Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Wednesday morning, when 3,314 sheep were forward consisting of 2,693 prime lambs and 621 cast sheep.

The concluding sale for 2023 goes out with a bang with an overall sale average of 299.1p/kg £132.19 per head and an SQQ average of 304.44p/kg.

Topping the sale at £193 was a 72kg Texel cross lamb from Max Hayllar, Helbeck Grange, Brough.

Topping at 431.6p/kg was a pen of five 38kg Beltex cross lambs which made £164 from Jojo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York, with this same home also selling pens of 41kg Beltex cross lambs to make £173 (422p/kg) a pen of 41kg lambs making £170 (414.6p/kg) a pen of 42kg making £172.50 (410.7p/kg) and a pen of six 40kg making £164.50 (411.3p/kg).

Messrs Simpson, Highscales Farm, Wigglesworth sold a pen of seven 40kg Beltex cross lambs to make £168 (420p/kg) with a pen of nine 40kg making £165 (412.5p/kg) with a pen of seven 38kg making £153 (402.6p/kg) all from this home.

Messrs Skelton, Low House, Maryport sold a pen of twelve 40kg Beltex cross lambs to make £168 (420p/kg)

Messrs Nelson, Rosgill Head, Penrith sold 65kg Texel cross lambs to make £177.

Next making £174 was a pen or 63kg Texel cross lambs from Jojo Andrews, Boscar Flats, who also sold 57kg Texels to make £171 and a pen of nine 49kg Texel cross lambs making £163 (332.7p/kg)

Messrs Cleasby, Porthy Green sold a pen of 56kg Texel cross lambs to make £171.50. with a pen of seven 51kg Texel cross lambs making £162.50 (318.6p/kg) also from Porthy Green.

With a pen of nine 55kg Texel cross lambs making £169 from Messrs Walton, Calva Farm, Barras.

Suffolk cross lambs sold to £169(291.4p/kg) for a pen of 58kg from Jojo Andrews.

Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown Farm, Longton made their way back to Kirkby selling a pen of fourteen 55kg Suffolk cross lambs to make £160.50(291.8p/kg) with a pen of twenty-five 51kg Suffolk crosses making £154 (302p/kg) and a pen of twenty-nine 52kg Suffolk crosses making £152. (292.3p/kg) with a pen of twenty-four 48kg Suffolk crosses making £144(300p/kg) all from Smalmstown Farm.

Riverside Farming, Penrith sold a pen of twenty-two 51kg Suffolks to make £154.50 (302.9p/kg) with another pen of twenty- five 51kg Suffolk crosses making £154 (302p/kg) and a pen of seventeen 51kg £152 (298p/kg) with a pen of forty 48kg Suffolk crosses making £145.50 (303.1p/kg).

Mule lambs sold to £139 from Messrs Humble, Cowshill Bridge View.

With a pen of seventeen 52kg Mules making £136 and a pen of seventeen 48kg Mules making £127 from Riverside Farming.

Mules also topped at 275p/kg for a pen of 48kg lambs which made £132 from Ellen Elliot, Askrigg Hall, Penrith.

Blackfaced lambs topped at £130 for a pen of ten 48kg (270.8p/kg) from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown.

With Blackfaced lambs also topping at 273.8p/kg for a pen of nine 40kg which sold for £109.50 from Messrs Allonby, Laneside, Kirkby Stephen.

Swaledale lambs topped at £125.50 for a pen of fifteen 49kg lambs from Messrs Heron, Eastfield Farm, Warcop who also sold pens of fifteen 49kg to make £125 and a pen of sixteen 46kg Swaledales to make £119.50 (259.8p/kg).

Swaledales also topped at 260p/kg for a pen of twenty 40kg lambs which sold for £104 from Messrs Foster, West End Farm, Barnard Castle.

A pen of twenty four 38kg Swaledales sold to make £96.50 (253.9p/kg) from Messrs Rutherford, Irestone, Bishop Auckland.

75 pens and 483 lambs sold between £150 and £193

37 pens and 253 lambs sold between 350p and 431.6p

Cast ewes topped at £230 for a Texel from Messrs Eccles, Hardberry Hill Farm, Barnard Castle.

Messrs Armstrong, Crossfell House, Milburn sold a pen of seven Texel cross ewes to make £155.

Mule ewes sold to £105 for a pen of eight from Messrs Nelson, Rosgill Head, Penrith.

Hill cheviot ewes sold to £107 for a pen of seven from Messrs Barker, Middle Bank End.

With a pen of five Lleyn ewes making £125 also from this home.

Blackface ewes sold to £82 for a pen from Messrs Astley, Morpeth.

Swaledale ewes sold to £74 for a pen of nine from Messrs Procter, Hillcrest, Great Musgrave.

Cast rams sold to £171 for a pair from Messrs Nelson, Rosgill Head, Penrith.

Leading Consignment Averages (Prime Lambs – 5 or More)
No.           Weight    P/KG       Head        From  
9      @    55kg      307.3p     £169.00    FH Walton, Barras                                             
18    @    50kg       314.4p     £158.30    H & S D Cleasby, Coupland Beck                                             
64    @    41.5kg    377.8p    £157.50    PW Simpson, Wigglesworth                                        
19    @    49.7kg    314.07p    £156.20    MTP & SD Wills, Dufton                                             
36    @     50kg      303.86p    £152.10    DF&MG Littlefair, Staindrop                                             
24    @     52.4g     288.67p    £151.30    P & SA Nelson, Penrith                                             
13    @     47.5kg    317.3p    £150.60    RC Tiplady, Barnard Castle
128   @    44kg      337.73p    £148.90    JM Andrews, York
277   @    50kg      296.76p    £147.30    Messrs Fisher, Longtown                                             
128   @    42kg      343.04p    £145.50    L Skelton & Son, Maryport
300   @    49kg      291.98p    £144.50    Riverside Farming, Penrith
100   @    45kg      315.6p      £141.00    R Skelton Contractors LTD, Maryport
22    @    46kg      305.93p    £140.60    R J Tiplady, Barnard Castle

Leading Prices -

Prime lambs

Price per head

Texel £193 Helbeck Grange; £177, £160.50, £146.50 Rosgill Head; £174, £171, £163, £153, £146.50 Boscar Flats; £171.50, £162.50, £146 Porthy Green; £169 Calva Farm; £165, £155.50 Black Syke; £164.50, £149, £148.50, £148 West Farm; £164, £146 Green Farm; £160.50, £158, £151.50, £148 Smalmstown Farm; £159.50 Fawcett Park Farm; £159, £148 Low House; £156.50, £153, £147 Hyde Park; £156 Middle Mown Meadows; £156, £145.50 Bowes Cross Farm; £155 Crossfell House; £153 Croft House Farm; £149 Hillcrest; £148.50 Newhall Farm; £148, £146 Red House Farm(RC Tiplady); £148 Askrigg Hall(Ellen); £146 Red House Farm(RJ Tiplady); £145.50 Shaw Clough Road; £145 Orchard Farm; £145 Stoneriggs, £145 Thethwaite Farm; £145 Ascot House: Beltex £173, £172.50, £170, £164.50, £164, £160.50, £156, £153, £151, £150(x2) Boscar Flats; £168, £165, £163.50, £160, £159, £153 Highscale Farm; £168, £151.50, 150.50 Low House; £166.50 Black Syke; £165(x2), £150 Red House Farm(RC Tiplady); £165, £152.50 Fawcett Park Farm; £160.50, £152.50 Newhall Farm; £160 £157.50 Smalmstown Farm; £157 Askrigg Hall; £155 Amersber Cottage; £153 Low House; £153, £150 Low Grange Farm; £152.50(x2) Town End Farm; £152 Troughton Hall; £151 Middle Mown Meadows; £150 Red House Farm(RJ Tiplady): Suffolk £169 Boscar Flats; £160., £160, £154, £152, £144 Smalmstown Farm; £154.50, £152, £148.50, £145.50 Hyde Park; £149 Rosgill Head: Hampshire £165.50 PorthyGreen: Mule £154.50, £136, £127.50, £127 Hyde Park; £139 Cowshill Bridge View; £132 Askrigg Hall; £128 Smalmstown Farm; £126 Croft House Farm; £124 Williams House; £124 Ascot House; £120 Green Farm: Blue Texel £152 Fawcett Park Farm;  £145 Boscar Flats: Cheviot £140 Hyde Park; £130.50 Crossfell House; £129 Smalmstown Farm; £124 Orchard Farm; £122.50 Hillcrest: Rouge £136 Bowes Cross Farm: Blackface £130 Smalmstown Farm; £109.50 Laneside; £104 Low Grange Farm Charollais £126 Angerton Hall Farm; £125(x2) Orchard Farm: Swaledale £125.50, £125, £119.50 Eastfield Farm; £105, £100 Cowshill Bridge View; £104 West End Farm; £100 Irestone: Badger Face £122 Askrigg Hall: Dorset £117.50 Town End Farm: Bluefaced Leicester £108.50 Middle Mown Meadows: Herdwick £106 Bridge Street(Bainbridge).

Price per kilo

Beltex 431.6p,422p, 414.6p, 411.3p, 410.7p, 397.4p, 382.1p Boscar Flats; 420p, 412.5p, 402.6p, 389.3p, 381p, 378.6p Highscale Farm; 420p, 367.5p, 363.4p, 358.3p, 355.8p Low House; 411.5p, 363.1p Newhall Farm; 389.5p, 357.1p Thethwaite Farm; 387.5p Amersber Cottage; 377.6p Angerton Hall Farm; 372p(x2) Town End Farm; 363.6p Smalmstown Farm; 364.3p, 356.1p Low Grange Farm;363.2p Castle Hill; 362.9p Woodcroft; 362.5p Red House Farm(RJ Tiplady); 361.5p Ascot House; 359.5p Middle Mown Meadows; 351.4p Starrah; 351.2p Hall Farm House; 350p Red House Farm(RC Tiplady): Bue Texel 337.8p Fawcett Park Farm; 322.2p, 307.3p Boscar Flats: Texel 332.7p, 321.4p, 321.1p Boscar Flats; 331.3p, 312.8p, 310p Low House; 318.6p, 310.6p Porthy Green; 318.3p,313p Town End Farm; 318.1p Black Syke; 315.8p Thethwaite Farm; 314.8p Crossfell House; 314.3p Askrigg Hall(Ellen); 313p Low Grange Farm; 310.9p Newhall Farm; 310.5p Shaw Clough Road; 310.4p West Farm: Badger Face 321.1p Askrigg Hall: Rouge 316.3p Bowes Cross Farm: Suffolk 303.1p, 302.9p, 298p, 297p Hyde Park; 302p, 300p, 292.3p, 291.8p Smalmstown Farm; 293.6p Row End Farm; 292p Town End Farm; 291.4p Boscar Flats; 288.9p Shaw Clough Road; 281.5p Woodcroft; 281.1p Rosgill Head: Cheviot 297.9p Hyde Park; 296.6p Crossfell House; 287.5p Low Deepslack; 286.5p Amersber Cottage; 284.9p Hillcrest; 280.4p Smalmstown: Charollais 297.6p(x2) Orchard Farm; 273.9p Angerton Hall Farm; 270.6p Hollow Green Farm: Dorset 293.8p Town End Farm: Mule 291.5p, 264.6p, 261.5p,260.2p Hyde Park; 275p Askrigg Hall(Ellen); 271.8p Starrah; 263.1p Turn Meadow; 262.5p Croft House Farm: Herdwick 286.5p Bridge Street(Bainbridge): Bluefaced Leicester 285.5p Middle Mown Meadows: Blackface 273.8p Laneside; 270.8p Smalmstown Farm; 260p Low Grange Farm: Swaledale 260p West End Farm; 259.8p, 256.1p, 255.1p Eastfield Farm; 256.4p Cowshill Bridge View; 253.9p. 250p(x2) Irestone; 250p Turn Meadow: Hampshire 258.6p Porthy Green: Ryeland 231.1p Leather Howe Farm: Rough Fell 207.3p Low Deepslack.

Cast Ewes-

Texel £230 Hardberry Hill Farm; £155, £137 Crossfell House; £153, £148 Hall Farm House; £153, £135 Middle Bank End Farm; £143 Cowshill Bridge View; £141 Wharton Hall; £140 West Farm; £139 Rosgill Head; £138 Bankwood: Suffolk £136 Middle Bank End Farm; £135 West Stobswood: Lleyn £125 Middle Bank End; £100 Wharton Hall: Cheviot £107 Middle Bank End Farm; £106, £95 Crossfell House; £88 West Stobswood; £87 Easy Upper Priestside: Mule £105, £96 Rosgill Head; £102 Middle Bank End; £101, £96 West Stobswood; £98 Cowshill Bridge; £97 Hillcrest: Kerry Hill £100 Decklyn: Shetland £86, £81 West Stobswood: Easycare £82 Middle Bank End Farm: Scoth Blackface £82(2) West Stobswood; £75 Low House: Swaledale £74 Hillcrest; £70 Cowshill Bridge View; £70 Turn Meadow; £66 Castle Hill; £62 Eastfield Farm; £61 Irestone; £60 Bollihope Shield: Portland £64 Hollow Green Farm: Herdwick £63, £62, £60 Low House; £61 Castle Hill.

Cast Rams-

Texel £171 Rosgill Head; £130 Stoneriggs: Hampshire £156 Decklyn: Lleyn £128 Middle Bank End Farm: Shetland £100 Hollow Green Farm.