Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday evening, when 3,741 sheep were forward consisting of 3,071 prime hoggs and 670 cast sheep.

Topping the sale at £256 were a pair of 42kg Dutch Texel cross hoggs from Messrs Fell, Stanger Hill, Wigton.

Topping at 631.6p/kg were a pen of thirteen 38kg Beltex cross hoggs which sold for £240 from Jojo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York.

This home also sold a pen of ten 40kg Beltex cross which sold for £250 625p/kg a pen of eleven 39kg at £237 (607.7p/kg) and a pen of twelve 41kg hoggs at £248 (604.9p/kg, a pen of six 41kg making £236 (575.6p/kg), with 51kg hoggs selling for £255. The consignment of 103 hoggs from Boscar Flats sold to average 42.6kg £235.20 (552p/kg).

Messrs Fell, Stanger Hill, Wigton sold a pen of seven 40kg Dutch Texel cross hoggs to make £251 (627.5p/kg) with a pen of four 41kg making £250 (609.8p/kg) 45kg at £250, 42kg at £246 and a pen of four 44kg at £245.

The consignment of 40 hoggs from Stanger Hill sold to average 42.1kg £239.69 (569.1p/kg).

Messrs Wills, Fawcett Park Farm, Dufton sold a pen of ten 44kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £247.

Messrs Simpson, Highscale Farm, Wigglesworth sold a pen of eleven 38kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £231 (607.9pkg).

Messrs Elliott, Espland House, Penrith sold 40kg hoggs to make £235 (587.5p/kg) with 37kg hoggs from this home making £214 (578.4p/kg).

Messrs Brand, Nethermyres Farm, Fife sold a pen of 39kg hoggs to make £226 (579.5p/kg).

Suffolk cross hoggs sold to £221 from Messrs Green, Hill Farm, Alston.

Jojo Andrews, York sold 52kg Suffolk cross hoggs to make £210 (403.8p/kg).

Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown Farm, Longtown sold a pen of ten 55kg Suffolk cross hoggs to make £210, with a pen of seventeen 48kg Suffolk cross hoggs making £188 (391.7p/kg) also from this home.

Mule hoggs sold to £199 for a pen of twenty 58kg from Messrs Huck, Sowerthwaite Farm, Austwick, with another pen of seventeen 57kg Mules making £197.

Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown Farm , Longtown sold a pen of eleven 46kg Mules to make £175 (380.4p/kg).

Hayllar Farms, Brough sold a pen of nineteen 43kg Mules to make £160.50 (373.3p/kg).

Blackfaced hoggs sold to £194 (388p/kg) for a pen of twenty 50kg hoggs from Smalmstown Farm, Longtown, with another pen of twenty-seven 51kg hoggs making £194.

This home also topped at 388.3p/kg for a pen of twenty-seven 47kg Blackfaced hoggs which sold for £182.50.

The consignment of 220 Blackfaced hoggs from Smalmstown Farm sold to average 47.5kg £182 (383.2p/kg)

Swaledale hoggs sold to £189 for a pen of six tup hoggs from Messrs Harker, Murton Hall, Murton.

Swaledale hoggs also topped at 372.2p/kg for a pen of twenty-six 45kg hoggs which made £167.50 from Messrs Akrigg, Manor House Farm, Skipton, with this home also selling a pen of thirty-three 48kg Swaledale hoggs to make £173 (360.4p/kg).

Messrs Green, Hill Farm, Alston sold a pen of ten 49kg Swaledales to make £177 (361.2p/kg).

An SQQ average of 403.14p/kg and an overall sale average of 393p/kg for 3071 hoggs was aceived with this including 1224 horned and Mule hoggs!

18 pens and 77 hoggs sold between £240-£256

61 pens and 247 hoggs sold between £220-£256

9 pens and 71 hoggs sold between 600-631p/kg

39 pens and 223 hoggs sold between 500-631p/kg

67 pens and 417 hoggs sold between 450-631p/kg .

396 Beltex cross hoggs sold to average £212.53 and 499p/kg.

Messrs Fisher, Haber Farm, Crosby Ravensworth donated a Mule hogg to be sold with the proceeds to be donated to a Bladder Cancer charity. The hogg was successfully purchased for £300 by Mr Mohammad Alam of Lancashire Direct Halal Meats.

Cast sheep were dearer for all classes with this section topping at £302 for a Texel ewe from Messrs Wilkinson, Bollihope Shield Farm, Frosterley.

Messrs Walton, Swarthymere, Barnard Castle also sold Texel ewes to £300.

Beltex ewes sold to £242 for a pen of four from Messrs Morrell, Darlington.

English Mule ewes sold to 146 for a pen of four from Messrs Robinson, Martindale Farm, Kirkby Stephen.

