Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night, when 4,437 sheep were forward consisting of 3004 prime lambs, 1056 cast sheep and 377 store lambs.

Topping the prime lambs at £168 was a 56kg Beltex cross lamb from Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm which was bought by Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

Topping at 400p/kg were a pen of 40kg Beltex cross lambs which made £160 from M Wynne, Derbyshire.

Messrs Lawson, Stubsgill Farm, Workington sold a pen of six 41kg Beltex cross lambs to make £159 (387.8p/kg).

Thompson Livestock, Penrith sold a pen of five 42kg Beltex cross lambs to make £157 (373.8p/kg) with a pen of seven 43kg lambs making £152 (353.5p/kg) and a pen of eight 41kg lambs making £146 (356.1p/kg) all from Thompson Livestock. The consignment of 37 lambs from this home sold to average 42.1kg, £146, (346.8p/kg).

Messrs Dinsdale, High Field, Penrith sold 43kg Beltex cross lambs to make £158 (367.4p/kg).

Messrs Askwith, Crook on their first time selling prime sheep here at Kirkby Stephen presented a wonderful pen of twelve 44kg Beltex cross lambs to make £152 with another pen of fifteen lambs weighing 41kg making £146.50 (357.3p/kg). The consignment of 41 lambs from this home sold to average 44.6kg £147.26 (330.1p/kg)

Suffolk cross lambs sold to £130 from Messrs Hodgson, Green Farm, Shap.

Charollais cross lambs sold to £125.50 for a pen of seven 46kg lambs from Messrs Deighton, Orchard Farm, Bleatarn.

Mule lambs sold to £115 for a pen of five 56kg from Messrs Lawson, Stubsgill Farm, Workington.

Messrs Wharton, Keisley Farm, Murton sold a pen of twenty two 52kg Mules to make £111.50.

Messrs Hayton, Asby Grange, Great Asby sold a pen of fourteen 49kg Mules to make £106.

30 pens and 130 lambs sold between £140 - £168

60 pens and 301 lambs sold between £130 - £168

26 pens and 120 lambs sold between 320 – 400p/kg

Cast sheep topped at £144 for Texel cross ewes from Mr Tiplady, Red House Farm, Barnard Castle.

Store lambs topped at £83.50 for a pen of fifteen long term keep Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Dawson, Richmond.

Lamb Leading Consignment Averages
No.        Kg        p/kg        £/head    From
41    @    44.61kg    330.10    £147.26    Messrs Askwith, Middle Mown Meadows
37    @    42.16kg    346.25    £146.00    Thompson Livestock Ltd, Anchor Farm
24    @    48.71kg    282.21    £137.46    MTP & SD Wills, Fawcett Park
36    @    45.36kg    299.97    £136.07    Messrs GM & A Jackson, Little Eccleston Hall
102   @    46kg        282.46    £130.03    GW Lee & Sons, Carkin Moor Farm
8       @    46kg        268.21    £123.38    Mr S Millman, Brackenslack
71    @    47.34kg    258.18    £122.22    W&J&I Dinsdale, High Field
12    @    41.92kg    287.48    £120.50    Mr HG Jackson, Little Beck
50    @    46.18kg    260.74    £120.41    Messrs W&R Lawson, Stubsgill Farm
21    @    50.0kg    240.19    £120.10    Messrs G Sowerby, Terrys Farm

Leading Prices –

Spring lambs

Price per head

Beltex £168, £156 Terrys Farm; £160, £140, £130(x2), £125 Hall Farm House; £159 Stubsgill Farm; £158, £136, £131, £126, £125(x2) High Field; £157, £152, £146(x2), £140.50, £130 Anchor Farm;  £152, £146, £142, £141(x2), £136, £128, £127 Fawcett Park; £152 Fair View; £152, £146.50, £144 Middle Mown Meadows; £147, £140, £138, £136.50, £131 Little Eccleston Hall; £144.50, £134.50 Little Beck; £143, £141, £138.50, £131.50, £131, £130, £127 Carkin Moor Farm; £142, £136.50, £127(x2) Stubsgill Farm; £140 Green Farm; £138.50 Castle Hill;  £136.50, £130, £128(x2, £125) Marriforth; £135, £128(x2) Bonnygate Farm; £133, £130  Bowes Cross Farm; £132 Stoneriggs; £131 Brackenslack(Millman); £130(x3) Skylin; £130 Upper Brydekirk; £127 Brackenslack (Seymour); £126 Bolton Road: Texel £131.50 Water House Close; £130, £122, £120, £119.50, £115 Newstead Grange; £130(x2, £115.50) Carkin Moor Farm; £130, £123 Whygill Head; £128.50, £119.50 Hall Farm House; £125 Buckles Farm; £124.50 Musgrave House; £124 Prospect Farm Cottage; £124, £120 Fawcett Park Farm; £120 New View Farm; £118.50 Parkside; £117 Galloper Rise; £116.50 Stoneriggs; £115.50 Green Farm; £115 Bowes Cross Farm; £115 Keld Farm: Suffolk £130, £124, £114 Green Farm; £120 New View Farm; £114 Rigby House; £112 Terrys Farm: Charollais £125.50 Orchard Farm; £122 Carkin Moor Farm; £115 High Field: Herdwick £122 Paddock Cottage; £87 Lower Griseburn: Dutch Texel £117 Terrys Farm: Mule £115, £101.50 Stubsgill Farm; £111.50, £101 Keisley Farm; £109, £106 Asby Grange; £106.50, £102 Waterhouses; £104.50 Ellergill; £104.50 Grains O Beck; £102 Stotley Hall Farm; £102 Low Rigg: Bluefaced Leicester £110(x2) Park House Farm : Cheviot £110 Whygill Head; £93, £92 Bank Head; £92 House & Holme Farm; £92 Buckles Farm: Dorset £97 Buckles Farm: Rough Fell £89.50, £81.50, £81 Waterhouses: Swaledale £88 Slip Cottage; £70 Swarthymere; £66 Low Rigg; £62 Holly Cottage Barn; £62 Middle Bank End Farm:

