Kirkby Stephen Breeding Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart, held their annual New Fair Prize Show and Sale of Breeding outfits.

Topping the sale at £190 per life and £380 per outfit were Blue Texel hogg with lamb at foot from Messrs Pedley, High Ploughlands, Little Musgrave which was purchased by Messrs Rutherford, Weardale.

The champion pen of continental hoggs was awarded to a pen of Texel cross hoggs with lambs at foot from Messrs Whiteford, Tercrosset, Brampton which went on to sell for £180. With this home also selling the third prize pen of continental hoggs with lambs at foot to make £176 per lift and £352 per outfit. This home also sold a pen of Dutch Spotted hoggs with lambs at foot to make £162 (£324 per outfit)

Messrs Dixon, Hartley Castle, Kirkby Stephen sold two pens of Texel cross Mule hoggs with lambs at foot to make £175 per head and £350 per outfit both selling to Messrs Steel, Low Hall, Little Musgrave.

Badgerfaced Texel ewes with lambs sold to £158 per lift (£316 per outfit) from Messrs Brown, Mount Pleasant Farm, Bowes.

Swaledales ewes with lambs topped at £162 per life (£324 per outfit) for a pen of 4 shear and the second prize from Messrs Sayer, Musgrave House, Great Musgrave which were purchased by Messrs Dixon, Grange over Sands.

Messrs Nicholson, Slip Cottage, Barras sold the first placed Swaledale ewes with lambs at foot to make £134 per head and £268 per outfit to Messrs Cook, Witherslack.

The Third placed Swaledales was awarded to Messrs Armstrong, Ghyll Croft, Carlisle pen of 5 ewes with twin lambs at foot to make £132 per lift (£396 per outfit) selling to Messrs Wharton, Murton.

Great thanks go to our pre sale judge Ben Cowton, Tow Law who ably carried out the judging and to todays sponsors Laurence Pierce (Wool Merchants) and Pendragon Vets, the following awards were made:-

5 Continental Cross Hoggs with Lambs
1st - TC Whitefield, Tercrosset
2nd - DJ&S Dixon, Hartley Castle
3rd - TC Whitefield, Tercrosset

5 Swale Ewes with Lambs
1st - J Nicholson, Slip Cottage
2nd - PG Sayer, Musgrave House
3rd - BI Armstrong, Ghyll Croft

Leading Prices per Life:
Ewes with Lambs – Swaledale £162, £122, £108 Musgrave House; £134, £100, £92 Slip Cottage; £132, £114, £100 Ghyll Croft; £118 Hilton Road; £110, £98 The Pry; £94 Fieldham House; £92 Blades Field Farm: Badgerface £158 Mount Pleasant Farm: Cheviot Mule £148, £135, £118 Skylin: Texel £140, £126 Chapel House Farm; £130, £118, £114 Crossfell House; £125, £114 Martindale Farm; £122, £118 High Moor; £114 Hilton Road: Suffolk £130, £128 Oak House: Mule £125 Oak House; £112, £106 Blades Field; £100 Prospect Farm: Cheviot £116, £104 Herdship: Beltex £108 Martindale Farm.

Hoggs with Lambs – Blue Texel £190 High Ploughlands; £176 Tercrosset: Texel £180 Tercrosset; £175(2), £150(2) Hartley Castle; £144 High Ploughlands; £142 Prospect Farm; £138, £134 Wood House Farm: Dutch Spotted £162 Tercrosset; £145 Lady Anne Drive: Suffolk £156 Lady Anne Drive: Mule £145 Whingill.

Shearlings with Lambs – Texel £120 Crossfell House: Zwartble £120 Crossfell House: Mule £116, £111, £110 Blades Field Farm: Swaledale £110 Slip Cottage.

1^st placed Swaledales (l-R) Ben Cowton (Judge), John Nicholson (Consignor) Chris & Lydia Brass representing Laurence Pierce Wool Merchants (Sponsors).

1st placed Continentals (l-R) Ben Cowton (Judge), Jack Whiteford (Consignor) Chris & Lydia Brass representing Laurence Pierce Wool Merchants (Sponsors)