Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night, when 2,587 sheep were forward consisting of 1,891 prime hoggs and 696 cast sheep.

Topping the sale at £177.50 were a pen of five 43kg Beltex cross hoggs from Messrs Simpson, Highscale Farm, Wigglesworth.

Topping at 417.9p/kg were a pen of seven 42kg Beltex cross hoggs which made £175.50 from Messrs Eddleston, Blackburn.

Two pens of hoggs sold for £176.50 firstly for a pen of six 43kg Beltex cross hoggs from Messrs Wills, Fawcett Park Farm, Dufton. Next making £176.50 were another pen of six 44kg Beltex cross hoggs consigned by Messrs Strong, Barton Hall, Penrith.

Messrs Allison, West Briscoe, Barnard Castle sold a pen of 38kg Beltex hoggs to make £158.50 and 417.1p/kg.

A pen of ten 42kg Beltex cross hoggs sold for £166.50 from Messrs Simpson, Highscale Farm. The consignment of 46 hoggs from this sold to average 42kg £164.45 (391.5p/kg)

Trade surpassed all expectations here at Kirkby Stephen with an SQQ sale average of 287.64kg and an overall sale average of 281.74p/kg for 1891 hoggs being achieved which included 715 horned and Mule hoggs.

524 Beltex cross hoggs sold to average £144.08 and 340p/kg

22 pens and 124 hoggs sold between £160-£177.50

37 pens and 205 hoggs sold between £150-£177.50

9 pens and 48 hoggs sold between 400-417.9p/kg

36 pens and 217 hoggs sold between 350-417.9p/kg

Mules hoggs topped at £131 for a pen from Messrs Smith, Kelmore Hill Farm, Distington.

A pen of 43kg Mules sold for £114 from Messrs Paul, Sawbridge Hall.

Messrs Lawson, Stubsgill Farm, Distington sold a pen of 18 44kg Mules to make £113.50 (258p/kg)

Swaledale hoggs sold to 256.1p/kg for a pen of ten 33kg hoggs making £84.50 from Messrs Dickenson, East Rackwood, Hamsterley.

Messrs Rutter, Green Gill Farm sold a pen of 22 Swaledale hoggs weighing 41kg to make £101 (246.3p/kg)

A pen of 31kg Hill Cheviot hoggs sold to make £87.50 (282.3p/kg) from Messrs Thompson, Townfoot, Penrith.

Messrs Allison, West Briscoe sold 69kg hoggs to make £170. With 55kg hoggs from this home selling for £150 (272.7p/kg).

Messrs Long, Rathvale Farm, Ulverston sold 63kg Texel cross hoggs to make £160.50.

Messrs Tindale, Paradise Farm sold 51kg Texel cross hoggs to make £145.50 (285.3p/kg)

Cast sheep were also a flying trade for all classes being the dearest see for some time.

Topping this section at £186.50 were a pen of 6 Texel cross ewes from Messrs Lee, Carkin Moor Farm, Richmond.

Mule ewes topped at £123.50 for a pen of 5 from Messrs Clarke, Stripes Farm.

Hill cheviot ewes topped at £130 for a pen from Messrs Barker, Middle Bank End Farm.

Swaledale ewes topped at £96.50 for a pen from Messrs Pattinson, Pinfold House, Bishop Auckland.

Messrs Heron, Eastfield Farm, Warcop sold a pen of 25 Swaledale ewes to make £85.50.

Messrs Akrigg, Manor House Farm, Skipton sold a pen of 32 Swaledale ewes to make £84.00

Leading Consignment Averages (Hoggs)
No.           Weight    p/kg       Head          From
16    @    44.3kg    375.8p    £166.78    JS Eddleston, Great Harwood
24    @    45kg       366.9p    £165.13    RN Strong, Pooley Bridge
46    @    42kg       391.5p    £164.45    PW Simpson, Wigglesworth
58    @    42.5kg    354.4p    £150.90    GW&MA Platt, Cheshire
15    @    42.3kg    346.7p    £146.80    JWN&WEC Paul, Bleatarn
101  @    46.2kg    311.3p    £144.00    R Skelton, Maryport
39    @    48.9kg    291p       £142.32    MTP & SD Wills, Dufton

