On Friday, Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held its fortnightly sale of 288 calves and stirks.
Another flying Friday here in Penrith, Calves especially sold to a storm being dearer on the fortnight, Penrith certainly looks like the place to sell your calves now. New customers always welcome come give us a try.
Onto the days trading a great show of over 100 Stirks up for grabs selling to a top of £1950 on numerous occasions with three Heifers at eighteen months from M/s A & W Johnston, Whitefold. The same home sold Bullocks for the same price and 18 to average £1787, proving all classes of Cattle can be sold at Penrith on a Friday.
M/s A & A Little, Hollands sold a lovely pen of 4 Lim X heifers at sixteen-month-old to £1720 for Dairy breds. Chris Riley, Lea Croft sold 3 yearling Blue Heifers to top at £1670 and 3 averaging £1593. Mr W Shug sold a lovely run of Dairy bred Bulls with eight-month-old Charollais making £1580.
Into the calves 190 calves up for sale with numerous Calves selling more than £1000. Topping at £1070 came for two at twelve-week-old Blue Bulls from Mr DW Mallinson, Lodge Farm. Closely followed at £1050 from Skirwith Hall Farms Ltd for a Blue Bull purchased by M/s Kelcher & Son, this home sold six to average out at £880.
Turnbull Farming sold Blue Bulls at £1030 for eight weeks. JR Tiplady, The Bramery sold three-week-old Charollais claves to £900. Heifer calves sold to £930 for two Limousin Heifer calves from RJ & JM Todd, Southernby Hall. Skirwith Hall also sold Blue Heifers at £900 for eight weeks.
Mr N Hitchen, Crib Farm, Hallifax sold Charollais calves at £810 for four-week-olds. Dairy sired calves sold to £510 for eight-week-olds from Donaldson Dairies LTD. B & W sold at £660 for Friesians from J & AG Nicholson, Causeway Foot.
We look forward to welcoming you all back in a fortnights time, on Friday 13th November at 10am. Please contact Paul Gardner on 07552 589141 to advise entries.
Leading Prices
Heifer Stirks
Limousin - £1950 (3), £1770, £1530 White Fold; £1720 (4) Hollands; £1330 Street House; £1320 Benty Close Farm
British Blue – £1670, £1610, £1500 Lea Croft; £1400 (2) Benty Close; £1320 Moorside
Aberdeen Angus - £1330 Street House; £1080 (2), £930 Plumpton Foot, £930 Oulton Grange
Simmental- £1280 (2), £1260 (2) Moorside Farm
BSH- £1230, £990 Kirklea; £1040 Estate Office
Hereford- £1180 (2) Plumpton Foot
Bullock Stirks
Limousin - £1950, £1930 (2), £1910 (3), £1680 (2), £1300 White Fold
Black & White- £1800, £1620, £1450 White Fold; £1000 (5) Longlands; £1050, £910 (2) Dedra Bank
British Blue- £1490, £1420 Moorside Farm
Cont- £1370 (2), £1300 Moorside
Simmental- £1320 (2) Moorside
BSH- £1240 (2) Kirklea
DSH- £1220, £1030 (2) Dedra Bank
Flecv- £970 Oulton Grange
Bull Stirks
Limousin - £1460 Street House
Charolais - £1580, £1520, £1340, £1300, £1290 (3), £1190 (2) Bongate Moor
Limousin - £1460 Street House
Aberdeen Angus- £1420, £1210 (2), £1200, £1150, £1120 Bongate; £1400 Street House; £1160 Whitestone; £920 (2) Abbott Lodge
BSH- £1120 Estate Office
Bull Calves
British Blue- £1070 (2), £910, £840 Lodge Farm; £1050, £910, £750, £670 (2) Skirwith Abbey; £1030, £950 Monks Farm; £1000, £850 Brackenburgh; £900 (2), £890, £870, £860, £790 Threapthwaite; £920 Ellergill; £830, £760, £660 (2) Bridge End; £820 (2), £760 Howes Farm; £710 (2) Weary Hall
Charolais – £900 The Bramery; £890, £760, £710 Crib Farm
Limousin - £860 (2), £780 (2) Weary Hall
Aberdeen Angus - £750 Brackenburgh; £750 Marshes Gill; £735 (2), £620 Bridge End; £700 (2) Knock Cross; £700 (2) Low Moor Dyke; £700 Knock Cross; £660 (2) Skirwith Abbey; £600 The Bramery
Simmental - £680 Crib Farm
Black & White - £660, £560 Causeway Foot; £510 Southernby Hall; £510 Longlands; £420 (2) Marshes Gill; £410 Threapthwaite; £380 Monks House; £375 (2) Low Moor Dyke; £345, £335 (2) Bridge End
Mont- £510 Threapthwaite
Heifer Calves
Limousin- £930 (2) Southernby; £810, £770 (3) Weary Hall; £720, £710 Beeches Farm
British Blue - £900, £850, £790, £780 Skirwith Hall; £800, £760 Beeches Farm; £790, £730 (2), £700 (2) Weary Hall; £780 (2), £730, £720, £710, £620 Threapthwaite; £715 Monks Farm; £620 Bridge End; £610 Brackenburgh
Charolais - £810 Crib Farm
Simmental- £690, £680, £590 Crib Farm
Aberdeen Angus - £630, £530 Knock Cross; £570, £550, £540, £490 (2) Bridge End; £505 Monks House
Penrith & District Farmers Mart
30/10/2026