On Wednesday 28th October, Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held its weekly sale of 3,229 prime lambs and 490 lightweight hoggs and lambs, taking the total prime sheep entry to 3,719 head.
A big jump in the numbers on the week with trade following suit with a sharp rise 3,229 lambs sold to average out at 332ppk overall or 356sqq or £159 per head. Export lambs again a joy to sell and short of demand with the 47-49kg also far easier to sell.
Topping the days trading at 473ppk came from two excellent Beltex lambs at 41kg or £194 from Mr G Cartmell, Hollands. M/s HG Jackson, Littlebeck close behind at 470ppk for 4 at 43kg or £202. A total of 191 lambs sold in excess of 400ppk today.
Top price per head came for a 97kg Texel lamb at £230 from M/s Jenkinson, Clifton Moor.
RA Crichton, Rottington Hall also sold lambs at £218 for 69kg Texels. Suffolk lambs sold at £208 for 66kg from PE & M A Holmes, Tilery Farm. M/s M Bindloss & Son, Shap Abbey top Suffolk ppk for a pen of 6 at 45kg to £168 or 373ppk.
Cheviot Mule lambs sold at £170 or 321ppk for a pen of 19 at 53kg from M/s R & JM Ridley, Ranbeck. 54kg Mule lambs sold to £162 from M/s T Armstrong & Son, Sceugh Dyke. Tristan Davidson, Bell mount sold Mules at 318ppk for 50kg at £159.
Scotch Blackface lambs from first time consigner T A Byers, Ellen Bank sold at 51kg to £150 per head for a pen of 14.
Top consignment averages below:
• M/s JH & G Jackson, Littlebeck 12 @ £189
• M/s DG & LM Strong, Sleagill 42 @ £186.62
• M/s Gardner, Glebelands 73 @ £186.26
• Mr Rodgers, NI 9 @ £180.67
• M/s Holliday, Clea Mire 37 @ £177.16
Our next sale will be held on Wednesday 4th November. Please advise entries to Paul Gardner on 07552 589141 or Andrew Maughan on 07717 611952.
Leading Prices
Prime Lambs £/head
Texel - £230, £195, £189, £188 (2), £181 Clifton Moor Farm; £218, £190 Rottington Hall; £210 Sceugh Dyke; £206, £202, £187 Sycamore Rise; £198, £196, £185, £184 Sleagill House; £196, £183 Anns Cottage; £195, £184 Merryvale; £192 (2), £191 Glebelands; £190 Gal-lowberry; £190 High Boreland; £190 Wham Head Farm; £190 32 Ballymaderphy Road; £189, £181 Holme House; £189 Clea Mire; £188 Milburn Grange; £186 Ewan Close; £186 Murrah Hall; £186, £180 Tilery Farm; £185 Hallsoven Farm; £182 Low Row; £181 99 Dublin Road; £181 Hollins Farm; £180 Brockwoodlees Farm
Beltex – £217 Clifton Moor Farm; £205 (2), £202 Littlebeck; £202, £196 £194, £190, £186 Hollands; £199 Kirkbarrow Hall; £198, £190, £188, £187, £181 (2), £180 (2) High Knipe; £197, £196 Shap Abbey; £195, £188, £185, £180 Thorneyland; £194 Brockwoodlees Farm; £192 Ewan Close; £192 Waterside Farm; £184 Belvedene; £182 Glebelands; £182 Low Row; £180 Hermitage; £180 Manor Farm; £180 Bell Mount
Suffolk - £208, £175 Tilery Farm; £193, £180 Sleagill House; £190 Clea Mire; £187, £168 Scales Hall; £186, £179 Hesket House; £186 Kirkbarrow Hall; £183, £180 Low Row; £180, £176 Sceugh Dyke; £180 Willimoteswick; £178 32 Ballymaderphy Road; £174, £168 Heath-erbrae; £173, £170, £167 Galleywreay; £171, £169 Hay Close; £169 Burblethwaite; £168 West End; £168, £166, £165 Shap Abbey
Dutch Spotted - £198 Holme House
Zwartble - £190, £176, £170 Castlesteads Farm
Rouge - £180 99 Dublin Road
Continental - £180 Bank House; £170 Milburn Grange; £162 Sycamore Rise; £160 MC1.
