Kirkby Stephen Primestock Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on when 3,552 sheep were forward consisting of 2,696 hoggs and 856 cast sheep.

Topping the sale at £244 was a 51kg Beltex cross hogg from Messrs Jackson, Little Beck, Penrith which was bought by Mr Alam of Lancashire Direct Halal Meat Blackburn.

Topping at 555p/kg where a pen of seven 40kg Rouge cross hoggs which sold for £222 from Messrs Fell, Chapel Farm, Keswick.

This home also sold a pen of six 40kg Rouge cross to make £219 (547.5p/kg), a pair of 43kg Rouge at £226 (525p/kg) with 42kg Dutch Texel cross hoggs making £228 (542.9p/kg) and a pen of nineteen 41kg Dutch Texel cross making £213 (519.5p/kg).

The consignment of 36 hoggs from Chapel Farm sold to average a phenomenal 41kg, £216.06 and 526.9p/kg!

Messrs Slater, Whiteley Hey Farm, Macclesfield sold a pen of ten 46kg Beltex hoggs to make £218.

Messrs Skelton, Low House, Maryport sold 44kg hoggs to £212, with 51kg Texel cross hoggs making £210, a pen of six 36kg making £188 (522.2p/kg). With a pen of four 37kg making £186 (502.7p/kg), a pen of six 41kg at £199 (485.4p/kg) and a pen of six 40kg at £195 (487.5p/kg).

Messrs Harrison, Grange Hall, Great Asby sold a pen of five 40kg hoggs to make £207 (517.5p/kg), with another pen of nine 39kg making £195, 501.3p/kg from this home.

Messrs Dent, Elm House, Bolton sold a pen of twelve 40kg hoggs to make £203 (507.5p/kg) with 40kg making £200 (500p/kg) and a pen of thirteen 40kg making £199 (497.5p/kg).

Messrs Hodgson, Green Farm, Shap sold a pen of ten 38kg hoggs to make £193.50 (509.2p/kg).

Messrs Armstrong, Crossfell House, Milburn sold a pen of ten 44kg hoggs to make £208.

Suffolk cross hoggs sold to £208 for 68kg from Messrs Birkbeck, Castle Hill, Soulby.

Mule hoggs sold to £176.50 for a pen of twelve 58kg from Messrs Wills, Fawcett Park Farm, Dufton.

Hayllar Farms, Brough sold a pen of nineteen 46kg Mules to make £150 (326.1p/kg).

Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon sold 55kg Mules to make £165.

Messrs Heron, Eastfield Farm, Warcop sold a pen of thirteen 50kg Mules to make £157.50.

Messrs Birkbeck, Castle Hill, Soulby sold a pen of 49kg Mules to make £156.50 (319.4p/kg).

Blackfaced hoggs sold to £166.50 for a pen of twenty 51kg from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown, Longtown with this home also selling another pen of twenty seven 49kg Blackfaced hoggs to make £161.50.

Swaledale hoggs sold to £154.50 for a pen of five 54kg tup hoggs from Messrs Heron, Eastfield Farm, Warcop with this home also selling a pen of thirty one 51kg Swaledales to make £153.50 (301.1p/kg) and another pen of eleven 48kg Swaledales to make £150 (312.5p/kg).

Messrs Philipson, Glebe Farm, Penrith sold a pen of nine 47kg Swaledales to make £148.50 (316p/kg).

Another leading trade for all classes, breeds and weights was achieved here at Kirkby Stephen with an SQQ average of 376.4p/kg (up 43p/kg on the year) and an overall sale average of 356.04p/kg for 2696 hoggs which includes 750 horned and mule hoggs.

21 pens and 91 Hoggs sold between £200 - £244

52 pens and 250 Hoggs sold between £190 - £244

99 pens and 518 Hoggs sold between £180 - £244

12 pens and 83 Hoggs sold between 500-555p/kg

Cast Sheep

Cast sheep topped at £260 for a Texel ewe from Messrs Allison, West Briscoe, Barnard Castle.

Messrs Fell, Chapel Farm, Keswick sold rouge cross ewes to £242.

A pen of nine Texel cross ewes sold to £232, with another pen of twelve at £222 and a pen of twenty at £212, with a pen of Charollais cross ewes making £230, and a pen and eleven English Mules making £179 from Astley Livestock, Morpeth.

The consignment of 90 Texel cross, Hill Cheviot and Mule ewes from this home sold to average £201.50.

