Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday evening, when 4,177 sheep were forward consisting of 3,564 prime hoggs and 613 cast sheep.

Topping the sale £214 was a Texel a Texel cross hoggs from Messrs Wilkinson, Bollihope Shield Farm, Frosterley.

Topping at 504p/kg was a pen of eleven 39.5kg Beltex cross hoggs which made £199 from Jojo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York.

This home also sold a 47kg Beltex cross hogg to make £207 with a pen of nine 39kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £194 (497.4p/kg), a pen of eleven 40kg to make £195 (487.5p/kg), a pen of twelve 43kg to make £203 (472.1p/kg) and a pen of four 47kg hoggs to make £197.

The consignment of 136 superbly finished hoggs sold to average an unbelievable 45.8kg £187.54 (408.9p/kg)

Messrs Powley, Low Northsceugh, Armathwaite sold a pen of fifteen 40kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £194 (485p/kg).

Messrs Wills, Fawcett Park Farm, Dufton sold a pair of 42kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £200 (476.2p/kg).

Messrs Dinsdale, High Field, Morland sold 45kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £201.

Messrs Foster, Fordham Farm, York sold a pair of 42kg hoggs to make £197 (469p/kg).

Messrs Hodgson, Green Farm, Shap sold a pen of six 38kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £175.50 (461.8p/kg)

Messrs Birkbeck, Castle Hill, Soulby sold a pen of eight 37kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £170.50 (460.8p/kg) with another pen of twelve 39kg hoggs from this home making £172.50 (442.3p/kg).

Heavy hoggs were a flying trade for all classes with 65kg Texel cross hoggs making £203 a pen of 47kg Texel cross hoggs making £194.50 and a pen of 55kg Suffolk cross hoggs making £184 (334.5p/kg) from Jojo Andrews, Boscar Flats.

Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown Farm, Longtown sold 56kg Texel cross hoggs to make £200.

Messrs Foster, Fordham Farm, York sold 57kg hoggs to £198.

Messrs Patchett, West Summersides, Ripon sold a pen of twenty 61kg Texel cross Mule hoggs to make £195.

Suffolk cross hoggs topped at £193 for 71kg hoggs from Messrs Smith, Kelmore Hill Farm, Workington.

Suffolk cross hoggs also topped at 355.1p/kg for a pen of 49kg hogg which made £174 from Jojo Andrews.

Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown Farm sold a pen of twelve 47kg Suffolk cross hoggs to make £159.50 (339.4p/kg)

Mule hoggs topped at £166 on two separate occasions firstly for a pen of twenty 56kg hoggs from Messrs Wills, Fawcett Park Farm, Dufton and also for 57kg hoggs from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown Farm, Longtown.

Mules also topped at 320p/kg for a pen of 45kg with made £144 from Messrs Hodgson, Hill House West, Westgate.

Messrs Allison, Muirburn, Biggar sold 48kg Mules to make £150.

Blackfaced hoggs sold to £161 for a pen of sixteen 50kg hoggs from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown Farm, with this same home also topping at 326.1p/kg for a pen of twenty-eight 46kg Blackfaced hoggs which made £150.

Swaledale hoggs topped at £150 for a 57kg tup hogg from Messrs Fawcett, Argill House, South Stainmore.

Messrs Akrigg, Manor House Farm, Skipton sold a pen of 49kg Swaledale hoggs to make £146.

Swaledale hoggs also topped at 302.7p/kg for a pen of sixteen 37kg hoggs which made £112 from Messrs Akrigg, Manor House Farm, Skipton, with Messrs Rutherford, Irestone, Weardale selling a pen of twenty-five 37kg Swaledale hoggs to make £111 (300p/kg)

Seeing is believing with all classes and weights simply off the clock with an SQQ average of 347.5p/kg and an overall sale average of 337.6p/kg £150.54 for 3564 hoggs which includes over 1000 horned and mule hoggs.

10 pens of hoggs sold between £200-£214

66 pen and 302 hoggs sold between £180-£214

128 pens and 724 hoggs sold between £170-£214

48 pens and 276 hoggs sold between 400-504p/kg

73 pens and 470 hoggs sold between 380-504p/kg

431 Beltex cross hoggs sold to average £172.03 (410p/kg)

No words other than “Simply Outstanding” needed to be used to describe the trade for all classes and weights of prime hoggs here at Kirkby Stephen which is unrivalled anywhere!

Cast sheep topped at £248 for a pair of Texel cross ewes from Messrs Clarke, Stripes Farm, Waitby.

Mule ewes topped at £130 from Messrs Lightburn, Hunger Hill, Penrith.

Swaledale ewes topped at £107 for a pen of twelve from Messrs Akrigg, Manor House Farm, Skipton with this home also selling a pen of nine Swaledales to make £96.

Leading Consignment Averages (Prime Hoggs – 10 or More)

No.		Weight	P/KG	Head	From
15	@	40kg	485p	£194.00	I Powley, Armathwaite
136	@	45.8kg	408.9p	£187.54	JM Andrews, York
52	@	45.2kg	404.4p	£182.66	W&J&I Dinsdale, Morland
14	@	44.9kg	389.1p	£174.82	M/s Somerville, Newby
12	@	53.8kg	324.2p	£174.50	FH Walton, Barras
42	@	52.3kg	331.9p	£173.52	MTP&SD Wills, Duffton
43	@	44.9kg	375.7p	£168.63	A&D Smith, Distington
63	@	46kg	364.8p	£168.12	M/s Allison & Sons, Biggar
35	@	45.3kg	366.6p	£165.91	R Allinson & Sons, Winton
690	@	49.8kg	330.5p	£164.46	CN Patchett, Ripon
70	@	42.7kg	375.8p	£160.32	RE Phillips & Son, Northallerton

Leading Prices -
Prime Hoggs
Price per head
Texel £214 Bollihope Shield Farm; £203, £194.50, £194, £189, £186, £185, £179(2), £175, £170, £174 Boscar Flats; £201, £185, £180, £178, £175, £174.50 Muirburn; £201, £196, £188, £178, £174 Black Syke; £200, £170.50, £170 Smalmstown Farm; £196, £192 Laneside;  £195, £189, £182, £180, £178.50, £178, £178 West Summersides; £192 Porthy Green; £189 Lansmere; £188, £170 Fordham Farm; £186 Starrah; £185 Waters Farm; £184 Glen Whelt; £184 Musgrave House; £180 Fawcett Park Farm; £178, £173 Askrigg Hall; £178, £171(2) Calva Farm; £176 Windygate; £174 East Upper Priestside; £174 Victoria Cottages; £174 Stoneriggs; £173 Abbey Farm; £173 Riverside Farm; £171.50 Bridge Close; £171 Green Farm; £170 Marriforth; £170 Red House Farm: Beltex £207, £203, £199, £197, £195, £194, £191, £185.50, £179 Boscar Flats; £201, £191(2), £190, £189.50, £181, £180.50, £178, £175 High Field; £200, £190 Fawcett Park Farm; £198, £197, £193, £179 Fordham Farm; £194 West Summersides; £194 Low Northsceugh; £188, £170 Stoneriggs; £187.50, £180, £170 Marriforth; £186, £181, £176(2), £173(2), £172 Kelmore Hill Farm; £186, £175 Victoria Cottages; £185.50, £180, £173 Lansmere; £180, £178 Windygate; £178, £174.50 Bridge Close; £178, £176.50 Red House Farm; £177 Smalmstown Farm; £175.50, £172.50 Green Farm; £176 Crossfell House; £172.50, £170.50 Castle Hill: Suffolk £193 Kelmore Hill Farm; £187, £184, £180, £174 Boscar Flats; £180, £179 Riverside Farm; £177 Smalmstown Farm; £171 Marriforth: Dutch Spotted £185 Boscar Flats; £147 Bridge Close: Charollais £180.50 Newsham Grange; £161 Orchard Farm; £161 Riverside Farm; £156 Helbeck Grange: Cheviot Mule £178 Fawcett Park Farm: Cheviot £169 Riverside Farm; £159, £150, £149 Smalmstown Farm; £153 Windygate; £147.50, £146 Low Greenside; £146.50 Crossfell House: Mule £166 Smalmstown Farm; £166 Fawcett Park Farm; £157, £145Marriforth; £155 Town End Farm; £154(2) Green Farm; £154, £146.50, £141.50 Slack Cottage; £151 Victoria Cottages; £150 Muirburn; £144 Hill House West; £140.50 Red House Farm: Blue Texel £164.50 Muirburn; £160 Riverside Farm; £150 Bridge Close; £150 Askrigg: Scotch Blackface £161, £150, £149 Smalmstown Farm: Swaledale £150, £144 Argill House; £146, £112 Manor House; £141.50, £130 Hope House; £136, £115 Glen Whelt; £120 Ravenseat; £118 Low Deepslack; £114 Poppin Cottage; £113.50 Turn Meadows; £112.50 Helbeck Grange: Bluefaced Leicester £149 Green Farm: Easycare £139 Staingills: Valais Blacknose £137 Starrah: Hampshire £131 Castle Hill: Ryeland £126 Slack Cottage: Rough £118, £102 Hardendale Hall.

