Prime Sheep - 02.02.22

On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 4,298 prime sheep, comprising of 2,479 prime hoggs & 1,819 cast ewes & rams.

A larger entry of Prime Hoggs and selling to an increased demand with a SQQ average pf 286ppk being achieved.

Topping the sale of 381ppk went to Messrs Lighfoot, Gillside, with a pen of 42kg, Texel X Hoggs realising £160 ahead purchased by Yorkshire Halal. Also, the same home selling 46kgs to £162 ahead.

Over three quarters of the sale being heavy hoggs, showing the great demand and trade here at Penrith each week, with several strong orders in operation. The whole sale averaging £124.89 peaking at £168 from Messrs R H & J R Little, Park Nook purchased by Mr J Tucker with this consignment of hoggs averaging £154.86.

Messrs J G & R W Nevinson & Sons, High House sold their usual consignment of 18 wed fed hoggs to average 63kg realising £153.39.

M/s E & R Brass & Son, Barnskew sold a consignment of well bred heavy hoggs to average £155.40/313ppk for 49.5kgs.

A run of 45 well fed Suffolk X Mule Hoggs from Messrs W M & D W Hutton, Fern House averaging a staggering £144.38/265ppk for 54.5kgs.

Mule Hoggs sold to a sharp trade with plenty of competition around the ring peaking at £146 ahead for 63kgs hoggs, from Mr P Bousfield, Glasslyn House and Messrs S & W Maughan, Street House selling 40 mules to average £132.97 for 52kgs purchased by Mr N Lomax.

Cast Ewes met last weeks sharp trade easy enough, and fat most definitely dearer considering most sales this week reporting it less. The sale averaged £100.48 topping at £248 ahead for four Texel Ewes from Holme House purchased by Mr W Shearer on behalf of Pak Mecca Meats.

A total of 93 ewes sold in excess of £150 and 18 selling in excess of £200.

Fat Mule ewes topped at £129 from Backmuir Livestock selling to Mr A Dawson.

Horned ewes still kept up with last weeks fast trade, with Scotch Blackface topping at £110 from Backmuir Livestock. Swaledales topped at £96 from Mr G E Harker, Murton Hall with this consignment of 51 averaging £85.53.
All classes are required for next week please contact A Maughan on 07717611952 for further information.

All classes are required for next weeks sale, please advise entries to Andrew Maughan on 07717611952.

Leading Prices
Prime Hoggs p/kg
Texel – 381.0, 376.0, 323.0 Gillside; 368.0, 361.0 (2), 343.0, 328.0 Sickergill; 363.0 Barnskew; 350.0 Maisongill; 349.0, 343.0 Inglewood Edge; 345.0 (2), 343.0 Sleddale Hall; 335.0 Low House (Dickinson); 333.0 Murrah Hall; 332.0 (2), 327.0 Petteril Green; 331.0 Glaslyn House; 330.0 Castle Bank; 327.0 Ranbeck; 327.0, 320.0 Black Leases; 325.0 High Knipe; 323.0 Barnskew; 322.0 Braithwaite Mill
Continental – 363.0, 334.0 Waterside Farm; 353.0 Shap Abbey; 350.0 Glaslyn House; 349.0, 347.0, 333.0, 331.0 Low Row; 346.0, 326.0 Station Yard; 343.0 Silverband; 340.0, 336.0, 331.0 Galloper Park; 333.0 Lower Gate Farm
Suffolk – 360.0 Fern House; 281.0 Black Leases; 267.0 East Cliff; 266.0, 260.0 Plumpton Old Hall; 264.0, 263.0 Shap Abbey; 263.0 Low Row; 261.0, 260.0 Crindledyke; 261.0 Park Head (Hird)
Beltex – 357.0, 335.0 Ranbeck; 352.0 Gillside; 340.0 Shap Abbey; 339.0 Greenbank Farm; 333.0 Crosby Hall
Cheviot – 279.0 Black Leases; 271.0, 264.0, 262.0 Greenbank Farm; 266.0, 264.0 Station Yard; 265.0 Murrah Hall
Herdwick – 262.0 Gillside; 242.0, 236.0 High Lodore Farm
Mule – 257.0 Thrang Crag; 256.0, 254.0 Street House (Maughan); 255.0 Crindledyke; 253.0 Gill Head; 252.0 Old Parks; 250.0 Crosby Hall
Cheviot Mule – 256.0 Friarbiggin

