Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night, when 4,189 sheep were forward consisting of 3,662 prime hoggs and 527 cast sheep.

Topping the sale at £180 were a pair of 43kg Beltex cross hoggs from Messrs Wills, Fawcett, Park Farm, Dufton which were bought by Pak Mecca Meats, Birmingham.

Topping at 433.3p/kg were a pair of 39kg hoggs which made £169 from Messrs Dinsdale, High Field, Morland which sold to Bowland Foods, Preston.

Jojo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York sold a pen of seven 42kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £164, with a pen of four 41kg hoggs making £163 (397.6p/kg), and a pen of eight 40kg hoggs making £159 (397.5p/kg) also from this home.

Messrs Robshaw, Beck House Farm, Tadcaster sold 41kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £163, with a pen of three 38kg hoggs making £158 (415.8p/kg) and a pen of four 41kg hoggs making £163 (397.6p/kg) also from this home.

Messrs Wills, Fawcett Park Farm, Dufton and Messrs Dickinson, Kirkbarrow Hall, Penrith both sold pens of 43kg hoggs to make £163.

Messrs Dinsdale, High Field, Morland sold a pen of 15 39kg hoggs to make £158 (405.1p/kg)

Messrs Simpson, Highscale Farm, Wigglesworth sold a pen of nine 40kg hoggs to make £162 (405p/kg) with a pen of eight 39kg hoggs making £155 (397.4p/kg) also from this home.

A fantastic SQQ average of 270.15p/kg and a overall sale average of 257.9p/kg for 3662 hoggs was achieved with this including over 1000 horned and Mule hoggs.

Heavy Texel cross hoggs sold to £151 for 53kg from Messrs Robinson, Prospect Farm, Waitby.

Jojo Andrews, York sold a pen of five 53kg Texel cross hoggs to make £150.

A run of fantastic well finished Blackfaced hoggs sold to top at £115.50 for a pen of 21 50kg hoggs from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown Farm, Longtown, with this run also topping at 233p/kg for a pen of 31 47kg Blackfaced hoggs making £109.50.

Another pen of 37 49kg Blackfaced hoggs sold for £113.

The consignment of 202 Blackfaced hoggs from Smalmstown Farm sold to average 47.8kg £110.24 (230.42p/kg)

Mule hoggs sold to £113 for a pen of 40 50kg hoggs from Kilnstown Farms, Carlisle.

Mules also topped at 237.5p/kg for a pen of 28 44kg hoggs which sold for £104.50 and a pen of 20 46kg Mules making £108.50 (235.9p/kg) both from Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon.

Swaledale hoggs topped at £108 for a pen of 23 51kg tup hoggs from Messrs Fawcett, Argill House, South Stainmore.

Swaledale hoggs also topped at 216.2p/kg for a pen of eleven 37kg hoggs which made £80 from Messrs Wharton, Keisley Farm, Murton.

37 pens and 171 hoggs sold between £150-£180

80 pens and 347 hoggs sold between £140-£180

55 pens and 274 hoggs sold between 350-433p/kg.

Cast sheep were a flying trade being the dearest seen from some tome for all classes.

Topping the ewes at 176 were a pair of Texel ewes from Messrs Wharton, Galloper Rise.

Mule ewes topped at £121 for a pen from B. Atkinson, Lady Anne Drive, Brough.

Swaledale ewes topped at £90 for a pen of 20 from Messrs Luck, Milestone House, Barnard Castle, who also sold another pen of 15 ewes to make £81.

Messrs Akrigg, Manor House Farm, Skipton sold a pen of 19 Swaledale ewes to make £83.

Blackfaced ewes sold to £88 for a pen of 8 from Messrs Birkbeck, Castle Hill, Soulby

Leading Hogg Averages
No.          Weight     p/kg       Head        From
36    @    41.9kg    366.1p    £153.67    W Robshaw & Sons, Tadcaster
60    @    40.2kg    377.2p    £151.79    PW Simpson, Wigglesworth
97    @    43.6kg    341.3p    £148.93    JM Andrews, York
17    @    44.7kg    326.4p    £145.94    MTP&SD Wills, Dufton
15    @    50.6kg    285.9p    £144.90    JM&AM Lewis, Llanwrda
12    @    39.5kg    351.3p    £139.08    HG Jackson, Kings Meaburn
37    @    38.1kg    361.2p    £137.76    W&J&I Dinsdale, Morland
43    @    46.5kg    293.3p    £136.65    W&SE Dickinson & Son, Greystoke
33    @    39.2kg    346.6p    £136.15    M/s Dent, Appleby in Westmorland

Leading Prices –

Prime Hoggs

Price Per head –

Beltex £180, £163, £152, £150, £141, £140 Fawcett Park Farm; £169, £158, £143 High Field; £164(2), £163, £159, £154, £150(2), £146, £143.50(2) Boscar Flats; £163, £162, £160, £158(2), £154, £152, £146, £140 Beck House Farm; £163, £154, £150, £140 Kirkbarrow Hall; £162, £157, £156, £152, £148.50 Highscale Farm; £161, £155, £150, £141, £140 Hallbankgate Farm;  £158.50 Bridge Close; £155, £148, £146 Elm House; £150, £148.50, £147 Little Beck; £149, £148, £144, £140(2) Pentwyn; £149, £144 Studford Gill; £148 Crossfell House; £147 Anchor Farm; £145.50, £140 High Toft Hill Farm; £144.50 Castle Hill; £144 Black Syke; £142 Prospect Farm; £141 Stoneriggs; £140 Marriforth; £140 Friars Garth; £140(2) Skylin: Blue Texel £156, £146.50 Pentwyn; £136 Kirkbarrow Hall; £135 Smalmstown Farm: Texel £151, £125 Prospect Farm(Robinson); £150, £143 Boscar Flats; £140 Hollins View; £140, £127 High Toft Hill Farm; £140 Musgrave House; £138, £127 Friars Garth; £138, £137 Lady Anne Drive; £134, £126 Kirkbarrow Hall; £132.50, £131 Yore House; £131 Black Syke; £131 East Todholes; £128 Bridge Close; £128, £125 Miller Hill; £128 Meadow Bank; £127, £126.50 West Summersides; £125.50 Smalmstown Farm; £125 Hallbankgate Farm; £125 Avenue Farm; £125 Crossfell House: Dutch Spotted £140(2) Pentwyn: Cheviot £130, £115.50, £114 Smalmstown Farm; £111.50, £107.50 Crossfell House, £106.50 Castle Hill: Suffolk £128 High Toft Hill Farm; £126, £115.50 Smalmstown Farm; £119 Mere Bank; £117 Ascot House: Scotch Blackface £115(2), £113(2), £109.50, £108.50(2), £106.50 Smalmstown Farm; £104 Castle Hill: Bluefaced Leicester £114 Yore House; £106 East Friar House Farm: Mule £113 Kilnstown Farm; £112 Keisley Farm; £112, £111 Lanehead Farm; £110 Bleathgill; £108.50 Marriforth; £108.50 Musgrave House; £108 Villa Farm; £108 Calva Farm; £106 Croft House Farm; £105 Studfold Gill: Swaledale £108 Argill House; £100 Ireshopeburn; £93 Friar House Farm; £87.50 Thorney Gale; £87 Prospect House (Tunstall); £86.50 Croft House Farm; £85.50 Keisley Farm; £84.50, £84 Howgill Farm; £84 Fordham Farm: Rough £95 Hardendale Hall; £84 The Gables: Herdwick £93 Thorney Gale: Hebridean £84 Amersber Cottage.

