Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday night, when 4,525 sheep were forward consisting of 3,955 prime lambs and 570 cast sheep.

Topping the sale at £193 were a pair of 53kg Dutch Texel cross lambs from Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside which were purchased by Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

Topping at 439.5p was a 38kg Rouge cross lamb which sold for £167 from Messrs Fell, Chapel Farm, Bassenthwaite.

Jojo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York sold a pen of seven 39kg Beltex cross lambs to make £170 (435.9p/kg) with this home selling a pen of six 59kg Texel cross lambs to make £170, with 50kg Beltex cross lambs also making £170.

Messrs Ashley, Chapel Hill, Appleby sold 75kg Texel cross lambs to make £182.

Messrs Smithson, Skelcies Hall, Kirkby Stephen sold 66kg Rouge lambs to make £178.

Messrs Askwith, Middle Mown Meadows, Crook sold 58kg and 56kg Beltex cross lambs to make £173 and £172.

Messrs Wills, Fawcett Park Farm, Dufton sold 49kg Beltex cross lambs to make £172.

Messrs Lee, Carkin Moor Farm sold a pen of twelve 45kg Beltex cross lambs to make £172.

Messrs Simpson, Highscale Farm, Wigglesworth sold a pen of eleven 38kg Beltex cross lambs to make £159 (418.4p/kg) with a pen of nineteen 39kg lambs making £162 (415.4p/kg).

All classes of heavy lambs were a flying trade, with a pen of thirty-one 56kg Suffolk cross lambs making £157.50, and another pen of twenty-eight 57kg Suffolk cross lambs also making £157.50 from Riverside Farming.

Mule lambs sold to £145 for a pen of twenty 56kg lambs from Messrs Wills, Fawcett Park Farm, Dufton.

Mules also topped at 271.4p/kg for a pen of 35kg which sold for £95.

Messrs Bowes, Glen Whelt, Bishop Auckland sold a pen of 36kg Mules to make £97.50 (270.8p/kg)

Messrs Skelton, Low House, Maryport sold a pen of 42kg Mules to make £113.50 (270.2p/kg).

Messrs Richardson, Croft House, Ravenstonedale sold a pen of 49kg Mules to make £128 (261.2p/kg).

Swaledale lambs sold to £123 and £121 two pens of twenty lambs from Messrs Beckwith, New Hall, Barras.

Swaledale lambs also topped at 266.2p/kg for a pen of nineteen 37kg lambs which sold for £98.50 from Messrs Staley, West Underhurth, Barnard Castle.

A pen of 40kg Swaledales sold to £103.50 (258.8p/kg) from Todholes Partnership, Elsdon.

Messrs Rutherford, Irestone, Barnard Castle sold a pen of twenty-two 38kg Swaledale lambs to make £98 (257.9p/kg)

Messrs Gibson, Easterbeck House, Barnard Castle sold a pen of sixteen 47kg Swaledale lambs to make £117.50.

An SQQ average of 306.52p/kg and an overall sale average of 299.4p/kg £130.50 per head for 3955 lambs sold was achieved.

60 pens and 195 lambs sold between £160-£193

55 pens and 354 lambs sold between 350-439p/kg.

Cast sheep topped at £220 for a pair of Texel cross ewes from Hollins View Farm, Brough Sowerby.

Swaledale ewes topped at £88 for a pen of twenty-two from Kilnstown Farms, Carlisle.

Herdwick ewes sold to £73 for a pen of twelve from Messrs Skelton, Low House, Maryport.

Cast rams sold to £190 from Messrs Fell, Chapel Farm, Bassenthwaite.

Messrs Jenkinson, Whingill, Kirkby Stephen sold a Bluefaced Leicester ram to make £180.

Leading Consignment Averages (Prime Lambs – 5 or More)

No.		Weight	P/KG	Head	From
5	@	50.8kg	328.3p	£166.80	G Sowerby, Ormside
70	@	49.5kg	326.7p	£161.80	GW Lee & Sons, Richmond
101	@	55kg	277.9p	£154.99	Riverside Farming, Penrith
13	@	51.9kg	297.6p	£154.31	J Smithson, Kirkby Stephen
44	@	40.2kg	380.6p	£153.09	M/s Fell, Bassenthwaite
8	@	53.4kg	286.5p	£152.94	L Elliott, Skelton
207	@	44kg	345p	£151.70	JM Andrew, York
40	@	51.2kg	296.4p	£151.70	MTP&SD Wills, Dufton
21	@	48.4kg	311.8p	£151.00	RF Towers, Lancaster
39	@	43kg	351.3p	£150.97	W&J&I Dinsdale, Penrith
25	@	41.4kg	362.6p	£150.28	TW Hunter, Annan
5	@	50.8kg	328.3p	£166.80	G Sowerby, Ormside
70	@	49.5kg	326.7p	£161.80	GW Lee & Sons, Richmond

Leading Prices -

Prime lambs

Price per head: Dutch Texel £193 Terrys Farm; £160, £154.50 Chapel Farm: Texel £182 Chapel Hill; £176, £165, £164.50(2), £159, £156, £154 Askrigg Hall; £176, £170, £168, £158(2), £156 Fir Tree Farm; £174 Green Farm; £173, £166 Abbey Park; £171 Jardines; £170, £168(2), £164, £152.50 Boscar Flats; £169, £162 Carkin Moor Farm; £168 Searchlight Farm; £163, £160 Fawcett Park Farm; £160 Low House; £160 Terry Farm; £159 Haithwaite; £159, £156, £154.50 Kirkbarrow Hall; £157 The Buildings Farm; £156, £154 Muirburn; £156 Step Ends Farm; £154.50 Riverside: Rouge £178, £163, £162, £160 Skelcies Hall; £167 Chapel Farm: Beltex £173, £172, £171 Middle Mown Meadow; £172, £164, £157 Fawcett Park Farm; £172, £169, £168, £166, £165(2), £160 Carkin Moor Farm; £170(2), £166, £165, £162, £160(2), £158, £157, £155.50, £155 Boscar Flats; £167 Orchard Farm; £164 Stubsgill; £164, £160, £157 High Field; £162(2), £159, £157 Highscale Farm; £160, £158 Low House; £158 Skylin; £158 Curwen Hill Farm; £158, £155 Kirkbarrow Hall; £158 Espland House; £156 Tom Hill Cottage; £156 East Todholes; £156 Green Farm; £155 Marriforth; £155 Newhall Farm: Blue Texel £165 Boscar Flats, £141 Thethwaite Farm; £141 Low House: Charollais £160 Boscar Flats; £144, £140 Green Farm; £140 High Field; £131 Andrews Farm: Lleyn £160 Chapel Hill: Suffolk £157.50(2) Riverside; £149, £142, £138 Barrowmoor Farm; £145.50 Boscar Flats; £145 Low House; £141 Marriforth; £140, £130.50 Palliard; £135 Angerton Hall Farm: Mule £145 Fawcett Park Farm; £141.50 Red House Farm; £128 Croft House Farm; £157.50 Keisley Farm; £125 Hawkrigg End; £124.50(2) Stubsgill Farm; £123 Marriforth; £122(2) Kilnstown; £122 Haithwaite; £122 Low Deepslack: Romney £140 Crossfell House: Cheviot £133 Hawkrigg End; £132 Crossfell House; £125 Andrews Farm; £124.50 Orchard Farm: Swaledale £123, £121, £118 New Hall; £117.50 Easterbeck House; £116.50 Kilnstown Farm; £114, £103.50 East Todholes; £108 Step Ends Farm; £105 West Underhurth; £102 Haithwaite: Gritstone £118.50 Andrews Farm: Lonk £115.50, £109 Andrews Farm: Border Leicester £114 Crake Trees Manor: Herdwick £113 Starrah: Rough £113 High Wood End; £111 Low Deepslack: Scotch Blackface £108 Castle Hill: Shetland £94, £91 Town End Farm.

