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On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 3,548 prime sheep, comprising of 1,333 prime lambs and 2,215 cast ewes and rams.
An SQQ average of 242p/kg was achieved, this was very satisfactory in comparison to a lot of other centres during the week.
The sale topped at 341p/kg (£133) for a pair of cracking 39kg Beltex X Texel lambs from Messrs Lowis, Galloper Park, Tebay. This run of fabulous lambs averaged 318p/kg (£128.71).
Top price per head on the day was £145, this was paid for a pen of 56kg Texel X Mule lambs from Messrs DG & LM Strong, Sleagill House, purchased by Mr M Bowe. This run of lambs averaged 232p/kg.
Butcher type lambs, weighing 53kg, from Messrs RW & G Dickinson, High Knipe realised £143, bought by Mr R Skelton.
Cast ewes and rams once again met a very strong trade, with the horned ewes most definitely firmer on the week. A ring full of strong Swaledale ewes topped at £92 a head from Messrs Wear, Howe Green, purchased by Mr J Blenkhorn.
The sale topped at £220 for Texel ewes from Backmuir Farm, purchased by Mr J Tucker.
Messrs WH & M Sisson & Son, Fenton Farm achieved a top of £202 per head for Texel ewes, selling to Pak Mecca Meats.
Plenty on Continental and Suffolk bred ewes were £130 plus, with a ring full of Suffolk X Mule ewes achieving £137.
Backmuir Livestock achieved a top of £120 for a ring full of 20 Scotch Mules, bought by Mr A Dawson.
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 – 341.0, 333.0 (2), 289.0, 282.0 Galloper Park; 308.0, 294.0, 283.0, 280.0 Low Row; 305.0, 303.0 Brockwoodlees Farm; 291.0 Sycamore Rise; 287.0 High Knipe; 280.0 Ravenwood
Texel – 338.0 (2) Galloper Park; 326.0 Sandriggs; 320.0 Asby Mill; 317.0 High Knipe; 283.0 Hewer Hill; 283.0 Ireby Hall
Continental – 304.0 High Knipe; 300.0 (3) Green Farm (Mattinson); 297.0 Friarbiggin; 290.0 High Street; 286.0 Braithwaite Mill
Suffolk – 263.0 Ratten Castle; 255.0 High Street; 254.0 (2) Hole House (Coulston)
Mule – 255.0 Waterside House; 218.0 Noran Bank Farm
Rouge – 251.0 Inglewood Edge
Cheviot – 236.0 Lazonby Estate Farm
Prime Lambs £/head
Texel - £145, £125, £115 Sleagill House; £135 (2), £115 Galloper Park; £134 (2) Bells View; £131 Chapel House; £130 (2), £125 Ireby Hall; £130, £112 High Knipe; £128 Asby Mill; £127 Sandriggs; £124 (2), £123, £114, £112 Hole House (Coulston); £121, £115 Reagill Grange; £120 Ratten Castle; £120 Sceugh Dyke; £119, £114 (3) Fenton Farm; £119 Hewer Hill; £117 High Knipe; £116 South View; £115 Wreay Hall Farm; £112 (2) The Green; £112 Barrock End Farm; £111 Lyndarick; £110 Cairnbridge Farm; £110 Lazonby Estate Farm
Continental - £143, £124, £118, £115 High Knipe; £126 (3) Green Farm (Mattinson); £126 Braithwaite Mill; £122 High Street; £120 (2) Sceugh Dyke; £120, £110 Wreay Hall Farm; £117 Brockwoodlees Farm; £115, £110 High Harberwain; £115, £110 Shap Abbey; £110 West View (Davidson)
Beltex - £140, £126 (2), £125 £115, £113, £111, £110 Sycamore Rise; £138, £129 (2), £126, £123 (2), £120, £116, £114, £113 Low Row; £135 High Knipe; £133 (2), £130, £127, £124 Galloper Park; £125, £110 Shap Abbey; £119 (2), £118 Brockwoodlees Farm; £115 Ravenwood
Suffolk - £137 Ratten Castle; £135 High Street; £132, £127, £110 Hole House (Coulston); £120 Thorneycroft; £116 (2) South View; £115 (2), £112 Sleagill House; £115, £110 Low Row; £115 Shap Abbey; £112 (2) Sisson Farm; £110 Braithwaite Mill; £110 Wreay Hall Farm
Charollais - £110 Cairnbridge Farm
Mule - £108 Waterside House; £100 Low Snab
Rouge - £108 Inglewood Edge
Cheviot - £107 Greenacres; £106 Lazonby Estate Farm
Cast Ewes £/head
Texel - £220, £170, £164, £146, £137, £124 Backmuir Farm; £202, £195, £127 Fenton Farm; £169, £150, £136, £130 Greenacres; £140 Inglewood Edge; £139, £132, £120 Holme House; £134 Langton Field; £130, £122 Milburn Grange; £130 Waters Farm; £129, £124 Lanerton Farm; £128 Reagill Grange; £128 Brockwoodlees Farm; £126 Wreay Hall Farm
Charollais - £160, £159, £126 (2), £121 Holme House; £144 Backmuir Farm; £122 High Knipe
Beltex - £174 Ravenwood; £165 Lanerton Farm; £142, £120 Inglewood Edge; £126 Backmuir Farm; £122 Skylin
Continental - £156 Skylin; £144, £119, £118 Backmuir Farm; £134 High Knipe; £130, £123 Highrigg; £119 Holme House; £118 North Ghyll Bank; £118 Street Head (Wilson)
Suffolk - £142, £137, £128, £118 Holme House; £132, £118 Backmuir Farm; £124 Highrigg; £121 Fenton Farm; £120 Sceugh Dyke; £118 Greenacres
Bluefaced Leicester - £124 Fawcett Park; £120 Holme House
Mule - £120, £97 Backmuir Farm; £119, £99 Thorneycroft; £110 Park Head (Hird); £106 Greenacres; £105 Milburn Grange; £104 Sceugh Dyke; £103 Boghead of Cobairdy Farm; £100 Fenton Farm
Zwartble - £113 Backmuir Farnm
Cheviot - £112, £106 High Knipe; £108, £101 Holme House; £108, £104 (2) Backmuir Farm; £107, £97 Greenacres; £105 Crossfell House; £102 Fawcett Park; £99 Ireby Hall; £98 High Knipe
Cheviot-Mule - £110 Coupland Beck Farm
Swaledale - £92, £74 Howe Green; £87 Riverview; £82, £72 Woodhall; £80 Ewan Close; £75 Low House Farm; £73 Waters Farm
Scotch Blackfaced - £92 Sceugh Dyke; £81 Riverview
Herdwick - £80 Howe Green; £72 (2) Low House Farm
Cast Rams £/head
Charollais - £180, £152 Holme House
Texel - £155 High Knipe; £150 Croglin High Hall
Cheviot - £138 High Knipe
Suffolk - £135 Holme House
Bluefaced Leicester - £122 Ewan Close