Date: 25 January 2022 | Primestock
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Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night, when 3,717 sheep were forward consisting of 3,128 prime hoggs and 589 cast sheep.
Topping the sale at £178.50 were a pen of five 44kg Beltex cross hoggs from Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk, Annan.
Topping at 431.3p were a pen of three 40kg Beltex cross hoggs which made £172.50 and were consigned by Jojo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York.
S Millman, Brackenslack, Penrith sold 42kg hoggs to make £170.
Messrs Lawson, Pasture House Farm, Wigton sold a pen of three 38kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £161.50 (425p/kg)
Jojo Andrews also sold a pen of 40kg hoggs to make £167.50 (418.8pkg), with 62kg Suffolk cross hoggs selling to £170 also from this home.
Messrs Dent, Elm House, Bolton sold a pen of five 39kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £161.50 (414.1p/kg)
Another flying trade was witnessed here at Kirkby Stephen for all classes and Kirkby Stephen bucked the national trend once again with an SQQ average of 294.5p/kg and an overall sale average of 284.2p/kg and £123.62 for 3128 hoggs which included over 900 horned and mule hoggs.
Our annual horned hogg prize show was held which was kindly sponsored by Aldersons Garage Nateby and the Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association.
Local hill sheep enthusiast Mr A Slack, Stoneriggs carried out the judging and awarded the Overall Champion to the first placed pen of ten Blackfaced hoggs from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown Farm, Longtown which weighed 46kg and sold for £125 (271.7p/kg)
Taking the reserve overall champion was the first placed pen of ten Swaledale hoggs from Messrs Clarke, Howgill Castle, Penrith which weighed 46kg and sold for £115.
Show Results
Swaledale
1st TE Clarke, Howgill Castle – 46kg £115
2nd TE Clarke, Howgill Castle – 43kg £105.50
3rd CM Kirkpatrick, Howthat – 38kg £82
Rough Fell
1st SJ&WEJ Dickinson, High Wood End – 43kg £93.50
Scotch Blackface
1st M/s Fisher, Smalmstown Farm – 46kg £125
2nd M/s Buckle, Buckle Farm – 42kg £103.50
3rd RJS&DM Addison, Greystone House – 46kg £118.50
Champion – M/s Fisher (Scotch Blackface)
Reserve Champion – TE Clarke (Swaledale)
champion pen of lambs (Lto R) Tom Fisher (Consignor & Sponsor Gary Alderson of Aldersons Garage Nateby)
Two further pens of 23 Blackfaced hoggs weighing 43kg sold to make £117 (272.1p/kg) from Smalmstown Farm.
17 pens and 62 hoggs sold between 400-431p/kg
45 pens and 200 hoggs sold between 380-431p/kg
44 pens and 145 hoggs sold between £160-£178
100 pens and 340 hoggs sold between £150-£178
Several fresh vendors from east and west took advantage of the competitive bidding between our 15 active buyers supplying 31 different outlets and the premiums that can be achieved for all classes of prime sheep here at Kirkby Stephen on a weekly basis.
10 different leading consignments averaged between £150-£157
1003 Beltex cross hoggs sold to average 340p/kg
Cast sheep topped at £182.50 for Texel cross ewes from Messrs Dixon, Hartley Castle.
Rough fell ewes topped at £112.50 from Messrs Beck, Tebay.
All classes of cast sheep are in strong demand week on week with trade being wonderful at the moment!
Leading Consignment Averages (Hoggs)
No. Weight p/kg Head From
7 @ 53.5kg 293.2p £157.07 JW Watson, Asby
34 @ 41.2kg 378.5p £156.21 RL&AR Phillips, Harrogate
16 @ 45.8kg 339.7p £155.84 HG Jackson, Kings Meaburn
7 @ 55.4kg 279.9p £155.14 TJ Tunstall, Winton
40 @ 40.6kg 381p £154.90 M/s Dent, Bolton
18 @ 43.6kg 352.2p £153.81 S Milman, Kings Meaburn
36 @ 43.8kg 349.8p £153.43 TW Hunter, Annan
61 @ 40.3kg 376.8p £152.20 PW Simpson, Wigglesworth
49 @ 38.9kg 385.9p £150.21 MJ Lawson, Wigton
87 @ 44.8kg 336.8p £150.92 JM Andrews, York
Leading Prices –
Prime Hoggs
Price per head –
Beltex £178.50, £167.50, £164.50, £160.50, £157.50 Upper Brydekirk; £172.50, £167.50(2), £166.50, £164, £158.50, £157.50(2), £156, £152.50, £150(2) Boscar Flats; £170.00, £167.50, £162.50, £161, £158.50, £152 Brackenslack; £168.50, £168, £166.50, £164.50, £162.50, £161.50, £152 Elm House; £168, £167.50, £161.50, £156.50, £155.50, £154.50(2), £150.50 Pasture House Farm; £167.50, £163.50, £160.50, £152.50 High Field; £167.50, £161.50 Brackenslack(Seymour); £167.50, £160, £158.50, £150 Castle Hill; £166.50, £160.50, £158.50, £156.50 Fir Tree Farm; £165, £163.50, £158.50, £158, £156.50, £152.50, £151.50 Newhall Farm; £164.50, £153 West Hale Farm; £163.50 Steeley Farm; £162.50, £158.50, £153.50 Little Beck; £160.50, £158.50, £156.50, £153.50, £150 Highscale Farm; £160.50, £157.50, £150 Low House; £160(2), £152 Prospect House; £156.50, £153.50, £151.50 West Micklethwaite; £150.50, £150 Fawcett Park Farm; £150 Flimby Hall: Suffolk £170 Boscar Flats; £138 Smalmstown Farm; £135.50, £127.50 Marriforth; £130.50 White House; £129.50 Low House; £125.50 Wood Farm: Texel £165, £164, £160, £152, £147, £146.50 Whygill Head; £158, £153, £148, £146.50, £140 Low House; £158 Terrys Farm; £153 Little Beck; £152, £150 Prospect House; £150.50, £150, £141.50 Flimby Hall; £150, £148, £146.50, £146, £141, £140.50 Boscar Flats; £145.50, £145, £143.50 Newhall Farm; £145 Upper Brydekirk; £144 Fawcett Park Farm; £143 Buckles Farm; £142.50 Green Farm; £142.50 Briggle Farm; £141.50 East Todholes; £140 West Hale Farm; £140 Smalmstown Farm; £140 Castle Hill: Blue Texel £154.50 Brackenslack(Seymour); £145 West Micklethwaite; £140 Castle Hill: Cheviot £130.50 Low House; £125 Smalmstown Farm; £120 High Field; £119.50 East Rackwood Hill; £114 Ireshope Plains: Mule £130 Green Farm; £128, £124, £120.50 Kelmore Hill Farm; £128, £121.50 Howgill Castle; £127.50, £124, £122, £120 East Todholes; £124, £122, £120 Marriforth; £121 Red House Farm; £120 Easterbeck House: Scotch Blackface £125, £121.50, £119.50, £119, 3117(2), £111 Smalmstown Farm; £118.50, £115.50 Greystone House: Charollais £123 Low House: Swaledale £115, £105.50 Howgill Castle; £107 Fawcett Park Farm; £104, £98.50 Oakbank Farm; £98.50 Springfield; £97 Step Ends Farm: Goat £114, £108, £106 Far Whittles Farm: Rough £108 Galloper Park; £104 Crooksbeck:
Price Per kilo –
Beltex 431.3p, 418.8p, 406.4p, 398.8p, 393.3p Boscar Flats; 425p Pasture House Farm; 418.8p, 403.8p Brackenslack(Seymour); 416.3p, 386.6p, 381.7p Fir Tree Farm; 414.1p, 406.3p, 406.1p, 401.2p, 393.4p, 390.8p, 382.6p Elm House; 409.8p, 408.5p, 406.6p(2), 398.7p, 391.3p Pasture House Farm; 405.7p, 389.5p, 384.1p, 382.6p Upper Brydekirk; 404.8p, 398.8p Brackenslack(Millman); 395p, 380.2p Newhall Farm; 394.7p, 383.8p, 382.1p, 381.7p, 380.8p(2) Highscale Farm; 391.7p West Hale Farm; 387.8p Far Whittles Farm; 386.9p Little Beck; 383.3p(2) Woodfoot; 380.7p Castle Hill: Texel 390.2p, 311.7p Whygill Head; 325p Breaks Hall; 325.6p, 300p Boscar Flats; 314p, 307.6p Flimby Hall; 311.4p Smalmstown Farm; 309.5p, 308.9p Newhall Farm; 308.3p, 303.8p Low House; 307.8p, 300p Kelmore Hill Farm; 303.9p Amersber Cottage; 303.8p Carpool; 302.6p Black Syke; 301.4p Martindale Farm; 301.1p Wiske Moor: Blue Texel 376.8p Brackenslack(Seymour); 308.5p West Micklethwaite; 291.7p Castle Hill: Goat 302.9p, 270p Far Whittles Farm: Cheviot 292.3p Ireshope Plains; 261p Low House; 260.9p High Field; 260.7p Buckles Farm; 260.4p Smalmstown Farm: Charollais 282.1p Low House: Suffolk 274.2p Boscar Flats; 269.8p Low House; 266.3p White House; 263.6p Forest Farm: Scotch Blackface 272.1p(2), 271.7p, 271.6p 270.7p, 264.4p, 264.1p Smalmstown Farm: Mule 261.1p Howgill Castle; 260.9p East Todholes; 257.6p Haber; 253.2p Red House Farm; 251p Kelmore Hill Farm; 250p Marriforth: Swaledale 250p, 245.3p Howgill Castle; 229.7p Palliard; 228.8p Blunt House; 222.4p Well House; 222.2p Scotcher Gill; 221.8p Springfield; 221.3p High Wood End: Herdwick 232.4p Springfield: Rough 225.6p Crooksbeck.
Cast Ewes
Texel £182.50 Hartley Castle; £179.50, £154.50 Greta View; £170.50 Westfield House; £164.50, £150, £145.50 Prospect Farm Cottage; £154.50 Abbey Park; £146.50, £144.50 West Lea; £144.50, £141.50 Bridge End Farm; £140.50 Catherine Holme; £140 Upper Brydekirk: Beltex £164.50 Upper Brydekirk; £130.50 Decklyn: Suffolk £136.50 Thorns Farm: Dorset £134.50 Buckles Farm; £110 Thorns Farm: Bluefaced Leicester £124.50 Cockleberry; £122.50 Hartley Castle: Lleyn £120 Thorns Farm; £116.50 Woodfoot: Cheviot £118.50 Keld Farm; £91.50 Scar Sykes; £86.50 Upper Brydekirk; £84.50 Buckles Farm; £84.50 Bullflatts Barn: Blue Texel £114.50 Decklyn: Rough £112.50, £90 Barugh House; £92 Whinfell Road; £91.50 Raisgill Hall: Zwartble £110.50 Castle Hill: Mule £110 Foxtower View; £106.50 Bridge End Farm; £106.50, £100 Barningham House; £106.50 Raisgill Hall; £104 Abbey Park; £102.50 Hartley Castle; £102 White House; £100 Hall Farm: Goat £100, £80.50 Far Whittles Farm: Swaledale £90.50 Cockleberry; £88.50 Easterbeck House; £87.50 Dousgill Farm; £85.50 Barningham House; £80.50 Castle Hill; £78.50, £75.50 The Park Wall; £78.50 Low Bank House; £77.50 Bridge End Farm; £76.50 Hartley Castle; £76.50 Springfield: Easycare £80 Hesket House: Scotch Blackface £62.50 Castle Hill; £62.50 Kurburn.
Cast Rams
Texel £170, £150.50 Shieldhill Top; £158.50 Howthat; £146.50 Beverley Cottage; £144.50 Birks Farm: Beltex £140.50 Castle Hill: Bluefaced Leicester £140.50 Cockleberry; £120.50 Barningham House: Cheviot £120.50 Beverley Cottage: Rough £110.50 Raisgill Hall; £94.50 Barugh House: Swaledale £108.50 Barningham House; £98.50 Shieldhill Top; £90.50 Yore House: Teeswater £102 Crooksbeck.
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