Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart Held Their Weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday Evening when 5,291 sheep where forward consisting of 4,087 Prime Hoggs, 724 Cast Sheep and 240 Spring Lambs.

An SQQ average 416.2p/kg and an overall average of 403.3p/kg was a achieved for an entry of 4087 hoggs forward.

Topping the sale at £270 was a Texel hogg from Messrs Smith, Kelmore Hill, Workington.

Topping at 535p/kg were a pair of 40kg Beltex cross tup hoggs which made £214 from Messrs Smith, Kelmore Hill Farm.

Jojo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York sold a pen of six 63kg Texel cross hoggs to make £269,  With this home also selling a pen of 64kg Charollais cross hoggs to make £266, with another pen of eleven 59kg Texel cross hoggs making £254 (430p/kg).

Suffolk cross hoggs sold to £268.50 for a pen of fifteen at 69kg from Bailey Livestock, Peacock Farm, Ripon with pens of fourteen 69kg Suffolk cross hoggs making £266 and twelve 64kg at £255.50 and with the whole consignment of 176 Suffolk and texel cross hoggs from this home selling to average 67kg £259.74.

Dutch Texel cross hoggs sold to £243 (506.3p/kg) for 48kg from Messrs Fell, Stanger Hill, Wigton, with this home also selling 50kg £240 (480p/kg).

Cheviot hoggs sold to £234 for a pen of twenty 58kg from Messrs Dawson, Mount Pleasant, York.

Messrs Fisher topped the cheviot cross hoggs at 458.8p/kg for a pen of thirty-one 40kg which made £183.50.

Hill Cheviots toped at £243 from Messrs Hughes, Dona Close, Asby.

Messrs Ritchie, Penny Flat Farm, York sold a pen of thirty three 45kg cheviots to make £195.50 (434.4p/kg). this home also sold a pen of twenty-seven 45kg Mules to make £181.50 (403.3p/kg).

Swaledale hoggs sold to £183.50 for 50kg from Messrs Akrigg, Manor House Farm, Skipton.

Messrs Dawson, Mount Pleasant Farm, York sold a pen of thirty-one 42kg Swaledale hoggs to make 428.6p £180.

Scotch Blackfaced hoggs sold to £232 from Wanwood Partners, Alston.

Messrs Dawson, Mount Pleasant Farm, York sold a pen of thirty 41kg Scotch Blackface hoggs to make 429.3p.

Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown, Longtown sold pens of expertly finished Scotch Blackface hoggs at 52kg to make £207.50, 48kg £199.50. This home sold a pen of thirty-one Cheviot cross hoggs at 40kg to make 458.8p/kg

14 pens and 134 hoggs sold between £260 to £270

33 pens and 246 hoggs sold between £250 to £270

11 pens and 52 hoggs sold between 480p/kg and 535p/kg.

44 pens and 500 hogg sold between 450p/kg and 535p/kg.

Tot Hds			Weight	P/Kg	Average	Vendor
176	@		67kg	387.5p	£259.74	Bailey Livestock, Ripon
118	@		60kg	414p	£248.49	JM Andrews, York
32	@		60.7kg	404.1p	£245.09	MESR W Hughes & Sons, Appleby In Westmorland
25	@		56.8kg	403.2p	£229.14	MR T Rome, Whitehaven
40	@		48.8kg	468.6p	£228.96	MESR ME & JJ Fell, Wigton
211	@		57.5kg	395p	£227.08	MESR Fettes LTD, Buckie
24	@		51.1kg	442.5p	£226.23	MR R J Tiplady, Barnard Castle
9	@		54kg	418.1p	£225.78	MESR Ellis Bros, Appleby In Westmorland
40	@		59.4kg	376.4p	£223.50	MESR R & E M Smithson, Kirkby Stephen
48	@		56.7kg	391.8p	£222.26	MR R G Mark, Penrith
27	@		56.2kg	384.8p	£216.19	MR D A Wells, Bishop Auckland
64	@		47.5kg	435.2p	£206.59	MESSRS P & SA Nelson, Penrith
24	@		59kg	348.3p	£205.50	MESR R&J Watson, Carlisle
13	@		49.6kg	407.3p	£202.08	AC Pearson, Appleby In Westmorland
64	@		44.7kg	449.6p	£201.13	Mesr H W & J Birkbeck, Kirkby Stephen
51	@		47.9kg	419.5p	£201.00	A & D Smith, Workington

Cast Sheep

Cast sheep topped at £280 for a Texel from Messrs Wharton, Galloper Rise, Tebay.

Messrs Armstrong, Moor Riggs, Penrith sold a pair of texel ewes to make £278.

Suffolk ewes sold to £230 from Messrs Atkinson, Waitby Farm, Kirkby Stephen

Mule ewes sold to £189 for a pen from Messrs Marston, Easegill Head, Kirkby Stephen.

Swaledale ewes sold to £145 from Messrs Akrigg, Manor House Farm, Skipton.,

Cast rams sold to £232 for a Dutch Spotted from Messrs Birkbeck, Soulby.

Spring Lambs

An overall average of 480.9p/kg was achieved with an SQQ average of 488.1p and £201.86 per head.

This section topped at £234 for a 52kg Texel cross lamb (450p/kg) from Messrs Slee, Street House, Kirkby Thore.

Topping the pence per kilo at 611.1p/kg was a 36kg Beltex cross lamb totalling £220 from Messrs Metcalfe, Home Farm, Penrith.

The consignment of twenty-one lambs from this home sold to average £213.38 (516.2p/kg) for 41kg.

Messrs Chippendale, Wharton Hall, Kirkby Stephen sold a pen of 39kg Beltex cross lambs to make £228 (584.6p/kg).

Messrs Jackson, Powis House, Long Marton sold a pair of 47kg Beltex cross lambs to make £224.

Messrs Beadle, Scaife House, Staindrop sold 38kg Beltex cross hoggs to make £222 (584.2p/kg).

Suffolk lambs sold to £209 and 476.1p/kg for a pen of 44kg from Messrs Metcalfe, Home Farm, Penrith.

Messrs Wilson, Wood Farm, Thursby sold a pen of nine Suffolk cross lambs at 45kg to make £204 and (453.3p/kg).

Prime Hoggs

Price Per Head

TEXEL: £270, £260, £255 Kelmore Hill Farm.  £269, £264, £262, £258(x3), £254, £251, £249, £244 Boscar Flats.  £266.50, £263, £262.50, £261.50, £261, £259, £256, £255, £249, £248(x2),  £244 Peacock Farm.  £262 Sunny Gill Farm.  £259, £249(x2) Dona Close.  £256 Smalmstown.  £253 Penny Flatt Farm.  £249, £244 Braes Of Enzie.  £242 High Farm.  £241 West Summersides.  £240 Low Farm.  SUFFOLK: £268.50, £266, £255.50 Peacock Farm.  £255.50, £250 Boscar Flats.  £245.50 Sunny Gill Farm.  £241.50 High Farm.  £220 Smalmstown.  £220 Kelmore Hill Farm.  CHAROLLAIS: £266 Boscar Flats.  BELTEX: £256, £225, £214 Kelmore Hill Farm.  £253 Braes Of Enzie.  £238 Dona Close.  £232 Smalmstown .  £229 Castle Hill.  £229, £218 Red House Farm.  £228 Mount Pleasant Farm.  £228, £222 Langford Farm.  £222 Red House Farm.  £219 High Farm.  BLUE TEXEL: £252, £241 Boscar Flats.  £228 Low Farm.  £221.50 Braes Of Enzie.  DUTCH TEXEL: £243(x2), £240, £234, £225, £221, £220 Stanger Hill.  HILL CHEVIOT: £243, £226 Dona Close.  £235 Low Farm.  £234, £228, £206(x2) Mount Pleasant Farm.  £225, £224, £216 Bloan Farm.  £210 Bridge Farm.  £210 Middle Shipley Farm.  £200 Boscar Flats.  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £240 Bowderdale Head.  £200 Glebe Farm.  £200 Elm Pot.  DUTCH SPOTTED: £232 Bowderdale Head.  £219, £216 Sunny Mount.  BLACKFACE: £232, £198, £190 Wanwood Hill.  £207.50, £205, £199.50, £198, £192, £189.50, £188.50, £188, £187.50(x2), £187 Smalmstown .  £198, £195 Braes Of Enzie.  £197 Sunny Gill Farm.  £189.50, £188.50, £188 Penny Flatt Farm.  BLEU DU MAINE: £223, £220 Smalmstown.  MULE: £220 Kelmore Hill Farm.  £200 Stanger Hill.  £200 Woodbine House.  £200 Wanwood Hill.  £194, £190 Mount Pleasant Farm.  ZWARTBLES: £206 Penny Flatt Farm.  CHEVIOT MULE: £205.50 Croglin Low Hall.  KERRY HILL: £187 Smalmstown.  LLEYN: £186 East Mellwaters Farm.  HERDWICK: £185.50 Kelmore Hill Farm.  £182 Decklyn.  SWALEDALE: £183, £175(x2) Manor House Farm.  £180, £175 Mount Pleasant Farm.  £180(x3) Lanehead Farm.  £180 Ghyll House.  £177, £175 Smalmstown.  £171 Kelmore Hill Farm.  LONK: £175 Pasture House Farm.  ROUGH FELL: £170 High Wood End.

Prime Hoggs

P/Kg

BELTEX: 535p, 489.1p Kelmore Hill Farm,  507.5p, 504.3p, 480.2p, 479.1p Smalmstown,  495.7p Mount Pleasant Farm,  477.1p Castle Hill,  BLUE TEXEL: 522p, 422.4p Castle Hill,  422.8p Boscar Flats,  BLEU DU MAINE: 511.6p, 455.1p Smalmstown,  TEXEL: 510p,Kelmore Hill Farm,  473.2p, 461.6p Rosgill Head,  472.2p, 460p, 457.7p, 452.4p Smalmstown,  471p(x2) Red House Farm,  468.2p Castle Hill,  459.4p(x2), 452.2p Penny Flatt Farm,  457.7p, 452.4p,Boscar Flats,  452.2p, 450p(x2) Mount Pleasant Farm,  DUTCH TEXEL: 506.3p, 480p, 473.9p, 468.8p, 460.4p Stanger Hill,  DUTCH SPOTTED: 464p Bowderdale Head,  HILL CHEVIOT: 458.8p Smalmstown,  455p, 450p, 432.6p Mount Pleasant Farm,  452.5p,Castle Hill,  445.3p Rosgill Head,  434.4p Penny Flatt Farm,  432.5p Bridge Farm,  BLACKFACE: 429.3p Mount Pleasant Farm,  429.1p, 428.8p, 428p, 427.3p, 426.1p(x2),  425.6p(x5),  425p(x2),  424.4p(x2),  423.8p, 421.1p Smalmstown,  420.7p Pasture House Farm,  SWALEDALE: 428.6p Mount Pleasant Farm,  397.7p, 366p, 365.9p Manor House Farm,  361.2p Smalmstown,  LLEYN: 422.7p East Mellwaters Farm,  SUFFOLK: 422.2p, 415p Smalmstown,  416.7p, 404.3p Penny Flatt Farm,  408.2p Stanger Hill,  CHAROLLAIS: 415.6p Boscar Flats,  MULE: 403.3p, 397.8p(x2) Penny Flatt Farm,  400p, 397.8p,Smalmstown,  395.9p, 392.7p Mount Pleasant Farm,  KERRY HILL: 397.9p Smalmstown,  HERDWICK: 395.7p Decklyn,  386.5p Kelmore Hill Farm,  382.6p Mount Pleasant Farm,  TEESWATER: 367p Banks Gate Farm,  CHEVIOT MULE: 348.3p Croglin Low Hall,  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: 296.6p Glebe Farm.

Cast Sheep

Cast Ewes

TEXEL: £280, £275 Galloper Rise,  £278, £226 Moorriggs,  £275 Bollihope Shield Farm,  £241 Wharton Hall,  £240, £238, £220 Castle Hill,  £234, £220 Red House Farm,  SUFFOLK: £230 Wharton Hall,  £230 Waitby Farm,  £198 Decklyn,  ZWARTBLES: £190 Low Farm,  BELTEX: £190 Buddle House,  MULE: £189, £175 South View,  £170 Castle Hill,  £170 Brogden Farm,  £170 Stripes Farm,  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £176 Elm Pot,  HILL CHEVIOT: £172 Moorriggs,  £157, £156 Mount Pleasant Farm,  EASYCARE: £160, £150 Mount Pleasant Farm,  BLACKFACE: £158 Castle Hill,  LONK: £148 Mount Pleasant Farm,  SWALEDALE: £145 Bleathgill,  £145 Manor House Farm,  £142 Castle Hill,  £140, £132 Mount Pleasant Farm,  £140 Gillfield,  £140 Low Farm,  £140 Harbour Flatt,  £131 Elm Pot,  ROUGH FELL: £140 Beckstones,

Cast Tups

DUTCH SPOTTED: £232 Decklyn,  TEXEL: £208 Mount Pleasant Farm,  £192 Park House Farm,  CHAROLLAIS: £190 Mount Pleasant Farm,  BELTEX: £172 Bridge Farm,  BLUE TEXEL: £170 Mount Pleasant Farm,  SWALEDALE: £165 Lanehead Farm,  £158 Gillfield,  BLACKFACE: £140 Mount Pleasant Farm,

SPRING LAMBS

Price per kilo

BELTEX: 611.1p, 564.1p(x2), 537.5p, 523.8p, 515p, 506p Home Farm.  584.6p, 565.8p Wharton Hall.  584.2p, 535.1p, 532.4p Scaife House.  543.2p(x2) Scaife House.  502.4p Moorriggs.  TEXEL: 525p, 497.7p Terrys Farm.  515.8p Wharton Hall.  504.8p, 490.2p(x2) Home Farm.  500p(x2) Decklyn.  497.6p Wood Farm.  496.1p Starrah.  490.5p, 481.8p Eden Flatt.  489.5p Brogden Farm.  487.8p Street House.  CHAROLLAIS: 482.5p Wharton Hall.  481p Orchard Farm.  BLUE TEXEL: 478p Wood Farm.  468.9p Long Marton.  SUFFOLK: 476.1p Home Farm.  MULE: 415p Scaife House.

Price per head

TEXEL: £234, £205.50 Street House.  £219 Moorriggs.  £214, £210 Terrys Farm.  £214, £210.50, £207, £206(x2) Brogden Farm.  £213 Powis House.  £212 Home Farm.  £212, £206 Eden Flatt.  £209 Wood Farm.  BELTEX: £228, £215 Wharton Hall.  £224 Powis House.  £222 Scaife House.  £221, £220(x4),  £215, £212.50 Home Farm.  £215, £214, £211 Moorriggs.  BLUE TEXEL: £224 Decklyn.  £211 Long Marton.  SUFFOLK: £209.50 Home Farm.  £204 Wood Farm.  CHAROLLAIS: £202 Orchard Farm.  HAMPSHIRE DOWN: £200 Windygate.  MULE: £166 Scaife House.