Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night, when 2,946 sheep were forward consisting of 1,537 prime lambs, 211 prime hoggs and 1198 cast sheep.

Topping the prime lambs at £218 (436p/kg) was a 50kg Dutch Texel lamb from Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside which was purchased by Dowdings Butchers, Appleby. This home also sold a pen of three 51kg Texel cross lambs to make £183 (358.8p/kg)

Messrs Sayer, Musgrave Farm, Great Musgrave sold a 56kg Texel cross lamb to make £190.

Bailey Livestock, Ripon sold a pen of five 51kg to make £180.

Harry & Bradley Wharton, Tebay sold 55kg Texel cross lamb to make £180.

Charlotte and Georgia Davies, Top Field Farm made the trip to Kirkby Stephen from Leicester to sell a pen of 40kg Beltex cross lambs to make £160 (400p/kg). the consignment of 48 lambs from this home sold to average 40.6kg £157.65 (388.5p/kg).

Messrs Platt, Far Whittles Farm, Cheshire sold a pen of thirteen 40kg Beltex cross lambs to make £160 (400p/kg).

Suffolk cross lambs sold to £168 for a pen of seventeen 50kg from Messrs Todd, Victoria Cottages, Bishop Auckland.

Bailey Livestock, Ripon sold a pen of twenty-one 48kg Suffolk cross lambs to £166 (345.8p/kg).

Mule lambs sold to £138 for a pen of 47kg from Messrs Capstick, Lockholme Hall, Ravenstonedale.

Messrs Hayton, Asby Grange, Great Asby sold a pen of fourteen 45kg Mule lambs to make £133.50 (296.7p/kg).

Kirkby Stephen leads the prime sheep trade once again with an overall average of 328p/kg, an SQQ average of 329.4p and £140.15 per head, this being the dearest in the country this week so far with these averages including several pens of Mule and Horned lambs.  Reaffirming that all class and weights of lambs are sold to optimum prices achievable.

11 pens and 17 lambs sold between £170-£218

67 pens and 378 lambs sold between £150-£218

8 pens and 70 lambs sold between 390p/kg – 436p/kg

39 pens and 274 lambs sold between 350p/kg-436p/kg

No.		Weight	P/kg	P/Head	From
19	@	49.3kg	335p	£165.05	JR Todd, Bishop Auckland
52	@	48.1kg	343.2p	£165.05	Bailey Livestock, Ripon
24	@	43.4kg	377.5p	£164.04	G Sowerby, Ormside
48	@	40.6kg	388.5p	£157.65	C & G Davies, Leicester
22	@	47.8kg	329.2p	£157.41	JR & M Richardson, Darlington

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cast ewes sold to topped at £256 for a pair of Texel cross from Messrs Lee, Carkin Moor Farm, Richmond. This home also sold a pen of three texel ewes to make £245 and £230. The consignment of 77 ewes from Carkin Moor Farm sold to average £178.75.

Messrs Oldcorn, Sunnyside, Great Asby sold Beltex ewes to £240.

Suffolk cross ewes sold to £194 from Messrs Sayer, Town End Farm, Hackthorpe.

Messrs Lawson, Hundith House, Aspatria sold Bluefaced Leicester ewes to £182.

Mule Ewes sold to £172 for a pen from Messrs Procter, Hillcrest, Great Musgrave.

Swaledale ewes sold to £112 for a pen from Messrs Gibson, Easterbeck House, Barnard Castle.

