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On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 4,533 prime sheep, comprising of 2,042 prime lambs & 2,469 cast ewes and rams.
Today we held our Annual Young Handlers Show, kindly sponsored by Penrith Agricultural Show judging was in the capable hands of Mr J Raine, Fog Close, who awarded the Inglewood Edge Trophy to William Gardiner, Helm Croft, with his Texel cross lamb. Reserve Champion honours went to Sam Pollock, Wreay Hall, with his Beltex X lamb.
Show Results
Class 1
5–7 years old
1st Sam Pollock, Wreay Hall
2nd Amber Ruddick, The Ling
3rd Rueben Linsley, The Cottage
Class 2
8-11 years old
1st Lucy Coulston, Hole House
2nd Grace Elliott, Bank House
3rd Bethanie Fisher, Yanwath Wood house
4th Chloe Hall, Sunnybank
5th Leah Walton, Goodlie Hill Cottage
6th Jamie Walton, Goodlie Hill Cottage
Class 3
12-16 years old
1st William Gardiner, Kell Springs
2nd Owen Marrs, Woodhouse
Champion - William Gardiner, Kell Springs
Reserve Champion - Sam Pollock, Wreay Hall
A much larger entry of prime lambs was forward, achieving an SQQ average of 256ppk, topping at 342ppk for a 38kg Texel cross Beltex lamb from our champion young handler, William Gardiner, Kell Springs, realising £130, purchased by Mr J Blenkhorn on behalf of Yorkshire Halal.
The sale topped at £170 (307ppk) for a superb 55kg Beltex lamb from Owen Marrs, Warwick Bridge, also purchased by Mr J Blenkhorn.
Heavy lambs sold exceptionally well all day with 55kg Suffolk cross lambs achieving £148 from JM & J Fisher & Daughters, Holmwrangle, purchased by Mr N Lomax.
A consignment of first-draw Texel & Suffolk cross Mule lambs from Messrs Coulston, Hole House, averaged £130.12/260ppk for 50kg, topping at £144 for 54kg Suffolks, purchased by Mr R Skelton.
Messrs W Gribbon, Waterside Farm, sold 40kg Beltex cross Texel lambs to £129 (326ppk), purchased by Vivers Scotlamb, with this consignment of 34 averaging £121.24/295ppk for 41kg.
Cast ewes and rams came forward in great numbers with demand holding well for the stronger runs of ewes with meat, though both horned and plain ewes would see a slight drop.
The sale topped at £230 for a pen of three Texel ewes from Holme House, purchased by Pak Mecca Meats. Heavy ewes topped at £169 for a ring full of Suffolk cross ewes from Riverview, purchased by Mr A Dawson.
Mr B Taylor, Thwaite Hall, sold a ring full of English Mules to £144, with plenty of pens of medium ewes achieving £118-£125.
Horned ewes topped at £108 for a pen of 18 Scotch Blackfaced, with Swaledales topping at £101 from Mr T Lowther, Askham.
Leading Prices
Prime Lambs p/kg
Continental – 342.0 Kells Spring; 342.0 Cottage Farm; 341.0, 311.0, 300.0 Hole House (Coulston); 326.0 Bank House (Elliott); 318.0 Sunnybank; 309.0 Woodhouse (Marrs); 305.0 Bank End Mill; 302.0, 298.0, 280.0 Ravenwood; 298.0, 288.0 Brockwoodlees Farm; 296.0 Moss Thorns Farm; 295.0 High House Farm (Nevinson); 293.0, 282.0 Sycamore Rise; 292.0 Badgers Bank; 290.0, 282.0 Crosby Hall; 289.0, 283.0 Green Farm (Mattinson); 288.0, 283.0 Maisongill; 286.0 Braithwaite Mill; 281.0 Peterhouse
Texel – 323.0 Waterside Farm; 311.0, 287.0 Sandhills; 302.0 Hallgarth; 298.0 Sleagill House; 296.0, 289.0 Ratten Castle; 293.0, 280.0 Low House (Dickinson); 286.0, 285.0 Smallthwaite Farm; 283.0 Brigg Farm House; 283.0 Fenton Farm; 280.0 Baggra Yeat
Dutch Spotted – 321.0, 304.0, 285.0 Marton Gill
Beltex – 307.0, 305.0 Crosby Hall; 295.0, 282.0 Reagill Grange; 284.0 Pear Tree House
