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On Friday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their sale of 392 Breeding Sheep.

A very busy ring side of buyers were present, a reflection of the up-turn in the weather and prosperous trade in the prime ring. The sale averaged a hefty £90 a life the majority forward aged and broken mouthed Ewes.

Several consignments sold averaged in excess of £100 ahead with Mr T Brogden, Hellbeck averaging £107.45, topping at £126 for full mouth Texel Ewes with twin lambs at foot.

Mr WJ Messenger, Howes Farm, sold two cracking pens of 3-shear Mule Ewes with twin Suffolk lambs to £97 & £96 a life, £291 a family.

Mr KJ Batty, Dryevers, sold a consignment of first-cross Texel shearlings with twin lambs at foot to average £116.38 topping at £122.

Our next sale of breeding sheep, the Annual “New Fair” Prize Show & Sale of Hoggs, Ewes & Shearlings with Lambs at Foot & Geld Gimmer Hoggs “Troutbeck” Sale of Swaledale, Herdwick & Hill-bred Ewes with Lambs at Foot will be held on will be held on Tuesday 7th May, entries close Noon Tuesday 30th April.

Leading Prices
Ewes & Lambs
Texel - £126, £115, £106, £96 Sandwick Farm; £126 Howes Farm; £108, £104 Lodge Farm; £102, £100, £92, £90 Midtown Farm (Fisher); £101, £98 (2) Melbourne House
Continental - £126, £112, £96 Hellbeck; £122, £114, £112 Marton Gill; £122, £102 Colby Hall; £112 Sandwick Farm; £100 Hillandale
Cheviot - £103, £86 Herdship Farm
Suffolk - £103 The Beeches
Mule - £98 Hellbeck; £97 (2) Howes Farm; £92 The Beeches; £91, £89 Midtown Farm (Fisher); £90 Colby Hall

Shearlings & Lambs
Continental - £122 Dryevers; £100 Lodge Farm
Texel - £112 Dryevers; £100, £98 Howes Farm

Hoggs & Lambs
Texel - £98 Burblethwaite Farm