Kirkby Stephen Store Lambs

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd held their fortnightly sale of store lambs when 622 were forward.

Topping the sale at £94 were a pair of Texel cross lambs from Robert Dent, Mount Pleasant Farm, Brough.

Messrs Rutter, Green Gill Farm sold a pen of 35 Texel cross Mule lambs to make £90.

Messrs Atkinson, Brackenthwaite Farm, Appleby sold a pen of 33 Texel cross lambs to make £84.50.

Hill Cheviot lambs sold to £81 for a pen from Robert Dent, Mount Pleasant Farm.

Blackfaced lambs sold to £64 for a pen of 14 from Messrs Parsley, Roundthwaite Abbey.

All classes were a very strong trade and many more store lambs can be easily sold well to a large ringside of buyers, with our next sale being on the 27^th September.

Leading Prices:

Texel £94 Mount Pleasant Farm; £90.50 Holme Bottom; £90 Green Gill Farm; £86, £84.5, £82 Brackenthwaite Farm; £83 The Sycamores; £83 Alma Cottage; £81.5 Robridding; £81.5 The Woodyard: Beltex £88 Robridding; £87, £81 Hill Top Farm; £84, £82.5Hopewell Far: Suffolk £86.5 Holme Bottom; £83.5 Robridding: Cheviot £81 Mount Pleasant Farm; £78 Roundthwaite Abbey; £75 Stor Adj Kirkdale; £75, £72 Birks Farm: Charollais £79 Orchard Farm: Hampshire £66 Alma Cottage:Blackface £64, £60, £51.5 Roundthwaite Abbey: Badger Face £58 Alma Cottage: Swaledale £57 High Lane; £49 Mount Pleasant Farm; £46 Hill Top Farm: