Prime Sheep - 15.03.23
On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 5,989 prime sheep, comprising of 3,217 prime hoggs & 2,757 cast ewes & rams.
A fantastic trade has been had throughout the sale with all classes sharper on the week.
Topping today’s sale at £170 was an outstanding 54kg Beltex hogg from Messrs Dickinson, Kirkbarrow Hall.
Messrs RJ & M Ridley, Ranbeck, topped at 410ppk for a pen of 3 superb Beltex hoggs weighing 41kg, realising £168. A fantastic sale average of 249ppk and a SQQ of 274ppk.
A whole sale average of £116 per head was achieved.
Hoggs weighing 38-44kg still remain the easiest to sell with demand exceptionally high for all classes. Blackfaced hoggs sold to 258ppk for a pen of ten from Kirkbarrow Hall, with Mule lambs 47-49kg achieving between £108-£112. Heavy hoggs also had a slight lift with some great runs on offer, Messrs JJ Henderson & Son, Park House Farm, showed a run of 268 Texel X hoggs to average £124.22 for 53.41kg. The best heavy hoggs were easily sold in excess of £140.
A huge entry of cast ewes and rams were forward to our very busy ring of buyers, with all classes being very good to sell. This section averaged £116.15 for all sold, topping at £292 for 3 superb Texels from Mr A McCutcheon, Northern Ireland, selling to Mr James Linsley, with the same home topping the Suffolk section at £170 for a pen of 7 selling to Pak Mecca Meats, with all Suffolks sold to average £137.86.
A total of 58 ewes sold in excess of £200 per head with T & J Airey, New Grange Farm, selling a consignment to average 217.20.
Weight sold exceptionally well with Messrs R G Bell & Sons, The Wath, selling a ring full of Cheviot Mules to £160 and Messrs P D Hird, sold 16 English Mules to £127.
All classes are required for next week’s sale, please advise entries to Andrew Maughan on 07717611952.
Leading Prices
Prime Hoggs p/kg
Continental – 410.0, 348.0, 325.0 Ranbeck; 351.0, 345.0, 344.0, 338.0, 336.0 (2) Glebelands; 350.0, 345.0, 336.0, 325.0, 312.0, 310.0, 309.0, 300.0 Petteril Green; 349.0, 344.0, 319.0, 300.0 Black Leases; 343.0. 322.0, 321.0, 308.0 Easter Bogieside; 342.0 (2) Wham Head Farm; 342.0, 318.0, 308.0 Low Garth; 339.0, 309.0 Inshes Farm; 329.0, 310.0 Thrang Cragg; 325.0, 315.0 Galloper Park; 315.0 Lower Gate Farm; 314.0 Dale Head; 312.0, 305.0 Town Head (Potter); 312.0 Ratten Castle; 304.0 Manor Farm; 303.0 (2) South Dyke; 300.0 Low Abbey
Beltex – 342.0, 341.0, 337.0, 330.0, 311.0 Shap Abbey; 328.0 Sickergill; 315.0 Kirkbarrow Hall
Cheviot – 288.0 Ranbeck; 274.0, 244.0 Wham Head; 269.0 Dalehead; 268.0 Greenbank Farm; 267.0 High Lodore Farm; 255.0, 250.0 Nook Farm; 255.0, 244.0, 242.0 (2) Capplegill; 243.0 Fellside
Suffolk – 271.0, 247.0, 244.0 Inshes Farm; 267.0, 249.0, 241.0 Slamptonhill; 262.0 South Dyke; 262.0 Thrang Cragg; 238.0 Woodheads Cottage; 238.0, 234.0 Wreay Hall Farm; 235.0 Ratten Castle; 231.0 Honeypot
Texel – 362.0, 360.0, 359.0, 333.0, 313.0 Gillside; 350.0, 328.0, 300.0 Bank House (Elliott); 342.0, 324.0 Waterside Farm; 337.0 Silverband; 329.0, 323.0 Sickergill; 322.0 Greenbank Farm; 312.0 Dunjop Farm; 309.0 Kirkbarrow Hall; 300.0 Scales Farm
Herdwick - 261.0 Gillside
Scotch Blackfaced – 258.0, 257.0, 245.0, 240.0 Kirkbarrow Hall; 258.0, 256.0, 249.0 Brisco Hill; 258.0, 255.0, 245.0 Ireshope Plains; 255.0 Wham Head
Mule – 241.0 Thrang Cragg; 236.0 Dalehead; 235.0, 231.0 Old Parks; 233.0 Sceugh Dyke; 233.0 Crindledyke; 231.0 Shap Abbey; 230.0 Slack Farm Cottage; 229.0 Street House (Maughan); 227.0 Low Abbey; 227.0 Hollins; 227.0 Hole House
Swaledale - 231.0 Birkett Mire; 229.0 Wham Head Farm
Prime Hoggs £/head
Beltex - £170, £143, £141 Kirkbarrow Hall; £140 Shap Abbey
