Prime Sheep 131021

On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 4,461 prime sheep, comprising of 2,195 prime lambs & 2,266 cast ewes and rams.

A marvellous number of sheep went through the sale ring today with a great ring of buyers bidding freely for all classes. Trade held very well from start to finish with almost the last man through the ring, Messrs AJ & FM Harrison, Grange Hall, averaging 300ppk, topping at 315ppk for a pen of 41kg Beltex lambs, realising £129, purchased by Mr M Bowe, this whole consignment averaged 39kg/£120.

The whole sale averaged £111.64, up £21.80 on the year. Heavy lambs met a phenomenal demand with numerous pens achieving in excess of £140 per head. The sale topped at £170 for strong 80kg Texel cross lambs from Tarn End, purchased by Mr N Lomax.

Messrs TD Hewetson, Scales Hall, sold their first draw of lambs to average £158, topping at £160 for 71kg Texel cross Suffolk lambs, purchased by Mr R Skelton.

Mr W HIrd, Town Head, Wigton, sold a run of Suffolk cross Mule lambs to average £135.50/255ppk for 53kg, topping at 256ppk for a pen of 21, weighing 54kg, achieving £138.

Mule lambs topped at £122 per head from Messrs Lowis, Waterside House, for 53kg lambs, purchased by Mr J Tucker. Cheviot Mule lambs achieved £135 for 55kg from Messrs RG Todd, Crosby Hall.

Swaledale wether lambs from Messrs Thompson, East Unthank, achieved a top of 214ppk for 36kg lambs, totalling £77 per head, purchased by Mr A Dawson.

Another huge show of cast ewes and rams was forward, although lacking quality and strength. Texel ewes topped at £210 per head from Messrs JW Watson, Whygill Head, Great Asby, purchased by Mr J Tucker. A shortage of Texel ewes was forward with more required next week.

Heavy fat ewes were also in short supply with Messrs G & HR Shields, Tarn House, Kirkby Stephen, selling Bluefaced Leicester ewes to £148. One of many first-time vendors today, Mr RA Crichton, Rottington Hall, Whitehaven, sold a ring full of English Mules to £107 per head, purchased by Mr A Dawson.

Swaledale ewes with strength were good to sell, with plainer ewes just a little harder to cash. Messrs GE Harker, Murton Hall, sold a pen full of 17 to £65 per head, purchased by Mr J Blenkhorn.
Cast rams topped at £158 for a Teeswater from Dancing Gate Farm.

Leading Prices

Prime Lambs p/kg
Beltex – 315.0, 311.0, 308.0, 300.0 (2), 295.0, 288.0, 286.0 Grange Hall; 304.0, 291.0 Inglewood Edge; 302.0, 298.0, 295.0, 290.0, 283.0, 281.0, 278.0, 276.0, 267.0 Brockwoodlees Farm; 302.0, 265.0 Sycamore Rise; 300.0, 295.0, 279.0 Waterside Farm; 300.0, 293.0, 280.0, 274.0, 272.0 Galloper Park; 298.0 Ranbeck; 287.0 Corby Hill; 282.0 Greenacres; 271.0 Moss Dyke
Texel – 307.0, 287.0 (2), 267.0 Howrigg; 307.0 Greenacres; 302.0, 298.0 Sycamore Rise; 295.0, 266.0, 260.0 Home Farm (Metcalfe); 293.0, 277.0 Dale Head; 293.0, 264.0 Town Head (Mounsey); 288.0, 283.0 Peterhouse; 285.0 Plumpton Old Hall; 282.0, 261.0 0 Corby Hill; 281.0 Anns Cottage; 280.0; 268.0 Ratten Castle; 270.0, 260.0 Bank House; 268.0 Crindledyke; 263.0 (2) Newbiggin Farm; 261.0 Sleagill House; 261.0 Brougham Castle; 260.0 Hewer Hill
Rouge – 285.0, 281.0 Inglewood Edge
Continental – 284.0 Hollins Farm; 276.0, 257.0 Waterside Farm; 269.0, 255.0 Plumpton Old Hall; 267.0 Galloper Park; 266.0 Ranbeck; 262.0 Nook Farm; 261.0, 257.0, 256.0 Brougham Castle; 257.0 Barkbeth; 255.0 Crosby Hall; 254.0 Town Head (Mounsey)
Suffolk – 256.0, 254.0 (2) Town Head (Hird); 254.0, 249.0, 243.0 (2) Sleagill House; 252.0, 243.0 Nook Farm; 246.0 Broomhill; 245.0 Brougham Castle; 244.0 Ratten Castle; 244.0 Plumpton Old Hall; 244.0 Scales Hall
Cheviot Mule – 245.0, 231.0 Crosby Hall; 240.0 Ranbeck
Cheviot – 244.0, 231.0 Nook Farm; 235.0 Inglewood Edge; 233.0 High Lodore Farm
Charollais – 240.0 Bomby
Bluefaced Leicester – 233.0 Carr Holme; 227.0 East Unthank
Mule – 228.0 (2) Barkbeth; 228.0 Waterside House; 226.0 Crosby Hall; 226.0 East Unthank, 220.0 Peterhouse
Zwarbtle – 220.0 Plumpton Old Hall
Swaledale – 214.0 East Unthank
Herdwick – 206.0, 205.0 Anns Cottage

