Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night, when 3,039 sheep were forward consisting of 2,612 prime hoggs and 427 cast sheep.

Topping the sale at £162 was a 54kg Texel cross hogg from Messrs Somerville, Lansmere, Penrith which was bought by M Helliwell, Rochdale.

Topping at 400p/kg were a pen of nine 40kg Beltex cross hoggs making £160 consigned by Messrs Simpson, Highscale Farm, Wigglesworth.

This same home also sold a pen of ten 38kg Beltex hoggs to make £150.50 (396.1p/kg) and a pen of eight 40kg hoggs to make £156.50 (391.3p/kg) and a pen of six 41kg hoggs making £155 (378p/kg).

The consignment of 53 hoggs from Highscale Farm sold to average 40.7kg £150.71 (369.7p/kg)

Messrs Dinsdale, High Field, Penrith sold a pen of 40kg hoggs to make £158 (395p/kg)

Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon sold a pen of four 41kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £158(385.4p/kg)

Messrs Teward, Fair View, Barnard Castle sold a pen of eight 37kg hoggs to make £141.50 (328.4p/kg).

Texel cross hoggs weighing 49kg sold to £157 from Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon.

Suffolk cross hoggs topped at £128.50 for a pen of 21 from Hyde Park.

Suffolk cross hoggs topped at 263p/kg for a pen of 46kg hoggs making £121 from Messrs Ewin, Black Syke, Sandford.

A pen of 32 47kg Mule hoggs sold to make £110 (234p/kg) from Kilnstown Farms, Carlisle.

Good meated pens of Swaledale hoggs were good to sell with a pen of 20 38kg hoggs making £82 (215.8p/kg) from Messrs Pattinson, Pinfold House, Bishop Auckland.

Messrs Hunter and Whitehead, Thwaites Farm, Richmond sold a pen of 10 Swaledale hoggs weighing 39kg to make £84 (215.4p/kg)

37 pens and 166 hoggs sold between £140-£162

41 pens and 202 hoggs sold between 320-400p/kg

Cast sheep sold to £160 for a Texel cast ram from Messrs Pedley, Yore House, Sedbergh.

Swaledale ewes sold to £84 for a pen from Messrs Jenkinson, Whingill, Hartley.

Leading Hogg Averages
No.        Weight    Head        p/kg        From
53    @    40.7kg    £150.71    369.7p    PW Simpson, Wigglesworth
16    @    42.9kg    £144.56    336.6p    MH Elliott, Penrith
39    @    41.5kg    £139.33    335.4p    Thompson Livestock, Penrith
19    @    43.8kg    £136.05    309.9p    HG Jackson, Kings Meaburn
46    @    42.9kg    £133.38    310.3p    W&J&I Dinsdale, Morland
16    @    43.8kg    £132.50    302.4p    MTP&SD Wills, Dufton
20    @    41kg        £131.95    321.4p    JS&JO Dodd, Temple Sowerby
16    @    42.3kg    £128.44    303.1p    M/s Somerville, Newby
36    @    49.4kg    £127.78    258.2p    Hallbankgate Farms, Brampton
27    @    42.2kg    £125.33    296.8p    TW Hunter, Annan

Leading Prices –

Prime Hoggs

Price Per head –

Texel £162, £121 Lansmere; £157 Marriforth; £149 Kelmore Hill Farm; £144 Pepper Hall; £140 Pasture House Farm; £136.50, £134.50, £131.50, £120 Newstead Grange; £135 Cairn Cottage; £134.50, £130, £125, £124.50 Hallbankgate Farm; £132.50, £128, £124.50, £121 Smalmstown Farm; £132.50, £121.50 Town End Farm; £130, £123, £121.50 Woodbine House; £129 High Griseburn; £128(2) Pepper Hall; £127.50(2), £120(2) Hyde Park; £125 Barton Hall; £125 Black Syke: Beltex £160, £156.50, £155, £150.50, £148, £144.50, £133 Highscale Farm; £158, £151, £150, £147.50, £144, £137, £134, £133 Marriforth; £158, £153.50, £146, £132 High Field; £150, £140(2), £135, £130 Little Beck; £148.50, £145, £144(2), £140 Espland House; £148 Chapel Farm; £146.50, £142.50, £138 Upper Brydekirk; £146(3), £145, £140 Anchor Farm; £144, £130 Hallbankgate Farm; £141.50 Fair View; £139, £138, £136.50 Fawcett Park; £136.50, £133.50, £130 Skylin; £135.50 Lansmere; £135 Sawbridge Hall; £132.50 Buckles Farm; £130.50 Steelely Farm; £130 Pepper Hall: Suffolk £128.50, £127.50, £125, £123 Hyde Park; £126.50, £124.50, £120.50 Smalmstown Farm; £121 Marriforth; £121 Black Syke: Cheviot £116.50 Smalmstown Farm; £101 Castle Hill: Mule £114, £112.50, £109(2) Lanehead Farm; £110.50 Woodbine House; £110.50 Marriforth; £110 Kilnstown; £109.50 Orchard Farm; £109, £106.50 Eden Flatt; £105.50 Scarrowmanwick; £105 High Stennerskeugh: Scotch Blackface £112, £105 Smalmstown Farm; £109.50, £109 Bolton Lodge; £102 Ireshope Plains: Border Leicester £112 House & Holme Farm: Charollais £111.50, £108.50 Orchard Farm: Bluefaced Leicester £110 Buckles Farm: Blue Texel £107 East Rackwood: Swaledale £94, £79.50 Irestone; £89 High Blackton Farm; £87.50 Eller Gill Barn; £84 Thwaite Farm; £82 Pinfold House; £78.50 Palliard; £78.50 Townfoot; £78 Hoggarths Farm.

Price per kilo –

Beltex 400p, 396.1p, 391.3p, 378p, 344p, 332.5p Highscale Farm; 395p, 365.5p, 347.6p High Field; 385.4p, 369.4p, 368.3p, 359.8p, 351.2p, 340.9p Marriforth; 382.4p Fair View; 366.3p, 339.3p Upper Brydekirk; 353.7p, 347.6p(2), 333.3p Anchor Farm; 353.6p, 351.2p, 341.5p Espland House; 350p, 333.8p  Skylin; 350p, 340.9p Little Beck; 348.6p, 338.2p West Lea; 338.8p Lansmere; 334.6p Steeley Farm; 331p Fawcett Park Farm: Texel 320.4p, 282.1p Marriforth; 315.5p, 266.3p, 261.8p 258.5p Town End Farm; 300p, 275p Lansmere; 287.2p Hawkrigg Farm; 274.5p High Griseburn; 271.7p Barton Hall; 277.8p, 263.7p Hallbankgate Farm; 261p Black Syke; 257.1p, 251p Pepper Hall; 256.5p, 255.8p Kelmore Farm; 254.5p Pasture House Farm; 254.1p Smalmstown Farm; 252.6p Slealands; 250p Chapel Farm: Blue Texel 267.5p East Rackwood: Suffolk 263p Black Syke; 242p, 235.6p Marriforth; 241p, 239.4p Smalmstown Farm; 236.5p House & Holme Farm; 236.5p, 236.1p, 235.8p Hyde Park: Charollais 242.4p, 241.1p Orchard Farm: Cheviot 240.5p Castle Hill; 233p Smalmstown Farm: Mule 234p Kilnstown; 228.3p High Stennerskeugh; 226.6p Eden Flatt; 226.1p Williams House; 225.5p Woodbine House; 225.5p Marriforth; 224.5p Scarrowmanwick; 223.5p Orchard Farm; 223.3p Marriforth: Scotch Blackface 233.3p Smalmstown Farm; 227.1p, 223.5p Bolton Lodge; 226.7p Ireshope Plains: Border Leicester 228.6p House & Holme Farm: Swaledale 215.8p Pinfold House; 215.4p Thwaite Farm; 213.6p, 209.5p, 209.2p Irestone; 210p Stanhope Gate Farm; 206.6p Palliard; 204.2p Step Ends Farm; 203.5p Eller Gill Barn; 202.3p High Blackton Farm; 200p Gaylesfield Farm: Bluefaced Leicester 213.3p Marriforth.

Cast Ewes

Texel £150 Fair View; £140 Glen Whelt; £140 Stanhope Gate Farm; £140, £127, £126, £125 Abbey Park; £138, £129 Upper Brydekirk: Beltex £140 Red House Farm; £114 Marriforth; £110 Buckles Farm; £110 Upper Brydekirk: Scotch Blackface £65 Chapel Farm: Bluefaced Leicester £138, £124 Greenriggs; £124 Villa Farm; £122 Buckles Farm: Suffolk £130 Buckles Farm: Dorset £112 Buckles Farm: Lleyn £110 Woodfoot; £104 Whingill: Mule £109 Fair View; £108.50 Sandwath Farm: Swaledale £84, £71 Whingill; £78 Woodbine House; £77 Lanehead Farm; £71 Kelmore Hill Farm; £70 Mount Pleasant Farm: Herdwick £60 Kelmore Hill Farm.

Cast Rams

Texel £160, £150 Yore House: Beltex £100 Sandwath Farm: Bluefaced Leicester £100 Yore House: Swaledale £80 Whingill; £72 Springfield.