Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night, when 1960 sheep were forward consisting of 1,014 spring lambs, 169 prime hoggs and 777 cast sheep.

Topping the sale at £215 and 421.6p/kg was a 51kg Beltex cross lamb from Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside selling to Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

This home also sold 53kg Dutch Texel cross lambs to £199 (375.5p/kg) also selling to Dowdings Butchers and 49kg Texel cross lambs to £184 (375.5p/kg).

Messrs Hodgson, Chapel House, Glassonby sold 53kg Texel cross lambs to £190 (358.5p/kg).

Messrs Hodgson, White House, Glassonby sold 53kg Texel cross lamb to £187.50 (352.8p/kg).

Messrs Hodgson, Green Farm, Shap sold 53kg Texel cross lambs to make £184.

Messrs Lyle, Staingills, Penrith sold a pen of eleven 38kg Beltex cross lambs to £160 (421p/kg), with this home selling another pen of 38kg Beltex cross lambs to make £157 (413.2p/kg).

An overall sale average of 333.8p/kg and an SQQ average of 334p/kg was achieved with 1014 lambs selling to average £141.59.

37 pens and 75 lambs sold between £160-£215

49 pens and 168 lambs sold between 350p-421.6p/kg

No.		Weight	P/kg	P/Head	From
14	@	46kg	381.9p	£175.71	G Sowerby, Ormside
14	@	47kg	343p	£161.21	DE&AM Hodgson, Shap
44	@	46.2kg	337.7p	£156.02	JR&M Richardson, Darlington
24	@	45.7kg	338.2p	£154.58	JM&AM Morland, Kaber
15	@	46kg	335.6p	£154.40	JS&JO Dodd, Temple Sowerby
83	@	41.2kg	370.2p	£152.49	M/s Lyle, Culgaith

Prime Hoggs

169 hoggs were sold to top at £160 for a Beltex cross from Messrs Allinson & Sons, Windygate, Winton.

Cast Sheep

Topped at £258 for Texel cross ewes from Messrs Sayer, Town End Farm, Hackthorpe.

Hannah Pedley, High Ploughlands, Little Musgrave sold Texel cross ewes to £245.

A pair of Beltex cross ewes sold to £223 from Messrs Chester, Grassgill Lodge with this home also selling Texel ewes to £220.

Suffolk ewes sold to £186 from Messrs Richardson, Etherley House, Darlington.

Cheviot ewes sold to £160 from Messrs Ewin, Eden Flatt, Warcop.

Messrs Jenkinson, Whingill sold Mule ewes to top at £160.

Swaledale ewes sold to £112 twice firstly from Messrs Browm, Asby Hall, Great Asby and also from Messrs Coulthard, Bridge End Farm, Bishop Auckland.

Leading Prices –

Spring lambs

Price per head

Beltex: £215, £166 Terrys Farm; £183, £173, £150 Green Farm (Hodgson); £183, £160, £157 (2), £155, £152.50 Staingills; £181 Skylin; £171, £149 Starrah; £152.50 Wharton Hall; £162 Upper Priestside; £150, £145 Castle Hill; £148 Windygate; £148 Town End Farm (Sayer); £146 Wharton Hall; £145 Crossfell House: Dutch Texel £199 Terrys Farm: Texel £190 Chapel House (Hodgson); £187 White House; £184, £178, £166 Terrys Farm; £184, £176, £167, 158 Green Farm; £180, £175, £168, £161, £150 Staingills; £176 Intake Bottom; £171, £151 Skylin; £166 Castle Hill; £165, £157, £153 Martindale Farm; £165, £158 Brogden House Farm; £164 Elm Pot; £162.50, £158, £157.50, £154.50, £151 (2) Etherley House; £162 Eden Flatt; £162 Bank House; £161 Haithwaite; £160 Town Head Farm (Nicholson); £159 West Farm; £158, £151 Breaks Hall; £157 East Upper Priestside; £157 Woodhouse Farm; £156 Croft Place; £155.50, £152  Starrah; £155 Low Bank House; £154 Windygate; £152 Crossfell House; £151 Greenside Farm: Suffolk £172 White House; £165 Starrah; £140, £133 Greenside Farm, £137.50 Eden Flatt; £135 Lady Anne Drive; £135 Wharton Hall: Rouge £164, £155, £140 Skelcies Hall; £141 Croft Place: Blue Texel £163 Croft Place; £154 East Upper Priestside: Charollais £147 Town End Farm: Bluefaced Leicester £144 Eden Flatt: Mule £137 Eden Flatt; £120 Smardale Mill: Dutch Spotted £131, £127, £125 (2) Helbeck Grange: Badger Face £129 Woodhouse Farm: Rough Fell £109 Ellergill.

