Penrith Auction Mart

ALSO: Wednesday, September 17. Weekly sale of livestock and fortnightly sale of store sheep. Forward: 3,393 prime sheep, comprising 2,005 prime lambs, 1,188 cast ewes and rams, 200 store lambs, 94 rearing calves. Prices - prime lambs: Beltex to £102 each, or 223 pence per kilogram; Texel 100, 222; Rouge 87, 182; Continental 83, 180; Suffolk 78, 157; Mule 71, 149; Rough Fell 65, 137; Swaledale 55.50; Bleu De Mains 160p; Charollais 156p. Cast ewes: Texel to 115; Suffolk 94; Beltex 92; Continental 85; Masham 80; Cheviot 79.50; Mule 76; Swaledale 56; Scotch 45. Cast rams: Texel 95; Cheviot 91; Swaledale 64; Herdwick 60. Store sheep: Continental 58; Texel 57 (x2); Cheviot 54. Rearing calves. Bulls: Aberdeen Angus 550; British Blue 480, (average 344.01); Limousin 440, (320); Black and White 245, (83.37). Heifers: British Blue 410; Limousin 360, (303); Hereford 342; Aberdeen Angus 332, (399.75).

ALSO: Tuesday, September 16. Annual show and sale of Suffolk and Continental breeding rams. Judges: D & A Dickinson. Results - Texel ram (shearling or over), reserve & 1 Messrs G Wilkinson £800; 2 Messrs KJ & C Wilson £520. Texel ram lamb, 1&2 G Pyman £450, £400. Suffolk ram (shearling or over), champion & 1 B Teasdale £900; 2 J. Hewson £740. Suffolk ram lamb, 1 B Teasdale; 2 A Neale £300. Continental cross shearling ram, 1 MH Elliott £1,100 (Beltex); 2 Messrs Bindloss £950 (Beltex cross Texel). Prices - shearlings: Beltex cross Texel to £1,100 each; Beltex 1,100; Suffolk 920; Charollais cross Beltex 820; Texel 800. 2-4 shear: Beltex 520; Suffolk 500; Texel 480; Charollais 370. Lambs: Texel 450; Suffolk cross 340; Suffolk 300 (x2).

ALSO: Monday, September 15. Fortnightly sales of cattle. Forward: 571 store. Prices - Store bullocks: Charolais to £1,585 each; British Blue 1,455; Hereford 1,445; Hereford 1,445; Hereford 1,445; Limousin 1,385 (x3); Simmental 1,285; Montbeliarde 1,135 (x2); Normandy 1,125 (x4); Black and White 1,085; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,065; Aberdeen Angus 985 (x2); Saler 965; Shorthorn 895. Heifers: Charolais 1,565; Limousin 1,535; British Blue 1,185; Simmental 1,065; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,025; Aberdeen Angus 975. Bulls: Limousin 1,115; Charolais 965. Prime bulls: British Blue 1,581.60, 212.5; Limousin 1,609.34, 209.5; Simmental 1,530.17, 206.5; Charolais 1,518.88, 209.5; Continental 1,256.28, 180.5; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,255.52, 206.5; Black and White 1,109.95, 158.5; Meuse Rhine Isel 155.5p. Clean cattle: Limousin 1,411.28, 232.5. OTM: Limousin 1,376.49, 159.5; Meuse Rhine Isel 1,025.74, 135.5; Black and White 988.18, 134.5; British Blue 964.06, 125.5; Simmental 875.62, 123.5; Beef Shorthorn 123.5p; Danish Red 114.5p. Cast bulls: Limousin 1,286.38, 125.5; Charolais 1,278.40, 117.50.