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On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 3,038 prime sheep, comprising of 209 prime lambs, 765 prime hoggs & 2,062 cast ewes and rams.
A marvellous entry of prime lambs was forward, double the number on last year.
A sale average of 330ppk was achieved, topping at 426ppk for a fabulous Texel cross Beltex lamb, weighing 38kg, from Messrs E & D Noble, Mill Farm, realising £162, purchased by Cranston’s Quality Butchers’, this consignment of well-fed lambs averaged 356ppk/39kg.
The whole sale averaged £138.38, with heavy Suffolk cross Texel lambs achieving £160 for 45kg from Mr RA Crichton, Rottington Hall, purchased by Mr M Bowe, this consignment of 20 lambs, weighing 41kg averaged £145.50/355ppk.
Hoggs with meat still sold exceptionally well with heavies achieving some rare returns, topping at £157 per head for 73kg Texel cross hoggs from Messrs JG & RW Nevinson & Son, High House Farm, purchased by Westmorland Services, Tebay, this consignment of 20 lambs weighing 63kg averaged £150.43/240ppk.
Light-weight hoggs sold well with Mr G Bland, Clea Hall, selling 42kg Herdwicks to £111/264ppk and Swaledales from Messrs S & W Maughan, Street House, achieving £116 for 45kg.
An overall sale average of £118.21 was achieved in the cast ewe ring, topping at £275 for a superb Charollais ewe from Holme House, purchased by Pak Mecca Meats. A consignment of Beltex ewes from Messrs TA & A Jefferson, Aspatria Hall, averaged £206 per head.
Horned ewes met some extreme returns with all Scotch Blackfaces sold to average £102.62, topping at £122, a pen full of 35 achieved £121 purchased by Mr N Lomax.
A consignment of Herdwick ewes from Mr G Bland, Clea Hall, averaged £98.38, topping at £103.
Heavy, fat ewes sold to a strong competitive ringside, with Suffolks from Belvedene topping at £188, purchased by Mr A Dawson. Numerous other pens sold in excess of £180. Mules topped at £150 from Messrs Kidd, Jardines Farm.
Cast rams regularly sold in excess of £200, topping at £225 from Holme House, purchased by Mr N Lomax. All rams sold to average £149.47.
Leading Prices
Prime Lambs p/kg
Texel – 426.0, 385.0, 383.0 362.0, 336.0, 328.0 Mill Farm; 341.0 Stamphill Farm; 339.0, 327.0, 322.0 Ratten Castle; 328.0, 323.0 Crewgarth; 328.0 Eden Close
Continental – 375.0, 371.0, 356.0 (2), 350.0, 349.0, 334.0 Rottington Hall; 340.0 Mirkbooths; 336.0 Luketon Stud; 335.0 The Quarters
Charollais – 333.0 Thackwood
Suffolk – 330.0, 329.0 Stamphill Farm; 329.0 Park Nook; 321.0, 320.0 Cliburn Hall; 316.0 Sunnyside; 316.0 Low Abbey
Prime Lambs £/head
Texel - £162 Mill Farm; £158 Ratten Castle; £153, £152, £150 Mill Farm; £141 Eden Close
Continental - £160, £156, £153, £150 (2), £140 Rottington Hall; £153, £146 Mirkbooths; £145 Stamphill Farm
Charollais - £143, £138 Thackwood
Suffolk - £141, £138 (2) Low Abbey; £140, £135 Cliburn Hall; £138 Stamphill Farm; £137 Ratten Castle; £136 Sunnyside; £135 Park Nook
Prime Hoggs p/kg
Texel – 305.0, 302.0, 296.0 Murrah Hall; 305.0 Reagill Grange; 302.0 Town Head (Potter); 294.0 Holmwrangle; 291.0 Smith Garth; 282.0 Lower Gate Farm
Continental – 302.0, 297.0, 275.0 Brownrigg Hall Farm; 289.0 Mirkbooths; 283.0 Holmwrangle; 280.0 (2) Oaklands; 280.0 Scales Farm (Wilson); 279.0 Town Head (Mounsey)
Beltex – 298.0, 295.0, 293.0, 291.0, 283.0 Ranbeck
Cheviot – 293.0 Murrah Hall; 285.0 Thrang Crag; 284.0 Brownrigg Hall Farm
