Store Lambs - 06.12.23

On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 500 Store Lambs.

With yet again strong forward lambs proving exceptionally good to sell. Smaller younger lambs proved harder to sell with the weather deteriorating. Top price of £103 came from a pen of 13 lovely texel lambs from Messrs Baldry, Howtown.

Suffolk lambs topped at £95 for 15 from Messrs Crawford, High Thorn Farm.

Our next sale will be held on Wednesday 20th December, please advise entries before noon Wednesday 13th December

Leading Prices
Continental - £103, £85 Howtown Hotel; £98 Birks Head; £97, £96, £90, £88 Holme Farm; £97 High Greening Farm; £97 West View (Quayle); £95, £91, £87 Coolingel Farm
Texel - £99 High Greening Farm
Suffolk - £95 (2) High Thorn Farm; £83 Birks Head
Cheviot - £93 Greenrigg Farm; £92 (2) West View (Quayle); £80 Birks Head
Mule - £87 Holme Farm
Herdwick - £70 Newhouse Farm
Scotch Blackfaced - £67 Tarn End