Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night when 4183 sheep were forward consisting of 2547 prime lambs, 707 cast sheep and 929 store lambs.

Topping the sale at £155 was a 62kg Texel cross lamb from Messrs Bell, Hallbankgate Farm, Brampton.

Topping at 379.7p/kg were a pair of 37kg lambs which sold for £140.50 from Messrs Maughan, Ash Garth, Great Asby.

Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon sold a pen of three 43kg lambs to make £154.50 (359.3p/kg).

The £152 mark was achieved on three separate occasions, firstly for 47kg Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Bainbridge, Bonnygate Farm, Soulby which sold to Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

Next £152 was also made for 47kg lambs from Messrs Atkinson, Abbey Park, Bleatarn, and again for 50kg lambs from Messrs Little, Row End Farm, Soulby.

Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk, Annan sold a pen of three 43kg Beltex cross lambs to make £151.50.

Page Farm Partnership, Ripon sold a pen of four 41kg Beltex cross lambs to make £147 (358.5p/kg) with another pen of seven 39kg lambs from this home making £138 (353.8p/kg).

Another fantastic trade was achieved here at Kirkby Stephen with an SQQ average of 253.75p/kg and an overall sale average of 250.47p/kg and an overall sale average of 250.47p/kg for 2547 lambs being achieved this including 402 mule and horned lambs.

35 pens and 125 lambs sold between £140-£155.

73 pens and 258 lambs sold between £130-£155

40 pens and 145 lambs sold between 320-379p/kg

287 lambs sold between 300-379p/kg

Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth sold a pen of 21 43kg Beltex cross lambs to make £141.50.

Mule lambs sold to £111.50 and 227.6p/kg for a pen of 20 49kg lambs from Messrs Fawcett, Argill House, South Stainmore.

Cast sheep sold to £149.50 for a pen of three Texel cross ewes from Messrs Hodgson, The Grange, Darlington.

Leading Lamb Consignments
No.          Weight    p/kg        Head          From
3    @      43.6kg    343.5p    £150.00    JB Bainbridge & Sons, Soulby
15    @    43.8kg    319.1p    £139.80    M/s Somerville, Newby
12    @    47kg       295.9p    £139.33    HG Jackson, Kings Meaburn
15    @    47.4kg     289.7p    £137.33    P&E Chester, Soulby
14    @    48.36kg   282.7p    £136.71    MTP&SD Wills, Dufton
44    @    51.98kg   252.3p    £131.14    DJ&S Atkinson, Bleatarn
42    @    38.6kg    335.3p    £129.44     Page Farm Partnership, Rookwith
28    @    47.5kg    271.6p    £129.02    IT Bell, Hallbankgate
27    @    45.3kg    283.3p    £128.44    TW Hunter, Annan
37    @    44.1kg    287.6p    £127.11     M/s Seymour, Maulds Meaburn
10    @    44.6kg    284.3p    £126.80     LC&D Wearmouth, Middleton in Teesdale
44    @    47.98kg   262.8p    £126.13    JR&M Richardson, Darlington
172    @    43.4kg   290.5p    £126.08    E&EM Fairburn, Ripon
46    @    50.2kg     248.4p    £125.93    S Ellwood & Son, Newby
16    @    39.5kg     318.6p    £125.88    J Maughan, Great Asby

Leading Prices –

Spring Lambs –

Price Per Kilo –

Texel £155, £126, £125.50, £122 Hallbankgate Farm; £140, £134(2), £132.50, £129, £128 Abbey Park; £130, £127.50 Parkside; £130, £120 Old Mill Flatt; £129, £128, £127.50, £126, £125, £123, £120 Etherley House; £128.50, £123.50, £122 The Buildings Farm; £124, £120.50 Green Farm; £136 Brackenslack; £135 School Farm; £130 West End Farm; £130 Fawcett Park Farm; £128 Helbeck Farm; £124 Fleets Farm; £124 Lansmere; £122.50 High Stennerskeugh; £122.50 Martindale Farm (Wearmouth); £120.50 Midtown Farm; £120.50 Marriforth; £120.50            Martindale Farm(Robinson); £120.00 Street House:

