Rearing Calves & Stirks 081223
On Friday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 96 Rearing Calves and Stirks.
A smaller offering of calves and stirks was on offer with both sections exceptionally short of buyers’ requirements and demand high for all classes.
The sale topped at £890 for a cracking 5-month-old Limousin bull from Mr A Mason, Looking Flatt, purchased by Mr J Gibson, Petteril Bank. Stirks were a flying trade with huge interest around the ring, Messrs GL Armstrong & Son, Blunderfield East, sold a 9-month-old British Blue bull for £800, purchased by Mr B Atkinson.
Heifers topped at £800 for an 8-month-old Simmental from Mr J Findlay, Moorside Farm. Aberdeen Angus heifers topped at £660 for a pair at 6-months-old from Messrs JH & E Ivinson, Plumpton Foot.
We also held our Christmas Calf show which was kindly judged by Mr R Woodhouse, Howe Farm, who awarded the overall champion rosette to the first prize bull from Mr D Graham, Greenah Cragg, a British Blue selling for £480 to Mr D Holgate. Reserve champion was awarded to the first prize heifer from the same home, a British Blue achieving £420 also purchased by Mr D Holgate.
Messrs RW & AJ Jackson, Clarks Farm, topped the calf section at £490 with a 5-week-old British Blue bull, purchased by Messrs J & A Wear, Milburn Grange.
Dairy sired calves topped at £290 for a pair of 9-week-old Montbeliarde bulls from Messrs JP & GJ Simpson, Knock Cross.
The show results are as follows:
Champion – Mr D Graham, Greenah Cragg
Reserve Champion- Mr D Graham, Greenah Cragg
Class One – Continental Bull
1st – Mr D Graham, Greenah Cragg
2nd – Mr C Johnston, Skirwith Abbey
Class Two – Continental Heifer
1st – Mr D Graham, Greenah Cragg
2nd – Mr C Johnston, Skirwith Abbey
Class Three – Native Breed
1st – Messrs JP & GJ Simpson, Knock Cross
2nd – Messrs RW & AJ Jackson, Clarks Farm
More calves and stirks are required with demand showing a huge increase.
**Please note our next sale is on Friday 15th December at 10am**
Please contact Paul Gardner on 07552 589141 to advise entries.
Leading Prices
Bull Stirks
Limousin - £890 Looking Flatt; £680, £590 Lodge Farm
British Blue - £800 Blunderfield East; £610 Skirwith Abbey
Saler - £680 (2), £660 (2) Blunderfield East
Fleckvieh - £470 Beeches Farm
Black & White - £290 Nether Colinhurst
Heifer Stirks
Simmental - £800, £700 (2) Moorside Farm
Limousin - £700 Looking Flatt; £560 (4) Skirwith Abbey
Aberdeen Angus - £660 (2), £590 (3) Plumpton Foot
British Blue - £590 Fellsyke Farm; £580 (2) Nether Colinhurst
Hereford - £550 (2) Fellsyke Farm
Bullock Stirks
Normande - £720 (2) Moorside Farm
Bull Calves
British Blue - £490 Clarks Farm; £480, £330 Greenah Cragg; £430 The Elephant; £410, £385 Low Moor Dyke; £390 Beeches Farm; £370 Monks House; £370 Brackenburgh Home Farm; £355 Skirwith Abbey; £340 Wickerslack
Limousin - £400 Beeches Farm; £295 Clarks Farm
Aberdeen Angus - £330 Knock Cross; £300 Beeches Farm
Montbeliarde - £290 (2) Knock Cross
Beef Shorthorn - £230 Clarks Farm
Black & White - £170 (2) The Elephant; £145 Low Moor Dyke; £125 (2) Skirwith Abbey
Heifer Calves
British Blue - £420 Greenah Cragg; £400 Skirwith Abbey; £355, £350 Low Moor Dyke; £350, £300 Brackenburgh Home Farm; £330, £305 Monks House; £310 Beeches Farm; £305 Knock Cross; £300 Clarks Farm
Limousin - £370 Knock Cross; £260 Beeches Farm