Tuesday, September 15

An entry of 3,165 Prime Sheep sold to an improved trade, averaging 151.6p/kg for all lambs sold, which included a large portion of heavy lambs (46kg+). Lambs sold to £80 for Char x from T W Nelson & Son, with other heavies regularly £72 - £79.

Hill lambs were forward in greater numbers, with Mules selling to £72, Cheviots £67.50 and Swaledales £52.

Best ¾ bred lambs sold to 183p/kg from J G & B J Escolme, with others regularly 162-175p/kg. Mules averaged 143p/kg, with buyers keen to secure well finished lambs.

10 buyers ringside on a weekly basis at NWA J36, eager to buy lambs of all types.

Cast Sheep

A slightly stronger trade today for all types of cast sheep, with over 750 ewes forward. Buyers continue to look for fit ewes but are very cautious of over-fat sheep. Strong continental, first cross ewes sold in the eighties, with better types of ewes selling into the nineties, topping at £97 from E Dodgson of Spital Farm. Mule ewes sold to £74 from RW Nicholson of Green Lane End and JL Bird of West Bird Farm, with plenty of strong Mule ewes selling between £68 and £71.

An overall average of £59.78 for Mule ewes. Rough Fell ewes sold to £66 from BJ Bainbridge of Shap, with other big ewes in early sixties. Swaledale ewes sold to £55 from Frank Edmondson of Ulverston, with other fit Swales still selling into the forties.

Top Prices:

Prime Lambs: Suff: £80 Crooklands Brow; £79, £78 Netherhouses Farm; £77 Old Hyton Farm; £76.50 Dunningwell Farm. Char: £80, £73 Cockrigg Farm; £75 Floraire; £73 Trees Farm; £72.50 Gibraltar Farm. Tex: £79.50 Rankthorn; £79 Masongill Hall; £77 Owl Nook; £76 Blea Tarn, Dale House. Mule: £72, £67 Black Bull Farm; £69.50 Birkhaw; £67.50 Greenwood Haw; £66.50 Mosergh Farm. Chev: £67.50, £66 Green Lane End; £66.50 High Borrowbridge; £64 Underley Estate; £60 Seedhowe Cottages. Mash: £60.50 Steps Farm. Herd: £54, £50 Gowan Bank Farm.

Cast Sheep: Tex: £97 Spital Farm; £90 Gilthwaite Farm; £89 Little Close; £86 Underley Estate; £84 Oldfield End. Suff: £86 Old Hyton Farm; £84, £75 Gilthwaite Farm; £84 Lambrigg Head Farm; £76 Gowan Bank. Char: £81 Hill Farm. Chev: £76, £69 Hill Farm; £76 Green Lane End Farm; £67 School House, Underley Estate. Leic: £75 Preston Patrick Hall. Mule: £74 Green Lane End, West Plain Farm; £71 Cinder Barrow, Rinkfield; £70 Gilthwaite Farm. RFell: £66 Steps Farm; £60 Low Deepslack, Birkhaw; £58 Lockbank Farm. Swale: £55 Netherhouses Farm; £46 Oak Head Farm; £45 Preston Patrick Hall. Herd: £41 Hill Farm; £40 Tarn Foot.

ULVERSTON AUCTION MART

Prime Lambs - Tuesday, September 8.

A good number forward saw trade similar to that of the previous weeks. Top price was achieved by B Cresswell, Gleaston Castle for quality Texel Lambs reaching a high of £80 being purchased by Browns Quality Meats Butchers Lindal.

Prime Cattle

A good entry forward saw an improvement in trade to that of the previous week. More are required to meet buyer demand. Top price on the day realised 210.50ppkg for a marvellously well fed Limousin Steer exhibited by DC&MA Bowes, Priory Park being purchased by S Mason & Sons Ltd Quality Butches of Barrow.

Cast Ewes & Rams

This week saw a much improved trade to that of previous weeks.

HARRISON & HETHERINGTON, KIRKBY STEPHEN

Weekly sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night where once again the largest entry of sheep seen at Kirkby Stephen for many years were forward with a total of 4,792 sheep, consisting of 3,141 prime lambs, 1,071 cast ewes and rams and 580 store lambs.

Topping the prime lambs at £110 (250p/kg) was a pair of Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Williamson, Littleburn Farm, Hamsterley which were bought by Vivers Scotlamb Ltd.

A tremendous nights trading was witnessed, with trade for all classes being pounds dearer.

All classes and weight of sheep were forward with the full range of buyers present at Kirkby Stephen to take them. The best quality export weighted lambs and well fleshed heavier pens of Mule wethers were particularly good to sell on the night.

Leading Prices:

Prime Lambs

Price per Head – Beltex £110, £83.30, £80, £75.30 Littleburn Farm; £95.80, £83.30, £78.80 West View; £88.80 Musgrave House; £85.80 (2), £82.80, £76.80, £76.30, £75.80 Birch Bush; £85.80, £75.30 Trainriggs; £85.80 Fair View; £84.80, £82.30, £82, £80.80, £78.30 Clifton Moor; £84.80 Greenriggs; £84.30, £80 Windygate; £84.30 Helbeck Farm; £84.30, £75.30 Ash Garth; £83.80 Crossfell House; £75.80 Stripes Farm; £75.30 Hodgson House: Texel £91.30, £80 Bracken Bank; £85.80, £70 Lansmere; £82.30 Helbeck Farm; £81.80, £70 Eden Flatt; £78.30 Knott Hill Farm; £77.80, £73.30, £72.30 Clifton Moor Farm; £76.80 Sideway Bank; £75 Low Dubbs; £74.30 Lower Griseburn; £73.30 Dale Head; £72.80, £72, £71.30 Hawkrigg Farm; £72.80 Windygate; £72.30, £72 Wodencroft; £72.30 Chapel House; £71.80 Stonepotts; £71.30 High Lane; £70.80 Hollins View Farm; £70.30 Fair View; £70.30 Thornley Hall; £70.30 Breaks Hall; £70 Musgrave House: Dutch Texel £90, £82.30, £78.80, £77.80 West View; £76.30, £74.80, £71.30 (2) Thorney Scale; £75.50 Lower Griseburn: Charollais £73.30 Lower Griseburn; £70 Smardale Hall: Mule £75.80, £66.80 Glebe Farm; £70 Low Dubbs; £68.30, £67.30 High Green; £68 Bridge End Farm; £67.30 Asby Grange; £66.80 Midtown Farm; £65.80 Eden Flatt; £65.80 Town Head Farm; £65.30 Keisley Farm; £65.30 Intake Bottom; £65.30 Gillcumber Edge; £65.30 Oak House; £65 Carpool Farm: Suffolk £73.80 West View; £66.80 Stonepotts; £66.30 Thornley Hall: Cheviot £65.80 Galloper Park: Swaledale £60.80, £54.30 West End; £56.80, £48 Ghyll Brow; £54.80 Aygill Farm; £48.80 Slip Cottage; £48.30 Bowderdale Head: Blackface £60.30, £57.80 Knott Hill Farm: Roughs £56.80 Riverside Cottage; £54.30 Elm Croft; £51.80 High Lane; £49.30 Flakebridge Farm; £49.30 Piper Hole.

Price per Kilo – Beltex 250p, 225.1p Littleburn Farm; 221.8p Ash Garth; 217.9p, 206.2p, 199.5p (2), 192p Birch Bush; 211p Clifton Moor; 209.3p Fair View; 203.2p, 199.6p, 192.2p West View; 200.7p Windygate; 199.5p Crossfell House; 197.3p Musgrave House; 196p Helbeck Farm: Dutch Texel 196p, 180p, 179p, 171.3p West View; 186.1p Thorney Scale; 171.8p Birks Head Farm: Texel 186.5p Lansmere; 162.6p Brow Farm; 161.4p The Buildings: Charollais 152p Newsham Grange: Mule 146.3p Asby Grange; 145.1p Gillcumber Edge; 145.1p Keisley Farm; 145p Oak House: Blackface 137.6p Knott Hill Farm: Swaledale 126.2p Ghyll Brow; 125.1p Slip Cottage; 124.5p Aygill Farm; 124.5p Hartley Castle; 124.3p Stoneriggs: Roughs 123.5p Riverside Cottage.

Cast Ewes - Texel £104.50, £102.50, £98.50, £96.50 West View; £102.50, £82.50 Birch Bush; £100.50 Bracken Bank; £96.50 Hodgson House; £94 Westfield Farm; £93.50 Row End; £90.50, £84.50 Keld Farm; £88.50, £80.50 Outgang; £88.50 Starrah; £88.50 Hodgson House; £82.50 The Birches: Bluefaced Leicester £90.50 Bowderdale Head; £78.50 Whingill: Cheviot £84.50, £69.50 (2) West View; £70.50 Studfold Farm: Suffolk £76.50 Keld Farm; £75.50 Raisgill Hall: Roughs £72.50, £60.50 Barugh House; £67.50 Raisgill Hall; £66.50 Smardale Hall; £60.50 Archers Hall: Mule £68.50 Sandford Hall; £66.50 High Griseburn; £65.50 Buckles Farm; £64.50, £62 Greenhow; £63.50 Street; £61.50 Step End Farm; £60.50 Grange House; £60.50 Meadow Bank: Masham £66.50 Raisgill Hall: Swaledale £61.50 Bowderdale Head; £60.50 Helbeck Farm; £59.50 Springfield; £57 Intake Bottom; £56.50 Birch Bush; £53.50 Bleathgill; £53.50 Garnthwaite; £52.50 Greenhow; £51.50 Park House Farm; £51.50 Hoggarths: Zwartble £60.50 Bullflatts: Blackface £60.50 Riverside Cottage; £52.50 New House: Herdwick £45 Smardale Hall.

Cast Rams – Texel £110.50 Trainriggs; £94.50 Grange House; £86.50 Hartley Castle; £80 Hawkrigg Farm: Charollais £104.50 Smardale Hall: Bluefaced Leicester £90.50 Greenhow; £86.50 Bridge End Farm (Coulthard): Roughs £78.50 Holme Farm; £64.50 Barugh House: Suffolk £74.50 Bank Head: Beltex £74.50 Buckles Farm: Swaledale £60.50 Lockholme Hall; £58.50 Uldale Farm; £58.50 Green Rigg; £56.50 Aygill Farm; £56.50 Stoneriggs; £54.50 Greenhow; £54.50 Shieldhill Top: Goats £56.50 Aygill Farm.

Fortnightly sale of store lambs where an entry of 580 were on offer.

Topping the sale at £64 was a pen of 30 Texel cross lambs from Messrs Thexton, Castlethwaite, Mallerstang.

All sizes and types of store lambs were once again in great demand from a abundant ringside of store buyers and many more lambs are need to meet this demand at our fortnightly sales.

Leading Prices:

Texel £64 Castlethwaite; £57.50, £55.50 Howes Lodge; £55.50 Well Head; £54, £50 Well House; £53.50 Dale View; £52.50 Duckintree Farm; £52.50, £51 High Wood End; £51.50 Fieldham House; £50 Croup Farm: Mule £53.50 Fieldham House; £50, £45 Cranberry; £49.50 Southwaite Farm; £46.50 High Wood End: Suffolk £48 High Wood End: Cheviot £47 Dry Howe: Swaledale £38.50 Holly Barn Cottage; £32 Fieldham House: Herdwick £30 Sleetburn.

NEMSA Lamb Sale

Friday September 11

Annual prize show and sale of North of England Mule Gimmer Lambs when a catalogued entry of 11,250 were on offer.

The pre sale show which saw one of the best show of 20 pens of lambs seen for some time, with the judging been carries out by Mr D Morris, Aylesbury, Mr T Binns, Clitheroe and our referee was Mr P Fox, Clitheroe.

The overall championship was awarded to an outstanding pen of 10 lambs from local regular consigners Messrs Brow Asby Hall, Great Asby which went on to top the sale at £600 selling to Messrs Jackson, High Bentham.

Taking the overall reserve championship was another great pen of lambs this time from another local consigner Messrs Hutchinson, Redgate, Kaber which went to sell for £550 also to Messrs Jackson.

Trade throughout the sale remained consistent with an overall sale average of £93.81 being achieved for 10,193 lambs sold, which was 701 more on the year.

The strongest and best quality lambs and the smaller running lambs were the best to sell on the day, with both these types being the least back on the year. Consigners left the ring happy with their trades, especially taking into account this year’s decrease prime and early breeding sheep returns.

The show was kindly sponsored by Westmorland Accountants, Farm Sense in conjunction with Eden Farm Supplies (Brough) Ltd, New Breed UK, Carr’s Billington Agriculture, Dugdale Nutrition, Shearwell Data, H & H Insurance Brokers and H & H Land & Property.

Class 1 – 10 Lambs Open to all Vendors

1st & Overall Champion Pen, winning the P F & K Perpetual Trophy and the Late C Jackson Trophy – KA Brown & Sons, Asby Hall - £600 to GE Jackson, High Bentham

2nd & Reserve Champion Pen, winning the H & H Perpetual Trophy – WM Hutchinson & Sons, Redgate - £550 GE Jackson, High Bentham

3rd W & CW Dent, Greenriggs - £245 to R Duncan, Bentham

4th J & G Shields, Lythside - £250 to Messrs Winter Bros, Appleby

5th HR Hayton & Son, Asby Grange - £420 to RA Batty, Skelmsergh

Class 2 – Confined to Vendors of 200 or less and Members of Kirkby Stephen NEMSA Branch

1st & Winning the William Dent Perpetual Trophy – Messrs I & P Brown, Oak House - £170 to Fox Farms, Clitheroe

2nd IR Cousin, Gillcumber Edge - £126 to PL Morris, Aylesbury

3rd GR Birkbeck, Castle Hill - £160 to Messrs Winter Bros, Appleby

4th A& R Birbeck, Pennine View - £128 to RA Atkinson, Appleby

5th D Curr & Son, Bowderdale - £132 to TW Binns, Clitheroe

Principle Prices

£600, £200, £123, £115, £112, £106 Asby Hall: £550, £200, £190, £138, £128, £126, £122, £121, £120 (2), £100 Redgate: £440, £117, £115, £114 Howgill Grange: £420, £150, £120, £118, £102 Asby Grange: £300, £118 West Dowgill: £250, £124, £100 Tarn House: £245, £170, £126 (2) Greenriggs: £190, £133, £121, £120, £112, £108 (2) Swathburn: £180, £112 Easegill Head: £180, £127, £111, £106 Greenhow: £170, £124, £110, £106 Oak House: £160, £125 Castle Hill: £150, £145, £113 Stoneriggs: £140, £121, £102 Bleathgill: £135, £108, £106 Hartley Castle: £135, £126, £117, £115, £109 High Green: £135, £125, £120, £108, £106 Whingill: £132, £122 Bowderdale Head: £130, £111, £100 (2) Gaythorne Hall

£130, £124 Villa Farm: £128, £118, £100 Pennine View: £126 Gillcumber Edge: £125, £110 Gill Gate: £125 Argill House: £125 Croft House: £122 Bridge End: £122, £120, £118, £114, £103, £101 Park House: £121, £113 Hebblethwaite Hall: £120, £110 (2) Gillses Farm: £120, £110 Thorney Gale: £120 Forest Hall: £119 Ellergill: £118, £113 Sandwath Farm (Owen): £116 Waterhouses: £116, £100 (2) Millstone Moor: £116, £106 East Lowfields: £115, £108, £105 High Stennerskeugh: £115, £106, £103 Croft Farm: £114, £113 Lockholme Hall: £114, £102 Intake Bottom: £112 Midtown Farm: £112 Woodfoot (Jenkinson): £112 Town Head Farm: £110 West Stoney Keld: £108, £101 Townend Farm: £107, £100 Williams House: £106, £101 Highfield Farm: £105 Scar Sykes: £105 Southwaite: £100 Eden Flatt: £100 High Croft.

Weekly Sheep – Tuesday 8th September 2015

Forward: 3,621 sheep, consisting of 3,058 prime lambs and 563 cast ewes and rams.

Topping the sale at 222.80p/kg was a pen of Beltex x lambs from Messrs Dodd, West View, Temple Sowerby which was bought by Dowding’s Butchers, Appleby

Topping at £96.80 was a Beltex x lamb from Messrs Allinson, Windygate, Winton which was purchased by Vivers Scotlamb.

