Kirkby Stephen Store Lamb Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen held their fortnightly sale of 521 Store lambs.

Topping the sale at £122 were a pen of seven Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Bindloss, Shap Abbey, with this home same home also selling pens at £121, £119, £114 and pens of ten at £113.

Messrs Brown, Catherine Holme, Great Asby sold Beltex cross lambs to £120 and £114.

Messrs Bayles, Haithwaite, Richmond sold a pen of Beltex cross lambs to make £119 with another pen of fifteen Texel cross lambs making £118 also from this home.

Texel cross lambs sold to £119 for a pen of eight from Messrs Marston, Easegill Head, Wharton.

A pen of Dutch Texel cross lambs made £117 from Messrs Robinson, Trainriggs Farm, Kirkby Stehen.

Rough Fell lambs sold to £73.50 for a pen of fifteen from Messrs Chappelhow, Beckstones, Newbiggin on Lune.

All classes of store lambs were dearer with a packed ringside of buyers eager to purchase all types of lambs and an amazing overall sale average of £93.31 being achieved!

Leading prices:-

Dutch Spotted £117 Trainriggs Farm:

Beltex £122, £121, £119, £114, £113(2), £112, £110(3), £109, £108, £107, £105 Shap Abbey; £120, £114 Catherine Holme; £119 Haithwaite; £110 Trainriggs Farm; £110 Easegill Head; £105 Bollam Terrace; £103 Smardale Mill; £101 Helbeck Road:

Mule £83 Well House:

Rough £73 Beckstones:

Suffolk £85 Beckstones:

Swaledale £46 Midfield:

Texel £119, £113, £104 Easegill Head; £118, £109 Haithwaite; £111, £100 Catherine Holme; £106 Potlands; £101 Well House; £100 Highland Meadows: