Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of Prime sheep on Tuesday night when an entry of 3,472 sheep were forward, consisting of 2,923 prime lambs and 549 cast sheep.

Topping the sale at £181 was a 56kg Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside which was bought by J Birkbeck on behalf of Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

Topping at 409.3p/kg were a pair of 43kg Beltex cross lambs which made £176 from Messrs Clarke, Stripes Farm, Waitby which were bought by West Scottish Lamb.

Next selling for £178.50 were a pen of eight, 45kg Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Simpson, Highscale Farm, Wigglesworth.

Another pen of seven 45kg Beltex cross lambs sold to make £176 also from this home. The consignment of 60 lambs from Highscale Farm sold to average 45.6kg £166.63 (365.4p/kg).

Messrs Dodd, Skylin sold Beltex cross lambs to 405.7p/kg for a pen of 35kg making £142.

Messrs Teward, Fair View, Barnard Castle sold a pen of seven Beltex cross lambs to make 404.8p/kg and £170 for 42kg.

Messrs Birkbeck, Castle Hill sold 42kg lambs to make £166 (395.2p/kg).

Messrs Simpson, Highscale Farm sold a pen of nine 42kg lambs to make £165.50.

Messrs Platt, Cheshire sold a pen of eighteen 41kg Beltex cross lambs to make £160 (390.2p/kg)

All classes and weights of lambs were the dearest seen so far this season with a fantastic SQQ sale average of 296.1p/kg and overall sale average of 293.8 p/kg and £131.93 for 2923 lambs was achieved.

Messrs Cornthwaite, Balgray Hill, Lockerbie sold a pen of 42kg Texel cross lambs to make £152.50 (363.p/kg)

Mule lambs topped at £145 for a pen of ten 55kg lambs from Messrs Lawson, Hundith House, Wigton which were bought by A. Atkinson.

Also topping the Mules at 294.4p/kg were a pen of twenty 45kg lambs which made £132.50 from Messrs Hayton, Asby Grange, Great Asby.

Messrs Birkbeck, Castle Hill sold a pen of 48kg Mules to make £140 (291.7p/kg).

Messrs Fawcett, Argill House sold twenty-eight Mule lambs weighing 49kg to make £140 (285.7p/kg).

Suffolk cross lambs sold to £166 for a pen of 59kg from Messrs Somerville, Lansmere, Penrith.

Messrs Jackson, Clarks Farm, Penrith sold a pen of thirteen 55kg Suffolk cross lambs to make £157.50, with another pen of 61kg Suffolk cross lambs from this home making £161.50.

Texel cross lambs topped at £166 from Messrs Robson, Newstead Grange, Malton.

Heavy lambs were a flying trade once again with Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm selling 53kg Dutch Texel cross lambs to male £168 (317p/kg) with another pen of 50kg lambs from this home selling for £164.50 (329p/kg).

Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth sold 50kg lambs to make £163 (326p/kg).

Messrs Lawson, Hundith House, Wigton sold a pen of twelve 51kg Texel cross lambs to make £153.50 (301p/kg).

Messrs Raine & Davidson, Thorney Gale sold 55kg Texel cross lambs to £165 (300p/kg).

Messrs Jackson, Clarks Farm, Penrith sold a pen of eight 55kg Texel lambs to make £161.50 (293.6p/kg)

47 pen and 238 lamb sold between £160-£181

106 pens and 503 lamb sold between £150-£181

37 pens and 227 lambs sold between 350p/kg – 409p/kg

56 pens and 301 lambs sold between 330p/kg – 409p/kg

Cast sheep topped at £175 for a pair of Texel cross ewes from Messrs Wearmouth, Parkside, Barnard Castle.

Swaledale ewes topped at £90 for a pen of twenty one Messrs Skelton, Low House, Maryport, with another pen of twenty Swaledale ewes selling for £87 also from Low House.

Messrs Skelton also sold a pen of fourteen Herdwick ewes to make £85.50.