Leading Prices:

Prime Lambs

Price per Head - Beltex £96.80, £74.80 Windygate; £95.80, £87.30, £80.30, £77.80 West View; £90, £89, £70.30, £70 Bridge End; £87, £76.80 Bridge End (P Brass); £86.30, £72.30 Grassgill Lodge; £82.80, £70 Littleburn Farm; £77.80, £76.80, £71.30 Birch Bush; £75.80 Dale View; £75.30 Galloper Park; £74, £71.30 Crossfell House; £70.80, £70.30 Keld Farm (Stanley); £70.30 Town End (Sayer). Rouge £89.80, £84.80 West View; £70.80 Chapel House. Texel £88.80 Etherley House; £80.30 South Wellhope; £75.30, £68.80 Kirkhouse Dairy; £74.30 Grassgill Lodge; £74.30 The Street; £73.30 Barras; £72.80 Birch Bush, £70.80 Hartley Castle; £70.80 Park House (Hodgson); £70 Hill House; £70, £68.80 Reagill Grange; £69.30 Thorney Scale; £68.80 (x2) Dale View; £68.80 High Lane. Dutch Texel £85.80, £69.30, £68 Thorney Scale; £71.30, £67.30 Etherley House; £69.80, £66.30 Stoneygarth; £67.80 Punchard; £66.80, £66.30 Reagill Grange; £66.30 Park House (Metcalf); £65.30 Birks Head. Zwartble £84.80, £72.30 Kirkhouse Dairy. Suffolk £77.80, £69.80 Burton Hill; £70.80 Thornley Hall; £70.30 Rigby House; £68.80 Keld Farm (Stanley); £66.80 Littleburn; £65.80 Keld Farm (Addison); £65.30 Low Houses. Charollais £74.30, &3.30 (x2), £70.80 (x2), £68 Whins Farm. Mule £65.30, £64.30 Oakbank (Allan); £64.80 Williams House; £64.80 South Wellhope; £64.30 Bents; £63.80 Whitewall; £62.80 Waterhouses; £62.80 Park House (Hodgson); £62.30 Croft House; £62.30 Townfoot (Thompson); £62.30 Park House (Metcalf). Cheviot £60.80 Bents

Swaledale £54.80 High Birk Hatt; £48 Oakbank (Sowerby); £43.80 Rake Head; £43.30 Kitridding; £43.30 North Corn Park; £43,30 Townfoot (Thompson). Lonk £52.80 Punchard

Rough Fell £43.30 Ellergill (Steadman); £42 Town Head (Beck). Blackface £43.30 Elmgill

Price per Kilo - Beltex 222.80, 207.90p, 205.90p, 185.20p West View; 216.10p, 187.60p Birch Bush; 212.30p Littleburn; 210.40p, 182.40p Windygate; 200p, 193.50p Bridge End; 184.90p Dale View; 183.70p Galloper Park; 180.50p Buddle House. Rouge 208.80p, 166.30p West View. Dutch Texel 195p Thorney Scale; 167.40p Birks Head; 160.80p Barnskew. Texel 170.90p Stephens Farm; 160.90p Hartley Castle; 153.30p Town End (Sayer). Charollais 152.70p Grassgill Lodge. Suffolk 149.50p Keld Farm (Addison). Mule 140.90p Williams House; 139.60p Park House (Hodgson); 138.20p Dousgill. Swaledale 123.70p Kitridding

Cast Ewes - Suffolk 111.50p Scar Top. Beltex £110, £96.50 Littleburn. Texel £102.50, £83.50 Birch Bush; £100.50 The Pry; £90 The Birches; £88, £80 Fair View; £84.50, £76.50 Roseleigh; £76.50 Crossfell House; £76.50 Park House (Metcalf); £76.50 Midtown (Hullock)

Hampshire £70.50 Brough Castle. Lonk £64.50 Punchard. Mule £64 Brough Castle; £63.50 Crossfell House; £62.50 Roseleigh; £62.50 The Pry; £62.50 Low Farm; £62 Fair View; £60 Foxtower View. Bluefaced Leicester £62.50 Augill House. Rough Fell £56.50 Dale View

Swaledale £55.50 Low Farm; £54.50, £48.50 Punchard; £52.50 Grassgill Lodge; £50.50 The Pry; £50 Home Farm (Barningham); £49.50 Park House (Metcalf); £49.50 Stoney Hill; £48.50 Drawbriggs; £48, 50 East Friar House

Cast Rams - Teeswater £98.50 Beverley Cottage; £76.50 The Pry. Texel £85.50 The Pry; £70.50 Aisgill Farm. Swaledale £74, £60.50 Poppin Cottage; £68.50 Grains O Beck; £68.50 The Pry; £60.50 Stoney Hill

HAWES FARMERS AUCTION MART CO LTD

Monday, September 14 and Tuesday, September 15

Annual Prize Show and sale of Mule Gimmer Lambs, on behalf of the North of England Mule Sheep Association

Kindly Sponsored by Phillip Holden (Rural) Ltd, Farmers Guardian, Elanco Animal Health and Carrs Billington Agriculture.

FORWARD 24,359 Overall Average £93.09 (down £6.64 on 2014)

Forward Monday 12,851 Mule Gimmer Lambs. To a top price of £410 Av £91.01

Forward Tuesday 11,508 Mule Gimmer Lambs. To a top price of £800 Av £95.62

Monday Prizes, 15 Pens of Show Lambs Judged by Julie Brough and Sam Hudson.

1st and winners of the RA Fawcett Cup G & HR Shields, Ravenstonedale £340

2nd and winners of the RJ Cherrington Cup, E Fairburn & Sons, Thornton Steward £410

