Prime Sheep - 06.07.22
On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 5,215 prime sheep, comprising of 1,801 prime lambs, 513 prime hoggs & 2,901 cast ewes and rams.
A great show of prime lambs sold to an ace trade, with prices way above lots of vendors expectations. The sale averaged 323ppk topping at 390ppk from Messrs E S & D Noble, Mill Farm with a pen of 41kg Texel X Beltex lambs, realising £160, purchased by Mr M Bowe.
A run of 31 beautifully turned-out Texel X Beltex Lambs from Messrs W Gribbon & Co, Waterside Farm, averaging £150.71/357ppk for 42kgs.
The demand for heavy lambs was very strong with the whole sale averaging £135.31 peaking at £174 for 56kgs, Texel X Lambs from Messrs T Armstrong & Son, Sceugh Dyke purchased by Pickstocks Foods.
Leading average per head went to Mr T Magnay, Galleywreay, Penrith, with a consignment of well-fed heavy lambs to average £159.08/321ppk for 49.5kgs.
A consignment of 52 Suffolk X Texel Lambs from Messrs T F & G L Pollock Wreay Hall Farm averaged 44kgs (£150.60/340ppk), topping at 345ppk for 44kgs/£152 ahead.
A huge offering of prime hoggs and still selling exceptionally well for those with meat and weight. Topping at £185 ahead for a pen of 6 Texel’s weighing 70kgs from Messrs I & K Carruthers, Glenzier Gardens, with this consignment averaging £166/268ppk.
Top price per kilo 298ppk from Mr H McCrae, Huntly with a pen of 47kgs Texel’s totalling £140 selling to Yorkshire Halal.
Another large show of ewe’s was forward, demand held strong especially for medium ewes, strong horned ewes and mules.
The ewes topped at £270 for a superb Texel ewe from Beech House and a pen of 6 achieving £265 from Holme House all selling to Mr W Shearer.
Heavy Suffolk’s still reached £170 ahead from Mr C Abernethy, Aberdeen and plenty of other pens £150-£160.
Swaledales topped at £123 from Messrs Marston, Millstone Moor for a pen of 6 selling to Mr N Lomax and a further pen of 16 achieving £110.
Plenty of pens of Mule ewes topping at £140 from Messrs Benson, Kettleside purchased by Mr W Shearer.
Heavy tups still regularly £170 plus topping at £215 from Backmuir Livestock with a texel selling to Mr J Khan.
Leading Prices
Prime Lambs p/kg
Continental – 390.0, 250.0 Mill Farm; 347.0 Braithwaite Mill; 347.0 Galleywreay Farm; 344.0 Belvedene; 343.0 Wreay Hall Farm
Texel – 378.0, 369.0, 347.0, 345.0 Waterside Farm; 374.0, 342.0 Low Moor Dyke; 367.0, 351.0, 345.0, 342.0, 340.0 Home Farm (Metcalfe); 357.0 Birks Head; 350.0, 342.0 (2) Brougham Castle; 350.0 Nelson Hill Farm; 350.0, 349.0, 343.0, 340.0 (2) South Brandon; 346.0, 343.0 Ravenwood; 345.0 Thorneycroft; 343.0 Brackenburgh Home Farm; 343.0 Aimshaugh; 341.0 Grassknop Farm; 341.0 Low House (Dickinson)
Beltex – 353.0 Brackenburgh Home Farm; 351.0 Home Farm (Metcalfe)
