Sep 15 2021

Prime Sheep 150921 Posted 2 years 217 days ago ago by Penrith Mart

On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 3,763 prime

An overall sale average of 231ppk was achieved, very satisfying considering previous sales this week. The sale topped at 314ppk for a cracking Beltex cross lamb, weighing 43kg from Messrs Hodgson, Woodfoot, realising £135, purchased by West Scottish Lamb. This run averaged £124.91/281ppk for 44 - 51kg.

Heavy lambs were some of the easiest sold on the day with Mr JM Todd, Southernby Hall, selling 67kg Texel cross lambs to £147, purchased by Mr J Tucker.

Messrs NM Strong, Street House, sold a great consignment of heavy Suffolk cross Mule lambs to £124 for 56kg, averaging £120.63/224ppk for 53 - 75kg.

Great to see customers travelling up from Holmrook with Messrs AD & T Harrison, Brotherilkeld Farm, selling 21 Herdwick lambs weighing 31kg to realise £69 (223ppk) purchased by Mr D Towers.

Messrs Elliott Bros, Harbour Flatt, sold a ring full of 49 Mule lambs to £102.

Plenty of demand for quality, weight and meat, please do take note of this when drawing sheep.

Messrs Coulston, Hole House, sold a run of 79 Texel and Suffolk cross lambs to average 240ppk/£114.03 for 47.5kg.

Another large show of cast ewes was forward to a ringside of thirteen active buyers, trade in places would be dearer on the week with an average of £92.14 being achieved, up £8 on the week.

The sale topped at £198 for a pair of Texel ewes from Greenacres Farm, Aberdeen, purchased by Mr J Tucker, with all Texel and Continental ewes sold averaging £120.47.

A run of heavy ewes from Messrs G& JE Bell, Far Broom, averaged £169.53, topping at £182 for a pen of ten.

Plenty pens of Mule ewes achieved over £100, topping at £115 for a pen of seven from Mr M Holmes, Tilery Farm, purchased by Mr A Dawson. Swaledale ewes topped at £77 per for a pen of twenty-five from Elliott Bros, Harbour Flatt, purchased by Mr J Tucker.

Cast rams were very easy to sell with a Charollais achieving a market record of £220, purchased by Mr M Lomax.
More numbers are required for next week’s sale. Please do not hesitate to contact to Andrew Maughan on 07717611952 for further information.

Leading Prices

Prime Lambs p/kg
Beltex – 314.0, 307.0, 295.0, 265.0, 260.0 Woodfoot; 313.0, 295.0, 288.0, 275.0, 256.0 Grange Hall; 310.0, 271.0, 245.0 Ranbeck; 308.0 Dacre Banks Farm; 305.0, 288.0, 259.0, 258.0, 257.0, 256.0 Maisongill; 303.0, 300.0, 298.0, 288.0, 286.0, 283.0, 260.0 Crosby Hall; 300.0 Sleagill House; 297.0, 291.0, 276.0 (3), 272.0 (2) Brockwoodlees Farm; 288.0, 280.0, 274.0 Sandhills; 277.0, 263.0 Home Farm (Metcalfe); 270.0, 267.0, 264.0 Sycamore Rise; 267.0 Plumpton Old Hall; 254.0 Reagill Grange
Texel – 298.0 Dacre Banks Farm; 280.0, 242.0 Brougham Castle; 280.0 Green Farm (Mattinson); 278.0, 246.0 Hole House (Coulston); 263.0 Plumpton Old Hall; 247.0 Cairnbridge Farm; 245.0 Home Farm (Metcalfe)
Continental – 254.0 Sycamore Rise; 243.0 Ranbeck; 242.0 Ireby Hall
Suffolk – 237.0 Hallgarth; 233.0, 223.0 Sleagill House; 231.0, 229.0, 222.0 Hole House (Coulston); 230.0, 223.0 Fenton Farm; 230.0, 221.0 Street House (Strong); 223.0 Dacre Banks Farm
Cheviot Mule – 227.0 Ranbeck
Herdwick – 223.0, 216.0 Brotherilkeld Farm
Mule – 211.0 Brotherilkeld Farm; 205.0 Gooselands View Barn; 202.0 Farlam Hill; 202.0 Eden Park; 200.0 (2) Harbour Flatt

