Kirkby Stephen Prime sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday evening, when 5,084 sheep were forward consisting of 4004 prime hoggs and 1080 cast sheep.

Topping the sale at £195 was a 65kg Beltex cross hogg from Messrs Dodd, Skylin, Temple Sowerby.

This home also sold a pen of five 41kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £191 (465.9p/kg).

Topping at 489.2p/kg were a pen of seventeen 37kg Beltex cross hoggs which were sold for £181 from Messrs Simpson, Highscale Farm, Wigglesworth.

This home also sold a pen of twelve 38kg hoggs to make £177 (465.8p/kg) a pen of eleven 37kg hoggs to make £169 (456.8p/kg).

Messrs Dinsdale, Highfield, Penrith sold a pen of 43kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £193 (448.8p/kg), with another pen of seven 44kg hoggs making £189, and a pen of eight 43kg hoggs making £185.

Messrs Powley, Low Northsceugh, Armathwaite sold a pen of fifteen 39kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £186.50 (478.2p/kg).

Dan Stainthorpe, Low Grange Farm, Cleveland sold a pen of 38kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £180 (473.7p/kg).

Messrs Foster, Fordham Farm, York sold a pen of eight 42kg hoggs to make £184 (438.1p/kg), eleven 40kg Beltex hoggs to make £182 (455.9p/kg) with this home also selling a pen of six 39kg Beltex hoggs to make £178.50 (457.7p/kg)

Messrs Skelton, Low House, Maryport sold a pair of 41kg Beltex hoggs to make £181 (441.5p/kg), a pen of seven 39kg Beltex hoggs to make £176.50 which is (452.6p/kg) a pen of twelve 39kg Beltex hoggs to make £174.50 (447.4p/kg)

Messrs Hodgson, Green Farm, Shap sold 39kg Beltex hoggs to make £176 (451.3p/kg)

Messrs Platt, Far Whittles Farm, Cheshire sold a pen of twenty four 45kg hoggs to make £186.

Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon sold a pen of 42kg Beltex hoggs to make £184 (438.1p/kg) with another pen of ten 42kg hoggs making £183 (435.7p/kg)

Messrs Phillips, Fir Tree Farm, Harrogate sold 36kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £165 (458.3p/kg).

Messrs Platt, Far Whittles farm sold 65kg texel hoggs to make £191.

Jojo Andrews, Boscar Flats sold 55kg hoggs to make £184 with 56kg Texel cross hoggs also making £184 from this home and a pen of eight 53kg Suffolk cross hoggs making £172 from this home.

Heavy hoggs were once again a flying trade for all types, Messrs Dodd, Skylin, Temple Sowerby sold 55kg and 54kg hoggs to make £188 and £187.

Suffolk hoggs topped at £185 for pen of 62kg from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown, Longtown with this same home also selling a pen of twelve 49kg Suffolks to make £155.50 this same home also sold a pen of 21 Charollais cross hoggs weighing 52kg to make £163.

Messrs Skelton, Low House sold a pen of seven 53kg Suffolk cross hoggs to make £168.

Mule hoggs sold to £165 for Messrs Richardson, Low Garth, Cockermouth with Messrs Hodgson, Park House Farm and Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth selling 61kg Mule hoggs to £160.

Messrs Wills, Fawcett Park, Dufton sold a pen of 20 55kg mules to make £155. Mules also topped at 304.4p/kg for a pen of ten 45kg hoggs which made £137 from Messrs Stobart & Sons, Stotley Hall Farm, Barnard Castle. With Messrs Longstaff, Ascot House, Murton selling a pen of 46kg mules to make £139 (302.2p/kg)

Messrs Fairburn Marriforth sold a pen of 13 47kg mules to make £140.50.

Blackfaced hoggs sold to £144.50 for a pen of 10 47kg (307.4p) from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown Farm, with this sale home also selling a pen of 23 43kg blackfaced hoggs to make £135.50(315.1p)

Swaledale hoggs sold to £141 for a pen of 53kg tup hoggs from Messrs Humble, Cowshill Bridge View, with Messsrs Fawcett Argill house selling a pen of 17 49kg to make £139.50 (280.7p).

Messrs Sutton, Nether House sold a pen of 24 49kg Swaledale tup hoggs to make £138 (281.6p)

Swaledale hoggs also topped at 293.4p for a pen of 11 38kg hoggs which made £111.50 from Messrs Atkinson, Low Faggergill Cottage, Arkengarthdale.

Todholes Partnership, Elsdon sold a pen of 13 43kg Swaledale hoggs to make £124 (288.4p/kg)

Messrs Richardson, Low Garth sold a pen of 47kg Swaledale hoggs to make £135 (287.2p)

Messrs Iceton, High Birk Hatt, Barnard sold a pen of 30 41kg Swaledale hoggs to make £117.50 (286.6p/kg).

Another wonderful SQQ average of 340p/kg and overall average of 326.3p/kg £148.24 per head for 4004 hoggs was achieved..

Texel ewes sold to £245 from Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk, Annan.

Messrs Slack, Stoneriggs, Hilton sold a texel ewe to make £240.

Mule ewes sold to £126 from Ben Atkinson, Lady Anne Drive, Brough with a pen of ten from Messrs Luck Milestone House, Bowes selling for £125.

Swaledale ewes sold to £96 from Messrs Elliott, Harbour Flatt, Murton with a pen of twelve from Messrs Luck Milestone House, Bowes selling for £90.

Cast rams sold to £198 for a Beltex from Messrs Tunstall, Prospect House, Winton and for Texels from Messrs Luck, Milestone House, Bowes.

Leading Consignment Averages (Prime Hoggs – 4 or More)

No.		Weight	P/KG	Head	From
15	@	39kg	478.2p	£186.50	I Powley, Armathwaite
58	@	46.4kg	388.3p	£180.35	GW&MA Platt, Cheshire
18	@	43.7kg	407.8p	£178.28	B Maughan, Crosby Ravensworth
23	@	47kg	376.7p	£177.39	JS&JO Dodd, Temple Sowerby
50	@	44kg	399.1p	£177.06	W&J&I Dinsdale, Morland
14	@	48.9kg	350.4p	£171.21	M/s Somerville, Newby
10	@	54.6kg	312.8p	£170.80	B Atkinson, Brough
67	@	38.2kg	446.3p	£170.51	PW Simpson, Wigglesworth
97	@	47.8kg	353.8p	£169.38	JM Andrews, York
85	@	40.3kg	420.8p	£169.35	CW Foster, York
87	@	44kg	371.8p	£163.78	L Skelton & Son, Maryport
41	@	45.6kg	356.7p	£162.60	DE&AM Hodgson, Shap
7	@	50.4kg	317.9p	£160.29	FW Walton, Barras
227	@	51kg	314.2p	£160.17	G&R Dawson, York
219	@	46.7kg	342.5p	£160.08	E&EM Fairburn, Ripon

