Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart Held Their Weekly Sale Of Prime Sheep On Tuesday Evening When 3397 sheep consisting of 2462 prime lambs and 935 cast sheep.

Topping at £215 and 524.4p/kg were a pen of five 41kg Beltex cross lambs from Jojo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York.

This home also sold 61kg Texel cross lambs to £215 and a pen of four 40kg at £194 (485p/kg)

Messrs Barnes, Hawkin Hall, Carnforth sold a pair of 43kg Beltex cross to make £214 (497.7p/kg), with 53kg making £213 (401.9p/kg), 60kg Blue Texel cross making £211 from this home.

Charlotte and Georgia Davies, Top Field Farm, Leicester sold a pen of fourteen 41kg Beltex cross to make £209 (509.8p/kg).

Messrs Bainbridge, Bonnygate Farm, Soulby sold a pen of four 40kg to make £206 (515p/kg)

Messrs Sutcliffe, Church Farm, Carlton in Cleveland sold a pen of five 41kg Beltex cross lambs to make £207 (504.9p/kg) with this home also selling a pen of eight 42kg at £205 (488.1p/kg), a pen of ten 41kg to make £202 (492.7p/kg) and a pen of seven 41kg making £200 (487.8p/kg.)

Messrs Dodd, Skylin, Temple Sowerby sold a pen of six 41kg to £207 (504.9p/kg).

Messrs Todd, Crosby Hall, Crosby Ravensworth sold a pen of four 43kg to make £208 (483.7p/kg) with a pen of five 40kg making £200 (500p/kg).

Messrs Pickard, Cheney House Farm, Leicestershire sold a pen of sixteen 41kg to £203 (495.1p/kg) with a pen of fourteen 39kg making £187.50 (480.8p/kg).

Craig Douglas, Wetheriggs Farm, Penrith sold 56kg Texel cross lambs to £208.

Charollais cross lambs sold to £180 and 383p/kg for 47kg from Jojo Andrews, Boscar Flats.

Mule lambs sold to £148 from Messrs Procter, Hillcrest, Great Musgrave.

Mules also topped at 307.1p/kg for a pen of fifteen 42kg which made £129 from Messrs Medd, West Whorley Hill, Darlington.

Messrs Luck, Milestone House, Barnard Castle sold a pen of 47kg Mules to make £144 (306.4p/kg)

Swaledale lambs sold to £134 and 297.8p/kg from Messrs Procter, Hillcrest, Great Musgrave.

An SQQ average of 342.4p/kg and an overall average of 340p/kg was achieved!

22 pens and 98 lambs sold between £200-£215

66 pens and 338 lambs sold between £180-£215

37 pend and 317 lambs sold between 420p-524p/kg,

Consignment Averages
Tot Hds        Weight    P/Kg    £/Head    Vendor
60    @    42kg    474p    £199.33    AR Sutcliffe, Carlton in Cleveland
16    @    48.3kg    406.7p    £196.50    B&AC Barnes, Carnforth
20    @    42.1kg    459.8p    £193.80    JS&JO Dodd, Temple Sowerby
33    @    45.1kg    427p    £192.82    JM Andrews, York
59    @    40.7kg    473.5p    £192.77    C&G Davies, Leicester
129    @    41.3kg    446.6p    £184.49    WF&RCM Pickard, Leicestershire
45    @    42.9kg    428.5p    £183.78    RG Todd, Crosby Ravensworth
21    @    42.3kg    429.8p    £181.81    JC Bainbridge, Soulby
35    @    46.7kg    364.6p    £170.31    F&MP Allinson & son, Barnard Castle
22    @    49kg    346.9p    £170.00    WA Stephenson, Bishop Auckland

Our annual young handlers competition took place with a fantastic turn out from the handlers put before our two judges Stacy Longrigg, Breaks Hall Farm and Melanie Waugh, Kilnstown Farm who made the following awards –