Price per kilo - Beltex 504p, 497.4p, 487.5p, 472.1p, 440p, 426.2p, 419.1p, 412.2p, 406p Boscar Flats; 485p Low Northsceugh; 476.2p, 431.8p, 387.5p Fawcett Park Farm; 469p, 438.6p, 436.6p, 400p Fordham Farm; 461.8p, 410.7p Green Farm; 460.8p, 442.3p Castle Hill; 446.7p, 434.1p, 431.8p, 415.2p, 411.4p401.1p, 395.6p High Field; 436p, 428.6p, 415.8p Marriforth; 432.6p, 432.5p, 429.3p, 409.8p, 409.5p, 384.4p Kelmore Hill Farm; 432.5p, 393.2p Crossfell House; 430.5p, 395.6p Red House Farm; 409.1p, 393.2p Lansmere; 405.8p, 401.3p, 381.8p Bridge Farm; 395.6p, 383p Windygate; 395.1p Black Syke; 395.1p Smalmstown Farm; 388.9p Victoria Cottages; 388.6p Starrah; 382.9p East Upper Priestside: Texel 426.8p, 383p, 382.6p, 377.9p Muirburn; 414.6p, 398.8p, 372.5p, 367.8p, 366.7p Marriforth; 414p, 388.9p, 380.9p, 377.8p, 364.7p Boscar Flats; 408.3p, 394.2p, 377.4p Bridge Close; 392.5p Castle Hill; 387.5p, 372.7p Smalmstown Farm; 386.5p, 383.7p, 362.2p Victoria Cottages; 378.3p Stoneriggs; 368.6p Kelmore Hill Farm; 366.7p Wingygate: Charollais 383.3p, 347.6p Orchard Farm; 362.8p Helbeck Grange; 340.6p Newsham Grange: Blue Texel 373.9p Muirburn; 365.9p Askrigg Hall; 357.1p Bridge Close; 348.6p Amersber Cottage: Cheviot 361.1p, 352.6p, 348.8p Crossfell House; 335.5p Helbeck Grange; 335.1p Amersber Cottage; 333.3p, 331.1p Smalmstown Farm: Suffolk 355.1p, 334.5p, 333.3p Boscar Flats; 339.4p, 328.3p, 327.8p Smalmstown Farm; 333p Kelmore Hill Farm; 329.8p, 322.6p Marriforth; 325.5p, 321p Riverside Farm; 325p Black Syke; 325p Victoria Cottages: Dutch Spotted 336.4p Boscar Flats; 334.1p Bridge Close: Scotch Blackface 326.1p, 323.9p, 322p Smalmstown Farm: Ryeland 315p Slack Cottage: Cheviot Mule 323.6p Fawcett Park Farm: Mule 320p Hill House West; 312.5p Muirburn; 312.2p Red House Farm; 311.7p, 307.6p Slack  Cottage; 310p Town End Farm; 308.5p, 307.8p Marriforth; 308.2p Victoria Cottages; 306.8p Castle Hill; 306p, 305.8p Helbeck Grange: Hampshire 319.5p Castle Hill: Swaledale 302.7p, 298p Manor House Farm; 300p, 281.1p Irestone; 296.1p Helbeck Grange; 295p Low Deepslack; 291.9p Musgrave House; 291p Turn Meadow; 289.4p, 287.5p Glen Whelt; 288p Argill House; 283.3p East Rackwood Hill Farm; 282.6p Hope House: Rough 268.2p Hardendale Hall.

Cast Ewes- Texel £248 Stripes Farm; £160(2) Porthy Green; £150 Bollihope Shield Farm; £150, £140 Green Farm; £140 Victoria Cottages: Suffolk £147 Wharton Hall; £144 Green Farm: Blue Texel £140 Stripes Farm: Mule £130 Hunger Hill; £126 Glebe Farm; £124 Quarry Farm; £118 Bowderdale Head; £116 Stripes Farm; £113 Riverside Farm: Dorset £121 Riverside Farm: Lleyn £112 Wharton Hall: Bluefaced Leicester £110 Bowderdale Head: Swaledale £107, £96 Manor House Farm; £103, £77 Arngill House; £86 Lockthwaite; £81 Glebe Farm; £80 Bowderdale Farm; £79 Quarry Farm; £79 Turn Meadow; £76 Kelmore Hill Farm: Kerry Hill £106 Crossfell House: Romney £106 Colby Laithes: Cheviot £104 Riverside Farm; £100 Orchard Farm; £97 Hunger Hill: Ryeland £100 Riverside Farm: Scotch Blackface £94 Riverside Farm: Jacob £90 Riverside Farm: Rough £84 Greenside Farm; £83 Lockholme Hall: Shetland £82 Whinfell Road: Herdwick £68 Orchard Farm.

Cast Rams- Cheviot £148 Riverside Farm: Beltex £145 New Meadows; £140 Victoria Cottages: Charollais £141 Newsham Grange: Suffolk £140 Glebe Farm: Swaledale £126 Quarry Farm; £96 Bollihope Shield; £90 Bowderdale Head: Scotch Blackface £126 Riverside Farm: Kerry Hill £124 East Thorngarth Hill: Herdwick £106 Riverside Farm.