Leading Prices -

Prime Hoggs

Price per head

Beltex £195, £191, £188, £187, £178, £170 Skylin; £193, £189, £185, £182.50, £180, £177 High Field; £186.50 Low Northsceugh; £186, £179.50, £171 Far Whittles Farm; £184, £180, £178.50, £176, £171, £170 Boscar Flats; £184, £183, £175, £172.50 Marriforth; £184, £182, £174.50, £170(2), £178.50 Fordham Farm; £183 Ascot House; £182, £181, £176.50, £174.50, £174 Low House; £181, £180, £176, £174 Woodfoot; £181, £177 Highscale Farm; £180 Low Garth; £180, £176.50, £175 Low Grange Farm; £180 Pentwyn; £179, £176, £175 Lansmere; £176 Green Farm(Hodgson); £175 Crossfell House; £175 Upper Brydekirk; £175 Haithwaite; £173 Fawcett Park Farm; £172 Rockcliffe Farm: Texel £191, £163 Far Whittles Farm; £184(2), £175, £171, £170, £167.50 Boscar Flats; £184, £169 Chapel Farm; £181(2), £164, £163, £161 Marriforth; £178 New View Farm; £177, £175 Lady Anne Drive; £177 Rockcliffe Farm; £174, £166, £160 Muirburn; £172 Etherley House; £172, £170(2)Home Farm; £170.50 Low Grange Farm; £170, £168, £164 Low House; £170, £160 Black Syke; £169, £167, £166 Smalmstown Farm; £168 Riverside Farm; £168 Steeley Farm; £168, £167, £166, £162, £160.50 Mount Pleasant Farm; £166 Grene Farm(Hodgson); £165 High Beck Head; £165 Hawkrigg; £164, £160 The Park Wall; £163.50 Fawcett Park Farm; £162 Calva Farm; £162 Town End Farm; £160 Whygill Head; £160 Manor Farm: Zwartble £187 Smalmstown Farm: Suffolk £185, £163, £155.50 Smalmstown Farm; £178 Blue Grass; £177, £166.50, £159, £156.50, £155, £154 Riverside Farm; £172 Boscar Flats; £170, £150 Marriforth; £169 Redroof; £168 Low House; £166, £156 Lady Anne Drive; £160 Mount Pleasant Farm; £160, £158.50, £155 Manor Farm; £156, £154 Rosgill Head; £155.50 Fir Tree Farm; £155 Home Farm; £154.50, £154 Rockcliffe Farm; £153 Nether House: Cheviot £169, £163 Riverside Farm; £154 Mount Pleasant; £152, £140 Smalmstown Farm; £150.50, £144 Low Greenside; £143 Windygate: Blue Texel £166 Smalmstown Farm; £165 Pentwyn: Bluefaced Leicester £163 Buckles Farm; £150 East Todholes; £150 Green Farm(Hodgson): Scotch Blackface £144.50, £135.50 Smalmstown Farm: Mule £165 Low Garth; £160, £146 Park House Farm; £160, £146, £140.50 Marriforth; £155, £145 Green Farm(Hodgson); £155 Fawcett Park Farm; £150 Chapel Farm; £148 Town End Farm; £145 Park View; £144 Manor Farm; £141.50 Fountain Head; £140 Glebe Farm: Charollais £163, £149 Smalmstown Farm; £160 Low House; £154, £140 Orchard Farm; £141 Redroof: Hampshire £151.50 Green Farm: Swaledale £141 Cowshill Bridge View; £139.50 Argill House; £138 Nether House; £137 Glebe Farm; £135 Low Garth; £131 Blunt House; £128 High Wood End; £127 Low Swainston Farm; £125 Low Farm; £124 East Todholes; £124 Easterbeck House; £120.50 Ettersgill House: Rough £132, £129 High Wood End: Teeswater £128 Etherley House: Shetland £125 Fir Tree Farm.

Price per kilo

Blue Texel 372.2p, 360p, 359p Pentwyn; 345.8p Smalmstown Farm:

Dutch Spotted £309p Marshes Gill:

Beltex 489.2p, 465.8p, 456.8p, 432.1p, 430.8p Highscale Farm; 478.2p Low Northsceugh; 473.7p Low Grange Farm; 465.9p Skylin; 458.3p, 433.3p Fir Tree Farm; 457.7p, 455p, 438.1p, 436.8p, 435.9p(2) Fordham Farm; 452.6p, 447.4p, 441.5p, 424.4p Low House; 451.3p Green Farm; 448.8p, 430.2p, 430.2p, 429.5p High Field; 438.1p, 435.7p Marriforth; 428.2p Pentwyn; 426.8p Crossfell House; 425p Boscar Flats; 422p Fawcett Park Farm; 420.9p Woodfoot:

Scotch Blackface 315.1p, 307.4p Smalmstown Farm:

Bluefaced Leicester 284.1p Gillfield:

Cheviot 343.8p, 327.4p Crossfell House; 325.6p, 310.2p Smalmstown Farm; 313.8p Low Grange Farm; 309p Villa Farm; 307.1p, 306.4p Low Greenside; 305p Low Faggergill Cottage:

