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On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 2,062 prime sheep, comprising of 62 prime lambs, 900 prime hoggs & 1,100 cast ewes & rams.

A larger offering of spring lambs was forward on the week, with demand very strong and an SQQ average of 348ppk being achieved. The sale topped at 430ppk for a pen of four 37kg Texel lambs from Messrs C Bousfield & Sons, Holme Farm, realising £159 per head, purchased by Cranston’s Butchers Ltd, this run of lambs averaged £144.13/392ppk for 36.5kg.

The sale averaged £141.97 overall, topping at £165 for a pair of 43kg Suffolk cross Texel lambs from Messrs J Stalker, Ratten Castle, purchased by Cocklakes Farm Shop, Penruddock.

Prime Hoggs topped at 333ppk for 36kg Continentals from Claremont Properties, Hay Close, totalling £120, purchased by Yorkshire Halal.

Hoggs averaged £128.46 overall, topping at £169 for 61kg Texel hoggs from Messrs F Savage & Sons, Petteril Green, purchased by Mr J Tucker, this run of hoggs averaged £152.25/291ppk for 52kg.

Heavy hoggs achieved the trade of the day with Messrs WR & SD Siddle, Honeypot, selling 71 Texel cross hoggs to average £145.97/303ppk for 48kg.

Messrs TE Irving & Sons, East Cliff, sold their final draw of the season, showing 54 Texel cross Mule hoggs to average £153.5/291ppk for 52kg.

Cast ewes and rams sold to a much sharper trade with all buyers looking for extra stock, the sale topped at £224 for a pen of three Texel ewes from first-time vendor Mr Lister, Westwinds, Lowca, purchased by Pak Mecca Meats. Numerous other pens sold in excess of £200 per head and an overall sale average of £111.85 was achieved, this including a large quantity of horned ewes.

Horned ewes achieved some extreme returns with a ring full of 20 Scotch Blackfaces realising £117 per head, purchased by S & S Meats, with others topping at £124 from Backmuir Livestock and Swaledales topping at £112 for a pen of six from Messrs DE & AM Hodgson, Green Farm, purchased by Mr N Lomax, this home also sold Herdwicks to £110.

A total of 232 ewes and rams sold in excess of £140 with rams averaging £154.29 and topping at £200 for a Suffolk from Mr RJ Benson, Kettleside Farm, purchased by Yorkshire Halal.

The demand for cast ewes seems to be on the rise with numbers needed for next week’s sale. Please advise entries to Andrew Maughan on 07717611952.

Leading Prices
Prime Lambs p/kg
Texel – 430.0 Holme Farm (Bousfield); 422.0, 393.0, 363.0 Crewgarth; 384.0 Ratten Castle; 348.0 Tarn End
Continental – 386.0 (2), 376.0, 371.0 Holme Farm (Bousfield)
Suffolk – 374.0, 348.0 Ratten Castle; 356.0 Sunnyside

Prime Lambs p/kg
Suffolk – £165, £151 Ratten Castle; £161, £156 Crewgarth; £160, £154 Tarn End; £159 Holme Farm (Bousfield)
Charollais – £157, £139 Ratten Castle; £153, £148 Sunnyside; £149 Mallard House; £138 Tarn End
Continental – £150, £134 Tarn End; £148, £134 Crewgarth; £143, £139 (2), £130 Holme Farm (Bousfield); £130 Bartondale

Prime Hoggs p/kg
Continental – 333.0, 308.0 Hay Close; 315.0, 309.0, 308.0 (2), 307.0 Honeypot; 307.0 North Netherscales; 303.0, 300.0 Cairnbridge Farm; 302.0 East Cliff; 300.0 Town Head (Potter); 300.0 Plumpton Old Hall
Beltex – 325.0 (2), 302.0 Fawcett Park; 318.0, 314.0, 309.0, 306.0, 304.0 Town Head (Potter); 312.0 Gaitsgill Hall; 308.0, 311.0 Lansmere; 305.0 Ranbeck
Texel – 315.0, 310.0, 302.0 Scales Farm (Wilson); 309.0, 302.0 Lansmere; 302.0, 300.0 Ranbeck; 302.0 Town Head (Potter); 300.0 Petteril Green
Cheviot – 305.0 Honeypot; 279.0 Gaitsgill Hall; 274.0 Ranbeck
Scotch Blackfaced – 295.0 Hay Close; 290.0 (2), 288.0, 287.0, 284.0, 283.0 Dairy House Farm (Hockenhull); 285.0 Street Head (Wilson); 282.0 White Gate Farm; 282.0 Sceugh Dyke
Suffolk – 288.0 Ratten Castle; 284.0 White Gate Farm; 280.0 Plumpton Old Hall; 276.0 Sceugh Dyke
Mule – 283.0, 271.0 (2) Dairy House Farm (Hockenhull); 272.0 Low Abbey; 271.0, 256.0 White Gate Farm; 266.0 Street House (Maughan); 236.0 Old Parks; 257.0 Haresceugh Castle
Swaledale – 280.0 Old Parks; 276.0 Haresceugh Castle; 276.0, 266.0 Street House (Maughan); 263.0 Ranbeck
Herdwick – 272.0 Low Side; 255.0 Hollands (Cartmel)

Prime Hoggs £/head
Texel - £169, £163, £162, £146 Petteril Green; £158 Tarn End; £154 Lansmere; £154 North Netherscales; £151, £148 Merryvale; £151 Lingstubbs; £150 Sceugh Dyke; £150 Blands Farm; £148 Bells View; £140 Street House (Maughan); £140 Randalholme
Suffolk - £165 Plumpton Old Hall; £161, £160 Sceugh Dyke; £150 Ratten Castle; £140 East Cliff
Continental - £163, £160, £155, £154, £151 Honeypot; £160, £150 (3) Sceugh Dyke; £159, £155 Plumpton Old Hall; £159 Town Head (Potter); £157 (2) East Cliff; £155, £153 Redgilll; £155 Merryvale; £153 Lansmere
Beltex - £ 163 Ranbeck; £156 Gaitsgill Hall; £151, £146 Lansmere; £149, £144 Town Head (Potter)
Mule - £150 Sceugh Dyke; £144 Low Abbey; £121 Old Parks; £120 Outhwaite; £117 Street Head (Wilson); £117 Street House (Maughan); £116, £114, £111 Dairy House Farm (Hockenhull); £115 Slack Farm Cottage; £114 White Gate Farm
Bluefaced Leicester - £149 Orrisdale Farm; £148 Old Parks; £141 Street House (Maughan)
Scotch Blackfaced - £141 Sceugh Dyke; £131 Street Head (Wilson); £118, £116 Dairy House Farm (Hockenhull)
Cheviot - £134 Honeypot
Swaledale - £122, £117, £112 Street House (Maughan); £121 Slack Farm Cottage; £116 Outhwaite; £115 Haresceugh Castle; £113 Ranbeck
Jacob - £121 Hollands (Cartmel)
Herdwick - £120 Hollands (Cartmel)

Cast Ewes £/head
Texel (av £143.31) - £224 Westwinds; £219 Gaitsgill Hall; £207, £184, £180 Clickham Farm; £200, £170 (2), £164, £154, £148, £145, £144 (2) Holme House; £196 Green Farm (Hodgson); £184, £170 (2) Far Broom; £176, £166 Grapes Barn; £176 Fowrass; £166 Holly House; £154 Smallthwaite House; £150, £146 Galloper Park; £142 South Thornberry; £140 Maisongill
Charollais (av £143.31) - £192, £162, £148, £145, £140 Holme House; £190 Far Broom; £150 Clickham Farm
Bleu du Maine - £172, £150 Holme House
Continental (av £117.81) - £169, £142 Backmuir Farm; £140 (2) Clickham Farm; £140 Bartondale
Suffolk (av £133.27) - £162, £160, £148, £142, £140 Holme House; £150 Fowrass; £140 Hay Close; £140 Currah Close
Beltex (av £128.57) – £160, £150, £147 Inglewood Edge; £142 Townfoot
Bluefaced Leicester (av £111.13) - £142 Corner Cottage; £139 Green Farm (Hodgson)
Cheviot (av £94.69) - £126 Galloper Park; £123, £110 Hay Close; £121, £109 Backmuir Farm; £116, £105 Tarn End; £112 Inglewood Edge; £110, £107 Ling Cottage; £109 Townfoot; £107 Fowrass
Scotch Blackfaced (av £93.65) - £124 Backmuir Farm; £120 Corner Cottage; £117, £106, £105, £96 Tarn End; £112 Backmuir Farm; £104 Hollands (Little); £100 Fowrass
Mule (av £110.29) - £120 Clickham Farm; £119, £116, £112 Plumpton Old Hall; £119, £114 Tarn End; £119 Town Head (Hird); £118 West View (Davidson); £118 Randalholme; £118 Greengill Bank; £118 Ling Cottage; £117 The Faulds; £116 Threlkeld Hall; £116 Green Farm (Hodgson); £116 Blands Farm; £113 Hay Close; £112 Longlands; £111 Townfoot
Swaledale (av £80.05) - £112 Green Farm (Hodgson); £111, £94 Oddendale Hall; £110 Hole House (Ivinson); £104 Kentmere; £94 Old Parks; £94 Hegdale; £93 Fawcett Park
Herdwick - £110 Green Farm (Hodgson); £92 Anns Cottage; £85 Oddendale Hall; £82 The Faulds
Kerry Hill - £100 Middle Gill Farm
Rough Fell – £100 The Wath (Wilson)

Cast Rams £/head
Suffolk - £200 Kettleside Farm
Bluefaced Leicester - £198 Green Farm (Hodgson); £165 Street House (Maughan); £150 Randalholme
Texel - £184 Holme House
Charollais - £180 Holme House; £172 Far Broom
Swaledale – £114 Oddendale Hall