Price per kilo –

Beltex 433.3p, 405.1p, 386.5p, 363.2p High Field; 418.6p, 379.1p Fawcett Park Farm; 415.8p, 400p, 397.6p, 395p, 368.2p, 363.6p Beck House Farm; 405p, 397.4p, 392.5p, 390.8p, 390p, 389.7p Highscale Farm; 397.6p, 397.5p, 390.5p(2), 375.6p, 371.4p Boscar Flats; 396.3p Bridge Close; 394.7p, 376.9p, 371.3p Little Beck; 389.5p Pentwyn; 389.2p Black Syke; 387.5p, 370p Elm House; 383.3p Hallbankgate Farm; 379.1p, 375.6p Kirkbarrow Hall; 375p, 361.3p Castle Hill; 372.5p Studfold Gill; 371.4p, 367.5p (Prospect Farm); 368.4p, 363.2p Marriforth: Blue Texel 323.8p Kirkbarrow Hall; 300p Town End Farm; 255.1p Crossfell House; 254.7p Smalmstown Farm: Dutch Spotted 311.3p Far Whittles Farm; 269.2p(2) Pentwyn: Texel 294.4p, 286.5p, 281.3p Marriforth; 290.7p, 284.4p, 273.8p, 267.9p, 265.9p Miller Hill; 290.7p, 288.1p Crossfell House; 287.8p, 284.1p, 272.2p Avenue Farm; 284.9p, 277.8p Prospect Farm(Robinson); 284.4p, 283.3p, 272.6p Bridge Close; 283p Boscar Flats; 282.5p Elm House; 273.9p, 268p Kirkbarrow Hall; 272.6p, 261p Town End Farm; 271.4p Row End Farm; 266.3p Tailbert; 263.2p Stoneriggs; 260.9p Smalmstown Farm; 260.5p Yore House: Cheviot 253.4p, 250p Crossfell House; 245.3p Smalmstown Farm: Mule 237.5p, 235.9p, 227.4p Marriforth; 232.2p Castle Hill; 227.8P Starrah; 226.1p Ascot House; 226p Kilnstown; 226p, Musgrave House; 225.6p East Todholes; 224.4p Ireshope Plains; 223.8p Thorney Gale; 223.4p Studfold Gill: Suffolk 247.7p Marriforth; 245.3p Forest Farm; 240.6p; 239.1p Smalmstown Farm; 239.1p Marriforth; 238.6p Starrah; 238.2p Black Syke: Scotch Blackface 233p, 231.5p, 231p, 230.9p(2), 230.6p(2) Smalmstown Farm: Bluefaced Leicester 221.7p Ascot House: Herdwick 217.4p Thorney Gale: Swaledale 216.2p Keisley Farm; 211.8p Argill House; 211p Croft House Farm; 210 Irestone; 206.6p High Birk Hatt: Rough 211.1p Hardendale Hall; 207.1p Croft House Farm: Hebridean 210p Amersber Cottage.

Cast Ewes

Texel £176, £154, £140 Galloper Rise; £160, £139 Town End Farm; £140 Mere Bank; £136, £130.50, £130 Wharton Hall; £134 Milestone House; £130 High Wood End: Suffolk £149 Mere Bank; £108 Town End Farm: Blue Texel £142 Town End Farm: Hampshire £139 Lady Anne Drive: Beltex £138 Pentwyn: Bluefaced Leicester £138 The Gables: Lleyn £134 Bankwood: Mule £121 Lady Anne Drive; £118 Abbey Farm; £116 Milestone House; £113 Town End Farm; £109 Green Farm: Cheviot £108 Castle Hill; £84 Scar Sykes; £80 Middle Bank End: Swaledale £90, £81 Milestone House; £83 Manor House Farm; £80 Lummas House; £78 How Burn; £78 The Gables; £75 Bleathgill; £73 Asby Grange: Scotch Blackface £88 Castle Hill: Rough £86 Smardale Hall; £75 Dalefoot: Herdwick £79, £67 Sunnyside.

Cast Rams

Texel £170, £168, £150 Smardale Hall; £148 Bowderdale Head; £144 Pinewood Heights: Bluefaced Leicester £168 Bowderdale Head; £104 Milestone House: Swaledale £112 Elm Pot; £98 Lanehead; £95 Bowderdale Head: Cheviot £94 Smardale Hall.