Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night, when 3,578 sheep were forward consisting of 3,130 prime hoggs and 448 cast sheep.

Topping the sale at £180 were a pair of 40kg Beltex cross hoggs from Jojo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York.

Topping at 456.4p/kg were a pen of 39kg Beltex cross hoggs which made £178 from Messrs Phillips, Fir Tree Farm, Harrogate.

Messrs Robshaw, Tadcaster sold a pair of 34kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £155 (455.9p/kg)

Messrs Dickinson, Kirkbarrow Hall, Penrith sold a pen of 45kg hoggs to make £178.50, with a pen of four 41kg hoggs making £174.50 also from this home.

Messrs Lawson, Pasture House Farm, Wigton sold 42kg hoggs to £176.50.

Messrs Dent, Elm House, Bolton sold a pen of eight 41kg hoggs to make £174.50.

Jojo Andrews also sold a pen of four 42kg hoggs to make £173.50.

Messrs Phillips, Harrogate sold a pen of five 37kg hoggs to make £165.50 & 447.3p/kg, with another pen of five 37kg making £162.50 & 439.2p/kg.

A pen of 14 39kg hoggs sold for £170 (435.9p/kg) and a pen of 12 38kg hoggs selling for £165.50 (435.5p/kg) and a pen of 11 38kg hoggs making £163.50 (430.3p/kg) all from Messrs Phillips.

A fantastic SQQ average of 303.65p/kg and an overall sale average of 290.4p/kg and £124.40 per head for 3130 hoggs was achieved!

Heavy hoggs were a sharper trade especially for smarter bred types, with Messrs Fell, Stanger Hill, Wigton selling 58kg to make £156.

Messrs Watson also sold 50kg hoggs to make £151.50 (303p/kg) with 55kg Hill Cheviot hoggs making £151 (274.5p/kg) also from this home.

Messrs Wills, Fawcett Park Farm, Dufton sold a pen of 51kg hill Cheviot hoggs to make £135.50 (265.7p/kg)

Good meated pens of commercial handy weighted hoggs were also good to sell with a pen od 30 35kg hill cheviot hoggs making £88 (251.4p/kg) from Messrs Lawson, Pasture House Farm, Wigton.

52 pens and 236 hoggs sold between £160-£180

111 pens and 587 hoggs sold between £150-£180

40 pens and 218 hoggs sold between 400-456p

102 pens and 587 hoggs sold between 360-456p

All classes of cast sheep were another flying trade once again and many more are needed on a weekly basis to fulfil extreme demand!

Topping this section at £186.50 was a Bluefaced Leicester cast ram from S Procter, Villa Farm.

Leading Consignment Averages (Hoggs)
No.                Weight    p/kg        Head        From
120  @         38.2kg    424.4p    £162.30    RL&AR Phillips, Burton Leonard
59    @         40.6kg    393.3p    £159.86    PW Simpson, Wigglesworth
34    @         42.7kg    373.4p    £159.60    W Robshaw & Son, Tadcaster
62    @         39.5kg    400.7p    £157.97    M/s Dent, Bolton
43    @         46kg       337.5p    £155.57    W&SE Dickinson & Son, Penrith
98    @         41.4kg    372.9p    £154.71    JM Andrews, York
40    @         44.9kg    335.4p    £150.61    ME&JJ Fell, Wigton
202  @         43.2kg    343.7p    £148.60    R Skelton, Maryport
7      @         50.7kg    286.2p    £145.14    JW Watson, Asby
109  @         41.8kg    346.6p    £145.00    RN&RA Scott, Wigton
41    @         46.8kg    306.8p    £143.70    MTP&SD Wills, Dufton
24    @         46kg       309.3p    £142.29    High Greenbury Farm Ltd, Scorton
30    @         48.7kg    290.7p    £141.68    A Taylor, Skipton

Leading Prices –

Prime Hoggs

Price per head –

Beltex £180, £173.50, £171.50, £166.50, £164.50, £163.50, £162.50, £160.50 Boscar Flats; £178.50, £174.50, £168.50 Kirkbarrow Hall; £178, £170, £167.50, £165.50(2), £164.50, £163.50, £162.50(3) Fir Tree Farm; £176.50, £167.50, £162.50 Pasture House Farm; £174.50, £173.50, £167.50, £162.50, £161.50, £160 Elm House; £172.50, £166.50, £164 Fawcett Park Farm; £171.50, £168.50, £165.50(2), £164.50, £163.50, £161.50 Beck House Farm; £171, £168.50, £164.50 Highscale  Farm; £162.50 Stanger Hill; £166.50 Studford Gill; £165.50, £163.50 West Micklethwaite; £163 Town End Farm; £161 Newhall Farm: Blue Texel £167 Stanger Hill; £145 Pasture House; £144 Town End Farm:

Texel £154.50, £135.50 Prospect Farm; £154 Whygill Head; £146.50 Town End Farm; £145, £130 Cairn Cottage; £144.50 Kirkbarrow Hall; £143, £132.50, £130 Park House Farm; £140, £134(2), £130.50 McNeil Farm; £140 Newhall Farm; £138.50 Friarbiggin; £137 Stoneriggs; £135, £130.50 West Summersides; £133.50, £130 Hall Farm House; £133.50 Smalmstown Farm; £130 Studford Gill; £130 Castle Hill: Cheviot £151 Whygill Head; £135.50 Fawcett Park Farm; £135, £116, £114 Rathvale Farm: Charollais £145 Stanger Hill; £140, £134, £130.50 McNeil Farm: Suffolk £134(2) McNeil Farm: Mule £126, £124 Sowerthwaite Farm; £123.50 Hesket Demain, £120 Stubsgill Farm; £118 Studford Gill; £118 Fawcett Park; £117 High Stennerskeugh; £117 East Todholes; £117 Smalmstown Farm: Scotch Blackface £126, £114 Greystone House; £117 East Todholes; £117, £115.50, £114.50(2), £112 Smalmstown Farm: Bluefaced Leicester £122 Rathvale Farm: Wensleydale £115 Decklyn: Swaledale £111 High Blackton Farm; £111 East Todholes; £110 Garnthwaite; £109 Ireshope Plains; £109, £99 East Todholes; £100 Bridge Farm House; £98.50 Gillfield.

Price Per kilo –

Beltex 456.4p, 447.3p, 439.2p, 435.9p, 435.5p, 433.3p, 429.5p(2), 427.6p, 417.1p, 406.9p, 406.3p(2) Fir Tree Farm; 455.9p, 425p, 421.8p, 403.7p Beck House Farm; 450p, 430.3p, 418.3p, 413.1p, 401.2p Boscar Flats; 440.8p, 425.6p, 425p, 400p Elm House; 435.5p, 412.2p, 410.3p West Micklethwaite; 428.6p High Greenbury Farm; 425.6p Kirkbarrow Hall; 421.4p, 414.5p Prospect Farm; 420.2p Pasture House Farm; 417.6p Castle Hill; 417.1p, 403.8p Highscale Farm; 401.2p Fawcett Park Farm: Texel 386.3p, 376.4p, 297.5p, 293.8p Prospect Farm; 333.3p Castle Hill; 321.6p, 314.5p Mill Street; 318.5p, 284.9p Town End Farm; 314.8p Friarbiggin; 311.3p Little Langton Grange; 307.4p Kirkbarrow Hall; 297.9p Newhall Farm; 297.6p, 291.7p Startforth Park; 292.5p, 280.2p Smalmstown Farm; 291.8p, 290.2p, 281.9p Park House Farm; 291.7p(2), 289.3p Hall Farm House; 287.5p Stoneriggs; 286p Tailbert; 286.7p West Micklethwaite; 283.3p Stubsgill Farm; 281.8p Pasture House Farm; 281.3p Abbey Farm: Blue Texel 379.5p Stanger Hill; 334.9p Town End Farm; 302.3p Castle Hill; 302.1p Pasture House Farm: Charollais 295.9p Stanger Hill; 251.1p Rigby House: Cheviot 274.5p Whygill Head; 265.7p Fawcett Park Farm; 259.5p Briggle Farm; 251.4p Pasture House Farm: Suffolk 270.5p Westlowfield Farm; 259.1p Little Langton Grange: Scotch Blackface 267.1p, 263p, 260.5p, 260.2p(2) Smalmstown Farm; 253.5p Ireshope Plains: Mule 257.1p Rudd Hills; 248.9p Castle Hill; 248.9p Bridge Farm House; 248.9p Villa Farm; 248.3p Middle End Farm; 245.7p Rathvale Farm; 245.6p Blades Field Farm: Swaledale 233.3p Rudd Hills; 231.9p Ireshope Plains; 225p East Todholes; 224.3p The Street; 224.3p Spanham Farm; 223.7p Blades Field Farm; 223.5p Gillfield; 222p High Blackton Farm; 221.4p Quarry Cottage.

Cast Ewes

Texel £170.50 Bollihope Shield Farm; £160.50, £155.50, £152.50, £148.50 Staingills; £146.50 Wharton Hall; £146.50 North Farm; £143.50, £142.50 Hall Farm House: Charollais £164.50 Wodencroft: Bluefaced Leicester £156.50 Hesket Demain; £144.50 Sandwath Farm; £136.50 Bollihope Shield Farm: Suffolk £134.50 North Farm; £130.50 High Greenbury Farm: Mule £125.50, £110 West Summersides; £118.50 Bleathgill; £117.50 Hall Farm House; £114.50 North Farm: Cheviot £114.50 High Greenbury Farm: Goat £100 Startforth Park: Swaledale £95.50, £84.50 Easegill Head; £92, £80 Bollihope Shield Farm; £87.50 Slip Cottage; £85.50 Garnthwaite; £85.50 Stoneriggs; £85.50 Villa Farm; £80 Parrick House Farm: Herdwick £84.50 Low Greenside: Scotch Blackface £76(2) Fallowfield.

Cast Rams

Bluefaced Leicester £186.50 Villa Farm; £142.50 Waterhouse: Texel £180.50 Stoneriggs; £126.50 Rathvale Farm; £122.50 Bollihope Shield: Cheviot £146.50 Rathvale Farm: Rough £134.50 Waterhouses: Swaledale £84 Bluye Grass Farm; £80.50 Villa Farm.

 

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