OTM Cattle 290724
On Monday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 50 OTM Cattle.
A very mixed show of quality was forward to our complete ringside of buyers. The sale topped at 249.5ppk/£1878.74 for a pure Limousin cow, weighing 753kg from Mr KJ Burrow, Hacra, Sedbergh, purchased by Mr Owain Llyr, with this consignment of three cows averaging £1751/235ppk.
An OTM Holstein heifer topped at 213.5ppk/£1417.64 from Messrs Wilson, Hardrigg Hall, purchased by Mr L Fell.
Holstein cows, straight from the parlour, averaged a staggering £1386.94/178ppk from Mr MJ Dent, Catterlen Hall, topping at £1469.84/187.5ppk.
More numbers are required on a fortnightly basis to satisfy our busy ring of regular buyers, our next sale on Monday 12th August.
Leading Prices
Cast Cows p/kg
Limousin – 249.5, 229.5, 225.5 Hacra; 227.5, 193.5 Highbeckside; 194.5, 186.5 Woodfoot
Black & White – 213.5, 164.5 Hardrigg Hall; 209.5, 165.5 Skirwith Abbey; 187.5, 183.5, 181.5, 160.5 Catterlen Hall
Simmental – 205.5 Balnamoon Farm
Luing – 205.5 Balnamoon Farm
Beef Shorthorn – 201.5, 171.5 Moor End; 184.5, 174.5, 164.5 Balnamoon Farm
Charolais – 197.5 Balnamoon Farm
British Blue – 193.5 Hewer Hill; 192.5, 189.5 Broomhill (Baty)
Montbeliarde – 168.5 Bongate Moor
Highland – 167.5 Balnamoon Farm
Dairy Shorthorn – 148.5 Moorriggs
Cast Cows £/head
Limousin – £1878.74, £1725.84, £1648.41 Hacra; £1512.88, £1288.71 Highbeckside; £1297.53 Hewer Hill; £1240.91, £1079.84 Woodfoot; £1139.55, £1113.89, £1063.30 Moor End
British Blue – £1604.12 Hewer Hill; £1506.53, £1384.08, £1299.54 Broomhill (Baty)
Beef Shorthorn – £1557.60, £1065.02 Moor End; £1123.78, £1059.03, £945.88 Balnamoon Farm
Luing - £1539.20 Balnamoon Farm
Black & White – £1469.84, £1410.00, £1346.60, £1321.32 Catterlen Hall; £1417.64, £1085.70 Hardrigg Hall; £1292.62, £1184.98 Skirwith Abbey; £1191.16 Bongate Moor
Simmental - £1465.22, £1220.28 Balnamoon Farm
Charolais - £1368.68 Balnamoon Farm
Highland - £1001.65 Balnamoon Farm
Dairy Shorthorn - £962.28 Moorriggs
Cross Bred Dairy - £910.94 Bongate Moor
Cast Bulls p/kg
Belted Galloway – 243.5 Balnamoon Farm
Cast Bulls £/head
Belted Galloway – £1336.82 Balnamoon Farm