Prime Sheep 170221
On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 3,202 prime sheep, comprising of 1,756 prime hoggs & 1,354 cast ewes & rams.
An SQQ average of 289ppk was achieved, topping at 381ppk for a pen of five 42kg Texel cross Beltex hoggs from Messrs Lightfoot, Gillside, realising £160 per head purchased by Yorkshire Halal, this run of hoggs averaged £143.88.
A run of 100 commercial Continental and Scotch Blackfaced hoggs from Messrs JC Robinson, Black Leases, averaged 280ppk/£119.80 for 42kg, with a pen of Scotch Blackfaced hoggs achieving £116 purchased by Mr W Shearer.
Lightweight hoggs were in short supply with many orders not being fulfilled. Mr W Benson sold a pen of 23 grass-fed Herdwicks, weighing 30kg, to £78/260ppk. Cheviot hoggs from Messrs Iredale, Greenbank Farm, achieved 289ppk/£101 for 35kg purchased by West Scottish Lamb.
The whole sale averaged £124 per head with numerous runs of heavy hoggs achieving £145-£155. The heavy hogg section averaged 261ppk with Blackfold Farm, Aberdeenshire, selling a run of 40 Texel cross Beltex hoggs weighing 45kg to average £144.97/318ppk.
Messrs W & SE Dickinson, Kirkbarrow Hall, sold a run of 51kg Texel bred hoggs to average £139.32/271ppk.
Commercial Mule cross Suffolk and Texel hoggs from Messrs TE Irving & Sons, East Cliff, averaged a staggering £136.47/259ppk for 52.5kg, topping at £139 for Suffolks purchased by West Scottish Lamb.
Plenty of Swaledale hoggs achieved in excess of £110 per head, with Mr JF Wilkin, Slack Farm Cottage, selling 50kg tups to £117 and Messrs S & W Maughan, Street House, selling 47kg wether hoggs to £116 per head.
A much dearer trade was witnessed in the cast ewe ring with a sale average of £92.45 being achieved for all sold, this being £7 up on the week.
A total of 160 ewes sold in excess of £120 per head, topping at £198 for a pair of Texels selling to Mr J Tucker, with numerous pens of ewes sold for £170 plus.
Backmuir Livestock sold pure-bred Suffolk ewes for £150 per head, bought by Mr A Dawson. Plenty of heavy commercial Continental & Suffolk ewes sold for £108-£115.
Horned ewes achieved some strong returns, with Scotch Blackfaced ewes into the early £80’s. Handy weighted South Cheviots were in the mid £70’s, and heavy North Cheviots achieved £90-£100, topping at £107.
Beltex tups sold to £150 per head for a pair from Mr R Maughan, Asby Mill.
All classes are required for our sale next week. Please advise entries to Andrew Maughan on 07717611952.
Leading Prices
Prime Hoggs p/kg
Texel – 381.0, 365.0, 352.0, 341.0, 338.0 Gillside; 357.0, 341.0 Kirkbarrow Hall; 355.0, 342.0, 327.0 Blackfold; 354.0, 333.0, 327.0, 322.0 Town Head (Potter); 336.0, 328.0 Sleddale Hall; 332.0 Pewter Close; 324.0 Scales Farm (Wilson); 321.0 Waterside House
Continental – 365.0, 324.0 Waterside Farm; 313.0 Sherriff; 313.0 Clear View Farm; 312.0 Lower Gate Farm; 312.0 Black Leases; 310.0 High Knipe
Beltex – 362.0, 350.0, 321.0 Ranbeck; 358.0 Lower Gate Farm; 345.0, 332.0 High Knipe; 332.0, 329.0 Crosby Hall
Charollais – 344.0 Low Abbey
Cheviot – 289.0, 286.0 Greenbank Farm; 288.0 Brownrigg Hall Farm; 288.0 Dalemain; 285.0 Crosby Hall
Suffolk – 281.0, 260.0 Town Head (Potter); 277.0 Low Row; 275.0 Cairnbridge Farm; 266.0 Ratten Castle; 262.0 Park Nook; 260.0 East Cliff; 260.0 Low Abbey
Mule – 279.0, 253.0 Low Abbey; 270.0 Thrang Crag; 260.0 Dalemain; 256.0, 245.0 Street House (Maughan); 254.0, 252.0, 247.0 Slack Farm Cottage; 249.0, 245.0 Old Parks; 249.0 Pear Tree House; 249.0 Crosby Hall; 247.0 Sherriff
Scotch Blackface – 276.0 Black Leases; 270.0 Gate Farm
Herdwick – 262.0 Farmanby; 260.0 Townhead Farm (Benson); 256.0 Gillside
Swaledale – 260.0, 257.0 Hammershields; 254.0 Crosby Hall; 250.0 Low Abbey; 247.0 Street House (Maughan); 245.0 Low Row; 242.0 Dalemain
Prime Hoggs £/head
Texel - £162, £160, £157, £150 (2), £148 Gillside; £156, £154, £147, £141 Blackfold; £150 (2), £140 (3) Kirkbarrow Hall; £150 (2), £145 Chapel Hill (Ashley); £148, £144, £141 Sleddale Hall; £147 Pennine View; £146 Bells View; £145 Town Head (Potter); £144 Gate Farm; £144 Pear Tree House; £143 Lodge Farm (Mallinson); £141, £140 Skelling Farm; £141 Hill Top (Taylor)
Continental - £153, £149 Park Nook; £148 Pennine View; £146 Waterside Farm; £144 Brownrigg Hall Farm; £140 Bank Hall; £140 Stoneybeck Farm
Charollais – £148 Low Abbey
Beltex - £147, £141 Ranbeck; £142, £140 High Knipe
Suffolk - £144 Low Abbey; £143 Stoneybeck Farm; £143 Hollins Farm; £142 Hill Top (Taylor); £140 Lower Gate Farm
Cheviot - £133 Skelling Farm; £131 High Knipe; £126 Greenbank Farm; £122 Black Leases; £120 Hall Farm
Herdwick - £130 Hollins Farm; £110 Gillside
Mule - £125 (2) Hole House (Ivinson); £125, £124 (3) Waterside House; £123 Hammershields; £122, £121 (2) Slack Farm Cottage; £120 (2) Old Parks; £120 Street House (Maughan)
Swaledale - £117 Slack Farm Cottage; £116 Street House (Maughan); £115 Softley Farm; £115 Waterside House; £113 Hammershields; £110 Low Row
Scotch Blackface - £116 Black Leases
Cast Ewes £/head
Texel (av £129.89) - £198, £179, £177, £171, £160 (2), £137, £136, £134 Tarn End; £174, £152, £140 Fowrass; £174, £138, £130 Greenacres; £170, £155, £137 Backmuir Farm; £164, £120 The Croft (Brownrigg); £155 Low Moor Dyke; £148, £129 Drumreach Farm; £130, £120 Lanerton Farm; £130 Bluebell Cottage; £127 Asby Mill; £123 Woodfoot; £123 Slealands; £122, £120 Town Head (Potter)
Charollais (av £126.53) - £154, £137, £125 Tarn End; £130 Fowrass
Suffolk (av £105.68) - £150, £115, £112 Backmuir Farm; £146, £113 Slealands; £133, £123, £113 Tarn End; £119 Reagill Grange; £116, £115, £114 Bluebell Cottage; £115, £115, £114 Greenacres; £113 Bank House (Greenop)
Beltex (av £126.38) – £150 Brick House; £130 Skelling Farm; £130 Slealands; £126 Fowrass
Continental (av £101.69) - £141 Greenacres; £126 Ratten Castle; £125, £123 Bromley Green; £125 Stonethwaite Farm; £124 Backmuir Farm; £122 Midtown Farm (Fisher)
Cheviot Mule (av £109.11) - £114, £108 Backmuir Farm
Bluefaced Leicester (av £96.47) - £114 Softley Farm
Cheviot (av £83.23) - £107 Tarn End; £106, £90 Backmuir Farm; £96 (2) Gate Farm; £96, £90 Bluebell Cottage; £95 Skelling Farm; £93 Crosby Hall
Zwartble – £107, £97 Drumreach Farm
Mule (av £91.17) - £105 Street Head (Wilson); £101, £99, £95 (2) Backmuir Farm; £98 Reagill Grange; £95 Sunny Bank; £95 Gate Farm; £94 Bluebell Cottage; £92 Greenacres; £92 Midtown Farm (Fisher)
Scotch Blackfaced (av £69.25) - £86, £74 Bluebell Cottage; £84, £76, £71 Backmuir Farm; £75 Drumreach Farm
Swaledale (av £62.14) - £76 Midtown Farm (Fisher); £74 Ulcatrow; £74 Well House
Herdwick (av £53.82) - £62 Middle Bank End
Cast Rams £/head
Continental - £150 Asby Mill
Texel - £135 Street Head (Wilson); £128 Backmuir Farm; £125 Tarn End; £122 Drumreach Farm
Charollais - £125, £124 Tarn End
Beltex – £122 Lanerton Farm
Bluefaced Leicester - £112 Well House