Cheviot - £178 Ranbeck; £172 Kirkbarrow Hall; £168 High Borland; £160 Galleywreay Farm
Blue Texel - £174 Town Head Farm (Richardson); £166 Manor Farm; £166 High Harberwain; £161 Burblethwaite
Cheviot Mule - £170 (2) Ranbeck; £169 Sceugh Dyke; £169 Clifton Moor Farm
Mule - £162 Sceugh Dyke; £160 Low Side; £159, £154 Bell Mount; £152 Hollins Farm; £150 (4) Tarn House; £150 Ellen Bank; £149 Gallowberry; £148 Willimoteswick Farm
Scotch Blackface - £150 Ellen Bank
Prime Lambs p/kg
Beltex – 473.00, 436.00, 422.00, 404.00 Hollands; 470.00, 446.00 (2), 405.00 Littlebeck; 467.00, 438.00 Shap Abbey; 457.00, 400.00 Waterside Farm; 455.00 Glebelands; 453.00, 411.00 Thorneyland; 445.00 Low Row; 442.00 Kirkbarrow Hall; 438.00, 417.00, 412.00, 405.00 Ewan Close; 431.00, 396.00, 391.00 Brockwoodlees Farm; 421.00 (2), 413.00, 409.00, 391.00 High Knipe; 414.00 Hallsoven Farm; 407.00 Bank House; 400.00 Belvedene; 400.00 Clifton Moor Farm;
Texel – 468.00, 457.00, 378.00 Glebelands; 460.00 Merryvale; 436.00, 410.00 Anns Cottage; 418.00, 405.00 Milburn Grange; 405.00 Dalemain; 404.00, 400.00 Murrah Hall; 398.00 Her-mitage; 397.00, 396.00, 385.00, 371.00 Low Row; 395.00 Manor Farm; 388.00 Bank House; 386.00, 376.00, 375.00 Hollands; 386.00, 379.00, 378.00 Clifton Moor Farm; 385.00 High Harberwain; 385.00, 377.00 Hallsoven Farm; 382.00 Ranbeck; 381.00 Woodhead Farm; 379.00, 378.00 Galleywreay Farm; 376.00 Ewan Close; 375.00 Littlebeck; 373.00 Wham Head Farm; 370.00 Stoneybeck Farm
Continental – 409.00 Bank House; 384.00, 378.00, 371.00 Noran Bank Farm; 354.00 Milburn Grange
Suffolk – 376.00, 373.00, 337.00, 328.00, 324.00 Shap Abbey; 336.00, 328.00, 325.00, 323.00 Scales Hall; 333.00 Willimoteswick Farm; 332.00, 330.00 Hall Garth; 329.00 Hay Close; 327.00, 320.00 Sceugh Dyke; 327.00 Sleagill House; 320.00 Galleywreay Farm; 320.00 Gallowberry; 320.00 Dalemain
Blue Texel – 370.00 Town Head Farm (Richardson); 361.00 Manor Farm; 361.00 High Har-berwain; 349.00 Seat House Farm
Charollais – 366.00 Woodhead Farm
Cheviot – 360.00 Cottage Farm; 350.00 High Boreland; 335.00 Shap Abbey; 332.00 Clea Hall
Herdwick – 334.00 Noran Bank Farm; 302.00 Swallow Heights
Cheviot Mule – 321.00 (2) Ranbeck; 319.00 Clifton Moor Farm
Mule – 318.00, 302.00, 295.00 Bell Mount; 306.00 Burblethwaite Farm; 306.00 (2), 300.00 (2) Tarn House; 300.00 Sceugh Dyke; 300.00 (2) Tannachie Farm; 300.00 Ellen Bank; 300.00 Hollands; 298.00 Waterhouses; 298.00 Gallowberry; 296.00 Willimoteswick Farm
Penrith & District Farmers Mart
29/10/2026