MORE than 5500 hoggs, ewes and gimmers with lambs at foot and yeld ewe hoggs were forward for

Penrith and District Farmers’ annual New Fair show and sale which included hill-bred entries.

With an increased number of buyers from all over the UK, trade was said to be the dearest witnessed this season.

A top price of £150 per life was achieved by the champion pen of Mule hoggs with Suffolk lambs at foot from Winter Bros, Clickham Farm, purchased by MH Brennand, High Harrington.

The first prize pen of Texel hoggs with Texel cross Beltex lambs at foot sold next at £112 a life, for JH and JE Taylor, The Harras. They were bought by MA Nixon, Cockermouth.

Older sheep also sold well, with two-shear Texel ewes peaking at £91 a life, with Texel lambs at foot from WE and B Wilson, Undercragg. Two-shear Mule ewes sold to £68 a life with twin Suffolk lambs at foot from F and SA Edmondson, Nether Houses.

Yeld Mule hoggs met a spirited trade with 496 averaging £103.36, from a top price of £125 for a pen of 14 from Messrs Davidson, West View, selling to JM Mawson, Hole Beck.

LEADING prices

Hoggs with single lambs – Per life – Mule – £150, £108, £100 (x2), £98, £96, Clickham; £105 Amersber Cottage; £104, Woodhouse (Horsley); £99, £98, £97 Terrys Farm; £97, £96 The Harras. Tex – £112 The Harras; £110 Terrys Farm; £108, £101 Clickham; £106, £98 Street House (Maughan). Cont – £100 Yore House. Suff – £98 The Harras. Belt – £94 Bustabeck

Gimmers with single lambs – Tex – £86 Low Mill (Benn); £62 Smithy Garth. Mule – £78 Glebelands; £75 Low Garth (Hodgson); £70 Walmgate. Chev Mule – £65 Greenbank Farm. Cont – £62 Walmgate.

Gimmers with twin lambs – Belt – £92, £90 Ennerdale. Mule – £70 Little Blencowe Farm; £67, £66 Galloway Lodge; £66 Low Garth (Hodgson). Chev Mule – £68 Greenbank Farm.

Ewes and single lambs – Tex –£91, £84 Undercragg; £82 Low Mill (Benn); £74 Roseleigh. Belt – £66 Lingfield Bungalow. Suff – £60 Tod Farm (Watts). Suff – £60 Woodhouse (Horsley). Chev – £58 Dry Howe.

Mule – £57 Yew Tree Farm (Teasdale); £57, £55 Ennerdale; £55 High Field Farm. Swale – £60 Undercragg; £54, £50 Crossfell House (Armstrong). Herd – £38 Wesco; £35 Long Green Head.

Ewes and twin lambs – Belt – £86 Lingfield Bungalow. Tex – £80, £70 Undercragg; £74 Roseleigh; £68, £60 Smithy Garth; £68, Low Mill (Benn). Mule – £68, £66 Nether Houses; £59, Tod Farm (Watts). Chev – £60, £59 Dry Howe. Swale – £60 Undercragg; £58, £50 Crossfell House (Armstrong); £52 Greystone House (Norwood).

Yeld hoggs – Mule – £125 West View (Davidson); £122, £110 Little Blencowe Farm; £122, £106, £101, £100 Greystone House (Dawson); £115 Woodhouse (Horsley); £112 High Dyke Farm; £112, £108, £103 (x2), £102 (2), £101, £100 Town Head (Barker); £107 Shatton Lodge Farm; £104 Crown Point; £102 The Harras; £101 Pewter Close. Tex – £120, £118 The Harras. BDM – £120 Ghyll Croft. Belt – £112 Lingfield Bungalow.