Monday, September 28, 2015

Annual Michaelmas Prize Show and Sale of 1,110 store cattle of all classes. 

An excellent entry of cattle included a prize show and sale, which was judged by Mr Bruce Jackson of Alne, sponsored by Carr’s Billington Agriculture & Allflex (Livestock Identification).

Mr N Slack, Plum Tree House enjoyed a good day taking both Champion & Reserve Champion with a Limousin bullock and a British Blue bullock respectively, both cattle made £1,450 through the ring.

Show Results

Limousin Bullock

1st           **Champion** Mr N Slack, Plum Tree, selling for £1,450 to Mr D Barker, Scarborough

2nd          Mr LC Walton, Goodlie Hill Cottage, selling for £1,585 to Mr I Armitage, York

Limousin Heifer

1st           Messrs MTP & SD Wills, Fawcett Park, selling for £1,165 to Messrs RW & G Dickinson, Penrith

2nd          Messrs JW Watson, Whygill Head, selling for £1,045 to Messrs J & R Waind, Molton

British Blue Bullock

1st           **Reserve Champion** Mr N Slack, Plum Tree, selling for £1,450 to Mr D Barker, Scarborough

2nd          Mr B Walton, Goodlie Hill, selling for £1,695 to Mr D Barker, Scarborough

British Blue Heifer

1st           Messrs JE & PL Donaldson, Threapthwaite Farm, selling for £915 Messrs J & R Waind, Molton

2nd          Messrs JW Watson, Whygill Head, selling for £1,025 also to Messrs J & R Waind, Molton

Trade stayed level throughout the sale, with only the very strongest cattle selling at slightly reduced rates.  Smaller and younger cattle were every bit as dear as recent sales.  Some annual consignments were reporting a similar average on the year.

Leading Prices

Bullocks over 12mths

British Blue - £1695, £1505 & £1445 Goodlie Hill; £1450 Plum Tree House; £1385, £1345,

£1325 & £1285 (2) Kirkbarrow Hall; £1375, £1365, £1355, £1345, £1335, £1325, £1315 (2),

£1265 (3), £1225 & £1205 Shap Abbey; £1365, £1325, £1305 & £1275 Sunnygill; £1345,

£1305 & £1245 Lingstubbs; £1305 Crosby Lodge; £1285, £1265 & £1255 (3) Low Row; £1255

Whygill Head; £1185 Park House Farm (Brown); £1175 Berrier End Farm; £1165 (2) Dacre

Banks; £1155 Glasslyn House

Limousin - £1585, £1345 & £1335 Goodlie Hill Cottage; £1555 & £1435 Goodlie Hill; £1450

Plum Tree House; £1425 (4), £1405, £1345 & £1225 Low Borrow Bridge; £1425, £1305 (4) &

£1205 (2) Blands Farm; £1385, £1375, £1285, £1265 (2) & £1255 (6) Low Row; £1375,

£1295, £1285 & £1215 (2) Shap Abbey; £1355, £1345, £1315, £1265 & £1235 Blencarn Hall;

£1355, £1275, £1265 (3) & £1205 (4) Sunnygill; £1355 Littlebeck; £1325 (2), £1275 (2) &

£1255 Kirkbarrow Hall; £1295 Ranbeck; £1275 & £1235 (2) Low House (Dickinson); £1275,

£1265, £1245 (2) & £1235 (2) Well House (Strong); £1275 & £1225 Beck House Farm; £1265

Berrier End Farm; £1255 Crosby Lodge; £1255 Nook Farm (Baines); £1245 & £1225

Hallgarth; £1245 Hill Top (Bell); £1245 Town Head (Holliday); £1245 Town Head (Todd);

£1235 Four O Boot; £1215 Dacre Banks

Charolais - £1555, £1455, £1425, £1415, £1395, £1385 (2), £1265 (3) & £1255 Little

Croft; £1535, £1525, £1425, £1415, £1345, £1325 & £1295 Low Borrow Bridge; £1375 (2),

