Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart Held Their Weekly Sale Of Prime Sheep On Tuesday Evening When 3178 sheep consisting of 2068 prime lambs, 666 cast sheep and 444 store lambs.

Topping the sale at £235 was a 66kg Suffolk cross lamb from Louise Todd, Manor Farm, Market Rasen.

Topping at 516.7p/kg where a pen of six 42kg Beltex cross lambs which made £217 from Messrs Foster, Fordham Farm, York.

With this home also selling 45kg to £216, and a pen of eight 42kg at £213.50 (508.3p/kg) and a pen of thirteen 43kg at £210.

Messrs Blandford, Mayfields Farm, Herefordshire sold a pair of 44kg to make £215 with two pens of five and four 40kg to £206 (515p/kg). A pen of four 43kg at £211, a pen of twelve 41kg at £206 (502.4p/kg) four 43kg at £207, eight 41kg at £205 (500p/kg) six 40kg at £201 (502.5p/kg) two pens of eight and seven 41kg at £204 (497.6p/kg).

This consignment of 60 lambs sold to average 41kg and a whopping £205.57 (501.4p/kg).

Messrs Skelton, Low House Maryport sold 39kg Beltex cross lambs to make £198 (507.7p/kg)

Charlotte Bowser, Nettleham Heath Farm made the trip up from Lincoln again to top at £234 for a 65kg Charollais cross lamb with this home also making £217 for a 58kg Charollais cross.

Louise Todd, Lincolnshire also travelled north once again with her consignment of 64 heavy lambs and sold 56kg Charollais cross lambs £220, 59kg to £222, a pen of 58kg at £216, and a pen of eight 54kg at £205.50.

Mule lambs topped at £181 for 53kg from Messrs Wilkinson, Bollihope Shield Farm, Frosterley.

Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon and Messrs Hodgson, Green Farm, Shap both sold pens of 50kg Mules to make £170 (340p/kg).

Messrs Pedley, Wood House Farm, Little Musgrave sold a pen of seven mules weighing 47kg to make £158.

Kilnstown Farms, Carlisle sold a pen of thirty seven mules weighing 46kg to make £150.

Will Birkbeck, Decklyn, Soulby sold 39kg Mules to make £142 (364.1p/kg) with this home also selling a pen of ten 35kg Blackfaced Lambs to make £115.50 (330p/kg).

Messrs Birkbeck, The Close, Kirkby Stephen sold a pen of four 38kg Swaledale lambs to make £110.

Once again Kirkby Stephen prime sheep ring delivered with all breeds from horned to smart continental cross, and all weighs from 31 – 66 kg selling to their optimum values.

Another massive SQQ average of 372.24p/kg and an overall average of 368p/kg and £163.70 was achieved for a more commercial show of lambs on offer.

Thirty seven pens and 118 lambs sold between £200 - £235

Fifty five pens and 224 lambs sold between £190 - £235

Eight pens and 50 lambs sold between 500 -516p/kg

Thirty four pens and 190 lambs sold between 420 -516p/kg

Consignment Averages
Tot Hds        Weight    P/Kg    £/Head    Vendor
60    @    41.1kg    500p     £  205.57     MESR B Blandford & Sons, Ledbury                                         
56    @    44.8kg    451.1p     £  201.88     MR C W Foster, York                                        
64    @    51.8kg    376.5p     £  195.08     Todd Farming, Market Rasen                            
24    @    43.8kg    431.3p     £  189.04     MESR JS & JO Dodd, Penrith                          
31    @    49.7kg    377.9p     £  187.84     CM Bowser, Lincolnshire                              
34    @    51.2kg    353.5p     £  181.03     WA Stephenson, Bishop Auckland                                 
15    @    51kg    353.9p     £  180.50     MESR G & K M Atkinson & Son, Appleby In Westmorland                                   
48    @    48.6kg    370.2p     £  179.83     JR & M Richardson, Darlington                          
6    @    47kg    381.6p     £  179.33     MESR D & JH Richardson, Kirkby Stephen                                 
34    @    48.5kg    366.8p     £  178.00     MESR D & V Hill, Appleby In Westmorland
13    @    49kg    360.4p     £  176.58     Messrs DF&MG Littlefair, Darlington      
11    @    47.5kg    370.3p     £  175.73     MESR Ellis Bros, Appleby In Westmorland
20    @    49.2kg    356.7p     £  175.30     MESR Teward, Darlington

Cast Sheep

Cast Sheep topped at £248 for Texel cross ewe from Messrs Kidd, Jardines, Penrith.

