On Wednesday 4th November, Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held its weekly sale of 2,670 prime lambs and 495 lightweight hoggs and lambs, taking the total prime sheep entry to 3,165 head.
Another good entry of lambs was forward, with trade very much on a par with last week. Lambs weighing 47kg to 49kg showed an improvement in trade. The overall average was £158 per head, equating to 330ppk, with an overall SQQ average of 346ppk.
Topping the day's trade at 444ppk were 45kg Beltex lambs from M & L Gibson, 3 Happerhill, which sold to £200 per head. Closely following at 443ppk were lambs from J C Robinson, Blackleases, selling 6 head at 44kg to £195 per head.
The top price per head of the day was £220, achieved by a single 66kg Suffolk lamb from DG & LM Strong Ltd, Sleagill House.
Once again, heavy lambs weighing 55kg and above continue to sell exceptionally well.
R & JM Ridley, Ranbeck sold a pen of 7 Cheviot Mule lambs weighing 56kg to £178 per head.
Mule lambs sold to £170 per head for 3 head at 54kg from Kiachugh Road, Northern Ireland.
M/s Fisher, Dufton House sold a fantastic run of 30 lambs, topping at £202 per head for a pen of 4 lambs weighing 48kg. The overall run averaged an impressive £185.83 per head.
Other leading consignments included:
35 lambs averaging £185.74 - DG & LM Strong, Sleagill
25 lambs averaging £184.08 - D McFarland, Omagh
19 lambs averaging £181.89 - WJ Whitfield, Pennine View
Our next sale will be held on Wednesday 11th November.
For entries, please contact:
📞 Paul Gardner - 07552 589141
📞 Andrew Maughan - 07717 611952
Leading Prices
Prime Lambs £/head
Suffolk - £220, £204 Sleagill House; £200 Parkside Crescent; £196, £185, £184 High Knipe; £196, £164 Brocklebank Farm; £194 Pennine View; £192 Sleagill House; £190 Aspatria Hall; £190, £165, £163 Rosgill Head; £180 Braithwaite Mill; £180 Long Park Farm; £175, £170 Croft House; £170 Shire Lodge; £170 Black Leases; £168 West Foreshield; £164 Town Head (Mounsey); £162, £161 (2) Hole House (Coulston); £161 The Hills; £160 Ghyll House; £160 Sceugh Dyke
Texel - £218, £199 Sceugh Dyke; £218, £189 Pennine View; £214, £198, £190, £183 Ireby Hall; £210 Waters Farm; £208, £195, £194, £184 Clea Mire; £204 Bank House; £198 Glaslyn House; £192, £191, £186, £184, £181 High Knipe; £191 Rosgill Head; £190, £184 Waterside House; £190 High Boreland; £190, £180 Stanley House; £188, £181, £180 (2) Aspatria Hall; £188, £182 Longhurst Farm; £188 Tarn End; £186, £180 Newbiggin Farm; £186 Sleagill House; £184 Barton Hall; £182 Braithwaite Mill; £180 Hewer Hill; £180 Plantation View
Beltex - £202, £200, £195, £194, £192, £188 (2), £182, £180, £174, £172 Dufton House; £200, £181 (2) Hopperhill; £195, £174 Black Leases; £194, £170 Barton Hall; £192 West View; £191, £189, £177, £176, £170 High Knipe; £188 Cottage Farm; £183 Westfield House Farm; £182 Brockwoodlees Farm; £177 Longhurst Farm; £172 Stanley House; £171 High Wreay Farm; £170 (3) Bromley Green
Continental - £190 Kilmachugh Road; £182 Pennine View; £178, £164 Plantation View; £177, £165 Sceugh Dyke; £172 Stanley House; £166 Black Leases; £162 Rosgill Head
Blue Texel - £185, £169 Bromley Green; £160 Hole House
Charollais - £178 Mellgates; £174 Waters Farm; £165 Holme House
Cheviot - £178, £164 Ranbeck; £174 Mill Farm
Cheviot Mule - £177 Fowrass; £169 Sceugh Dyke
Mule - £170 Kilachugh Road; £161 Mellgates; £160 Skilmafilly Farm; £160 Gap Shield; £160 Ormathwaite Farm; £157 Stockbridge Farm; £154 Towcett Farm
Zwartble - £166 Gall Farm
Dutch Spotted - £164 Cobble Hall; £164 Marshes Gill; £161 Towcett Farm
Prime Lambs p/kg
Beltex – 444.0, 431.0, 393.0, 373.0 Hopperhill; 443.0 Black Leases; 441.0 Barton Hall; 426.0 Westfield House Farm; 421.0, 420.0 High Knipe; 421.0, 400.0, 398.0, 396.0, 379.0, 377.0, 376.0, 369.0, 363.0 Dufton House; 417.0 West View; 409.0 Cottage Farm; 404.0, 390.0 Brockwoodlees Farm; 391.0 Stanley House; 390.0, 381.0 North Gill Bank; 382.0 Towcett Farm; 378.0 Marshes Gill; 370.0 Black Leases; 366.0 Pear Tree House
Texel – 435.0, 430.0, 397.0 Glaslyn House; 423.0 High Knipe; 405.0, 367.0, 365.0 Plantation View; 400.0 Clea Mire; 400.0 Ratten Castle; 395.0, 382.0, 362.0 Bank House; 395.0, 362.0 Crewgarth; 391.0 Ranbeck; 389.0, 387.0 West View; 386.0, 371.0, 364.0 Brockwoodlees Farm; 385.0 Shap Abbey; 378.0, 370.0, 369.0 Westfield House Farm; 375.0, 365.0 Hewer Hill; 370.0 High Knipe; 367.0 Newbiggin Farm; 365.0, 362.0 Clea Mire; 364.0 Lower Gate Farm
Blue Texel – 411.0 Bromley Green
Continental – 374.0 Stanley House; 364.0 Plantation View; 350.0 Pear Tree House
Dutch Spotted – 373.0 Cobble Hall; 335.0 Marshes Gill
Scotch Blackfaced – 358.0, 337.0 Gall Farm
Suffolk – 346.0 Whitehead Hill Farm; 343.0, 327.0 Shap Abbey; 343.0 West View; 341.0 The Hills; 341.0 Nook Farm; 335.0 High Knipe; 333.0, 329.0, 325.0 Sleagill House; 332.0 Brockle-bank Farm; 330.0 High Knipe; 330.0, 321.0 Black Leases; 329.0, 324.0, 322.0 Hole House; 324.0, 322.0, 320.0 Rosgill Head; 324.0 Croft House; 323.0 West Foreshield; 322.0 Towcett Farm; 321.0 Shire Lodge; 321.0 Fowrass; 320.0 Goose Green Cottage
Cheviot – 354.0 Gall Farm; 345.0 (2), 341.0 Nook Farm; 345.0 Leaps Rigg Farm; 335.0 High Lodore Farm; 331.0 Rookin House Farm
Herdwick – 351.0 High Lodore Farm; 349.0 Plantation View
Mule – 320.0 Ormathwaite Farm; 317.0 Stoddah; 315.0 Kilmachugh Road; 314.0 Stockbridge Farm; 311.0 Gap Shield; 307.0 West Foreshield; 304.0 Mellgates
Penrith & District Farmers Mart
05/11/2026