Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart Held Their Weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday Evening when 3600 sheep where forward consisting of 3134 Prime Lambs and 466 Cast Sheep.

Topping the sale at £234.50 where a pen of ten 41kg Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Simpson, Highscale Farm, Wigglesworth this home also topped at 597.4p/kg for a pen of ten 39kg which made £223, a pen of nine 40kg making £218, ten 38kg at £210, eight 37kg at £206 (556.8p/kg) and a pen of eleven 39kg at £212. 
This consignment of 65 lambs sold to average 39.5kg £213.95 (542p/kg).

JoJo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York sold a pen of ten 42kg Beltex cross lambs to make £229 (545.2p/kg), this home also sold a pen of twenty two 40kg lambs to make £225 (562.5p/kg) a pen of seven 43kg at £216, six 45kg at £213, 43kg at £210, fourteen 41kg at £209, and eleven 41kg at £200, with this home selling 56kg at £204, and 60kg Texel cross £206. This consignment of 100 well finished lambs from Boscar Flats sold to average 45kg £210.41 (467.5p/kg).

Messrs Lee, Carkin Moor Farm, Richmond sold a pen of 41kg at £225 (548.8p/kg) with 50kg making £206, 56kg at £205 and a pen of five 48kg at £202.

Messrs Fell, Chapel Farm, Keswick sold a pen of ten 38kg Rouge cross lambs to make £205.50 (540.8p/kg).

Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside sold 58kg lambs to £230, with 53kg making £216.

Messrs Askwith, Middle Mown Meadows, Crook sold 41kg to £215.

Messrs Dent, Elm House, Bolton sold a pen of nine 42kg to make £214.

Messrs Towers, Curwen Hill Farm, Lancaster sold 51kg lambs to £206.

Suffolk cross lambs sold to £188 for a pen of 60kg from JoJo Andrews, Boscar Flats.

Suffolks also topped at 343p/kg for a pen of fourteen 44kg which made £151 from Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon.

Mule Lambs sold to £165 for 66kg farm Messrs Hodgson, Green Farm, Shap.

Messrs Wills, Fawcett Park Farm sold a pen of twenty 59kg mules to make £159.

Messrs Ewin, Eden Flatt sold a pen of 49kg mules to make £151.50 (309.2p/kg).

Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth sold a pen of thirty 45kg mules to make £137.50 (305.6p/kg).

Swaledale lambs sold to £144 for a pen of twenty four 52kg tup lambs from Messrs Beckwith, New Hall, Barras.

Messrs Akrigg, Manor House Farm, Skipton sold 46kg Swaledale lambs to £140 (304.3p/kg).

Messrs Heron, Eastfield Farm, Warcop sold 48kg Swaledale lambs to £141.

Blackfaced lambs sold to £135 from Messrs Allonby, Laneside, Hartley.

Blackfaced lambs also sold to 325.7p/kg for a pen of seventeen 37kg which made £120.50 from Messrs Askwith, Middle Mown Meadows, Crook.

All classes of lambs where the dearest seen so far this week with all types of medium and handy weighted lambs being in particular demand.

An unbelievable SQQ average of 373p/kg and an overall sale average of 337p/kg and £154.82 was achieved for 3134 prime lambs which includes over 900 Mule and Horned Lambs!

Twenty six pens and 172 lambs sold between £200 - £234.50
Seventy eight pens and 437 lambs sold between £180 - £234.50
Fifteen pens and 151 lambs sold between 500 – 597p/kg 
Thirty nine pens and 314 lambs sold between 450 – 597p/kg 

Consignment Averages
Tot Hds        Weight    P/Kg    £/Head    Vendor
65    @    39.5kg    542p    £213.95    MR Paul W Simpson, Nr Skipton                                           
100    @    45kg    467.5p    £210.41    JM Andrews, York                                    
41    @    42.8kg    461p    £197.22    MESR Dent, Appleby In Westmorland                                          
5    @    52.4kg    371.4p    £194.60    MESR G Sowerby, Appleby In Westmorland                                          
50    @    38.5kg    499.9p    £192.45    MESR Fell, Keswick                                           
10    @    40kg    470p    £188.00    MESR JJ & S Raine, Appleby In Westmorland                                         
65    @    50.1kg    364p    £182.29    G W Lee & Sons, Richmond                                    
29    @    44.5kg    408.2p    £181.64    MESR T W Hunter, Annan                                          
58    @    45.1kg    390.2p    £176.10    R F Towers Ltd, Lancaster                                    
23    @    40.33kg    432.6p    £174.35    AJ&FM Harrison, Appleby In Westmorland                                            
53    @    51.2kg    337.2p    £172.47    MTP & SD Wills, Appleby In Westmorland        

Cast Sheep

Cast Sheep topped at £300 for a Beltex cross ewe from Messrs Wearmouth, Parkside, Barnard Castle.