3rd CT & JE Willoughby, Redmire £180

4th J & K Metcalf & Son, Barningham £180

5th JW & ME Taylor & Sons, Dent £260

Leading Prices: E Fairburn & Sons, £410, £200, £155, £148, £132, £125 x 2, £122. G & HR Shields, £340, £140. JW & ME Taylor & Sons, £260, £135. A Caton, £205, £175,£135. W & D Lawson & Son, £195, £128. SH Sutcliffe, £185, £132. CT & JE Willoughby, £180, £140, £128. J & K Metcalf & Son, £180, £130,£122. RS Harker & Son, £175, £145, £122. JE Thorpe, £165, £135. WA Dinsdale & Son, £160, £148, £142. JW & JH Burton & Son, £150, £138. A & H Watson, £148, £145, £136, £125. R & AR Hunter, £145, £126. N White, £145, £140 x 2, £125. GR Scarr, £140. R & PE Hargreaves, £140, £128. JL & JA Sunter, £140, £124. N Iveson, £138, £135, £122. W & A Lambert & Son, £138. GK Hird & Sons, £138. KJ Burrow, £138. RW Tarbett, £138. S Bell & Sons, £135, £128. WJ & LA Barker, £135. SD Thompson, £134. JC Heseltine, £132. B Spence & Sons, £132, £130. D & D Huddleston, £132. RS & BA Harker, £132. JC Fawcett, £130. DT Dinsdale & Son, £130, £120. KA & HL Fawcett, £125. J & I Whitaker, £125. S & P Parker, £124. S Alderson, £122. J Dixon & Sons, £121.

Tuesday Prizes, 16 Pens of Show Lambs Judged by Graham Jackson and Will Allan.

1st and winners of the RA Fawcett Cup, M/S Lord, North Stainmore £800

2nd and winners of the RJ Cherrington Cup, WA & A Booth, Feizor £440

3rd N Marston, Millstone Moor £400

4th WC Porter & Son, Reeth £205

5th JH Pedley, Barbon £155

Leading Prices: M/S Lord, £800, £138, £130. WA & A Booth, £440, £160, £150, £145, £132, £122, £120.

NC Marston, £400, £172, £142. S Allan & Sons, £230, £140. WM Heron & Son, £228, £126. A Lodge, £225, £138, £128, £120. WC Porter & Son, £205, £170, £155, £150. G Rawsthorne, £192, £145, £130. GP Taylor & Sons, , £185, £150, £138. NJ & L Allan, £185,£135, £130, £125. RA Busby & Son, £175, £148, £122. JS Cloughton, £170, £140, £132. J Allison & Sons, £162. Breck House Enterprises, £160, £122. S & P Fawcett, £158. JH Pedley, £155, £132,£125, £122. J Caton, £150. WA & GR Sedgley, £150, £136, £128. J Nelson & Son, £150, £132. HW & G White, £145, £122. JH Sharp & Sons, £145. DA & MA Brown & Son, £140, £138, £135. JW Porter & Sons, £138. T Ayrton & Sons, £138. J & JA Burrow, £136. JR &A Blades, £135. J Sunter & Sons, £135. JC & E Pedley & Sons, £135. WM & JE Shuttleworth, £132, £130. Bank House Farms, £132. F Dinsdale & Sons, £130. C & M Hugill, £130. D Curr & Son, £130. BD & A Horner, £130, £122. GJ & JM Scarr, £130. G Mudd, £125. S Hallam, £125. JT Millman, £124. Bainbridge Bros, £122. A & L Huddleston, £122. TA Blades, £122. K & A Woof, £122. BR Fawcett, £120 x 2. MA Crocker, £120.

PENRITH & DISTRICT FARMERS' MART LLP

Wednesday 16th September 2015

Weekly sale of 3,027 prime sheep, comprising of 1,768 prime lambs and 1,259 cast ewes & rams.

Prime lambs sold pounds dearer than yesterday, with an overall average of 160.96p/kg SSQ being achieved.

The sale peaked at 223.0p/kg for a pen of Texel lambs from Mr WH Brass, Low Row, purchased by Mr M Bowe, Keswick.

Top price per head on the day was £100, this was paid for a single Texel lamb from Messrs JG & RW Nevinson & Son, High House Farm, Pica, bought by Mr R Skelton, Dearham.

Cast ewes & rams sold to a sharper trade on the week. Mule ewes were a lot easier to sell, with them regularly over the £70 mark. Good Continental ewes were also sharper with lean meated ewes selling at £80+.

Leading Prices

Prime Lambs p/kg

Texel - 223.0, 218.0 & 207.0 (2) Low Row

Beltex - 219.0 Brackenslack; 218.0 Low Row; 205.0 Windy Gate

Rouge - 174.0 & 168.0 Inglewood Edge

Continental - 168.0 Lowergate Farm; 165.0 Lingfield Bungalow; 161.0 The Wath (Wilson)

Suffolk - 162.0 Brougham Castle; 155.0 Barton Hall; 155.0 Hole House; 155.0 Longlands

Charollais - 162.0 Whitehead Hill Farm; 155.0 Midtown (Strong)

Mule - 150.0 Manesty Farm; 146.0 Highbeckside; 146.0 Ravenwood Cottage; 146.0 Hebblethwaite Hall

Cheviot Mule - 149.0 Setmabanning

Cheviot - 144.0 Nook Farm

Prime Lambs £/head

Texel - £100, £88, £85.50, £85 & £81.50 High House Farm (Nevinson); £98, £91, £89 (2) & £80 Low Row; £82 (2) & £80 Croft House (Young); £80 Bells View; £79.50 Nook Farm; £79.50 Brougham Castle; £79 Green Farm; £78 Sandriggs (Halliday)

Beltex - £98 Low Row; £94 Brackenslack; £88, £86, £84 & £83 (3) Sycamore Rise; £87, £86.50, £86 & £84 Grange Hall; £86 Fawcett Park; £85 Goodlie Hill Cottage; £84 Windy Gate; £84 Whitehead Hill Farm; £82 Dunfell View

Charollais - £89, £76.50 & £75 (3) Whitehead Hill Farm

Suffolk - £82 The Wath (Bell); £80 Ravenwood Cottage; £79 Nook Farm; £79, £76 & £74.50 Hole House; £78.50, £75 & £72.50 Low Row; £75.50 & £73.50 Hallgarth; £75 Old Parks; £74.50 Barton Hall; £74.50 & £72 Park Head (Hird); £73 Brougham Castle

