Beef Breeding Cattle 220523

On Monday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their annual “New Fair” sale of beef breeding cattle.

A very genuine entry of breeding cattle was forward to a bustling ringside of buyers, all eager to purchase, with numbers in short supply.

The sale topped at £3,200 for a superb British Blue heifer with a smart roaned heifer calf at foot from Messrs J & A Wear, Milburn Grange, purchased by Messrs Blake, Halfway Well. This consignment averaged £2730.

Messrs JD & F Wharton, Town Head Farm, sold their annual consignment of thirteen, straight and honest dairy-bred Limousin cross heifers with Limousin calves at foot to average £2,522, up £100 on the year. This run topped at £2,900 with a Limousin bull calf at foot, bought by Messrs Crozier & Langcake, High Moss.

Our next beef breeding sale will be the “Latter Fair” and will be held on Monday 19th June, entries close Noon Monday 12th June.

Leading Prices
Heifers & Bull Calves
British Blue - £3200, £2800 (2), £2750 Milburn Grange
Limousin - £2900, £2750 (2), £2550, £2400, £2300 Town Head (Wharton)

Heifers & Bull Calves
British Blue - £2600 Lonscale
Limousin - £2550, £2500 (2), £2450 (3) Town Head Farm (Wharton)

Cows & Heifer Calves
Limousin - £2060 Hebblethwaite Hall Farm