kIRKBY STEPHEN - STORE LAMBS

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd
Kirkby Stephen Store Lambs, Tuesday 13^th August 2024

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd saw forward a bumper entry of 801 store lambs on offer at Kirkby Stephen on Tuesday evening. 

Topping the sale at £134 was a Beltex cross lamb from Messrs Cowperthwaite, Barnard Castle.  Messrs Lawson, Buddle House, Richmond sold a pen of ten Texel cross lambs to make £131.50.  Messrs Wilkinson, Brackenbank View, Murton sold a pen of ten Texel cross lambs to make £124.50.  Mule lambs sold to £113 for a pen of nine from Messrs Thompson, East Unthank Farm, Haltwhistle. A roaring trade for all classes and sizes of store lambs was witnessed here at Kirkby Stephen with a packed ringside of potential buyers ensuring that
a wonderful sale average of £105.09 was achieved. 
Plenty more numbers of all types are needed and can be sold at ease to great advantage on a fortnightly basis here at Kirkby Stephen. 
Our next sale is on the 27^th August with catalogue entries closing on the 20^th August. 

Leading Prices:

Beltex £134 Greta View, £123.50, £121, £120 Town Foot, £115 Woodhouse; £114 Haithwaite, £108.50 East Mellwaters: Texel £131.50, £122.50, £115.59, £109 Buddle House; £124.50, £120, £115.50 Brackenbank. £122 Bowlees Farm, £116.50, £114.50, £110.50, £110, £108.50, £105.50 Raby Estate, £114, £106.50 Greta View, £112.50 Sedbury Home Farm, £111.50  West End Farm; £111.50 Yew House, £107.50 East Unthank Farm; £106 Town Foot:Mule £113 East Unthank Farm: Suffolk £110.50 Marshes Gill; £103 Sedbury Home Farm; £99 Beckfoot: Cheviot £105.50, £94 Bowlees Farm: Charollais £104.50, £100 Marshes Gill: Lleyn £104 Lockthwaite: Dutch Spotted £104, £103.50 Trainriggs: