OTM Cattle 071122

On Monday Penrith & District Farmers Mart held their fortnightly sale of 80 OTM cattle.
Plenty of numbers came forward once again with a large offering of plain and feeding cows. The sale topped at 213.5ppk for a 10-year-old British Blue X Limousin cow from Messrs RW Sowerby & Sons, Sycamore Rise, realising £1513.72, purchased by Mr D Barker. This home also topped per head with a Limousin cow achieving £1679.58, with this consignment averaging 202ppk/£1596.65.

A consignment of three Black & White cows averaged £1324.78/164.5ppk from Messrs Walsh, Bunkers Hill, topping at £1350.85 purchased by Mr L Fell. Young Holstein cows topped at 182.5ppk/£1297.50 from Mr KJ Burne, High Barn. A 10-year-old British Friesian straight from the parlour achieved 159.5ppk/£1204.23 from Messrs CM & CS Chappelhow, High Grounds. Messrs Wilson, Hardrigg Hall, sold a run of Holstein cows straight from the parlour to average £1168.37/161ppk, topping at £1294.92.

A 10-year-old Saler cow achieved £1423.31/175.5ppk from Mr AG Teasdale, Colstons. A TB-exempt Saler stock bull achieved £1684.34/185.5ppk from Messrs ER Toppin, Gale Hall, purchased by Mr D Barker.
Leading Prices
Cast Cows p/kg
British Blue – 213.5 Sycamore Rise; 180.5 Undercragg; 168.5, 167.5, 145.5 Broomhill; 163.5 (2) Well House; 158.5, 151.5, 149.5 Outhwaite; 157.5 Hewer Hill; 151.5 Town Head (Nicholson); 146.5 Cragg House
Limousin – 209.5, 189.5 (3), 176.5, 163.5, 154.5, 143.5 Home Farm (Metcalfe); 193.5 Sycamore Rise; 177.5 Howe Farm; 163.5 Howtown Hotel; 161.5 Town Head (Nicholson); 161.5 West View (Davidson); 149.5, 148.5 Well House (Strong); 147.5 Undercragg
Black & White – 182.5, 130.5 High Barn; 171.5 Yanwath Wodhouse; 165.5, 163.5, 159.5, 155.5 Hardrigg Hall; 164.5 (3) Bunkers Hill; 159.5 High Grounds; 158.5 Penny Hill; 143.5 Low Brow; 140.5, 131.5 The Ling (Donald); 139.5 Low Abbey; 135.5 Blands Farm; 134.5 Moorriggs
Charolais – 181.5 Broomhill
Saler – 175.5, 154.5 Colstons
Beef Shorthorn – 163.5 Gowbarrow Hall Farm
Simmental – 144.5, 138.5 Manor Farm

Cast Cows £/head
Limousin - £1679.58 Sycamore Rise; £1480.00, £1412.03, £1354.93, £1190.06, £1103.13 Home Farm (Metcalfe); £1156.40 Undercragg; £1133.06 Howtown Hotel; £1111.12 Town Head (Nicholson)
British Blue - £1513.72 Sycamore Rise; £1299.60 Undercragg; £1211.54, £1188.65 Well House (Strong); £1155.89 Cragg House; £1140.75, £1070.33 Broomhill; £1093.05 Hewer Hill; £1092.32 Outhwaite
Saler - £1423.31 Colstons
Black & White - £1350.55, £1334.10, £1289.68 Bunkers Hill; £1297.58 High Barn; £1294.92, £1161.81, £1150.00, £1066.73 Hardrigg Hall; £1204.23 High Grounds; £1184.00 Penny Hill; £1133.62 Yanwath Woodhouse; £1071.81 Blands Farm
Charolais - £1283.21 Broomhill
Beef Shorthorn - £1254.05 Gowbarrow Hall Farm
Simmental - £1167.56, £1016.59 Manor Farm

Cast Bull p/kg
Saler – 185.5 Gale Hall
Simmental – 163.5 Gale Hall

Cast Bulls £/head
Saler - £1684.34 Gale Hall
Simmental - £1489.49 Gale Hall