Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night when 4,045 sheep were forward consisting of 2,243 prime lambs, 1,093 cast sheep and 709 store lambs.

Topping the sale at £240 and 444.4p/kg was a 54kg Beltex cross lamb which was donated by Alan Steel, Steeley Farm, Bishop Auckland to the MacMillan Nurses, St Teresa’s Hospice Darlington in memory of his late brother David Steel who sadly passed away recently.

The successful purchaser of the lamb displaying great generosity to this charity was Gerallt Roberts of Field Fresh Trading, Conway.

Next topping at £171 was a Texel lamb from Messrs Teward, New View Farm, Darlington which was bought by A. Atkinson, Texel lambs also sold for £161, and £160 twice also from this home all selling to A. Atkinson.

Topping at 357.7p/kg were a pen of twelve 39kg Beltex cross lambs which made £139.50 from Messrs Lee, Carkin Moor Farm, Richmond.

Messrs Skelton, Low House, Maryport sold a pen of six 39kg lambs to make £138.50 (355.1p/kg), with another pen of eleven 38kg lambs making £133 (350p/kg) and a pen of ten 40kg lambs making £139 also from Low House.

Messrs Lee, Carkin Moor Farm also sold a pen of 44kg Beltex cross lambs to make £151 with another pen of six 48kg lambs and a pen of fourteen 42kg lambs selling for £145.50 all from this home.

The whole consignment of 110 lambs from Carkin Moor Farm sold to average 45.9kg and a whopping £140.82 (307p/kg)

Another wonderful overall sale average of 253p/kg and SQQ average of 255.48p/kg was achieved here at Kirkby Stephen!! Which include 377 Mule and horned lambs.

36 pens and 120 lambs sold between £140-£240

80 pens and 315 lambs sold between £130-£240

40 pen and 180 lambs sold between 320-444p/kg

707 Beltex cross lambs sold to average £125.44 and 295p/kg

Mule lambs topped at £113 for a pen of 50kg lambs from Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon.

Two pens of 25 and 18 46kgMules sold to make £102.50 from Messrs Wharton, Keisley Farm and Messrs Taylor, Waterhouses.

Leading Lamb Consignments
No.            Weight    p/kg          Head       From
110    @    45.9kg    £140.82    306.5p    GW Lee & Sons, Richmond
4        @    45kg      £140.00    311.1p     P Brass, Soulby
11      @    43.2kg    £137.18    317p      JC Bainbridge, Soulby
24      @    46kg       £134.83    292.5p    LC&D Wearmouth, Middleton in Teesdale
31      @    44.6kg    £132.56    296.7p    IT Bell, Hallbankgate
28      @    46.7kg    £127.64    273.2p    G Sowerby, Ormside
206    @    44.7kg    £125.85    281.5p    E&EM Fairburn, Ripon
32      @    41.5kg    £125.73    302.5p    M/s Lyle, Culgaith
6        @    46.3kg    £123.50    266.5p    HC Jewitt, Barnard Castle
150    @    42.5kg    £122.77    288.8p    L Skelton, Maryport
4        @    43.7kg    £122.00    278.8p    JJ&S Raine, Appleby in Westmorland