Prime Hoggs £/head
Suffolk - £168, £165 Park Nook; £155, £145 Fern House; £144 High Knipe; £141 Crindledyke; £139 Braithwaite Mill; £139 East Cliff
Texel - £167 Park Nook; £165, £150 (2), £148 High House Farm (Nevinson); £164, £152 Barnskew; £160, £158, £152 Gillside; £155, £144, £142 Braithwaite Shields; £152, £146 Thwaite Hall; £151 Towcett Farm; £151, £144 Ranbeck; £149 Glaslyn House; £148, £147 Sickergill; £147, £146 (3), £144 Petteril Green; £147, £145 Station Yard; £146 Sycamore Rise; £146 West Park Farm; £145 (2) Sleddale Hall; £145 Barnskew; £144 Low House (Dickinson); £144 Black Leases; £143 (2) Fern House; £143 High Knipe; £142 Street House (Maughan)
Beltex - £162, £150, £145 Gillside; £150, £145 (2), £144 Ranbeck; £
Continental - £157, £141, £140 (2) Glaslyn House; £155 Park Nook; £154, £140 High Knipe; £152, £140 Sleddale Hall; £151, £149, £145 Low Row; £150 High House Farm (Nevinson); £150 Newlands Hill Cottage; £149 Waterside Farm; £148 Galloper Park; £147 Lower Gate Farm; £146, £143, £142 Old Parks; £146, £142 Tarn End; £146, £145 Hill Crest; £143, £142, £140 Station Yard; £142 Greenacres; £141 Ranbeck; £140 Hay Close; £140 Ratten Castle
Mule - £146 Glaslyn House; £144 Sycamore Rise; £135 Ranbeck; £133, £132 Street House (Maughan); £126 (2) Old Parks; £125 Crindledyke; £125 Harbour Flatt; £125, £121 Thrang Crag; £124 Gill Head; £123 Shap Abbey; £122 Fog Close
Cheviot Mule - £134 Glaslyn House
Cheviot - £133 Greenbank Farm; £133 Station Yard; £130 Sceugh Dyke
Herdwick - £110 Gillside

Cast Ewes £/head
Texel (av £144.93) - £248, £220 (2), £198, £144 (3) Holme House; £240, £234 Stewart Lane; £238, £195, £148 Greenacres; £235, £205, £190 Park View (Pyman); £205, £172, £170, £155, £140 Moorriggs; £170, £144 Corby Hill; £168, £164 (2), £150, £148 Tarn End; £166 Brougham Castle; £156 Hollands; £152 Midtown Farm (Strong); £140 Backmuir Farm; £140 Wham Head
Continental (av £115.98) - £225, £158, £140 Lanerton Farm; £170 Low Aketon; £168 Bonny Rigg; £166 (2) Holme House; £158 Moorriggs; £150 West Park Farm; £142 (2) Backmuir Farm
Charollais (av £139.75) - £192, £162, £158, £152, £129 Holme House; £137 Tarn End; £134, £132 Home Farm (Moir)
Suffolk (av £129.28) - £164, £144 The Cottage (Irving); £150, £141 Backmuir Farm; £150 Brougham Castle; £148 (2), £142, £138 Holme House; £138 (2) West Park Farm; £138 Tarn End; £135 Greenacres
Beltex (av £130) - £152 Low Aketon; £150, £149 Westward Park; £150 Corby Hill; £144 Park View (Pyman)
Bluefaced Leicester (av £114.46) - £148 Tarn House; £132 Greenacres; £119 Hole House (Ivinson); £113 Midtown Farm (Strong); £115 Sky House; £112 Hegdale
Mule (av £108.61) - £129, £118, £113 Backmuir Farm; £118 Greenacres; £118 Town End Farm; £115 Westward Park; £113 Boghead of Cobairdy; £108 High & Low Buildings; £107 Midtown Farm (Strong); £106 Park House Farm; £106 Drumreach Farm; £106 Town Head (Campbell); £105 Surron Court; £105 Green Close
Cheviot (av £94.87) - £127, £121 Holme House; £122 Farmanby; £114 Tarn End; £112 Greenacres; £110 Backmuir Farm
Zwartble (av £97.70) - £116 Greenacres; £113 Plumpton Old Hall
Scotch Blackfaced (av £76.64) - £110, £91 Backmuir Farm; £99 Drumreach Farm; £98 Tarn End; £92 Greenacres; £92 Holme House; £91 Brewery House Barn
Cheviot Mule (av £104.64) - £108 Fawcett Park; £105 Chapel Farm (Fell)
Herdwick - £104, £84 Farlam Hill; £88 Gillside
Swaledale (av £70.35) - £96, £86 Murton Hall; £96 Farlam Hill; £93 Brewery House Barn; £88 Gillside; £84 Green Close; £84 Woodhall; £84 Braithwaite Shields; £80 Tarn House
Rough Fell - £95 Raw Foot

Cast Rams £/head
Bluefaced Leicester - £156 Street House (Maughan); £154 Greenbank Farm; £120 Scales Farm (Braithwaite)
Continental - £156 Holme House; £123 Fairhill Road
Texel - £145, £108 Green Close; £128 Wescoe; £124 Holme House; £122 (2) Lanerton Farm; £108 Wickerslack; £102 Maisongill
Charollais - £136 Maisongill
Zwartble - £d124 Holme House; £112 Fourseasons
Beltex - £116 Lanerton Farm
Swaledale - £114 Murton Hall; £100 Gillside
Suffolk - £112 Shap Abbey