Kirkby Stephen Sale of Prime Sheep

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart Held Their Weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday Evening when 3084 sheep where forward consisting of 2459 Prime Lambs and 625 Cast Sheep.

Topping the sale at £230 were a pair of 53kg Texel cross lambs from Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside which was bought by Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

Topping at 561.8p/kg were a pen of five 38kg Rouge cross lambs which made £213.50 from Messrs Fell, Chapel Farm, Keswick.

This home also sold a pen of three 38kg at £212 (557.9p/kg) and a pen of thirty 40kg Dutch Texel cross lambs to make £208.50 (521.3p/kg)

Messrs Eddleston, Great Harwood sold 42kg Beltex cross lambs to £221 (526.2p/kg) with this home selling a pen of thirteen 41kg Beltex cross lambs making £219 (534.1p/kg) a pen of fourteen 41kg at £214 (522p/kg), and 37kg at £196 (529.7p/kg).

Messrs Wynne, Hall Farm House, Snitterton sold 45kg Beltex cross lambs to make £220.

Messrs Somerville, Lansmere, Penrith sold three 42kg lambs to make £217 (516.7p/kg).

Messrs Powley, Low Northsceugh, Carlisle sold a pen of fifteen 43kg lambs to make £213.50 (496.5p/kg).

Messrs Raine, West Lea, Appleby sold a pen of five 38kg at £199 (523.7p/kg).

Messrs Lee, Carkin Moor Farm, Richmond sold a pen of 45kg lambs to make £199.

Suffolk lambs topped at £199 for a pen of 62kg from Messrs Lee, Carkin Moor Farm. With this home also selling a pen of twenty nine 58kg Suffolk cross lambs to make £188.

Mule lambs topped at £164 for a pen of six 53kg from Messrs Richardson, Croft House Farm, Ravenstonedale.

Mules also sold to 312.8p/kg for 47kg at £147 from Messrs Birkbeck, Castle Hill, Soulby.

Messrs Akrigg, Manor House Farm, Skipton sold a pen of nine 54kg Mules to make £160.

Blackfaced lambs sold to £135 and 321.4p/kg for a pen of twenty 42kg from Messrs Williams, Adamthwaite, Ravenstonedale.

The Boom Town once again proved itself as leading the way in the prime sheep trade with an unbelievable SQQ average of 368.9p/kg and an overall average of 340.3p/kg and £157.17 for 2459 lambs of all breeds and weights and including over 500 mule and horned lambs within this average!

Eighteen pens and 98 lambs sold between £200 - £230

Sixty two pens and 295 lambs sold between £180 - £230

Eleven pens and 80 lambs sold between 500 – 561p/kg

Thirty nine pens and 228 lambs sold between 420-561p/kg

Consignment Averages
Tot Hds		Weight	P/Kg	£/Head	Vendor
15	@	43kg	496.5p	£213.50	MESS I Powley, Carlisle
38	@	39.6kg	529.2p	£209.43	MESR Fell, Keswick
42	@	42.3kg	491.1p	£207.88	M & S Eddleston, Blackburn
71	@	52kg	366.9p	£190.66	G W Lee & Sons, Richmond
18	@	45.7kg	402p	£183.56	MESR Somerville, Penrith
15	@	48.9kg	367.8p	£179.73	MTP & SD Wills, Appleby In Westmorland
11	@	42.1kg	420.1p	£176.82	MESR JJ & S Raine, Appleby In Westmorland
25	@	55.3kg	316.7p	£175.20	MESR DE & AM Hodgson, Penrith
59	@	44.3kg	384.6p	£170.34	Messrs H W & J Birkbeck, Kirkby Stephen
28	@	48.8kg	349.3p	£170.29	MESR D & JH Richardson, Kirkby Stephen
24	@	53.1kg	318.5p	£169.19	MESR I & P Clarke, Kirkby Stephen
97	@	42.4kg	398p	£168.79	MESR R G Todd, Penrith
217	@	47.6kg	352.1p	£167.63	MR M Wynne, Derbyshire
13	@	53.2kg	312.2p	£166.19	Messrs T D Robinson, Kirkby Stephen
34	@	51kg	323p	£164.74	MESR R & E Hodgson, Glassonby
32	@	52.5kg	313p	£164.13	MESR A & J Harrison, Forest In Teesdale
17	@	47.5kg	345p	£164.09	MR T Hindson, Bleatarn
24	@	42.8kg	381p	£163.21	MESR G & E A Ewin, Sandford
54	@	50.4kg	322p	£162.41	JR Todd, Bishop Auckland
24	@	47.8kg	338p	£161.67	MESR F & A Atkinson & Sons, Appleby In Westmorland
25	@	51.2kg	314p	£160.92	MESSRS P & SA Nelson, Shap
186	@	45.5kg	352p	£160.15	MESR E & EM Fairburn, Marriforth
20	@	47.6kg	336.4p	£160.13	MR J F Weighell, Barnard Castle

Cast Sheep

Cast sheep were one of the dearest trades recently seen topping at £325 for a Texel ewe from Messrs Collin, Intake Bottom, Barnard Castle

Beltex cross ewes sold to £248 for a pair from Messrs Samuel, East Upper Priestside, Annan.

