Kirkby Stephen Sale of Prime Sheep

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart Held Their Weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday Evening when 3293 sheep where forward consisting of 2648 Prime Lambs and 645 Cast Sheep.

Topping the sale at £231 were a pair of Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside which was bought by Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

Topping at 533.3p/kg were a pen of seven 39kg Beltex cross lambs making £208 from Messrs Lee, Carkin Moor Farm, Richmond.

Jojo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York sold a pen of eight 43kg to make £220 (516.3p/kg) with 48kg Beltex cross lambs also making £220 and a pen of eight 42kg to make £202.

This home also sold 68kg Texel cross lambs to make £206, a pen of seven Suffolk cross lambs at 64kg making £197, and a pen of seven 63kg Texel cross lambs at £195.50.

Messrs Powley, Low Northsceugh, Carlisle sold a pen of fifteen 41kg Beltex cross lambs to make £217 (529.3p/kg)

Messrs Askwith, Middle Mown Meadows, Crook sold a pair of 38kg lambs to make £202 (531.6p/kg)

Messrs Raine, West Lea, Appleby sold a pair of 41kg lambs to make £216 (526.8p/kg)

Messrs Thompson, High Corn Park, Barnard Castle sold 40kg lambs to £209 (522.5p/kg)

Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon sold a pair of 39kg lambs to make £205 (525.6p/kg).

Messrs Slater, Whiteley Hey Farm, Macclesfield sold a pen of thirty 37kg lambs to make £191 (516.2p/kg).

Mule lambs topped at £165.50 for a pen of three 58kg from Messrs Akrigg, Manor House Farm, Skipton.

Messrs Wharton, Keisley Farm, Murton sold a pen of twelve 56kg Mules to make £155.

Suffolk cross lambs sold to 389.7p/kg for a pen of 39kg making £152 from Messrs Askwith, Middle Mown Meadows, Crook.

Trade for all weights and classes of well fed lambs was sharper with an SQQ of 338.68p/kg and an overall sale average of 335.01p/kg £154.26 being achieved.

18 pens and 69 lambs sold to between £200-£231

48 pens and 231 lambs sold between £190-£231

10 pens and 69 lambs sold between 500-533p/kg

56 pens and 324 lambs sold between 420-533p/kg

Consignment Averages
Tot Hds		Weight	P/Kg	£/Head	Vendor
15	@	41kg	529.2p	£217.00	I Powley, Armathwaite
39	@	53.8p	376.1p	£202.32	JM Andrews, York
46	@	38kg	507.5p	£193.09	GE&VH Slater, Macclesfield
14	@	44kg	437.8p	£192.64	HG Jackson, Kings Meaburn
30	@	42.2kg	449.5p	£190.00	J Maughan, Great Asby
5	@	50.4kg	369p	£186.00	G Sowerby, Ormside
33	@	45.4kg	409.2p	£185.64	GW Lee & Sons, Richmond
25	@	43.4kg	427.4p	£185.50	ER Thompson, Baldersdale
42	@	44.9kg	410.9p	£184.64	W&J&I Dinsdale, Morland
38	@	42.6kg	429.4p	£183.18	TW Hunter, Annan
5	@	44kg	413.6p	£182.00	HE Fairburn, Ripon
8	@	46.6kg	390p	£181.88	RC Tiplady, Barnard Castle
28	@	49.1kg	368.9p	£181.32	MTP&SD Wills, Dufton
14	@	44.9kg	403.4p	£181.21	JJ&S Raine, Appleby in Westmorland
3	@	52.6kg	337.1p	£177.33	P Fairburn, Ripon
19	@	44.6kg	395.2p	£176.26	JS&JO Dodd, Temple Sowerby
52	@	40.5kg	430.6p	£174.40	JF Burburidge & Sons, Lincolnshire
32	@	52.1kg	328.8p	£171.31	DE&AM Hodgson, Shap
46	@	48.4kg	352p	£170.37	PA&NS Tattersall, York

Cast Sheep

Cast sheep were a flying trade for all classes!

Topping at a almighty £315 were a pen of three Texel ewes from Hollins View Farm, Kirkby Stephen.

Messrs Wearmouth, Parkside, Barnard Castle sold Texel ewes to £295.

Messrs Addison, West Stoney Keld, Barnard Castle sold a pair of Texel ewes to £290.

Blue Texel cross ewes sold to £272 from Messrs Pedley, High Ploughlands, Kirkby Stephen.

Beltex cross ewes sold to £270 for a pair from Messrs Armstrong, Crossfell House, Milburn.

Hill cheviot ewes topped at £162 for a pen of fourteen from Messrs Gargett, Westwick Farm, Barnard Castle.

Swaledale ewes topped at £129 from Messrs Wearmouth, Parkside, Barnard Castle.

Cast rams sold to £242 for a Texel from Messrs Pattinson, Willians House, Penrith.

Prime Lambs

Price Per Head

BELTEX: £231 Terrys Farm, £222, £220, £202, £191 Boscar Flats,  £217 Low Northsceugh,  £216, £192 West Lea,  £209, £191, £187 High Corn Park,  £208, £192 Carkin Moor Farm,  £205 Marriforth,  £203 Crossfell House,  £202 Hallbankgate Farm,  £202, £193, £191 Little Beck,  £202, £190 Middle Mown Meadows,  £202, £196 Ash Garth,  £200, £192, £185 Skylin,  £200, £187 Fawcett Park Farm,  £200, £190 Red House Farm,  £198 Upper Brydekirk,  £197 Grange Hall,  £197, £191 Whiteley Hey Farm,  £197, £194, £192, £188 High Field,  £194, £185 Moorriggs,  £192 Green Farm,  £190 Smalmstown,  £190 Low House,  £188, £185 Park Farm,  £187 Town Farm,  £187 Black Syke,  £186 East Mellwaters Farm,  TEXEL: £206, £195.50, £189 Boscar Flats,  £199, £177, £165.50, £165 Hallbankgate Farm,  £198, £176, £170 Green Farm,  £197.50, £186, £183 Keisley Farm,  £192, £173, £172 Town Farm,  £190, £176, £171 Fawcett Park Farm,  £184 (x2) ,  £167, £166, £164 (x2) , Laneside,  £181, £170, £168 Calva Farm,  £181 East Todholes,  £179, £174 Rosgill Head,  £177 Red House Farm,  £176 Smalmstown, £174 Ash Garth,  £173.50 Red House Farm,  £173 Middle Mown Meadows,  £170 (x2) ,  £169 Upper Brydekirk,  £170 Low House,  £169, £168, £166 Home Farm,  £167 Marriforth,  £165 Steeley Farm,  £165 School House,  £164 West Briscoe,  SUFFOLK: £197 Boscar Flats,  £196 Marriforth Farm,  £177  £152 Middle Mown Meadows,  £174 Keisley Farm,  £173 Skylin,  £166.50 Home Farm,  £164, £154.50, £150.50(x2) Smalmstown, £158.50 East Todholes,  £156 Low Wood House,  £155.50 Marriforth,  BLUE TEXEL: £192 Skylin,  £154 Bonny Rigg,  £152 Park Farm,  CHAROLLAIS: £187, £171 (x2)   High Field,  £159, £152 Middle Mown Meadows,  MULE: £165.50, £145 Manor House Farm,  £160 Howgill Grange,  £155, £146 Keisley Farm,  £145.50 East Todholes,  £141 Well House,  £141 William House,  £140, £139.50,Grains O Beck,  £140 Starrah,  £140 Marriforth,  DUTCH SPOTTED: £160, £148 Hopeshill,  £149 Lower Griseburn,  £146 Low Hall,  HILL CHEVIOT: £152, £142.50 Low Wood House,  £142  £140 School House,  DERBYSHIRE GRITSTONE: £144 Low Wood House,  HAMPSHIRE DOWN: £140 Low Faggergill Cottage,  TEESWATER: £140 Banks Gate Farm,  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £124 Wood House Farm,  LLEYN: £121 East Mellwaters Farm,  ROMNEY: £121 Well House,  BLACKFACE: £116 Laneside,  SWALEDALE: £116, £107.50 Holly Cottage Barn,  £108.50 High Birk Hatt,  £99 West Briscoe,  ROUGH FELL: £112, £109, £103 Waterhouses,  £106 Ellergill Farm,  £100 Low Deepslack,  HERDWICK: £90 York Terrace  

