Rearing Calves & Stirks 070122
On Friday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 116 Rearing Calves and Stirks.
The new year got off to a good start with demand much stronger than expected following previous sales this week. The sale topped at £740 for a ring full of 6 Hereford bullocks from Mr TW Fawcett, Little Blencowe Farm, purchased by Messrs RG Todd, Crosby Hall, this consignment of 25 Hereford bullocks and heifers, 9-10-months-old, averaged £605, £100 per head dearer than vendors expectations.
A much larger show of young calves was on offer, selling to a fast trade. Messrs Turnbull, Monks House, topped at £470 twice for 8-week-old British Blue bull calves, purchased by local farmers.
Younger 6-week-old British Blue heifer calves achieved £365 from Messrs Wilson, Thackwood Farm, and calves as young as 3-weeks-old achieved £390 from Messrs AD & FE Elliott, Askrigg Hall, purchased by Messrs J & A Wear.
Black & Whites met a much sharper trade than expected with Messrs PH Thompson, Greengill Head, selling 8-week-old calves to £100.
Our next sale will be held at 10am on Friday 21st January, please contact Andrew Maughan on 07717611952 to advise entries.
Leading Prices
Bullock Weaned Calves & Stirks
Hereford - £740 (6), £695 (6) Little Blencowe Farm
Norwegian Red – £460 (3) Lamonby Hall
Bull Weaned Calves & Stirks
Limousin - £470, £450 Inglewood Farm
British Blue - £460 The Harras; £450, £430 Whitbarrow Farm; £410 Inglewood Farm; £400 Brackenburgh Home Farm
Simmental - £225 Whitbarrow Farm
Black & White - £240, £160, £140 Inglewood Farm; £150 The Harras
Bull Calves
British Blue – £470 (2) Monks House; £400, £365 Whitbarrow Farm; £390, £380 Askrigg Hall; £360 The Ling
Aberdeen Angus - £350 Brackenburgh Home Farm; £310 Street Head (Wilson)
Hereford - £210, £185 Greengill Head
Fleckvieh – £130, 120 Askrigg Hall
Beef Shorthorn - £120 Askrigg Hall
Black & White - £100, £60 Greengill Head; £90, £70 Wolfa
Heifer Weaned Calves & Stirks
Aberdeen Angus - £630 Lamonby Hall
Hereford – £620 Lamonby Hall; £570 (2), £500 (4), £475 (3), £455 (3) Little Blencowe Farm
British Blue - £600 Lamonby Hall
Heifer Calves
British Blue - £380 Monks House; £370, £330 Brackenburgh Home Farm; £365, £360, £340 Thackwood Farm
Aberdeen Angus - £235, £175 Brackenburgh Home Farm