Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night when 4,147 sheep were forward consisting of 3,114 prime lambs, 626 cast sheep and 407 store lambs.

Topping the sale at £167 were a pair of 58kg Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside which were bought by Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

Topping at 380.3p/kg were a pen of four 33kg Beltex cross lambs which made £125.50 and were consigned by Messrs Slater, Whiteley Hey Farm, Macclesfield.

Another pen of sixteen 37kg Beltex cross lambs sold to make £135.50 and 366.2p/kg also from this home.

Next selling for £160 were 50kg Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Raine, West Lea, Appleby in in Westmorland which were bought by West Scottish Lamb.

Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm sold 46kg Beltex cross lambs to make £158 which again sold to Dowdings Butchers, Appleby, who also consigned 60kg Dutch Texel cross lambs to make £155 and selling to Messrs Wright Boston.

Next selling to make £158 were a pair of 48kg Beltex cross lambs which were shown by Messrs Atkinson, Abbey Park, Bleatarn.

Messrs Dinsdale, High Field, Morland sold 45kg Beltex cross lambs to make £155.

Messrs Maughan, Ash Garth, Great Asby sold a pen of 39kg Beltex cross lambs to make £143 (366.7pkg).

Messrs Longstaff, Ascot House, Murton sold 40kg lambs to make £146.50 (366.3p/kg)

Messrs Doody, Solihull sold a pen of 38kg lambs to make £137.50 (361.8p/kg)

Mule lambs sold to £121 from Messrs Fairburn, Ripon which were bought by West Scottish Lambs.

Messrs Fisher, Haber, Crosby Ravensworth also sold Mule lamb to £120 which were bought by M Helliwell.

Messrs Dent, Greenriggs sold a pen of twenty Mule lambs to make £114.50 bought by A. Slack.

Mule lambs also topped at 234.4p/kg for a pen of fourteen 45kg lambs which sold for £105.50 from Messrs Stephenson, The Gables, Ravenstonedale and were bought by Yorkshire Halal Meats.

Another flying trade for all classes of prime lambs was achieved here at Kirkby Stephen once again with an SQQ average of 251.83p/kg and an overall sale average of 248.57p/kg for 3114 lambs being achieved which includes 734 Mule and hill lambs.

16 pens and 25 lambs sold between £150-£167

55 pens and 109 lambs sold between £140-£167

130 pens and 363 lambs sold between £130-£167

41 pens and 137 lambs sold between 320-380p/kg.

Cast sheep topped at £152.50 for a Bleu du maine ewe from Messrs Stables, Durham which was bought by Pak Mecca Meats.

Swaledale ewes sold to £76.50 for a pen from Messrs Vickers, Penrith.

Messrs Graham, Dalbrack Farm, Brechin sold a pen of seven Swaledale ewes to make £70.

Messrs Reed, Lands Farm, Bishop Auckland sold a pen of twenty one Swaledale ewes to make £66.50.

Leading Lamb Consignments
No.        Weight      p/kg        Head         From
19    @    52.4kg    274.1p    £143.84    G Sowerby, Ormside
24    @    49.9kg    285.4p    £139.73    MTP&SD Wills, Dufton
39    @    48.6kg    276.7p    £134.63    M/s Avison & Son, Leyburn
14    @    43.5kg    307.5p    £133.79    HG Jackson, Kings Meaburn
22    @    49.6kg    269.5p    £133.77    S&C Gill, Boldron
23    @    43.7kg    305.2p    £133.63    TW Hunter, Annan
46    @    46.1kg    287.9p    £132.89    W&J&I Dinsdale, Morland
50    @    38.9kg    338.7p    £131.78    GE&VH Slater, Macclesfield
11    @    40kg       328p       £131.23    EM&C Longstaff, Murton
28    @    54.71kg  286p       £130.75    DJ&S Atkinson, Bleatarn
15    @    39.53kg  327.3p    £129.40    J Maughan, Great Asby
22    @    41.3kg    312.2p    £129.00    WA&GR Sedgley, Barbon
19    @    51.7kg    245.2p    £127.00    P&SA Nelson, Rosgill
53    @    46kg        273.5p   £125.89    JT Steel, Bishop Auckland

Leading Prices –

Spring Lambs –

Price Per Head –

Beltex £167, £158, £145 Terrys Farm; £160, £133.50, £132.50 West Lea; £158 Abbey Park; £155, £154, £150, £146, £133, £130.50 High Field; £154.50, £148.50, £135.50 Little Beck; £154, £147, £137.50, £131 Bowes Cross Farm; £151, £150.50, £148.50, £146, £142, £133.50 Fawcett Park Farm; £151, £141.50, £137.50, £137 Tom Hill Cottage; £150, £140.50, £140, £138.50, £138 Bonnygate Farm; £150 Haber; £148, £144.50, £142.50, £137.50 Middlefield Farm; £147, £136, £130.50 Hall Farm House; £146.50, £140, £137.50, £133.50 Upper Brydekirk; £146.50, £139.50 Ascot House; £145, £144.50, £133 Grassgill Lodge; £144.50, £135.50(2), £134.50, £130 Low Bank House; £144, £138, £130(2) Stubsgill Farm; £143 Ash Garth; £142, £134.50 Ash Dub; £141.50, £140, £136.50, £135.50, £134, £130 Whiteley Hey Farm; £140.50, £138.50 Wharton Hall; £140, £138 Steeley Farm; £140, £138 Red House Farm(Bainbridge); £140 Haithwaite; £139, £138.50 Marriforth; £138.50 Red House Farm(Tiplady); £138.50 Easegill Head; £138 School Cottage; £136.50 Orchard Farm; £133.50 Starrah: Dutch Texel £155, £146, £140 Terrys Farm; £140 Wharton Hall: Texel £150, £137 Fawcett Park Farm; £141, £122 High Stennerskeugh; £140, £135, £124, £120 Abbey Park; £140, £134, £126, £123 Haas Side Farm; £140, £127.50 Cairn Cottage; £140, £120.50 Dona Close; £138.50, £121 Haithwaite; £136, £121.50 Cotehouse Barn; £135.50, £133, £132, £129.50, £128.50, £126, £121 Middlefield Farm; £135.50 Easegill Head; £134, £126, £124, £120 Steeley Farm; £134 Starrah; £133, £132, £130, £129 Bowes Cross Farm; £132.50 Westwick Farm; £132 School Cottage; £132 Prospect Farm Cottage; £131, £128 Dalbrack Farm; £129.50, £120.50 Hall Farm House; £128.50, £124.50 East Todholes; £128.50 Grassgill Lodge; £127, £122 Fair View; £127(2) Rosgill Head; £126 Kilnknowe; £125 Red House Farm(Tiplady); £125 Old Mill Flatt; £125 Newsham Grange; £124 Stubsgill Farm; £123 Haber; £120.50 Midtown Farm; £120.50 Hardendale Hall; £120 Wiske Moor; Zwartble £136, £114 Cotehouse Barn: Charollais £135, £122 High Field; £133 Orchard Farm: Blue Texel £134.50, £130(2) Haas Side Farm: Suffolk £134 Terrys Farm; £132.50 Dona Close; £128 Starrah; £125 Cowling Manor; £121 Wiske Moor; £119.50 Palliard; £118 Black Syke; £115 Haas Side Farm: Dutch Spotted £130 Haas Side Farm: Mule £121 Marriforth; £120 Haber; £114.50 Greenriggs; £114 Step End Farm; £113 Dalbrack Farm; £112(2) Kilnknowe; £112 Croft House Farm; £112 East Todholes; £112 Starrah: Kerry Hill £115 Bank Head: Bluefaced Leicester £115(2) Greenriggs; £115 Cotehouse Barn: Hampshire £109.50 Colby Laiths: Scotch Blackface £105.50 Laneside; £103 Knott Hill Farm: Swaledale £98, £95 Pennine View; £90 Knott Hill Farm; £86.50 High Birk Hatt: Cheviot £95 Carpool; £95 Bank Head: Rough £90 Waterhouses.

