Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night, when 3,672 sheep were forward consisting of 3,078 prime hoggs and 594 cast sheep.

The sale topped at £177 was a 50kg Beltex cross hogg from Messrs Wills, Fawcett Park Farm, Dufton which sold to J Birkbeck on behalf of Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

Topping at 441p/kg were a pen of five 39kg Beltex cross hoggs which sold for £172 from Messrs Foster, Fordham Farm, York.

Jojo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York sold a pen of thirteen 42kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £170, with this home also selling a pen of seven 38kg hoggs to make £162 (426.3p/kg) who also sold a pen of four 42kg hoggs at £169 with another pen of eleven 41kg Beltex cross hoggs making £168 (409.8p/kg) and a pen of seven 39kg hoggs making £157 and a pen of twelve 39kg hoggs making £156.

The consignment of 148 hoggs from Jojo Andrews sold to average 42.5kg £152.51 (358.68p/kg)

Messrs Skelton, Newhall Farm, Maryport sold a pen of six 41kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £167 (407.3p/kg) with a pen of eight 40kg hoggs making £165 (412.5p/kg)

The 90 hoggs from Newhall sold to average 40.8kg £153.43 (375.76p/kg)

Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk, Annan sold a pair of 40kg hoggs to make £167 (417.5p/kg)

Dan Stainthorpe, Saltburn by sea sold a pen of twenty one 44kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £166.50.

Heavy hoggs were a much sharper trade with 67kg hoggs making £170 from Messrs Fawcett, Argill House, South Stainmore.

Jojo Andrews sold 58kg hoggs to make £162, with 52kg making £152 and 55kg making £154 also from this home.

A pen of six 65kg Texel cross hoggs sold to make £153 from Messrs Foster, Fordham Form, York.

Mule hoggs sold to £123.50 for a pen of 55kg from Messrs Hodgson, Green Farm, Shap.

Blackfaced hoggs sold to £119 for a pen of thirteen 52kg from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown Farm, Longtown.

This same home also sold a pen eighteen 50kg Blackfaced hoggs to make £112.50.

Smalmstown Farm also topped Blackfaced hoggs at 243.2p/kg for a pen of forty two 44kg hoggs which made £107, with another pen of twenty eight 46kg hoggs making £110 (239.1p/kg) also from this home.

The run of 164 Blackfaced hoggs from Smalmstown Farm sold to average 46.8kg £110 (235p/kg)

A pen of 58kg Suffolk cross hoggs sold to make £135 from Hayllar Farms, Brough.

Messrs Wynne, Derbyshire sold a pen of eleven 54kg Suffolk cross hoggs to make £128.50 (238p/kg)

Swaledale hoggs sold to £109 for a pen of twenty six 52kg tup hoggs from Messrs Fawcett, Argill House.

A fantastic SQQ average of 275.16p/kg and an overall sale average of 258.1p/kg for 3078 hoggs was achieved which includes over 900 horned and Mule hoggs.

35 pens and 212 hoggs sold between £150-£177

39 pens and 299 hoggs sold between 350-441p/kg

736 Beltex cross hoggs sold to average £140.61 & 340p/kg.

Cast sheep topped at £250 for a pure Texel ewe from Messrs Teward, New View Farm, Darlington.

Mule ewes topped at £126.50 for a pen from Messrs Marston, South View, Winton.

Swaledale ewes sold to £94 from Messrs Buckle, Bleathgill, Barras.

Leading Hogg Averages

No.		Weight	p/kg	Head	From
90	@	40.8kg	375.7p	£153.43	R Skelton, Maryport
148	@	42.5kg	358.6p	£152.51	JM Andrews, York
54	@	44.3kg	343p	£152.14	D Stainthorpe, Saltburn By Sea
29	@	41.8kg	349p	£146.12	TW Hunter, Annna
17	@	46kg	300.3p	£138.18	MTP&SD Wills, Dufton
34	@	48.7kg	277.6p	£135.38	W Robshaw & Son, Tadcaster
17	@	57kg	234.2p	£133.50	FH Walton, Barras
63	@	36.2kg	359.9p	£130.43	PW Simpson, Wigglesworth

Leading Prices –

Prime Hoggs
Price Per head – Beltex £177, £158, £148, £140(2) Fawcett Park Farm; £172, £151 Fordham Farm; £170, £169, £168, £163, £162(2), £158, £157, £156, £154(2), £152, £150, £146(2), £145(2), £142.50, £140(2) Boscar Flats; £170 Arngill House; £167, £165, £156, £153.50, £149, £148, £144, £142 Newhall Farm; £167, £158.50, £148, £142 Upper Brydekirk; £166.50, £153 Low Grange Farm; £158, £150 Beck House Farm; £158 Green Farm; £150, £145, £140 Lansmere; £148.50 Hall Farm House; £148 Kelmore Hill; £148, £144, £140 Green Farm(Hodgson); £147 Town End Farm; £145 Windygate; £145, £140 Smalmstown Farm; £144 Bridge Close; £141 Tailbert; £140 Muirburn: Texel £153, £148, £129 Fordham Farm; £151, £143 Green Farm(Hodgson); £150, £138, £130(2), £126 Beck House Farm; £148 Hill Farm; £143, £141, £131 Boscar Flats; £142, £127 Hall Farm House; £140, £125 Whygill Head; £140, £138.50  Upper Brydekirk; £138.50, £136, £128 Whygill Head; £133.50 Calva Farm; £133, £130 West Summersides; £131, £129.50 Town End Farm; £130.50 Low Grange Farm; £130, £125 Kelmore Hill Farm; £125.50 Smalmstown Farm; £125 Bridge Close: Blue Texel £143 Windygate; £140 Kelmore Hill Farm; £140 Town End Farm: Suffolk £136, £128.50 Hall Farm House; £135 Helbeck Grange; £129 Easterbeck House; £129 Smalmstown Farm: Charollais £130 Beck House Farm; £126.50 Smalmstown Farm: Hampshire £128 Helbeck Grange: Mule £123.50, £111 Green Farm(Hodgson); £115 Kelmore Hill; £110.50 Easterbeck House; £109, £108.50 Tailbert; £109 Helbeck Grange; £107 High Stennerskeugh; £105.50 Williams House: Scotch Blackface £119, £112.50, £110, £109.50(2), £108, £107(2), £106 Smalmstown Farm; £110.50, £108 Greystone House; £105 Castle Hill: Cheviot £115 Smalmstown Farm; £113 Helbeck Grange; £109 Crossfell House; £109 Castle Hill: Masham £112.50 Helbeck Grange: Swaledale £109 Argill House; £99, £89.50 Howgill Farm; £99 Southwaite Farm; £97.50 Lanehead Farm; £92.50 Well House; £91 Ravenseat; £87 Fordham Farm; £86, £85 Hill Farm; £85 Billing Shield Farm: Dorset £107 Bleathgill: Hebridean £80 Amersber Cottage.

