On Wednesday, 21st October, Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held its weekly sale of 3,994 cast ewes and rams. Another strong entry came forward, with all buyers back in attendance and trade sharper throughout. Weekly supporter Mr W T Morisons, South Bogbain, topped the sale at £320 per head with three pure-bred Texels, which sold to Pak Mecca Meats, Birmingham. There was a marked shortage of pure-bred ewes, with many more required to fulfil several orders. Mr B Duffton, Bogie Street, sold Suffolk x Texel ewes to a top of £260. All Suffolks averaged £185.41, with larger pens selling to £230 x 19, £213 x 16, £208 x 18, £202 x 25 and £202 x 11. Bogie Street also sold an outstanding run of Scotch Mule ewes, topping at £205 for a pen of 14. Larger pens sold to £200 x 24, £196 x 31, £183 x 20, £174 x 56 and £172 x 32. Cheviot Mules also met strong demand, topping at £209 x 13, with several lots selling for more than £190. The overall average was £195. Horned ewes were in strong demand, with numbers well short of requirements for both killing and feeding. Many sold between £120 and £130, topping at £140 for Swaledales from Messrs W & R Lawson, Stubbsgill. Larger pens sold to £136 x 12, £128 x 16, £124 x 18 and £123 x 22. A total of 350 Swaledale’s averaged £95.33. Cast rams met very strong demand, with Texels topping at £305 per head and Suffolk x Texels selling to £290. Many others realised between £240 and £280. The next sale will be held on Wednesday, 28th October. Entries should be notified to Andrew Maughan on 07717 611952 or Paul Gardner on 07552 589141. Leading Prices Cast Ewes £/head Texel (Av £237.23) - £320, £278, £238 Greenacres; £280, £270, £248 Holme House; £278, £256, £248, £228, £212, £210 Brannocks Courts; £260 Fowrass; £260, £258, £248 Bogie Street; £260 Hallsoven Farm; £245, £236 Buninver Road; £242 Shethin Farm; £235 Clea Mire; £230 The Harras; £228 Sleddale Hall; £214 Belmont. Charollais (Av £212.17) - £310, £244 Holme House; £290, £285 Bogie Street; £248 Glen Loughan; £218, £206 Ballymacilcurr; £202 Brannock Courts Continental (Av £175.88) - £295 West Stobswood Farm; £295, £270, £238 (2) Shethin Farm; £258, £240 West Stobswood Farm; £258 School Hill; £252 Hallsoven Farm; £240, £236 Crompton Farm; £240 Corkskellie Farm; £230 Salter Hall Farm; £230 Grange View; £230 Greenlands; £228 Hallsoven Farm; £222, £212 Greenlands; £222, £220 Bogie Street; £221 Throstle Hall; £220 West Stobswood; £220 Salter Hall; £220 Kilnknowe; £219, £210 (2) Shethin; £218 Crompton; £218, £213 Holme House; £215, £210 Clea Mire; £214 Ballymacil-curr; £212 Glen Loughan; £210 Corskellie, £210 Ploveriggs Suffolk (Av £183.97) - £260, £238, £220, £212, £210 Bogie Street; £230, £213 Holme House; £220 Clea Mire; £218 Crompton; £214 Buninver; £212 Corskellie; £210 Ballymaderphy; £208 Brannock Courts Beltex (Av £188.12) - £240 Clea Mire; £230 Holme House Half-Bred- £220 Ainstable Hall Cheviot Mule (Av £159.17) –£209, £189 Bogie Street; £200, £198 Uras Farm; £200 Clea Mire Mule (Av £154.78) - £205, £200, £183, £172 (2) Bogie Street; £200, £186 Salter Hall; £196, £174 Holme House; £194 (2)High