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On Friday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 181 Rearing Calves and Stirks.
A record sale of 181 calves and stirks was forward to the largest ringside of buyers ever seen here. The sale topped at £780 for an eight-month-old Hereford bullock from first time vendors J & J Robson, Stoney Stoops, Barnard Castle, purchased by Mr D Thwaites, this was closely followed in the heifer section by a pair of eight-month-old Simmentals achieving £710 from AF & BA Dawson, Rash Mill Cottage.
Messrs Messenger, Howes Farm, sold their fortnightly consignment of 4 to 5-month-old British Blue, Aberdeen Angus and Charolais bulls and heifers to average a staggering £575.50, up again on the previous sale.
The demand for all classes seems to be growing rapidly every sale, with young calves achieving some unbelievable returns. Fleckvieh calves, 6 to 8-weeks-old sold regularly in excess of £300, topping at £350 from Messrs AD & FE Elliott, Askrigg Hall. Dairy Shorthorn bull calves, five-weeks-old achieved a top of £190 from Mrs S Armstrong & Sons, Moorriggs, with this run averaging £144.38.
Dolphenby Farms averaged an amazing £188.75 for a run of 24 Hereford calves, 2 to 3-weeks-old, topping at £250 for a heifer calf.
Black & White calves achieved a large lift in trade, topping at £250 for an eight-week-old calf from Messrs Dent, Kaber Fold.
British Blue bull calves from Messrs GL Armstrong, Blunderfield East, achieved £445 purchased by Mr M Forbes Jnr.
All classes are required for our next sale on Friday 30th April 2021 at 10am, with 40 Limousin bull and heifer stirks, 4 to 9-months-old and 40 British Blue cross bull and heifer calves, 10 to 12-weeks-old already entered. Please contact Andrew Maughan on 07717611952 to advise entries or for further enquires.
Leading Prices
Bull Weaned Calves & Stirks
Hereford – £780 Stoney Stoops
Simmental - £660 Penny Hill Park
British Blue - £620, £610, £555, £550, £520 Howes Farm; £550 The Meadows
Limousin - £610 Kaber Fold; £515 Beeches Farm; £480 Low Plains
Aberdeen Angus - £600, £580 Plumpton Foot; £560, £550 Howes Farm; £545, £535, £520 Street House (Strong); £535 (3) & £500 The Meadows
Montbeliarde - £485 Street House (Strong)
Belted Galloway - £280 Plumpton Foot
Bull Calves
British Blue – £445, £440, £430, £420 Blunderfield East; £430, £420, £415, £410 Lowther Park Farm; £400 Thackwood Farm
Limousin - £380, £355, £340 Thackwood Farm
Saler - £355 Blunderfield East
Fleckvieh - £350, £310, £300 (2), £295 Askrigg Hall
Aberdeen Angus - £250, £220 (2) Bramery; £240 The Ling
Black & White - £250, £185 Kaber Fold; £150 (2), £130, £120, £115 (2), £110 (4), £105 Scale Hill Farm; £150 (2) Brackenburgh Home Farm; £110, £108 Threapthwaite Farm
Hereford - £235, £210, £205 (2), £200 Dolphenby Farm
Dairy Shorthorn - £190, £155, £125 (2) Moorriggs
Bull Weaned Calves & Stirks
Aberdeen Angus - £710, £700 (2) Plumpton Foot
British Blue - £575, £545 (2), £520 Little Blencowe Farm
Heifer Weaned Stirks
Simmental – £710 (2) Rash Mill Cottage; £520 Stoney Stoops
British Blue - £620, £600, £530 Howes Farm; £555 (2), £500 (2) The Meadows; £540, £530, £520 (2), £515 Penny Hill Park; £540 (2), £525 (2), £510, £500 (2) Little Blencowe Farm; £500 Low Plains
Charolais - £620 Howes Farm
Beef Shorthorn - £535 Howes Farm
Limousin - £530, £510 Penny Hill Park
Hereford – £500 Penny Hill Park
Belted Galloway - £440, £370, £360 (2) Plumpton Foot
Heifer Calves
Black & White - £330, £290 Lowther Park Farm
British Blue - £315, £305 (2) Askrigg Hall; £315, £295 The Ling; £295 Thackwood Farm
Limousin - £305 Thackwood Farm
Hereford - £250, £220, £215, £205, £200 (2) Dolphenby Farm
Aberdeen Angus - £185, £175 Bramery