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On Monday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 312 Store Cattle.
A much larger show of store cattle was forward to a strong ringside of buyers, this including several new buyers around the ring, this ensuring all classes passed vendors expectations.
The heifer section topped at £1600 for a twenty-four-month-old Limousin cross British Blue from Mr WH Brass, Low Row.
A total of forty cattle sold in excess of £1300, with an overall sale average of £1143 being achieved for a considerably large percentage of dairy bred cattle and commercial cattle.
Bullocks topped at £1595 for a twenty-three-month-old Limousin cross from Far Close Farm, Appleby, selling to Mr D Barker. This run of well-turned-out cattle averaged £1477.50.
Messrs HG Jackson, Littlebeck, sold a run of sixteen-month-old Limousin bullocks to average an unbelievable £1432.50, topping at £1475.
Dairy bred cattle topped at £1585 for a Simmental cross bullock from Mr J Findlay, Moorside Farm, this run averaged £1345.56. Dairy bred heifers topped at £1385 for a pen of five Limousin crosses from TJ & JM Powley, Blands Farm, this run averaged £1358.33.
All classes of cattle are required for our next sale, which is the May prize show & sale of store cattle and feeding bulls being held on Monday 10th May. Entries close Noon Tuesday 4th March.
Leading Prices
Store Bullocks
Limousin (av £1193) - £1595, £1425 Far Close Farm; £1575 Greenhow; £1495, £1245 (2), £1235 (3), £1195 (3), £1115 (4) Low Row; £1475 (2), £1445, £1335 Littlebeck; £1395 (4) Blands Farm; £1275, £1165 (2), £1145, £1135, £1105 (2) Ranbeck; £1275 Lamonby Hall; £1205, £1145, £1115 Gillside; £1205 South View (Holliday); £1205 Town Head (Mounsey); £1175, £1125 (2) Lansmere
Simmental (av £1277) - £1585, £1355 (5), £1345 (2), £1155 Moorside Farm; £1205 Low Row
British Blue (av £1071) - £1475 Greenhow; £1385, £1275, £1145 (2) Low Row; £1355 Moorside Farm; £1265, £1175 Lansmere; £1155 Gooselands View Barn; £1125 (4) Inglewood Edge; £1125 Whinfell Road
Normandy (av £1254) - £1475, £1315 (4), £1275 Moorside Farm
Charolais (av £1240) - £1455 (2) Thorneyscale; £1205 (2), £1165 Low Row; £1115 Town Head (Mounsey)
Aberdeen Angus (av £1170) - £1375 Moorside Farm; £1245, £1165 (4) Low Row; £1195 Bowness Farm; £1185 (5) Arnold House; £1105 Lansmere
Black & White (av £945) - £1265, £1225 Greenhow
Beef Shorthorn (av £1070) - £1205 Greenhow; £1115 High Harberwain
Hereford (av £960) - £1165 Lansmere; £1135 South View (Holliday)
Belted Galloway - £955 Midtown Farm (Strong)
Store Heifers
Limousin (av £1164) - £1600, £1275, £1265, £1205, £1155 Low Row; £1385 (5), £1375 (3), £1285, £1245, £1215 Blands Farm; £1365, £1285 Thackwood; £1355 Far Close Farm; £1285, £1275, £1225, £1205, £1165 Nook Farm; £1275, £1225, £1175 Hacra; £1245, £1235, £1225, £1215, £1165 Hollins Farm; £1235, £1215, £1145 (2), £1135 Gillside; £1205, £1125 Highbeckside; £1155 (5) Arnold House; £1125 (2), £1115 (2), £1105 (2) West View
British Blue (av £1093) - £1535 Far Close Farm; £1265 (2) Crossrigg; £1225 Lamonby Hall; £1215 (2) Low Row; £1215 Home Farm (Metcalfe); £1175 (5) Arnold House; £1165 (3), £1155 Lodge Farm; £1115 Gooselands View Barn
Blonde D’Aquitaine (av £1155) - £1155 Arnold House
Aberdeen Angus (av £1021) - £1145 (3) Low Row
Store Bulls
Limousin - £1095 Ranbeck