Swaledale ewes sold to £130 for a pen of sixteen from Messrs Akrigg, Manor House Farm, Skipton.

Rough Fell ewes sold to £127 from Messrs Capstick, High Lane, Newbiggin on Lune.

Cast Rams sold to £195 for a pen of five Bluefaced Leicester rams from Messrs Procter, Villa Farm, Kirkby Stephen.

Leading Consignment Averages (Prime Hoggs – 10 or More)
No.         Weight    P/KG       Head         From  
40    @    42.1kg    569.1p    £239.69    ME&JJ Fell, Wigton
103  @    42.6kg    552p      £235.20     JM Andrews, York
30    @    48.8kg    472p      £230.53     MTP&SD Wills, Dufton
25    @    44.8kg    482.2p    £216.22    MH Elliott, Penrith
12    @    43.5kg    493.5p    £214.67    R Allinson & Sons, Kirkby Stephen
71    @    55.6kg    376.6p    £209.56    Bailey Livestock, Ripon
68    @    39.7kg    512.6p    £203.68    PW Simpson, Wigglesworth
40    @    56kg    353.1p      £197.75     K&GJ Huck, Austwick
265  @    48kg    407.8p      £195.70    PE Coupland, Barnard Castle

Leading Prices -

Prime Hoggs

Price per head

Dutch Texel £256, £251, £250(2), £246, £245, £240, £232 Stanger Hill: Beltex £255, £250, £248, £240(2), £238(2), £237, £236, £226, £220 Boscar Flats; £247, £241, £239, £238, £230, £222, £220, £215, £208 Fawcett Park Farm;  £240(2), £212, £208 Windygate; £236.50, £236, £235, £234.50, £225, £222, £214, £200(2) Espland House; £235, £230, £228.50, £220, £215.50, £211, £203 Home Farm; £232 Hall Bank; £231, £220, £202 Highscale Farm; £226.50 High Lane; £226, £216, £215 Nethermyres Farm; £220 Hall Farm House; £210 Town End Farm; £204 Peacock Farm: Blue Texel £240 Stanger Hill, £198 Town End Farm: Texel £232, £230, £226, £202 Boscar Flats; £232, £228 Church Farm; £226 Hall Bank; £224(2), £217, £212, £211, £210, £206 Peacock Farm; £223 Pallet Crag Farm; £222, £200 Whygill Head; £221, £201 Hill Farm; £220, £203 Newstead Grange; £220, £208.50 Smalmstown Farm; £218, £210.50 Highscale Farm; £217 Powis House; £216, £213, £202 Hall Bank; £216 Home Farm; £216, £209 Town End Farm; £214 High Toft Hill Farm; £209 Windygate; £205 Helbeck Farm; £204 West Briscoe; £204 Red House Farm; £203 Mooriggs: Suffolk £221 Hill Farm; £210, £204, £188(2) Smalmstown Farm; £210 Boscar Flats; £200 Riverside Farm; £194 Home Farm; £191 Newstead Grange; £190 Whingill; £186 Redlands Bank: Hampshire £208, £194 Hall Bank: Mule £199, £196.50 Sowerthwaite Farm; £197 Peacock Farm; £186 Elm Pot; £179 Riverside; £175 Smalmstown Farm; £174.50 Eden Flatt; £167 Victoria Cottages; £160.50, £160 Helbeck Grange: Bluefaced Leicester £196 Gillfield: Scotch Blackface £194(2), £183(2), £182.50, £175.50, £175, £174.50 Smalmstown Farm: Cheviot £191, £180 Waterside Farm; £190 Riverside Farm; £186, £179 Smalmstown Farm; £180 Helbeck Grange; £174 Home Farm: Swaledale £189 Murton Hall; £182, £176 Hundith House; £182 New Hall; £178 Ravenseat; £177, £176 Helbeck Farm; £177, £150 Hill Farm; £173, £167.50 Manor House Farm; £172 Lanehead Farm; £165 Irestone; £152.50 Haber: Bleu du Maine £188 Woodside: Shetland £165 Red House Farm: Charollais £158.50 Gunnerwell: Rough £111 Low Deepslack: Herdwick £104 Danby Hall.

