Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday night, when 4,484 sheep were forward consisting of 3,702 prime lambs and 782 cast sheep.

Topping the sale at £220 was a pair of 61kg Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Lee, Carkin Moor Farm, Richmond which where purchased by Lancashire Direct Halal Meat, Blackburn.

Topping at 494.7p/kg was a pen of six 38kg Dutch Texel cross lambs which made £188 from Messrs Fell, Chapel Farm, Keswick.

This home also sold a pen of twenty eight 37kg Dutch Texel cross lambs to make £179 (483.8p/kg), a pen of ten 36kg at £166 (461.1p/kg) and a pen of six 36kg Rouge cross lambs at £161 (447.2p/kg).

Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm sold a pen of three 52kg Beltex cross lambs to make £208 which where bought by Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

Messrs Simpson, Highscale Farm, Wigglesworth sold a pen of six 42kg Beltex cross lambs to make £204 (485.7p/kg) with another pen of seven 44kg lambs making £201 (456.8p/kg) and a pen of eleven 40kg making £184 (460p/kg) also from this home.

Messrs Askwith, Middle Mown Meadows, Crook sold a pen of ten 38kg Beltex cross lambs to make £186.50 (490.8p/kg) with another pen of twelve 36kg lambs making £170 (472.2p/kg) and 57kg at £191 from this home.

Messrs Lee, Carkin Moor Farm sold 58kg lambs to £198, with 55kg at £192, a pen of three 51kg at £190, a pen of six 46kg at £189 and a pen of eight 46kg at £187, with 69kg Suffolk cross lambs making £200 also from this home.

Messrs Beckwith, New Hall, Barrass sold 47kg lambs to £190.

Messrs Wynne, Hall Farm House, Derbyshire sold a pen of eight 39kg lambs to make £180 (461.5p/kg) with another pen of five 41kg making £187 (456.1p/kg) also from this home.

Mule lambs sold to £163 from Todholes Partnership, Elsdon.

Suffolk cross lambs topped at 360p/kg for a pen of 40kg which made £144 from Edmondson, High Mansriggs, Ulverston.

Swaledale lambs topped at £140.50 from Messrs Nelson, Lainger House, Skipton.

Raine & Davidson, Thorney Gale, Stainmore sold a pen of fourteen 39kg Swaledale lambs to make £111 (284.1p/kg).

Messrs Foster, West End Farm, Barnard Castle sold a pen of twenty one 41kg Swaledale lambs to make £116.50 (284.1p/kg).

Tarn Bros, Step Ends Farm, Barnard Castle sold a pen of fourteen 39kg Swaledale lambs to make £110 (282.1p/kg).

Another wonderful SQQ average of 338.19p/kg and an overall sale average of 324.83p/kg for 3702 prime lambs which includes nearly 700 horned and mule lambs.

56 pens and 246 lambs sold between £180 - £220

61 pens and 378 lambs sold between 400-494p/kg

Cast Sheep

Cast sheep topped at £230 for a Texel Ram from Coulthard, Bridge End Farm, Westgate.

Cast Ewe section topped at £200 for a pen of seven Texel cross ewes from Messrs Slater, Whiteley Hey Farm, with this home also selling a pen of seven Beltex cross ewes to make £195.

Mule ewes topped at £170 from Messrs Scott, Brogden Farm, Danby Wiske.

Swaledale ewes topped at £130 for two pens from Messrs Fisher, Haber, Penrith.

Messrs Foster, West End Farm sold a pen of fourteen Swaledale ewes to make £116.

Herdwick ewes topped at £131 for a pen of four from Messrs Fisher, Haber, Penrith.

Leading Consignment Averages (Prime Lambs – 5 or More)

 

No.		Weight	P/KG	Head	From
8	@	53.8kg	354.4p	£  190.50	MESR G Sowerby, Appleby In Westmorland
15	@	44kg	425p	£  187.00	MESS I Powley, Carlisle
56	@	43.4kg	422.2p	£  183.20	MR Paul W Simpson, Skipton
178	@	49kg	363.2p	£  177.79	G W Lee & Sons, Richmond
7	@	55.3kg	315.4p	£  174.36	MR J Smithson, Kirkby Stephen
8	@	40kg	434.4p	£  173.75	MR N & K Gill, Langleydale
55	@	36.8kg	469.4p	£  172.91	MESR Fell, Keswick
62	@	46.8kg	368.5p	£  172.38	R L & AR Phillips, Harrogate
39	@	38.3kg	445.3p	£  170.71	MESR Askwith, Crook

