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On Friday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 120 Rearing Calves and Stirks forward.

A smaller show of calves and stirks was forward to the dearest trade seen for a long time with numbers way short of requirements.

The sale topped at £790 for a 7-month-old Hereford bull stirk from Messrs TA & J Brownrigg, How Hill, purchased by Mr K Hunt.

Three to four-month-old stirks met a vast of strong bidding with Messrs Messenger, Howes Farm, selling British Blue bulls to £500 for a pen of 3, with this home also selling 5-month-old Aberdeen Angus bulls to £550.

Young milk calves topped at £390 for an 8-week-old Limousin X British Friesian from Messrs RW & AJ Jackson, Clarks Farm, with this home also selling British Friesian calves to £205.

A consignment of 12-week-old Limousin X British Friesian calves averaged £415.83 from Messrs Todhunter, Beeches Farm, topping at £480, purchased by regular customers Messrs JG & RW Nevinson & Son.

We already have some great entries forward for our next sale on Friday 16th February at 10am, please contact Paul Gardner on 07552 589141 to advise entries.

Leading Prices
Bull Stirks
Hereford - £790, £770 How Hill
British Blue - £770 Hewer Hill
Aberdeen Angus - £520 Plumpton Foot

Bull Calves
Aberdeen Angus - £530, £500 Howes Farm; £355 (4) Park House (Henderson); £260 The Bramery
British Blue - £500 (3), £480 (3) Howes Farm; £400 (2) Park House (Henderson); £400 Low Moor Dyke; £380 (2) The Bramery; £340 Skirwith Abbey; £310, £290 (3) Cardew Hall; £305 Beeches Farm
Limousin - £480, £440 Beeches Farm; £390, £380 Clarks Farm; £350 Skirwith Abbey; £340 Frizington Parks Farm
Hereford - £415 Park House (Henderson)
Black & White - £405, £220, £165 (2); £305, £300, £160 Park House (Henderson); £205 Clarks Farm; £175 (3), £160 (3) Low Moor Dyke; £160, £140 (2) Cardew Hall; £140 Skirwith Abbey

Bullock Stirks
Ayrshire - £460 (5), £455 (5) Little Blencowe Farm

Heifer Stirks
Aberdeen Angus - £550 Plumpton Foot

Heifer Calves
British Blue - £470, £380 Beeches Farm; £460, £450 Howes Farm; £400, £360, £345, £305 Frizington Parks Farm; £340, £320, £295 Skirwith Abbey; £335, £300, £280 Cardew Hall; £320, £290 (2) The Bramery; £300 Low Moor Dyke; £280 Park House (Henderson)
Limousin - £420 Beeches Farm; £350 Skirwith Abbey; £345, £290 Frizington Parks Farm
Aberdeen Angus – £180 (2) The Bramery