Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd

Kirkby Stephen Weekly Sheep, Tuesday 18^th February 2025

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on when 3,879 Sheep were forward consisting of 3,260 prime hoggs and 619 Cast Sheep. 

Topping the sale at £215 on three separate occasions were 74, 75 and 79 kilo Texel cross hoggs from Messrs Sowerby & Whitfield, Cote House Barn. 

Topping the sale a 559.5p per kilo were a pen of fourteen 37 kilo Beltex cross hoggs which made £207 from Messrs Simpson, High Scale Farm, Wigglesworth, this home  also sold a pen of thirteen 40 kilo at £214 (535p per kilo), a pen of fifteen 38 kilo to make £207 (544.7p per kilo), a pen of nine 42 kilo to make £207 (492.9p per kilo). 

The consignment of 62 hoggs from this home sold to average 39.7 kilos, £207.23 and 522.5p per kilo. 

Messrs Skelton, Low House, Maryport sold a 53 kilo Texel cross hogg to make £210, this home also sold 44 kilo hoggs to make £208, a pen of five 38 kilo at £205 (539.5p per kilo), a pen of 37 kilo at £197 (532.4p per kilo), eight 38 kilo at £200 (526.3p per kilo), a pen of thirteen 36 kilo at £186, six 38 kilo at £195, a pen of five 43 kilo at £203. 

Messrs Smith, Kelmore Hill Farm, Workington sold 43 kilo to make £208. 

Messrs Taylor Brothers, Studford Gill, Skipton sold a pen of 42 kilo to make £207, with a pen of ten 41 kilo at £199 (485.4p per kilo). 

Messrs Fisher Farming, Smalmstown sold 43 kilo at £206. 

Messrs Birkbeck, Castle Hill, Soulby sold a pen of fifteen 38 kilo to make £191 (502.6p per kilo). 

Messrs Fisher Farming, Smalmstown sold a pen of 60 kilo Suffolk cross hoggs to make £194, with a pen of nine 54 kilo making £180.  This home also sold a pen of twelve 50 kilo Blackfaced hoggs to make £161. 

Messrs Kiernan, Vale Farm, Preston sold a pen of twenty two 43 kilo Blackfaced Hoggs to make £149 (346.5p per kilo). 

Mule hoggs sold to 169 and 331.4p per kilo for a pen at 51 kilo from Messrs Deighton, Orchard Farm, Bleatarn. 

Messrs Lawson, Stubsgill Farm, Workington sold a pen of twenty three 45 kilo Mules to make £148.50 (330p per kilo). 

Mr Birkbeck, Decklyn, Soulby sold a pen of 48 kilo Mules to make £155. 

Hayllar Farms, Brough sold a pen of twenty seven 47 kilo Mules to make £153 (325.5p per kilo). 

Swaledale Hoggs sold to £153.50 for a pen of nineteen 49 kilo from Messrs Stirke, York with this home also selling a pen of twenty one 48 kilo Swaledales to make £152 (316.7p per kilo) with another pen of eighteen 48 kilo making £151 from this home.  The consignment of 116 Swaledale hoggs from Messrs Stirke sold to average 48 kilos, £150 (312.5p per kilo). 

Once again trade here at Kirkby Stephen defied all the odds with an SQQ average of 380.6p per kilo and an overall average of 350.6p per kilo achieved for 3,260 hoggs which includes over 1,000 horned and Mule Hoggs!.

27 Pens and 110 Hoggs sold between £200-£215

89 Pens and 463 hoggs sold between £180 -£215

9 Pens and 92 hoggs sold between 500-559p per kilo

40 pens and 334 hoggs sold between 450-559 p per kilo

Cast Sheep

Cast sheep sold to top at £320 for a Beltex cross ewe from Messrs Fairburn, Mariforth, Ripon. 

Blue Texel cross ewes sold to £254 for a pen of four from Messrs Astley, Morpeth, this home also sold a pen of ten Texel cross ewes to make £242 with another pen of sixteen ewes making £241 from this home. 

A pen of Mule ewes sold to £187 also from Messrs Astley.  The consignment of 70 Texel cross, Mule and Hill Cheviot ewes from this home sold to average £215.13.

Swaledale Ewes sold to £121 twice for a pen of seven from Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth and also from Messrs Sowerby & Whitfield, Bleatarn. 

Leading Consignment Averages (Prime Hoggs)

Tot Hds		Weight	P/Kg	Average	Vendor
62	@	39.7kg	522.5p	£207.23	Mr Paul W Simpson, Nr Skipton
46	@	47.2kg	447.1p	£190.98	Taylor Brothers, Skipton
46	@	42kg	448.5p	£188.57	W & J & I Dinsdale, Penrith
138	@	41.8kg	425.3p	£177.71	L Skelton & Son, Maryport
172	@	43.7kg	403.3p	£176.13	Mr M Wynne, Derbyshire
10	@	57.4kg	305.6p	£175.40	Mr FH Walton, Kirkby Stephen
41	@	50.7kg	344.6p	£174.63	MTP & SD Wills, Appleby in Westmorland
47	@	45.7kg	380.4p	£173.95	A & D Smith, Workington
29	@	47.7kg	364.1p	£173.66	G W Lee & Sons, Richmond
72	@	42.6kg	405.3p	£172.76	H W & J Birkbeck, Kirkby Stephen
50	@	49.9kg	346p	£172.63	JR Todd, Bishop Auckland
33	@	45kg	382.4p	£172.18	I & P Clarke, Kirkby Stephen
8	@	41.3kg	415.2p	£171.25	JS & JO Dodd, Penrith

Leading Prices -

Prime Hoggs

Price per head

Texel £215 (3) Cote House Barn; £210, £193, £186, £175 Low House; £206, £193, £190, £181.50, £174, £Smalmstown; £202, £193 Red House Farm; £199, £188, £180, £177, £172 West Summersides; £185 Carkin Moor Farm; £185 West Farm; £183, £182, £177, £176 Kelmore Hill Farm; £180, £172 Marriforth; £180, £172 Calva Farm; £179.50, £171, £170 Hall Farm House; £179 Vale Farm; £178.50 Stotley Hall Farm; £176, £171 Keisley Farm; £173 The Park Wall; £172 Windygate; £171 Whinfell Road; £170 Studfold Gill: Beltex £214, £207 (3), £200 Highscale Farm; £208, £200, £198, £197, £185 Kelmore Hill Farm; £208, £205, £203 (2), £200 (2), £197, £195, £186 (2) Low House; £207, £199, £195, £193 Studfold Gill; £206, £200 Smalmstown; £203, £198 Vale Farm; £200 Red House Farm; £200, £198, £188 (2), £185 Hall Farm House; £200, £199, £194 (2), £191, £190 High Field; £198 Victoria Cottages; £196, £191 Castle Hill; £194 Stubsgill; £190 Fair View; £189 Fawcett Park Farm; £188 Crossfell House; £188 Stripes Farm; £185.50 Marriforth; £185 Carkin Moor Farm; £185 Green Farm (Hodgson): Rouge £204, £183 (2) Skelcies Hall: Suffolk £194, £180 Smalmstown; £177 Carkin Moor Farm; £175 Low House; £173 Cote House Barn; £168.50 Victoria Cottages; £165 Low Wood House: Charollais £185 (2) Low House; £182 Victoria Cottages; £175 Hall Farm House: Bluefaced Leicester £178 Villa Farm; £160 Marriforth; £150 Green Farm (Hodgson): Cheviot £169, £157, £156.50 Smalmstown: £169 Orchard Farm; £160 Low Wood House; £158 (2), £154.50, £154, £151.50 Vale Farm; £156.50 Castle Hill; £150.50 Crossfell House: Mule £169 Orchard Farm; £167 Fawcett Park Farm; £166, £156 Green Farm (Hodgson); £157 Middle Shipley Farm; £155.50 Musgrave House; £155 Decklyn; £155, £150 The Park Wall; £153.50 Stotley Hall Farm; £153 Slack Cottage; £153 Helbeck Grange; £152 Scarrowmanwick; £151.50 Marriforth; £150.50 Red House Farm: Blackfaced £161, £152.50, £150  Smalmstown; £151, £150, £148.50 Snowfield Farm; £149 Vale Farm: Dutch Spotted £154 High Wood End; £151 Lime House; £150 Carkin Moor Farm: Rough Fell £154, £140 (2) Yew House; £149 High Wood End Farm: Swaledale £153.50, £152, £151, £149.50, £149, £144 Snowfield Farm; £150, £143 The Park Wall; £144 Highfield House; £143 Buckles Farm; £140 Battle Hill Farm: Milk Sheep £144 Vale Farm: Lleyn £140 Farm Close.

