Kirkby Stephen Prime Hogg Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night when a show of 2,366 sheep were forward consisting of 1,804 prime hoggs and 562 cast sheep.

Topping the prime hoggs at £150 was a 50kg Beltex cross hogg from Messrs Robshaw, Tadcaster which was bought by J Birkbeck on behalf of Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

Topping at 378.4p/kg were a pen of 10 38kg Beltex cross hoggs which sold for £143.80 from P Simpson, Wigglesworth.

Another pen of 10 36kg Beltex cross hoggs sold for £135.30 (375.8p/kg) and a pen of 10 weighing 37kg selling for £137.80 (372.4p/kg) also from this home.

The consignment of 62 hoggs from Messrs Simpson, Highscale Farm sold to average 40kg £140.04 (350.1p/kg)

Messrs Elliot, Espland House, Penrith sold a pen of 36kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £135 (375p/kg)

Messrs Dinsdale, High Field, Penrith sold a pen of 41kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £149.30.

Messrs Robshaw sold 50kg hoggs to £149 and Messrs Simpson also selling 41kg hoggs to £149.

Messrs Ewin, Black Syke, Sandford sold a pen of 20 37kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £133.30 (360.3p/kg

Mule hoggs sold to £120 for a pen from Messrs Smith, Kelmore Hill Farm, Distington.

Messrs Ewin, Eden Flatt, Warcop sold 45kg Mules to £113.80 (252.9p/kg) and Messrs Raine & Davidson, Thorney Gale sold a pen of 14 43kg Mules to make £107.30 (249.5p/kg).

Swaledale hoggs sold to £114.30 for a pen of 10 46kg hoggs from Messrs Clarke, Howgill Castle, Penrith selling for £112.30 (253.1p/kg) also from this home.

A pen of 32 42kg Swaledale hoggs sold for £106.30 (253.1p/kg) from Todholes Partnership, Elsdon.

334 Beltex cross hoggs sold to average £128.32 & 310p/kg.

Cast sheep topped at £155 for Texel ewes from Messrs Dowson & Sartin, Battle Hill Farm, Barnard Castle.

A pen of 19 Rough Fell ewes sold for £82 from Messrs Dunning, Raisgill Hall, Tebay.

Leading Hogg Consignment Averages

62	@	40kg	£140.04	350.4p	Highscale Farm
21	@	41.4kg	£137.85	332.9p	Espland House
30	@	46.8kg	£136.68	291.8p	Upper Brydekirk
26	@	49.3kg	£136.11	275.6p	Beck House Farm
35	@	49.4kg	£134.83	269.9p	West Hale Farm
36	@	42.1kg	£133.01	315.2p	High Field
36	@	51.3kg	£132.15	257.1p	Kirkbarrow Hall
30	@	51.6kg	£128.03	248.1p	Balgray Hill
12	@	54kg	£126.13	232.1p	Stoneriggs
40	@	48.2kg	£120.63	250p	Kelmore Hill Farm
26	@	45.8kg	£130.63	284.7p	Fawcett Park Farm
49	@	39.2kg	£118.55	302p	Black Syke
39	@	43.1kg	£113.19	262.2p	High Toft Hill
28	@	41.5kg	£113.07	271.9p	Castle Hill
43	@	45.9kg	£113.06	245.9p	Howgill Castle
15	@	46.2kg	£112.83	244.2p	The Howe
26	@	38.3kg	£111.78	291.4p	Woodfoot
49	@	42.9kg	£110.99	256.1p	East Todholes
16	@	39.7kg	£110.68	278.4p	Catherin Holme (Fiddler)

