Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night when 2,720 sheep were forward consisting of 1,615 spring lambs and 1,105 cast sheep.

Topping the spring lambs at £161 was a 46 kilo Beltex cross lamb from Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk, Annan. 

The same home also topped at 360p per kilo for a pen of 3, 44 kilo Beltex cross lambs which sold for £144. 

Messrs Bainbridge, Bonnygate Farm, Soulby sold 51 kilo Beltex cross lambs to make £158 selling to Dowdings Butchers, Appleby. 

Messrs Sayer, Town End Farm, Penrith sold 49 kilo Beltex cross lambs to make £156 selling to Mr M Helliwell, Rochdale. 

Messrs Lyle, Staingills, Penrith sold a pen of 40 kilo Beltex cross lambs to make £143.50, 358.8p per kilo selling to Mr M Helliwell.

Messrs Wynne, Hall Farm House, Derbyshire sold a pen of 5, 36 kilo Beltex cross lambs to make £127 at 352.8p per kilo. 

Messrs Platt, Far Whittles Farm, Cheshire sold a pen of 28, 36 kilo Beltex cross lambs to make £121 (336.1p per kilo). 

Trade here at Kirkby Stephen far exceeded all expectations and all other trades so far on the week. 

An unbelievable overall sale average of 272.8p per kilo and £110.62 was achieved for 1,615 lambs sold!.

Cast sheep topped at £166.50 for a pen of Texel cross ewes from Messrs Wynne, Derbyshire. 

Beltex cross ewes sold to £162.50 from Messrs Chester, Grassgill Lodge, Soulby. 

Mule ewes sold to £131.40 for a pen from Messrs Atkinson, Abbey Park, Bleatarn. 

Another great overall sale average of £109.46 for 1,105 ewes was achieved. 

Many more ewes will be wanted and can be sold well here at Kirkby Stephen over the next 2 weeks on the run up to the upcoming Qurbani festival. 

Leading Lamb Consignments
No.          Weight    p/kg         Head        From
8      @    45.7kg    303.4p    £138.81    M/s JC Bainbridge & Sons, Bonnygate Farm, Soulby
3      @    45kg       304.4p    £137         Miss S Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside
12    @    45.5kg    284.4p    £129.42    Messrs G Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside
25    @    42.4kg    301.7p    £127.96    Messrs G & EA Ewin, Black Syke, Sandford
22    @    40.6kg    313.6p    £127.61    Messrs TW Hunter, Upper Brydekirk, Brydekirk
37    @    44.3kg    285.5p    £126.57    Messrs JR & M Richardson, Etherley House, Winston
15    @    41.8kg    301.1p    £125.87    Messrs Somerville, Lansmere, Newby
6      @    46.5kg    268.8p    £125         Messrs B&S Teasdale & Son, Lynsack Farm, Lane Head, Copley
6      @    44.5kg    280.3p    £124.75    Messrs R Allinson & Sons, Windygate, Winton
42    @    45.6kg    269.7p    £123.04    Messrs KJ & CS Wilson Ltd, Wood Farm, Thursby
17    @    40.7kg    298.6p    £121.56    K Porteous, 3 Bolton Road, Scorton
40    @    45.4kg    269.2p    £120.48    Upperlands Farm

Leading Prices –

Spring Lambs –

Price Per Head – Beltex £161, £144, £139, 127 Upper Brydekirk; £158, £153, £144, £138, £128 Bonnygate Farm; £156, £140, £130 Town End Farm; £149, £138, £130, £125 Lansmere; £144  Wood Farm; £143.50, £127.50 Staingills; £140 Bolton Road; £133 Springfield Farm; £132.50, £130 Staingills; £132, £130 Moor Riggs; £130 Lynsack Farm; £128.50, £128 Hill Top Farm; £127 Hall Farm House; £127 Crossfell House; £126.50 Blacksyke; £126.50 Carpool; £125 Springfield Farm: Texel  £148, £138, £130.50, £121.50 Staingills; £142, £124 Upperlands Farm; £136, £133 Etherley House; £134, £131.50 (2), £130.50 Black Syke; £134, £124 Windygate; £132.50 Buddle House;£132.50, £128, £127.50, £122.50 Ash Dub; £133, £131.50 Clifton Moor; £130 Windygate; £130 Red House Farm; £128, £127.50 Terrys Farm; £127.50, £124.50, £124, £123.50 Etherley House;  £126 Rosgill Head; £126 Wood Farm; £125.50 Buddle House; £125, £120.50 Town End Farm; £124.50 Croft House Farm; £121 (2) Clifton Moor; £120 Old Mill Flatt; £120 Lynsack Farm: Charollais £132 Clifton Moor; £124 Upperlands Farm; £115.50 Red House Farm; £114 Orchard Farm; £113.50 Clifton Moor; £112 Moor Riggs: Suffolk £126, £119.50 Wood Farm; £123.50 Williams House; £122.50 Etherley House; £118 Clarks Farm; £118 (2) Upperlands Farm; 113 Town Head Farm: Jacob £90 Thunderstones (Hayllar): Mule £85 Williams House .

Price Per Kilo

Beltex 360p, 350p, 339p; 358.8p, 342.1p, 339.7p, 327.8p, 325p Staingills; 352.8p Hall Farm House; 350p Bolton Road; 345p Lansmere; 338.2p Hill Top Farm; 336.1p Far Whittles Farm; 328.6p Bonnygate Farm; 325p, 323.9p Lansmere ; 324.4p, 319.2p Black Syke; 324.3p Far Whittles Farm; 320p Wood Farm; 320p (2) Bonnygate Farm; 318.4p Town End Farm (Sayer); 317.5p Upper Brydekirk; 317.5p Crossfell House; 317.1p Moor Riggs; 316.3p Carpool Farm; 311.1p Town End Farm: Dutch Texel 328.9p, 304.4p Terrys Farm : Texel 328.9p 313.6p, 387.2p, 286..6p Staingills: 316.3p , 302.3p, 296.5p Etherley House; 313.8p Buddle House; 303.5p Lansmere; 302.3p, 288.4p Windygate; 296.6p Black Syke; 288.1p Clifton Moor Farm; 296.6p Black Syke; 284.5p Buddle House; 284.4p Terrys Farm; 284p Ash Dub; 283.8p Hall Farm House; 280p Rosgill Head: Suffolk 274.4p , 268.2p Upperlands Farm; 268.1, 256.6p Wood Farm; 266.3p Etherley House; 263p Towne Head Farm; 261 Crossfell House: Charollais 270.5p, 269.4p Cifton Moor; 269p Town Head Farm; 266.7p Moor Riggs; 265.1p Orchard Farm; 263.8p Upperlands Farm; 262.5p Red House Farm: Jacob 236.8p Thunderstones (Hayllar): Mule 236p Williams House.

Cast Ewes

Texel £166.50 Hall Farm House; £163.50 , £158.50, £150, £147.50 Upperlands Farm; £158.50 (2) Bonnygate Farm; £155.50, £145.50 Upper Brydekirk; £152.50 Grassgill Lodge; £150.50 Etherley House; £150.50 Hundith House; £148.50 Greta View; £146.50, £142.50 Abbey Park; £146.50 Town End Farm (Sayer); £144.50 Etherley House; £144.50 Hundith House; £144.50 Friars Garth; £142.50 Staingills; £142.50 Clarks Farm; £140.50 Windygate; £140 Terrys Farm; £140 Staingills: Beltex £162.50 Grassgill Lodge; £160 Upper Brydekirk; £156.50, £138.50 Mill Cottage; £149.50 (2), £128.50 (2) Far Whittles Farm; £126.50 Easegill Head: Charollais £151.50, £140.50, £139.50, £134.50 Upperlands Farm; ££140 Orchard Farm; £130.50, £130 Stonelowe Hall: Suffolk £140.50 , £137.50, £134.50, £129.50, £127.50, £126.50 Upperlands Farm; £140, £134 Etherley House; £136 Staingills; £132.50 Black Syke: Bluefaced Leicester £144.50 Greenriggs; £138 Brow Farm: Blue Texel £138.50 Castle Hill: Mule £131.50 Abbey Park; £123.50 Clarks Farm; £116.50 South View; £116 Galleywreay Farm; £115.50 Fell View; £115.50 Clarks Farm; £114.50 High Toft Hill Farm; £114.50, £113.50 Fair View, £112, £110 Rosgill Head:    Rouge £126.50 Middle Bank End Farm: Lleyn £126.50 Wharton Hall; £112 Whingill: Zwartble £110 West Stoney Keld: Blackfaced £100.50 Upperlands Farm: Cheviot £95 Skylin; £95 Highfield Farm; £86.50 Meibourne House; £85.50 Hebblethwaite Hall: Swaledale £89.50 Hebblethwaite Hall; £89.50 Nova Scotia; £88.50, £82.50 Hundith Hill; £87.50 Asby Hall; £86.50 Rudd Hills; £86.50 The Park Wall: Rough Fell £87.50 Lockholme Hall: Jacob £86.50 Castle Hill: Shetland £80.50 Hollow Green Farm: Herdwick £80 Chapel Hill.

Cast Rams

Texel £148.50 Upperlands Farm; £128.50 Green Acres: Swaledale £112.50 The Croft; £112.50 Helbeck Farm.