OTM Cattle 290124

On Monday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 48 OTM Cattle.

Loads of demand for cast cows with larger numbers required to fulfil demand here at every sale. The sale topped at 285.5ppk for a none-farm-assured, 7-year-old British Blue X cow from Messrs Harryman, Keskadale, realising £1952.82, purchased by Mr Owain Llyr, with this consignment averaging 271ppk/£1812.

A superb consignment of well-fed cows from Messrs NL & CJ Brown, Claughton Hall Farm, Lancaster, topped at 271.5ppk/£2375.63, also purchased by Mr Owain Llyr, with others from this home closely following at £2276.43.

OTM Holsteins topped at £1545.14/215.5ppk from Messrs TR & PE Little, Low Moor Dyke, purchased by Mr A Jarvis. Plenty of parlour cows achieving 150-165ppk.
Skirwith Abbey sold Holsteins out of the parlour to £1516.49, with this consignment averaging £1399.24/179ppk.

Numbers fell way short of requirements, please consider marketing in the live ring. Our next sale will be held on Monday 12th February.

Leading Prices

Cast Cows p/kg
British Blue – 285.5 Keskadale; 267.5 Claughton Hall Farm; 191.5 Whygill Head; 185.5 Town Head (Mounsey)
Limousin – 271.5 Claughton Hall Farm; 255.5 Keskadale; 227.5, 223.5 Far Broom; 227.5 Whygill Head; 185.5 The Old Vicarage; 183.5 Brackenslack
Black & White – 226.5, 225.5, 159.5, 156.5, 152.5 Skirwith Abbey; 215.5 Low Moor Dyke; 184.5, 156.5 Kirkbarrow Hall; 184.5, 179.5 Bongate Moor; 169.5, 157.5 Lamonby Hall; 159.5, 153.5 Hardrigg Hall; 159.5 Town Head Farm (Wharton); 154.5, 153.5 Low Rutter; 153.5 Cliburn Hall
Aberdeen Angus – 194.5, 190.5, 185.5 Honeypot
Simmental – 173.5 Honeypot
Beef Shorthorn – 154.5 Gowbarrow Hall Farm

Cast Cows £/head
Limousin - £2375.63 Claughton Hall Farm; £1885.98, £1709.78 Far Broom; £1670.97 Keskadale; £1631.18 Whygill Head; £1607.46 Brackenslack; £1328.18 The Old Vicarage
British Blue - £2276.43 Claughton Hall Farm; £1952.82 Keskadale; £1463.60 Town Head (Mounsey)
Aberdeen Angus - £1626.87, £1560.06, £1441.25 Honeypot; £1069.13 Low House (Dickinson)
Black & White - £1545.14 Low Moor Dyke; £1516.49, £1479.28, £1465.46, £1378.60, £1156.38 Skirwith Abbey; £1388.16, £1219.55, £1085.60 Kirkbarrow Hall; £1363.08, £1110.86 Low Rutter; £1297.08, £1108.38 Cliburn Hall; £1183.49, £1166.60 Hardrigg Hall; £1182.83, £1176.33 Lamonby Hall; £1127.30, £1017.77 Bongate Moor; £1102.15 Town Head Farm (Wharton)
Simmental - £1237.06 Honeypot
Montbeliarde - £1072.57 Blands Farm
Beef Shorthorn - £994.98 Gowbarrow Hall Farm

Cast Bulls p/kg
Holstein – 157.5 Yanwath Woodhouse

Cast Bull £/head
Holstein - £1489.95 Yanwath Woodhouse