160 Bank End
Beltex – £200, £178, £174 Waterside Farm; £189 Brow Top; £187, £185, £180, £171, £170 Newstead Grange; £184, £169 Tarn End; £189 Cairn Loch; £171, £167 Beeches Avenue
Prime Hoggs p/kg
Cheviot – 312.0 Shannachar Cottage; 304.0 Greenacres
Texel – 310.0, 302.0 Lowther Street; 305.0 Reagill Grange
Suffolk – 308.0 Shannachar Cottage
Continental – 298.0, 283.0 Greenacres
Beltex – 298.0 Shannachar Cottage
Scotch Blackfaced – 294.0 Greenacres
Mule – 284.0 Shethin Farm
Swaledale – 271.0 Shannachar Cottage
Shetland – 262.0 Shannachar Cottage
Prime Hoggs £/head
Continental – £170, £160, £149 Belvedene; £164, £150 Greenacres; £150 Shannachar Cottage
Texel - £170(2), £154 Shethin Farm; £170, £158, £150 Highrigg; £168 Reagill Grange; £154 Greenacres; £152 Lowther Street; £150 Braithwaite Shields
Beltex - £170 Shannachar Cottage
Cheviot – £162, £150 Shethin Farm; £150 Shannachar Cottage; £149 Greenacres
Mule - £162 Shethin Farm
Suffolk - £160 Shannachar Cottage; £160 Highrigg
Bluefaced Leicester - £158 Shannachar Cottage
Scotch Blackfaced - £144(2) Greenacres; £130 Bank End; £130 Highrigg
Swaledale - £130(2) Shannachar Cottage
Shetland - £110 Shannachar Cottage
Penrith & District Farmers Mart
10/07/2025
CAST EWE AND RAM REPORT
Wednesday 9th July 2025
On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers LLP held their weekly sale of 2,266 cast ewes & rams.
July brings joyous spirit and extreme rates to the cast ewe ring plus an extended ringside of buyers with every customer active and eager to purchase. All sold averaged £161.24 up £23 ahead on the year and possibly the dearest July trade ever seen with numbers along the way short of buyers requirements. Topping at £350 ahead went to a pair of superb pure texel ewe, from H M Livestock, Aberdeenshire selling to A J Meats, Birmingham with a total of 22 selling more than £300 ahead.
A grand total 335 sold, in excess of £200 with Suffolks averaging £190.03. Topping at £258 again from Mr H McCrae, Aberdeenshire, with numerous others £220-£240. Mule up £10-£15 ahead with Tann House, selling 2 pens to £206 ahead for Scotch Bred ewes selling to J B Foods, Bradford.
36 Blue Texel Ewes freshly spained from Messrs G F & V H Slater and Sons, Whiteley Hey Farm averaged a staggering £221.50 topping at £240 for 14 with numerous other consigners averaging £200 plus.
A huge shortage of Horned ewes with orders going away incompltere b considerable numbers. Scotch blackface topping at £134 for Mr W Morrison, Aberdeenshire and the same home selling 4 Boer Goats to £170 ahead.
Numbers are required for next weeks sale already as we expect a small show and demand to be equally as strong.
Leading Prices
Cast Ewes £/head
Texel (av £207.89) - £350, £320(2), £310(2), £214 Shethin Farm; £340, £315(2), £310, £236, £235, £228(2), £218, £216, £214, £210 Tann House; £325, £260 Park House Cottage; £300 Tarn House; £300, £275(2), £248, £230, £228, £220 Greenacres; £300 Holme House; £295 Hallrigg; £270, £258, £224, £213 Ash Farm; £255, £234, £232 Cairn Loch; £240 Whiteley Hey Farm; £236 Beeches Avenue; £234 Plumpton Foot; £224, £213, £212 Tarn End; £224 West Stobswood Farm; £220, £216(2) Staingills; £210 Shethin Farm;
Continental (av £169.79) – £300, £228, £223, £217, £211 Tarn End; £240 Whiteley Hey Farm; £240 Holme House; £229, £216 Tann House; £226 West Stobswood Farm; £216 Witton Farm; £216 Tarn House; £215(3) Shethin Farm
Charollais (av £215.13) - £265, £252, £250, £238, £228 Holme House; £245 Tann House; £230 Swallow Heights; £224, £218 Tarn House; £220, £216(2) Tarn House; £2121 Tarn End
Suffolk (av £190.03) - £258, £242, £218(2) Shethin Farm; £248, £245, £230, £218(2), £204 Tann House; £229, £224(3), £222, £219, £200 Tarn End; £228 Greenacres; £222, £219, £202 Holme House; £222 Hay Close; £218, £203 Tarn House; £210 West Stobswood Farm; £210 Riverside House; £208 Merryvale; £208 Low Abbey; £206 Town Head; £205(3) Cairn Loch;
Beltex (£209.87) - £260, £255 Shethin Farm; £250, £248, £220, £214, £210 West Stobswood; £235, £230 Greenacres; £215 Beeches Avenue
Bluefaced Leicester (av £197.00) - £238 Greenacres
Blue Texel (av £204.16) - £222, £212 Whiteley Hey Farm; £218 Tann House
Cheviot Mule (av £165.49) - £212, £176 Greenacres; £188 Highrigg; £184, £178 Tann House
Badgerfaced (av £166.67) - £210 Tarn End
Mule (av £145.16) - £206(2), £185, £180 Tann House; £200 Garth House; £199, £182 Tarn End; £198, £175, £174 Greenacres; £198 Kettleside; £192 Low Abbey; £188 West End; £176 Reathwaite Farm; £176 Rockcliffe Farm; £175 Beeches Avenue; £172 Holme House
Zwartble (av £166.67) - £198 Tann House
Cheviot (av £133.08) - £178, £158 Tann House; £168, £152 Shethin Farm; £167 Greenacres; £163 Town Head; £152 Longdfield Drive;
Goat (av £166.00) - £170, £150 Greenacres
Kerry (av £155.00) - £162 Belvedene; £148 Greenacres
Scotch Blackface (av £94.14) - £134, £114 Greenacres; £116 Cockhow; £116 West Stobswood Farm; £114 Park Head Farm
Herdwick (av £64.80) - £110 Reathwaite Farm; £100 Hay Close
Jacob (av £85.00) - £110 Longfield Drive
Swaledale (av £54.51) - £104 Low Abbey; £98 Mosedale End; £90 Street House
Cast Rams £/head
Suffolk - £230(2) Greenacres
Texel - £228 Tarn End; £220, £212 Greenacres
Continental - £228 Holme House
Penrith & District Farmers Mart
10/07/2025