Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night, when 3,000 sheep were forward consisting of 2,100 prime lambs and 900 cast ewes.

Topping the sale at £170 were a pair of Texel lambs from Messrs Teward, New View Farm, Darlington.

Topping at 380p/kg were a pair of 40kg Beltex cross lambs which sold for £152 from Messrs Maughan, Ash Garth, Great Asby.

A pen of eight 45kg lambs sold to make £168 (373.3p/kg) from C&G Davies, Leicester.

Messrs Skelton, Low House, Maryport sold a pen of five 44kg Beltex cross lambs to make £164 (372.7p/kg)

Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm sold a pair of 48kg Beltex cross lambs to make £163.

Messrs Pickard, Leicester sold a pen of twenty-one 45kg Beltex cross lambs to make £162 (360p/kg)

C&G Davies, Top Field Farm sold a pen of fourteen 45kg Beltex cross lambs to make £159, with another pen of 12 42kg lambs making £157 (373.8p/kg) and a pen of six 42kg lambs making £152 all from this home.

The consignment of sixty-nine lambs from C&G Davies sold to average a whopping 43.7kg £148.83 340p/kg.

A pen of six 39kg Beltex cross lambs sold for £147 (376.9p/kg) from Messrs Maughan, Ash Garth, Great Asby.

A pen of six 42kg lambs sold for £152 and 361.9p/kg from C&G Davies, Leicester.

A pen of twenty-nine 40kg Beltex cross lambs sold to make £144.50 (361.3p/kg) from Messrs Maughan, Ash Garth.

An SQQ average of 268.4p/kg and an overall sale of 263.2p/kg £116.99 was achieved for 2100 lambs.

12 pens and 79 lambs sold between £150-£170

38 pens and 230 lambs sold between £140-£170

26 pens and 221 lambs sold between 320-380p/kg

43 pens and 391 lambs sold between 300-380p/kg

Blue Texel cross lambs topped at £150 from Messrs Skelton, Low House, Maryport. With Suffolk cross lambs topping at £140 for a pen of 53kg lambs also from Low House.

Mule lambs topped at £110 (234p/kg) for a pen of twelve 47kg lambs from Messrs Richardson, Croft House, Ravenstonedale.

672 Beltex cross lambs sold to average £132.36 and 308p/kg.

Cast sheep topped at £156 for a pair of Texel ewes from Messrs Pedley, Yore House, Sedbergh.

Messrs Walton, Swarthymere, Barnard Castle sold a pen of three Texel ewes to male £151.

Messrs Teward, New View Farm, Darlington sold a pen of six Texel ewes to make £150.

Swaledale ewes sold to £80 for a pen of three from Messrs Robinson, Town End Farm, Barnard Castle.

Another pen of 25 Swaledale ewes sold for £70 from Kilnstown Farms, Carlisle.

Lamb Leading Consignment Averages
No.         Kg           p/kg         £/head    From
69    @    43.7kg    £148.83    340p      C&G Davies, Leicester
43    @    40.8kg    £144.15    352.9p    J Maughan, Great Asby
126   @    43.6kg    £141.74    325.1p    WF&RCM Pickard, Leicester
11     @    42.8kg    £138.45    323.3p    HG Jackson, Kings Meaburn
8      @    49.5kg    £136.13    275p      C Douglas, Penrith
19    @    50.9kg    £134.05    263.1p    G Sowerby, Ormside
20    @    43.4kg    £133.35    307.2p    B Maughan, Crosby Ravensworth
249  @    47.7kg    £130.66    274.2p    L Skelton & Son, Maryport
51    @    44.3kg    £128.28    288.9p    B Storey, West Auckland
9      @    56.2kg    £127.89    227.4p    M/s Teward, Darlington

