Prime Sheep - 09.03.22

On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 4,861 prime sheep, comprising of 2,565 prime lambs & 2,296 cast ewes and rams.

A larger show of prime hoggs were forward to our complete ringside of buyers with the sale averaging 270ppk SQQ. Topping at 362ppk went to a pen of Beltex x Texel hoggs, weighing 39kg’s, from M/s F Savage & Sons, Petrill Green purchased by West Scottish Lamb.

Leading in the averages was a run of 35 Beltex x Texel hoggs from M/s Lightfoot, Gillside, weighing 46kg’s, totalling £146 (317ppk). Topping at £155 for 47kg’s, purchased by Mr M Bowe.

Plenty of orders around the ringside for heavy hoggs, this reflecting the large quantity of numbers offered here at Penrith each week.

Plenty of runs of commercial heavies £130 ahead plus, with the whole sale averaging £121.02. A consignment of 299 from Riverside Farming averaging £130.26 (56kg’s) topping at £136 a pen of 30 Texel x Suffolk hoggs, weighing 59kg’s purchased by Mr J Tucker.

A run of 92 well fed heavy hoggs from M/s R W & G Dickinson, High Knipe averaged 263ppk, / £132.34 for 50kg’s.

John Barker, Capplegill sold a cracking run of 338 South Country Cheviots, regularly selling in excess of 270ppk up to 283ppk for 40 – 44kg’s, with a pen of 25 weighing 35kg’s realising £94 purchased by Mr W Shearer.

Another bumper entry of Cast Ewes and Rams were forward with all classes achieving last week’s crazy returns except for the plainer, leaner ewes which would be a fraction less on the week but nevertheless a sale average of £111 ahead.

Topping the sale at £265 for a pure Charollais ewe from Holme Farm, was purchased by Mr J Tucker the same home sold a Texel ewe to £250 purchased by Pak Mecca Meats. Heavies topped at £216 for one of the largest pure Suffolks seen here, from Backmuir Livestock.

Horned ewes stole the show with plenty of demand and numbers short of requirements topping at £118 ahead for 17 Scotch Blackface ewes from Backmuir Livestock purchased by Mr W Shearer, with plenty of other pens selling at £100 plus.

Some strong demand for Mules with M/s Blackfold, Aberdeen achieving £143 purchased by Mr A Dawson.

Plenty of customers for cast rams with Backmuir Livestock achieving £235 for a Charollais purchased by Yorkshire Halal with numerous others at £200 plus.

Demand seems to be holding well and entries are advised for next weeks sale.

Leading Prices
Prime Lambs p/kg
Beltex - 362.0, 337.0, 307.0 Petteril Green; 340.0, 333.0 (2), 330.0 Gillside; 327.0, 325.0, 309.0, 304.0 High Knipe; 327.0, 317.0 (2) Lower Gate Farm; 321.0, 318.0, 316.0 Galloper Park; 321.0, 318.0, 307.0, 302.0 Ranbeck; 312.0, 310.0 Skelling Farm; 311.0 Shap Abbey
Texel - 349.0 Shap Abbey; 340.0 Moss Dyke; 333.0 Low Row; 319.0 Petteril Green; 302.0 High House (Crichton); 302.0 Sceugh Dyke; 300.0 Greenbank Farm; 300.0 Smallthwaite Farm
Continental - 348.0, 305.00, 300.0 Station Yard; 334.0 Hollins Farm; 333.0 Smallthwaite Farm; 331.0 Crosby Hall; 323.0 Low House (Dickinson); 321.0 Galloper Park; 320.0 Greenbank Farm; 311.0 Gillside; 305.0 Low Garth; 300.0 Bromley Green
Cheviot - 283.0, 278.0, 276.0 Town Head (Potter); 283.0, 274.0 (2), 273.0 Capplegill; 283.0, 271.0 Greenbank Farm; 270.0 (2) Brownrigg Hall Farm
Suffolk - 275.0 Lower Gate Farm; 260.0 Town Head (Hird); 252.0 Crosby Hall; 251.0 Low Row; 250.0 Moss Dyke
Mule - 252.0 Crosby Hall; 249.0, 247.0 Slack Farm Cottage; 248.0 Old Parks