£1295 (2), £1235, £1225 (2) & £1175 Shap Abbey; £1285 (2) Low Row; £1185 & £1155

Glasslyn House; £1185 Croglin High Hall; £1165 Four O Boot

Aberdeen Angus - £1245 Low Row; £1235 Clickham; £1145 (6) Street House (Maughan);

£1095 Nook Farm (Baines)

Black & White - £1235, £1165 (2) & £1115 Lingstubbs; £1185, £1175, £1085 (8), £1075 (2),

£1065 (5) Eamont Bridge Farm; £1115 Dacre Banks

Simmental - £1225 & £1135 Sleagill House

Blonde D’Aquitaine - £1095 Sycamore Rise

Continental - £1065 (2) Four O Boot)

Hereford - £1065 Four O Boot

Bullocks 12mths and under

Limousin - £1285 Hill Top (Bell); £1075 Shap Abbey; £1025 Sycamore Rise

British Blue - £1105, £1055 & £1045 High Howe

Charolais - £1055 Sycamore Rise

Heifers over 12mths

British Blue - £1285, £1245, £1215 (2), £1195, £1165, £1155 (2), £1145 (2), £1135 (2), £1095 & £1085 Shap Abbey; £1255 Town Head (Holliday); £1245 & £1135 Brampton Hall; £1245 Ghyll House; £1185 & £1145 Kirkbarrow Hall; £1145 & £1135 Dacre Banks; £1055 Berrier End

Charolais - £1405, £1245, £1225, £1215 & £1075 Low Borrow Bridge; £1365 Ploveriggs; £1335 & £1245 Croft House (Bowman); £1235, £1215, £1145, £1115, £1075 (5) & £1055 Shap Abbey; £1095 & £1085 (4) Glasslyn House; £1085 Scales Farm (Wilson)

Limousin - £1315, £1285 & £1245 (2) Littlebeck; £1275 & £1165 Croft House (Bowman); £1265 & £1185 Brampton Hall; £1255 Ghyll House; £1225, £1175, £1085 & £1075 Hallgarth; £1225, £1115, £1055, £1045 & £1025 Home Farm (Metcalfe); £1205 Hebblethwaite Hall; £1175, £1145 (3), £1135 (3), £1125, £1105, £1095 (2), £1085 (3), £1075 (2), £1045, £1025 (4) Shap Abbey; £1165 & £1125 Fawcett Park; £1155 (2), £1085 & £1045 Undercragg; £1145, £1135 & £1035 Friendship Farm; £1135 (2), £1105, £1095 (2), £1075 & £1065 (2) Ranbeck; £1125 Brackenslack; £1115 (2) & £1005 Town Head (Todd); £1105 & £1095 £1005 Berrier End; £1085 Croft Head (Todd); £1075 (3) & £1005 Blands Farm; £1075 (2) Cliburn Hall; £1065 Stoneycragg; £1055 & £1005 (3) Sycamore Rise; £1035 Low Row; £1015 Fog Close

Blonde D’Aquitaine - £1435 Croft House (Bowman); £1085 Shap Abbey

Aberdeen Angus - £1085 Brackenslack

Shorthorn - £1085 Kitridding

Heifers 12mths and under

Limousin - £1055 High Howe; £1045 Whygill Head; £995 Sycamore Rise

Bulls 12mths and under

Charolais - £1035 Rawfoot

Simmental - £935 Braesteads

Store Cattle

Monday, September 28, 2015

On Monday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their annual Michaelmas Prize Show and Sale of 1,110 store cattle of all classes. 

Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their largest sale of Store Cattle for some time on Monday.  An excellent entry of cattle included a prize show and sale, which was judged by Mr Bruce Jackson of Alne, sponsored by Carr’s Billington Agriculture & Allflex (Livestock Identification).

Mr N Slack, Plum Tree House enjoyed a good day taking both Champion & Reserve Champion with a Limousin bullock and a British Blue bullock respectively, both cattle made £1,450 through the ring.