Leading Prices –

Prime Hoggs

Price Per Head –

Beltex £150, £149, £146, £137.80, £136, £133, £130 Beck House Farm; £149.30, £143.30(2), £140, £139.80, £138.80 High Field; £149, £145.30, £143.80, £142.80, £141.80, £137.80, £136.30, £135.80, £135.30 Highscale Farm; £146.80, £137.80, £135, £129.30, £128.80 Espland House; £145.80, £142.80, £137.30, £136.80, £136.30, £133.80, £125.30 Upper Brydekirk; £144.80 Street House; £144.80, £138.80(2), £128.80 Fawcett Park Farm; £143.80, £139, £137, £136.80 Kirkbarrow Hall; £142.80, £138.80, £136.80 West Hall Farm; £137.80, £136, £133.30 Black Syke; £135 Kelmore Hill Farm; £132.80 Prospect Farm Cottage; £130 Yore House; £129.30 Castle Hill; £128.80, £126.80 Marriforth; £125.80 Thorney Gale: Texel £136, £129.80 Yore House Farm; £134.50, £130.80, £128.80, £127.30, £126.80 Kirkbarrow Hall; £134.30, £134 Espland House; £132.30(2) West Hale Farm; £131.80 The Howes; £131.50, £127.80 Street House; £131.30 Low Farm; £130.80, £129.80, £129, £124.30(2), £121.80(2), £120.80 Kelmore Hill Farm; £130.80, £130, £126.80 Balgray Hill;  £128.80 Stoneriggs; £128.80 Helbeck Farm; £128.30 Fawcett Park Farm; £127.80 Black Syke; £126.80, £120 Newton Farm; £126.30, £121.80, £120.80 Marriforth; £125 Wackerfield; £124.80 East Rackwood Hill Farm; £120.30 Langrigg House; £120 Blades Field Farm; Goat £81.80 Decklyn: Charollais £139 Langrigg House; £108.80 Rigby House; £108.80 Black Syke: Suffolk £126.30 Upper Brydekirk; £117.50 Town Head; £113.80 Catherine Holme: Mule £120, £113.80 Kelmore Hill; £115.30 East Todholes; 3114.50 Old Mill Flatt; £114.30 Oaktree Farm; £113.80 Eden Flatt; £113.50 Low Farm; £113 Asby Grange; £111.50 Marriforth: Bluefaced Leicester £115 Marriforth: Swaledale £114.30, £114, £112.30 Howgill Castle; £112.80 Manor Farm; £108.80 Argill House; £106.30 East Todholes; £104.50 Low Farm; £103.50 High Blacktop Farm: Cheviot £113.80, £110.80 Prospect Farm; £110.30 Castle Hill; £103.80 Newton Farm: Lleyn £108.80 Hawkrigg Farm: Scotch Blackface £108.80, £106.80 Greystone House: Blue Texel £100.80 Kirkland Fold: Rough £100 Redlands Bank: Dorset £100 Hawkrigg Farm: Zwartble £98.80 Flakebridge Farm: Herdwick £85.50, £85.30 Starrah; £85 Redlands Bank.

Price per kilo –

Beltex 378.4p, 375.8p, 372.4p, 363.4p, 354.5p, 346p, 324.5p Highscale Farm; 375p, 367p, 336.1p Espland House; 367.4p, 364.1p, 341p, 330.5p, 325.7p High Field; 364.5p Upper Brydekirk; 362p, 330.5p Fawcett Park Farm; 360.3p, 336.1p Black Syke; 337.3p Woodfoot; 332p Prospect Farm Cottage; 331.5p Castle Hill; 331.1p Thorney Gale; 326.p Kirkbarrow Hall; 326.5p Marriforth; 321.8p Street House; 321.4p Kelmore Hill Farm: Texel 316.6p Newton Farm; 304.7p Helbeck Farm; 285p, 278.8p Prospect Farm Cottage; 285p, 281.1p, 272.8p Catherine Holme; 282.4p, 271.3p Castle Hill; 277.8p, 274.6p, 272.9p Marriforth; 276.4p Helbeck Farm; 273.4p Langrigg House; 273.3p Newsham Grange, 272.4p Amersber Cottage; 271.7p Wharton Hall; 271.1p Glen Whelt; 270.3p Old Mill Flatt; £270p West Hale Farm: Cheviot 274.4p Redlands Bank; 266.2p Newton Farm; 262.6p Castle Hill: Charollais 272p Blacksyke; 262.3p Langrigg House: Suffolk 271p Catherine Holme; 251.9p Newton Farm; 250p Marriforth: Swaledale 253.1p East Todholes; 249.6p, 248.5p, 237.5 Howgill Castle; 234.5p Musgrave House: Mule 252.9p Eden Flatt; 249.5p Thorney Gale; 247.3p Musgrave House; 246.7p Rudd Hills; 246.5p, 241.4p Martindale Farm; 243.3p Oaktree Farm; 243.2p Asby Grange; 242.6p The Edge; 242.1p Kelmore Hill; 240.2p East Todholes Partnership: Scotch Blackface 248.4p, 247.3p Greystone House; 237.3p Starrah; 236.8p Newton Farm: Herdwick 242.4p Helbeck Grange; 236.9p Starrah: Blue Texel 240p Kirkland Fold: Lleyn 231.5p Hawkrigg Farm: Rough 227.3p Redlands Bank: Goat 227.2p Castle Hill.

Cast Ewes

Texel £155, £150 Battle Hill Farm; £150, £135, £130.50 Bridge End Farm; £140 Porspect Farm Cottage; £130 Lands Farm; £124 Upper Brydekirk; £120 Old Mill Flatt: Bluefaced Leicester £114.50 Easegill Head: Blue Texel £110 Stoneriggs: Beltex £105 High Field; £100 Easegill Head: Mule £92 Glen Whelt; £90 Bridge End Farm: Masham £87.50 Sykeside: Rough £82(2) Raisgill Hall: Cheviot £77.50 Balgray Hill; £75 Stoneriggs: Scotch Blackface £74 Balgray Hill: Swaledale £72.50 Musgrave House; £71.50 Gaythorne Hall; £69.50, £65 Poppin Cottage; £66.50 Bridge End Farm; £66.50 Dousgill Farm; £66.50 Low Farm; £65.50 Hartley Castle.

Cast Rams

Bluefaced Leicester £120 Bowderdale Head; £114 Lands Farm; £105.50 Martindale Farm: Texel £100 Glen Whelt; £100 Meadow Bank: Charollais £100 East Mellwaters Farm: Cheviot £80 Beverley Cottage: Swaledale £70 Lands Farm; £62.50 High Birk Hatt; £60 Garnthwaite.