Oct 12 Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held its fortnightly sale of Prime cattle. A reduced entry of prime bulls was a strong trade, mirroring the national beef trade at the moment.  Messrs Pearson, Manor Farm sold the pick of the market, a British Blue at 200.5p/kg (£1,389.38) to Peter Smith, Cocklakes Farm Shop.

Leading Prices - Prime Bulls p/kg

British Blue - 200.5 & 198.5 Manor Farm (Pearson); 178.5 Town End Farm (Mounsey)

Simmental - 187.5 Manor Farm (Pearson)

Limousin - 185.5 Fog Close

Hereford - 178.5 Ratten Castle

MRI - 164.5, 157.5 & 152.5 Town End Farm (Mounsey)

Black & White - 159.5 Castlesteads

Prime Bulls £/head:

Simmental - £1389.38 Manor Farm (Pearson)

British Blue - £1383.45 & £1355.76 Manor Farm (Pearson)

Limousin - £1250.27 Fog Close

Hereford - £1238.79 Ratten Castle

Charolais - £1213.42 Fog Close

Black & White - £1073.44 Castlesteads; £954.25 Middlesceugh Hall

MRI - £957.39 Town End Farm (Mounsey)

Forward:  560 Store cattle.

A pleasing entry of store cattle found best quality beef bred cattle in demand.  Quality heifers sold well, but strongest cattle were easier.

Ken Stanley, Keld Farm topped the trade with a Blonde X Bullock at £1,355.  Heifers sold to £1,155 for a pen of Charolais from Messrs EA & W Strong, Ploveriggs.

Leading Prices - Bullocks - over 12mths

Blonde D’Aquitaine - £1355 Keld Farm; £1235 Ellergill

British Blue - £1325 Croft House (Bowman); £1255, £1245, £1215 & £1175 Annfield; £1155 Keld Farm; £1135 Windy Gate; £1105 & £1075 Sleagill House; £1075 & £1065 Park House (Brown); £1065 (4) Town End Farm (Burne); £1035 (4) Glasslyn House

Limousin - £1315, £1305 & £1265 Croft House (Bowman); £1295, £1285 (2) & £1275 Keld Farm; £1285 (2), £1275 (3), £1255, £1175 & £1145 The Green (Holmes); £1275, £1255 & £1195 (3) Low House (Dickinson); £1265, £1145, £1115 & £1075 Town Head (Todd); £1225, £1215 & £1175 Thackwood; £1135 & £1115 Park House (Brown); £1135 & £1105 Hallgarth; £1125 Park Head (Hird); £1085 & £1045 Newlands Farm; £1085 Townend (Wilson); £1085 Glasslyn House; £1055 Sleagill House; £1055 Moorend; £1035 Borwick Lodge

Continental - £1295 Croft House (Bowman); £1135 (2) & £1065 (5) Moorside Farm

Charolais - £1275 (2) Ploveriggs; £1165 (2) & £1125 Park Head (Hird); £1165, £1145 (2), £1075, £1035 & £975 (2) Ellergill; £1005 Glasslyn House; £975 Grange House

Simmental - £1195 & £1115 (3) Moorside Farm; £1175, £1165 & £1125 (2) Keld Farm; £1105, £1025 & £1015 Sleagill House; £1005 Glasslyn House; £995 Ellergill

Aberdeen Angus - £1185 Moorside Farm; £1075 (3) & £985 (2) Town End (Burne); £955 (2) Street House (Strong)

Hereford - £1075 & £945 (2) Sleagill House

Beef Shorthorn - £1055 (2), £1005 & £995 High Harberwain

Black & White - £945 & £875 (3) Annfield

Bullocks - 12mths and under

Continental - £1085 & £835 Raw Foot

Limousin - £955 Park Head (Hird); £935 (2) Raw Foot

Heifers - over 12mths

Charolais - £1155 Ploveriggs; £1135, £1065 & £975 Ellergill; £975 (6) Grange House; £975 (3) Whinfield Farm

Limousin - £1145, £1055, £975 & £955 Oddendale Hall; £1135 Sleagill House; £1125, £1105 & £1065 Townend (Wilson); £1115 Park House (Brown); £1085 Greenlands; £1075 & £1045 Thackwood; £1075 Hallgarth; £1065, £1035 & £965 Greenhow; £1065 & £985 (3) Whinfield Farm; £1065 Town Head (Todd); £1055 High Barn; £1025 & £1005 Tilery Farm; £1025 Hunger Hill; £1015 (2) & £995 Greenlands; £995 & £985 Hill Top (Lister); £955 West View; £955 Fold Head

British Blue - £1105 Hill Top Farm (Lister)

Simmental - £1035 Sleagill House; £995 & £965 Whinfield Farm

Aberdeen Angus - £945 (2) Tilery Farm

Heifers - 12mths and under

Continental - £845 Raw Foot

OTM cattle - A good entry of 65 cast cows averaged over 100p/kg despite a greater number of plainer cows in the sale.  The market was topped by a British Blue cow from Messrs W Richardson & Son, Ghyll House at £1,370.66, bought by Owain Llyr, Ruthin.

Leading Prices -

Cast Cows p/kg: British Blue - 175.5 Ghyll House; 139.5 Low Row; 131.5 High Howe

Limousin - 145.5 & 132.5 Berrier End Farm; 143.5 Ellergill; 135.5 Manor Farm (Pearson); 134.5 Field Gate; 132.5 Blencarn Hall; 125.5 Hebblethwaite Hall; 120.5 Hewer Hill

Black & White - 134.5 & 114.5 Low Row; 108.5 & 105.5 (3) Penny Hill; 107.5 Low Abbey; 106.5 Low Rutter; 105.5 Low Moor Dyke

Luing - 118.5 Ellergill

Cast Cows £/head: British Blue - £1370.66 Ghyll House; £1107.63 Low Row

Limousin - £1095.78 Blencarn Hall; £1018.85 Ellergill; £976.96 Manor Farm (Pearson); £951.35 & £845.36 Berrier End Farm; £882.06 Hewer Hill; £880.98 Field Gate; £834.58 Hebblethwaite Hall; £790.78 & £756.09 Crosby Lodge

Black & White - £991.27 & £858.75 Low Row; £942.12, £857.72, £812.67, £783.75, £769.10 & £734.86 Penny Hill; £858.93 & £707.45 Low Abbey; £856.98 & £745.50 Low Rutter; £737.96 Skirwith Abbey; £714.42 Low Moor Dyke

Luing - £820.02 Ellergill

Red & White - £774.18 Skirwith Abbey