On Friday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held a special sale of in-lamb breeding sheep and geld gimmer hoggs, to include a dispersal sale on behalf of the late Mr TA Pearson, The Faulds. A really busy ringside of buyers were present to witness a genuine flock dispersal from the Pearson Family, The Faulds, Caldbeck. A great packet of well bred Swaledale ewes in lamb to the crossing Leicester. This homes renowned for producing an excellent run of Gimmer Lambs helped set a buoyant and fierce trade with all sold averaging £209.60. Topping at £260 went to the first pen in the ring 3 – 4 shear ewes scanning nearly all twins selling to Mr A Burgess, Blakehills, Troutbeck. A pen of very classy and well bred broken mouthed ewes topped at £205. Messrs M & J Potter, Ulcatrow sold 20 full mouthed Swaledale ewes to a phanomable £190 all scanned twins to the Texel x Beltex with the same home selling broken mouthed ewes scanned twins to £150. Our next sale will be held on Friday 17th April, please advise entries to the mart office by 12 Noon on Friday 10th April.

On Friday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held our fortnightly sale of a brilliant entry of 234 calves and stirks forward with another trade to raise the roof. All classes of stock are needed to fulfil demand. Topping the days trading at £1570 came for a Charolais bull stirk at 9 months old from Messrs C & P Macdonald, White Dykes, Newton Stewart. The same home also selling Hereford bulls to £1540 and Shorthorns at £1520. Heifers sold to £1490 for a strong Black & White heifer at 18 months old from Mr C Johnston, Skirwith Abbey. Miss E Elliot & Mr T Sayer sold a lovely packet of 5 yearling Blue heifers to £1350. Prior to the sale a lot of interest was in some Charolais cattle from Olivia Robinson & Chris Park these lots sold for £1460 & £1470 for 6 months old. A massive crowd are present here at Penrith, eager for stirks of all classes. get in touch if you have some to market. Calf demand again shows no let off, topping at £1140 for a superb Blue bull at 4 months old from Messrs J H & J E Taylor, The Harras. Messrs R H & K A Graham, Annfield continue to bring the goods up to Penrith with demand growing for their sorts selling both BB & Hereford bulls at 3 months to £900 respectably. Messrs Sherwen, Low Thornley, Egremont topped the heifers with a lovely Blue at £830 for 4 months and this homes run of 7 selling to average £815. Native calves of all classes flying away selling to £750 for 3 months from Messrs D R & H M Horsley, Woodhouse. Black & White calves are short of supply due to sexed semen but the Dent’s from Bridge End brought the goods and reaped the rewards selling to £650 and £600 for 4 months old. 2 month old pure Friesian calves topped at £360 from R W & A J Jackson, Clarks Farm. Once again, we would like to thank both vendors and purchases for their support. More numbers are needed to fulfil demand here in Penrith, don’t hesitate to get in touch. Our next sale is on Friday 20th March at 10am, please contact Paul Gardner on 07552 589141 to advise entries.

Another great batch going under the hammer in tomorrows stirk sale! Don't miss out sale at 10am!

👀🐑🌱Tomorrow...🌱🐑👀 Friday 6th March 2026 1pm 🔸️Sale of 200 Inlamb Swaledale Ewes on behalf of the Late Mr Tom Pearson, The Faulds, Caldbeck 🔸️Inlamb to Well Bred Crossing Leicester Rams, due 25th March onwards Scanned at 174% ☎️For any further information please Contact Andrew Maughan on 07717 611952 or Paul Gardner on 07552 589141 📖 Catalogue - https://amrts.com/zptUGxa https://opt-out.me

On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 2,856 Prime Hoggs. Another fantastic day in Penrith & District Mart. 2856 Hoggs were forward with another lift of over £6 resulting in huge pounds per head average or £170.25 sqq of 378ppk overall £345.92 with only 923 sheep in the sqq average. Topping the days trading at 485ppk for 40kg realising £194 from Messrs M Bindloss & Son, Shap Abbey with the same home selling 36kgs realising £170 or 472ppk. Top price per head of £204 came from Messrs T E Irving & Son for 2 achieving 57kgs with another 2 at 56kgs equalling to £203 or 363ppk. Top consignment average or £190.77 came from Messrs F Savage, Petteril Green selling 25 fantastic Beltex and Texel Hoggs. Messrs T E Irving sold there run of 52 mainly Suffolk hoggs to average £188.77. A pen of 19 Suffolks from this home sold 57kgs to £190. Mule Hoggs continue to boom here in Penrith selling to a top of £185 for a pen of 20 weighing 60kg from Messrs Lowis, Waterside House. Messrs H M & R Ivinson, Hole House sold his run of 59kgs to average £180.32. Mule Hoggs sold to £374ppk for a pen of 23, weighing 42kgs for clipped sheep from S Robinson, Thrang Cragg. Pure Herdwicks from Messrs Bland, Clea Hall sold a pen of 13, weighing 38kgs to realise 382ppk. All classes of stock can be sold to vendors advantage here in Penrith. New purchases operating yesterday with 11 active buyers present. We also conducted our light lamb collection at around 12:30pm on a Wednesday, where yesterday we had 656 lambs over the weigh bridge. All weights up to 39kg can be handled don’t hesitate to contact if you have some to sell. Our next sale will be held on Wednesday 11th March. Please advise entries to Paul Gardner on 07552 589141, or Andrew Maughan on 07717611952. Leading Prices Prime Lambs £/head Texel - £204, £203, £188 East Cliff; £200 Dublin House; £198, £196, £192 Manor Farm £196, £193, £192, £191, £191, £190, £190, £189, £187 Holme House; £196 Woodhouse; £194, £188 (2), £185 Langfauld; £193 Galloper Park; £192, £191, £189, £188 Ireby Hall; £192, £189 Brannock Courts; £191 Milburn Grange; £190 Loughran Road; £190 Reagill Grange; £190 High Knipe; £190 Field House; £189 Skiddaw View; £188 Bank House; £188 Pennine View; £187 Sleagill House; £186 (2) Murrah Hall; £186 Pennine View; £186 Kinawley Road; Blue Texel - £198 Brannock Court; £191 Holme House. Beltex - £195, £194, £190 (2), £189, £188 Petteril Green; £188, £180, £178, £176 Ranbeck; £188, £181 £170 (2) Shap Abbey; £188, £185, £180 (2) High Knipe; £183 Honeypot; £180 Galloper Park. Suffolk - £191 Highrigg; £190, £183 East Cliff; £189 Smallthwaite House; £188, £187, £185, £182, £181 Holme House; £186, £176 Langfauld; £184 Town Head; £184 Tann End; £184 Black Leases; £184 Windy Gate; £183 Honeypot; £180 Field House; £180 Mid Town; £180 Sleagill House; £179 Greystone House; £176, £174 Hill Crest; £175 Wreay Hall; £174, £168 Highrigg; £174 Towcett Farm; £172, £165 Plumpton Old Hall; £172, £171 Honeypot; £171 Town Head (Mounsey); £170, £169 Shap Abbey; £168 South Dyke. Continental - £188 (2) Ireby Hall; £184 Riggshield; £182 Glebe Cottage; £180 Waterside House; £178 Thrang Crag; £176 Friarbiggin; £176 Clea