Price Per Kilo-

Beltex 380.3p, 366.2p, 359.1p, 336.9p, 335p Whiteley Hey Farm; 366.7p, 322.5p Ash Garth; 366.3p, 357.7p Ascot House; 361.8p, 343.2p, 342.5p, 321.6p Tom Hill Cottage; 359.3p, 322.8p Little Beck; 351.3p Bonnygate Farm; 347.4p, 333.8p, 320p West Lea; 344.4p, 340.9p, 334.8p, 331.8p High Field; 343.5p, 337.2p Terrys Farm; 343.4p, 322.4p Hall Farm House; 342p, 330p Fawcett Park Farm; 342.2p Bowes Cross Farm; 341.5p, 333p, 327.4p Upper Brydekirk; 330.5p, 322.6p, 321.1p Low Bank House; 329.2p Abbey Park; 328.9p Middlefield Farm: Dutch Texel 318.2p Wharton Hall; 298p Terrys Farm: Texel 315.5p Westwick Farm; 306.8p Abbey Park; 297.8p, 291.7p 286.4p, 273.3p Haas Side Farm; 291.3p Steeley Farm; 290.9p West Hindon Farm; 287.8p Middlefield Farm; 282.6p Bowes Cross Farm; 281.7p Leekworth Gardens; 276.7p Palliard; 275p Prospect Farm Cottage; 271.3p Cairn Cottage: Blue Texel 296.3p, 292.4p, 276.6p, 261.1p Haas Side Farm; 261.4p Ash Dub: Charollais 289.1p Orchard Farm; 275p, 256.5p Tom Hill Cottage; 256.2p High Field: Dutch Spotted 276.6p Haas Side Farm: Suffolk 256p Starrah; 251.2p, 246.7p Wiske Moor; 250p Marriforth; 248.1p Terrys Farm; 245.4p Dona Close: Hampshire 243.3p Colby Laithes: Mule 234.4p The Gables; 234.1p Marriforth; 233.3p, Starrah; 232.3p Red House Farm; 231.9p Wiske Moor; 230.9p Intake Bottom; 230.4p Eden Flatt: Cheviot 231.7p Carpool: Kerry Hill 230p Bank Head: Scotch Blackface 219.8p Laneside; 217.4p Knott Hill Farm: Swale 208.5p Penninh View; 206p High Birk Hatt; 200p Knott Hill Farm.

Cast Ewes

Bleu du Maine £152.50 Low Esh Farm: Texel £140, Hall Farm; £140, £130, £125 Terrys Farm; £138 Haithwaite; £128, £120.50 Woodfoot; £120 Bonnygate Farm; £120 Easegill Head: Beltex £132.50, £120.50 Woodfoot(Maughan); £128.50 Old Spital Farm; £120.50 Goodlie Hill Farm: Suffolk £115 Buckles Farm: Bluefaced Leicester £100 Glebe Farm: Mule £90, £87.50 Rosgill Head; £90 Glebe Farm; £87.50 Thorney Gale; £85.50 Upper Brydekirk; £85 The Gables: Lleyn £88.50 Wharton Hall: Cheviot £80, £70.50 Bank Head; £71.50 Low Esh Farm; £70 Orchard Farm; £70 Rosgill Head: Rough £78 Glebe Close; £77.50 Lockholme Hall: Swaledale £76.50 Hesket Farm; £70 Dalbrack Farm; £66.50 Lands Farm; £63.50 High Stennerskeugh; £61.50 Ash Dub; £61.50 Asby Grange; £60.50 Hartley Castle; £60.50 Dalbrack Farm; £60.50 Woolpits Hill; £60 Grains O Beck: Scotch Blackface £73.50 Laneside; £62.50 Dalbrack Farm: Herdwick £52.50 Thorney Gale: Jacob £50 Orchard Farm: Gritstone £77.50 Rosgill Head.

Cast Rams

Bleu du maine £100.50 Low Esh Farm: Rough £85.50 Hall Close: Swaledale £76.50 Old Spital Farm; £74.50 Grains O Beck; £70.50 Hartley Castle: Scotch Blackface £76.50 Laneside.