Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday evening, when 5,076 sheep were forward consisting of 4,422 prime hoggs and 654 cast sheep.

Topping the sale at £295 was a 66 kilo Beltex cross hogg from Messrs Blandford, Netherton Farm, Herefordshire. 

Topping at 589.7p per kilo were a pen of nine 39 kilo Beltex cross hoggs which sold for £230 from JoJo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York. 

Messrs Thompson, Stainby House Farm, Lincolnshire sold a pen of twenty one 65 kilo Texel cross hoggs to make £266, a pen of thirteen 65 kilo hoggs to make £265, a pen of seventeen 60 kilo at £258, a pen of twenty three 59 kilo at £255 and a pen of twenty one 57 kilo hoggs to make £252.  The consignment of 298 hoggs from Messrs Thompson sold to average 57 kilos and a whopping £245.70 (430.72p per kilo).

Messrs Blandford, Herefordshire sold 45 kilo hoggs to £250 (555.6p per kilo) a pen of ten 45 kilo at £248 (551.1pper kilo), a pen of eighteen 45 kilo at £240 (533.3p per kilo), eighteen 42 kilo at £229 (545.2p per kilo), Seventeen 47 kilo at £228, five 41 kilo at £228 (556.1p per kilo), thirteen 46 kilos at £227, nine 41 kilo at £225 (548.8p per kilo), Twenty six 45 kilo at £225 and Twenty eight 46 kilos at £223, twenty two 41 kilos at £218 (531.7p per kilo), A pen of twenty six 42 kilos at £219 (521.4p per kilo) and a pen of seven 34 kilos at £196 (576.5p per kilo).  The consignment of 297 hoggs from Messrs Blandford sold at average 43.6 kilos, £221.27 (507.51p per kilo). 

JoJo Andrews, Boscar Flats sold thirteen 42 kilo hoggs to make £220 (523.8p per kilo), a pen of eleven 42 kilo at £219 (521.4p per kilo) and a pen of eight 41 kilo to make £217 (529.3p per kilo). 

Messrs Simpson, Highscale Farm, Wigglesworth sold a pen of thirty 37 kilo Beltex cross hoggs to make £196 (529.7p per kilo). 

Suffolk cross hoggs topped at £258 for 68 kilo from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown Farm, Longtown who also sold a pen of twelve 56 kilo Suffolk cross hoggs to make £240 (428.2p per kilo) with a pen of twenty five 49 kilo Suffolks making £210 (428.6p per kilo).

JoJo Andrews, Boscar Flats sold 58 kilo Suffolk cross hoggs to £242, a pen of five 49 kilo Suffolks to make £214 (436.7p per kilo) and a pen of six 48 kilo Suffolks at £204 (425p per kilo).

Messrs Turnbull, Boghall, Fife sold a pen of twenty three 55 kilo Suffolk cross hoggs to make £228 (414.5p per kilo) with another pen of twenty one 56 kilo Suffolks making £229.  The 342 Suffolk cross hoggs from Boghall sold to average 54 kilos £220.34 (408p per kilo). 

Mule hoggs sold to £202 for a pen of twenty 56 kilo hoggs from Messrs Wills, Fawcett Park Farm, Dufton, Messrs Fawcett, Argill House also sold 54 kilo Mules to make £200. 

Mules also topped at 389.1p per kilo for a pen of sixteen 46 kilo which sold for £179 from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown Farm, Longtown.

Messrs Sayer, Town End Farm, Penrith sold a pen of nine 47 kilo Mules to make £180 (383p per kilo). 

Messrs Hodgson, Green Farm, Shap sold a pen of eight 49 kilo Mules to make £184.50 (376.5p per kilo). 

Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon sold eleven 43 kilo Mules to make £163 (379.1p per kilo). 

Blackfaced hoggs sold to £196 for a pen of thirty two 49 kilo hoggs from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown who also sold thirty 48 kilo Blackfaced hoggs at £195, thirty 47 kilo at £193, two pens of twenty six 46 kilo at £192.50 and a pen of twenty five 45 kilo at £192 which also topped Blackfaced hoggs at 426.7p per kilo. 

The run of 368 Blackfaced hoggs from Smalmstown Farm sold to average 45.6p per kilo, £188.43 (413.2p per kilo). 

