Kirkby Stephen Sale of Prime Sheep

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart Held Their Weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday Evening when 4,339 sheep where forward consisting of 3,669 Prime Lambs and 670 Cast Sheep.

Topping the sale at £230 were a pen of fifteen 40 kilo Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Powley, Low Northsceugh, Carlisle. 

Topping at 587.2p per kilo were a pen of thirteen 39 kilo which made £229 from Jojo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York this home also sold a pen of sixteen 42 kilo lambs to make £228 (542.9p per kilo, a pen of thirteen 39 kilo at £223 (571.8p per kilo), a pen of eleven 40 kilo at £222 (555p per kilo) with a pen of 38 kilo Blue Texel lambs making £208 (498p per kilo), with 60 kilo Texel cross lambs making £211, Suffolk lambs making £199 and 58 kilo Suffolks at £195. 

Christmas came early for Jojo as her consignment of 103 superbly finished lambs averaged 42.4kilos and a whopping £211.16 (498p per kilo).

Messrs Simpson, High Scale sold a pen of ten 40 kilo Beltex cross lambs at £222 (555p per kilo) with a pen of eleven 39 kilo making £220 (564.1p per kilo), a pen of eight 39 kilo at £214 (548.7p per kilo) a pen of eleven 39 kilo at £212 (543.6p per kilo) and a pen of fourteen 37 kilo making £207 (559.5p per kilo). 

Messrs Lee, Carkin Moor Farm, Richmond sold a pen of six 44 kilo to make £222, with this home selling 58 kilo to £212. 

Messrs Fell, Chapel Farm, Keswick sold a pen of eighteen 39 kilo Dutch Texel cross lambs to make £215 (551.3p per kilo) with a pen of fifteen 38 kilo Rouge cross lambs making £207 (544.7p per kilo).

Messrs Birkbeck, Castle Hill, Soulby sold a pen of twenty one 41 kilo lambs to make £214 (522p per kilo). 

Messrs Graham, Miller Hill, Brampton sold a pen of twenty three 55 kilo Texel cross Mule lambs to make £201 (365p per kilo) with another pen of seventeen 53kilo Texel cross Mules making £194 (366p per kilo). 

Messrs Nelson, Rosgill Head sold a pen of eighteen 57 kilo Texel cross Mules to make £201 (352.6p per kilo). 

Mule lambs sold to £175 for 52 kilo from Messrs Hodgson, Green Farm, Shap with this home also topping Mules at 345.8p per kilo for 48 kilo at £166. 

Messrs Tiplady, Red House Farm sold a pe of seventeen 50 kilo Mules to make £159 (338p per kilo). 

Messrs Bainbridge, Dousgill Farm, Richmond sold a pen of 48 kilo Mules to make £162 (337.5p per kilo). 

Messrs Heron, Eastfield Farm, Warcop sold a pen of eighteen 51 kilo Mule to make £167.50 (328.4p per kilo). 

Messrs Wearmouth, Rose Hill, Eastgate sold a pen of twelve 45 kilo Mules to make £148.50 (330p per kilo). 

Messrs Richardson, Croft House, Ravenstonedale sold a pen of 50 kilo Mules to make £165 (330p per kilo). 

Blackfaced lambs sold to £158 and 343.5p per kilo for a pair of 46 kilo from Messrs Birkbeck, Castle Hill, Soulby. 

Hill Cheviot lambs sold to 396p per kilo for a pen of nineteen 38 kilo which made £150.50 from Mr Townley, Straights Head Farm, Lancaster. 

Swaledale Tup lambs sold to £153 for a pen of six 52 kilo from Messrs Fawcett, Argill House, South Stainmore. 

Messrs Beckwith, New Hall, Barras sold a pen of twenty nine 51 kilo Swaledale tup lambs to make £149.

Messrs Eccles, Hardberry Hill Farm, Barnard Castle sold a pen of 37 kilo Swaledale lambs to make £120 (324p per kilo). 

Messrs Pickering, Woolpits Hill, Barnard Castle sold a pen of twenty four 43 kilo Swaledale Tup lambs to make £134.50 (312.8p per kilo). 

Christmas came early for every supporter of Kirkby Stephen Mart selling sheep as an out of this world trade for all breed, weights and classes of lambs was achieved. 

A mind blowing sqq average of 399.1p per kilo and overall average of 382p per kilo and £168 for 3,669 lambs which includes over 700 Mule and horned lambs!. 

Forty pens and 312 lambs sold between £200-£230.

