Prime Sheep - 17.04.24

Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 5,978 prime sheep, comprising 2,800 prime hoggs & 3,178 cast ewes & rams.

Another great entry of prime hoggs forward with all classes still in strong demand and heavy hoggs selling exceptionally well. The sale topped at 549ppk for a pen of 10 Texel hoggs, weighing 41kg, realising £225 from Messrs R & JM Ridley, Ranbeck. This was closely followed at 537ppk for a pen of 7 Beltex hoggs, weighing 43kg, achieving £231 from Messrs W Gribbon & Co, Waterside Farm.

Heavy hoggs topped at 490ppk for a pair of Texels, weighing 51kg from Messrs W & SE Dickinson, Kirkbarrow Hall, realising £250 per head.

A top price per head of £268 was achieved for a pair of 58kg Continental hoggs from Grange Walls, with three other vendors selling hoggs to £264. A total of 36 lots or 164 hoggs sold in excess of £241 per head.

Suffolks topped at £262 for a single weighing 77kg from Mr B Taylor, Thwaite Hall. A pen of 10 Suffolks realised 410ppk for 52kg from Messrs JL Potter & Sons, Town Head, achieving £214 per head.

Hill hoggs again sold very well, with Scotch Blackfaced hoggs weighing 57kg realising £200, for a pen of 6 from Mr D Crew, Gall Farm. Messrs W & SE Dicksinson, Kirkbarrow Hall, topped at 418ppk for a pen of 26, weighing 44kg, realising £184. Swaledales sold to 388ppk/£186 for a pen of 22, weighing 48kg from Messrs Lightfoot, Gillside.

Once again, all classes are in high demand and we require your stock weekly here at Penrith, please contact Andrew Maughan on 07717611952, or Paul Gardner on 07552 589141 with any enquiries.

Greater numbers came forward in the ewe section, with a sale average of £154.42.

Pretty much a mirror image of last weeks sale trade and demand. Topping the sale at £300 went to Mr C B Abernethy, Belvdene with a superb Texel Ewe selling to Pak Mecca Meats, Birmingham.

Suffolks again romped into £234, for 5 pure ewes also from Belvedene, with all 781 sold, averaging £168.47.

5 Huge Charollais ewes from Gate and West Farm, achieved £265 with plenty of others £200 plus. Messrs J J Henderson, Park House sold a ring full of 24 English Mule realising £173.

Horned ewes fell along way short of buyer’s requirements. Topping at £140 for a pen of 18 Northumberland Blackies from Lane End Farm with over 300 Blackies sold to average £117.21.

Swaledale topped at £132 from Messrs Bousfield, Renwick. Cast Rams with weight comfortably £200 ahead plus topping at £218.

