Prime Sheep - 09.02.22
On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers' Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 3,878 Prime sheep, comprising of 2,302 prime hoggs and 1,576 cast ewes and rams.
A strong show of hoggs with plenty of weight today with a SQQ average of 282ppk being achieved topping at 383ppk for a total of 21 Beltex’s weighing 40kgs from A J & F M Harrison, Grange Hall totalling £153, purchased by Mr R Vivers with this consignment of 42 hoggs averaging £149.68 (365ppk).
The sale topped at £170 from M/s Lightfoot. Gillside with a pen of Texel X Beltex hoggs weighing 45kg’s purchased by West Scottish Lamb, with this consignment averaging £151.40/321ppk.
A sale average per head of £125.42 up £5 on the week and up £7 on the year. Heavy hoggs peaked at £165 from M/s J G & R W Nevinson & Son, High House, weighing 67kg’s, with this consignment of hoggs averaging £154.41 (261ppk) for 59kg’s.
A marvellous show of 470 Mule hoggs sold to an average of £121.90, topping at £146 for a pen of 20 weighing 58kg’s from M/s Lowis, Waterside House. Closely followed by a first draw consignment from M/s H M & R Ivinson & Son, Hole House selling 50, to average £137.96.
Handy weight good commercial Hoggs were in short supply and more are required to fulfil demand. A consignment of predominantly Texel x Cheviot hoggs weighing 38kg’s from M/s Iredale, Greenbank averaged 298ppk / £115.72.
Cast Ewes & Rams were forward in lighter numbers and demand seemed to hold exceptionally well. Strong lean ewes and Mules defiantly sold to a sharper trade with plenty of orders around the ring, which went home short.
The sale topped at £230 for Texel ewes from Tarn End Farm, purchased by Pak Mecca Meats with all Texel ewes forward averaging £140.15 ahead.
Some huge crossbred Tups from Mr J Bland, Clea Hall achieved £185 ahead.
All mules sold to an average of £112.75 peaking at £127 from M/s T Armstrong & Sons, Sceugh Dyke, purchased to Mr Jason Tucker.
A consignment of 130 Scotch Mule ewes averaged £118.26 for one new consigner taking advantage of our busy ring side of buyers.
Horned ewes still achieved over £90 regularly, with Scotch Blackface topping at £186 from Greenacres, Aberdeen and Mr J F Wilkin, Slack Farm achieving £96, for a pen of 9 selling to Mr N Lomax.
Leading Prices
Prime Hoggs p/kg
Beltex – 383.0 (2), 369.0, 363.0, 344.0, 337.0, 310.0 Grange Hall; 379.0 Shap Abbey
Texel – 370.0, 348.0 Waterside Farm; 368.0, 300.0 Shap Abbey; 354.0, 348.0, 333.0, 327.0, 324.0 (3), 311.0 Ranbeck; 344.0, 316.0 High Knipe; 339.0, 330.0 Park House (Henderson); 333.0, 316.0 Petteril Green; 327.0 Grassknop Farm; 327.0 Shap Abbey; 321.0, 311.0 Cleamire; 320.0, 311.0, 308.0 Greenbank Farm; 310.0 Blackfold; 309.0 Bustabeck
Continental – 378.0, 370.0, 364.0, 336.0, 324.0, 323.0, 317.0, 313.0 Gillside; 361.0, 348.0, 347.0 Moss Dyke; 359.0, 341.0, 324.0 Crindledyke; 348.0, 344.0, 309.0 Blackfold; 318.0 Black Leases; 311.0 Holme Farm; 309.0 Petteril Green; 304.0 Oaklands; 302.0 (2) Throstle Hall
Suffolk – 323.0, 307.0, 267.0, 264.0, 262.0 West End; 269.0 Mosedale End; 268.0 Broomhill; 262.0 Scratchmere Scar; 261.0 Thrang Crag
Cheviot – 281.0, 276.0, 267.0 South Road; 265.0, 263.0 Nook Farm; 262.0 Greenbank Farm