Leading Prices -

Prime lambs

Price per head

Beltex £220, £198, £192, £190, £189(x2), £187, £186.50, £181, £178 Carkin Moor Farm. £208 Terrys Farm. £204, £201, £185(x2), £184, £178, £177 Highscale Farm. £193, £190, £189, £188, £184, £175, £177.50 Field Farm. £191, £186.50, £181 Middle Mown Meadows. £190, £180 New Hall. £189(x2), £184, £180, £177.50 Fir Tree Farm. £187, £180, £176.50(x3) Hall Farm House. £187 Low Northsceugh. £184, £180 Low House. £182.50, £181 Grange Hall. £180 Marriforth. £179 Moory Lea Farm. £178 Green Farm. £178, £176(x2) High Field. £177 West Lea. £176 Aspatria Hall. £175 Upper Brydekirk. £175(x2) Castle Hill. Suffolk £200, £176 Carkin Moor Farm. £189.50, £162.50, £160, £155.50 Marriforth. £176 Glebe Road. £170, £157 Old Mill Flatt. £170, £155 Stubsgill Farm. £156 Black Syke. £155 Palliard. £154 Town End Farm. £154 Eden Flatt. £153 Blue Grass. £152 Victoria Cottages. £150 East View. Texel £192, £170 Fir Tree Farm. £188, £182, £171 Terrys Farm. £186, £181, £180, £175, £174, £170 Marriforth. £181, £180 Carkin Moor Farm. £181 Little Beck. £181, £165 Aspatria Hall. £180, £167 East Todholes. £178 Abbey Farm. £177, £176, £166.50(x2) Miller Hill. £172 Field Farm. £172, £171, £166.50 New Hall. £171, £168, £167 Low House. £170 Amersber Cottage. £169 Prospect Farm. £165 Barrowmoor Farm. £165 Intake Bottom. Rouge £190, £183, £169.50 Skelcies Hall. £169 High Field. £161 Chapel Farm. Dutch Texel £188, £179, £166 Chapel Farm. Blue Texel £181, £171 Field Farm. £165 Prospect Farm Cottage. £156 Windygate. £150 Chapel Farm. Charollais £164.50, £156.50 Victoria Cottages. £155.50, £155 Barrowmoor Farm. £148.50 Hall Farm House. £148 Red House Farm. Mule £163, £145 East Todholes. £143 Victoria Cottages. £143 Argill House. £143 Station House. £142 Marriforth. £142 Lainger House. £142 Hundith House. £142 William House. £142 Starrah. £141 Intake Bottom. £140 Kilnstown. £140 Stubsgill Farm. £140 High Beck Head. £140 High Skennerskeugh. Leicester £150 Marriforth. Hill Cheviot £145 Amersber Cottage. £142.50(x2) Low Greenside. £134 Low Deepslack. Romney £143.50 Breaks Hall. Swaledale £140.50 Lainger House. £134 The Park Wall. £130.50, £103 Mount Pleasant Farm. £125, £111 Thorney Gale. £116.50 West End Farm. £115 East Todholes. £113, £103 Dirt Pit Farm. £112 High Blacktown Farm. £110 Shieldhill Top. £110 Turn Meadow. £110 Step Ends Farm. £104 North Stainmore. Hebridean £120 Whiteley Hey Farm. Herdwick £118.50 Low House. Rough £117 Hardendale Hall. Scotch Blackface £116.50 Adamthwaite. Lonk £109.50, £108.50 Marshes Gill.

