Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart Held Their Weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday Evening when 2,505 sheep where forward consisting of 2,061 Prime Hoggs and 444 Cast Sheep.

Topping the sale at £201 and 502.5p/kg were a pen of five 40kg Beltex cross hoggs from Jojo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York.

This home also sold a pen of twenty-five 41kg hoggs to make £200 (487.8p/kg, a pen of eleven 42kg at £195 and a pen of six 40kg at £193 (482.5p/kg).

The consignment of fifty hoggs from this home sold to average 41kg £197.44 (479.46p/kg).

Messrs Birkbeck, Castle Hill, Soulby, Sold a pen of forty-six 40kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £197 (492.5p/kg)

Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside sold a 58kg Beltex cross hogg to make £200.

Messrs Barnes, Hawkin Hall, Carnforth sold 42kg Beltex cross hoggs at £195.

Messrs Millar, Crookholm Farm, Canonbie sold 75kg Texel cross hogg to £190.

Messrs Smithson, Skelcies Hall, Kirkby Stephen sold a pen of five 52kg hoggs to £187.

Messrs Smith, Kelmore Hill Farm, Workington sold a pen of 39kg hoggs to make £184 with this home also topping the Suffolk hoggs at £175 for 63kg.

Messrs Nelson, Rosgill Head, Penrith sold a pen of five 56kg Suffolk cross hoggs to make £164 (292.9p/kg)

Taylor Brothers, Studfold Gill, Skipton sold 54kg Suffolk cross hoggs to make £161 (298.1p/kg)

Herdwick cross hoggs sold to £161 for a pair of 60kg from Messrs Nelson, Rosgill Head, Penrith.

Mule hoggs topped at £147 for a pen of six 52kg from Messrs Richardson, Croft House Farm, Ravenstonedale.

Messrs Heron, Eastfield Farm, Warcop sold a pen of nineteen 51kg Mules to make £144.

Mules also topped at 295.5p/kg for a pen of nine 44kg which made £130 from Messrs Procter, Hilcrest, Great Musgrave.

Blackfaced hoggs topped at £146 for a pen of 47kg from Messrs Birkbeck, Castle Hill, Soulby.

Messrs Askwith, Middle Mown Meadows, Crook sold a pen of sixteen 37kg Hill Cheviot hoggs to make £125.20 (339.2p/kg)

Cast Sheep

Cast sheep topped at £284 for a pen of four Beltex cross ewes from Messrs Askwith, Middle Mown Meadows, Crook with this home also selling Texel cross ewes to £270 and Beltex cross ewes to £242.

The consignment of fourteen Beltex and Texel cross ewes from this home sold to average £237.

Messrs Dodd, Skylin, Temple Sowerby sold a pair of Beltex cross ewes to £248.

Messrs Dixon, Hartley Castle, Kirkby Stephen sold Texel ewes to £240.

Hill cheviot ewes sold to £170 on two separate occasions, firstly for a pair from Orlena Henderson, Winchester Lodge, North Side and also from Messrs Armer, Scar Sykes, Newbiggin on Lune.

Blackfaced ewes sold to £128 for a pen of five from Messrs Allonby, Laneside, Hartley.

Swaledale ewes topped at £118 for a pen of five from Messrs Metcalf, Park House Farm, Richmond.

Cast rams topped at £195 for a pair of Beltex from Messrs Dodd, Skylin, Temple Sowerby.

Tot   Hds  Weight    P/Kg       Average     Vendor
50    @    £197.44    41.1kg    479.4p    JM Andrews, York
10    @    £186.00    43kg      432.5p    I Powley, Armathwaite
7      @    £177.43    51.4kg    345p     JJ&S Raine, Appleby in Westmorland
27    @    £175.00    44.6kg    392.1p    MTP&SD Wills, Dufton
40    @    £173.46    45.4kg    382p    W&J&I Dinsdale, Morland
134  @    £170.24    42.5kg    400.3p    HW&J Birkbeck, Soulby
14    @    £168.71    44.1kg    382.2p    HG Jackson, Kings Meaburn
46    @    £168.57    40.6kg    414.8p    Messrs Dent, Bolton
16    @    £167.06    51.1kg    326.7p    MH Elliott, Penrith
17    @    £163.41    45.8kg    356.1p    B&AC Barnes, Carnforth

