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Date: 09 August 2022 | Primestock

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Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Kirkby Stephen, Faraday Road, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4QL

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night, when 3,435 sheep were forward consisting of 2,244 prime lambs, 1,191 cast sheep.

Topping the sale at £202 was a Texel lamb from Messrs Teward, New View Farm, Darlington.

Also selling from this home were Texel cross lambs to make £175.

Topping at 366.7p/kg were a pair of 39kg Beltex cross lambs which made £143 from Messrs Longstaff, Ascot House, Murton.

Messrs Pratt, Intake Bottom, Kirkby Stephen sold 50kg lambs to make £170 which were bought by J. Birkbeck on behalf of Steadmans Butchers, Kirkby Stephen.

Messrs Pedley, Prospect Farm Cottage, Waitby sold 46kg Beltex cross lambs to make £166. (360.9p/kg).

An overall sale average of 258.97p/kg was achieved for 2244 lambs.

32 pens of lambs sold between £140-£202.

Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon sold a pen of eight 46kg lambs to make £148.50 with another pen of fifteen 44kg lambs selling for £143.50 also from this home.

Mule lambs topped at £116 for a pen of ten 49kg lambs from Messrs Burrow & Rutter Armstrong, Penrith.

Kilnstown Farms, Carlisle sold a pen of sixteen 46kg Mule lambs to make £115 (250p/kg).

Messrs Lawson, Hundith House, Wigton sold a pen of ten 45kg Mule lambs to make £110 (244.4p/kg)

Messrs Thompson, Newfield Farm, Sedbergh sold a pen of ten 40kg Texel cross lambs to make £132 (330p/kg)

Pens of good meated either well bred or heavier weighted lambs were a strong trade with buyers fiercely competing for these types!

The annual young handlers show was held which witnessed a fantastic turnout of youngsters displaying their handling skills with our judge Mr Peter Pratt, Kirkby Stephen having a difficult task.

Show Results

6 year old and under

1st Katy Pedley, Prospect Farm Cottage – 46kg Beltex x lamb selling for £166

2nd Jessica Curr, Bowderdale Head – 37kg Beltex cross lamb selling for £120

3rd Joshua Robinson, Whygill Head – 42kg Beltex cross lamb selling for £126

7-10 years old

1st Jamie Walton, Goodlie Hill Cottage – 39kg Beltex cross lamb selling for £127

2nd Lydia Robinson, Whygill Head – 43kg Beltex cross lamb selling for £130

3rd George Pedley, Yore House – 43kg Beltex cross lambs selling for £140

11-16 years old

1st Leah Walton, Goodlie Hill Cottage – 51kg Beltex cross lamb selling for £150

Cast sheep topped at £172 for a Texel cross ewe from Messrs Chester, Grassgill Lodge, Soulby.

Messrs Raine, Stanhope Gate Farm, Barnard Castle sold a pair of Texel cross ewes to make £160.

Texel rams topped at £160 for a pen of three from Messrs Fletcher and Coates, Short Thorns Farm, Weardale.

Lamb Leading Consignment Averages
No.        Kg         p/kg        £/head       From
7    @    64.2kg    253.1p    £162.71    M/s Teward, Darlington
14   @    43.2kg    320.9p    £138.71    JS&SO Dodd, Temple Sowerby
86   @    43.5kg    311.6p    £135.63    E&EM Fairburn, Ripon
13   @    44.1kg    300p      £132.46    S Armstrong, Penrith
5     @    48.2kg    273.8p    £132.00    T Brogden, Brough
10   @    40kg       330p       £132.00    SR&PA Thompson, Fairbank
10   @    44.5kg    290.5p    £129.30    JC Bainbridge&Sons, Soulby