Show Results

Limousin Bullock

1st           **Champion** Mr N Slack, Plum Tree, selling for £1,450 to Mr D Barker, Scarborough

2nd          Mr LC Walton, Goodlie Hill Cottage, selling for £1,585 to Mr I Armitage, York

Limousin Heifer

1st           Messrs MTP & SD Wills, Fawcett Park, selling for £1,165 to Messrs RW & G Dickinson, Penrith

2nd          Messrs JW Watson, Whygill Head, selling for £1,045 to Messrs J & R Waind, Molton

British Blue Bullock

1st           **Reserve Champion** Mr N Slack, Plum Tree, selling for £1,450 to Mr D Barker, Scarborough

2nd          Mr B Walton, Goodlie Hill, selling for £1,695 to Mr D Barker, Scarborough

British Blue Heifer

1st           Messrs JE & PL Donaldson, Threapthwaite Farm, selling for £915 Messrs J & R Waind, Molton

2nd          Messrs JW Watson, Whygill Head, selling for £1,025 also to Messrs J & R Waind, Molton

Trade stayed level throughout the sale, with only the very strongest cattle selling at slightly reduced rates.  Smaller and younger cattle were every bit as dear as recent sales.  Some annual consignments were reporting a similar average on the year.

Leading Prices

Bullocks over 12mths

British Blue - £1695, £1505 & £1445 Goodlie Hill; £1450 Plum Tree House; £1385, £1345,

£1325 & £1285 (2) Kirkbarrow Hall; £1375, £1365, £1355, £1345, £1335, £1325, £1315 (2),

£1265 (3), £1225 & £1205 Shap Abbey; £1365, £1325, £1305 & £1275 Sunnygill; £1345,

£1305 & £1245 Lingstubbs; £1305 Crosby Lodge; £1285, £1265 & £1255 (3) Low Row; £1255

Whygill Head; £1185 Park House Farm (Brown); £1175 Berrier End Farm; £1165 (2) Dacre

Banks; £1155 Glasslyn House

Limousin - £1585, £1345 & £1335 Goodlie Hill Cottage; £1555 & £1435 Goodlie Hill; £1450

Plum Tree House; £1425 (4), £1405, £1345 & £1225 Low Borrow Bridge; £1425, £1305 (4) &

£1205 (2) Blands Farm; £1385, £1375, £1285, £1265 (2) & £1255 (6) Low Row; £1375,

£1295, £1285 & £1215 (2) Shap Abbey; £1355, £1345, £1315, £1265 & £1235 Blencarn Hall;

£1355, £1275, £1265 (3) & £1205 (4) Sunnygill; £1355 Littlebeck; £1325 (2), £1275 (2) &

£1255 Kirkbarrow Hall; £1295 Ranbeck; £1275 & £1235 (2) Low House (Dickinson); £1275,

£1265, £1245 (2) & £1235 (2) Well House (Strong); £1275 & £1225 Beck House Farm; £1265

Berrier End Farm; £1255 Crosby Lodge; £1255 Nook Farm (Baines); £1245 & £1225

Hallgarth; £1245 Hill Top (Bell); £1245 Town Head (Holliday); £1245 Town Head (Todd);

£1235 Four O Boot; £1215 Dacre Banks

Charolais - £1555, £1455, £1425, £1415, £1395, £1385 (2), £1265 (3) & £1255 Little

Croft; £1535, £1525, £1425, £1415, £1345, £1325 & £1295 Low Borrow Bridge; £1375 (2),

£1295 (2), £1235, £1225 (2) & £1175 Shap Abbey; £1285 (2) Low Row; £1185 & £1155

Glasslyn House; £1185 Croglin High Hall; £1165 Four O Boot

Aberdeen Angus - £1245 Low Row; £1235 Clickham; £1145 (6) Street House (Maughan);

£1095 Nook Farm (Baines)

Black & White - £1235, £1165 (2) & £1115 Lingstubbs; £1185, £1175, £1085 (8), £1075 (2),

£1065 (5) Eamont Bridge Farm; £1115 Dacre Banks

Simmental - £1225 & £1135 Sleagill House

Blonde D’Aquitaine - £1095 Sycamore Rise

Continental - £1065 (2) Four O Boot)

