Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night when 2584 sheep were forward consisting of 1855 prime lambs and 729 cast sheep.

Topping the sale at £160 was a 50kg Beltex cross lamb from Messrs Wills, Fawcett Park Farm, Dufton.

Topping at 331.9p/kg were a pen of twenty two 36kg Beltex lambs from Messrs Slater, Whiteley Hey Farm, Macclesfield. Also selling from this home to 325p/kg were a pen of five 44kg Beltex cross lambs which sold for £143. The consignment of 56 lambs from Whiteley Hey Farm sold to average 37.9kg £122.36 and 323p/kg

Messrs Wills, Fawcett Park Farm, Dufton also sold Beltex cross lambs to make £156 and 41kg lambs selling to £134 and 326.8p/kg. The consignment of Beltex cross lambs from this home sold to average £134.13 and 298p/kg.

Our annual Mule Wether Show was held which was ably judged by J. Birkbeck, Castle Hill, who awarded the first prize to a pen of 30 mule lambs weighing 46kg and selling to make £97.50.  

Results:-
1^st Messrs HR Hayton & Son
2^nd Messrs W & CW Dent
3^rd Messrs Pattinson

Mule lambs also topped at £120 from Messrs Hodgson, Green Farm, Shap.

Cast sheep sold to top at £260.50 for a pair of Pure Texel Ewes from Messrs Teward, New View Farm, Darlington.

Another pair of Texel ewes from this same home sold to make £236.50. The consignment of 12 Texel and Halfbred ewes from New View Farm sold to average £168.27.

Swaledale ewes topped at £90 for a pair from Messrs Jopling, Holly Cottage Barn, Nateby.

Leading Lamb Consignments
No.          Weight    p/kg         Head        From
12    @    45.2kg    296.4P    £134.13    MTP & SD Wills, Dufton
 6     @    44kg       283.3p    £124.25    RC Bainbridge, Langleydale
 57   @    37.9kg    321.4p    £121.96    GE & VH Slater, Butley Town
9      @    53.7kg    224.1p    £120.56    Messrs P&A Sowerby, Flakebridge
 25   @    50.8kg    229.5p    £116.80    Messrs DE & AM Hodgson, Shap
 10   @    42.3kg    269.3p    £113.95    HG Jackson,Kings Meaburn
 20   @    41.3kg    274.3p    £113.45    Messrs TW Hunter, Brydekirk
118  @    42.8kg    262.7p    £112.66    Messrs E & EM Fairburn, Thornton Steward
 10   @    50kg       224.0p    £112.00    Messrs R & E Hodgson, Glassonby

Leading Prices –

Spring Lambs –

Price Per Head –

Beltex £160, £156, £134, £133, £130, £127.50, £124 Fawcett Park Farm; £143, £134, £128, £120 Whiteley Hey Farm; £141, £124, £123.50, £121 Red House Farm (Bainbridge); £140 Ascot House; £130.50, £120.50, £120 Little Beck; £127.50 Goodlie Hill Cottage; £124.50, £123, £122.50, £120.50 Marriforth; £121.50 Brydekirk; £120 Low Barn; £120 Bowes Cross Farm: Texel £150 Gracies Farm; £137, £134 Low Barn; £130(x2), £126. £122, £115 Clockeld; £121, £118 High Stennerskeugh; £120 Mount Pleasant Farm; £120, £118(x2) Green Farm; £117 Hill Park Farm: Mule £120, £106 Green Farm; £103(x2), £99.50 Greenriggs; £103 East Rackwood Hill Farm; £99.50 Keisley Farm; £97.50 Asby Grange; £97.50 Pinfold House: Suffolk £119.50 Marriforth; £118 Hill Park Farm; £115 Green Farm; £113 Low Mill; £112 White House: Blue Texel £110 Ling Cottages: Charollais £108, £103.50 Orchard Farm; £104 Amersber Cottage: Zwartble £105 Springfield: Swaledale £82 Studfold Farm; £72 Buddle House; £70 Swarthymere: Rough Fell £75.50 Waterhouses; £74.50 Greenside Farm: Herdwick £75 Bonnygate Farm; £74.50 Springfield: Shetland £69 Skirrygill:  

Price Per Kilo –

Beltex 331.9p Whiteley Hey Farm; 326.8p,320p, 312p, 295.6p, 289.8p, 288.9p Fawcett Park Farm; 325p 320p,319p, 315.8p, 310.8p Whiteley Hey Farm; 318.8p Goodlie Hill Farm; 313.3p, 294p, 281.8p Red House Farm(Bainbridge); 311.1p, 286.8p Ascot House; 303.8p, 289p, 283.8p Upper Brydekirk; 296.6p, 286.9p Little Beck; 292.9p, 289.5p, 286.9p, 283.8p Marriforth; 288.6p Old Spital Farm; 285.7p Bowes Cross Farm; 284.2p Buddle House; 282.9p, 281.3p, 280p Bonnygate Farm: Texel 246.3p Clockeld; 245.9p Gracies Farm; 245.8p, 231.4p Green Farm; 243.2p Old Spital Farm; 239p, 233.5p Bowes Cross Farm; 234.2p, 230.8p Galloper Garth; 234p, 231.9p Hill Park Farm; 233.3p Martindale Farm; 233.3p Upper Brydekirk; 232.6p Jardines; 231.4p High Stennerskeugh; 230.8p Claylands Farm; 230.4p Low Barn; 230.4p Marriforth: Blue Texel 245.5p Orchard Farm;244.4p Ling Cottages: Suffolk 230.6p Low Mill; 225.5p Green Farm; 224p White House; 222.6p Hill Park Farm; 221.6p Red House Farm;221.3p Marriforth: Charollais 230p, 225p Orchard Farm: Shetland 222.6p Skirrygill: Mule 222.2p Green Farm; 214.6p, 211.7p, 210.2p Greenriggs; 212p Asby Grange; 211.4p Galloper Garth; 211.1p Studfold Farm; 210.2 Laneside: Swaledale 194.6p Buddle House: Herdwick 202.7p Bonnygate Farm; 201.4p Springfield: Rough Fell 184.1p Waterhouses; 169.3p Greenside Farm:

Cast Ewes

Texel £260.50, £236.50, £160, £130 New View Farm; £120 Goodlie Hill Cottage;£120 Thorney Gale; £118.50 Midtown Farm; £117.50 Swarthymere; £116 The Cottage: Suffolk £120 Thorney Gale: Charolais £116 Swarthymere: Halfbred £114 New View Farm: Mule £100 White House; £95.50 Rosgill Head; £90 Martindale Farm: Swaledale £90 Holly Cottage Barn; £81.50 Hoggarths Farm; £75.50 Valance Lodge; £75.50 High Stennerskeugh; £70 Buddle House: Ryeland £60 Leather Howe Farm; £60 Greenside Farm:

Cast Rams

Texel £140.50, £130 Glen Whelt; £140 Amersber Cottage : Swaledale £96.50 Swarthymere; £70 Hoggarths Farm :