Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart Held Their Weekly Sale Of Prime Sheep On Tuesday Evening When 2858 Sheep Where Forward Consisting Of 1573 prime lambs Lambs and 998 Cast Sheep and 287 store sheep.

Topping the sale at £243 was a 50kg Beltex cross lamb from Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside which was bought by Lancashire Direct Halal, Blackburn.

Topping at 501.4p/kg where a pen of twelve 37kg lambs which made £185.50 from Messrs Platt, Far Whittles Farm, Cheshire with this home also selling a pen of nineteen 37kg lambs at £176 (475.7p/kg).

JoJo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York sold a pen of seven 42kg Beltex cross lambs to make £206 (490.5p/kg) with another pen of seven 43kg lambs making £206 (479.1p/kg), with this home also making £217 for a pair of 53kg Texel cross lambs.

Messrs Barnes, Hawkin Hall, Carnforth sold a 55kg Beltex cross lamb to make £230 with another pair of 50kg making £224 and a pen of eight 42kg lambs to make £203 (483.3p/kg).

C&G Davies, Top Field Farm, Leicestershire sold a pen of six 45kg Beltex cross lambs to make £214 (475.6p/kg), with another pen of six 41kg making £200 (487.8p/kg). Fourteen 41kg at £195.50 (476.8p/kg) thirteen 40kg at £191 (477.5p/kg) and 51kg making £209.

Messrs Pickard, Cheney House Farm, Leicestershire sold a pen of four 41kg to make £196 (478p/kg).

Ian Oldcorn, Sunnyside, Great Asby sold 44kg lambs to £209 (475p/kg).

Messrs Foster, Fordham Farm, York sold a pen of nine 43kg to make £206 (479.1p/kg), with another pen of seven 44kg making £200, with 54kg making £216 and a pen of fourteen 48kg selling for £202 from this home.

Suffolk cross lambs sold to £223 for a pair of 60kg from Messrs Blacklidge, Green Croft, Richmond.

Mule lambs topped at £176 and 359.2p/kg for a pen of 49kg from Kilnstown Farms, Carlisle.

Messrs Slack, Stoneriggs sold a pen of 47kg Mules to make £160 (340.4p/kg).

A fantastic SQQ average of 376.7p/kg and an overall average of 377.3p/kg and £160.48 was achieved, which is 41p/kg dearer than the same week last year!

Twenty one pens and 83 lambs sold between £200 -£243

Sixty three pens and 344 lambs sold between £180 - £243

Twenty two pens and 192 lambs sold between 450 – 501p/kg

Thirty eight pens and 312 lambs sold between 420 – 501p/kg

Tot Hds    Weight    P/Kg       Average     Vendor
20    @    46.2kg    434.3p    £200.65    MESR B&AC Barnes, Carnforth                                           
32    @    44.4kg    448.7p    £199.41    JM Andrews, York                                            
40    @    41.5kg    476.4p    £197.83    C & G Davies, Leicestershire                                   
26    @    50.9kg    380.7p    £193.71    Mr M Blacklidge, Richmond                                        
36    @    45kg       427.2p    £192.25    MESR G Sowerby, Appleby In Westmorland                                 
56    @    43.2kg    431.7p    £186.34    MR C W Foster, York                                 
18    @    42kg     438.5p      £184.17    MR John Maughan, Appleby In Westmorland                           
6      @    46kg      399.6p    £183.83    Mr I Oldcorn, Appleby In Westmorland                                
10    @    45.2kg    403.5p    £182.40    MRS S Armstrong & Sons, Penrith                                       
16    @    48.8kg    369.2p    £180.00    MESR D & V Hill, Appleby In Westmorland                          
111   @    43.4kg    413.8p    £179.48    WF & RCM Pickard, Leicestershire                                           
39    @    46.4kg    37.9p      £175.46    I T Bell, Brampton                                           
12     @    41kg      407.3p    £167.00    MRS J Irvine, Tow law                    
106    @    37.2kg    447.7p    £166.36    MESR GW&MA Platt, Cheshire     

Cast Sheep

Cast Sheep topped at £295 for a Texel cross ewe from Messrs Platt, Far Whittles Farm, Cheshire.

Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon sold a pen of three Texel cross ewes to make £290.

Beltex cross ewes sold to £262 from JoJo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York.

Leicester ewes sold to £265 for a pen of four from Kilnstown Farms, Carlisle.

Mule ewes sold to £191 for a pen of nine from Messrs Scott, Brogden Farm, Danby Wiske.

Messrs Platt, Far Whittles Farm, Cheshire also sold a pen of five Texel cross ewes to make £262, a pen of eight Texel cross ewes at £236 with a pen of seven Beltex cross ewes making £232. The consignment of 31 ewes sold to average £230.

Hill cheviot ewes sold to £183 for a pen of eight from Neil Edmonson, Low Wood House, County Durham.

Cast Rams sold to £268 for a Texel also from this home.

All classes of cast sheep where a flying trade once again here at Kirkby Stephen with twenty seven pens of ewes selling between £220 - £295.

Prime Lambs

Price Per Head

BELTEX: £243, £196, £187(x2) Terrys Farm,  £230, £224, £203 Hawkin Hall,  £214, £209, £200, £195.50, £191 Top Field Farm,  £209, £190 Sunnyside,  £206(x2), £196, £180 Boscar Flats,  £206, £200, £184.50 Fordham Farm,  £200 Hallbankgate Farm,  £196, £187, £185 Cheney House Farm,  £190.50, £181 Ash Garth,  £190, £181 Marriforth,  £185.50 Far Whittles Farm,  £183 Moorriggs.  SUFFOLK: £223, £185 Green Croft,  £212 Waitby Farm,  £197, £175.50 Low Wood House,  £195 Boscar Flats,  £176 Swathburn,  £175 Town Head Farm.  TEXEL: £217(x2),  £197, £188 Boscar Flats,  £216, £202 Fordham Farm,  £203, £193, £183 Moorriggs,  £198, £192, £191.50, £175 Hawkin Hall,  £195, £192.50, £190.50 Green Croft,  £193.50 Terrys Farm,  £187 Rosgill Head,  £186, £182, £172 Hallbankgate Farm,  £184.50 Marriforth,  £184 Low Wood House,  £182, £174 Whitewall Farm,  £181 Bowes Cross Farm,  £175, £171.50, £170 Brogden Farm,  £170.50 East Unthank Farm,  £170 Foxton Livestock.  CHAROLLAIS: £206, £175 Copeland Row,  £176 Moorriggs.  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £199, £166 Kilnstown.  LLEYN: £187 Lockthwaite,  £174 Breaks Hall.  MULE: £176, £142 Kilnstown,  £160 Stoneriggs,  £150 Asby Grange.  ROMNEY: £174, £173 Breaks Hall.  ROUGE : £160 Bowes Cross Farm,  £150 East Upper Priestside.  BLUE TEXEL: £154 Buddle House.  DUTCH SPOTTED: £152 Decklyn.  HILL CHEVIOT: £145 Low Wood House.  BLACKFACE: £124.50 Decklyn.  ROUGH FELL: £108 Crooksbeck.

