On Friday 13th February, we conducted our quarterly collective sale of Tractors, Machinery, Plant, Livestock Equipment and Small Tools. A record entry of 2,490 lots was forward, with every corner of the site packed to full capacity, crowds gathered for a prompt starting time of 9am, this followed suit until the final lot was sold at 7.45pm. Throughout the sale ,traders and dealers consistently kept up the bidding ensuring a buoyant return for all of our vendors. Quality and well-maintained items produced fierce bidding, resulting in a clearance rate of 84%. • 8 items over £30,000 • 25 items over £20,000 • 35 items over £10,000 Once again, we must thank all of our hard-working staff for their efforts in making this sale a huge success, as well as all of the vendors for putting the time and preparation into filling the yard here at Penrith with excellent sale entries making it well-worthy for buyers travelling the extra mile to secure purchases. The sale topped at £62,000 for a Massey Ferguson 6S.165 on a 22 plate in excellent condition. A lot close to the end of the sale, a Deutz Fahr 6165 RC Shift from a local farm, achieved £42,000, a very clean and tidy lot on a 19 plate, now heading over the water to Southern Ireland. Once again, the plant section proved one of the easiest to sell on the day, with competition very strong. Topping at £50,000 for a Komatsu D61PX Dozer, with this lot attracting several bidders from across the country and producing a return beyond most expectations. Diggers throughout the sale sold immensely well, topping at £26,500 for a Takeuchi TB1140, also making its way over the water. Any traders or dealerships who are in the plant trade should take notice of the returns here as this sale could be of a huge advantage to them, especially for diggers, loadalls and dumpers. Machinery topped at £13,000 for a Richard Western SF12LX silage trailer, this was closely followed at £11,300 for a Weeks silage trailer, both being purchased by farming customers. Clean farm machinery sold exceptionally well all day, falling way short of buyers’ requirements. Our next sale will be held on Friday 8th May 2026, which in the past has been our best sale of the year, down to its seasonal timing ready for the summer months ahead. All entries should be sent to jennysayer@penrithacution.com, please include pictures for advertising purposes. Full report online now: https://penrithauction.com/Portals/0/EasyDNNnews/Uploads/357/Machinery%201302261.pdf

Yesterday we held our fortnightly sale of 164 Rearing Calves and Stirks forward. We thought our last sale was the dearest we had ever seen but today took it up another gear. A packed ringside here at Penrith ensured all classes of stock were eagerly bid for. The sale topped at £2,000 for a cracking 13-month-old suckler-bred Limousin bullock from Mr G Cartmel, Hollands, with this consignment of six averaging £1816. Bulls topped at £1,880 for a 17-month-old Limousin from Messrs DA & FM Dalton, Burtree Ford. A lovely run of 8-month-old, suckler-bred Aberdeen Angus bullocks and heifers averaged £1,402 from Messrs Lambert, Town Head New Farm. Stirks continue to go from strength to strength, more are needed fortnightly to fulfil demand. The calf trade was red hot today, with Messrs Ewin, Blacksyke Farm, selling a pair of British Blue bullocks to £1,210. Messrs JM & RM Haston, Dearham Hall, sold 4-month-old British Blue bulls to £1,060 and £1,040, showing the huge demand for this age here. Aberdeen Angus bulls, 4-months-old, sold to £890 from Messer Fisher, Moss Thorn Farm. Messrs JP & GJ Simpson, Knock Cross, sold a lovely packet of 7-week-old heifer calves to average £626. Black & White calves proved electric to sell, topping at £460 for a pen of 4 bulls from Messrs Chester, Bouch House Farm. A total of 70 bull calves sold to average £510, with 39 heifer calves averaging £583. More numbers are needed to fulfil demand here in Penrith, don’t hesitate to get in touch. Our next sale is on Friday 6th March at 10am, please contact Paul Gardner on 07552 589141 to advise entries. Full report online now: https://penrithauction.com/Portals/0/EasyDNNnews/Uploads/362/Calf%20Report%20200226.pdf

On Friday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their monthly sale of 60 Dairy Cattle. What a buzz and trade from start to finish. Every last animal through the ring achieved its full value and more with plenty of customers going home empty handed. The whole sale averaged £2190 with over half the sale second calvers and older. Topping at £3300 went to monthly consignors Messrs R W & J Bell, Nerewater Farm, Wigton with a superb second calver cow giving 38L, calved 23 days selling to Mr W H Brass, Low Row. A phenomenal consignment of 3, second and third calved British Friesian cows from Messrs Livesey, Lowick Bridge Farm, Ulverston achieved an average of £2766.67 topping at £3000 for a very correct second calved giving 31L selling to Messrs D E & S M Moorhouse, High House, Natland. A consignment of third and fourth calved Holstein Friesian cows from Messrs Carr, New House Farm achieved £2216.67, topping at £2400. Heifers topped at £2800 for a very sweet Montbeliarde X Fleckvieh giving 33L, perfect in the udder from Messrs R & E Pattinson, Temon Farm, selling to Mr A Johnston, Whitefold. Messrs Fisher, Moss Thorn Farm sold a consignment of 3 fresh Holstein Friesian’s to average £2516.67 topping at £2600. Grazing type Irish Friesians topped at £1800 from Dolphenby Farm Partnership with a second calving cow due June to the Aberdeen Angus with this consignment averaging £1560. All in all, a bonanza of a trade throughout the sale with all customers going home highly delighted with lots surpassing the expectations. Our next sale will be held on Friday 20th March, entries close noon Friday 13th March. Leading Prices In-milk Cows British Friesian - £3300, £2600 Nerewater Farm; £3000, £2800, £2500 Lowick Bridge Farm; £2900 Pelutho Park; £2500 Temon Farm Ayrshire - £2450 Halefield Holstein Friesian - £2400, £2350, £1900 New House Farm; £2000 (2) Weary Hall Style; £1850, £1800, £1720 Low Barness; £1800, £1720 Cairnhead Farm Jersey - £1800 Low Barness Dairy Shorthorn - £1650 Low Barness In-milk Heifers Montbeliarde - £2800 Temon Farm Holstein Friesian - £2600, £2550, £2400 Moss Thorn Farm; £2350 Weary Hall Style; £2350, £2000 Lingy Close Road; £2100 Langdon Holme British Friesian - £2500 Priestcroft; £2400, £2250 Pelutho Park; £2350 Lingy Close Road; £2180 Causeway Foot Farm; £2100 Hole House Dairy Shorthorn – £2250 Richmond Farm Cottage

Today we held our sale of in-lamb breeding sheep and geld gimmer hoggs. Another very busy ringside of buyers for all classes helped set a buoyant trade throughout the sale. The sale topped at £300 for a pen of Texel X Beltex shearlings, due at the beginning of April from Mr T Field, Ling Farm, Driffield. This home also sold Suffolk X Mule shearlings to £300 per head, with Suffolk X Cheviot shearlings realising £290 for a pen of 7 and £285 for a pen of 10. Plenty of pens of Texel X Mule shearlings achieved between £280-£290, with all 218 sold averaging £273.17. Mule shearlings, scanned 200%, topped at £300 from Messrs M Ridsdale, Yew Tree Farm. Loads of demand for the horned ewes with Mr TH Harrison, Sleddale Hall, topping at £170 for full-mouthed Swaledale ewes, scanned in-lamb to the Bluefaced Leicester, with this consignment averaging £165. Full report online now: https://www.penrithauction.com/Portals/0/EasyDNNnews/Uploads/364/In-Lamb%20Breeding%20Sheep%20200226.pdf

Thanks to Herd's Media for capturing our February Machinery Sale ❄️ 🚜