Prime Sheep - 28.02.24

On Wednesday 28th February 2024 Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 6,466 prime sheep, comprising of 2,633 prime hoggs & 3,833 cast ewes & rams. Another drastic rise in price was seen giving a whole-sale average of £158per head (£53 up on the same week last year) and 343ppk with an SQQ average of 360ppk.

Top price of 486ppk came from a single Beltex hogg weighing 57kg achieving £180 from M/s Gardner, Glebelands. The same home sold a pen of 10 39kg hoggs, realising £185 and also sold 34kgs at £161 (474ppk).

Top price per head of £212 for 2 hoggs at 80kg was Messrs Nevison, High House. also selling a pen of 7 at 53kg realising £210 or 396ppk.
Holliday and Graham, Bolton Wood Lane sold heavies to 400ppk for 50kg at £200. 43 Hoggs sold in excess of £200.

Suffolk Hoggs topped at 355ppk for 20 at 49kg realising £174 from Anderson Bros, Nether Stenries with the same home selling Romneys at 47kg to £161 for 14.
Mules topped at 346ppk for a pen of 19 at 46kg achieving £159. Messrs Ivinson, Hole House sold his run of 80 mules to average 49kg at £159.75 per head. Scotch Blackface Hoggs sold to 351ppk for a pen of 12 at 45kg achieving £158 from Messrs Addison, Greystone House. Many more prime hoggs are needed on a weekly basis to fulfil buyers demands.

Another boom was witnessed in the ewe ring with several new customers from all over the British Isles taking advantage of a consistent ring of 14 active buyers, with orders for all types.

First time customers Kedzile Farms sold a pen of 5 superb pure Texel Ewes to £315 purchased by Mr J Linsley and a pen of 9 Suffolk X ewes to achieve £202.

Mr C B Abernethy, Belveden wasn’t far behind them with 5 Pure Texel ewes achieving £300 to Pak Mecca Meats, Birmingham.

Heavy ewes are selling easily week after week, with all Suffolks sold averaging £150.04 with pen after pen realising £170-£185.

Mules and horned ewes saw a rise of £4-£6 a head with mules averaging £116.38. Messrs W A & D Woof, Brackenbank topped at £150 for huge English Mules. Backmuir Livestock sold Scotch Mules to £138.

Making a return to Penrith for the second time Messrs R Wallace & Co, Mains of Collin, Castle Douglas, sold 121 Scotch Blackface ewes to average £104.85. Topping at £117 for 16, closely followed at £114 for 33 and a further 47 realising £99. Horned ewes were comfortably the easiest to sell and more are required for next week.

Tups saw a very similar level trade, with heavy weights coming to £170 plus topping at £200 from Backmuir Livestock, closely followed at £185 for a pen of 12 Suffolk X.



More sheep are needed on a weekly basis, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with enquiries to Andrew Maughan on 07717611952, or Paul Gardner on 07552 589141.




Leading Prices
Prime Hoggs p/kg
Continental – 486.0, 474.0, 451.0 Glebelands; 451.0, 406.0 East Cliff; 448.0, 440.0, 405.0 Bank House; 440.0, 410.0, 390.0 Blackfold; 439.0, 428.0, 423.0, 418.0, 412.0, 407.0, 395.0 Black Leases; 434.0 Scales Farm; 432.0, 400.0 Bolton Wood Lane Farm; 430.0 Waterside Farm; 430.0 High Aikton; 429.0 Belvedene; 429.0, 409.0 Livingstone; 421.0, 419.0, 418.0, 413.0, 409.0 Crosby Hall; 419.0, 395.0 Low Garth; 417.0, 413.0, 407.0 Reagill Grange; 414.0 Plumpton Old Hall; 406.0, 400.0, 394.0 Grange Walls; 406.0 Riggshield; 405.0, Midtown Farm; 402.0 Manor Farm; 400 Westray Farm; 398.0 Swalesmoor Farm; 396.0 High House Farm; 395.0 Green Gill Farm
Beltex – 474.0, 458.0, 457.0 Shap Abbey; 448.0, 444.0, 410.0 Ranbeck; 400 Haltcliffe Bridge
Texel – 428.0, 419.0, 403.0 Low Row; 390.0 Crindledyke
Cheviot – 376.0, 339.0 Ireshope Plains; 371.0 Gillside; 362.0, 327.0 Ranbeck; 353.0 Crosby Hall; 344.0, 343.0 Greenbank Farm; 343.0 Nook Farm; 334.0, 332.0 Gall Farm; 322.0 Midtown Farm
Charollais – 357.0, 348.0, 337.0 Grange Walls
Suffolk – 355.0, 353.0, Nether Stenries; 353.0 Scales Farm; 352.0 Fowrass; 350.0, 341.0 Shap Abbey; 348.0 Green Gill Farm; 346.0 East Cliff; 344.0 Low Moor; 342.0, 330.0 Holme House; 340.0, 339.0 Ireshope Plains; 331.0 Plumpton Old Hall; 330.0 Longlands
Herdwick – 352.0 Gillside
Scotch Blackfaced – 351.0, 347.0 Greystone House; 336.0 Gall Farm; 336.0 Livingstone; 330.0 Ireshope Plains
Mule – 346.0, 338.0 Livingstone; 343.0 Low Moor; 338.0, 331.0 Fog Close; 336.0, 331.0 Gall Farm; 336.0, 331.0, 328.0 Waterside House; 333.0 Crosby Hall; 332.0 Black Leases; 331.0 Low Garth; 329.0, 324.0 Street House; 326.0 Riggshield; 326.0 Milburn Grange; 324.0, 322.0, 320.0 Hole House; 323.0 Stoneybeck; 320.0 Shap Abbey; 320.0 Westray Farm; 320.0 Nether Stenries
Cheviot Mule – 336.0 Bank Hall; 335.0 Crosby Hall
Swaledale – 333.0 Brewery House Barn

Prime Hoggs £/head
Continental - £212, £212, £200 High House Farm; £210 Gillside; £208, £200, £199, £198, £195, £190, £189, £188 Grange Walls; £206, £204, £200, £196, £190, £188, £185 Holme House; £200, £191, £186 Bolton Wood Lane Farm; £200 Belvedene; £198 Reagill Grange; £196 Manor Farm; £196, £187 Wreay Hall Farm; £195, £194, £188, Bridge House; £195, £189 East Cliff; £189 Beeches; £189 Blackfold; £188 Waterside Farm; £188 Low Moor Dyke; £188 Waterside House; £187 Sceugh Dyke; £186 Davygill
Texel - £200, £180 Grange Walls; £176 Low Row
Charollais - £193, £189, £182 Grange Walls
Suffolk - £193, £188, £180 Holme House; £183 Sceugh Dyke; £182 Wreay Hall Farm; £180 Hill Crest; £180, £174 Nether Stenries; £178 The Gate; £178 Tarn End; £178, £170 Grange Walls; £174 Green Gill Farm; £173 East Cliff; £173 Nook Farm
Beltex - £192, £188, £182, £174, £172 Ranbeck; £173, £170 Low Row
Cheviot - £181, £170 Ranbeck; £178 Gillside; £170, £156, £154 Ireshope Plains; £162 Black Leases; £158 Midtown Farm; £152 Crosby Hall
Dutch Spotted - £180 Bank Hall; £170 The Gate
Mule - £178 Bridge House; £165 Ranbeck; £164, £162, £151 Waterside House; £162, £160, £159, £158 Hole House; £159, £158 Street House; £159 Livingstone; £158 Low Moor; £158, £150 Milburn Grange; £157 Westray Farm; £156 Black Leases; £152 Fog Close; £152 Stoneybeck Farm; £150 Riggshield; £150 Crosby Hall; £149 Low Garth; £149 Crindledyke
Zwartble - £160 Ireshope Plains; £156 Low Moor
Scotch Blackfaced - £160, £152 Ireshope Plains; £158, £149 Greystone House
Bluefaced Leicester - £159 Grassknop Farm; £150 Sanders Close
Cheviot Mule - £154 Crosby Hall; £151 Bank Hall
Herdwick - £148 Gillside
Swaledale - £133 Brewery House Barn

Cast Ewes £/head
Texel (av £182.90) - £315, £255, £205, £195, £182, £180 Swalesmoor Farm; £300, £185, £180 Belvedene; £270, £255 Greenacres; £270, £265, £230 Glenroyd Road; £245 Bridge End; £225 Thorns Farm; £200 Cairnbridge Farm; £200 Bridge House
Continental (av £132.64) - £280, £220, £178, £175, £165 Holme House; £200, £184, £176, £160 Glenroyd Road; £195, £178, £161 Thorns Farm; £195, £170 Shap Abbey; £190, £180, £170, £168 Backmuir Farm; £190, £160 Newbiggin Farms; £188, £174 The Gate; £185, £170, £165 Belvedene; £175, £168 The Wath; £175 Swalesmoor Farm; £174, £160 Cragg House; £185, £168 Galloper Park; £170 Bracken Bank; £165 Ratten Castle; £160 Brayton Road; £160 Dufton House; £160 Stoneybeck Farm
Charollais (av £148.44) - £240, £175, £168, £162 Holme House; £200, £200, £160 Glenroyd Road; £180 Belvedene
Suffolk (av £150.40) - £202 Swalesmoor Farm; £195, £185, £174, £172, £168, £166, £162, £154 Holme House; £190, £188, £185, £179, £178, £166, £164, £150 Glenroyd Road; £185, £160 Brayton Road; £182, £162, £158 The Gate; £180, £172 Friars Rigg; £180, £160 Backmuir Farm; £170, £165, £150 Greenacres; £166, £164, £156 Belvedene; £162, £152 Glebe Cottage; £160 Huntley Lodge Farm; £160 Cragg House; £158 Cairnbridge Farm; £158 Bridge End; £155 Shap Abbey
Beltex (av £172.50) - £200, £180, £170 Shap Abbey; £170 Stubsgill Farm; £170 Low Garth
Dutch Spotted (av - £180.00) - £180 Belvedene
Bluefaced Leicester (av £120) - £160 Sanders Close; £142 Applegarth
Cheviot (av £104.08) - £150 Hay Close; £144 Swalesmoor Farm; £140 Galloper Park; £138, £130 Greenacres; £134 Huntley Lodge Farm; £134 Belmount; £130, £120 Thorns Farm; £124 Backmuir Farm; £122 Osmond Flatt; £122 Glebe Cottage; £122 Crewgarth
Mule (av £116.38) - £150 Bracken Bank; £138 South View; £138, £133, £128, £120 Backmuir Farm; £136, £126 Newbiggin Farms; £134 Lea Farm; £133, £126, £121 Glebe Cottage; £133, £121 Swalesmoor Road; £130 Stoneybeck Farm; £128, £122 Glenroyd Road; £127 Applegarth; £126 Greenacres; £123 Crewgarth; £122 Osmond Flatt; £121 Thorns Farm
Cheviot Mule (av £124.78) - £136 Swalesmoor Farm; £135, £130, £125 The Wath; £132 Backmuir Farm; £130 Glebe Cottage; £126 Home House
Scotch Blackfaced (av £92.50) - £117, £114, £99, £96 Collin Farm; £112, £100 Backmuir Farm; £108, £92 Holme House; £100 Thorns Farm; £95 Skirling Mains Farm; £92 Greenacres
Swaledale (av £61.73) - £108 Brook Field; £98 Stubbsgill Farm; £96 Applegarth; £90 Waterside House; £88 Shield Hill Top; £86 Brewery House Barn; £86 Gale Hall; £86 Shap Abbey; £86 Fell End
Herdwick (av £53.44) – £80 Waterside House; £73 Ulcatrow
Jacob (av £64.40) - £80 Greenacres

Cast Rams £/head
Charollais – £200 Backmuir Farm; £185 The Gate
Continental - £190, £180 Glenroyd Road; £185 Sickergill; £180 Thorns Farm; £170, £155, £150 Stubsgill Farm; £165 Grassknop; £155 The Wath; £150 Westray; £150 Shap Abbey; £150 Cairnbridge Farm; £150 Greenacres; £150 Holme House
Suffolk - £185 Holme House; £165 Thorns Farm; £150 South View
Bluefaced Leicester – £175 Hurstbrook; £170 Shield Hill Top
Texel - £170 The Gate; £165 Bridge House
Rouge - £170 Bridge House
Cheviot - £132 Belvedene; £130 Thorns Farms