Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday evening, when 2164 sheep were forward consisting of 1437 Spring Lambs, 234 prime hoggs and 493 cast sheep.

Prime Lambs

Prime lambs topped at £220 twice, firstly for a 46kg Beltex cross lambs which also topped at 478.3p/kg from Jo Jo Andrews Boscar Flats, York.

With this home also selling 52kg lambs to make £218, and two pairs of 45kg Texel cross lambs to make £190 (422.2p/kg).

Also making £220 was a 51kg Beltex cross lamb from Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside which was bough by Dowdings Butchers, Appleby. This home also sold a pen of 39kg lambs to make £175 (448.7p/kg), a pen of five 41kg at £175 (426.8p/kg) and a pen of three 44kg to make £186 (422.7p/kg).

Charlotte & Georgie Davies, Top Field Farm, Leicester sold 46kg Beltex cross lambs to make £192, with a pen of thirteen 39kg Beltex cross lambs making £170 (435.9p/kg), a pen of eleven 40kg at £171 (427.5p/kg) and a pen of nine 39kg lambs making £164.50 (421.8p/kg), and a pen of 42kg making £175 (416.7p/kg).

Messrs Pickard, Cheney House Farm, Leicestershire sold 52kg Texel cross lambs to £198, with a pen of thirteen 44kg making £185.50 (421.6p/kg) with a pen of twenty two 41kg Texel cross lambs making £178 (434.1p/kg). As well as a pen of twenty one 40kg lambs to make £175.50 (438.8p/kg), a pen of twenty three 41lg making £175.50 (428p/kg) and a pen of fifteen 42kg to make £174 (414.3p/kg).

Messrs Richardson, Etherley House, Darlington sold a pair of 45kg lambs to make £189 (420p/kg).

Messrs Skidmore, Needless Hall Farm , Toronto sold 45kg lambs to make £184.50 (410p/kg).

Suffolk cross lambs sold to £180 for 48kg from Messrs Skidmore, Needless Hall Farm.

A pen of ten 50kg Suffolk cross Mule lambs sold to make £174.50 from Messrs Edmonson, High Mansriggs, Ulverston.

Prime Hoggs

Prime Hoggs topped at £222 for 74kg and £200 for 70kg Texel cross hoggs from Messrs Skidmore, Needless Hall Farm, this home also sold a 51kg hogg at £192.50 (377.5p/kg).

Topping the hoggs at 377.8p/kg where a pen of 45kg hoggs which made £170 from Jo Jo Andrews, Boscar Flatts with this home also selling a pen of three 61kg hoggs to make £196. And a pen of four Charollais cross hoggs weighing 53kg making £191 (360.4p/kg) also from Boscar Flats.

Blackfaced hoggs sold to £166 for a pen of seven, with a pen of twelve 53kg Blackfaced hoggs making £164 (309.4p/kg) and topping the Blackfaced at 312.5p/kg for a pen of twenty three 48kg which sold for £150 from Messrs Mark, Sunny Gill Farm, Penrith.

Cast Ewes

Cast sheep topped at £280 for a Beltex cross ewe from Messrs Sayer, Town End Farm, Penrith with the same home selling a pair of Texel cross ewes to make £262 and a pair of Beltex cross ewes to make £242.

Suffolk cross ewes sold to £200 for a pair from Messrs Atkinson, Hawkrigg Farm, Colby.

Swaledale ewes sold to £108 from Messrs Eccles, Hardberry Hill Farm, Barnard Castle.

All classes of Cast Sheep were a flying trade with an overall average of £150.37 being achieved, and many more could have been sold to advantage!

Leading Consignment Averages (Prime Lambs )

Tot Hds		Weight	P/Kg	Average	Vendor
6	@	46.3kg	430.9p	£199.67	JM Andrews, York
25	@	43.5kg	406.8p	£177.06	G Sowerby, Ormside
162	@	41.3kg	414.8p	£171.37	WF&RCM Pickard, Leicestershire
41	@	39.9kg	426.6p	£170.45	C&G Davies, Leicester
37	@	48.9kg	343.9p	£168.26	T Edmondson, Ulverston
14	@	41kg	407.3p	£167.00	I Powley, Armathwaite
7	@	43kg	384.8p	£165.50	CA&JG Skidmore, Bishop Auckland

Leading Prices –

Spring Lambs

Price per Head

Beltex £200, £186, £175 (x2), £168.50 Terrys Farm. £220, £218, £190 Boscar Flats. £192, £175, £171, £170, £164.50 Top Field Farm. £189 Etherley House. £184.50, £172 Needless Hall Farm. £175.50, £174 Cheney House Farm. £167 Low Northsceugh. £161.50, £160 Stainsgill. £160 Wharton Hall. Texel £198, £185.50, £178, £170, £166, £162, £156 Cheney House Farm. £191, £173, £170, £155.50 Red House Farm. £190 Terrys Farm. £190 Boscar Flats. £189, £170, £157.50, £156, £154.50, £150.50 (x2) £150 Stainsgill. £188 Milestone House. £181 Grove House Farm. £181, £170, £162, £160 Etherley House. £178, £152, £151 Breaks Hall. £173 Meadow Bank. £170, £160, £153, £151 Dry Evers. £169, £152.50 Hodgkinson Farm. £168, £158 Townend. £167 Waitby Farm. £164 Brogden Farm. £162 Row End Farm. £160 Eden Flatt. £155 Town End Farm. £155, £153 Hardberry Hill Farm. £151, £150 Woodhouse Farm. Suffolk £180, £150 Needless Hall Farm. £174.50, £173.50, £161.50 High Mansriggs. £151, £143, £142.50 Home Farm. £144.50, £142.50 Staingills. £143 Newsham Grange. £142 Ghyll House. £140 Eden Flatt. £140 Low Wood House. Dutch Texel £168, £165 Staingills. Charollais £160, £143 Orchard Farm. Romney £153 (x2) Breaks Hall. Swaledale £102 Hardberry Hill Farm.

Price per kilo

Beltex 478.30p, 422.20p, 419.20p Boscar Flats. 448.70p, 431.40p, 426.80p, 422.70p Terrys Farm. 438.80p, 428p, 414.30p Cheney House Farm. 435.90p, 427.50p, 421.80p, 417.40p, 416.70p Top Field Farm. 421.10p, 414.10p, 400p Staingills. 420p Etherley House. 410p Needless Hall Farm. 407.30p Low Northsceugh. 400p Wharton Hall. Texel 434.10p, 421.60p, 415p, 405p, 395.30p, 380.80p, 380.50p Cheney House Farm. 422.20p Boscar Flats. 400p, 384.10p, 378p, 377.80p, 376.30p, 375p Staingills. 395p, 381.80p Townend. 386.40p, 385.10p Etherley House. 380p Terrys Farm. 377.80p Frairbiggin. 375.70p Wharton Hall. 371.60p Town End Farm. Dutch Texel 423.10p, 400p Staingills. Suffolk 375p (x2) Needless Hall Farm. 349p, 343.60p, 340.20p High Mansriggs. Charollais 348.80p, 347.80p Orchard Farm. Blue Texel 343.80p High Mansriggs. Romney 340p (x2) Breaks Hall. Swaledale 291.40p Hardberry Hill Farm.

Prime Hoggs

Price per Head

Texel £222, £200 Needless Hall Farm. £196, £189, £173 Boscar Flats. £170, £160 Rosgill Head. £140 Meadow Bank. £138 Hawkrigg Farm. Beltex £192.50, £164 Needless Hall Farm. £175 Sunny Gill Farm. £170, £141 Boscar Flats. Charollais £191, £161 Boscar Flats. Scotch Blackface £166, £164, £150, £130 Sunny Gill Farm. Dutch Spotted £155 Green Bank. Herdwick £86.50 Rosgill Head. Swaledale £81 Sandwath Farm.

Prime Hoggs

Price per kilo

Beltex 377.80p, 343.90p Boscar Flats. 377.50p Needless Hall Farm. Charollais 360.40p, 328.60p Boscar Flats. Texel 326.90p Rossgill Head. 326.40p, 325.90p, 321.30p Boscar Flats. 300p Needless Hall Farm. Scotch Blackface 312.50p, 309.40p, 295.50p, 281.40p Sunny Gill Farm. 285.40p Boscar Flats.

Cast Ewes

Beltex £280, £242, £160 Town End Farm. £220 Glebe Road. £220, £180 Row End Farm. £202 Terrys Farm. £198 Boscar Flats. Texel £262, £194, £182, £171, £160 Town End Farm. £205, £180 Boscar Flats. £182, £161, £160 (x2) Staingills. £176 Low Wood House. £170 (x2) Row End Farm. £169, £160 Breaks Hall. £169 Stoneriggs. £166 Home Farm. Suffolk £200, £160 Hawkrigg Farm. £190 Wharton Hall. £175 (x2) Town End Farm. £166 High Mansriggs. £162 Castle Hill. £160 Copeland Row. £160 Stoneriggs. Blue Texel £180 Stoneriggs. Lleyn £166, £160 Helm Farm. Hill Cheviot £150 Rossgill Head, £140 Sideway Bank, £131 Low Wood House. Mule £148, £140 Town End Farm. £145 High Mansriggs. £145 Brogden Farm. £144 Fox Grove Farm. £140 Home Farm. £140 Rosgill Head. Zwartble £135 Decklyn. Leicester £132 Copeland Row. Dorset £116 Glebe Road. Swaledale £108 Hardberry Hill Farm. £82 Ellergill.

Cast Tups

Leicester £196 Gillses Farm. Texel £178 Green Farm.