Today we also held our fortnightly sale of 600 Store Lambs. Topping today’s sale at £133 was a pen of strong Cheviot-Mule lambs from Messrs Coulthard, Fellside Farm, selling to Mr K Hunt. The same home topped the Texel section at £131 for a pair, selling to Mr R Dickinson, High Knipe. This home’s run of forty lambs sold to average £123.40. Messrs C Bousfield & Sons, Holme Farm, sold a pair of lovely Continental lambs to £132 per head. Mules topped at £118 for a pen of fifteen from Messrs Lord, West Dowgill, with this home’s run of 33 selling to average £113. Our next sale will be held on Monday 16th December at 2pm, entries close Noon Monday 9th December. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with any queries to Paul Gardner 07552589141. Full report online now: https://www.penrithauction.com/Portals/0/EasyDNNnews/Uploads/79/Store%20lambs%20021224.pdf

Today we held our fortnightly sale of 63 OTM Cattle. A bonanza sale was had for all classes throughout the sale, with a whole sale average of 186p/kg (£1256.14), topping at 247.5p/kg (£1472.63) for an OTM Holstein heifer from Mr D Graham, Greenah Cragg, selling to Mr Les Fell. The sale topped at £1901.63 (239.5p/kg) for a six-year-old Limousin cow from Messrs E & A Wear, Grove Farm, selling to Mr D Barker. Messrs H & EM Hunter & Son, Cape Farm, sold a five-year-old Holstein cow weighing 886kgs for a staggering £1873.89 (211.5p/kg), selling to Mr G Chapman. This consignment of four averaged 201p/kg (£1561.09). A consignment of OTM heifers from Messrs Fisher, Yanwath Woodhouse, averaged 229p/kg (£1484.75), topping at 237.5p/kg. Through the TB exempt section Mr W Schug, Bongate Moor, sold an eight-year-old Holstein parlour cow to £1563.64 (201.5p/kg). Cast bulls topped at £1827.60 (164.5p/kg) for a pure British Friesian from Messrs H Noble & Sons, Sooty Hill. All in all, the trade` throughout the sale was very strong and more numbers are required to fulfil the demand here on a fortnightly basis. Our next sale will be held on Monday 16th December. Full report online now: https://www.penrithauction.com/Portals/0/EasyDNNnews/Uploads/78/OTM%20Cattle%20&%20Prime%20021224.pdf

Today we held our held their fortnightly sale of 202 Store Cattle. One of the dearest trades ever seen here at Penrith, with a whole sale average of £1425.58 being achieved. Messrs JG & RW Nevinson & Son, High House Farm, topped the sale at £2275 for a British Blue heifer selling to Mr D Barker, with this consignment of three superb dairy-bred heifers averaging £2255. Topping the bullock section at £2135 for two single Limousin X British Blue bullocks, twenty-two-month-old, from Messrs Wales, Thackwood, both selling to Mr R Dickinson, High Knipe. This consignment averaged £1936. A cracking run of twelve Limousin X British Blue bullocks and heifers, sixteen-seventeen-month-old from Messrs EJ Ivinson & Sons, Skelling, averaged £1841.67. Topping at £2035, and closely followed at £2005, both selling to Mr W Armstrong. A superb trade throughout the sale, with more numbers required to fulfil demand, customers were going home highly delighted, with the trade surpassing their expectations and more. Our next sale will be held on Monday 16th December, entries close Noon on Monday 9th December. Full report online now: https://www.penrithauction.com/Portals/0/EasyDNNnews/Uploads/77/Store%20Cattle%20Report%20021224.pdf