Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night, when 3,123 sheep were forward consisting of 1,856 prime lambs, 645 cast ewes and 622 store lambs.

Topping the sale at £170 was a 52kg Texel cross lamb from Messrs Atkinson, Abbey Park, Bleatarn which was bought by Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

Topping at 360p/kg were a pen of five 40kg Beltex cross lambs which sold for £144 from Messrs Skelton, Low House, Maryport. A Beltex cross lamb weighing 51kg sold for £162 also from Low House which was bought by Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

Messrs Armstrong, Crossfell House, Milburn sold a 48kg Beltex cross lamb to make £160 also selling to Messrs Dowding, Appleby.

Messrs Wearmouth, Parkside, Barnard Castle sold a pen of four 39kg lambs to make £134 (343.6p/Kg).

Messrs Skelton. Low House sold a pen of five 41kg lambs to make £140 (341.5p/kg.

Messrs Dodd sold a pen of three 41kg lambs for £138 (336.6p/kg).

Messrs Somerville, Lansmere, Penrith sold a pen of ten 44kg lambs to make £147.50 (335.2p/kg)

Once again an SQQ average of 258.67p/kg and a overall average of 255.67p/kg was achieved which was again a good 20-25p/kg dearer than most other centres so far this week!

33 pens and 176 lambs sold between 300-360p/kg

54 pens and 53 lambs sold between £140-£170

Heavy lambs were a flying trade being the dearest seen for some time.

Mr Inman, Kilnknowe, Lockerbie sold a pen of five 54K Texel cross lambs to make £144 (266.7p/kg).

Messrs Burrow & Rutter Armstrong, Penrith sold a pen of five 51kg exel lambs to make £139 (272.5p/kg).

A pen of eleven 48kg Texel cross lambs selling for £138 (287.5p/kg) from Messrs Armstrong, Crossfell House, Penrith and another pen of sixteen 49kg Texel cross lambs making £130 (265.3p/kg) were also from this home.

Messrs Dinsdale, Carpool, Bleatarn sold a pen of thirteen 48kg Texel cross lambs to make £133.50 (278.1p/kg).

Mule lambs topped at £123 and 241.2p/kg for a pen of five 51kg lambs from Messrs Burrow & Rutter Armstrong, Penrith.

A pen of nine 50kg Mules sold to make £118 (236p/kg) from Messrs Birbeck, High Stennerskeugh, Ravenstonedale.

Messrs Swinbank, Brow Farm, Dufton sold a pen of fourteen 44kg Mules to make £104.50 (237.5p/kg).

Suffolk cross lambs sold to £132 for 52kg lambs from Messrs Bewley, Jerusalem Farm, Colby.

Cast sheep were a flying trade especially for strong and meaty ewes of all breeds.

Topping this section at £185 were a pair of Texel ewes from Messrs Wearmouth, Parkside, Barnard Castle.

Messrs Dodd, Skylin also sold Texel cross ewes to £182.

B.F.L. ewes topped at £176.50 from Messrs Hodgson, Park House, Ravenstonedale.

Swaledale ewes sold to £100.50 for a pen from Messrs Hodgson, Park House Farm, Ravenstonedale with another pen of 10 Swaledale ewes making £91.50 also from this home.

Rough Fell ewes sold to £106.50 from Messrs Law, Crooksbeck, Ravenstonedale.

A pen of 10 Rough Fell ewes sold for £95.50 from Messrs Capstick, High Lane, Newbiggin on Lune.

Messrs Chappelhow, Beckstones, Newbiggin on Lune sold another pen of 12 Rough Fell ewes to make £92.50.

Lamb Leading Consignment Averages

22    @    43kg        £134.66    312.5p    Messrs JS&JO Dodd Skylin Temple Sowerby
13    @    48kg        £133.50    278.1p    Mrs D Dinsdale Carpool Bleatarn
58    @    50.5kg    £131.42    260.2p    PT & J Inman Kilnknowe Kirtlebridge
27    @    44.8kg    £130.94    291.7p    Messrs Somerville Lansmere Newby
18    @    44.1kg    £127.44    288.9p    Messrs TW Hunter Upper Brydekirk Brydekirk
98    @    45.7kg    £126.84    277.4p    Mr RJ Armstrong Crossfell House Milburn
149    @    41.9kg    £125.14    298.2p    L Skelton & Son Low House Bulgill
24    @    44kg        £125.13    284.3p    M/s E&R Brass&Son Barnskew Maulds Meaburn
39    @    45.9kg    £125.09    272.2p    M/s DJ & S Atkinson Abbey Park Bleatarn
15    @    52kg        £125.00    240.3p    M/s CR&MJ Birbeck High Stennerskeugh R’dale

