Prime Sheep - 01.03.23

On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 5,620 prime sheep, comprising of 2,759 prime hoggs & 2,861 cast ewes & rams.

A larger show of hoggs on offer with the best continental types taking the greatest lift regularly selling 320ppk plus. Topping today’s sale at 356ppk on two occasions firstly for a lovely single Beltex x lamb, weighing 41kg realising £146 from Messrs Errington, Beck House Farm, Cockermouth. Also topping at 356ppk were a pen of 4 from Messrs Gardner, Glebelands for the same weight.
Topping the price per head today at £153 for 2 brilliant Continentals weighing 47kg from Messrs Ridley, Ranbeck.
Suffolk lambs sold to a top of £130 for a 54kg from Messrs McTaggart Brothers, Castle Douglas.
Mule hoggs topped at £118 for a pen of 8, weighing 55kg from Messrs Mactaggart, Dunjop Farm. First time consigner Mrs Coulthard, Brisco Hill sold a fantastic run of 208 Blackface hoggs averaging 41kg, £96.24.
A huge demand for cast ewes was witnessed with a sale average of £111.34 up £12 on the week. Topping at £280 from Holme House for a pair of Texels selling to Mr James Linsley. All texel ewes forward averaged £181.25 and a total of 80 selling in excess of £200.
Cast Rams topped at £174 for a Bluefaced Leicester from Messrs C W& Y Dixon & Son, Haresceugh Castle selling to Pickstock Foods.
Heavy ewes in great demand regularly £150-£170 with a superb consignment of heavy commercial ewes averaging £142.17 for a run of 123 from Aberdeenshire Farmers.
Mule Ewes climbing up very quickly up £6-£10 ahead, topping at £128 from Witton Farms, Aberdeen.
A ring full of heavy Swaledale Ewes topped at £90 ahead from Green Farm.
Demand for all classes is flying here at Penrith with the competition around our ring as strong as ever.
All classes are required for next week’s sale, please advise entries to Andrew Maughan on 07717611952.

Leading Prices
Prime Hoggs p/kg
Continental – 356.0, 317.0 Beck House Farm; 356.0, 315.0 Glebelands; 350.0, 297.0, 279.0 Bank House; 334.0, 295.0 Thorneyscale; 331.0, 275.0 Brockwoodlees Farm; 326.0, 320.0, 317.0, 286.0 Sickergill; 325.0, 309.0, 307.0 Honeypot; 317.0, 292.0, 289.0 The Hills; 316.0, 313.0, 309.0, 304.0, 294.0, 275.0, 270.0 Dunjop Farm; 300.0, 295.0, 282.0 (2), 278.0 Lower Gate Farm; 291.0 Ranbeck; 289.0 Smallthwaite Farm; 287.0, 271.0 Scales Farm (Wilson); 280.0 Station Yard; 273.0 Oaklands; 272.0 Dale Head
Suffolk – 241.0 Station Yard; 236.0 Shap Abbey; 236.0 Thrang Crag; 233.0 Dale Head; 231.0 Midtown (Fisher)
Texel – 338.0, 314.0, 272.0 (2) Town Head (Potter); 328.0, 326.0, 319.0, 286.0, 277.0 Petteril Green; 322.0, 310.0, 302.0, 278.0 Shap Abbey; 298.0, 283.0 Pear Tree House; 296.0, 274.0 (2) Honeypot; 292.0, 276.0 Braithwaite Mill; 283.0 Helbeck Grange; 274.0 Ingledene;
Beltex – 335.0, 333.0 Waterside Farm; 333.0, 327.0, 326.0, 304.0, 293.0, 288.0 Ranbeck
Cheviot – 261.0 Ranbeck; 248.0, 228.0 Station Yard; 246.0 Newton Field; 239.0 High Lodore Farm; 239.0 Skirling Mains; 237.0 Fog Close; 234.0, 226.0 Greenbank Farm; 233.0, 230.0, 227.0, 224.0 (2), 223.0 Capplegill; 224.0 Dale Head; 222.0 Dunjop Farm
Scotch Blackfaced – 244.0 Skirling Mains; 240.0, 238.0, 237.0, 234.0, 232.0, 231.0, 230.0 Brisco Hill
Herdwick – 238.0, 211.0, 210.0, 207.0 Stonethwaite Farm; 218.0, 205.0 High Lodore Farm; 210.0, 208.0, 204.0, 200.0 Anns Cottage
Mule – 221.0 Thrang Crag; 218.0, 216.0 Street House (Maughan); 217.0 Old Parks; 217.0, 214.0, 213.0, 212.0 Slack Farm Cottage; 215.0 Hurlbarrow Farm; 215.0 Dunjop Farm; 213.0 Fog Close; 213.0 Dale Head; 212.0 Hole House (Ivinson); 211.0 Mirkbooths
Cheviot Mule – 210.0 Ranbeck
Jacob – 204.0 Thrang Crag
Swaledale – 200.0 Dale Head

Prime Hoggs £/head
Beltex - £153, £144, £143, £140 Ranbeck; £144, £143 Waterside Farm
Texel - £148, £146 Lane Side; £145 Brewery House Barn; £142, £138 Town Head (Potter); £140, £134, £131 Petteril Green; £133, £130 Honeypot; £132, £130 Helbeck Grange; £132 Shap Abbey; £130 Pennine View
Continental - £147, £137, £130 Sickergill; £147 Bank House; £146 (2) Beck House Farm; £146 Glebelands; £143, £139, £132 Honeypot; £140, £133, £131, £130 (2) Dunjop Farm; £139 Brockwoodlees Farm; £137 Thorneyscale; £134 Ranbeck; £130 Lower Gate Farm; £130 Smallthwaite Farm
Suffolk - £130 Station Yard; £122 Beck House Farm; £121 Helbeck Grange; £118 Honeypot; £116 Brooklands Grange
Cheviot - £120 Ranbeck; £111 Dunjop Farm; £107 Greenbank Farm; £105 Station Yard; £105 Irishope Plains
Mule - £118 Dunjop Farm; £114 North Ghyll Bank; £110 Town Head (Potter); £110 Hole House (Ivinson); £109, £106 Street House (Maughan); £108 Fawcett Park; £106 Tarn House; £106 Thrang Crag
Cheviot Mule - £107 Ranbeck
Scotch Blackfaced - £104 Irishope Plains; £101 (2), £100 Brisco Hill
Swaledale - £103, £100 Dale Head; £100 Lane Side
Herdwick - £101, £100 Stonethwaite Farm
Jacob - £100 Thrang Crag

Cast Ewes £/head
Texel (av £181.25) - £280, £260, £250, £210, £200, £188, £168, £160 Holme House; £280, £205, £182, £170, £160, £154 Backmuir Farm; £262, £260, £245, £240, £220, £200, £188, £152 Maple Road; £260 Lane Side; £255, £235, £225, £200, £190, £178 Askrigg Hall; £245 Ballymena Rd; £240, £202 (2), £184, £192, £172, £170 (2), £150 Skilmafilly Farm; £225, £195 Shethin Farm; £200 Fawcett Park; £185 Dunjop Farm; £182, £174 Slievebane Rd; £170 Croft Ends Farm; £168, £154 Greenacres
Continental (av £122.51) - £218, £210, £150 Holme House; £212, £170, £160, £150 (2) Home Farm (Metcalfe); £202, £172, £162 Slievebane Rd; £198, £188, £164 Waterside Farm; £180 Backmuir4; £180 Sickergill; £172 Shap Abbey; £170 (2), £164, £150 Glebelands; £170, £160 Dufton House; £166, £158, £150 Tarn End; £166 Skilmafilly Farm; £165 Fawcett Park; £158 Backmuir Farm
Charollais (av £142.69) - £215 Holme House; £180 Greenacres; £162 Backmuir Farm; £150 Ballymena Rd
Suffolk (av £134.90) - £170 Holme House; £166 Backmuir4; £162, £156, £152 Skilmafilly Farm; £160, £150 Backmuir Farm; £158 Undercragg; £153 Slievebane Rd; £152 Heatheryfield
Cheviot-Mule (av £113.51) - £142, £132 (3), £120 (2) Glebelands; £138, £131, £126 Backmuir Farm; £137 Holme House
Bluefaced Leicester - £132 Holme House; £127 Fawcett Park; £124 Haresceugh Castle
Cheviot (av £84.60) - £130, £112, £108 Skilmafilly Farm; £121, £115, £114, £101 (2) Riverview; £115 Backmuir5; £110 Drumreach Farm; £101 Greenbank Farm
Mule (av £102.61) - £128 Witton Farms; £127, £117, £113, £111, £110 Backmuir Farm; £136 Town Head Farm (Wharton); £116, £110 Fern House; £115, £112 Crewgarth; £115 Gaitsgill Hall; £115 Riverview; £114 Brackenburgh Home Farm; £113 Green Farm; £112 Lodge Farm (Mallinson)
Kerry - £115 Tarn End
Swaledale (av £58.02) - £90 Green Farm; £80 Triermain; £80 Skirling Mains Farm
Scotch Blackfaced (av £64.08) - £84 Backmuir5; £88 Backmuir4; £87 Backmuir Farm; £86 Skirling Mains Farm; £82 Holly Cottage; £80 Drumreach Farm; £80 Crewgarth
Herdwick (av £56.23) - £73 Stonethwaite Farm; £67 Racy Ghyll Farm

Cast Rams £/head
Bluefaced Leicester - £174 Haresceugh Castle
Continental - £170, £160, £154, £150 Holme House
Texel - £170 Greenacres
Zwartble - £162 Greenacres
Suffolk - £160 Riverview
Charollais - £148 Tarn End
Scotch Blackfaced - £108 Greenacres