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On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 4,336 prime sheep, comprising of 563 prime lambs, 360 prime hoggs & 3,413 cast ewes and rams.
An SQQ market average of 310p/kg was achieved in the prime lamb section, topping at 437p/kg (£179) for 41kg Texel X lambs from Messrs Tweddell, Haltcliffe Bridge, purchased by Yorkshire Halal, this consignment averaged £154 (352p/kg).
Heavy lambs topped at £175 a head for 55kg Texel lambs from Mrs S Armstrong & Sons, Moorriggs, selling to Mr Jason Tucker.
Messrs J Stalker, Ratten Castle, sold 46kg Suffolk X Texel lambs to £157 (341p/kg) per head, bought by Westmorland Services, Tebay.
Demand was still strong for well-fed prime hoggs, Mr H McRae, Huntley, sold 73kg Texels to £189, bought by Mr R Skelton. The same home sold 47kg to £149 (317p/kg), selling to Mr W Shearer. This consignment of heavy hoggs averaged £150.53.
Messrs J Armstrong, Highrigg, sold a consignment of sixty Texel X and Scotch Blackfaced hoggs, weighing 48kg to average 270p/kg (£130).
Hoggs with meat are advised to be drawn and sold sooner rather than later, while the demand is still strong.
A record entry of 3,413 cast ewes and rams was forward to a packed ringside of buyers, with all breeds selling to averag £137.20.
The sale topped at £295 for a pen of three pure Texel ewes from Holme House, selling to Mr Jason Tucker.
Over 100 ewes sold in excess of £200, with a pen of ten pure Suffolk ewes achieving £222 from Mr C Abernethy, Belvedene, selling to Mr S Shan. This same home sold a pen of fourteen Suffolks for £200 per head, purchased by Mr A Lennox.
There was no let up in the trade here today, with Mule ewes topping at £157 for a pen of five from Messrs T Armstrong & Sons, Sceugh Dyke, bought by Mr A Dawson. Messrs Jenkinson, Clifton Moor sold a pen of fifteen Mules at £152 per head.
Horned and Cheviot ewes were some of the dearest sheep sold on the week, with pen after pen of Cheviots selling for £135-£145. A pen of Easycare ewes from JF Edgar, Alston, achieved £130.
Cast rams topped at £220 for Texels from Mr AJ Bell, Thethwaite Farm. A pair of Bluefaced Leicesters realised £200 from Messrs DE & AM Hodgson, Green Farm.
Considering the unbelievable show of cast ewes and rams from start to finish, the demand and trade held strong throughout, being a reflection of the twelve competitive buyers.
Leading Prices
Prime Lambs p/kg
Beltex - 437.0 Haltcliffe Bridge; 324.0 Reagill Grange
Texel - 390.0, 366.0, 350.0 Clifton Moor Farm; 373.0, 364.0, 343.0 Home Farm (Metcalfe); 369.0, 364.0 Haltcliffe Bridge; 369.0 Wreay Hall Farm; 361.0 Dalvorich Cottage; 355.0, 343.0 Ratten Castle; 341.0, 335.0 Moorriggs; 331.0 Clea Mire
Continental - 342.0, 328.0, 322.0, 320.0 Braithwaite Mill; 329.0, 328.0, 325.0 Sootyhill; 322.0 Balgray Hill
Suffolk - 341.0 Ratten Castle; 305.0 (2) Cockley Bank; 305.0 Eden Close; 304.0 Colstons
Charollais - 317.0 Swallow Heights; 302.0 Tarn End
Prime Lambs £/head
Beltex - £179 Haltcliffe Bridge
Texel - £175, £161, £140 Moorriggs; £171, £164, £144 Home Farm (Metcalfe); £171, £155 Haltcliffe Bridge; £166, £142 Wreay Hall Farm; £161, £156, £149 (2), £145, £140 Clifton Moor Farm; £159 Dalvorich Cottage; £159 Clea Mire; £158, £156 Ratten Castle
Continental - £169, £148 Sootyhill; £160 Iton Field (Cowen); £154 (2), £145, £144 Braithwaite Mill
Suffolk - £157 Ratten Castle; £150 Iton Field (Cowen); £149 Colstons; £143 Cockley Bank
Charollais - £154, £148 Tarn End; £149 Swallow Heights; £140 Moorriggs
Prime Hoggs p/kg
