Prime Sheep - 07.12.22

On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 5,808 prime sheep, comprising of 3,158 prime lambs & 2,708 cast ewes and rams.

Penrith & District Farmers Mart held their annual Christmas Prime Show, kindly sponsored by W M Armstrong Haulage, Longtown. Judging was in the very capable hands of Mr Michael Bowe. Champion honours were awarded to the first prize pen of Beltex lambs from M/s Hall, Inglewood Edge. These 5 exquisitely presented and well-dressed lambs were outstandingly fleshed weighing 52kg, and later sold for the top price of the day of £200 (385ppk). Reserve Champion honours came from the same home for the first prize pen of Texel Lambs weighing 46kg and later selling for £160 (348ppk).
The show results are as follows.

Class 1 – Pen of Five Texel Lambs
1st Messrs R Hall & Son, Inglewood Edge – Reserve Champion
52kg £200 385ppk
2nd Messrs DW & DM Elliott, Bank House
43kg £138 320ppk

Class 2 – Pen of Five Beltex Lambs
1st Messrs R Hall & Son, Inglewood Edge – Champion
46kg £160 348ppk
2nd Messrs Gardner, Glebelands
39kg £150 385ppk

Class 3 – Pen of Ten Suffolk Lambs
1st Messrs Hird, Broomhill
56kg £139 249ppk
2nd Messrs Hird, Broomhill
54kg £135 250ppk

Class 4 – Pen of Ten Mule Lambs
1st Mr TE Clarke, Howgill Castle
54kg £133 246ppk
2nd Messrs MTP & SD Wills, Fawcett Park
49kg £112 228ppk

Class 5 – Pen of Ten Swaledale Lambs
1st Messrs GD & JP Nelson, Hedwynds
48kg £106 220ppk
2nd Messrs GD & JP Nelson, Hedwynds
43kg £97 225ppk

Class 6 – Pen of Ten Scotch Blackfaced Lambs
1st Messrs TM Ewart, Barkbeth
42kg £95 226ppk
2nd Messrs TM Ewart, Barkbeth
38kg £85 223ppk

Class 8 – Pen of Ten Herdwick Lambs
1st Mr G Bland, Clea Hall
385kg £85 223ppk


Again in Penrith another great show of stock entered the market with a large show of 3158 lambs forward selling to average 254.88sqq, 250ppk overall. With 355 lambs selling in excess of 300ppk. Topping the days sale on 2 occasions at 385ppk were the Champion lambs from M/s Hall, Inglewood Edge for 52kg (£200) purchased by Mr J Blenkhorn. Secondly for the 2nd prize Beltex show lambs from M/s Gardner, Glebelands weighing 39kg selling to £150 being purchased by Mr J Blenkhorn.

Weight still remains in high demand with the heavy lambs 50kg plus giving the best returns. M/s Hird, Broomhills sold 20 Suffolk lambs to average £136.00 with M/s Henderson, Park House selling 97 lambs to average £134.44.

M/s Clarke, Howgill Castle excellently well finished Mule lambs topping at £133 or 246ppk with Cheviot Mules topped at £127 from M/s Todd, Crosby Hall.

PDFM weekly show of Cast Ewes and Rams had another large show of Sheep with 2708 forward. With the whole sale averaging £89.44. Ewes sold to a top £300 on 2 occasions. Firstly, for a cracking Pure Texel Ewe from M/s Graham, Hallrigg. Secondly for another Pure Texel from Holme House once again those best Continental ewes selling easily in excess of £200 with 110 ewes surpassing this figure. Mules topped at £125 for a pen of 7 from Backmuir. With the same home selling Cheviot ewes to £113 for 15. Meaty horned ewes topped at £90 for a pen of 26 from Lane End.

A smaller offering of Cast Tups on offer topping todays trade at £220 for a Texel x from Harot Hill Farm.

Leading Prices
Prime Lambs p/kg
Beltex – 385.0 Inglewood Edge; 385.0 Glebelands; 319.0, 316.0 Ranbeck; 311.0 Throstle Hall; 295.0 (2) Home Farm (Metcalfe)
Texel – 348.0 Inglewood Edge; 341.0, 323.0, 320.0, 319.0, 312.0 Crosby Hall; 334.0, 314.0, 310.0 Belvedene; 331.0 New Grange Farm; 329.0, 325.0, 323.0, 318.0, 310.0 Grange Hall; 321.0, 318.0, 317.0 Home Farm (Metcalfe); 321.0 Bank House; 317.0 Glaslyn House; 314.0, 310.0 Low Row
Continental – 333.0, 318.0 High Moss; 331.0, 328.0, 326.0 Glebelands; 327.0 Silverband; 326.0, 318.0, 315.0 Maisongill; 318.0 Inglewood Edge; 316.0 Greenacres; 311.0 Waterside Farm
Rouge – 300.0, 273.0 Belvedene
Cheviot – 261.0 (2) Bradley
Suffolk – 258.0 Wreay Hall Farm; 253.0, 250.0 Moss Dyke; 252.0, 249.0, 244.0 Low Row; 252.0, 249.0 Low Abbey; 250.0, 248.0 Broomhill; 247.0 Fenton Farm; 246.0 High Crossgill; 244.0 Crindledyke; 244.0 Shap Abbey
Cheviot Mule – 247.0 Ranbeck; 244.0 Crosby Hall
Mule – 246.0 (2) Howgill Castle; 239.0, 229.0 Fawcett Park; 235.0 Low Garth; 235.0 Town Head (Hird); 233.0 Throstle Hall; 230.0 High Crossgill; 229.0 Crosby Hall
Scotch Blackfaced – 226.0, 224.0 Barkbeth; 224.0 Belvedene
Swaledale – 226.0 Hedwynds
Herdwick – 224.0 Clea Hall