Texel cross ewes sold to £240 from Messrs Pedley, Prospect Farm Cottage, Waitby.

Mule ewes sold to £167 for a pen of five from Messrs Hill, Whitewall, Great Asby.

Messrs Longrigg, Breaks Hall, Kirkby Stephen sold two pens of six and four Texel cross ewes to make £238 and £237.

Swaledale ewes sold to £130 from Messrs Fisher, Haber, Crosby Ravensworth.

Messrs Huck, Church Farm, Skipton sold a pen of twenty Swaledale ewes to £125.

Cast Rams topped at £236 for a Beltex cross from Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside.

Prime Lambs
Price Per Head
BELTEX: £234.50, £233, £218, £212, £210, £206 Highscale  Farm.  £230, £216 Terrys Farm.  £229, £225, £216, £213, £210, £209, £204, £200 Boscar Flats.  £225, £206, £205, £202 Carkin Moor Farm.  £215 Middle Mown Meadows.  £214 Elm House.  £206 Curwen Hill Farm.  TEXEL: £206, £195(x2), £191 Boscar Flats.  £200, £188, £184, £173 Langton Field.  £198, £166.50 Castle Hill.  £190, £171.50 Carkin Moor Farm.  £186 Grove House Farm.  £185 Terrys Farm.  £185(x2), £181, £167, £166.50 Stripes Farm.  £180 Hesket Demain.  £178, £172 Curwen Hill Farm.  £176, £166.50(x2) Fawcett Park Farm.  £175 Searchlight Farm.  £174 Barnskew.  £172, £166 Rosgill Head. £172 Curwen Hill Farm.  £169.50 Parkside.  £169 East Todholes.  £169, £165 Prospect Farm.  £168 Green Croft.  £167 Upper Brydekirk.  £167 Kelmore Hill Farm.  £167, £166 Marriforth.  £166.50 Croft House Farm.  £166(x2) Green Farm.  ROUGE : £205.50, £186 Bassenthwaite.  BLUE TEXEL: £197 Castle Hill.  DUTCH TEXEL: £194.50 Chapel Farm.  £180 Terrys Farm.  SUFFOLK: £190, £181 Haber.  £188 Boscar Flats.  £183 Kelmore Hill Farm.  £180, £160 East Todholes.  £177 Rosgill Head.  £171 Highfield.  £162.50 Hesket Demain.  £161 Langton Field.  £153 Ingledene.  £151 Marriforth.  £150.50 White House.  £150 Coupland Beck Farm.  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £180, £148 Marriforth.  BLEU DU MAINE: £176 Curwen Hill Farm.  DUTCH SPOTTED: £171 Breaks Hall.  £141 Valehurst.  CHAROLLAIS: £171, £164.50, £156 Roseleigh.  £170, £166 Whinfell Road.  £165 East Todholes.  £157 Highfield.  HAMPSHIRE DOWN: £170 Green Farm.  HILL CHEVIOT: £168 Grove House Farm.  £138.50 Villa Farm.  £137 Low Deepslack.  £135 Middle Mown Meadows.  MULE: £165, £151 Green Farm.  £159 Fawcett Park Farm.  £158 Kelmore Hill Farm.  £152 Manor House Farm.  £152 Haber.  £151.50 Eden Flatt.  £151 Rosgill Head.  £150 Eastfield Farm.  £150 Croft House Farm.  £150 Slack Cottage.  ROMNEY: £151, £142 Breaks Hall.  LLEYN: £148 Helm Farm.  VALAIS BLACKNOSE: £146 Starrah.  £140 Ingledene.  SWALEDALE: £144 New Hall.  £141 Eastfield Farm.  £140 Manor House Farm.  £134, £121.50 Eller Gill Barn.  BADGER FACE TEXEL: £143.50 Green Bank.  BLACKFACE: £135 Laneside.  £120.50 Middle Mown Meadows.  KERRY HILL: £130 Laneside.  HEBRIDEAN: £120 White House.  RYELAND: £115 Slack Cottage.  ROUGH FELL: £110 Low Deepslack.  £110 Hardendale Hall. 