Leading Prices –

Spring lambs

Price per head

Dutch Texel £218 Terrys Farm. Texel £190 Musgrave House. £183 (x2) Terrys Farm. £180, £168 Galloper Rise. £180, £162, £161.50, £160.50 Peacock Farm. £179, £166 Etherley House. £176, £160 Bowes Cross Farm. £175, £161 Moorriggs. £170 Starrah. £170 Snow Halls Farm. £167 Skylin. £165 Breaks Hall. £165 Clockeld. £165 Windygate. £163 Wharton Hall. £162 Red House Farm. Charollais £169 Lockholme Hall, £155 Orchard Farm. Suffolk £168 Victoria Cottages. £166 Peacock Farm. £162 White House. £158.50, £150, £146 High Mansriggs. £147 Rosgill Head. Beltex £167.50, £160, £158, £156.50, £150 Top Field Farm. £167 Powis House. £165.50, £165, £159.50, £151 (x2) Cheney House Farm. £161, £156 Terrys Farm. £160, £150.50 Far Whittles Farm. £157 Sunnyside. £157, £151 Skylin. £155, £150.50 (x2) Church Farm. £155 Martindale Farm. £154 Moorriggs. £154 Townend. £153 Musgrave House. Blue Texel £153 Moorriggs. £147 Croft Place. Romney £142.50. Zwartble £139 House & Holme Farm. £138 Clockeld. Hill Cheviot £139 Grove House Farm. Mule £138 Lockholme Hall, £133.50 Asby Grange. Hampshire £126 Windygate.  

Price per kilo

Dutch Texel 436p Terrys Farm. Beltex 400p, 376.30p Whittles Farm. 400p, 395p, 391.30p, 380.70p, 375p Top Field Farm. 396.10p, 369p, 367.10p,  359.80p Church Farm. 392.90p, 368.30p, 367.80p, 362.50p, 359.50p, 352.40p Cheney House Farm. 392.70p, 362.80p Terrys Farm. 371.30p Fair View. 368.60p, 358.10p Moorriggs. 368.30p, 365.10p Skylin. 360.50p Martindale Farm. 360.50p High Beck Head. 355.30p Powis House. 350p Townend. Texel 360.30p, 357.10p Far Whittles Farm. 358.80p (x2) Terrys Farm. 357.90p Lower Leazes Farm. 354.20p Snow Hall Farms. 352.90p Peacock Farm. 352p Bowes Cross Farm. 350p Moorriggs. 350p Weighell Foxton Livestock. 347.90p Skylin. 346.70p Grove House Farm. 346.30p House & Holme Farm. 345p Goodlie Hill Farm. Blue Texel 347.70p Moorriggs. Charollais 346.40p, 337p Orchard Farm. 331.40p Lockholme Hall. Suffolk 345.80p Peacock Farm. 336p Victoria Cottages. 330.60p White House. 323.50p, 313.60p, 312.50p, 310.60p High Mansriggs. 317.10p House & Holme Farm. 316.70p Wharton Hall. Zwartble 331p House & Holme Farm. Hill Cheviot 315.90p Grove House Farm. Hampshire 307.30p Windygate. Mule 296.70p Asby Grange. 296.30p Wythes Hill. 296.20p Swathburn. Swaledale 243.60p Fieldham House.

Cast Ewes

Texel £256, £245, £230, £222, £194 (x2) Carkin Moor Farm. £228 Yew House. £214, £196 High Beck Head. £210 Woodhouse Farm. £210 Hundith House. £204, £188 Lower Leazes Farm. £196, £181 Bowes Cross Farm. £192 Whitewall Farm. £190 Allergill Cottage. £188 Town End Farm. £186 (x2) Etherley House. £184,£180 Black Syke. £182 Skylin. £180 Woodhouse Farm. Beltex £240 Sunnyside. £212 (x2), £188 Carkin Moor Farm. £200 Bowes Cross Farm. £188 Skylin. £176 Victoria Cottages. £175 Church Farm. Suffolk £194 Town End Farm. £188, £167, £163 Etherley House. £180 Chapel House. £170 Swathburn. £160 Black Syke. Leicester £182 Hundith House. Blue Texel £172 East Upper Priestside, £158 Lower Leazes Farm. Mule £172 Hillcrest. £161 Stripes Farm. £156 Bridge End Farm. £144 Skylin. £142 Weighell Foxton Livestock. £141 Woodhouse Farm. Lleyn £160 Whingill. Border Leicester £155 West Farm. Zwartble £124 Clockeld. Rough £118 Hardendale Hall. Swaledale £112 Easterbeck House. £102 Hundith House. £95 Hole House. £94 Bridge Farm House. £93 Greenriggs. £90 Swathburn.

Cast Rams

Border Leicester £170 Dousgill Farm. Beltex £160 Allergill Cottage. Texel £158 Allergill Cottage. £115 Fair View. Charollais £155 Hall Farm House. Herdwick £116 Bail Hill. Swaledale £80 Easterbeck House.