Beltex £154.50, £145.50, £141.50(2), £137 Marriforth; £152, £149 Bonnygate Farm; £152 Row End Farm; £152 Abbey Park; £151.50, £147, £141, £136.50, £135 Upper Brydekirk; £149, £145.50, £140, £137 Little Beck; £148, £142, £140 Fawcett Park Farm; £147, £138, £134.50, £134 Rookwith House; £146, £138, £136 Skylin; £145.50, £138.50 Lansmere; £144, £142.50  Brackenslack; £143.50 Etherley House; £143, £142, £130 Grassgill Lodge; £143, £135.50, £131 Hall Farm House; £142.50, £135, £133.50 Low Bank House; £142(2), £139 Old Mill Flatt; £142 Sawbridge Hall; £142 Green Farm; £140.50 Ash Garth; £138(2), £136.50 Hallbankgate Farm; £138 Haas Side Farm; £136 Fleets Farm; £135 Wodencroft; £135 Carpool; £135 Black Syke; £134 Parkside: Blue Texel £134.50, £131.50 Haas Side Farm; £128 Abbey Farm; £126.50 Rookwith House: Suffolk £124, £116 Marriforth; £122 Green farm; £121.50, £117 Haas Side Farm; £118 Brackenslack; £114 Waters Farm: Bluefaced Leicester £121, £116, £115 Park House Farm: Charollais £120 Orchard Farm; £119 Wodencroft; £113.50 Waters Farm: Mule £111.50 Argill House; £109 The Park Wall; £108 Marriforth; £105 Ellergill; £104 Dousgill Farm; £103.50 Low Farm; £102.50 Pinfold House; £101 High Stennerskeugh; £101, £100 Stoneriggs: Zwartble £110 Clockeld: Cheviot £105.50 Ellergill; £100 Skylin: Swaledale £88 High Birk Hatt; £81.50 Cotegill Barn; £80 Rudd Hills: Herdwick £82(2) The Cottages.

Price Per Head-

Beltex 359.3p, 336.9p, 329.1p, 326.2p Marriforth; 358.5p, 353.9p, 353.8p, 345.9p, 343.1p, 332.9p(2), 326.8p, 324.3p, 321.1p Rookwith House; 354.8p, 323.4p Bonnygate Farm; 352.3p, 332.9p Upper Brydekirk; 348.8, 327.5p Hall Farm House; 346.3p, 338.4p Lansmere; 331.4p Low Bank House; 330.2p Old Mill Flatt; 329.3p Black Syke; 326.8p Parkside; 325.6p, 379.7p, 321.8p Ash Garth; 325.6p Fawcett Park Farm; 323.4p Abbey Park; 323.3p Little Beck; 322.7p Sawbridge Hall; 321.8p West Lea; 320p Brackenslack: Blue Texel 332.9p Rookwith House; 292.4p Haas Side Farm; 287.5p, 282.5p Greta View; 278.3p Abbey Farm: Texel 311p Parkside; 288.4p Green Farm; 280.2p Midtown Farm; 278.9p Hallbankgate Farm; 278.3p, 272.7p Etherley House; 277.3p, 268.5p The Buildings Farm; 272.7p Street House; 272.5p, 268.8p Buddle House; 272.2p Martindale Farm(Wearmouth); 271.6p Breaks Hall; 269.8p Abbey Farm; 269.3p Stoneriggs; 268.8p Waters Farm; 267.8p Martindale(Robinson); 266.7p Hall Farm House; 265.1p Marriforth; 265p Abbey Park: Charollais 260.9p Orchard Farm; 242.9p Wodencroft; 241.5p Waters Farm: Dutch Spotted 244.9p Haas Side Farm: Suffolk 238.8p, 238.2p Haas Side Farm; 238.5p Marriforth; 237.8p Town Head; 236.4p Black Syke; 23p Brackenslack: Cheviot 229.3p Ellergill; 227.3p Skylin; 223.8p Battle Hill Farm: Mule 227.6p Argill House; 225p Marriforth; 222.4p The Park Wall; 222.2p Stoneriggs; 221.3p Dousgill Farm; 220.2p Low Farm: Herdwick 223.5p The Cottage: Swaledale 205.1p Rudd Hills; 204.2p Stoneriggs; 200p High Birk Hatt; 200p Green Farm.

Cast Ewes

Texel £149.50, £148.50 The Grange; £146.50 Red House Farm; £140 Prospect Farm Cottage; £138.50 Parkside; £136.50 Hilton Road; £134.50 Westwick Farm; £130.50 Langrigg House: Bluefaced Leicester £130, £115.50 Ashlead Farm House; £110.50 Hilton Road: Suffolk £128.50 Bank Head; £124.50 Red House Farm; £124.50 Gracies Farm: Cheviot £102.50 Hilton Road; £101 ProspectFarm Cottage; £93.50 Pinewood Heights: Mule £94.50 Abbey Farm; £91.50 Dousgill Farm: Lleyn £87 Colby Laiths: Rough £70 Quarry Close: Swaledale £63.50 Rake Head; £58.50 Sunrise House Farm; £56.50 Croft Farm; £55.50 Helbeck Farm: Scotch Blackface £61.50 Hilton Road: Herdwick £52.50 Rawthey Side; £52.50 Pinewood Heights: Jacob £52.50 Pinewood Heights.

Cast Rams

Blue Texel £130 Gracies Farm: Bluefaced Leicester £128.50 Fieldham House: Texel £118.50 Rathvale Farm: Beltex £120.50 Buddle House: Rough £91.50 Raisgill Hall: Swaledale £72 Croft Farm; £70 Hope House; £70 Rathvale Farm.