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On Monday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their Bank Holiday sale of 412 Store Cattle & Feeding Bulls.
Another large show of store was forward once again to a complete ringside of buyers, this ensured a strong trade throughout the sale, with no let-up in demand.
This sale was up 100 head on the corresponding sale last year, with a total of forty-one selling in excess of £1,400. The sale topped at £1835 twice, firstly for a sixteen-month-old Limousin X British Blue bullock from Messrs MTP & SD Wills, Fawcett Park, purchased by Mr F Towers. This was matched by a twenty-nine-month-old none farm assured Limousin bullock from Mr B Walton, Goodlie Hill Farm, selling to Mr D Barker.
Topping the heifer section at £1755 was a twenty-three-month-old Limousin heifer from Mr JD Bowman, Croft House. This consignment averaged £1638.33.
Another consignment that stood out was a run of twenty-four-month-old Limousin heifers from Mr EJ Lister, Cockley Gill Farm, Lamplugh, averaged £1605.
Dairy-bred cattle sold well all day, with a pen of three Angus X British Friesians realising £1615 from WH Brass, Low Row. A run of Limousin X Holstein bullocks & heifers averaged £1340.71, topping at £1555 for a bullock from Messrs DG & LM Strong, Sleagill House.
A pen of 6 Black & White bullocks, 21-23mths old sold for £1245 per head from Messrs DW Burne & Son, Greenlands.
Native cattle sold exceptionally well, with a consignment of natural Beef Shorthorn bullocks, 16-17-moths-old, straight off the grass to average £1175, topping at £1225, purchased by Mr N Hetherington.
Our next sale of store cattle and feeding bulls of all classes is our Michaelmas Prize Show & Sale and will be held on Monday 26th September, entries close noon Monday 19th September.
Leading Prices
Store Bullocks
Limousin - £1835, £1765 Fawcett Park; £1835 Goodlie Hill Farm; £1775, £1685, £1655, £1575 (4), £1465 (3), £1415 (2), £1365 Low Row; £1635 Cockley Gill Farm; £1555, £1425 (2), £1325 (4), £1175 (2) Sleagill House; £1545 Croft House (Bowman); £1375 Cliburn Hall; £1335, £1225, £1185, £1175 Nook Farm; £1265 Town Head Farm (Holliday); £1125 Highbeckside; £1115 Crosby Lodge
Aberdeen Angus - £1615 (3), £1475 (5), £1385 Low Row; £1585, £1515 Whygill Head; £1425 Broom Mill Farm; £1335 (9) Street House (Maughan); £1295 Park Head (Hird); £1145 Hollins Farm; £1105 Ratten Castle
Black & White - £1295 (2) Low Row; £1245 (6) Greenlands
British Blue - £1245, £1165 Dacre Banks Farm; £1195, £1155 (2), £1105 (3) Low House (Dickinson); £1195 Town Head Farm (Holliday); £1115 Askham Gate
Beef Shorthorn - £1225, £1195, £1145, £1135 Moor End; £1145 Askham Gate
Simmental - £1225 Thorneycroft
Store Heifers
Limousin - £1755, £1615 Croft House; £1585, £1485, £1355, £1305 (3), £1295 (2), £1285 (6), Low Row; £1575 Cockley Gill Farm; £1475 Nook Farm; £1435, £1315, £1275, £1155 Town Head Farm (Holliday); £1375, £1305 (3) Sleagill House; £1355, £1225, £1185 Cliburn Hall; £1355 Thorneycroft; £1265, £1245, £1165 Nook Farm; £1245 (2) Greenlands; £1175, £1105 Hollins Farm; £1155 Crosby Lodge
British Blue - £1545, £1195 Town Head (Holliday); £1375 Low Row; £1305 (3) Park Head (Hird); £1125 (3) Cliburn Hall
Continental - £1435 Low Row
Aberdeen Angus - £1385, £1245 (3) Low Row
Simmental - £1375, £1275 Thorneycroft
Beef Shorthorn - £1345 Crosby Lodge
Mont Belliard - £1245 Low Row
Charolais - £1195 Crosby Lodge