Swaledale hoggs topped at £180 on three separate occasions for two pens of 53 kilo and a pen of 54 kilo top hoggs from Messrs Wills, Fawcett Park Farm and from Messrs Gowland,Woodbine House, Ireshopeburn. 

Swaledale hoggs also topped at 372.3p per kilo for a pen of fifteen 47 kilo which made £175 for Messrs Fawcett, Argill House. 

Messrs Akrigg, Manor House Farm, Skipton also sold a pen of twelve 45 kilo Swaledales to make £164.50 (365.6p per kilo).

An SQQ average of 414.5p per kilo and an overall average of 411.3p per kilo  and £188.38 for 4,422 hoggs was achieved which includes 1,345 horned and Mule hoggs. 

Trade had never been seen like it anywhere else yet so far with a massive

16 pens and 140 hoggs sold between £250-£295.

204 pens and 1,677 hoggs sold between £200-£295.

30 pens and 293 hoggs sold between 500-589p per kilo.

91 pens and 702 hoggs sold between 450-589p per kilo.

787 Beltex cross hoggs sold to average a whopping £208.13 and 484p per kilo. 

Cast sheep topped at £192 for a Beltex ewe from Messrs Wood, Broadwater, Aberdeenshire. 

Bluefaced Leicester ewes sold to £174 from Messrs Lawson, Hundith House, Wigton. 

Mule ewes sold to £130 from Messrs Nelson, Lainger House, Skipton.

Blackfaced ewes sold to £126 from Messrs Barker, Middle Bank End Farm.

Swaledale ewes topped at £114 from Messrs Nelson, Lainger House, Skipton.

Leading Consignment Averages (Prime Hoggs – 10 or More)

No.		Weight	P/KG	Head	From
298	@	57kg	430.7p	£245.70	JB Thompson, Lincolnshire
297	@	43.6kg	507.5p	£221.27	B Blandford, Ledbury
62	@	55.8kg	391.6p	£218.56	Riverside Farming, Penrith
382	@	53.8kg	405.5p	£218.45	JM&W Turnbull, St Andrews
134	@	44.5kg	482.3p	£214.85	JM Andrews, York
38	@	53.8kg	395.2p	£212.58	T Brogden, Brough
32	@	52kg	397.2p	£206.81	P&SA Nelson, Penrith
47	@	52.8kg	389.9p	£206.17	MTP&SD Wills, Dufton
52	@	53.3kg	384.6p	£205.04	M/s Taylor, Crackenthorpe

Leading Prices -
Prime Hoggs
Price per head: Beltex £295, £252, £250, £248 (2), £240, £238, £229 (4), £228 (3), £227, £226, £225 (3), £223, £219 (2), £218 (3), £217.50, £211  Netherton Farm; £260, £236, £230, £222, £220, £219 (2), £217, £216 (2), £214 Boscar Flats; £248, £216 Helbeck Farm; £246, £240.50, £238, £220 (2), £210 Stainby House Farm; £225, £218 Upper Brydekirk; £224, £214 Marriforth; £222 Dona Close; £220 (2), £219, £217, £210 (2) Newton Farm; £220 Boghall; £216 Kelmore Hill Farm; £216 Red House Farm; £214 West Hale Farm; £214 Brackenslack; £212.50, £210 Hallbankgate Farm; £212 (2), £210 Fawcett Park Farm; £210 Boghall; £210 Town End Farm (Sayer): Texel £266, £265, £262, £258, £255 (2), £254, £252, £250, £243, £240, £234 (2) Stainby House Farm; £258 Buddle House; £248, £220, £214 Helbeck Farm; £240, £226, £222, £218 Boscar Flats; £240, £220 Fawcett Park Farm; £236, £232 West Summersides; £233 Prospect Farm; £230 Green Farm; £228 Brackenslack; £228, £216, £212 Smalmstown Farm; £227 Riverside Farm; £224 Red House Farm; £223.50 Fair View; £222 Buddle House; £216, £210 Calva Farm; £216 Prospect Farm Cottage; £214, £213 Glen Whelt; £214, £212 Rosgill Head; £212 Town End Farm; £211 Whinfell Road: Suffolk £258 , £240, £210 (2) Smalmstown; £242, £214, £204 Boscar Flats; £240 Helbeck Farm; £230, £226, £217 Riverside Farm; £229, £228, £227, £226, £225, £224 (2), £220, £218 (2), £217, £216 (2), £209 (2) Boghall; £226 Brackenslack; £218 Rosgill Head; £203 Redlands Bank; £202 Stanger Hill: Blue Texel £250, £245 Stainby House Farm; £238 Netherton Farm; £228 Warden Hill; £194 Newton Farm; £190 Broadwater: Dutch Texel  £220 (2), £210, £207, £201 Stanger Hill: Charollais £226 Stanger Hill; £197 West Farm: Ryeland £210, £192 Smalmstown: Cheviot £209 Riverside Farm; £195 Rosgill Head; £191, £181.50 Smalmstown Farm; £190 woodbine House: Mule  £202 Fawcett Park Farm; £200 Argill House; £195, £189 Sowerthwaite Farm; £193, £189 Ashgill Farm; £190 Kelmore Hill Farm; £190 Helbeck Farm; £186 West Roods; £184.50 Green Farm; £180 Town End Farm; £180 Whinfell Road: Lleyn £200 Upper Brydekirk: Kerry Hill £195 Poppin Cottage: Blackfaced £196, £195, £193, £192.50 (2), £192, £192, £190, £188, £186, £184, £182.50, £182, £181 Smalmstown Farm: Swaledale £180 (2) Woodbine Cottage; £180, £178 Fawcett Park Farm; £176.50 Stanhope Gate Farm; £176 Eller Gill Barn; £176 Buddle House; £175 Argill House; £174.50, £174 Ashgill Farm; £174.50 Poppin Cottage: £174 Billing Shield Farm; £173 Green Rigg; £171 Hundith House; £170 Hebblethwaite Hall Farm; £168 Buddle House: £168 Woodbine House: £164.50 Manor House Farm; £162.50 Hardberry Hill Farm: £162 Elm Gill: £161 Ashgill Farm; £161 Blades Field Farm: Rough Fell £170 High Wood End Farm: £152 High Lane: £151.50 Helbeck Grange: Easy Care £152 Carlton  Park.