Hill Cheviot ewes sold to £172 from Messrs Maughan, Woodfoot, Penrith

Swaledale ewes topped at £134 from Messrs Bousfield, Fieldham House, Kirkby Stephen

Messrs Akrigg, Manor House Farm, Skipton sold a pen of twenty seven Swaledale ewes to make £120.

Cast rams where a flying trade topping at £270 for a pair of Leicester Rams from Kilnstown Farms, Carlisle.

Texel rams topped at £245 from Messrs Buckle, Bleathgill, Barras.

Prime Lambs

Price Per Head

TEXEL: £230 Terrys Farm. £205, £176 Ashlea Farm House. £202, £187, £18p, £178, £176, £172 Green Farm. £195, £172 Bowes Cross Farm. £194, £188, £182, £175 Hawkin Hall. £190 East Mellwaters Farm. £189(x2), £170 Carkin Moor Farm. £186 High Mansriggs. £186, £181 High Beck Head. £185 Stripes Farm. £184 East Upper Priestside.  £184 Hardendale Hall. £181 Buckles Farm. £179, £172(x2) Fawcett Park Farm. £178 Prospect Farm. £176 Grove House Farm. £175 Hawkrigg Farm. £174, £172 Marriforth. £174 Friendship Farm. £171 Musgrave House. £171 Hall Farm House. £170 Goodlie Hill Cottage. BELTEX: £221, £219, £214, £197, £196, £190(x2) Martholme Lane. £220, £199, £195 Hall Farm House. £217, £197, £180 Lansmere. £213.50 Low Northsceugh. £208, £186 Castle Hill. £208, £180 Fawcett Park Farm. £206, £199(x2), £198, £197 Carkin Moor Farm. £204, £184, £180 Crosby Hall. £200 Victoria Cottages. £199 West Lea. £198 Hawkin Hall. £195, £180 Croft House Farm. £188 Green Farm. ROUGE : £213.50, £212 Bassenthwaite. £18p, £158.5p, £154, £150 Bowes Cross Farm. £157 Grove House Farm. DUTCH TEXEL: £208.50 Chapel Farm. HAMPSHIRE DOWN: £199 Buckles Farm. £159 Windygate. SUFFOLK: £199, £188 Carkin Moor Farm. £181 Chapel House. £176, £169 Buckles Farm. £176 Marriforth. £172, £171, £169, £168 White House.  £168 Green Farm. £168 Victoria Cottages. £164 Black Syke. £163 Rosgill Head. BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £196 Kilnstown.  BLUE TEXEL: £191 Castle Hill. £16p, £151 High Ploughlands. CHAROLLAIS: £182, £169 Victoria Cottages. £171.5p, £166.5p, £165, £160 Hall Farm House. £160 Orchard Farm. £160 Marriforth. DUTCH SPOTTED: £176, £160 East Upper Priestside. £175 Carkin Moor Farm. £161.5p, £161 Breaks Hall. MULE: £164 Croft House Farm.  £161 Coupland Beck Farm. £160 Manor House Farm. £152, £151(x2) Eastfield Farm. £150(x2) Haber.  £149.50(x2), Kilnstown. £148.50 High Beck Head. £147 Castle Hill. £147 Blue Grass. £146.50 William House. £145.50 Buckles Farm. ROMNEY: £161.50 Breaks Hall. BADGER FACE TEXEL: £160 High Ploughlands. HILL CHEVIOT: £153 Rosgill Head. £149 Windygate. £146 Low Faggergill Cottage. VALAIS BLACKNOSE: £144 Friendship Farm. HERDWICK: £141 Eastfield Farm. £127.50 High Mansriggs. BLACKFACE: £135 Adamthwaite. HEBRIDEAN: £130 White House.  SWALEDALE: £128, £115 Wood House Farm. £116.50 Palliard. £110(x2) High Birk Hatt. ROUGH FELL: £125 Yew House. £122.50 Hardendale Hall.

