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On Friday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 130 Rearing Calves and Stirks.
An extended ringside of buyers was forward to a much larger entry of youngstock, with demand across the board proving to be much sharper, and some strong prices were achieved throughout the sale.
Topping the sale at £1000 was for an eleven-month-old Simmental cross bullock from Mr J Harrison, Penny Hill Park, Penrith, bought by Mr J Linsley.
Heifer stirks topped at £810 for a superb nine-month-old Limousin from Mr James Linsley, Barnard Castle, purchased by Mr J Wills, Fawcett Park.
Younger calves proved much easier to sell on the fortnight, with Messrs Turnbull, Monks House, selling twelve-week-old British Blue bulls to £465. Messrs Elliott, Askrigg Hall, sold a run of 4-5-week-old British Blue cross Fleckvieh calves to average £339, topping at £415 for a four-week-old British Blue bull, selling to Messrs M Ridsdale & Son, Yew Tree Farm.
Dolphenby Farming Partners sold their first consignment of the year and achieved some much-improved rates- more than ever expected, selling ten-day-old British Blue bulls to £220, and others regularly achieving over £180.
Black and White killing calves are required for our next sale in a fortnights time, we have a new buyer coming and keen for numbers. Please contact Andrew Maughan on 07717611952 to advise entries.
Leading Prices
Bullock Weaned Calves & Stirks
Simmental - £1000 Penny Hill Park
Limousin - £730 Cottage Farm
Beef Shorthorn - £700 Cottage Farm
Black & White - £650 (2) Sootyhill
Aberdeen Angus - £600 Cottage Farm
Bull Weaned Calves & Stirks
Limousin - £740 Penny Hill Park
Black & White - £600 (4) Sootyhill; £250 (2), £200 (2), £160 (2) Mount Clifton, £185 The Harras
British Blue - £500 (5), £490 (3), £480 Penny Hill Park; £480 Mount Clifton; £455, £450 Skirwith Abbey
Bull Calves
British Blue - £465 Monks House; £415, £400 Askrigg Hall; £400, £340 Blunderfield East; £380 Inglewood Farm; £220, £200 Dolphenby Farm
Aberdeen Angus - £290 (2), £270 (4) Greengill Head
Saler - £265, £245, £240 Blunderfield East
Hereford - £160, £158, £135 Dolphenby Farm
Heifer Weaned Calves & Stirks
Limousin - £810, £730 (2), £700 Cottage Farm; £785 Penny Hill Park
Aberdeen Angus - £620 (2), £565 (2) Penny Hill Park
Hereford - £600 Penny Hill Park; £440, £425, £420 (3) Seat Farm
Charolais - £580, £555 Penny Hill Park
British Blue - £545 Penny Hill Park; £430 Skirwith Abbey
Heifer Calves
British Blue - £420, £400 Monks House; £405, £395 Blunderfield East; £350, £320 Askrigg Hall
Aberdeen Angus - £250 (2), £210 Greengill Head