Swaledale ewes topped at £138 for a pen of ten from Messrs Luck, Milestone House, Barnard Castle.

Cast Rams topped at £230 for a Beltex from Messrs Allinson, West Briscoe, Barnard Castle.

Leading Consignment Averages (Prime Hoggs)

No.		Weight	Ppk	£/head	From
36	@	41kg	526.9p	£216.06	MESR Fell, Keswick
10	@	41.6kg	469.7p	£195.40	MESR JS & JO Dodd, Temple Sowerby
22	@	49.6kg	383.6p	£190.41	MESR Somerville, Penrith
49	@	40.1kg	474p	£190.10	MESR Dent, Appleby In Westmorland
15	@	44.7kg	418.4p	£186.87	MR H G Jackson, Penrith
6	@	57kg	325.4p	£185.50	MR J F Weighell, Barnard Castle
44	@	43.9kg	420.6p	£184.59	G E & V H Slater & Sons, Macclesfield
159	@	43.3kg	416p	£180.19	L Skelton & Son, Maryport
10	@	55.2kg	326p	£180.00	Bailey Livestock, Ripon
32	@	39.2kg	458.8p	£179.86	AJ&FM Harrison, Appleby In Westmorland
57	@	43.5kg	402.2p	£174.95	MESR GW&MA Platt, Cheshire
57	@	45kg	385.3p	£173.39	MESR Allison & Sons, Biggar
41	@	42.2kg	410.5p	£173.22	MESR DE & AM Hodgson, Penrith
105	@	43.8kg	391.3p	£171.39	Mesr H W & J Birkbeck, Kirkby Stephen
217	@	44.5kg	382.5p	£170.24	MESR E & EM Fairburn, Ripon

Leading Prices -

Prime Hoggs

Price per head: Beltex £244, £196 Little Beck. £218, £197, £190 Whiteley Hey Farm. £212, £199, £195, £193, £188, £186 Low House. £208, £186, £180 Crossfell House. £207, £195.50 Grange Hall. £203, £200, £199, £190, £186, £180 Elm House. £200(x2), £197, £196, £189, £186, £180 Lansmere. £200, £190, £188.50 Far Whittles Farm. £199, £197, £188, £187, £182(x2) Marriforth. £199, £180 Old Mill Flatt. £196, £195 Skylin. £195 West Lea. £192 Castle Hill. £190, £180 Smalmstown. £185, £180 Fawcett Park Farm. £181 Little Beck. Dutch Texel £228, £213, £183 Chapel Farm. Rouge £226, £222, £219 Chapel Farm. Texel £210, £199, £198, £192, £189.50, £187, £185, £181, £180, £175, £174, £170 Low House. £206, £184, £172 Smalmstown. £205 Abbey Farm. £198, £185 Lansmere. £191 Woodbine House. £186, £178, £170 Woodhouse Farm. £187, £185, £183, £181, £180, £178 Marriforth. £186 Whiteley Hey Farm. £185 Green Farm. £184, £183.50, £180(x2) Muirburn. £183.50, £180, £173 Rosgill Head. £182.50, £170 Preston Manor. £180 Peacock Farm. £180 East Todholes. £179 Pinfold House. £176 Fawcett Park Farm. £175.50 Fair View. £175 Croft House Farm. £174(x2) West Briscoe. £173 Hawkrigg Farm. £170 Calva Farm. £170(x2) Porthy Green. Suffolk £208 Castle Hill. £204 White House. £193.50, £185 Smalmstown. £190 Low Greenside. £180 Peacock Farm. £173 Marriforth. Blue Texel £200 Prospect Farm Cottage. £167 Redlands Bank. Charollais £192 East Todholes. £164 Crossfell House. Zwartable £177 Low House. Mule £176.50 Fawcett Park Farm. £172, £155.50 Woodbine House. £165, £153.50 Marriforth. £164, £157 Croft House Farm. £163 Adamthwaite. £157.50 Eastfield Farm. £156.50 Castle Hill. £155.50 East Todholes. £155, £154 Hundith House. £153.50 William House. £150.50 Glebe Farm. £150 Helbeck Grange. Scotch Blackface £166.50, £161.50, £152, £150.50, £149(x2)  Smalmstown. £158 Castle Hill. Hill Cheviot £166, £152 Smalmstown. £161.50, £160.50 Castle Hil. £159, £158, £156 Eastfield Farm. £158 Dona Close. £154 Low Deepslack. £150 Low Greenside. Swaledale £154.50, £153.50, £150 Eastfield Farm. £154, £148 Hundith House. £148.50 Glebe House. £147 East Todholes. £145 Pinfold House. Jacob £150 Far Whittles Farm. Rough £150 Redlands Bank. Leicester £140 Woodhouse Farm. Badger Face £133 Low House.

Price per kilo: Rouge 555p, 547.50p, 525.60p Chapel Farm. Dutch Texel 542.90p, 519.50p Chapel Farm. Beltex 522.20p, 502.70p. 494.90p, 487.50p, 485.40p, 481.80p Low House. 517.50p, 501.30p, 453.80p Grange Hall. 509.20p Green Farm. 507.50p, 500p, 497.50p, 489.50p, 487.20p, 461.50p Elm House. 492.50p, 473.80p, 456.10p Marriforth. 480.50p, 473.90p Whiteley Hey Farm. 480p Castle Hill. 478.40p, 455.80p Little Beck. 478p, 464.30p Skylin. 472.70p, 465p Crossfell House. 465.10p Lansmere. 461.50p, 452.30p Old Mill Flatt. 459.80p Far Whittles Farm. Texel 460.50p, 450p, 425p, 417.40p, 414.60p, 411.80p, 402.20p(x2), 397.70p, 395.30p, 395p, 386.70p Low House. 402.20p, 386p Green Farm. 400p Bowes Cross Farm. 395.60p, 389.60p, 389.30p, 384.50p Marriforth. 384.10p Castle Hill. 382.60p Fawcett Park Farm. 382.30p Muirburn. 380.50p Crossfell House. Blue Texel 434.80p Prospect Farm Cottage. Charollais 390.50p Crossfell House. Cheviot 358.50p Crossfell House. 351.10p Castle Hill. 343.50p Dona Close. BadgerFace 350p Low House. Suffolk 344.20p Rigby House. 339.50p, 335.40p, 330.40p Smalmstown. 334.80p Low Greenside. 333p Helbeck Grange. 332.60p Marriforth. Scotch Blackface 338.60p(x2), 334.40p, 330.40p Smalmstown. Jacob 333.30p Far Whittles Farm. Mule 326.10p, 323.90p Helbeck Grange. 320p Starrah. 319.80p Marriforth. 319.40p Castle Hill. 315.60p William House. Swaledale 316p Glebe Farm. 312.50p, 301p Eastfield Farm. 301.10p, 300p East Thorngarth Hill. 298.80p Southwaite Farm. 296.30p, 294p East Todholes. 294.70p Starrah. 290p Pinfold House.

Cast Ewes- Texel £260, £192 West Briscoe. £232 Hollins View. £232, £220, £212, £198, £195 Astley Livestock. Rouge £242 Chapel Farm. Charollais £230 Astley Livestock. Beltex £190, £172 Carkin Moor Farm. £188 Crossfell House. £180 West Briscoe. £170 Easegill Head. Suffolk £185 Peacock Farm. £180 Park House Farm. Zwartable £180 Woodhouse Farm. Mule £179 Astley Livestock. £177 East Todholes. £173 Foxton Livestock. £173 Woodhouse Farm. £167 White Kirkley Farm. £167, £166.50, £162 West Summersides. £162 Castle Hill. £162 Bowes Cross Farm. £160 Sandford Hall. Leicester £174 Hundith House. £168 Ellergill. £160 Sunnybrae. Cheviot £159 Coupland Beck Farm. £152 Astley Livestock. £140 Prospect Farm. Scotch Blackface £144(x2) Castle Hill. Swaledale £138, £113 Milestone House. £137 Argill House. £133 White Kirkley Farm. £125 Eastfield Farm. £122 Woodhouse Farm. £120 Bleathgill. £117 East Todholes. £116 Harbour Flatt. £113 West End Farm. £112 Asby Hall Mews. £110 Wythes Hill. Rough £100 Low Deepslack.

Cast Rams- Beltex £230, £181 West Briscoe. Texel £228 West Briscoe. £190 Haithwaite. £190 White Kirkley Farm. Leicester £198 Argill House. £188 Milestone House. Suffolk £194 Asby Hall Mews. Zwartable £190 Bridge End Farm. Hill Cheviot £168 Prospect Farm. Swaledale £168 Oak House. £158 Quarry Farm.