Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale - Spring Lambs

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night, when 4,114 sheep were forward consisting of 911 spring lambs, 2203 prime hoggs and 1000 cast sheep.

Topping the spring lambs at £184 and 484.2p/kg were a pen of 38kg Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Lyle, Staingills, Penrith.

Messrs Skidmore, Needless Hall Farm, Toronto sold 57kg Texel cross lambs to make £180.

Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk, Annan sold 41kg Beltex cross lambs to make £175 (426.8p/kg), with 40kg Beltex cross making £172 (430p/kg) and 41kg making £168 (409.8p/kg) also from this home, who also sold a pen of 43kg Texel hoggs to make £173.50 also from Upper Brydekirk.

Messrs Lyle, Staingills sold a pen of 37kg Beltex cross lambs to make £154 (416.2p/kg).

Messrs Livesey, Hodgkinson Farm, Preston sold 54kg Texel cross lambs to make £172.

Messrs Skidmore, Needless Hall Farm sold two pens of 45kg and 47kg Texel cross lambs to make £170.

Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside sold 48kg Dutch Texel cross lambs to make £170, with this home also selling 49kg Texel cross lambs to make £170, and Suffolk cross lambs weighing 53kg to make £168.

Messrs Armstrong, Moor Riggs, Penrith sold 57kg Texel cross lambs to make £170.

Messrs Lyle, Staingills, Penrith and Miss Lewtas-Wood, Preesall both sold 51kg Charollais cross lambs to make £156.

Leading Consignment Averages (Spring Lambs – 5 or More)
No.          Weight    p/kg        Head         From
18    @    44.9kg    361.2p    £162.17    G Sowerby, Ormside
17    @    41.4kg    385.9p    £160.03    TW Hunter, Annan
12    @    46.8kg    341p        £159.42    S Armstrong, Thrimby
11    @    48.4kg    318.6p    £154.09    R&S Dodd, Dumfries
8      @    43.5kg    353.2p    £153.63    CA&JG Skidmore, Bishop Auckland
10    @    43kg        355.1p    £152.70    J Marshall, Lockerbie
15    @    46.5kg    323.4p    £150.47    DA Wells, Hamsterley

Cast Sheep topped at £218 for a pen of three Texel cross ewes from Messrs Wearmouth, Parkside, Barnard Castle.

Messrs Chester, Grassgill Lodge, Soulby sold a pen of three Beltex cross ewes to make £215.

Mule ewes topped at £124 for a pen from Messrs Birkbeck, Danothy Hall, Thirsk.

Swaledale ewes topped at £116 for a pen of four from Messrs Lawson, Hundith House, Wigton

Leading Prices –

Spring lambs

Price per head

Beltex £184, £155, £154(2), £150(3) Staingills; £175, £172, £168, £160, £155, £150 Upper Brydekirk; £170(2) Needless Hall Farm; £164, £160.50 Terrys Farm; £157, £156 Moor Riggs; £150 The Grange: Texel £180 Needless Hall Farm; £173.50, £156, £150 Upper Brydekirk; £172, £152, £150 Hodgkinson Farm; £170, £160(2) Terrys Farm; £170, £164, £160, £159 Moor Riggs; £165, £160, £156, £154(3), £151, £150(2) Staingills; £163, £161, £158, £155 Hermitage; £162, £150 Middle Shipley Farm; £161.50, £152.50 Wood Farm; £161, £150(2) Waitby Farm; £157, £154, £150 Holme Head Farm; £156 Friar Cote; £150 Danotty Hall: Dutch Texel £170 Terrys Farm: Blue Texel £164, £160, £150(2) Holme Head Farm: Suffolk £168 Terrys Farm; £156, £148 Littleburn Farm; £150, £145, £144 Staingills; £142 Low Grassgill: Charollais £156 Staingills; £156(2) Pilling Lane; £156 Moor Riggs: Lleyn £128 Upper Brydekirk: Easycare £120 Staingills.

Price per kilo

Beltex 484.2p, 416.2p, 405.4p, 402.9p, 394.7p, 384.6p, 384.2p Staingills; 430p, 426.8p, 409.8p, 375p Upper Brydekirk; 394.7p, 384.2p The Grange; 390.5p, 382.1p Terrys Farm; 389.5p Goodlie Hill Cottage; 377.8p Needless Hall Farm; 377.8p Paradise Farm; 377p Buddle House; 371.4p Moor Riggs: Texel 403.5p, 380.5p Upper Brydekirk; 387.8p Moor Riggs; 377.5p, 375.6p, 363.8p, 359p, 357.1p, 356.1p Staingills; 376.2p, 362.2p, 360.5p Hermitage; 361p Waitby Farm; 357.9p Hawkrigg Farm; 357.1p Waitby Farm; 356.4p Buddle House; 352.4p Town End Farm; 350p Hodgkinson Farm: Dutch Texel 354.2p Terrys Farm: Blue Texel 340.9p, 326.5p Holme Head Farm: Charollais 339.1p Moor Riggs; 323.9p Pilling Lane; 322.7p Wood Farm: Suffolk 328.9p Littleburn Farm; 328.6p Wood Farm; 327.3p, 326.1p, 322.2p Staingills; 322.7p Low Grassgill.

Cast Ewes

Texel £218, £158 Parkside; £185, £170, £160 Wharton Hall; £182 Waitby Farm; £182 Sunny Gill Farm; £180, £174, £172, £162 Staingills; £170 Low Grassgill; £165 Llanon Villa; £162 Mddle Shipley Farm; £160, £152, £150 Terrys Farm; £154 Town End Farm: Beltex £215, £178, £168(2), £150 Grassgill Lodge; £180 Terrys Farm: Suffolk £168, £156, £150 Hyde Park; £148 Staingills; £140 Low Grassgill: Charollais £160 Hillcrest: Bluefaced Leicester £150 Hundith House; £126 New House; £126 Middle Bank End Farm: Rouge £126 Middle Bank End Farm: Rough £126 Beckstones: Mule £124 Danotty Hall; £122 Town End Farm; £121 Raisgill Hall; £120 Middle Shipley Farm: Cheviot £119 Castle Hill; £116(2) Sunny Gill Farm; £110 West Stobswood; £110, £106 High Greenbury Farm; £104 Whygill Head: Zwartble £118 Middle Bank End Farm: Swaledale £116, £106 Hundith House; £108 West End; £102 Keisley Farm: Kerry Hill £112 The Grange: Scotch Blackface £112, £84 Middle Shipley Farm; £89 Castle Hill: Easycare £112 Staingills: Bleu du maine £110 Low Esh Farm: Herdwick £106 Thorsgill Farm: Dorset £90 Middle Bank End Farm: Jacob £90 Todds Farm.

Cast Rams

Texel £190, £185 Hyde Park; £170, £156, £150 Sunny Gill Farm; £160 West Farm; £152 Hundith House: Beltex £178 Hundith House; £170 Hyde Park: Suffolk £176 Hyde Park: Cheviot £160 Hyde Park; £150 Sunny Gill Farm: Charollais £150 Hyde Park: Bluefaced Leicester £150 Newton Farm; £140 Bents Farm: Swaledale £96 Grains O Beck; £90 Rigg Farm: Scotch Blackface £92 Newton Farm: Goat £92 Hyde Park.