Mule Shearlings & 2 Shears 2023
On Tuesday 5th September Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their Great Annual Show & Sale of 7,001 Mule Gimmer Shearlings, '2' Shear Mule Ewes, Suffolk cross & Texel Shearlings & Ewes 3 Shear & above, kindly sponsored by Peter Horn Mobile Sheep Dipping.
A record entry was presented to a very busy ring of buyers travelling from all over the United Kingdom. All making the journey to purchase quality farmers’ consignments from the North of England. The standard throughout the sale did not disappoint! The day started with the largest number of show pens forward and every last one was presented and shown to an excellent standard.
Champion honours went to Mr S Ridley, Harthwaite House for the second year, with a pen of strong boned Mule shearlings, with great characteristics achieving £250 selling to the judge Mr M Bagley on behalf of Lincoln University.
Closely followed at £245 from M/s T R & P E Little, Low Moor Dyke with the third placed Mule Shearlings selling to regular customers M/s J J Henderson, Park House. This consignment of excellently turned-out shearlings all purchased as gimmer lambs through this mart averaged a staggering £222.95.
Two Shear Mule Ewes topped at £240 from M/s W & R Lawson, Stubbsgill with a pen of 15 very well-bred sheep, clean, with great neck & body selling to a repeat customer for numerous years, Mr S Booth, Settle with the total consignment averaging £193.25.
Next up went to M/s J Dickinson, High House with the Champion Pen, achieving £220, with this consignment leading in the averages of £195.50. All selling to our judge Mr John Dobson, White Kirkley Farm.
A marvellous entry of Continental Shearlings were forward topping at £450 from M/s Wales, Thackwood with a pen of Charolais X Beltex Shearlings selling to M/s James. This whole consignment averaged £381.76.
Champion in this section went to Mr K Hunt, Braithwaite Shields with a pen of excellent skinned Texel Shearlings. With bone and length selling to £300 to Mr M Heath, Gosling Terrace.
The early morning judging saw a quality gathering of show pens presented to this year’s judges Mr J Dobson, White Kirkley Farm (Mule 2 Shears), Mr M Bagley, University of Lincoln (Mule Shearlings) & Mr W Gribbon, Waterside Farm. (Continental Shearlings).
Over 40 pens of show sheep were forward, in the best of order and condition, a credit to all vendors.
The following prizes were awarded: -
Show Results;
Class 1 - Mule '2' Shears - competing for The John Dickinson, High House Memorial Trophy
1st Messrs J Dickinson, High House
2nd Messrs R Brough, Langfauld
3rd Mr D Mattinson, Cragg Farm
Class 2 - Mule Shearlings - competing for The John Mounsey Memorial Trophy
1st Mr S Ridley, Half Thwaite House
2nd Mr J Ackerley, Milton Mains
3rd Messrs TR & PE Little, Low Moor Dyke
Class 3 - Continental Shearlings
1st Mr K Hunt, Braithwaite Shields
2nd Mrs EM Helme, Ormathwaite
3rd AW Jenkinson, Clifton Moor Farm
Sale Averages:
Mule Shearlings - £173.01
Mule 2 Shears - £170.96
Mule 3 Shears - £127.46
Continental Shearlings - £180.17
Mule Flock Averages (50 plus sheep)
2 Shears
£195.50 (50) High House (Dickinson); £193.25 (180) Stubbsgill; £190.36 (50) Cragg Farm; £182.77 (320) Shatton Lodge Farm; £179.84 (110) Lingstubbs; £174.83 (140) Flimby Hall; £161.67 (210) East Cliff; £160.67 (70) Hole Beck
Shearlings
£222.92 (75) Low Moor Dyke; £207.08 (150) Cleamire; £203.68 (50) Clickham Farm; £202.80 (100) Milton Mains; £191.09 (100) Cragg Farm; £188.27 (100) West View (Davidson); £183.37 (140) Hundith House; £178.39 (50) Low Wood Farm; £174.22 (90) Keld Farm; £172.90 (100) Longrigg; £169.10 (300) Oakfield Farm.
Leading Prices
Shearlings
Beltex - £450 (2), £420, £410, £380 Thackwood; £300 (2), £265, £210 Braithwaite Shields; £220 (2) Shap Abbey
Texel - £380, £345, £300, £290, £280 (2), £270 (2), £225 Rowan Garth; £300 (2) Thackwood; £250, £245 Braithwaite Shields; £230, £220 (2), £200, £195 Gillside; £225, £215, £210, £200 Clifton Moor Farm; £220 (2), £215 Petteril Green
Mule - £250, £210, £202, £195 Harthwaite House; £245, £242, £195 Low Moor Dyke; £235, £220, £210 (2), £200, £198, £192, £190 (2) Cleamire; £218, £205, £200 Bank House (Elliott); £215, £210, £205 (2), £185 Milton Mains; £215, £210, £195, £192 Clickham Farm; £210, £190, £185 West View (Davidson); £210, £190, £180 Low Wood Farm; £200 (2) Ghyll Croft; £200, £190 (4) Cragg Farm; £200 Yew Tree Farm; £195, £190 (2), £185, £180 Hundith House; £190 (2), £185 Four-O-Boot; £182 Keld Farm; £180 Park House Farm (Brennand); £180 Longrigg; £180 Oakfield Farm
Texel X Leicester - £220, £210, £200 Ormathwaite Farm
Suffolk - £205, £195, £180 Romanvale; £170 Scales Farm (Braithwaite)
Cheviot - £185 The Cottage
2 Shears
Mule - £240, £232, £230 (2), £185, £180 (2) Stubsgill Farm; £220, £185 (2) High House (Dickinson); £210, £200, £190, £185, £182 (2), £180 (7), £178, £175 Shatton Lodge Farm; £208, £175 Langfauld; £200, £190, £178 (2), £175 Flimby Hall; £200, £185 Cragg Farm; £198, £195, £180, £178, £175 Lingstubbs; £192 Low Moor Dyke
Texel - £210 (2), £170, £165, £152 Thorneyscale; £210, £190 Rowan Garth; £185 Brigg Farm House; £180, £170 Carr Holme; £155 Dryevers Farm; £155 Bank End
Beltex - £205, £178 Shap Abbey
3 & 4 Shears
Suffolk - £300, £260 Colby Hall
Continental - £180 Dryevers Farm