Prime Sheep - 24.04.24

Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 4779 prime sheep, comprising 2010 prime hoggs & 2,769 cast ewes & rams.

Another strong entry of just over 2000 Hoggs with meaty well finished sheep continuing to sell exceptionally well. However, these runs of sheep were in very short supply with a huge majority being unfinished. A whole sale average of 387ppk achieved.

Top price today of 518ppk for 3 Beltex at 39kg achieving £202 from Messrs R & J M Ridley, Ranbeck. Closely followed at 516ppk for 10 at 44kg selling for £227 from Messrs W R & F D Siddle, Honeypot. Top price per head of £252 for 2 at 64kg from Messrs A H Ritson, Ireby Hall with this homes run of 27 selling to average £218.59. Messrs B Taylor, Thwaite Hall sold a great run of heavy Suffolk hoggs to average £224. Scotch Blackface hoggs sold to £419ppk for 43kg achieving £180 from Williamson Bros, Greenhills Farm.

Cheviots sold to 424ppk for a pen of 25 at 45kg achieving £191 from Messrs R & J M Ridley, Ranbeck.

Once again as we proceed through the week the trade erupts and were back to a Wednesday bonanza!! With most certainly the dearest trade ever witnessed for the ewes with 2770 sold averaging £158.90.

It’s all just facts and figures with nothing inflated here. 614 Suffolk ewes sold to average £184.78!! with a top of £238 ahead achieved for 8 from Mr A Straney, Glenroyd, with the same home selling 19 Suffolks to £234 and 19 Suffolks to £230, with a total of 147 selling over £200.

A grand total of 388 sold over £200 topping at £295 twice from Holme House firstly with a pen of 7 selling to Romford Halal, Essex and a pair of Texels to A J Meats, Birmingham.

Charollais once again proves to be very popular with 280 sold to average £190.03. Topping at £280 for a pen of 5.

A smaller show of Mule and Horned ewes which left orders uncomplete! Topping at £188 for Scotch Mules from Messrs Sowerby, Sycamore Rise with numerous heavies £170 plus. Scotch Blackface topped at £145 for a pen of 21 from Little Farm.

Cast Rams sold extremely well regularly £200 plus topping at £250 from Mr W J Messanger, Howes Farm selling to Mr D Kemp. With 81 tups sold to average £170.68.

With Qurbani fast approaching this is the ideal time to be gathering up and any geld ewes and making the most of the trade at hand.


Leading Prices
Prime Hoggs p/kg
Continental – 518.0, 472.0, 464.0, 462.0, 408.30 Ranbeck; 492.0, 451.0, 400.0 Shap Abbey; 460.0, 437.0, 422.0, 396.0 Galleywreay Farm; 458.0, 448.0, 404.0, 396.0 Blackfold; 447.0, 433.0 Gillside; 443.0, 415.0, 412.0 New Springs Farm; 432.0, 400.0, 395.0 Oaklands; 426.0, 416.0 Lower Gate; 419.0, 414.0, 407.0, 400.0, 396.0, 393.0 Ireshope Plains; 414.0 Leigh Croft; 409.0 Drumreach Farm; 404.0, 391.0 Clea Hall; 400.0 Thrang Cragg; 398.0 Backmuir Farm; 393.0 Grange Walls; 392.0 Holme House; 390.0 How Hill; 390.0 Town Head
Texel – 516.0, 500.0, 453.0, 424.0, 422.0, 409.0, 407.0, 404.0, 396.0 Honeypot; 466.0, 407.0, 397.0 Holme House; 461.0 Gaitsgill Hall; 457.0 Haltcliffe Bridge; 453.0 Crewgarth; 453.0 Galleywreay Farm; 448.0, 424.0, 410.0, 395.0 Reagill Grange; 442.0, 441.0, 420.0 Sleddale Hall; 431.0 Waterside Farm; 430.0, 429.0, 402.0 Town Head; 424.0 Petteril Green; 423.0, 404.0 Grange Walls; 420.0 Murrah Hall; 416.0 Smallthwaite House; 413.0, 397.0, 396.0 Ireby Hall; 411.0, 405.0, 395.0 North Netherscales; 406.0, 404.0 East Cliff; 405.0, 405.0, 400.0 Scales Farm; 404.0 Clea Hall; 404.0 Pear Tree House; 402.0 Old Parks; 400.0 Dalmagarry Farm; 395.0 Langton Gate; 395.0 Crewgarth;
Beltex – 455.0, 423.0, 400.0 High Green Hill; 453.0, 443.0, 430.0, 411.0, 408.0 Petteril Green; 444.0, 421.0, 404.0 Gillside
Cheviot – 424.0, 400.0, 390.0 Ranbeck; 420.0 Murrah Hall; 419.0, 388.0 Brownrigg Hall Farm; 415.0 Townend Farm; 402.0, 385.0, 384.0 Winter Crag; 402.0, 395.0 Greenhills Farm; 385.0 Langton Gate; 383.0 Galleywreay Farm; 380.0 Blackfold; 376.0 Belvedene
Scotch Blackfaced – 419.0, 365.0, 363.0, 362.0, 361.0 Greenhills Farm; 400.0, 388.0, 381.0 Netherscales; 371.0 Gaitsgill Hall; 368.0, 365.0 Brisco Hill; 365.0 Wham Head Farm; 360.0 Dalmagarry Farm
B.D.M. – 417.0 Ireshope Plains
Suffolk X – 398.0 Shire Lodge; 393.0 East Cliff; 392.0 Sleddale Hall; 391.0 Drumreach Farm; 390.0 Ireshope Plains; 390.0 Holme House; 389.0 Springs Farm; 385.0 Honeypot; 380.0 Townhead; 378.0, 372.0 Smallthwaite House; 370.0 Town Head
Mule – 393.0 Crewgarth; 372.0 Honeypot; 369.0 Old Parks; 367.0 Dalmagarry Farm; 360.0 Lower Gate Farm; 360.0 Street House
Swaledale – 375.0 Street House; 366.0, 341.0 Ireshope Plains; 364.0 Brewery House Barn
Herdwick – 328.0 Millbeck Hall

