Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday evening, when 5,279 sheep were forward consisting of 4,168 prime hoggs and 1111 cast sheep.

Topping the sale at £238 was a 65kg Beltex cross hogg from Messrs Pattinson, Pinfold House, Bishop Auckland.

Topping at 524.4p/kg were a pair of 41kg Beltex cross hoggs which made £215 from Messrs Phillips, Fir Tree Farm, Harrogate.

A pen of four 70kg Beltex cross hoggs sold to make £236 from Riverside Farming, Penrith.

A pen of three 68kg Texel hoggs sold to make £234 from Messrs Teward, New View Farm, Darlington with this home also selling a pen of ten 61kg Texel hoggs to make £220.

Messrs Phillips, Fir Tree Farm sold a pen of five 38kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £195 (513.2p/kg), with another pen of 40kg making £205 (512.5p/kg) a pen of eleven 39kg making £195.50 (501.3p/kg) and a pen of four 41kg hoggs to make £204 (497.6p/kg) and a pen of 40kg at £198 (495p/kg).

Jojo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York sold a pen of nine 39kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £200 (512.8p/kg), with a pen of nine 41kg making £198 (482.9p/kg).

Messrs Simpson, Highscale Farm, Wigglesworth sold a pen of twelve 37kg hoggs to make £187 (505.4p/kg).

Messrs Foster, Fordham Farm, York sold a pen of six 41kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £206 (502.4p/kg) with another pen of three 40kg making £200 (500p/kg) and a pen of seven 41kg making £199 (485.4p/kg) and a pen of the 41kg at £198 (482.9p/kg).

Messrs Powley, Low Northsceugh, Armathwaite sold a pen of twelve 40kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £201 (502.5p/kg).

Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk, Annan sold a pen of ten 40kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £197 (492.5p/kg).

Messrs Maughan, Woodfoot, Crosby Ravensworth sold a pair of 39kg hoggs to make £195.50 (501.3p/kg).

Next selling at £232 was a 59kg hoggs from Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk, Annan.

S Millman, Brackenslack, Penrith sold 50kg Texel hogg to make £230(460p/kg).

Suffolk hoggs topped at £212 for 64kg from Messrs Wilson, Wood Farm, Thursby with this home also selling a pen of 60kg Suffolks to make £204.

Suffolk hoggs also topped at 372.p/kg for a pen of 13 50kg which sold for £186 from Messrs Fisher, Smalsmtown Farm, Longtown.

Messrs Dawson, Mount Pleasant Farm sold a pen of 19 54kg Suffolk cross hoggs to make £195.50 (362p/kg). with another pen of 31 54kg Suffolk cross hoggs making £188 also from this home.

Riverside Farming, Penrith sold a pen of 11 63kg Suffolk cross hoggs to make £200 with this home also selling 31 53kg Suffolk cross hoggs to make £188.

Charollais cross hoggs topped at £218 hoggs from Messrs Williamson, Barrow Moor Farm, Colby.

Dutch spotted hoggs topped at £206 (404p/kg) for a pair of 51kg from Messrs Andrews, York.

Blue Texels topped at £199 & 406.1p/kg for a pen of 49kg hoggs from Messrs Dodd, Holme Head Farm, Dumfries.

Hill cheviot hoggs topped at £182 (364p/kg) for a pen of 25 50kg hoggs from Riverside Farming, Penrith.

Hill cheviots also sold to 378p/kg for a pen for a pen of 30 44kg totalling £166.50 from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown.

Mule hoggs topped at £184 for 69kg from Messrs Smith, Kelmore Hill Farm, Workington.

Mules also topped at 352p/kg for a pen of 8 49kg £172.50 from Messrs Lawson, Hundith House, Wigton.

Also making 351.1p/kg was a pen of 18 47kg Mules totalling £165 from Messrs Wilkin, Slack Cottage, Carlisle

Messrs Wills, Fawcett Park Farm, Appleby sold a pen of 22 55kg Mules to make £184.

