PENRITH: Wednesday, December 16

Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 3,397 prime sheep, comprising of 2,397 prime lambs & 1,000 cast ewes & rams.

Topping the sale on the day at 254p/kg was a pen of six Beltex lambs from W H Brass, Low Row and bought by Mr S Stoddart, Wigton.

The top price per head on the day at £101 was for a Beltex Lamb from Mrs P Elliot, Espland bought by Mr Ditta, Accrington.

Prime lambs averaged at 163p/kg SQQ unbelievable in comparison to other centres with all best lambs £2 plus. Mules sold very well with heavier lambs achieving £70 plus.

Cast ewes & rams sold to the regular ring side of buyers with all classes equally as dear as previous weeks, only the fat ewes were cheaper.

Leading Prices

Prime Lambs p/kg Beltex – 254.0 Low Row; 240.0, 227.0 & 226.0 Fawcett Park; 228.0 & 220.0 Hollands; 223.0 Grange Hall; 220.0 Elm House Texel – 228.0, 226.0, 223.0 Mooriggs; 215.0 Old Mill Flatt; 210.0 Low Garth Continental – 223.0 Ratten Castle; 198.0 & 197.0 Sowerby Wood Farm Blue De Main – 179.0 & 178.0 Barkbeth Suffolk – 166.0 Fog Close; 163.0 Brougham Castle; 161.0 High Oaks Cheviot – 160.0 Skelling Farm Scotch – 156.0 Waterside House; 154.0 Greenhow; 154.0 Barkbeth Mule – 154.0 & 151.0 Howgill Castle; 153.0 Barkbeth; 151.0 Low Garth; 151.0 Greystone House (Dawson); 151.0 Dale Head; 151.0 Town End Farm (Crocker); 151.0 Greenhow; 151.0 West Foreshields Cheviot Mule – 151.0 Old Mill Flatt Swaledale – 145.0 West Foreshields; 144.0 & 143.0 (2) Redgate Prime Lambs £/head Beltex - £101, £94, £93 & £92 (2) Espland House; £96 & £93 Fawcett Park; £94 Grange Hall; £92 Hollands; £91 Littlebeck Texel - £100 & £92 Clifton Moor Farm; £93.50 (2), £90 & £88.50 High House Farm (Nevinson); £93 & £88 Glasslyn House; £91 & £88 Mooriggs Suffolk - £91 Brougham Castle; £91 Crindledyke; £90 Galleywreay Farm; £89 Dale Head; £88 Old Mill Flatt; £86.50 Hallgarth; £85 Demesne Continental - £87.50 Ireby Hall; £87 & £84 Ratten Castle; £81 Sowerby Wood Cheviot - £88 Skelling Farm Zwartbles - £80 Wolfa Blue De Main – £80 Barkbeth Mule - £74.50 & £73.50 Waterside House; £74 & £71 Howgill Castle; £72 Greystone House (Dawson); £71.50 Aimshaugh; £71 Greenhow; £71 Low Garth Scotch - £73.50 Wolfa Cheviot Mule - £72.50 Old Mill Flatt Swaledale - £57 & £56 Redgate; £55 West Foreshields Cast Ewes Texel - £110, £103, £98.50, £96, £91 & £88 Lonning Head; £91.50, £90 Hardendale; £90 & £81.50 (2) Guisetough; £83.50 & £80 Holme Farm; £82.50 & £78.50 (3) Green Farm (Hodgson); £82.50 Sewell House; £80 Fawcett Park Continental - £86 Jacksonrigg Farm; £81 & £79.50 Holme Farm; £75 Skelling Farm Suffolk - £84.50, £83.50, £80 (2), £79.50 & £77 Cragg Farm; £81 & £75 Woodhouse Farm; £77.50 Elm House Cheviot - £79.50 & £74 Holme Farm; £67.50 Waterside House; £67 High Knipe Beltex - £79 Fawcett Park Charolais - £78.50 Cragg Farm Cheviot Mule - £74.50 Fawcett Park Mule - £65 Laypool; £64 (2) Waterside House Rough ¬- £59 Hardendale Scotch ¬- £52 Waterside House; £47 Galemire House; £46 (2) Guisetough Swaledale - £49 Green Farm (Hodgson); £47 Yew Tree Farm; £46.50 Lonning Head; £46 Dry Howe; £46 Bank End Mill; £45.50 Chapel Farm; £44.50 Hollins Farm; £44 Rotherhope Farm; £44 High Drybarrows; £44 Laypool Herdwick - £45 Hole House (Coulston); £43 Thrang Cragg Cast Rams Texel - £100 Lonning Head; £92 Woodhouse Farm Swaledale - £65 Redgate; £52 Far Close Scotch - £50 Wallthw

Rearing Calves

Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 36 rearing calves.

Calves topped at £340 for a Charolais bull from Fluscopike Farms, Brackenburgh purchased by Messrs AG Ross, Whitelaird.

Heifer calves topped at £390 for a British Blue from Messrs GL Armstrong & Son which was purchased by Messrs W & NM Donald & Son, Lamonby House.

A small show was forward for the final sale of the year, with all customers present with all classes keeping up with previous weeks.

Leading Prices

Bulls Calves (12 Weeks and Under) Charolais – £340 Prospect House British Blue – £280 Brackenburgh Aberdeen Angus – £230 Blunderfield Weaned Bulls (Over 12 Weeks) Black & Whites – £135, £130, £125, £115 & £100 (2) Newton Rigg College Heifer Calves (12 Weeks and Under) British Blue - £390 & £330 Blunderfields Aberdeen Angus - £215, £210 & £200 Gateshaw Millaite