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On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 4,565 prime sheep, comprising of 1,751 prime lambs & 2,814 cast ewes & rams.
Today we held our Annual Young Handlers Show, kindly sponsored by Penrith Agricultural Show & Lake District National Park, judging was in the capable hands of Mr F Jackson, Reagill Grange, who awarded the Inglewood Edge Trophy to Amy Wilson, Craggfoot, with her Texel X lamb. Reserve Champion honours went to Jamie Walton, Goodlie Hill Cottage, with his Beltex X lamb.
Show Results
Class 1 - Under 5 years old
1st April Toppin, Gale Hall
Class 2 - 5-7 years old
1st Jacob Metcalfe, Home Farm
2nd Sam Pollock, Wreay Hall
3rd Rueben Linsley, The Cottage
4th George Toppin, Gale Hall
Class 3 - 8-11 years old
1st Jamie Walton, Goodlie Hill Cottage
Class 4 - 12-16 years old
1st Amy Wilson, Craggfoot
2nd Lewis Wilson, Craggfoot
3rd Leah Walton, Goodlie Hill Cottage
4th Grace Elliott, Bank House
5th Owen Marrs, Woodhouse
Champion - Amy Wilson, Craggfoot
Reserve Champion - Jamie Walton, Goodlie Hill Cottage
A far sharper trade was witnessed for all classes with a 15ppk rise on the week, an SQQ average of 287.5ppk was achieved. A top price per kilo of 390ppk was realised for a lovely Texel X lamb from Master Rueben Linsley, weighing 41kg, totalling £160.
Over 90 lambs sold in excess of 350ppk, topping at £170 on two occasions, firstly for the champion young handlers lamb, a 45kg Texel from Miss Amy Wilson, Craggfoot. Secondly for a lovely pen of 6 Texel X lambs, weighing 52kg from Messrs Jenkinson, Clifton Moor Farm.
Messrs RW Sowerby & Sons, Sycamore Rise, sold a fabulous run of 90 lambs to average £146/328ppk for 44kgs.
Suffolk lambs topped at £165 for a single pure Suffolk tup, weighing 78kg from Tarn End.
Messrs M Bindloss & Son, Shap Abbey, sold a lovely pair, weighing 50kg to £153. Messrs W Gribbon & Co, Waterside Farm, sold a consignment of 35 lambs to average 346ppk.
Ewe numbers still keep flying forward with quality and quantity on offer attracting a strong ring of buyers, both old and new. Heavy Continental and fat ewes were £20 per head dearer on the week, with many more required to fulfil demand. A total of sixty-two ewes sold in excess of £200 per head, topping at £290 for a pair of Texel ewes from Tarn End, selling to Mr J Linsley.
Suffolk X ewes from Messrs TF & GL Pollock, Wreay Hall Farm, topped at £205, selling to Mr D Kemp. This was closely followed at £205 from Mr C Abernethy, Aberdeen. Seventy Suffolk ewes in the sale averaged over £150.
Mule ewes were comfortably £10 per head dearer on the week, with all 440 in the sale averaging £97.82, topping at £140 for a pair from Messrs JJ & A Brough, Clappers Farm. A ring full of fifteen from Messrs R & A Slack, Cockley Bank, realised £137 per head, this consignment of 58 Mules averaged £118.95. Messrs J & JK Spedding, Salter Hall, Frizington, sold twenty-six to average £124.69.
Horned ewes with meat were very good to sell, topping at £92 for a pen of Swaledales from Messrs Ridley, Woodall.
A mention must go to Mr T Catto, Aberdeen, with a consignment of twenty young goats to average £109.50, topping at £136.
Cast Rams topped at £180 for Texels, with heavy tups regularly £150 plus.
More ewes are required on a weekly basis, please take advantage of our large ringside of competitive buyers. Please advise entries to Andrew Maughan on 07717611952, or Paul Gardner on 07552 589141.
