Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart Held Their Weekly Sale Of Prime Sheep On Tuesday Evening When 2739 Sheep Where Forward Consisting Of 1724 prime lambs Lambs and 1015 Cast Sheep.

Topping the sale at £234 on two separate occasions was firstly for a 50kg Texel cross lamb from Messrs Bainbridge, Bonnygate Farm, Soulby, which was bough by Lancashire Direct Halal Meat, Blackburn.

And also making £234 was a 54kg Texel cross lamb from Messrs Sayer, Musgrave House, Great Musgrave which was bought by Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

Topping at 551.3p/kg where a pen of three 39kg Beltex lambs which made £215 from Charlotte & Georgia Davies, Top Field Farm, Gaddesby.

This home also sold a pen of seven 40kg at £206 (515p/kg) and a pen of thirteen 41kg at £204 (497.6p/kg) and a pen of three 53kg at £214.

Messrs Blandford, Mayfields Farm, Hereford sold a pen of three 43kg Beltex cross lambs to make £218 (507p/kg) with two pens of 44kg at £211 and £210, a pen of seven 42kg at £209 (497.6p/kg), a pen of four 41kg at £208 (507.3p/kg) a pen of seven 42kg at £205, 41kg at £204, a pen of ten 44kg at £203, and a pen of four 40kg at £200 (500p/kg).

Messrs Sutcliffe, Church Farm, Carlton In Cleveland sold a pen of six 42kg at £212 (504.8p/kg) a pen of six 43kg at £206 and a pen of six 42kg at £205.

Messrs Pickard, Cheney House Farm, Queniborough sold a pen of nine 40kg at £207 (517.5p/kg) and a pen of twenty six 40kg at £196 (490p/kg) and a pen of twenty five 40kg at £192 (480p/kg).

Messrs Foster, Fordham Farm, York sold a pen of twelve 42kg at £204, and a pen of six 41kg at £204 (497.6p/kg).

JoJo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York sold a pen of six 41kg at £202 (492.7p/kg).

Suffolk cross lambs topped at £230 for a pair of 75kg from Messrs Brass, Bridge End Farm, Soulby.

Suffolk cross lambs also topped at 388.3p/kg for a pen of 47kg which made £182.50 from Messrs Beveridge, Low West House Farm, Tow Law.

Mule lambs topped at £172 and 351p/kg for a pen of eight 49kg from Messrs Heron, Eastfield Farm, Warcop.

An unbelievable SQQ average of 396.67p/kg and an overall average of 390.8p/kg and £168.05 was achieved which is a massive 81p/kg dearer than the same week last year, which equates to £33.35 per head up on the year!

Thirty pens and 141 lambs sold between £200 - £234.

Sixty seven pens and 336 lambs sold between £190 - £234.

Seven pens and 36 lambs sold between 500 - 551p/kg.

Fourty eight pens and 365 lambs sold between 450 – 551p/kg.

Consignment Averages
Tot Hds		Weight	P/Kg	£/Head	Vendor
4	@	72kg	306.9p	£  221.00	MR Philip Brass, Kirkby Stephen
60	@	42.3kg	483.4p	£  204.65	MESR B Blandford & Sons, Ledbury
40	@	41.4kg	485p	£  200.93	C & G Davies, Leicester
9	@	50.4kg	391.2p	£  197.33	MR P G Sayer, Kirkby Stephen
11	@	41kg	479.4p	£  196.55	JM Andrews, York
56	@	42.9kg	449.7p	£  193.04	A R Sutcliffe, Middlesborough
18	@	50.9kg	376.4p	£  191.78	B & S Teasdale & Son, Bishop Auckland
56	@	44.1kg	432.4p	£  190.71	MR C W Foster, York
12	@	49.5kg	384p	£  190.08	Mr M Blacklidge, Richmond
6	@	44.3kg	425.9p	£  188.83	MESR JC Bainbridge & Sons, Kirkby Stephen
15	@	49.1kg	382.6p	£  187.97	MESR S & C Gill, Barnard Castle
16	@	40.6kg	457.4p	£  185.81	P A & N S Tattersall, York
160	@	40.6kg	456.1p	£  185.05	WF & RCM Pickard, Leicestershire
64	@	43kg	430.6p	£  185.04	T Hill & R Wright, Doncaster
59	@	39kg	461p	£  179.95	G E & V H Slater & Sons, Macclesfield
37	@	48.5kg	364.2p	£  176.77	W M Heron & Sons Ltd, Appleby In Westmorland
9	@	45.6kg	387.9p	£  176.72	MR N Beveridge, Bishop Auckland
27	@	43.5kg	404.9p	£  176.19	MESSR LC & D Wearmouth, Middleton in Teesdale
47	@	46.9kg	373.7p	£  175.18	MESR G W Longrigg & Sons, Appleby In Westmorland