Prime Lambs £/head
Beltex - £200 Inglewood Edge; £150 Glebelands; £140 Throstle Hall; £137, £136, £128, £126 Ranbeck; £135, £131 (2), £130, £124, £122 Rietfontein; £127 (2), £124, £120 Midtown Farm (Strong); £121 Home Farm (Metcalfe)
Texel - £160 Inglewood Edge; £150, £140 High Moss; £149 Marton Gill; £148 Hedwynds; £147 (2), £138 (2) Park House (Henderson); £147, £140 Belvedene; £145, £138 Clifton Moor Farm; £143 Home Farm (Metcalfe); £142, £138 Glaslyn House; £139 New Grange Farm; £138 Bank House; £135 Grange Hall; £135 Low Row
Continental - £149, £135 Belvedene; £146 Old Parks; £145, £141, £137, £136, £135 Sycamore Rise; £145 Pennine View; £145 Tara; £141 Maisongill; £140, £137 Gillside; £140 Glebelands; £140 High Moss; £136 (2), £135 Greenacres; £136 Hewer Hill; £136 Sceugh Dyke; £135 Inglewood Edge
Suffolk - £141, £117 Low Abbey; £139, £135 Broomhill; £137 Wreay Hall Farm; £135, £127 Dalemain; £135, £125 Hallgarth; £132, £127, £121 Low Row; £131 Town Head (Potter); £129 Moss Dyke; £128 High Crossgill; £126 Fenton Farm; £122 (2), £116 Crindledyke; £120 Clea Mire; £120 Park Head (Hird); £120 West End; £115 West Foreshield; £115 Shap Abbey; £115 North Netherscales
Mule - £133, £123 Howgill Castle; £122 High Crossgill; £122 Ranbeck; £117, £112 Fawcett Park; £115 Midtown Farm (Strong); £115 Bank End Mill; £115 Undercragg; £114 Throstle Hall; £112 Crosby Hall; £110 West Foreshield
Cheviot Mule - £127 Crosby Hall; £126 Ranbeck
Cheviot - £127 Sceugh Dyke; £120 (2) Bradley
Swaledale - £105 Hedwynds

Cast Ewes £/head
Texel - £300, £295, £245 (2), £179, £160 Holme House; £300, £235 Hallrigg; £265, £250, £220, £205, £165 New Grange Farm; £265, £230, £200, £150 Wood Farm (Wilson); £260 Backmuir Farm; £235 Home Farm (Stoddart); £220 Clea Hall; £215, £170 Stewart Lane; £205, £200, £150 Park View (Pyman); £200 Lingstubbs; £200 Galloper Park; £170 Belvedene
Continental - £285, £170, £160 Park View (Pyman); £200 Hallrigg; £190, £150 Wood Farm (Wilson); £150 (2) Belvedene; £150 Stanley House
Beltex - £190 Park View (Pyman); £160 (2) Shap Abbey
Charollais - £190 Holme House
Suffolk - £170, £135 (2) Low House Farm (Skelton); £165, £150 Backmuir Farm; £150 Clappers Farm; £145 Murray House; £140 (2) Wood Farm (Wilson); £140 Lingfield Bungalow; £136, £130 Holme House
Cheviot-Mule - £125, £115 Backmuir Farm; £110 Hallrigg
Cheviot - £113, £99 Backmuir Farm; £94 Stewart Lane; £92, £90 Clea Hall
Mule - £108, £98, £90 Backmuir Farm; £94 Low House Farm (Skelton); £90 (2) Hawkswell Farm; £90 Irton House; £90 Clea Mire; £90 Greenacres
Scotch Blackfaced - £90, £80, £76, £75 (3) Lane End; £90 Riverview; £75 Low House Farm (Skelton)
Swaledale - £80 Stewart Lane; £70 Hawkswell Farm; £70 Low House Farm (Skelton)
Herdwick - £70 Hawkswell Farm

Cast Rams £/head
Continental - £220 Harrot Hill Farm; £155 (2) Wood Farm (Wilson)
Texel - £150 South View (Marston); £150 Home Farm (Stoddart)