Store Lambs - 25.10.23

On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 700 Store Lambs.

With trade as buoyant as we’ve seen this year a flying trade with a ringside full of eager buyers ensuring all classes were exceptionally well bid for. Topping the sale at £115 for a cracking Beltex lamb from M/s Coulthard, Fellside Farm. With a vast majority of the sale selling in excess of £90. Mr A G Smyth sold 12 great Dutch Spotted tup lambs £106. With Mules selling to £104 for a pen of 46 from Messrs T E Clarke, Howgill Castle. Many more are
needed in a fortnights time to fulfil local buyers needs and demands.
Our next sale will be held on Wednesday 8th November, please advise entries before noon Wednesday 1st November.

Leading Prices
Texel - £115, £100 (2) Fellside Farm; £103, £96 Errin Talla; £95, £92 Rowan Garth; £92
Smithy Garth; £91, £86 Bracken Bank
Continental - £112, £108, £99, £98 (2), £97, £94 Dacre Banks; £104, £95, £94 Carleton Drive;
£102, £101, £100 Rowan Garth; £100, £99, £98, £96 (2) Scales Farm (Wilson); £91 Kitridding
Farm; £90 Errin Talla
Dutch Spotted - £106, £95 Victoria Road
Mule - £104, £100 Howgill Castle
Suffolk - £103 Dacre Banks Farm; £93 Fellside Farm; £93 Dacre Banks Farm; £89 Bracken
Bank; £87 Errin Talla; £86 Southwaite Green Mill
Cheviot - £81 Ghyll Bank