Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart Held Their Weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday Evening when 3005 sheep where forward consisting of 2503 Prime Lambs and 502 Cast Sheep.

Topping the sale at £225 where a pen of seven 44kg Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Simpson, Highscale Farm, Wigglesworth.

Topping at 536.8p/kg where a pen of thirty six 38kg Dutch Texel cross lambs which made £204 from Messrs Fell, Chapel Farm, Keswick the consignment of 42 lambs from this home sold to average 39.1kg and a whopping £202.45 (518.5p/kg).

JoJo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York sold 72kg Texel cross lambs to £216, with this home also selling a pen of twelve 43kg Beltex cross lambs to make £206 (479.1p/kg). A pen of 66kg Suffolk cross lambs at £209, and a pen of three 47kg at £200. The consignment of 52 well finished lambs from this home sold to average 47.9kg , £199.19.

Messrs Towers, Curwen Hill Farm, Lancaster sold a pen of three 42kg Beltex cross lambs to make £209 (497.6p/kg) with another pen of three 39kg making £208 (533.3p/kg), and a pair of 44kg at £200.

Messrs Powley, Low Northsceugh, Carlisle sold a pen of ten 39kg at £208 (533.3p/kg).

Messrs Simpson, Highscale Farm sold a pen of five 44kg at £209 (475p/kg).

Messrs Lee, Carkin Moor Farm, Richmond sold a pen of eleven 46kg to make £205.

Messrs Thomlinson, Croft House, Wigton sold 39kg to £200 (512.8p/kg).

Messrs Dinsdale, High Field, Morland sold 43kg to £202, with another pen of eight 43kg at £20p, and a pen of five 42kg at £199 (473.8p/kg).

Mule lambs sold to £177 for a pen of 65kg from Messrs Huck, Church Farm, Skipton with this home also selling a pen of fifteen 58kg mules at £170 and a pen of twenty 55kg mules at £162. The consignment of 40 mules from this home sold to average 56kg £166.93.

Messrs Lawson, Hundith House, Wigton sold a pen of eight 57kg mules to make £164, with a pen of twenty 53kg making £155.

Messrs Wharton, Keisley Farm, Murton sold a pen of twelve 52kg mules to make £155.

Hill Cheviot lambs sold to £163 for 54kg lambs from Messrs Reed, Lands Farm, Bishop Auckland.

Messrs Kiernan, Vale Farm, Preston sold a pen of twenty six 47kg Hill Cheviots to make £150.

Swaledale lambs topped at £140 for 48kg from Messrs Rutter, Grove Lodge, Barnard Castle.

Messrs Allinson, West Briscoe sold a pen of ten Swaledale lambs weighing 42kg to make £120 with this home also selling a pen of twenty two 37kg Swaledales to make £113 (305.4p/kg)

Messrs Foster, Birch Bush, Barnard Castle sold a pen of thirteen 38kg Swaledales to make £114.50 (301.3p/kg).

An SQQ average of 357.16p/kg and an overall average of 336p/kg and £154.16 for 2503 lambs which includes over 600 mule and horned lambs.

Twenty pens and 114 lambs sold between £200 - £225.

Fifty pens and 243 lambs sold between £190 - £225.

Thirty four pens and 212 lambs sold between 430 – 536p/kg.

Consignment Averages
Tot Hds		Weight	P/Kg	£/Head	Vendor
10	@	39kg	533.3p	£208.00	MESS I Powley, Carlisle
42	@	39.1kg	518.5p	£202.45	MESR Fell, Keswick
52	@	47.9kg	416p	£199.19	JM Andrews, York
53	@	46.4kg	426.1p	£197.62	MR Paul W Simpson, N Yorks
14	@	39kg	481.7p	£189.93	MESR Askwith, Crook
31	@	43.2kg	435.1p	£188.06	W & J & I Dinsdale, Penrith
57	@	49.7kg	371.8p	£184.81	G W Lee & Sons, Richmond
46	@	45.7kg	402.9p	£183.93	MTP & SD Wills, Appleby In Westmorland
57	@	47.3kg	383.3p	£181.23	R F Towers Ltd, Lancaster
8	@	46.3kg	390.3p	£180.50	MR H G Jackson, Penrith
28	@	41.4kg	430.3p	£177.96	Oliver Thomlinson, Wigton
46	@	51.6kg	344.2p	£177.70	P A & N S Tattersall, York
14	@	43.5kg	408.2p	£177.57	MESR JJ & S Raine, Appleby In Westmorland
15	@	45.8kg	382p	£174.93	MESR JS & JO Dodd, Penrith
22	@	44.1kg	393.2p	£173.36	MESR E & R Brass & Son, Penrith

Cast Sheep

Cast Sheep topped at £295 for a Beltex cross ewe from Messrs Askwith, Crook.

Texel cross ewes topped at £288 from Messrs Wearmouth, Parkside, Barnard Castle.

With this home also selling another pair of Texel cross ewes at £280.

Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon sold Beltex cross ewes to £285, with this home also selling Leicester ewes to £208.

Mule ewes sold to £180 from Messrs Hebson, Chapel Farm, Carlisle.

Hill Cheviot ewes sold to £170 for a pen of five from Messrs Birkbeck, Castle Hill, Soulby.

Swaledale ewes sold to £140 twice for a pen of five from Messrs Buckle, Bleathgill, Barras and from Messrs Birkbeck, Decklyn, Soulby.

Cast Rams topped at £270 for a Leicester from Messrs Bainbridge, Dousgill Farm, Richmond.

Prime Lambs

Price Per Head

BELTEX: £225, £209, £198, £195(x2), £194, £185 Highscale  Farm. £209, £208, £20p, £192, £19p, £185, £180(x2) Curwen Hill Farm. £208 Low Northsceugh.  £206, £20p, £195(x2), £193 Boscar Flats. £205, £192 Carkin Moor Farm.  £202, £20p, £199(x2), £192 High Field. £20p, £196, £185, £180 Croft House.  £196, £195, £19p, £182(x2) Fawcett Park Farm.  £195 Curwen Hill Farm. £192(x2) Little Beck. £191, £187 West Briscoe.  £191, £186 Middle Mown Meadows. £188, £180 West Lea. £186, £180(x2) Skylin. £185, £180 New Hall. £183 Rigg Farm. £181 Barnskew.  £180 Black Syke. TEXEL: £216, £206, £198 Boscar Flats.  £195 West Briscoe.  £194, £180 Skylin.  £19p, £174(x2) Fawcett Park Farm.  £19p, £172(x2) Croft House Farm.  £188, £185, £184, £175, £172 Town Farm.  £186, £183, £179, £178 New Hall.  £184 Marriforth.  £181 Keisley Farm.  £18p, £179 Carkin Moor Farm.  £178 Argill House.  £178 Church Farm.  £174 Porthy Green.  £174 Parkside.  £173 Calva Farm.  £173 Manor Court.  £171 Eden Flatt.  £170 Rosgill Head.  £170 The Buildings Farm.  £170 Galloper Rise.  SUFFOLK: £209, £200 Boscar Flats.  £206, £181, £173 Town Farm.  £175 Highscale  Farm.  £175 Rosgill Head.  £170 Palliard.  £166 East View.  £164, £161 Marriforth.  £163 Vale Farm.  DUTCH TEXEL: £204 Chapel Farm.  £168 New Hall.  ROUGE : £202, £199 Bassenthwaite.  £19p, £179 Chapel Farm.  £179, £170 Curwen Hill Farm.  DUTCH SPOTTED: £20p, £175, £155 Breaks Hall.  £169, £158, £152 East Upper Priestside.  £157 Starrah.  BLUE TEXEL: £195 Boscar Flats.  £180 Fawcett Park Farm.  £150 Chapel Farm.  CHAROLLAIS: £179 Croft House Farm.  £172, £166 Roseleigh.  £156, £154 Ascot House.  £152 Orchard Farm.  MULE: £177, £17p, £162 Church Farm.  £164, £161, £155 Hundith House.  £155 Keisley Farm.  £155, £148 Argill House.  £153 Eden Flatt.  £149 Parkside.  £147 Marriforth.  HAMPSHIRE DOWN: £170 Porthy Green.  HILL CHEVIOT: £163 Lands Farm.  £161 Grouse Lodge.  £15p, £149 Vale Farm.  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £160 Marriforth.  £154 Eden Flatt.  ROMNEY: £150 Breaks Hall.  SWALEDALE: £14p, £120 Grouse Lodge.  £12p, £113 West Briscoe.  £118, £115, £115 Birch Bush.  £117 Parkside.  £113 High Blackton Farm.  £109 High Birk Hatt.  £108 Low Farm.  £107 Wythes Hill.  LLEYN: £140 East Mellwaters Farm.  HERDWICK: £138 Starrah.  HEBRIDEAN: £135 Amersber Cottage.  GOAT: £135 Grouse Lodge.  ROUGH FELL: £94 Waterhouses.

