Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart Held Their Weekly Sale Of Prime Sheep On Tuesday Evening when 2822 sheep where forward, consisting of 2000 prime lambs and 882 cast sheep.

Topping the prime lambs at £213 was a 69kg Suffolk cross lamb from Messrs Bell, Hallbankgate Farm, Brampton.

Topping at 498.8p/kg where a pen of six 41kg Beltex cross lambs which made £204.50 from Jojo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York.

This home also sold a pen of thirteen 41kg lambs at £193 (470.7p/kg) a pen of seven 42kg at £194 (461.9p/kg) 46kg at £194 and a pen of six 40kg at £180 (450p/kg).

Messrs Sutcliffe, Church Farm, Carlton in Cleveland sold a pen of ten 40kg Beltex cross lambs to make £199 (497.8p/kg).

With another pen of eight 43kg making £190 and a pen of eight 41kg at £187 (456.1p/kg), and 49kg at £190.

Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon sold Texel cross lambs to £211, with this home selling a pen of eleven 54kg mule lambs to £161.50 (299.1p/kg).

Messrs Bell, Hallbankgate Farm, Brampton sold 59kg Texel cross lambs to £201.

Twenty eight pens and 108 lambs sold between £180 - £213.

Twenty two pens and 117 lambs sold between 400 – 498p/kg.

Another leading SQQ average of 331.5p/kg and an overall average of 320p/kg was achieved.

Consignment Averages
Tot Hds		Weight	P/Kg	£/Head	Vendor
46	@	41.9kg	443.8p	£185.91	JM Andrews, York
60	@	41.9kg	435.2p	£182.48	A R Sutcliffe, Middlesborough
48	@	52.3kg	310p	£162.08	B&S Teasdale & Son, Bishop Auckland
21	@	50.8kg	319.1p	£162	IT Bell, Brampton
30	@	42.7kg	366.9p	£156.53	Messrs JS&JO Dodd, Penrith
34	@	49.9kg	312.7p	£156.18	Mr J Pritchard, Newcastle
8	@	51.5kg	304.7p	£155.75	Mr RJ Tiplady, Barnard Castle
182	@	47kg	325.6p	£153.18	Messrs E&EM Fairburn, Ripon
10	@	49.9kg	306.6p	£153	P&E Chester, Kirkby Stephen
38	@	44.8kg	341.1p	£152.87	F&MP Allinson & Son, Barnard Castle
32	@	43.3kg	363.2p	£152.44	Messrs Fell, Keswick
186	@	45.5kg	333.7p	£152.12	L Skelton & Son, Maryport

Cast Sheep

Cast Sheep where a much stronger trade for all classes than recently seen.

Topping at £252 was a Texel ewe from Messrs Tallentire, High Griseburn, Asby.

Messrs Foster, West End Farm, Barnard Castle sold Texel cross ewes to £246 and £240.

Messrs Smith, Kelmore Hill Farm, Workington sold Texel cross ewes to £244.

Beltex cross ewes sold to £212 for a pen of three from Messrs Brunskill, Chapel House Farm, Crosby Garret.

Blue Texel ewes sold to £210 from Messrs Davies, Low Trough Farm, Bishop Auckland.

Mule ewes sold to £171 from Messrs Addison, West Stoney Keld, Barnard Castle.

Messrs Little, Row End Farm, Soulby sold a pen of eight mule ewes to make £170.

Rough Fell ewes sold to £148 from Messrs Law, Crooksbeck, Ravenstonedale

Swaledale ewes sold to £120 from Messrs Smith, Kelmore Hill Farm, Workington.

Cast Rams sold to £220 for a pair of Texels from Messrs Brunskill, Chapel House Farm.

Prime Lambs

Price Per Head

SUFFOLK: £213, £157 Hallbankgate Farm.  £153 New View Farm.  £148 Low House.  £148 White House.  £146 Hillcrest.  £145 Stoneriggs.  TEXEL: £211, £182, £162, £161, £158 Marriforth.  £201, £186, £160, £159 Hallbankgate Farm.  £190 Stoneriggs.  £189, £181 Eastfield Farm.  £189, £175, £170, £165, £156 Lynsack Farm.  £187, £157 Eden Flatt.  £184, £163, £160, £159 Low House. £180, £155 Grange Hall.  £179, £168, £156 Red House Farm.  £176 Grassgill Lodge.  £170 Boscar Flats.  £168, £165 Grove House Farm.  £165 Raisgill Hall.  £164 West Briscoe.  £163, £155(x2) Evistones Farm.  £163 School Farm.  £160 Bowes Cross Farm.  £159 Haithwaite.  £159 Park Farm.  £157 Crossfell House.  £156(x2) Buddle House.  £155 Fountain Head.  BELTEX: £205, £194(x2), £193, £187, £185, £180 Boscar Flats.  £199, £190(x2), £187, £186, £181(x2), £172, £171, £162 Church Farm.  £181, £165 Stoneriggs.  £180, £174(x2), £165 Marriforth.  £178, £169, £166 Low House.  £176 Skylin.  £166, £160 West Briscoe.  £165, £161 Grange Hall.  £165 Westwick Farm.  £163, £161 Moorriggs.  £160(x2) Park Farm.  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £172 Langwathby Hall.  DUTCH TEXEL: £165, £145 Chapel Farm.  ROUGE : £165, £160, £156 Chapel Farm.  BLUE TEXEL: £164 Church Farm.  £142 Haithwaite.  £141 Stoneriggs.  MULE: £162, £143 Marriforth.  £146, £145 Eastfield Farm.  £134 Villa Farm.  £130 Raisgill Hall.  DUTCH SPOTTED: £161 Stoneriggs.  £143 Lady Anne Drive.  CHAROLLAIS: £155, £140(x2) Orchard Farm.  £150 Westwick Farm.  ROMNEY: £147, £136 Breaks Hall.  LLEYN: £143 Brooklyn.  BADGER FACE TEXEL: £141 Stoneriggs.  HILL CHEVIOT: £140 Villa Farm.  £131 Westwick Farm.  SWALEDALE: £100 Buddle House.  £90 Stoneriggs.  ROUGH FELL: £85 Crooksbeck.

