Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday night, when 3,936 sheep were forward consisting of 3,000 prime lambs and 936 cast sheep.

Topping the sale at £186 were a pair of 55kg Texel cross lambs from Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside which were bought by Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

Topping at 444.7p/kg were a pen of 38kg Beltex cross lambs which sold for £169 from Messrs Powley, Low Northsceugh, Armathwaite, with this home also selling a pen of eleven 41kg lambs to make £169 (412.2p/kg).

Messrs Lee, Carkin Moor Farm, Richmond sold 49kg Beltex cross lambs to make £180, with this some also selling a pen of sixteen 45kg lambs to make £168.

Jojo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York sold a pen of eight 39kg Beltex cross lambs to make £170 (435.9p/kg), with a pen of five 40kg making £170 (425p/kg) a pen of twelve 39kg selling for £165 (423.1p/kg) and a pen of eleven 40kg lambs making £161.50 (403.8p/kg all from this home.

Messrs Fell, Chapel Farm, Bassenthwaite sold a pen of ten 38kg Rouge cross lambs to make £164 (431.6p/kg) with this home also selling a pen of fourteen 38kg Dutch Texel cross lambs to make £155 (407.9p/kg)

Messrs Dinsdale, High Field, Morland sold a pair of 59kg Rouge cross lambs to make £173 and also sold a pen of five 45kg lambs to make £168.

Suffolk cross lambs sold to £162 for 60kg lambs from Messrs Seymour, Brackenslack, Maulds Meaburn.

Mule lambs sold to £136 from Messrs Smith, Kelmore Hill Farm, Workington.

Messrs Wills, Fawcett Park Farm, Dufton sold a pen of fourteen 54kg Mules to make £135.

Kilnstown Farms, Carlisle sold a pen of forty 49kg Mules to make £129 (263.3p/kg)

Swaledale lambs sell to £100.50 for a pen of forty-eight 42kg lambs from Messrs Iceton, High Birk Hatt, Barnard Castle.

Messrs Whitfield, Low Stow Bank, Ennerdale sold a pen of twenty-seven 38kg Swaledales to make £97 (255.3p/kg).

Messrs Allinson, West Briscoe, Barnard Castle sold a pen of eleven 37kg Swaledales to make £94 (254.1p/kg)

Once again a whopping SQQ average of 294.2p/kg and an overall sale average of 287.6p/kg and £127.43 was achieved for 3000 lambs.

29 pens and 129 lambs sold between £160-£186

76 pens and 390 lambs sold between £150-£186.

40 pens and 267 lambs sold between 350-444p/kg

Cast sheep topped at £155 for a Beltex cross ewe from Messrs Chester, Grassgill Lodge, Soulby.

Mule ewes sold to £106 for two pens from Messrs Sayer, Town End Farm, Penrith and from Messrs Sharpe, Tanglewood, Penrith.

Swaledale ewes topped at £75 for a pen of nine from Messrs Buckle, Bleathgill, Barras.

Leading Consignment Averages (Prime Lambs – 5 or More)
No.         Weight    P/KG       Head         From  
15    @    41.6kg    404.8p    £168.40    I Powley, Armathwaite
6      @    48.3kg    322.8p    £156.00    G Sowerby, Ormside
40    @    38.1kg    405.6p    £154.55    Messrs Fell, Bassenthwaite
24    @    43kg      355.4p    £152.96    JS&JO Dodd, Temple Sowerby
8      @    51kg       297.5p    £151.75    HJ Banks, Winton
103  @    45.6kg    329.5p    £150.36    GW Lee & Sons, Richmond
50    @    46.2kg    322.6p    £149.10    W&J&I Dinsdale, Morland
183  @    42.7kg    348.6p    £148.83    JM Andrews, York
55    @    43.7kg    340p       £148.51    PW Simpson, Wigglesworth
44    @    53.3kg    277.9p    £148.02    Hallbankgate Farms, Hallbankgate
13    @    46.2kg    319.4p    £147.65    Messrs Somerville, Newby
29    @    53.2kg    276.1p    £147.00    JR Blenkiron, Richmond
43    @    51.1kg    285.9p    £146.20    Messrs Beckwith, Barras

Leading Prices -

Prime lambs

Price per head

Texel £186 Terrys Farm; £167, £160, £149, £147 Hallbankgate Farm; £164, £157, £152(2), £150, £146(2) Boscar Flats; £164 Croft House Farm; £160 Studford Gill; £159, £146 East Todholes; £158 Abbey Park; £158 High Field; £157, £156, £147 Ladying Farm; £154, £150, £148 New Hall; £154, £149, £146, £145.50 Miller Hill; £154 High Stennerskeugh; £153, £145.50 Manor House Farm; £150.50 Fawcett Park Farm; £150, £146 High Beck Head; £149.50 Upper Brydekirk; £148 Marriforth; £146.50 Breaks Hall; £146 Fountain Head; £145 Carkin Moor Farm: Beltex £180, £168, £163, £151 Carkin Moor Farm; £170(2, £167, £166, £165, £162, £161.50, £159, £156, £154, £153 Boscar Flats; £169(2), £166 Low Northsceugh; £168, £160, £158, £150 High Field; £167, £160, £150 Lansmere; £165, £158, £156, £152 Skylin; £163 Stubsgill Farm; £162 Highscale Farm; £159, £155.50, £154 Fawcett Park Farm; £158 Kelmore Hill Farm; £156 Grassgill Lodge; £154 Hallbankgate Farm; £154(2) Studford Gill; £153.50 Green Farm; £153 Marriforth; £152.50 West Lea; £150 Muckleborough Farm; £150(2) Highscale Farm; £15 Miller Hill: Rouge £173 High Field; £164 Chapel Farm: Suffolk £162 Brackenslack; £155 East Todholes; £153.50 Lansmere; £149 Copeland Row; £141 Palliard; £132 Starrah: Dutch Spotted £156 Marshes Gill; £130.50 Breaks Hall: Bluefaced Leicester £156, £142, £139 Kilnstown: Dutch Texel £155, £149.50, £147.50 Chapel Farm: Cheviot £146 Prospect Farm; £123.50 School House; £118.50 Ellergill(Cannon); £114 Orchard Farm: Blue Texel £145 Starrah; £140.50 Askrigg Hall; £133 Town End Farm: Charollais £136 High Field; £131 East Todholes; £126.50 Boscar Flats; £120 Orchard Farm: Mule £136 Kelmore Hill Farm; £135 Fawcett Park Farm; £129 Kilnstown; £127 Green Farm; £127 Eden Flatt; £123.50, £120 Marriforth; £121.50 Intake Bottom; £120 East Todholes: Romney £120.50 Breaks Hall: Rouge £117, £110(2) Galloper Park: Herdwick £115, £95 Chapel Farm: Border Leicester £104 Chapel Farm: Swaledale £100.50 High Birk Hatt; £98, £97 Low Stow Bank; £96.50 Stoneriggs; £96 Grains O Beck; £94 West Briscoe; £93(3) Step Ends Farm.

