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On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 2,986 prime sheep, comprising of 1,547 prime hoggs & 1,439 cast ewes & rams.

The sale topped at 405ppk/£170 for a pen of 42kg Beltex hoggs from Messrs Lightfoot, Gillside, purchased by Yorkshire Halal, this run of thirty hoggs averaged £146.71/358ppk.

Beltex cross hoggs achieved £166 for 44kg (377ppk) from Witton Farms, Angus, purchased by Mr M Bowe.

An SQQ average of 284ppk was achieved with numerous pens realising 320-340ppk, with a sale average of £123.49 per head.

A pen full of twenty-seven Suffolk cross Mule hoggs from Riverview Farming, weighing 60kg achieved £140 per head, purchased by Farmers Fresh. Heavy hoggs were exceptionally good to sell with six buyers actively strong for them.

A ringside of ten active buyers ensured all classes were good to sell with lightweight Swaledale hoggs from Mr S Robinson, Bridge End Farm, Thirlmere, achieved £90/250ppk for a pen of twenty weighing 36kg, purchased by Mr N Lomax.

Commercial horned and Mule hoggs were good to sell once again with Messrs S & W Maughan, Street House, selling 47kg Mules to £122/260ppk and 44kg Swaledales to £116/264ppk.

Scotch Blackfaces hoggs from Messrs RJS & DM Addison, Greystone House, achieved £114/271ppk for 42kg, purchased by Mr W Shearer.

The dearest ewe trade of the winter was achieved with most classes up £10 per head, the whole sale averaged £98.42. Topping at £200 per head for a pair of Texel ewes from Mr J Winter, Clickham Farm, purchased by Mr J Tucker.

A total of 94 ewes sold in excess of £140. A total of 205 Suffolk ewes averaged £122.61, topping at £147 from S & A Ryder, The Dale, purchased by Pak Mecca Meats Ltd.

Horned ewes topped at £105 per head for a pen of four cast Scotch Blackface ewes from Greenacres, purchased by Mr N Lomax.

A pair of Goats achieved £115 per head from Mr TM Ewart, Barkbeth, purchased by Mr J Tucker.

Cast rams topped at £160 per head from Mr G Bland, Clea Hall, Wigton, purchased by Yorkshire Halal, an average of £110 was achieved for all rams sold.
All classes were extremely well-bid for, with numbers way short of buyers requirements and many more are required for our sale next week. Please advise entries to Andrew Maughan on 07717611952.

Leading Prices
Prime Hoggs p/kg
Beltex – 405.0, 361.0, 354.0, 350.0, 334.0, 330.0 Gillside; 377.0 Witton Farm; 352.0, 333.0 (2) Ranbeck; 349.0, 337.0 Skelling Farm; 339.0, 335.0 High Knipe; 337.0, 324.0, 320.0 Galloper Park
Texel – 340.0, 339.0, 334.0, 321.0 Pewter Close; 324.0, 320.0, 307.0, 305.0 Sleddale Hall; 321.0, 313.0 Bromley Green; 321.0 Woodfoot; 318.0 High Knipe; 316.0, 309.0 Riverview; 313.0, 290.0 Wham Head Farm; 310.0 Brownrigg Hall Farm; 294.0 (2) West View (Davidson); 293.0 Stoneybeck Farm; 293.0 Petteril Green; 290.0 Hardrigg Hall
Continental – 340.0, 326.0, 323.0 Silverband; 337.0 Crindledyke; 334.0, 324.0 Honeypot; 328.0 Brockwoodlees Farm; 324.0 Friarbiggin; 318.0 Bromley Green
Cheviot – 285.0, 271.0 Greenbank Farm; 278.0 Riverview; 270.0 Brownrigg Hall Farm
Scotch Blackface – 271.0 Greystone House (Addison); 268.0 Hay Close
Cheviot Mule – 270.0 Brownrigg Hall Farm
Suffolk – 267.0 Brockwoodlees Farm; 265.0, 258.0, 255.0 Crindledyke; 261.0 Brooklyn; 260.0 High Oaks; 257.0 Stoneybeck Farm; 251.0 Sceugh Dyke
Swaledale – 264.0 Street House (Maughan); 253.0 Wham Head Farm; 251.0 Ravenwood Cottage; 250.0 (2) Bridge End Farm; 236.0, 233.0 Tarn House
Mule – 260.0, 254.0 Street House (Maughan); 260.0, 247.0 Ravewood Cottage; 256.0, 255.0, 243.0 Fog Close; 256.0 Tarn House; 248.0 (2) Wham Head Farm; 243.0 Crindledyke
Herdwick – 256.0 Gillside; 255.0 Clea Hall

Prime Hoggs £/head
Beltex - £170, £148, £147 (2), £145, £142 Gillside; £166 Witton Farm; £150, £145, £138, £135, £133 Skelling Farm; £148, £143 (2), £140, £135, £130 (2) Ranbeck; £140, £139, £134 High Knipe; £140 Kirkbarrow Hall; £138, £133, £131 Galloper Park
Texel - £146, £140, £139, £137, £135, £134 Pewter Close; £145, £140 (3), £135, £130 High House Farm (Nevinson); £139, £132 Riverview; £139 Hardrigg Hall; £137, £136, £130 (2) Low House (Dickinson); £137, £133, £131, £130 Kirkbarrow Hall; £136, £135, £133, £131 Sleddale Hall; £136 Petteril Green; £135 Witton Farm; £135 Woodfoot; £130 Glasyn House; £130 Pringle House; £130 West View (Davidson); £130 Hunters Place
Continental - £146, £138 Silverband; £140 Bromley Green; £140 Holme House (Ryder); £140 Oakdene; £138 Crindledyke; £137 (4), £136 Honeypot
Suffolk - £140, £135 Riverview; £136 Stoneybeck Farm; £134 Crindledyke; £133 (2) Sceugh Dyke; £130 Holme House (Ryder)
Mule - £125 (2), £123, £122 (2) Hole House (Ivinson); £122 (2) Street House (Maughan); £119 Crindledyke; £115 Tarn House
Cheviot - £120 Greenbank Farm; £120 Skelling Farm; £118 Bridge End Farm; £113 Woodfoot
Swaledale - £118 Tarn House; £116 Street House (Maughan); £114 Wham Head Farm; £103 Ravenwood Cottage; £102 Sleddale Hall
Cheviot Mule – £116 Brownrigg Hall Farm
Scotch Blackface - £114 Greystone House (Addison); £107 Hay Close
Herdwick - £110 Gillside; £107 Clea Hall

Cast Ewes £/head
Texel (av £125.52) - £200, £160, £140 Clickham Farm; £189, £138, £130 Backmuir Farm; £178, £158, £147, £141, £131 Holme Farm; £176, £136 Lansmere; £167 (2), £148 Greenacres; £160, £138 Staingills; £150 Moorriggs; £150 Parkdargue; £138 Low Blaithwaite; £136 Gillside; £136 New Rent Farm
Charollais (av £129.79) - £166, £159, £144, £133 Holme Farm
Continental (av £99.08) - £160, £148 Hay Close; £149 Backmuir Farm; £148 Moorriggs; £132 High Oaks; £132 Barkbeth; £130 Eden Croft; £127, £126 Greenacres
Beltex (av £118.56) – £150, £126, £110 Huntly Lodge Farm; £128 Murrah Hall; £118 Holme Farm; £107 Hay Close; £106 Witton Farm; £96 Greenacres
Suffolk (av £122.61) - £147, £125 Holme House (Ryder); £146, £141, £128, £127, £121 Backmuir Farm; £143, £130, £125, £122 Holme Farm; £140 Lansmere; £139, £135, £124 Greenacres; £136, £134 High Oaks; £128, £121 (2) Scales Hall (Hewetson); £127, £123, £122 Bluebell Cottage; £120 Hardrigg Hall
Bluefaced Leicester (av £107.29) - £131, £115 Backmuir Farm; £109 Moorriggs
Mule (av £92.77) - £129 Holme House (Ryder); £116, £95 (2) Huntly Lodge Farm; £112 Middle Bank End; £108, £102, £96, £95 Backmuir Farm; £107, £98 Greenacres; £103, £99 Staingills; £100 Clickham Farm; £98 Bluebell Cottage; £96 Street (Iveson)
Zwartble – £118, £107 Backmuir Farm
Cheviot Mule (av £108.47) - £115, £104 Holme Farm; £105 (2) Backmuir Farm; £105 Greenacres
Goat – £115 Barkbeth
Cheviot (av £80.58) - £109, £104 Murrah Hall; £105, £99, £95 Backmuir Farm; £105 Bluebell Cottage; £100 Luketon Stud
Scotch Blackfaced (av £68.46) - £105, £87 Greenacres; £87 Backmuir Farm; £82 Barkbeth
Herdwick (av £53.53) - £80 Bridge End Farm; £65 Racy Ghyll; £60 High Lodore Farm
Swaledale (av £61.82) - £77 Shire Lodge; £75 New Rent Farm; £69 Bridge End Farm; £69 Wintershields; £69 Low Snab; £65 Low Mill

Cast Rams £/head
Charollais - £160 Clea Hall; £140 Holme Farm; £140 Greenacres
Continental - £150 Holme Farm; £144, £130 Clickham Farm; £108 Brockwoodlees Farm
Texel - £150 Cote House Barn; £133, £124 Holme Farm; £126 Brockwoodlees Farm; £120, £114 Lansmere; £120 Greenacres; £120 Wintershields
Suffolk - £120 Greenacres; £112 Huntly Lodge Farm; £107 Bluebell Cottage
Beltex – £120 Low House (Dickinson)
Cheviot - £118 Clea Hall