Price per kilo: Beltex 589.7p, 529.3p, 523.8p, 521.4p, 520p, 497.7p (2), 472.5p Boscar Flats; 576.5p, 556.1p, 555.6p, 551.1p (2), 548.8p, 245.2p (2), 545p (2), 533.3p, 531.7p, 527.5p, 521.4p,506.7p, 500p, 497.8p, 495.8p, 493.5p, 491.3p, 489.1p, 485p, 484.8p Netherton Farm; 518.4p, 488.1p, 477.3p (3) Newton Farm;529.7p, 502.7p Highscale Farm; 502.4p, 583p, 480p Hallbankgate Farm; 502.4p Stainby House Farm; 500p (2) Upper Brydekirk; 500p Broadwater; 497.8p Marriforth; 497.7p, 497.6p, 478p Smalmstown; 484.4p Upper Brydekirk; 482.9p, 471.4p Kelmore Hill Farm; 475.6p West Hale Farm; 475.6p West Hale Farm; 474.4p Marriforth; 472.7p Red House Farm; 471.1p Fawcett Park Farm: Blue Texel 528.9p Netherton Farm; 475p, 447.5p, 420p Broadwater; 430.8p Town End Farm; 422.4p Stainby House Farm; 421.7p, 407.9p Newton Farm: Texel 470.7p, 429.8p Highscale Farm; 468.2p, 452.2p, 451.2p, 448.9p, 447.1p, 441.7p, 428.3p, 427.3p, 422.4p, 422.2p Smalmstown Farm; 453.1p, 452.3p,443.1p,  434.8p, 434p, 428.6p, 427.5p Boscar Flats; 446.2p, 441.7p, 423.3p, 422.2p Town End Farm; 444.4p Netherton Farm; 442.1p, 441.8p, 441.5p (2), 436.4p, 432.2p, 430.5p, 430p Stainby House Farm; 441.9p West Hale Farm; 440.8p Prospect Farm Cottage; 440p Highscale Farm; 437.2p West Farm; 434.8p Calva Farm; 434.7p Glen Whelt; 433.3p, 423.6p Prospect Farm; 432.6p, 422.7p Newton Farm; 431.4p, 428.6p Fawcett Park Farm; 429.6p, 429.1p West Summersides; 426.2p Dona Close; 424.5p Town End Farm; 422.7p Gold Hill Farm; 422.2p Brackenslack; 421.7p Fair View; £421.3p Buddle House: Dutch Texel 458.3p, 456.8p, 450p, 449p, 437.5p, 422.7p Stanger Hill: Suffolk 436.7p, 425p, 417.2p Boscar Flats; 428.6p (2),420p, 417p Smalmstown Farm; 423.3p Stanger Hill; 414.5p, 408.9p, 407.5p (2)407.4p, 407.3p, 405.4p, 403.7p (2), 403.6p, 401.9p (3), 401.8p, 400p Boghall; 406.8p Helbeck Farm; 403.7p Rosgill Head; 403.6p Brackenslack; 401.9p Riverside Farm: Blackfaced 426.7p, 418.5p (2), 418.2p, 417.8p, 414.8p, 413.6p, 413.3p, 413p, 411.4p, 410.6p, 406.8p, 406.3p, 400p Smalmstown Farm: Charollais 434.6p Stanger Hill; 419.1p West Farm; 407.7p Brackenslack; 400p Gunnerwell: Hill Cheviot 422.1p, 415.2p Smalmstown Farm; 405.7p Newton Farm; 398p Rosgill Head; 391.5p, 386.4p, 383.3p Setmabanning Farm; 380p Woodbine House;380p Riverside Farm:   Reyeland 400p Smalmstown Farm: Mule 389.1p Smalmstown Farm; 383pTown End Farm; 379.1p Marriforth; 376.5p Green Farm; 373.9p Stanger Hill; 373.3p, 372.1p Hundith House; 372.9p East Rackwood Hill; 372p West Roods; 370.4p Argill House;366.7p Glen Whelt; 366.7p Blades Field; 366.7p Rosgill Head; 365.4p Helbeck Farm; 363p Red House Farm; 362.8p High Wood End; 360.7p Fawcett Park Farm; 360p Whinfell Road: Lleyn 384.6p Upper Brydekirk: Swaledale 372.3p Argill House; 365.6p Manor House Farm; 352.2p Elm Gill; 351.3p High Wood End; 350p, 339.6p Woodbine House; 350p Ashgill Farm; 345.7p Hardberry Hill; 344p, 342.9, 341.7p Buddle House; 342.6p Blades Field; 341.3p, 341p Helbeck Grange; 339.6p Fawcett Park Farm; 338.9p, 338.5p Glen Whelt; 336p Hundith House; 335.6p Poppin Cottage: Kerry Hill 354.5p Poppin Cottage: Rough Fell 344.3p Helbeck Grange; 344.2p Whinfell Terrace; 326.9p High Wood End: Bluefaced Leicester 322.2p Hebblethwaite Hall.

