Prime Sheep 051022
On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 5,389 prime sheep, comprising of 2,151 prime lambs & 3,237 cast ewes and rams.
A show of predominantly well-finished and weighty lambs was forward to a complete ringside of buyers with an SQQ average of 260ppk being achieved.
The sale topped at 343ppk for a pen of 40kg Texel X Beltex lambs from Town End, Aberdeen, realising £137 purchased by Mr J Blenkhorn.
Messrs AJ & FM Harrison, Grange Hall, achieved a consignment average of 307ppk/£126.21 for 41kg.
A whole sale average of £118.08 was achieved for all lambs sold, topping at £150 (320ppk) for a single Texel lamb, weighing 47kg from Messrs MTP & SD Wills, Fawcett Park, this home also sold 56kg Cheviot Mules to £133.
First-time vendor Mr R Jenkinson, Dunfell House, sold a run of 69 Suffolk X Mule lambs to average £132.84/54kg, topping at £144 for 62kg purchased by Mr N Lomax.
Messrs Jenkinson, Clifton Moor Farm, followed the same pattern with a pen of Texel X Mule lambs weighing 63kg to £141.
Messrs Elliott Bros, Harbour Flatt, sold a consignment of 53 Mule lambs to average £109.50/237ppk for 46kg.
A massive show of cast ewes and rams was forward, all classes still held up with last weeks trade, good, meaty horned ewes, strong Continental ewes and smart ewes all achieving a dear trade. A total of 13 lots sold in excess of £200, topping at £295 for a Texel ewe from Tarn End, purchased by Pak Mecca Meats.
Plenty of Continental bred ewes with weight achieved £130-£140 with Suffolk X Mules topping at £140 for a pen of 12 purchased by Mr D Kemp.
Horned ewes with meat most certainly met a much sharper trade, up £5-£7 per head on the week, topping at £73 for a pen of 12 from Messrs Elliott Bros, Harbour Flatt, selling to Mr A Dawson.
Plenty of Scottish Isle Blackfaced ewes sold regularly between £68-£77, topping at £77 for a pen of 28, purchased by Mr R Skelton.
Leading Prices
Prime Lambs p/kg
Texel – 343.0, 300.0, 281.0, 280.0 Town End; 319.0, 288.0 Fawcett Park; 312.0, 298.0 Crosby Hall; 310.0, 302.0 High Moss; 308.0 Cobble Hall; 307.0, 305.0, 293.0, 288.0 Glebelands; 305.0 (3) Sandhills; 305.0, 302.0 Walton High Rigg; 298.0 Woodfoot; 295.0 Sockbridge Hall; 290.0 Scales Farm (Wilson); 289.0 Town Head (Potter); 284.0 Low Moor Dyke; 281.0 Silverband; 281.0 Greenacres; 280.0 Brockwoodlees Farm
Beltex – 331.0 Galloper Park; 327.0, 321.0 Crosby Hall; 323.0, 316.0 Glebelands; 323.0, 289.0 High Knipe; 318.00, 314.0, 312.0 (2), 295.0, 285.0 Grange Hall; 312.0 Brockwoodlees Farm; 305.0, 288.0 Inglewood Edge; 300.0, 284.0 Galloper Park; 300.0 High Moss; 289.0 Sycamore Rise
Continental – 303.0 Walton High Rigg; 290.0 Cobble Hall; 279.0 (2), 274.0 Pringle House; 270.0 Auchengray Farm
Charollais – 274.0, 267.0 Oaklands
Suffolk – 254.0, 246.0, 243.0 Dunfell House; 250.0, 241.0 Fenton Farm; 240.0 South View (Wilson); 240.0 Woodhall; 236.0 Plumpton Old Hall; 236.0 Town Head (Potter); 236.0 Broomhill; 235.0 Hallgarth; 235.0 Moss Dyke; 235.0 Shap Abbey
Cheviot Mule – 245.0 Town End; 238.0 Fawcett Park
