OTM Cattle 190721
On Monday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their July Bumper Cast Cow sale of 50 OTM cattle.
A larger entry of cows was forward with demand very strong and an overall average of £1041.93 being achieved. The sale topped at £1510.84 for a ten-year-old Limousin cow, weighing 856kg from Messrs W Atkinson & Sons, Demesne Farm, Whitehaven, purchased by Mr S McGimpsey. Messrs DW & DM Elliott, Bank House, sold a twenty-year-old Limousin cow to 179.5ppk, realising £1419.85, purchased by Mr D Barker.
Black & White cows topped at £1201.10/143.5ppk for an eight-year-old Friesian from Mr DW Mallinson, Lodge Farm, purchased by Mr S McGimpsey. A run of Holstein cows from Messrs MJ Dent, Catterlen Hall, averaged a staggering £1090.96 (135.5ppk) topping at 139.5ppk/£1185.75.
All cast cows sold averaged 149.5ppk, up considerably on the fortnight. More numbers are required to fulfil the demand of our buyers. Our next sale is on Monday 2nd August 2021.
Leading Prices
Cast Cows £/head
Limousin - £1510.84 Demesne Farm (Atkinson); £1419.85 Bank House; £1411.05 Fog Close; £1358.51 Low House (Dickinson); £1268.30 Park House Farm (Brown); £1240.80 Sleddale Hall; £1116.96 Murton Hall; £1109.17 Hewer Hill; £1044.68 Nook Farm
British Blue - £1393.61, £1262.95 Bowness Farm; £1367.91 Broomhill; £1199.90, £1007.94 Park House Farm (Brown); £1066.02 Nook Farm
Black & White - £1201.10 Lodge Farm; £1185.75, £1117.70, £1076.15, £983.03 Catterlen Hall; £1042.78, £975.07 Bramery
Aberdeen Angus - £1138.16, £1137.33 Bromley Green
Ayrshire - £932.03 The Ling
Cast Cows p/kg
Limousin - 179.5 Bank House; 176.5 Demesne Farm (Atkinson); 176.5 Sleddale Hall; 173.5 Low House (Dickinson); 172.5 Fog Close; 164.5 Murton Hall; 164.5, 153.5 Park House Farm (Brown); 152.5 Bowness Farm; 150.5 Hewer Hill
British Blue - 177.5, 160.5 Park House Farm (Brown); 167.5, 166.5 Bowness Farm; 163.5 Nook Farm; 161.5 Broomhill
Aberdeen Angus - 173.5, 167.5 Bromley Green
Blonde D’Aquitaine - 149.5 Low Dyke
Black & White - 143.5 Lodge Farm; 140.5, 135.5, 132.5 Bramery; 139.5, 138.5, 134.5 Catterlen Hall; 133.5 Lodge Farm
Ayrshire - 127.5 The Ling