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On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 3,466 prime sheep, comprising of 2,022 prime hoggs & 1,424 cast ewes & rams.

A larger show of prime hoggs was forward to an extended ringside of buyers with an SQQ average of 297ppk being achieved, topping at 388ppk from Messrs Lightfoot, Gillside with a pen of 42kg Beltex X Texel Hoggs realising £165 ahead selling to Mr M Bowe. This run of 55 averaged a staggering 338ppkg for 42kgs, realising £143.71.

Messrs A J & F M Harrison, Grange Hall sold a run of 47 Texel X Beltex Hoggs to average £342ppk/£137.47 for 40kg.

Messrs F J & E M Mason and Son, Sickergill sold a run of 77 Texel hoggs to average 39kgs achieving £128.62/330ppk.

Topping the sale at £171 a head was a pair of 47kgs Texel hoggs from Mr J Walker, 3 Gables, selling to Mr M Bowe. This run of hoggs averaged 323ppk/£138.50.

An overall sale average of £126 was achieved with heavy hoggs regularly £140-£148 ahead, with Messrs W & S E Dickinson & Son, Kirkbarrow Hall selling a run of 51.5kg hoggs averaging £143.70/279ppk. Messrs T E Irving & Sons, East Cliff sold a run of 55 Texel X Mule & Suffolk X Mules to average £139.71 (261p/kg), topping at £149 for 60kg Texel X Mules selling to Mr R Skelton.

Lightweights were in short supply with Messrs Iredale, Greenbank selling 35kg Cheviots to £103 ahead selling to Mr N Lomax (294ppk)

Hill Bred Sheep sold exceptionally well with Swaledales from Messrs S & W Maughan, Street House achieving £123 ahead and £119 for 45kgs. Swaledale wethers weighing 44kg from Mr D Baldry, Howtown sold to £117 ahead (266ppk)

Mules topped at £140 ahead from Messrs H M Ivinson, Hole House and averaged £129.70 for a run of 108 at 55kgs.

A run of 40 Texel X Shetlands from Greenacres achieved an average of £281ppk/£88.43 for 31.5kgs.

Cast Ewes and Rams met a bouncing trade with several lots over £200 and topping at £208 for Texels from Backmuir Livestock selling to Mr J Tucker. The whole sale averaged £97.35.

Messrs R Pigg & Sons, Gaitsgill Hall sold Pure Texel ewes to £202 and averaged £169 ahead for a run of 10.

Messrs R Hall & Son, Inglewood Edge sold a run of 44 Beltex Ewes to top at £169 and averaged £131.75.

English Mules regularly £100 plus topping at £112 from Backmuir and Horned Ewes achieved £100 ahead for Jacobs and Herdwicks managed to reach an unbelievable £85.

All classes are required for our sale next week, both prime hoggs and cast ewes and rams.


Leading Prices
Prime Hoggs p/kg
Beltex – 388.0, 379.0, 378.0, 342.0, 333.0 Gillside; 340.0, 333.0 Ranbeck
Texel – 364.0 3 Gables; 353.0, 351.0, 345.0, 344.0 (2), 341.0, 333.0 Grange Hall; 348.0, 346.0, 335.0 Galloper Park; 344.0, 343.0, 333.0 Town Head (Potter); 341.0 (2), 338.0 Sickergill; 341.0, 320.0 Petteril Green; 340.0, 320.0 Honeypot; 339.0, 333.0, 324.0 Low Garth; 339.0 Low House (Dickinson); 333.0 Pewter Close; 331.0 Howrigg; 327.0 (2) Gillside; 325.0 Lower Gate Farm; 322.0 Scales Farm
Continental – 353.0 Low House (Dickinson); 341.0, 314.0, 312.0 Ranbeck; 309.0 The Hills; 303.0 Crosby Hall
Badger Faced – 311.0 3 Gables
Suffolk – 305.0, 297.0, 284.0, 274.0 Maesnour Farm; 283.0 Crosby Hall; 278.0 Sceugh Dyke; 274.0, 270.0 Hill Top
Cheviot – 294.0, 286.0 Greenbank Farm; 292.0, 290.0 Brownrigg Hall Farm; 286.0 Dale Head; 284.0 Black Leases
Scotch Blackfaced – 274.0 Black Leases
Mule – 267.0 Howrigg; 264.0 (2) Throstle Hall; 264.0, 260.0 Slack Farm Cottage; 264.0 Crosby Hall; 263.0 Street House (Maughan); 262.0 Low Garth; 260.0 Lowlands; 260.0 Old Parks; 259.0 Black Leases; 259.0 The Hills; 253.0 Dale Head.
Swaledale – 266.0 Howtown Hotel; 264.0 Street House (Maughan); 262.0, 253.0 Harbour Flatt; 257.0 Crosby Hall; 256.0 Lowlands; 253.0 Dale Head; 249.0, 248.0 High Row Farm
Herdwick – 265.0 Grapes Barn; 261.0, 249.0 Gill Head Farm; 258.0 High Row Farm; 250.0 Gillside