Suffolk – 348.0 Hallgarth; 345.0, 338.0, 323.0 Wreay Hall Farm; 340.0, 330.0 Brackenburgh Home Farm; 337.0, 327.0 Low Row; 332.0 Demesne; 332.0 Hay Close; 331.0 Brougham Castle; 330.0, 324.0 Ratten Castle; 329.0, 328.0 Braithwaite Mill; 329.0, 320.0 South Brandon; 328.0 Longlands; 327.0, 325.0 Cliburn Hall; 326.0 Grassknop Farm; 325.0 Park Nook; 324.0 Threlkeld Hall; 324.0, 321.0 West End; 323.0 The Wath (Wilson); 321.0 Midtown Farm (Strong); 320.0 Thorneycroft
Charollais – 336.0, 332.0 Thackwood
Prime Lambs £/head
Continental - £174, £154 Sceugh Dyke; £170, £165 (2), £164, £162, £160, £158, £157, £154, £153 Clifton Moor Farm; £169, £163 Braithwaite Mill; £169 Low Row; £168, £152 (2) Galleywreay Farm; £167 Currah Close; £160 Mill Farm; £157 Sleagill House; £153 Brougham Castle; £151 Wreay Hall Farm; £150 Holme Farm (Bousfield); £150 Wickerslack; £150 Longlands
Texel - £168 Smallthwaite Farm; £166 Wreay Hall Farm; £164, £160, £154, £151 South Brandon; £162 (2), £152 (2) Thorneycroft; £161 The Wath (Wilson); £160 Woodhead Farm; £160, £155, £150 Midtown Farm (Strong); £157, £154 Low Moor Dyke; £157 (2) Braithwaite Shields; £156 Stewart Lane; £156, £150 Ravenwood; £155 (2) Waterside Farm; £154 Park Nook; £153 The Old Forge; £153 Green Farm; £152 Tara; £152, £151 Ratten Castle; £152 Swathburn; £150 Birks Head; £150 Grassknop Farm; £150 Low House (Dickinson); £150 High Harberwain
Suffolk - £163 Brackenburgh Home Farm; £161, £154 Braithwaite Mil; £160 Low Row; £160 Thorneycroft; £155 Park Nook; £154, £150 Longlands; £154 West End; £153 Hallgarth; £152 (2) Wreay Hall Farm; £152 The Wath (Wilson); £151 Midtown Farm (Strong); £150 (2) Demesne; £150 Grassknop Farm
Charollais - £166, £151 Thackwood
Beltex - £166 Brackenburgh Home Farm
Cheviot - £158 Galleywreay Farm; £153 Wickerslack
Prime Hoggs p/kg
Texel – 298.0 Stewart Lane; 271.0, 264.0 (2) Glenzier Foot Farm; 267.0, 263.0, 256.0, 255.0 Sewell House; 252.0 Town Head (Mounsey)
Continental – 281.0, 256.0, 250.0 Stewart Lane274.0, 260.0 Greenacres; 259.0, 258.0 Highrigg; 258.0 Kirkland Howe Farm; 250.0 Huntly Lodge Farm
Suffolk – 268.0 (2) Greenacres; 260.0 Stewart Lane
Cheviot – 274.0, 263.0 Riverview; 272.0, 250.0 Greenacres; 256.0 Stewart Lane; 250.0 Huntly Lodge Farm
BDM – 253.0 Drumreach Farm
Mule – 253.0, 251.0 Stewart Lane
Scotch Blackfaced – 256.0 Greenacres; 255.0, 251.0 Highrigg
Prime Hoggs £/head
Texel - £185, £160, £124 Glenzier Foot Farm; £162, £136 Town Head (Mounsey); £146, £142, £131, £130 Sewell House; £140 Stewart Lane; £130 Gillside; £126 Lodge Farm
Continental - £158, £138, £134 Highrigg; £143 Drumreach Farm; £137 Kirkland Howe Farm; £130, £128 Greenacres; £128, £124, £120 Stewart Lane; £120 Ellwood Croft
BDM - £144 Drumreach Farm
Suffolk - £140, £130, £123, £122 Stewart Lane; £140 Highrigg; £135 Castle Nook; £134 Greenacres
Cheviot - £136 Greenacres
Mule - £130 Greenacres; £120 Town Head (Mousney)
Zwartble - £130 Greenacres
Scotch Blackfaced - £120, £118 Highrigg
Cast Ewes £/head
