Prime Sheep - 22.05.24
On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 4,816 prime sheep, comprising 151 spring lambs, 1,882 prime hoggs & 2,783 cast ewes & rams.
With demand still strong for all classes of Prime Lambs averaging 433ppk. Topping the sale at 491ppk for 1 at 44kg or £216 from Messrs J D Crichton, High House. Top price per head of £220 for 56kg from Mr J Stalker, Ratten Castle. Mr G T Falder, Macey Bank sold 2 at 40kg to £196 or 490ppk. Messrs Cannon, Low Abbey sold 13 heavy Suffolk X to average 48kg, 422ppk or £204.77. All classes of Spring Lambs are growing in demand and many more can be sold here in Penrith.
Another strong entry of 1882 Hoggs were forward, 800 up on the same week last year. A larger gap between finished well fed sheep and poorer leaner type lambs is growing with meaty hoggs still easing to 400ppk.
Topping today’s sale at 476ppk came for a pen of 8 at 42kg selling for £200 from Messrs R & J M Ridley, Ranbeck. Top price per head of £230 came from Messrs W R & F D Siddle, Honeypot for a single at 66kg. This homes run of 86 well finished hoggs averaged £201. Messrs W & S E Dickinson & Son, Kirkbarrow Hall well fleshed Blackface hoggs sold to 392ppk for a pen of 20 at 39kg selling for £153.
A huge volume of Ewes forward once again with all sold averaging £148.88 ahead topping at £280 for a superb Suffolk X Texel Ewe from Tarn End Farm selling to Pac Mecca Meats, Birmingham. Plenty of Suffolk Ewes sold in excess of £200 ahead. Suffolk Rams achieving £226 ahead from Messrs W R & F D Siddle, Honeypot.
An abundance of Texel Ewes sold in excess of £200 ahead topping at £270 for a pen of 6 from Holme House.
Mule Ewes held very well in value with W P & O Evans, Anglesey topping at £170. Other large pens of Mule Ewes achieved £164 x 21, £157 x 41, 29 x £147, 54 x £146. Horned Ewes met ferocious bidding topping at £135 for a Scotch Blackface from Backmuir Livestock and all sold averaging £106.48. Plenty of Swaledale Ewes £110 - £120 topping at £128.
Cast Rams topped at £240 ahead for Texel Rams from Messrs Braithwaite selling to S & S Meats.
A total of 13 active buyers were forward achieving a fast buoyant trade from the word go, numbers are required going forward as the Qurbani Festival is fast approaching.
We require all classes of ewes for next week’s sale so please don’t hesitate to get in touch and market your stock in the best way possible with enquiries to Andrew Maughan on 07717611952, or Paul Gardner on 07552 589141.
Leading Prices
Prime Lambs p/kg
Texel – 491.0 High House; 490.0, 431.0 Macey Bank; 487.0, 476.0, 474.0, 467.0, 457.0, 436.0, 426.0, 400.0 Rottington Hall; 439.0 Cairnbridge Farm
Charollais – 480.0, 455.0, 441.0 New Rent Farm
Continental – 477.0, 451.0, 447.0 Mill Farm; 448.0, 409.0Thackwood; 420.0 Grange Walls;
Beltex – 476.0 Mill Farm
Suffolk X- 462.0, 447.0, 408.0 Low Abbey; 452.0, 451.0 Mill Farm; 445.0, 421.0, 416.0 Broadwath; 436.0, 435.0, 431 Ratten Castle; 433.0 West End; 421.0 Cairnbridge Farm
