PENRITH: Saturday, November 7.

Farm Sale Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP were pleased to conduct a farm sale on behalf of Messrs N & C Richards, Woodfoot Brampton.

A large turnout of friends, neighbours and customers form near and far travelled to Woodfoot on a blustery wet day. The tools and implements all extremely were well turned out and looked after, attracting a great deal of interest.

From the opening lot to the last customers gathered around the auctioneer, ensuring the Nicky and Chris had a most successful sale for their send off.

Leading Prices:

Livestock Beltex store lambs - £59, £58.50 & £53.50 Cheviot store lambs - £42, £39 & £36 Cheviot breeding ram - £100 Tractors & Machinery Massey Ferguson 5545 £23250; Vicon Baler £4000; Conor Bale Wrapper £3600; Quad Bike £3200; Muck Spreader £2600; Vicon Mower £1600; Slurry Tanker £1300; Double Bale Carrier £1200; Haybob £700; Bike Trailer £550; Pressure Washer £460; Spike Harrows £440; Bale Squeeze £410; Land Roller £340; Roller £300; Fertiliser Spreader £280; Elevator £200 Livestock Equipment Portable Sheep Race £2400; Cattle Crush £1200; Metal Cattle Gates £600; Cattle Crush Frame £550; Trough £280; Feed Trailer £250; Chinese Trough £210, £215; Lamb Adopters £175; Hay Rack £160, £160; Round Bale Feeder £170, £140; Cow Trough £140; Clipping Machine £110; Plastic Foot Rot Bath £110 Small Tools Chainsaw £110; Strimmer £90; Compressor £90; Pressure Washer £70; Battery Charger £50; Fiddle Drill £42; Milk Churn £40; Chainsaw PPE £38 Miscellaneous Tin Sheets £500, £420; Sandstone Trough £320; Recycle Bin £200 Wednesday 11th November 2015 Prime Sheep On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 4,141 prime sheep, comprising of 2,341 prime lambs, 1,004 cast ewes & rams & 796 store lambs.

Topping the sale on the day at 216p/kg was a pair of Beltex lambs from S Armstrong & Sons, Mooriggs and bought by Mr S Stoddart, Wigton.

Top price per head on the day at £87 for a pair of Texel Lamb from F Savage & Sons, Petteril Green purchased by Mr M Bowe, Keswick.

Prime lambs took off with an unbelievable average of 165.22p/kg SQQ being achieved with some classes of sheep being up to £10 up.

Cast ewes & rams sold to a sharper trade with the plain and horned ewes most noticeably dearer.

Leading Prices:

Prime Lambs p/kg Beltex – 216.0, 205.0 Mooriggs; 199.0 Goodlie Hill Cottage; 198.0, 195.0 High Knipe; 195.0 Ranbeck Texel – 193.0 Hewer Hill; 192.0 Bank Farm; 192.0 Smithy Garth; 192.0 Greystone House; 190.0 Howgill Continental – 193.0 Galloper Park; 190.0 Low House; 183.0 Ranbeck Cheviot – 168.0 Nook Farm Suffolk – 171.0 Dacre Banks Charollais – 165.0 Park Head Mule – 160.0 Greenhow; 159.0 Bank End Mill; 157.0 (2) Ghyll House; 157.0 Old Parks; 157.0 West Dowgill Badgerface – 154.0 Bank Hall Herdwick – 149.0 Ulcatrow Swaledale – 142.0 Hill Farm

Prime Lambs £/head:

Texel - £87, £83 (2) Petteril Green; £84.50 Smithy Garth; £84.50 Waterside House; £84 Sycamore Rise; £84 Fawcett Park; £83 Bank House; £82 (4), £81.50 Fawcett Park; £81 Glasslyn House; £81 Sycamore House; £81 Hewer Hill; £81 Lodge Farm Beltex - £86 Littlebeck; £83.50 Goodlie Hill Cottage; £82, £81 High Knipe; £81 Low House; £81, £80 (2) Ranbeck; £80 (3) Littlebeck; £80 (2) Mooriggs; £80 Murrah Hall Suffolk – £83 (2), £77 Hallgarth; £83, £78 Brocklebank; £83, £78 (2) Petteril Green; £82.50 Bank House; £81.50 Greystone House; £79 North Netherscales; £77 (2) Dacre Banks Farm Continental - £80.50 Waterside House; £80 Low House; £79, £77 (2) Galloper Park; £77 Rosgill Head Mule - £75 Nook Farm; £75, £74.50, £71.50 Howgill Castle; £73.50 Greenhow; £72 Haresceugh Castle; £72 Barkbeth; £72 Crosby Lodge; £71.50 Street House; £70 Greystone House; £70 Yew Tree Farm; £70 Bank End Mill; £70 Old Parks Cheviot - £74, £73 Ranbeck; £72 Galloper Park Charollais - £72.50 Park Head; £70 Leigh Croft Leicester - £70 Barkbeth Scotch - £61 Greenhow Badgerface - £60 Bankhall Herdwick - £55 Ulcatrow Swaledale - £54 Croglin High Hall; £52 High Howe Cast Ewes Beltex - £116, £103 Littlebeck; £86 Fawcett Park Continental - £100, £86 Holme Farm; £87.50, £77 Wood House Farm; £80.50, £77.50, £75.50 Sickergill; £78 Hewer Hill Texel - £98 Sickergill; £93, £82, £81, £78.50, £77 Townend Farm; £88 Howgill; £84 Petteril Green; £80.50 Hewer Hill; £79 Howgill; £78 Smithy Garth Suffolk - £94, £92.50, £90 (2), £87.50, £86.50, £86, £83, £81.50, £78 Crag House; £85, £80 Hill Top; £77, £76 Woodhouse Farm Charollais - £85 Field Gate; £78.50 Holme Farm; £77 Howgill Bluefaced Leicester - £78 (2) Greenhow Mule - £73 Field Gate; £69, £64.50 Petteril Green; £68.50 Hill Top; £64 Aimshaugh Cheviot - £73, £71 Crag House Swaledale - £57 Gate Ghyll; £51 Aimshaugh; £49 Deepdale Hall; £48 Greenhow; £47, £45 Burns Farm; £47 Croglin High Hall; £47 Wintershields; £46.50 Waters Farm; £46 Bassenbeck; £46 Hill Farm Rough - £58 Adamthwaite Cast Rams Texel - £128 Greenhow Swaledale - £70 Greenhow

Store Lambs

On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 796 store lambs.

Another flying trade was witnessed following the prime lamb trade. Many vendors were highly delighted.

Topping the sale at £90 was a cracking black gimmer lamb from Mr S Robinson, Thrang Cragg, bought by Mr C Bennison, Leigh Croft.

Leading Prices:

Continental - £90, £60 & £57 Thrang Cragg; £59.50 & £53 Little Town End; £55 & £52 Newsham Farm; £53.50 Town Head (Lambert); £53.50 Millrigg Farm; £50 Sunny Bank Texel - £76, £72, £70, £68, £67 & £65 (2) Thrang Cragg; £66 & £57.50 Church Terrace; £63.50 Dale Head; £59.50 Scar Side Farm; £58.50 Eden Flatt; £54 & £52 Ghyll Croft Suffolk - £64.50 Dale Head; £58.50 Church Terrace; £58.50 Thrang Cragg; £56.50 Newsham Farm; £55 Millrigg Farm Beltex - £64 Dale Head Cheviot Mule - £59 Thrang Cragg Mule - £57 & £54 Manesty Farm; £57 Dale Head; £57 Burns Farm; £56 (2) Thrang Cragg; £55.50 & £54 Barbon Fell House; £55 Eden Flatt Cheviot - £50 Town Head (Lambert) Swaledale - £39 Town Head (Lambert) Herdwick - £37.50 Ulcatrow; £35.50 Noran Bank

Rearing Calves

On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 84 Rearing Calves.

Calves topped at £390 for a British Blue heifer from Messrs JF & M Bland, Hesket Farm, purchased by J & A Wear, Milburn Grange.

Heifer calves topped at £375 for a British Blue from Messrs Turnbull, Monks House, bought by Messsrs J & B Donald & Son, Lamonby House.

Leading Prices:

Bull Calves (12 Weeks and Under) British Blue - £390, £355, £350, £340 & £325 Hesket Farm; £380 & £350 Monks House; £370 Berrier Head Farm; £340 Wickerslack; £320 Brackenburgh Home Farm; £265 Blunderfield Charolais - £360 & £300 Hesket Farm Aberdeen Angus - £268 & £222 Wickerslack; £235 Catterlen Hall Black & White - £158, £90 & £80 Berrier Head Farm; £95 & £80 Town Head Farm (Wharton); £84 Catterlen Hall Weaned Bulls (Over 12 Weeks) Limousin - £380, £370 & £350 Street House (Strong); £230 Low Abbey British Blue - £370 Blunderfield Aberdeen Angus - £350 & £320 Street House (Strong) Continental - £285 Street House (Strong) Heifer Calves (12 Weeks and Under) British Blue - £375 Monks House; £360, £330 & £300 (2) Hesket Farm; £345, £300 & £290 Berrier Head; £230 Brackenburgh Home Farm Charolais - £290, £270 & £250 Hesket Farm Weaned Heifers (Over 12 Weeks) British Blue - £380 & £295 Blunderfield Limousin - £280 Street House (Strong) Aberdeen Angus - £250 & £220 Street House (Strong)