Leading Prices
Prime Lambs p/kg
Texel - 390.0 Cottage Farm; 379.0 Goodlie Hill Farm; 378.0, 337.0 Undercragg; 370.0, 353.0, 351.0 Crosby Hall; 356.0, 355.0, 353.0, 349.0, 345.0, 327.0 Low Row; 356.0 Gale Hall; 356.0 Home Farm; 353.0, 333.0, 331.0 Brockwoodlees Farm; 350.0 Mill Farm; 344.0 Town Head (Potter); 343.0, 329.0, 327.0, 320.0 Clifton Moor Farm; 341.0 Bank House (Elliott); 338.0, 325.0 Newbiggin Farms; 330.0, 329.0, 324.0, 320.0 Shap Abbey
Dutch Spotted - 333.0 Wreay Hall Farm
Charollais - 328.0 Wreay Hall Farm
Continental - 369.0, 354.0, 327.0, 320.0 Home Farm; 365.0, 341.0, 334.0 Crosby Hall; 365.0, 355.0, 350.0, 345.0, 343.0, 320.0 Waterside Farm; 346.0, 330.0, 320.0 Braithwaite Mill; 344.0, 342.0, 338.0, 337.0, 336.0, 335.0, 329.0, 328.0, 323.0 Sycamore Rise; 325.0 Bank House; 320.0 Ratten Castle; 320.0 Dale Head
Beltex - 368.0 Gale Hall; 350.0 Goodlie Hill Cottage
Suffolk - 315.0, 314.0 Wreay Hall Farm; 306.0, 296.0 Shap Abbey; 284.0 The Green; 283.0 Ratten Castle; 280.0 Town Head (Hird); 279.0 Low Thornley; 276.0 Westfield Farm House; 276.0 Robin Hood Pub; 276.0 Bank House (Elliott); 274.0 Wreay Hall Farm; 273.0 Hole House (Coulston); 272.0 Westray; 272.0 Longlands; 270.0 Cockley Bank
Prime Lambs £/head
Texel - £170, £165 Undercragg; £170, £161, £160, £159 (3), £152, £151 (3), £149, £148, £145, £144 Clifton Moor Farm; £160 Cottage Farm; £156, £154 Currah Close; £153, £142 Low Thornley; £152, £148, £144 Shap Abbey; £148 (2), £141 Hole House (Coulston); £144 Goodlie Hill Cottage; £143 Low Row; £143 Gatebeck Cottage; £142 Ireby Hall; £141, £140 Brockwoodlees; £140 Wickerslack; £140 Bank House (Elliott); £140 Ormathwaite; £140 Mill Farm; £140 Newbiggin Farms
Continental - £168, £145 Waterside Farm; £165, £159, £153, £148, £144, £141 Braithwaite Mill; £155 (2), £152, £151 (2), £149, £148, £147, £144, £141, £140 Sycamore Rise; £150, £140 (2) Wayside Cottage; £144 Barkbeth; £144 High Harberwain; £144 Home Farm; £143 Bank House (Elliott); £142 The Green; £140 Grassknop
Suffolk - £165 Tarn End; £153, £136 Shap Abbey; £148, £135 Wreay Hall Farm; £140 Undercragg; £139 The Green; £136 Newgiggin Farm; £135, £134 Hole House (Coulston); £131 Low Thornley; £130 Braithwaite Mill; £130 Ratten Castle
Charollais - £154, £135 Wreay Hall Farm; £131 Tarn End
Dutch Spotted - £150 Wreay Hall Farm
Cast Ewes £/head
Texel (av £155.05) - £290, £275, £210, £200 (2), £182, £164 Tarn End; £250 (3), £192, £185, £170 Shethin Farm; £230, £208 Park View; £225, £215, £192, £190, £175 Belvedene; £216, £178 Braithwaite Mill; £212, £208, £200, £166 Holme House; £210 (2) Backmuir Farm; £180 Clear View Farm Lodge; £180 Sycamore Rise; £178 Carr Holme; £175 Low Row; £168, £150 Green Farm (Mattinson); £165 Salter Hall Farm; £155, £152 Low House; £152 Chapel Farm; £150 Grassknop Farm; £150 Brougham Castle
Continental (av £115.48) - £265, £150 Fowrass; £196, £188, £176, £149, £144, £140 Holme House; £185, £168, £154, £148 (2), £144 Tarn End; £180, £144, £142, £140 Backmuir Farm; £168 Wreay Hall Farm; £164 Shethin Farm; £148 Wayside Cottage; £142 Belvedene; £140 Low Row
Charollais (av £140.23) - £235, £210, £175, £150 Holme House; £210, £185, £160 Tarn End; £190, £150 Brick House; £158 Green Farm (Mattinson)
Suffolk (av £136.53) - £210, £180 Wreay Hall Farm; £205, £180, £140 Belvedene; £202, £170 (2), £160, £137 Tarn End; £182, £168, £155, £146, £142 Backmuir Farm; £166 Clappers Farm; £154, £139 Holme House; £152 Greenacres
Bluefaced Leicester (av £100.52) - £160 Grassknop Farm
Beltex (av £135.36) - £158 Inglewood Edge
Mule (av £97.82) - £140, £130 Clappers Farm; £137, £125, £112 Cockley Bank; £125, £121 Salter Hall; £124 Sceugh Dyke; £124 Grassknop Farm; £124 Sleagill House; £122 Clear View Farm; £119 Wreay Hall Farm; £119 Old Parks; £118 Backmuir Farm; £116 Low House (Dickinson); £116 Sycamore Rise; £114 Cliburn Hall; £112 Hewgill House
Goat (av £109.50) - £136, £110 Little Kirkhill
Zwartble (av £115.36) - £130 Shethin
Cheviot (av £86.44) - £122, £108 Wintercragg; £166 Torgomack; £114 (2) Tarn End; £110 Wickerslack; £107 Greenacres; £106 Backmuir Farm
Kerry (av £94.67) - £98 Grassknop Farm; £88 Tarn End
Swaledale (av £54.30) - £92 Woodall; £92 The Old Forge; £90 Old Parks; £85 High Crossgill
Scotch Blackface (av £69.27) - £90 Holme House; £90 Barkbeth; £88 Tarn End; £80 Sceugh Dyke
Herdwick (av £51.77) - £80, £74 Winter Cragg; £75 Bennett Head Farm
Cast Rams £/head
Texel (av £133.60) - £180 Shethin Farm; £170 Plumpton Foot
Suffolk (av £122.18) - £170 Backmuir Farm
Continental (av £102.17) - £152 Backmuir Farm; £150 Tarn End