Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held its weekly sale of 2,344 prime lambs and 504 lightweight hoggs and lambs, bringing the total prime sheep entry to 2,848 head.
Another outstanding day’s trading at Penrith Auction saw 2,344 lambs forward, averaging £156.49 per head—£15 more than the corresponding week last year—and a whole sale average of 331p/kg.
Heavy sheep looked set to become harder to sell earlier in the week, but there was no let-up today, with prices as strong as we have seen for several weeks.
The day’s trade topped at 439p/kg for a superb 41kg lamb from R A Crichton, Rottington Hall, which realised £180. Numerous pens sold for more than 400p/kg. The top price per head was £210 for 61kg Texel lambs from R W & G Dickinson, High Knipe.
A number of lambs sold for more than £200. Mr M G Hunter, Oaklands, sold a cracking pen of 14 Texel lambs, weighing 62kg and realising £207 per head. Suffolk lambs topped at £198 for 58kg from W J Whitfield, Pennine View, while the Bindloss family, Shap Abbey, sold 44kg Suffolk lambs for £158, or 360p/kg. Numerous vendors averaged more than £170 for their entire run of lambs this week.
P E & M A Holmes sold 15 lambs to average £185.93, with Mr M G Hunter close behind, selling 40 to average £184.73. The prices below are well worth a read: sheep continue to sell exceptionally well, supported by an active ringside of 11 buyers competing for your stock. Please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Our next sale will be held on Wednesday 9th September. Please advise entries to Paul Gardner on 07552 589141 or Andrew Maughan on 07717 611952.
Leading Prices
Prime Lambs £/head
Texel - £210, £176, £175 High Knipe; £208, £186, £180, £177 Clea Mire; £208 Old Parks; £207, £187 Oaklands; £206 Street; £198, £188 Plantation View; £198 Street Head (Wilson); £192 Morton Sceugh; £191 Church Street; £190 Clifton Moor Farm; £190 Tilery Farm; £184 Salkeld Road; £182, £180 Sycamore Rise; £180, £178 Milburn Grange; £178, £175 Hermitage; £178 Glebelands; £178 Broomhill Farm; £178 Hesket House; £176 (2), £175 Thorneyland; £176 Rottington Hall; £176 Fowrass; £175 Willimoteswick Farm
Beltex - £208 Mill Farm; £188 Gale Croft; £184 (2), £172 Glebelands; £182 (3), £170 Thorneyland; £182 Church Street; £180, £178, £171 High Knipe; £180, £178, £170 Rottington Hall; £180, £170 Crossfell House; £180 Shap Abbey; £178, £172 (2), £170 (2) Hollands; £174 Sycamore Rise; £172 Clea Hall; £172 Milburn Grange; £170 Foxton Farm
Zwartbles - £200, £170 Ormside Lodge
Suffolk - £198 (2), £184 (2), £182 Hesket House; £198 Pennine View; £195, £172 Tilery Farm; £194, £180 Low Row; £186, £179, £170 Mellgates; £186 Street Head (Wilson); £182, £172 Braithwaite Mill; £178 High Knipe; £178 Sceugh Dyke; £176 Stackyard House; £176 South View; £174, £172, £170 Willimoteswick Farm; £174 Scales Farm (Pollock); £174 Crossfell House
Continental - £198, £184 (2) Holme House; £195 Sceugh Dyke; £192 Hesket House; £180 Currah Close
Dutch Spotted - £198, £190 Holme House
Cheviot - £167 Nook Farm; £164, £163, £162 Clifton Moor Farm
Charollais - £164 Manister Road
Mule - £163 Harbour Flatt; £144 South Field Farm
Prime Lambs p/kg
Beltex – 439.0, 405.0, 396.0 Rottington Hall; 430.0 Milburn Grange; 419.0 Shap Abbey; 418.0, 400.0, 391.0 Glebelands; 414.0, 387.0, 379.0 Thorneyland; 405.0, 393.0 Foxton Farm; 400.0, 380.0 Gale Croft; 390.0, 386.0, 381.0, 374.0 (2) Hollands; 390.0, 379.0 Green Farm; 389.0, 373.0 High Knipe; 378.0 Sycamore Rise
Texel – 398.0, 373.0 (2), 364.0 Clea Mire; 391.0 Sycamore Rise; 387.0 Glebelands; 386.0, 363.0, 359.0 Ratten Castle; 381.0 Thackwood; 379.0, 376.0, 357.0 Hermitage; 378.0, 364.0 Foxton Farm; 374.0, 367.0 Thorneyland; 371.0 Huntly Lodge Farm; 367.0 (2), 355.0 Rottington Hall; 367.0 Milburn Grange; 364.0 Sandhills; 363.0 Glebelands; 362.0 Drovers Cottage; 357.0 Oaklands; 356.0 Howe Farm; 355.0 Braithwaite Mill; 355.0 Gale Croft
Suffolk – 359.0, 336.0 Shap Abbey; 350.0, 339.0 (2) Foxton Farm; 348.0 Rottington Hall; 344.0 Huntly Lodge Farm; 342.0 Tilery Farm; 341.0 Pennine View; 340.0, 335.0, 333.0 Willimoteswick Farm; 340.0 High Wreay Farm; 338.0 South View; 338.0 Mellgates; 337.0, 335.0, 330.0 (2) Hesket House; 336.0, 334.0, 333.0 Low Row; 335.0 Lea Croft; 335.0 Crossfell House; 332.0, 330.0 Street Head (Wilson); 331.0 Tilery Farm; 331.0 Braithwaite Mill; 331.0 Silver Howe Farm; 330.0 High Knipe
Continental – 347.0, 341.0 Holme House; 343.0 Hesket House; 340.0 Nook Farm
Dutch Spotted – 345.0, 322.0 Holme House
Cheviot – 333.0 Nook Farm; 331.0 High Harberwain; 330.0 West Hot Bank
Charollais – 328.0 Manister Road; 323.0 (2) Thackwood
Mule – 313.0 Harbour Flatt
Scotch Blackfaced – 312.0 Mellgates
Penrith & District Farmers Mart
03/09/2026
Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held its weekly sale of 3,699 cast ewes and rams on Wednesday.