Prime Lambs £/head
Beltex - £155, £150 (2), £146 Gillside; £144, £143, £140, £137, £133 High Knipe; £144 Lower Gate Farm; £141 (2), £138 Petteril Green; £140, £138 (2), £134 Ranbeck; £140 Shap Abbey; £140 Galloper Park; £134 Skelling Farm; £133 Low Row
Texel - £150 Shap Abbey; £143 Moss Dyke; £138, £137 Smallthwaite Farm; £137, £132 Low Row; £136, £133 Honeypot; £136 High House (Crichton); £135, £134 (3), £133, £132 Riverview; £134, £132 Greenbank Farm; £134 Petteril Green
Continental - £146, £138 (2), £134, £132 Station Yard; £140 Smallthwaite Farm; £137, £134 Gillside; £137 Hollins Farm; £136, £135 Riverview; £135, £134 Low Garth; £134 (2), £133 Far Broom; £133 (2) Crosby Hall; £132 Bromley Green
Suffolk - £135, £134 (2), £133, £130 Riverview; £135 Wreay Hall Farm; £133 Low Row; £130 Far Broom; £130 Town Head (Potter)
Cheviot - £133, £132 (2), £130, £129 Riverview; £131 High Knipe; £127 Greenbank Farm
Mule - £130 Riverview; £126, £120 (2), £118, £115 Waterside House; £122, £120 Street House (Maughan); £119 Old Parks; £118 Low Garth; £116, £115 (3) Hole House (Ivinson); £116, £115 Slack Farm Cottage; £116 Town Head (Hird); £115 Howrigg; £115 Shap Abbey; £115 Low Row
Cheviot Mule - £120 Skelling Farm
Herdwick - £112 Gillside
Swaledale - £107 Slack Farm Cottage

Cast Ewes £/head
Charollais (av £153.14) - £265, £170, £148, £146 Holme House; £146 Abbotts Close; £143 Tarn End
Texel (av £156.91) - £250, £230, £225, £222, £210, £188 (2), £182, £146 Holme House; £250, £230, £184, £174, £170, £162, £152 Dalvorich Farm; £245, £238, £200, £170 Whygill Head; £240 Clea Hall; £230, £150 Guisetough; £220, £160 Low Row; £210, £185, £152 Tarn End; £190, £175, £172, £170, £152 Riverview; £180, £166 Witton Farm; £164, £158, £145 Greenbank Farm; £164 Ratten Castle; £155 Abbotts Close; £152 Greenacres; £150 (3) Galloper Park; £150 Inglewood Edge
Continental (av £117.71) - £240, £215, £160, £142 Harleycroft; £182, £170 (2), £168, £158, £157, £149, £145, £144 Holme House; £166 Hallrigg; £149 Tarn End; £144 Hollins Farm; £140 Drumreach Farm
Suffolk (av £142.48) - £216 Backmuir Farm; £174 Ling Cottage; £170 (2), £160 (2), £152, £149, £142 Holme House; £166 Hallrigg; £157 Bedlands Gate; £155, £150 Tarn End; £155 Witton Farm; £154 Low Row; £152 Town Foot (Greenop); £150 Rottington Hall; £150 The Faulds; £146 Chapel Farm (Hebson); £140 Pennine View
Beltex (av £151.88) - £175, £172, £165 Gillside; £166 (2), £146, £140 Inglewood Edge; £150 Brick House; £148 Tarn End
Bluefaced Leicester (av £126.70) - £171 Peter Crook; £160 Hewgill House
Zwartble (av £136.00) - £146 Braes of Enzie; £140 Drumreach Farm
Cheviot (av £98.70) - £144, £135, £125 Holme House; £134 Tarn End; £132 Riverview; £132 Guisetough; £128 Chapel Farm (Hebson); £126 Greenbank Farm; £123 Backmuir Farm; £121 Irishope Plains; £120 Hole House (Mark)
Mule (av £115.41) - £143, £122 Braes of Enzie; £132, £127 Rottington Hall; £132 Hewgill House; £131 Mirkbooths; £130, £123 Riverview; £130 Backmuir Farm; £126 Guisetough; £123 Chapel Farm (Hebson); £120 Tarn End; £120 Sunny Bank
Cheviot Mule (av £119.00) - £140 Drumreach Farm
Scotch Blackfaced (av £86.91) - £118, £104 Backmuir Farm; £116, £107 Holme House; £114, £94 Guisetough; £110, £90 Tarn End; £100 Mirkbooths; £94 Drumreach Farm; £92 Mill of Towie; £90 Sceugh Dyke
Kerry Hill (av £118.00) - £118 Abbotts Close
Swaledale (av £74.66) - £114 Ulcatrow; £96 Old Parks; £91 Irishope Plains; £90 Hollins Farm
Rough Fell (av £95.00) - £100 (2) The Wath
Herdwick (av £73.00) - £90 Drumreach Farm

Cast Rams £/head
Charollais - £235 Backmuir Farm; £185 Holme House
Suffolk - £210 Holme House; £180, £168, £164 Backmuir Farm
Continental - £205 Sceugh Dyke; £180, £168, £167, £150 Holme House; £152 Backmuir Farm; £150 Abbotts Close
Texel - £190, £170 Whygill Head; £170 Kirkbarrow Hall; £165 Clea Hall
Bluefaced Leicester - £165 Peter Crook
Cheviot - £135 Riverview; £128 Backmuir Farm
Herdwick - £115 Riverview
Scotch Blackfaced - £108 Greenacres
Swaledale - £100 Riverview