House; £190 Willmount; £186 West Stobswood; £184 Stubsgill; £176 Sleddale Hall; £172 Morison; £170 Mid Todhills Cheviot (Av £136.58) - £196 West Stobswood; £194 Jonesborough; £194, £178, £158 Bogie Street; £180, £172 (2) West Stobswood, £170 Shethin; £162 Fellside; £154 Melbourne House; £149 Mid Farm Scotch Blackfaced (Av £114.42) - £168 Colker; £150 (2), £130, £125 Bogie Street; £132 West Stobswood; £126, £124 Thethwaite; £124 Ballymaderphy; £120 Jonesborough; £120 South Bogbain Zwartble- £164 Aspatria Hall Wensleydale- £148 Ellonby Hall Easycare- £144 Briggle Farm; £134 Sleddale Hall; £132 Bogie Street Swaledale (Av £88.54) - £140, £113 Stubsgill; £136 Harbour Flatt; £136 Low Mill; £128 Fellside; £128 Fordlands; £124 Tarn House; £124 Throstle Hall; £123 Well House; £122 Lock-holme Hall; £118 West Stobswood; £117 Harbour Flatt; £116 Howtown Hotel; £112 Hole House; £112 Todhills Herdwick- £126 Glenhighton; £120 Bogie Street Cast Rams £/head Texel - £305 Brannock Courts; £210 Willmount Road. Suffolk - £290 Holme House; £255 Briggle Farm; £225 Cliburn Hall; £220 Low House; £218 Brannock Courts. Charollais - £280, £235 Briggle Farm; £260 Low House; £218 Bogie Street; £202 Leigh Croft. Beltex - £250, £245 Ainstable Hall (Aiken) Continental - £235 Bogie Street; £226 Hall Farm; £225, £215 Holme House. Dutch Spot - £208 Bogie Street Lleyn - £200 Briggle Farm. Cheviot - £170 Ballymaderphy Road.

On Wednesday 21st October, Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held its weekly sale of 1,985 prime lambs and 229 lightweight hoggs and lambs, taking the total prime sheep entry to 2,214 head. Trade was far stronger than expected, with an overall average of 327p/kg, an SQQ average of 350p/kg and an average price of £160.20 per head. The day’s sale topped at £220 per head for 76kg Texel lambs from M/s AH Ritson, Ireby Hall, with other lambs from the same home achieving £218 for 66kg. The top price per kilogram was 493p/kg for four 42kg Beltex lambs, which realised £207 per head for M/s Gardner, Glebelands. First-time consignor L J Davidson, Hallsoven Farm, followed closely at 476p/kg for three 42kg lambs, which achieved £200 per head. The best lambs regularly sold for more than £200, with quality lambs in short supply at Penrith. D W Cannon & Son, Willimoteswick, topped the Suffolk lamb trade at 396p/kg for a pen of six 48kg lambs, which achieved £190 per head. Suffolk lambs from T A & A Jefferson, Aspatria Hall, also sold for £201 per head at 67kg. M/s T Trafford & Son, Peterhouse, sold Mules to £167 per head for a pen of five weighing 54kg, or 309p/kg. G & H R Shields, Tarn House, sold a run of 44 Mules weighing 49kg for £148 per head. Once again, all classes of handy-weight sheep proved very good to sell. Jason Weir, High Lodore Farm, sold a pen of 19 Cheviots weighing 43kg for £148 per head. Some great consignment averages also achieved: • M/s Gardner, Glebelands 18 @ £191.78 • M/s T A & A Jefferson, Aspatria Hall 24 @ £190.83 • M/s AH Ritson, Ireby Hall 41 @ £186.10 • M/s RW & G Dickinson, High Knipe 44 @ £180.48 • M/s TE Irving & Son, East Cliff 50 @ £180.36 Our next sale will be held on Wednesday 28th October. Please advise entries to Paul Gardner on 07552 589141 or Andrew Maughan on 07717 611952. Leading Prices Prime Lambs £/head Texel - £220, £218, £198, £194 Ireby Hall; £204, £201, £191, £190 Aspatria Hall; £200, £195 £188, £186 Clifton Moor; £200, £186 East Cliff; £194 Highgarth Meadows; £194, £190, £180 Greenhow; £190 (2) Brockwoodlees; £190, £186, £182 Hallsoven; £186 Black Leases; £184 Town Head; £183 Black Leases; £182 Ireby Hall; £182 Peterhouse; £180 Holme House; £180 (2) Bromley Green; £180 Shethin Beltex - £207, £190 Glebelands; £205, £197, £192, £190, £188, £178 High Knipe; £202, £192, £191 Clifton Moor; £200, £188 Black Leases; £200 Hallsoven; £198 Greenhow; £189, £180, £172 Brockwoodlees; £188 Aspatria Hall; £184 Kilnknowe; £181 Wreay Hall; £180 North Gill; £178 Fenton; £176, £170 Bank House; £170 Grange view Suffolk - £201, £188 Aspatria Hall; £194 Town Head; £190, £170, £165 Willimoteswick; £190 Peterhouse; £189, £180 East Cliff; £188, £170 (2) Hole House; £183 (2) Holme House; £182 Pennine View; £177 Rosgill Head; £176 Kettleside; £173 East Cliff; £171 Scales; £170 Town Head; £168 Clifton Moor; £168, £167 Black Leases; £166 Wreay Hall; £165 (2) Town Head Continental - £200, £181, £158 Sceugh Dyke; £175 Hole House; £168, £155 Highgarth Meadows; £160 Waterhouses; £156 Howe Green; £155 Castle Bank Dutch Spotted- £188 Thethwaite; £159 Grange View Cheviot Mule - £170 Clifton Moor; £166 Sceugh Dyke Mule - £167 Peterhouse; £166 Greenhow; £148, £146 Waterhouses; £148 (2) Tarn House. Blue Texel - £168 Bromley Green Prime Lambs p/kg Beltex – 493.00, 463.00 Glebelands; 476.00 Hallsoven Farm; 456.00, 409.00, 396.00, 379.00, 376.00, 356.00 High Knipe; 436.00, 390.00, 374.00 Clifton Moor Farm; 435.00, 384.00 Black Leases; 431.00 Wreay Hall Farm; 430.00, 375.00, 374.00 Brockwoodlees Farm; 409.00 Kilnknowe Farm; 386.00, 359.00 Bank House; 383.00, 376.00 North Gill Bank; 362.00 Aspatria Hall; 354.00 Greenhow Texel – 457.00 Aspatria Hall; 432.00, 413.00, 379.00, 369.00 Hallsoven Farm; 423.00, 390.00, 368.00 Clifton Moor Farm; 415.00, 395.00 Haltcliffe Bridge; 402.00, 400.00, 366.00 Highgarth Meadows; 400.00 Shethin Farm; 392.00 West View; 390.00 North Gill Bank; 390.00 High Lodore Farm; 379.00 Peterhouse; 377.00 Bank House; 373.00 Greenhow; 369.00 Triermain; 367.00, 364.00 Clea Hall; 365.00 Black Leases; 363.00 Bromley Green Suffolk – 396.00 Willimoteswick Farm; 359.00 Kettleside Farm; 350.00, 344.00 Clifton Moor Farm; 348.00, 339.00 Eden Terrace; 347.00, 332.00 Scales Farm; 338.00 Fowrass; 336.00 Nook Farm; 333.00 North Gill Bank; 330.00 West View Cheviot – 344.00 High Lodore Farm; 322.00 Nook Farm Continental – 342.00 Sceugh Dyke; 340.00, 337.00 Highgarth Meadows Dutch Spot – 332.00 Marshes Gill Farm. Mule – 309.00 Peterhouse; 302.00 (2) Tarn House.

Ballot for lambs is Pen 51-135 Approx Start time is 12.15pm

💥For sale privately💥 38 Swaledale ewes 🔹️5 crop fully correct. 3 with side tooth missing 🔹️Heptevac sysetm 🔹️Fluke and wormed 🔹️Good strong ewes 🔹️£175 For enquiries contact Paul Gardner on 07552 589141

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