Prime Lambs

P/Kg

BELTEX: 533.3p Carkin Moor Farm,  531.6p, 441.9p  Middle Mown Meadows,  529.3p Low Northsceugh,  526.8p West Lea,  525.6p Marriforth,  522.5p, 445.2p High Corn Park,  516.3p, 481, 458.3p Boscar Flats,  516.2p, 492.5p Whiteley Hey Farm,  507.5p Crossfell House,  494.6p, 474.4p, 440p  Park Farm,  482.9p Upper Brydekirk,  481, 478.0p Ash Garth,  480.5p Grange Hall,  476.2p, 450p Red House Farm,  473.2p, 447.7p High Field,  465.1p Fawcett Park Farm,  461.9p  456.4p Moorriggs,  460p, 441p Low House,  459.1p Hallbankgate Farm,  457.1p Green Farm,  457.1p, 454.5p, 451.2p Skylin,  456.1p Black Syke,  453.7p East Mellwaters Farm,  452.4p Smalmstown, 448.9p, 444.2p Little Beck,  TEXEL: 447.4p, 361.7p Upper Brydekirk,  405p  397.5p, 358.1p Moorriggs,  381.0p, 350p Black Syke,  372.7p West Briscoe,  371.8p High Griseburn,  371.4p  367.4p Low House,  371.1p Red House Farm,  366p Town Farm,  361.5p Porthy Green,  355.4p Martindale Farm,  351.4p Townend,  351.4p West Underhurth,  351.2p Marriforth,  351.1p Steeley Farm,  BLUE TEXEL: 436.4p Skylin,  380p Park Farm,  361p Bonny Rigg,  CHAROLLAIS: 422.2p, 387.8p Middle Mown Meadows,  415.6p High Field,  340.5p Orchard Farm,  SUFFOLK: 389.7p, 327.8p Middle Mown Meadows,  320.4p Skylin,  318.2p Low House,  317p East Todholes,  316.1p Marriforth Farm,  315.4p, 315.3p, 315.2p Smalmstown, DUTCH SPOTTED: 347.5p Lower Griseburn,  LLEYN: 336.1p East Mellwaters Farm,  HILL CHEVIOT: 327p Melbourne House,  323.9p Low Wood House,  312.5p Low Deepslack,  311.9p, 304.4p Low Greenside,  308.7p, 304.3p School House,  MULE: 300p Herdship,  300p Smalmstown, 298.9p, 291.7p Marriforth,  296.8p Grains O Beck,  291.3p Low Faggergill Cottage,  288.4p Laneside,  287.8p Well House,  286.3p Keisley Farm,  286p Laneside,  285.7p Starrah,  285.4p Windygate,  285.3p Manor House Farm,  285.3p East Todholes,  HAMPSHIRE DOWN: 291.7p Low Faggergill Cottage,  TEESWATER: 291.7p Banks Gate Farm,  DERBYSHIRE GRITSTONE: 288p Low Wood House,  ROUGH FELL: 286.8p Waterhouses,  270.3p Low Deepslack,  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: 275.6p Wood House Farm,  SWALEDALE: 275p West Briscoe,  BLACKFACE: 269.8p Laneside,  HERDWICK: 257.1p York Terrace,

Cast Sheep

Cast Ewes

TEXEL: £315 Hollins View,  £295, £275 Parkside,  £290 West Stoney Keld,  £280 Moorriggs,  £250, £200 Westwick Farm,  £250 Glen Whelt,  £225 Porthy Green,  £210 Red House Farm,  £210 Ash Garth,  £207 West Briscoe,  £205 Home Farm,  £200 Jerusalem Farm,  BLUE TEXEL: £272, £240 High Ploughlands,  £210 Helbeck Farm,  BELTEX: £270 Crossfell House,  £268, £220 Westwick Farm,  £238 Ash Garth,  £216 West Briscoe,  CHAROLLAIS: £230 Orchard Farm,  LLEYN: £192, £138 East Mellwaters Farm,  SUFFOLK: £180 Wheatdale Road,  HILL CHEVIOT: £162, £152 Westwick Farm,  £130 Low Wood House,  £130 Wheatdale Road,  MULE: £150 Palliard,  DERBYSHIRE GRITSTONE: £136 Low Wood House,  SWALEDALE: £129, £116, £107 Parkside,  £111 Hillcrest,  £110 Helbeck Farm,  £107 High Blackton Farm,  £106 Murton Hall,  £105 Kilnstown,  £105 Rudd Hills,  £100 Uldale Farm,  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £100 Low Wood House,  BLACKFACE: £88 Middle Bank End Farm,  SHETLAND: £54 Middle Ridge Farm.

Cast Tups

TEXEL: £242, £220,William House,  £236 Low Wood House,  £235 Glen Whelt,  BELTEX: £235 Helbeck Farm,  HILL CHEVIOT: £196 Low Greenside,  LLEYN: £188 Wheatdale Road,  SUFFOLK: £170 Rosgill Head,  ROUGH FELL: £160 High Wood End,  SWALEDALE: £150 High Blackton Farm,  £145, £135 Westgarth Road,  SHETLAND: £74 Wheatdale Road,