Price per kilo

Beltex 400p, 315.8p, 309.5p Hall Farm House; 387.8p Stubsgill Farm; 373.8p, 356.1p, 353.5p, 334.5p, 331.8p, 317.1p Anchor Farm; 367.4p, 300p[ High Field; 361.9p Fair View; 357.3p, 345.5p Middle Mown Meadows; 341p, 317.1p Bowes Cross Farm; 337.5p, 320p  Bonnygate Farm; 336, 311.1p, 305.7p Little Beck; 335.7p, 333.3p, 317.8p, 311.9p, 301.1p Carkin Moor Farm; 332.9p, 325p, 304.8p(x2), 301.3p Marriforth; 332.4p, 307.9p Ash Garth; 329.8p Castle Hill; 326.7p, 306.7p Little Eccleston Hall; 325p, 317.1p, 302.3p Skylin; 320.5p, 304p, 302.1p Fawcett Park Farm; 309p West Lea;  300p Terrys Farm: Texel 321p Water House Close; 284.5p, 267.7, 243.6pp Hall Farm House; 278p Buddle House; 277.8p Buckles Farm; 269.5p Brackenslack; 265.3p, 245.3p, 241.5p Carkin Moor Farm; 263.3p Parkside; 253.4p, 245.3p, 242.7p Stoneriggs; 252.3p Langton Field; 251.4p Old Spital Farm; 251.2p Bonnygate Farm; 240.7p Bolton Road: Charollais 272.8p Orchard Farm; 234.6p Carkin Moor Farm: Dutch Texel 238.8p Terrys Farm: Suffolk 222.2p New View Farm; 221.9p Carpool Farm: Herdwick 222p Paddock Cottage: Mule 216.3p Asby Grange; 216p Stubsgill Farm; 214.4p Keisley Farm; 213.3p Grains O Beck; 213p Stoneriggs; 212.2p Buckles Farm: Cheviot 213.1p Middle Bank End Farm; 209.1p House & Holme Farm; 209.1p Buckles Farm: Rough Fell 192.9p, 190.4p Waterhouses: Swaledale 191.3p Slip Cottage:

Cast Ewes

Texel £144 Red House Farm; £140 Short Thorns Farm; £130 New View Farm; £130, £126 Bolton Road; £130, £120 Dona Close; £128 Fair View; £126 Abbey Farm; £124 Marriforth; £120 Breaks Hall: Beltex £140 Short Thorns Farm: Suffolk £118 Middle Bank End Farm; £106 New View Farm: Cheviot £118(x2)New View Farm: £86 Prospect Farm: Bluefaced Leicester £98 Dhort Thorns Farm; £92 Thorney Gale: Mule £89 Thorns Farm; £89 Prospect Farm; £86 Thorney Gale; £86 Martindale Farm; £85 Red House Farm: Dorset £80 Middle Bank End Farm: Blackface £72 Middle Bank End Farm: Herdwick £67 Fell View: Rough Fell £66, £60 Waterhouses: Swaledale £62 Stubsgill Farm; £62 Thorney Gale; £61 West End Farm; £61 Holly Cottage Barn; £61 Gapshields; £60 Kilnstown Farms Ltd:

Cast Rams

Beltex £122 Low Esh Farm: Lleyn £98 Rake Head: Rough Fell £70, £60 Barugh House: Swaledale £54 Alotment Farm; £50 Haithwaite

Store Lambs

Beltex £83.50 Lindon Road; £73.50 Catherine Holme; £72 Trainriggs Farm: Texel £79, £77.50 Castlethwaite; £78 Catherine Holme; £74 Stephens Farm: Suffolk £76 Bridge End: Cheviot £70 Nova Scotia: Swaledale £50(x2) Burblethwaite: