Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night, when 3,253 sheep were forward consisting of 1,582 prime lambs, 570 cast sheep and 1,101 store lambs.

Topping the sale at £142 were 55kg Texel lambs from Messrs Teward, New View Farm, Darlington.

Another pen of 4 Texel lambs sold to make £140 also from New View Farm.

Topping at 312.2p/kg on two occasions was firstly for a pen of six 41kg Beltex cross lambs which sold for £128 from Messrs Hayton, Asby Grange, Great Asby.

Also making 312.2p/kg were another pen of 41kg Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Bainbridge, Bonnygate Farm, Soulby.

Texel cross Mule lambs sold to £138 from Messrs Pratt, Intake Bottom, Kirkby Stephen.

Messrs Bainbridge, Bonnygate Farm also sold 48kg Charollais cross lambs to make £138.

Rouge cross lambs sold to £135 for a pair of 53kg lambs from Messrs Huck, Dale View, Ravenstonedale.

Mule lambs sold to £112 for a pen of ten lambs from Messrs Hayton, Asby Grange, Great Asby.

Mule lambs also topped at 236.7p/kg for a pen of 45kg lambs selling for £106.50 from Messrs Cousin Gillcumber Edge, Winton.

Trade for all meaty fed nicely bred and heavy lambs was good, with buyers competing for a limited supply of these sorts which resulted in them selling to premium rates.

68 pens and 229 lambs sold between £120-£142.

Messrs Dodd, Skylin sold a pen of 43 lambs to make £130 (302.3p/kg)

Messrs Allinson, West Briscoe, Barnard Castle sold a pen of ten 43kg lambs to make £128.50 (298.8p/kg)

Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon sold a pen of ten 45kg lambs to make £130.50 (290p/kg)

Cast sheep were a sharper trade for all classes than recent weeks, with good pens of hill type ewes selling well in particular.

A pen of hill cheviot ewes sold to £88.50 from Messrs Baker, Middle Bank End Farm.

Swaledale ewes topped at £80 for a pen from Messrs Slack, Stoneriggs.

Lamb Leading Consignment Averages
No.        Kg    p/kg    £/head    From
7     @    62.4kg    220.1p    £137.43    M/s Teward, Darlington
12    @    45.9kg    275.3p    £126.42    S Armstrong & Sons, Penrith
17    @    46.7kg    270.1p    £126.32    R&W Todd, Bishop Auckland
11    @    48.7kg    252.2p    £122.91    TA Robson&Son, Malton
29    @    45.5kg    266.9p    £121.71    DJ&S Atkinson, Bleatarn
14    @    42.4kg    286.4p    £121.54    JC Bainbridge & Sons, Soulby
131  @    43.4kg    278.3p    £120.82    E&EM Fairburn, Ripon
31    @    42.5kg    281.9p    £120.06    F&MP Allinson & Son, Baldersdale
22    @    46.3kg    258.8p    £120.00    HR Hayton&Son, Great Asby

Leading Prices –

Spring lambs

Price per head

Texel £142, £140, £130 New View Farm; £138 Intake Bottom; £135(2), £126 Newstead Grange; £134, £125.50£124.50 Abbey Park; £133 Moor Riggs; £132, £121 Rosgill Head; £127 Lansmere; £127 West Briscoe; £126 East Rackwood Hill Farm; £125 Helbeck Farm; £124, £123.50 West End Farm; £122 Musgrave House; £120 Fair View; £120(2) Moor Riggs; £119.50 Wharton Hall; £117 Stoneriggs; £115.50 Musgrave House: Charollais £138 Bonnygate Farm; £125.50 High Toft Hill Farm; £114 Colene Croft; £110 House & Holme Farm: Rouge £135(2), £122 Dale View: Beltex £134, £131, £128 Asby Grange; £133(2), £130.50, £127, £126, £125(2), £123, £122.50, £122, £120 Marriforth; £132, £130, £125 Moor Riggs; £131, £128, £120 Bonnygate Farm; £131, £129, £122, £120 Lansmere; £130, £123.50, £122, £120 Skylin; £129 Parkside; £129 Porthy Green; £128.50, £127, £123 West Briscoe; £127.50, £126.50 High Toft Hill Farm; £124 Stubsgill Farm; £124 Newstead Grange; £121 Low Hall; £120 Staingills: Suffolk £126, £114, £105 Lankaber; £108.50 How Nook; £106 Pennine View: Bluefaced Leicester £118.50 Leekworth Gardens; £112.50 Asby Grange: Hampshire £118(2) Porth Green: Mule £112 Asby Grange; £106.50 Gillcumber Edge; £104.50 Waterhouses; £103 Ellergill Farm; £102 Marriforth; £100 Pennine View: Swaledale £70 Ellergill.

Price per kilo

Beltex 312.2p, 292.7p Bonnygate Farm; 312.2 Asby Grange; 302.6p, 290.5p, 287.8p Lansmere; 302.3p, 301.2p, 292.7p Skylin; 298.8p, 295.3p, 286p West Briscoe; 297.8p Asby Grange; 296.3p, 289.5p, 285.9p Stubsgill Farm; 296.1p Musgrave House; 295.6p, 291.7p, 290p, 286.4p, 285.7p Marriforth; 293.2p Porthy Green; 289.8p High Toft Hill Farm: Texel 300p Newstead Grange; 272.8p Abbey Park; 266p, 260.9p, 255.3p Moor Riggs; 266p Helbeck Farm; 265.6p, 253.3p Wharton Hall; 264.9p Abbey Park; 258.8p, 257.4p Rosgill Head; 258.2p, 254.9p New View Farm; 257.1p Marriforth; 256p, 254.7p Breaks Hall; 254p West Briscoe; 253.4p, 252p West End Farm; 253.3p House & Holme Farm; 252.6p Hawkrigg Farm: Charollais 287.5p, 262.5p Bonnygate Farm; 256.1p High Toft Hill Farm: Rouge 254.7p(2) Dale View: Suffolk 237.7p, 237.5p, 233.3p Lankaber; 235.9p How Nook; 235.6p Pennine View: Mule 236.7p Gillcumber Edge; 233.3p Asby Grange; 231.8p Marriforth; 227.2p Waterhouses; 225p Stoneriggs.

Cast Ewes

Texel £130 Ling Cottage; £120 Greta View; £116, £110 Grove House Farm; £109 Staingills; £105 Stoneriggs; £105 High Harbour Farm: Bluefaced Leicester £126 Park House Farm: Beltex £120 Stoneriggs; £100 Ling Cottage: Suffolk £110 Stoneriggs: Hampshire £106 Porthy Green: Mule £100 Friendship Farm; £97.50 Musgrave House; £91 Newstead Grange: Cheviot £88.50, £79 Middle Bank End Farm; £84.50 Elm Gill: Easycare £81 Ling Cottage: Swaledale £80 Stoneriggs; £73 Park House Farm; £71 Hill Farm; £70 West Briscoe: Lleyn £80 Rake Head: Rough £75 Waterhouses.

Cast Rams

Texel £120 Porthy Green; £114 Hartley Castle: Beltex £120 Parkside: Bluefaced Leicester £120 Brow Farm; £102 Hartley Castle: Hampshire £114 Porthy Green: Swaledale £92 Stoneriggs.