Price per kilo-Rouge 439.5p, 342.9p Chapel Farm; 312.8p, 306.8p Skelcies Hall: Beltex 435.9p, 398.7p, 397.4p, 395p, 387.5p, 383.7p, 365.9p, 363.6p, 360p Boscar Flats; 418.4p, 415.4p(2), 373.8p, 369.4p, 363.9p Highscale Farm; 405.4p Mount Pleasant Farm; 400p, 365.1p Fawcett Park Farm; 387.5p, 367.5p, 365.9p Newhall Farm; 385p Upper Brydekirk; 382.2p Carkin Moor Farm; 381p, 373.8p, 372.7p High Field; 376.2p Low House; 375.7p, 375.6p Claughton Hall Farm; 375p, 368.4p Thethwaite Farm; 374.4p Middle Mown Meadows; 368.4p, 362.8p Shrubbery Farm; 365.5p Tom Hill Cottage; 363.4p Espland House; 363.2p Castle Hill: Dutch Texel 400p, 396.2p, 361p Chapel Farm; 350.9p Terrys Farm: Blue Texel 392.9p Boscar Flats; 328.9p, 305p, 302.4p Town End Farm; 311.4p Andrews Farm; 300p Low House: Texel 343.9p, 338.8p, 317.8p, 311.2p(2) Boscar Flats; 340.2p Low House; 326.1p, 313.3p, 311.6p Thethwaite Farm; 326p, 320p Fawcett Park Farm; 325.5p Abbey Park; 323p, 318.4p Kirkbarrow Hall; 320p Terry Farm; 316.3p(2), 312.5p Askrigg Hall; 315.6p, 310.7p Muirburn; 312.5p Carkin Moor Farm; 311.1p Stonerigg: Charollais 318.2p High Field; 311.1p Green Farm; 293p, 292.9p Tom Hill Cottage; 285.7p Boscar Flats; 285.6p Langrigg House: Shetland 303.2p, 284.4p Town End Farm: Suffolk 303.1p Boscar Flats; 290p Low House; 285.7p, 284.4p Wast View; 282p Marriforth; 281.6p Barrowmoor Farm; 281.3p Riverside: Lleyn 285.7p Chapel Hill: Romney 285.7p Crossfell House: Cheviot 284.1p Anderws Farm; 280.9p Crossfell House; 276.7p Orchard Farm; 260.8p Hawkrigg End; 259.1p Low Deepslack: Lonk 279.5p, 262.5p Andrews Farm: Mule 271.4p Castle Hill; 270.8p Glen Whelt; 270.2p Low House; 262.2p Stoneriggs; 261.7p Marriforth; 261.2p Croft House Farm; 260.5p West Hindon Farm; 259.5p Haithwaite; 259.4p(2) Stubsgill Farm; 258.9p Fawcett Park Farm; 258.9p Argill House: Scotch Blackface 270p Castle Hill: Gritstone 269.3p Andrews Farm: Swaledale 266.2p West Underhurth; 258.8p East Todholes; 257.9p Irestone; 255.9p, 252.9p, 251.4p Step Ends Farm; 251.4p Glen Whelt; 250p Easterbeck House; 250p Buddle House: Herdwick 256.8p Starrah: Rough 252.3p Low Deepslack; 251.1p High Wood End.

Cast Ewes- Texel £220 Hollins View; £150 Castle Hill; £150 Midtown Farm; £140 Victoria Cottage; £140 Terrys Farm: Suffolk £132 Rigby House: Bluefaced Leicester £126 Ellergill: Beltex £113 Paradise Farm: Charollais £105 Orchard Farm: Mule £105 Brogden Farm; £101 Keld Farm; £100, £96 Paradise Farm; £94 Orchard Farm; £92 Eden Flatt: Cheviot £96 Low House; £82 Summery Hill; £80 Castle Hill: Herdwick £73, £70, £65 Low House: Dorset £63 Rigby House: Jacob £64 Orchard Farm: Swaledale £88, £74 Kilnstown Farm; £70 Castle Hill; £68 Orchard Farm; £66 High Stennerskeugh; £62 Eastfield Farm; £61 Ellergill: Masham £80 Andrews Farm: Scotch Blackface £70, £68 Low House: Gritstone £69 Andrews Farm: Kerry Hill £69 Searchlight Farm.

Cast Rams- Beltex £190 Chapel Farm; 140 Skelcies Hall; £136 Green Farm: Bluefaced Leicester £180, £140 Whingill; £158 Low Rigg; £146 Paradise Farm; £132 Eastfield Farm: Texel £172 Brogden Farm; £142 Midtown Farm: Rouge £146 Skelcies Hall: Suffolk £110 Mere Bank: Swaledale £90 Buddle House; £86 Keisley Farm.