Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart Held Their Weekly Sale Of Prime Sheep On Tuesday Evening When 3288 Prime Sheep Where Forward Consisting Of 2313 Spring Lambs and 975 Cast Sheep.

Topping the sale £234 on two separate occasions was firstly for a pair of 57kg Texel cross lambs from first time vendor Charlotte Bowser, Nettleham Heath Farm who made the journey up from Lincoln.

This home also selling 52kg at £213 and 45kg at £200.

Also sharing joint top of £234 was another 57kg Texel lamb from Craig Douglas, Wetheriggs Farm, Penrith.

Topping at 500p/kg was a pen of nineteen 37kg Beltex cross lambs which made £185 from Messrs Platt, Far Whittles Farm, Cheshire.

This home also sold a pen of fifteen 38kg to make £182.50 (480.3p/kg) a pen of twelve 39kg at £187 (479.5p/kg). A pen of thirteen 38kg at £180.50 (475p/kg). The consignment of 212 lambs from this home sold to average 38.7kg £175.29 (453.1p/kg)

Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside sold 50kg Texel cross lambs to £224 with this home also selling a pen of seven 43kg Beltex cross lambs to make £199, and 50kg Dutch Texel cross to £201.

Messrs Foster, Fordham Farm, York sold a pair of 54kg Texel cross lambs to make £219, with this home also selling 50kg at £216, a pen of nine 43kg at £198, a pen of eleven 45kg at £198, and a pen of sixteen 46kg at £194.

Messrs Sutcliffe, Church Farm, Carlton In Cleveland sold 53kg lambs to £210, with this home also selling a pen of six 39kg at £190 (487.2p/kg) a pen of fourteen 41kg at £190, and a pair of 45kg at £197.

Messrs Lyle, Staingills, Penrith sold a pen of four 37kg to make £184 (497.3p/kg) with another pen of eleven 39kg making £190 (487.2p/kg) and a pen of fourteen 38kg at £180 (473.7p/kg).

Messrs Hill & Wright, Mill Farm, Doncaster sold 48kg Texel cross lambs to £217 (452p/kg). A pen of twenty one 48kg making £198.50, a pen of four 45kg making £197, and 41kg at £190.

Heavy lambs of all classes where a flying trade with Messrs Scott, Brogden Farm, Danby Wiske selling 55kg Texel cross to £217 with 54kg making £211, and a pen of six 51kg at £199.

Messrs Foster, Fordham Farm, York sold a pen of ten 51kg to make £198.50.

Messrs Blacklidge, Green Croft, Richmond sold 53kg Texel cross lambs to £208 with this home also topping the Suffolk cross lambs at £197.50 for a pen of 51kg (387.3p/kg).

Messrs Somerville, Lansmere, Penrith topped the Suffolk cross lambs at 395.9p/kg for a pen of 49kg which made £194.

Messrs Stuart Wood, Beckside Farm, Ulverston sold a pen of five 49kg Suffolk cross lambs to make £191.50 (390.8p/kg).

Charlotte Bowser, Nettleham Heath Farm, Lincolnshire topped the Charollais cross lambs at £196 and 435.6p/kg for a pen of 45kg with this home also selling a pen of 49kg Charollais cross lambs to make £196.

Scotch Blackface lambs sold to £136 and 331.7p/kg for a pen of 41kg from Messrs Barker, Middle Bank End Farm, Appleby.

2313 lambs where forward which is the largest show seen so far this season so far here at Kirkby Stephen, an overall average of 385p/kg, £161.60 and an SQQ average 384.61p/kg was achieved.

This being 60p/kg up on the year with 777 more lambs being sold on the year here at Kirkby Stephen!

20 pens sold between £200 - £234.

40 pens and 233 lambs sold between £190 - £234.

23 pens and 233 lambs sold between 450 – 500p/kg.

50 pens and 441 lambs sold between 420 – 500p/kg.

