Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held its weekly sale of 3,146 cast ewes and rams on Wednesday.
The first week of August brought a tremendous trade, with ewe prices rising by £10 with ease. The sale peaked at a centre record of £395 for a pair of outstanding pure Texel ewes from Messrs Moir, Home Farm, Aberdeenshire. The same home sold 39 Texel and Charollais ewes to average £294.79, one of the highest averages achieved for a consignment of this size. Heavy ewes sold exceptionally well, with many realising between £220 and £240. Suffolk ewes topped at £272 for Suffolk × Texels, while numerous pens sold from £220 to £230. Mr C Abernethy sold three consecutive pens of 10 Suffolk × Mule ewes for £235, £230 and £228.
The best English Mule ewes topped at £210 from Messrs E R Toppin & Sons, Gale Hall, with many selling from £190 to £198. A pen of 15 Scotch Mule ewes realised £199 for Mr B Duffton.
Demand for cast rams was exceptionally strong, with numbers well short of buyers’ requirements. Prices topped at £290 for a pure Zwartble from Mr P Rodgers.
Horned ewes also met a lively trade and sold readily, topping at £158 from Mr M McNally. A ringful of 22 Swaledale ewes was presented achieving £136 by Messrs G R Wharton & Son, Keisley Farm and Messrs M T P & S D Wills, Fawcett Park sold 11 to realise £132.
Further entries are required for next week, with buyers particularly keen to source Continental and heavy ewes. Today’s numbers fell well short of requirements.
The next sale will be held on Wednesday 12th August. Please advise entries to Andrew Maughan on 07717 611952 or Paul Gardner on 07552 589141.
Leading Prices
Cast Ewes £/head
Texel (Av £241.95) - £395, £365, £335 (2), £325, £320, £300, £290 (2), £285, £270, £262 Home Farm; £325, £320, £300, £270, £260, £244 Holme House; £280, £266 South Bogbain; £275, £268 Ballymaderphy Road; £268 Clea Hall; £260 Brannock Courts; £255 Inglewood Edge; £248 Thorneyland; £245 Home Farm; £242 Greenlands; £238 West Foreshield; £224 Robin Hood Farm.
Continental (Av £174.11) - £300 Bridge End; £284, £230 Shethin Farm; £270 Bridge End; £288, £264, £250, £236. £233, £230 Brannock Courts; £265 Thorneyland; £260, £220 Crosby Hall; £254, £248, £230 Ballymena Road; £242 (2) Ghyll House Farm; £240, £234, £223 Belvedene; £238 (3) Bogie Street; £234 (2) Crosby Hall; £232 Holme House; £230 Wreay Hall Farm; £230 Lower Gate Farm; £228 Thorneyland; £222 Coolkeran Road;
Suffolk (Av £181.76) - £272 Bridge Close; £258 Moir Livestock; £254 Holme Land; £250, £235, £230, £228 Belvedene; £250 Wreay Hall Farm; £238 Greening; £226 Ballymena Road.
Beltex (Av £233.43) - £270 Crosby Hall; £262, £252 (2), £228 Inglewood Edge; £258 Wreay Hall; £250 Newstead Grange; £250 West View; £250 Staingills; £248 Brannock Courts; £248 Wreay Hall; £224 Shap Abbey.
Charollais (Av £218.07) - £250 Belvedene; £245 Home Farm; £240 Shethin Farm; £232 Holme House; £226 Ballymena Road.
Cheviot (Av £129.21) - £212, £170 Home Farm; £196 Shethin Farm; £190 Ormathwaite Farm; £180, £150 Ranbeck; £178 Dalveen; £174 Clea Hall; £168 Belvedene; £158 Witton Farms; £158 The Wath.
Mule (Av £148.79) - £210 Gale Hall; £199 Bogie Street; £194 Goldon Lane; £192 Home Farm; £191 Sunnysides; £191 Willows Farm; £188 Shawclough Road; £186 Scales Farm; £180 Lamonby House; £180 Rockcliffe Farm; £180 Gale Hall; £180 Sycamore Rise.
Bluefaced Leicester (Av £161) - £198 Ghyll House Farm; £196 Old Parks.
Cheviot Mule (Av £176.74) - £196, £190 Crosby Hall; £184 Moor Farm.
Scotch Blackfaced (Av £97.01) - £158, £134 Holme House; £123 South Bogbain Farm.
Swaledale (Av £88.80) - £136 Keisley Farm; £132 Fawcett Park; £123 Stubbsgill Farm; £123 Tarn House; £122 Knock Hall; £120 Leigh Croft.
Herdwick (Av £80.00) - £120 Enthorn; £110 Knock Hall.
Penrith & District Farmers Mart
06/08/2026