Continental - £78 High Lodore; £76 The Wath (Wilson); £74 Lowergate Farm; £70 Crown Point; £70 Friarbiggin

Rouge - £77.50, £75.50 & £75 Inglewood Edge

Mule - £70.50 Low Row; £67 & £65.50 Highbeckside; £66.50 & £64.50 Manesty Farm; £65.50 Ravenwood Cottage; £62.50 Low Garth; £62.50 Setmabanning; £62 The Faulds (Pearson)

Cheviot Mule - £70 Setmabanning

Cheviot - £65 Nook Farm

Rough Fell - £51 The Wath (Wilson)

Cast Ewes

Texel - £111, £95 & £80 Brackenrigg; £100 Row End; £95 Brackenslack; £89 Aimsaugh; £87, £82; £81.50, £80.50 & £80 Holme Farm; £85.50, £83.50 & £82.50 Woodend; £85 (2) Grange Hall; £82 Wreay Hall; £80.50 Bromley Green; £80 Green Close

Suffolk - £95, £90.50, £87.50 & £81 Town End; £94 Brackenrigg; £90, £86, £84 (2) & £82.50 (2) Hill Top (Taylor); £90 & £83.50 Woodend; £85.50 Holme Farm; £81 Sandriggs; £81 Town Head

Charollais - £90 & £84.50 Woodend; £81.50 Town End

Bluefaced Leicester - £88 Street House (Maughan)

Continental - £81 & £75.50 Sleagill House; £78.50 Hardendale; £77.50 Ratten Castle; £76 Lingstubbs

Mule - £76 Brackenrigg; £74.50 Sleagill House; £74 & £71.50 Row End; £72 Waterhouses; £71 Wreay Hall; £70.50 Ratten Castle

Cheviot - £75 Hole Farm; £69 Bartondale; £65 Nook Farm

Swaledale - £50 & £45 Hole House; £45.50 Highbeckside; £45.50 Hollins Farm; £44 Whitbysteads Hill Farm; £42.50 Setmabanning; £41 Gale Hall; £40.50 Manesty Farm; £40 Old Parks; £40 Mellgates

Rough Fell - £46 Hardendale; £45 Waterhouses

Herdwick - £38 Bayes Brown; £36 Scales Farm; £35.50 Mellgates

Cast Rams

Cheviot - £100 Woodend

Scotch - £55 Wallthwaite

Wednesday, September 16

Fortnightly sale of 97 Rearing Calves.

Once again calf trade was fantastic, with a jam packed ringside of prospective buyers.

Topping the sale at £415 was a British Blue bull calf from Messrs H & EM Hunter & Son, Berrier Head Farm, purchased by Mr LH Seymour, Brackenslack.

Heifers topped at £410 for a weaned Limousin from Messrs JH Altham, Yanwath Hall.

Leading Prices

Bull Calves (12 Weeks and Under)

British Blue - £415 & £360 Berrier Head Farm; £355 Hesket Farm

Limousin - £350 & £335 Mooriggs

Simmental - £338 Hesket Farm

Aberdeen Angus - £285 Low Moor Dyke; £215 Catterlen Hall

Dairy Shorthorn - £210 & £180 Mooriggs

Black & White - £178 Hesket Farm; £98 Low Moor Dyke; £92 & £90 Skirwith Abbey; £92 & £90 Berrier Head Farm

Weaned Bulls (Over 12 Weeks)

Aberdeen Angus - £385 & £360 Yanwath Hall

Black & White - £200, £175, £142, £122, £112, £105 & £92 Mid Town (Hodgson); £140 Yanwath Hall; £130 & £95 Low Moor Dyke

Heifer Calves (12 Weeks and Under)

British Blue - £370 (2), £340, £330 & £310 Berrier Head Farm; £330 Blunderfield; £310 The Ling (Donald)

Simmental - £308 Hesket Farm

Charolais - £305 Prospect House

Limousin - £300 Hesket Farm

Weaned Heifers (Over 12 Weeks)

Limousin - £410 & £355 Yanwath Hall

Charolais - £375 Hesket Farm

Aberdeen Angus - £260 Yanwath Hall

Tuesday, September 15

Annual Prize Show & Sale of Suffolk, Texel, Beltex, Charollais & Continental Breeding Rams.

A fine entry of almost 480 Breeding Rams drew a big crowd of buyers from local farms, and much further afield, with a 90% clearance of all rams forward. The pre-sale show was kindly judged by Mark Bowman, Crindledyke & Raymond Ridley, Ranbeck.

The following awards and prizes were given:-

Show Results

Challenge Trophy given by the Solway & Tyne Texel Breeders Club

Texel Ram (Shearling or over)

1st **Champion Texel** Mr G Pyman, Park View, selling for £850 to WCM Todd & Son, Longhurst

2nd Messrs Graham, Hallrigg, selling for £450 to Messrs RW & G Dickinson, High Knipe

Texel Ram Lamb

1st **Reserve Champion Texel** Mr J Hewson, Burgh Head, selling for £420 to Messrs TR & PE Little, Low Moor Dyke

2nd Mr G Pyman, Park View, selling for £280 to judge Mark Bowman, Crindledyke

Suffolk Ram (Shearling of over)

1st **Champion Suffolk** B Teasdale, Ling Cottage, selling for £740 to Dale Head Farming Company

2nd A Neale, Nixon Terrace, selling for £600 to Mr TP James, Pycorner Farm

The Hughie Rebanks Memorial Trophy for

Suffolk Ram Lamb

1st **Reserve Champion Suffolk** Mr J Hewson, Burgh Head, selling for £350 to judge Mark Bowman, Crindledyke