Continental - £168, £166, £153, £142 Ranbeck; £150, £148, £137 Black Leases; £149, £136 Inshes Farm; £148, £140 Manor Farm; £147, £145, £141, £136 (2) Petteril Green; £143 Low Garth; £143 (2) Ratten Castle; £139 Park House Farm (Henderson); £137, £135 Glebelands; £137 Easter Bogieside Farm; £135 Low Abbey
Texel - £152, £151, £147, £144, £140 Gillside; £150, £148, £143, £142, £140 (2), £136 Dunjop Farm; £149, £145, £139, £136 Waterside Farm; £146, £143, £142, £138, £137 Kirkbarrow Hall; £145 Greenbank Farm; £141, £137 High House Farm; £140 Bank House (Elliott); £138 Silverband; £137 Honeypot
Suffolk - £125, £124, £120 Broomhill; £124 (2) Wreay Hall Farm; £124, £120 Scales Farm; £124 Crindledyke; £122 Inshes Farm; £120 Slamptonhill
Cheviot - £124, £120 Ranbeck; £110, £109 (2), £108 Capplegill; £110 Wham Head Farm; £108 Bank Hall
Mule - £115 Dunjop Farm; £115 Beechcroft; £114 Fawcett Park; £113 (2) Old Parks; £112, £111, £110, £108 Hole House; £112 Silverband; £112 Shatton Lodge; £112 Street House (Maughan); £111 Thrang Cragg; £111 Low Abbey; £111 Shap Abbey; £110 Mellgates; £110 Crindledyke; £110 Howrigg; £109 Hollins; £108 (2) North Gill Bank; £108 Slack Farm Cottage
Scotch Blackface - £113, £111, £103, £101 Kirkbarrow Hall; £112, £108 Ireshopburn Plains; £107, £105, £103 Brisco Hill; £105 Inshes Farm
Cheviot Mule - £112 Ranbeck
Scotch Blackface - £113, £111, £103, £101 Kirkbarrow Hall; £112, £108 Ireshopburn Plains; £107, £105, £103 Brisco Hill; £105 Inshes Farm; £102 Wham Head Farm
Swaledale - £104 Hole House; £102 Dale Head
Cast Ewes £/head
Texel (av £178.36) - £292 Badowney Road; £290, £280, £225, £195, £186 Holme House; £280, £260, £185, £180 Clickham Farm; £275, £212, £168 Killough Road; £270 Tarn End; £265 Slievebane Road; £250, £238, £230, £200 New Grange Farm; £245, £225, £195, £165 (2) Backmuir Farm; £245, £182 Maple Road; £240 Middle Bank End; £202, £200, £188, £168 Gillside; £165 Woodcutters Barn
Continental (av £116.74) - £255, £200, £168, £160 Killough Road; £210, £200, £180, £165, £160 Slievebane Road; £185 Maple Road; £175, £166 Gill House; £175 Skylin; £170, £160 (2) Hobbiesburn; £170 Holme House; £170 Inshes Farm; £166 Badowney Road; £165 Thorneythwaite; £160 (2) Backmuir Farm
Beltex (av £161.48) - £205 Drumreach Farm; £185, £168 (2) Shap Abbey
Charollais (av £154.84) - £190, £160 Backmuir Farm; £190, £158, £154 Holme House; £160 Killough Road
Suffolk (av £131.86) - £170, £151, £146, £140 Badowney Road; £168, £150, £148 (3), £146, £144 (2) Holme House; £157, £145, £143 Backmuir Farm; £156 Hay Close; £153 Middle Bank End; £152 Woodcutters Barn; £150 Skylin; £148 Rottington Hall; £145 Killough Road; £145 Clickham Farm; £144 Slievebane Road; £142 Shap Abbey; £140 Broomhill
Cheviot-Mule (av £123.98) - £160, £140 The Wath (Bell); £132 Osmond Flatt; £127, £122 Backmuir Farm
Bluefaced Leicester (av £127.17) - £146 Holme House; £142 Grassknop Farm; £141 Hollins Farm
Zwartble (av £123.00) - £136 Holme House; £134 Stonethwaite Farm; £130 Sky House
Cheviot (av £89.36) - £136, £124, £110 Sunnygill Farm; £128 Thorneythwaite; £118 Backmuir Farm; £116, £109 Nook Farm; £115 Lower Gate Farm; £112 Riverview; £110, £109 Gill House
Mule (av £105.94) - £127 Broomhill; £119, £115 Backmuir Farm; £118 Rottington Hall; £115 Badowney Road; £113 Riverview; £112 Sky House; £110 Gill House; £110 The Wath (Bell)
Swaledale (av £59.44) - £102 Shannachar Cottage; £86, £81 Edisford Farm; £86 Cotland Farm
Scotch Blackfaced (av £77.05) - £94, £86, £81 Edisford Farm; £88, £80 Backmuir Farm; £88 Inshes Farm; £85 Black Leases
Herdwick (av £58.40) - £72 Auchergray Farm; £70 Rottington Hall
Cast Rams £/head
Charollais - £180 Mellgates; £170 Holme House
Continental - £170 Holme House; £154 The Wath (Bell)
Bluefaced Leicester - £158 Ranbeck
Suffolk - £150 Holme House