Eighty three pens and 498 lambs sold between £190-£230.

Twenty four pens and 230 lambs sold between 500-587p per kilo. 

Sixty eight pens and 534 lambs sold between 430-587p per kilo. 

Consignment Averages
	Tot Hds		Weight	P/Kg	Average	Vendor
	15	@	40kg	575p	£230.00	MESS I Powley, Carlisle
	103	@	42.4kg	497.7p	£211.16	JM Andrews, York
	69	@	38.5kg	539.9p	£207.99	MR Paul W Simpson, Nr Skipton
	46	@	40.5kg	504.7p	£204.28	MESR Fell, Keswick
	23	@	44.3kg	446.6p	£197.65	W & J & I Dinsdale, Penrith
	8	@	44kg	440.9p	£194.00	MESR JS & JO Dodd, Penrith
	27	@	46.9kg	412.7p	£193.37	MESR Somerville, Penrith
	12	@	41.2kg	469.6p	£193.33	MESR JJ & S Raine, Appleby In Westmorland
	79	@	50.3kg	384.2p	£193.20	G W Lee & Sons, Richmond
	37	@	54.4kg	353.2p	£192.27	MESSRS P & SA Nelson, Penrith
	51	@	47.2kg	402.9p	£190.14	MESR ED & KA Robinson, Kendal
	8	@	52kg	362.5p	£188.50	MESR A & R Steel, Kirkby Stephen
	71	@	50.6kg	370.1p	£187.24	MESR Graham, Brampton
	22	@	50.2kg	371p	£186.18	MR R J Armstrong, Penrith
	34	@	44.5kg	418.1p	£186.18	MTP & SD Wills, Appleby In Westmorland
	30	@	46.5kg	395.9p	£184.10	MESR DE & AM Hodgson, Shap
	20	@	48.4kg	374.4p	£181.40	MESR H & S D Cleasby, Coupland Beck
	8	@	48.2kg	374.6p	£180.75	Messrs T D Robinson, Waitby
	18	@	50kg	361p	£180.50	F M R Gibson & Son, Middleton-In-Teesdale
	132	@	43kg	415.1p	£178.61	Mesr H W & J Birkbeck, Kirkby Stephen

Cast Sheep

All classes of Cast Sheep were also a flying trade with these topping at £300 for a Texel ewe from Messrs Teward, Fair View, Barnard Castle with this home also selling Beltex cross ewes to £298. 

Pippa Fairburn, Marriforth Farm, Ripon sold Beltex cross ewes to £288. 

Messrs Smith, Kelmore Hill Farm, Workington sold Texel cross ewes to £280. 

Mule ewes sold to £180 from Messrs Scott, Brogden Farm, Danby Wiske. 

Swaledale ewes sold to £170 for a ewe from Messrs Akrigg, Manor House Farm, Skipton with this home also selling a pe of eleven Swaledale ewes to make £143 and another pen of eight at £140. 

Messrs Harker, Murton Hall sold a pen of Twenty four Swaledale ewes to make £142, with another pen of twenty making £139 and a pen of twenty four making £137 with the 69 strong solid Swaledale ewes from Murton Hall averaging a fantastic £139.35. 

Cast Rams topped at £280 for a Texel from Messrs Steel, Low Hall, little Musgrave. 

Bluefaced Leicester Rams sold to £245 from Messrs Dent, Wythes Hill, Barnard Castle. 

Prime Lambs

Price Per Head

BELTEX: £230,Low Northsceugh.  £229, £228, £223, £222,(x2) ,  £209, £206, £197 Boscar Flats.  £222, £220, £214, £212, £207, £190 Highscale  Farm.  £222, £212, £198, £195, £195, £190 Carkin Moor Farm,  £216, £213, £212, £199,High Field,  £214 Castle Hill. £214, £196, £190,(x2)  Fawcett Park Farm.  £214, £200 Marriforth.  £213 Fawcett Park.  £210 Chapel House Farm. £205, £202, £200 Fir Tree Farm.  £204 Straights Head Farm.  £200, £195, £191 Stubsgill Farm.  £200, £190 Town End Farm.  £200 Smardale Mill.  £198,(x2) ,  £197 Lansmere.  £197 Park House Farm.  £196 West Lea.  £194 Skylin.  £194 Kelmore Hill Farm.  £194 Black Syke.  £191, £190 Green Farm.  DUTCH TEXEL: £215, £185 Chapel Farm.  BLUE TEXEL: £212 Low Hall.  £208 Boscar Flats. £180 Town End Farm.  £171 East Upper Priestside.  TEXEL: £211, £196, £184 Boscar Flats.  £201, £194 Miller Hill.  £201, £184 Rosgill Head.  £200, £190,(x2) ,  £180,(x2)  Crossfell House.  £195 Fawcett Park Farm.  £192 Lansmere,. £191 Marriforth.  £191 Stubsgill Farm. £190, £187 Green Farm.  £190, £180,(x2)  Kelmore Hill Farm.  £190 Croft House Farm.  £190 Fir Tree Farm.  £190, £188 Carkin Moor Farm.  £190, £185 Argill House.  £188, £181 Stoneriggs. £187, £186 Prospect Farm.  £186, £184,(x2)   Porthy Green.  £185 3 Victoria Cottages.  £184,(x2)  New Hall Farm. £184 Wood Farm.  £181, £180 Low Hall.  £181 Duckintree Farm.  £181 Easterbeck House.  ROUGE : £207, £202 Chapel Farm.   SUFFOLK: £199, £195 Boscar Flats.  £192, £184 East Rackwood Hill Farm.  £191 Lansmere.  £189, £181 Carkin Moor Farm.  £185 Blue Grass.  £181 Fair View.  CHAROLLAIS: £190 Green Farm. £188 High Field.  £175 Orchard Farm.  £174, £169,Roseleigh,  £169 Low Swainston Farm.  £166 Black Syke.  £164 Orchard Farm.  ROMNEY: £186 Crossfell House.  MULE: £175, £166 Green Farm.  £170 Argill House.  £169 Red House Farm.  £168, £160 Eastfield Farm.   £167 Gillses Farm.  £165 Croft House Farm.  £165 Duckintree Farm.  £162 Dousgill Farm.  £161 Straights Head Farm.  £158 Marriforth.  £157 Musgrave House.  £157 Lainger House.  £156 Stubsgill Farm.  DUTCH SPOTTED: £175 Lady Anne Drive.  £167, £162 West End Farm.  HILL CHEVIOT: £169 Windygate.  £167 Low Swainston Farm.  £163 Starrah. £151 Straights Head Farm.  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £164 Marriforth.  GOAT: £161 Startforth Park.  BLACKFACE: £158 Castle Hill.  SWALEDALE: £153 Argill House.  £149 New Hall.   £147 Eastfield Farm.  £144 Musgrave House.  £140, £130, £120 Hardberry Hill Farm,. £135 Woolpits Hill.  £131, £121 Well House.  £120 Thorney Gale,. VALAIS BLACKNOSE: £140 Starrah.   ROUGH FELL: £124,26 Whinfell Terrace.  HERDWICK: £114 Thorney Gale.