Prime Lambs

P/Kg

BELTEX: 501.4p, 475.7p, 466.2p, 458.1p, 455.4p, 423p Far Whittles Farm,  490.5p, 479.1p, 466.7p, 439.p Boscar Flats,  487.8p, 477.5p, 476.8p, 475.6p Top Field Farm,  486p, 4561p Terrys Farm,  483.3p, 448p Hawkin Hall,  479.1p, 454.5p, 429.1p, 421.6p Fordham Farm,  478p, 445.2p, 423.8p Cheney House Farm,  475p Sunnyside,  463.4p, 441.5p Marriforth,  456.1p Terrys Farm,  453.6p, 431p Ash Garth,  435.7p, 434.1p Moorriggs,  434.8p Hallbankgate Farm,  431.7p Stripes Farm.  TEXEL: 431.9p, 415.9p, 393.9p Moorriggs,  421.3p, 397.7p, 383p Hawkin Hall,  420.8p, 400p Fordham Farm,  417.5p Winchester Lodge,  409.4p(x2), 408.7p Boscar Flats,  390.9p Hallbankgate Farm,  390.2p, 384.4p, 380.5p Marriforth,  390p, 385p, 381p Green Croft,  387p Terrys Farm,  386.4p, 381.1p, 380.4p Brogden Farm.  BLUE TEXEL: 394.9p Buddle House.  CHAROLLAIS: 384.6p Hall Farm House,  374.5p Moorriggs,  364.6p, 361.4p Copeland Row.  SUFFOLK: 375p Boscar Flats,  374.5p Swathburn,  371.7p, 362.7p Green Croft,  365.6p, 364.8p Low Wood House,  363.1p Marriforth,  360p Helbeck Farm.  ROUGE : 372.1p Bowes Cross Farm,  LLEYN: 370.2p Breaks Hall.  ROMNEY: 368.1p, 362.5p Breaks Hall.  MULE: 359.2p, 322.7p Kilnstown,  340.4p Stoneriggs,  319.1p Asby Grange.  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: 349.1p Kilnstown.  DUTCH SPOTTED: 346.3p East Upper Priestside.  HILL CHEVIOT: 337.2p Low Wood House.  BLACKFACE: 296.4p Decklyn.

Store Lambs

BELTEX: £157, £115, £110 Buddle House,  £128 Haithwaite,  £117 Lower Leazes Farm.  TEXEL: £119, £100 Sandford Hall,  £104 Wath Farm.  HILL CHEVIOT: £113 Bowlees Farm.  MULE: £109.50 East Unthank Farm.

Cast Sheep

Cast Ewes

TEXEL: £295, £262, £236 Far Whittles Farm,  £290 Marriforth,  £278 Whitewall Farm,  £268 Buddle House,  £266 Wheatdale Road,  £240 Ash Garth,  £240, £235 Shepherds Lodge,  £234, £226, £222 East Upper Priestside,  £232 Low Wood House,  £226 Street House,  £226 Breaks Hall,  £224 Bowes Cross Farm,  £224 Lower Leazes Farm,  £221(x2), Cheney House Farm.  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £265, £192 Kilnstown,  £222 Whitewall Farm,  £194 Hundith House,  BELTEX: £262 Boscar Flats,  £236 Marriforth,  £232, £220, £188 Far Whittles Farm,  £225, £200 Buckles Farm,  £202 East Upper Priestside,  £201 Ascot House,  £195 Terrys Farm,  £183 Castle Hill.  SUFFOLK: £206 Buckles Farm,  £178 Low Wood House,  £170 Ellergill.  LLEYN: £201, £160 Wharton Hall,  £191 Whingill.  MULE: £191 Brogden Farm,  £190, £187 Greenriggs,  £186 Hall Farm House,  £181 Fair View,  £170 Boscar Flats,  £170 South View,  £170 The Park Wall.  CHAROLLAIS: £188 Boscar Flats.  HILL CHEVIOT: £183 Low Wood House,  £152 Waitby Farm.  ROUGE : £180 Far Whittles Farm.  BADGER FACE TEXEL: £178 Greenside Farm.  RYELAND: £164 Heathercote Farm.  SWALEDALE: £135, £114 Copeland Row,  £128 The Park Wall,  £124 Keisley Farm,  £124 Whitewall Farm,  £120 Asby Grange,  £113 Sandwath Farm,  £110 Rigg Farm,  £110 Decklyn.  ROUGH FELL: £134 High Wood End,  £125 Greenside Farm,  £124 West Fell View.  SHETLAND: £80 White Hurworth Farm. 

Cast Sheep

Cast Tups

TEXEL: £268 Low Wood House,  £248 Bridge Street.  BELTEX: £240 Red House Farm.  HILL CHEVIOT: £220 Scar Sykes Farm,  £192 Low Wood House.  ROUGH FELL: £151 Galloper Park. SWALEDALE: £140 Bridge Street, £134, £133 Shepherds Lodge,  £132(x2) Highfield House.