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On Monday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their opening 2021 sale of 100 Store Cattle.

The opening sale of store cattle went off exceptionally well, although numbers were short of our buyers’ requirements. Many more are required for our next sale, which is our January Bonanza and will be held on Monday 18th January, please advise all entries to the mart office by Noon on Monday 11th.

The sale topped at £1315 for a twenty-month-old Limousin cross bullock from Far Close Farm, selling to Mr D Barker, this run of cattle averaged £1225.

Messrs HG Jackson, Littlebeck sold a run of sixteen-month-old Limousin cross bullocks to average 1235, topping at £1275.

Heifers sold exceptionally well, with British Blue crosses selling to £1185.

Leading Prices

Store Bullocks
British Blue - £1315 Far Close Farm; £1115 Hewer Hill
Limousin - £1285 & £1165 Gateghyll; £1275, £1265, £1205 & £1195 Littlebeck; £1255 Far Close Farm; £1195, £1185, £1165 Thackwood; £1095 Keisley
Simmental - £1205 & £1145 Thackwood; £1115 Bowness Farm
Charolais - £985 & £945 Bowderdale

Store Heifers
British Blue - £1185 Far Close Farm; £1115 & £1075 Hewer Hill
Limousin - £1145 Far Close Farm; £1005 & £985 Keisley; £965 Friarbiggin
Charolais - £1065 Bowderdale
Simmental - £1055, £1045 & £995 Bowness Farm

Store Bulls
Limousin - £1025 Howtown Hotel; £965 & £935 High & Low Buildings