Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday evening when 3,210 sheep were forward consisting of 2,805 prime hoggs and 405 Cast Sheep. 

Topping the sale at £238 where a pen of fifteen 41kg (580.5p/kg) Beltex cross hoggs from JoJo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York.

This home also sold a pen of eleven 41kg to make £237 (578p/kg), a pen of nine 41kg at £234 (570.7p/kg) a pen of nine 40kg making £230 (575p/kg) a pen of eight 42kg at £229 (545p/kg) and 52kg hoggs to £220. The consignment of 77 superbly finished hoggs from Boscar Flats sold to average a whopping 42.5kg £229.12 (539.7p/kg).

Topping at 602.7p/kg where a pen of five 37kg Beltex cross hoggs which made £223 from Messrs Skelton, Low House, Maryport.

Messrs Simpson, Highscale Farm, Wigglesworth sold a pen of sixteen 38kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £227 (597.4p/kg) with this home also selling a pen of twelve 39kg at £228 (584.6p/kg) nine 40kg at £230 (575p/kg).

This consignment of 65 hoggs weighing 39.6kg sold to average a fantastic £219.23 (553.2p/kg).

Messrs Foster, Fordham Farm, York sold a pen of seven 42kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £232 (552.4p/kg) with 40kg making £230 (575p/kg) and a pen of seven 38kg making £220 (578.9p/kg).

Texel hoggs sold to £219 for 70kg from Messrs Hastwell, The Buildings Farm, Kirkby Stephen.

Suffolk cross hoggs sold to £214 for 64kg from JoJo Andrews, Boscar Flats.

Suffolk cross hoggs also topped at 363.8p/kg for a pen of four 47kg which made £171 from Messrs Skelton, Low House.

Mule hoggs sold to £171 for a pen of twenty four 60kg from Messrs Wills, Fawcett Park Farm, Dufton.

Messrs Wallace, Lanehead Farm, Barnard Castle sold 47kg Mules to make £151.

Messrs Sayer, Musgrave House, Great Musgrave sold 49kg Mules to make £154.

Hill Cheviot hoggs sold to 377.5p/kg for a pen of 40kg which made £151 from Messrs Birkbeck, Castle Hill, Soulby with this home also selling a pen of eleven 45kg Hill Cheviots to make £164.50 (365.6p/kg).

Swaledale hoggs sold to £151 for a pen of 53kg from Messrs Wills, Fawcett Park Farm.

Swaledale hoggs also sold to 317.4p/kg for a pen of 43kg which made £136.50 from Messrs Wallace, Lanehead Farm, Barnard Castle.

Once again a leading SQQ average of 386p/kg and overall average of 353.27p/kg for 2805 hoggs which includes over 600 horned and mules hoggs.

An unbelievable 16 pens and 138 hoggs sold between £220 - £238

44 pens and 263 hoggs sold between £200 – £238

24 pens and 196 hoggs sold between 500-602p/kg

490 Beltex cross hoggs sold to average 41.5kg £196.12 (473p/kg).

Leading Consignment Averages (Prime Hoggs)

Tot Hds		Weight		P/Kg		Average		Vendor
77	42.5kg		539.7p		£229.12		JM Andrews, York
65	39.6kg		553.2p		£219.23		PW Simpson, Wigglesworth
55	42.5kg		482.8p		£205.31		CW Foster, York
17	45.6kg		423.6p		£194.00		B Maughan, Crosby Ravensworth
50	40.7kg		463.7p		£188.92		Messrs Dent, Bolton
99	46.3kg		391.8p		£181.23		RE Phillips & Son, Northallerton
64	50.3kg		358.7p		£180.42		MTP&SD Wills, Dufton
77	41.8kg		415.8p		£173.71		L Skelton & Son, Marport
44	39kg		443.5p		£173.05		TW Hunter, Annan
90	42.4kg		403.2p		£171.13		HW&J Birkbeck, Soulby
16	52.3kg		325.2p		£170.13		G&EA Ewin, Appleby in Westmorland

Cast Sheep

Cast sheep topped at £270 for a Texel cross ewe from Messrs Jackson, Powis House, Long Murton.

Suffolk cross ewes sold to £260 from Messrs Skelton, Low House, Maryport.

Beltex cross ewes sold to £250 from Messrs Pedley, High Ploughlands, Little Musgrave.

Mule ewes sold to £204 for a pen of ten from Messrs Astley, West Stobswood, Morpeth and for a pen of five from Messrs Astley, West Stobswood, Morpeth. And for a pen of five from Messrs Batty, Dry Evers, Penrith.

Hill Cheviot ewes sold to £180 for a pair from Messrs Walton, Goodlie Hill Cottage, Great Asby.

Swaledale ewes sold to £138 for a pen of four from Messrs Hutchinson, Valley Farm, Barnard Castle.

Cast Rams sold to £255 for a pen of four Leicesters from Messrs Wallace, Lanehead Farm, Middleton In Teesdale.