Price per kilo –Beltex 441p, 377.5p Fordham Farm; 426.3p, 409.8p, 404.8p, 402.6p, 402.4p, 400p, 388.1p, 385.4p, 365p, 340.9p Boscar Flats; 417.5p, 396.3p, 379.5p, 346.3p Upper Brydekirk; 412.5p, 393.6p, 389.2p, 376.2p, 364.1p, 362.8p, 352.4p Newhall Farm; 400p, 354p Fawcett Park Farm; 391.4p, 379.4p, 377.1p, 359.5p, 357.1p, 352.8p Highscale Farm; 378.4p, 340p Low Grange Farm; 376.2p, 368.4p, 360p Green Farm (Hodgson); 367.4p Beck House Farm; 357.9p, 352.9p Castle Hill; 353.6p Hall Farm House; 352.4p, 340p Kelmore Hill Farm; 347.5p, 345 Town End Farm; 343.9p Tailbert: Texel 346.3p Upper Brydekirk; 333.3p, 293.6p, 260p Beck House Farm; 311.9p, 272.7p, 261.1p Boscar Flats; 290.2p Hill Farm; 288.6p, 263p, 261.4p Hall Farm House; 287.8p, 280.5p Town End Farm; 287.2p Crossfell House; 286p, 264.8p Towers Farm; 273.8p Castle Hill; 263p Highscale Farm; 263p Bridge Close; 260.8p Haithwaite; 260p Kelmore Hill: Blue Texel 333.3p, 295p Town End Farm; 325p Windygate; 318.2p Kelmore Hill: Charollais 254.9p Beck House Farm; 237p, 236p, 234.3p Smalmstown Farm: Dutch Spotted 250p Bridge Close: Cheviot 244.7p Smalmstown Farm; 237p, 236.4p Crossfell House; 230.6p Helbeck Grange: Scotch Blackface 243.2p(2), 239.1p, 233p(2) Smalmstown Farm: Mule 240p Smalmstown Farm; 228p, 227.2p, 223.8p Briggle Farm; 226.2p Castle Hill; 224.5p  Green Farm(Hodgson); 222.6p Irestone; 222.4p, 221.4p Tailbert; 221.4p Middle Holling Carr: Suffolk 238p Hall Farm House; 236.2p Hill Farm; 235p, 230.4p Smalmstown Farm; 232.8p Helbeck Grange: Dorset 237.8p Bleathgill: Hampshire 224.4p Middle Holling Carr: Hebridean 222.2p Amersber Cottage: Swaledale 218.3p, 215.2p Howgill Farm; 217.5p, 207.9p Fordham Farm; 216.7p Lanehead Farm; 210.2p Well House; 209.6p Argill House; 209.5p, 205.4p(2) Irestone; 206.4p Prospect House; 206.3p Southwaite Farm: Masham 216.3p Helbeck Grange.

Cast Ewes: Texel £250, £142 New View Farm; £168 Hollins View; £156 Skylin; £141 Hall Farm House; £140 Greta View; £140 South View: Suffolk £144 New View Farm; £118 Green Farm(Hodgson); £117 Bank Head: Beltex £140 Steeley Farm; £140(2) Skylin: Bluefaced Leicester £134(2) Bowderdale Head: Mule £126.50 South View; £125 Crossfell House; £120, £117.50 West Summersides; £116 Howgill Farm; £115.50 Easterbeck House; £114 Middle Shipley Farm: Hampshire £126 Colby Laithes: Cheviot £114 Buckles Farm; £92 Bank Head; £90 Kelmore Hill: Swaledale £94 Bleathgill; £89 Easterbeck House; £83 Howgill Farm; £82 Lockthwaite; £82 Bleathgill; £81 Manor House Farm; £80 Grains O Beck: Dorset £90 Buckles Farm: Lleyn £80 Westgarth Hill: Scotch Blackface £76 Middle Shipley Farm: Rough £70 Ellergill: Herdwick £54 Kelmore Hill Farm.

Cast Rams : Hampshire £144 Colby Laithes: Bluefaced Leicester £134 Mill Street; £126.50 Ellergill: Texel £130.50 Whygill Head; £120 Kelmore Hill Farm: Beltex £130 Upper Brydekirk: Zwartble £119 Kelmore Hill: Swaledale £105.50 Manor House Farm; £98 Well House; £90 Grains O Beck; £90 Eller Gill.