Charollais 333.3p, 314.3p Orchard Farm; 326.5p Low House; 320.5p Redfoot; 317p, 313.5p Smalmstown Farm:

Mule 304.4p Stotley Hall Farm; 302.2p Ascot House; 300p Muirburn; 300p Castle Hill; 298.9p, 292p Marriforth; 393.8p Buckles Farm; 292p(2) Low Swainston Farm; 290p East Todholes:

Hampshire 281p Green Farm:

Rough 274.5p High Wood End:

Suffolk 325p Black Syke; 324.5p Boscar Flats; 324p Fir Tree Farm; 320 Riverside Farm; 318.5p, 317p Smalmstown Farm; 317.4p Chapel Farm; 317p Low House; 317p, 316.3p Manor Farm; 315.3p Rockcliffe Farm:

Swaledale 293.4p Low Faggergill Cottage; 288.4p, 281.1p East Todholes; 287.2p Low Garth; 286.6p, 283.3p High Birk Hatt; 285p, 281.8p Easterbeck House; 284.7p Argill House; 282.9p High Wood End; 281.6p Nether House; 281.6p Castle Hill:

Texel 410p, 352.2p, 340p Low House; 402.6p, 362.5p, 357.1p Muirburn; 377.3p Green Farm; 376.9p Crossfell House; 372.1p, 346.9p Boscar Flats; 367.4p, 346.8p, 344.4p Marriforth; 363.4p Home Farm; 353.8p Etherley House; 352.3p Steeley Farm; 348p, 341.7p Low Grange Farm; 347.8p Black Syke; 347.4p Plumtree House; 346.7p Hall Farm House; 345.6p High Beck Head; 345p Rockcliffe Farm; 341.3p Hawkrigg Farm:

Cast Ewes- Texel £245 Upper Brydekirk; £240 Stoneriggs; £212 Fountain Head; £198 New View Farm; £197 Bleathgill; £190 Ellergill; £171, £166 Crossfell House; £166 Chapel Farm; £159, £153 Town End Farm; £150 Stripes Farm: Beltex £202 Skylin; £182 Stripes Farm; £170 Upper Brydekirk; £140 High Beck Head: Blue Texel £188 Skylin; £164 Castle Hill: Bluefaced Leicester £154 Wythes Hill; £128 High Beck Head; £128 Milestone House: Rouge £150 Upper Brydekirk: Suffolk £150 Stoneriggs; £139 New View Farm; £130 Ellergill: Mule £126 Lady Anne Drive; £125 Milestone House; £120, £107 Rosgill Head; £117 Stripes Farm; £112  High Beck Head; £111 Fountain Head; £110 Chapel Farm; £107 Ellergill; £107 Riverside Farm: Cheviot £122 Ellergill; £120 Irestone; £115, £109, £105 Riverside Farm; £114 Castle Hill: Goat £101, £88 Woodend Farm: Swaledale £96, £70 Harbour Flatt; £90, £85, £71 Milestone House; £89 Manor Farm; £76 Wythes Hill; £75 Bleathgill; £74 Stoneriggs; £70 Park View: Border Leicester £91 Chapel Farm: Rough £85 Ellergill: Scotch Blackface £84 Castle Hill: Herdwick £77 Infield.

Cast Rams- Beltex £198 Prospect House; £182 Plumtree House; £168 Park View: Texel £198 Milestone House; £166 Stoneriggs; £160 Cowshill Bridge View; £150, £150 Briggle Farm; £150 Castle Hill; £150 Marshes Gill; £140 Castlethwaite; £146 Hensingham Road: Bluefaced Leicester £145, £122 West Stoney Keld; £120 Beverley Cottage: Suffolk £160 Riverside Farm: Rough £135 Crooksbeck: Cheviot £105 Riverside Farm: Swaledale £98 Spanham Farm; £94 Buckles Farm; £88 Buddle House.