Prime Lambs £/head
Texel - £147, £127, £119 Southernby Hall; £128, £118, £110 (2) Hole House (Coulston); £125 Fell End; £122 Dacre Banks Farm; £122 Park Nook; £121 Wreay Hall Farm; £120 Harbour Flatt; £118 Holme Wrangle; £116 Cairnbridge Farm; £116 Fenton Farm; £115, £114, £110 Brougham Castle; £115 Green Farm (Mattinson); £114 Street; £110 Bells View; £110 Hallgarth; £110 Sycamore Rise
Beltex – £135, £130, £129, £124, £122 Woodfoot; £132, £120 Sleagill House; £131, £127, £116 (2), £113 Brockwoodlees Farm; £130 (2), £115 Ranbeck; £128, £124, £114, £111, £110 Maisongill; £125, £121 (2), £115, £114, £111 Grange Hall; £122, £118 (2), £113, £111 Crosby Hall; £119 (2), £115 Sycamore Rise; £116 Park Nook; £115 (2) Sandhills; £115, £112 Plumpton Old Hall; £113 Home Farm (Metcalfe)
Continental - £128, £118, £116 Ireby Hall; £126 Grange Hall; £116 Corner Cottage; £116 Woodfoot; £115 Sleagill House; £113, £112 Old Wall
Suffolk - £124, £115 Street House (Strong); £119 Sleagill House; £116 Hallgarth; £115 Fenton Farm; £113 (2), £112 Hole House (Coulston)
Cheviot Mule - £118 Ranbeck
Charollais – £105 Hill Top; £104 Park Nook
Cheviot - £105 Kirkland Fold
Mule - £102 (2) Harbour Flatt
Herdwick – £82, £69 Brotherilkeld Farm

Cast Ewes £/head
Texel – £198 Greenacres; £190, £186, £180, £147, £128 (2), £126 Lodge House; £182, £178, £135 Far Broom; £178 How Hill; £168 Shap Abbey; £155 (2), £144, £127 Kirkbarrow Hall; £152, £132 The Wreay; £142, £138, £128, £127 Galloper Park; £142, £120 Hollands; £136, £120 Brougham Castle; £135 Tilery Farm; £132, £120 Thorneyland; £130 Midtown Farm (Strong); £130 Pear Tree House; £128 High & Low Buildings; £126 Inglewood Edge; £124 Backmuir Farm; £121 Maisongill; £120 Borrans Hills
Beltex - £185, £180 Littlebeck; £168 Woodfoot; £162 Hollands; £156, £150 Littlebeck; £154, £124 Glaslyn House; £154, £126 Stonethwaite Farm; £128 Shap Abbey; £124 (2), £120 (2) Inglewood Edge; £120 Hollands
Continental - £182, £120 Lodge House; £146 (2), £139, £138, £124, £122 Holme House; £144, £130 Greenacres; £135 Thorneyland; £132 Glaslyn House; £124 (2) Hollands; £122 Backmuir Farm; £122 Highfield Farm
Charollais – £150 Backmuir Farm; £139, £130, £127 Lodge House; £124 Holme House
Suffolk – £146, £140, £120 Holme House; £140 (2), £125, £124 Lodge House; £140 Far Broom; £132 The Wreay; £130 Stonethwaite Farm; £124 High & Low Buildings; £124 Backmuir Farm; £121 Hollands
Bluefaced Leicester – £130 Baggra Yeat; £122 Greenacres; £120 Old Parks
Cheviot - £125, £107, £92 Holme House; £109 Galloper Park; £107, £104 (2) Backmuir Farm; £104 High & Low Buildings; £102 Pear Tree House; £96 Hollands; £95 Inglewood Edge; £92 Stonethwaite Farm
Mule – £115 Tilery Farm; £113, £104 (2) Backmuir Farm; £113 Lanerton Farm; £112 Asby Mill; £112 Baggra Yeat; £108 Stonethwaite Farm; £100 The Wreay; £99 Dancing Gate Farm; £98 Boghead of Cobairdy Farm; £98 Borrans Hill; £97 Cobble Hall; £97 Midtown Farm (Strong)
Scotch Blackfaced – £84 Greenacres
Herdwick - £81 Dancing Gate Farm
Swaledale – £77 Harbour Flatt; £76 Baggra Yeat

Cast Rams £/head
Charollais - £220 Holme House
Texel - £175 Green Farm (Mattinson); £132 Town End Farm (Crocker)
Suffolk – £145 Holme House
Continental - £130 Greenacres
Cheviot - £125 Riverview