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 3,376 sheep were forward comprising of 2,630 prime lambs and 746 cast sheep.

Topping the sale at £219 and making 534.1p/kg were a pair of five 41kg Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Dinsdale, High field, Penrith, with this home also selling a pen of eight 45kg lambs to make £216, and a pen of three 42kg at £213 (507.1p/kg).

Topping the sale at 540.5p/kg was a 37kg at £200 from Messrs Lawson, Buddle House, Richmond.

Messrs Skelton, Low House, Maryport sold a pen of four 41kg to make £205 (500p/kg) with another 42kg making £208 (495.2p/kg).

Messrs Lee, Carkin Moor Farm, Richmond sold a pen of nine 44kg to make £214 (486.4p/kg).

Messrs Fell, Chapel Farm, Keswick sold a pen of twenty-six 39kg to make £196 (502.6p/kg).

Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside sold a 43kg lamb to make £210 (488.4p/kg) with a 71kg Texel cross lamb making £210 and a pair of 53kg Texel cross making £200.

Messrs Dodd, Skylin, Temple Sowerby sold a 46kg lamb to make £209.

Messrs Mellor, West Hale Farm, Doncaster sold a pen of seven 45kg lambs to make £207.

Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon sold a pair of 39kg lambs to make (497.4p/kg).

Suffolk cross lambs topped at £199 for a pen of seventeen 60kg from Messrs Lee, Carkin Moor Farm.

Mule lambs topped at £167 from Messrs Hodgson, Green Farm, Shap.

Messrs Hayton, Asby Grange sold a pen of 53kg mules to make £154 (296.2p/kg).
 

Kilnstown Farms, Carlisle sold a ring full of fifty mules weighing 51kg to make £149.50 (293.1p/kg).

Blackfaced lambs sold a pen of forty-two 43kg lambs to make £130 (302.3p/kg) from B&JI Williams & Son, Kirkby Stephen.

Swaledale lambs topped at 290.5p/kg for a pen of twenty-five 37kg which made £107.50 from Messrs Iceton, High Birk Hatt, Barnard Castle.

Trade was dearer here for all classes and weights with an SQQ average of 345p/kg and an overall sale average of 325p/kg £150.65.

Twelve pens and 43 lambs sold between £200 – £219.

Forty-eight pens 213 lambs sold between £180 – £219.

Thirty pens 154 lambs sold between 420 – 540p/kg.

Consignment Averages
Tot Hds		Weight	P/Kg	£/Head	Vendor
30	@	44.3kg	448.4p	£198.77	W & J & I Dinsdale, Penrith
10	@	52.6kg	361.2p	£190.00	MESR G Sowerby, Appleby In Westmorland
55	@	52kg	363.6p	£188.82	G W Lee & Sons, Richmond
40	@	45.2kg	408.1p	£184.36	G J Mellor & Partners, Doncaster
40	@	40.1kg	457.9p	£183.40	MESR Fell, Keswick
10	@	40.7kg	447.3p	£182.05	MESR J C Bainbridge & Sons, Kirkby Stephen
20	@	46kg	379.5p	£174.55	MESR JS & JO Dodd, Penrith
26	@	55.4kg	315p	£174.35	MESR DE & AM Hodgson, Penrith
64	@	57kg	300.9p	£171.44	MESSRS P & SA Nelson, Penrith
14	@	50.4kg	336.7p	£169.57	MESR JJ & S Raine, Appleby In Westmorland
23	@	45.1kg	368.5p	£166.13	MESR G & E A Ewin, Appleby In Westmorland
36	@	53.7kg	304.2p	£163.36	MESR A & J Harrison, Barnard Castle
28	@	45.5kg	358.4p	£162.93	M/S A & R Wilson, Middlesborough
206	@	47.6kg	340.8p	£162.24	MR M Wynne, Snitterton
46	@	52.9kg	305.2p	£161.51	Todholes Partnership, Otterburn
81	@	52.9kg	304.8p	£161.19	MESR M Bell & Son, Appleby In Westmorland
116	@	44.3kg	361.3p	£160.05	L Skelton & Son, Maryport

Cast Sheep Section

Cast sheep topped at £242 for a Texel cross ewe from Messrs Wynne, Hall Farm House, Derbyshire.

Messrs Procter, Villa Farm also sold Texel cross ewes to £240.

Beltex cross ewes sold to £232 for a pen of four from Messrs Dodd, Skylin, Temple Sowerby.

