Kirkby Stephen Spring Lamb Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday evening, when 400 Spring Lambs were forward.

Topping this section at £245 and 569.8p/kg were a pair of three Texel cross lambs from Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm which were bought by Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

Messrs Porter, Knock Cross Cottage sold 59kg Texel lambs to made £228.

Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm also sold a pen of three 41kg lambs to make £196 (478p/kg), with another pair of 42kg Texel cross making £200 (476.2p/kg) from this home.

Charollais cross lambs topped at £197 for a pen from Todd Farm, Market Rasen, this home also topping the Suffolk lambs at £185.

Mule lambs topped at £135 for 40kg from Messrs Buckle, Buckles Farm, Barras.

Plenty of Spring lambs are now required on a weekly basis to fulfil increasing demand from our 12 active buyers operating here at Kirkby Stephen!

Messrs Jenkinson, Whingill, Kirkby Stephen sold a pen of seven 38kg Mule lambs to make £128.

Leading consignment averages

No.		Weight	P/KG	Head	From
7	@	41.9kg	504.4p	£211.10	G Sowerby, Ormside
7	@	46.4kg	399.1p	£185.30	J Porter, Long Marton
41	@	48.1kg	376.9p	£181.20	Todd Farming, Market Rasen
12	@	41.3kg	434.3p	£179.50	TW Hunter, Annan
7	@	43.7kg	401.6p	£175.60	LC Walton, Great Asby
15	@	45.5kg	382.9p	£174.30	J & S Atkinson, Waitby
27	@	44.2kg	389.4p	£172.10	M.L. E.C.& I.M. Scott, Northallerton
8	@	44.8kg	383.5p	£171.60	S Ellwood & Son, Newby

Leading Prices –

Price per head – Texel £245, £200 Terrys Farm; £228, £188, £170 Knock Cross Cottage; £191, £190, £176(2), £170 Waitby Farm; £191, £170.50 Barningham House; £190 Fox Grove Farm; £187 Hawkrigg Farm; £182 Goodlie Hill Cottage; £181 Old Mill Flatt; £178 Fox Grove Farm; £177 Brogden Farm; £175 Friarbiggin; £175 Ghyll House; £170 Street House; £170 Upper Brydekirk; £170 Brogden Farm: Charolais £197, £194, £193, £178(3) Manor Farm: Beltex £196 Terry Farm, £195, £194 Goodlie Hill Cottage; £184, £181 Upper Brydekirk: Badgerface £188, £160 High Ploughlands: Suffolk £185 Manor Farm; £184 Knock Cross Cottage; £172 Old Mill Flatt; £169, £159, £156.50, £155 Low Wood House; £155 Ghyll House: Dutch Spotted £162 Wild Boar Barn; £162 East Upper Priestside: Mule £135 Buckles Farm; £128 Whingill: Zwartble £130 East Upper Priestside.

Price per kilo – Texel 569.8p, 476.2p Terrys Farm; 442.1p, 431.6p, 427p, 420p Wharton Hall; 435.9p, 417.5p Street House; 422.2p Waitby Farm; 417.8p Knock Cross Cottage; 410.3p Hawkrigg Farm; 404.4p, 400p Goodlie Hill Cottage: Beltex 478p Terrys Farm; 460p, 441.5p Upper Brydekirk; 433.3p, 422.5p Street House; 426.3p Wharton Hall; 421.7p Goodlie Hill Cottage: Charollais 425.6p Wharton Hall; 398.8p, 395.6p, 387p Manor Farm: Suffolk 422.9p, 401.3p, 397.5p, 397.4p, 393p, 383.8p Low Wood House; 400p, 387.2p Knock Cross Cottage; 385p Friarbiggin; 384.2p Buckles Farm; 382.2p Old Mill Flatt: Badgerface 383.7p High Ploughlands: Dutch Spotted 352.2p Wild Boar Barn: Zwartble 351.4p East Upper Priestside: Mule 337.5p Buckles Farm; 336.8p Whingill.