Kirkby Stephen prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart Held Their Weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday Evening when 3,753 sheep where forward consisting of 3,007 Prime Hoggs, 243 Cast Sheep and 503 Spring Lambs.

The sale topped at £268 for a 68kg Beltex cross hogg from Messrs Smith, Kelmore Hill, Distington.

Topping the pence per kilo was a pair of 44kg Beltex cross hoggs achieving 490.9p/kg (£216) from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown, Longtown.

JoJo Andrews, Boscar Flats sold a pen of nine 69kg Texel cross hoggs to make £266, a pen of 61kg Texel cross hoggs to make £259, and a pen of eleven 67kg making £257.50. This home also sold a pen of five Beltex cross hoggs 64kg £260. Suffolk cross hoggs topped from this home for a pen of eight 68kg £261.

This consignment of 45 Hoggs sold to average £259.34, 395.7p and 65.5kg.

Messrs Mark, Sunny Gill, Ousby sold a pen of six 52kg Texel cross hoggs £236 (453.8p).

Messrs Dawson, Mount Pleasant Farm, York sold a pen of twenty one 66kg Suffolk cross hoggs to make £252, with a pen of fourteen 65kg Suffolks to make £251.

This home also sold a pen of twenty nine 49kg Texel cross hoggs to achieve £215 (438.7p).

Cheviots sold to top at £217 for a pen of fifteen 52kg hoggs from Messrs Smithson, Bloan Farm, Kirkby Stephen. With another pen of fourteen 50kg Cheviot hoggs achieving £212.50 from this home.

Messrs Dawson, Mount Pleasant Farm sold a pen of twenty eight 48kg Cheviot hoggs to £210 (437.5p), with another pen of thirteen 44kg Cheviots hoggs to £194 (440.9p).

With this home also selling a pen of eight 47kg mule hoggs to £203 (431.9p), and a pen of six 45kg Mules selling to £195 (433.3p).

Scotch Blackface hoggs sold to £202 for a pen of twenty two 49kg from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown, Longtown. With this home also selling another pen of twenty 46kg Blackface hoggs to make £193.50 (420.6p).

Messrs Hill & Wright, Mill Farm, Doncaster sold three pens of thirty 39kg Blackface Hoggs to make £173.50 (444.9p).

Swaledale hoggs topped at £188 for 45kg from Messrs Birkbeck Castle Hill (417.8p).

The Overall sale average for 3007 Prime Hoggs was 397.6p

Tot Hds			Weight	P/Kg	Average	Vendor
45	@		65.5kg	395.7p	£259.34	JM Andrews, York
27	@		77.4kg	310.1p	£239.93	MESR T Hetherington, Penrith
125	@		69.4kg	338.8p	£235.02	MR R Dawson, Penrith
45	@		59.5kg	385.6p	£229.31	MR R G Mark, Penrith
21	@		55.4kg	404.6p	£224.05	MR T Rome, Whitehaven
35	@		50.5kg	420.3p	£212.29	MESR R & E M Smithson, Kirkby Stephen
8	@		51.5kg	395.6p	£203.75	Mesr J G & S M Tallentire, Appleby In Westmorland
50	@		44.3kg	430.9p	£190.88	A & D Smith, Workington

Cast Sheep

Cast ewes topped at £230 for a pen of three from Neil Edmonson, Low Wood House.

This home also sold a pair of Texels to £215, and Cheviots to £175.

Blue Texel and Beltex ewes topped at £220, both from MW&HE Pedley, High Ploughlands.

Suffolks also topped at £218 from this home.

M&K Chippendale, Wharton Hall sold a pen of five Suffolk cross ewes to £212.

E&EM Fairburn, Marriforth sold Leicester ewes to £200.

Mule ewes topped at £170 from J Ritchie, Penny Flatt Farm.

Spring Lambs

Topping this section was the champion pair in our anniversary show, a pair of 45kg Beltex cross lambs which sold for £248 and 551.1p/kg from Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside and was purchased by Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

Todd Farming, Market Rasen sold a 55kg Charollais cross lamb to make £239 (434.5p/kg) with pens of 54kg Texels from this home making £234 (433.3p/kg), 51kg making £226 (443.1p/kg).

This home sold 51kg Suffolk cross lambs to make £223 (437.3p/kg) with another pen of six topping the pence per kilo at 489.7p for 39kg totalling £191 and a pen of eight 50kg Suffolks to make £217 (434p/kg).

