Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday when 2918 were forward consisting of 2918 Prime Lambs and 676 Cast Sheep.

Topping the sale at £220 were a pair of 49kg Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm which were bought by Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

Topping at 551.4p/kg were a pair of 37kg Beltex cross lambs which made £204 from Messrs Askwith, Middle Mown Meadows, Crook, with this home also selling a pair of 42kg to make £206 (490.5p/kg), a pen of eight 42kg at £198.50 (472.6p/kg) and a pen of four 34kg at £160 (470.6p/kg)

Messrs Foster, Fordham Farm, York sold a pen of twelve 44kg to make £215 (488.6p/kg) with a pen of eleven 44kg making £200.

Messrs Fell, Chapel Farm, Keswick sold a pair of Dutch Texel cross lambs to make £203 (507.5p/kg) with this home also selling a pen of fourteen 41kg Rouge cross lambs to make £201.50 (491.5p/kg) and a pair of 40kg at £198 (495p/kg).

Charolais cross lambs topped at £196 and 455.8p/kg for 43kg from Messrs Wynne, Hall Farm House, Derbyshire.

Mule lambs topped at £155 from Messrs Huck, Church Farm, Skipton with this home also selling a pen of fourteen 55klg Mules to make £150.50.

A fantastic SQQ average of 342.5p/kg and an overall sale average of 318.4p/kg for 2918 lambs was achieved!!

Twenty pens and 93 lambs sold between £190-£220

Fifty- six pens and 264 lambs sold between £170 - £220

Twenty- one pens and 100 lambs sold between 450 – 551p/kg

Fourty pens and 222 lambs sold between 400-551p/kg

Cast Ewes topped at £264 for a Beltex cross ewe from Mr L Walton, Goodlie Hill Cottage, Great Asby.

Suffolk ewes sold to £250 from Sam Senior, Ulleskelf.

Swaledale ewes topped at £120 from Messrs Buckle, Bleathgill, Barras.

Cast Rams topped at £250 for a pen of three from East Mellwaters Farm, Barnard Castle.

Consignment Averages
Tot Hds		Weight	P/Kg	£/Head	Vendor
36	@	44.6kg	441.7p	£196.92	MR C W Foster, York
20	@	38.9kg	493.1p	£191.80	MESR Askwith, County Durham
44	@	41.6kg	457.4p	£190.25	MESR Fell, Keswick
20	@	42.2kg	422.2p	£177.95	MR John Maughan, Great Asby
13	@	46.4kg	375.1p	£174.00	MESR G Sowerby, Appleby In Westmorland
42	@	44kg	388.6p	£170.90	MESR JS & JO Dodd, Penrith
32	@	51.9kg	321.6p	£167.05	MR RN Strong, Pooley Bridge
16	@	46.3kg	357.4p	£165.31	MESR Somerville, Penrith
42	@	44.2kg	367.9p	£162.57	MESR R G Todd, Penrith
101	@	43kg	377.4p	£162.11	L Skelton & Son, Maryport
39	@	42.9kg	373.7p	£160.23	MESR T W Hunter, Annan

Prime Lambs

Price Per Head

BELTEX £220 Terrys Farm; £215, £200, £180, £171 Fordham Farm; £206, £204, £198.5, £197 Middle Mown Meadows; £202, £178, £175 Upper Brydekirk; £197, £189, £187 Skylin; £196, £178, £, £173 Crosby Hall; £193.5, £191, £180, £175, £170 Low House; £191, £181.5 Marriforth; £189 Castle Hill; £187, £186 Standing Stone Farm; £185, £182 Ash Garth; £175, £170 Lansmere; £174, £170 Barton Hall; £172 Goodlie Hill Cottage; £172, £170 Hall Farm House: DUTCH TEXEL £203, £187, £181 Chapel Farm: ROUGE £201.5, £198 Chapel Farm: CHAROLAIS £161.5 Hall Farm House: £169 Skylin; £163 Victoria Cottages; £152 Grassgill Lodge: TEXEL £195 Sunnyside; £190, £164 Fordham Farm; £, £164.5, £160(x2) Barton Hall; £180.5, £160 Prospect Farm; £180, £160 Low House; £178 Skylin; £177 Hesket Demain; £175, £168.5, £156 Stoneriggs; £173.5, £155 Fair View; £168 Marriforth; £165 Terrys Farm; £164 Friendship Farm; £162, £155 Lansmere; £161 Hawkrigg Farm; £160.5, £155.5 Victoria Cottages; £160 Church Farm;£159.5, £157 Hall Farm House,  £158 The Park Wall; £156 Eden Flatt; £156 Breaks Hall; £156 Castle Hill; £155 Upper Brydekirk: SUFFOLK £189 Crossfell House; £175 Fair View; £165 Marshes Gill; £159.5 Victoria Cottages;  £156 Galloper Rise; £156 East Todholes; £147 Marriforth; £146 White House; £142 Chapel Farm; £140 Snow Hall Farms: BLUE TEXEL £169 Skylin; £145 Hall Farm House: ROMNEY £165 Breaks Hall: MULE £155, £150.5, £141 Church Farm; £147.5 Keisley Farm; £144 Marriforth; £143 Red House Farm; £140 Kilnstown; £140 Grassgill Lodge; £140 Stotley Hall Farm: DUTCH SPOTTED £149.50, £148 Breaks Hall: CHEVIOT £149 Castle Hill; £140 Windygate; £130 Low Trough Farm: LLEYN £142 East Mellwaters Farm: VALAIS NOSE £125 Friendship Farm: SHETLAND £113 White House: ROUGH FELL £96 The Park: SWALEDALE £85 Low Deepslack:

Prime Lambs

P/Kg

BELTEX 551.4p, 532.4p, 490.5p, 472.6p, 470.6p Middle Mown Meadows; 492.7p, 426.8p, 423.8p Upper Brydekirk; 488.6p, 475p, 454.5p Fordham Farm; 477.5p, 432.1p Marriforth; 469p, 450p, 445.2p Skylin; 466.7p, 440.5p Ash Garth; 460.7p, 428.6p Low House; 453.7p, 445.2p Standing Stone Farm; 450p Castle Hill; 449p Terrys Farm; 445.5p, 423.8p Crosby Hall: DUTCH TEXEL 507.5p, 445.2p, 431p Chapel Farm: ROUGE 495p, 491.5p, 475p Chapel Farm:

CHAROLAIS 455.8p, 321.1p, 320.7p Hall Farm House; 393p Skylin; 334.5p Orchard Farm; 332.5p East Mellwaters Farm; 326p Victoria Cottages: BLUE TEXEL 391.9p Hall Farm House; 368.6p Low Trough Farm; 359.6p Skylin:

TEXEL 358.5p, 348.9p Fordham Farm; 352.9p, 338.6p, 333.3p Low House; 352.3p, 345p Upper Brydekirk; 347.5p Fair View; 346,7p Castle Hill; 344.4p Lansmere; 342.4p, 336.3p Hall Farm House; 338.9p East Mellwaters Farm; 336.7p, 335.5p, 333.3p Standing Stone Farm; 333.3p, 333p, 330.4p Stoneriggs; 331.1p Crosby Hall: CHEVIOT 324p Castle Hill: SUFFOLK 309.8p Crossfell House; 303.7(x2) Fair View; 300.9p Victoria Cottages; 300p Galloper Rise:

LLEYN 308.5p East Mellwaters Farm: DUTCH SPOTTED 305.1p, 302p Breaks Hall: ROMNEY 298.9p, 294.6p, 292.6p Breaks Hall: MULE 291.7p Kilnstown; 285.9p, 283.7p, 282.4p, 281.6p Marriforth; 285.7p Stotley Hall Farm; 282p Church Farm: SHETLAND 262.8p White House:

Cast Sheep

Cast Ewes

BELTEX £264 Goodlie Hill Cottage; £218 Wheatdale Road; £212 Victoria Cottages; £192 Carpool Farm; £180 Chapel Farm: SUFFOLK £250, £161 Wheatdale Road: TEXEL £245, £178 Victoria Cottages; £210 Wheatdale Road; £206 b£170 Argill House: BLUE TEXEL £230 Grassgill Lodge: CHAROLAIS £168 Barrowmoor Farm: CHEVIOT £162 Prospect Farm; £130B, £120 Wheatdale Road: BLUEFACED LEICESTER £152 Hartley Castle: MULE £144 West Underhurth; £136 Hartley Castle; £130 Victoria Cottages: ZWARTBLE £142 Castle Hill: LONK £122 Marshes Gill: SWALEDALE £120 Bleathgill; £113 Wheatdale Road; £102, £99 Murton Hall; £102 Argill House; £102 Prospect House; £100 Stoneriggs; £94 Marshes Gill: EASY CARE £120 WheatdaleRoad: ROUGH FELL £110 Cotegill Barn; £107 Waterhouses; £100 Low Deepslack: LLEYN £102 East Mellwaters Farm: SHETLAND £40 Middle Bank End Farm:

Cast Tups

TEXEL £250 East Mellwaters Farm; £208 Terrys Farm: BELTEX £175 East Mellwaters Farm; £170 Victoria Cottages: GOAT £155 Copeland Row: LONK £144 Marshes Gill: HERDWICK £100 Copeland Row: