Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on when 2,802 sheep were forward consisting of 2,354 hoggs and 448 cast sheep.

Topping the sale at £240 was a 53kg Beltex cross hogg from Messrs Richardson, Croft House, Ravenstonedale which was purchased by Mr Alam of Lancashire Direct Halal Meat, Blackburn.

Topping at 574.4p/kg was a 39kg Beltex cross hogg which made £224 from JoJo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York.

This home also sold a pair of 48kg hoggs at £220, 53kg at £218, a pair of 44kg at £216, 50kg at £214, a pen of three 44kg at £213, a pen of nine 39kg at £210 (538.5p/kg), a pen of four 39kg at £208 (533.3p/kg), a pen of nine 42kg at £210 (500p/kg) and a pen of ten 42kg at £207.

The consignment of 51 fantastic hoggs from Boscar Flats sold to average a whopping 42.1kg, £209.08 (497.1p/kg).

Messrs Jackson, Little Beck, Penrith sold 52kg hoggs to make £230.

Messrs Simpson, Highscale Farm, Wigglesworth sold a pen of eleven 38kg hoggs to make £210 (552.6p/kg).

With another pen of six 42kg making £213 (507.1p/kg), a pen of eleven 38kg at £201 (528.9p/kg) and another pen of eleven 39kg at £205 (525.6p/kg).

Messrs Fell, Chapel Farm, Keswick sold a pen of ten 39kg Rouge cross hoggs to make £211 (541p/kg) with another pen of seven 39kg Rouge cross at £203 (520.5p/kg) with this home also selling a pen of twenty eight 39kg Dutch Texel cross hoggs to make £202 (517.9p/kg).

Messrs Skelton, Low House, Maryport sold 44kg hoggs to make £214 with a pen of seventeen 41kg making £210 (512.2p/kg), and a pen of six 38kg making £203 (534.2p/kg) a pen of seven 37kg at £197 (532.4p/kg) and a pen of eight 38kg at £197 (518.4p/kg).

Messrs Lee, Carkin Moor Farm, Richmond sold 51kg hoggs to make £214 with this home selling a pen of six 38kg hoggs at £191 (502.6p/kg).

Messrs Powley, Low Northsceugh, Carlisle sold a pen of fifteen 42kg hoggs to make £210 (500p/kg).

Messrs Wills, Fawcett Park, Dufton sold a pen of five 40kg hoggs at £205 (512.5p/kg).

Messrs Harrison, Grange Hall, Great Asby sold a pen of fifteen 40kg hoggs to make £200 (500p/kg).

Hill Cheviot hoggs sold to £195.50 for a pen of five 59kg from Messrs Kiernan, Vale Farm, Preston.

This home also sold eight 54kg Hill Cheviots at £170, a pen of seventeen 51kg Hill Cheviots at £160, thirty one 45kg Hill Cheviots at £155 (344.4p/kg) and another pen of twenty nine 45kg at £154 (342.2p/kg).

Mule hoggs topped at £169 for a pen of ten 57kg from Messrs Lawson, Pasture House Farm, Wigton.

Mules also topped at 312.5p/kg for a pen of five 48kg which made £150 from Messrs Sayer, Musgrave House, Great Musgrave.

Messrs Richardson, Croft House, Ravenstonedale also sold a pen of six 49kg Mules to make £153 (312.2p/kg).

Blackfaced hoggs sold to £152 for a pen of 48kg from Messrs Birkbeck, Castle Hill, Soulby.

Suffolk cross hoggs topped at 342.6p/kg for a pen of ten 47kg which made £161 from Messrs Skelton, Low House, Maryport.

Swaledale hoggs topped at £148.50 for a pen of seven tup hoggs from Kilnstown Farms Carlisle.

Swaledales topped at 301.1p/kg for a pen of thirteen 44kg hoggs which made £132.50 from Todholes Partnership, Elsdon.

An unbelievable SQQ average of 385.86p/kg and an overall average of 361.58p/kg and £160.35 for 2354 hoggs which includes over 600 Horned and Mules hoggs.

48 pens and 262 hoggs sold between £200 - £240.

87 pens and 443 hoggs sold between £190 - £240.

132 pens and 720 hoggs sold between £180 - £240.

21 pens and 193 hoggs sold between 500-574p/kg.

51 pens and 376 hoggs sold between 450-574p/kg.

684 Beltex cross hoggs sold to average a whopping £187.22 and 438p/kg!

Cast Sheep

Cast Sheep topped at £248 for a cast Leicester Ram from Kilnstown Farms Carlisle.

Cast ewes topped at £210 twice for Beltex cross ewes from Messrs Robson, Middle Horsleyhope, Consett.

Mule ewes sold to £167 for a pen of eight from Messrs Clarke, Stripes Farm, Waitby.

Rough Fell ewes sold to £120 for a pen of seven from Messrs Holme, Weasdale Farm, Newbiggin on Lune.

Leading Consignment Averages (Prime Hoggs)

No.		Weight	Ppk	£/head	From
15	@	42kg	500p	£210	Messrs I Powley, Carlisle
51	@	42.1kg	497.1p	£209.08	JM Andrews, York
57	@	39.4kg	507.1p	£199.91	Messrs Fell, Keswick
63	@	41.1kg	486.2p	£199.89	Mr Paul W Simpson, Nr Skipton
9	@	42.3kg	448.8p	£190	Messrs JS&JO Dodd, Penrith
18	@	45.4kg	414.6p	£188.39	Mr HG Jackson, Penrith
42	@	41kg	460p	£188.33	AJ&FM Harrison, Appleby In Westmorland
170	@	42.8kg	434.9p	£185.92	L Skelton & Son, Maryport
32	@	43.5kg	421.5p	£183.47	MTP&SD Wills, Appleby In Westmorland
16	@	50.1kg	365.9p	£183.19	Messrs Somerville, Penrith
74	@	49.9kg	363.6p	£181.34	IT Bell, Brampton
82	@	46.2kg	388.4p	£179.35	GW Lee & Sons, Richmond
62	@	41.3kg	434.9p	£179.85	HW&J Birkbeck, Kirkby Stephen

Leading Prices -

Prime Hoggs

Price per head- Beltex £240 Croft House Farm. £230 Little Beck. £224, £220, £218, £216, £214, £213, £211, £210(x2), £208(x2), £207, £205, £195 Boscar Flats. £214, £210, £206, £205, £203(x2), £201, £198, £197(x2) Low House. £214, £208 Carkin Moor Farm. £213, £210, £205(x2), £201, £200, £195 Highscale Farm. £210 Low Northsceugh. £208, £205 Fawcett Park Farm. £204.50, £204 Hallbankgate Farm. £201, £196(x2) Vale Farm. £200 Grange Hall. £200 Crossfell House. £196.50 Moory Lea Farm. £195 Skylin. £195 Little Beck. £195 Castle Hill. Rouge £211, £203 Chapel Farm. Texel £210, £192, £186.50, £180(x2) Hallbankgate Farm. £204 Kelmore Hill Farm. £201 Stoneriggs. £201 Heys Farm. £201, £200(x2), £198, £194, £180 Low House. £195 Prospect Farm. £194, £187 Lansmere. £193 East Todholes. £192 Step Ends Farm. £188 Porthy Green. £187 Abbey Farm. £185 Pasture Park. £180 Carkin Moor Farm. £180 Villa Farm. £180 Vale Farm. Dutch Texel £202, £184 Chapel Farm. Blue Texel £197 Low House. £182 Prospect Farm Cottage. Cheviot £195.50, £170, £160, £155, £154 Vale Farm. Suffolk £184 Carkin Moor Farm. £183, £154 Ingledene. £172, £152 Palliard. £161 Low House. £154.50 Helbeck Grange. £153 Town End Farm. £153 Villa Farm. Mule £169, £150 Pasture House Farm. £159, £151 Low Moor Farm. £156 East Todholes. £153 Stoneriggs. £153 Croft House Farm. £151.50 Slack Cottage. £150 Musgrave House. Dutch Spotted £155 Porthy Green. Leicester £165 Kilnstown Farm. £162 Marriforth. Scotch Blackface £152 Castle Hill. Valais £150 Croft House Farm. Zwartable £150 Old Mill Flatt. Swaledale £148.50 Kilnstown. £143 Battle Hill Farm. £138.50 Dirt Pit Farm. £138 Lytheside. £138, £132.50 East Todholes. £130 Green Rigg. Wensleydale £146 Gunnerwell. Hebridean £122 Amersber Cottage.

