Calves & Stirks - 09.12.22

On Friday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their Christmas Show & Sale of 137 Rearing Calves and Stirks.

Another good show of well reared calves and stirks was on offer, today’s sale also included our Christmas calf show which was kindly judged by Mr K Hunt, Ivegill. The champion honours were awarded to a lovely five-month-old Limousin heifer from Messrs CM & CS Chappelhow, High Grounds, selling for £560, purchased by Mr D Holgate.

Christmas Calf Show Results

Judge: Mr K Hunt, Ivegill

Class 1 – Any Breed Bull Calf
1st Lot 35 – Mr R Wallace, Macherquhat Farm
2nd Lot 36 – Mr R Wallace, Macherquhat Farm

Class 2 – Any Breed Heifer Calf
1st Lot 13 – Messrs KA & PJ Woodman & Son, Hill House
2nd Lot 3 – Messrs KA & PJ Woodman & Son, Hill House

Class 3 – Any Breed Bull Stirk
1st Lot 140 – Messrs Carlile, Fowrass

Class 4 – Any Breed Heifer Stirk
1st Lot 115 – Messrs CM & CS Chappelhow, High Grounds

Champion: Lot 115 – Messrs CM & CS Chappelhow, High Grounds

Calves sold to great rates again with trade on a steady rise over the last couple of weeks, The calf section was topped by a lovely British Blue bull calf, receiving 1st place in the show, from Mr R Wallace, Macherquhat Farm, achieving £440, purchased by Mr D Holgate. This home also topped the heifer section at £310 for a pen of 3 British Blues, purchased by Mr C Maclennan.

Stirks saw a sharp increase with demand for reared cattle extremely high. Topping todays sale at £640 for three lovely 9 month old Simmental bullocks from M/s Harrison, Mount Clifton. With others from the same farming at £590 & £580. Mr B Hogg, Cairnbridge sold his Blue bullocks to £630 and heifers to £570.

PLEASE NOTE our next sale is on Friday 16th December at 10am, please contact Paul Gardner on 07552589141 to advise entries.

Leading Prices
Bullock Stirks
Simmental - £640 (3), £590, £580 (2) Mount Clifton
British Blue - £630 (5) Cairnbridge Farm; £570 (2) Cliburn Hall
Aberdeen Angus - £610, £540 (3) Mount Clifton
Beef Shorthorn - £610 Mount Clifton
Limousin - £530 Cliburn Hall
Black & White - £340 (3) Galemire House

Bull Stirks
British Blue - £600, £580 (3), £525 Fowrass
Aberdeen Angus - £550 Galemire House; £540 Fowrass
Black & White - £420 (2) Galemire House

Bull Calves
British Blue - £440, £380, £310 (2) Macherquhat Farm; £405 Low Moor Dyke; £280, £265 Hill House
Aberdeen Angus - £270, £180 Brackenburgh Home Farm; £265, £260, £240 Bank View; £240, £205 Hill House
Hereford - £140 (2), £110 Townhead Farm (Lowther)
Black & White - £130 Townhead Farm (Lowther); £125 (2), £105 Low Moor Dyke

Heifer Stirks
British Blue - £570 (3) Cairnbridge Farm; £465 (3) Fowrass
Limousin - £560 High Grounds
Aberdeen Angus - £460 (6) Plumpton Foot

Heifer Calves
British Blue - £310 (3) Macherquhat Farm; £300, £210 Hill House; £290 Low Moor Dyke; £270 Trainlands
Aberdeen Angus – £260, £210, £160 (3), £150 (2) Hill House; £195, £165 (2) Brackenburgh Home Farm; £175, £170, £165 Bank View
Limousin - £165 Macherquhat Farm