Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night when 4443 sheep were forward consisting of 2314 prime lambs and 653 cast sheep and 1476 store lambs

Topping the sale at £180 were a pair of Texel lambs from Messrs Brannen, Scar Top, Penrith.

Topping at 341p/kg were a pen of four 39kg Beltex cross lambs which made £133 from Messrs Lee, Carkin Moor Farm, Richmond.

Messrs Dodd, Skylin, Temple Sowerby sold 49kg Beltex cross lambs to make £160.

Susan Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside sold 46kg Beltex cross lambs to make £154 (334.8p/kg) selling to Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

Messrs Armstrong, Moor Riggs, Penrith sold a pen of 36kg Beltex cross lambs to make £122.50 and 340.3p/kg.

Messrs Slater, Whiteley Hey Farm, Macclesfield sold a pen of twenty one 36kg Beltex cross lambs to make £122 (338.9p/kg)

Messrs Lee, Carkin Moor Farm, Richmond sold a pen of thirteen 49kg lambs to make £136 with another pen of twenty seven 43kg lambs making £131 and a pen of twenty five 43kg lambs making £130.50, also from this home.

The whole consignment of 171 lambs from Carkin Moor Farm sold to average 45kg £127.21.

Messrs Maughan, Ash Garth, Great Asby sold a pen of seventeen 39kg lambs to make £125 (320.5p/kg)

Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep, Tuesday, bucked the National trend once again with a fantastic SQQ average of 243.1p/kg and overall sale average of 237.2p/kg and £104.25 for 2314 lambs being achieved, this including over 350 Mule and horned lambs.

35 pens and 156 lambs sold between £130-£180.

82 pens and 405 lambs sold between £120- £180.

Leading Lamb Consignments
No.            Weight   p/kg        Head          From
8       @    61.5kg    217.2p    £133.63    Messrs Teward, Staindrop
6       @    43.5kg    297.8p    £129.58    JC Horn, Bleatarn
 13    @    45.5kg    281.9p    £128.38    P & E Chester, Soulby
171    @   45.3kg    280.2p    £127.21    GW  Lee & Sons, Carkin Moor Farm
 20    @    39.1kg    321.9p    £126.05    J Maughan, Great Asby
 18    @    40.5kg    303.7p    £123.17    S Armstrong & Sons, Thrimby
 16    @    49.2kg    245.1p    £120.75    Messrs G Sowerby, Ormside
 87     @   44.9kg    267.8p    £120.33    Page Farm Partnership, Rookwith
 14     @   42.2kg    284.6p    £120.29    Messrs JJ & S Raine. Pembroke Street
 14     @   47kg       255.7p    £120.21    Messrs S & RE Williamson, Hamsterley

Spring Lambs –

Price Per Kilo –

Beltex 341p Carkin Moor Farm; 340.3p, 333.3p Moor Riggs; 338.9p, 324.4p, 318.9p, 315.5p Whiteley Hey Farm; 334.9p Grassgill Lodge; 334.8p, 315.2p Terrys Farm; 332.4p, 328.6p, 314p Rookwith House; 330p, 320.5p Ash Garth; 326.5p, 317.1p Skylin; 324.4p, 314.6p Staingills; 312.2p Marriforth; 310.2p Birks Head Farm: Texel 289.3p Moor Riggs; 278.3p, 242.2p  Parkside; 275.6p The Cottage; 270.2p Waters Farm; 264.7p Scar Top; 260p Midtown Farm; 255.8p Grassgill Lodge; 248.9p Black Syke; 244.9p Carkin Moor Farm; 243.5p Whiteley Hey Farm; 242.4p Rookwith House; 241.9p Wharton Hall; 240.8p Stubsgill Farm; 240.2p Langton Field: Dutch Texel 280.4p, 266.7p Terrys Farm: Blue Texel 268.3p Plum Tree House; 230.2p Gracies Farm; 218.9p Parkside: Charollais 232.1p Skylin; 221.3p Waters Farm; 220.2p Lockholme Hall: Suffolk 228.3p Marriforth; 224p Terrys Farm; 222.4p Littleburn Farm: Mule 212.5p Martindale Farm; 207.6p Marriforth; 206.7p Milestone House; 205.6p Eddisbridge: Cheviot 211.1p Plum Tree House; 221.3p Waters Farm; 220.2p Lockholme Hall: Rough 197.7p Yew House: Swaledale 190p Rudd Hills:

Price Per Head-

Texel £180 Scar Top; £134, £133 New View Farm; £133 Grassgill Lodge; £129, £128 Parkside; £125, £113, £111.50 Rookwith House; £121.50 Moor Riggs; £120 Carkin Moor Farm; £120, £117, £116.50, £112.50, £110 Midtown Farm; £118.50 The Cottage; £118, £113.50 Stubsgill Farm;  £117 Terrys Farm; £116, £113.50 Waters Farm; £114, £110.50 Rosgill Head; £112 Black Syke; £112 Whiteley Hey Farm; £110.50 Langton Field; £110 Skelton Wood End; £110 Street House: Beltex £160, £133, £130, £126, £12, £120(x2) Skylin; £154, £145 Terrys Farm; £144, £134 Grassgill Lodge; £143, £141, £138(x2), £136, £135, £128(x3), £126, £123(x2), £122(x2) Rookwith House; £140, £122.50(x2), £120.50 Moor Riggs; £138.50, £138, £128.50, £128, £126.50, £125.50(x2), £120.50(x2) Marriforth; £136.50, £133, £127 Birks Head Farm; £136, £133, £131, £129, £127, £126, £124.50, £120 Carkin Moor Farm; £133, £127.50 Stubsgill Farm; £133, £129 Staingills; £132.50, £126.50, £122, £120 Whiteley Hey Farm; £132, £125 Ash Garth; £131, £130.50, £130, £124, £122 Littleburn Farm; £130, £121.50 West Lea; £128 Black Syke; £123 Parkside: Dutch Texel £144, £129 Terrys Farm: Blue Texel £122 Gracies Farm; £116 Parkside; £110 Plum Tree House: Suffolk £115.50, £109 Littleburn Farm; £107.50 Terrys Farm; £105 Marriforth; £104.50 Redcap Farm: Charollais £110, £104 Waters Farm; £110 Rigby House; £103.50 Lockholme Hall: Bluefaced Leicester £106 Park House Farm: Mule £98, £97.50(x2) Park House Farm; £97 Asby Hall Mews; £96.50 Lockholme Hall; £96.50 Easegill Head; £95.50 Marriforth: Cheviot £95 Skylin: Rough Fell £85 Yew House: Goat £82 Sleetburn: Swaledale £66.50 Rudd Hills:

Cast Ewes
Texel £138.50 Colene Croft; £138 Laneside; £130.50 Midtown Farm; £130 Buckles Farm; £130 Staingills; £120 Hawkrigg Farm : Beltex £120 Low Garth; £100 High Lane; £100 Buckles Farm : Suffolk 116.50 Buckles Farm; £100 Waitby Farm : Blue Texel £100 Plum Tree House : Charollais £100 Plum Tree House : Mule £90 Martindale Farm; £85 Black Syke : Lleyn £90 Redcap Farm; £80 Fountain Head : Cheviot £80 Battle Hill Farm; £80 Bents Farm: Dorset £80 Buckles Farm : Rough Fell £80 Beckstones : Swaledale £75.50 West Underhurth; £70 Bleathgill; £70 Argill House; £64 Whingill; £60.50 Battle Hill Farm; £60.50 Milehouse Vet Centre; £60.50 Bank Top; £60 Elm Gill; £60 Asby Hall Mews : Herdwick £70(x2) Spanham Farm:

Cast Rams
Texel £140 Whiteley Hey Farm; £116.50(x2) Riverdale : Beltex £140, £130 Whiteley Hey Farm : Cheviot £80 Battle Hill Farm : Swaledale £70 Argill House; £65.50 Stoneriggs; £65 Eller Gill Barn :