May Special Cattle 100521
On Monday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their annual show and sale of 300 Store Cattle.
The prize show was kindly judged by Mr J Townley, Clapham, who awarded the champion honours and the 2021 ‘Potfest’ plate to a fantastic Limousin cross heifer from Messrs Hodgson, Woodfoot, this selling to £2100 purchased by Brown & Mason, Clapham.
Reserve honours also went to Dawn Bowness for a Limousin X British Blue heifer which later sold for £1100 to the judge.
Class 1 - Any Breed Bullock
1st E A & W Strong, Ploveriggs (lot 93, British Blue X)
2nd Messrs Hodgson, Woodfoot (lot 187, Limousin X)
Class 2 - Any Breed Heifer
1st Champion - Messrs Hodgson, Woodfoot (lot 191, Limousin X)
2nd Reserve Champion - Dawn Bowness, Marton Gill (lot 195, Limousin X British Blue)
A great show of store cattle was forward with a sale average of £1121 achieved, this up £165 per head this year. The sale topped at £2,100 for the Champion beast, a red roaned Limousin X British Blue heifer from Messrs Hodgson, Woodfoot, Bampton.
Top priced bullock on the day was £1565, this was paid for a Limouisn X British Blue from Far Close Farm, selling to Mr D Barker. This run of exceptional cattle averaged £1517.50. The same home sold heifers to £1525, purchased by Mr R Dickinson.
Messrs HG Jackson, Littlebeck, sold a run of Limousin X heifers to average £1338.33, topping at £1435.
Dairy bred Limousin X Holstein bullocks achieved £1335 for a pen of three from Messrs TJ & JM Powley, Blands Farm. Heifers sold to £1335 from the same home, purchased by Mr D Whaite. This run averaged £1289.29.
Leading Prices
Store Bullocks
British Blue - £1565, £1515 Far Close Farm; £1435 Scar Side Farm; £1425 Ploveriggs; £1355 Thorneyscale; £1285, £1265 Glaslyn House; £1165 (2), £1145 Sleddale Hall; £1165 Fawcett Park; £1135 Monk Foss Farm
Limousin - £1515, £1495, £1375, £1175, £1125 Sleddale Hall; £1455, £1215, £1175 Gill Head; £1415, £1375 Ploveriggs; £1375, £1175, £1135 Woodfoot; £1375 Glaslyn House; £1325 (3) Blands Farm; £1285, £1185 Town Head Farm (Holliday); £1245, £1195, £1175 (2), £1125, £1105 Ranbeck; £1245 Bloan Farm; £1235, £1205, £1165, £1155, £1145 High Howe; £1185 Gateghyll; £1145 Fawcett Park; £1105 Thorneycroft
Charolais - £1325 Thorneyscale; £1275 Glaslyn House; £1105 Castle Nook
Hereford - £1265 Friendship Farm
Aberdeen Angus - £1205 (3) Friendship Farm
Simmental - £1205 Thorneycroft
Store Heifers
Limousin - £2100, £1175 Woodfoot; £1525, £1465 Far Close Farm; £1435, £1335 Littlebeck; £1385, £1325, £1295, £1225; £1175 Town Head Farm (Holliday); £1365, £1245, £1225 Thackwood; £1335, £1265, £1235, £1215 Blands Farm; £1335 Fawcett Park; £1295, £1285 (2), £1265, £1105 Sleddale Hall; £1295, £1285, £1235 (2) Well House (Strong); £1285, £1175 Ranbeck; £1285 Helm Croft; £1245, £1215 Newlands Farm; £1245 Ploveriggs; £1235 (2), £1135 Friendship Farm; £1195, £1115 Harbour Flatt; £1185 (2) Glaslyn House; £1175 Bloan Farm; £1155 & £1145 Hollins Farm; £1145 Gooselands View Barn; £1100 Marton Gill
British Blue - £1275, £1235 Town Head Farm; £1235, £1155, £1145 Friendship Farm; £1225 Galloper Park
Aberdeen Angus - £1245 Littlebeck
Simmental - £1135 Thorneycroft
Charolais - £1135 Castle Nook
Store Bulls
Limousin - £1125 (2) Hacra