Leading Prices –

Spring Lambs –

Price Per Head –

Beltex £240 Steeley Farm; £156, £151(2), £148, £145.50(2), £145, £139.50, £137, £130 Carkin Moor Farm; £149, £138(2), £137, £135 Parkside; £149, £144, £133.50, £130.50 Bonnygate Farm; £149, £175.50, £146.50, £143.50, £140, £134 Hallbankgate Farm; £148, £144.50, £139 Terrys Farm; £148, £145, £144.50, £136.50 Skylin; £140 Bridge End Farm; £139.50, £138(2), £137, £133(2), £131.50, £130 Marriforth; £139 Ash Garth; £139(2), £138.50, £136.50, £133, £131 Low House; £139 Old Mill Flatt; £138 Brackenslack; £137 Sawbridge Hall; £137, £136.50 Staingills; £136 Stoneriggs; £133 Castle Hill; £130.50 Old Mill Flatt: Texel £171, £161, £160(2), £156, £150, £121 New View Farm; £150, £140 Wetheriggs Farm; £140, £139.50, £133, £132, £127.50 Carkin Moor Farm; £132.50 Hallbankgate Farm; £130, £124, £122 Parkside; £127.50 Low House; £125 Bonnygate Farm; £125 Stotley Hall Farm; £122 Old Mill Flatt; £122 Brow Top Farm; £120.50 Steeley Farm; £120 Bridge End (Miller); £120 Keld Farm: Blue Texel £150, £133.50 Low House; £143 Gracies Farm; £135.50 Marriforth: Dutch Texel £147.50 Terrys Farm: Suffolk £134, £121.50 Marriforth; £118.50, £117 Brackenslack; £117 Black Syke; £117 Bridge End farm: Bleu du maine £133 Low House: Millennium Blue £127 Low House: Mule £113 Marriforth; £104 Stobbs Farm; £103 Gilts; £102.50(2), Waterhouses; £102.50 Keisley Farm; £100 Stotley Hall Farm: Charollais £109, £108 Orchard Farm: Cheviot £93.50 Skylin: Scotch Blackface £82 Laneside.

Price Per Kilo

Beltex 444.4p Steeley Farm; 357.7p, 351.3p, 346.4p, 343.2p, 339.1p, 329.5p, 321.7p Carkin Moor Farm; 355.1p, 350p, 347.5p, 341.3p, 327.5p, 322.7p Low House; 353.7p, 344.2p, 328.4p Skylin; 352.7p Old Mill Flatt; 351.3p, 331.1p, 328.6p Parkside; 342.9p, 334.6p Bonnygate Farm; 339p Ash Garth; 333.7p, 333p, 323.9p, 320.7p Hallbankgate Farm; 331p, 321.1p Terrys Farm; 326.2p Sawbridge Hall; 324.4p Marriforth; 323.9p Bonnygate Farm; 323.8p Staingills; 323.8p Stoneriggs; 320.9p Brackenslack: Blue Texel 333.8p, 306.1p Low House; 294.6p Marriforth: Bleu du maine 302.3p Low House: Texel 294.4p, 277.9p Hallbankgate Farm; 284.1p Bonnygate Farm; 283.7p Brow Top Farm; 277.2p Carkin Moor Farm; 276.8p, 271.3p, 269.8p, 262.5p Low Hall; 266.7p Bridge End (Miller); 266.3p Black Syke ; 265.7p Flakebridge Farm; 264p Martindale Farm; 262.5p Breaks Hall; 262p Steeley Farm: Millennium Blue 288.6p Low House: Dutch Texel 327.8p Terrys Farm: Suffolk 237p Brackenslack; 237p Mere Bank; 234p Black Syke; 233.7p Marriforth; 233.3p Terrys Farm; 232.9p Low Hall: Charollais 253.5p, 251.2p Orchard Farm: Mule 226p Marriforth; 222.8p Keisley Farm; 222.8p Waterhouses; 220.5p Starrah; 220p Whingill; 220p Williams House.

Cast Ewes

Texel £140 Brow Top Farm; £130.50, £127.50, £126.50, £123.50, £120.50 Crossfell House; £130 Grove House Farm; £130 Stoneriggs; £130 Brackenslack; £123.50, £120.50, £120 Langton Field; £120 Goodlie Hill Cottage; £120 West Lea: Suffolk £130 Brackenslack; £127.50 Crossfell House; £112 Littleburn Farm: Mule £114.50, £100 Goodlie Hill Cottage; £112.50 Langton Field; £104.50 Martindale Farm; £100.50 Crossfell House: Beltex £110 Crossfell House; £90 Cherry Tree Farm: Blueface Leicester £105.50 Crossfell House; £105 Cherry Tree Farm: Rough £90 Beckstones; £85.50 Waterhouses: Charollais £90 Middle Bank End Farm: Zwartble £85 Yore House: Swaledale £85, £65 Stoneriggs; £75 Mill Cottage; £70 Pallet Crag Farm; £66 Bridge End Farm(Coulthard); £64.50 Marriforth; £64 Flakebridge Farm; £64 Cherry Tree Farm: Cheviot £80.50 Middle Bank End Farm.

Cast Rams

Charollais £130 Carkin Moor Farm: Swaledale £65 Cronkley.