Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night, when 3,547 sheep were forward consisting of 1,736 spring lambs, 677 prime hoggs and 1,134 cast sheep. 

Topping the sale at £192 on two separate occasions were a Texel cross lamb weighing 46kg and also making this same price was a 49kg Beltex cross lamb both being consigned by Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside which were both bought by James Birkbeck on behalf of Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

Topping at 443.9p/kg were a pen of three 41kg Beltex cross lambs which made £182 and which were consigned by Messrs Davies, Top Field Farm, Leicester.

This same home sold a pen of six 41kg lambs to make £177 (431.7p/kg), and another pen of twelve 39kg lambs making £162 (415.4p/kg) all from Messrs Davies.

Messrs Pickard, Cheney House Farm, Leicestershire sold a pair of 41kg Beltex cross lambs to make £175 (426.8p/kg) with another pen of eight 42kg lambs making £175 (416.7p/kg) also from this home.

Messrs Bell, Hallbankgate Farm, Brampton sold 40kg Beltex cross lambs to make £170 (425p/kg).

Messrs Platt, Far Whittles Farm, Cheshire sold a ring full of 49 36kg Beltex cross lambs to make £150 (416.7p/kg) with another pen of 50 35kg lambs which sold for £140 (400p/kg) Beltex cross.

Messrs Platt sold 151 lambs in three pens and to average 400.3p/kg.

Another fantastic overall sale average of 332.1p/kg and £134.79 this was the dearest trade seen in a market for a while and includes plenty of commercial first cross lambs!

Suffolk cross mule lambs topped at £156 for a pen of five 48kg from Messrs Hall, Lankaber, Penrith.

Charollais cross lambs topped at £154.50 for a pair from Messrs Wood, Middle Ridge Farm, Preston

All types of heavy lambs were in strong demand with a pen of 14 47kg commercial Texel cross Mule lambs making £150.50 from Messrs Luck, Milestone House, Barnard Castle.

Mule lambs sold to £102.50 from a pen of eight 37kg lambs from Messrs Lawson, Hundith House, Wigton.

30 pens and 116 lambs sold between £160-£192

65 pens and 339 lambs sold between £150-£192

27 pens and 270 lambs sold between 280-443p/kg

492 Beltex cross lambs sold to average £148.48 & 380p/kg.

Prime hoggs were out in good numbers as well with 677 forward and this section topping at £150 for a pair of Beltex cross hoggs from Messrs Buckle, Buckles Farm, Barras.

Topping at 288.9p/kg were a pen of five 45kg hoggs making £130 from Messrs Dawson, Mount Pleasant Farm, York.

Good meated pens of medium weighted hoggs were in strong demand with a pen of 7 Blackface hoggs weighing 41kg making £108.50 (264.6p/kg) from Messrs Ryder, New Farm, York.

Another pen of 11 Blackfaced hoggs weighing 43kg sold to make £113 (262.8p/kg) from Messrs Dawson, York.

Swaledale hoggs topped at 260.7p/kg for a pen of 23 42kg hoggs making £109.50 from Messrs Ryder, York.

Messrs Dawson, York also topped two pens of 25 Swaledale hoggs weighing 44kg both to make £113 (256.8p/kg)

All weights of well flesher hoggs were a strong trade and plenty of these will be needed for our sale next week!

All classes of cast sheep were also still a good trade even though some classes would be easier than the flying trades of late.

Topping at £180 was a Texel cross ewe from Messrs Wynne, Derbyshire.

Strong pens of fleshly horned ewes were still good to sell with Rough Fell ewes selling to £120.50 from Messrs Milburn, High Roans, Sedbergh and Swaledale ewes topping at £114.50 for a pen from Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon.

Leading Consignment Averages (Spring Lambs)
No.        Weight    p/kg    Head    From
12    @    43.7kg    362.1p    £171.55    G Sowerby, Ormside                                             
52    @    39.6kg    410.9p    £162.96    C&G Davies, Leicester
90    @    41.3kg    383.5p    £158.67    WF&RCM Pickard, Leicester
29    @    45.5kg    347.8p    £158.34    G&EA Ewin, Appleby in Westmorland
14    @    45.4kg    342.1p    £155.43    M/s Somerville, Newby                                             
16    @    43.1kg    358.9p    £155.00    S Armstrong & Sons, Thrimby                                             
34    @    44.7kg    337.1p    £150.71    JR&M Richardson, Darlington                                             
12    @    42.5kg    350.5p    £149.00    Hallbankgate Farm, Brampton                                             
16    @    45.9kg    314.6p    £144.56    JJ Hall, Maulds Meaburn                                             
24    @    45.5kg    316.1p    £144.00    DE&AM Hodgson, Shap                                             
151    @    35.7kg    400.3p    £143.11    GW&MA Platt, Cheshire
16    @    43kg        330.3p    £142.06    W Wallis & Son, Barnard Castle                                         
21    @    42kg        335.5p    £141.10    TA Greensit & Sons, Northallerton
31    @    44.8kg    314p        £140.69    JB&GE Luck & Son, Bowes  

Leading Prices –

Spring lambs

Price per head

Texel £192, £165 Terrys Farm; £166, £150(2) Green Farm;  £164, £150 Barningham House; £163.50, £163, £162(2) Black Syke; £160, £159.50, £158.50, £152, £146.50 Etherley House; £158 Lansmere; £158 Powis House; £156 Town Head Farm; £155 Abbey Farm; £153, £148.50 Abbey Park; £151 Toft House; £150.50 Milestone House; £150 Hallbankgate Farm; £150 Eden Flatt; £150 Friars Garth; £148 Yore House; £146 Pinewood; £146, £145 Wood Farm; £145.50 Birk Hall; £145 Moor Riggs: Beltex £190, £171 Terrys Farm; £182, £177, £162, £160, £159, £158 Top Field Farm; £175(3), £164, £163, £159, £158.50, £155.50, £154, £151 Cheney House Farm; £171 Friars Garth; £171, £164, £161, £154 Moor Riggs; £170 Abbey Park; £170, £164 Hallbankgate Farm; £164, £150 Lansmere; £160, £150 Newfield Farm; £155 Black Syke; £150 Far Whittles Farm; £150 Wood Farm: Dutch Texel £160 Terrys Farm: Suffolk £156, £141 Lankaber; £150.50 Black Syke; £145 The Oaks; £144.50, £130.50 Martindale Farm(Wearmouth); £143.50, £139 Green Farm; £139 Etherley House; £135.50 Wood Farm; £130 Low Grassgill; £130 Friendship Farm: Charollais £154.50 Middle Ridge Farm; £132.50, £125.50 Pilling Lane; £126.50 House & Holme Farm; £126 Friendship Farm: Blue Texel £154 Hopeshill: Berrichon £133 House & Holme: Zwartble £121 The Cottage: Milk Sheep £115 Pilling Lane: Cheviot £104 Rathvale Farm: Mule £102.50 Hundith House.

Price per kilo

Beltex 443.9p, 431.7p, 415.4p, 405.1p, 400p, 397.5p Top Field Farm; 426.8p, 416.7p, 397.7p, 397.6p, 387.8p, 381.4p, 379.3p, 375.6p Cheney House Farm; 425p Hallbankgate Farm; 416.7p, 400p, 388.9p Far Whittles Farm; 395.3p Abbey Park; 391.8p, 388.6p Terrys Farm; 390.5p, 383.3p Moor Riggs; 390.5p Hallbankgate Farm; 385.7p Red House Farm; 381.4p Lansmere; 381p Newfield Farm; 379.2p Buddle House; 378.9p Row End Farm; 371.1p Ash Garth: Texel 417.4p, 336.7p Terrys Farm; 380.2p, 351.2p, 330.6p Black Syke; 364.3p, 337.5p Abbey Park; 362.5p Moor Riggs; 355.6p, 352.2p, 348.8p, 339.4p, 330.4p Etherley House; 352.4p Yore House; 352.3p Lansmere; 347.4p Green Gill Farm; 345.2p Wood Farm; 345p Abbey Farm; 340.9p Green Farm; 340.5p Low Grassgill; 339.5p Friars Garth; 338.4p Birks Hall; 338.2p Wharton Hall; 337.8p, 335.9p Buddle House; 337.5p Bolton Road; 336.2p, 335.9p Powis House; 335.4p Dry Evers; 335p Hallbankgate Farm; 334.2p Low Bank House; 332.4p Hall Farm House; 330p House & Holme Farm: Dutch Texel 348.9p Terrys Farm: Suffolk 342p Black Syke; 326.1p Green Farm; 325p Lankaber; 315.9p Etherley House: Blue Texel 338.8p Town Head Farm; 324.3p Hundith House: Berrichon 316.7p House & Holme Farm: Charollais 315.3p Middle Ridge Farm; 313.8p Pilling Lane: Cheviot 266.7p Rathvale: Bluefaced Leicester 263.5p Rathvale Farm.

