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Rearing Calves & Stirks 300421

On Friday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 216 Rearing Calves and Stirks.

Records were broken once again with 216 forward to a very busy ringside of buyers for all classes. The sale topped at £820 for a pen of four Limousin bullocks, 11-months-old, from Messrs A & W Johnston, White Fold, purchased by Messrs TJ & JM Powley, Blands Farm.

Several pens of Limousin heifers, 10-months-old achieved in excess of £700 per head, topping at £790 for a pen of four, purchased by Messrs JM & MA Dawson.

Limousin bulls and heifers, four months old from Mr DW Mallinson, Lodge Farm, averaged £611.43, with heifers topping at £660 purchased by Mr WH Raine.

Young calves sold to an extended ringside of buyers, both local farmers and dealers. Messrs Mallinson, Hall Field, sold 3-week-old Black & White calves to £175 & £170.

British Blue bull calves, 8-weeks-old sold to £500 from Messrs Turnbull, Monks House, purchased by Messrs JT & EM Marrs. New Zealand style Hereford bulls, 3-weeks-old achieved £280 from Dolphenby Farms.

Several new vendors took advantage of our ever-growing successful sale once again and were highly delighted with returns. All classes are required for our next sale on Friday 14th May 2021 at 10am. Please contact Andrew Maughan on 07717611952 to advise entries or for further enquires.


Leading Prices

Bullock Weaned Stirks
Limousin - £820 (4), £610, £570 (2), £530 White Fold
Aberdeen Angus – £700 (4) Cairnbridge Farm

Bull Weaned Calves & Stirks
Limousin - £790 (3), £640 (2) White Fold; £730 Highbeckside; £630 (2), £620 Lodge Farm (Mallinson); £605, £550 (2), £545, £540 Skirwith Abbey; £500 Southernby Hall
British Blue - £755 Seat Farm (Scott); £610, £590 Hall Field; £595, £580 Howes Farm; £585, £545 (2) Skirwith Abbey
Hereford – £720 Seat Farm (Scott)
Charolais - £595, £590, £520 Howes Farm
Black & White – £255 (2) Low Moor Dyke


Bull Calves
British Blue – £500, £490 (2) Monks House; £395 Askrigg Hall; £390, £380 The Ling; £380, £375 Blunderfield East; £375 Thackwood Farm
Aberdeen Angus - £460 Low Moor Dyke; £410 Street House (Strong)
Limousin - £420 (2), £410, £380 (2) High Barn; £395, £390, £360 Thackwood Farm
Saler - £330, £320 Blunderfield East
Montbeliarde - £305 Street House (Strong)
Hereford - £280, £220 (3), £210 Dolphenby Farm
Dairy Shorthorn - £200, £190 Greenhow
Black & White - £175, £170 Hall Field; £105, £85 Skirwith Abbey; £180, £100 Brackenburgh Home Farm

Bull Weaned Calves & Stirks
Aberdeen Angus - £785, £630 White Fold; £540 Southernby Hall; £500 Hill Crest
Luing - £520 Hill Crest
Hereford - £410 Hill Crest

Heifer Weaned Stirks
Limousin - £790 (4), £785 (3), £740, £720 (2), £705 (4), £620, £590, £580, £560, £540, £530 White Fold; £660, £630, £600, £510 Lodge Farm (Mallinson); £540 Skirwith Abbey; £535 (2) Hill Crest; £500 Southernby Hall
British Blue - £630 (2) Hill Crest; £590 Skirwith Abbey; £580, £550, £535, £525 Howes Farm
Simmental – £520 Hill Crest
Charolais - £510 Howes Farm

Heifer Calves
British Blue - £470, £460 (2) Monks House; £450, £410, £390 Blunderfield East; £370 The Ling; £355 Askrigg Hall
Limousin - £420 Street House (Strong); £415, £400, £395, £380, £370 White Fold
Aberdeen Angus - £370, £340 Street House (Strong)
Hereford – £215, £210 Dolphenby Farm

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