Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday night, when

4524 sheep consisting of 2007 Prime lambs, 1005 Cast sheep and 1512 Store lambs.

Topping the prime lambs at £190 was a 52kg Beltex cross lamb from Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside which sold to Dowdings Butchers, Appleby. The same home also sold 53kg lambs to make £188 also selling to Dowdings Butchers.

Topping at 392.5p/kg were a pen of four 40kg Beltex cross lambs which made £157 from Messrs Dodd, Skylin, Temple Sowerby, with this home also selling a pair of 40kg lambs to make £155.50 (388.8p/kg)

Messrs Richardson, Croft House, Ravenstonedale sold 45kg Beltex cross lambs to make £170 (377.8p/kg).

Messrs Sutcliffe, Church Farm, Carlton in Cleveland sold a pen of ten 40kg lambs to make £155.50 (388.8p/kg) with this home also selling 53kg lambs to make £168.

Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon sold a pen of twelve 45kg Beltex cross lambs to make £169 (375.6p/kg). This home also sold 52kg lambs to make £164.

Messrs Lawson, Stubsgill Farm, Workington sold 47kg lambs to make £164.

Dan Stainthorpe, Low Grange Farm, Cleveland sold a pen of five 43kg lambs to make £160 (372.1p/kg) with 55kg lambs also making £160 from this home.

Messrs Armstrong, Moorriggs, Penrith sold a pen of four 41kg Beltex cross lambs to make £155.50 (379.3p/kg.

Messrs Armstrong, Crossfell House, Milburn sold a pen of twenty one 42kg Beltex cross lambs to make £156 (371.4p/kg).

Dan Stainthorpe, Cleveland sold 53kg Texel cross lambs to £159, with a pen of seven 48kg Texel cross lambs making £153 also from this home.

Mule lambs sold to £130 for a pen from Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth with another pen of ten 52kg Mules making £125.50 also from this home. These vendors also topped the Mules at 244.6p/kg for a pen of 46kg Mules which made £112.50.

The figures really do speak for themselves week in week out, here at Kirkby Stephen with an SQQ average of 276.53p/kg and an overall sale average of 271.2p/kg (£120.82) being achieved.

36 pens and 129 lambs sold between £150 and £190.

35 pens and 174 lambs sold between 340-392.5p/kg

All classes and weights were a sharper trade with fresh buyers in attendance resulting in first cross commercial bred lambs 41-44kg taking the biggest lift.

Many more lambs can be sold well on a weekly basis; so take advantage of the many active buyers in attendance competing here at Kirkby Stephen, making the live ring the strongest and most lucrative method to currently market your prime lambs!

Cast sheep topped at £150 twice for Texel ewes from Messrs Todd, High Toft Hill Farm, County Durham and also from Mr Udale, Sideway Bank, Kings Meaburn.

Leading Consignment Averages (Spring Lambs – 5 or More)

No.         Weight     /KG       Head        From  
26    @    46.5kg    328.2p    £152.62    D Stainthorpe, Saltburn-by-Sea
43    @    43.8kg    343.1p    £150.58    AR Sutcliffe, Carlton in Cleveland
17    @    40.9kg    363.7p    £148.91    JS&JO Dodd, Temple Sowerby
15    @    49.2kg    293.7p    £144.53    G Sowerby, Ormside
19    @    46.5kg    304.2p    £141.55    S Armstrong & Sons, Thrimby
83    @    43.9kg    317.5p    £139.56    RJ Armstrong, Penrith
43    @    44.1kg    308.2p    £136.07    BR Lawson & Son, Richmond
6        @    38kg    353.9p    £134.50    T Walmsley, Harrogate
19    @    44.9kg    298.4p    £134.16    D&JH Richardson, Ravenstonedale
24    @    46.3kg    288.1p    £133.40    IT Bell, Hallbankgate
31    @    51.9kg    255.2p    £132.45    DA Wells, Bishop Auckland
16    @    41.7kg    316.7p    £132.22    D&A Livestock, Harrogate
154    @    44.9kg    292.6p    £131.62    E&EM Fairburn, Ripon

