On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 3,351 Cast Ewes & Rams.
Comfortably the dearest trade seen yet with a grade total of 3351 Cast Ewes & Rams averaging £176. Topping at £365 from Donaghanie Road, Northen Ireland selling at AJ Meats.
Weekly consignor Mr W Morison, South Bogbain, Aberdeen achieved £362 with a pure Texel selling to Romford Halal and a further 255 selling over £300, that included 6 at £350 and 8 at £308.
A further 899 sold over £200 ahead with 611 Suffolks selling to average £197.89, topping at £260 for a pen of pures from Mr B Duffton, Huntley with larger pens achieving £238 x 18, £234 x 18, £230 x 24, £216 X 18, £209 x 22, £208 x 14, £205 x 22, £198 x 17, £196 x 26, £196 x 20, £195 x 20, £194 x 20.
A real shortage of weight in the Mules but nevertheless 19 Scotch Mule achieved £195.
Horned Ewes hit an all time high, a pen of 31 Northumberland Blackface achieving £155 from Hall Farm. The best Swale Ewes £120 plus topping at £137 from M/s Raine, Old Parks with a pen of 11 selling to Mr M Bowe.
Cast Rams topped at £266 from Mr W Morison, South Bogbain with 6 huge Texels selling to Pak Mecca Meats, Birmingham, a very large quantity £200 ahead plus.
More numbers are needed on a weekly basis to satisfy this ring side of 14 active buyers.
Our next sale will be held on Wednesday 18th March. Please advise entries to Andrew Maughan on 07717611952, or Paul Gardner on 07552 589141.
Leading Prices
Cast Ewes £/head
Texel (Av £247.56) - £365 Donaghanie Road; £362, £345, £305, £282, £250, £248, £216 Greenacres; £355, £272 (2), £248, £245, £238 Brannock Courts; £350, £305, £282, £270, £265 Holme House; £308, £268, £222 Ballymena Road; £308 Cottage Farm; £305, £243, £224 West Stobswood Farm; £281, £239 Bunniver Road; £280 Fenton Farm; £280 Ireby Hall; £250 Hogue Farm
Charollais (Av £236.57) - £300, £250, £220 Brannock Courts; £285, £260 Brick House; £280, £239 Holme House; £280 West Stobswood Farm; £256 Hogue Farm; £248 Ballymena Road; £248, £226 Mountfield Road
Beltex (Av £229.89) - £300, £236, £230 (2) Greenacres; £290, £270 Aspatria Hall; £258, £242 Ballymena Road; £256 (2), £242 Inglewood Edge; £250 Moory Lea Farm
Continental (Av £188.67) - £286, £238, £228, £226 Holme Farm; £280, £250, £230 (2), £226, £219 Mountfield Road; £276, £268 Bogie Street; £270 Aspatria Hall; £266 Auchergray Farm; £262 Field House; £260 Valley Road; £260, £240, £219 Swalesmoor Farm; £258, £250, £234, £228, £224 (3) West Stobswood Farm; £256, £238 Greenacres; £256 Bunniver Road; £246 Ballymacilcurr Road; £244, £232, £222 (2) Brannock Courts; £230 Tillyfour; £228 High Pow Farm; £228 Fenton Farm; £226 Greensyke Farm; £220 Thethwaite Farm
Suffolk (Av £197.89) - £260, £232 Bogie Street; £254 Greenacres; £254 Bunniver Road; £250 Burnside; £254, £238, £234 (2), £230, £218 Holme House; £240, £224 Ballymena Road; £235 High Knipe; £228, £212, £208 (2) Brannock Court; £228, £220 Ballymacilcurr Road; £224 Hogue Farm; £219 Farlough Road; £214 (2) West Stobswood Farm; £210 Claremont Properties; £209 Mountfield Road
Cheviot (Av £148.88) - £218, £176, £172, £170 Brannock Courts; £210, £188, £156 Ballymena Road; £188, £175, £162, £156 Bogie Street; £188, £176 (2) Nether Stenries; £188 Fenton Farm; £184, £180, £158 Nutholme; £182 Crewgarth; £178, £159 High Knipe; £177, £150 West Stobswood Farm; £176 Brannock Courts; £176 West View; £174, £162 Elva Plains; £168 High Pow Farm; £161 Donaghanie Road; £160 Tillyfour; £159 Ireshope Plains; £158, £154 Laypool; £158 Swalesmoor Farm; £156 Osmond Street; £156 Bunniver Road; £153 Manister Road; £152 Greenacres; £150 High Pow Farm; £150 Ranbeck
Blue Texel (£218) - £218 School Hill
Cheviot Mule (Av £183.33) - £208 Bogie Street; £201 Swalesmoor Farm; £198 Rectory Farm; £194 Moory Lea Farm; £180 Clea Mire
Zwartble (Av £149) - £200 High Pow Farm; £188 Manor Farm
Mule (Av £155.89) - £195 Bogie Street; £189, £171 West Stobswood Farm; £185 Ireby Hall; £182 Manister Road; £180 Swalesmoor Farm; £176, £172 Moory Lea Farm; £175 Thethwaite Farm; £174 Copperthorns; £174 Nutholme; £172 High House; £171 Holme House; £171 Mountfield Road
Bluefaced Leicester (Av £170.43) - £192 Donaghanie Road; £190 Glen Loughran Road; £186 Rectory Farm; £180 Loughran Road
Rough Fell (Av £127.54) - £174, £136, £128, £114 The Wath
Scotch Blackfaced (Av £123.87) - £155 Hall Farm; £149 Ballymaderphy Road; £146, £129, £122 Thethwaite Farm; £133 (2) Holme Head; £128 Field Head; £128 Holme House; £120 Loughran Road
Jacob (Av £150.00) - £150 Glen Loughan Road
Goat (Av £112) - £148 Bunniver Road; £132 Junction 12.
Swaledale (Av £114.94) - £137, £114 Old Parks; £134 Ghyll Bank; £132 Hall Farm; £130, £124 Hollands; £127 Waterside House; £126 Hollins Farm; £122, £109 Peter House; £120 Ireshope Plains; £118 High Howe; £116 Fog Close; £108 Ranbeck
Herdwick (Av £105.10) - £128 Waterside House; £122, £102 Elva Plain Farm; £122 Hunley Bank Farm; £119 Thrang Crag; £112 Ulcatrow; £112 Hollands; £111, £107 Anns Cottage; £110 Auchergray Farm; £108 South Bogbain Farm; £104 Harry Place
Shetland (Av £77.62) - £110 Thethwaite Farm
Cast Rams £/head
Continental - £266, £240, £238 Greenacres; £264 Hogue Farm; £240 Brannock Courts; £240 Holme House
Texel - £242 Fog Close
Beltex- £230 Bogie Street; £228 (2) Hollands; £226 Bunniver Road
Cheviot - £212 Mainster Road; £210 (2) Low Greenside Farm; £202 High Knipe
Penrith & District Farmers Mart
12/03/2026