Messrs Huck, Sowerthwaite Farm, Lancaster sold a pen of 21 56kg Mules to make £181.

Blackfaced hoggs sold to £178.50 for a pen of 21 49kg from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown Farm, with this home also selling a pen of to 51kg Blackfaced hoggs to make £177 and a pen of 21 48kg £175. With this home also topping at 373.9p/kg for a pen of 25 44kg Blackfaced hoggs which made £164.50 and also selling a pen of 26 45kg blackfaced hoggs to make £168 (373.3p/kg).

The consignment of 290 wonderfully finished Blackfaced hoggs from Smalmstown Farm sold to average £168.86 46.5kg 363p/kg.

Swaledale hoggs topped at £175 for 56kg hoggs from Messrs Pattinson, Pinforld House, Bishop Auckland.

Messrs Wilson, Arngil House sold a pen of 9 55kg Swaledale tup hoggs to make £173.

Swaledale hoggs also topped at 339.1p/kg for a pen of 15 46kg Swaledales to made £156 from Messrs Akrigg, Manor House Farm, Skipton.

Messrs Gowland, Woodbine House, Ireshopburn sold 51kg Swaledales to make £171 (335.3p/kg).

Messrs Hayllar, Helbeck Grange, Brough sold a pen of 38kg Swaledales to make 326.3p/kg £124.

Messrs Wilson Arngill House, Middleton in Teesdale sold a pen of 27 45kg Swaledales to make 325.6p (£146.50)

An unbelievable SQQ average of 378.04p/kg and an overall sale average of 367.63p/kg and £166.37 per head was achieved with this including 1267 horned and hill bred hoggs.

12 pens and 73 hoggs sold between 500-524p/kg

125 pens and 711 hoggs sold between 400-524p/kg

50 pens and 163 hoggs sold between £200 - £238

123 pens and 604 hoggs sold between £190 - £238

237 pens and 1711 hoggs sold between £180 - £238

Cast sheep topped were a flying trade for all classes with the sale topping at £332 for a texel cross ewe from Messrs Tiplady, Red House Farm, Barnard Castle purchased by Pak Mecca

Next welling for £313 was a Texel ewe from Messrs Pedley, Prospect Farm Cottage purchased by Pak Mecca Meats, with another Texel ewe from this home selling to £310 purchased by Lancashire Direct Halal.

Messrs Pedley, Woodburn House sold a pair of texel ewes to £325 purchased by Lancashire Direct Halal, with this same home also selling texel ewes to £320 purchased by Pak Mecca Meats.

Messrs Brogden, Helbeck Farm, Brough also sold Texel ewes to £310 purchased by Lancashire Direct Halal Meat Ltd.

Beltex cross ewes sold to £300 from Messrs Dodd, Skylin, Temple Sowerby purchased by Lancashire Direct Halal.

Suffolk ewes sold to £180 twice for two pairs from Messrs Kennedy, Roman Vale and Messrs Brannen Scar Top, Newbiggin purchased by Messrs Helliwell, Rochdale and Pak Mecca Meats.

Mule ewes sold to £136 from Messrs Pedley, Woodhouse Farm, which were purchased by Mutch Meats.

Swaledale ewes sold to £113 from Messrs Fawcett, Argill House which were purchased by Messrs Helliwell, Rochdale.

A pen of 24 Swaledale ewes sold to make £105 from Messrs Akrigg, Manor House Farm, Skipton purchased Andrew Atkinson Livestock.

Rough fell ewes sold to £114 from Messrs Wilson, Wath Farm, purchased by Andrew Atkinson Livestock Ltd.

Cast rams topped at £180 for a pair Bluefaced Leicesters from Messrs Bainbridge, Laneside, Barnard Castle purchased Yorkshire Halal

16 pens of ewes sold between £200 and £332.