Prime Hoggs

Price Per Head

BELTEX: £201, £200, £195, £193, £188 Boscar Flats,  £200 Terrys Farm,  £197(x2), £180, £177,Castle Hill,  £195 Hawkin Hall,  £189, £179, £178, £170(x2) , High Field,  £187 Skelcies Hall,  £187 Studford Gill,  £186, £180, £172 Elm House,  £186 Low Northsceugh,  £186, £178, £174 West Lea,  £184, £180(x3), £179 Fawcett Park Farm,  £184 Kelmore Hill Farm,  £180(x2) , Stubsgill Farm,  £180, £178, £170 Little Beck,  £180 Black Syke,  £177 Westwick Farm,  £171 Skylin,  £170 Ascot House,  TEXEL: £190, £175, £169(x2), £165, £159, £156, £155 Crookholm Farm,  £181,Kelmore Hill Farm,  £178, £165 Espland House,  £170 Haithwaite,  £170 West Lea,  £170 High Field,  £166 Croft House Farm,  £166, £164 Studford Gill,  £165 Westwick Farm,  £165 Old Mill Flatt,  £164 Porthy Green,  £162, £160 Castle Hill,  £160,Skelcies Hall,  £160 Little Beck,  £160, £159 Rosgill Head,  £159 Goodlie Hill Cottage,  £157.50 Calva Farm,  £157(x2), £156 Green Farm,  £157 Fawcett Park Farm,  £156, £155 Stubsgill Farm,  £156, £155 Black Syke,  £155.50 Hawkin Hall,  £155 Townend,  SUFFOLK: £175 Kelmore Hill Farm,  £165, £164, £156 Rosgill Head,  £161 Studford Gill,  BLUE TEXEL: £169 Haithwaite,  £155 Bank View,  ROUGE : £168.50, £160 High Field,  £150 Skelcies Hall,  HERDWICK: £161 Rosgill Head,  MULE: £147 Croft House Farm,  £144 Eastfield Farm,  £142 Kilnstown,  £142 Marriforth,  £140 Hillcrest,  £138 Musgrave House,  £137.50 Stubsgill Farm,  £136 Windygate,  BLACKFACE: £146 Castle Hill,  HILL CHEVIOT: £145,  £143 Westwick Farm,  £140 Villa Farm,  DUTCH SPOTTED: £140 Helbeck Grange,  CHAROLLAIS: £140 Crossfell House,  SWALEDALE: £137,  £132 Eastfield Farm,  £123(x2) , Highfield House,  £120 Holly Cottage Barn,  £120 High Blackton Farm,  ZWARTBLES: £120 Clockeld,  BADGER FACE TEXEL: £108,  £106.50 Spring Farm,  SHETLAND: £90 New Maybecks Farm,

Prime Hoggs

P/Kg

BELTEX: 502.5p, 487.8p, 482.5p, 464.3p, 427.3p,Boscar Flats,  492.5p(x2) Castle Hill,  471.8p Kelmore Hill Farm,  467.5p Studford Gill,  464.3p Hawkin Hall,  453.7p, 450.0p Elm House,  450.0p, 445p High Field,  439p, 438.1p, 436.6p Fawcett Park Farm,  435.9p Ascot House,  433.3p Crookholm Farm,  432.6p Low Northsceugh,  428.6p Stubsgill Farm,  428.6p Black Syke,  423.8p Little Beck,  TEXEL: 407.9p Black Syke,  397.7p, 393p, 354.5p, 352.1p, 351.4p Crookholm Farm,  395.1p, 372.1p Castle Hill,  394.6p Ascot House,  381p Little Beck,  376.8p Clockeld,  375.6p, 369.8p Goodlie Hill Cottage,  361.7p Haithwaite,  361.1p, 352.5p, 351.3p Marriforth,  358.1p Croft House Farm,  353.7p Crossfell House,  351.3p East Mellwaters Farm,  ROUGE : 347.8p, 337p High Field,  HILL CHEVIOT: 339.2p Middle Mown Meadows,  337.1p, 328.6p Low Deepslack,  BLUE TEXEL: 330.0p Bank View,  CHAROLLAIS: 325.6p Crossfell House,  SUFFOLK: 325p, 297.6p Hesket Demain,  317.1p Marriforth,  300p, 298.1p Studford Gill,  292.9p Rosgill Head,  291.3p Hillcrest,  290.5p Fair View,  BLACKFACE: 313.9p Middle Mown Meadows,  310.6p Castle Hill,  DUTCH SPOTTED: 297.9p Helbeck Grange,  MULE: 295.5p Hillcrest,  287.5p Musgrave House,  283.3p Windygate,  282.7p Croft House Farm,  282.4p Eastfield Farm,  280.6p Stubsgill Farm,  SWALEDALE: 275p, Eastfield Farm,  267.4p, 256.3p Highfield House,  256.4p Low Deepslack,  250p Holly Cottage Barn,  250p High Blackton Farm.

Cast Sheep

Cast Ewes

BELTEX: £284 High West Road,  £248(x2) Skylin,  £242, £202, £197(x2) Middle Mown Meadows,  TEXEL: £270, £234 Middle Mown Meadows,  £240 Hartley Castle,  £220, £180(x2) Green Farm,  £200 Winchester Lodge,  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £180 Park House Farm,  SUFFOLK: £172 New View Farm,  HILL CHEVIOT: £170, £130 Scar Sykes Farm,  £170, £140 Winchester Lodge,  £154, £138 Ashbourne Drive,  £130 Westwick Farm,  HAMPSHIRE DOWN: £166 Hartley Castle,  MULE: £152 Green Farm,  £144 Kelmore Hill Farm,  £144 Hartley Castle,  BLACKFACE: £128 Laneside,  £118 Middle Bank End Farm,  SWALEDALE: £118 Park House Farm,  £106 Green Farm,  £95 Hartley Castle,  £90 Low Farm,  ROUGH FELL: £117 Greenside Farm,

Cast Tups

BELTEX: £195 Skylin,  TEXEL: £180 Decklyn,  £170 Greenside Farm,  BLUE TEXEL: £170 Bank View,  LLEYN: £170 Green Farm,  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £170 Hartley Castle,  ROUGH FELL: £130,  £120 Greenside Farm,  SWALEDALE: £102 Blue Grass,  £100 Rudd Hills.