Cast Ewes- Beltex £192 Broadwater; £172, £170 Marriforth; £170 Goodlie Hill Farm; £160 Stainby House Farm; £150 Netherton Farm: Texel £179 Marriforth; £170 Knock Cross Cottage; £170 Hollins View; £165 Wath Farm; £162 Helbeck Farm; £160 Sideway Bank; £160, £155 West Stobswood; £156 Netherton Farm; £156 Netherton Farm; £154 Middle Bank End Farm; £154 Upper Brydekirk; £150 Wharton Hall: Bluefaced Leicester £174 Hundith House; £162, £160, £154 Marriforth: Badgerface £170 Broadwater: Charollais £170, £140 Stainby House Farm: Suffolk £145 Marriforth; £140 Knock Cross Cottage; £140 West Stobswood: Blue Texel £140 Broadwater: Mule £130 Lainger House; £122 Green Farm; £120 Knock Cross Cottage; £115 Marriforth; £114 Stanger Hill: Blackfaced £126 Middle Bank End Farm; £12 West Stobswood; £97 Middle Shipley Farm: Teeswater £122 Greenfields: Cheviot £120 Ellergill; £106 Middle Bank End Farm: Swaledale £114, £105 Lainger House; £105 Bleathgill; £102, £97 Manor House Farm; £100 Marriforth; £94 Ellergill.

Cast Rams- Bluefaced Leicester £154 Riverside Farm; £120 Middle End Farm: Badger Face £150 GreensideFarm: Blue Texel £140 Lainger House: Texel £134 Wath Farm; £130 Riverside Farm; £124 Warden Hill; £122 Middle Bank End Farm: Blackfaced £130 Riverside Farm: Suffolk £126 Middle End Farm: Cheviot £112 Riverside Farm: Swaledale £100 Billing Sield Farm; £82 Middle End Farm.