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On Friday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 87 Rearing Calves and Stirks.
A smaller offering of calves and stirks was forward and witnessed a sharp trade, especially for strong 6-10-month-old cattle. The sale topped at £810 for a ten-month-old Charolais bull stirk from Mr K Hunt, Braithwaite Shields, purchased by Mr J Field.
Messrs J & B Donald & Son, Lamonby Hall, sold a pen of 4 good square British Blue bullocks, nine-months-old, to £795. Heifers from this home achieved £690.
A pen of 3 thick-bred suckler Aberdeen Angus cross bullocks achieved £660 from Messrs JH & E Ivinson, Plumpton Foot.
Young calves were in short supply with Messrs Turnbull, Monks House, selling nine-week-old British Blue heifers to £420, purchased by Mr G Fisher. Freshly born British Blue bull calves, three-weeks-old, achieved £355 from Messrs AD & FE Elliott, Askrigg Hall.
Black & Whites topped at £530 for a six-month-old bullock from Messrs J & AG Nicholson, Causeway Foot Farm, although younger types would be easier on the fortnight.
Our next sale is the Christmas show and sale on Friday 10th December, show at 9.30am and sale at 10am. Please contact Andrew Maughan on 07717611952 for any further information.
Leading Prices
Bullock Weaned Stirks
British Blue - £795 (4) Lamonby Hall
Limousin - £740 (3) Causeway Foot Farm
Aberdeen Angus – £660 (3) Plumpton Foot; £560 (5) Cairnbridge Farm
Black & White – £530 Causeway Foot Farm
Bull Weaned Calves & Stirks
Charolais - £810 Braithwaite Shields
British Blue - £520 Pears Ghyll; £510 Inglewood Farm Partnership
Limousin - £500 (2) Inglewood Farm Partnership
Black & White - £160, £150 (2) Inglewood Farm Partnership; £120, £100 (2) The Harras; £105 Kaber Fold
Bull Calves
Limousin - £430 Kaber Fold; £345, £310 Beeches Farm
British Blue – £405, £390 Monks House; £395, £385, £360 Howes Farm; £355 Askrigg Hall
Aberdeen Angus - £350 (2) Beeches Farm
Dairy Shorthorn – £260 Howes Farm
Fleckvieh - £210 Askrigg Hall
Danish Red - £175 Askrigg Hall
Heifer Weaned Calves & Stirks
British Blue - £690 (2) Lamonby Hall
Aberdeen Angus - £380 (2) Plumpton Foot
Heifer Calves
British Blue - £420, £400, £330 Monks House; £350 Beeches Farm; £330, £300 Pears Ghyll
Limousin - £300 Askham Hall Farm