Today we held our fortnightly sale of 34 OTM Cattle. Trade proved to be exceptional with the whole sale averaging 279ppk, topping at 358.5ppk for a superb pure Limousin cow, weighing 651kg from Messrs W Richardson & Son, Ghyll House, realising £2333.58, this was closely followed by another from the same home, weighing 717kg achieving £2520.26/251.5ppk, both purchased by Mr Owain Llyr. Messrs Richardson, Low Garth, sold their consignment of British Blue X Limousin cows to average £2542.25/339ppk, topping at £2621.31 for a 10-year-old cow, weighing 786kg, also purchased by Mr Owain Llyr. Holstein cows, straight from the parlour and through our TB exempt section, achieved a top of £2295.15, weighing 858kg (267.5ppk) from Skirwith Abbey, purchased by Mr L Fell, another from this home realised £1936.87/305.5ppk, selling to Mr G Chapman. Stock bulls topped at £3482.82/329.5ppk for an outstanding pure Limousin, weighing 1057kgs from Messrs G & JE Bell, Far Broom, purchased by Mr Owain Llyr. With plenty of demand for all classes, more are required to fulfil our buyers’ demand for our next sale on Monday 14th July. _________________________________________________ We also held our fortnightly sale of Prime Cattle. Clean cattle topped at £2573.42/344.5ppk for a Limousin X bullock from Mr D Raine, Old Parks, with this home also selling a 38-month-old Limousin heifer to 335.5ppk, purchased by Mr G Chapman. A dairy-bred Aberdeen Angus bull achieved £1984.50/337.5ppk from Claremont Properties, Hay Close, purchased by Mr R Medcalf, Halifax. More clean cattle and prime bulls are required on a fortnightly basis to fulfil the demand of our regular buyers. Our next sale will be held on Monday 14th July. Full reports online now: https://www.penrithauction.com/Portals/0/EasyDNNnews/Uploads/246/OTM%20Cattle%20300625.pdf

Today we held our fortnightly sale of 107 store cattle and feeding bulls of all classes. A great show of well-reared stock was forward for the time of year, with demand for store cattle still very strong. Topping today’s sale at £2,615 was a great twenty-six-month-old Charolais bullock from Messrs AJ Glendinning, Dacre Banks Farm. This same home sold British Blue bullocks to a top of £2,335, with this run averaging £2,230 for six. A large amount of native-bred stock was forward, with a pen of five Aberdeen Angus bullocks selling for £2,275 per head from Messrs S & W Maughan, Street House. Heifers sold to a top of £2,135 for a pen of three British Blue crosses from Messrs JJ & CE Palmer, Greensyke. Messrs DW Burne & Son, Greenlands, sold an outstanding pen of 6 twenty-six-month-old Holstein bullocks to £1,855. Younger cattle sold to £2,095 for a sixteen-month-old Limousin from Messrs JB Holliday, Town Head Farm. Twelve-month-old Limousin heifers from Messrs A & N Bennett, Hollins Farm, sold to a top of £2,075. Our next sale will be held on Monday 14th July, entries for this sale close Noon Monday 7th July. Full report online now: https://www.penrithauction.com/Portals/0/EasyDNNnews/Uploads/297/SC%20Rep%20300625.pdf

🌾🌾This Evening we conducted the Sale of 50 Acres of Standing Winter Barley at Askham, Penrith which attracted several prospective buyers ensuring a competitive trade 🌾🌾 Lot 1 achieved £480 per acre and Lot 2 £470 per acre. ☎️ Any further customers looking to sell Standing crops by public auction please do not hesitate to contact Andrew Maughan on 07717 611952 or Paul Gardner on 07552 589141