With a pen of fourteen 47kg Charollais cross hoggs making £207.50 from this home and another two pens of ten 39kg Charollais cross lambs making £190 (487.2p/kg) and £189 (484.6p/kg) from this home.

Messrs Slee, Street House, Kirkby Thore sold a pen of ten 40kg Texel lambs to make £213 (532.5p/kg).

Messrs Robson, Newstead grange, Malton sold a pen of eight 46kg Beltex cross lambs to make £212, with another pen of nine 39kg making £200 (512.8p/kg).

An average of 453.6p was achieved for 503 lambs forward.  More numbers of lambs are required on a weekly basis going forward with buyers now looking for numbers of lambs.

Kirkby Stephen Auction Mart

Anniversary Show & Sale of Spring Lambs

Pair of Beltex

1st Prize

Vendor: Sowerby, Terrys Farm 45kg £248

2nd Prize

Vendor: Danby, Lower Leazes Farm 40.5kg £200

Pair of Texel

1st Prize

Vendor: Sowerby, Terrys Farm 47kg £210

Pair of Suffolk

1st Prize

Vendor: Danby, Lower Leazes Farm 46kg £190

2nd Prize

Vendor: Danby, Lower Leazes Farm 43.5kg £185

Overall Champion: Beltex, Sowerby

Reserve Champion: Texel, Sowerby

Prime Hoggs

Price Per Head

BELTEX: 490.9p Smalmstown.  480p High Ploughlands.  473.9p, 462.5p Smalmstown.  463.4p(x2), 445.8p Kelmore Hill Farm.  452.8p Boscar Flats.  CHAROLLAIS: 480p Castle Hill.  425.5p Mount Pleasant Farm.  420p High Farm.  TEXEL: 461.5p, 454.8p, 440p, 436.2p Smalmstown.  457.4p, 445.7p, 443.8p, 442.9p, 442.7p, 440p, 438.8p Mount Pleasant Farm.  453.8p, 453.1p, 447.8p Sunny Gill Farm.  447.2p Boscar Flats.  440.8p High Farm.  440p, 436.8p, 430.4p Kelmore Hill Farm.  438.8p Park Lodge.  434.7p Prospect Farm.  431p Castle Hill.  BLACKFACE: 444.9p(x4) Mill Farm.  435p Mount Pleasant Farm.  428.2p, 423.8p, 422.2p(x2), 420.7p(x2), 420p(x2) Smalmstown.  HILL CHEVIOT: 440.9p, 437.5p, 435.9p, 427.3p, 422.2p, 420p Mount Pleasant Farm.  440p(x2), 431.1p Smalmstown.  425p Bloan Farm.  420.5p Penny Flatt Farm.  SUFFOLK: 440p, 402p Mount Pleasant Farm.  435.6p Smalmstown.  412.7p High Farm.  407p Penny Flatt Farm.  MULE: 433.3p, 431.9p, 391.8p, 389.6p Mount Pleasant Farm.  DERBYSHIRE GRITSTONE: 420.9p Middle Ridge Farm.  SWALEDALE: 417.8p Castle Hill.  390.2p, 385.1p Easterbeck House.  380.4p Mount Pleasant Farm.  KERRY HILL: 400p Smalmstown.  LONK: 385.7p Middle Ridge Farm.

Prime Hoggs

P/Kg

BELTEX: £268, £223, £217, £214, £211 Kelmore Hill Farm.  £260, £248, £240 Boscar Flats.  £232 Mount Pleasant Farm.  £232 High Griseburn.  £231 Crossfell House.  £218, £216 Smalmstown.  £216 High Ploughlands.  TEXEL: £266, £259, £257.50, £237 Boscar Flats.  £247, £242, £241(x2), £238(x2), £231, £220(x2) Hall Bank.  £246, £243, £240, £238, £236, £234, £232, £230, £222 Sunny Gill Farm.  £245 Old Hall Farm.  £240, £238(x2) Mount Pleasant Farm.  £236, £230 High Griseburn.  £235, £231, £226, £220 High Farm.  £224 Castle Hill.  £220 Hawkrigg Farm.  SUFFOLK: £261 Boscar Flats.  £252, £251 Mount Pleasant Farm.  £237 Hall Bank.  £234 Old Hall Farm.  £227, £222 High Farm.  £226 Sunny Gill Farm.  £222 Smalmstown.  CHAROLLAIS: £247 Old Hall Farm.  £231 High Farm.  £217 Mount Pleasant Farm.  DUTCH SPOTTED: £232 Mount Pleasant Farm.  HILL CHEVIOT: £217, £212.50, £200 Bloan Farm.  £210, £194, £190, £189, £188 Mount Pleasant Farm.  £194 Smalmstown.  MULE: £203, £195, £192, £187 Mount Pleasant Farm.  £194 East Todholes.  BLACKFACE: £202, £199, £193.50, £192.50, £190(x2), £189(x2) Smalmstown.  £192 Castle Hill.  £188 East Todholes.  £184, £180 Mount Pleasant Farm.  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £202 Archers Hall.  SWALEDALE: £188 Castle Hill.  £182, £170 Penny Flatt Farm.  £181(x2) Easterbeck House.  £179 New Hall.  £175 Mount Pleasant Farm.  DERBYSHIRE GRITSTONE: £181 Middle Ridge Farm.  KERRY HILL: £176 Smalmstown.  ROUGH FELL: £175 Archers Hall.  LONK: £162 Middle Ridge Farm.  SHETLAND: £151 Penny Flatt Farm.

Cast Sheep

Cast Ewes

TEXEL: £230, £215(x2) Low Wood House.  £209, £200 Wharton Hall.  £204 Middle Ridge Farm.  £200 East Upper Priestside.  £200 Marriforth.  BLUE TEXEL: £220 High Ploughlands.  BELTEX: £220 High Ploughlands.  £186 Marriforth.  SUFFOLK: £218 High Ploughlands. £212 Wharton Hall.  £180 Hawkrigg Farm.  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £200 Marriforth.  £170 Hartley Castle.  HILL CHEVIOT: £175, £140 Low Wood House.  £146 East Upper Priestside.  £140 Woodfoot.  LLEYN: £173 Wharton Hall.  MULE: £170 Penny Flatt Farm.  £166 Milestone House.  £160 Middle Ridge Farm.  BADGER FACE TEXEL: £170 High Ploughlands.  SWALEDALE: £164 Stoneriggs.  £151 The Close.  £135 Marriforth.  £130 New Hall.  £124 Castle Hill.  £122 Prospect Farm.

Cast Tups

TEXEL: £220 Middle Ridge Farm.  £170 Low Wood House.  BELTEX: £200 Lower Leazes Farm.  ZWARTBLES: £170 Long Marton.

Spring lambs

Price per head

BELTEX: £248 Terrys Farm.  £212, £200 Newstead Grange.  £200 Lower Leazes Farm.  CHAROLLAIS: £239, £207.50, £201.50, £200(x2), £195.50, £191, £190(x2) Manor Farm.  TEXEL: £234, £226, £206 Manor Farm.  £220 New View Farm.  £213, £210 Street House.  £211, £203, £200 Brogden Farm.  £210 Terrys Farm.  £206(x2) Milestone House.  £205, £200 Searchlight Farm.  £205, £204, £201.50 Newstead Grange.  £200 Low Wood House.  SUFFOLK: £223, £217, £206, £200.50, £191(x2) Manor Farm.  £196 Searchlight Farm.  £190 Low Wood House.  £190 Lower Leazes Farm.  BADGER FACE TEXEL: £203, £200 High Ploughlands.  HILL CHEVIOT: £200 Low Deepslack.  DUTCH SPOTTED: £180 East Upper Priestside.

Spring lambs

Price per kilo

BELTEX: 551.1p Terrys Farm.  512.8p Newstead Grange.  500p Lower Leazes Farm.  TEXEL: 532.5p, 476.3p Street House.  500p Low Wood House.  485.7p, 480.5p, 476.7p, 468.6p Newstead Grange.  479.1p Milestone House.  476.9p, 475p Wharton Hall.  472.1p Brogden Farm.  465p Dry Evers.  SUFFOLK: 489.7p, 461.5p, 451.2p Manor Farm.  482.1p, 472.5p(x2) Low Wood House.  CHAROLLAIS: 487.2p, 484.6p, 458.5p, 455p(x2) Manor Farm.  BADGER FACE TEXEL: 472.1p High Ploughlands.  DUTCH SPOTTED: 461.5p, 460.5p East Upper Priestside.

Image L- R. Sowerby, Terrys Farm (Vendor). Amanda Jane Wallbank & Emilie Handley (H&H Insurance, Sponsor). Tethera Vets (Sponsor).