On Friday Penrith & District Farmers Mart LLP held a special show and sale of dairy cattle, including the annual show and sale of pedigree Dairy Shorthorn cattle.

The sale can only be described as a huge success, with several buyers and vendors commenting on how much dearer this sale was in comparison to others earlier in the week, the sum of £200-£300 up was regularly mentioned.

Dairy Shorthorns definitely achieved one of the dearest trades ever seen at Penrith. A top price of 2200gns was achieved from Messrs GA & D Dent, Winton House with lot 3, Winbrook Jill 183, giving 25ltrs after calving 6 days ago, selling to Messrs JE Holliday & Son, Bishop Aukland.  All freshly calved Dairy Shorthorn cattle sold averaged a staggering £1974. Mrs S Armstrong & Sons, Moorriggs, achieved 2050gns for a superb 3rd Calved cow, Moorriggs Lady Barrington 9, purchased by Messrs R Crank & Son.

Messrs Robinson, Strickley, sold Strickley Barrington Dot 31, a six-week-old red heifer calf to 550gns, purchased by Miss R Blenkharn, Ravenstonedale, the proceeds of which are bring donated to RABI from the Robinson family on behalf of The Westmorland County Show, of which Henry Robinson is the current president.

The pre-sale show was in the capable hands of Mr C Ward, Lancaster (Dairy Shorthorn) with the Dairy Shorthorn section kindly sponsored by The Dairy Shorthorn Cattle Society.