Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night, when 3,013 sheep were forward consisting of 2,536 prime hoggs and 477 cast sheep.

Topping the sale at £178 was a 53kg Beltex cross hogg from Jojo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York.

This same home topped at 421.3p/kg for a pen if nine 40kg hoggs which made £168.50, with another pen of 39kg Beltex cross hoggs making £163 (417.9p/kg)

Jojo also completed her quartet of leading prices to make £172 of 57kg Beltex cross hoggs, with a pen of twelve 41kg hoggs making £159.50 (389p/kg) also from this home.

The wonderful consignment of 134hoggs from Boscar Flats sold to average £150.04

Messrs Simpson, Highscale Farm, Wigglesworth sold a pen of nine 43kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £169 (393p/kg) with this same home selling a pen of ten 41kg hoggs to make £166 (404.9p/kg) and a pen of thirteen 40kg hoggs making £156.50 (391.3p/kg)

The fantastic run of 59 hoggs from Highscale Farm sold to average 41.7kg £158.09 (379p/kg).

Messrs Robshaw, Beck House Farm, Tadcaster sold a pen of 37kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £150 (405.4p/kg) with this home selling a pen of five 40kg hoggs to make £155 (387.5p/kg)

Messrs Skelton, Newhall Farm, Maryport sold a pen of seven 40kg hoggs to make £155 (387.5p/kg)

A fantastic SQQ average of 270.17p/kg and an overall sale average of 261.5p/kg for 2536 hoggs was achieved!

859 Beltex cross hoggs sold to average £134.34

68 pens and 344 hoggs sold between £140-£178

47 pens and 328 hoggs sold between 340-421p/kg

Suffolk cross hoggs sold to £121 and also to 240.4p/kg for a pen of 47 47kg which sold for £113 from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown Farm, Longtown.

Mule hoggs sold to 217p/kg for a pen of six 47kg hoggs making £102 from Messrs Birkbeck, Decklyn, Soulby.

Messrs Fairburn, Ripon sold a pen of 15 44kg Mules to make £95 (215.9p/kg)

Cast sheep topped at £182 for a pen of seven Texel cross ewes from Messrs Thompson, Grove House Farm, Darlington.

Swaledale ewes topped at £78 for a pen from Messrs Hayton, Asby Grange, Great Asby.

Messrs Akrigg, Manor House Farm, Skipton sold a pen of 30 Swaledale ewes to make £76.

Leading Hogg Averages

No.		Weight	p/kg	Head	From
59	@	41.7kg	379p	£158.09	PW Simpson, Wigglesworth
17	@	43.2kg	353p	£152.65	HG Jackson, Kings Meaburn
134	@	43.5kg	345p	£150.04	JM Andrews, York
32	@	41.4kg	357.2p	£148.05	W Robshaw & Son, Tadcaster
29	@	42.4kg	340p	£144.47	Thompson Livestock, Penrith
39	@	38.3kg	364.7p	£139.72	M&S Eddleston, Great Harwood
20	@	42.8kg	324.3p	£138.83	MH Elliott, Penrith
103	@	41.8kg	326.1p	£136.33	R Skelton, Maryport
51	@	40.8kg	328.6p	£134.18	RL&AR Phillips, Harrogate
24	@	44.3kg	294.3p	£130.63	MTP&SD Wills, Dufton

Leading Prices –
Prime Hoggs
Price Per head – Beltex £178, £172, £168.50, £163, £159.50, £156(2), £154, £152, £149(3), £148, £146 Boscar Flats; £169, £166, £156.50, £154, £152.50, £152, £151.50 Highscale Farm; £164, £158, £153, £149, £148 Little Beck; £162, £147 Fawcett Park Farm; £160, £155, £152(2), £150, £148.50, £148(2), £148 Beck House Farm; £155, £150, £148.50, £147 Newhall Farm; £153 Martholme Lane; £150.50 Anchor Farm; £148.50, £147 Marriforth; £148 Fir Tree Farm; £147 Espland House; £145 Castle Hill: Blue Texel £162 Fir Tree Farm; £150 Stanger Hill; £148 Kelmore Hill: Texel £148, £131, £130, £126.50, £124(2) Miller Hill; £146 Kelmore Hill; £142 Middle Shipley Farm; £140(2), £124(2) Porthy Green; £137 Fir Tree Farm; £136 Martindale Farm; £130, £120 Town End Farm; £128.50, £120 Theakston Grange; £127, £125 Smalmstown Farm; £126 Crossfell House; £124 Stanger Hill; £121 New Hall; £120 Prospect Farm: Bluefaced Leicester £126 Church Farm: Suffolk £121, £119, £113 Smalmstown Farm; £120 Marriforth; £112.50 Theakston Grange: Charollais £114 Orchard Farm; £107 Hawkrigg Farm: Zwartble £110 Theakston Grange: Mule £109, £103 Lanehead Farm; £108, £104 Kelmore Hill; £103.50 High Stennerskeugh; £102 Decklyn: Cheviot £107 Smalmstown Farm; £105 Castle Hill; £102.50 Crossfell House: Lonk £105, £85.50, £84 Marshes Gill: Scotch Blackface £98 Smalmstown Farm; £97 Ireshope Plains: Swaledale £97.50 New Hall; £97 Ireshope Plains; £93.50 Villa Farm; £89 The Park Wall.