Leading Lamb Consignments
No.          Weight    p/kg        Head         From
60    @    45.6kg    365.4p    £166.63    PW Simpson, Highscale Farm
22    @    48.6kg    329.6p    £160.48    M/s Somerville, Lansmere
56    @    43.8kg    363.1p    £159.12    GW&MA Platt, Far Whittles Farm
10    @    51.3kg    309.6p    £158.94    G Sowerby, Terrys Farm
51    @    55.5kg    283.5p    £157.49    WT Jackson, Clarks Farm
16    @    51kg       307.1p    £156.63    S&C Gill, Bowes Cross Farm
31    @    44.5kg    351.1p    £156.56    S Millman, Brackenslack
43    @    46.9kg    326.7p    £153.27    W&J&I Dinsdale, High Field
57    @    46.3kg    281.1p    £151.44    Raine & Davidson, Thorney Gale
32    @    45.7kg    328.6p    £150.36    TW Hunter, Upper Brydekirk
34    @    46kg       316.6p    £145.76    MTP&SD Wills, Fawcett Park
50    @    42.6kg    339.2p    £144.60    JW Teward & Sons, Fair View
19    @    47.1kg    303.7p    £143.26    M/s Beckwith, New Hall
98    @    50.6kg    281.7p    £142.59    TA Robson & Son, Newstead Grange
26    @    46.1kg    308p       £142.17    DE&AM Hodgson, Green Farm
54    @    45.3kg    310.6p    £140.98    W&R Lawson, Stubsgill Farm
29    @    49kg       285.8p    £140.05    K Fawcett, Argill House

Leading Prices –

Spring Lambs –

Price Per Head –  Beltex £181, £164.50 Terrys Farm; £178.50, £176, £168, £166.50, £165.50, £164.50, £160, £154.50 Highscale Farm; £176 Stripes Farm; £170, £168, £153.50 Fair View; £169, £160, £158.50(2), £157.50 Brackenslack (Millman); £166.50, £164.50, £156.50, £150.50 Thorney Gale; £166 Castle Hill; £165, £161.50, £158.50, £150(2) Upper Brydekirk; £163.50(2), £150 Lansmere; £163, £162, £154.50 Marriforth; £162.50 Fir Tree Farm; £162, £160 Bowes Cross Farm; £160.50, £158, £155.50, £152, £150 High Field; £160, £159 Stoneriggs; £160, £158, £150 Fawcett Park Farm; £160, £154, £150 Crossfell House; £160(3), £155.50 Far Whittles Farm; £160 Woodfoot; £157.50 Green Farm; £156.50 Skylin; £155.50 New Hall; £154.50, £150.50 Balgray Hill; £154 Easegill Head; £152.50 Sawbridge Hall; £152, £150 Stubsgill Farm; £150 White House; £150 Mount Pleasant; £150 Chapel Farm; £150 Carpool: Dutch Texel £168 Terrys Farm: Suffolk £166, £161.50, £157.50 Clarks Farm; £148.50, £144 Marriforth; £142.50 White House; £140 Terrys Farm; £140 Fir Tree Farm; £140, £135.50 Chapel Farm; £138.50 Starrah; £138.50 Hope House; £137 Chapel House: Texel £160 Mount Pleasant Farm; £166, £160.50, £160, £157, £156 Newstead Grange; £165, £160, £159, £154 Thorney Gale; £164.50, £161.50, £158(2), £151.50 Clarks Farm; £160(2), £152, £150 Bowes Cross Farm; £159 Green Farm; £158, £154 Lansmere; £156.50 Chapel Farm; £156 Laneside; £154.50 Breaks Hall; £153.50 Hundith House; £153.50 Buddle House; £153.50 Balgray Hill; £153 Rosgill Head; £151 Stubsgill Farm; £150 Prospect Farm Cottage; £150 High Field: Rouge £150.50 Middle Bank End Farm: Mule £145 Hundith House; £140, £139.50 Argill House; £140 Southwaite Farm; £140 Castle Hill; £139 Fawcett Park Farm; £138 Intake Bottom; £137 Stubsgill Farm; £136.50 Stotley Hall Farm; £136 Windygate; £136 Prospect Farm; £135 New Hall; £135 Easegill Head; £132.50 Galloper Rise; £132.50 Asby Grange; £131.50 Scarrowmanwick; £131.50, £130 Marriforth; £130 Williams House: Hampshire £144 Friars Garth: Bluefaced Leicester £143 The Gables; £135 Hundith House; £135 Willians House; £130.50 Cockleberry; £130 Sanders Close: Charollais £138.50 High Field: Bleu du maine £134 West Farm: Cheviot £126 Orchard Farm; £120 Melbourne House: Dutch Spotted £125 Laitha Farm: Dorset £123.50 Buckles Farm: Zwartble £120 Mount Pleasant Farm: Shetland £118 Crossfell House: Scotch Blackface £106.50 Buckles Farm: Swaledale £106.50 Buckles Farm; £103 Parkside; £101 High Birk Hatt; £96 West End farm; £96 Studfold Farm; £96 Eller Gill Barn; £96 Buddle House: Herdwick £105 Roseleigh: Rough £100 Dalefoot Farm:.

