Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night, when 3586 sheep were forward comprising of 2536 prime lambs and 1050 cast ewes.

Topping the sale at £170 was a 49kg Beltex cross lamb from Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside which was bought by Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

Topping at 397.6p/kg were a pen of fifteen 42kg Beltex cross lambs which made £167 and were consigned by Messrs Lee, Carkin Moor Far, Richmond.

Another pen of 23 Beltex cross lambs weighing 45kg sold to make £158 also from this home.

The whole consignment of 111 lambs from Carkin Moor sold to average 45kg, £147.37, 326.6p/kg.

Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside sold 55kg Texel cross lambs to make £166 also selling to Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

Messrs Maughan, Ash Garth, Great Asby sold a pen of three 37kg Beltex cross lambs to make £141, 381.1Kirkby

Messrs Slater,Whiteley Hey Farm, Macclesfield sold a pen of 12 Beltex cross lambs weighing 37kg to make £135.50 and 366.2p/kg with another pen of 16 lambs weighing 36kg selling for £130 and 361.1p/kg.

Our Annual “Bonny Boys” Show for pens of 10 Mule wether lambs was held with the judging being expertly carried out by longstanding and weekly supporter of Kirkby Stephen Mart, Mr A. Slack, Stoneriggs.

In what was a fantastic turn out of smart and well made Mule Wethers Mr. Slack awarded the first prize to the pen of 10 from Messrs Lawson, Hundith House, Wigton which weighed 50kg and sold for £128 (256p/kg) selling to A. Slack.

Results:-

1^st - Messrs JJ & E Lawson, Hundith House  -   50kg, £128, 256p/kg.

2^nd  Messrs HR Hayton & Son, Asby Grange -   51kg, £112, 219.6p/kg.

3^rd  Messrs JJ & E Lawson, Hundith House    -   45kg, £107, 256p/kg

Another great SQQ sale average of 258p/kg and overall sale average of 253.18p/kg for 2536 lambs which includes over 400 Mule and Horned lambs.

41 pens and 192 lambs sold between £140 – £170.

87 pens and 376 lambs sold between £130 - £170.

41 pens and 245 lambs sold between 320 – 397p/kg.

647 Beltex cross lambs sold to average £130.23 and 304p/kg.

Heavy lambs full of meat were a very strong trade once again with a pen of thirteen 51kg Texel cross lambs making £149 (292.2p/kg) from Messrs Lee, Carkin Moor Farm, Richmond with another pen of eight 52kg Texel cross lambs making £149 (286.5p/kg) also from this home.

53kg Dutch Texel cross lambs sold to make £165 (311.3p/kg) from Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm.

Cast Sheep topped at £200 for a Texel cross ewe from Messrs Slater, Whiteley Hey Farm, Macclesfield.

Another pen of 8 Beltex cross ewes sold to make £182.50 also from Whiteley Hey Farm.

Bluefaced Leicester ewes sold to £158.50 from Messrs Alderson, Cockleberry, Barnard Castle.

Swaledale ewes sold to £81 on two occasions for a pen from Messrs Lawson, Stubsgill Farm, Workington, and also for another pen from Messrs Buckle, Bleathgill.

Lamb Leading Consignment Averages.

No.        Kg        £/head    p/kg        From
111    @    45.1kg    £147.37    326.6p    GW Lee & Sons, Richmond
11    @    50.8kg    £140.09    275.6p    G Sowerby, Ormside
44    @    45.5kg    £138.66    304.2p    GJ Mellor & Partners, Doncaster
12    @    41.5kg    £134.00    322.2p    NE Slack, Newby
12    @    48kg        £133.92    278.9p    S Armstrong & Sons, Penrith
35    @    39.4kg    £132.34    335.4p    J Maughan, Great Asby
30    @    42.8kg    £132.07    308p        JS&JO Dodd, Temple Sowerby
40    @    36.4kg    £130.20    357.6p    GE&VH Slater & Sons, Macclesfield
93    @    45.1kg    £128.54    284.7p    E&EM Fairburn, Ripon
14    @    46.4kg    £128.25    276.2p    D Dinsdale, Bleatarn
10     @    42kg        £127.65    303.9p    HG Jackson, Kings Meaburn
30    @    48.2kg    £126.20    261.6p    JR&M Richardson, Darlington

Leading Prices –

Spring lambs

Price per head

Beltex £170 Terrys Farm; £167, £158, £149, £146, £143.50, £142, £133 Carkin Moor Farm; £153, £136 Plumtree House; £150, £149, £147, £146, £145, £135 West Hale Farm; £150, £146, £143, £140(2), £135, £132.50 Marriforth; £150, £135.50 Carpool; £149, £144.50, £140, £138 Skylin; £148, £139, £130 Wharton Hall; £147, £140 Bowes Cross Farm; £145.50, £138 Asby Grange; £144.50, £131.50, £131 Row End Farm; £142, £141, £137, £136, £133 Moor Riggs; £141, £140, £130 Ash Garth; £140, £134 Staingills; £140 Leekworth Gardens; £140 Stoneriggs; £137.50 Sawbridge Hall; £137 Castle Hill; £136, £135.50, £130 Whitley Hey Farm; £135, £134, £130 Stubsgill Farm; £135(2) Little Beck; £135 Ascot House; £130 Easegill Head; £130 Parkside: Texel £166, £134 Terrys Farm; £149, £140 Carkin Moor Farm; £145, £130, £128 Stripes Farm; £144 High Beck Head; £137 Brogden Farm; £134 Parkside; £134, £121 Green Farm(Hodgson); £132 Ash Garth; £131, £130.50, £125 Etherley House; £130, £125 Moor Riggs; £130, £126.50, £124.50, £122.50, £121, £120 Kilnknowe; £130, £126 Marttindale (Robinson); £128.50 Coupland Beck; £128.50 Stubsgill Farm; £128 Oak House; £126 Stoneriggs; £126 Asby Grange; £125, £124, £121, £120 Easegill Head; £125 Scar Top; £124.50, £123 Middle Bank End Farm; £124 Shap Lodge Farm; £124 West Hale Farm; £123 Bridge End Farm; £123 Skylin; £122 Croft House Farm; £122, £121 Town End Farm; £121 Quarry Close; £120 Porthy Green: Dutch Texel £165, £136 Terrys Farm: Rouge £135 Middle Bank End: Suffolk £133 Carpool; £130 Etherley House; £125 Terrys Farm: Cheviot £132 Low Greenside; £115 Bank Head; £106(2) Mount View: Mule £128, £107.50, £107 Hundith House; £117 Stobbs Farm; £117, £112, £110 Asby Grange; £112 Galloper Rise; £108 Brow Farm; £107.50 Croft House Farm; £107 High Stennerskeugh; £105.50 Prospect Farm: Charollais £128 Green Farm; £125, £117 Lockholme Hall; £112 Black Syke: Cheviot Mule £107 Bank Head: Kerry Hill £99.50 Bank Head: Swaledale £86 Laneside; £85.50 Coupland Beck Farm.

Price per kilo ,

Beltex 397.6p 351.1p, 350p, 338.1p, 324.4p Carkin Moor Farm; 381.1p, 359p, 333.3p Ash Garth; 366.2p, 361.1p, 351.4p Whiteley Hey Farm; 359.8p, 333.3p, 331.1p West Hale Farm; 354.8p, 333.3p, 328.6p, 328.4p Skylin; 346.9p Terrys Farm; 345p, 338.4p Asby Grange; 340.9p, 325p Marriforth; 337.5p Ascot House; 337.5p, 321.4p Little Beck; 333.3p Bowes Cross Farm; 331.7p, 325.5p Plumtree House; 331p, 328.9p Wharton Hall; 329.3p Stubsgill Farm; 328.8p, 328.4 Row End Farm;  326.8p Staingills; 326.2p Castle Hill; 325.6p Leekworth Gardens; 3214.3p Black Syke; 321.8p Bridge End Farm: Texel 323.7p, 319.2p Middle Bank End Farm;  301.8p Terrys Farm; 298.8p Stubsgill Farm; 295p, 260.9p Easegill Head; 292p Coupland Beck Farm; 286.5p Carkin Moor Farm; 286p Skylin; 279.8p Bowes Cross Farm; 278.7p, 271.9p, 264.4p Etherley House; 277.8p, 265.3p Moor Riggs; 275.6p Staingills; 273.6p, 261.2p Stripes Farm; 268.3p Town End Farm; 264.3p Starrah; 264p Ash Garth; 263.8p West Hale Farm; 263p Kilnknowe; 261.8p High Beck Head; Rouge 314p Middle Bank End Farm: Dutch Texel 311.3p, 266.7p Terrys Farm: Charolais 266.7p Green Farm; 248.9p Black Syke; 244.8p Lockholme Hall: Suffolk 260.8p Carpool; 255.1p Terrys Farm; 250p Etherley House; 243.2p Staingills; 238p’ 231.1p Black Syke; 234.8p Town End Farm; 233.3p Ascot House; 232.6p Copeland Row; Mule 256p, 237.8p, 228.7p Hundith House; 227.7p High Stennerskeugh; 224.5p Asby Grange; 224p Galloper Rise; 221.4p Rudd Hills; 220.4p Brow Farm: Cheviot/Mule 232.6p Bank Head: Kerry Hill 226.1p Bank Head: Cheviot 228.9p Bank Head; 225.6p Low Greenside; 222.2p Middle Bank End Farm: Bluefaced Leicester 221.1p Swarthymere; 220p Scar Sykes: Swaledale 220.5p Laneside; 203.6p Coupland Beck Farm:

Cast Ewes

Texel £200 Whitley Hey Farm; £162 Lower Griseburn; £148 Waitby Farm; £142 High Moor; £140 Fountain Head; £140 Barrowsmoor Farm; £139 Stingills; £138.50 Rosgill Head; £138, £135 New Hummerbecks Farm; £132.50 Gaisgill Row Farm; £130 Low Moor: Beltex £182.50, £130 Whitley Hey Farm; £130 Asby Grange; £125 Abbey Farm: Bluefaced Leicester £158.50 Cockleberry; £142.50 Asby Hall: Suffolk £140 Buckles Farm; £140 Eden Terrace; £120 New Hummerbecks Farm: Dorset £124.50 Buckles Farm: Mule £112 New Hummerbecks Farm; £110.50 Sawbridge Hall; £104 Rosgill Head; £100 Asby Hall: Cheviot £106 Martindale Farm(Wearmouth); £100, £84 Coupland Beck Farm; £80 Bank Head: Lleyn £104 Woodfoot: Kerry Hill £90 Bank Head: Swaledale £81, £76 Stubsgill; £81 Bleathgill; £80 The Gables; £76 Cockleberry; £75 Whingill; £75 Asby Hall; £73 Close Farm; £70 Greenriggs: Goat £80 Decklyn: Scotch Blackface £66 Laneside; £60.50 Middle Bank End Farm.

Cast Rams

Texel £152 Cockleberry: Lleyn £150 Wharton Hall: Kerry Hill £108 Bank Head: Swaledale £85 South Wellhope; £74 Wythes Hill; £72.50 High Beck Head; £72 Swarthymere; £70 Lummas House.