PENRITH: Wednesday, November 4.

Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 3,373 prime sheep, comprising of 2,391 prime lambs & 982 cast ewes & rams.

Topping the sale on the day at 200p/kg was a pair of Beltex lambs from Mr WH Brass, Low Row, bought by Mr R Skelton, Dearham.

Top price per head on the day at £89 was a single Suffolk Lamb from Messrs J Armstrong, Highrigg, purchased by Mr Ditta, Accrington.

Prime lambs sold to a sharper trade on the week, with an SQQ average of 154p/kg for all sold.

Continental Cast Ewes also sold to a shaper trade on the week, being up some £5 per head, yet all other classes sold to a similar trade.

Leading Prices: Prime Lambs p/kg Beltex - 200.0 Low Row; 195.0 Grange Hall; 194.0 Shap Abbey Texel - 190.0 & 178.0 Reagill Grange; 179.0 Low Garth Continental - 179.0, 177.0 & 175.0 Brockwoodlees Charollais - 173.0, 164.0 & 163.0 Leigh Croft Suffolk - 157.0 Reagill Grange; 150.0 Dacre Banks; 150.0 Bomby; 150.0 Fog Close Cheviot - 149.0 Nook Farm (Atkinson) Mule - 145.0 Howburn; 142.0 Bank End Mill; 140.0 Ghyll House Swaledale - 129.0 & 126.0 Kentmere (Nattrass) Prime Lambs £/head Suffolk - £89 & £82 (2) Highrigg; £77.50 & £76 Hole House (Coulston); £77.50 Dale Head; £77 Hall Garth; £76 & £75.50 Town Head (Hird); £75 Shap Abbey Beltex - £82, £81 (2), £80, £79, £77 & £76 Low Row; £82, £80 & £77 Grange Hall; £81, £79 & £76 (3) Fawcett Park; £79 Keld Farm; £78 Hacra Farm; £78 Low Garth; £76 Grassknop; £75 (2) Shap Abbey Texel - £80 & £76.50 Reagill Grange; £80 & £75 Hole House (Coulston); £76 & £75 (2) Low Garth; £75.50 Highrigg; £75 Fog Close; £75 Ratten Castle; £75 Ranbeck; £75 Park View (Pyman) Continental - £76 Waterside House; £75 Hole House (Coulston); £75 Brockwoodlees Cheviot - £70 Greenbank Farm Cheviot Mule - £67 Greenbank Farm Mule - £66.50 Howgill Castle; £65.50 Green Farm; £65 & £64 Waterside House; £65 Ghyll House; £64 Low Garth Swaledale - £59 Waterside House Cast Ewes Suffolk - £95 & £89.50 Holme Farm; £86.50, £81 & £75 Town End; £86.50 Brougham Castle; £86, £84 (2) & £75 Cragg House; £85 Honeypot; £82 & £80 Greystone House Beltex - £93 & £83 Shap Abbey Charollais - £93 Shap Abbey Continental - £89 Ennerdale; £89 Brougham Castle; £80.50 & £79.50 Low House (Dickinson) Texel - £88, £87.50 & £82 Well House; £85.50 & £84.50 Cragg House; £85.50, £80 & £75 Town End; £84 Shap Abbey; £81.50 Honeypot; £78 Green Farm; £76 Holme Farm; £75.50 Wintercragg; £75 Church Terrace Cheviot - £84.50 Cragg House; £74 Murrah Hall; £73 & £72 Highrigg; £73 & £70 Holme Farm Bluefaced Leicester - £76 Silverband Mule - £66 (2) Cragg House; £63.50 Town End (Burne); £63.50 Honeypot; £60 Hole House (Coulston) Swaledale - £54 Street House; £53 & £45.50 Hole House (Coulston); £50 & £47 Well House (Strong); £48 & £45 Kentmere (Nattrass); £47.50 Laypool; £46 Hollins Farm; £46 Townend (Wilson) Scotch - £50 Highrigg Jacob - £40 Low House (Dickinson) Cast Rams Suffolk - £85 & £80 Holme Farm Texel - £85 Town End Bluefaced Leicester - £75 Town End Farm (Crocker) Scotch - £68 Barkbeth Swaledale - £54 & £50 Branthwaite Farm