Rearing Calves & Stirks 190724
On Friday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 191 Rearing Calves and Stirks forward.
Another large offering of calves and stirks was forward with a brisk trade to match, all classes were exceptionally well bid for.
The sale topped at £790 for a 9-month-old Hereford bull stirk from Messrs JJ Henderson & Son, Park House. This was closely followed at £780 for a pair of 6-month-old Limousin suckler bulls from Messrs DA & FM Dalton, Burtree Ford, with this home also topping the heifer section at £720 for a Limousin.
A British Blue bull, 6-months-old realised £760 from Donaldsons Dairy, Threapthwaite Farm, Cleator Moor, with this home also selling others at 4-months-old to £660. Mr B Hogg, Cairnbridge Farm, sold a packet of 14 Aberdeen Angus bullocks to £705.
Calves continue to fly, topping at £590 for a 4-month-old Limousin X bull from Mr DW Mallinson, Lodge Farm, with a British Blue bull achieving £560 from Brackenburgh Home Farm. Charolais bulls topped at £450 for a 4-week-old calf from JR Tiplady, The Bramery.
Black & White calves topped at £490 for 5-month-old Friesians from Messrs Mattocks, Auldby Farm.
Our next sale will be held on Friday 2nd August at 10am, please contact Paul Gardner on 07552 589141 to advise entries.
Leading Prices
Bull Stirks
Hereford - £790, £660, £630 Park House (Henderson)
Limousin - £780 (2) Burtree Ford
British Blue - £760, £660, £620 Threapthwaite Farm; £650, £570 Park House (Henderson); £510 Cliburn Hall
Aberdeen Angus - £620 (2) Park House (Henderson)
Heifer Stirks
Limousin - £720 Burtree Ford; £495, £450 (2) Cliburn Hall
Aberdeen Angus - £650 (9) Cairnbridge Farm; £625 (4), £530 (2) Low Thornley
British Blue - £550 Low Thorn
Bullock Stirks
Aberdeen Angus - £705 (14) Cairnbridge Farm; £670 (5), £570 Low Thornley
British Blue - £700 (3), £640 (2) Low Thornley
Heifer Calves
Limousin - £515, £430 Lodge Farm; £350 High Barn; £330 Skirwith Abbey
British Blue - £460 (2) Brackenburgh Home Farm; £390 Threapthwaite Farm; £360, £350 Skirwith Abbey; £350 Park House (Henderson)
Blonde d’Aquitaine - £440 The Harras
Simmental - £410 Bank View
Charolais - £380 The Bramery; £330 Yanwath Woodhouse
Aberdeen Angus - £345, £310 Blunderfield East; £310 Brackenburgh Home Farm; £280 The Bramery; £225 (3) Wickerslack
Saler - £300 Blunderfield East
Bull Calves
Limousin – £590, £560, £550, £480, £445 Lodge Farm; £550, £405 Skirwith Abbey
British Blue - £560 Brackenburgh Home Farm; £470 (2), £410 Park House (Henderson); £460 (2), £450, £400 Blunderfield East; £450 (2), £410 (3) Threapthwaite Farm
Black & White - £490, £440 (3) Auldby Farm; £355 Park House (Henderson); £350, £270, £230 (2) Town Head Farm (Wharton); £300, £290 (2), £240 The Harras; £280 (6) The Elephant; £250 Bank View; £245, £230 Skirwith Abbey
Aberdeen Angus - £480 The Harras; £440 Threapthwaite Farm; £410, £400 Brackenburgh Home Farm
Charolais - £450 The Bramery; £440 Yanwath Woodhouse
Hereford - £440 (2), £415, £390 Nether Colinhurst