Leading Prices –

Spring lambs

Price per head

Beltex £190, £188, £157 Terrys Farm; £170, £156, £150 Croft House Farm; £169, £164, £150, £146 Marriforth; £168, £157, £156, £155.50, £154.50, £154, £150, £148(x2) Church Farm; £164, £145, £142.50 Stubsgill Farm; £160(x2), £155 Low Grange Farm; £157, £155.50, £150, £146 Skylin; £156, £155.50, £148.50 Moorriggs; £156, £147 Crossfell House; £155, £152, £146, £144, £141 Buddle House; £154, £146 Hallbankgate Farm; £152.50, £150 Prospect Farm (D&A Livestock Ltd), £152.50 Windygate; £147, £146.50 Newstead Grange; £144(x2) Thorney Gale; £143 Castle Hill; £141 Brogden Farm; £140.50 Row End: Texel £159, £153 Low Grange Farm; £152, £146, £139, £135 Buddle House; £147 Windygate; £146, £134 Middle Shipley Farm; £145, £129 Highfield; £144 Bollihope Shield Farm; £142, £140, £136, £130, £128.50, £126, £125.50  Kilnknowe; £141.50, £131 Marriforth; £140.50, £128.50 Moorriggs; £136, £128.50 Hallbankgate Farm; £132.50 Powis House; £131.50 High Griseburn; £131 Easegill Head; £130.50 Lockholme Hall; £130 Windygate; £130 Starrah; £130 Newstead Grange; £129.50 Rosgill Head; £129 Stubsgill Farm; £128(x2) Stoneriggs; £127, £125.50, £125 Brogden Farm;l £127 Rudd Hills; £125.50 Mill Cottage; £125 Crossfell House; Dutch Texel £142 Terrys Farm: Mule £130, £125.50, £112.50 Marriforth; £116 Starrah; £115.50 Lockholme Hall; £112 Easegill Head; £111.50 Croft House Farm; £109 Hartley Castle; £108 Asby Grange; £106 Thorney Gale; £105 The Gables: Badger Face £137 Gracies Farm: Blue Texel £134, £128 Bonny Rigg; £121.50 Highfield: Suffolk £132 Rosgill Head; £131 Terrys Farm; £128 Church Farm; £125.50 High Toft Hill Farm;£122.50 Friendship Farm; £120.50 Brogden Farm: Dutch Spotted £120 Wild Boar Barn; £118.50 Breaks Hall: Cheviot £116.50 Bolton Road(Porteous), £114 Middle Shipley Farm: Hampshire £116 Windygate; £110 Green Bank; £101 Middle Holling Carr: Charollais £115.50, £113.50 Orchard Farm: Lleyn £114 Rake Head: Valais Nose £111 Leather Howe: Bluefaced Leicester £107.50 Park House Farm: Blackface £94 Castle Hill: Jacob £89.50 Ellergill(Steadman): Herdwick £73 Middle Holling Carr:

Price per kilo

Beltex 392.5p, 388.8p, 357.1p, 347.6p, 343.8pSkylin; 388.8p, 367.9p, 354.5p, 344.2p, 340.9p, 334.8p Church Farm; 379.3p Moorriggs; 377.8p, 354.5p Croft House Farm; 375.6p, 347.6p Marriforth; 372.1p Low Grange Farm; 371.4p, 341.9p Crossfell House; 365.9p, 363.1p  Prospect Farm(D&A Livestock Ltd), 365.4p, 354.7p, 341.3p Terrys Farm; 365p, 354.5p, 353.5p 352.3p, 335.7p, 331.6p Buddle House; 357.5p Castle Hill; 356.1p, 334.8p Hallbankgate Farm; 353.9p Prospect Farm(Walmsley), 351.3p Row End Farm; 348.9p, 345.2p, 331.4p Stubsgill Farm; 341p Newstead Grange; 338.9p Windygate; 337p Low Grange Farm:

Texel 318.8p, 300p  Low Grange Farm; 316.3p, 271.1p Kilnknowe; 306.3p, 276.6p Windygate; 302.1p Highfield; 297.7p(x2, 277.5p) Stoneriggs; 285.6p, 281p Moorriggs; 283p, 272.1p Park House Farm; 281p Thorney Gale; 279p Easegill Head; 278.9p Brogden Farm; 278.6p Castle Hill; 278.2p Green Gill Farm; 275.6p Crossfell House;275.5p Buddle House; 274p Newstead Grange; 272.5p West Underhurth: Dutch Texel 278.4p Terrys Farm: Cheviot 277.4p Bolton Road(Porteous); 255p Castle Hill: Blue Texel 270p Highfield; 261.2p Bonny Rigg: Dutch Spotted 263.3p Breaks Hall: Charollais 262.5p, 258p, 253.6p Orchard Farm: Suffolk 251.9p Terrys Farm; 251p Church Farm; 250p Friendship Farm: Lleyn 249p Whingill: Kerry Hill 245p Castle Hill:Mule 244.6p, 241.3p Marriforth; 240p Asby Grange; 238.6p The Gables; 238.3p Easegill Head; 238p Uldale Farm; 237.2p Croft House Farm: Hampshire 241.7p Windygate: Blackface 241p Castle Hill: Badger Face 240.4 Gracies Farm: Bluefaced Leicester 211p Park House Farm:

Cast Ewes

Texel £150 Sideway Bank; £150, £148, £120 High Toft Hill Farm; £140 Etherley House; £130 Catherine Holme; £125 Breaks Hall; £120 Hyde Park : Beltex £130 Buddle House : Suffolk £120 Etherley House; £111 Crossfell House : Bluefaced Leicester £108, £92 Ashlea Farm House; £92 Hartley Castle; £90 Marriforth : Mule £97 Middle Shipley Farm; £84 High Toft Hill Farm; £83 Town End Farm; £83 Park House Farm; £81 Dry Evers; £80 Castle Hill : Dorset £85 Castle Hill : Lleyn £80, £70 Whingill : Cheviot £80 Hyde Park : Blackface £70 Middle Shipley Farm : Swaledale £58 Whingill; £54 Stoneriggs; £51 Bents Farm; £50 Middle End Farm; £50 Castle Hill : Ryeland £51 Leather Howe : Herdwick £50 The Gables :

Cast Rams

Dutch Spotted £118 Green Bank : Beltex £100 Green Bank : Swaledale £100 (Donated to Great North Air Ambulance): Texel £100 Hyde Park :