CAST EWES AND RAMS - Wednesday 25th June 2025 On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 3,267 prime sheep, comprising of 408 prime hoggs, 512 spring lambs & 2,347 cast ewes & rams. As we now head to the end of June, demand holds exceptionally well with 2,347 Ewes sold to average £147.58. The best still heading over the £300 barrier with pures to £305 selling to Pak Mecca Meat closely followed at £300 selling to AJ Meats, Birmingham. Heavy Ewes still adding up, with numerous Suffolks £200 plus topping at £245 from Mr M McNally and Mr C Abernethy selling pures to £240. The best Mules to £200 from Messrs T Armstrong & Son, Sceugh Dyke and a pen of 10 Scotch Mules to £199 from Tann Hill Farms. Horned Ewes fell a long way short of buyers requirements with some huge Scotch Blackface topping at £158 with 3 other lots averaging £150. The best Swale Ewes up to £131 from Keskadale and numerous others £100 plus. Cast Rams to £250 on two occasions firstly from Mr W Morrison, South Bogbain and secondly from Cairn Loch Farm with 3 Texels selling to Balal Halal, Birmingham. With plenty of others £200 plus. Competition is key and a ringside of 10 buyers won’t be beaten. If you haven’t already tried us, it would be silly not to, why leave your pocket short changed. Please advise entries to Andrew Maughan on 07717611952, or Paul Gardner on 07552 589141. Leading Prizes Cast Ewes £/head Texel (av £182.00) - £305, £300, £210, £205, £194 Cairn Loch; £300, £240(2), £220, £218, £196, £190(3) Shethin Farm; £275, £250, £190 Low Row; £260, £210 Holme House; £218, £214, £200, £190(2) Ash Farm; £195 Greenacres; £195 Ratten Castle; £195 Tarn End; £190 Bustabeck Beltex (£188.42) - £275, £222, £190 Low Row; £215, £200 Inglewood Edge Suffolk (av £165.83) - £245, £210, £208, £196 Holme House; £240, £200(2), £195 Belvedene; £225 Ash Farm; £221 Greening; £220, £205, £200, £195, £190(2) Cairn Loch; £196 Hay Close; £190 Sceugh Dyke; £190 Valley View Drive Charollais (av £184.86) - £240 Tarn End; £235(2) Ash Farm; £230 Cairn Loch Continental (av £153.58) – £235, £216 Belvedene; £235, £202, £198, £190 Holme House; £222(2), £212, £190 Tarn End; £204, £198 Cairn Loch; £202 Ghyll House; £192 Tann House Mule (av £139.17) - £200, £186 Sceugh Dyke; £199, £174 Tann House; £175 Shielswood Bluefaced Leicester (av £158.33) - £196 Holme House; £190 Belvedene Cheviot (av £133.67) - £182, £166, £164 Tann House; £182, £148 Cairn Loch; £174 Bridge End; £170 Haas Side Farm; £165 Murrah Hall; £165 Cottage Farm; £162, £142 Shielswood; £162 Hall Farm; £150, £140 Greenacres; £143 Belvedene; £142 Keskadale Farm Cheviot Mule (av £119.33) - £170, £160 Cairn Loch; £169 Shielswood Easycare (av £127.17) - £167 Belvedene; £128 Cottage Farm; £115 Hall Farm Zwartble (av £151.14) - £162 Greenacres Scotch Blackface (av £107.24) - £158, £150(2) Tann House; £150, £144, £118 Bridge End; £123(2) Greenacres; £113 Mellgates; £112 Shethin Farm Jacob (av £98.20) - £145 Tarn End Woodland (av £142.00) - £142 Drovers Cottage Kerry (av £139.00) - £139 Cairn Loch; Swaledale (av £74.35) - £131 Keskadale; £130 Fawcett Park; £120 Gill Head; £114 Hollins Farm Herdwick (av £100.67) - £118, £105 Greenacres; £114 Hollins Farm Cast Rams £/head Texel - £250 Greenacres; £250 Cairn Loch Suffolk - £240, £210 Tann House; £220 Scales Farm; £210 Tann House; £205 Belvedene; £202 Tarn End Continental - £226 Holme House Beltex - £190 Greenacres Cheviot - £180 Hall Farm Kerry - £174 Cairn Loch Blackfaced - £140 Huntley Lodge Farm; £130 Sceugh Dyke Swaledale - £124 Ghyll House; £122 Side Farm