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On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their Second sale of 1500 North of England Mule Gimmer Lambs and Breeding Sheep of all classes.

Demand for breeding sheep was stronger than first expected, with the sale topping at £198 for a pen of seven Texel X Beltex shearlings from Messrs TW & DA Halliday, Sandriggs, purchased by Messrs Fisher, Dufton House.

The Mule shearling section achieved a top of £156 from Messrs Walters, Hullock Howe, for a pen of twenty, bought by Messrs T & MD Beaty, Egremont.

Texel X gimmer lambs topped at £128 a head from Mr WH Raine, Lea Croft, Renwick.

Leading Prices

3 Shear Plus
Cheviot - £135 Garth House
Texel - £130, £118 Lea Croft; £112 Hewer Hill
Innovis X - £130, £110 (2), £102, £100 (2) Grange House
Suffolk - £128 Lea Croft; £111, £108, £104 Grange House
Mule - £105 Lea Croft; £100 Hewer Hill

Shearlings
Texel - £198 Sandriggs (Halliday); £195 Bordered Hills; £180, £155 Lea Croft; £165, £150 (2), £145 Sewell House; £148 Thrang Cragg
Suffolk - £175 Lea Croft
Mule - £156, £150, £140 Low Hullock Howe; £148 Garth House; £146 Hole House (Sibson)
Continental - £142 Low Hullock Howe

Gimmer Lambs
Texel - £128 (2), £116 Lea Croft; £118 Nobles Farm; £110 Thrang Cragg
Continental - £124 Lea Croft; £114 Thrang Cragg
Charollais - £120 Nobles Farm
Mule - £116, £107 (3) White Gate Farm; £114, £102 (2) Hollins Farm; £102 Shap Abbey