2nd B Teasdale, Ling Cottage, selling for £500 to judge Mark Bowman, Crindledyke

Continental X Shearling Ram

1st Mr JM Thompson, Town Foot, with a Texel X Beltex, selling for £820 to Messrs

TB & J Parker, Pringle House

2nd B Teasdale, Ling Cottage, with a Beltex X Texel, selling for £700 to Messrs Lowis, Waterside

Leading Prices

Shearlings

Beltex X Texel - £1200, £750, £700, £680, £550 & £450 Ling Cottage; £1100, £820, £650, £580, £550 (2), £450 & £420 (2) Town Foot; £950, £800, £550 (2), £450 & £400 (4) Shap Abbey; £520 Burgh Head; £500, £440 & £400 Sleddale Hall; £400 Skelling

Texel - £850, £560, £500 & £420 (3) Park View; £700, £580, £540, £520, £500, £440 & £400 Dormanstead; £680 & £420 (3) Armathwaite Farms; £650, £600 (3), £550 (2), £520, £480 & £420 Four O Boot; £550, £520, £500, £460 & £450 Arkleby House; £550 Stone House; £520 Hewer Hill; £480 & £440 Woodside; £460 & £450 Plumpton Cottage; £450, £440, £420 & £400 Hatlcliffe; £450 Hallrigg; £440 East Cliff; £420 (2) Colstons; £400 (2) High House (Dickinson); £400 Irton House

Charollais X Beltex - £680, £600, £520, £480 & £420 Thackwood; £450 & £400 Upper Auchenlay

Suffolk - £650, £620, £600 (2), £530 & £490 Nixon Terrace; £600, £520, £460 & £450 Romanvale; £500, £440 & £420 (2) High Hall; £480 & £400 East Cliff; £450 Burgh Head

Beltex - £600, £450 & £440 Espland House; £450 Ainstable Hall; £400 Upper Auchenlay

Suffolk X - £420 Hunger Hill

Dutch Texel X - £420 Dry Howe

Texel X Rouge - £400 Hewer Hill

Charollais - £400 Thackwood

2-4 Shear

Beltex - £750 & £480 Ainstable Hall

Texel - £300 The Green (Holmes)

Lambs

Suffolk - £500 Ling Cottage; £350, £340 & £280 Burgh Head

Texel - £340, £300 & £280 Park View; £280 Stone House; £280 Burgh Head

Monday, September 14

The “Roadway” Herd

On Monday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP were proud to host the part dispersal sale of the “Roadway” Beef Shorthorn cattle on behalf of Messrs P & J Bailey, High Harberwain, Shap.

The sale comprised of 18 cows and heifers with calves, 8 in-calf heifers, 7 maiden heifers and a stock bull. The sale attracted interest from all over the UK, the auction mart was buzzing with a huge crowd of people, from Northern Ireland, up to mid Scotland and down to Derbyshire.

The sale topped at 3,250gns for lot 17, Roadway Lovely Gazelle 8th, a 2012 born white heifer, out of Roadway Lovely Gazelle 3rd, sired by Glenariff Cherokee, with her roan heifer calf at foot, sired by Tofts Prelude D570. Lovely Gazelle 8th had also run with the same bull again. She was purchased by John Key, Garfield House Farm, Stocksbridge.

Cows and calves peaked at 3,100gns for lot 13, Roadway Flower 5th, a 2011 born dark roan cow out of Glenisla Flower R17, by Tofts Baron Gold X678, with similarly marked heifer calf at foot, sired by Glenariff Cherokee. Roadway Flower 5th had also run back with the same bull. She was purchased by Messrs JK Playfair & Sons, Abbey Mains, East Lowthian.

A lovely selection of in calf heifers met a strong demand, topping at 3,150gns for lot 27, Roadway Holly 14th, a very smart 2013 born roan heifer, out of Roadway Holly, sired by Tofts Prelude D570. Roadway Holly 14th had run with Glenariff Cherokee, and was purchased by Mr GL Hutton, Setmabanning, Penrith.

Maiden heifers sold to a top of 1,850gns for lot 31, Roadway Flossy Bess 23rd, a lovely 2014 born roan heifer out of Roadwat Flossy Bess 9th, by Glenariff Cherokee. She was bought by Messrs AR & S Williams, Lane Farm, Newbiggin On Lune.

Averages

Cows with calves at foot - 2,020gns

Heifers with calves at foot - 2,780gns

In-calf heifers - 1,890gns

Maiden Heifers - 1,520gns

Leading Prices

Heifers with Heifer Calves at foot

3,250gns Roadway Lovely Gazelle 8th; 3,000gns Roadway Farzana Tanzy; 2,950gns Roadway Flossy Bess 18th

Cows with Heifer Calves at foot

3,100gns Roadway Flower 5th; 2,800gns Roadway Lovely Gazelle 7th; 2,650gns Roadway Princess Royal 4th

Cows with Bull Calves at foot

2,550gns Roadway Flossy Bess 13th; 2,200gns Roadway Princess Royal 3rd

In-Calf Heifers

3,150gns Roadway Holly 14th; 2,100gns Roadway Holly 10th

Maiden Heifers

1,850gns Roadway Flossy Bess 23rd; 1,800gns Roadway Flower 7th; 1,800gns Roadway Lavender Damsel 5th

Fortnightly green market sale of Prime Cattle

A small show of prime cattle topped at 215.5p/kg for a British Blue Heifer from Harry Hutchinson, Uldale.

A good quality entry of Prime Bulls averaged 182p/kg, selling to a top of 208.5p/kg to Messrs Lowis, Waterside House, for a Limousin purchased by Peter Smith, Butchers of Cocklakes. Irving Pearson, Manor Farm sold the top price per head prime bull at £1525.13, again purchased by Peter Smith.