Mule – 259.0, 251.0 Park House Farm (Brennand); 254.0 Skirling Mains Farm; 253.0, 252.0 Waterside House; 253.0 Howrigg; 253.0 Grassknop Farm; 253.0 Throstle Hall; 252.0 Fog Close; 251.0 Old Parks; 250.0 Street House (Maughan)
Cheviot Mule – 255.0 Ranbeck
Prime Hoggs £/head
Continental - £170, £159 (2), £158, £153, £152, £150, £149 Gillside; £155, £151 (2), £146 Tarn End; £155, £140 Sceugh Dyke; £155, £146 Blackfold; £154, £151 Holme House; £149, £148 Moss Dyke; £145, £141, £140 (2) Kirkbarrow Hall; £143 Oaklands; £142, £140 Milburn Grange; £141 (2) Greenacres; £140 (2) Black Leases
Texel - £165, £161, £153 High House Farm (Nevinson); £160, £147 Shap Abbey; £157, £155, £148, £141, £140 High Knipe; £155 Park House (Henderson); £150, £148, £146, £141 Waterside Farm; £149 Blackfold; £148 Kirkbarrow Hall; £146 (3), £145, £144, £140 Ranbeck; £145 Waterside House; £144, £142, £140 Bustabeck; £144 Black Leases; £144 Grassknop Farm; £143 The Harras; £143, £140 Cleamire; £140 Petteril Green
Beltex - £159 Shap Abbey; £155, £153 (2), £149, £148, £145 Grange Hall
Suffolk - £155 High Knipe; £152 Waterside House; £152 West End; £149 The Harras; £148 Blackfold; £148 Tarn End; £145 Demesne (Robley); £142 Crindledyke; £140 South Road
Mule - £146, £144 Waterside House; £140, £137 (2) Hole House (Ivinson); £132, £130 Street House (Maughan); £130 Milburn Grange
Cheviot - £145 South Road; £141 High Knipe
Cast Ewes
Texel - £230, £200, £186, £180, £164, £135, £133 Tarn End; £220 Stonethwaite Farm; £220 Clea Hall; £195, £156 Millhill Farm; £176, £160 Holme House; £164 Greenacres; £152 Hunters Place; £148 Green Farm; £144, £137 Backmuir; £138 Blackfold; £136 The Meadows; £130 Howrigg
Continental - £180 Waters Farm (donated to British Heart Foundation); £152, £136, £134, £133 Holme House; £145 Waters Farm (donated to Great North Air Ambulance); £138 Greenacres; £136, £135, £134 Tarn End; £134 Lingstubbs; £133 Greenacres; £132 Green Farm; £130 Howburn
Charollais - £175, £154, £133 Holme House; £141, £134 Tarn End
Beltex - £150, £140 Stonethwaite Farm
Bluefaced Leicester - £139 Old Parks; £138 Stubsgill Farm; £134 Holme House
Cheviot - £136 Barrock End; £131 Greenacres; £126 Holme House; £126 Tarn End; £113 Riverview; £112, £110 Backmuir; £112 Clea Hall; £106 Ireshope Plains; £100 Black Leases
Zwartble - £131 Holme Farm; £121 Greenacres
Mule - £127 Sceugh Dyke; £126 Greenacres; £120, £119 (3), £112 Green Farm; £120, £117 Demense (Robley); £119 Cleamire; £118 Gosling Terrace; £116 Stubsgill Farm; £116 Tilery Farm; £114, £110 Barrock End; £113 Tarn End; £113 Riverview; £112 Low Abbey; £110 Holme Farm; £110 Blackfold
Cheviot Mule - £112 Green Farm
Scotch - £106 Greenacres; £102 Blackfold; £95 Holme House; £92 Backmuir; £88 Gate Farm; £88 Tarn End; £86 Black Leases
Easycare - £102 Surron Court
Swaledale - £96 Slack Farm Cottage; £88 Old Parks; £84 Waters Farm; £84 Stubsgill Farm; £83 High Crossgill; £80 Wintershields
Herdwick - £83 Clea Hall
Shetland - £45 The Meadows
Cast Rams
Cheviot - £185, £160 Clea Hall
Bluefaced Leicester - £168 Low Houses
Charollais - £160 Holme Farm; £150 Holme House
Texel - £150 Low Houses
Beltex - £136 West View; £132 Woodhead Farm
Suffolk - £130 Holme House
Scotch - £130 Holme House
Swaledale - £110 Howburn; £132 Woodhead Farm