Leading Prices –

Spring lambs

Price per head

Texel £202, £175, £165, £144 New View Farm; £158 Marriforth; £148 Prosect Farm Cottage; £146.50, £144.50, £129 Helbeck Farm; £144 Soulby Mill; £140, £121 Short Thorns Farm; £136 Greenside Farm; £134, £121 Dry Evers; £132 Newfield Farm; £131 Intake Bottom; £130.50 Moor Riggs; £129 Galloper Park; £128, £126, £125 Barrowmoor Farm; £126.50, £121.50, £120 Etherley House; £126 Gilts; £125(2), £123 West End Farm; £125 Eden Flatt; £125(2) Stoneriggs; £124.50 School Cottage; £124 Hall Farm House; £123.50 East Rackwood Hill; £122 Black Syke; £120.50 Townfoot; £120 Hundith House; £120 Musgrabe House; £120 Carpool: Beltex £170 Intake Bottom: £166, £125 Prospect Farm Cottage; £160, £139, £132 Bonnygate Farm; £150, £127 Goodlie Hill Cottage; £150, £146, £140(2), £130 Skylin; £150, £148, £130, £126 Grassgill Lodge; £148.50, £148, £146, £145, £143.50, £140, £137, £134, £132.50, £126 Marriforth; £148, £140 Yore House; £143 Ascot House; £140 Row End Farm; £140, £136, £134, £132.50 Moor Riggs; £137, £135, £128 Hall Farm House; £136.50 Sawbridge Hall; £134, £126 Staingills; £130, £126 Whygill Head; £130 Town End Farm; £128 Galloper Park: Charollais £130.50, £120.50 Orchard Farm; £118, £113.50, £112.50 Rectory Farm; £113.50 Langwathby Hall; £113 Friendship Farm: Suffolk £118.50, £118 Carpool Farm; £114 Skylin; £112.50 Town End Farm; £110 Keld Farm; £110 Black Syke: Mule £116, £115.50, £109.50 Langwathby Hall; £115 Kilnstown; £110 Hundith House; £108.50 Ellergill; £108 Hillcrest; £100 Stoneriggs: Bluefaced Leicester £116 Hundith House; £114 Kilnstown: Cheviot £109 East Rackwood Hill: Jacob £96 Crooksbeck: Rough £81 Crooksbeck; £80 Yew House: Scotch Blackfaced £60(2) Bayles Farm.

Price per kilo

Beltex 366.7p Ascot House; 360.9p Prospect Farm Cottage; 347.8p, 339p Bonnygate Farm; 347.6p, 341.5p, 340.9p Skylin; 345.2p, 326.2p, 326.1p, 325.6p, 322.8p, 317.4p Marriforth; 340p Intake Bottom; 331.6p, 326.8p Staingills; 329.3p, 328.2p, 317.9p Hall Farm House; 326.8p Moor Riggs; 325.6p Goodlie Hill Cottage; 325.6p, 314.9p Yore House; 325p, 317.9p Town End Farm; 324.3p Bowderdale Head; 318.2p Row End Farm; 317.9p Ash Garth; 315.5p Moor Riggs; 310.2p Sawbridge Hall; 310p Galloper Park: Texel 330p Newfield Farm; 328.9p Prospect Farm Cottage; 303.8p Marriforth; 301p, 299p Helbeck Farm; 300p Soulby Mill; 296.3p, 278.9p Staingills; 294.7p Goodlie Hill Cottage; 290p Moor Riggs; 281.7p Galloper Park; 281p, 279.8p Hall Farm House; 280p Barrowmoor Farm; 279.2p Dry Evers; 278.6p Wharton Hall; 277.8p Helbeck Grange; 277.8p, 275.6p Stoneriggs; 275p Etherley House; 273.8p West End Farm; 272.7p Musgrave House; 272.7p Carpool; 271.4p Barnskew; 270p Black Syke: Charollais 310.7p Orchard Farm; 261.9p Bonnygate Farm; 258p Langwathby Hall: Suffolk 256.5p Carpool; 255.8p Keld Farm; 253.3p Skylin; 250p Black Syke: Mule 250p Kilnstown; 250p Stoneriggs; 244.4p Hundith House; 243.3p Langwathby Hall; 241.1p Ellergill; 240p Hillcrest: Cheviot 231.9p East Rackwood Hill Farm: Jacob 223.3p Crooksbeck: Rough 207.7p Crooksbeck: Scotch Blackface 206.9p Bayles Farm.

Cast Ewes

Texel £172 Grassgill Lodge; £160, £150 Stanhope Gate Farm; £150 Staingills; £141, £130, £125 Hall Farm House; £140 Abbey Park; £140 Helbeck Farm; £134 Rennels House; £130, £126 Carkin Moor Farm; £129 Sunnyside; £126.50 Musgrave House; £125 Skylin; £120.50 Galloper Rise; £120.50 Bonnygate Farm: Beltex £140 Carkin Moor Farm; £140 Middle Farm; £100(2) Skylin: Cheviot £100 Stoneriggs; £90 Elm Gill; £81 Middle Bank End Farm; £80.50 Martindale Farm: Mule £112.50 School Farm; £112 Greenside Farm; £110.50 Musgrave House; £110.50 South View; £108 Helbeck Farm: Suffolk £112 Stanhope Gate Farm: Rough £86 Cocklake Farm; £72 Greenside Farm: Lleyn £82 Gaythorne Hall: Jacob £80 Crooksbeck: Swaledale £76 Stoneriggs; £74 Oakbank; £72 West End farm; £70 The Croft; £70 Bleathgill; £70 Hundith House: Shetland £62.50 Middle Bank End Farm.

Cast Rams

Beltex £140 Skylin: Texel £160 Short Thorns Farm: Rough £90 High Lane: Swaledale £86 Grains o Beck.