Prime Lambs

P/Kg

DUTCH TEXEL: 536.8p Chapel Farm.  342.9p New Hall.  BELTEX: 533.3p Low Northsceugh.  533.3p, 497.6p, 454.5p Curwen Hill Farm.  512.8p, 439p, 435p, 426.1p, 424.4p Croft House. 511.4p, 475p, 440p Highscale  Farm.  489.7p, 453.7p Middle Mown Meadows.  479.1p, 464.3p, 443.2p, 425.5p Boscar Flats. 475.6p, 433.3p, 422.2p Fawcett Park Farm. 473.8p, 469.8p, 465.1p, 457.1p, 452.3p High Field. 470p West Lea. 464.3p Curwen Hill Farm. 453.7p, 428.6p Skylin. 447.5p East Mellwaters Farm. 446.5p, 445.7p Carkin Moor Farm. 441.5p Barnskew.  437.5p Ascot House.  426.9p Black Syke. 426.7p Little Beck. ROUGE : 485.4p, 431.8p Bassenthwaite.  397.8p, 354.2p Curwen Hill Farm.  396.1p, 351p Chapel Farm.  BLUE TEXEL: 433.3p Boscar Flats.  394.7p Chapel Farm.  TEXEL: 413.9p Parkside.  408.7p, 398.8p, 391.5p Town Farm.  395.3p, 386p, 382.5p The Buildings Farm.  389p Chapel Farm.  386.7p, 372.5p Fawcett Park Farm.  385.7p Porthy Green. 381.4p Ladying Farm.  380p, 358.3p Croft House Farm.  373.7p East Mellwaters Farm.  367.3p Skylin.  358p Carkin Moor Farm.  355.6p Lands Farm.  355.6p(x2) Quarry Close.  352.6p Coalbrookdale.  CHAROLLAIS: 396.7p Croft House Farm.  361.9p, 339.5p Orchard Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: 375.6p, 351.1p East Upper Priestside.  GOAT: 375p Grouse Lodge.  SUFFOLK: 362.5p(x2), 347.8p Marriforth.  357.1p Highscale  Farm.  MULE: 355p Parkside.  343p West Briscoe.  321.4p Low Deepslack.  306p Eden Flatt.  304.3p Orchard Farm.  301.1p Grains O Beck.  301p Keisley Farm.  300p(x2) Marriforth.  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: 325p Lands Farm.  HILL CHEVIOT: 324.2p Low Deepslack.  321.4p Amersber Cottage.  HAMPSHIRE DOWN: 314.8p Porthy Green.  ROMNEY: 306.1p Breaks Hall.  SWALEDALE: 305.4p, 285.7p West Briscoe.  301.3p, 287.5p Birch Bush. 293.2p High Birk Hatt.  292p Grouse Lodge.  284.1p Parkside.  HEBRIDEAN: 300p Amersber Cottage.  LLEYN: 297.9p East Mellwaters Farm.  HERDWICK: 293.6p Starrah.  ROUGH FELL: 241p Waterhouses.

Cast Sheep

Cast Ewes

BELTEX: £295, £220 Middle Mown Meadows. £285, £236 Marriforth. £174 Roseleigh. £172 High Field. TEXEL: £288, £280, £260 Parkside.  £262, £258 Galloper Rise. £252 Helbeck Farm. £238, £222 Hawkrigg Farm.  £229, £200 Breaks Hall.  £225, £222 Chapel Farm.  £202(x2) Porthy Green. £200 Marriforth. BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £208 Marriforth.  £198, £160 Park House Farm.  SUFFOLK: £199 Marriforth. £198 East View.  £195 Roseleigh.  £181 Castle Hill.  MULE: £180 Chapel Farm.  £175 West End Farm.  £175 Marriforth.  £170 Wheatdale Road.  £166 Snow Hall Farms.  £165, £151 Toby Hill Farm.  £157 Castle Hill.  HILL CHEVIOT: £170 Castle Hill.  KERRY HILL: £145 Chapel Farm.  HERDWICK: £141 Chapel Farm.  SWALEDALE: £140 Bleathgill.  £140 Decklyn.  £120, £100 Park House Farm.  £119 Chapel Farm.  £117 West End Farm.  £113 Pinfold House.  £110 Parkside.  £104 Gilts.  £100 Wheatdale Road.  £100 Helbeck Farm. RYELAND: £138 Wheatdale Road.  BLACKFACE: £135 Castle Hill.

Cast Tups

BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £270, £170 Dousgill Farm.  DUTCH SPOTTED: £214 Ellergill.  TEXEL: £210, £200 Wheatdale Road.  £208 Grouse Lodge.  BELTEX: £196 Castle Hill.  £184 Ellergill.  SUFFOLK: £168 Wheatdale Road.  ROUGH FELL: £162 Manor Court.  BLACKFACE: £160 Wheatdale Road.  SWALEDALE: £142 Low Houses Farm.  £140 High Blackton Farm.  £130 Rigg Farm.  £128 Dirt Pit Farm.  £122 Shieldhill Top.  £120 Dousgill Farm.