Rearing Calves & Stirks 190124
On Friday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 110 Rearing Calves and Stirks forward.
Trade was buoyant throughout for all classes, the sale topped at £1180 for cracking 8-month-old Charolais bull from Messrs Crawford, High Thorn Farm.
Mr W Awde, The Old Vicarage, sold a pair of 8-month-old Limousin suckler bulls to £995, with this home selling 4 to average £972.
Messrs JD Bowness, Cliburn Hall, sold a dairy-bred British Blue bull, 13-months old to £900.
Calves also sold to dearer rates, topping at £580 for a 4-month-old British Blue bull from Messrs Messenger, Howes Farm.
Messrs Turnbull, Monks House, sold a lovely 7-week-old British Blue bull to £440.
Messrs PH Thompson & Partners, Greengill Head, sold some lovely Hereford bulls to £345.
Black & White calves sold exceptionally well, topping at £280 from Messrs JH & JE Taylor, The Harras.
We already have some great entries forward for our next sale on Friday 2nd February at 10am, please contact Paul Gardner on 07552 589141 to advise entries.
Leading Prices
Bull Stirks
Charolais - £1180 High Thorn Farm
Limousin - £995 (2), £950 (2) The Old Vicarage
Aberdeen Angus - £920 High Thorn Farm
British Blue - £900, £680 Cliburn Hall; £700, £690 Mellgates
Bull Calves
British Blue - £580, £520 Howes Farm; £440 Monks House; £430 The Harras; £390 Skirwith Abbey; £370, £345 (2), £330, £310 The Bramery; £355, £340 Threapthwaite Farm; £315 Blunderfield East
Limousin - £520 (2), £500 Grange Farm
Aberdeen Angus - £440 (2) Howes Farm; £420 Knock Cross; £265 The Bramery
Black & White - £280, £180, £160 (2) The Harras; £235, £180, £160 (2) Skirwith Abbey; £150 Greengill Head
Beef Shorthorn - £220, £210 (2) The Bramery
Bullock Calves
Hereford - £345, £335, £305 (2), £295 Greengill Head
Aberdeen Angus - £310 Greengill Head
Heifer Stirks
British Blue - £480, £400 Mellgates
Heifer Calves
British Blue - £500, £420, £400 (4) Howes Farm; £380 Threapthwaite Farm; £360 The Harras
Limousin - £255 (2) Skirwith Abbey
Aberdeen Angus – £240 Knock Cross; £200 The Bramery
Beef Shorthorn - £180 The Bramery