Prime Sheep 161122
On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 5,142 prime sheep, comprising of 3,070 prime lambs & 2,072 cast ewes and rams.
Another mammoth entry of prime lambs was forward with customers for all classes. The whole sale averaged 256ppk, topping at 339ppk from Messrs R & JM Ridley, Ranbeck, for a pen of 41kg realising £139, purchased by Mr R Vivers. The sale averaged £116.27 per head, with weight being exceptional to sell, topping at £150 for 48kg Beltex lambs from Mr WH Brass, Low Row, purchased by Mr R Skelton.
Mr WR Wilson, South View, sold 23 cracking well-fed heavy Suffolk lambs to £143, weighing 58kg, purchased by Mr N Lomax, with this consignment averaging £141.71/245ppk.
A consignment of 53 Suffolk X & Texel X Mule lambs to average £140.74/250ppk/56kg from Messrs TE Irving & Sons, East Cliff.
Mule lambs from Messrs Lowis, Waterside Farm, topped at £134 for 56kg, this home also sold a pen of 20, weighing 53kg to £132/249ppk, purchased by Mr J Linsley.
Cast ewes and rams averaged £101.62, topping at £310 from Tarn End, purchased by Pak Mecca Meats. A total of 62 ewes sold in excess of £200. First-time vendor Messrs N & A Bainbridge, Lane Side, Barnard Castle, sold 22 to average £227.82.
English Mules topped at £122 from Mr RA Crichton, Rottington Hall, for a pen of 10 purchased by Mr A Dawson, with several other pens of Mules achieving £115-£120 per head.
A pen of 24 Swaledale ewes achieved £75 from Messrs DH & ER Strong, Well House, purchased by Pickstock Foods.
Rams with weight regularly achieved in excess of £150, topping at £170 twice, firstly for a Texel from Messrs JM & SM Priestley, Cracrop Farm, and secondly for a Texel from Messrs Lord, Hewgill House.
All classes are required week in week out please do not hesitate to contact the auctioneers.
Leading Prices
Prime Lambs p/kg
Beltex – 339.0, 333.0 Ranbeck; 336.0, 333.0, 297.0 Glebelands; 334.0 Maisongill; 333.0, 313.0 Low Row; 326.0, 318.0, 314.0, 302.0 Woodfoot; 305.0, 303.0, 300.0, 298.0 Inglewood Edge; 302.0 Langton Field; 296.0 Gallowberry
Continental – 327.0, 321.0, 305.0 Waterside Farm; 317.0, 315.0, 309.0, 305.0 Maisongill; 315.0, 305.0, 302.0, 300.0 Brougham Castle; 310.0 High Moss; 302.0 Sickergill; 300.0 (2) Pringle House
Texel – 322.0, 285.0 Broomhills; 316.0, 309.0, 287.0, 281.0 Cracrop Farm; 312.0, 300.0, 287.0, 280.0 (2) Home Farm (Metcalfe); 310.0 Low Row; 305.0 Bolton Wood Lane Farm; 298.0 (2), 295.0 (2) Brockwoodlees Farm; 298.0 Ireby Hall; 296.0 East Cliff; 294.0 Midtown Farm (Strong); 291.0 Clickham; 289.0 Bank End Mill; 289.0 Gallowberry; 280.0 Sleddale Hall
Charollais – 305.0 Mill Farm
Cheviot – 270.0, 259.0 Maisongill; 258.0 Clea Hall; 251.0, 250.0 Inglewood Edge; 251.0 Dacre Banks Farm; 250.0 Plumpton Old Hall
Suffolk – 258.0 Broomhill; 254.0, 249.0 Hole House (Coulston); 251.0 Dunfell House; 248.0, 243.0 Dalemain; 247.0 Dunfell House; 247.0 South View (Wilson); 246.0, 245.0 Greenacres; 246.0, 241.0 Plumpton Old Hall; 245.0, 243.0 West View (Davidson); 243.0 East Cliff; 243.0 Park Head (Hird); 242.0 Town Head (Hird); 241.0 (2) Westray; 241.0 Dacre Banks Farm; 240.0 Fowrass
Mule – 249.0, 244.0, 243.0, 239.0 Waterside House (Lowis); 249.0, 244.0 Low Mill; 245.0 Undercragg
Cheviot Mule – 247.0 Ranbeck