Leading Prices –

Spring lambs

Price per head

Texel £170, £130 New View Farm; £145.50, £134, £128, £127.50, £125.50, £120(2) Low House; £144, £136, £126 Wetheriggs; £134, £125.50, £125 Old Mill Flatt; £130 Town End Farm; £130, £124 Newstead Grange; £130, £124, £122 Sunbiggin Farm; £129 Green Farm(Hodgson); £128 Angerton Hall Farm; £128 Woodfoot; £126 Villa Farm; £125 Hall Farm House; £125 Starrah; £125 Park House Farm; £122.50 Blades Field Farm; £120.50 Buckles Farm; £120 Abbey Park; £120 Black Syke; £120 Bridge End; £120 Keld Farm: Beltex £168, £159, £157, £152, £142, £137, £132 Top Field Farm; £164, £146(2), £145(2), £144, £140, £135, £132 Low House; £163 Terrys Farm; £162, £152, £145, £144, £140(2), £138.50, £135, £125 Cheney House Farm; £152 Old Mill Flatt; £152, £147, £144.50, £137 Ash Garth; £145, £144, £142, £140 Little Beck; £144 Green Farm(Hodgson); £142, £127 Woodfoot; £141, £131 The Grange; £139.50, £125 West Lea; £136, £127.50 Croft House Farm; £136 Skylin; £135 Smardale Mill; £134 Lower Griseburn; £133.50, £126(2), £125 New Hummerbecks Farm; £131.50 Sawbridge Hall; £130 Black Syke; £128(2) Buckles Farm; £128 Amersber Cottage; £127 Bridge End Farm; £126(2) Hall Farm House: Blue Texel £150 Low House: Dutch Spotted £140(2) Gracies Farm; £124 Low House: Suffolk £140, £128.50, £122.50 Low House; £136, £122 Terrys Farm; £130 Villa Farm; £126 Green Farm(Hodgson): Dutch Texel £135 Terrys Farm: Hampshire £120 Low House; £106 Windygate: Mule £110 Buckles Farm; £110 Croft End Farm; £109 Green Farm; £108.50, £106 Park House Farm(Metcalf); £108 Leekworth Gardens; £104 Ascot House; £104 Yew House; £104 Waterhouses: Badgerface Texel £109 Gracies Farm: Rough £86 Waterhouses: Swaledale £86 Ghyll Brow: Dalesbred £85 Hillgill Farm.

Price per kilo

Beltex 380p, 376.9p, 361.3p Ash Garth; 373.8p, 373.3p, 361.9p, 353.3p, 311.4p, 307p Top Field Farm; 372.7p, 347.6p, 322.2p, 322.2p, 317.4p, 314p, 300p(2) Low House; 360p, 351.2p, 329.8p, 323.4p, 322.2p, 304.9p, 300p Cheney House Farm; 351.2p, 337.2p, 318.2p, 302.1p Little Beck; 342.1p Black Syke; 339.6p Terrys Farm; 338.1p Woodfoot; 331.6p, 322.2p, 312.5p, 300p Hall Farm House; 330.4p Old Mill Flatt; 321.4p Smardale Mill; 320.5p The Grange; 310.5p New Hummerbecks Farm; 310p West Lea; 307.5p Bridge End Farm; 302.2p Croft House Farm; 300p Green Farm: Texel 295.7p, 276.9p Wetheriggs Farm; 289p, 284.1p Hall Farm House; 287.2p Chapel House Farm; 282.9p Amersber Cottage; 278.9p, 272.7p, 268p Low House; 277.8p Starrah; 276.3p Goodlie Hill Cottage; 266.7p Abbey Farm; 266.7p Angerton Hall Farm; 262.7p Old Mill Flatt: Suffolk 264.2p, 250p, 249p, 247.1p Low House; 261.5p, 244p Terrys Farm; 247.6p Angerton Hall Farm; 244.4p Town End Farm: Dutch Texel 259.6p Terrys Farm: Charollais 251.2p Swarthymere:  Dutch Spotted 248.9p Gracies Farm; 248p Low House: Hampshire 244.9p Low House: Mule 234p Croft House Farm; 231.9p Green Farm; 231.1p, 228p Waterhouses; 226.1p Yew House; 225p Leekworth Gardens: Rough 209.8p Waterhouses.

Cast Ewes

Texel £156, £110 Yore House; £151, £115 Swarthymere; £150 New View Farm; £142.50 Midtown Farm; £122 Mill Moor; £120 Lummas House; £110 Yore House; £110 Eden Terrace: Bluefaced Leicester £140 Gillcumber Edge: Beltex £135 Yore House: Suffolk £125 Eden Terrace; £116 West Underhurth; £110 Glebelands: Charollais £120.50 Orchard Farm: Mule £108 Highfield Farm; £98 Nova Scotia; £95.50 Yore House: Masham £96 Hexham Gardens: Badgerface £90 Yore House: Rough £82 Cotegill Barn: Cheviot £80 Hexham Gardens: Swaledale £80 Town End Farm(Robinson); £70, £67 Kilnstown; £68 Brow Farm; £65 Woolpits Hill; £62.50 Newsham Grange; £62.50 Yore House; £60 Step Ends Farm: Lleyn £80 Rake Head: Kerry Hill £71 Hexham Garden: Herdwick £57 Pinewood Heighs; £50(2) Hexham Gardens.

Cast Rams

Beltex £132 Terrys Farm: Texel £120 Highfield Farm: Swaledale £80.50 Sanders Close; £80 Hoggarths Farm.