OTM Cattle 220424

On Monday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 52 OTM Cattle.

Cows were once again in short supply with buyers very keen to purchase all classes. The sale topped at 225.5ppk for an OTM Holstein heifer, weighing 588kg from Mr D Graham, Greenah Cragg, realising £1325.94, purchased by Mr L Fell.

Mr WH Brass, Low Row, sold a British Friesian cow, weighing 833kg to £1545.22/185.5ppk, purchased by Jewitt Meat Company.

Messrs J Armstrong, Highrigg, sold an 11-year-old British Friesian cow to £1254.49/189.5ppk, purchased by Pickstock Telford.

The sale topped per head at £1781.33 for a 10-year-old Limousin X British Blue cow, weighing 819kg from Messrs R & EM Smithson, Bloan Farm, purchased by Mr D Barker.

Cast bulls topped at £2305.82 for a huge Saler, weighing 1329kg (173.5ppk), selling to Mr S McGimpsey.

Further numbers are required for our next sale on Bank Holiday Monday 6th May.

Leading Prices

Cast Cows p/kg
Black & White – 225.5 Greenah Cragg; 207.5, 187.5, 175.5 Skirwith Abbey; 197.5, 187.5, 183.5, 181.5 Bank Farm (Bowe); 189.5, 188.5, 175.5 Highrigg; 185.5 Low Row; 179.5 Lime House; 178.5 Moorriggs; 175.5 Town Head Farm (Wharton)
Limousin – 217.5 Bloan Farm; 196.5, 189.5 Home Farm (Metcalfe); 194.5 Fog Close; 189.5 Staingills
British Blue – 193.5 Manor Farm (Pearson); 189.5 Fog Close; 189.5 Old Parks
Simmental – 191.5 Manor Farm (Pearson)
Beef Shorthorn – 187.5 Hawbank Farm
Brown Swiss – 183.5 Ratten Castle
Luing – 177.5 Gall Farm
Montbeliarde – 172.5 Low Row
Dairy Shorthorn – 164.5 Moorriggs

Cast Cows £/head
Limousin - £1781.33 Bloan Farm; £1466.73 Staingills; £1394.57 Fog Close; £1254.49, £1234.02 Home Farm (Metcalfe)
Black & White - £1545.22 Low Row; £1528.61, £1385.63, £1379.88 Skirwith Abbey; £1325.94 Greenah Cragg; £1310.08, £1254.49, £996.84, £949.03 Highrigg; £1303.97 Lime House; £1119.20 Moorriggs; £1072.43, £1036.88, £921.17, £914.76 Bank Farm (Bowe)
British Blue - £1453.47, £1274.45 Fog Close; £1360.31 Manor Farm (Pearson); £1294.29 Old Parks; £1261.08, £1236.00 High Lodore Farm
Simmental - £1432.42 Manor Farm (Pearson)
Beef Shorthorn - £1410.00 Hawbank Farm
Montbeliarde - £1317.90 Low Row
Luing - £1217.65, £1211.35 Gall Farm
Brown Swiss - £1187.25 Ratten Castle
Dairy Shorthorn - £1070.90 Moorriggs

Cast Bulls p/kg
Saler – 173.5 Blunderfield East

Cast Bulls £/head
Saler - £2305.82 Blunderfield East

Cast Steers p/kg
Highland – 201.5 Dalvorich Cottage
Black & White – 183.5 Highrigg

Cast Steers £/head
Highland - £1281.54 Dalvorich Cottage
Black & White – £1080.82 Highrigg