Rearing Calves & Stirks 150923
On Friday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 148 Rearing Calves and Stirks.
The sale topped at £730 for a lovely 10-month-old Aberdeen Angus X bullock from Mr AP Mason, Looking Flatt, with this home also selling a Limousin bull to £710. Messrs B & GC Donald, The Ling, sold a pen of 3 good British Blue bulls, 8-months-old to £700.
Calves topped at £455 for a pair of great 3-month-old Limousin bulls from Messrs JD & F Wharton, Town Head Farm, with this home also selling a pair of pure Friesians to £340.
Charolais calves topped at £430 for a 6-week-old bull from Messrs JAH Walton & Son, Bank View. Messrs Turnbull, Monks House, achieved £450 for a 9-week-old British Blue bull.
Cattle over 3-months-old were in high demand, with younger calves showing a slight backend resistance. Our next sale is on Friday 29th September at 10am, please contact Paul Gardner on 07552 589141 to advise entries.
Leading Prices
Bullock Stirks
Aberdeen Angus – £730 Looking Flatt; £550 Catterlen Hall
Bull Stirks
Limousin - £710 Looking Flatt
British Blue - £700 (3), £600 The Ling (Donald); £550, £540 Broomhills
Aberdeen Angus - £690 Looking Flatt
Hereford - £410 (3) Broomhills
Heifer Stirks
British Blue – £595 The Elephant; £430 Plumpton Foot; £400 Nether Colinhurst
Aberdeen Angus – £500 Clifton Hall; £440 Nether Colinhurst; £430 (3) Plumpton Foot
Hereford - £430 (2) Plumpton Foot
Bull Calves
Limousin - £455 (2), £385, £340 Town Head Farm (Wharton); £385, £350, £300, £295, £250 Skirwith Abbey; £340 Causeway Foot Farm; £330 Highbeckside; £285, £280 High Barn
British Blue - £450, £430 Monks House; £450, £300 (2), £255 Southwaite Farm; £450, £235 Blunderfield East; £395 Bank View; £340, £235 The Bramery; £250, £235 Wickerslack; £230 High Barn
Charolais - £430, £405, £400 Bank View
Hereford - £350 (3) Southwaite Farm
Black & White – £340 (2), £280, £250 Town Head Farm (Wharton); £180, £140 (2) The Elephant; £150 Southwaite Farm; £130 Skirwith Abbey; £115 Blunderfield East; £105 The Bramery; £100 (2) Bank View
Saler - £270, £255 (2) Blunderfield East
Heifer Calves
British Blue - £330 Southwaite Farm; £325 Bank View; £320, £270 Blunderfield East; £295, £275, £250, £235 Skirwith Abbey; £275 Monks House; £230 (2) The Bramery
Limousin - £325, £245 (2), £230 Skirwith Abbey
Hereford - £310 Southwaite Farm
Aberdeen Angus - £150 The Bramery; £150 Wickerslack