Leading Prices

Prime Hoggs p/kg
Texel – 549.0, 505.0 Ranbeck; 532.0, 500.0, 495.0, 445.0 (2), 444.0, 440.0 High Knipe; 526.0 Bank House; 512.0 Brockwoodlees Farm; 495.0, 490.0, 452.0 Sickergill; 490.0, 481.0 Kirkbarrow Hall; 489.0 Clea Hall; 481.0 Wham Head Farm; 476.0, 465.0 Ainstable Hall; 474.0 Garth House; 462.0, 460.0, 444.0 Sleddale Hall; 457.0, 445.0 Towcett Farm; 442.0 Waterside Farm
Beltex – 537.0, 524.0, 455.0 Waterside Farm; 458.0 Ainstable Hall
Continental – 536.0, 479.0 Brockwoodlees Farm; 529.0, 504.0, 500.0, 488.0, 480.0, 460.0 (3), 454.0, 448.0, 444.0 Kirkbarrow Hall; 516.0, 458.0 Honeypot; 513.0, 448.0 Town Head (Potter); 509.0, 482.0, 477.0, 441.0 Gillside; 495.0, 479.0, 442.0 Petteril Green; 494.0, 460.0 Ainstable Hall; 474.0 Clea Hall; 472.0 School Hill; 468.0 Ranbeck; 462.0, 457.0 Grange Walls; 459.0 East Cliff; 453.0 West View (Davidson); 450.0 Totney Farm; 448.0 Black Leases; 447.0 Bedlands Gate; 440.0 Torgormack
Cheviot – 468.0, 427.0 (2), 419.0, 408.0 Ranbeck; 417.0 Merryvale; 414.0, 412.0, 395.0 High Knipe; 413.0 Black Leases; 413.0, 412.0 Clea Hall; 400.0 Honeypot; 391.0 Wham Head Farm; 390.0, 383.0 (2) High Lodore Farm; 386.0 Blackfold; 380.0 Capplegill
Scotch Blackfaced – 418.0, 416.0, 414.0, 409.0, 405.0 Kirkbarrow Hall; 407.0, 396.0 Ireshope Plains; 405.0 (2) Greystone House (Addison); 388.0, 380.0 Blackfold; 387.0, 385.0 Wham Head Farm; 386.0 Sceugh Dyke
Suffolk – 411.0, 409.0 East Cliff; 410.0 Town Head (Potter); 409.0, 400.0 Sleddale Hall; 404.0 (2), 386.0 Holme House; 400.0, 392.0, 385.0 Honeypot; 396.0, 382.0 Smallthwaite Farm; 393.0 North Blackbogs; 393.0, 387.0, 380.0 Grange Walls; 387.0 Lower Gate Farm; 385.0 Thwaite Hall; 383.0 High Knipe
Mule – 410.0 Ireshope Plains; 400.0 Street House (Maughan); 391.0 Sleddale Hall; 390.0, 378.0 Wham Head Farm; 383.0 Town Head (Potter); 380.0 Sceugh Dyke; 370.0 Grange Walls; 370.0 Gall Farm
Badgerfaced – 410.0 Clearview Farm Lodge
Cheviot Mule – 393.0 Westfield House Farm; 392.0 Towcett Farm; 392.0 Ranbeck
Swaledale – 388.0 Gillside; 385.0 Street House (Maughan); 383.0 Howtown Hotel; 380.0 Brewery House Barn; 376.0 Wham Head Farm; 373.0 Hill Top (Bell)
Herdwick – 388.0, 370.0 High Lodore Farm; 372.0, 356.0 Low Braithwaite Farm

Prime Hoggs £/head
Continental - £268, £260 (2), £242, £238, £230, £224 Grange Walls; £258 Torgormack; £248, £247, £244 Holme House; £243, £226, £224 Honeypot; £245 (2), £242, £238, £236 (2), £230 Kirkbarrow Hall; £239 (2), £234 East Cliff; £236, £235, £234, £230 (2), £228 Petteril Green; £234, £232, £228 Ainstable Hall; £229 High Knipe; £228 Nether Overhill; £224 (2) Gillside; £223 Blackfold
Texel - £264, £254, £246, £244, £241 Towcett Farm; £264, £252, £247 High House Farm (Nevinson); £264 Glebelands; £261, £252 Holme House; £250 (2) Thwaite Hall; £250 (2) Kirkbarrow Hall; £246, £232, £214 Ainstable Hall; £242, £236, £234, £218 (3), £215 (2) High Knipe; £234 Bustabeck; £230, £223, £222, £217 Sleddale Hall; £230 Clea Hall; £226 Grange Walls; £225, £223, £217 Ranbeck; £224 Park House (Henderson); £218 Waterside Farm; £218 Garth House; £215 Brockwoodlees
Suffolk - £262, £254, £234 Thwaite Hall; £254, £232 Grange Walls; £234, £229 East Cliff; £231, £208 Honeypot; £230 Ireshope Plains; £222 High Knipe; £220, £214, £202 Holme House; £214 Smallthwaite Farm; £213 Town Head (Potter); £204 Broomhill; £204 Sceugh Dyke; £204 Sleddale Hall
Charollais - £250 Holme House; £226 Tarn End; £224 Grange Walls
Dutch Spotted - £244 Holme House
Beltex - £238 Ainstable Hall; £231, £220, £200 Waterside Farm
Cheviot - £229, £214, £211 High Knipe; £206, £200, £192 (2) Ranbeck; £200 Merryvale; £197 Blackfold; £194 Black Leases; £194 Clea Hall
Mule - £210, £180 Ireshope Plains; £199 Town Head (Potter); £196 Low Moorside; £188 Street House (Maughan); £187 Black Leases; £185 Grange Walls; £185 Wham Head Farm; £184 Sleddale Hall; £182 Howtown Hotel
Cheviot Mule - £208 Towcett Farm; £196 Ranbeck; £190 Doddick; £182 Bank Hall; £181 Westfield House Farm
Scotch Blackfaced - £200 Gall Farm; £198, £194 Blackfold; £192, £184, £183, £182 Kirkbarrow Hall; £186, £182, £176, £175 Ireshope Plains; £182 Scratchmere Scar
Swaledale - £186 Gillside; £181 Street House (Maughan); £180, £178 Howtown Hotel; £175 Brewery House Barn
Herdwick - £171 (2) Low Braithwaite Farm; £167, £137 High Lodore Farm; £146 Howtown Hotel

