On Monday Penrith & District Farmers Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 1,760 Store Lambs. On Monday 12th October, Penrith Auction held there Annual Lakeland Show and Sale of Store Lambs a great offering of 1760 lambs were forward, with a flying trade throughout and a wholesale average of £116 per head. Our pre-sale show judging was in the capable hands of Mr Ben Haigh who awarded his champion rosette to 5 great Beltex x lambs from R G & T B Wilson, Scales Farm later selling for £160 purchased by Mr A Bell. Topping the days sale at £178 came for a Suffolk from Mr P Lowthain, Murray House. Other Suffolk lambs sold to £146 for the winning pen of 10 from J E Bellas & Son, Croft Ends Farm. Mules sold up to £143 from S D Lambert, Kitridding Farm with the 1st prize pen of Mules from Messrs Coulthard, Fellside Farm achieving £126. Messrs R & J A Nettleton, New Rent Farm showed some great Cheviot lambs with a pen of 12 achieving £125. Some excellent lambs throughout look at some of our consignment averages below: • Messrs T A & J Brownrigg, How Hill sold 35 @ £143.86 • Mr R G & T B Wilson, Scales Farm sold 106 @ £141.73 • Messrs J E Bellas & Son, Croft Ends sold 57 @ £141.23 The pre-sale judging was in the capable hands of Mr Ben Haigh who expertly judged our show with the results below:- Show results 10 Mule Lambs 1st - Messrs Coulthard, Fellside 2nd - Messrs NW Graham & Son, Tortolocate Farm 3rd – Mr K Hunt, Braithwaite Shield 10 Suffolk lambs 1st - Messrs J E Bellas & Son, Croft Ends 2nd - Mr R Nettleton, New Rent Farm 3rd - Messrs Coulthard, Fellside 10 Hill Bred Lambs 1st - Mr R Nettleton, New Rent Farm 2nd - Mr DH Holme, Weasdale 3rd - Messrs D & J Thompson, Grasvegas 5 Continental Lambs 1st - Messrs RG & TB Wilson, Scales Farm 2nd - Messrs TA & J Brownrigg, How Hill 3rd - Messrs RG & TB Wilson, Scales Farm More lambs needed in a fortnights time, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Our next sale will be held on Monday 26th October, entries close Noon Monday 19th October. Any queries to Paul Gardner 07552589141. Leading Prices Suffolk - £178 Murray House; £146, £142, £135 Croft Ends Farm; £129 New Rent Fam; £128 Far Bank End; £128 Fellside Farm; £120 Town Head. Texel – £162, £141, £140 Croft Ends Farm; £160, £154, £153, £152, £149, £147, £140, £134, £133, £132 Scales Farm; £157, £150, £140 (2) How Hill; £144 Braithwaite Shields; £139, £131 Fellside Farm; £136, £133 Cross Keys; £133 Ennerdale; £131 Marshes Gill Farm; £130 Birks Head. Beltex - £156 Scales Farm; £138 New Rent Farm; £124, £122 Ploveriggs. Continental - £148, £126 Croft Ends Farm; £147, £139, £128 Murray House; £144, £140 Braithwaite Sheilds; £142 Town Head; £139 Marshes Gill Farm; £139, £120 New Rent Farm; £125 Dale Foot Farm; £124 Kitridding Farm; £122 Lowthwaite; £120 Low Moor Dyke Mule - £143 Kitridding Farm; £126 Fellside Farm; £125 Tortolocate Farm; £122, £118 Welpo Bridge Farm; £121 Braithwaite Sheilds. Herdwick - £128 Old Rectory Stone House; £120 Braithwaite Sheilds; £104, £95 Grasvegas; £90 Grandy Close. Blue Texel - £126 Wearsdale; £124 Outhwaite Farm; £118 Birks Head. Cheviot - £125, £111 New Rent Farm; £118 Bank Hall; £110 Thornythwaite Farm.