Messrs Littlefair, West Farm, Darlington sold Texel cross ewes to £245.

Sam Senior, Ulleskelf sold a pair of Texel cross ewes to £240.

Beltex cross ewes sold to £235 for a pen of three from Messrs Dodd, Skylin, Temple Sowerby.

Suffolk cross ewes sold to £230 from Messrs Skelton, Low House, Maryport.

Mule ewes sold to £196 from Messrs Birkbeck, Decklyn, Soulby.

Swaledale ewes topped at £138 for a pen of ten from Kilnstown Farms, Carlisle with this home also selling a pen of twenty two Swaledales to make £124

Cast Rams topped at £238 for a pair from Messrs Foster, West End Farm, Barnard Castle.

Prime Lambs

Price Per Head

SUFFOLK: £235, £218, £179,Manor Farm,  £191,Croft Place,  £191, £172,West Whorley Hill,  £187,Low House,  £185,Green Farm,  £183,Victoria Cottages,  £180,Etherley House,  £179,Stubsgill Farm,  £177,How Nook,  £172,New View Farm,  CHAROLLAIS: £234, £217, £199, £190, £185,Nettleham Heath Farm,  £220, £195, £194, £181,Manor Farm,  TEXEL: £222, £216, £210, £206, £198, £197, £183,Manor Farm,  £205, £186, £182,Fordham Farm,  £204, £198(x2) Marriforth,  £201,New Hall Farm,  £199, £181,Lady Anne Drive,  £195, £183,High Stennerskeugh,  £191, £182, £181, £180,Low House,  £191, £180,New View Farm,  £191,High Moor,  £190,Bleathgill,  £190, £189,Skylin,  £190,Langford Farm,  £189,Etherley House,  £185,Eden Flatt,  £185, £180(x2) Crawleas Farm,  £184,Stotley Hall Farm,  £184,Parkside,  £184,Green Farm,  £182,Dry Evers,  £182, £182,Brogden Farm,  £181,Green Farm,  BELTEX: £217, £216, £214, £210, £198, £191,Fordham Farm,  £215, £211, £207, £206(x3), £205, £204(x2), £201,Mayfields Farm,  £202, £190, £187, £186,Marriforth,  £200, £198, £194, £186, £181,Low House,  £195, £190,Skylin,  £190,Green Farm,  £190,Croft House Farm,  £190,Lansmere,  £185, £184,Nettleham Heath Farm,  £184,Matfen Estate Office,  £180,Hall Farm,  BLEU DU MAINE: £185,Croft Place,  MULE: £181, £140,Bollihope Shield Farm,  £170,Green Farm,  £170,Marriforth,  £167, £140,Keisley Farm,  £158,Wood House Farm,  £150,Kilnstown,  £143,Swathburn,  £142,Decklyn,  £140,Raisgill Hall,  ROUGE : £179,Bowes Cross Farm,  £163,Hall Farm,  BLUE TEXEL: £176,Low House,  £165,Bonny Rigg,  £160,Croft Place,  DUTCH SPOTTED: £171,Breaks Hall,  £161,Lady Anne Drive,  ROMNEY: £166,Breaks Hall,  HAMPSHIRE DOWN: £150,Windygate,  BADGER FACE TEXEL: £144,High Ploughlands,  HILL CHEVIOT: £140,Yew House,  BLACKFACE: £116,Decklyn,  SWALEDALE: £111,East Unthank Farm,  £110,The Close.