Prime Lambs £/head
Beltex - £150, £140, £130 Low Row; £140, £139, £132, £130 Ranbeck; £138, £137, £130 Woodfoot; £136 Gallowberry; £134, £132 (2) Inglewood Edge; £134 Maisongill; £131, £130 Glebelands; £130 (2) Langton Field
Texel - £149, £144, £135 East Cliff; £149, £142, £139, £136 (2) Cracrop; £149, £142, £139 Waterside House (Lowis); £147, £144 Clickham; £145 Ireby Hall; £143 Hole House (Coulston); £142, £139, £137 High Knipe; £142 Hewer Hill; £137 Broomhills; £135 Park View (Pyman)
Continental - £143 Stubsgill Farm; £141, £134, £131 Bedlands Gate; £139 South View (Wilson); £137, £130 Sceugh Dyke; £136 (2), £131 (2) Brougham Castle; £135, £132, £130 (3) Clea Hall; £134 Glebelands; £134 Waterside Farm; £133 (2) Maisongill; £133, £130 High Moss; £132 Langton Gate; £131 Hewer Hill; £130 Dalemain; £130 Greenacres
Suffolk - £143 South View (Wilson); £136 East Cliff; £134 Broomhill; £134 Dalemain; £133, £125 Dunfell House; £131, £121 Dacre Banks Farm; £129 Park Head (Hird); £127 (2) Hole House (Coulston); £125 Low Row; £123, £120 Greenacres; £122 Scales Farm (Pollock); £120 Stewart Lane
Cheviot - £140, £118 Ranbeck; £124, £119 Maisongill; £119 Dalvorich Cottage
Mule - £134, £132 (2), £131 Waterside House; £130 Brougham Castle; £127 (2) Low Mill; £125 Undercragg; £118, £112 Stubsgill Farm; £115 Howrigg; £111 (2) Tarn House; £111 Gallowberry; £110 Low Side
Cheviot Mule - £126 Ranbeck; £125 Skirling Mains
Charollais - £119 Mill Farm
Cast Ewes £/head
Texel - £310, £260 Tarn End; £280, £260, £226, £215 Lane Side; £260, £230, £200, £178, £160, £155 (2), £154, £145 Low House Farm (Skelton); £245, £240, £190 Park View (Pyman); £240 Stewart Lane; £205, £180 Cracrop Farm; £185, £175, £140 Sleddale Hall; £166 Brockwoodlees Farm; £142 High & Low Buildings
Continental - £260 (2), £245, £215, £185, £145, £142, £140 Tarn End; £230 Clickham; £210, £150 Mains of Balhall Farm; £200, £170 Lansmere; £165, £155, £147 Backmuir Farm; £148 Glaslyn House; £145, £140 Cracrop Farm; £142 (2) Low House Farm (Skelton); £140 Greenacres
Beltex - £250, £210, £180, £170 (2), £148 Elm House; £160, £140 Low House Farm (Skelton); £148, £146 Lansmere
Suffolk - £162, £132 Backmuir Farm; £160 Bedlands Gate; £156, £141 (2), £134 Tarn End; £155, £136 Lansmere; £152 High & Low Buildings; £148 Elm House; £144, £135, £132 Rottington Hall; £136 Greenacres; £135 Low House Farm (Skelton); £132 Sleddale Hall
Cheviot - £130, £122 Low House Farm (Skelton); £129 Murrah Hall; £128, £127, £125, £115, £110 Backmuir Farm; £118 Stewart Lane; £118 Castle Bank; £116 Lansmere; £115 Riverview; £114 Gate Farm; £112 Cracrop Farm; £110 Lane Side
Bluefaced Leicester - £130 Fog Close
Mule - £122, £108 (2) Rottington Hall; £118 Clickham; £117 Low House Farm (Skelton); £114 Sceugh Dyke; £110 Backmuir Farm
Zwartble – £118 (2) Stewart Lane; £111 Greenacres
Cheviot-Mule - £117 Skirling Mains Farm
Scotch Blackfaced - £102 Riverview; £88, £82 Backmuir Farm
Swaledale - £75 Well House (Strong); £70 Gooselands View Barn; £68 Askham Gate; £68 Fog Close; £66 Gallowberry; £66 Sleddale Hall; £66 Fawcett Park
Cast Rams £/head
Texel - £170 Cracrop Farm; £170 Hewgill House; £150 Greenacres; £150 Greenbank Farm; £145 Clickham
Continental - £140 The Beeches (Murray)
Cheviot - £120 The Lane