🏆Champion pen of 10 Swaledale Shearlings from M/s Lightfoot, Gillside selling for £620

🏆Champion pen of 10 Swaledale Ewes from M/s Lightfoot, Gillside selling for £850

🏆Champion pair of Herdwick Ewes from M/s M & J Potter, Ulcatrow selling for £250

This morning we’re holding our annual show & sale of 5,249 uncrossed & crossed Swaledale, Herdwick & Cheviot ewes, shearlings and gimmer lambs, kindly sponsored by PFK Rural, Peter Horn Mobile Sheep Dipping and Lake District National Park. This morning a top class show entry of draft ewes, shearlings & gimmer lambs were forward. The Swaledales drew much praise from the judges Mr S Allen, Hill Crest, and Mr J Bell, Birniehall Farm with Mr R Pedley, Oak Tree Farm acting as referee. A fantastic show of Herdwick ewes was forward in pairs to the judge of this section, Becky Atkinson, Lambgill Bank. The following results were awarded: - Class 1 - Pen of 10 Swaledale Gimmer Lambs 🥇GD & JP Nelson, Hedwynds 🥈Messrs WE & B Wilson, Undercragg Class 2 - Pen of 10 Swaledale Shearlings 🥇Messrs Lightfoot, Gillside Class 3 - Pen of 10 Swaledale Ewes, Receiving the Draft Ewe Trophy 🏆 Messrs Lightfoot, Gillside 🥈Messrs EJ & RJ Wear, Howe Green 🥉Mr WH Brass, Low Row Class 4 - Pair of Herdwick Ewes, Receiving the Racy Ghyll Trophy 🏆 Messrs M & J Potter, Ulcatrow 🥈Bobsy Tyson, Town Head 🥉Messrs Bland, Clea Hall 📖 Full report to follow.

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On Wednesday 7th October, Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held its weekly sale of 2,049 prime lambs and 277 lightweight hoggs and lambs, taking the total prime sheep entry to 2,326 head. A two-tier trade seems to be appearing with the well-fed sheep a storm, possibly dearer on the week. The handy weights, 38-45kg, also proved a joy to sell. A whole sale average of £155.50 per head or 326ppk and 346ppk SQQ. Topping the sale at 483ppk were 41kg lambs at £198 from D. Dickinson, Brockwoodlees. M/s BS & J Strong, Hewer Hill, followed closely at 480ppk for 41kg at £197. Top price per head was £212 for 64kg from TI Wetherell & Son, High & Low Buildings. M/s Sowerby & Son, Sycamore Rise sold 2 at 65kg to £211. RW & G Dickinson, High Knipe sold a beautiful Beltex lamb at 46kg to make £210 (457ppk). DG & LM Strong Ltd, Sleagill House sold a fantastic pen of 16 Suffolks at 60kg to £195. Top consignment averages: • M/s WW Armstrong, Stoneybeck Farm sold 5 at £197. • M/s Gardner, Glebelands sold 20 at £190.50. • M/s DG & LM Strong, Sleagill House sold 41 at £189.76. Our next sale will be held on Wednesday 14th October. Please advise entries to Paul Gardner on 07552 589141 or Andrew Maughan on 07717 611952. Leading Prices Prime Lambs £/head Texel - £212 High & Low Buildings; £211, £200, £189, £187 Sycamore Rise; £208, £178 Sceugh Dyke; £200, £197, £194, £191, £181 Sleagill House; £198, £175 Wreay Hall; £197 Stoneybeck Farm; £197 Hewer Hill; £194, £187, £184, £180, £179 Willimoteswick Farm; £192, £190, £188, £176 Clea Mire; £190 Hole House; £188, £185 Tarn End; £188, £180 Buninver Road; £186, £185 Shap Abbey; £182 Brockwoodlees Farm; £180 High Knipe; £178, £176 Wham Head; £178, £175 Bank House; £178 Inglewood Edge;£178 Asby Mill; £176 Black Leases Beltex - £210, £200, £188 High Knipe; £200, £198, £190, £187 Brockwoodlees Farm; £198, £196, £190 Glebelands; £198, £186 North Gill Bank; £190 Black Leases; £185 Sycamore Rise; £180 Hewer Hill Charollais - £200 Buninver Road Suffolk - £196 Cobble End; £195, £178 Sleagill House; £194, £190 High Knipe; £190, £170, £165 Wreay Hall Farm; £190 Fellside Farm; £184 West End; £182 Clea Mire; £181 High & Low Buildings; £180, £166, £163, £162(2) Shap Abbey; £180 Tilery Farm; £178, £170, £169, £168, £162 Willimoteswick Farm; £176, £168 Black Leases; £176 Sycamore Rise; £174 High Knipe; £172 West End; £170 Lingfield Bungalow; £169, £168 Howe Green; £169 Braithwaite Mill; £166 Sceugh Dyke; £161 Hole House Dutch Spotted - £182 Wood House Continental - £172 Howe Green; £165 Buninver Road; £158 Asby Mill Cheviot - £170 Buninver Road; £161 Shap Abbey Mule - £168, £154 Harbour Flatt Blue Texel - £162 Bromley Green Prime Lambs p/kg Beltex – 483.0, 455.0, 422.0, 386.0(2), 378.0, 367.0 Brockwoodlees Farm; 467.0, 440.0 Glebelands; 465.0, 457.0, 372.0, 365.0 High Knipe; 460.0, 443.0 North Gill Bank; 420.0, 365.0 Sycamore Rise; 405.0, 375.0 Hewer Hill; 397.0 Asby Mill; 396.0 Black Leases; 395.0 Inglewood Edge Texel – 480.0 Hewer Hill; 430.0, 366.0 Wreay Hall Farm; 414.0 Inglewood Edge; 398.0, 379.0 Bank House; 374.0, 363.0 Leaps Rigg Farm; 374.0 The Hollins; 372.0, 370.0 Shap Abbey; 371.0, 363.0, 359.0 Asby Mill; 369.0 Sleagill House; 368.0, 360.0 Brownrigg Hall Farm; 364.0, 360.0, 357.0 Sycamore Rise; 364.0, 356.0 Drovers Cottage; 363.0, 359.0, 356.0 Clifton Moor Farm; 360.0 Bromley Green; 358.0 Willimoteswick Farm; 357.0, 355.0 Hall Garth; 356.0 Thorneycroft; 355.0 Morton Sceugh Dutch Spotted – 404.0 Wood House; 374.0 Howe Farm Continental – 376.0 Asby Mill; 371.0, 357.0 Holme Farm Mule – 372.0 Cocklaw Farm; 311.0, 308.0 Harbour Flatt Suffolk – 355.0 Byrnes Close; 352.0, 339.0, 333.0, 326.0, 322.0 Shap Abbey; 351.0 Lingfield Bungalow; 340.0 Birks Farm; 336.0, 326.0 Sycamore Rise; 336.0, 320.0 Black Leases; 335.0 High & Low Buildings; 333.0, 331.0, 324.0, 323.0 Willimoteswick Farm; 333.0, 322.0 High Knipe; 330.0 Hall Garth; 326.0, 321.0 Fowrass Farm; 325.0 Clea Mire; 325.0 West End; 325.0, 323.0 Howe Green; 324.0 Sleagill House; 323.0 Fellside Farm; 321.0 Tilery Farm Cheviot – 335.0 Shap Abbey; 330.0 Anvile Cottage; 327.0 Leaps Rigg Farm Cheviot Mule – 322.0, 308.0 Fowrass Farm