Never before have ewes sold dearer in the first week of September but today proved exceptional. Most classes were £5–£10 dearer on the week, with all ewes sold averaging £163.88. Topping the sale at £360 was an outstanding pure-bred Texel ewe from Mr B Duffton, Huntly, purchased by Mr J Linsley. A further 21 ewes sold for more than £300, with another 147 exceeding £250.
All heavier ewes were well above £200, with the best Suffolk ewes reaching £235 from Messrs Pollock, Braithwaite Mill. Many pens realised £210–£220. Some excellent pens of Scotch Mule ewes were forward, topping at £212 from Mr B Duffton. His exceptionally large ewes followed closely at £198 for a pen of 14, while Mr H McRae sold a pen of 15 for £190.
Horned ewes saw a more modest rise but remained short of requirements, topping at £170. Some strong Northumberland Blackface ewes were forward, with plenty selling from £130 to £150.
Beltex ewes averaged £218.02 despite carrying comparatively little weight and topped at £248 from Shap Abbey.
Mr T Mackenzie, Drumreach Farm, returned to Penrith with a colossal pen of 14 North Country Cheviot ewes, which achieved £190 apiece, while plenty more sold from £160 to £170.
Cast rams were on fire, with the best reaching £300 on three occasions, and numbers fell well short of requirements. All jokes aside, many more could have been sold to the vendors’ advantage.
The next sale will be held on Wednesday 9th September. Please advise entries to Andrew Maughan on 07717 611952 or Paul Gardner on 07552 589141.
Leading Prices
Cast Ewes £/head
Texel (Av £224.80) - £360, £338 Tarn Foot; £350, £230 Home Farm (Moir); £350 West Stobswood Farm; £344 Cottage Farm; £330, £295, £270 (2) Shethin Farm; £315, £250, £240 Drumreach Farm; £300 (3), £285, £250 Greenacres; £300 (2), £285 Holme House; £300, £290, £274 Brannock Court; £292, £268 Ballymena Road; £250 (2) Belvedene; £232 High House (Dickinson)
Continental (Av £182.13) - £292, £252, £230 Hollands; £278, £270, £238, £230 Holme House; £278, £254, £234 Drumreach Farm; £278, £236 Foxton Farm; £272, £246 Fenton Farm; £270 East Mid Lamberkin Farm; £268, £256, £244 Huntly Lodge Farm; £265, £260 Brannock Court; £260, £230 Manister Road; £260 Eastfields Farm; £260 Corskellie; £255, £250 Shap Abbey; £252 Glebelands; £250, £242 Buninver Road; £250 Plantation View; £250 Greenacres; £245 Shethin Farm; £245, £240 Crossfell House; £244 Tottlebank Farm; £240 Ratten Castle; £232 Low House (Dickinson); £232 Tarn Foot; £230 Ballymacilcurr Road
Charollais (Av £210.00) - £262 Broadwater Farm; £242 Huntly Lodge Farm; £238 Ballymena Road; £228 Buninver Road
Blue Texel (Av £231.08) - £260, £240 Tarn Foot; £254 (2) Drumreach Farm
Beltex (Av £218.02) - £258, £242 Shap Abbey; £248 (2), £242, £238 (2) Inglewood Edge; £235 Low Moor Dyke
Suffolk (Av £181.97)- £235 Braithwaite Mill; £234 Buninver Road; £230, £216, £214, £212 Belvedene; £230, £210 Brannock Court; £230 Broadwater Farm; £225, £220 Kinniard Farm; £224 Foxton Farm; £220, £208 Holme House; £220 Sceugh Dyke; £218 High Knipe; £217 Eastfields Farm; £214 Glen Loughan Road; £212 Ballymaderphy Road; £212 Ballymacilcurr Road; £210, £208 Tarn Foot; £208 Drumreach Farm; £208 Corskellie; £208 Shethin Farm
Bluefaced Leicester (Av £180.94) - £230 West Dowgill
Cheviot Mule (Av £177.02) - £226, £200 Glebelands; £210 Coolkeeran Road; £208 Low Bradley; £200 (2) Low House (Dickinson); £200 East Mid Lamberkin Farm; £196 Hunters Place; £194 (2), £180 Ballymaderphy Road; £190 (2) Huntly Lodge Farm; £190 Fenton Farm; £188, £186, £181 Manister Road; £188 Crewgarth; £184 Holme House; £184 Broadwater Farm; £181 Buninver Road
Badgerface - £222 Broadwater Farm
Mule (Av £152.70) - £212, £198, £186 Tarn Foot; £209, £184 Belvedene; £195 Braithwaite Mill; £192 Ballymena Road; £190 Shethin Farm; £190 Ratten Castle; £186 Broadwater Farm; £185 Foxton Farm; £182 Sycamore Rise; £180 Woodhouse (Horsley); £180 Huntly Lodge Farm; £180 Holme House; £180 Milburn Grange; £180 Kinniard Farm; £180 Sceugh Dyke
Cheviot (Av £136.85) - £190 Drumreach Farm; £182 Belvedene; £180, £170 Ballymena Road; £176 Nook Farm; £174 Tarn Foot; £172 Ballymacilcurr Road; £170 Greenbank Farm; £166 Hollands; £162 Ballymaderphy Road; £160 Shethin Farm
Wensleydale - £185 Ellonby Hall Bungalow
Scotch Blackfaced (Av £117.22) - £170, £160, £134 Buninver Road; £152 Holme House; £144 Ballymacilcurr Road; £140, £134 Ellen Bank; £140 Huntly Lodge Farm; £138 West Hot Bank; £134 Tarn Foot; £130 (2) Drumreach Farm
Goat - £168 Glen Loughan Road; £148 Ellonby Hall Bungalow
Lleyn - £150, £146 West Hot Bank; £150 Shethin Farm
Welsh - £142 West Hot Bank
Herdwick - £124 Kinniard Farm; £120 High Knipe; £116 Home Farm (Moir)
Swaledale - £114 Fellside Farm; £102 West Hot Bank
Cast Rams £/head
Texel - £300 (2) Holme House; £300 Brannock Court; £220 Greenacres
Charollais - £295 Foxton Farm
Continental - £260 Eastfields Farm; £245 Ormside Lodge; £240, £234 Holme House; £230 Home Farm (Moir)
Bluefaced Leicester - £255 West Dowgill
Beltex - £214 Ballymacilcurr Road
Cheviot - £200 Greenacres
Penrith & District Farmers Mart
03/09/2026
✨✨𝐎𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭, 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡 & 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐋𝐋𝐏 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐲, 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭, 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬.✨✨
A remarkable total of 2,569 lots went under the hammer, witnessed by a record crowd of buyers from across the United Kingdom. This resulted in our highest-ever sale day clearance rate. The sale featured what was possibly one of the largest entries of tractors and plant machinery, including diggers and telehandlers, that we have seen for many years. These categories proved exceptionally easy to sell, and we strongly encourage vendors to take advantage of the strong demand at our next sale on Friday 20th November.
Leading the sale at £42,000 was a locally owned 2011 John Deere 7930, presented in excellent condition. Numerous other items achieved prices in the £20,000 to £30,000 range, reflecting the outstanding trade throughout the day.
One of the standout lots was a Massey Ferguson 390T, registered on an N plate and in excellent original condition. This tractor attracted genuine and spirited bidding from several interested buyers before selling for £26,000 to a local Massey Ferguson enthusiast.
Once again, plant machinery sold exceptionally well. Vendors, particularly tractor dealers and machinery businesses, should take note of the strong demand in this sector and consider consigning suitable items to future sales. Highlights included a pair of Wacker Neuson DW60 dumpers each achieving £13,500, while three Thwaites 1-ton dumpers sold for £4,800 apiece and dozers selling to £22,600 with a Caterpillar LGD4. Loadalls in excellent condition hit a top of £34,500 with a 68 reg Manitou 737 heading its way to Southern Ireland. Plenty of 46T diggers exceeded £10,000 and regularly realised £12,000 - £15,000. Topping at £23,000 was a Hitachi zx85.
Clean farm machinery sold exceptionally well but the number of these items forward was a long way short of buyer requirements with even feeder wagons achieving very sharp returns, which is rare. Topping at £12,000 was a very original and clean bull feeder from a dispersal sale. The sale also included a very clean and well maintained Herbst 32ft Cattle Box which achieved £19,200, £8000 more than the reserved price. It just shows there’s nothing better than a yard full of potential buyers.
𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐲𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫@𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.𝐜𝐨𝐦, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬.
Full report online now:
https://www.penrithauction.com/Portals/0/EasyDNNnews/Uploads/442/Collective%20Machinery%20Report%20140826.pdf
Penrith & District Farmers Mart
02/09/2026