Newfair & Troutbeck Breeding Sheep 2021
On Tuesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their Annual “New Fair” Prize Show & Sale of 5,420 Hoggs, Ewes & Shearlings with Lambs at Foot & Geld Gimmer Hoggs together with the “Troutbeck” Sale of Swaledale, Herdwick and Hill Bred Ewes with Lambs at foot kindly sponsored by PFK.
One of the largest shows of breeding sheep at this time of year was forward to one of the busiest ringsides of buyers seen here in a lot of years. The quality on offer was a great credit to all vendors, this resulted in a mind-blowing trade from start to finish.
The pre-sale show was in the capable hands of Mr G Rylands, Kendal (Mule) and Mr R Atkinson, Richmond (Continental). The champion honours, and the M & JM Kennedy, “Wayside” Trophy was awarded to the Winter family, Clickham Farm, with their pen of ten cracking Mule hoggs, with single Suffolk lambs at foot, these achieving £160 per head, selling to Messrs DW & DM Elliott, Greystoke.
All Mule hoggs sold to average £112.07, this included several pens of hoggs with twin lambs at foot, these realising £100 plus, topping at £104 a life (£312 per family).
The demand for Texel and Suffolk hoggs was the greatest ever seen, with a run of Suffolk X Mule hoggs with single lambs at foot averaging £138.79, topping at £148 a life from Mr N Edmondson, Sheargreen Barn, Ulverston.
Texel X Beltex hoggs from T & S Fawcett, Bustabeck averaged £149, topping the sale at £165 a head, selling to Mr MJ Lawson.
Older ewes achieved a top of £138 a head for Texel 2-3shears with superb Texel X lambs at foot from Messrs WE & B Wilson, Undercragg, selling to Messrs RH & S Tudor, Anglesey.
Most averages would be up £15 per head on the year.
In the “Troutbeck” section of the sale Swaledale ewes and lambs averaged £59.39 a life, topping at £80 a head for a pen of full-mouthed ewes with single Mule gimmer lambs at foot from Mr J Cartmel, Winter Crag.
Leading Averages (per head)
Hoggs
Suffolk Hoggs with lambs at foot - £140.80, topping at £162 X 20.
Texel Hoggs with lambs at foot - £128.60, topping at £165 X 4.
Mule Hoggs with lambs at foot - £112.07, topping at £160 X 20.
Geld Mule Hoggs - £127.22, topping at £150 X 21.
Ewes
Texel Ewes with lambs at foot - £99.68, topping at £138 X 12.
Mule Ewes with lambs at foot - £70.76, topping at £112 X 4.
Swaledale Ewes with lambs at foot - £59.39, topping at £80 X 10.
Shearlings
Mule Shearlings with lambs at foot - £90.45, topping at £100 X 4.
Show Results - New Fair Show
Class 1 - Mule Hoggs with Suffolk Sired Lambs
(Receiving the M & JM Kennedy, “Wayside” Trophy)
1st Messrs Winter Bros, Clickham Farm
2nd Messrs Winter Bros, Clickham Farm
Class 2 - Mule Hoggs with Continental Sired Lambs
1st Messrs M Ridsdale & Son, Yew Tree Farm
2nd RF Towers, Curwen Hill Farm
Class 3 - Continental or Suffolk Hoggs with Lambs
1st Messrs JC & E Pedley, Yore House
2nd Mr J Winter, Clickham
Leading Prices - “New Fair” Sale
Hoggs & Single Lambs
Texel - £165, £155, £152, £142 Bustabeck; £162, £135 The Harras; £154, £140, £136, £135, £130 Clickham Farm; £140 (2), £130 Yore House; £138 Howgill; £134 Balgray Hill; £130 Braithwaite Shields
Suffolk - £162, £158, £150, £148 Clickham Farm; £148, £140 (2) Sheargreen Barn; £135 The Harras
Continental - £160, £146, £130 Redgill; £122 The Harras
Mule - £160, £132, £130, £125, £122 (3), £120 (3) Clickham Farm; £130 (2), £128, £125 Terrys Farm; £130, £122 Yew Tree Farm (Ridsdale); £122, £120 (2) Curwen Hill Farm; £120, £118, £115 (2), £114 (2), £112 (3), £110 (2) Little Blencowe Farm; £120, £118 Western Houses; £120, £110 Town Head (Barker); £116, £114, £113 The Harras; £114 Half Thwaite House; £110 Glebelands
Beltex - £140 The Harras
Shearlings & Single Lambs
Texel - £118 Barras Farm; £115, £96 Todd Farm
Mule - £100, £96 Sunnyside
Shearlings & Twin Lambs
Texel - £114 Barras Farm; £94 Redgill
Mule - £97, £91 Sunnyside; £96 Glebelands; £94 Yew Tree Farm (Ridsdale); £92 Barras Farm
Ewes & Single Lambs
Texel - £138 Undercragg; £136 (NCM), £130 (NCM), £124 (NCM) Clickham Farm; £90 Langton Gate
Mule - £112 (NCM) Clickham Farm; £78 Langton Gate
Continental - £106, £82 (NCM) The Faulds; £100, £84, £83 Longrigg; £93 Yew Tree Farm (Teasdale)
Beltex - £94 (NCM) The Faulds
Suffolk - £93 (NCM), £92 Longrigg
Cheviot - £70 (NCM) Dry Howe
Ewes & Twin Lambs
Texel - £110 (NCM), £90 (NCM) Clickham Farm; £110 Undercragg
Suffolk - £90, £82 (2) Midtown Farm (Fisher)
Mule - £89 Glebelands; £82 Barras Farm; £80 (NCM) Clickham Farm; £80 (NCM), £75 Reagill Grange; £75 (NCM) Longrigg; £75 Midtown Farm (Fisher); £74 (NCM) Sandwick Farm; £74 Sunnyside
Continental - £86, £82 Midtown Farm (Fisher); £84 Yew Tree Farm (Teasdale); £84 Sandwick Farm; £82 (NCM) Lingfield Bungalow; £80 (NCM) Town Head (Campbell)
Cheviot - £68 (NCM), £67 Dry Howe; £68 (NCM) The Faulds
Geld Hoggs
Texel - £150, £148 (2) Holme Wrangle
Mule - £150 Little Blencowe Farm; £142 High Dyke Farm; £140 Half Thwaite House; £138 Dillicar Farm; £138 Town Head (Barker); £138 The Harras; £138 Shatton Lodge Farm; £136 West View (Davidson)
Leading Prices - “Troutbeck” Sale
Ewes & Single Lambs
Swaledale - £80, £78 Winter Crag; £70, £67 (NCM) Undercragg
Ewes & Twin Lambs
Swaledale - £71, £61 Ranbeck