Suffolk – 282.0 Wham Head Farm; 274.0 Currah Close; 272.0 West Foreshield; 269.0 Holmwrangle; 267.0 Hole House (Coulston); 260.0 Crosby Hall
Charollais – 262.0 East Cliff
Mule – 233.0 Baggra Yeat; 233.0 West Dowgill
Prime Lambs £/head
Continental - £170 Woodhouse (Marrs); £159, £141, £132 (2), £128, £126 Hole House (Coulston); £140 (2) Goodlie Hill Cottage; £140 Bank House (Elliott); £140 Sunnybank; £140 Grassknop Farm;£140 Thackwood; £138, £126 Sycamore Rise; £136 Moss Thorns Farm; £135, £131, £125 Brockwoodlees Farm; £135 Greenacres; £134 High House Farm (Nevinson); £133 Ravenwood; £130 Cottage Farm; £130 Kells Spring; £130 Green Farm (Mattinson); £129, £126 High & Low Buildings; £128 Sleagill House; £127 Maisongill; £127 Inglewood Edge; £126 Braithwaite Mill; £125 Bonnyrigg
Dutch Spotted - £154, £140, £134 Marton Gill
Texel - £150 Brigg Farm House; £145, £138, £131 Clifton Moor Farm; £143, £132, £130 Sandhills; £139 Pear Tree House; £137, £128 Sleagill House; £136, £130 Ratten Castle; £136 Hallgarth; £135, £132, £130 (3) Fenton Farm; £135 Curah Close; £135 Low House (Dickinson); £132 Homwrangle; £130 Haltcliffe Bridge; £129 Waterside Farm; £128 Smallthwaite Farm
Suffolk - £148 Holmwrangle; £144, £129 Hole House (Coulston); £138 Wham Head Farm; £137 Longlands; £136 West Foreshield; £133 Moss Dyke; £130 Scales Farm (Pollock); £129 Currah Close; £127 (2) East Cliff); £126 Braithwaite Mill; £126 Sleagill House; £125 Crosby Hall; £125 Town Foot
Rouge - £148 Thackwood
Beltex - £131 Crosby Hall
Mule - £107 Baggra Yeat; £105 West Dowgill
Cast Ewes £/head
Texel (av £132.40) - £230, £180, £168, £144 Holme House; £220, £158, £148 Backmuir Farm; £180, £140 Stewart Lane; £180, £140 Riverview; £180 Cottage Farm; £170, £160, £146 Town Head Farm (Wharton); £164 Dale View; £160, £144 (2) Stonethwaite Farm; £160 Scarrow Hill; £156, £154, £142 Clifton Moor Farm; £151 Belmont; £150, £146 Shap Abbey; £150, £146 Maisongill; £150 Fell End; £148 Moorriggs; £148 Bustabeck; £140 Gaitsgill Hall
Suffolk (av £132.50) - £169, £140 Riverview; £163, £145, £130 Holme House; £144 Lamonby House; £142 Skygarth; £138 Backmuir Farm; £136 Shap Abbey
Continental (av £122.68) - £165 Holme House; £160, £150 Chapel Farm (Fell); £157 Thwaite Hall; £153 (2) Riverview; £142 The Croft; £140 Dale View; £140 Green Farm (Mattinson)
Charollais (av £134.61) - £164, £162, £141 Holme House
Mule (av £112.37) - £164, £130 Dale View; £144 Thwaite Hall; £133 Holme House; £131, £123 Salter Hall Farm; £130 Clifton Moor Farm; £125 Low Row; £120 Town Head (Hird); £119 Greenacres; £119 Grassknop Farm; £119 Backmuir Farm; £118 Crosby Hall; £115 Town Head Farm (Wharton); £114 Scales Farm (Pollock); £114 Baggra Yeat; £113 Lamonby House; £113 Sykgarth; £112 Bedlands Gate
Beltex - £150 Salter Hall Farm
Rouge – £140 Riverview
Cheviot (av £92.40) - £134, £114 Holme House; £115 Backmuir Farm; £108 Drumreach Farm; £108 Greenacres; £100 Skelling Farm
Bluefaced Leicester (av £100.40) - £125 Bank End Mill
Cheviot Mule (av £100.36) - £121 Drumreach Farm; £120 Backmuir Farm
Scotch Blackfaced (av £73.68) – £108, £85 Holme House; £87 Riverview; £85 Barkbeth; £82 Stewart Lane; £80 Drumreach Farm
Swaledale (av £63.08) - £89 Hedwynds; £78 Town Head Farm (Wharton); £72 Tarn House; £71 Baggra Yeat; £70 Fell End
Cast Rams £/head
Suffolk - £178 Holme House; £135 Croft Ends Farm; £132 Riverview
Beltex - £158 Crewgarth
Bluefaced Leicester - £152 Town Head Farm (Wharton)
Texel - £150, £136 Riverview
Zwartble - £148 Backmuir Farm
Continental - £134 Holme House
Cheviot - £134 Riverview