Price per kilo

Beltex 444.7p, 412.2p368.9p Low Northsceugh; 435.9p, 425p, 423.1p, 403.8p, 397.6p, 392.3p, 380.5p, 375.6p, 368.9p, 354.8p Boscar Flats; 397.6p, 351.4p Stubsgill Farm; 388.1p, 373.3p, 367.3p, 351.2p Carkin Moor Farm; 376.9p Little Langton Grange; 376.7p, 348.8p(2) Highscale Farm; 376.2p, 375p, 361.9p Skylin; 373.3p, 351.1p, 340.4p High Field; 370.2p Fawcett Park Farm; 366.7p, 358.1p Studford Gill; 365.5p Green Farm; 363.6p Lansmere; 362.2p, 351.1p Kelmore Hill Farm; 358.5p Upper Brydekirk; 354.8p Little Beck; 348.7p Angerton Hall Farm; 346.6p, 344p West Lea; 345p Brogden Farm: Rouge 431.6p Chapel Farm; 293.2p High Field: Dutch Texel 407.9p, 404.1p, 378.2p Chapel Farm: Blue Texel 351.3p Askrigg Hall; 295p Ellergill: Texel 338.2p Terrys Farm; 326.7p Lansmere; 323.4p, 319.1p, 316.7p, 304.2p Boscar Flats; 318.4p Ladying Farm; 311.9p High Moor; 308.8p Little Langton Grange; 306.8p Etherley House, 306.1p New Hall; 304.9p, 304.3p Stunsgill Farm; 302.7p Angerton Hall Farm; 301.9p Studford Gill; 300p Miller Hill; 300p Hallbankgate Farm: Charollais 289.4p High Field; 286.3p, 279.5p Angerton Hall; 281.1p Boscar Flats; 279.1p Orchard Farm: Suffolk 284.3p Lansmere; 275.6p Trovato; 270p Brackenslack; 269.4p Starrah; 266.7p Carpool Farm; 266.7p Marriforth; 266.7p Chapel Farm; 266.1p Copeland Row: Cheviot 275.5p Prospect Farm; 267.6p, 262.5p Weasdale Farm; 265.1p Orchard Farm: Dutch Spotted 271.9p Brakes Hall: Mule 263.3p Kilnstown Farm; 262.2p Marshes Gill; 261.4p Stoneriggs; 258.5p Intake Bottom; 255.3p Marriforth; 255.3p East Todholes; 250p Fawcett Park Farm: Romney 262p Brakes Hall: Swaledale 255.3p, 248.6p, 233.3p Low Stow Bank; 254.1p West Briscoe; 239.4p, 238.5p(2) Step Ends Farm; 239.3p High Birk Hatt; 234.7p Palliard; 234.1p Grains O Beck: Herdwick 250p Chapel Farm: Rough 239.1p Galloper Park.

Cast Ewes-

Beltex £155 Grassgill Lodge; £141 Kelmore Hill Farm; £140 Muckleborough Farm; £131 Town Foot; £130 Mount Pleasant Farm: Texel £152, £136 Terrys Farm; £142, £140 Greta View; £140, £130 Victoria Cottages; £140 Crossfell House; £136 Fountain Head; £136 Ladying Head; £135 Muckleborough; £130 Town End Farm; £130 New Hall: Rouge £150 Skelcies Hall: Charollais £130 Orchard Farm: Blue Texel £122 Town End Farm: Suffolk £116 Terrys Farm: Mule £106 Tanglewood; £106 Town End Farm; £105 Upper Brydekirk; £103 Friendship Farm; £94 Fountain Head; £94 Gracies Farm; £92 Orchard Farm; £91 Victoria Cottages; £90 The Park Wall: Cheviot £104 Orchard Farm; £95 Crossfell House; £90 Green Bank; £85 Melbourne House: Teeswater £96 Pinewood Heights: Herdwick £78 Starrah: Rough £72 Castle Hill: Jacob £67 Ellergill (Steadman): Swaledale £75 Bleathgill; £74 Lanehead Farm; £71 New Hall; £67 Mount Pleasant Farm; £66 High Beck Head; £66 Castle Hill; £65 Stoneriggs; £64 Gilts; £64 The Park Wall; £64 Whitestone; £64 Irestone: Shetland £50 Copeland Row.

Cast Rams-

Texel £140 Little Musgrave; £138 Stoneriggs; £130 Muckleborough Farm: Bluefaced Leicester £138 Barningham House: Suffolk £130 Victoria Cottages: Rough £111 Glebe Close: Swaledale £104, £85 New Hall; £92 Gillese Farm; £88 Garnthwaite; £81 Bleathgill.