Kirkby Stephen NEMSA Lamb Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen mart held their annual prize NEMSA show and sale of Gimmer Lambs on Friday 12^th September, where a catalogued entry of 7,805 lambs were on offer.

An fantastic overall sale average of £167.14 was achieved with this being £12.76 up on the year and includes many full consignments of lambs with a large percentage of running lambs forward within this average.

The sale topped at £650 for the a pen of ten lambs from Messrs Hutchinson, Redgate, Kirkby Stephen which were purchased by Ross Sizmur, Okehampton.

The overall championship was awarded to Messrs Hayton, Asby Grange, Great Asby which went on to sell for £450 to Messrs Brown, Leyburn.

(L-R) Emilie Handley & Amanda Wallbank for H&H Insurance, Aaron Kirby For Eden Farm Supplies, Referee John Ackonly, Alice Fawcett for H&H Land & Estates, Kevin Batty for Westmorland Accountants, Catherine Rane for Iansons, Consignor Robert Hayton, Peper Pratt for H&H, Stephen Huck for Carrs Billington and judges Mark Corner & Ellie Harris.

Messrs Capstick, Lockholme Hall, Ravenstonedale sold the second prized pen in the restricted class which went on to sell for £450 to Messrs Hewitt, Eskewbeck Farm, Lancaster.

Messrs Alderson, Howgill Grange, Baldersdale sold the firth prize pen to make £400 which were purchased by Messrs Holmes, Langton Gate, Appleby in Westmorland.

Messrs Brown, Asby Hall, Great Asby sold a pen of ten at £370 and another pen of 15 at £300 both selling to Messrs Winter, Appleby in Westmorland.

The Reserve Championship was awarded to the second prize pen in the open class to Messrs Dent, Greenriggs, Kirkby Stephen and was sold for £360 to Messrs Allen, Saltburn by the Sea.

Messrs Hutchinson, Redgate also sold two pens of ten to make £340.

A further three pens sold for £300 from Messrs Luck, Milestone House; Messrs Alderson, Howgill Grange and Kilnstown Farm.

The first prize small breeders rosette was awarded to Messrs Stepehnson, The Gables, Ravenstonedale which went on to sell for £280 and was purchased by Messrs Addison, The Oaks, Romaldkirk.

Buyers weren’t frighted to purchase large penfulls of tupping lambs with Kilnstown Farm selling a pen of 20 to make £225, with Messrs Buckle, Bleathgill selling a pen of 19 at £200 and a pen of 21 at £195.

Messrs Luck Milestone House sold two pens of 25 and 23 to make £198 with another pen of 25 making £195 from this home.

Messrs Hayton, Asby Grange and Messrs Fawcett, Argill House both sold pens of twenty to make £195.

Messrs Dent Greenriggs sold a pen of thirty to make £192. This home also won the Peter Pratt cup for the best run of Mule Gimmer lambs which was kindly judged by Ron & Fran Wilson.

The busiest ringsides of buyers seen for many years created a wonderful buzz around the ring reaffirming the popularity and great reputation the North of England Mule Sheep has before it. Credit must go to all our consigners who strive to breed top quality North of England Mule Gimmer Lambs which are fit to travel and perform anywhere in the country!

With many new and regular customers been in attendance travelling from Abeerdeen to Cornwall and from most other counties of the British isles. Plenty of potential buyers were in attendance with many other going away empty handed.

All classes of tupping lambs were in strong demand and the majority of the stronger tuppers selling between £190-£260.

Running lambs with colour and of good quality regularly sold between £150-£160 with most of the runners selling over £140.

A massive thanks goes out to all our buyers both local, and who travel the length and breadth of the country to Kirkby Stephen to source quality lambs, and to which we really are

appreciative to. We also thank and commend all our staff involved with the sale who all play a part by working as a team to make the sale such a success.

The show was kindly sponsored by Westmorland Accountants, Eden Farm Supplies (Brough) Ltd, Carrs Billington Agriculture, Dugdale Nutrition, I’Ansons, Shearwell Data, H & H Insurance Brokers, H & H Land & Estates.

Class 1 – Restricted to Members of Kirkby Stephen NEMSA Branch presenting no more than 200 lambs. 

1st –       Mr G Stephenson, The Gables

Receiving the William Dent Memorial Perpetual Trophy

2nd –      JH Capstick, Lockholme Hall

3rd -        Burrow & Rutter Armstrong, Langwathby Hall

4th –       C Hancock, Uldale               

5th –       T&SB Procter, Villa Farm

Class 2 – 10 Lambs open to all vendors

1st –       HR Hayton & Son, Asby Grange Receiving the Roly Hayton Memorial Perpetual Trophy

2nd –      W&CW Dent, Greenriggs

3rd –       JB&GE Luck & Son, Milestone House               

4th –       KA Brown & Sons, Asby Hall              

5th –       HW&MA Alderson & Son, Howgill Grange      

CHAMPION PEN - Receiving The Late C Jackson Perpetual Cup

Messrs HR Hayton & Son

RESERVE CHAMPION - H & H Perpetual Trophy

E&CW Dent, Greenriggs

Many thanks to our judges Mr Mark Corner, Northallerton and Miss Ellie Harris, Rugby with John Ackerley, Brampton carrying out the referee duties.

Ron & Fran Wilsom were given the difficult task of judging the best run of lambs, with the Peter Pratt perpetual trophy been awarded to Messrs Dent, Greenriggs, Kirkby Stephen.

Leading averages, 
10     @     £  220.00     Buckles Farm (J)              
107    @     £  204.82     Lockholme Hall                                      
201    @     £  198.81     Redgate                                    
160    @     £  196.43     Milestone House                                         
42     @     £  193.95     Keisley Farm                                         
151    @     £  191.68     Bleathgill                                           
30     @     £  190.00     Langwathby Hall                            
81     @     £  189.23     The Gables                                           
210    @     £  186.96     Greenriggs                                              
69     @     £  183.71     Whingill                                   
56     @     £  180.88     Buckles Farm (Messrs)                                        
50     @     £  179.00     Croft House Farm                                     
508   @     £  177.10     Kilnstown Farms Ltd                                     
40     @     £  175.25     Villa Farm                         
97     @     £  174.07     Argill House                                     
158   @     £  172.30     Hillcrest                                     
385   @     £  171.36     Asby Grange                                  
407   @     £  171.27     Asby Hall                         
67     @     £  170.00     High Stennerskeugh                                 

Leading Prices

£650, £340(x2), £260 Redgate. £450, £200, £190, £188, £178(x2) Lockholme Hall. £450, £280, £200, £195, £182, £175, £170(x2) Asby Grange. £400, £300, £220 Howgill Grange. £370, £300, £270, £192, £175(x2), £172 Asby Hall Mews. £360, £262, £192, £185, £182, £180, £174 Greenriggs. £300, £250, £225, £192, £190(x3), £178(x3), £175(x2), £172(x4) Kilnstown. £300, £198(x2), £195, £192, £180, £175 Milestone House. £280, £200, £175, £172, £170 The Gables. £260, £185, £178, £170 Uldale Farm.  £245 Villa Farm. £230, £202, £200, £195, £192, £188, £178, £172 Bleathgill. £225, £182, £176 Bowderdale Head. £222, £187, £180, £170(x2) Hillcrest. £220 Buckles Farm. £210, £192, £185 Keisley Farm. £210, £195, £170 Croft House Farm. £210, £180(x2) Langwathby Hall. £205, £180(x2), £176 Gillses Farm. £205, £195 Argill House. £200, £175 Ellergill. £200, £175, £174 Buckles Farm. £200, £180, £177, £176(x2), £174, £172(x3) West Stoney Keld. £198, £188, £180, £178 Whingill.  £195 Southwaite Farm. £190, £185, £175, £172, £170(x2) Eastfield Farm. £190, £180, £175 Park House Farm. £190, £180, £171 Swathburn. £190(x2) Thorney Gale. £188, £172 Cockleberry. £185, £180 High Stennerskeugh. £185, £180 Sandwath Farm. £185, £172 Gilts. £180 West Briscoe. £180 Prospect Farm. £178, £172 Brow Farm. £178, £175 Elm Pot. £170 Bents Farm.