Price per kilo

Beltex 421.6p, 404.9p Terrys Farm; 413.2p, 410.3p, 392.5p, 378p, 372p, 366p Staingills; 400p Fox Grove Farm; 394.7p, 371.8p Castle Hill; 393.5p Skylin; 291.7p Smardale Mill; 389.5p Town End Farm; 381.3p, 356.1p Wharton Hall; 368.1p Green Farm; 360p, 354.2p, 354.1p East Upper Priestside; 356.3p, 354.8p, 351.9p Starrah: Texel 388.9p 377.6p, 367.3p, 365.2p, 357.8p, 348.8p Staingills; 386p, 375.5p, 349p Terrys Farm; 371.1p, 352p, 347.2p Green Farm; 365p, 347.5p Low Bank House; 360p Bowes Cross Farm; 358.5p Chapel House; 358.5p, 341.5p Abbey Farm; 356.8p East Upper Priestside; 352.8p, 346.5p White House; 352p Intake Bottom; 350p, 343.3p Etherley House; 347.5p Town End Farm; 346.5p Wharton Hall; 346.5p, 341.3p Woodhouse Farm; 346.2p Castle Hill; 345.3p Crossfell House; 342p Skylin; 341.7p Elm Pot; 341.5p Bridge End; 340.4p Town Head Farm: Dutch Texel 342.2p East Upper Priestside: Dutch Texel 375.5p Terrys Farm: Dutch Spotted 327.5p Helbeck Grange: Charollias 326.7p Town End Farm; 325p Ellergill: Suffolk 324.5p White House; 321.4p Wharton Hall; 315.9p Friarbiggin; 314p Lady Anne Drive; 312.5p Eden Flatt; 311.3p Starrah: Bluefaced Leicester 320p Eden Flatt: Mule 304.4p Eden Flatt; 300p Smardale Mill: Rough Fell 265.9p Ellergill.

Prime Hoggs

Price per head

Beltex £160 Windygate: Suffolk £142 Mount Pleasant Farm: Texel £142 Green Farm; £140 Shieldhill Top; £140 Green Farm; £130 West Farm: Herdwick £120 Ellergill: Cheviot £118, £108.50, £107.50 Mount Pleasant Farm: Mule £112 Mount Pleasant Farm: Blackfaced £111 Mount Pleasant Farm: Jacob £106 Mount Pleasant Farm: Swaledale £102 Mount Pleasant Farm.

Price per kilo

Herdwick 266.7p Ellergill: Cheviot 256.5p, 241.1p, 238.9p, 228.4p Mount Pleasant Farm: Texel 254.5p Green Farm: Suffolk 249.1p Mount Pleasant Farm: Mule 243.5p Mount Pleasant Farm: Blackfaced 236.2p Mount Pleasant Farm: Beltex 231.9p Windygate: Jacob 230.4p Mount Pleasant Farm: Swaledale 212.5p Mount Pleasant Farm.

Cast Ewes

Texel £258, £170 Town End Farm: £245, £195 High Ploughlands: £220 Grassgill Lodge; £215 Rosgill Head; £196 Goodlie Hill Cottage; £195 Crossfell House; £193 Etherley House; £192 Town End Farm; £186 (2), £181 Breaks Hall; £180 Bridge End Farm (Coulthard); £180, £171 Marriforth; £179, £177, £175 Etherley House; £179 Haithwaite; £173 Green Farm; £171 Terrys Farm; £170 Milestone House: Beltex £223 Grassgill Lodge; £216, £182 Town End Farm; 3210 Staingills; £182 Crossfell House; £172 Terrys Farm; £169, £160 Bowes Cross Farm: Suffolk £186, £168 Etherley House; £160 Marriforth: Bluefaced Leicester £170 Whingill; £168 Hill House West; £160 Rigg Farm; £148 Bridge End Farm: LLeyn £142 Whingill; £140 Wharton Hall: Cheviot £160 Eden Flatt; £135 Scar Sykes Farm: Mule £160 Whingill; £158 Goodlie Hill Cottage; £146 Rosgill Head; £145 Town End Farm; £144 Milestone House; £144 Intake Bottom; £132 Marriforth: Blue Texel £125 Town End Farm: Kerry Hill £112 East Thorngarth Hill: Swaledale £112 Bridge End Farm; £112 Asby Hall Mews; £110 Low Bank House; £104 Scarrowmanwick; £103 Milestone House; £100 New Hall; £98 Easegill Head; £95 Whingill; £90 Hill House West: Rough Fell £80 Wath Farm: Goat £78 Grassgill Lodge: Hebredian £33 Hause Farm.

Cast Rams

Texel £202 Elm Pot: Beltex £162 Grassgill Lodge; £152 Skelcies Hall.