OTM Cattle 160123

On Monday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 67 OTM Cattle.

Cast cows and bulls sold exceptionally well with plenty of demand from buyers, the whole sale averaged 181ppk. The sale topped at 249.5ppk for a British Blue cross cow, weighing 494kg from Messrs IS & CA Mounsey, Town Head, realising £1232.53 purchased by Mr D Barker, this home also sold a young Charolais cow to £1749.37/234.5ppk.

Dairy cows sold to extreme rates with Mr J Findlay, Moorside Farm, selling a run of 6 to average £1381.87/185.5ppk, topping at £1537.75/191.5ppk purchased by Jewitt Meat Ltd.

A ten-year-old TB exempt Holstein cow, straight out the parlour, achieved £1534.19 from Skirwith Abbey. Holstein cows topped p/kg at 187.5ppk from Mr JR Tiplady, The Bramery.

None-farm-assured Beef Shorthorn cows topped at £1435.77/193.5ppk from Messrs TG & FK Stobart, Croglin High Hall.

Limousin stock bulls topped at £2023.77/209.5ppk from Messrs Taylor & Gill, Fell End, purchased by Mr S Helliwell.

Please take note of our trade in the live ring with these returns hard to match. Our next sale will be held on Monday 30th January.

Leading Prices

Cast Cows p/kg
British Blue – 249.5 Town Head (Mounsey); 216.5 (2), 194.5 Nelson Hill Farm; 211.5, 183.5 Park House Farm (Brown); 191.5 Dalvorich Cottage; 183.5 Nook Farm
Charolais – 234.5, 221.5 Town Head (Mounsey)
Limousin – 233.5 Grove Farm; 225.5, 223.5 Park House Farm (Brown); 219.5 (2), 208.5 Gillside; 213.5, 203.5, 185.5 (2) Well House (Strong); 202.5 Dry Howe; 195.5 Waterside House
Blonde d’Aquitaine – 215.5 Fell End
Simmental – 208.5 Dalvorich Cottage; 182.5 Nook Farm
Hereford – 200.5 Nelson Hill Farm
Beef Shorthorn – 195.5 Far Bank End; 193.5 Croglin High Hall
Normande – 191.5 (2), 184.5, 182.5, 179.5 (2) Moorside Farm
Black & White – 187.5, 175.5, 165.5 The Bramery; 173.5 (3), 169.5, 165.5 Skirwith Abbey; 170.5, 153.5 Yew Tree Farm; 169.5, 165.5, 156.5, 154.5 Cliburn Hall; 168.5, 155.5, 150.5 High Grounds

Cast Cows £/head
Charolais - £1749.37, £1437.54 Town Head (Mounsey)
Limousin - £1674.02, £1603.31 Park House Farm (Brown); £1650.85 Grove Farm; £1560.65, £1405.29, £1398.22 Gillside; £1478.25 Dry Howe; £1404.83, £1349.21, £1318.91, £1079.61 Well House (Strong); £1366.55 Waterside House; £1112.90 Hacra
British Blue - £1590.48, £1326.71 Park House Farm (Brown); £1513.34, £1493.85, £1386.79 Nelson Hill Farm; £1232.53 Town Head (Mounsey); £1150.55 Nook Farm; £1147.09 Dalvorich Cottage
Black & White - £1534.19, £1442.45, £1429.64, £1273.49, £1115.61, £1006.46 Skirwith Abbey; £1432.50, £1231.32, £1077.57 The Bramery; £1299.21, £1040.73 Yew Tree Farm; £1176.71, £1143.30, £1131.50 Cliburn Hall; £1100.16, £1032.91 High Grounds
Normande - £1537.75, £1535.04, £1478.25, £1380.36, £1221.77, £1138.03 Moorside Farm
Blonde d’Aquitaine - £1471.87 Fell End
Simmental – £1438.65 Dalvorich Cottage; £1299.40 Nook Farm
Beef Shorthorn - £1435.77 Croglin High Hall; £1157.36 Far Bank End
Hereford - £1365.41, £1067.33 Nelson Hill Farm

Cast Bulls p/kg
Limousin – 209.5 Fell End; 209.5 Oddendale Hall
Hereford – 161.5 Little Blencowe Farm

Cast Bull £/head
Limousin - £2023.77 Fell End; £1877.12 Oddendale Hall
Hereford - £1726.44 Little Blencowe Farm