Mule – 238.0, 235.0 Harbour Flatt; 227.0, 226.0 Tarn House; 226.0 Low Side
Prime Lambs £/head
Texel - £150, £141, £140 Fawcett Park; £148 (2) Cobble Hall; £148, £146, £143, £136, £134, £133 Clifton Moor Farm; £147, £135, £132 Glebelands; £144 Wickerslack; £139, £137, £135 Greenacres; £139 Inglewood Edge; £137, £134, £132 Town End; £136 Waterside House; £135, £132 High Moss; £134 Crosby Hall; £133 Bells View; £132 High Knipe
Continental - £148, £140 Cobble Hall; £136 Pringle House; £135, £133 Bank House (Elliott); £134 Waterside House; £130 (2) Clea Mire; £130 Ratten Castle
Suffolk - £144, £140, £138, £132, £124 Dunfell House; £140 Riverview; £139 Woodhall; £139 Broomhill; £132, £131 South View (Wilson); £130, £123 Fenton Farm; £130 Plumpton Old Hall; £127, £117 Hallgarth; £126, £119 Town Head (Hird); £120 (2) Shap Abbey; £120 Moss Dyke; £118 Town Head (Potter); £117 Ratten Castle; £117 Westray
Beltex - £144, £138, £135, £132 Crosby Hall; £136, £129 Glebelands; £136 Clea Mire; £135, £134, £129 (2), £127 (2) Sycamore Rise; £134 Brockwoodlees Farm; £132, £128 (2), £127 Grange Hall; £130, £129, £128, £126 High Knipe; £129, £127, £125 (2) Galloper Park; £126 (2) High Moss; £125 Inglewood Edge
Cheviot Mule – £133 Fawcett Park; £125 Town End
Charollais - £120 Longpark; £115 (2) Oaklands
Mule - £113, £111 Tarn House; £113 Low Side; £113 Harbour Flatt
Cast Ewes £/head
Continental - £295, £170, £160 (2), £139, £138, £130 (4) Tarn End; £200, £170, £144, £140, £134 Greenacres; £175, £158, £132 (2) Huntly Lodge Farm; £165, £150, £130 Holme House; £145 Westlea; £135, £132 Backmuir Farm; £134 Westfield House Farm; £133 Clea Mire; £132 Shap Abbey; £132 Ormathwaite Farm; £130 Dufton House; £130 Pringle House
Texel - £255, £245, £234, £180 (2), £160, £140 Tarn End; £255, £245, £204, £194, £178, £138 Holme House; £240, £186 Huntly Lodge Farm; £220, £165 Riverview; £200 (2) Gate Farm; £200, £148 Skelling Farm; £165 Brow Top; £150, £136 Gate Farm; £148 Oaklands; £145 The Wath; £138 Row End Farm; £138 Longpark
Charollias - £185, £148, £138, £134 Holme House; £170, £160 Huntly Lodge Farm; £132 Tarn End
Suffolk - £180, £136, £130 Tarn End; £140 Gate Farm; £134, £128 Huntly Lodge Farm; £134 Holme House; £128 Brow Top; £128 Backmuir Farm; £128 Riverview
Bluefaced Leicester - £130 Town Head (Barker)
Cheviot Mule - £126 Lanerton Farm
Mule - £117, £103 Greenacres; £112 The Cottage; £110, £102 Gate Farm; £110 Sleagill House; £110 Huntly Lodge Farm; £108 Backmuir Farm; £105 Town Head (Barker); £104 Old Mill Flatt; £102 Woodhall
Zwartble - £113 Holme House
Cheviot - £101 Hole Farm (Mark); £90 Tarn End; £90 Riverview; £88 Backmuir Farm
Scotch Blackfaced - £77, £73 (2) Backmuir Farm; £76 Tarn End; £73, £70 Riverview
Swaledale - £73 Harbour Flatt; £72 Greenhow; £67 Murton Hall; £63, £62 Woodhall; £63 Backmuir Farm; £63 Dalebottom Farm; £60 Fog Close
Cast Rams £/head
Continental - £146 Backmuir Farm; £142 Holme House
Texel - £140 Riverview
Beltex - £134 Gate Farm
Cheviot - £126 Holme House
Scotch Blackfaced - £110 Backmuir Farm; £108 Greenacres