Suckler, Stores & Breeding Cattle Report 2021

On Monday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their annual prize show & sale of suckled calves, followed by store cattle of all classes. This sale also included a section for breeding cattle.
A fantastic entry of suckled calves was placed before Mr G Bell, Far Broom, Appleby, who did an excellent job of judging the cattle.

Championship honours were given to K & SJ Tyson, Dancing Gate, with their first placed Limousin bullock which later achieved £1040, purchased by Mr D Barker, Scarborough. The reserve champion honours also went to K & S J Tyson, this time for their first placed Limousin heifer, she later realised £840, going to G & M Mitchinson, Brampton.

Show Results
Limousin Bullock
1st K & S J Tyson, Dancing Gate

Limousin Heifer
1st K & S J Tyson, Dancing Gate

British Blue Heifer
1st K & S J Tyson, Dancing Gate

Any Other Breed Bullock
1st H & E Trotter, Low Dyke (Blonde D'Aquitaine)

Any Other Breed Heifer
1st H & E Trotter, Low Dyke (Blonde D'Aquitaine)
2nd K & S J Tyson, Dancing Gate (Aberdeen Angus)

Champion - K & S J Tyson, Dancing Gate, with their first placed Limousin bullock

Reserve Champion - K & S J Tyson, Dancing Gate, with their first placed Limousin heifer

Sucklers were in short supply, with plenty of customers going home empty handed, quality was also short of requirements.

Store cattle met a much dearer trade, with numerous new purchasers around the ring. The sale topped at £1515 for an eighteen-month-old Limousin bullock from Messrs TE Clarke, Howgill Castle, selling to Mr D Barker. This was closely followed at £1505 for a seventeen-month-old Limousin bullock from first time customers Mr C Saunders, Newton Stewart, selling to Mr Wilcox.

Heifers topped at £1455 for a seventeen-month-old British Blue X Limousin heifer from Messrs Atkinson, Waitby Farm, selling to Mr Wilcox.

Eighteen-month-old Beef Shorthorn bullocks achieved £1315 from Messrs JE Bellas & Son, Croft Ends Farm, selling to Mr N Hetherington.

Dairy bred cattle topped at £1355 for a British Blue bullock from Mr JD Bowness, Cliburn Hall, this run averaged £1222.50.

Leading Prices
Suckler Bullocks
Limousin - £1040, £820 (2), £770 (3), £700 (5) Bolton Mill; £1040, £830, £790, £740 Dancing Gate Farm
Blonde d’Aquitaine - £870, £720, £700 Low Dyke
British Blue - £850 Monk Foss Farm

Suckler Heifers
Limousin - £1170, £880, £720 Bolton Mill; £840, £700 Dancing Gate Farm; £730 Noran Bank Farm
Blonde d’Aquitaine - £850, £750 Low Dyke
British Blue - £700 Monk Foss Farm

Bullocks
Limousin - £1515, £1315, £1265, £1185 Howgill Castle; £1505 Castle Clanyard; £1355, £1325 Littlebeck; £1355 Scratchmere Scar; £1325, £1275, £1245, £1215, £1145 Well House (Strong); £1105 School Hill; £1085 Tilery Farm; £1055 Cliburn Hall
British Blue - £1355, £1255, £1225 Cliburn Hall; £1135 Croft Ends Farm; £1045 Macey Bank
Beef Shorthorn - £1315, £1185 (2), £1085, £1075 (2) Croft Ends Farm
Aberdeen Angus - £1275 Macey Bank; £1275 Park Head (Hird); £1245, £1135, £1045 Roanstrees; £1055 (6) Castle Clanyard; £1025 Midtown Farm (Strong)
Hereford - £1185, £1125 Fair Bank Farm
Luing - £1035 (3) Scratchmere Scar

Heifers
British Blue - £1455, £1195 Waitby Farm; £1255, £1060, £1045, £990 Dacre Lodge; £1125 (2), £1115 (3), £1095 (2), £1025 (4), £985 (2), £975 (2) Sunny Gill; £975 Tilery Farm
Limousin - £1345, £1235, £1085 Tilery Farm; £1325, £1195 (2) Park Head (Hird); £1195 The Wath; £1065, £995, £965 Bloan Farm
Aberdeen Angus - £1045 Bloan Farm; £1045, £985 Roanstrees; £965 (5) Yew Tree Farm

Breeding Cattle - second calvers, clear of the bull
Aberdeen Angus (with bull calves at foot) - £1450, £1400, £1380, £1350 (2), £1320, £1300 (3) Lowther Park Farms
Aberdeen Angus (with heifer calves at foot) - £1320, £1300 (6) Lowther Park Farms