Prime Lambs £/head
Texel - £170, £144 (2), £132, £125 Tarn End; £167 High Lodore Farm; £156 Scales Hall (Hewetson); £148 Brow Top; £146, £126 (2) Ratten Castle; £144, £131 Bells View; £141 Greenacres; £140, £138 Park House (Henderson); £138, £136 Peterhouse; £138, £128, £126 Sleagill House; £136 Broomhill; £135 (3) Howrigg; £135 Scales Hall (Jackson); £135 Stoneybeck Farm; £135 Anns Cottage; £132 Bank House; £127, £125 Sycamore Rise; £127 Barkbeth; £127 Corby Hill; £127 Randalholme; £126 Newbiggin Farm; £126 Murrah Hall; £125 Bank House; £125 Home Farm (Metcalfe)
Continental - £162 Brow Top; £160 Scales Hall (Hewetson); £146, £133 Moor End; £145, £131 Sycamore Rise; £143 Sleagill House; £140, £135 Plumpton Old Hall; £136 Waterside Farm; £135 Sceugh Dyke
Suffolk - £160, £158, £156 Scales Hall (Hewetson); £148, £142, £127 Sleagill House; £138, £132 (2) Town Head (Hird); £136 Nook Farm; £134, £126 Ratten Castle; £130 Sceugh Dyke; £129 Crindledyke; £128 Broomhill; £127, £125 Plumpton Old Hall; £127 Thorneycroft; £125 Tarn End
Beltex – £153, £130 (2) Sycamore Rise; £143, £125 Inglewood Edge; £136 (2), £128, £120 Brockwoodlees Farm; £136 Milburn Grange; £131 Ranbeck; £130, £129, £126, £120 (3) Grange Hall; £129 Corby Hill; £126, £124, £120 Waterside Farm; £125, £120 Galloper Park
Cheviot - £139 Sceugh Dyke; £118 Murrah Hall; £114 High Lodore Farm; £110 Nook Farm
Cheviot Mule - £135, £111 Crosby Hall; £125 Ranbeck
Rouge - £135, £114 Inglewood Edge
Bluefaced Leicester - £133 Carr Holme; £125 East Unthank
Mule - £121, £110, £105 Barkbeth; £121 Waterside House; £109 Tarn House; £104 Crosby Hall; £103 Milburn Grange; £98 Bank End Mill; £95 East Unthank
Charollais - £120 Bomby
Zwartble - £108 Plumpton Old Hall
Herdwick - £80 Anns Cottage

Cast Ewes £/head
Texel – £210, £188, £150, £142 (2), £120 Whygill Head; £195, £168 Greenacres; £190, £170, £154 Tarn End; £188 Moorriggs; £180 Hewer Hill; £160 (2) Stewart Lane; £160 Sycamore Rise; £142, £130 Backmuir Farm; £128 (3) Harleycroft; £128, £120 Newbiggin Farm; £126 Park House (Henderson); £122 Bromley Green
Beltex - £152, £112 Low Garth
Bluefaced Leicester - £148 Tarn House; £118, £115 Carr Holme
Suffolk – £138 Bank End; £130, £120, £118 Scales Hall (Hewetson); £122, £116 Greenacres; £122 Tarn End; £116, £110 Huntly Lodge Farm; £115 Backmuir Farm; £115 Rottington Hall; £111 Stewart Lane; £110 Harleycroft
Charollais – £137 Stewart Lane
Continental - £122, £120, £115 Tarn End; £119, £118 (2) Backmuir Farm; £115 Mirkbooths; £114, £110 Harleycroft; £112 (2) Greenacres; £112, £110 Galloper Park; £112 Goose Green; £112 Low Garth; £111 Huntly Lodge Farm; £110 Park House (Henderson)
Wensleydale - £113 Dancing Gate Farm
Mule – £107, £99 Rottington Hall; £101, £93 Sycamore Rise; £100 Carr Holme; £100 Tarn House; £98 Gate Farm; £97 Park House (Henderson); £95 Backmuir Farm; £95 Hewer Hill; £94 Scales Hall (Hewetson); £90 Salkeld Road
Cheviot - £102 Stewart Lane; £100 Backhill of Clackriach; £100 Moorriggs; £98 Backmuir Farm; £97 Huntly Lodge Farm; £96 Whygill Head; £92 Sky House
Cheviot Mule - £101 Huntly Lodge Farm; £100 Riverview
Scotch Blackfaced – £100, £65, £62 Backhill of Clackriach; £68 Backmuir Farm
Easycare - £88 Ling Cottage; £86 Riverview
Swaledale – £65, £58 Murton Hall; £65 Tarn House; £61 Woodhall; £58 Crosby Lodge; £56 Fawcett Park; £56 Riverview; £55 Town Head Farm (Wharton)

Cast Rams £/head
Teeswater - £158, £111 Dancing Gate Farm
Bluefaced Leicester - £138 Greystoke Castle; £127 Bank End Mill; £122 Riverview
Beltex - £138 Rottington Hall
Suffolk - £128 The Green (Holmes); £128 Sky House
Continental - £120 Pennine View (Jackson)