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On Monday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 76 OTM Cattle.

A larger offering of cast cows was forward with all classes strongly bid for and showing a rise in trade. The sale topped at £2555.75/277.5ppk for a 921kg Limousin Cow from Messrs R & JM Ridley, Ranbeck, purchased by Mr Owain Llyr.

A Limousin X British Blue cow realised £2091.69/274.5ppk from Messrs Richardson, Low Garth, purchased by Mr W Barker.

A young Limousin stock bull achieved £2192.58/234.5ppk from Messrs EJ & RJ Wear, Howe Green, purchased by Mr S Helliwell.

Black & Whites sold to a much sharper trade, topping at £1413.45/170.5ppk for an 8-year-old Holstein cow, straight out the parlour from Skirwith Abbey. Plenty of OTM Holstein heifers achieved in excess of 200ppk, topping at 225.5ppk from Messrs J Stalker, Ratten Castle.

A run of 10 hard feeding cows averaged a staggering £1380.65 from Messrs M Bindloss & Son, Shap Abbey, topping at £1676/209.5ppk for a 15-year-old British Blue.

Our next sale will be held on Monday 11th March.

Leading Prices

Cast Cows p/kg
Limousin – 277.5 Ranbeck; 251.5 Clea Mire; 199.5, 195.5, 191.5 (3), 185.5 (2), 181.5 Shap Abbey; 191.5 Sleddale Hall; 184.5 Well House; 183.5 Hollins Farm
British Blue – 274.5 Low Garth; 209.5, 199.5 Shap Abbey; 209.5 Ranbeck
Beef Shorthorn – 249.5 Hawbank Farm; 219.5, 177.5, 164.5 Winter Crag; 191.5 Holme House (Ryder); 164.5 Sleddale Hall
Black & White – 225.5, 219.5 Ratten Castle; 217.5, 211.5, 193.5 Yanwath Woodhouse; 207.5 Mount Pleasant; 172.5, 171.5, 170.5, 163.5, 161.5 (2) Skirwith Abbey; 171.5, 164.5 Low Rutter; 159.5 Mount Clifton; 155.5 Wickerslack; 151.5 Catterlen Hall
Aberdeen Angus – 201.5 Bromley Green
Charolais – 197.5 Holme House (Ryder)
Simmental – 193.5, 187.5 Scales Farm (Wilson)
Dairy Shorthorn – 147.5 Little Blencowe Farm

Cast Cows £/head
Limousin - £2555.78 Ranbeck; £1546.41, £1518.60, £1498.25, £1376.89, £1239.14, £1236.02, £1196.88, £1181.64 Shap Abbey; £1459.40, £1177.53, £1150.91 Well House; £1365.65, £1272.66 Clea Mire; £1361.43, £1104.66 Dry Howe; £1356.07 Hollins Farm; £1197.15 Fellside Farm
British Blue - £2091.69 Low Garth; £1676.00, £1336.65 Shap Abbey; £1466.50 Ranbeck; £1230.26 Well House
Charolais - £1597.78 Holme House
Aberdeen Angus - £1491.10 Bromley Green
Beef Shorthorn - £1486.04 Holme House (Ryder); £1412.17 Hawbank Farm; £1281.88, £1148.21, £1086.30 Winter Crag; £1130.12 Sleddale Hall
Black & White - £1413.45, £1351.42, £1261.32, £1260.76, £1190.26, £1182.11 Skirwith Abbey; £1401.71, £1228.88, £1220.99 Yanwath Woodhouse; £1312.41, £1297.25 Ratten Castle; £1236.37, £1214.01, £1164.49 Low Rutter; £1195.34 Catterlen Hall; £1188.74, £1161.16 Mount Clifton; £1182.75 Mount Pleasant; £1125.82 Wickerslack
Simmental - £1308.06, £1301.25 Scales Farm (Wilson)
Dairy Shorthorn - £1039.88 Little Blencowe Farm

Cast Bulls p/kg
Limousin – 234.5 Howe Green
Beef Shorthorn - 164.5 Gall Farm

Cast Bulls £/head
Limousin - £2192.58 Howe Green
Beef Shorthorn - £1578.33 Gall Farm