It's
been a roller coaster of a week for us. Our Patterdale terriers went missing
last week but thankfully, Mole, the daughter, returned home on Friday
afternoon. She was found in the fields about half a mile away: thinner, tired,
and sporting a few new scars but, apart from that, all good. We were
delighted to see her and so relieved she hadn't been stolen.
We're
still combing the area so, fingers crossed, we'll get lucky and Mole's mum will
make her way home too.
On Saturday I nipped
into Carlisle Mart where, at its Black and White sale, the raffle of a calf was
drawn in memory of Louise Hartley.
Louise
was part of the Farmers Guardian team and sadly lost her
brave battle with ovarian cancer earlier this year. The raffle prize was a calf
named Sweetings Euphoric Bubble, kindly donated by John Lawson and Anthony
Jackson. All money raised went to the Louise Hartley Memorial Fund. The winner
was Frank Mattinson who very kindly put the calf up to be sold. A grand
gesture, I'm sure you'll agree. Phil and Rachel Hallhead went on to buy the
calf for 2,800gns.
In the main, Black
and White sale trade was buoyant, peaking at 18,000gns followed by a 15,000gns
bid. Texel trade also topped at 15,000gns at the Christmas Stars sale at Carlisle for a show gimmer from Boden and Davies, with another from them making
13,000gns.
On a busy weekend at Carlisle, in-lamb Suffolks topped at 7,500gns and Blue Texels 4,500gns. Elsewhere, store cattle trade seems to have benefited from some people getting their Basic Payment money last week and has seen a lift in some markets.
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All the best.
Steph Ryder
Head of Commercial Sales & Development
Steph Ryder
Head of Commercial Sales & Development
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