Suffolk – 284.0 Huntly Lodge Farm
Mule – 265.0 Mirkbooths; 254.0 Thrang Crag
Herdwick – 264.0 Clea Hall; 260.0 Gillside
Swaledale – 261.0 Ranbeck; 258.0 Street House (Maughan); 257.0 Gillside; 256.0, 253.0 Howtown Hotel
Prime Hoggs £/head
Texel - £157, £150 (2), £147 High House Farm (Nevinson); £151, £146, £142, £132 Riverview; £145, £136 (2) Sceugh Dyke; £143 Lingstubbs; £143, £138 Holmwrangle; £140 Mirkbooths; £139, £137 Smithy Garth; £139 Town Head (Mounsey); £136 (2) Murrah Hall; £130 Town Head (Potter)
Continental - £152, £151, £150, £144 Thwaite Hall; £148 Brownrigg Hall Farm; £148 Clea Hall; £140 Oaklands; £135 Riverview; £134 (2) Town Head (Mounsey); £134 Sceugh Dyke;
Cheviot - £148 Sceugh Dyke; £145 Greenbank Farm; £135 Capplegill; £130 Brownrigg Hall Farm; £130 Hay Close
Suffolk - £141 Mirkbooths; £136 Sceugh Dyke; £130 Riverview
Cheviot Mule - £137 Riverview
Beltex - £130 Ranbeck
Mule - £127 Riverview; £124 Town Head (Potter); £122 Mirkbooths; £121, £120 Sceugh Dyke
Scotch Blackfaced - £128, £120 Sceugh Dyke
Herdwick - £120, £111 Clea Hall; £118 Eamont Terrace; £112 Gillside
Swaledale - £116 Street House (Maughan); £115 Ranbeck; £113 Gillside; £111 Shield Hill Top
Cast Ewes £/head
Charollais (av £155.93) - £275, £163, £152 Holme House
Texel (av £149.34) - £272, £242, £172, £154 Holme House; £225, £166 Belvedene; £225 Aspatria Hall; £210 The Quarters; £200, £152 Backmuir Farm; £188 Hay Close; £168 Holmwrangle; £168 Mill Farm; £158 Howgill; £150 Waters Farm
Continental (av £136.23) - £230, £200 Aspatria Hall; £230, £195 Clea Hall; £210 Riverside House; £190 Backmuir Farm; £185 The Quarters; £177, £160, £158, £157 Belvedene; £174, £164, £153 Holme House; £160 Nelson Hill; £160 Holmwrangle; £158 Smithy Garth; £152 Riverview; £151 Low Abbey; £150 Albyfield; £150 Mirkbooths
Beltex (av £144.30) - £212, £152 Aspatria Hall; £172, £162, £160 Cobblecroft
Suffolk (av £140.88) - £188, £181 (3), £177, £167, £146 Belvedene; £174 Riverside House; £172, £152 (2), £148, £146, £143 (2), £140 Holme House; £162, £150 Riverview; £162, £145 Rottington Hall; £158 Mill Farm; £145 Brayton Road; £141 Nook Farm
Bluefaced Leicester (av £155.79) - £182 Belvedene; £180 Tarn House; £156 Holme House
Zwartble - £145 Belvedene
Mule (av £114.49) - £140 Jardines Farm; £135 Brayton Road; £133 Low Abbey; £130 Midtown Farm (Fisher); £130 Holmwrangle; £128 Far Bank End; £126 Rottington Hall; £125 Huntly Lodge Farm; £124 Riverview; £124 Albyfield
Cheviot Mule (av £129.73) - £138, £132, £124 Belvedene; £122 Nook Farm
Cheviot (av £108.01) - £136, £119 Holme House; £130, £119, £112 Riverview; £130, £118 Nook Farm; £126 Crosby Lodge; £124 Bridge End Farm; £123 Clea Hall; £118 Riverside House; £118 Ranbeck; £116 Backmuir Farm; £116 Belvedene; £115 Drumreach Farm
Scotch Blackfaced (av £102.65) - £122 Huntly Lodge Farm; £121, £116 Holme House; £112 Drumreach Farm; £108, £106 (2) Holly Cottage
Swaledale (av £91.38) - £114 Crosby Lodge; £112 Millbeck Hall; £111 Brewery House Barn; £110 Lonscale; £110 Aspatria Hall; £108, £104 Town Head Farm (Wharton); £108 Tarn House; £100 Throstle Hall
Jacob - £112 Riverview
Herdwick (av £81.09) - £103 Clea Hall; £102 Ulcatrow
Cast Rams £/head
Continental - £225, £200, £175 (2) Holme House; £192 Nunfield Farm; £179 Riverview
Suffolk - £208 Riverview; £182 Holme House; £180 Belvedene
Texel - £180 Huntly Lodge Farm; £171 Leigh Croft
Charollais - £190 Holme House
Dorset - £190 Holme House