Price per kilo- Beltex 574.40p, 538.50p, 533.30p, 500p(x2), 492.90p, 490.90p, 484.10p, 479.50p, 476.70p, 458.30p Boscar flats. 552.60p, 528.90p, 525.60p, 507.10p, 487.80p Highscale Farm. 534.20p, 532.40p, 518.40p, 512.20p, 495.10p, 490.50p, 490.20p 486.40p, 475p, 453.70p, 450p Low House. 512.50p, 495.20p, 461.90p Fawcett Park Farm. 502.60p Carkin Moor Farm. 500p Low Northsceugh. 500p(x2), 470.70p Grange Hall. 493.90p, 475p, 467.90p Moory Lea Farm. 487.50p, 467.50p Castle Hill. 468.30p Kelmore Hill Farm. 468.30p Heys Farm. 467.40p Vale Farm. 463.60p, 454.40p Hallbankgate Farm. 453.70p Skylin. 452.80p Croft House Farm. 451.50p Stoneriggs. Rouge 541p, 520.50p Chapel Farm. Dutch Texel 517.90p, 448.80p Chapel Farm. Texel 440p, 428.60p, 422.20p, 416.70p, 400p, 386.50p, 363p, 361.20p, 360.50p Low House. 400p, 381p Helbeck Farm. 400p Vale Farm. 397.60p Town End Farm. 380p Musgrave House. 375.60p, 364.30p Stoneriggs. 375p Prospect Farm. 371.40p Mount View. 369.60p Stripes Farm. 367.60p Moory Lea Farm. 366.70p New Hall Farm. Blue Texel 437.80p Low House. 433.30p Prospect Farm Cottage. Hill Cheviot 344.40p, 342.20p, 331.40p Vale Farm. 344.10p, 337.50p Weasdale Farm. 334.70p Low Deepslack. Suffolk 342.60p Low House. 340p Town End Farm. 330.40p Palliard Farm. 328.70p Helbeck Grange. 327.70p Ingledene. 323.80p Plumtree House. Scotch Blackface 337.50p Adamthwaite. Dutch Spotted 322.90p Porthy Green. Hebridean 312.80p Amersber Cottage. Mule 312.50p Musgrave House. 312.20p Croft House Farm. 311.10p Blades Field Farm. 310p Villa Farm. 309.80p Adamthwaite. 308p Low Farm. 306p Stoneriggs. 305.40p Slack Cottage. 305.40p Helbeck Grange. 305.10p Kilnstown. Swaledale 301.10p, 293.60p East Todholes. 296.40p Blue Grass. 296.30p Palliard. 294.70p Dirt Pit Farm. 294.60p Low Deepslack. 290.80p Low Farm. Valais 294.10p Croft House Farm. Wensleydale 292p Gunnerwell.

Cast Ewes- Beltex £210(x2), £184 Middle Horsleyhope Farm. £160 Hoff Row Farm. £160 Sunnygill Farm. Texel £200 Battle Hill Farm. £185, £179(x2), £171 Sunny Gill Farm. £184 Crossfell House. £183, £176 East Todholes. £176 Abbey Farm. £172 Stripes Farm. £170 Woodside. Suffolk £175 Swathburn. £167 Low Grassgill. £163 Gracies Farm. £160 Colene Croft. Mule £167 Stripes Farm. £165, £162 East Todholes. £159 Swathburn. Leicester £165, £160 Pikestone Farm. Hill Cheviot £130 Crossfell House. £130 Bowlees Farm. Rough £120 Weasdale Farm. Swaledale £114 Poppin Cottage. £110 Whitewall Farm. £110 Kilnstown. £102 East Todholes. £96 Bollihope Shield Farm. £94(x2) Swathburn. Scotch Blackface £112 Laneside.

Cast Rams- Leicester £248 Kilnstown Farm. £140 Great Asby. Beltex £180 Middle Horsleyhope Farm. £180 Skylin. Texel £180 Skylin. £159 Swathburn. £156 Crossfell House. £150 Marriforth. Hill Cheviot £160 Bowlees Farm. Rough £160 Manor Court. £156 High Lane. Suffolk £151 High Lane. Swaledale £150 Kilnstown. £124 Pikestone Farm. £122 Woodside.