Price Per Kilo-

Beltex 409.3p Stripes Farm; 405.7p, 381.7p, 352.5p Skylin; 404.8, 357p, 350p Fair View; 396.7p, 394p, 391.1p, 378.4p, 357.6p, 357.4p Highscale Farm; 395.2p Castle Hill; 390.2p, 363.6p(2) Far Whittles Farm; 382.1p, 351.2p Stubsgill Farm; 378.6p Stoneriggs; 377.9p Fir Tree Farm; 377.4, 375.6p, 366.3p Brackenslack; 375p Green Farm; 375.6p, 358.7p Upper Brydekirk; 375.6p Grassgill Lodge; 373.9p, 362p Thorney Gale;  373.3p, 362.2p Woodfoot; 372.1p, 362.2p, 357.1p Crossfell House; 372.1p  Fawcett Park Farm; 371.6p, 355.4p Lansmere; 365.9p Carpool; 364.5p, 356.3p, 352.2p Marriforth; 363.1p Sawbridge Hall; 358.8p West Lea; 351.2p Row End Farm;  351.1p High Field; 350p Abbey Farm: Texel 363.1p Balgray Hill; 343.3p, 319.3p Breaks Hall; 333.3p, 310.2p Bowes Cross Farm;  333.3p Thorney Gale; 327.4p School Cottage; 326.3p, 305p High Griseburn; 325p Haithwaite; 314p Fawcett Park Farm; 312.5p, 311.7p Marriforth; 312.5p, 308p Chapel Farm; 311.4p Dry Evers; 310.9p, 310.2p Stubsgill Farm;  308.5p Stripes Farm; 307.4p New Hall; 306p Crossfell House; 306.1p Ormathwaite Farm; 305.8p Sawbridge Hall; 305.7p Castle Hill: Rouge 342p Middle Bank End Farm: Dutch Texel 317p Terrys Farm: Suffolk 307.8p Starrah; 2304.3p, 301.1p Chapel Farm; 294.7p Hope House; 293.9p, 291.2p Marriforth; 291.7p Fir Tree Farm; 291.7p Winter Tarn Farm; 291.5p Chapel House; 290.7p Brackenslack; 290.2p Green Farm: Charollais 294.7p High Field; 292.5p Keld Farm: Mule 294.4p Asby Grange; 291.7p Castle Hill; 285.7p, 284.7p Argill House; 281.1p Fir Tree Farm; 279.8p, 276.6p Marriforth; 279.6p Stubsgill Farm; 278.3p Orchard Farm; 277.6p Windygate; 277.2p Eden Flatt; 277.2p Starrah; 276p Intake Bottom; 275.5p New Hall; 275p Sanders Close: Blue Texel 286.8p East Mellwaters Farm: Cheviot 280p Orchard Farm; 270.5p Buckles Farm; 270p Battle Hill Farm: Dorset 262.8p Buckles Farm: Bluefaced Leicester 261p Cockleberry: Scotch Blackface 259.8p Buckles Farm; 259p Laneside: Swaledale 247.2p Studfold Farm; 246.3p High Birk Hatt; 243.4p Parkside; 242p Buckles Farm: Herdwick 238.6p Roseleigh: Rough 225.6p The Gables.

Cast Ewes –

Texel £175, £156, £150, £148, £122 Parkside; £140 Porth Green; £140, £120 Brackenbank; £124 Upper Brydekirk; £120.50 Dona Close; £120 Alder Bank: Suffolk £130, £120 Winter Tarn Farm: Bluefaced Leicester £124.50 High Stennerskeugh: Lleyn £120 Helm Farm: Mule £110.50 Winter Tarn Farm; £104 Hesket Demain; £102 Dona Close: Zwartble £100 Castle Hill: Swaledale £90, £87, £80.50 Low House; £86 Bleathgill; £84 New Hall; £80.50 Castle Hill; £79.50 Hesket Deman; £78 Mount Pleasant Farm; £74.50 High Stennerskeugh: Cheviot £85.50 Low House; £75 Decklyn; £74 Middle Bank End Farm: Herdwick £85.50, £75.50 Low House: Scotch Blackface £81 Low House; £72.50 Middle Bank End Farm.

Cast Rams  -

Bluefaced Leicester £160.50 Bleathgill; £142.50 Archers Hall; £130 Easegill Head: Texel £160 Prospect Farm Cottage; £156.50, £140.50 Balgray Hill; £154.50 Melbourne House; £140.50 The Buildings: Lleyn £130 Laitha Farm: Beltex £130, £125 Easegill Head; £120 Fair View: Zwartble £120 Balgray Hill: Border Leicester £100 Crake Trees Manor: Swaledale £80 Bleathgill.