Cast Sheep

Cast Sheep topped at £290 for a Texel cross ewe from Messrs Pickard, Cheney House Farm, Queniborough.

Messrs Askwith, Middle Mown Meadows, Crook sold a pair of Texel cross ewes to make £280 with this home also selling a pair of Beltex cross ewes to make £265.

Messrs Barker, Middle Bank End Farm sold Texel cross ewes to £280.

Suffolk ewes topped at £235 for a pair from Messrs Brass, Bridge End Farm, Soulby.

Mule ewes topped at £187 for a pen from Messrs Bell, Hallbankgate Farm, Brampton.

Rough Fell ewes topped at £155 and £153 for a pair from Messrs Dodd, Manor Court, Kirkby Stephen.

Swaledale ewes topped at £148 for a pen of four from Messrs Buckle, Bleathgill, Barras.

Prime Lambs

Price Per Head

TEXEL: £234, £195, £191, £190 Musgrave House,  £234, £218, £180 Bonnygate Farm,  £209, £180 Bowes Cross Farm,  £201, £196 River View,  £199 Bankwood,  £196 Highfield,  £195, £185, £181 West Briscoe,  £195 Town Farm,  £195, £192, £191, £190 Lynsack Farm,  £193.50 Crossfell House,  £192.50 Helbeck Farm,  £192, £187 Cheney House Farm,  £192, £180 Belsay,  £191, £189 Parkside,  £190, £189 Green Croft,  £186 Low West House Farm,  £186, £182 Martindale Farm,  £185 Sandwath Farm,  £184.50, £184 Fordham Farm,  £183, £181.50 Eastfield Farm,  £183 Mill Farm,  £183 Marriforth,  £182 East Upper Priestside,  £181.50 Hardendale Hall,  £180 Grains O Beck,  £180 New Hall Farm,  £180 West End Farm.  SUFFOLK: £230, £212 Bridge End Farm,  £190.50 Green Croft,  £182.50 Low West House Farm,  £180 Bridge End Farm,  £170.50 Hesket Demain,  £162 Helbeck Farm,  £162 Blue Grass.  BELTEX: £218, £211, £210, £209, £208, £205, £204, £203, £200(x2), £199 Mayfields Farm,  £215, £214, £206, £204, £200 Top Field Farm,  £212, £206, £205, £199, £198, £196, £190 Church Farm,  £207, £196, £192, £190 Cheney House Farm,  £204(x2), £196 Fordham Farm,  £202, £190 Boscar Flats,  £202, £195, £194 Town Farm,  £198 Musgrave House,  £195.50, £195, £194.50, £194 Mill Farm.  ROUGE : £199 Bowes Cross Farm.  ROMNEY: £188, £176, £175.50 Breaks Hall.  CHAROLLAIS: £184, £180.50 Bowes Cross Farm,  £180 Swarthymere,  £175 Low West House Farm.  BLUE TEXEL: £180, £178.50 Whiteley Hey Farm,  £170 Hopeshill,  £161 Wood House Farm.  DUTCH SPOTTED: £177, £170(x2) Hopeshill,  £173 Breaks Hall.  MULE: £172 Eastfield Farm,  £146 Park House Farm,  £143 Sandwath Farm,  £140 East Unthank Farm.  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £164 Villa Farm.  ZWARTBLES: £162 The Curtain.  BLACKFACE: £107.50 Middle Bank End Farm.  SWALEDALE: £100 The Close.

Prime Lambs

P/Kg

BELTEX: 551.3p, 515p, 497.6p, 470p, 454.5p Top Field Farm,  517.5p, 490p, 487.2p, 480p, 465p, 455p Cheney House Farm,  507.3p, 507p, 500p, 497.6p(x2), 488.1p, 479.5p, 477.3p, 476.2p, 473.8p, 461.4p Mayfields Farm,  504.8p, 488.1p, 479.1p, 463.4p, 460.5p, 452.3p Church Farm,  497.6p, 485.7p, 455.8p Fordham Farm,  492.7p, 463.4p Boscar Flats,  487.5p, 485p, 479.5p, 461.8p, 454.5p Town Farm,  478.4p, 467.5p Whiteley Hey Farm,  465.5p, 464.3p, 463.1p, 461.9p Mill Farm,  453.7p Parkside.  BLUE TEXEL: 469.7p, 418.6p Whiteley Hey Farm,  390p, 380.5p Hopeshill.  TEXEL: 468p, 454.2p, 428.6p, 397.7p, 397.4p Bonnygate Farm,  446.3p, 403.5p, 389.5p Marriforth,  433.3p, 380p Musgrave House,  418.8p River View,  410.9p, 406.4p, 386.4p, 381p Parkside,  402.1p, 387.8p Green Croft,  401.1p, 395.3p, 383.3p Fordham Farm,  397.9p, 384p Cheney House Farm,  395.7p Low West House Farm,  393.6p, 393.5p West Briscoe,  387.8p Ellergill,  386.4p(x2), 381.3p Mill Farm,  382.6p Crossfell House,  382p Lynsack Farm,  380p Bowes Cross Farm.  CHAROLLAIS: 392.4p, 391.5p Bowes Cross Farm,  383p, 373.2p(x2) Swarthymere,  380.4p Low West House Farm.  SUFFOLK: 388.3p Low West House Farm,  375p Bridge End Farm,  373.5p Green Croft,  362.8p Hesket Demain,  360p Helbeck Farm.  DUTCH SPOTTED: 377.8p, 376.6p Hopeshill,  376.1p Breaks Hall.  ROUGE : 375.5p Bowes Cross Farm.  ROMNEY: 374.5p, 373.4p Breaks Hall.  MULE: 351p Eastfield Farm,  324.4p Park House Farm.  BLACKFACE: 316.2p Middle Bank End Farm.  SWALEDALE: 270.3p The Close.

Cast Sheep

Cast Ewes

TEXEL: £290, £260 Cheney House Farm,  £280, £230 Middle Bank End Farm,  £280, £224 Middle Mown Meadows,  £268, £260, £225 Top Field Farm,  £265 Parkside,  £250 Musgrave House,  £240 Easegill Head,  £240, £220 Vale Farm,  £235 Hallbankgate Farm,  £235(x2) Hardendale Hall,  £234 West End Farm,  £230 Bonnygate Farm,  £226 Swarthymere,  £226 New Hall Farm,  £225 Boscar Flats,  £225 Park House Farm.  BELTEX: £265, £220, £218, £200 Middle Mown Meadows,  £250 Low West House Farm,  £248, £200 Grassgill Lodge,  £218 Hallbankgate Farm.  SUFFOLK: £235 Bridge End Farm,  £214, £190 Low West House Farm,  £199 Whingill,  £196 Hallbankgate Farm.  LLEYN: £196 Bankwood,  £154 Whingill.  MULE: £187 Hallbankgate Farm,  £182 Sandwath Farm,  £181 Martindale Farm,  £171 Cocklake Farm.  HILL CHEVIOT: £159 Coupland Beck Farm,  £150 Hallbankgate Farm.  ROUGH FELL: £155, £153 Manor Court,  £142, £140 Hardendale Hall,  £140 Cocklake Farm.  SWALEDALE: £148 Bleathgill,  £120 East Unthank Farm,  £120 West Briscoe.  ROMNEY: £145 Middle Bank End Farm.  HAMPSHIRE DOWN: £140 Middle Bank End Farm.  BLACKFACE: £125 Middle Bank End Farm.  RYELAND: £121 Middle Bank End Farm.

Cast Sheep

Cast Tups

TEXEL: £198 Bridge End Farm.  £196 Coupland Beck Farm.  £180 East Mellwaters Farm.  ROUGH FELL: £183 Manor Court.  BELTEX: £152 East Mellwaters Farm.  SWALEDALE: £142 West Briscoe.  SHETLAND: £120 Middle Bank End Farm.