6 years and under

1^st Harry Armstrong, Park House aged 2

7-10 years

1^st Luca Barnes, Wild Boar Barn aged 9

2^nd Jack Pedley, Prospect Farm Cottage aged 10

3^rd Lucie Winder, Greenside Farm aged 10

11-16 years

1^st Leah Walton, Goodlie Hill Cottage aged 14

2^nd Katie Winder, Greenside Farm aged 12

3^rd Jamie Walton, Goodlie Hill Cottage aged 12

front row L-R Luca Barnes, Harry Armstrong & Leah Walton
Middle Row L-R Katy Pedley, Pippa Armstrong, Annie Armstrong
Back Row L-R Melanie Waugh, Katie Winder, Jamie Walton, Jack Pedley, Lucie Winder and Stacy Longrigg

Cast Sheep

Cast Sheep topped at £270 on two separate occasions both for Texel ewes from Messrs Teward, Fair View, Barnard Castle, and from Messrs Brogden, Helbeck Farm, Brough.

Messrs Smithson, Skelcies Hall, Kirkby Stephen sold a pair of Rouge ewes to £246.

Charlotte & Georgia Davies, Top Field Farm, Leicester sold a pen of five Texel cross ewes to make £230.

Messrs Lee, Carkin Moor Farm, Richmond sold Beltex cross ewes to £230 with another pen of seven Beltex cross ewes making £228 from this home.

Mule ewes sold to £187 for a pen from Messrs Chappelhow, Friendship Farm, Appleby.

Swaledale ewes topped at £132 from Messrs Bell, The Pry, Barnard Castle.

Prime Lambs

Price Per Head

BELTEX: £215, £201, £194, £190 Boscar Flats,  £214, £213, £200, £199, £195, £191 Hawkin Hall,  £209, £190, £187.50, £185 Top Field Farm,  £208, £200, £194.50, £191, £181 Crosby Hall,  £207, £195.50, £192 Skylin,  £207, £205, £202, £200, £199, £196.50, £195,(x2),  £190 Church Farm,  £206, £193, £190 Bonnygate Farm,  £203, £201, £189, £187.50, £183.50 Cheney House Farm,  £197, £183 West Briscoe, TEXEL: £215, £200, £191(x2),  £190, £170 Boscar Flats,  £208, £196 Wetheriggs Farm,  £195, £190 Buddle House,  £195, £171.50 Hillcrest,  £195 Home Farm,  £194, £175 Grassgill Lodge,  £193 Barrowmoor Farm,  £190, £188, £174.50 Cheney House Farm,  £189 Low Deepslack,  £186, £183, £172 West Briscoe,  £182 Greenside Farm,  £175 Keld Farm,  £174 Park House,  £173 Green Farm,  £173, £170 The Buildings Farm,  £172 Gillses Farm,  £171 Crossfell House,  £171 Eden Flatt,  £170.50 Hawkin Hall,  £170.50 Hardberry Hill Farm,  £170 Green Croft,  £170 Rudd Hills,  £170 Crawleas Farm,  £170 Stoneriggs,  £170 Amersber Cottage,  BLUE TEXEL: £211 Hawkin Hall,  £200, £166, £164 Asby Grange,  £174 Prospect Farm Cottage,  £172 Grassgill Lodge,  ROUGE : £205, £188, £158 Skelcies Hall,  SUFFOLK: £181 Hillcrest,  £177, £162.50 Villa Farm,  £172, £155.50 Helbeck Farm,  £171 Fair View,  £168, £151 Grassgill Lodge,  £168, £156 West Whorley Hill,  £163.50 Green Croft,  £152 Searchlight Farm,  £151 Carpool Farm,  CHAROLLAIS: £180 Boscar Flats,  £170 Barrowmoor Farm,  £170 Grassgill Lodge,  DUTCH SPOTTED: £170 Wild Boar Barn,  £162.50 Breaks Hall,  ROMNEY: £160, £155.50 Breaks Hall,  MULE: £148 Hillcrest,  £147.50 Whitewall Farm,  £144 Milestone House,  £139.50 Asby Grange,  £139 Ellergill,  £138 Villa Farm,  £135 Keisley Farm,  BADGER FACE TEXEL: £141 Prospect Farm Cottage,  SWALEDALE: £134 Hillcrest,  £115 Buddle House,  DORSET: £129(x2) Hollow Green Farm,  HILL CHEVIOT: £120.50 Low Greenside.

