Troutbeck Ram Sale 131021
On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their annual “Troutbeck” sale of Swaledale, Bluefaced Leicester, Cheviot, Suffolk & Continental Rams.
There was plenty of demand late in the season for all classes of breeding rams, with quality and strength proving to be very easy to sell and more of that stamp could easily have been sold.
The sale topped at £750 for a strong, clean, Swaledale Shearling from Mr H Harrison, Brookfield, Shap selling to Mr D W Cannon, Low Abbey.
The North County Cheviot section topped at £600 from Messrs TW Bell & Son, Hill Top for a superb lengthy sheep, with a great neck and head selling to Messrs AD & T Harrison, Brotherilkeld.
Mr KO Stones, Nuncote Nook Farm, brought his annual consignment for Penrith, topping at £500 for a superb, strong, Texel Shearling selling to Mr A Turnbull.
In the lamb section demand was very strong, with great supporters of our tup sales Messrs Hewson, Burgh Head topping at £450 for a powerful, stylish, Suffolk selling to Messrs Robley, with this home selling numerous other Texel and Suffolk lambs to over £400 per head.
The sale next year will be combined with our second sale of Mule Gimmer Lambs and all other classes of breeding sheep on Tuesday 18th October 2022.
Leading Prices
2 Shear & Over Rams
Swaledale - £400 Grange House; £200 Beeches Farm
Cheviot - £350 Melbourne House
Dutch Spotted - £295 Four Seasons
Charollais - £220 Grange House
Beltex - £220 Brooklyn
Bleu de Maine - £210 Brownrigg Hall Farm
Texel - £180 The Green
Shearlings
Swaledale - £750 Brook Field; £200 Beeches Farm; £150 Grange House; £150 Old Parks; £120 Hollins Farm
Cheviot - £600, £400, £380 Hill Top, £400 (2) Melbourne House; £350 (2), £340 Nuncote Nook Farm; £300 Dry Howe; £300 Stonecroft
Texel - £500, £450, £400, £360, £340 (2) Nuncote Nook Farm; £400, £380 Bustabeck; £400 (2), £350, £340 Townfoot; £400, £350 Startforth Park; £320 Skelling Farm; £320 Dry Howe
Bluefaced Leicester - £480 Old Parks; £450 Hollins Farm; £300 (2) Startforth Park
Suffolk - £400, £380 Low Abbey; £300, £240, £200 (2) Tweedside Park
Continental - £200 Tweedside Park
Ram Lambs
Suffolk – £450, £400 Burgh Head; £280, £250 Howgill Foot
Texel - £420, £400 (3) Burgh Head; £300 Intake Farm
Bluefaced Leicester - £350, £300 Low Barn; £300 Lingfield; £220 West Dowgill
Beltex - £350 Burgh Head