Price per kilo

Lambs p/kg

Beltex 559.50p, 544.70p, 535p, 492.90p, 465.10p Highscale Farm. 539.50p, 532.40p, 526.30p, 516.70p, 513.20p, 476.20p, 473.70p, 472.70p, 472.10p(x2), 452.60p Low House. 502.60p, 466.70p Castle Hill. 492.90p, 485.40p, 464.30p, 459.50p Studford Gill. 485p Stubsgill Farm. 483.70p, 465.10p, 450p Kelmore Hill Farm. 482.10p Crossfell House. 479.10p, 454.50p Smalmstown. 476.20p, 473.80p, 465.90p, 463.40p, 461.90p(x2) High Field. 472.10p, 460.50p Vale Farm. 470p, 454.50p Hall Farm House. 461p Fawcett Park Fram. Texel 448.80p, 423.10p, 396.20p, 392.70p, 380.40p, 372.10p Low House. 426.20p Vale Farm. 405.40p, 390.20p, 380p Hall Farm House. 394.90p, 394.70p, 389p, 387.20p Crossfell House. 394.90p Marriforth. 394.70p Park House. 391.10p Kelmore Hill Farm. 385p Coupland Beck Farm. 380p Smalmstown. 374.40p Park House Farm. 373.90p Windygate. 370p Barnskew. 370p Row End Farm. Charollais 411.10p(x2) Low House. 375p, 366.70p Orchard Farm. 364.60p Hall Farm House. Hill Cheviot 385.90p Crossfell House. 376.20p, 367.40p, 351.10p, 344.30p, 342.20p Vale Farm. 362.50p Park House. 342.90p Amersber Cottage. 341.30p, 340.20p Smalmstown. 340.40p Low Wood House. 340.20p Castle Hill. Rouge 381.30p(x2) Skelcies Hall. Suffolk 359.10p Marriforth. 357.80p Hesket Demain. 353.30p, 336.70p Low Wood House. 336.40p Stubsgill Farm. 333.30p(x3) Smalmstown. 333p Helbeck Grange. 330.20p Low House. Lleyn 350p Far Close. Scotch Blackface 346.50p Vale Farm. 342.70p, 332.60p, 326.10p, 324.50p, 322p Smalmstown. Dutch Spotted 332.60p High Wood End. Mule 331.40p Orchard Farm. 330p Stubsgill Farm. 325.50p Helbeck Grange. 323.40p Scarrowmanwick. 322.90p Decklyn. 321.70p Blue Grass. 321.70p Slack Cottage. 320.20p Red House Farm. Swaledale 317.80p, 312.50p The Park Wall. 316.70p, 314.60p, 313.30p, 311.50p, 310.40p Snowfield Farm. Rough 297.90p(x2) Yew House. 284.10p High Wood End.

Cast Ewes-

Beltex £320, £212 Marriforth. £200, £198 Skylin. £190, £174(x2) Grassgill Lodge. £176 High Field. £170 Brackenslack. £170 High Field. Blue Texel £254 Astley Livestock. Texel £242(x2), £241, £220, £190 West Stobswood. £220 Marriforth. £220 Midtown Farm. £212 Skylin. £200 Grassgill Lodge. £196, £190 Cote House Barn. £193(x2) Hall Farm House. £191 Brackenslack. £186 Stripes Farm. £186 Orchard Farm. £182 High Field. Suffolk £204 Marriforth. £196 Grassgill Lodge. £195 Church Farm. £192 Cote House Barn. Mule £187 Astley Livestock. £169 Midtown Farm. £168 Fountain Head. £164 Stripes Farm. £162 Low Bank House. £159 Marriforth. £156 The Park Wall. £152 Orchard Farm. £151 Church Farm. Charollais £186, £160 Orchard Farm. Leicester £185 Gillses Farm. £150 Scar Sykes. £150 Ascot House. Cheviot £173 West Stobswood. £158 Yew House. £154 Cote House Barn. £152, £150 Orchard Farm. Rough £129 Yew House. Swaledale £121, £112 Cote House Barn. £121 Marriforth. £115, £100 Bleathgill. £110 Gillses Farm. £109 Low Bank House. £100 Stotley Hall Farm. £100 Park House Farm. £100(x2) Midtown Farm. Shetland £98 South Newton Grange.

Cast Rams-

Texel £184 Victoria Cottages. £180 Cote House Barn. £170 Stotley Hall Farm. Suffolk £180 Blue Grass. Rough £140 Yew House. Swaledale £132 Battle Hill Farm. £122 Keisley Farm.