Prime Lambs

P/Kg

BELTEX: 498.8p, 470.7p, 461.9p, 450p, 425p, 421.7p, 420.5p Boscar Flats.  497.5p, 456.1p, 450p, 441.9p, 432.6p, 420.9p Church Farm.  434.1p Low House.  419p Skylin.  ROUGE : 410.3p, 392.9p, 371.4p Chapel Farm.  BLUE TEXEL: 400p Church Farm.  335.7p Stoneriggs.  TEXEL: 361.7p Boscar Flats.  354.8p Marriforth.  354.4p Bowes Cross Farm.  351.2p High Moor.  350p, 340.9p, 338.3p, 334.5p, 333.3p Low House.  350p Park Farm.  348.8p(x2), 346.2p Grange Hall.  348.8p Haithwaite.  340.7p, 333.3p, 330.4p Hallbankgate Farm.  336p, 333.3p Stoneriggs.  333.3p, 332p Westwick Farm.  DUTCH TEXEL: 343.8p, 337.2p Chapel Farm.  DUTCH SPOTTED: 328.6p Stoneriggs.  BADGER FACE TEXEL: 327.9p Stoneriggs.  SUFFOLK: 327.1p, 308.7p Hallbankgate Farm.  315.2p Stoneriggs.  308.3p Low House.  303.1p, 302.2p Hillcrest.  300p New View Farm.  CHAROLLAIS: 318.2p(x2), 316.3p Orchard Farm.  HILL CHEVIOT: 312.5p Low Deepslack.  300p High Griseburn.  LLEYN: 303.2p Brooklyn.  MULE: 299.1p, 286p Marriforth.  284.3p, 280.8p Eastfield Farm.  277.2p Villa Farm.  275p East Unthank Farm.  ROMNEY: 294.6p, 293p Breaks Hall.  SWALEDALE: 257.1p Stoneriggs.  250p Buddle House.  ROUGH FELL: 229.7p Crooksbeck.

Cast Sheep

Cast Ewes

TEXEL: £252, £184, £180 High Griseburn.  £246, £240 West End Farm.  £244, £220, £194, £184 Kelmore Hill Farm.  £232, £199, £191, £180 Hallbankgate Farm.  £230, £199 Moorriggs.  £214 Jerusalem Farm.  £214(x2) School Farm.  £200, £180(x2) Fountain Head.  £188, £181 New View Farm.  £184 Row End Farm.  £184 Hillcrest.  BELTEX: £212, £172 Chapel House Farm.  £208 High Ploughlands.  £180 Bowes Cross Farm.  £178 Goodlie Hill Cottage.  £172 East Mellwaters Farm.  BLUE TEXEL: £210 Low Trough Farm.  £190 High Ploughlands.  CHAROLLAIS: £199 Orchard Farm.  £161 Kelmore Hill Farm.  MULE: £171 West Stoney Keld.  £170 Row End Farm.  £163 School Farm.  £155 Kelmore Hill Farm.  £152 Hillcrest. SUFFOLK: £171, £166, £150 Hallbankgate Farm.  £152 Bridge End Farm.  HILL CHEVIOT: £148 Jerusalem Farm.  £138(x2) Hallbankgate Farm.  DORSET: £148 Abbotts Close Farm.  ROUGH FELL: £148 Crooksbeck.  £120(x2), £110 Raisgill Hall.  £116 Cocklake Farm.  LLEYN: £124 Fell View.  £100 East Mellwaters Farm.  SWALEDALE: £120, £106 Kelmore Hill Farm.  £117 Fountain Head.  £104 Dousgill Farm.  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £110 Villa Farm.  HERDWICK: £100 Kelmore Hill Farm.

Cast Sheep

Cast Tups

TEXEL: £220 Chapel House Farm.  £218 The Park Wall.  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £200 Whingill.  SWALEDALE: £120 Hillcrest.  HERDWICK: £112 Whiley Hill Farm.