Prime Sheep 180821
On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 3,725 prime sheep, comprising of 1,490 prime lambs & 2,102 cast ewes and rams.
Demand seems to be holding very strong with trade being sharper than previous sales this week. The sale averaged 251ppk, topping at 313ppk for a pen of 38kg Beltex cross Texel lambs from Messrs RG Todd, Crosby Hall, realising £119, purchased by West Scottish Lamb.
Numerous pens of lambs sold in excess of 300ppk with Messrs W Gribbon & Co, Waterside Farm, selling a ring full of 40kg Beltex cross lambs to £124/310ppk, purchased by Vivers Scotlamb, with this run averaging 294ppk/£121.42.
Heavy lambs met some strong returns with Mr W Morison, South Bogbain, selling 62kg Suffolk cross Mules to £141, purchased by Farmers Fresh, with this run averaging £130/252ppk for 51kg.
Messrs WH & M Sisson, Fenton Farm, sold a run of 43 well-fed Suffolk cross Texel lambs, weighing 48kg, to average £120/250ppk, topping at £128.
Cast ewes topped at £216 for a Texel ewe from Greenacres Farm, purchased by Mr J Tucker. A total of 200 Suffolk ewes were forward averaging £116.03, topping at £158 for a pen of four purchased by Mr J Blenkhorn.
Mule ewes averaged £98.07 with several pens selling in excess of £110, topping at £117 on three occasions including a pen of 14 from Backmuir Livestock.
Messrs R Hall & Son, Inglewood Edge, sold a ring full of Beltex ewes to a top of £150, purchased by Mr J Tucker.
More numbers are required for next week’s sale. Please do not hesitate to contact to Andrew Maughan on 07717611952 for further information.
Leading Prices
Prime Lambs p/kg
Beltex – 313.0, 310.0, 300.0 (2), 293.0, 290.0 Crosby Hall; 310.0, 303.0 Waterside Farm; 308.0, 300.0, 295.0, 291.0, 282.0 (2) Low Row; 308.0, 287.0 Reagill Grange; 305.0, 288.0, 283.0 Sycamore Rise; 300.0, 298.0 High Oaks; 293.0 Birks Head; 291.0, 290.0, 288.0, 281.0, 279.0 Brockwoodlees Farm
Texel – 305.0 Waterside Farm; 300.0, 290.0 Sandhills; 295.0, 276.0 Ravenwood; 294.0, 284.0 Dalemain; 291.0 Sycamore Rise; 290.0, 279.0 Glaslyn House; 286.0, 277.0 Maisongill
Continental – 303.0, 297.0, 284.0, 275.0 Galloper Park
Suffolk – 260.0, 256.0, 251.0, 250.0 Fenton Farm; 251.0 Waterside Farm
Charollais – 254.0 Hewer Hill
Mule – 229.0 Branthwaite Farm; 219.0 Goosleands View Barn; 217.0 Tarn House
Prime Lambs £/head
Suffolk - £141 Greenacres; £138 Waterside Farm; £136, £130, £128, £124 Low Row; £124, £121 Sceugh Dyke; £121 Fenton Farm; £120 Braithwaite Mill
Beltex – £137, £132 High Oaks; £135 Reagill Grange; £134, £125, £120 Brockwoodlees Farm; £131, £125, £121 Sycamore Rise; £128, £127 Low Row; £127, £122, £120 (3) Crosby Hall; £124, £121 Waterside Farm; £123 Birks Head; £120 Reagill Grange
Continental - £135, £126 Greenacres; £135 Randalholme; £128, £120 Haltcliffe Bridge; £128, £124 Sceugh Dyke; £125, £123 Park Nook; £123 Hole House (Coulston); £122 Galloper Park; £121, £120 Sleagill House; £120 Branthwaite Farm
Texel – £128, £125, £121, £120 Fenton Farm; £127 Cairnbridge Farm; £127, £120 Glaslyn House; £126 (2) Greenacres; £126, £123 Sandhills; £125 (2) Sycamore Rise; £125 Waterside Farm; £125 High Lodore Farm; £125 Braithwaite Mill; £124 Reagill Grange; £120 (2) Maisongill; £120 Dalemain
Charollais - £111 Long Meadows
Mule - £100 Tarn House; £94 Branthwaite Farm; £92 Gooselands View Barn
Cast Ewes £/head
Texel (av £117.16) – £216, £148, £139 Greenacres; £184, £138, £134 (2), £127, £124 Meadow Farm; £182, £130, £122 Corby Hill; £170, £144, £122 Wham Head Farm; £162, £154 Holme House; £150, £149, £145, £142, £136 (2), £130, £126, £122 Backmuir Farm; £150 Sleagill House; £144, £141, £124 Anchor Farm; £135, £128 Gate Farm; £127 Cross Hill Farm; £124 Sandhills; £122 Ewan Close; £120 Birks Head; £120 Ellergill Farm; £120 Brayton Road
Charollais (av £121.29) – £180 Backmuir Farm; £164, £140, £115 Holme House; £131, £116, £113 Greenacres
Suffolk (av £116.03) – £158, £138, £121 Backmuir Farm; £137, £123 Meadow Farm; £131 Gate Farm; £127, £118 (2) Holme House; £126 Sceugh Dyke; £126 Skygarth; £126 Brayton Road; £120 Ellergill Farm; £118 Street (Iveson); £115 White Gate Farm; £114 Dacre Banks Farm; £113 Parkdargue; £111 Crown Point
Dutch Spotted - £158 Meadow Farm
Beltex (av £139.78) - £150, £130 Inglewood Edge; £135 Stewart Lane
Continental (av £101.07) - £132 (3), £130, £126, £117, £111 (2), £110 Holme House; £130 Park House (Henderson); £128 Kirkland Fold; £126, £124, £115, £114, £111 Backmuir Farm; £122 Thorneyscale; £118, £111 Green Farm (Mattinson); £117 Hole House (Coulston); £116 Fell End; £116 Parkdargue; £115 Braithwaite Mill; £114 Gate Farm; £114 Street (Iveson); £113 Blunderfield West; £112 Stewart Lane
Half-Bred - £130, £116 Backmuir Farm
Cheviot (av £82.79) - £126, £104, £100 Backmuir Farm; £110, £99, £90 Inglewood Edge; £109 Holme House; £106 Parkdargue; £98 White Gate Farm; £94 High Harberwain; £94 Stewart Lane; £90 Holme Farm (Bousfield)
Bluefaced Leicester (av £108.31) – £122 Haresceugh Castle; £120, £118 Low Barn; £116 Backmuir Farm
Zwartble - £121 Backmuir Farm
Mule (av £98.07) – £117, £105, £104, £100 (2) Backmuir Farm; £117 Park House (Henderson); £117 Brayton Road; £116 Sceugh Dyke; £110 Town End Farm (Burne); £108 Dacre Banks; £106 Stewart Lane; £104 Haltcliffe Bridge; £102 Ellergill; £101 Sleagill House; £101 Skygarth; £100 Gate Farm
Herdwick - £114 Dacre Banks Farm; £75 Low Braithwaite Farm
Kerry Hill - £90 Fell End
Scotch Blackfaced – £85 Lodge House; £78, £74 White Gate Farm
Rough Fell - £82 Ellergill Farm
Swaledale (av £54.53) – £80 Low Barn; £78 Manor Farm (Marrs); £74 Setmabanning; £74 Oddendale Hall
Cast Rams £/head
Bluefaced Leicester - £150 Low Barn
Texel - £142 Fell End