Prime Hoggs £/head
Texel - £252, £234, £227, £218, £214, £210, £206 Ireby Hall; £246, £244, £228, £225, £214, £205, £202 Holme House; £234 Thwaite Hall; £234, £229, £227, £225, £220, £218, £216, £215, £210, £201 Honeypot; £228, £208 Petteril Green; £220, £212 Grange Walls; £219, £218 East Cliff; £210 Clea Hall; £208, £206 Reagill Grange; £208 Espland; £206, £202 Pear Tree House; £204 Galleywreay Farm; £202 Smallthwaite House; £200 Dalmagarry Farm
Suffolk X- £240, £200 Grange Walls; £226, £222, £219 Thwaite Hall; £226 Holme House; £220, £216 East Cliff; £212 Dunfell House; £208 Hill Crest; £201 Smallthwaite House; £200 Summer Grange; £200 Honeypot
Beltex - £232, £222, £218, £212, £208 Petteril Green; £214, £200 Gillside;
Continental - £232, £230, £220, £208, £206, £200 Holme House; £228, £210, Grange Walls; £220 Hill Crest; £220 Ireby Hall; £220, £206, £202 Blackfold; £214, £212, £200 Ireshope Plains; £212 Summer Grange; £212, £208, £204, £202 Ranbeck; £210 Hill Crest; £210 Clea Hall; £204 New Springs Farm
Mule - £223 Honeypot; £180 Dalmagarry Farm; £180 Howrigg; £180 Street House
Cheviot - £206, £194 Blackfold; £195, £191 Ranbeck; £189 Murrah Hall; £185 Greenhills Farm
B.D.M. - £196 Ireshope Plains
Swaledale - £184, £161 Ireshope Plains; £165 Street House; £164 Brewery House Barn; £160 Ghyll House
Scotch Blackfaced - £180 Greenhills Farm; £180 North Netherscales; £179 Shire Lodge
Herdwick - £154 Millbeck Hall