Prime Lambs

P/Kg

ROUGE : 561.8p, 557.9p Bassenthwaite. 396.3p, 375p, 374.2p Bowes Cross Farm.  BELTEX: 534.1p, 529.7p, 526.2p, 522p, 452.4p Martholme Lane. 523.7p West Lea. 516.7p, 447.7p Lansmere. 515p, 458.1p, 442.2p(x2),  421.3p Carkin Moor Farm. 510p, 448.8p, 434.1p, 425p Crosby Hall. 496.5p Low Northsceugh. 495.2p, 442.9p Castle Hill.  488.9p, 453.5p, 452.3p Hall Farm House. 462.2p Fawcett Park Farm. 460.5p Hawkin Hall. 453.5p Croft House Farm.  445.2p Bonnygate Farm. 430.8p Townend. 426.2p Marriforth. 425.5p Victoria Cottages. 422.5p Black Syke. DUTCH TEXEL: 521.3p Chapel Farm. BLUE TEXEL: 465.9p Castle Hill. 365p High Ploughlands. TEXEL: 463.4p East Mellwaters Farm. 434p Terrys Farm. 427.9p East Upper Priestside. 412.2p Marriforth. CHAROLLAIS: 372.1p Orchard Farm. 370p, 355.6p Hall Farm House. 359.6p Victoria Cottages. 346.7p Lansmere. 346.5p, 340.4p Marriforth. HILL CHEVIOT: 354.2p East Upper Priestside. 331.8p Low Faggergill Cottage. DUTCH SPOTTED: 352.3p, 320p East Upper Priestside.  323p, 322p Breaks Hall. HERDWICK: 344.6p High Mansriggs. 320.5p Eastfield Farm. SUFFOLK: 331.8p Forest Farm.  326.6p Coupland Beck Farm. 324.1p, 321p Carkin Moor Farm. 321.7p Buckles Farm. 320p Marriforth. 319.6p Blue Grass. 319.4p Carpool Farm. 317p, 316.7p Victoria Cottages. 315.4p Black Syke. ROMNEY: 323p Breaks Hall.  BLACKFACE: 321.4p Adamthwaite. BADGER FACE TEXEL: 320p High Ploughlands. MULE: 312.8p Castle Hill.  309.4p Croft House Farm. 304.3p Elm Pot. 304p Eastfield Farm. 300p Red House Farm. 300p Blue Grass. 299p(x2) Kilnstown. HAMPSHIRE DOWN: 311.6p Low Faggergill Cottage. VALAIS BLACKNOSE: 288p Friendship Farm.  SWALEDALE: 284.1p Palliard. 282.1p(x2) High Birk Hatt. ROUGH FELL: 281.3p Waterhouses. 278.4p Hardendale Hall. HEBRIDEAN: 276.6p White House. 410.3p, 388.1p, 385p, 372.2p, 351.2p(x2), 350p F Simpson & Son.  385.7p Carkin Moor Farm. 382.2p, 358p Fawcett Park Farm. 375.6p Croft House Farm. 373.7p, 350p Goodlie Hill Cottage.  367.6p High Mansriggs. 365p High Moor. 364.6p, 356.1p Startforth Park. 363.8p Hall Farm House. 362.5p New Hall Farm. 360p Crosby Hall.  356.5p Windygate. 355.1p Marriforth. 354.3p Martindale Farm. 353.6p East Upper Priestside. 353.3p Castle Hill. 351.1p West Lea. 351p Bowes Cross Farm.

Cast Sheep

Cast Ewes

TEXEL: £325 Intake Farm. £255, £200 East Upper Priestside. £222, £210(x2) High Beck Head. £222, £196 Mill Street.  £220 Bowes Cross Farm. £218 New Hall Farm. £214, £185 Castle Hill. £210 Woodfoot. £210, £200, £195 Rosgill Head. £202 Street House. £200 Midtown Farm. £199 Marriforth. £180 High House. £180 Buddle House. BELTEX: £248 East Upper Priestside. £196, £190 Woodfoot. £190 Bowes Cross Farm. £176 Woodfoot.  SUFFOLK: £180 Black Syke.  CHAROLLAIS: £180 Castle Hill. HILL CHEVIOT: £172 Woodfoot.  £170, £162 East Upper Priestside.  £158 Bowes Cross Farm.  £156 Prospect Farm.  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £170 High Beck Head.  £164 Ashlea Farm House. £152 Hardberry Hill Farm. MULE: £168 The Park Wall.  £162 Waitby Farm.  £160 Marriforth.  £155 Victoria Cottages.  LLEYN: £150 Stainmore Road.  SWALEDALE: £134 Fieldham House.  £120 Manor House Farm.  £108 Buddle House.  £105 Mill Street.  £102 Blades Field Farm. £101 Prospect Farm. £100 Greenriggs. £100 Argill House. £100 Arngill House. BLACKFACE: £128 Middle Bank End Farm.

Cast Tups

BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £270, £182 Kilnstown. £180 Ellergill. TEXEL: £245 Bleathgill. £222 Forest Farm.  £205 Goodlie Hill Farm. £202 Bonnygate Farm. LLEYN: £216 Stainmore Road. SUFFOLK: £188 Forest Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £188 Helbeck Grange.  BELTEX: £180 Castle Hill. SWALEDALE: £140 Manor House Farm. £140 West End Farm. £132, £128 Lanehead Farm.  £130(x2) Valley Farm. £125 Bleathgill.  JACOB: £130 Victory Avenue. HERDWICK: £120 Park House.