Kirkby Stephen Store Lambs

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen held their fortnightly sale of Store lambs on Tuesday 24^th October where 458 lambs were forward.

Topping the sale at £107 were a pen of Texel cross lambs from Messrs Hill, Whitewall Farm, Great Asby.

Messrs Slack, Plumtree House, Newby sold a pen of seven Beltex lambs to make £105.

Trade for all classes of Store lambs was flying with plenty of buyers turning out looking for lambs any many more could be sold to great advantage!

Leading prices:-

Texel £107, £80 Whitewall Farm; £99.50 Plumtree House; £98, £94 Riverside Cottages; £93 How Nook; £83.50 Middle Farm: Beltex £105 Plumtree House: Suffolk £86.50 How Nook: Charollais £85.50, £77 Colene Croft; £81 Plumtree House: Rough Fell £81.50, £69.50 Riverside Cottages: Mules £82, £78.50, £77 Blades Field Farm; £81 Whitewall Farm; £78.50 Uldale Farm; £73 Middle Farm: Cheviot £70.50 Birks Farm: Blackface £58 Riverside Cottages: Jacob £57 Holly Barn: Swaledale £53 Blades Field Farm; £53, £50.50 Cross Keys; £52 Birks Farm: