PENRITH: Monday, December 21

On Monday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of Prime Cattle.

David Raine once again topped the trade at 188.50p/kg (£1359.09) for a Limousin Bull purchased by J A Jewitt, Spennymoor.

Leading Prices

Prime Bulls p/kg Limousin – 188.5 & 176.5 Fog Close Prime Bulls £/head Limousin - £1359.09 & £1359.05 Fog Close

STORE SHEEP

At Borderway Mart Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of store sheep which saw a small show but demand and prices were well up. Topping the trade was the first pen of the day for 16 tremendous Beltex lambs peaking at £70. This great run of sheep was from Messrs Thornborrow, Newbiggin Hall. Many more lambs could have been sold and would have been to vendors advantage.

Leading prices per head: Beltex £70, £60 Newbiggin Hall Farm, Texel £65, £57, £54.50 £52 Green Close, £64.50, £60 Whiteside Farm, £60, £58 Bankside, £58 Brackenthwaite Farm, £56 Tod Bank Suffolk £59.50 Green Close, £53 Chesterwood Farmhouse, Blackfaced £52, £44, £37 Whiteside Farm, Grey Faced £51 Coach and Horses, £48 Green close, £44 Bankside.

Store Lambs

On Monday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their pre-Christmas sale of 118 store lambs.

A small show of store lambs sold to the regular ringside of buyers, all classes were sharper on the fortnight.

Leading Prices

Texel - £60.50 Burns Farm (Lamb) Mule - £53 & £47 Lunesdale House; £48 Burns Farm (Lamb); £46.50 Croft Farm (Raine); £45 Tarn House Continental - £42.50 Burns Farm (Lamb) Swaledale - £37.50 & £35 Lunesdale House; £30 Croft Farm (Raine)