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On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 4,017 prime sheep, comprising of 1,371 prime lambs & 2,646 cast ewes & rams.
An improved show of prime lambs was forward with quality achieving premium prices. Messrs J & HD Langcake, Sandhills, Bassenthwaite, sold a ring full of 28 Texel cross Beltex lambs, weighing 41kg, to £125/305ppk, purchased by Mr M Bowe, with this run of 80 averaging £120.93 for 42kg.
Messrs Lyle, Staingills, sold a run of 24 Texel lambs to average £116.54, topping at 300ppk for a pen of 39kg, realising £117 purchased by Vivers Scotlamb.
Heavy lambs met a much sharper trade with Messrs NM Strong, Street House, selling a run of mostly Suffolk cross Mules to a top of £114 for 47kg (243ppk).
An SQQ average of 231ppk was achieved, highly acceptable considering previous sales this week.
A massive show of cast ewes and rams was forward with returns very pleasing, demand was strong throughout. Texel ewes topped at £200 from Greenacres, with a total of 659 Texel bred ewes averaging £118.65. Plenty of new customers were forward once again taking advantage of a good solid trade for all classes.
Heavy Texel cross Mule and Suffolk cross ewes regularly achieved in excess of £130, with Suffolks topping at £138 for a pen of six, purchased by Mr J Blenkhorn.
Messrs TF & GL Pollock, Wreay Hall Farm, sold a pen of 13 Mule ewes to £115 per head, purchased by Mr A Dawson.
Horned ewes were no less on the week, with Swaledales topping at £101 from Mr TJ Noble, Mellgates.
Cast rams topped at £168 for a pair of Charollais.
More numbers are required on a weekly basis. Please advise entries to Andrew Maughan on 07717611952.
Leading Prices
Prime Lambs p/kg
Texel – 305.0 (2), 286.0, 278.0 (2) Sandhills; 292.0 (2) Braithwaite Mill; 288.0, 266.0 Masiongill; 287.0, 282.0, 280.0 Home Farm (Metcalfe); 280.0 Asby Mill; 279.0, 271.0, 270.0 Clifton Moor Farm; 277.0, 271.0, 270.0 Brockwoodlees Farm; 277.0 Pringle House; 276.0 Galloper Park; 276.0 Staingills; 274.0, 270.0 Reagill Grange; 266.0 Wreay Hall Farm
Continental – 300.0, 295.0, 293.0, 278.0 Staingills; 252.0 Pennine View; 242.0, 241.0 Croft Ends Farm; 242.0 High Oaks
Suffolk – 243.0 Street House (Strong); 243.0 Tilery Farm; 236.0 Stackyard House; 228.0 Wreay Hall Farm; 226.0 West Foreshield; 225.0 Mire House Farm
Mule – 214.0, 208.0 Howburn; 205.0 Yew Tree Farm
Cheviot Mule – 211.0, 210.0 Laypool Farm
Prime Lambs £/head
Texel - £126, £125 (3), £120, £119, £115 Sandhills; £125 Wreay Hall Farm; £123 High Head Chapel; £122, £118, £116 Reagill Grange; £122, £116 Brockwoodlees Farm; £121 Dykehead; £119 Pringle House; £118 Burnhouse Farm; £117, £115 Clifton Moor Farm; £117 Castle Bank; £117 Stackyard House; £117, £116 Old Wall; £116 Staingills; £115 Sleagill House; £115 Braithwaite Mill; £115 Home Farm (Metcalfe); £115 Maisongill
Suffolk - £122, £105 West Foreshield; £118 Stackyard House; £114 Tilery Farm; £114 Street House (Strong); £109 Grassknop Farm; £107 Braithwaite Mill; £105 Wreay Hall Farm
Continental - £120, £118, £114 High Oaks; £118, £117 (2), £114 Staingills; £114 Hedwynds
Cheviot Mule - £94 Laypool Farm
Mule - £92 Howburn
Cast Ewes £/head
Texel (av £118.65) - £200, £151 Greenacres; £174 Home Farm (Stoddart); £170 (2), £148, £142, £136, £130 Lodge House; £164 Oak House; £160 (2), £130 Holme House; £154 Hudscales; £152 Croft Ends Farm; £150, £135, £133 Salter Hall Farm; £150 Nelson Farm; £146 Bustabeck; £145, £137, £130 Backmuir Farm; £144 (2), £132, £130 Low Aketon; £140 Crosby Hall; £138 Ewan Close; £136 Street Head (Wilson); £135 Firbank; £135 Thorneyland; £133 Westward Park; £132 Chapel Farm (Fell); £132 Nelson Hill; £130 Grapes Barn
Charollais (av £120.21) - £142 Croft Ends Farm; £135, £129, £122 Lodge House; £126 Burnhouse Farm; £126 Holme House
Continental (av £101.38) - £140, £130, £120 Holme House; £135 Thorneyland; £127 Dykehead; £127 (2) Backmuir Farm; £126 Lodge House; £126 Nelson Farm; £121 Rye Hill
Suffolk (av £115.44) – £138, £127, £119, £118 Lodge House; £136 Sceugh Dyke; £126 Lamonby House; £124, £122, £115 Holme House; £120, £116 Croft Ends Farm; £120 Drumreach Farm; £118 Wreay Hall Farm; £116 Pennine View
Bluefaced Leicester - £138 Steet House (Maughan)
Beltex (av £115.70) – £137 Clifton Moor Farm; £131, £121 Westward Park; £124 Ling Cottage
Cheviot (av £85.13) - £122 Aimshaugh; £122 Backmuir Farm; £110 Leigh Croft; £108, £102 Lodge House; £106 Drumreach Farm; £105 Mellgates
Cheviot Mule (av £112.76) - £122, £113 Holme House; £113 Backmuir Farm; £107 Croft Ends Farm; £106 Crosby Hall
Mule (av £90.05) - £116, £102 Crosby Hall; £115 Wreay Hall Farm; £114, £108 Sycamore Rise; £114, £108 Salter Hall Farm; £113 Rye Hill; £112, £104 Pennine View; £112 Steet House (Strong); £110 Westward Park; £108 Sceugh Dyke; £108 Clea Mire; £107 Brackenburgh Home Farm; £106 Brockwoodlees Farm; £106 Seat Farm (Scott); £106 Grassknop Farm; £104 Shire Lodge; £103 Clifton Moor Farm; £102 Lazonby Estate; £100 Leigh Croft; £100 Yew Tree Farm; £100 Backmuir Farm
Swaledale (av £56.12) - £101 Mellgates; £88, £78 Hedwynds; £86 High Crossgill; £80 Howburn; £78 Oak House; £78 Street House (Maughan); £78 Low Mill; £74 Hole House (Ivinson)
Scotch Blackfaced (av £58.63) - £87 Drumreach Farm; £71 New Mills of Monkwood
Herdwick - £67 Mire House Farm
Cast Rams £/head
Charollais - £168 Lodge House; £162 Eden Close
Texel - £150 (2) Nelson Farm
Continental - £150 Mirkbooths
Easycare - £122 Greenacres