 

Prime Lambs

P/Kg

BELTEX: 516.7p, 508.3p, 488.4p, 480p, 430.4p, 424.4p Fordham Farm,  515p(x2), 502.5p, 502.4p, 500p, 497.6p (x2) ,  490.7p, 488.6p, 481.4p Mayfields Farm,  507.7p, 485p, 476.2p Low House,  475.6p, 441.9p Skylin,  475p, 469.8p, 466.3p, 452.4p Marriforth,  460p Matfen Estate Office,  452.4p Lansmere,  447.5p Moorriggs,  434.2p William Riddington Farming,  423.1p Castle Hill,  422.2p Croft House Farm,  TEXEL: 441.9p, 393.8p Skylin,  421.3p, 381.3p, 380.6p Manor Farm,  420p, 396p,(x2), 393.2p, 390.2p Marriforth,  413.6p, 409.1p, 406.4p, 393.5p, 381.4p Low House,  412.2p Castle Hill,  409.8p, 408.9p, 400p, 390.7p Parkside,  404.3p, 395.7p Fordham Farm,  389.8p High Moor,  386.4p, 384.1p, 381p Hall Farm,  381.5p, 380p Brogden Farm,  380.4p Lansmere,  BLUE TEXEL: 400p Low House,  375p Bonny Rigg,  CHAROLLAIS: 392.9p, 385.1p, 373.1p Manor Farm,  387.8p, 377.6p, 375.5p, 374.1p Nettleham Heath Farm,  SUFFOLK: 387.5p Mount View,  374p, 368.2p Low House,  372.9p, 363.3p Manor Farm,  365.3p Stubsgill Farm,  363p Victoria Cottages,  360.2p How Nook,  360p Etherley House,  ROUGE : 380.9p Bowes Cross Farm,  370.5p Hall Farm,  MULE: 364.1p Decklyn,  341.5p Bollihope Shield Farm,  340p Green Farm,  340p Marriforth,  336.2p Wood House Farm,  334p Keisley Farm,  333.3p Raisgill Hall,  DUTCH SPOTTED: 362.8p Breaks Hall,  357.8p Lady Anne Drive,  353.7p Decklyn,  ROMNEY: 353.2p Breaks Hall,  BLACKFACE: 330p Decklyn,  HAMPSHIRE DOWN: 326.1p Windygate,  SWALEDALE: 289.5p The Close,  284.6p East Unthank Farm,

Cast Sheep

Cast Ewes

TEXEL: £248,Jardines,  £245,West Farm,  £240,Wheatdale Road,  £234,West End Farm,  £233,Moorriggs,  £225,New View Farm,  £222, £220,Toft House,  £218,Stotley Hall Farm,  £212 Dereham Cottage,  £205,Low House,  £202,Stonecrest,  £200,Croft House Farm,  BELTEX: £235, £230,Skylin,  £218,Low Hall,  £210,Castle Hill,  SUFFOLK: £230,Low House,  £170,Wheatdale Road,  £160,New View Farm,  BLUE TEXEL: £220,Castle Hill,  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £210,East Unthank Farm,  £175,Keisley Farm,  MULE: £196,Decklyn,  £192,Whingill,  £178,Toby Hill Farm,  £174,Whitewall Farm,  £173,Victoria Cottages,  HILL CHEVIOT: £188, £182,Gaisgill Row Farm,  £162,Castle Hill,  LLEYN: £172,Whingill,  MASHAM: £170,Stone Cottage,  RYELAND: £152,Wheatdale Road,  EASYCARE: £145,Wheatdale Road,  SWALEDALE: £138,(x2), £124,Kilnstown,  £132,The Park Wall,  £131,Wood House Farm,  £118,Keisley Farm,  £115,Croft House Farm,  £110,High Stennerskeugh,  £110,Stone Cottage,  ROUGH FELL: £120,Crooksbeck,

Cast Sheep

Cast Tups

TEXEL: £238,West End Farm,  £208,Claylands Farm,  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £192,Stotley Hall Farm,  LLEYN: £190,Office Square.