Leading Prices

Prime Bulls p/kg

Limousin - 208.5 & 204.5 Waterside House; 207.5 Manor Farm (Pearson); 206.5 Crindledyke;

British Blue - 207.5 & 197.5 Crindledkye; 207.5 Manor Farm (Pearson)

Blonde - 196.5 Uldale

Simmental - 192.5 Manor Farm (Pearson)

Black & White - 145.5 Town End Farm (Mounsey); 143.5 & 139.5 Ratten Castle; 137.5 Musgrave Hall

Prime Bulls £/head

British Blue - £1525.13 Manor Farm (Pearson)

Simmental - £1476.48 Manor Farm (Pearson)

Limousin - £1449.08 Waterside Farm

Blonde - £1190.79 Uldale, Fell End

Black & White - £1079.61 Town End Farm (Mounsey)

Clean Cattle p/kg

British Blue - 215.5 Uldale

Clean Cattle £/head

British Blue - £1318.86 Uldale

Fortnightly sale of 407 Store Cattle

A pleasing entry of store cattle included several runs of quality strong cattle.

Store bullocks averaged £1,080 selling to a top of £1,575 to Messrs J Wilson & Sons, Low Borrow Bridge. Store heifers were a similar trade, with bulling type heifers again selling to a premium. Heifers topped at £1,485 to Mr W H Brass, Low Row for a pen of Limousin Crosses.

Vendors are urged to enter with confidence for our next sale, the Michaelmas prize show and sale.

Leading Prices

Bullocks - over 12mths

Charolais - £1575, £1555, £1535, £1435 (2), £1385, £1375, £1325, £1315 (3) Low Borrow Bridge; £1495 & £1355 Ploveriggs; £1465 (2) Low Row; £1275 (2) & £1155 (2) Westray Farm (Johnstone); £1195 (2), £1175 (2), £1145 (2) & £1105 (2) Grange House

Limousin - £1515 & £1315 Littlebeck; £1495 Ploveriggs; £1485, £1435, £1425, £1415 (3); £1365 & £1325 Low Borrow Bridge; £1435 (4), £1365 (4), £1335 (6), £1305 & £1205 Low Row; £1205, £1185 (2) & £1165 (2) Croft Head; £1205, £1185 (2), £1135 & £1115 Westray Farm (Johnstone); £1205, £1155, £1145 & £1135 Town Head (Todd); £1195 & £1135 Bomby; £1185 & £1155 Bustabeck; £1165 Crosby Lodge; £1135, £1120 & £1115 Hewer Hill

British Blue - £1415, £1335, £1275, £1215 (2) & £1135 Dacre Banks; £1365 (3), £1285 (2) & £1275 (2) Low Row; £1285 (2) Bongate Moor; £1215, £1185, £1155 (3) & £1145 Bells View; £1115 (3) Lankaber; £1115 (2) Hewer Hill; £1115 Hall O The Gate

Aberdeen Angus - £1405 (2) & £1155 Low Row; £1225 (3) & £1135 (5) Street House (Maughan); £1205 & £1125 Midtown (Strong); £1205 Dacre Banks

Simmental - £1145 & £1125 Thorneycroft; £1185 Lankaber

Black & White - £1085 & £1065 Dacre Banks; £1035 (3) Croft Head

Bullocks - 12mths and under

Limousin - £1085 Oddendale; £915 (2) Raw Foot; £885 Rotherhope

Charolais - £975, £935 & £875 (2) Raw Foot

British Blue - £895 Raw Foot

Heifers - over 12mths

British Blue - £1225 Bongate Moor; £1105 Askham Gate

Limousin - £1485, £1315, £1185 (3) & £1125 Low Row; £1225 (2) Bomby; £1215 (3), £1175 (5) & £1135 (2) Blands Farm; £1135, £1085 & £1055 Demense; £1115 & £1085 Park Head (Hird); £1085 (2) Howes Farm; £1075 & £1035 West View; £1055 Shoulthwaite; £1045 & £1015 Oddendale; £1025 Lankaber

Aberdeen Angus - £1195 (2) Low Row; £1115 Low Thornley

Charolais - £1085 (2) Park Head (Hird); £1075 Lankaber; £1065 West View

Heifers - 12mths and under

Continental - £995 & £915 Raw Foot

Limousin - £915 Clockeld

Charolais - £895 (2) Raw Foot

Fortnightly green market sale of OTM Cattle.

A similar entry of cast cows averaged 113p/kg selling to a top of 167.5p/kg for a smart British Blue cow from Mr J B Bowness, Bank Farm.

Black and White cows sold to 137.5p/kg to Colin Harrington, Mounsey Bank. All meaty cows were good to sell. There were more cattle in the TB exempt section, with no difference in price to any other cattle. For further details regarding the TB exempt section please contact the office.

Leading Prices

Cast Cows p/kg

British Blue - 167.5 & 144.5 Bank Farm; 143.5 Scales Farm

Limousin - 160.0 Bank Farm; 144.5 Field Gate; 138.5 Nook Farm; 129.5 Mellgates

Saler - 139.5 & 123.5 Colstons

Black & White - 127.5 Skirwith Abbey; 116.5 Bunkers Hill; 114.5 Ratten Castle; 113.5 Nelson Hill Farm; 109.5 The Ling; 104.5 Askrigg Hall; 103.5 Yanwath Woodhouse

Hereford - 124.5 & 118.5 Nelson Hill Farm

Continental - 122.5 Town End Farm (Mounsey); 122.5 Moorside Farm; 103.5 Skirwith Abbey

Aberdeen Angus - 117.5 Brackenburgh Home Farms

Cast Cows £/head

Limousin - £1248.00 Bank Farm

British Blue - £1122.25 Bank Farm

Continental - £960.40 Town End Farm (Mounsey)

Black & White - £743.33 Skirwith Abbey