Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night, when 4,814 sheep were forward consisting of 4,308 prime hoggs and 506 cast sheep.

Topping the sale at £179 were a pair of 42kg Beltex cross hoggs from Messrs Jackson, Little Eccleston, Preston.

Topping at 431.3p/kg was a pen of four 40kg Dutch Texel cross hoggs which sold for £172.50 from Messrs Batty, Cobble Croft, Wigton.

Another pen of five 40kg Beltex cross hoggs sold for £170 (425p/kg) also from this home.

Messrs Donaldson, Hazel House, York sold a pen of five 43kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £177.

Selling for 430p/kg were a pen of three 40kg Beltex cross hoggs which made £172 from Messrs Jackson, Little Eccleston, Preston.

Messrs Skelton, Newhall Farm, Maryport sold 40kg hoggs to £171 (427.5p/kg) with another pen of eight 39kg hoggs making £165.50 (424.4p/kg) and a pen of seven 41kg hoggs making £174 (424.4p/kg) also from this home.

Messrs Foster, Fordham Farm, York sold 37kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £158 (427p/kg) with a pen of three 42kg making £174 from this home.

Jojo Andrews, York sold 43kg hoggs to make £175.50.

Another SQQ sale average of 281p/kg and overall sale average of 260.2p/kg and £121.60 for 4308 hoggs which includes over 1700 horned and mule hoggs.

721 mule hoggs were forward and averaged £120.07.

Mule hoggs topped at £130 from Messrs Smith, Kelmore Hill Farm, Workington.

Messrs Patchett, Ripon sold 325 heavy mule hoggs to average £124.66.

A pen of 19 hill cheviot hoggs sold to make 281.1p/kg for 45kg at £126.50 from Messrs Carrick, Ireshopeburn.

Blackfaced hoggs sold to 267p/kg for a pen of 18 44kg hoggs which made £117.50 from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown Farm, Longtown.

The 273 Blackfaced hoggs from this home sold to average 44kg £115.86 (263.3p/kg)

25 pens and 102 hoggs sold between 400-431p/kg

71 pens and 343 hoggs sold between 350-431p/kg

16 pens and 54 hoggs sold between £170-£179

80 pens and 342 hoggs sold between £150-£179

Cast sheep were again dearer being one of the dearest trades seen.

Topping this section at £245 was a Texel cross ewe from Messrs Skelton, Newhall Farm, Maryport.

Cast rams sold to £212.50 for a pair of Texel from Messrs Dargue, Smardale Hall, Kirkby Stephen.

Suffolk cross ewes sold to £186.50 for a pen of 27 from Messrs Richardson, Huttonfields, Richmond.

Cheviot ewes sold to £166.50 for a pen of three from Messrs Samuel, Annan.

Swaledale ewes topped at £117.50 for a pen from Messrs Harrison, High Beck Head, Barnard Castle.

Messrs Hodgson, Park House, Ravenstonedale sold a pen of 12 Swaledale ewes to make £111.50.

Leading Consignment Averages (Hoggs)
No.          Weight    p/kg        Head         From
12    @    42.6kg    403.1p    £172.00    GM&A Jackson, Great Eccleston
20    @    41.3kg    405.8p    £167.61    D&H Batty, Wigton
60    @    44.9kg    360.3p    £161.81    TA&A Jefferson, Aspatria
14    @    40.7kg    387.2p    £157.93    HG Jackson, Kings Meaburn
57    @    41.6kg    371.8p    £154.74    RN&RA Scott, Wigton
25    @    43.6kg    349.4p    £152.48    MTP&SD Wills, Dufton
67    @    41.5kg    365.2p    £151.90    JM Andrews, York
170  @    45.7kg    326p       £149.05    R Skelton, Maryport
45    @    46.6kg    315p       £147.02    CW Foster, York
8      @    44.5kg    320.6p    £142.69    DA&MJ Pedley, Waitby
46    @    47.9kg    292.3p    £140.05    GJ Mellor & Partners, Doncaster
18    @    42.3kg    324.9p    £137.56    TW Hunter, Annan
281  @    49.4kg    274.1p    £135.60    CR&CL Donaldson, York