Prime Hoggs

Price per head –

Beltex £150, £136, £130 Buckles Farm; £131 Chapel House Farm; £130, £128.50 Mount Pleasant Farm; £120 School Cottage: Suffolk £150 Lady Anne Drive; £118.50 Mount Pleasant Farm: T exel £144 Toft House; £134, £120 Mount View; £131 Chapel House Farm; £130 Green Gill Farm; £122.50, £120.50, £120 Mount Pleasant Farm; £122 Laneside; £120 Wharton Hall; £120 Briggle Farm: Bluefaced Leicester £120 Barningham House: Cheviot £117.50, £112.50, £112 Mount Pleasant Farm: Jacob £115 Mount Pleasant Farm: Swaledale £115 Dirt Pit Farm; £113(2), £109 Mount Pleasant Farm; £112 New Hall; £109.50, £104 New Farm; £108, £105 Buckles Farm; £105 Laneside; £102 Grains O Beck; £101 Foggy Gill: Easycare £113.50 Mount Pleasant Farm: Mule £113 New Farm; £112 Mount Pleasant Farm; £110 Green Farm; £105 Green Gill Farm: Scotch Blackface £113, £109 Mount Pleasant; £112.50, £108.50, £105 New Farm: Herdwick £113 The Gables.

Price Per kilo –

Beltex 288.9p, 285.6p Mount Pleasant Farm; 272.9p Chapel House Farm; 272p, 265.3p Buckles Farm; 266.7p, 261.4p School Cottage: Texel 278.7p Chapel House Farm; 278.4p, 262p, 260.9p Mount Pleasant Farm; 276.2p Green Farm: Scotch Blackface 264.6p, 255.7p New Farm; 262.8p Mount Pleasant Farm: Easycare 264p Mount Pleasant Farm: Suffolk 263.3p Mount Pleasant Farm: Jacob 261.4p Mount Pleasant Farm: Cheviot 261.1p, 255.7p, 254.5p Mount Pleasant Farm: Swaledale 260.7p, 247.6p, 241.3p, 236.3p New Farm; 256.8p(2), 253.5p Mount Pleasant Farm: Mule 256.8p New Farm; 248.9p Mount Pleasant Farm.

Cast Ewes

Texel £180, £142, £141 Hall Farm House; £150, £140 Hundith House; £148.50 Dry Evers; £148 Laneside; £145 Low Grassgill; £143.50, £141 Hallbankgate Farm; £142 Powis House; £140.50 Etherley House; £140 Hartley Castle; £140 Beckfoot; £140 Lands Farm; £140 Black Syke; £140 Marriforth; 140 New Hall; £140 Marriforth: Suffolk £148 Low Grassgill; £145 Terrys Farm; £143.50 Etherley House; £135.50 Hallbankgate Farm; £130 East Upper Priestside: Beltex £146.50 Black Syke; £146 Middle Bank End Farm; £140 Windygate; £130 Asby Grange: Bluefaced Leicester £145.50 Gillses Farm; £135 Lands Farm; £130, £125.50 Villa Farm: Rouge £134 Middle Bank End Farm: Mule £125.50 Villa Farm; £125.50 South View; £123.50, £122.50 Rosgill Head; £121.50 Fair View; £121.50 Lands Farm; £120.50 Row End Farm; £120 Town Head Farm; £120 Hundith House: Rough £120.50 High Roans; £116.50 Waterhouses; £116.50 Clapper Bridge View: Goat £120 Rathvale Farm: Charollais £118.50, £117.50 East Upper Priestside: Swaledale £114.50, £90 Marriforth; £113.50, £94.50 New Hall; £110.50 Asby Grange; £108, £94.50, £92.50 Hundith House; £94.50 Howgill Castle; £94.50, £90 Fell View Farm; £90 Dirt Pit Farm: Cheviot £112.50 Hollow Green Farm; £102.50 Beckfoot; £92.50 Beechcroft Farm: Border Leicester £110.50(2) Middle Bank End Farm: Dorset £110.50 Gillcumber Edge: Masham £110.50 Rosgill Head: Blue Texel £110 Beechcroft Farm: Gritstone £100 Hollow Green Farm: Kerry Hill £92.50 Fell View Farm: Lleyn £92.50 Wharton Hall: Herdwick £90.50 Fell View Farm: Scotch Blackface £90 Beechcroft Farm: Jacob £82.50 Hopeshill: Welsh £40.50 Beckfoot.

Cast Rams

Bluefaced Leicester £170.50, £140.50 Lanehead Farm; £154.50 Leekworth Gardens; £142 Howgill Castle; £140 Gillses Farm: Texel £150 Lummas House; £145 Barningham House: Beltex £128.50 School Cottage: Blue Texel £116.50 Middle Bank End Farm: Swaledale £114.50 Billing Shield Farm; £110 Gillses Farm; £100 Hole House: Herdwick £80 Fell View Farm.