Late Autumn Fair of Breeding Sheep 2023
On Tuesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their Late Autumn Fair of 798 breeding sheep, including the second sale of North of England Mule gimmer lambs, breeding ewes, shearlings & gimmer lambs. This sale also included The Annual “Troutbeck” sale of Swaledale, Bluefaced Leicester, Cheviot, Suffolk & Continental rams.
The sale commenced with the gimmer shearlings and ewes, this section met a flying trade for all classes, with many purchasers going home short of requirements. A top price of £180 was achieved on two occasions, firstly for a lovely pen of six Mule shearlings from Messrs T E Clarke, Howgill Castle, purchased by Messrs T W Fawcett, Little Blencowe Farm. This was followed later in the sale for a pen of Texel X Mule shearlings from Mr L J Cowper, Newbridge Farm, bought by Messrs Pearson, Manor Farm.
Ewe lambs sold to phenomenal rates, with huge demand for Mules, topping at £132 for a pen of twelve from Mr A Price, Bradley, going to Mr D W Mallinson, Lodge Farm.
Many more breeding females could have been sold with ease, please do not hesitate to get in touch if you still have some left to sell.
Tups peaked at £900 for a cracking pure Texel shearling from G Pyman, Park View. This price was closely followed at £700 on three separate occasions, firstly for two Suffolk shearlings from Messrs K, F M & C Johnson, Calees Cottage, and finally for a Pure Texel two shear from Messrs Lord, West Dowgill.
Tup lambs topped at £480 for a Suffolk, also coming from Calees Cottage.
A great entry of Cheviot tups was forward, topping at £550 from Mr D H Hogg, Melbourne House.
Leading Prices
Breeding Females
2 Shear Plus
Dutch Spotted - £128 Victoria Road
Cheviot - £125 Bank Hall
Continental - £95 Brayton Road
Shearlings
Mule - £180, £175 Howgill Castle; £160 Newbridge
Continental - £180 Newbridge
Texel - £172, £160 (2) Towcett Farm
Cheviot Mule - £145, £132 Park End; £135 Towcett Farm
Gimmer Lambs
Mule - £132, £116 Bradley; £125, £122, £114 Hollins Farm; £117 Townfoot Farm; £113 North Ghyll Bank; £111 (2) Amos Hill
Herdwick X - £105
Breeding Rams
2 Shear
Texel - £700 West Dowgill; £350 Lansmere; £300 (2) Lingstubbs
Cheviot - £500 Hill Top (Bell); £340, £300 Colstons
Suffolk - £420 The Green
Shearlings
Texel - £900, £680, £550 (2), £420 Park View; £400 (3) Nun Cote Nook Farm; £400 Startforth Park; £400 Bustabeck; £400 Rowan Garth; £400 Lansmere; £300 (2) Braithwaite Shields; £300 Lingstubbs
Suffolk - £700 (2) Calees Cottage
Cheviot - £550, £400, £380 Melbourne House; £500, £400 Nun Cote Nook Farm; £380, £340, £300 Hill Top (Bell); £320 Ghyll Farm
Continental - £400, £350 Townfoot; £400 Lansmere; £300 Iton Field
Charollais - £350 Thackwood
Dutch Texel - £325 Park View
Swaledale - £200 Hill Top (Bell); £200 Brook Field
Ram Lambs
Suffolk - £480, £420, £350 Calees Farm; £450 Burgh Head
Bluefaced Leicester - £420 Burgh Head; £300 West Dowgill; £300 Bank End Mill
Texel - £400 (2) £300 Burgh Head
Beltex - £300 Burgh Head