OTM Cattle 170624
On Monday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 72 OTM Cattle.
A mighty show of cast cows and bulls was forward to a complete ringside of buyers with every beast competitively bid-for and selling with ease. The sale topped at 285.5ppk/£2172.66 for a 6-year-old British Blue X Limousin, weighing 761kg from Messrs TN & J Hall, Ainstable Hall, purchased by Mr D Barker. This home also sold a pure-bred Limousin cow to 263.5ppk/£2057.94, purchased by Mr Owain Llyr, this consignment of 5 averaged 249ppk/£1925.46.
Dairy cows easily sold to vendors advantage, topping at £1447.82/183.5ppk for a 7-year-old British Friesian from Messrs Mallinson, Hall Field, purchased by Mr L Fell. A consignment of 6 parlour cows, both UK and NL origins, averaged a staggering £1360.51/182ppk from Messrs DW Cannon & Son, Low Abbey, topping at £191.5ppk/£1450.19.
Meaty Black & Whites were consistently achieving 175ppk plus and comfortably into the 180s, with the strong competition in the live ring there is no time like the present to change your marketing pattern. More numbers are required for our next sale on Monday 1st July.
Leading Prices
Cast Cows p/kg
British Blue – 285.5 Ainstable Hall; 193.5, 191.5 Well House (Strong); 191.5 Hewer Hill; 184.5 Friarbiggin
Limousin – 273.5, 263.5, 239.5 Ainstable Hall; 245.5, 221.5 Well House (Strong); 217.5 Barnskew; 215.5, 199.5 Undercragg; 212.5, 207.5 Fawcett Park; 207.5 Low Dyke; 197.5 Grove Farm; 197.5 Howe Green
Blonde D’Aquitaine – 207.5 Low Dyke; 183.5 Dacre Lodge
Black & White –195.5 Catterlen Hall; 193.5, 183.5, 181.5 Penny Hill; 191.5, 183.5, 181.5, 179.5, 175.5 Low Abbey; 191.5, 175.5, 173.5 (2), 171.5, 166.5 Roanstrees; 185.5, 177.5 Ratten Castle; 183.5, 177.5 Hall Field; 181.5 Lamonby Hall; 171.5 Low Rutter
Beef Shorthorn – 187.5 Fell View
Ayrshire – 181.5 Low Abbey; 178.5, 174.5 Roanstrees
Cast Cows £/head
British Blue – £2172.66 Ainstable Hall; £1491.79 Hewer Hill; £1391.27, £1210.28 Well House (Strong); £1288.81 Scales Farm (Wilson); £1227.11, £1175.72 Low Dyke; £1204.79, £1134.23 Friarbiggin
Limousin – £2057.94, £1895.36, £1659.74 Ainstable Hall; £1710.63, £1446.28 Fawcett Park; £1489.11, £1384.53 Undercragg; £1394.44, £1371.09 Well House (Strong); £1383.30 Barnskew; £1291.65 Grove Farm; £1212.65 Howe Green; £1103.90 Low Dyke
Ayrshire - £1450.19 Low Abbey; £1237.01, £1078.41 Roanstrees
Black & White – £1447.82, £1100.50 Hall Field; £1415.70, £1351.99, £1324.71, £1318.01, £1302.85 Low Abbey; £1381.06, £1298.70, £1149.53, £1099.32, £1048.04, £1039.27, £970.91 Roanstrees; £1168.86, £1025.10 Lamonby Hall; £1289.23, £953.18 Ratten Castle; £1140.51, £1090.89 Catterlen Hall; £956.57 Penny Hill
Blonde D’Aquitaine - £1271.98 Low Dyke; £1042.25 Dacre Lodge
Beef Shorthorn – £1188.75 Fell View
Charollais - £1069.29 High Lodore Farm
Simmental – £1014.98 Scales Farm (Wilson)
Dairy Shorthorn – £934.56 Little Blencowe Farm
Cast Bulls p/kg
British Blue – 195.5 Ainstable Hall
Fleckvieh – 177.50 Roanstrees
Cast Bulls £/head
British Blue – £1841.61 Ainstable Hall
Fleckvieh – £1886.83 Roanstrees