WEEKLY SALE OF PRIME SHEEP

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd

Kirkby Stephen Weekly Sheep, Tuesday 13^th August 2024

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night, when 3,285 sheep were forward consisting of 1,592 prime lambs, 892 cast sheep and 801 store lambs. 

Topping the prime lambs at £238 and 449.1p per kilo on two separate occasions was firstly for a of 53 kilo Dutch Texel cross lamb from Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside with this same home also selling 58 kilo Texel cross lamb to make £238 (410.30p per kilo) with both being purchased by Lancashire Direct Halal Meat, Blackburn. Terrys Farm also sold a pair of 51 kilo Texel cross lambs to make £200 (392.2p per kilo) selling to Dowdings Butchers, Appleby with a pen of 41 kilo lambs making £161 (392.7p per kilo), the eleven lambs from this home sold to average 47.6p per kilo £207.40. 

A 63 kilo Texel cross lamb sold to make £188 from Messrs Jones, Green Bank, Brough Sowerby.  Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon sold a 56 kilo lamb to make £185.  Charollais cross lambs sold to £178 from Messrs Deighton, Orchard Farm, Bleatarn.  Suffolk cross lambs sold to £160.50 for a pen of seven 51 kilo from Messrs Brogden, Helbeck Farm, Brough.  Mule lambs topped at £144 from Messrs Allinson, West Briscoe, Barnard Castle, Mule lambs also topped at 302.3p per kilo for a pen of 43kilo which made £130 from Messrs Slack, Stoneriggs, Hilton.  Messrs Burrow and Rutter Armstrong, Penrith sold a pen of eighteen 45 kilo Mules to make £132.50.  An overall sale average of 311.25p per kilo was achieved.  41 pens and 111 lambs sold between £160 - £238  69 pens and 288 lambs sold between £150 - £238  30 pens and 137 lambs sold between 340 – 458p/kg  Cast Sheep topped at £268 for a Texel ewe from Messrs Brogden, Helbeck Farm, Brough.  Messrs Bainbridge, Bonnygate Farm, Soulby sold Texel cross ewes to make £252. Messrs Atkinson, Abbey Park, Bleatarn sold Texel cross ewes to make £250.  Beltex cross ewes sold to £220 from Messrs Allinson, West Briscoe, Barnard Castle.  Mule ewes sold to £170 from Messrs Wilkinson, Brackenbank View, Murton.   Swaledale ewes topped at £113 from Messrs Hancocks, Uldale Farm, Ravenstonedale.  Kilnstown Farm, Carlisle sold a pen of ten Swaledale ewes to make £108.  Cast rams sold to £212 for a pair of Texel rams from Messrs Richardson, Etherley House, Darlington.

Leading Prices – 

Spring lambs 

Price per head

Dutch Texel £238 Terrys Farm: Texel £328, £200 Terrys Farm; £188 Green Bank; £176 Moorriggs; £174, £153.50 Green Farm (Hodgson); £173 West Briscoe; £172 William House; £170 Rudd Hills; £170 Etherley House; £168, £164.50, £163, £162, £152.50 Marriforth; £167 Bank House; £166.50, £151.50, £150 Abbey Park; £165 Helbeck Farm; £165, £164, £161, £153 The Buildings; £164, £160, £158 Middle Bank End Farm;£162 Chapel Farm; £162 Green Bank; £161 Lime House; £160 Musgrave House; £159, £158 Bank House; £159 West Farm; £157, £155 William House; £156.50 Ellergill (Steadman); £155.50 Stanhope Gate Farm; £155 Eden Flatt; £155 South View; £155 West Briscoe; £154, £150.50 Breaks Hall; £154 Yew House; £150 Waters Farm: Beltex £185, £160, £150, £148 Marriforth; £166, £161 Terrys Farm; £164, £160.50, £158, £145.50 West Briscoe; £163 Green Farm; £163 Chapel Farm; £160.50 Ascot House; £153 Abbey Park; £153 Yew House; £151, £150 Farm Whittles Farm; £148 Fair View; £147 Starrah; £146.50 Stoneriggs; £145.50 Row End Farm: Charollais £178, £136 Orchard Farm; £161, £159.50 Langrigg House; £143, £133 Barrowmoor Farm; £133.50 Chapel Farm: Blue Texel £163.50 West Farm; £161 Bonny Rigg: Suffolk £160.50 Helbeck Farm; £144.50 William House; £140 East Mellwaters; £139 Ascot House; £136 Middle Bank End Farm; £134 Eden Flatt: Dutch Spotted £154.50, £137 Lime House; £144 East Upper Priestside: Romney £148.50 Breaks Hall: Mule £144 West Briscoe; £139.50 Marriforth; £139 Rudd Hills; £135 Middle Bank End Farm; £133 William House; £132.50 Langwathby Hall; £130 Stoneriggs; £127 Low Bank House; £121 Park House Farm: Hampshire £137 Low Deepslack: Bluefaced Leicester £134.50 Langwathby Hall: Badger Face £135 Woodhouse Farm: Herdwick £114.50 Riverside Cottage: Cheviot £113 East Upper Priestside: Blackfaced £94.50 Middle Bank End Farm: Swaledale £93.50 Stoneriggs.

Price per kilo Dutch Texel 449.1p Terrys Farm: Texel 410.3p, 392.2p Terrys Farm; 352.8p Scar Top; 340p, 330.2p, 328p, 322p The Buildings; 337.2p Stanhope Gate Farm; 335p Low Bank House; 333.3p Woodhouse Farm; 333p, 326.1p Abbey Park; 331.5p, 330.6p, 329p, 325.6p, 323.1p Marriforth Farm; 328.2p Stoneriggs; 327.1p William House; 326.8p Starrah; 325.6p Martindale Farm; 325p Jardines; 325p Calva Farm; 323.7p Park House Farm; 322.7p Yew House; 320.8p Breaks Hall; £320p Musgrave House; £320 Middle Bank End Farm: Beltex 392.7p, 368.9p Terrys Farm; 384.6p, 377.5p, 369.2p Far Whittles Farm; 382.1p, 351.1p, 348.9p West Briscoe; 376.9 Starrah; 373.3p Ascot House; 371.1p East Upper Priestside; 366.3p, 340p Stoneriggs; 362.2p, 350p, 341.5p Green Farm; 350p Low Bank House; 348.8p, 347.8p Marriforth; 346.8p Chapel Farm; 344.2p Fair View; 344p Heather Lea; 343.6p Riverside Cottage; 341.5p Moorriggs; 340p Abbey Park: Blue Texel 322p Bonny Rigg: Dutch Spotted 320p East Upper Priestside; 315.3p Lime House: Charollais 319p, 309.6p Langrigg House; 317.8p, 309.3p Barrowmoor Farm; 309.1p Orchard Farm: Suffolk 314.7p, Helbeck Farm; 308.9p Ascot House; 307.4p William House: Badger Face 314p Woodhouse Farm: Herdwick 309.5p Riverside Cottage: Romney 309.4p Breaks Hall: Cheviot 305.4p East Upper Priestside; 302.9p Middle Bank End Farm: Mule 302.3p Stoneriggs; 300p Middle Bank End Farm; 296.8p Marriforth; 295p East Unthank Farm; 294.4p Langwathby Hall; 289.1p William House; 288.6p Low Bank House; 287.5p Park House Farm: Swaledale 259.7p Stoneriggs.

Cast Ewes 

Texel £268 Helbeck Farm; £252, £212 Bonnygate Farm; £250, £183, £180 Abbey Park; £242 Scar Top; £240, £218 Brackenbank View; £230, £202 The Buildings; £220 Breaks Hall; £220, £208, £180 Green Farm (Hodgson); £205 Chapel House Farm; £192 Langrigg House; £188 Poppin Cottage; £185 West End Farm; £182 Moorriggs; £180 Sideway Bank; £180 Prospect Farm Cottage: Beltex £220, £190, £160 West Briscoe; £205, £164 Moorriggs; £200, £172 Skylin; £198 Green Farm (Hodgson); £195 Buddle House; £188 (2) Marriforth; £172 Ascot House; £168 Smardale Mill: Bluefaced Leicester £184 Green Farm (Hodgson); £130 Middle Bank End Farm: Blue Texel £170 Middle Bank End; £155 Sideway Bank; £145 Stoneriggs: Suffolk £190 Scar Top; £183 Skylin; £168 Langwathby Hall; £158 William House: Mule £170 Brackenbank View; £156 Lime House; £154 Waterhouses: Charollais £158 Langrigg House; £146 Bonnygate Farm: Cheviot £125 Prospect Farm; £122 Skylin: Hampshire £113 Green Farm: Swaledale £113 Uldale Farm; £108 Klilnstown ; £101 West End Farm; £100 Langwathby Hall; £100 Bleathgill; £98 West Briscoe; £98 Smardale Mill; £97 Kilnstown; £96 William House; £95 Marriforth; £94 Bleathgill; £93 Park House Farm ;£90 Waters Farm ; £90 Stoneriggs: Woodland £110 Dyke Nook: Rough Fell £106, £86 High Lane: Blackface £89 Middle Bank End Farm: Herdwick £76 Far Whittles Farm.

Cast Rams

Texel £212 Etherley House: Charollais £192 Marshes Gill : Suffolk £140 Scar Top: Beltex £120 Middle Bank End Farm.