Leading Prices –

Prime Hoggs

Price per head –

Beltex £177.50, £166.50, £164.50(2), £160, £157.50 Highscale Farm; £176.50, £166.50, £163.50, £152, £143 Fawcett Park Farm; £176.50, £164.50, £145.50 Barton Hall; £175.50, £160(3) Martholme Lane; £170, £158.50, £150, £146.50, £144 West Briscoe; £166.50 Sawbridge Hall; £164.50, £155.50(3), £148.50(3), £140 Newhall Farm; £163.50, £150, £145 Far Whittles Farm; £163, £154, £153.50, £143.50, £142.50 Littleburn Farm; £162.50, £153.50, £146, £142.50 Hall Farm House; £153, £145.50 Windygate; £148.50 Green Farm; £148, £145 Stubsgill Farm; £146.50 Manor House Farm; £145.50, £141 Brow Top Farm; £145.50 Bank House; £142.50, £140(2) Marriforth; £142.50 Ascot House; £140.50 Dona Close; £140.50 Crossfell House: Texel £161.50 West End Farm; £160.50 Rathvale Farm; £156 Stripes Farm; £153.50, £148.50, £145.50, £144.50, £141, £138.50, £138, £137.50, £136.50 Newhall Farm; £148 Fawcett Park Farm; £145.50, £140.50 Paradise Farm; £144.50, £135.50, £132.50 Steeley Farm; £140.50, £137 Bank House; £140.50, £131.50 Prospect Farm Cottage; £140 Yew House; £140 Townfoot; £138.50 Stubsgill Farm; £138, £132 Prospect Farm; £138 Villa Farm; £136, £131.50 Kelmore Hill Farm; £135.50 Calva Farm; £135 Windygate; £134.50 Barnskew; £133.50 Green Farm; £133.50 Breaks Hall; £130 East Rackwood; £130 Allergill Cottage: Suffolk £153 High Lane; £141.50, £135 Newhall Farm; £141 Villa Farm; £135, £124.50 Littleburn Farm; £126.50 Marriforth: Charollais £143 Orchard Farm: Blue Texel £138.50 Newhall Farm; £128 Orchard Farm: Dutch Texel £134.50 Gunnerwell: Cheviot £134 Middle Bank End Farm; £117 Orchard Farm; £116.50 Eastfield Farm; £115.50 Crossfell House; £115.50 Low Greenside: Mule £131, £125.50, £120 Kelmore Hill Farm; £128 Eastfield Farm; £125 Fawcett Park Farm; £122, £118.50 Marriforth; £118.50 Green Farm; £116 Burton Hill; £115.50 Musgrave House; £115 Skylin: Bluefaced Leicester £118 Villa Farm: Swaledale £110 Cowshill Bridge View; £109 Low House; £101 Green Gill Farm; £100.50 Pinfold House; £100 Stoneriggs; £98.50 High Birk Hatt; £97 Highfield House; £96.50 Southwaite Farm: Shetland £104.50 Crossfell House: Rough £95.50 Hardendale Hall: Goat £92 Decklyn: Herdwick £84.50 The Gables.

Price Per kilo –

Beltex 417.9p, 363.6p Martholme Lane; 417.1p, 385.5p West Briscoe; 412.8p, 411.3p, 410.3p, 396.4p, 366.3p, 357.6p Highscale Farm; 411.3p, 388.8p, 370.2p, 353.6p, 353.4p, 350p Newhall Farm; 410.5p, 354.3p Fawcett Park Farm; 406.1p Sawbridge Hall; 401.1p, 373.9p Barton Hall; 398.6p, 388.1p, 385.1p, 385p, 365.5p, 361.4p Littleburn Farm; 394.7p, 380.2p Far Whittles Farm; 390.8p Green Farm; 375p Ascot House; 374.4p, 369.3p Hall Farm House; 372.9p West Lea; 361.8p Barnskew; 353.7p Stubsgill Farm: Texel 336.4p Fawcett Park Farm; 331.9p Stripes Farm; 328.8p Kelmore Hill Farm; 328.6p, 307p Prospect Farm; 326.6p, 322.8p, 321.1p, 303.3p, 303.1p Newhall Farm; 322.1p Stubsgill Farm; 321.1p, 320.3p, 308.1p Steeley Farm; 319.3p Bank House; 319.3p Prospect Farm Cottage; 317.9p Breaks Hall; 304.3p Ascot House; 303.8p Hardendale Hall; 300p Startforth Park: Charollais 317.8p Orchard Farm: Blue Texel 301.1p Newhall Farm; 290.9p, 273.8p Orchard Farm: Suffolk 300p Newhall Farm; 264p, 250p Littleburn Farm; 258.2p Marriforth; 256.8p Low Greenside; 251.1p Burton Hill: Cheviot 286.8p Steeley Farm; 282.5p Crossfell House; 282.3p Townfoot; 276.8p Buckles Farm; 275p Low Greenside: Shetland 275p Crossfell House: Mule 265.1p Sawbridge Hall; 258p Stubsgill Farm; 257.6p Marriforth; 256.7p Musgrave House; 254.4p Villa Farm; 254.4p Eden Flatt; 253.3p Ascot House; 252.2p Ellergill; 250p Skylin; 250p Kelmore Hill Farm: Swaledale 256.1p East Rackwood; 248.4p Old Spital Farm; 246.3p Green Gill Farm; 241p Musgrave House; 240.2p High Birk Hatt: Goat 255.6p Decklyn: Herdwick 248.5p The Gables: Rough 212.2p Hardendale Hall.

Cast Ewes

Texel £186.50, £176.50, £148.50(2) Carkin Moor Farm; £170.50 Skylin; £168.50, £136.50, £130 Allergill Cottage; £160.50, £140 Parkside; £148.50 Paradise Farm; £148, £144.50 Middle Bank End Farm; £147.50 High Lane; £147.50 Ellergill; £146.50 Brow Top Farm; £130.50 Stoneriggs; £130 Bollam Terrace: Suffolk £154.50 High Lane; £146.50, £130.50, £117.50 Brow Top Farm; £145.50 Stoneriggs; £125.50, £114.50 Fletcher Hill Park; £116 Eden Terrace: Beltex £148.50, £140.50 Skylin; £148.50 Carkin Moor Farm: Cheviot £130 Middle Bank End Farm; £90 Brow Top Farm; £85.50 Bents Farm: Bluefaced Leicester £123.50 Fountain Head: Mule £123.50, £100.50 Stripes Farm; £115.50 Fletcher Hill Park; £114.50 Sandwath Farm; £110 Eden Terrace; £108.50 Brow Top Farm; £106 Paradise Farm: Rough £100, £93.50, £80 Ellergill Farm: Swaledale £96.50 Pinfold House; £88.50 Fountain Head; £86.50 Stotley Hall Farm; £85.50 Eastfield Farm; £85.50 Thornley Park Farm; £84 Manor House Farm; £82.50 Woodbine House; £81.50 Stoneriggs; £80.50 Stotley Hall Farm; £80.50 Ettersgill House; £80 Easegill Head; £80 Townfoot: Lleyn £95.50 Dufton Wood: Scotch Blackface £90.50, £78, £70 Laneside; £71.50 Middle Bank End; £70 Fletcher Hill Park: Herdwick £80 Fletcher Hill Park; £71.50 Eden Terrace.

Cast Rams

Beltex £174.50, £154.50 Town Foot: Texel £160 Stoneriggs; £148.50 Mill Moor; £138, £120 Hesket Demain; £130.50 Townfoot; £130 West Briscoe; £130 Midtown Farm: Bluefaced Leicester £130, £100 Rathvale Farm; £100 Low Rigg; £100 Woodbine House: Suffolk £130 Paradise Farm: Zwartble £126.50 Ormside Lodge: Cheviot £126.50 Rathvale Farm; £92.50 Townfoot: Swaledale £100.50 Highfield House; £92.50 Old Spital Farm.