Continental - 317.0 Stewart Lane; 294.0, 285.0 Crosby Hall; 284.0 Brackenburgh Home Farm
Scotch Blackfaced - 307.0 Sceugh Dyke; 269.0 Highrigg
Cheviot - 304.0, 285.0 Sceugh Dyke; 292.0 Murrah Hall; 283.0 Crosby Hall; 282.0 Capplegill
Texel - 288.0, 287.0, 280.0 (2) Highrigg
Mule - 277.0 Brackenburgh Home Farm; 265.0 Sceugh Dyke
Suffolk - 275.0 New Mills of Monkwood; £260.0 Greenacres
Prime Hoggs £/head
Texel - £189, £159, £158, £150 Stewart Lane; £178 Capplegill; £167, £165 Sceugh Dyke; £164, £151 Greenacres; £151 Murrah Hall; £150, £149, £148, £143 (2) Highrigg; £142 Howe Farm (Woodhouse)
Continental - £161 Moorfield; £151 Crosby Hall; £149, £140 Stewart Lane; £149 New Mills of Monkwood; £146 Greenacres
Mule - £159 Sceugh Dyke; £130 Brackenburgh Home Farm
Suffolk - £158, £156, £143 Stewart Lane; £148 Greenacres
Cheviot - £154, £140 Sceugh Dyke; £150, £144 Capplegill; £149 Riverview; £146 Murrah Hall
Scotch Blackfaced - £132 Highrigg
Cast Ewes £/head
Texel (av £174.97) - £295, £290, £242, £238, £225 Holme House; £260 Belvedene; £255, £240, £210, £190 Tarn End; £250, £230 Knock Cross Cottage; £245, £228, £220, £208, £200 Backmuir Farm; £238, £215, £200 Wood Farm; £238 Town Head (Potter); £235 Crosby Hall; £230 Pasture House; £225 (3), £185, £180 Thethwaite Farm; £215 Wham Head Farm; £200 Waterside House; £200 Green Farm (Hodgson); £200 West Park Farm; £195 Stamphill Farm; £190 Plumpton Foot; £185 Waterside Farm; £185 Cardew Hall; £184 Braithwaite Mill; £182, £180 (3) High Aikton; £180 (2) Welldon
Continental (av £144.36) - £250, £210 £185 Hermitage; £245 Wood Farm; £220 Plumpton Foot; £185 Thethwaite Farm; £180 (2) Holme House; £180 Belvedene; £180 High Aikton
Suffolk (av £161.02) - £222, £200 (2), £195, £185, £176 Belvedene; £200, £174 Tarn End; £182, £180, £173 Backmuir Farm; £180 (2), £170 Holme House; £176 Stamphill Farm; £175 (2) Knock Cross Cottage; £171 Riverview
Charollais (av £168.69) - £205, £198 Tarn End; £200 Hermitage; £196, £185, £182 Holme House
Beltex (av £138.74) - £190 High Aikton; £180 Cardew Hall
BDM (av £184.00) - £188 Town Head (Potter)
Leicester (av 175.00) - £175 Belvedene
Zwartble (av £136.75) - £168 Crossfield Farm; £165 Belvedene
Bluefaced Leicester (av £138.82) - £165 West Dowgill; £160 Green Farm (Hodgson)
Cheviot (av £124.76) - £164, £148, £134 Backmuir Farm; £160 Murrah Hall; £155 Waterside House; £146, £137, £134 Riverview; £144, £138 Holme House; £140 Waterside Farm; £138 Tarn End; £135 Greenacres; £135 Stamphill Farm; £133 Torgomack; £132 Penny Hill Park
Cheviot Mule (av £136.68) - £158 Stamphill Farm; £154, £140 Greenacres
Mule (av £131.42) - £157 Sceugh Dyke; £152, £144, £140 Backmuir Farm; £152 Cliburn Hall; £152 Clifton Moor Farm; £151 West Dowgill; £147 Kettleside Farm; £144 Clea Mire; £143 Pewter Close; £141, £140 Riverview; £140 Knock Cross Cottage; £140 West End
Easycare (av £113.28) - £130 Castle Nook; £115 Hesket House
Scotch Blackfaced (av £102.98) - £128 Backmuir Farm; £126, £106 Riverview; £124, £110 Holme House; £118, £109 Greenacres; £114 Tarn End; £112, £100 Drumreach; £110 The Faulds; £108, £100 Torgormack; £108 Crewgarth; £106 Barcully Farm
Swaledale (av £89.69) - £124 Backmuir Farm; £112 Riverview; £110 Waterside House; £100 Green Farm (Hodgson); £100 Stonethwaite Farm
Cast Rams £/head
Texel - £220 Thethwaite Farm; £215 Holme House
Bluefaced Leicester - £200 Green Farm (Hodgson); £198 Softley Farm; £195 The Faulds; £180 Yew Tree Farm (Ridsdale)
Continental - £190, £180 Fellside; £185 Tarn End; £180 Dunlichity Farm; £180 Tomich
Suffolk - £180 Tomich
Cheviot - £180 Riverview