Kirkby Stephen Spring Lamb Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday evening, when 4896 sheep were forward consisting of 313 Spring Lambs, 3777 prime hoggs and 806 cast sheep.

Topping the hoggs at £241 on two separate occasions where a pen of fifteen 65kg Texel cross hoggs from Messrs Hetherington, Old Hall Farm, Penrith.

Also making £241 where a pen of four 72kg Texel cross hoggs from Messrs Mark, Sunny Gill Farm, Penrith.

Topping at 468.1p/kg where a pen of thirty two 47kg hoggs which made £220 from Jo Jo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York

This home also sold a pen of seventeen 55kg hoggs to make £235 (427p/kg), a pen of seven 52kg at £230 (442p/kg), and a pen of fourteen 50kg to make £220 (440p/kg).

Messrs Skidmore, Needless Hall Farm, Toronto sold 52kg & 54kg hoggs to make £237.

Charolais cross hoggs topped at £238 for a pen of twelve from Messrs Hetherington, Old Hall Farm, Penrith.

Suffolk cross hoggs sold to £229 for a pen of ten from Messrs Mark, Sunny Gill Farm, Penrith.

A pen of fifteen 55kg Suffolk cross hoggs sold to make £222 (403.6p/kg) from Jo Jo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York.

Hill Cheviot hoggs sold to £221.50 for a pen of twelve 62kg hoggs, and another pen of fourteen 61kg Hill Cheviots making £220 from Messrs Smithson, Bloan Farm, Brough, Sowerby.

Hill Cheviot hoggs topped at 412.2p/kg for a pen of twenty eight 37kg hoggs which made £152.50 from Messrs Kiernan, Vale Farm, Preston. With this home also selling another pen of twenty eight 38kg Hill Cheviot Hoggs to make £156 (410.5p/kg).

Blackfaced hoggs sold to £192 for a pen of thirty six 52kg hoggs from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown Farm, Longtown.

Blackfaced hoggs also topped at 381.1p/kg for a pen of thirty 45kg hoggs who went on to sell for £171.50 from Smalmstown Farm

A massive show of sheep filled the auction with hogg finishers taking advantage of our competitive ring of 12-15 buyers on a weekly basis. 3777 hoggs sold to an overall average of 360.5p/kg. With this including over 2000 horned and mule hoggs.

38 pens and hoggs sold between £220 - £241.

Cast Sheep

Cast sheep topped at £253 for a Texel cross ewe from Messrs Richardson, Etherley House, Darlington.

Beltex cross ewes sold to £236 from Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Appleby.

Leading Consignment Averages (Prime Hoggs –10 or More)

No.		Weight	P/KG	Head	From
49	@	74.5kg	321.2p	£239.37	T Hetherington, Penrith
76	@	64.3kg	357.1p	£229.76	RG Mark, Penrith
6	@	50kg	444.3p	£222.17	CA & JG Skidmore, Bishop Auckland
59	@	60.2kg	361.5p	£217.58	R & E M Smithson, Sowerby
248	@	52.2kg	413.8p	£215.78	JM Andrews, York
5	@	65.2kg	327.6p	£213.60	T Brogden, Brough
7	@	51kg	396.6p	£202.29	T W Hunter, Annan
187	@	49.8kg	402.9p	£200.65	P E Coupland, Barnard Castle

Leading Prices -
Prime Hoggs
Price per head- Texel £241, £239, £238, £233, £231, £227, £225, £224, £222, £220 Sunny Gill Farm. £241, £240, £218 Old Hall Farm. £236 Upper Brydebeck. £235, £226, £225, £220, £219, £218, £214, £210, £210 Boscar Flats. £230 Bowes Cross Farm. £228, £215, £214, £212, £211.50, £211 Home Farm. £226 Stubsgill Farm. £224 Hoff Row Farm. £220, £215 Riverside Farm. £217 Aiskew Grange Farm. £216 Bowes Cross Farm. £215, £214 Kelmore Hill Farm. £212 Mount Pleasant Farm. Charolais £238 Old Hall Farm. £232 Sunny Gill Farm. Beltex £237, £237, £217, £208 Needless Hall Farm. £231, £230, £224, £220, £220, £212, £210 Boscar Flats. £224 Helbeck Farm. £210, £202, £200, £200 Hallbankgate Farm. £205, £205 Upper Brydekirk. £205 Kelmore Hill Farm. £200 Smalmstown Farm. Suffolk £229, £200 Sunny Gill Farm. £222, £220.50, £215 Boscar Flats . £214 Helbeck Farm. £200 High Farm. £198 Hesket Demain. £196.50, £191, £190 Mount Pleasant Farm. £196 Smalmstown Farm. £194 Riverside Farm. Hill Cheviot £221.50, £220, £218.50(2), £200 Bloan Farm. £210 Boscar Flats. £205 Home Farm. £204, £186, £185, £180, £180 Riverside Farm. £196, £195, £194.50, £187, £180 Mount Pleasant Farm. £190 Amersber Cottage. Dutch Spotted £218 Boscar Flats. Dutch Texel £207, £200 Chapel Farm. Dorset £206 Middle Bank End Farm. Herdwick £196, £129 Hallbankgate Farm. £136.50, £132 Preston Manor. £135 Irestone. £124 Fell View. Mule £195 Riverside Farm, £186 Waterhouses, £183 Slack Cottage, £181.50 Whixall Hall, £178 Woodbine House. Scotch Blackface £192, £184, £184, £174, £174(2) , £173.50, £173, £172, £171.50, £170.50 Smalmstown. £183, £182, £180, £178, £176, £174 Whixall Hall. £170 Newhall Farm. Easy Care £190 Mount Pleasant Farm. Rouge £190 Bowes Cross Farm. Blue Texel £165 High Farm. Swaledale £162 Lainger House. £151, £146, £145, £142 Fawcett Park Farm. £148.50 Hole House. £145, £141 Riverside Farm Farm. £145 Slack Cottage. £140, £140 Argill House. £140 Manor House Farm. Ryeland £140 Leather Howe Farm. Rough £132 No 2 Manor Court. £132, £130 6 Galloper Park. Lleyn £130 Hagg Lane Farm. Shetland £110 Preston Manor