On Monday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 305 Store Cattle of all classes. Another excellent sale saw fleshed cattle once again selling with ease. Topping the day’s trade at £2,495 was a brilliant 18-month-old Charolais bullock from Messrs M Ridsdale & Son, Yew Tree Farm, with the same home selling another for £2,485. British Blue bullocks sold to £2,465 for a two-year-old dairy cross from Messrs G & E A Harrison, Mount Clifton. Angus cattle sold to £2,425 from Messrs D G & L Strong, Sleagill. Messrs E A & W Strong, Ploveriggs, sold a great run of suckler-bred Angus cattle aged 16–18 months, reaching £2,295 for a pen of three bullocks and averaging £2,065 for 11 head. Heifers sold to £2,295 for a dairy-bred Limousin from D G & L M Strong, Sleagill. Mr J H Baty & Son, Broomhills, sold a great run of Charolais bullocks, reaching £2,205 for a pen of four 18-month-old animals. Store cattle remain in strong demand, and greater numbers could be sold with ease at Penrith. Our next sale will be held on Monday 26th October, entries close Noon Monday 19th October.

On Monday, Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held its fortnightly sale of prime cattle. Prime bulls topped at £2,414.41, or 353.5ppk, for a 636kg Simmental-cross bull from Messrs Pearson, Manor Farm, purchased by Mr R Medcalf of Halifax. More dairy-bred bulls were forward and, nevertheless, prices were dearer across the board. Messrs R M & L A Woodhouse, Howes Farm, sold a British Blue bull for £2,095.88, or 337.5ppk. A dairy-bred Angus bull from Mr T J Noble, Mellgates, weighing 601kg, sold for 329.5ppk and totalled £1,980.30. More cattle are required at each sale to meet the strong demand.

On Monday, Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held its fortnightly sale of 101 cast cows. Another huge show of cast cows came forward, with a packed ringside of buyers ensuring that all classes were firmer on the fortnight and met a strong trade. The sale topped at 377.5ppk for a 48-month-old Limousin cow from Mr A Haygarth, Kelleth Rigg. Weighing 726kg and totalling £2,740.65, she sold to Mr Owain Llyr. An OTM British Blue heifer from Mr J Stalker, Ratten Castle, weighing 634kg, sold to Mr D Barker for £2,076.35, or 327.5ppk. Holstein heifers from the same home also achieved 309.5ppk. First-time vendors Messrs Young and Bewley, Tyne and Wear, sold a six-year-old pure Galloway cow for an impressive 281.5ppk. The non-farm-assured cow weighed 677kg and totalled £1,905.76. Beef Shorthorns topped at £2,122.71 for a seven-year-old cow from Mr D F Crew, Gall Farm, Lockerbie. Weighing 818kg, purchased by Mr G Chapman. British Friesian cows from Messrs Morrison, Clear View Farm Lodge, topped at £1,923.65, or 243.5ppk. Strong demand continues at our fortnightly sales, so please do not hesitate to get in touch. Our next sale will be held on Monday 26th October.

On Monday 12th October Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held a dispersal sale of Breeding Cattle on behalf of Messrs N & AM Brough, Cotland Farm, Dumfries. A very honest offering of cattle was forward to a packed ringside of customers from all over the United Kingdom. The sale opened with a tremendous run of predominantly Aberdeen Angus X Hereford heifers & cows with growy calves at foot, and 3-4 months back in-calf. The sale topped at £4450 for lot 37, a third calved Beef Shorthorn cow with twin heifer calves at foot, and 2 months back in-calf, selling to Mr James Linsley. Next up realising £4300 was a very tidy outfit with a tremendous bullock calf at foot, nearly four months back in calf, selling to Mr JH Baty & Son, Broomhill. The whole sale went on to average a mind boggling £3287, and only 17 outfits sold just under the £3000 mark, proving a very consistent trade throughout. The best of the in-calf heifers topped at £2500 for an Aberdeen Angus X Hereford, 3 1/2 months in-calf to the Beef Shorthorn. Stock bulls topped at £6000 for an excellent Charolais, 6 years old, with great shape and condition, selling to Mr P Wilson, The Wath. Leading Prices on our website.