Prime Sheep 281222

On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 5,051 prime sheep, comprising 3,001 prime lambs & 2,050 cast ewes and rams.

A huge entry of prime lambs was forward with an SQQ average of 263ppk being achieved. Topping at 337ppk was Mr JR Weir, Thorneythwaite with a pen of 7 excellent Beltex lambs, weighing 43kgs and totalling £145, selling to Mr M Bowe. Messrs Gardner, Glebelands also achieved 337ppk with a pen of 41kgs totalling £138, selling to Yorkshire Halal.

Heavy lambs achieved a very fast trade, regularly 250-260ppk, topping at 281ppk for a pen of 47kg Suffolk x Texel’s totalling £132 from Auchengray Farms, selling to Mr M Bowe.

71kg Texel X lambs from Messrs Sowerby, Sycamore Rise achieved £160, selling to J Linsley.

A ring full of Suffolk X Mule lambs weighing 53kgs achieved £145 (274ppk) from Messrs PD Hird, Broomhill.

Excellent, well-fed mule lambs weighing 53kgs achieved £130 from Messrs Fleming & Wilson, Low Mill and selling to Mr N Lomax.

A run of 53 Suffolk and Texel X Mules in great order achieved £135.58 (261ppk/52kgs).

Cast ewes and rams met a very similar trade with all classes well bid for, topping at £295 twice for Texels from Mr W Morison, South Bogbain selling to Mr James Linsley, and from Tarn End, selling to Mr W Shearer.

Heavy ewes topped at £170 for a pair of Suffolks from Backmuir Livestock selling to Pak Mecca Meats, with the same home selling Cheviot Mules to £146 and a pen of 14 Scotch Mules at £122.

Hill ewes topped at £75 a head for a pen of 10 Herdwicks from Mr R Weir, Chapel Farm.

Next Wednesday will be our opening 2023 prime sheep sale, we will operate as normal. All classes are required week in week out please do not hesitate to contact the auctioneers.

Wishing all of our customers all the best for 2023.

Leading Prices
Prime Lambs p/kg
Continental – 337.0, 333.0, 318.0 Glebelands; 326.0, 315.0 Auchergray; 323.0 (2) Reagill Grange; 320.0 Bolton Wood Lane; 318.0, 310.0 (2) Low Row; 310.0 Crindledyke; 305.0 Brougham Castle; 302.0 Low Garth; 300.0 High Knips
Beltex – 337.0, 316.0 Thorneythwaite; 329.0, 307.0, 300.0 Ranbeck; 321.0, 303.0 Dykehead; 300.0 Brockwoodlees; 300.0 Hollins Farm
Texel – 320.0, 315.0 (2), 307.0 (2) Home Farm; 317.0, 305.0, 302.0 Wham Head; 307.0 Waterside Farm; 305.0 Sleddale Hall; 305.0 Wreay Hall; 305.0 Clea Mire; 305.0 Petteril Green; 300.0 Low Abbey
Charollais – 310.0, 293.0 Black Leases
Suffolk – 276.0, 264.0, 253.0 Auchergray; 274.0 Broomhill; 270.0 Wreay Hall; 266.0, 262.0 East Cliff; 262.0, 250 (2) Demesne; 256.0 (2) Westray; 255.0 Black Leases; 254.0 Hole House (Coulston); 253.0 Hollins; 252.0 Brougham Castle; 251.0 Hill of Muirden; 250.0 Braithwaite Mill
Cheviot – 255.0 High Knipe; 250.0 Fellside
Cheviot Mule – 251.0 Ranbeck; 246.0 Huntly Lodge
Mule – 245.0 Low Mill; 237.0 Jacksonrigg; 236.0, 233.0 Howrigg; 236.0 Old Parks; 235.0 Hill Top; 233.0, 231.0 Low Abbey; 231.0 Throstle Hall; 230.0 Hole House (Carrick); 230.0 Crindledyke

Prime Lambs £/head
Continental - £160, £145, £139, £135 Sycamore Rise; £152, £135 Bolton Wood Lane; £150, £147, £142, £135 Milburn Grange; £146 Rottington Hall; £142, £138 Glebelands; £140, £138, £137 High Knipe; £137 Auchergray; £137 Wreay Hall; £136, £135 Brougham Castle
Suffolk - £152 Hollins; £145 Jacksonrigg; £145 Broomhill; £143 Wreay Hall; £141, £136 East Cliff; £140 (2), £136 Demesne; £139 Braithwaite Mill; £136 Brougham Castle; £134 Thrang Cragg; £131 (2) South View
Texel - £150, £148, £146, £145, £139, £135, £130 Ireby Hall; £149, £141, £135 Jacksonrigg; £143, £135 Hewer Hill; £143, £134 Park View; £140 Stewart Lane; £137, £131 Park House; £135 East Cliff; £133, £131, £130 Petteril Green; £133 Wham Head; £131, £130 Clea Mire; £130 Waterside Farm; £130 Hole House (Coulston); £130 Smallthwaite; £130 South View
Beltex - £145, £139, £138, £130 Thorneythwaite; £138, £135 Ranbeck; £130 High Street
Mule - £136 Milburn Grange; £130 Low Mill; £120 Sleddale Hall; £118 Old Parks; £116 Tara; £116 Jacksonrigg; £115 Low Garth; £115 Hole House (Carrick); £115 Crindledyke; £113 Throstle Hall; £113 Hill Top; £112 Low Abbey; £112 Howrigg
Cheviot - £135 High Knipe; £128 Hill Top
Bluefaced Leicester - £133 Old Parks
Charollais - £132, £130 Black Leases
Cheviot Mule - £128 Ranbeck

Cast Ewes £/head
Texel - £295, £220, £205, £190, £180, £152 Tarn End; £295, £245 Greenacres; £250 Backmuir Farm; £235, £230, £220, £190 New Grange; £220, £165 Bustabeck; £200 Park House; £190 Chapel Farm; £190, £170 High House; £165 Ranbeck; £158 The Faulds
Charollais - £240, £190 Tarn End
Continental - £210 The Faulds; £195, £182 Dale View; £175 Low Garth; £171, £152 New Grange; £170 Backmuir Farm; £170 Waterside Farm; £152 Dykehead
Suffolk - £170, £150, £145, £138, £130 Backmuir Farm; £154, £131 Mirlaw House; £137 Middle Bank End; £136 Greenacres; £130 Ascot House; £130 Tarn End
Beltex - £148, £145 (2) Park House; £140 Tarn End
Cheviot Mule - £146, £114, £113 (2) Backmuir Farm
Mule - £122, £110, £107 Backmuir; £118, £110 Mirlaw House; £118, £112 High House; £110 Sceugh Dyke; £108 Netherplace; £106 Greenacres
Cheviot - £112 High Knipe; £110, £100 Backmuir Farm; £110 Ranbeck; £102 Chapel Farm
Swaledale - £75 Swathburn; £75 Ranbeck; £70 Low Abbey
Herdwick - £75 Chapel Farm

Cast Rams £/head
Continental - £155 Huntley Lodge
Texel - £140 Lamonby House; £140 Clea Mire
Suffolk - £135 Stewart Lane
Bluefaced Leicester - £132 Swathburn; £130 Stewart Lane
Cheviot - £108 Dry Howe