Prime Spring Lambs

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday evening, when 308 Spring Lambs were forward.

Spring lambs topped at £260 and 666.7p/kg for a 39kg lamb from Messrs Musgrave, Cadew Hall, Cardew, with this home also selling a 44kg lamb to also make £260, 40kg to make £245, 38 and 36kg lambs to make £240 all from Cardew Hall.

Messrs Slee, Street, House, Penrith sold 37kg Beltex cross lambs to make £240 (648.6p/kg).

Suffolk lambs topped at £240 from Messrs Brass, Bridge End Farm, Soulby.

A flying trade for all classes and weights was achieved, with an SQQ average of 484.07p, and an overall average of 478.4p/kg and £196.82.

30 pens and 46 lambs sold between £220-£250.

112 lambs sold between £200-£250

30 pens and 81 lambs sold between 500-666p/kg.

Twelve to fifteen buyers are in attendance each week here at Kirkby Stephen actively competing for spring lambs with more numbers of all classes of spring lambs are required each week to fulfil buyer demand.

Leading consignment averages

No.		Weight	P/KG	Head	From
14	@	40.3kg	582.5p	£234.64	WL Musgrave & Sons
9	@	41.4kg	557.6p	£231.11	JM Andrews, York
4	@	49.3kg	455.8p	£224.50	G Sowerby, Temple Sowerby
9	@	46.7kg	471.4p	£220.00	S Armstrong, Penrith
13	@	49.7kg	420p	£208.69	Messrs Brass, Soulby

Leading Prices –

Price per head –

Beltex £260(2), £245, £240(2), £235, £234, £231, £220, £210 Cardew Hall; £240 Street House; £235, £228 Boscar Farm; £228(2) Moorriggs; £222 Town End Farm; £222, £221 Staingills: Dutch Texel £240, £222 Terry Farm: Suffolk £240, £212, £211 Bridge End Farm; £222 Wood Farm: Texel £228 Moorriggs; £225 Cardew Hall; £222, £192 Town End Farm; £219, £212, £196, £193, £190 Wood Farm; £217, £214, £203, £194, £191 Staingills; £214 Terrys Farm; £208, £204 Dry Evers; £207, £200 Town End Farm; £199, £190 Villa Farm: Charollais £220, £212 Moorriggs: Blue Texel £207 Staingills: Dutch Spotted £152 Gracies Farm.

Price per kilo –

Beltex 666.7p, 631.6p, 618.4p, 615.4p, 612.5p, 590.9, 577.5p, 570.7p, 564.1p, 552.6p Cardew Hall; 648.6p Street House; 569.2p, 552.5p Staingills; 559.5p, 556.1p Boscar Flats; 542.9p Moorriggs; 515p Green Bank; 513.5p Wharton Hall; 504.5p Town End Farm: Blue Texel 559.5p Staingills: Texel 542.5p, 535p, 520.5p, 485p, 484.6p Staingills; 504.9p Town End Farm; 500p Cardew Hall; 497.2p, 486.8p Street House; 485.1p Moorriggs: Charollais 505.3p, 462.5p Orchard Farm; 458.3p, 451.1p Moorriggs: Dutch Texel 453.1p Terry Farm: Suffolk 438.6p, 422p Bridge End Farm; 431.7p Culgaith; 426.9p Wood Farm: Dutch Spotted 422.2p Gracies Farm: Hampshire 420.5p Windygate.