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On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 2,862 prime sheep, comprising of 1,406 prime hoggs & 1,456 cast ewes & rams.
An SQQ average of 291ppk was achieved, topping at 395ppk for a Beltex cross hogg kindly donated by Messrs Lightfoot, Gillside to Hospice at Home, realising £170 purchased by Mr J Blenkhorn on behalf of Yorkshire Halal. This run of 38 Beltex hoggs averaged 358ppk/£150.53. Closely followed at 385ppk for 41kg Texel cross hoggs from Mr G Yarr, Witton Farms, Angus, realising £158 also selling to Yorkshire Halal.
Mr D Baldry, Howtown, sold a ring of twenty 46kg Swaledale hoggs to £124/270ppk, purchased by Mr R Vivers.
Prime hogg numbers fell short of buyers requirements with many more needed on a weekly basis.
Another large show of cast ewes and rams was forward to our complete ringside of buyers, with demand being extremely strong for all classes.
The sale topped at £190 for a pair of Texel ewes from Messrs Jenkinson, Clifton Moor Farm, purchased by Mr J Tucker. A total of 278 Texel ewes averaged £131.28.
A total of 256 Suffolk ewes sold to average £126.20, topping at £158 for a pen of six from Tarn End, selling to Pak Mecca Meats.
Horned ewes met some unbelievable returns with Swaledales achieving £84 from Messrs V & R Edmondson, Keswick. Several pen of Swaledales achieved in excess of £80. Rough Fell ewes sold to £106 for a pen of seven from Mr P Wilson, The Wath, purchased by Mr N Lomax.
All classes are required for our sale next week to fulfil demand. Please advise entries to Andrew Maughan on 07717611952.
Leading Prices
Prime Hoggs p/kg
Beltex – 395.0, 383.0, 381.0, 370.0 (2), 348.0 Gillside; 381.0, 357.0, 355.0 (2), 350.0, 331.0 High Knipe; 377.0 (3), 356.0 Ranbeck; 329.0 Stonethwaite Farm; 326.0 Low House (Dickinson)
Continental – 385.0 Witton Farm; 363.0 Glenzier Foot Farm; 352.0, 344.0 High Knipe; 352.0, 349.0, 320.0 West View (Davidson); 341.0, 339.0, 322.0. Ranbeck; 341.0 Crosby Lodge
Texel – 378.0, 349.0, 347.0, 340.0 Fawcett Park; 373.0, 364.0, 357.0, 324.0 Honeypot; 353.0, 350.0, 349.0, Sleddale Hall; 349.0, 333.0, 330.0 Kirkbarrow Hall; 347.0 Bank House (Elliott); 340.0 Hewer Hill; 337.0 Petteril Green; 329.0 Howe Farm; 325.0 Sandriggs; 323.0 Glenzier Foot Farm
Charollais – 287.0 Hewer Hill
Bleu-du-Maine – 280.0 Drumreach Farm
Cheviot – 276.0 Ranbeck; 273.0 Greenbank Farm
Suffolk – 270.0 Longlands; 268.0, 257.0 Bayes Brown; 261.0, 256.0 Sceugh Dyke; 253.0 Crindledyke
Swaledale – 270.0 Howtown Hotel; 269.0 Street House (Maughan); 269.0, 267.0, 264.0 Hole House (Ivinson); 260.0 Old Parks; 257.0 Greenbank Farm
Mule – 262.0 Fog Close; 261.0 Crindledyke; 261.0 Street House (Maughan); 261.0, 253.0 Hole House (Ivinson); 258.0 Old Parks; 252.0 Greenacres
Herdwick – 267.0 Gillside; 247.0 Low Side (Teasdale); 241.0 Stonethwaite Farm
Cheviot Mule - 258.0 Honeypot
Prime Hoggs £/head
Beltex - £170 Gillside (Donated to Hospice at Home); £162 (3), £153 Ranbeck; £161, £160, £159, £158, £150, £146 Gillside; £ 160, £150, £149 (2), £147, £142, £140 High Knipe; £150 Low House (Dickinson)
Continental - £158, £150 Witton Farm; £155, £143, £141 West View (Davidson); £152 Ghyll Croft; £150 (2), £147, £146 High House Farm (Nevinson); £150 Wreay Hall Farm; £148, £141, £140 High Knipe; £146 Honeypot; £145 Glenzier Foot Farm; £145, £142 (2), £140 Ranbeck
Texel - £157, £153, £149 Honeypot; £157, £140 (2) High Knipe; £157 High House Farm (Nevinson); £155, £150 (4), £145, £141, £140 Kirkbarrow Hall; £155, £150, £149, £146 Fawcett Park; £155, £144, £140 (2) Petteril Green; £147, £143, £141 Sleddale Hall; £146 Hewer Hill
Suffolk - £140, £133 Longlands; £138 Sceugh Dyke; £138 Crindledyke; £134 Greenacres; £133 Scales Farm (Pollock)
Cheviot - £139 Greenbank Farm; £135 Stonethwaite Farm; £130 Skelling Farm
Cheviot Mule - £129 Honeypot
Charollais – £129 Hewer Hill
Mule - £128 Crindledyke; £124 (3) Old Parks; £124, £115 Hole House (Ivinson); £123 Gill Head; £120, £115 Street House (Maughan); £116, £115 Greenacres; £114 Hollins Farm
Swaledale - £124 Howtown Hotel; £121, £116, £115 Hole House (Ivinson); £117 Old Parks; £113 Greenbank Farm; £113 Street House (Maughan); £110 Sandwick Farm
Herdwick - £112 Gillside
Cast Ewes £/head
Texel (av £131.28) - £190, £170, £160, £144, £140, £137, £136, £135 Clifton Moor Farm; £188, £170, £132 Backmuir Farm; £188 Greenacres; £178 (3), £160 (2), £150, £143, £138 Holme House; £172, £168, £134, £159, £158, £146 (2), £138, £137, £131, £130 Tarn End; £130 Rietfontein
Suffolk (av £126.20) - £156, £150, £140, £138, £135, £131, £130, £126, £120 Tarn End; £150, £149, £141 Backmuir Farm; £144, £134, £133, £128, £122 Holme House; £140, £130 Drumreach Farm; £128 Hollins Farm; £128 Scales Farm (Pollock); £128 Wreay Hall Farm; £126 Witton Farm; £126 Sceugh Dyke
Continental (av £110.72) - £150 Tarn End; £144, £136 Backmuir Farm; £134 Lamonby House; £133 Holme House; £130 High House Farm (Nevinson)
Charollais (av £132.05) - £149 Backmuir Farm; £147, £142, £136, £130 (2) Holme House; £140, £132 Oulton Hall; £135 Tarn End
Cheviot Mule (av £127.64) - £136 Backmuir Farm; £113 Bromley Green
Bluefaced Leicester (av £104.00) - £129 Backmuir Farm; £129 Tarn End; £117 Scales Farm (Braithwaite)
Zwartble – £122 Tarn End; £121 Backmuir Farm; £118 Drumreach Farm
Mule (av £98.59) - £120, £108 Bluebell Cottage; £118 Tarn End; £115 Scales Farm (Pollock); £114, £106, £103 Backmuir Farm; £110 High House Farm (Nevinson); £110 Sceugh Dyke; £109, £103 Tirril View; £105 Low Abbey
Beltex (av £111.00) – £118 Orton Rigg Farm
Cheviot (av £80.07) - £116 Knock Farm; £115 Bluebell Cottage; £112 Drumreach Farm; £106 Tarn End; £99 Ranbeck
Rough Fell - £106 The Wath (Wilson)
Scotch Blackfaced (av £70.88) - £94 Greenacres; £93 (2) Drumreach Farm; £84 New Mills of Monkwood
Herdwick (av £48.72) - £86 The Wath (Wilson)
Swaledale (av £63.57) - £84 Manesty Farm; £81 Scales Farm (Braithwaite); £81 Wintershields; £80 Ulcatrow
Jacob - £83 Rietfontein
Cast Rams £/head
Texel - £146 Hollins Farm; £145 Holme House
Suffolk – £145 Holme House
Charollais - £144 Holme House
Zwartble - £130 Rietfontein
Beltex - £122 Witton Farm
Cheviot - £111 The Wath (Wilson)
Swaledale - £96 (2) High Drybarrows