Swaledale ewes sold to £120 for a pair from Messrs Birkbeck, High Stennerskeugh, Ravenstonedale.

Messrs Thirlwall, Quarry Farm sold a pen of twelve Swaledale ewes to make £119.

Messrs Harker, Murton Hall sold a pen of thirty Swaledale ewes to make £104.

Cast Rams topped at £220 for a Hampshire from Messrs Dixon, Hartley Castle, Kirkby Stephen.

Prime Lambs

Price Per Head

BELTEX: £219, £216, £213, £189, £186 High Field. £214, £172 Carkin Moor Farm. £210 Terrys Farm. £209, £199, £186, £170 Skylin. £208, £205, £192.5p, £192(x2), £182, £18p, £178.5p, £177, £170 Low House. £207, £180.5p, £18p, £170 West Hale Farm. £20p, £198, £184 Buddle House. £197, £184, £183.50 Bonnygate Farm. £194, £193, £179 Marriforth. £191.5p, £174 Hall Farm House. £186 Castle Hill. £186, £184, £179 West Lea. £174 Wharton Hall.  £172 Green Farm. £170(x2) Black Syke. £170 Searchlight Farm. TEXEL: £21p, £20p, £180 Terrys Farm. £186.5p, £169 Black Syke. £186, £175(x2) Green Farm. £185 Buddle House. £184, £169, £168, £165.50 Langton Field. £18p, £166, £163 Skylin. £18p, £174, £172, £167 High Beck Head. £180 Carkin Moor Farm. £180 West Hale Farm. £178, £175(x2), £174, £168 Rosgill Head. £177, £168, £165 Thwaite Farm. £175 East Todholes. £173 Prospect Farm.  £172 Park House Farm. £169, £166 Argill House. £168.50 Craigiebank. £168, £163 West Lea. £168 Tarn House. £167, £161 Hall Farm House. £166 Low House. £166 Blades Field Farm. £165, £164.5p, £160 Brogden Farm. £165, £163, £162.50 Searchlight Farm. £161 Newsham Grange. £160 Etherley House. £160 Bridge End Farm. SUFFOLK: £199 Carkin Moor Farm. £184, £179 Green Farm. £179, £163 East Todholes. £175.5p, £159 East View. £175, £163.50 Rosgill Head. £164 Bridge End Farm. £159.50 Langton Field. £158, £154 Helbeck Farm. £153 Goodlie Hill Cottage. £150.50 Etherley House. £150 Craigiebank. CHAROLLAIS: £198, £169, £168, £167, £166, £164 Hall Farm House. £197, £172 High Field. £160 Orchard Farm. ROUGE : £196 Bassenthwaite. BLUE TEXEL: £169 Hall Farm House.  £165, £152, £151 Low House. £155 Abbey Park Farm. MULE: £167 Green Farm. £154 Asby Grange. £149.50 Kilnstown. £148 Castle Hill. £143.50 Red House Farm. £143 High Beck Head. £141 Marriforth. £138 Argill House.  £137.50 Uldale Farm. BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £165, £156 Park House Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £164 Birch Bush.  £157 Breaks Hall. DUTCH TEXEL: £160 Chapel Farm. HILL CHEVIOT: £151 Low Deepslack. £148 Windygate.  £138.50 Craigiebank. £138, £136 Abbey Park Farm. ROMNEY: £149, £146 Breaks Hall. BLACKFACE: £136 Castle Hill.  £130 Adamthwaite. SWALEDALE: £124, £12p, £100 Parkside. £107.50 High Birk Hatt. £106.50 Birch Bush. HERDWICK: £114 Danby Farming. ROUGH FELL: £100 Low Deepslack.

Prime Lambs

P/Kg

BELTEX: 540.5p, 460p, 458.3p, 440p Buddle House. 534.1p, 507.1p, 480p High Field. 500p, 495.2p, 457.1p, 447.7p, 436.4p, 428.6p Low House. 497.4p, 482.5p, 447.5p Marriforth. 488.4p Terrys Farm. 486.4p Carkin Moor Farm.  480.5p, 448.8p, 436.9p Bonnygate Farm. 478.8p Hall Farm House. 460p West Hale Farm. 454.3p, 452.3p, 422.7p Skylin. 432.6p Castle Hill. 425p Searchlight Farm. 424.4p Wharton Hall. ROUGE : 502.6p Bassenthwaite.  CHAROLLAIS: 450p, 379.5p, 360.9p Hall Farm House. 437.8p, 373.9p High Field. 372.1p Orchard Farm. TEXEL: 440.5p, 389.7p, 360p, 347.5p, 345p, 344.7p, 340.5p Buddle House. 400p West Hale Farm. 386p Skylin. 377.4p, 352.9p Terrys Farm. 377.3p Argill House. 361.1p, 343.8p Searchlight Farm. 355.3p, 351.2p Marriforth. 354.8p Black Syke. 351.2p New Hall Farm. 347.8p, 344.4p, 342.7p Brogden Farm. 346.4p Craigiebank. 345p Decklyn. 344p High Beck Head. 343p, 340.7p Park House Farm. 342.3p Fair View. 340.4p Bridge End Farm. BLUE TEXEL: 387.2p, 337.8p Low House. 352.1p Hall Farm House. DUTCH TEXEL: 381p Chapel Farm. SUFFOLK: 331.7p Carkin Moor Farm.  326.1p, 321.1p, 302p Marriforth. 313.2p Newsham Grange. 308.6p Green Farm. 308p Fair View. 308p Helbeck Farm.  304.9p East Rackwood Hill Farm. 303.7p Bridge End Farm. 302.8p Rosgill Head. 302.4p Snow Hall Farms.  302.3p Villa Farm. 302.1p Low House. HILL CHEVIOT: 320.8p Waterside Farm. 318.8p Low Deepslack. 306.7p Abbey Park Farm. 302.4p Park House Farm. 302p Windygate. ROMNEY: 304.1p Breaks Hall. MULE: 302.6p Birch Bush.  302.6p East Rackwood Hill Farm. 298.7p, 285p(x2) Park House Farm. 296.2p Asby Grange. 293.1p Kilnstown. 290.2p Castle Hill. 287p Red House Farm. 287p, 282p Marriforth. 283.3p Waterhouses. BLACKFACE: 302.3p Adamthwaite.  295.7p Castle Hill. DUTCH SPOTTED: 301.9p Breaks Hall. SWALEDALE: 290.5p High Birk Hatt. 287.8p Birch Bush.  285.7p Parkside. HERDWICK: 271.4p Danby Farming. ROUGH FELL: 263.2p Low Deepslack.

Cast Sheep

Cast Ewes

TEXEL: £242, £220, £192 Hall Farm House. £240 Villa Farm. £232 Skylin. £220, £195 Grove House Farm. £220 Snow Hall Farms. £220 Hartley Castle. £210 Searchlight Farm. £208(x2) Rosgill Head. £198(x2) Park House Farm.  £194 Prospect Farm. £190 Thwaite Farm. BELTEX: £232 Skylin. £230 Castle Hill. £208 High Field. BLUE TEXEL: £225, £200 Wheatdale Road. HILL CHEVIOT: £180, £155, £140 Abbey Park Farm. £168 Prospect Farm. £165 Hall Farm House.  £140 Scargill Farm. BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £178, £160 Glebe Farm. £170 Blades Field Farm. £162 Villa Farm.  ROUGE : £175 Wheatdale Road. MULE: £169 Glebe Farm. £164 Rosgill Head. £150 Fountain Head. £148 Prospect Farm. £147 Rudd Hills. EASYCARE: £144 Wheatdale Road. LLEYN: £144 Stainmore Road. VALAIS BLACKNOSE: £135 Castle Hill. SWALEDALE: £120 High Stennerskeugh. £119 Quarry Farm. £115 Bridge Street. £112 Glebe Farm.  £110 Villa Farm. £110 Greenriggs. £108 Asby Hall Mews. £108 Lytheside. £104 Murton Hall. JACOB: £90 New House Farm.  ROUGH FELL: £90 Lockholme Hall. HERDWICK: £84 Wheatdale Road. BLACKFACE: £74 Middle Bank End Farm.

Cast Tups

HAMPSHIRE DOWN: £220 Hartley Castle. TEXEL: £202 Villa Farm. £198 Hartley Castle. £178 Park House Farm.  DUTCH TEXEL: £192 Bassenthwaite. GOAT: £185 Copeland Row. BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £180 Park House Farm.  £180 Hartley Castle. HILL CHEVIOT: £160 Scargill Farm. SWALEDALE: £150 Prospect House. £145 New Hall.  £130 Buddle House. £124 Garnthwaite. HERDWICK: £130 Leonards Cragg Farm. SHETLAND: £60 Wheatdale Road.