Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale - Spring Lambs

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of 343 spring lambs were forward.

Topping the New Season lambs at £202 were 44kg Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Lyle, Staingills, Penrith.

Topping at 535.1p/kg were a pen of four 37kg Beltex cross lambs which sold for £198 from Messrs Tattersall, Tow Farm, York.

This same home also sold a pen of six 38kg Beltex cross lambs to make £196 (515.8p/kg).

Messrs Lyle, Staingills sold a pen of 38kg Beltex cross lambs to make £200 (526.3p/kg) with another pen of 37kg lambs making £189 (510.8p/kg), a pen of 40kg lambs to make £197 (492.5p/kg) with a pen of 43kg Dutch Texel cross lambs making £197 all from Staingills.

Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk, Annan sold a pen of 40kg Beltex cross lambs to make £196 (490p/kg).

Texel cross lambs topped at £198 a pen of 42kg lambs from Messrs Wilson, Wood Farm, Carlisle with this same home selling a pen of seven 43kg Texel cross lambs to make £193.

Dutch Texel cross lambs topped at £198 for a pen of 44kg lambs from Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside.

Texel cross lambs also topped at 494.7p/kg for a pen of 38kg lambs which made £188, and another pen of 38kg lambs making £187 (492.1p/kg) and a pen of seven 40kg Texel cross lambs making £185 (462.5p/kg) all from Messrs Lyle, Staingills.

Messrs Slee, Street House, Kirkby Thore sold a pen of four 37kg Texel cross lambs to make £175 (473p/kg)

Suffolk cross lambs topped at £192 for a pen of 49kg lambs from Messrs Lyle, Staingills.

Messrs Wilson, Wood Farm, Carlisle sold a pen of seven 42kg Suffolk cross lambs to make £165 (392.9p/kg).

A fantastic new season lamb SQQ average of 408p/kg and overall sale average of 404.92p/kg and £165.10 was achieved.

5 pens of lambs sold between 510-535p/kg.

19 pens and 53 lambs sold between 450-535p/kg.

30 pens and 90 lambs sold between £180-£202

Beltex cross lambs sold to average £184.78 and 467p/kg.

Consignment Averages (5 or more)
9      @    40kg        466p        £187.44    TW Hunter, Annan
16    @    39kg        478.9p    £186.75    PA&NS Tattersall, York
17    @    44.5kg    418.6p    £186.41    G Sowerby, Ormside
41    @    40.4kg    448.5p    £181.02    M/s Lyle, Penrith
57    @    43.6kg    396.3p    £172.63    KJ&CS Wilson, Carlisle
31    @    37.9kg    418.7p    £158.84    JK Slee, Kirkby Thore
15    @    42.1kg    376.4p    £158.60    TA Robson & Son, Malton
5     @    41kg        385.4p    £158.00    J&A Barrow & Sons, Ormside

Leading Prices –

Spring lambs

Price per head

Beltex £202, £200, £198, £197, £189 Staingills; £198, £196 Town Farm; £196, £186(2), £182 Upper Brydekirk; £186 Terrys Farm: Texel £198, £193, £183, £180, £179, £175(2), £169, £167 Wood Farm; £188, £187, £185, £180(2) Staingills; £187 Upper Brydekirk; £183 Terrys Farm; £180, £174, £167, £164 Newstead Grange; £180 Town Farm; £178 Lime House; £175, £165(2) Street House; £164 Mill Cottage: Dutch Texel £198, £185 Terrys Farm; £197 Staingills: Suffolk £192, £164 Staingills; £183, £172, £165, £161 Wood Farm: Lleyn £158 Helm Farm: Hampshire £141 Middle Holling Carr.Kitk

Price per kilo

Beltex 535.1p, 515.8p Town Farm; 526.3p, 510.8p, 492.5p, 460.5p, 459.1p Staingills; 490p, 466.7p, 465p, 432.6p, Upper Brydekirk; 442.9p Terrys Farm: Texel 494.7p, 492.1p, 462.5p, 450p, 418.4p, 400p Staingills; 473p, 434.2p, 416.7p, 402.6p Street House; 471.4p, 448.8p, 437.5p, 436.6p Wood Farm; 456.1p Upper Brydekirk; 428.6p Town Farm: Dutch Texel 458.1p Staingills; 450p Terrys Farm: Suffolk 392.9p, 383.3p, 381.3p, 373.9p Wood Farm; 391.8p, 390.5p Staingills: Lleyn 385.4p Helm Farm: Hampshire 329.4p Middle Holling Carr.