Leading Prices –

Spring lambs

Price per head

Texel £170, £130x(2), £128.5, £120.5 Abbey Park; £146, £125  High Stennerskeugh; £144x(3), £138, £135, £130, £128.5(x2), £126.5, £124, £123 (x2 £120.5)Kilnknowe; £144, £138, £134, £128.5 Steeley Farm; £139 Langwathby Hall; £134, £130 Street House; £133.5, £122, £120.5 Carpool; £132, £128 Hallbankgate Farm; £131, £127 Stoneriggs; £130, £121.5 Eden Flatt; £130 Crossfell House; £128 Lands Farm; £128, £120 Lansmere; £128 James Farm; £126.5, £123 Low House; £125 Goodlie Hill; £124 Bolton Road; £123.5 Step Ends Farm; £123 Buddle House; £123 Barnskew: Beltex £162 Low House; £160, £138x2 Crossfell House; £148, £134 Castle Hill; £147.5, £130x2 Lansmere; £144, £140, £134.5, £132, £130.5 Low House; £144, £139, £138, £135, £130 Skylin; £142, £140 Kilnknowe; £140, £139, £130 Steeley Farm; £138 Barnskew; £138, £134 Upper Brydekirk; £134 Parkside; £130 Bolton Road: Suffolk £132, £119.5 Jerusalem Farm; £131 Carpool Farm; £122, £118.5 Mere Bank; £114.5 Friarbiggin; £114 Old Mill Flatt: Blue Texel £130 Crooksbeck; £104 Bolton Road: Rouge £129 Bolton Road:

Mule £123, £106.5 Langwathby Hall; £118 High Stennerskeugh; £113 Ellergill; £110.5 Claylands Farm; £108.5 Scarrowmanwick; £108.5 Waterhouses; £108 Cote House Barn; £105.5 Pinfold House;£104.5 Brow Farm: Charolais £120 Castle Hill; £113.5 Orchard Farm: Lleyn  £103.5 Millbeck: Bluefaced Leicester £101 Scarrowmanwick: Rough £92 High Lane; £88 Crooksbeck: Swaledale £77 Midfield:

Price per kilo

Beltex 360p, 341.5p, 320.5p, 318.3p, 317.6p, 314.6p, 314.3p, 312.8p, 311.6p Low House; 343.6p, 315p Parkside 336.6p, 329.3p, 327.3p, 315.9p, 309.5p Skylin; 335.2p, 307.1p Lansmere; 333.3p, 313.6p Crossfell House; 333.3p, 304.9p Bolton Road; 328.9p, 304.5p Castle Hill; 325.6p Steeley Farm; 320.9p Barnskew; 313.6p Upper Brydekirk: Texel 326.9p, 306p Abbey Park; 301.2p, 272.1p, 269.8p, 267.4p Low House; 286p, 267.8p, 266.7p, 265.3p Kilnknowe; 285.1p Steeley Farm; 279.5p Barnskew; 278.1p Carpool; 277.4p Parkside; 276.2p, 266.7p, 265.6p James Farm; 275p Hallbankgate Farm; 274.4p Old Mill Flatt; 272.5p Langwathby Hall; 267.3p, 267p Stoneriggs; 265.9p Breaks Hall; 265.3p Street House; 265.3p Crossfell House; 265p Buddle House: Rouge 263.3p Bolton Road: Charolais 255.3p Castle Hill; 252.2 Orchard Farm: Suffolk 253.8p, 249p Jerusalem Farm; 246.9p Mere Bank; 243.2p Holme Bottom; 242.6p Carpool Farm; 241.3p Forest Farm: Mule 241.2p, 236.7p Langwathby Hall; 237.5p Brow Farm; 236p High Stennerskeugh; 235.9p Waterhouses; 234.8p Cote House Barn; 234.4p Pinfold House; 233.7p Claylands Farm: Bleu d’Maine 250p Old Mill Flatt: Blue Texel 236.4p Crooksbeck; 236.4p Bolton Road: Lleyn 235.2p Millbeck: Hampshire 225p Colby Laithes: Rough Fell 209.5p Crooksbeck: Swaledale 202.6p Midfield:

Cast Ewes

Texel £185 Parkside; £182, £136.5 Skylin; £170 Hardendale Hall; £158.5 Bollihope Shield Farm; £158.5, £140.5 Beckstones; £140.5, £130 Crossfell House; £140.5 Upper Brydekirk; £140.5 Rigby House; £130 Stoneriggs; £130 Middle Bank End Farm; £122.5 Calva Farm; £120.5 High Stennerskeugh: Bluefaced Leicester £176.5 Park House Farm: Beltex £158.5, £140, £120 Crossfell House; £152.5, £120 Steeley Farm; £150, £146.5, £140 Skylin: Suffolk £156.5 Mere Bank; £142.5 Friars Garth; £140 James Farm; £136.5 Crossfell House: Mule £117.5 Sandford Hall; £114.5 Littlebeck Farm; £114 James Farm; £110 Foxtower View: Cheviot £108.5 Crossfell House; £106.5 Town Foot: Rough Fell £106.5 Crooksbeck; £95.5 High Lane; £92.5 Beckstones; £88.5 Raisgill Hall; £84.5 Cocklake Farm: Swaledale £100.5, £91.5, £70.5 Park House Farm; £88 Thwaite Farm; £83.5 High Stennerskeugh; £80 Bow Hall; £72.50 Stoneriggs; £71.50 Bollihope Shield; £70.5 Easegill Head; £70 Buddle House; £70 Langwathby Hall; £70 Greenriggs; £70 Hoggarths Farm; £70 Midfield; £70 Stor Adj Kirkdale: Blackface £79 Middle Bank End Farm: Zwartble £80 Middle Bank End Farm: Lleyn £75.5 Far Close Farm Ltd: Herdwick £60.5 Wayside:

Cast Rams

Texel £150, £130 Crossfell House: Beltex £140.5 Crossfell House: Rough Fell £114.5 High Lane: Swaledale £80 Billing Shield Farm; £73.5 Easegill Head; £72.5 Shieldhill Top: