Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on when 3.624 sheep were forward consisting of 3,059 hoggs and 565 cast sheep.

Topping the sale at £220 where a pen of three 76kg Lleyn hoggs from Messrs Jenkinson, Whingill, Hartley.

Topping at 559.5p/kg where a pen of four 37kg which sold for £207 from Messrs Skelton, Low House, Maryport, this home also sold two pens of nine and six 37kg hoggs to make £197 (532.4p/kg) a pen of six 38kg at £202 (531.6p/kg) a pen of seven 38kg at £201 (528.9p/kg) a pen of eight 36kg at £189 (525p/kg) and a pen of four 40kg at £203 (507.5p/kg).

Messrs Simpson, Highscale Farm, Wigglesworth sold a pen of fifteen 39kg to make £207 (530.8p/kg) with a pen of eleven 37kg making £194 (524.3p/kg) ten 37kg at £193 (521.6p/kg) a pen of ten 39kg at £199 (510.3p/kg) and a pen of six 42kg at £201.

Jojo Andrews, Boscar Flats sold 47kg Hoggs to £212 with a pen of 43kg to make £206.

Messrs Foster, Fordham Farm, York sold a pen of six 44kg to make £204, with another pen of six 45kg making £205 from this home.

Messrs Powley, Low Northsceugh, Carlisle sold a pen of fifteen 40kg to make £198.50 (496.3p/kg).

Texel hoggs sold to £216 for three 65kg hoggs from Messrs Halliday, Dalefoot Farm, Mallerstang.

Messrs Graham, Miller Hill, Brampton sold a pen of twenty four 58kg Texel cross hoggs to make £199.50.

Suffolk cross hoggs sold to 375p/kg for a pen of twelve 44kg which made £165 from Messrs Skelton, Low House, Maryport, with this home also selling a pen of 51kg Suffolk cross hoggs to make £174.50 (342.2p/kg).

Mule hoggs sold to £174 for a pen of twenty one 58kg from Messrs Wills, Fawcett Park Farm, Dufton.

Mule hoggs also topped at 321.9p/kg for a pen of twenty four 48kg which made £154.50 from Messrs Lawson, Stubsgill Farm, Workington.

Hill Cheviot hoggs sold to £171 for a pen of thirty one 48kg from Home Farm Livestock, Norwich with this home selling a pen of twenty 43kg Hill Cheviots to make £160 (372.1p/kg) and another pen of twenty 43kg making £155.50 (361.6p/kg).

Swaledale hoggs topped at £155 for a pen of 58kg from Messrs Lawson, Hundith House, Wigton.

Swaledales also topped at 311.7p/kg for a pen of twenty two 47kg which made £146.50 from Messrs Clarke, Howgill Castle, Milburn with this home also selling a pen of twenty 51kg Swaledales to make £150.

An SQQ of 380.6p/kg and an overall sale average of 360.6p/kg was added for 3059 hoggs which includes over 600 horned and mule hoggs.

Nineteen pens and 71 hoggs sold between £200 - £220.

Fifty four pens and 269 hoggs sold between £190 - £220.

Ninety one pens and 414 hoggs sold between £180 - £220.

Thirteen pens and 91 hoggs sold between 500 – 559p/kg.

Forty one pens and 252 hoggs sold between 450 – 559p/kg.

Cast Sheep

Cast Sheep topped at £248 for a cast Leicester Ram from Messrs Huck, Church Farm, Skipton.

Texel cross ewes topped at £230 from Messrs Chippendale, Wharton Hall, Kirkby Stephen.

Mule ewes sold to £173 for a pen of four from Messrs Luck, Milestone House, Barnard Castle.

Swaledale ewes sold to £145 for a pen of seven also from Messrs Luck, Milestone House, Barnard Castle.

Swaledale cast rams sold to £180 from Messrs Akrigg, Manor House Farm, Skipton.

Leading Consignment Averages (Prime Hoggs)

No.		Weight	Ppk	£/head	From
3	@	76kg	289.5p	£220.00	MESR Jenkinson, Kirkby Stephen
15	@	40kg	496.3p	£198.50	MESS I Powley, Carlisle
65	@	39.5kg	495.7p	£195.92	MR Paul W Simpson, Nr Skipton
19	@	57.4kg	332.6p	£190.79	MR FH Walton, Kirkby Stephen
8	@	56.9kg	322.6p	£183.50	AT & DE Halliday, Kirkby Stephen
51	@	44.2kg	414.9p	£183.43	JM Andrews, York
7	@	52.1kg	349.9p	£182.43	RC Tiplady, Barnard Castle
15	@	43.5kg	419.2p	£182.20	EM & C Longstaff, Appleby In Westmorland
50	@	42.1kg	428.4p	£180.20	W & J & I Dinsdale, Penrith
169	@	41.7kg	432p	£180.20	L Skelton & Son, Maryport
58	@	46.2kg	389.4p	£179.74	MESR GW&MA Platt, Cheshire
14	@	37kg	483.8p	£179.00	MR John Maughan, Appleby In Westmorland
36	@	45.3kg	394.9p	£178.78	MR C W Foster, York
101	@	49.9kg	356.9p	£178.18	MESR Graham, Brampton
22	@	39.2kg	450.8p	£173.41	MESR T W Hunter, Annan

Leading Prices -

Prime Hoggs

Price per head- Lleyn £220 Whingill. Texel £216(x2) Dalefoot Farm. £215, £182 Red House Farm. £200 High Ploughlands. £199.50, £191 Miller Hill. £195 Boscar Flats. £194.50, £189, £182 Calva Farm. £191 High Stennerskeugh. £189 Upper Brydekirk. £189 Lower Leazes Farm. £185(x2) Preston Manor. £185 Church Farm. £184.50 West Farm. £184 Manor House Farm. £184, £180 Home Farm. £183 Fawcett Park Farm. £182 Kelmore Hill Farm. £180 Black Syke. £180 Stripes Farm. Charollais £212 Lynsack Farm. £185 Whinfell Road. £168 Home Farm. £161, £160 Orchard Farm. Beltex £212, £194 Home Farm. £212, £206, £200, £198, £196, £190 Boscar Flats. £207, £203, £202, £201, £200, £197(x2), £196, £194(x2), £193, £190 Low House. £205, £204 Fordham Farm. £201, £199(x2), £194(x2), £193 Highscale Farm. £199 Far Whittles Farm. £198.50 Low Northsceugh. £198 Ascot House. £195, £194 High Field. £194 Marriforth. £193 Vale Farm. £192(x2) Stubsgill Farm. £192 Upper Brydekirk. £191 Fawcett Park Farm. £190 Miller Hill. £190 Asby Grange. Dutch Spotted £194 High Wood End. Rouge £180 High Field. £174 Low House. Blue Texel £180 Upper Brydekirk. £178, £172 Home Farm. £171 Town End Farm. Suffolk £174.50, £165 Low House. £169.50 Stewart Shield Meadows. £167 Ascot House. £166 Helbeck Grange. £165 Town End Farm. £162 Home Farm. £162 East Rackwood. £160 Manor House Farm. Mule £174 Fawcett Park Farm. £170, £162 Church Farm. £157 High Stennerskeugh. £157 Greenhow. £155, £151.50 Red House Farm. £155 Hundith House. £154.50 Stubsgill Farm. £154, £151.50 Manor House Farm. £154 The Park Wall. £152 Green Farm. £152 Lanehead Farm. £150 Buckles Farm. £150 Helbeck Grange. Leicester £174, £160 Buckles Farm. Hill Cheviot £171(x2), £160, £155.50 Home Farm. £166, £160, £157 Vale Farm. £157 Westwick Farm. £154 Low Deepslack. £150 Orchard Farm. Hampshire £159 Colby Laithes. Swaledale £155 Hundith House. £150, £146.50 Howgill Castle. £145 Low Deepslack. £144 The Park Wall. £132.50 Keisley Farm. £132 Helbeck Grange. Rough £153 High Wood End. Teeswater £151 Whinfell Road. Kerry Hill £148 Searchlight Farm. £146.50 Fountain Head. Scotch Blackface £140 Vale Farm. Herdwick £120 Starrah.

Price per kilo- Beltex 559.50p, 532.40p(x2), 531.60p, 528.90p, 525p, 507.50p, 485p, 471.80p, 465.10p, 460.50p(x2), 455.80p Low House. 530.80p, 524.30p, 521.60p, 510.30p(x2), 478.60p, 473.20p Highscale Farm. 502.60p Fawcett Park Farm. 496.30p Low Northsceugh. 494.60p, 492.30p Upper Brydekirk. 483.80p  Ash Garth. 479.10p, 466.70p, 463.20p, 451.10p Boscar Flats. 473p Green Farm. 471.40p Ascot House. 470.70p, 452.40p Vale Farm. 464.30p, 451.20p High Field. 464.10p Stubsgill Farm. 463.60p, 455.60p Fordham Farm. 460.90p, 451.20p Home Farm. 451.20p Marriforth. Rouge 428.60p High Field. Texel 414.60p, 390.20p Vale Farm. 414.50p, 408.90p, 400p, 395.20p, 384.10p, 381p Home Farm. 410.80p, 388.80p Town End Farm. 405.30p, 402.40p, 382.60p, 380.50p Black Syke. 400p Steeley Farm. 395.30p, 380.40p Kelmore Hill Farm. 394.70p Brackenslack. 390.90p, 384.90p Coupland Beck Farm. 389.50p, 380p Low House. 385.70p Lower Leazes Farm. 382p Miller Hill. Blue Texel 409.10p Upper Brydekirk. 400p Home Farm. Charollais 392.70p, 381p Orchard Farm. Suffolk 375p, 342.20p Low House. 347.80p Manor House Farm. 344.40p East Rackwood. 343.80p Town End Farm. Hill Cheviot 372.10p, 361.60p, 356.30p(x2) Home Farm. 361p Crossfell House. 355.60p Vale Farm. Kerry Hill 356.80p Town End Farm. Dutch Spotted 334.80p High Wood End. Scotch Blackface 330.30p Vale Farm. Mule 321.90p Stubsgill Farm. 321.70p Starrah. 321.40p, 315.20p Blades Farm. 320.50p Keisley Farm. 319.10p Helbeck Grange. 317p Greenhow. 315.60p Red House Farm. Swaledale 311.70p Howgill Castle. 307p Helbeck Grange. 301.10p Keisley Farm. 300p Tillshole. 300p The Park Wall. Hampshire 300p Colby Laithes.

Cast Ewes- Texel £230, £176 Wharton Hall. £180 Barrowmoor Road. £174 Pinfold House. £170 Brackenslack. £170 Westwick Farm. £170(x2) Lower Leazes Farm. Leicester £190 Stewart Shield Meadows. £188, £174 Milestone House. £160 Church Farm. £150 Pinfold House. Suffolk £180 Stewart Shield Meadows. £176 Wharton Hall. £165 Low Leazes Farm. Mule £173 Milestone House. £170 Bleathgill. £158 Church Farm. £157 Cotegill Barn. £150 Dousgill Farm. £150 Ellergill. Badger Face £170, £162 High Ploughlands. Romney £165 Colby Laithes. Lleyn £160, £146 Wharton Hall. Hill Cheviot £145 Westwick Farm. £134 Ellergill. Swaledale £145, £118 Milestone House. £140 Bleathgill. £135, £122, £118, £115 Dousgill Farm. £134 Manor House Farm. £132, £119 Stewart Shield Meadows. £132 Gyyll Brow. £121 Easegill Head. £120 Ellergill. £117 Fieldham House. £116 Church Farm. Rough £124 Ellergill. £114 Low Deepslack. Scotch Blackface £95 Middle Bank End Farm.

Cast Rams- Leicester £248 Church Farm. £190 Dousgill Farm. Texel £220, £180 Easegill Head. Charollais £192, £168  Copeland Row. Swaledale £180 Manor House Farm. £148 Stewart Shield Meadows. £140 Church Farm. Blue Texel £170 Grassgill Lodge. Rough £154 High Wood End. Hill Cheviot £140 Middle Bank End Farm.