Kirkby Stephen NEMSA Lamb Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd

Kirkby Stephen NEMSA Lamb Sale Friday 13^th September 2024

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen mart held their annual prize NEMSA show and sale of Gimmer Lambs on Friday 13^th September, where a catalogued entry of 8,160 lambs were on offer.

The sale set off to a flying start which was maintained right to the very end with a total clearance to average £154.38 up £33.66 with no lambs selling under £100, which was for the smallest long term keep lambs.
23 pens and 274 lambs selling between £200-£500.
54 pend and 747 lambs sold between £180-£500
The sale topped at £500 for the overall champion pen of ten lambs from Messrs Hayton, Asby Grange which were purchased by Messrs Brown, Dove Cote Barn, Leyburn.

The first prize small breeders also received the reserve champion rosette from Messrs Burrow & Rutter Armstrong, Langwathby Hall which went on to sell for £260 to Messrs Fox, Clitheroe.

The second prize in the open class was awarded to Messrs Brown, Asby Hall which sold to £380 to James Robinson, Carnforth.

Also achieving £380 was the fourth placed pen of ten lambs from Messrs Hutchinson, Redgate purchased by Messrs Richardson, Ghyll House, Dufton.

Buyers weren’t frighted to purchase large penfulls of tupping lambs which achieved some fantastic trade with Messrs Brown Asby Hall selling a pen of 22 to make £240 with this home also selling a pen of 20 at £198, a pen of 30 at £195. Messrs Buckle, Bleathgill sold a pen of 20 to make £210. Kilnstown farms sold a pen of 20 to make £210.

Kilnstown Farms sold their top pen to make £320 with a pen of 20 to make £200 and another two pens of 20 at £190. With the run of £504 lambs from this home selling to average £166.

One of the busies ringsides of buyers seen for some time with many new and regular customers been in attendance travelling from Abeerdeen to Cornwall and from most other counties of the British isles. Over eighty active buyers were in attendance with many others going away empty handed.

All classes of tupping lambs were in strong demand and the majority of the strongest tuppers selling between £170-£200.

The trade of the day was for the running lambs with most of these selling between £130-£150 with no lambs selling under £100 for the very smallest lambs from a complete consignment.

Credit must go to all our consigners who strive to breed top quality North of England Mule Gimmer Lambs which are fit to travel and perform anywhere in the country!

A massive thanks goes out to all our buyers both local, and who travel the length and breadth of the country to Kirkby Stephen to source quality lambs, and to which we really are

appreciative to. We also thank and commend all our staff involved with the sale who all play a part by working as a team to make the sale such a success.

The show was kindly sponsored by Westmorland Accountants, Eden Farm Supplies (Brough) Ltd, Carrs Billington Agriculture, Dugdale Nutrition, I’Ansons, Shearwell Data, H & H Insurance Brokers, H & H Land & Estates.

Class 1 – 10 Lambs open to all vendors

1st –       HR Hayton & Son, Asby Grange Receiving the Roly Hayton Memorial Perpetual Trophy
2nd –      KA Brown & Sons, Asby Hall              
3rd –       W&CW Dent, Greenriggs
4th –       WM Hutchinson & Sons, Redgate   
5th –       Kilnstown Farms Ltd, Roweltown     

Class 2 – Restricted to Members of Kirkby Stephen NEMSA Branch presenting no more than 200 lambs. 

1st –       Burrow & Rutter Armstrong, Langwathby Hall
Receiving the William Dent Memorial Perpetual Trophy
2nd –      JH Capstick, Lockholme Hall
3rd –       C Hancock, Uldale          
4th –       D Stephenson, The Gables
5th –       J Buckle, Buckles Farm

CHAMPION PEN - Receiving The Late C Jackson Perpetual Cup

Left to Right – Peter Pratt, Mark Corner (Referee), Catherine Raine for IAnsons (Sponsor), Robert Hayton (Consignor), Roger Graves & Will Riddington (Judges), Kevin Batty for Westmorland Accounts (Sponsor), Amanda Wallbank for H&H Insurance Brokers (Sponsors), Alice Fawcett for H&H Land & Estates (Sponsor), Stephen Huck and Tracy Hodgson for Carrs Billington (Sponsor) and Aaron Kirby for Eden Farm Supplies (Sponsor).

Messrs HR Hayton & Son

RESERVE CHAMPION - H & H Perpetual Trophy
Messrs Burrow & Rutter Armstrong

Many thanks to our judges Mr W Riddington, Peterborough, Mr R Graves, Carlisle and referee Mr M Corner, Northallerton.

Mr S Ridley, Temple Sowerby was given the difficult task of judging the best run of lambs, with the Peter Pratt perpetual trophy been awarded to Messrs Dent, Greenriggs, Kirkby Stephen.

Leading averages,

22	@	£216.36	Langwathby Hall
82	@	£184.41	Lockholme Hall
88	@	£173.66	The Gables
101	@	£173.35	Argill House
225	@	£169.80	Bleathgill
121	@	£167.56	Milestone House
206	@	£167.53	Greenriggs
342	@	£167.12	Redgate
37	@	£166.62	Keisley Farm
504	@	£166.00	Kilnstown
39	@	£162.56	Hartley Castle
24	@	£162.50	Intake Bottom
106	@	£161.21	Uldale Farm
491	@	£157.56	Park House
432	@	£157.35	Asby Hall

Leading Prices £500, £240, £185, £170 Asby Grange; £380, £240, £198, £195, £180, £172 Asby Hall; £380, £220, £195, £190, £175(4), £170 Redgate; £320, £200, £190(2), £188, £185, £180, £178, £175, £172 Kilnstown Farm; £280, £240 Howgill Grange; £260, £180 Langwathby Hall; £235 Villa Farm; £235, £192, £190, £182, £178 Lockholme Hall; £230, £210, £200, £172 Bleathgill; £220, £172 Bowderdale Head; £220, £190, £170(2) The Gables; £210, £178, £170(2) Park House Farm; £200 Buckles Farm; £260, £200, £180, £170 Greenriggs; £200, £182, £170 Argill House; £195, £172 West Soney Keld; £195 Sandwath Farm; £190, £170 Thorney Gale; £190, £178 Uldale; £185 Croft House Farm; £185 Prospect Farm; £180(2), £170 Milestone House; £180 Elm Pot; £180 Hillcrest; £180, £170 Eastfield Farm; £180 Gillses Farm; £180 Intake Bottom; £178(2), £170 Cockleberry; £175, £170 Keisley Farm; £175, £175 High Stennerskeugh; £175 Southwaite Farm; £172 Bents Farm; £172 Townend Farm; £170 Swathburn; £170 Brow Farm.