Prime Lambs

P/Kg

BELTEX: 587.2p, 571.8p, 555p, 542.9p, 541.5p, 492.5p Boscar Flats,  575p Low Northsceugh,  564.1p, 559.5p, 555p, 548.7p, 543.6p, 516.7p Highscale  Farm.  522p, 472.5p Castle Hill.  510p, 494p Straights Head Farm.  509.5p Marriforth.  505p, 500p, 484.6p, 465.1p Fir Tree Farm.  504.5p Carkin Moor Farm.  500p, 490p Fawcett Park Farm.  500p Chapel House Farm. 500p Smardale Mill.  495.3p, 493p, 490.9p High Field.  495.3p Fawcett Park.  478p West Lea.   477.5p Green Farm.  474.4p ,Moory Lea Farm,. 473.2p Kelmore Hill Farm.  465.9p  Stubsgill Farm. 460.5p Lansmere.  DUTCH TEXEL: 551.3p, 411.1p,Chapel Farm.  BLUE TEXEL: 547.4p Boscar Flats.  460.9p Low Hall.  413.2p, 391.3p Town End Farm.   397.7p East Upper Priestside.   ROUGE : 544.7p Chapel Farm.  TEXEL: 441.9p Green Farm.  439p, 409.8p, 409.1p, 407p Kelmore Hill Farm.  437.5p,(x2) ,  425.6p, 417.9p, 400p Marriforth.  436.6p Miller Hill.  433p Stubsgill Farm.  431.7p New Hall Farm.  428.p Fair View.  425p Prospect Farm.  421.3p Fir Tree Farm.   420p Smardale Mill.  414.6p, 404.3p Porthy Green.  413.2p Straights Head Farm. 411.1p Victoria Cottages. 409.5p Town End Farm.  409.3p  405p Park House Farm.  408.3p Castle Hill.  408p Crossfell House.  406.8p Wharton Hall. 406p Stoneriggs.  402.3p Duckintree Farm.  401.3p Rose Hill.  CHAROLLAIS: 408.7p High Field. 405.8p Orchard Farm. 384.1p Low Swainston Farm.  372.7p Orchard Farm.  367p Black Syke.  SUFFOLK: 396.p Kelmore Hill Farm.  392.5p Highscale  Farm.  389.5p,Town End Farm.  385.2p Marriforth.  384.9p Wood Farm.  372p Buckles Farm.  371.1p East Rackwood Hill Farm.  HILL CHEVIOT: 396p Straights Head Farm.  387.2p Low Swainston Farm. 382.1p Flakebridge Farm.  362.2p Starrah.  DUTCH SPOTTED: 388.4p West End Farm.  GOAT: 383.3p  Startforth Park.  MULE: 345.8p 336.5p Green Farm.  338p Red House Farm.  337.5p Dousgill Farm.  330p Croft House Farm.  330p Rose Hil. 328.4p Eastfield Farm.  328.10, 327.30,(x2) ,  325.60,Marriforth,  327.20,Manor House Farm,  326.30,Starrah,  326.20,Buckles Farm,  326.2p East Rackwood Hill Farm.  325p Stubsgill Farm.  BLACKFACE: 343.5p Castle Hill.  SWALEDALE: 329p Decklyn.  324p Hardberry Hill Farm. 312.8p,Woolpits Hill.  306.4p Musgrave House.  303p Well House.  300p, 298.50 Thorney Gale.  294p Eastfield Farm.  294p Argill House.  292p New Hall.  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: 328p Marriforth.  ROMNEY: 315.3p Crossfell House.  HERDWICK: 308.1p Thorney Gale.  ROUGH FELL: 256p, 253.1p  Whinfell Terrace.

Cast Sheep

Cast Ewes

TEXEL: £300 Fair View.  £280, £210 Kelmore Hill Farm.  £275, £213, £190 Brogden Farm.  £268 Crossfell House. £260 East Upper Priestside.  £248 Milestone House. £240, £198, £194  Victoria Cottages.  £205 High Farm.  £190 Rosgill Head.  BELTEX: £298 Fair View.  £288 Marriforth Farm.  £250 East Upper Priestside. £220 Victoria Cottages.  £200 Low Swainston Farm.  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £238 Marriforth Farm.  £202 Whingill.  HAMPSHIRE DOWN: £230,(x2)  Wheatdale Road.  £208 Green Bank.  DUTCH SPOTTED: £230 Wheatdale Road.  LLEYN: £200, £195, £190, £188 Whingill.  £165 Wheatdale Road.  HILL CHEVIOT: £182 Coupland Beck Farm.  £168 Roseleigh.  £163 Bents Farm.  RYELAND: £182  Wheatdale Road.  MULE: £180 Brogden Farm.  £178 Milestone House.  £173 Rosgill Head.  £170  Mill Street.  £170 Fair View.  £163 Low Swainston Farm. £162 Kelmore Hill Farm.  BADGER FACE TEXEL: £175,(x2)   Green Bank.  SWALEDALE: £170, £143, £140 Manor House Farm.  £142, £139,(x2) ,  £137 Murton Hall.  £140 Leonards Cragg Farm.  £140 Lainger House.,  £139, £133 Lytheside. £137 Milestone House,. £134 Argill House.  £131 Bleathgill. TEESWATER: £165 Low Swainston Farm.  ROUGH FELL: £153, £137, £120 Archers Hall.  SUFFOLK: £150 High Farm.  BLACKFACE: £126 Low Swainston Farm,.

Cast Tups

TEXEL: £280, £250 Low Hall.  £252 Hardberry Hill Farm.  £248 White House.  £232 East Mellwaters Farm.  £220 Fair View.  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £245, £196 Wythes Hill.  £200 Milestone House.  £198 Hardberry Hill Farm.  £190 Park House Farm. LLEYN: £242 Whingill.  BELTEX: £198 Green Bank.  DUTCH SPOTTED: £192,21 Lady Anne Drive.  HILL CHEVIOT: £188, £180 East Clough.  SWALEDALE: £150 Manor House Farm. £148 Wythes Hill.  £140 Whingill. BLACKFACE: £14 ,Middle Bank End Farm.