Cast Ewes £/head
Texel (av £192.86) - £295, £275, £268, £212 Holme House; £290, £260 Glenroyd Road; £270, £264, £248, £218, £214, £200 Belvedene; £260, £225, £192, £190 Tarn End; £240, £190 East View; £210, £205 Clifton Moor Farm; £210, £200 Sycamore Rise; £240 Waterside Farm; £205 High Green Hill; £205 Huntly Lodge Farm; £205 Blackfold; £200, £195 Summer Grange; £195 Greenacres; £192 Salkeld Road; £190 Bridge End
Continental (av £159.85) - £290, £250, £235, £210, £200, £199, £194 Glenroyd Road; £260 Howes Farm; £252, £225, £202, £199, £198, £194 Belvedene; £245, £216, £200, £198, £196, £192, £190 Summer Grange; £232, £204, £202, £200, £197 Tarn End; £222, £190 Holme House; £220 Greenacres; £218, £214, £200, £192 Backmuir Farm; £212, £190 Greenlands; £196 Pear Tree House; £194 Peterhouse; £195, £190 Huntley Lodge Farm;
Charollais (av £190.03) - £280, £232, £218, £216, £214 £196, £194 Holme House; £265 Gate & West Farm; £232 Summer Grange; £222, £212, £210 Glenroyd Road; £200 Tarn End
Suffolk X (av £184.78) - £238, £235, £234, £230, £216, £192, £190 Glenroyd Road; £238, £218, £201, £199, £194 Holme House; £230, £210 Bridge End; £229, £228, £220, £200 Belvedene; £224 Skygarth; £222, £220, £205 Backmuir Farm; £220, £216, £209, £200, £198, £194, £192 Summer Grange; £206, £201, £199, £198, £191 Tarn End; £196 Gate & West Farm; £196 East View; £195 Braithwaite Mill
Bluefaced Leicester (av £154.50) - £200 Tarn End; £170 Kerburne; £158, £148 Belvedene
Beltex (av £185.00) - £195, £175 Shap Abbey
Cheviot (av £128.66) - £190, £178, £166, £162, £144 Backmuir Farm; £188 Holme House; £170, £164 Dacre Banks; £152 Belvendene; £147, £143 Nook Farm; £146 Backmuir Farm; £142 Scofton:
Mule (av £145.20) - £188 High Harberwain; £188, £170, £150 Sycamore Rise; £180 Dunfell House; £178, £161 Backmuir Farm; £176, £142 Belvedene; £173, £149 Blands Farm; £171 Skygarth; £170 East View; £168, £164, £144 Huntly Lodge Farm; £160 How Hill; £158 Glenroyd Road; £158 Braithwaite Mill; £158 Town Head; £157, £151, £148, £140 Summer Grange; £156 Longlands; £156, £146 Gate & West Farm; £154 Salkeld Road; £152 Rigg House Farm; £150 Home Farm; £150 Millrigg Farm; £150, £145 Bank Farm; £148 Leigh Croft; £148 Pear Tree House; £148 Holme House; £143 Oaklands; £142 Galleywreay Farm; £142 High Green Hill; £140 Gallowberry; £140 Brewery House Barn
Rouge (av £175.00) - £175 Glenroyd Road
B.D.M. (av £170.00) - £170 Belvedene
Zwartble (av £155.75) - £166 Greenacres; £162 Belbedene; £160 How Hill
Cheviot Mule (av £164.00) - £164 Galleywreay Farm
Kerry (av £115.33) - £146 Backmuir Farm
Scotch Blackfaced (av £121.32) - £145 Little Farm; £138 Backmuir Farm; £136 Bridge End; £134, £115 Tarn End; £134 Holme House; £134, £120 Greenacres; £126 Drumreach Farm; £118 Dalmagarry Farm; £116 Kerburne
Swaledale (av £85.80) - £128 Peterhouse; £118, £115, £106 Castle Nook; £116 Mellgates; £114 Brewery House Barn; £110 High Crossgill; £108 Kerburne; £105 Mosedale End; £105 Bridge End Farm
Herdwick (av £85.81) - £96, £80 Millbeck Hall; £82 Beeches Farm

Cast Rams £/head
Continental - £250 Howe Farm; £232, £212, £175 Holme House; £205 Midtown Farm; £172, £170 Backmuir Farm; £170 Glenroyd Road
Charollais - £230 Glenroyd Road; £215 Tarn End
Texel - £205 East View; £180 Espland, £170 Glenroyd Road; £170 Tarn End
Suffolk X - £180 Summer Grange; £170 East View
Bluefaced Leicester - £170 Holme House; £154, £128 Hewgill House
Jacob - £166 Glenroyd Road
Scotch Blackfaced – £130 Greenacres
Cheviot - £130 Greenacres
Swaledale - £118, £114 Greenacres
Herdwick - £106 Millbeck Hall