Hereford - £1065 Four O Boot

Bullocks 12mths and under

Limousin - £1285 Hill Top (Bell); £1075 Shap Abbey; £1025 Sycamore Rise

British Blue - £1105, £1055 & £1045 High Howe

Charolais - £1055 Sycamore Rise

Heifers over 12mths

British Blue - £1285, £1245, £1215 (2), £1195, £1165, £1155 (2), £1145 (2), £1135 (2), £1095 & £1085 Shap Abbey; £1255 Town Head (Holliday); £1245 & £1135 Brampton Hall; £1245 Ghyll House; £1185 & £1145 Kirkbarrow Hall; £1145 & £1135 Dacre Banks; £1055 Berrier End

Charolais - £1405, £1245, £1225, £1215 & £1075 Low Borrow Bridge; £1365 Ploveriggs; £1335 & £1245 Croft House (Bowman); £1235, £1215, £1145, £1115, £1075 (5) & £1055 Shap Abbey; £1095 & £1085 (4) Glasslyn House; £1085 Scales Farm (Wilson)

Limousin - £1315, £1285 & £1245 (2) Littlebeck; £1275 & £1165 Croft House (Bowman); £1265 & £1185 Brampton Hall; £1255 Ghyll House; £1225, £1175, £1085 & £1075 Hallgarth; £1225, £1115, £1055, £1045 & £1025 Home Farm (Metcalfe); £1205 Hebblethwaite Hall; £1175, £1145 (3), £1135 (3), £1125, £1105, £1095 (2), £1085 (3), £1075 (2), £1045, £1025 (4) Shap Abbey; £1165 & £1125 Fawcett Park; £1155 (2), £1085 & £1045 Undercragg; £1145, £1135 & £1035 Friendship Farm; £1135 (2), £1105, £1095 (2), £1075 & £1065 (2) Ranbeck; £1125 Brackenslack; £1115 (2) & £1005 Town Head (Todd); £1105 & £1095 £1005 Berrier End; £1085 Croft Head (Todd); £1075 (3) & £1005 Blands Farm; £1075 (2) Cliburn Hall; £1065 Stoneycragg; £1055 & £1005 (3) Sycamore Rise; £1035 Low Row; £1015 Fog Close

Blonde D’Aquitaine - £1435 Croft House (Bowman); £1085 Shap Abbey

Aberdeen Angus - £1085 Brackenslack

Shorthorn - £1085 Kitridding

Heifers 12mths and under

Limousin - £1055 High Howe; £1045 Whygill Head; £995 Sycamore Rise

Bulls 12mths and under

Charolais - £1035 Rawfoot

Simmental - £935 Braesteads

Monday,  September 28, 2015

Fortnightly sale of 60 OTM Cattle.

All buyers were in attendance but trade was just a little easier for most grades.  The sale averaged 111.9p/kg, reaching a top mark of 178.5p/kg for a Limousin cow from Messrs JB Holliday & Son, Town Head.

Cast bulls saw best quality in demand, selling to 147.5p/kg for a British Blue from Messrs Bindloss & Son, Shap Abbey, bought by Mr Owain Llyr.

Leading Prices

Cast Cows p/kg

Limousin - 178.5 Town Head Farm (Holliday); 154.5 Park House Farm (Hodgson); 147.5, 145.5, 140.5, 139.5 & 137.5 Shap Abbey; 143.5 Hunger Hill; 134.5, 124.5 & 120.5 Fog Close; 130.5 Terry’s Farm; 125.5 & 121.5 Undercragg

British Blue - 144.5 & 125.5 Murton Hall; 139.5 Terry’s Farm; 122.5 Winter Cragg

Black & White - 146.5 Mount Clifton; 119.5 Cliburn Hall; 116.5 (2) Mounsey Bank

Aberdeen Angus - 125.5 Shap Abbey

Simmental - 124.5 Braesteads

Blonde D’Aquitaine - 126.5 Waterside House

Cast Cows £/head

Limousin - £1163.82 Town Head Farm (Holliday); £1157.21 Park House Farm (Hodgson); £1033.56 Terry’s Farm; £990.53, £988.25, £979.00, £977.76 & £945.81 Shap Abbey; £987.45 Waterside House; £972.44, £804.72, £804.27 & £773.62 Fog Close; £948.54 Hunger Hill; £838.35 & £830.81 Undercragg

British Blue - £1012.77 & £720.21 Terry’s Farm; £985.49 & £819.52 Murton Hall; £961.43 & £756.80 Winter Cragg

Black & White - £1003.53 Mount Clifton; £989.09 & £987.92 Mounsey Bank; £877.13 Cliburn Hall; £709.70 Sockbridge Hall

Aberdeen Angus - £973.88 Shap Abbey

Simmental - £941.22 Braesteads

Blonde D’Aquitaine - £856.46 & £819.72 Waterside House

Continental - £721.86 Grange House (Allen)

Cast Bulls p/kg

British Blue - 147.5 Shap Abbey

Cast Bulls £/head

British Blue - £1423.38 Shap Abbey

Prime Sheep

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Weekly sale of 4,144 prime sheep, comprising of 2,663 prime lambs and 1,481 cast ewes & rams.

Prime lambs sold once again sold to a stronger trade than Tuesday’s national prices, with an overall average of 157.04p/kg SQQ being achieved.

The sale peaked at 212.0p/kg for a pen of Beltex lambs from Mr WH Brass, Low Row, purchased by Mr M Bowe, Keswick.

Top price per head on the day was £95, this was also paid to Mr WH Brass, Low Row for a pair of Beltex lambs, bought by Mr R Skelton, Dearham.

Leading Prices

Prime Lambs p/k:

Beltex - 212.0 & 198.0 (2) Low Row; 200.0 (2) Mooriggs

Texel - 193.0 Leigh Croft; 186.0 Ranbeck; 184.0 Reagill Grange

Rouge - 174.0 & 170.0 Inglewood Edge

Suffolk - 165.0 & 164.0 Honeypot; 164.0 The Wath

Charollais - 161.0 Park Head (Hird); 161.0 Leigh Croft

Continental - 161.0 High Lodore

Cheviot - 157.0 Murrah Hall

Mule - 154.0 & 150.0 Redgate; 149.0 Harbour Flatt

Rough Fell - 151.0 The Wath

Prime Lambs £/head

Beltex - £95, £92, £89, £87, £85 & £84 Low Row; £90 & £84 Mooriggs; £86, £85 (2) & £82 Fawcett Park; £84 Rosgill Head

Texel - £93 & £83 Sycamore Rise; £85 Low Garth; £84 Redgate; £82 Langton Field; £82 Waterside House

Suffolk - £77 Honeypot; £77 Nook Farm; £76.50 & £73.50 Low Row; £75 & £73 Gale Hall; £74.50 Greystone House (Dawson); £73 Town Head (Potter)

Continental - £75 (2) Pennine View; £75 Greystone House (Dawson)

Charollais - £71 & £70 Park Head (Hird)

Rouge - £71 Inglewood Edge

Cheviot Mule - £70.50 Skelling Farm

Mule - £68.50 Ravenwood Cottage; £68.50 Harbour Flatt; £68 Baggra Yeat; £67.50 (2) Low Mill (Fleming & Wilson)

Rough Fell - £59.50 The Wath

Cast Ewes

Texel - £83 Waters Farm; £80.50 & £78 (2) Woodend; £80 Greystone House (Dawson); £80 & £75 (2) Littlebeck; £79 Howgill; £77 & £75 Holme Farm; £76 Cocklakes House; £75 Galloper Park; £75 Home Farm (Morrison)

Charollais - £82 Town End

Suffolk - £80 (3) Woodend; £75 (2) Town End; £75 Skelling Farm

Continental - £77 & £75 Woodend; £77 Lodge Farm (Mallinson)

Mule - £73 & £72.50 Cocklakes; £73 Lodge Farm (Mallinson); £70 Town Head (Potter); £69 Brackenburgh Home Farm; £69 Howgill; £69 Brinns

Cheviot - £72.50 Holme Farm

Scotch - £53 Wallthwaite

Swaledale - £47 Harbour Flatt; £43.50 Old Parks; £42 Townend; £40 Gale Hall

Herdwick - £42 Thorneythwaite