Leading Consignment Averages (Prime Hoggs – 10 or More)

No.		Weight	P/KG	Head	From
13	@	62.6kg	356.5p	£223.23	M/s Teward, Darlington
12	@	40kg	502.5p	£201.00	I Powley, Armathwaite
23	@	44.7kg	437.5p	£195.57	TW Hunter, Annan
47	@	42kg	465.3p	£195.55	CW Foster, York
149	@	45.2kg	422.2p	£190.85	JM Andrews, York
269	@	51.8kg	366p	£189.93	G&R Dawson, York
70	@	53.4kg	353.5p	£188.72	J Bowling & Son, York
148	@	53.6kg	352p	£188.72	Riverside Farming
116	@	40kg	471.4p	£188.32	RL&AR Phillips, Harrogate
55	@	43.5kg	429.9p	£187.20	W&J&I Dinsdale, Morland
37	@	53.3kg	347.1p	£185.11	DA Wells, Bishop Auckland

Leading Prices -
Prime Hoggs
Price per head
Beltex £238 Pinfold House; £236 Riverside Farm; £232, £214, £197 Upper Brydekirk; £230 Brackenslack; £228, £206, £196 Little Eccleston; £226, £220, £207, £205, £200(2), £199, £198(2), £195.50, £194, £193, £191 Boscar Flats; £218 Espland House; £215, £205, £204, £198(2), £196(2), £195(3), £194.50 Fir Tree Farm; £206, £200, £199, £198, £195 Fordham Farm; £205 Pasture House Farm; £201 Low Northsceugh; £200, £198, £197, £195, £190 High Field; £197 Holmhead Farm; £197 Kelmore Hill; £195.50 Woodfoot; £195 Stubsgill Farm; £190 Woodhouse Farm; £190 Crompton Farm: Texel £234, £220 New View Farm; £222 Easegill Head; £216 Low Moor Farm; £214, £194 Arngill House; £213, £209, £197, £193, £191, £190 Boscar Flats; £212 Smalmstown Farm; £211, £209, £206, £204, £200, £199.50, £198.50, £198, £196, £190(3) Mount Pleasant Farm; £210(2), £195 Crompton Farm; £204, £197, £195, Woodhouse Farm; £204 Wood Farm; £202 Espland House; £201 Hardberry Hill Farm; £200 Murton Rd; £199, £196, £193 West Summersides; £199 Haithwaite; £196 Wood Farm; £195.50, £192 Fordham Farm; £195 Friarbiggin; £195, £193 Kelmore Hill Farm; £193, £190 Riverside Farm; £192 Pasture House Farm; £191 Home Farm; £190 Pinfold House; £190 Fawcett Park Farm; £190 Middle Shipley Farm: Charollais £218 Barrowmoor Farm; £206 East Todholes; £194 Gunnerwell; £189 Crompton Farm; £183 Boscar Flats: Suffolk £212, £204 Wood Farm; £200, £199, £188, £186 Riverside Farm; £197 Kelmore Hill Farm; £195.50, £188 Mount Pleasant Farm; £194 Allerbeck Farm; £191, £186 Smalmstown Farm; £189 Pasture House Farm; £187, £186.50(2) Crompton Farm; £187, £177(2), £170 Home Farm; £180 Palliard: Dutch Spotted £206 Boscar Flats; £160 Muirburn: Blue Texel £199, £180 Holmhead Farm; £190 Riverside Farm; £183 Upper Brydekirk; £180 Boscar Flats: Rouge £199 Skelcies Hall; £193.50 Crompton Farm: Bluefaced Leicester £190 Hundith House; £152 Asby Hall: Mule £184 Kelmore Hill Farm; £184 Fawcett Park Farm; £181, £180 Sowerthwaite Farm; £178 Smalmstown Farm; £174 Middle Shipley Farm; £173 Musgrave House; £172.50 Hundith House; £172 Kelmore Hill Farm; £171, £169, £165 Slack Cottage; £168.50 Woodbine House; £168 Riverside Farm; £162 East Todholes; £161 Low Rigg: Cheviot £182 Riverside Farm; £179 Smalmstown Farm; £170 Windygate; £166.50, £160.50 Smalmstown Farm; £156 Low Greenside; £155.50 Helbeck Grange; £153 East Thorngarth Hill; £152 Boscar Flats: Scotch Blackface £178, £177, £175, 3172, £169, £168, £167.50, £166, £165.50, £165, £164.50, £164 Smalmstown Farm: Romney £178 Riverside Farm: Swaledale £175 Pinfold House; £173 Arngill House; £171 Hundith House; £171, £157 Woodbine House; £171 East Todholes; £168 Great Musgrave; £166 Stoneriggs; £165 Easegill Head; £163 Woodhouse Farm; £159 Blunt House; £156.50, £155 Fawcett Park Farm; £156 Manor House Farm; £156 Helbeck Farm: Lleyn £164 Helm Farm: Zwartble £150 Castle Hill: Jacon £136 Castle Hill: Rough £136 Low Deepslack; £127 The Gables: Herdwick £100 Steel End.

