Kirkby Stephen Store Lambs

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd

Kirkby Stephen Store Lambs, Tuesday 27^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 £124 was a pen of ten Beltex cross lamb from Messrs Knowles, Town Foot, Hilton. This home also had pens of Beltex lambs at £112.50

Messrs Boustead, High Lane, Newbiggin on Lune sold Texel cross lambs to £116.

Raby Estates sold pens of thirty-five and eleven Texel lambs to £114.

Suffolk lambs sold to £109 for a pen from Messrs Clark, Bowlees Farm, Middleton in Teesdale.

Mule lambs sold to £105 for a pen of forty-four from Messrs Thompson, East Unthank, Haltwhistle

Horned store lambs sold to £88 for Rough Fells from Messrs Boustead, High Lane.

A flying 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 £101.49 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 10^th September with catalogue entries closing on the 3^rd September. 

Leading Prices:

Beltex £124, £112.50 Townfoot; £107 Amersber Cottage; £107 Battle Hill Farm: Texel £116 High Lane; £114(2), £109.50, £106, £101 Raby Estate; £107 Bowes Cross Farm; £104, £102, £100.50 Battle Hill Farm; £101 Sandford Hall: Suffolk £109 Bowless Farm: Mule £105 East Unthank Farm; £103.50 Southwaite Farm; £100 Blades Field Farm: Rouge £103 Bowes Cross Farm: Rough £88 High Lane: Swaledale £61 Blades Field Farm.