Prime Lambs
P/Kg
BELTEX: 597.4p, 572p, 556.8p, 552.6p, 545p, 543.6p Highscale Farm.  562.5p, 545.2p, 509.8p, 502.3p, 488.4p, 487.8p, 476.9p, 473.3p Boscar Flats.  548.8p, 462.8p Carkin Moor Farm.  524.4p Middle Mown Meadows.  509.5p, 480.5p Elm House.  481.6p Sawbridge Hall.  478p, 455.8p Fawcett Park Farm.  476.8p Upper Brydekirk.  470p West Lea.  467.5p, 452.5p Grange Hall.  464.3p Green Farm.  462.5p, 460p Calder Farm.  458.5p Marriforth.  453.7p, 450p Kelmore Hill Farm.  452.4p Curwen Hill Farm.  451.2p Steeley Farm.  450p Dona Close.  ROUGE : 540.8p, 476.9p Bassenthwaite.  DUTCH TEXEL: 511.8p Chapel Farm.  367.3p Terrys Farm.  BLUE TEXEL: 469p Castle Hill.  351.4p Ingledene.  TEXEL: 404.1p, 369.8p Castle Hill.  388.5p Augill Lodge.  388.4p Upper Brydekirk.  382.9p Fawcett Park Farm.  382.2p, 370.8p Curwen Hill Farm.  382.2p Curwen Hill Farm.  374.4p Coupland Beck Farm.  365.1p, 354.5p Marriforth.  357.1p New Hall Farm.  356.8p Langton Field.  356.5p Green Farm.  355.8p(x2) Stripes Farm.  355.7p White House.  355.6p Quarry Close.  354.9p Mill Cottage.  353.5p, 350p Kelmore Hill Farm.  351.2p Middle Mown Meadows.  351.1p Parkside.  350p Langford Farm.  BLEU DU MAINE: 400p Curwen Hill Farm.  HILL CHEVIOT: 357.1p, 326.2p Low Deepslack.  346.2p Middle Mown Meadows.  335p Valehurst.  329.8p Villa Farm.  CHAROLLAIS: 354.2p Whinfell Road.  338.6p, 334.1p Villa Farm.  329p Roseleigh.  328p High Wood End.  325p Birk Hall Farm.  SUFFOLK: 343p Marriforth.  340.9p, 327.3p Coupland Beck Farm.  337.8p Ingledene.  328.4p Villa Farm.  323p East Todholes.  DUTCH SPOTTED: 342.5p Valehurst.  332.5p High Wood End.  BADGER FACE TEXEL: 336.5p, 334.8p, 326.1p Green Bank.  BLACKFACE: 325.7p Middle Mown Meadows.  LLEYN: 321.7p Helm Farm.  MULE: 312.5p Step Ends Farm.  309.2p Eden Flatt.  305.6p Marriforth.  304.3p Starrah.  303.5p High Wood End.  302.4p Claylands Farm.  300p Eller Gill Barn.  ROMNEY: 308.7p, 302p Breaks Hall.  302.2p Green Croft.  SWALEDALE: 304.3p Manor House Farm.  299p, 281.6p Birch Bush.  297p Decklyn.  293.8p Eastfield Farm.  289.3p Eller Gill Barn.  284.6p Parkside.  HAMPSHIRE DOWN: 298.2p Green Farm.  RYELAND: 294.9p Slack Cottage.  KERRY HILL: 288.9p Laneside.  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: 284.6p Marriforth.  HEBRIDEAN: 279.1p White House.  ROUGH FELL: 250p Low Deepslack.  250p Hardendale Hall. 

Cast Sheep
Cast Ewes
BELTEX: £300 Parkside.  £150 Terrys Farm.  TEXEL: £240, £190 Prospect Farm Cottage.  £238, £237 Breaks Hall.  £202 Boscar Flats.  £200 Terrys Farm.  £200 Kelmore Hill Farm.  £200 New Hall.  £200, £199 Searchlight Farm.  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £191 Marriforth.  £171 Bollihope Shield Farm.  £150 Church Farm.  SUFFOLK: £186 Terrys Farm.  £170 Ingledene.  ROMNEY: £168 Breaks Hall.  MULE: £167 Whitewall Farm.  £166 Barningham House.  £165 Hundith House.  £164 Rosgill Head.  BLUE TEXEL: £150 Castle Hill.  HILL CHEVIOT: £143 Rosgill Head.  £140 Prospect Farm.  LLEYN: £140 Helm Farm.  SWALEDALE: £130, £120 Haber.  £125 Church Farm.  £120(x2) Bleathgill.  £119(x2) Hundith House.  £119 Parkside.  £115(x2) Bollihope Shield Farm.  £114 High Birk Hatt.  £114 New Hall.  HERDWICK: £111 Haber.  £110 Decklyn.  £102 Rosgill Head. 

Cast Tups
BELTEX: £236 Terrys Farm.  £232 Marriforth.  TEXEL: £225 Sideway Bank.  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £200, £180 Church Farm.  £165 Barningham House.  ROMNEY: £168 Breaks Hall.  DUTCH SPOTTED: £162 Laneside.  SUFFOLK: £150 Searchlight Farm.  SWALEDALE: £138 Garnthwaite.