Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night, when 3,576 sheep were forward consisting of 2,911 prime lambs and 665 cast sheep.

Topping the sale at £169 was a 47kg Beltex cross lamb from Messrs Jackson, Little Beck, Penrith.

Topping at 407.5p/kg were two pens of eleven and eight 40kg Beltex cross lambs which made £163 from Messrs Simpson, Highscale Farm, Wigglesworth.

Messrs Birkbeck, Castle Hill, Soulby sold a pen of ten 41kg Beltex cross lambs to make £167 (407.3p/kg)

Messrs Lee, Carkin Moor Farm, Richmond sold a pen of six 38kg Beltex cross lambs to make £154 (405.3p/kg)

Jojo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York sold a pen of six 41kg Beltex cross lambs to make £165 (402.4p/kg) with another pen of 40kg lambs selling for £160 (400p/kg) with a pen of eleven 43kg lambs making£166, a pen of eight 42kg lambs selling for £162, a pen of five 44kg ,making £165 and a pen of fifteen 42kg lambs making £156.50 all from Boscar Flats.

Messrs Fairburn, Ripon sold a pen of 41kg lambs to make £164 (400p/kg)

Messrs Dinsdale, Morland sold a pen o six 42kg Beltex cross lambs for £167 (397.6p/kg) with another pen of eight 42kg lambs selling for £166 (395.2p/kg)

Thompson Livestock, Penrith sold a pen of 13 39kg Beltex cross lambs to make £154.50 (396.2p/kg with a pen of ten 41kg lambs selling for £160 (390.2p/kg) from this home.

Messrs Simpson, Highscale Farm sold a pen of ten 41kg lambs to make £161 (392.7p/kg) with a pen of nine 42kg making £164.50 (391.7p/kg) and another pen of nine 43kg lambs selling for £163 all from this home.

The whole consignment of 61 lambs from Highscale Farm sold to average 41.5kg £160.29 (385.8p/kg)

A whopping SQQ average of 276.82p/kg and an overall sale average of 267.5p/kg for 2911 lambs was achieved which includes over 500 Mule and horned lambs.

47 pens and 340 lambs sold between 350-407p/kg.

25 pens and 135 lambs sold between £160-£169

41 pens and 227 lambs sold between £150-£169

Heavy lambs were a flying trade from start to finish with Messrs Sayer, Town End Farm, Hackthorpe selling 50kg lambs to £168 (336p/kg)

Messrs Lee, Carkin Moor Farm sold a pen of 52kg lambs to make £156 (300p/kg), a pen of 49kg to make £150 (306.1p/kg) a pen of 48kg at £140 (291.7p/kg) and a pen of 16 49kg Texel cross lambs making £137.50 (280.6p/kg) all from this home.

Messrs Fairburn, Ripon sold Texel cross lambs averaging 48kg to make £159 (331.3p/kg)

Messrs Wilson, Middlesborough sold a pen of 49kg lambs to make £136 (277.6p/kg)

Suffolk cross lambs sold to £146 and 260.7p/kg for 56 lambs from Messrs Hodgson, Green Farm, Shap.

Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown Farm, Longton sold a pen of 22 50kg Suffolk cross lambs to make £128.50 (257p/kg) with a pen of 22 52kg Suffolk making £133.50 (256.7p/kg) and another pen of 52kg Suffolk crosses making £132.50 (254.8p/kg all from Smalmstown Farm.

Mule lambs topped at £130 from Messrs Hodgson, Green Farm, Shap.

Messrs Wills, Fawcett Park Farm sol a pen of 12 53kg Mules to make £120.

Messrs Birkbeck, Castle Hill sold a pen of 44kg Mules to make £106.50 (242p/kg)

Messrs Raine & Davidson, Thorney Gale sold a pen of 25 46kg Mules to make £110.50 (240.2p/kg)

Messrs Fairburn, Ripon sold a pen of 23 46kg Mules to make £109 (237p/kg).

Messrs Heron, Eastfield Farm, Warcop sold a pen of 13 49kg Mules to make £115.

Horned ewes sold to £81 for a pen of 10 Swaledales from Messrs Heron, Eastfield Farm.

Leading Lamb Averages
No.        Weight    Head        p/kg            From
61    @    41.5kg    £160.29    385.8p    PW Simpson, Wigglesworth
86    @    42kg        £153.59    365.5p    JM Andrews, York
45    @    42kg        £148.98    354.7p    W&J&I Dinsdale, Morland
16    @    43.8kg    £147.94    337.1p    HG Jackson, Kings Meaburn
119    @    41.3kg    £145.58    351.7p    Thompson Livestock, Penrith
100    @    47.7kg     £143.75    301.1p    GW Lee & Sons, Richmond
14    @    43.9kg    £138.93    316.2p    B Maughan, Crosby Ravensworth
20    @    54.7kg    £136.00    248.6p    P&SA Nelson, Penrith
26    @    45.9kg    £135.17    294.1p    RN Strong, Penrith
38    @    48.1kg    £133.46    276.9p    MTP&SD Wills, Dufton
47    @    42.6kg    £133.07    312.1p    GJ Mellor & Partners, Doncaster
19    @    44.1kg    £132.00    298.9p    A&R Wilson, Middlesborough
20    @    51.4kg    £131.30    255.4p    W Hughes & Sons, Asby
200    @    50.8kg    £130.49    256.8p    M/s Fisher, Longtown

Leading Prices –

Prime Lambs

Price Per head –

Beltex £169, £163, £160, £143 Little Beck; £168, £167, £166, £165, £150.50, £144 High Field; £168 Town End Farm; £167 Castle Hill; £166, £165(2), £162, £160, £156, £148, £140 Boscar Flats; £165 Barnskew; £164.50, £163(3), £161(2), £156 Highscale  Farm; £164, £159, £148.50, £144, £141.50, £141 Marriforth; £160 , £154.50, £151, £149, £146(2) Anchor Farm; £156, £155.50, £154, £153, £151, £150, £146.50, £140 Carkin Moor Farm; £156 Fawcett Park Farm; £154 Parkside; £153.50, £145.50 Barton Hall; £149.50 Carpool Farm; £149 Amersber Cottage; £148, £146 Skylin; £147, £143.50, £143 West Hale Farm; £147, £141.50 Searchlight Farm; £145 Woodfoot; £144 Steeley Farm; £142, £140 Green Farm; £140 West Lea; £140 Prospect Farm; £140 Bolton Road: Texel £154 Oak House; £149, £143, £138 Carkin Moor Farm; £146, £140, £130 Smalmstown Farm; £146 Woodfoot; £145 Dona Close; £143, £136.50, £134 Searchlight Farm; £142 Intake Bottom; £140(2), £134, £130 Rosgill Head; £140 Ladying Farm; £140 Fawcett Park Farm; £140 Barnskew; £139 Parkside; £137.50 Anchor Farm; £136(2) West Hale Farm; £132.50 Barton Hall; £132 West End Farm; £131.50 Calva Farm; £131 Red House Farm; £130.50 Green Farm; £130 Porthy Green: Scotch Blackface £150.50 Castle Hill; £105.50 Ireshope Plains: Suffolk £146 Green Farm; £146 Rosegill Head; £141, £133.50, £132.50, £128.50, £122 Smalmstown Farm; £128.50, £127 Marriforth: Charollais £136 Town End Farm; £123 High Field Farm; £114 Orchard Farm: Blue Texel £136 Boscar Flats, £133 Rockcliffe Farm: Rouge £134 Chapel Farm: Dutch Spotted £134 Chapel Hill: Dutch Texel £134, £130 Chapel Farm: Mule £130 Green Farm; £120 Fawcett Park Farm; £120 Eden Flatt; £118.50 Manor House Farm; £116 Marriforth; £116 Croft House Farm; £115.50, £115 Eastfield Farm; £115 Green Farm; £113 Scarrowmanwick; £112.50 Musgrave House: Cheviot £125.50, £111 Castle Hill; £124 Buckles Farm; £111 Castle Hill; £111 Smalmstown Farm; £110 Orchard Farm: Bluefaced Leicester £112 Musgrave House: Swaledale £94.50, £82 Lanehead Farm; £90 Parkside; £83 Step Ends Farm; £80 High Birk Hatt: Badgerfaced £92 Mount Pleasant Farm: Herdwick £71 Beechcroft Farm; £70 The Gables.

