Store Cattle Report 071220
On Monday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 200 Store Cattle.
Another sharp trade was witnessed in the store ring with all classes achieving the same buoyant trade of last fortnight.
The sale topped at £1465 for a Limousin cross heifer from Messrs JA & CM Brown, Park House Farm, purchased by Mr D Whaite. A dairy-bred British Blue heifer achieved £1365 from the same home.
Store bullocks topped at £1275 for a Limousin cross Simmental from Messrs Wales, Thackwood, this run of seventeen-month-old cattle averaged £1219.
Messrs WK & D Hall, Bells View, sold a run of seven dairy-bred bullocks to average £1215, topping at £1265 for a pair of British Blue’s.
Messrs Elliott Bros, Harbour Flatt, sold some lovely, sweet ten-month-old Limousin cattle to average £998, topping at £1035 for a bullock purchased by Mr H Thirsk.
Many more cattle are required to fulfil demand. Our next sale will be held on Monday 21st December, please advise all entries to the mart office by Noon on Monday 14th December.
Leading Prices
Store Bullocks
Limousin - £1275, £1255, £1175 & £1155 Thackwood; £1265, £1165 & £1135 Bank Farm; £1255 Bells View; £1155 (2), £1135 & £1005 Low Row; £1125 (2), £1075 & £1045 (4) Home Farm; £1035 Harbour Flatt
British Blue - £1265 (2), £1225 & £1135 Bells View; £1185 Bank Farm; £1135 The Wath; £1075 Home Farm
Charolais - £1315 (2) & £1135 The Wath
Simmental - £1235 Thackwood; £1215 & £1185 Thorneycroft
Aberdeen Angus - £1225 Bells View; £1075 (4) Low Row
Montbeliarde - £1135 Bells View
Hereford - £1045 (3) Mount Clifton
Store Heifers
Limousin - £1465 Park House Farm; £1275 Park Head; £1255 & £1075 Fawcett Park; £1125 Town Head; £1105, £1085 (3), £1015 & £1005 Home Farm; £1095 The Wath; £1065 (3) Low Row; £1065 (2), £1055, £1045, £1035 & £1005 (2) Shap Abbey; £1015 Harbour Flatt
British Blue - £1365 Park House Farm; £1205 Fawcett Park; £1155, £1055 & £1015 Park Head; £1065 (2) Low Row; £1025 Mount Clifton
Charolais - £1155 & £1065 (2) The Wath; £1135, £1055 & £1045 Low Row; £1095, £1065 & £1045 Shap Abbey; £1095 Town Head
Blonde d’Aquitaine - £1155 The Wath
Simmental - £1115 & £1075 Thorneycroft
Aberdeen Angus - £1045 (3) Low Row