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On Monday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their Annual Michaelmas Prize Show & Sale of 601 Store Cattle & Feeding Bulls, kindly sponsored by PFK Land Agency.
Demand for store cattle held very strong, with all sold averaging £1,181.26. The sale topped at £2,115 for a twenty-eight-month-old Charolais bullock from Mr WH Brass, Low Row, selling to Mr D Barker.
Next up at £1,895 was a twenty-four-month-old Limousin bullock from Mr JD Bowman, Croft House, closely followed at £1885, both selling to Mr D Barker. This consignment averaged £1785.
Heifers topped at £1695 for a British Blue X Simmental from Mr J Shields, Gooselands View Barn, purchased by Mr W Armstrong.
A consignment of 16-17-month-old, none farm assured Limousin X bullocks from Mr B Walton, Goodlie Hill Farm, achieved an average of £1556.67, topping at £1,815, selling to Mr R Webster.
Messrs TJ & JM Powley, Blands Farm, sold a consignment of dairy-bred Limousin bullocks and heifers to average £1420.83, this included a pen of six bullocks that realised £1,535.
A pair of dairy-bred Aberdeen Angus bullocks achieved £1,535 from Mr WH Brass, Low Row.
Judging was in the capable hands of Mr M Robshaw, Beck House Farm, Tadcaster, who awarded the following: -
Show Results
Limousin Bullock
1st Messrs BS & J Strong, & Son, Hewer Hill Farm (lot 465), selling for £1,720, to the judge, Mr M Robshaw.
2nd Mr B Walton, Goodlie Hill Farm (lot 65), selling for £1,815, to Mr Webster.
Limousin Heifer
1st Messrs BS & J Strong, & Son, Hewer Hill Farm (lot 480), selling for £1,520, to Messrs GH Crapper & Son.
2nd Messrs BS & J Strong, & Son, Hewer Hill Farm (lot 479), selling for £1,365, to Mr R Webster.
British Blue Heifer
1st Messrs BS & J Strong, & Son, Hewer Hill Farm (lot 483), selling for £1,345, to Mr R Webster.
Any Other Breed Heifer
1st Mr BR Davidson, West View (lot 102 - Blonde D’Aquitaine), selling for £1115 to Messrs GH Crapper & Son.
2nd Mr BR Davidson, West View (lot 107 - Charolais), selling for £985, to Mr D Whaite.
Champion - First placed Limousin heifer from Messrs BS & J Strong, & Son, Hewer Hill Farm.
Reserve Champion - First placed Limousin bullock Messrs BS & J Strong, & Son, Hewer Hill Farm.
Leading Prices
Store Bullocks
Charolais - £2115, £1625 Low Row; £1435, £1185 Crosby Lodge
Limousin - £1895, £1885 Croft House (Bowman); £1815, £1735, £1675, £1585, £1385 Goodlie Hill Farm; £1720, £1425, £1385, £1325, £1275 Hewer Hill Farm; £1695, £1545, £1455 (2), £1415 (6), £1385 (2), £1365 (6), £1325 (7) Low Row; £1635, £1535 (6), £1435 (2), £1385 (4) Blands Farm; £1395 (2), £1365 Hallgarth; £1355 Marsh House; £1335, £1325, £1285, £1265, £1235 (2) Shap Abbey; £1305 Gooselands View Barn; £1295, £1285, £1265, £1225 (2) Crosby Lodge; £1295 Bustabeck; £1265, £1225, £1205 Nook Farm; £1245, £1215 Gill Head; £1245 Thorneycroft; £1215 (2) High Harberwain
British Blue - £1635, £1225 Wham Head Farm; £1515, £1365, £1235 Gooselands View Barn; £1485 Hawbank Farm; £1425 (2), £1375 (2), £1275 Hewer Hill; £1385 (2) Park Head (Hird); £1375 Town Head Farm (Holliday); £1355 (2) Low Row; £1265 (2), £1145, £1125 Brigg Farm House; £1245 Murrah Hall
Aberdeen Angus - £1535 (2), £1385 (2) Low Row; £1455 Park Head (Hird); £1355, £1145, £1085 Midtown Farm (Strong); £1095 Gill Head; £1085 Street House (Strong)
Blonde D’Aquitaine - £1275 Tilery Farm
Simmental - £1265, £1255, £1245 Thorneycroft
Beef Shorthorn - £1255, £1245 (2), £1195 Hawbank Farm; £1195 Bustabeck; £1185, £1085 High Harberwain
Longhorn - £1165 Midtown Farm (Strong)
Hereford - £1145 Dacre Banks Farm; £1085 Scales Farm (Braithwaite)
Black & White - £1085, £1065 (2) Roanstrees; £1055 Clear View Farm
Store Heifers
British Blue - £1695, £1385 (2), £1225 Gooselands View Barn; £1475, £1455, £1435, £1375 Town Head Farm (Holliday); £1395, £1365 (2), £1345, £1155 (2) Hewer Hill; £1375, £1295, £1265 (3), £1145 (2) Bongate Moor; £1225 Wham Head Farm; £1165 Clear View Farm Lodge; £1115 Marsh House; £1105 Park Head (Hird)
Limousin - £1595, £1585 Town Head Farm (Holliday); £1595, £1425 (3), £1345 (4), £1305 Blands Farm; £1575 Croft House (Bowman); £1565, £1535, £1475 (2), £1375, £1355, £1345, £1325, £1315, £1305 (5), £1285 (2), £1275, £1265 (2), £1255, £1235 (3), £1225 Shap Abbey; £1520, £1365, £1275, £1225 Hewer Hill; £1515, £1295 Gooselands View Barn; £1475, £1445 (2), £1435, £1415 (3), £1395 (2), £1335 Waterside House; £1465 Hallgarth; £1435, £1295 Low Row; £1375, £1355, £1265, £1245, £1225 West View (Davidson); £1345 (2), £1285 Tilery Farm; £1345, £1325, £1305 Hollins Farm; £1335, £1275, £1245 Nook Farm; £1285, £1245 Townend; £1285 Friarbiggin; £1275 Street House (Strong); £1265 Scales Farm (Braithwaite); £1255 Bustabeck; £1245 Marsh House; £1225 (3) Bongate Moor; £1225 Macey Bank
Aberdeen Angus - £1385 (2), £1365 Gooselands View Barn; £1235 (2) Street House (Strong); £1165 Midtown Farm (Strong); £1155 (2), £1145 (2) Low Row
Blonde D’Aquitaine - £1235 Shap Abbey; £1115 West View (Davidson)