Price per kilo –

Beltex 407.5p(2), 392.7p, 391.7p, 379.1p, 365.9p Highscale Farm; 407.3p Castle Hill; 405.3p, 392.3p, 353.4p Carkin Moor Farm; 402.4p, 400p, 386p, 385.7p, 375p, 372.6p, 361p Boscar Flats; 400p, 362.2p Marriforth; 397.6p, 395.2p, 383.7p, 381.8p, 367.1p High Field; 396.2p, 390.2p, 372.5p, 368.3p, 365p, 356.1p Anchor Farm; 380.6p Buddle House; 378.9p Steeley Farm; 374.4p, 370p Skylin; 372.1p, 370.5p, 359.6p Little Beck; 368.4p West Lea; 362.8p Fawcett Park Farm; 359p Prospect Farm; 358.8p, 357.5p, 350p West Hale Farm; 356p Carpool Farm; 351.1p Barnskew: Dutch Texel 372.2p, 340.3p, 325p, 286.7p Chapel Farm: Rouge 372.2p Chapel Farm: Texel 322.5p Prospect Farm; 319p, 310.2p, 265.1p Searchlight Farm; 314.3p Hawkrigg Farm; 309.1p(2) West Hale Farm; 292.6p Anchor Farm; 286.4p Thorney Gale; 285.7p, 274.4p Steeley Farm; 284.6p Haithwaite; 283.7p Buddle House; 277.3p Jardines; 275p, 270p Town End Farm; 270.4p Barton Hall; 270.2p Barnskew; 269.4p West End farm; 269.2p Fawcett Park Farm; 267.9p Marriforth; 266.7p Castle Hill; 266.3p, 265.4p Bolton Road; 266.3p Short Thorns; 265.1p Wharton Hall: Blue Texel 309.1p Boscar Flats; 302.3p Rockcliffe Farm; 283.7p Anchor Farm: Charollais 286p High Field; 265.1p Orchard Farm: Suffolk 260.7p Green Farm; 257p, 256.7p, 254.8p, 254.2p, 253.2p Smalmstown Farm; 252p Marriforth: Cheviot 246.7p, 246.1p, 238.6p Castle Hill; 243.1p Buckles Farm; 239.1p Orchard Farm: Dutch Spotted 244.3p, 243.6p Chapel Hill: Mule 242p Castle Hill; 240.2p Thorney Gale; 237.8p Intake Bottom; 237p, 232p Marriforth; 235.4p Scarrowmanwick; 234.7p, 231p Eastfield Farm; 234.4p Claylands Farm; 234p Williams House; 233p Fountain Head; 232p Croft House Farm; 231.1p Dalefoot Farm; 231.1p Buckles Farm; 230p Green Farm: Bluefaced Leicester 233.3p Musgrave House: Scotch Blackface 229.3p Ireshope Plains; 224.5p Castle Hill: Swaledale 219.8p, 210.3p Lanehead Farm; 205.1p High Birk Hatt; 204.5p Parkside; 203.9p West Ends Farm: Badgerfaced Texel 209.1p Mount Pleasant Farm: Herdwick 208.8p Beechcroft Farm; 205.9p The Gables.

Cast Ewes

Texel £140 Barnskew; £140, £136 Parkside; £126, £120 Castle Hill; £122 Stotley Hall Farm; £120 Low House: Suffolk £120 Oak House: Cheviot £120, £83 Castle Hill; £97 Cocklake Farm; £91 Middle Bank End Farm; £90 Yew House: Bluefaced Leicester £114 Cote House Barn; £106 Oak House: Charollais £110 Rigby House: Mule £100 Skelton Wood End; £100 Searchlight; £99 Cocklake Farm; £94 Copeland Row; £90 Hawkrigg Farm; £90 Castle Hill: Zwartble £98 Mount Pleasant Farm: Swaledale £81, £69 Eastfield Farm; £78 Prospect Farm Cottage; £78 Castle Hill; £76 Bleathgill; £70 Park House Farm; £67 Stotley Hall Farm; £66 Cote House Barn; £65 Low House: Valais Blacknose £80 Middle Bank End Farm: Scotch Blackface £80 Castle Hill: Herdwick £65 Low House.

Cast Rams

Texel £118 The Croft; £100 Yew House; £100 Searchlight; £100 Skelton Wood End: Beltex £110 Buddle House: Rough £90 Archers Hall: Swaledale £80 Brow Farm; £73 Ravenseat; £70(2) Prospct Farm Cottage.