Kirkby Stephen Sale of Prime Sheep

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday when a total of 3,448 sheep were forward comprising of 2,663 prime lambs and 785 cast sheep.

Topping the sale on two separate occasions at £230 was a pen of three 54kg Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Barnes, Hawkin Hall, Carnforth. With this home also selling 60kg Texel cross lambs to £212 and 64kg at £205.

Secondly at £230 was a 51kg Beltex cross lamb from Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside which was bought by Dowdings Butchers, Appleby with this home also selling a 50kg Texel cross lamb to make £220 and a pen of three 42kg to make £198 (471.4p/kg).

Top price per kilo at 554.1p/kg was for a pen of six 37kg Rouge x lambs making £205 from Messrs Fell, Chapel Farm, Keswick. The same home also sold sixteen 40kg Rouge x lambs at £198 (495p/kg) and thirty 40kg Dutch Texel x lambs at £196 (490p/kg).

Jojo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York, sold a 55kg Beltex x lamb to make £220, along with a pen of fifteen 43kg Beltex x lambs at £201 (467.4p/kg), and ten 43kg lambs at £195.

Messrs Jackson, Little Beck, sold a pen of 43kg lambs to make £207 (481.4p/kg).

Messrs Trafford, Bassenthwaite Hall Farm, Keswick, sold a 68kg Texel x lamb to make £218 and a pair of 51kg Beltex x lambs to make £201, and 62kg at £202.

Messrs Dodd, Skylin, Temple Sowerby sold a pen of fourteen 43kg lambs to make £198 (460.5p/kg).

Suffolk cross lambs sold from Messrs Lawson, Stubsgill Farm, Workington at 59kg to make £182.

Mule lambs topped at £160 from Messrs Birbeck, High Stennerskeugh, Ravenstonedale.

Mule lambs also topped at 289.4p/kg for a pen of ten 47kg which made £136 from Mr Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon.

Swaledale lambs sold to £130 for a pen of six 48kg from Messrs Walton, Eller Gill Barn, Barnard Castle.

Once again, the K/S Prime Sheep ring rose to the top of the trade with an SQQ of 344.07p/kg and an overall average of 326.87p/kg and £150.25 for 2,663 lambs, with this average including over 400 Mule and Horned lambs.

Thirteen pens and 35 lambs sold between £200–£230,

Fifty seven pens and 264 lambs sold between £180–£230,

Twenty-six pens and 186 lambs sod between 420–554p/kg.

Consignment Averages
Tot Hds		Weight	P/Kg	£/Head	Vendor
8	@	49.9kg	400p	£199.50	MESR G Sowerby, Appleby In Westmorland
6	@	58.3kg	340.9p	£198.83	MESR A & M J Trafford, Keswick
52	@	39.7kg	498.5p	£197.65	MESR Fell, Keswick
23	@	55.2kg	354.3p	£195.48	MESR B&AC Barnes, Carnforth
51	@	43.6kg	440.5p	£192p	JM Andrews, York
17	@	50.3kg	368p	£185.06	MTP & SD Wills, Appleby In Westmorland
18	@	44.4kg	412.8p	£183.44	MR H G Jackson, Penrith
31	@	43.3kg	409.2p	£177.29	MESR JS & JO Dodd, Penrith
13	@	49.8kg	354.7p	£176.54	MESSR LC & D Wearmouth, Midd in Tees
36	@	42.8kg	402.9p	£172.25	MESR T W Hunter, Annan
26	@	52.8kg	323.2p	£170.69	JR & M Richardson, Darlington
59	@	44.2kg	386.4p	£170.68	Mesr H W & J Birkbeck, Kirkby Stephen
20	@	46.5kg	366.2p	£170.28	EM & C Longstaff, Appleby In Westmorland

Cast Sheep Section

A tremendous trade throughout, with all classes selling to the dearest rates seen for some time.

Texel x ewes topped at £272 from Messrs Thompson, Grove House Farm, Darlington.

Beltex x ewes sold to £232 from Messrs Armstrong, Crossfell House, Penrith.

Suffolk x ewes also topped at £232 for a pair from Messrs Hall, Lankaber, Penrith.

Hill Cheviot ewes sold to £177 from Messrs Armstrong, Crossfell House, Penrith.

Mule ewes sold to £170 for a pen of four from Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon.

Rough Fell ewes topped at £130 from Mr Bland, Cotegill Barn, Gaisgill.

Swaledale ewes sold to £123 for a pen of three from Messrs Birbeck, High Stennerskeugh, Ravenstonedale.

Mr Tipley, Red House Farm, Barnard Castle sold a pen of six Swaledale ewes to make £121.

Mr Hodgson and Bissell, Park House Farm, Ravenstonedale sold a pen of six Swaledale ewes to £121.

Cast Rams sold to £225 and £222 for a pair of Texels from East Mellwaters Farm, Barnard Castle.

Rough Fell rams sold to £182 from Mr Dunning, Raisgill Hall, Tebay.

Goats sold to £175 for a pen of three from Sam Senior, Ulleskelf.

Prime Lambs

Price Per Head

BELTEX: £230, £198 Terrys Farm. £230, £192, £184 Hawkin Hall. £220, £201, £195(x2), £187, £185 Boscar Flats. £207, £194, £190 Little Beck. £201, £192, £190(x2) Bassenthwaite Hall Farm. £198 Skylin. £197 Raisgill Hall. £196, £182 Wharton Hall. £193, £185 Upper Brydekirk. £190 Victoria Cottages. £189, £181(x2) Fawcett Park Farm. £189 West Briscoe. £188 Stubsgill Farm. £187, £180 Low House. £185, £180 Castle Hill. £184, £180 Parkside. TEXEL: £220, £184 Terrys Farm. £218, £202 Bassenthwaite Hall Farm. £212, £205, £194, £190, £181, £179 Hawkin Hall. £207 (Susan) Terrys Farm. £196, £189, £179 Fawcett Park Farm. £190, £166.50 West Briscoe. £185 Hadderdale. £181 Lady Anne Drive. £180, £174 Whinfell Road. £178.50, £168 Stubsgill Farm. £175.50, £168.50 Calva Farm. £173, £169, £168, £165.50 Brogden Farm. £171 High Stennerskeugh. £171, £170, £165.50 Etherley House. £171 Parkside. £171 Whitewall Farm. £169 Crossfell House. £169 Grassgill Lodge. £169 Park House Farm. £168.50 High Moor. £168 Goodlie Hill Cottage. £168 Abbey Farm. £167 East Mellwaters Farm. £167 Fair View. £166 Barnskew. £166 Marriforth. £166 Parkers Croft. £165 Kelmore Hill Farm. £165 Galloper Rise. £165 Palliard. ROUGE : £205, £198 Fell. £163 Grove House Farm. DUTCH TEXEL: £196 Chapel Farm. SUFFOLK: £182 Stubsgill Farm. £180, £169 Hesket Demain. £176, £157.50, £155.50 High Mansriggs. £176 Etherley House. £174, £164 Park House Farm. £174(x2) Mount Pleasant Farm. £164(x2) Victoria Cottages. £164 Marriforth. £160 Lady Anne Drive. £155 Low House. BLUE TEXEL: £177, £164 Grassgill Lodge. £148 Clockeld. BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £177 Kilnstown. £146 Crossfell House. £146 Stotley Hall Farm. £140 Stubsgill Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £166, £160, £159.50 Victoria Cottages. £160 Castle Hill. £159.50 Black Syke. £156 Dale View. £155(x2) Orchard Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £164 Grassgill Lodge. £152(x3), £150 Lady Anne Drive. MULE: £160, £148 High Stennerskeugh. £147 Eden Flatt. £144, £136.50 Woodbine House. £141 West Briscoe. £139, £136.50, £136 Marriforth. £138.50(x2) Kilnstown. £137 Windygate. £136 Park House Farm. HILL CHEVIOT: £140.50 East Rackwood Hill Farm. £135 Amersber Cottage. SWALEDALE: £130 Eller Gill Barn. £112 High Birk Hatt. BLACKFACE: £129 Laneside. HERDWICK: £105 Morgan. ROUGH FELL: £100 Waterhouses.  HEBRIDEAN: £61 Croup Farm.

Prime Lambs

P/Kg

ROUGE : 554.1p, 495p Fell. 362.2p Grove House Farm. 352.6p Dale View. DUTCH TEXEL: 490p Chapel Farm. BELTEX: 481.4p, 451.2p, 441.9p Little Beck. 480.5p Raisgill Hall. 471.4p, 451p Terrys Farm. 470p Stubsgill Farm. 467.4p, 453.5p, 445.2p, 402.2p, 400p(x2) Boscar Flats. 460.5p, 436.6p Skylin. 459.5p, 440.5p Upper Brydekirk. 446.2p, 439p, 425p Low House. 439.5p, 402.2p Fawcett Park Farm. 439.5p West Briscoe. 430.2p, 418.6p Castle Hill. 425.9p Hawkin Hall. 408.3p, 404.4p Wharton Hall. 407.1p East Mellwaters Farm. 400p Ascot House. TEXEL: 431.4p Terrys Farm. 372.9p Fawcett Park Farm. 371.6p, 352.1p, 348.9p, 344.8p, 341.5p Brogden Farm. 365.2p Stubsgill Farm. 364.4p, 341.3p New Hall Farm. 362.7p Hadderdale. 359.3p, 343.2p Low House. 359.1p Fair View. 358.5p High Moor. 358p, 353.3p Hawkin Hall. 357.1p, 352.3p East Mellwaters Farm. 355.8p Marriforth. 353.2p Barnskew 352.4p. Goodlie Hill Cottage. 352.2p Wharton Hall. 346.9p West Briscoe. 345.6p Grassgill Lodge. 343p Abbey Farm.  342.6p High House. 342.1p Clockeld. CHAROLLAIS: 380.5p Dale View. 369p(x2), 338.4p Orchard Farm. 347.8p Castle Hill.  BLUE TEXEL: 347.1p, 334.7p Grassgill Lodge. 321.7p Clockeld. DUTCH SPOTTED: 321.6p Grassgill Lodge. 319.1p, 310.2p Lady Anne Drive. 312.2p Trainriggs Farm. SUFFOLK: 315.6p, 311.2p Marriforth. 314.3p High Mansriggs.  313.8p Coupland Beck Farm. 311.4p Cotegill Barn. 310.2p Windygate. HILL CHEVIOT: 298.9p East Rackwood Hill Farm. 291.5p Amersber Cottage. BLUEFACED LEICESTER: 292p Crossfell House. 291.7p Stubsgill Farm. MULE: 289.4p, 284.4p Marriforth. 280.5p, 279.1p Park House Farm. 279.6p Windygate. 277.8p Eller Gill Barn. 277p(x2), Kilnstown. BLACKFACE: 274.5p Laneside. SWALEDALE: 270.8p Eller Gill Barn. 266.7p High Birk Hatt. HERDWICK: 262.5p Morgan.

Cast Sheep

Cast Ewes:  TEXEL: £272, £248, £242, £230 Grove House Farm. £260 Lady Anne Drive. £260 High Moor. £248, £218 West End Farm. £245 Buddle House. £242 Kelmore Hill Farm. £230 Lankaber. £210 High House. £206 New Hall Farm.  £200 Langford Farm. BELTEX: £232 Crossfell House. £228 Victoria Cottages. £218 Black Syke. SUFFOLK: £232, £200 Lankaber. £180 Wheatdale Road. DUTCH SPOTTED: £206 Lady Anne Drive. BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £198 High Stennerskeugh. HALFBRED: £188 Lankaber. HILL CHEVIOT: £177 Crossfell House. £172(x2) Low Greenside. GOAT: £175 Wheatdale Road. MULE: £170 High House. £170 Marriforth. £166 The Park Wall. £164 Lambrigg Park.  £160 Victoria Cottages. £156 Lankaber. £150 Quarry Close. MASHAM: £164 Lankaber. WENSLEYDALE: £152 Lankaber.  RYELAND: £132 Wheatdale Road. ROUGH FELL: £130 Cotegill Barn. SWALEDALE: £123, £113 High Stennerskeugh.  £121 Red House Farm. £121 Park House Farm. £120 Dirt Pit Farm. £120, £108 Rudd Hills. £118 West End Farm.  £108 The Park Wall. £103 High House. £100 Hartley Castle. HERDWICK: £110 Kelmore Hill Farm. £110, £100 Park House Farm. LLEYN: £106 Stainmore Road. SHETLAND: £86, £72 South Newton Grange.

Cast Tups:  TEXEL: £225, £222 East Mellwaters Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £208 Parkers Croft.  £158 Croup Farm. WENSLEYDALE: £193 Lankaber. ROUGH FELL: £182 Raisgill Hall. BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £160 Whitewall Farm. SWALEDALE: £128 Hoggarths Farm.