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On Monday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly Sale of 167 Store Cattle & Feeding Bulls of all classes.
Cattle keep coming forward in numbers with all catalogued entries present and unentered consignments also forward, all taking advantage of our busy ringside of buyers.
The sale topped at £1915 for a British Blue bullock from Messrs MTP & SD Wills, Fawcett Park, bought by Mr D Barker. Others from this home closely followed at £1845, purchased by Mr I Forsyth.
Dairy-bred cattle topped at £1485 twice, firstly from Mr AH Barker, Town Head, for an eighteen-month-old British Blue bullock, and secondly for an eighteen-month-old Aberdeen Angus bullock from Messrs Hayton, Penny Hill, both bought by Mr I Forsyth.
Dalemain Estates topped the heifer section at £1785 for a twenty-four-month-old pure-bred Simmental, selling to Mr A Skelton. This consignment averaged £1717.50.
Please do not hesitate to enter for our next sale on Monday 1st July, entries close noon Monday 24th June.
Leading Prices
Store Bullocks
British Blue - £1915 Fawcett Park; £1625 Far Close Farm; £1485, £1335 (3), £1105 (2) Town Head (Barker); £1365 Macey Bank; £1335, £1315, £1225 (2), £1165, £1105 Sleddale Hall
Limousin - £1845, £1745 Fawcett Park; £1755 Town Head (Mounsey); £1675, £1515, £1385, £1315 Cockley Gill Farm; £1615, £1345, £1185 Far Close Farm; £1345 Macey Bank; £1235, £1165 Sleddale Hall; £1185 Barnskew
Simmental - £1685, £1675 Dalemain
Aberdeen Angus - £1485 Penny Hill
Beef Shorthorn - £1435, £1165 Town Head (Barker); £1385 Moor End
Fleckvieh - £1155 Town Head (Barker)
Store Heifers
Simmental - £1785, £1725 Dalemain; £1115 Manor Farm (Pearson)
Limousin - £1735 Town Head (Mounsey); £1475, £1465, £1285, £1245 Croft House (Bowman); £1415 Far Close Farm; £1395, £1355, £1155, £1145 (3), £1135 Sleddale Hall; £1315 Town Head (Barker); £1235, £1185, £1165, £1155 (2) Croft Farm (Mitchell)
British Blue - £1375 High Harberwain; £1185 (3) Dacre Lodge; £1115 Town Head (Mounsey)
Beef Shorthorn - £1315, £1275, £1185 Moor End
Hereford - £1205 Town Head (Mounsey); £1075 (2) Mellgates
Aberdeen Angus - £1185 Pennine View