Price per kilo - Beltex 524.4p, 513.2p, 512.5p, 501.3p, 500p, 497.6p, 495p, 490p(2), 486.3p, 478.2p, 463.2p, 458.8p, 457.3p, 453.7p Fir Tree Farm; 512.8p, 482.9p, 470.7p, 455p, 452.3p Boscar Flats; 505.4p, 468.9p, 459.2p Highscale Farm; 502.5p Low Northsceugh; 502.4p, 500p, 476.9p Fordham Farm; 501.3p, 462.5p Woodfoot; 492.5p Upper Brydekirk; 485.4p, 482.9p, 464.9p, 464.3p Fordham Farm; 464.3p Stubsgill Farm; 463.4p, 462.5p, 450p High Field; 459p Castle Hill; 454.1p, 452.5p Stubsgill Farm; 450p Espland House: Texel 454.7p, 417.4p Fordham Farm; 436p Windygate; 433.7p, 411.4p, 397.7p, 393p, 392.6p, 386p Smalmstown Farm; 426.1p, 394p, 387.3p 382p Boscar Flats; 422.7p Stripes Farm; 409.8p, 404.3p, 381.7p, 381.6p Mount Pleasant Farm; 408.9p, 393.6p Ivy Barn; 402p Hardberry Hill Farm; 400p, 383p Muirburn; 400p Fir Tree Farm; 393p Stubsgill Farm; 392p Skylin; 390p East Thorngarth Hill; 390.5p Bridge Close; 387.8p Hundith House; 387.5p, 385.2p, 384.4p(2) Home Farm; 386.4p Kelmore Hill Farm; 385.7p West Summersides; 385.4p, 384.9p, 384p Allerbeck Farm; 382.4p Friarbiggin; 381.1p Espland House: Dutch Spotted 410.3p Muirburn; 388.7p Boscar Flats: Blue Texel 406.1p, 400p Holmhead Farm; 401.2p Muirburn; 397.8p Upper Brydekirk; 383.7p Allerbeck Farm; 375p Boscar Flats; 365.8p Helbeck Grange; 362.2p Castle Hill: Rouge 403.1p Crompton Farm: Charollais 397.8p Boscar Flats; 363.5p Crompton Farm; 362.2p Gunnerwell: Cheviot 386.4p Windygate; 378p, 358p, 356.7p Smalmstown Farm; 370.7p Boscar Flats; 370.2p Helbeck Grange; 364p Riverside Farm; 356.3p, 354.5p Low Greenside; 355.8p East Thorngarth Hill; 355p Castle Hill; 352.5p Woodhouse Farm: Scotch Blackface 373.9p, 373.3p, 367.8p, 367.4p, 366.7p, 364.6p, 364.4p, 364.3p, 364.1p, 360.9p Smalmstown Farm; 360p Castle Hill: Suffolk 372p, 353.7p Smalmstown Farm; 369.6p, 368.8p(2), 359.6p Home Farm; 366p Allerbeck Farm; 362p Mount Pleasant Farm; 347.7p, 354.7p Riverside Farm; 355.6p Helbeck Grange; 352p Crompton Farm; 350p Wood Farm: Jacob 357.9p Castle Hill: Lleyn 356.5p Helm Farm: Romney 354.9p Mount Pleasant Farm: Mule 352p Hundith House; 351.1p, 325p, 322.6p Slack Cottage; 345.2p Muirburn; 344.7p East Todholes; 338.3p Stoneriggs; 334.5p Fawcett Park Farm; 330.4p Woodbine House; 329.3p Castle Hill; 327.5p Allerbeck Farm; 325p, 320.4p Musgrave House; 323.9p Helbeck Grange; 323.2p Sowerthwaite Farm; 323.1p Riverside Farm; 322p Low Rigg: Zwartble 326p Castle Hill: Swaledale 339.1p Manor House Farm; 335.3p Woodbine House; 326.3p Helbeck Grange: Bluefaced Leicester 311.5p Hundith House: Rough 302.4p The Gables; 296.2p Low Deepslack: Herdwick 298.4p, 294.1p Steel End.