Prime Lambs £/head
Suffolk X- £220, £207, £205, £200, £180 Ratten Castle; £208, £204, £201 Low Abbey; £203 Mill Farm; £202 Oakdene; £200, £184 Skygarth; £200 Brick House; £190 Rottington Hall; £182 West End
Texel - £216 High House; £216, £210, £205, £204, £200, £196, £190 Rottington Hall; £204 Low Abbey; £196, £180 Macey Bank
Charollais - £216, £200, £194 New Rent Farm; £196 Brick House
Continental - £210, £192 Mill Farm; £203 Brigg Farm House; £197, £180 Thackwood; £185 Grange Walls
Beltex - £200 Mill Farm
Prime Hoggs p/kg
Texel – 476.0, 396.0, 377.0 Ranbeck; 437.0, 423.0, 420.0, 396.0 Kirkbarrow; 435.0, 403.0, 386.0, 378.0 Reagill Grange; 414.0 Bromley Green; 413.0, 396.0, 391.0, 388.0, 385.0, 384.0, 377.0, 375.0 Honeypot; 410.0 Crewgarth; 409.0 Ireshope; 409.0, 384.0 Sleddale Hall; 405.0, 400.0, 398.0, 386.0, 382.0 Scratchmere Scar; 386.0, 381.0 Scales Farm; 383.0 Kirkbarrow; 381.0 Ireby Hall; 378.0 Croft House; 376.0 Ireshope Plains; 376.0 Dalmagarry Farm;
Continental – 456.0, 392.0 Sycamore Rise; 436.0, 406.0, 378.0 Town Head; 420.0, 416.0, 398.0, 386.0, 378.0 Galleywreay Farm; 413.0, 400.0, 389.0, 375.0 Ireshope Plains; 413.0, 404.0, 400.0, 380.0, 378.0 Black Leases; 396.0, 382.0, 375.0 East Cliff; 391.0 Reagill Grange; 386.0 Sleddale Hall; 376.0 Hall Bank; 375.0 Croft House
Scotch Blackfaced – 392.0 Kirkbarrow; 381.0 Ireshope Plains; 373.0 Galleywreay Farm; 372.0 Scratchmere Scar; 370.0 Town Head
Cheviot – 386.0 Ranbeck; 385.0, 376.0 Ireshope Plains; 384.0, 373.0 Town Head; 379.0 Sceugh Dyke; 379.0 Black Leases
Suffolk X – 377.0, 370.0 East Cliff; 377.0 Ireshope Plains; 374.0 Town Head
Mule – 353.0, 346.0 Ireshope Plains; 347.0 Street House; 339.0 Dalmagarry Farm; 338.0 Plantation View; 36.0 Sceugh Dyke; 336.0 Galleywreay Farm
Swaledale – 343.0 Street House
Prime Hoggs £/head
Continental - £220, £210, £208, £200, £190 Sceugh Dyke; £212, £210, £185 Galleywreay Farm; £200, £190, £188 Hall Bank; £200, £192, £185 Ireby Hall; £196, £194, £190, £189, £186 Black Leases; £195, £190, £186 East Cliff; £192 Sycamore Rise
Texel - £230, £222, £217, £215, £214, £210, £208, £200, £192, £190, £180 Honeypot; £220, £198, £192, £184 Sleddale Hall; £220, £202 Ireby Hall; £220 Ireshope Plains; £216, £206, £200, £190 Hall Bank; £203 Bells Hill; £200, £198 Ranbeck; £210, £196 Bromley Green; £200 Eamont Terrace; £200 Clea Hall; £190 Crewgarth; £190, £184 Smallthwaite House; £190 Bromley Green; £190 Hall Bank; £188 Ireshope Plains; £186, £185 Kirkbarrow Hall;
Suffolk X- £210, £190 Sceugh Dyke; £200, £196, £187 East Cliff; £190 Town Head; £185, £180 Ireshope Plains; £184, £182 Sleddale Hall; £184 Smallthwaite Farms; £180 Honeypot; £180 Galleywreay Farm
Cheviot - £194 Town Head; £190, £186 Ranbeck; £190 Ireby Hall; £190, £180 Sceugh Dyke; £182 Ireshope Plains; £182 Blackleases; £180 Galleywreay Farm
Cross - £184, £166, £165 Ireshope Plains; £195, £165, £160 Sceugh Dyke; £184, £174 Town Head; £174 Sleddale Hall; £170 Street House; £160 Old Parks; £160 Black Leases
Scotch Blackfaced - £174 Sceugh Dyke; £170 Town Head; £164 Ireshope Plains; £164 Galleywreay Farm; £164 Scratchmere Scar
Cheviot Mule - £170 Ranbeck
Swaledale - £161, £160 Street House
Herdwick - £154 North Netherscales; £150 Clea Hall
Cast Ewes £/head
Suffolk X (av £162.99) - £280 Tarn End; £230, £225, £215, £198 Holme House; £225, £210, £200 Backmuir Farm; £222 Honeypot; £214, £191 James Road; £214, £210, £202, £190 Glenroyd Road; £207 Black Grange; £205Gate & West Farm; £198 Huntley Lodge Farm; £198 New Springs Farm; £195, £190 Totney Farm; £194 Croft House
Texel (av £180.46) - £270, £260, £215, £214 Holme House; £250, £210, £195, £190 Glenroyd Road; £262 Tarn End; £240, £225 Ireby Hall; £230, £225, £200, £195, £190 Backmuir Farm; £215 Totney Farm; £210, £192 Huntley Lodge; £205 James Road; £196 Drumreach Farm; £192 Glebe Cottage; £190 Terrace Farm
Continental (av £149.42) - £250 Backmuir Farm; £215, £212, £194 Shap Abbey; £210 Holme House; £208 Huntley Lodge; £208 Black Grange; £208 The Harras; £205 The Thwaite Farm; £202 Drovers Cottage; £198 Terrace Farm; £195 Fawcett Park; £195 Mill Farm; £191 James Road; £190 Glenroyd Road; £190 Totney Farm
Charollais (av £175.83) - £228, £226, £216; £200 Glenroyd Road; £215, £200 James Road; £194 Holme House
Zwartble (av £152.92) - £188 Terrace Farm; £188 Glenroyd Road
Cheviot (av £123.61) - £170, £148, £140, £130 Backmuir Farm; £170 Hall Bank; £147, £136 Tarn End; £143 Bridge End Farm; £142 Bridge End; £138 Clea Hall; £138 Totney Farm; £138, £136 Huntley Lodge; £134 Drumreach Farm; £132 Scofton Village; £130 Ranbeck
Mule (av £136.56) - £170, £150 Bodwrdin; £164, £157, £147, £146 Yawling Gate Road; £164, £162 Rottington Hall; £153 Backmuir Farm; £152, £142 Gate & West Farm; £152 Tarn End; £150 Huntley Lodge Farm; £146 Totney Farm; £144 Ireby Hall; £144 Gale Hall; £144 James Road; £142 Holme House; £142 Black Grange
Cheviot Mule (av £133.08) - £158, £152 Huntley Lodge; £140 Fawcett Park; £139 Holme House; £134 Rectory Farm
Scotch Blackfaced (av £106.48) - £135 Backmuir Farm; £120 Glenroyd Road; £116 Drumreach Farm; £114 Holme House; £113 Tarn End; £100 Brewery House Barn; £100 Scofton Village
Swaledale (av £88.08) - £128 Howgill House; £128 Low Mill; £122, £119 Harbour Flatt; £120 Sanders Close; £119 Scales Farm; £118 Side Farm; £118, £106 Gale Hall; £108 Riggshield; £107 Walmgate; £106 Bridge End Farm; £104 Fawcett Park; £102 Hazel Gill; £100 Low Houses; £100 Old Parks
Herdwick (av £84.79) - £110 Middle Fell Farm; £105 Ulcatrow
Cast Rams £/head
Texel - £240 Scales Farm
Charollais - £232 James Road
Suffolk X - £226 Honeypot
Continental - £218 Holme House; £218 Glenroyd Road; £216 Gate & West Farm; £200 Totney Farm
Bluefaced Leicester - £180, £175 Scales Farm
Scotch Blackface - £145 Backmuir Farm