Dairy Sale - 29.03.24

On Friday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their sale of 55 Dairy Cattle.

A really busy ringside of buyers were forward to a larger entry of locally bred Dairy cattle. The sale topped at £2150 from Messrs G & E A Harrison, Mount Clifton with a young sweet Holstein Friesian heifer giving 37 litres selling to Messrs T J & J M Powley, Blands Farm. With this consignment of both heifers & fresh calved cows averaged £2025.

Second calved cows in great order and confirmation from Messrs Turnbull, Monks House topped at £2100 also being purchased by Messrs Powley.

The Incalf Heifers section attracted customers from all over the Country, Halifax, West Yorkshire to Sandbach, Cheshire topping at £1740 for a superb, British Friesian 7-month Incalf to the Aberdeen Angus selling to Mr D Hancock, with this consignment of 11 averaging £1508.18.

Dairy Shorthorn’s from local breeder Messrs G A & D Dent, Winton House topped at 1550gns for a pair of in calf heifers in calf to sexed Dairy Shorthorn.

All in all the fresh heifers averaged £1803.36 up on most peoples expectations.

Our next sale will be held on Friday 26th April, please advise all entries to the mart office by Noon Thursday 18th April. Entries already include 12 fresh heifers and cows from Messrs G & E A Harrison, Mount Clifton. Please contact Andrew Maughan on 07717611952 with enquires.

Leading Prices
In-milk Heifers
Holstein - £2150, £2100, £2000 (2) Mount Clifton; £2000 Monks House; £1700, £1640, £1620 Cumcatch; £1700 Williamsgill

In-milk Cows
Holstein - £2100 Monks House; £1950 (2) Mount Clifton

In-calf Heifers
British Friesian - £1740, £1720, £1650 (2), £1580, £1550, £1500, £1350, £1300 (2) Low Brow
Dairy Shorthorn – 1680gns, 1627.50gns (2) Winton House

Maiden Heifers
British Friesian - £900 (2), £890, £860, £820, £800 Sootyhill