Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart Held Their Weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday Evening when 4,384 sheep where forward consisting of 3,815 Prime Hoggs and 569 Cast Sheep.

Topping the sale at £243 where a pair of 62kg Texel hoggs from Wearmouth, Parkside, Barnard Castle, this home also sold 72kg Texel cross to £242 and 77kg to £228.

Topping at 573.7p/kg where a pen of eighteen 38kg Blue Texel cross hoggs which made £218 from Messrs Birkbeck, Castle Hill, Soulby.

JoJo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York topped her consignment at £226 twice firstly for a pen of nine 43kg Beltex cross hoggs and for a 50kg hogg.

This home also sold a pen of seventeen 42kg to £225 (535.7p/kg), a pen of twelve 39kg making £220 and 564.1p/kg, a pair of 50kg at £220, a pen of thirteen 40kg at £216 (540p/kg), a pen of ten 42kg at £216 and a pen of seventeen 40kg at £210 (525p/kg).

The consignment of 108 hoggs from this good home sold to average 43kg £215.47 (501p/kg).

Suffolk hoggs topped at £210 for 54kg from Messrs Birkbeck, Castle Hill, Soulby.

JoJo Andrews, Boscar Flats sold a pen of five 61kg Suffolk cross hoggs to make £204.

Mule hoggs topped at £185 for a pen of twenty 62kg from Messrs Huck, Sowerthwaite Farm, Austwick.

Mule hoggs also topped at 382.2p/kg for a pen of five 45kg which sold for £172 from Messrs Birkbeck, Castle Hill.

Hayllar Farms, Brough sold a pen of twenty eight 44kg Mules to make £164 (372.7p/kg).

Blackfaced hoggs topped at £173 and 402.3p/kg for a pen of 43kg from Messrs Birkbeck, Castle Hill.

Swaledale hoggs topped at 360.9p/kg for a pen of twenty eight 46kg which sold for £166 from Messrs Stirke, Snowfield Farm, York.

High Greenbury Farm, Richmond sold a pen of twenty four 49kg Texel cross hoggs to make £204, with the consignment of 460 hoggs from this home selling to average 49kg £193.16 (392p/kg).

Messrs Patchett, West Summersides, Ripon sold a pen of twenty 60kg Texel cross Mule hoggs to make £197 with another pen of twenty 58kg making £195.

The consignment of 644 homebred Texel cross Mule hoggs from this home sold to average 51.8kg £180.80 (349.6p/kg).

An unbelievable SQQ average of 421p/kg and an overall average of 380.5p/kg and £178.58 for 3815 hoggs.

The storm came early, with the eye firmly centred on Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep ring, where a whirlwind of  a trade took hold.

Fifty seven pens and 401 hoggs sold between £200 - £243.

One hundred and seven pens and 912 hoggs sold between £190 - £243.

Nineteen pens and 197 hoggs sold between 500 – 573p/kg.

Thirty nine pens and 364 hoggs sold between 460 – 573p/kg.

Tot Hds    Weight    P/Kg       Average     Vendor
5        @    64kg      355p       £227.20    MESSR LC & D Wearmouth, Barnard Castle                           
108    @    43.1kg    499.8p   £215.47    JM Andrews,York                                         
65     @    40.2kg    534.3p    £214.86    MR Paul W Simpson, Nr Skipton                                           
15     @    49.4kg    412.2p    £203.60    MR MH Elliott, Penrith                                      
48     @    45.5kg    444.2p    £202.00    Mr Michael, Lincolnshire                                           
129   @    42.9kg    465.7p    £199.95    T Hill & R Wright, Doncaster                              
460   @    49.3kg    392.1p    £193.16    High Greenbury Farm Ltd, Richmond                                       
25     @    42.6kg    443.3p    £189.04    MTP & SD Wills, Appleby In Westmorland                                         
91     @    41.6kg    454p       £188.90    Mesr H W & J Birkbeck, Kirkby Stephen                                         
7       @    53.7kg    350p       £188.00    MR A E Barker, Appleby In Westmorland                                     
66     @    51.2kg    363.6p    £186.18    MESSRS P & SA Nelson, Penrith                                           
18     @    46.7kg    397.5p    £185.72    MESR F & A Atkinson & Sons, Appleby In Westmorland                                           
19     @    47.3kg    390.8p    £184.68    MESR Allison & Sons, Biggar                                         
207   @    43.5kg    423.2p    £183.99    MR M Wynne, Derbyshire                                        
34     @    45.5kg    402p       £182.79    MESR W&W Patterson, Appleby In Westmorland                                         
22     @    56.6kg    323p       £182.64    MR D A Wells, Bishop Auckland                                            
12     @    47.5kg    380.9p    £180.92    MESR DE & AM Hodgson, Penrith                                     
644   @    51.8kg    349.6p    £180.80    MR C N Patchett, Ripon                                    
20     @    45.4kg    395.2p    £179.40    MESR JW & L Harrison, Appleby In Westmorland                                          
40     @    59kg      303.4p    £179.00    MESR K & GJ Huck, Lancashire                                        
394   @    50.2kg    355.4p    £178.25    Mesrs J M & W Turnbull, St Andrews                                          
65     @    46.4kg    381.6p    £177.02    A & D Smith, Workington   

Cast Sheep

Cast ewes where off the clock, strongest trade seen for some time, all classes in strong demand.

Topping the cast ewes at £318 was a Texel cross ewe from JE Millar, Bridge End.

Messrs Brass, Bridge End also sold Texel cross ewes to £305.

Charollais cross ewes topped at £282 from JR Todd, Victoria Cottages.

Suffolks topped at £248 for a pair from Messrs Brass, Bridge End.

Mules topped at £188 from JR Todd, Victoria Cottages.

Swaledale ewes sold to £141 for a pen of 30 with another pen of 16 selling for £136 from Messrs Akrigg, Manor House Farm.

This consignment of 104 Swaledale cast sheep sold to average £114.

Scotch Blackface ewes sold to £142 From Messrs Birkbeck, Castle Hill for a pen of 16.

Cast tups topped at £220 for a Leicester Tup from JR Addison & Sons, West Stoney Keld.

Prime Hoggs

Price Per Head

TEXEL: £243, £242, £228 Parkside.  £215, £208 Boscar Flats.  £213, £197, £195.50, £195, £194.50, £192.50, £191, £189.50(x2), £189 West Summersides.  £209, £192 Espland House.  £208 Sideway Bank.  £204, £202, £199.50, £199(x2), £198, £194.50, £194, £193(x2), £190.50, £190, £188(x2), £187.50, £187(x2), £186(x2) High Greenbury.  £203 Dale View.  £202, £185(x2) Kelmore Hill Farm.  £196, £187 Hawkrigg Farm.  £196, £194 Whinfell Road.  £195 Eden Flatt.  £195 Hill Farm.  £194, £189 Middle Shipley Farm.  £194, £191.50, £186.50, £185.50 Rosgill Head.  £193 Highscale  Farm.  £191 Castle Hill.  £190 East View.  £187 Coupland Beck Farm.  £185 Hall Farm House.  BELTEX: £226(x2), £225, £220(x2), £216(x2), £210,(x3), £200 Boscar Flats.  £219, £217, £216, £215, £210(x2), £209, £208, £204, £203, £202, £198(x2), £196, £192, £190 Mill Farm.  £217.50(x2), £214 Highscale  Farm.  £212, £208, £206, £205.50, £205, £197, £196 Heath Farm.  £210, £204, £203, £200.50, £198 High Greenbury.  £210, £206, £200 Espland House.  £208.50, £208 Hall Farm House.  £204 Rosgill Head.  £200, £196, £192 Stubsgill Farm.  £200, £195 Fawcett Park Farm.  £196 Muirburn.  £192, £190 Kelmore Hill Farm.  £191 New Hall.  BLUE TEXEL: £218 Castle Hill.  £182 Mill Farm.  SUFFOLK: £210, £180(x2) Castle Hill.  £204 Boscar Flats.  £198 Highfield Farm.  £195, £192 Hill Farm.  £191.50, £190.50 Rosgill Head.  £188, £184, £183.50(x4), £183, £180(x2) Boghall.  £187.50, £180 Kelmore Hill Farm.  £187.50 High Greenbury.  £182, £181, £180 Coupland Beck Farm.  £180 Green Farm.  £180 East View.  ROUGE : £194 Coupland Beck Farm.  CHAROLLAIS: £194, £189.50 Hall Farm House.  £177.50 Gunnerwell.  £167(x2) Langrigg House.  ROMNEY: £193 Breaks Hall.  MULE: £185, £173 Sowerthwaite Farm.  £175 Middle Shipley Farm.  £172 Castle Hill.  £171 Woodbine House.  £170 Green Farm.  £168, £160 Boghall.  £167 Elm Pot.  £164.50 Stubsgill Farm.  £164 Helbeck Grange.  £162 Eden Flatt.  £160 Blades Field Farm.  HILL CHEVIOT: £176 Middle Shipley Farm.  £171 Whinfell Road.  £168 Castle Hill.  £164 Low Faggergill Cottage.  £164 School House.  £162 Boghall.  £160 Helbeck Grange.  £159, £157 Waterside Farm.  £157 Snowfield Farm.  £156.50 Musgrave House.  £156.50 Greystone House.  £150 Low Deepslack.  TEESWATER: £175 Whinfell Road.  BLACKFACE: £173 Castle Hill.  £172, £167 Greystone House.  £171 Snowfield Farm.  ZWARTBLES: £170 Old Mill Flatt.  SWALEDALE: £167 Muirburn.  £167, £164(x2) Muirburn Farm.  £167, £164(x2) Muirburn Farm.  £166(x3), £164, £163.50(x2), £162.50 Snowfield Farm.  £164 Helbeck Farm.  £163 Lanehead Farm.  £161 Parrick House Farm.  £161, £160 Woolpits Hill.  £160 Hill Farm.  GOAT: £152, £125 Gillfield.  ROUGH FELL: £149, £128 Hardendale Hall.  £120(x2) Low Deepslack.

Prime Hoggs

P/Kg

BLUE TEXEL: 573.7p Castle Hill.  443.9p Mill Farm.  BELTEX: 564.1p, 540p, 535.7p, 525.6p, 525p, 514.3p, 477.3p, 476.2p, 466.7p Boscar Flats.  557.7p, 548.7p, 543.8p Highscale  Farm.  542.1p Espland House.  526.8p, 521.4p, 512.2p, 511.9p, 507.3p, 504.7p, 483.3p, 482.9p, 471.4p, 469.8p, 466.7p, 464.4p, 463.6p Mill Farm.  520p, 476.7p Heath Farm.  508.5p, 483.7p Hall Farm House.  475.6p, 465.1p, 462.5p Fawcett Park Farm.  468.3p, 466.7p, 465.1p Stubsgill Farm.  466.7p Muirburn.  TEXEL: 477.5p, 427.4p Castle Hill.  436.3p, 405.9p Pasture House Farm.  432.5p, 428.6p, 423.3p, 418.6p, 411.1p, 409.5p, 406.8p(x2) Hall Farm House.  429.8p, 416.3p, 407.1p, 406.1p, 404.1p, 402.1p High Greenbury.  425p, 423.2p, 413.4p, 401.2p, 400p(x2) Helbeck Grange.  421.4p Porthy Green.  415.9p West Farm.  415.9p Hardendale Hall.  415.6p Coupland Beck Farm.  414.6p(x2), 404.5p, 402.3p Abbey Farm.  414.3p Helbeck Farm.  411.6p Eden Gate Holme Farm.  410.7p Gunnerwell.  410.3p Low Faggergill Cottage.  404.5p, 403.5p(x2), 403.4p, 402.3p West Summersides.  403.4p Stubsgill Farm.  402.2p Kelmore Hill Farm.  400p Hawkrigg Farm.  400p South House.  ROUGE : 421.7p Coupland Beck Farm.  CHAROLLAIS: 412p Hall Farm House.  407.3p(x2), Langrigg House.  403.4p Gunnerwell.  HILL CHEVIOT: 407.7p, 402.6p Waterside Farm.  400p Castle Hill.  400p Helbeck Grange.  395.1p Boghall.  391.3p Musgrave House.  391.3p Greystone House.  382.9p Snowfield Farm.  381.4p School House.  BLACKFACE: 402.3p Castle Hill.  382.2p Greystone House.  371.7p Snowfield Farm.  371.4p Pasture House Farm.  SUFFOLK: 400p East View.  395.7p, 393.5p, 383p Coupland Beck Farm.  394.3p Helbeck Grange.  390.9p Helbeck Farm.  388.9p, 375p(x2) Castle Hill.  385.9p Stubsgill Farm.  375.5p Boghall.  375p High Greenbury.  GOAT: 400p, 390.6p Gillfield.  MULE: 382.2p Castle Hill.  372.7p Helbeck Grange.  365.2p Boghall.  360.2p Pasture House Farm.  357.6p Stubsgill Farm.  341.7p Lanehead Farm.  340.4p Blades Field Farm.  SWALEDALE: 360.9p, 355.4p(x2), 353.3p, 345.8p(x2) Snowfield Farm.  348.8p Helbeck Grange.  346.5p Muirburn Farm.  346.5p Muirburn Farm.  344.7p Low Faggergill Cottage.  343p Lanehead Farm.  ZWARTBLES: 340p Old Mill Flatt.  ROUGH FELL: 310.4p Hardendale Hall.

Cast Sheep

Cast Ewes

TEXEL: £318, £262, £245(x2) Bridge End.  £305, £228, £210 Bridge End Farm.  £285(x2), £219 Green Farm.  £230 Bollihope Shield.  £226, £200 Abbey Farm.  £222, £220 New Hall.  £219 Rosgill Head.  £200 Wharton Hall.  CHAROLLAIS: £282 Victoria Cottages.  £222 House & Holme Farm.  £215 West Farm.  BLUE TEXEL: £258 Castle Hill.  BELTEX: £250 Victoria Cottages.  £200 Castle Hill.  £190 Porthy Green.  SUFFOLK: £248(x2) Bridge End Farm.  £235 Wharton Hall.  £232 Bridge End.  £200 Highfield Farm.  MULE: £188, £160 Victoria Cottages.  £185, £162 Rosgill Head.  £182 South View.  £181 Abbey Farm.  £174 Town Head Farm.  £172 Bridge End Farm.  £170 Fair View.  £170 Highfield Farm.  £165 Eden Flatt.  LLEYN: £175 West Farm.  HILL CHEVIOT: £162 West Farm.  £160 Snow Hall Farms.  £148 Castle Hill.  HAMPSHIRE DOWN: £160 House & Holme Farm.  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £155 Woodbine House.  BLACKFACE: £142, £114 Castle Hill.  SWALEDALE: £141, £136 Manor House Farm.  £138, £133 New Hall.  £135 West Stoney Keld.  £132 Musgrave House.  £126 Town Head Farm.  £124 Bleathgill.  £120 Woodbine House.  £120 Hill Farm.

Cast Tups

BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £220 West Stoney Keld.  BLUE TEXEL: £195 Town Head Farm.  TEXEL: £193(x2) Hill Farm.  £180 East View.  SUFFOLK: £192 Highfield Farm.  SWALEDALE: £165 Manor House Farm.  £150 New Hall.  £150 Ghyll House.  £148 West Stoney Keld.  £140 Hill Farm.  HILL CHEVIOT: £150 Waterside Farm.  HERDWICK: £148 Bollihope Shield.