Leading Prices -

Prime Hoggs

Price per head: Beltex £238, £237, £234, £230, £229, £223, £220, £220 Boscar Flats. £232, £230, £220(x2), £217, £204(x2), £190 Fordham Farm. £230, £228, £227, £218, £217, £200 Highscale Farm. £223, £216 Low House. £216(x2), £215 Upper Brydekirk. £211, £201 Crossfell House. £211(x2), £210 Woodfoot. £208 Black Syke. £204, £202, £192, £190(x2) Elm House. £202 Haithwaite. £200, £199, £194, £190 Bridge Close. £195 Fawcett Park Farm. £192 Kelmore Hill Farm. £190 Victoria Cottages. Texel £219, £198, £170 The Buildings Farm. £214, £200, £190 Boscar Flats. £208, £186 Haithwaite. £206 Castle Hill. £203 Woodfoot. £200, £198, £187, £172 Low House. £194, £180 Fawcett Park Farm. £192, £174 Middle Farm. £191.50, £188.50 West Summersides. £190 Paddock Cottage. £185 Bridge Close. £180 Stoneriggs. £180 Crossfell House. £178 East Todholes. £173.50 Helbeck Grange. £172 Black Syke. £172, £171 Kelmore Hill Farm. £170 Rosgill Head. Suffolk £214 Boscar Flats. £186 Brackenslack. £171 Low House. £167 Helbeck Grange. £162.50 The Grange. £161 Low Greenside. Blue Texel £200 Boscar Flats. £195 The Buildings Farm. Leicester £188 Dousgill Farm. Charollais £187 Black Syke. £164.50 Victoria Cottages. £160 Orchard Farm. £160 Langrigg House. Cheviot £172 Low House. £164.50, £151 Castle Hill. £164 Orchard Farm. £156 Low Greenside. £155, £154, £151 Vale Farm. £153 Low Greenside. Mule £171 Fawcett Park Farm. £160 Ashgill Farm. £156.50 East Todholes. £154.50, £152.50 Sowerthwaite Farm. £154 Musgrave Farm. £154 Orchard Farm. £151, £150 Lanehead Farm. £150 Woodbine House. £150 Hundith House. Swaledale £151, £148 Fawcett Park Farm. £148.50, £146.50, £142 Ashgill Farm. £145 Hundith House. £136.50 Lanehead Farm. £130 Billing Shield Farm. Rough £140.50, £137.50 Hardendale Hall.

Price per kilo
Lambs p/kg: Beltex 602.7p, 568.4p Low House. 597.4p, 584.6p, 575p, 545p, 540.5p, 529.3p Highscale Farm. 580.5p, 578p, 575p, 570.7p, 545.2p, 523.8p, 518.6p Boscar Flats. 578.9p, 575p, 552.4p, 500p, 493.2p, 474.4p(x2). 524.4p, 522.2p, 514.3p, 490.9p Upper Brydekirk. 517.9p, 492.3p Elm House. 487.5p Fawcett Park Farm. 479.5p Woodfoot. 479.5p Woodfoot. 475p Victoria Cottages. Texel 528.2p Castle Hill. 495p, 441.2p, 415.6p, 407.5p, 400p, 382.2p Low House. 461.9p Fawcett Park Farm. 431.9p Woodfot. 407.1p, 390.9p, 390.2p Kelmore Hill Farm. 394.7p Stoneriggs. 394.3p Helbeck Grange. 391.9p Carlton Park. 390.2p Brackenslack. Cheviot 377.5p, 365.5p Castle Hill. 365p, 356.1p Crossfell House. 362.8p Low Greenside. 356.5p Orchard Farm. 356p Vale Farm. Charollais 372.1p Orchard Farm. 365.6p Victoria Cottages. 354.5p Brackenslack. 354.5p Carlton Park. Blue Texel 370.4p Boscar Flats. Suffolk 363.8p Low House. 350p Low Greenside. 346.7p, 333p Helbeck Grange. Scotch Blackface 341.5p Vale Farm. Mule 331.7p Low Faggergill Cottage. 328.4p Stoneriggs. 321.6p, 321.3p Lanehead Farm. 320.5p Adamthwaite. Swaledale 317.4p Lanehead Farm. 312.2p Ashgill Farm. 311.5p, 308.1p Low Faggergill Farm. 308.3p Musgrave House. Rough 305.6p Hardendale Hall. Shetland 300p Decklyn.

Cast Ewes- Texel £270 Powis House. £238, £232 Dry Evers. £236 High Ploughlands. £208, £204 West Stobswood. £200 Hawkrigg Farm. Suffolk £260 Low House. £170 Hawkrigg Farm. Beltex £250 High Ploughlands. £180 Westmorland Rise. £175 Low House. Badgerface £236(x2) High Ploughlands. £204 Greenside Farm. Mule £204, £187 West Stobswood. £204 Dry Evers. £168 Brackenslack. £160(x2) Musgrave House. Hill Cheviot £180, £160 Goodlie Hill Cottage. £170 Low Greenside. £162 Battle Hill Farm. Leicester £170 Woodbine House. Rough £139 Greenside Farm. Swaledale £138 Valley Farm. £120 Harbour Flatt. £115 Bleathgill. £114 Ashgill Farm. £110 Woodbine House. Shetland £78 White Hurworth Farm.

Cast Rams- Leicester £255 Lanehead Farm. Charollais £242 East Todholes. Texel £232 Dry Evers. Hill Cheviot £170 Woodbine House. Swaledale £139 Elm Gill. £138 Valley Farm.