Price per kilo- Beltex 468.10p, 442.30p, 440p, 420p, 414.80p, 407.70p Boscar Flats. 455.80p, 442.90p, 442.60p, 438.90p Needless Hall Farm. 447.40p, 439p, 400p Stubsgill Farm. 445p, 422.20p, 417p, 409.10p, 408.20p, 402.20p Smalmstown Farm. 442.50p, 427.10p, 422.70p, 404.30p Kelmore Hill Farm. 439.10p, 425.50p Hallbankgate Farm. 429p Dona Close. 421.60p Newhall Farm. 405.40p 13 Holding Green Lane. 404.80p Fawcett Park Farm. 402p Upper Brydekirk. Texel 461.50p, 431.10p, 416p, 414.70p, 414.50p, 407.70p, 404.30p, 401p Home Farm. 427.30p, 411.30p, 410.40p, 409.10p, 408.30p, 407.40p, 403.80p, 403.80p, 403.60p Boscar Flats. 418p, 402p, 400p Smalmstown Farm. 410p, 400p Mount Pleasant Farm. 404.30p, 400p Kelmore Hill Farm. 403.90p, 400p Fawcett Park Farm. Dutch Texel 422.40p, 408.20p Chapel Farm. Hill Cheviot 412.20p, 410.50p, 403.90p, 392.90p, 392.70p Vale Farm. 398.70p Amersber Cottage. 391.70p, 381.40p Newhall Farm. 388.40p, 387.20p Whixall Hall. 387.80p, 384.10p Smalmstown Farm. 386.80p Home Farm. Suffolk 407.30p Preston Manor. 403.60p, 400.90p Boscar Flats. 370.80p Mount Pleasant Farm. Rouge 404.30p Bowes Cross Farm. Scotch Blackface 381.10p, 378.90p, 378.30p, 378.30p, 378.30p, 377.20p, 376.20p, 376.10p, 375.50p, 375.50p, 373.90p, 372p Smalmstown Farm. Mule 370.40p Whixall Farm. 348.90p Smalmstown Farm. 342.30p Woodbine House. Dutch Spotted 363.30p Boscar Flats. Charolais 362.50p Sunny Gill Farm. Easy Care 357.50p 3 Fairfield Road, 351.90p Mount Pleasant Farm. Herdwick 356.40p Hallbankgate Farm. 350p, 330p Preston Manor. Blue Texel 351.10p High Farm. Ryeland 350p Leather Howe Farm. Dorset 343.30p Middle Bank End Farm. Lleyn 342p Hagg Lane Farm. Swaledale 333.80p, 317.10p, 317.10p Hayllar Farms. 333.30p Briggie Farm. 328.90p Lanehead Farm. 318.40p Pasture House Farm. 318.20p Manor House Farm. 316.30p Irestone. 316.20p Crossfell House. 315.60p, 314.60p Fawcett Park Farm.

Cast Ewes- Texel £253 Etherley. £225 West Stoney Keld. £220 Helbeck Farm. £220 East Thorngath Hill. £220 Scar Top. £197 Town Head Farm. £197 Stubsgill Farm. £192 Stone Cross. £188 Aiskew Grange Farm. £187 New Hall Farm. £186 Stainsgill. £184 Terrys Farm. £180 Sunny Gill Farm. Beltex £236 Terrys Farm. £230, £195 Stubsgill Farm. £225 Abbey Park. £180, £170 Bowes Cross Farm. Suffolk £203, £174 Scar Top. £180 Terrys Farm. £178 Stainsgill. £176 Old Hall Farm. £165 19 Railway Terrace. £162 Crossfell House. £158, £151, £150 Old Hall Farm. £156 Riverside Farm. Rouge £202 Chapel Farm. Dutch Texel £178, £150 Chapel Farm. Hill Cheviot £175 Low Greenside. £133 Crossfell House. Lleyn £162 Wharton Hall. Mule £155 19 Railway Terrace. £151, £144 Stone Cross Farm. £143 Friarbiggin. £140 Upper Brydekirk. £134 Waterhouses. £130 Summery Hill. Leicester £150 Scar Skyes Farm. £140 Pikestone Farm. Rough £130 No 2 Manor Court. £114 High Lane. £102 Waterhouses. Swaledale £110, £82, £82 Lainger. £100 Rigg Farm. £95 Waterhouses. £90 Stubsgill Farm. £84 Middle Farm. £80 Lanehead Farm. Ryeland £100 Middle Bank End Farm

Cast Rams- Beltex £182 Upper Brydekirk, £178 New Hall Farm. Leicester £178 Scar Skyes Farm. Texel £170 Leather Howe Farm. Ryeland £152 Middle Bank End Farm. Swaledale £116 West Stoney Keld, £103 New House.