Leading Prices –

Prime Hoggs

Price per head –

Beltex £179, £172, £170 Little Eccleston Hall; £177, £167.50, £152 Hazel House; £175.50, £172, £167, £163.50, £162.50, £158.50, £155.50, £155, £151 Boscar Flats; £174, £173.50, £171, £169.50, £165.50, £161.50, £158.50(2), £153 Newhall Farm; £174, £170, £163.50, £158, £155.50, £155(2), £154.50, £154 Fordham Farm; £170, £161.50 Kirkbarrow Hall; £169.50(2), £168.50, £166.50, £160, £153.50 West Micklethwaite; £168, £167.50, £165.50, £163.50, £160(2), £159, £158, £154 Aspatria Hall; £167.50 Bowes Cross Farm; £166.50(2) West Hale Farm; £164.50(2), £160, £157.50 Little Beck; £162.50 High Greenbury Farm; £160, £150.50, £150 Town End Farm; £159.50, £158.50, £158, £155.50 Fawcett Park Farm; £159.50, £150.50 Upper Brydekirk; £154.50 Kelmore Hill Farm; £152.50 Windygate: Dutch Texel £172.50, £172, £171, £170, £161.50 Cobble Croft: Texel £150, £148.50 Boscar Flats; £150, £147.50, £142, £132, £125 Prospect Farm Cottage; £150 West Briscoe; £146.50, £140.50, £130 Newhall Farm; £140.50, £135.50, £126.50, £126, £125.50 West Farm; £140(2), £134, £130, £128, £125 Fordham Farm; £140 High Beck Head; £140 Friars Garth; £134.50, £130.50, £128, £126.50, £125.50(2) Town End Farm; £132.50, £130 West Hale Farm; £132.50 Huttonfields; £130 Kirkbarrow Hall; £130 Dry Howe; £130 Bolton Fold Farm; £129, £128.50 High Greenburn Farm; £128.50, £127.50(2), £126.50 West Summersides; £128.50 Woodhouse Farm; £127(2), £125(2) Dalbrack Farm; £125 Nixon Terrace: Blue Texel £166.50, £155.50, £137, £132.50 Boscar Flats; £148 Upper Brydekirk, £142 Aspatria Hall; £137 Town End Farm; £132, £130.50 Gracies Farm: Dutch Spotted £138, £130 Gracies Farm: Suffolk £135, £130 Huttonfields; £127.50 Helbeck Grange; £127 High Greenbury Farm; £125 Ireshope Plains; £124 Hazel House; £123 Dalbrack Farm; £122.50 Whins Farm; £122.50(2) Nixon Terrace; £122 Williams House; £120 Kilnknowe: Charollais £133, £128, £124.50, £122.50, £120 Whins Farm; £126, £120 Kilnknowe; £124 Bolton Road: Mule £130, £124 Kelmore Hill Farm; £128, £127.50(2), £127, £126(3), £125(3), £124.50(2), £124, £120 West Summersides; £125, £120 Dalbrack Farm; £123.50 Haber; £122 Starrah; £120 Green Farm: Cheviot £126.50 Ireshope Plains; £118.50 Woodbine House; £118, £116.50 Smalmstown Farm; £114 Nutholm; £112.50 Bolton Fold Farm; £112 Middle Ridge Farm: Scotch Blackface £126 Laneside; £118.50(2), £118(3), £117.50, £117, £116.50 Smalmstown Farm; £115 Starrah: Rough £120 Hardendale Hall; £114.50 Manor Court: Swaledale £118 Hole House; £114.50 Howgill Farm; £114, £112 Woodbine House; £108.50 Ashgill Farm; £108 Bridge Farm House; £107 Ireshope Plains; £106, £104, £100 East Todholes Farm: Herdwick £90 Castle Hill: Jacob £88.50 Pasture House Farm.