Price per kilo – Beltex 421.3p, 417.9p, 389p, 363.4p, 362.8p, 350p, 346.5p Boscar Flats; 405.4p, 387.5p, 381p, 371.3p, 353.5p, 351.5p, 345.2p Beck House Farm; 404.9p, 393p, 391.3p, 378.8p, 361.9p, 350p Highscale Farm; 387.5p, 384.6p, 353.6p, 350p Highscale Farm; 378.4p, 363.4p, 341.5p Fir Tree Farm; 377.8p, 368.4p, 364.3p 353.8p Martholme Lane; 367.5p, 358.8p, 340p Espland House; 364.4p, 364.3p, 354.8p, 343.5p Little Beck; 362.5p, 353.8p Castle Hill; 362.2p Marriforth; 358.3p Anchor Farm; 355.1p Starrah; 345.9p Far Whittles Farm; 341.9p Fawcett Park Farm: Blue Texel 344.7p Fir Tree Farm; 336.4p Kelmore Hill; 333.3p Stanger Hill: Texel 310p, 263.8p Porthy Green; 300p Waitby Farm; 298.8p Theakston Grange; 297.8p Fir Tree Farm; 294.9p, 265.3p Town End Farm; 282.6p, 272.9p, 236.6p, 264.3p, 263.8p, 263.3p Miller Hill; 271.4p, 269.8p Etherley House; 275.6p Stanger Hill; 269.2p Garth Side; 262.5p Steph Ends Farm; 262p Prospect Farm: Suffolk 240.4p, 240p Smalmstown Farm; 239.4p Theakstone Grange; 236p, 235.3p Marriforth; 231.9p Etherley House: Cheviot 238.4p Crossfell House; 233.3p Castle Hill: Charollais 237.5p Orchard Farm; 232.6p Hawkrigg Farm: Lonk 215.4p, 208.5p Marshes Gill: Mule 217p Decklyn; 215.9p, 214.1p Marriforth; 215.4p, 210.2p Lanehead Farm; 314.1p Ireshope Plains; 213.3p Starrah; 211.2p High Stennerskeugh: Scotch Blackface 214p, 209p Smalmstown Farm; 206.4p Ireshope Plains: Swaledale 207p The Park Wall; 203.1p New Hall; 190.8p Villa Farm; 190.2p Ireshope Plains; 189.2p Decklyn; 184.2p Marriforth; 182.5p Irestone.

Cast Ewes: Texel £182 Grove Farm; £160, £138 Fountain Head; £130 Marriforth; £121 Dry Evers: Suffolk £122 Eden Terrace; £120 Newhall Farm: Beltex £120 Asby Grange: Bluefaced Leicester £102 Bleathgill; £102 Pinfold House: Mule £88 Fountain Head; £84 Newhall Farm; £80 Town End Farm: Swaledale £78 Asby Grange; 376(2) Manor House Farm; £74 Castle Hill; £71 Pinfold House: Cheviot £76 Irestone: Scotch Blackface £73 Starrah; £71 Castle Hill: Herdwick £70 Eden Terrace: Jacob £60 Castle Hill.

Cast Rams: Texel £130 Hartley Castle; £110 Marriforth: Bluefaced Leicester £115 Hartley Castle; £106 Marriforth; £100 Asby Grange: Swaledale £94 Marshes Gill; £84, £79 Manor House Farm: Lonk £70 Marshes Gill.