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On Monday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 80 Store Cattle.

Numbers were tight as expected for the time of year. The sale averaged £1101.62 overall, demand was very strong and many more are required to fulfil buyers requirements.

The sale topped at £1375 for British Blue cross Friesian bullocks from Messrs S Allan & Sons, Greenhow, this home also sold twenty-month-old Friesian bullocks to £1185.

Heifers topped at £1325 for a nineteen-month-old Simmental from Pond Farm, purchased by Mr R Dickinson.

Native-bred Aberdeen Angus bullocks, out of Holstein cows, achieved £1235 from Mr TJ Noble, Mellgates. Hereford bullocks, out of New Zealand Friesain cows, achieved £1125 & £1115 from Dacre Banks Farm.

Leading Prices

Store Bullocks
British Blue - £1375 Greenhow; £1285, £1245, £1215, £1175 Glaslyn House; £1275, £1235 Park Head (Hird); £1155, £1145 Murrah Hall; £1015 Sleddale Hall
Limousin - £1355 Glaslyn House; £1305 Dacre Banks; £1235 Park Head (Hird); £1225 Greenhow; £1125 Arnold House; £1045 Pond Farm; £1025 Dacre Banks Farm; £1015 Sleddale Hall
Charolais - £1245 Fawcett Park
Aberdeen Angus - £1235, £1145 (3), £1055 Mellgates; £1115, £1075 Arnold House; £1075 Macey Bank
Normande - £1195 (2), £1135, £1105 (3) Moorside Farm
Black & White - £1185, £1145 (2) Greenhow; £1045 (2), £975 Cliburn Hall
Simmental – £1155, £1105 Moorside Farm
Hereford - £1125 Dacre Banks Farm; £1115 Dacre Banks

Store Heifers
Simmental – £1325, £1275 Pond Farm; £1105 (2) Moorside Farm
Limousin - £1215, £1175 Fawcett Park; £1115, £1065 Arnold House
Aberdeen Angus - £1115 Park Head (Hird); £1085, £1065 Arnold House
British Blue - £1105 (2) Berrier Head Farm; £1095 (2) Murrah Hall
Hereford - £985 (2), £975 Arnold House