On Monday Penrith & District Farmers Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 980 Store Lambs.
With no let off in both trade and demand here in Penrith, topping the days sale at £155 came for Beltex lambs consigned from Neil Slack, Plum Tree and others from the same home at £142.
Suffolk lambs soared to £139 for a pen of 7 from M/s TA & J Brownrigg, Howhill with this home selling 33 to average £135.85. Mule lambs also above the £130 barrier with JH Little, Bank End Mill achieving this. Closely followed by a pen of 17 at £128 from M/s RB & DJ Bousfield, Old Forge.
Mr JR Corlett, Skiddaw View sold a pen of 21 Cheviot lambs to £118. Numerous pens of lambs still sell more than £130.
More can be sold with ease to vendors advantage don’t hesitate to get in touch.
More lambs needed in a fortnights time. Our next sale will be held on Monday 9th November, entries close Noon Monday 2nd November. Any queries to Paul Gardner 07552589141.
Leading Prices
Texel – £155, £142, £129, £126 Plum Tree; £138, £131 Ploveriggs; £135 How Hill; £134, £133, £127, £126, £125, £124 Skiddaw View; £130, £129, £126, £122 Dacre Banks; £129 (2), £121 Keld; £128, £121 Cross Keys; £127 Town Head; £126 New Rent; £125 Howtown; £125 Nobles; £122 Newhouse; £116 High Carlingill
Suffolk - £139, £135 How Hill; £135, £126 Skiddaw View; £129 New Rent; £127 Keld; £123 Howtown
Continental - £135, £125 New Rent; £135, £133, £124 Dacre Banks; £127, £121, £120, £116 Ploveriggs; £125 Skiddaw View;
Mule - £130, £118 Bank End; £128 The Old Forge; £120 Tortolocate; £118, £116 West Dowgill; £116 Hedwin’s; £115 Cross Keys
Beltex - £127 Ploveriggs
Cheviot - £118 Skiddaw View; £116 New Rent
Dutch Spotted - £117 Town Head
Blue Texel - £115 Plum Tree
Herdwick - £109 Bank End Mill
Penrith & District Farmers Mart
27/10/2026
On Monday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 313 Store Cattle & Suckled Calves of all classes.
The sale opened with Suckler Calves which proved very popular to sell. Topping at £1495 went to Messrs C & M Trotter, Low Dyke, with a Limousin bullock 5-months-old selling to Messrs Forrester. Heifers topped at £1395 from the same home. Plenty more calves have been sold to vendor’s advantage.
Good numbers forward in the store ring with a lot of cattle starting to show the weather. Topping the sale at £2485 went to Messrs Strong, Well House, with a Limousin X bullock 18-months-old selling to Mr J Kitching. This run went on to average £2295.
Leading in the averages went to Messrs T E Clarke, Howgill Castle, with 10 Limousin x bullocks & heifers mainly 18-19-months-old achieving £2325, topping at £2475 selling to Mr R Dickinson.
Dairy-bred Aberdeen Angus bullocks topped at £2325 from Messrs S & W Maughan, Street House, selling to Mr F Towers, with this run of 9 averaging £2202.78.
Dairy-bred British Blue bullocks topped at £2285 for a pen of 3 from first time customer David Allen, Dalston, Carlisle, selling to Mr F Towers.
A pen of 3 OTM pure bred Highlanders straight off the fell achieving £1075 from Mr G Fisher.
Heifers sold with great ease topping at £2415 from Messrs J G & D H Nevinson, High House Farm, with a Limousin x 24-month-old. Some great pens of Aberdeen Angus X Holstein cattle were forward from Messrs G & E A Harrison, Mount Clifton, topping at £2285. A pair also sold to £2125 and several others £2000 plus.
Dairy-bred British Blue cattle topped at £2215 from Messrs Gardner, Glebelands, selling to Mr D Barker.
Our next sale will be held on Monday 9th November, entries close Noon Monday 2nd November.
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Penrith & District Farmers Mart
27/10/2026
💥💥 NEW SEASON LIGHT LAMBS and SHEARLINGS (25 - 39KGS) WANTED FOR THIS WEEK 💥💥
💥Numbers Required/Wanted/Needed 💥
🔥 All Classes are required for this weeks Collection please get intouch for a competitive price 🔥
➡️ Continental, Cheviot and Suff x Lambs 30 - 41kgs
➡️ All Breeds of Prime Hoggs and Shearlings 30 - 50kgs
🔸️Instant Weights and Price
🔸️NO DISCOUNT for None Farm Assured and No VAN
🔸️Prompt Payment
⚠️ All stock must be pre booked in⚠️
☎️ For any further information or regarding pricing, please Contact Andrew Maughan on 07717 611952 or Paul Gardner on 07552 589141
Penrith & District Farmers Mart
27/10/2026