Prime Hoggs £/head
Texel - £171 3 Gables; £153, £149 Stoneybeck Farm; £150 (3) Gaitsgill Hall; £150 Pewter Close; £149, £148 Honeypot; £147, £146, £141, £140 (2) Kirkbarrow Hall; £146 Park House (Henderson); £145 Reagill Grange; £144 (2) Gillside; £144, £142, £141, £140 Petteril Green; £144 Galloper Park; £143 Ranbeck; £141 (2), £140 Grange Hall; £141 (2) Crossfell House (Armstrong); £141, £140 Sleddale Hall; £140 Sceugh Dyke; £140 Maesnour Farm; £140 East Cliff; £140 Town Head (Potter)
Continental - £166 Low House (Dickinson); £150 Ranbeck; £149 East Cliff; £147 Waterside House; £140 Town Head (Potter)
Beltex - £163 (2), £155, £147, £140 Gillside; £143 (2), £140 Ranbeck
Suffolk - £140 (2), £139 Highrigg; £140, £138 Sceugh Dyke; £140 Town Head (Potter); £140 Honeypot; £138 East Cliff; £137 Hill Top; £132, £130 Maesnour Farm; £130 Demesne
Mule - £140, £131 (2), £130, £128 (2) Hole House (Ivinson); £130 Lower Gate Farm; £128 (3) Waterside House; £128, £125 Old Parks; £126, £125 Street House (Maughan); £125, £124 Slack Farm Cottage; £124 Throstle Hall; £123 Low Garth; £123 Howrigg; £122 Lowlands
Cheviot - £132 Greenbank Farm
Swaledale - £123, £119 Street House; (Maughan) £123 Ghyll House; £119 (2) Harbour Flatt; £118 Slack Farm Cottage; £117 Howtown Hotel; £115 Lowlands; £114 High Row Farm
Scotch Blackfaced - £118 Black Leases
Herdwick - £115 Gill Head Farm; £110 Gillside

Cast Ewes £/head
Texel (av £121.05) - £206, £190, £162, £160, £128 Backmuir Farm; £202, £200, £168, £158, £154 Gaitsgill Hall; £200, £179, £155, £149, £140, £136, £128, £125 Holme House; £170 Greenacres; £168 Kirkbarrow Hall; £159, £134 Inglewood Edge; £148 Lansmere; £142, £138 (2) Grapes Barn; £136 (2), £128, £125 (2), £122 Scales Hall (Hewetson); £134, £125, £121 Home Farm (Metcalfe); £134, £128 (2), £120 Clifton Moor Farm; £128 Luketon Stud; £128, £126 Crossfell House (Armstrong); £127 Gillside; £124, £121 Lower Gate Farm; £120 Maesnour Farm; £120 The Mains
Charollais (av £141.12) - £176, £168 (2), £158, £149 (2), £124 Holme House; £170, £142 Brick House; £154, £140, £122 Backmuir Farm; £147 Inglewood Edge
Beltex (av £124.23) - £165, £155, £134 (2), £131, £129, £126, £120 Inglewood Edge; £136, £130 Clifton Moor Farm; £130 Croft House; £125 Backmuir Farm; £121 Grapes Barn
Suffolk (av £121.81) - £151, £135, £130, £129, £127, £125, £120 Holme House; £150, £146, £143, £137, £129, £123 Backmuir Farm; £137 Oakdene; £132, £129, £121 Greenacres; £128, £124, £122 Scales Hall (Hewetson); £122, £120 Bluebell Cottage; £121 Maesnour Farm.
Bluefaced Leicester (av £118.85) - £135 Greenacres; £128 Peterhouse; £122 Crossfell House (Armstrong); £124 Backmuir Farm
Continental (av £94.77) - £129 Backmuir Farm; £127 Lower Gate Farm, £120 (2) Low Garth; £120 Clifton Moor Farm
Cheviot (av £83.30) - £122, £107 Backmuir Farm; £117 Lansmere; £116, £107 Greenacres; £110 Newton Hill; £104, £100 Coupland Beck Farm
Zwartble (av £112) - £116 Newton Hill; £115 (2) Backmuir Farm
Mule (av £91.34) - £112, £108, £100 Backmuir Farm; £111 Hewer Hill; £109 Clea Mire; £108, £106 Greenacres; £105 Pennine View; £104 Peterhouse; £104 Waterside House; £104 Grassknop Farm; £100 Low Garth
Kerry Hill (av £79.17) - £112 Grassknop Farm
Jacob (av £100) - £100 Bluebell Cottage
Rough Fell (av £80) - £90, £80 The Wath; £82 Raw Foot
Herdwick (av £61.22) - £85 Lower Gate Farm
Scotch Blackfaced (av £64.81) - £79 Backmuir Farm; £76 Bluebell Cottage
Swaledale (av £60.51) - £72 Waterside House; £71 Howtown Hotel; £71 Peterhouse; £71 Murton Hall

Cast Rams £/head
Bluefaced Leicester - £168 Greenacres; £152 Backmuir Farm; £148 Peterhouse
Texel - £150 Gaitsgill Hall
Beltex - £134 Grapes Barn
Cheviot - £132 Greenacres
Swaledale - £100 Murton Hall; £90 Haresceugh Castle