On Wednesday 4th November, Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held its weekly sale of 4,496 cast ewes and rams.
Once again tremendous numbers forward to a packed ringside of buyers. Ensuring an average of £150 ahead on the nail. Topping the sale at £370 went to Mr M Mcnally, Northern Ireland with a unbelievable pure bred Texel selling to A J Meats, Birmingham.
Next up at £335 went to A M Conner, Skilmafilly with another pure-bred Texel selling to Pak Mecca Meats, Birmingham with this home selling well finished ewes to average £220.94 for 69 sold.
Leading in the average went to Messrs Clubbs, Old Wall with 12 Texel X Ewes to average £265.25 topping at £340.
Suffolks sold with great demand with Mr B Dufton, Huntly selling pure bred Suffolks to £275 with all sold averaging £184.83 with larger pens to £224x17; £222x12; £208x13; £206x15; £203x16; £200x10.
Mr B Dufton also sold 17 scotch mules to a top of £205 ahead and cheviot mules to £210 for a pen of 20. The same home sold a pair of Zwartbles to £218.
Again, horned ewes with meat £115-£130 topping at £140 for Swaledales from Messrs J & F J Edmondson, Low Snab.
The very best of Texel Rams sold to £298 with plenty of others £250-£280.
The next sale will be held on Wednesday 11th November. Entries should be notified to Andrew Maughan on 07717 611952 or Paul Gardner on 07552 589141.
Leading Prices
Cast Ewes £/head
Texel (Av £239.17) - £370, £315 Holme House; £355, £335, £300, £275, £255 Skilmafilly Farm; £346 Huntly Lodge Farm; £340, £295, £265, £238 Old Wall; £300, £265, £244 West Stobswood Farm; £300, £250 (2), £238, £218, £210 Brannock Court; £242 West View; £238 Sandhills; £235 Buninver Road; £234 Ballymacilcurr Road; £232 Greenacres; £220 Kil-machugh Road; £210 Westfield House Farm
Continental (Av £176.30) - £350, £300, £264, £258, £240, £239, £223 Huntly Lodge Farm; £300 Willmount Road; £290, £226, £226 Barton Hall; £275 Holme Head; £262 (2), £260 Tann House; £260, £230, £214, £212 Holme House; £260, £210 Brannock Court; £250, £220, £210 Skilmafilly Farm; £230, £215, £210 Belvedene; £228, £216 Buninver Road; £226 Lane End; £224 Bank House; £210 Merryvale; £210 Manister Road
Charollais (Av £202.74) - £300 Ballymacilcurr Road; £250 Huntly Lodge Farm; £222, £214 Holme House; £220 Brannock Court; £214 Tarn End
Suffolk (Av £184.83) - £295 Tann House; £280, £210, £197, £196 Willmount Road; £250 Skilmafilly Road; £224, £222, £196, £203 Holme House; £224 (2) Belvedene; £212 Coolkeeran Road; £208, £195 Croft House; £208 Gate & West Farm; £208 West End; £206 Broomhill Farm; £204, £194 Buninver Road; £204 Huntly Lodge Farm; £200 (3), £198, £196 Brannock Court; £199 Manister Road; £196 Greendale; £190 Kilmachugh Road
Beltex (Av £199.00) - £248 Skilmafilly Farm; £220 West Stobswood Farm
Cheviot (Av £126.61) - £233, £188 Farmanby; £215, £184, £180 (2), £168, £162 (3) Bel-vedene; £196, £180 Tann House; £176, £161 Croft House; £176 Waterside House; £172 Man-ister Road; £170 Holme House; £168 Merryvale; £165 Tarn End; £160 Coolkeeran Road
Cheviot Mule (Av £173.17) – £220 Kilmachugh Road; £202 Castle Bank; £192 Tann House
Zwartble (Av £183.25) - £218, £190 Tann House
Dorset (Av £180.00) - £212 Ballymacilcurr Road
Mule (Av £149.98) - £205, £180, £176 Tann House; £188 Kilmachugh Road; £188 Gate & West Farm; £185 Fell Hill; £182, £178 Croft House; £180 Manister Road; £178 Holme House; £178 Willows Farm; £178 Castle Bank; £174 Ballymacilcurr Road; £172 Tarn House; £172 Barton Hall; £172 Towcett Farm
Blueface Leicester (Av £179.88) - £198 Tann House; £190 Ballymacilcurr Road; £184 Holme House
Easycare (Av £140.21) - £160 Belvedene; £154 Merryvale; £150 Scratchmere Scar; £144 Tann House
Swaledale (Av £92.52) - £140 Low Snab; £121, £120 The Old Forge; £113 Gap Shield; £110 Waters Farm; £109 Low Stow Bank; £108 Ranbeck; £108 Ulcatrow; £107 Mellgates
Scotch Blackfaced (Av £99.02) - £130, £111 Ballymacilcurr Road; £126 Huntly Lodge Farm; £125, £110 Croft House; £120 Fell Hill; £119 Mellgates; £116 Parkside Crescent; £116 Shethin Farm; £116 Low Stow Bank; £116 Brannock Court; £115 Shire Lodge; £114 Coolkeeran Road; £114 Thethwaite Farm; £112 (2) Tann House; £112 Holme House
Herdwick (Av £82.73) - £110 Kinnaird Farm; £108 Ulcatrow; £108 Tann House
Shetland (Av £86.72) - £108 Parkside Cresent; £88 Belvedene
Cast Rams £/head
Continental - £298 Manister Road; £228 Holme House
Texel - £285 The Hills; £240 Brannock Court; £235 Greenacres; £220 Parkside Crescent; 218 Tarn End
Suffolk - £270 Tullywinny Road; £222 Parkside Crescent; £220 Manister Road
Cheviot - £255 Fordlands Farm; £215 Belvedene
Dutch Spotted - £220 Belvedene; £218, £204 Tarn End
Dorset - £220 Parkside Crescent
Charollais - £200 Ballymacilcurr Road
Scotch Blackfaced - £190 Holme House; £152 (2) Ballymacilcurr Road; £150 Tullywinny Road
Swaledale - £160 Gap Shield
Penrith & District Farmers Mart
05/11/2026