Prime Sheep - 06.03.24

On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 6,717 prime sheep, comprising of 3,027 prime hoggs & 3,690 cast ewes & rams.

The prime hogg trade continues to surpass everyone’s expectations with a whole sale average of £167.78 (370p/kg) SQQ.

Top price of 468ppk (£187) was achieved for a pair of Continentals weighing 40kg from Messrs R W & G Dickinson, High Knipe. This was closely followed by another pair from the same home weighing 42kg to realise 467ppk (£196).

A top price per head of £224 was achieved for a single Continental weighing 66kg from Grange Walls.

Messrs J G & R W Nevinson & Son, High House Farm had a consignment of nineteen heavy Continentals to average £201.37. Messrs W & S E Dickinson & Son, Kirkbarrow Hall, sold a great run of 107 expertly finished hoggs to average £198.13, this included a pen of 14 Scotch Blackface hoggs at 46kg achieving £173. Messrs F Savage & Sons, Petteril Green, sold their first draw of the season, with ninety-nine forward to average 46kg at 402ppk (£188.87).

Messrs T H Harrison, Sleddale Hall, sold Mules to £170 for 50kg. Messrs A Tiffin & Sons, Wham Head Farm, sold a pen of nine Scotch Blackfaced hoggs at 393ppk/£169 for 43kg. Messrs Fell, Chapel Farm, sold Cheviots to 405ppk (£170) for 42kg. Swaledales sold to a top of 342ppk (£164) for a pen of fourteen weighing 48kg from Messrs S & W Maughan.

103 hoggs in the sale sold in excess of £200, and seventy-eight hoggs sold in excess of 450ppk.

We have an increased numbers of hogg buyers present in Penrith and many more sheep can be easily sold to the vendors’ advantage.
A consecutively busy week in the cast ewe ring, with a huge entry and all buyers present and keen to purchase. All cast ewes & rams sold to average a hefty £124.43. Topping at £330 for a pen of Texel ewes from Holme House, purchased by Pak Mecca Meats, Birmingham.

A shortage of pure-bred ewes drove the trade throughout with other meaty types required to fulfil buyers’ orders.

637 Suffolk ewes were forward and achieved a breed average of £146.75. Topping at £220 for a pen of pures from Mr C B Abernethy, Belvedene, purchased by Mr D Kemp.

Once again, the horned ewes and Mules proved very popular to sell, this finding them £2-£3 per head more on the week again. All the Mules in the sale sold to average£116.70, topping at £148 from Backmuir Livestock, Aberdeen, purchased by Mr A Dawson. Strong Scotch Blackfaced ewes were again regularly £100 plus, topping at £118, and closely followed at £116 for a pen of sixteen from Backmuir Livestock.

Cast rams produced sharper returns, topping at £206 for a Suffolk X Texel from Mr J Bland, Clea Hall, purchased by Pak Mecca Meats, Birmingham. Several tups sold at £150 plus, with heavy tups comfortably £170-£200.

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 – 468.0, 466.0, 462.0, 441.0, 420.0, 415.0, 413.0 High Knipe; 467.0, 451.0, 432.0, 413.0, 409.0 Ranbeck; 466.0, 440.0, 424.0 Woodfoot; 465.0, 462.0, 451.0, 449.0, 436.0, 421.0, 413.0 Prior House; 464.0, 450.0, 430.0 Petteril Green; 454.0, 433.0 Scales Farm; 447.0, 432.0, 419.0 Brockwoodlees Farm; 442.0, 418.0, 409.0 Low Garth; 439.0 Lower Gate Farm; 431.0 Inshes Farm; 429.0, 422.0 Skelling Farm; 419.0 Plumpton Old Hall; 418.0 Wham Head Farm; 417.0 Towcett Farm; 416.0 Sleddale Hall; 413.0 Holme House; 410.0 Woodhouse; 410.0 Chapel Farm; 410.0 Bank House; 409.0 Low Garth
Beltex – 462.0, 438.0, 431.0, 412.0 Inglewood Edge
Texel – 451.0, 425.0, 418.0, 408.0, 400.0, 393.0 Galloper Park; 425.0 Oaklands; 385.0 Beck House Farm; 383.0 Braithwaite Mill
Cheviot – 405.0 Chapel Farm; 398.0 Wham Head Farm; 391.0, 381.0 Ranbeck; 389.0 Murrah Hall; 379.0, 352.0 Thrimby Hall; 377.0, 351.0 Capplegill; 366.0 High Knipe; 357.0 Howrigg
Scotch Blackfaced – 393.0 Wham Head Farm; 376.0 Kirkbarrow Hall; 354.0, 341.0 Ireshope Plains
Suffolk – 383.0 Plumpton Old Hall; 376.0, 351.0 Braithwaite Mill; 366.0 Shethin Farm; 364.0 Inshes Farm; 363.0, 358.0, 354.0 Holme House; 361.0 Bridge End; 360.0 Ireshope Plains; 357.0 Hill Crest; 355.0 Bridge House
Mule – 371.0, 329.0, 324.0 Old Parks; 364.0 Inshes Farm; 357.0, 346.0 Hole House; 351.0, 326.0 Low Abbey; 349.0 Sleddale Hall, 345.0 Low Garth; 338.0 Cotland Farm; 335.0 Westray Farm; 335.0 Hollins Farm; 333.0 Garth House; 332.0 Town Head (Hird); 330.0, 327.0 Fog Close; 322.0 Howrigg Farm; 320.0 Beck House Farm
Herdwick – 367.0 High Row Farm
Cheviot Mule – 345.0 Ranbeck; 342.0 Hunley Bank Farm; 341.0 Belvedene
Swaledale – 342.0 Street House; 318.0, 309.0 Hollins Farm; 307.0 Brewery House Barn

Prime Hoggs £/head
Continental - £224, £204, £200, £194 Grange Walls; £214, £205 Randalholme; £211, £207, £206, £205, £202 (2), £200, £199, £197, £195 Kirkbarrow Hall; £204, £200, £196, £194 Towcett Farm; £202, £198, £197, £196, £194 Prior House; £202, £200 High House Farm (Nevinson); £200, £198, £196 Holme House; £198, £196, £194 Ranbeck; £198, £195 Petteril Green; £197, £194 High Knipe; £196 Low Garth; £194 Thrimby Hall; £194 Grange Walls; £194 Belvedene
Suffolk - £212, £198, £194, £186, £173 Grange Walls; £192 Hallgarth; £191, £190, £189, £187, £185, £184 Holme House; £190 Belvedene; £186 Tarn End; £186 Wham Head Farm; £183 Shethin Farm; £182, £180, £174 Hill Crest; £177 Bridge End; £176 Town Head (Hird); £176 Sceugh Dyke
Texel - £200 Prior House; £192, £180 Braithwaite Mill
Charollais - £194 Grange House; £190 Albert House
Cheviot - £189, £183 High Knipe; £184; £179 Ranbeck; £180 Ireshope Plains; £179 Wham Head Farm; £172 Skelling Farm; £171 Murrah Hall; £170 Chapel Farm; £164 Howrigg; £160 Towcett Farm
Zwartble £186 Ireshope Plains
Beltex - £180 Inglewood Edge
Cheviot Mule - £176 Ranbeck; £154 Hunley Bank Farm
Scotch Blackfaced - £173 Kirkbarrow; £169 Wham Head Farm; £167, £145 Ireshope Plains
Mule - £170, £164, £159 Sleddale Hall; £166, £165, £164 Hole House; £164 Inshes Farm; £160 Sceugh Dyke; £159, £156 Old Parks; £159 Cotland Farm; £158 Low Abbey; £158 Howrigg; £152 Ireshope Plains; £150 Lower Gate Farm; £150 Garth House
Swaledale - £164 Street House (Maughan); £156 Hole House; £143 Hollins Farm
Herdwick - £154 High Row Farm; £150 Hollins Farm; £148 Gillside; £143 Clea Hall
Jacob - £144 Greenbank Farm

Cast Ewes £/head
Texel (av £199.17) - £330, £300, £265, £250, £180 Holme House; £300, £250, £225, £210, £188 Glenroyd Road; £285, £225, £205, £172 Belvedene; £270, £230, £185 Aspatria Hall; £260 Kirtle Vale; £250, £195 Backmuir Farm; £220, £190 Tarn End; £190 Undercragg; £185 Shethin Farm
Continental (av £137.11) - £295 Moor Platt Farm; £285, £240, £225, £195, £175, £174, £170 Kirtle Vale; £235, £230, £218, £190, £180, £176 Tarn End; £225, £205, £180 Holme House; £220, £182 Swalesmoor Farm; £220, £178 Rose Cottage; £210, £175, £172 Glenroyd Road; £205 Beck House Farm; £205 Greenacres; £195, £190, £170 High House (Dickinson); £190, £170 Whitehead Brow; £185 LowMill; £185 High Knipe; £180, £179 Howrigg Farm; £174, £170 Belvedene; £174 Backmuir Farm; £170 Sea View, £170 Low Garth
Charollais (av £157.35) - £240, £190, £160 Glenroyd Road; £195, £160 Holme House; £190, £160 Tarn End
Beltex (av £199.50) - £230 Tarn End; £220 Espland House; £172 Glenroyd Road
Suffolk (av £146.75) - £220, £195, £180, £172 Belvedene; £214, £182, £172 Tarn End; £205, £188, £178, £168 Glenroyd Road; £195, £170 Kirtle Vale; £195 Undercragg; £190, £182, £172 Holme House; £186 Hewer Hill; £182 Plumpton Old Hall; £176 Greenacres; £176 West Farm; £175 Whitehead Brow; £175 Low Mill; £174 Backmuir Farm; £168 Hall Garth; £168 Aspatria Hall
B.D.M. (av. £190.00) - £190 High House
Bluefaced Leicester (av £128.63) - £166 Bradley; £142 Holme House
Cheviot Mule (av £135.09) - £162 Thorns Farm; £150 West Farm; £140 Lansmere; £138 Backmuir Farm; £136 Osmond Flatt; £128 Auchtydore Farm; £123 Tarn End
Rouge (av. £160.00) - £160 Kirtle Vale
Zwartble (av £152.00) - £152 Shethin Farm; £152 Backmuir Farm
Cheviot (av £107.72) - £148 Swalesmoor Farm; £146, £142 Ivy Cottage; £145, £142 High Knipe; £143 Glenroyd Road; £138 Kirtle Vale; £138 Murrah Hall; £136, £129, £128 Backmuir Farm; £135 Skelling Farm; £132, £130 Belvedene; £130 Greenacres; £128 Thorns Farm; £124 Holme House
Mule (av. £116.70) - £147 Cotland Farm; £142 Plumpton Old Hall; £140 Thrimby Hall; £140 High Knipe; £134 Little Blencowe Farm; £132, £124 Osmond Flatt; £132 Demense (Robley); £130 Thorns Farm; £130 Backmuir Farm; £130 Bleabank; £130 Swalesmoor Farm; £129 Auchtydore Farm; £128 West Farm; £128 Applegarth; £127 Drumreach Farm; £126 Greenacres; £126 Ireby Hall; £126 Whitchester Farm; £124, £123 Belvedene; £124 Gill Brow
Scotch Blackface (av £85.80) - £118, £90 Thorns Farm; £116, £109, £88 Backmuir Farm; £106, £86, £83 Holme House; £106 Drumreach; £105, £101, £97 Tarn End; £99 Parkdargue; £90 Inshes Farm; £86 Bridge End; £84 Brewery House Barn; £81 Glenroyd Road
Easycare (av. £102.31) - £106 Backmuir Farm
Swaledale (av £65.31) - £96, £81 Cotland Farm; £96 Gordonhall Farm; £92 Undercragg; £92 Hole House; £86 Shethin Farm; £82 Well House (Strong); £81 Murton Hall; £81 Street House (Maughan); £80 Hollins Farm
Herdwick (av £55.21) - £80 Howtown Hotel

Cast Rams £/head
Suffolk - £206 Clea Hall; £172, £155 Belvedene; £170 Inshes Farm
Continental - £200, £190, £175, £150 Swalesmoor Farm; £200, £170, £150 Holme House; £190 Whitchester Farm; £180, £165, £150 Tarn End; £165 Glenroyd Road; £162 Inshes Farm; £162 Broomhill; £155 Cross Keys; £155 Galemire House; £150 Rietfontein
Charollais - £200, £165 Holme House; £175 Belvedene; £170 Tarn End
Bluefaced Leicester - £185 Thrimby Hall; £175 Swalesmoor Farm
Cheviot - £175 Swalesmoor Farm
Texel - £170 High House
Scotch Blackface - £128 Greenacres; £110 Tarn End
Jacob - £110 Garth House
Swaledale - £106 Low Abbey; £100 Low Mill