Texel (av £148.60) - £270, £185, £175 (2), £164 (3), £162, £158, £152, £150 (2) Beech House; £265, £250, £215, £190, £180, £176, £162 Holme House; £250, £190 Backmuir Farm; £220, £210, £154, £152, £150 (2) Huntly Lodge Farm; £200, £180, £175, £162, £160 (2), £155 (2), £154, £150 (2) Clifton Moor Farm; £200, £172 Belvedene; £180 Stewart Lane; £180 Drumreach Farm; £180 Espland House; £175, £152 Galleywreay Farm; £175, £170, £150 Park House Farm (Brown); £165 Dalvorich Cottage; £160 Coach House; £158 Jacksonrigg Farm; £155 Parkdargue; £151 Brackenburgh Home Farm; £150 Three Gables; £150 Sceugh Dyke
Continental (av £132.19) - £200, £155, £150 Belvedene; £176, £175, £168 Beech House; £175 Low Moor Dyke; £175, £151 Hay Close; £170 High Harberwain; £158 Clifton Moor Farm; £156 Drumreach Farm; £154 (2), £150 (2) Holme House; £152, £150 Brow Top; £150 Bustabeck
Charollais (av £153.10) - £195 Beech House; £190, £170, £168 Holme House
Suffolk (av £141.07) - £170, £158 (2), £143 (2) Belvedene; £164, £148 (3), £144, £142 Holme House; £160 Backmuir Farm; £155, £151, £144, £142 Huntly Lodge Farm; £153, £147 Brow Top; £152 Dalvorich Cottage; £150 Park House Farm (Brown); £146, £142 Lamonby House; £144 Sceugh Dyke; £144 Three Gables; £144 Coach House; £144, £140 Parkdargue; £143 Galleywreay Farm; £142 Grassknop Farm; £141 Beech House; £141 Home Farm (Stoddart); £141 Stewart Lane
Bluefaced Leicester (av £140.16) - £160 Backmuir Farm; £156 Huntly Lodge Farm
Beltex (av £139.72) - £160 Inglewood Edge; £150 Espland House
Cheviot Mule (av £142.00) - £148 Galleywreay Farm; £130 Huntly Lodge Farm
Dorset - £146 Low Moor Dyke
Zwartble - £144 Huntly Lodge Farm
Cheviot (av £104.40) - £140, £134, £128 (2), £120 Drumreach Farm; £139, £132 Dalvorich Cottage; £139, £137, £134, £123, £120 Huntly Lodge Farm; £136 Low Greenside; £135, £132 Wickerslack; £130 Town Head (Potter); £127 Inglewood Edge; £126 Backmuir Farm; £120 Galleywreay Farm
Mule (av £123.76) - £140, £132 Kettleside Farm; £136, £134 (2) Clifton Moor Farm; £135 Sceugh Dyke; £134 (2) Parkdargue; £134 Blands Farm; £134 Street House (Strong); £134 Low Moor Farm; £134, £132 Gallowberry; £133 (2), £130 Huntly Lodge Farm; £133, £131 Low Row; £133 Drumreach Farm; £133 South Brandon; £132, £130 Park House Farm (Brown); £131 Hallgarth; £130 (2) Backmuir Farm; £130 Lamonby House; £130 Ghyll House; £130 Galleywreay Farm; £130 Cottage Farm; £130 Sleagill House
Kerry - £130 The Wath (Wilson); £126 Penny Hill Park; £120 Huntly Lodge Farm
Wensleydale - £130 Dancing Gate Farm
Rough Fell - £125, £110 The Wath (Wilson)
Swaledale (av £65.88) - £123, £110 Millstone Moor; £120 Sceugh Dyke; £112 The Old Forge; £110 Swathburn; £108 Gateghyll; £108 Low Houses; £105 Greenhow; £104 Crindledyke; £104 Murton Hall
Scotch Blackfaced (av £92.28) - £114 Blackfold; £110 Backmuir Farm
Herdwick - £110 Dalvorich Cottage
Goat - £110 Cottage Farm
Cast Rams £/head
Texel - £215, £170 Backmuir Farm; £175, £165 Greenacres; £175 Blackfold; £170 Belmont; £150 Brow Top
Charollais - £185 Jacksonrigg Farm; £150 Backmuir Farm
Bluefaced Leicester - £160 Huntly Lodge Farm
Cheviot - £150 Belvedene