OTM Cattle 051222
On Monday Penrith & District Farmers Mart held their fortnightly sale of 62 OTM cattle.
A sharper trade for cows across the board, with a great show of meatier cows forward. The sale topped at 273.5ppk/£2354.84 for a lovely shaped pure Limousin cow, weighing 861kg from Amy Wilson, Hardrigg Hall, purchased by Mr Owain Llyr.
Messrs Hodgson, Woodfoot, sold an eight-year-old Limousin cross cow, weighing 779kg to 248.5ppk, also bought by Mr Owain Llyr.
Messrs Bindloss, Shap Abbey, sold eleven Limousin & British Blue cows to average 204.5ppk/£1548.
Black & White cows were also sharper on the fortnight once again, topping at 188.5ppk for a young Holstein, weighing 587kg from Messrs TR & PE Little, Low Moor Dyke, purchased by Mr L Fell. Topping per head at £1320.10 was an eight-year-old Holstein cow, weighing 860kg from Messrs Fisher, Yanwath Woodhouse.
Leading Prices
Cast Cows p/kg
Limousin – 273.5 Hardrigg Hall; 248.5 Woodfoot; 230.5, 195.5 Ranbeck; 230.5 Colstons; 217.5 Wham Head Farm; 215.5, 207.5, 195.5 (2), 194.5 Shap Abbey
British Blue – 243.5, 242.5, 222.5, 196.5 Shap Abbey; 205.5, 177.5 Southwaite Farm; 194.5, 185.5 Hewer Hill; 181.5, 173.5 Ranbeck; 212.5 Hollins; 185.5 Blands Farm; 179.5 Howtown Hotel; 175.5, 171.5 Cleamire; 171.5 Bleathgill
Beef Shorthorn – 197.5, 169.5 Holme House (Ryder); 151.5 High Bracken Hall
Black & White – 188.5, 185.5 Low Moor Dyke; 163.5, 153.5 Station Road; 153.5 Yanwath Woodhouse
Saler – 177.5 Colstons
Hereford – 173.5 High Greenrigg Farm
Aberdeen Angus – 167.5 Townend (Wilson)
Montbeliarde – 165.5 South View (Marston)
Charolais – 163.5 Shap Abbey
Cast Cows £/head
Limousin - £2354.84 Hardrigg Hall; £1935.82 Woodfoot; £1807.12, £1305.94 Ranbeck; £1703.40 Colstons; £1649.00 Hollins Farm; £1601.90, £1594.70, £1560.00, £1417.38, £1388.73 Shap Abbey; £1435.46 Bleathgill; £1404.24, £1100.57 Hewer Hill; £1361.57 Blands Farm; £1339.80 Wham Head Farm; £1236.13 Howe Green; £1177.61, £1099.32 Clea Mire; £1121.88 Howtown Hotel
British Blue - £2041.85, £1967.48, £1733.28, £1412.84, £1128.29 Shap Abbey; £1480.15 Hewer Hill; £1461.08, £1207.56 Ranbeck; £1358.36, £1150.73, £1093.40, £1090.58 Southwaite Farm
Beef Shorthorn - £1406.20, £1281.42 Holme House (Ryder)
Aberdeen Angus - £1378.53 Townend (Wilson)
Black & White - £1320.10, £948.75, £921.40 Yanwath Woodhouse; £1106.50, £1038.80 Low Moor Dyke; £1017.71, £931.95 Station Road; £966.12 Kirkbarrow Hall
Hereford - £1308.19 High Greenrigg Farm
Saler - £1270.90 Colstons
Charolais - £1178.84 Shap Abbey
Montbeliarde - £1138.64 South View (Marston)