Hall; £173 (2) Holme House; £172 Clea Hall; £171 Ploveriggs; £171 Greenbank Farm; £168 Sceugh Dyke; £165 Thrang Crag; £161 Riggshield; £160 Plumpton Old Hall; £160 Greenbank Farm; £160 Ranbeck. Mule - £185, £177, £170 Waterside House; £183 (2) Hole House; £182 Fawcett Park; £179, £174 Hole House; £178 (2), £176 Black Leases; £178 Pennine View; £178 Ranbeck; £178 Milburn Grange. Cheviot Mule - £180 Ranbeck; £178 Brannock Courts; £176 Black Leases; £174 Ranbeck. Cheviot - £178 Greystone House; £175 High Knipe; £174, £172 Windy Gate; £174 Ranbeck; £173 Langfauld; £168 Greenbank; £168 Sceugh Dyke. Charollais – £173 Ellerslea. Ryeland - £171, £166 Holme Farm. Dutch Spotted - £170 Holme House. Herdwick - £164 Gillside; £145 West Loch; £145 Clea Hall; £144 Town Head; £144 West Head Farm. Swaledale - £163 Street House; £160 (2) Throstle Hall. Prime Lambs p/kg Beltex – 485.0, 472.0, 454.0, 443.0 (2), 425.0, 418.0, 410.0, 400.0, 393.0, 360.0 Shap Abbey; 452.0, 411.0, 409.0, 400.0 High Knipe; 443.0, 411.0, 404.0, 396.0, 386.0 Petteril Green; 440.0, 410.0, 396.0, 384.0 Ranbeck; 422.0 Kinawley Road; 419.0 The Hills; 416.0 Honeypot; 395.0 West View Texel – 459.0, 420.0, 400.0, 393.0 Bank House; 432.0 Reagill Grange; 423.0, 413.0 Murrah Hall; 416.0, 389.0, 388.0, 385.0 Honeypot; 410.0, 398.0, 393.0, 388.0 Scales Farm (Wilson); 409.0, 403.0, 400.0, 389.0, 395.0, 390.0 The Hills; 405.0 Westfield House Farm; 400.0, 389.0 Long Park Farm; 400.0, 385.0 Langfauld; 400.0 Tymparon Hall; 396.0 Manor Farm; 395.0 Reagill Grange; 392.0, 385.0 Friarbiggin; 391.0 Clea Hall; 389.0, 388.0 Sunny Bank; 389.0, 387.0, 383.0 Silverband; 389.0, 380.0 Plumpton Old Hall; 388.00 Millrigg Farm; 388.0 Smallthwaite Farm; 384.0 High Knipe; 382.0 Sceugh Dyke; 382.0 Milburn Grange; 381.0 The Hills; 380.0 Midtown Farm Continental – 429.0, 397.0 (2), 385.0 Clea Hall; 395.0, 393.0 Thrang Crag; 392.0 Sherriff; 380.0 Ploveriggs Cheviot – 383.0 Thrang Crag; 383.0 Midtown Farm; 377.0 Riggshield; 373.0 Sceugh Dyke; 368.0, 365.0 High Lodore Farm Herdwick –.382.0, 373.0 Clea Hall; 371.0 High Lodore Farm; 364.0 Gillside; 354.0 West Loch Suffolk – 381.0 Thrang Crag; 371.0 Friarbiggin; 370.0, 352.0, 338.0 Shap Abbey; 367.0 Plumpton Old Hall; 367.0 Scales Farm (Wilson); 364.0, 347.0 Windy Gate; 364.0, 331.0 Honeypot; 349.0 Town Head (Mounsey); 348.0 Towcett Farm; 346.0 Glen Loughan Road; 346.0 Park Head (Hird); 344.0 Nook Farm; 343.0 South Dyke; 340.0 Belvedene; 339.0, 333.0 East Cliff; 338.0 Langfauld; 336.0 Tarn End; 330.0 Wreay Hall Farm Mule – 374.0, 341.0 Thrang Crag; 348.0 Shap Abbey; 343.0 Street House (Maughan); 340.0 Sleagill House; 333.0, 326.0, 323.0 Fog Close; 333.0, 326.0 Old Parks; 333.0 Riggshield; 330.0 Low Abbey; 329.0 Sherriff; 326.0 Eden Park; 326.0 Towcett Farm; 326.0 Hunley Bank Farm; 324.0 (2), 320.0 Black Leases; 324.0 Pennine View Cheviot Mule – 373.0 Westfield House Farm; 341.0 Ranbeck Blackfaced – 350.0 Lochton of Leys Swaledale – 352.0 Street House (Maughan); 326.0, 325.0 Birkett Mire

🚫 We have some brilliant cattle entered for tomorrow!! Have a look at some of the stirks we have on offer. Sale at 10am over 200 expected!🚫 For enquiries contact Paul Gardner on 07552 589141