Prime Lambs

P/Kg

BELTEX: 524.4p, 485p, 475p, 456.8p Boscar Flats,  515p, 441.9p, 421.4p Bonnygate Farm,  509.8p, 468.8p, 463.4p, 451.2p Top Field Farm,  504.9p, 465.5p Skylin,  504.9p, 492.7p, 488.1p, 487.8p, 479.3p, 462.8p, 453.5p, 443.2p, 431.8p Church Farm,  500p, 483.7p, 464.1p, 463.1p, 434.1p Crosby Hall,  497.7p, 444.2p Hawkin Hall,  495.1p, 480.8p, 472.5p, 447.5p, 436.9p Cheney House Farm,  430.8p Hall Farm House,  TEXEL: 425.6p, 383.7p, 372.5p Cheney House Farm,  421.1p, 361.1p Buddle House,  415.2p, 413p, 377.8p, 360.4p, 357.1p, 352.5p Boscar Flats,  407.3p Skylin,  390.2p Town End Farm,  382.9p, 351.1p Starrah,  381.3p, 366p, 350.9p West Briscoe,  371.4p Wetheriggs Farm,  368.9p Crossfell House,  368.4p Goodlie Hill Cottage,  362.5p Park House,  362.1p Goodlie Hill Farm,  360.6p Stoneriggs,  357.8p, 356.5p Crosby Hall,  357.4p Whitewall Farm,  357.4p Town End Farm,  357.1p Greenside Farm,  354.5p The Buildings Farm,  353.3p Breaks Hall,  351p Green Farm,  350.9p Barrowmoor Farm,  BLUE TEXEL: 404.7p Prospect Farm Cottage,  400p, 395.2p Asby Grange,  358.3p Grassgill Lodge,  351.7p Hawkin Hall,  CHAROLLAIS: 383p Boscar Flats,  361.7p Grassgill Lodge,  340p Barrowmoor Farm,  DUTCH SPOTTED: 377.8p Wild Boar Barn,  353.3p Breaks Hall,  ROUGE : 353.4p, 343.5p Skelcies Hall,  SUFFOLK: 350p, 328.3p Grassgill Lodge,  330.4p Searchlight Farm,  329.1p, 325p Hillcrest,  327.9p Blue Grass,  327.8p, 325p Villa Farm,  ROMNEY: 340.4p, 330.9p Breaks Hall,  BADGER FACE TEXEL: 320.5p Prospect Farm Cottage,  HILL CHEVIOT: 317.1p Low Greenside,  MULE: 307.1p West Whorley Hill,  306.4p Milestone House,  301p Whitewall Farm,  300p Keisley Farm,  SWALEDALE: 297.8p Hillcrest,  287.5p Buddle House,  248.5p The Close.

Cast Sheep

Cast Ewes

TEXEL: £270, £220 Helbeck Farm,  £270 Fair View,  £230, £204 Top Field Farm,  £230 Stoneriggs,  £220 Skylin,  £212 Hillcrest,  £212 Carkin Moor Farm,  £210, £206 Cheney House Farm,  £200 Chapel Farm,  ROUGE : £246 Skelcies Hall,  BELTEX: £230, £228, £187 Carkin Moor Farm,  £220, £180 Chapel Farm,  £190 Skylin,  £188 Grassgill Lodge,  BLUE TEXEL: £220 Carkin Moor Farm,  SUFFOLK: £218 Carkin Moor Farm,  £218 Copeland Row,  MULE: £187 Friendship Farm,  £185 East Friar House Farm,  £180 Martindale Farm,  £180 Dousgill Farm,  £173 Cotegill Barn,  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £176 Whinfell Terrace,  £154 Ellergill,  HILL CHEVIOT: £169 Helbeck Farm,  £159 Coupland Beck Farm,  £142 East Mellwaters Farm,  TEESWATER: £150 The Pry,  SWALEDALE: £132 The Pry,  £124 The Close,  £110 Bleathgill,  £109 Kilnstown,  £100 West Briscoe,  KERRY HILL: £124 Copeland Row,  ROUGH FELL: £115 Whinfell Terrace,  VALAIS BLACKNOSE: £70 Sandford Hall,  SHETLAND: £64 Hollow Green Farm,

Cast Sheep

Cast Tups

Texel: £200 Carkin Moor Farm, Swaledale: £121 Grains O Beck.