Price Per kilo –

Dutch Texel 431.3p, 425p, 417.1p, 409.5p, 375.6p, 325p Cobble Croft: Beltex 430p, 426.2p, 386.4p Little Eccleston Hall; 427p, 419.2p, 414.6p, 414.3p Fordham Farm; 427.5p, 424.4p(2), 423.2p, 385.2p Newhall Farm; 423.8p, 413.4p, 411p, 400p, 396.4p West Micklethwaite; 421.8p, 403.8p, 391.7p Little Beck; 417.5p, 408.1p, 406.3p, 398.8p, 396.3p, 390.9p Boscar Flats; 411.6p, 389.5p Hazel House; 409p Upper Brydekirk; 398.8p Bowes Cross Farm; 396.1p Upper Brydekirk; 395.3p, 384.5p Kirkbarrow Hall; 394p, 387.2p West Hale Farm; 389.5p, 384.9p Aspatria Hall; 388.8p Fawcett Park Farm; 386.3p Kelmore Hill Farm; 383.3p Friars Garth; 381p Town End Farm: Blue Texel 388.8p, 387.2p, 323.2p, 311.4p Boscar Flats; 328.9p Upper Brydekirk; 322.7p Aspatria Hall: Texel 365.9p, 353.6p Boscar Flats; 351.2p, 348.8p, 295.8p, 290.7p Prospect Farm Cottage; 342.7p, 313.8p, 301.1p, 293p West Farm; 333.3p, 286.9p Bolton Fold Farm; 311.7p Newhall Farm; 310.8p Friarbiggin; 307.9p Waters Farm; 305.7p, 298.8p Town End Farm; 304p Woodhouse Farm; 291.7p Kilnknowe; 290.2p, 286.6p School Cottage; 289.5p West Briscoe; 288.2p Briggle Farm; 286.3p Castle Hill; 285p, 283.3p, 282.9p West Summersides; 281.9p West Hale Farm; 281.4p Helbeck Grange; 280.2p Nutholm: Cheviot 281.1p Ireshope Plains; 271.4p Nutholm; 265.9p Pasture House Farm; 261.6p Bolton Fold Farm; 260.5p Middle Ridge Farm: Suffolk 275p Pasture House Farm; 269.8p Ireshope Plains; 256p Nutholm: Scotch Blackface 267p, 265.9p, 265.5p, 264.8p, 263.3p, 262.2p(2), 261p Smalmstown Farm; 264.3p Ireshope Plains: Charollais 260.9p, 257.1p Kilnknowe; 258p Middle Ridge Farm: Mule 257.9p Pasture House Farm; 257.8p Castle Hill; 251.1p Green Farm; 251.1p Helbeck Grange; 251.1p Yore House; 250 Middle End Farm: Rough 238.5p Manor Court: Swaledale 237.8p Ireshope Plains; 236.9p Howgill Farm; 232.1p East Todholes; 230.9p Castle Hill: Jacob 232.9p Pasture House Farm: Herdwick 232.1p Castle Hill.

Cast Ewes

Texel £245 Newhall Farm; £195, £166.50, £160, £142.50 Carkin Moor Farm; £170.50 Lankaber, £170 High Beck Head; £168.50 East Upper Priestside; £167.50 Bolton Road; £166.50 Ladying Farm; £164.50 West Stoney Keld; £148.50 Laitha Farm; £148, £145.50 Upper Brydekirk; £146.50 Martindale Farm; £140 Carpool: Bluefaced Leicester £190.50 South House; £180.50, £158.50 High Beck Head; £176.50, £168.50 Park House Farm: Suffolk £186.50 Huttonfields; £146.50 Carkin Moor Farm; £140.50 Friars Garth: Blue Texel £170 Hopeshill: Cheviot £166.50, £118.50 East Upper Priestside; £116.50, £100 Pinewood Heights: Beltex £160 Bolton Road:   Zwartble £140 Gracies Farm: Charollais £138 East Upper Priestside: Mule £133.50 Laitha Farm; £132.50 Gracies Farm; £128.50 Greenside; £127.50 Bolton Road; £125.50 Smardale Hall; £120 High Beck Head: Rough £118, £103.50 Manor Court: Swaledale £117.50, £106, £90.50 High Beck Head; £111.50 Park House Farm; £105.50 Blades Field Farm; £100.50 Prospect Farm; £98.50 Mill Street; £97.50 Haber; £95 Woodbine House; £90 West Briscoe: Herdwick £102 Pinewood Heights: Lonk £90 Mill Street: Scotch Blackface £83.50, £70.50 Middle Bank End Farm: Hebridean £50.50 Nova Scotia.

Cast Rams

Texel £212.50 Smardale Hall; £162.50 High Beck Head; £160 Lankaber: Bluefaced Leicester £198 Park House Farm; £152.50 Dry Howe: Zwartble £188.50 Yore House: Beltex £170 Gracies Farm; £130 Upper Brydekirk: Suffolk £130.50 Park House Farm: Rough £126.50 Manor Court: Cheviot £106 High Greenbury Farm: Swaledale £76.50 Woodbine House.