Cast Ewes £/head
Texel (av £206.88) - £300, £260, £215, £200, £195 Belvedene; £285, £260, £235, £220, £215, £212, £209 Glenroyd Road; £270, £218, £210 Tarn End; £265, £245, £240, £220 (2), £212 Holme House; £250, £215, £205 Lane End; £250 Huntly Lodge Farm; £198, £192 Waterside Farm; £196 Pringle House; £195 Gillside; £190 Brougham Castle
Charollais (av £177.29) - £260 Gate & West Farm; £255, £240, £225 (2), £208, £188 Glenroyd Road; £240 Lane End; £226 Tarn End; £225, £222, £192 Holme House; £195 Belvedene
Rouge - £250 Holme House
Continental (av £157.82) - £235, £195, £190 (2) Huntly Lodge Farm; £225, £194, £190 Glenroyd Road; £216 Townhead Farm (Sowerby); £215 Torgormack; £213, £190 (2) Holme House; £208 (3), £192 (2), £190 Tarn End; £200 Drumreach Farm; £198, £192, £190 Belvedene; £198 Gate & West Farm
Suffolk (av £168.47) - £234, £198 (3), £190, £184 Belvedene; £222, £195, £188 Holme House; £220, £208, £192, £183 Glenroyd Road; £196, £184 Totney Farm; £195 (2), £186 Gate & West Farm; £185 West End; £184 Tarn End
Bluefaced Leicester (av £154.24) - £187 Belvedene; £184 Pinewood; £165 Lane End; £154 Huntly Lodge Farm
Cheviot (av £135.93) - £185 Barrock End; £166 Huntly Lodge Farm; £162, £148 Greenacres; £161 Holme House; £158 Blackfold; £155 Banks Farm; £148 (2) Drumreach Farm; £147 Belvedene; £146 Torgormack; £146 Tarn End; £146 Glenroyd Road
Cheviot Mule (av £149.58) - £176, £163 Belvedene; £172 Barrock End; £150 Tarn End
Zwartble (av £163.78) - £175 Belvedene; £168 Huntly Lodge Farm; £155 Sunny Bank; £155 Drumreach Farm
Mule (av £141.68) - £173, £157 Park House (Henderson); £172 Ratten Castle; £166, £150 West End; £159 Banks Farm; £155 Barrock End; £154, £149 Glenroyd Road; £154, £147 Gate & West Farm; £154 Ainstable Hall; £154 Torgormack; £154 Archer Hill; £152 Huntly Lodge Farm; £150 Eden Terrace; £150 Greengill Bank; £150 Town End Farm (Crocker); £148, £146 Belvedene; £148 Millrigg Farm; £146 Ireshope Plains; £146 Tarn End; £146 Brewery House Barn; £146 Totney Farm; £146 Holme House
Scotch Blackfaced (av £117.21) - £140, £122 Lane End; £136, £128, £126, £122, £114, £109 Tarn End; £135 Huntly Lodge Farm; £134 Torgormack; £130, £114 Holme House; £129, £120, £104 Glenroyd Road; £126, £122 Banks Farm; £126 Blackfold; £126 Brewery House Barn; £124 Drumreach Farm; £115 Greenacres
Swaledale (av £74.11) - £132 Laypool; £115 Low Mill; £100 Pinewood

Cast Rams £/head
Continental - £218, £195 Tarn End; £215 Holme House; £205 Glenroyd Road; £190 Gate & West Farm; £188 Totney Farm
Texel - £215 Brockwoodlees Farm; £205 Lane End
Charollais - £210 Lane End; £205 Glenroyd Road; £186 Gate & West Farm
Bluefaced Leicester - £175 Holme House
Llyen - £172 Glenroyd Road
Scotch Blackfaced – £132 Belvedene
Swaledale - £130 Gillside
Herdwick - £120 Gillside; £117 Noran Bank Farm