Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night, when 3,439 sheep were forward consisting of 1,592 prime lambs, 941 cast sheep and 907 store lambs.

The sale topped at £155 on two separate occasions at £155 firstly for a pair of 54kg Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Fairburn, Ripon.

Also making £155 were 52kg Texel cross lambs from Messrs Hullock, Midtown Farm, Keisley which was bought by Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

Topping at 361p/kg were 41kg Beltex cross lambs which sold for £148 from Messrs Birkbeck, Castle Hill, Soulby.

Messrs Fairburn sold 45kg Beltex cross lambs to make £148.

Messrs Seymour, Brackenslack sold 45kg Beltex cross lambs to make £148 which were also bought by Dowdings Butchers.

Messrs Lawson, Stubsgill Farm sold a pair of 37kg Beltex cross lambs to make £123.50 and (333.8p)

All making 333.3p/kg were a pen of eight 42kg Texel cross lambs which sold for £140 from Messrs Beresford, Kirkby in Furness.

An overall sale average of 254.07p/kg was achieved which was a good outcome compared with the country wide trade on the day!

Heavy lambs of all classes with plenty of meat and smart bred continental types were in strong demand as always with buyers shorts of these types of lambs.

Mule lambs topped at £116 from Messrs Coulthard, Bridge End Farm, Bishop Auckland.

Bluefaced Leicester ewes sold to £146 for a pen of four from Kilnstown Farms, Carlisle.

Swaledale ewes sold to £88.50 for a pen of 12 also from Kilnstown Farms with another pen of 20 Swaledales from this home selling for £83.

Messrs Coulthard, Bridge End Farm also sold a pen of 9 Swaledale ewes to make £81.

Lamb Leading Consignment Averages
No.        Kg            p/kg        £/head     From
14    @    47kg       289.3p    £136.00    G Maughan, Great Asby
10    @    49kg       266.1p    £130.40    Mr C Douglas, Annan
98    @    45.8kg    280p       £127.89    E&EM Fairburn, Ripon
17    @    45.1kg    280.7p    £126.82    B Maughan, Crosby Ravensworth
30    @    47.5kg    260.5p    £123.87    PT&J Inman, Lockerbie
27    @    44.3kg    279.3p    £123.85    S&C Gill, Barnard Castle
45    @    44.2kg    279.5p    £123.61    F&MP Allinson&Son, Barnard Castle
32    @    43.6kg    281.8p    £123.13    M/s Seymour, Maulds Meaburn
21    @    46.4kg    262.9p    £122.10    JW Crozier, Lockerbie
31    @    42.1kg    284.8p    £120.18    G Beresford & Son, Kirkby in Furness
40    @    48kg        250p      £120.15    M/s Brass, Soulby

Leading Prices –

Spring lambs

Price per head

Beltex £155, £148, £140(3), £137, £130, £129, £128.50, £126 Marriforth; £148 Castle Hill; £148, £132, £124 Brackenslack; £145, £127, £126, £120 Woodfoot; £136 Sunnyside; £135, £125 Bowes Cross Farm; £127 Wharton Hall; £126 Lady Anne Drive; £126, £122 West Briscoe; £124 Hall Farm House; £123.50, £120(2) Stubsgill Farm; £123, £121 Bolton Road; £120 Row End Farm: Texel £155, £124 Midtown Farm; £141, £129, £122.50, £120.50 Kilnknowe; £140 Angerton Hall Farm; £137 Woodfoot; £136 Fountain Head; £135, £131, £128.50, £125.50 Bowes Cross Farm; £134, £132, £120 Bridge Farm House(Brass); £134, £124.50 Marriforth; £130, £124 Greenriggs; £127.50, £126 West Briscoe; £127 Town End Farm; £126 Wetheriggs; £125 Street House; £123 Raggetsyke; £123 Waterhouses; £122 Hawkrigg Farm; £121.50 Brackenslack: Dutch Spotted £141, £115 Lady Anne Drive: Suffolk £136, £131.50 Wetheriggs Farm; £117 Waterhouses; £116 Keld Farm; £115 Marriforth; £114 Friarbiggin: Dutch Texel £136 Raggetsyke: Charollais £118 Bowes Cross Farm: Mule £116 Bridge End Farm(Coulthard); £115 Asby Hall; £110 Marriforth; £109 Greenriggs; £106 Leekworth Gardens: Cheviot £113.50 Bank Head; £111.50 Thornship Farm: Swaledale £66 West Hindon Farm:

Price per kilo

Beltex 361p, 290p Castle Hill; 333.8p, 292.7p Stubsgill; 328.9p, 311.1p Marriforth; 328.9p, 295.2p, 293.3p Brackenslack; 326.3p, 302.6p Hall Farm House; 325.6p Wharton Hall; 322.2p Woodfoot; 315.4p Bolton Road; 300p Bowes Cross Farm; 300p West Briscoe; 294.7p Galloper Park; 291.5p Friars Garth: Texel 333.3p, 290.2p Angerton Hall Farm; 321.4p, 311.9p, 292p, 278.9p Bowes Cross Farm; 287.2p Hawkrigg Farm; 283.3p Midtown Farm; 279.2p Bridge End Farm(Brass); 278.6p Kilnknowe; 277.5p Friars House Farm; 276.1p Brackenslack; 270.8p West Briscoe; 270.7p Marriforth: Dutch Spotted 276.5p, 250p Lady Anne Drive: Suffolk 274p, 256.6p Wetheriggs Farm; 250p Marriforth: Dutch Texel 272.8p Raggetsyke: Charollais 262.2p Bowes Cross Farm: Cheviot 246.7p Bank Head: Mule 244.4p Marriforth; 235.6p Leekworth Gardens; 231.9p Greenriggs; 230p Asby Hall.

Cast Ewes

Texel £200, £180 Glen Whelt; £180 Beverley Cottage; £144 Kilnknowe; £140 Grove House Farm; £130 Fell View; £126 Hall Farm House; £120 Brackenslack: Beltex £150 Middle Bank End Farm; £100 Hall Farm House: Bluefaced Leicester £146, £130 Kilnstown; £138.50 Sanders Close; £128.50 High Lane; £126 Middle Bank End Farm: Mule £117.50 Raisgill Hall; £97 Glen Whelt; £96 Helbeck Farm; £91.50 Moorhouse: Rough £95 Raisgill Hall; £88, £75 High Lane: Lleyn £91.50 Woodfoot: Suffolk £90 Raisgill Hall: Swaledale £88.50, £83 Kilnstown; £81 Bridge End Farm(Coulthard); £76 Hill House West; £73 Sanders Close; £70 Hillcrest; £70 Helbeck Farm: Cheviot £75 Valance Lodge; £70 Middle Bank End Farm; £70 Bank Head; £70 Dry Howe: Easycare £70(2) Kilnknowe: Scotch Blackface £60 Middle Bank End Farm: Herdwick £56 Kilnknowe: Badgerfaced £52 East Upper Piestside.

Cast Rams

Texel £116 Marshes Gill: Swaledale £106.50 Bail Hill; £90 Sanders Close; £80 Helbeck Farm: Beltex £90 Middle Bank End Farm.