OTM Cattle 010221

On Monday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 51 OTM Cattle.

Another good trade was witnessed in the cast cow ring with a sale average of 134ppk being achieved, topping at 191.5ppk for a 596kg Limousin cross cow from Messrs RG Todd, Crosby Hall, realising £1141.34, purchased by Mr B Howard on behalf of Jewitt Meat Company.

Topping per head at £1497.31 was a seven-year-old British Blue cross Limousin cow from Messrs JA & CM Brown, Park House Farm, weighing 863kg and realising 173.5ppk, purchased by Mr B Howard, this run averaged £1258.01/167ppk.

Messrs Raine, Fog Close, sold a run of dairy-bred Limousin and British Blue cross cows to average £1206.86/154ppk, topping at £1314.22/147.5ppk for a seven-year-old cow purchased by Dovecote Park.

Messrs S Allan & Sons, Greenhow, sold Black & White cows to 166.5ppk/£1123.88 purchased by Mr L Fell. Old cows also from this home, straight out the parlour, achieved £963.41/135.5ppk purchased by Dovecote Park.

Limousin stock bulls topped at £1438.17/136.5ppk for a fourteen-year-old bull from Messrs S Allan & Sons, Greenhow, purchased by Mr S McGimpsey.

British Blue cross Holstein cows, 47-48 months old, sold to 163.5ppk/£1208.27 from Mr R Dawson, Southwaite Farm, averaging £1179.48/155.5ppk.

All classes are required for our sale in a fortnights time, with a full ringside of fourteen cast cow buyers and demand set to grow over the next few weeks. Our next sale will be held on Monday 15th February 2021. Please advise entries to the mart office or Andrew Maughan on 07717611952.

Leading Prices

Cast Cows p/kg
Limousin – 191.5, 183.5 Crosby Hall; 175.5, 151.5 Park House Farm (Brown); 158.5 Harbour Flatt; 157.5, 148.5 Grove Farm; 157.5, 141.5 Hewer Hill; 148.5 Crindledyke; 147.5 Fog Close; 146.5 Friarbiggin
British Blue – 173.5 Park House Farm (Brown); 164.5 (2), 142.5 Fog Close; 163.5, 155.5 Southwaite Farm
Black & White – 166.5, 163.5, 135.5, 118.5 Greenhow; 118.5, 112.5 The Ling (Donald); 115.5 Low Moor Dyke
Beef Shorthorn – 133.5 Far Bank End
Cast Cows £/head
British Blue - £1497.31 Park House Farm (Brown); £1292.97, £1130.12, £1090.13 Fog Close; £1208.27, £1150.70 Southwaite Farm; £925.36 Crosby Hall
Limousin - £1484.52, £1141.34 Crosby Hall; £1374.98, £984.84 Hewer Hill; £1314.23 Fog Close; £1257.80, £988.13, £980.07 Crindledyke; £1158.98, £1117.94 Park House Farm (Brown); £1096.20, £987.53 Grove Farm; £1025.50 Harbour Flatt; £983.02 Friarbiggin
Black & White - £1123.88, £1116.71, £1015.55, £963.41 Greenhow; £943.64 Low Moor Dyke; £859.13 The Ling (Donald)
Beef Shorthorn - £1039.97 Far Bank End

Cast Bulls p/kg
Limousin – 139.5 Hole House (Coulston); 139.5 Staingills; 136.5 Greenhow

Cast Bulls £/head
Limousin – £1438.71 Greenhow; £1212.26 Staingills