Price per kilo- Dutch Texel 494.7p, 483.8p, 461.1p, 408.3p Chapel Farm. Beltex 490.8p, 472.2p, 448.7p Middle Mown Meadows. 485.7p, 460p, 456.8p, 440.5p Highscale Farm. 470p, 463.4p, 450p, 448.8p, 428.9p Field Farm. 461.5p, 456.1p Hall Farm House. 450p, 448.8p, 445.7p, 433.3p Low House. 448.7p Upper Brydekirk. 447.5p, 432.4p Moory Lea Farm. 432.5p, 421.4p West Lea. 427.9p, 420p Fir Tree Farm. 425p Aspatria Hall. 425p Low Northsceugh. 424.4p Crossfell House. 423.9p Carkin Moor Farm. 423.8p Green Farm. 423.7p Stoneriggs. 422.6p Field Farm. Rouge 447.2p Chapel Farm. 375.6p High Field. Blue Texel 407.1p Field Farm. 394.7p Chapel Farm. Texel 367.5p, 343.2p Stoneriggs. 359.8p, 342p, 340.8p, 340.4p, 336.4p Low House. 347.8p Red House Farm. 347.8p Upper Brydekirk. 345.2p, 332.7p Marriforth. 344.2p Castle Hill. 342.9p Hall Farm House. 342p Terrys Farm. 340.4p Hundith House. 339.5p Green Farm. 337.5p Crossfell House. 335.7p Waters Farm. 333.3p Carkin Moor Farm. 332.4p Croup Farm. 332.1p Wharton Hall. 330.5p Steeley Farm. 330p Town End Farm. Suffolk 360p High Mansriggs. 333.3p, 320.8p, 316.3p Town End Farm. 325.9p Carkin Moor Farm. 321.6p Low House. 318.4p Black Syke. 317.3p, 315.8p Marriforth. 316.3p Stubsgill Farm. Charollais 335.7p, 319.4p Victoria Cottages. 321.7p Red House Farm. 320.2p Crossfell House. 317.3p, 316.3p Barrrowmoor Farm. 316p Hall Farm House. 314p Orchard Farm. Hebridean 315.8p Whiteley Hey Farm. Herdwick 311.8p Low House. Romney 305.3p Breaks Hall. Mule 303.3p Glebe Farm. 303.3p Stubsgill Farm. 301.3p Blades Field Farm. 301.1p Buckles Farm. 301.1p Stoneriggs. 301.1p West End Farm. 301.1p Starrah. 301.1p(x2) Park House Farm. 300p Haithwaite. Charollais 303.2p, 290.9p Low Greenside. 302.7p Dirt Pit Farm. 297.8p Low Deepslack. 295.3p Battle Hill Farm. 290p Amersber Cottage. Scotch Blackface 299p, 285.7p Adamthwaite. Lonk 285.5p, 273.8p Marshes Gill. Swaledale 284.6p Thorney Gale. 284.1p West End Farm. 282.1p Step Ends Farm. 279.2p The Park Wall. 277.7p, 271.1p Mount Pleasant Farm. Rough 278p Low Deepslack, 277.5p Cotegill Barn.

Cast Ewes- Texel £200 Whiteley Hey Farm. £192, £180 High Beck Head. £174, £160 Marriforth. £170, £160 Prospect Farm Cottage. £170 Middle Shipley Farm. £169 Red House Farm. £164 Miller Hill. £162 Westwick Farm. Beltex £195 Whiteley Hey Farm. £190 Terrys Farm. £180 Green Bank. £170(x2) Glebe Road. £168 Terrys Farm. £150 High Field. £150 Brackenslack. Dorset £194 Glebe Road. Leicester £188 Bridge End Farm. £169 Hill House West. Suffolk £176 Green Bank. £161 Field Farm. Mule £170 Brogden Farm. £158 High Beck Head. £154 Victoria Cottages. £153 Westwick Farm. £140 Turn Meadow. £136(x2) Red House Farm. £135 Hillcrest. £135 Mill Street. £134 Marriforth. £132 Keld Farm. £131 Bridge End Farm. Blue Texel £150, £130 Askrigg Hall. £140 Intake Farm. Herdwick £131 Haber. £88 Glebe Road. Swaledale £130(x2), £112 Haber. £116 West End Farm. £114, £104 Argill House. £110, £109 Manor House Farm. £107(x2) Battle Hill Farm. £106 Turn Meadow. £106 High Skennerskeugh. £106 Hundith House. £105 Low Faggergill. £105 Bleathgill. Hill Cheviot £128 Westwick Farm. Rough £112 Low Deepslack.

Cast Rams- Texel £230 Bridge End Farm. £200, £168 Marriforth. £168 Thorney Gale. £167 Mount Pleasant Farm. £166 Brogden Farm. £160 Crossfell House. Suffolk £188 Bridge View. Leicester £174 Blue Grass. £168 Bridge End Farm. Beltex £170 Whiteley Hey Farm. £150 Marriforth. Lleyn £152 Wharton Hall. Dutch Spotted £150 Marshes Gill. Hill Cheviot £147, £118, £116 Middle Bank End Farm. Hampshire £145 Middle Bank End Farm. Swaledale £140 Argill House. £118 Woodbine House. Ryeland £116 Middle Bank End Farm. Scotch Blackface £104 Middle Bank End Farm.