Tot Hds        Weight    P/Kg     Average     Vendor
10    @    45.1kg    447.7p    £201.90    MESR G Sowerby, App In Westmorland                                           
15    @    51.5kg    381.5p    £196.37    Mr M Blacklidge, Richmond                                       
61    @    46.5kg    419.3p    £195.07    MR C W Foster, York                                          
12    @    50.7kg    383.2p    £194.17    Craig Douglas, Penrith                                      
46    @    47kg    402p    £189.11    CM Bowser, Lincoln                                         
104    @    44.5kg    416.7p    £185.58    T Hill & R Wright, Doncaster                                      
56    @    41.9kg    436.5p    £182.70    A R Sutcliffe, Middlesborough                                     
18    @    47kg    376.8p    £177.11    Stuart Wood, Ulverston                                            
15    @    39.8kg    444.2p    £176.80    G E & V H Slater & Sons, Macclesfield                              
9      @    46.1kg    382.7p    £176.44    MESR Somerville, Penrith                                        
212    @    38.7kg    453.1p    £175.29    MESR GW&MA Platt, Cheshire         

Cast Sheep

Cast sheep topped at £300 for a Texel ewe from Ian Cowperthwaite, Greta View, Barnard Castle.

With this home also selling three pens of Texel ewes to £275.

Messrs Raine, Stanhope Gate Farm, Barnard Castle sold Texel ewes to £280.

Messrs Maughan, Ash Garth, Great Asby sold a pair of Texel ewes to £268.

Messrs Chester, Grassgill Lodge, Soulby also selling a pair of Texel cross ewes to £268.

Messrs Wilson, Searchlight Farm, Middlesborough sold Beltex cross ewes to £254.

Leicester ewes sold to £236 for a pair from Messrs Hayton, Asby Grange, Great Asby.

Swaledale ewes sold to £144 for a pen of six from Messrs Lawson, Hundith House, Wigton.

Messrs Beckwith, New Hall, Barras also sold a pen of seven Swaledale ewes to make £140.

Cast Rams sold to £258 for a Beltex also from Messrs Beckwith, New Hall.

All Classes of cast sheep where a flying trade  being one of the dearest seen at many more numbers could easily sold to advantage where at Kirkby Stephen on a weekly basis!

Prime Lambs

Price Per Head

TEXEL: £234, £213, £189 Nettleham Heath Farm.  £234, £203, £202 Wetheriggs Farm.  £224 Terrys Farm.  £219, £198.50 Fordham Farm.  £217, £211, £199, £198, £192, £187, £185 Brogden Farm.  £217, £198.50, £194, £187.50 Mill Farm.  £208 Green Croft.  £206, £194 West Whorley Hill.  £205 Barnskew. £203 Middle Bank End Farm.  £201, £198, £191 Marriforth.  £198, £190 Windygate.  £195 Beckside Farm.  £195 Green Bank.  £193 White House.  £191 Lady Anne Drive.  £188.50 Breaks Hall.  £187 Church Farm.  £186 Barrowmoor Farm.  £185 Galloper Rise.  BELTEX: £216, £198(x2), £194, £183 Fordham Farm.  £210, £197, £190(x2), £187 Church Farm.  £200, £197, £185 Nettleham Heath Farm.  £199 Terrys Farm.  £197, £190, £186 Mill Farm.  £193.50, £187, £185, £182.50, £180.50 Far Whittles Farm.  £193, £190, £187, £184, £180 Staingills.  £189 Rosgill Head.  £189, £184, £180 Marriforth.  £184 Whiteley Hey Farm.  DUTCH TEXEL: £201 Terrys Farm.  £194 Staingills.  SUFFOLK: £197.50, £194 Green Croft.  £194 Lansmere.  £191.50, £169 Beck Side Farm.  £187 Hawkrigg End.  £186 Helbeck Farm.  £180.50 Beckside Farm.  £171 Swathburn.  CHAROLLAIS: £196(x2), £194 Nettleham Heath Farm.  £185 Barrowmoor Farm.  BLUE TEXEL: £194 Mill Farm.  ZWARTBLES: £191 Green Croft.  ROMNEY: £186 Breaks Hall. HERDWICK: £181 Wheatdale Road.  HAMPSHIRE DOWN: £169 Lady Anne Drive.  DUTCH SPOTTED: £159 East Upper Priestside.  £157.50 Villa Farm.  LLEYN: £148 East Mellwaters Farm.  MULE: £138 Swathburn.  £135 Villa Farm.  BLACKFACE: £136 Middle Bank End Farm.  RYELAND: £132 Middle Bank End Farm.

 

Prime Lambs

P/Kg

BELTEX: 500p, 480.3p, 479.5p, 475, 460.7p, 456.8p, 453.9p, 451.3p Far Whittles Farm,  497.3p, 487.2p, 473.7p, 442.1p Staingills,  487.2p, 463.4p, 440p Church Farm,  463.4p, 453.7p Mill Farm,  462.8p Terrys Farm,  460.5p, 440p Fordham Farm,  450p(x2), 448.8p Marriforth,  448.8p Whiteley Hey Farm,  447.4p Home Farm,  444.4p Nettleham Heath Farm,  440p Goodlie Hill Farm.  TEXEL: 452.1p, 451.2p, 426.1p, 413.5p, 402.3p, 395.5p, 393.3p Mill Farm,  448p Terrys Farm,  429.5p, 410.5p, 409.6p, 393.5p Nettleham Heath Farm,  428p Staingills,  410.5p Wetheriggs Farm,  405.6p Fordham Farm,  404.1p, 395.8p Windygate,  402p, 397.9p, 396p Marriforth,  397.9p Church Farm,  394.5p, 394, 390.7p, 390.2p Brogden Farm,  392.5p Green Croft,  390p Beckside Farm.  BLUE TEXEL: 451.2p Mill Farm.  DUTCH TEXEL: 451.2p Staingills,  402p Terrys Farm.  CHAROLLAIS: 435.6p, 400p, 395.9p Nettleham Heath Farm,  393.6p, 372.1p Barrowmoor Farm,  377.5p House & Holme Farm.  HERDWICK: 431p Wheatdale Road.  SUFFOLK: 395.9p Lansmere,  390.8p Beck Side Farm.  ROMNEY: 387.5p Breaks Hall.  HAMPSHIRE DOWN: 375.6p Lady Anne Drive.  DUTCH SPOTTED: 369.2p East Upper Priestside,  365.4p,Breaks Hall.  ZWARTBLES: 353.7p Green Croft.  BLACKFACE: 331.7p Middle Bank End Farm.  RYELAND: 330p Middle Bank End Farm.  MULE: 328.6p Swathburn.

Cast Sheep

Cast Ewes

TEXEL: £300, £275(x3) Greta View,  £280 Stanhope Gate Farm,  £268, £228 Grassgill Lodge,  £268, £232 Ash Garth,  £258 Skylin,  £240, £235 Wheatdale Road,  £236 Searchlight Farm,  £230 Hall Farm House,  £228 High Farm,  £227, £223 Breaks Hall,  £219 Windygate,  £218(x2), £213 Raygill Farm,  £210 New Hall Farm.  BELTEX: £254 Searchlight Farm,  £242 Buckles Farm,  £228, £220 Skylin,  £224 Terrys Farm,  £220 Grassgill Lodge.  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £236 Asby Grange,  £222 Greenriggs.  ZWARTBLES: £204 Highfield  SUFFOLK: £203 Green Bank,  £200 Etherley House,  £200 Grassgill Lodge. HILL CHEVIOT: £176 East Mellwaters Farm,  £142 Windygate.  MULE: £173 Keld Farm,  £173 Kelmore Hill Farm,  £172 Grassgill Lodge,  £171 Villa Farm,  £170, £163 High Farm,  £166 Rosgill Head,  £164 Raygill Farm. LLEYN: £166 Helm Farm.  SWALEDALE: £144, £123 Hundith House,  £142, £120 Villa Farm,  £140 New Hall,  £130 Milestone House,  £128 Black Lodge Farm.  RYELAND: £141 Middle Bank End Farm.  BLACKFACE: £130 Middle Bank End Farm.  ROUGH FELL: £130 West Fell View.  SHETLAND: £111 Middle Bank End Farm.

Cast Sheep

Cast Tups

BELTEX: £258 New Hall. TEXEL: £228 Studfold Farm. £224 Hillcrest. BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £195 Hill House West.  SWALEDALE: £144 New Hall. £136 Slip Cottage. £136 Stanhope Gate Farm. £186 Bolton.