Kirkby Stephen Store Lamb Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd held their prize show and Sale of store lambs on Tuesday 1^st August when 500 were on offer.  Our opening show was ably judged by Jonathan Beresford who awarded the first placed Continental cross lambs to a pen of 22 Beltex crosses which sold for £98.50 from Messrs Collinson, Leekworth Gardens, Barnard Castle. 

The first placed pen of Mules was awarded to a pen of 10 from Messrs Thompson, East Unthank Farm, Haltwhistle which sold for £80.50. 

A packed ringside of potential buyers from near and far were present here at Kirkby Stephen which resulted in all classes and breeds being a fantastic trade and many more store lambs could have been sold to vendors advantage.  Our next sale is on the 15^th August with catalogue entries closing on the 8^th August. 

Show Results

Continental lambs (pen of 10 or more)
1^st – Mr T Collinson, Leekworth Gardens – 22 Beltex x @  £98.50
2^nd – Messrs GM&V Bayles, Haithwaite – 15 Beltex x @  £95
3^rd – Mr T Collinson, Leekworth Gardens – 20 Beltex x £88.50

Mule Lambs (pen of 10 or more)
1^st – Messrs WD&B Thompson, East Unthank – 10 @ £80.50
2^nd – MR RW Emmott, Wythop Hall – 25 @ £77
3^rd – MR RW Emmott, Wythop Hall – 25 @ £71.50

Leading Prices:  Beltex £98.50, £88.50 Leekworth Gardens; £95, £84 Haithwaite; £83 Keld Farm: Blue Texel £90, £80, £79 Greta View: Mule £84.50 Fieldham House; £80.50 East Unthank Farm; £77 Wythop Hall Farm; £75 Spanham Farm: Suffolk £83.50 Keld Farm: Texel £83, £80 Houghton House Farm; £81.50, £75 Pikestone; £80 Keld Farm; £79.50 Sandford Hall; £78 Goodlie Hill Cottage; £77 Spanham Farm: