Kirkby Stephen NEMSA Gimmer Lambs

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen mart held their annual prize NEMSA show and sale of Gimmer Lambs on Friday 10^th September, where a catalogued entry of 10,100 lambs were on offer.

Topping the sale was the overall champion pen of 10 lambs which were awarded the late C Jackson Perpetual Cup, being one of the best pens for quality strength and match seen and which were consigned by local breeders the Brown Family, Asby Hall, after frantic bidding the successful buyers being Messrs Robinson, Carnforth.

Our judges were Mr R Haynes, Towcester, and Mrs J McNay, Aspatria with Mr C Hewitt, Tatham acting as our referee.

A fantastic show of top quality pens of NEMSA gimmer lambs were put on display to our judges with the move back to our annual Thursday nights show format drawing a large crowd.

Taking the overall reserve champion award and receiving the H&H Perpetual Trophy was another great pen of 10 lambs again from local breeders the Hutchinson Family, Redgate, Rookby with this pen going on to sell for £270 to Messrs Gate, Northwich.

Taking the William Dent Memorial Perpetual Trophy for the first placed small breeders and Kirkby Stephen NEMSA branch members, was another much admired pen of lambs from father and son team Paul & Ivan Brown, Oak House, Ravenstonedale with this pen being the very first in the ring setting the trade off on a mighty high selling for £480 again to Messrs Robinson, Carnforth.

The weather outside was hot, but the trade in the ring was boiling! An overall sale average of £125.30 was achieved (up £21.55 on the year) with this including 75% of our vendors consigning 100% of their full crop of lambs.

Messrs Hayton, Asby Grange sold two pens of lambs to make £250 both selling to Messrs Batty, Selside with a pen of 20 from this home selling to £168.

Messrs Brown, Asby Hall sold a pen of 21 lambs to make £240 selling to Messrs Gate, Northwich with another pen of 20 lambs making £190 and a pen of 30 making £165 also from Asby Hall.

Strong well bred tupping lambs were in demand with the best pens regularly making £180-£270 with the next tier both good dark and light marked strong tupping lambs regularly achieving £150-£165 with buyers for this type left short of their requirements.

The show was kindly sponsored by Westmorland Accountants, Eden Farm Supplies (Brough) Ltd, Paul Armer Fabrication, Carr’s Billington Agriculture, Dugdale Nutrition, Shearwell Data, H & H Insurance Brokers, H & H Land & Estates and Stephen Huck in conjunction with Jameson & Nutrigrow.

Class 1 – Restricted to Members of Kirkby Stephen NEMSA Branch presenting no more than 200 lambs.
1^st – P Brown, Oak House - £480
2^nd – D & JH Richardson, Croft House - £175
3^rd – D Stephenson, The Gables - £160
4^th – JR&H Wharton, Galloper Garth - £158
5^th – D Curr & Son, Bowderdale - £162

Class 2 – 10 Lambs open to all vendors
1^st  KA Brown & Sons, Asby Hall - £650
2^nd  – WM Hutchinson & Sons, Redgate
3^rd –  HR Hayton & Son, Asby Grange
4^th – M/s Jenkinson Ltd, Whingill
5^th – W&CW Dent, Greenriggs

CHAMPION PEN – KA Brown & Sons, Asby Hall         

Champion (L-R) Aaron Kirby (Eden Farm Supplies), Megan Pedley & Tracy Hodgson (Carrs Billington), Adam & Andrew Brown, Chris Hewitt (Referee), Julie McNay & Richard Haynes (judges) Chris Clement (H&H Insurance) Paul Armer(Paul Armer Fabrication) Peter Pratt, Kevin Batty (Westmorland Accountants) & Stephen Huck.

RESERVE CHAMPION- WM Hutchinson & Sons, Redgate

Reserve Champion (L-R) Aaron Kirby (Eden Farm Supplies), Megan Pedley & Tracy Hodgson (Carrs Billington), Lilia, Max & Richard Hutchinson, Chris Hewitt (Referee), Julie McNay & Richard Haynes (judges) Chris Clement (H&H Insurance) Paul Armer(Paul Armer Fabrication), Kevin Batty (Westmorland Accountants) & Stephen Huck.

Brown 1^st Small breeders (L-R) Jay Elliot, Chris Hewitt (Referee), Ollie Brown, Paul Brown, Julie McNay & Richard Haynes (Judges) & June Dent.

Leading Averages
113 @ £158.35 Oak House
50 @ £156.20 Whingill
202 @ £144.40 Bleathgill
333 @ £141.62 Redgate
217 @ £141.59 Swathburn
95 @ £141.37 West Dowgill
99 @ £140.67 Argill House
502 @ £140.18 Asby Hall
83 @ £140.12 Villa Farm
50 @ £140.12 Townend Farm

Leading Prices

£650, £240, £190, £165 Asby Hall; £480, £162 Oak House; £270, £170, £158, £150, £152 Redgate; £250(2), £168, £154, £150 Asby Grange; £225, £185, £162, £158 Greenriggs; £225, £182, £175 Howgill Grange; £210 West Dowgill; £200, £160, £150 Swathburn; £185, £152 Gillses Farm; £180, £162 Whingill; £180 Arngill House; £175, £158 Park House Farm(Hodgson); £175 Croft House Farm; £170, £158 Bleathgill; £168, £152 Red House Farm; £162 Villa Farm; £162 Bowderdale Head; £162, £150 Thorney Gale; £160 The Gables; £158 Galloper Garth; £155 High Stennerskeugh; £155 Ellergill; £155 Townend Farm; £152 Southwaite Farm; £152 Cotegill Cottage; £152 Gill Gate; £150 Sandwath Farm; £150 Intake Bottom; £150 Keisley Farm.