Cast Ewes- Texel £332 Red House Farm; £330, £310, £280, £245 Prospect Farm Cottage; £325, £320, £260, £195 Woodhouse Farm; £310 Helbeck Farm; £308 Scar Top; £302 Stripes Farm; £260, £240, £162(2) Red House Farm; £226, £172 Grove House Farm; £200, £164 Town End Farm; £188 Swarthymere; £180 Riverside Farm; £180 Laneside: Beltex £300 Skylin; £140 Town End Farm; £140 Green Bank: Suffolk £180 Roman Vale; £180, £160 Scar Top; £150, £147 Riverside Farm: Bluefaced Leicester £164 Woodhouse Farm: Badgerface £155 Riverside Farm: Cheviot £156, £140, £133, £131, £120 Riverside Farm; £146 Woodhouse Farm: Blue Texel £142 Holmhead Farm: Charollais £140 Castle Hill: Mule £136, £132 Woodhouse Farm; £134 Red House Farm; £127 Castle Hill; £126 Riverside Farm; £125, £122 East Todholes; £122 Stoneriggs: Lleyn £132 Helm Farm: Easycare £128 West Stobswood: Rough £114 Wath Farm; £100 Cow Bank: Swaledale £113, £105 Arngill House; £105 Manor House Farm; £104 Riverside Farm; £101, £100(2) East Todholes; £100 Helbeck Farm; £96 Hundith House; £95 Thwaite Farm; £94 Red House Farm; £93 Croft Farm; £90 Mill Street; £90 Patrick House Farm; £90 Gilts: Scotch Blackface £108 West Stobswood; £80 Riverside Farm: Ryeland £102 Riverside Farm: Hebridean £98 Irestone: Herdwick £82 Cow Bank: Jacob £80 Riverside Farm.

Cast Rams- Bluefaced Leicester £180 Laneside; £134 Lanehead Farm; £133 Asby Hall: Texel £172 East Todholes; £170 Town End Farm; £166 Waitby Farm; £146 Lanehead Farm; £135 Intake Bottom: Dorset £172 Riverside Farm: Suffolk £160 Waitby Farm: Charollais £147 Rectory Farm: Cheviot £140, £120 Riverside Farm; £122 Herdship: Beltex £130 East Todholes; £120 Town End Farm: Zwartbles £118 Riverside Farm: Swaledale £117 Lanehead Farm; £114, £102 East Todholes; £111 Easegill Head: Rough £110 Greenside Farm.