Price per kilo

Beltex 631.6p, 625p, 607.7p, 604.9p, 575.6p, 553.5p, 550p, 525.6p, 500p, 461.5p, 457.7p Boscar Flats; 607.9p, 550p, 530.6p, 500p, 459.1p Highscale Farm; 587.5p, 578.4p, 569.2p, 545.3p, 537.5p Espland House; 579.5p, 502.3p, 500p, 471.3p, 468.6p, 450p Nethermyers Farm; 571.4p, 520p, 489.8p, 471.1p Windygate; 566.3p High Lane; 561.4p, 516.3p, 487.8p, 466.7p, 458.3p, 452.2p Fawcett Park Farm; 522.2p, 519.3p, 490p Home Farm; 498.7p, 488.9p Hall Farm House; 475.6p Hawkrigg Farm; 455.6p Whygill Head: Dutch Texel 627.5p, 609.8p, 609.5p, 585.7p, 585p, 556.8p, 555.6p, 539.5p Stanger Hill: Texel 545p, 447.9p Highscale Farm; 496.4p, 478.3p, 439.8p, 437.5p Smalmstown Farm; 475p Windygate; 470p, 400p Whygill Head; 461.6p Hall Farm House; 461.3p, 460p, 425p, 402.4p, 400p(3) Nethermyers; 453.3p Red House Farm; 429.8p, 421.8p, 410.9p, 403.5p Boscar Flats; 428.4p, 422p.2 400p Home Farm; 420.5p Hall Bank; 419.5p, 411.4p, 407.5p Town End Farm; 417.3p Powis House; 410.5p Irestone; 406.8p Hawkrigg Farm; 400p Peacock Farm; 400p Friarbiggin: Blue Texel 521.7p Stanger Hill; 440p Town End Farm: Cheviot 414.3p Home Farm; 397.8p, 372p Smalmstown Farm; 393.3p, 390.9p Pasture House Farm; 393.2p Helbeck Grange; 390p, 381.3p Nethermyers Farm; 384.7p, 383p Waterside Farm: Suffolk 403.8p Boscar Flats; 391.7p, 381.8p, 368.6p Smalmstown Farm; 379.6p Redlands Bank; 377.4p Riverside Farm; 377.3p Hall Bank; 373.1p Home Farm; 371p Woodside: Charollais 396p Gunnerwell: Scotch Blackface 388.3p, 388p, 387.8p, 381.5p, 381.3p(2), 380.4p, 372.3p Smalmstown Farm: Shetland 383.7p Red House Farm; 378.8p Nethermyres Farm: Mule 380.4p Smalmstown Farm; 373.3p, 372.1p Helbeck Grange; 372p Elm Pot; 371.3p Eden Flatt; 364p, 343p Sowerthwaite Farm; 355.3p Victoria Cottages; 348.7p Villa Farm; 345.6p Peacock Farm; 343.8p Hardberry Hill Farm: Swaledale 372.2p, 360.4p Manor House Farm; 361.2p Hill Farm; 356.4p, 351.3p, 348.7p, 346.3p, 344.9p, 340.5p Helbeck Grange; 352.6p Lanehead Farm; 352p Hundith House; 351.2p Hollin Close; 348.8p Irestone; 347.1p High Lane; 344p Wemmergill Farm; 342.6p Musgrave House: Bleu du Maine 354.7p Woodside: Rough 346.9p Low Deepslack: Hampshire 335.5p Hall Bank; 329.6p Smalmstown Farm: Dutch Spotted 333.3p Rayne Cottage.

Cast Ewes-

Texel £302 Bollihope Sheild Farm; £300, £185 Swarthymere; £252 Intake Farm; £200 Hopewell Farm; £196 Low House; £195, £170(2) Newstead Grange; £190, £180 Town End Farm; £189, £175 West Stobswood; £184 Victoria Cottages; £178(2) Street House; £176 Hall Farm House: Beltex £242 Hopewell Farm; £167, £160 Victoria Cottages: Suffolk £162 West Stobswood: Zwartble £156, £142 Powis House: Mule £146 Martindale Farm; £144 Eden Flatt; £140 Brogden Farm; £140 West Stobswood; £140 Hall Farm House; £135 Dry Evers; £133 Hopewell Farm; £132 Musgrave House; £131 Sawbridge Hall; £130 Newstead Grange: Cheviot £143 West Stobswood; £142, £126, £121 Riverside Farm: Lleyn £142 Helm Farm; £138 Whingill: Blue Texel £140 Intake Farm: Swaledale £130, £90 Manor House Farm; £110 Haber; £108 New Hall; £99 Pallet Crag Farm; £92 High Lane; £89 Bollihope Sheild Farm: Rough £127 High Lane; £106 Wath Farm; £100 Whinfell Road: Halfbred £124 Riverside Farm: Scotch Blackface £117 West Stobswood; £107 Riverside Farm: Kerry Hill £116 Bollam Terrace: Jacob £88 Riverside Farm: Shetland £82 Riverside Farm.

Cast Rams-

Bluefaced Leicester £195 Villa Farm: Suffolk £180 Riverside Farm: Cheviot £175 Hunger Hill: Zwartble £152 Riverside Farm: Scotch Blackface £148 Riverside Cottage: Lleyn £144 Helm Farm: Texel £142 Mill Cottage: Beltex £140 Newstead Grange: Swaledale £125, £106 Villa Farm.