Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd

Kirkby Stephen Weekly Sheep, Tuesday 6^th October 2026

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held there Weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday Evening when 2,411 sheep where forward consisting of 1,624 Prime Lambs, 510 Cast Sheep and 277 Store Lambs.

Prime lambs

Topping the sale at £232 for a Suffolk cross lamb from Messrs Harrison, Wickerfield, Kings Meaburn with this home selling another Suffolk cross lamb to make £220.

Topping the pence per kilo at 527.5p was a pen of eight 40kg Beltex cross lambs totalling £211 from Messrs Todd, Crosby Hall, Crosby Ravensworth. This home also sold a pen of four 43kg Beltex cross lambs to make £204, another pen of three 43kg to make £203 a pen of six 41kg to make £201 (490.2p/kg), eighteen 42kg to make £198.50 (472.6p/kg) and a pen of thirteen 41kg to make £193.50 (472p/kg).

The consignment of 70 wonderful home bred lambs from this home sold to average 42kg £198.26 (471.3p/kg)

Messrs Birkbeck, Castle Hill, Soulby sold a pen of 57kg Texel lambs to make £215, with a pen of eighteen 41kg Beltex cross lambs from this home selling to make £199 (485.4p/kg).

Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside sold a pair of 55kg Texel cross lambs to make £210 selling to Dowding Butchers, Appleby. With another pair of 59kg Texel cross lambs from this home selling to make £200.50.

Messrs Jenkinson, Clifton Moor, Penrith sold Texel cross lambs to make £204.50 with a pen of eighteen 53kg from this home making £182.50.

Hill & Wright, Mill Farm, Tadcaster sold 44kg Beltex cross lambs to make £204 (463.6p) with another pen of 41kg Beltex cross lambs made £202 (492.7p/kg) and a pen of twelve 44kg Beltex cross also make £193.50 (439.8p/kg).

The consignment of 61 44.8kg lambs from this home sold to average £189.83 (423.5p).

Messrs Mortimer, New House Farm, Whitby sold a pen of 58kg lambs to make £202, with a pair of 38kg Beltex cross from this home sold to make £193 (507.9p/kg and a pen of ten 50kg Texel cross sold to make £180 (360p/kg).

The consignment of 45 lambs from this home sold to average 51.3kg £183.63 (358.4p).

Messrs Armstrong, Moorriggs, Penrith sold a pen of 40kg Beltex cross lambs to make £197 (492.5p/kg),

Messrs Sutcliffe, Church Farm, Middlesborough sold a pen of five 40kg Beltex cross lambs to make £196.

Messrs Wearmouth, Parkside Farm, Middleton in Teesdale sold a pen of eight 44kg Beltex cross lambs to make £196.

Messrs Bainbridge, Bonnygate Farm, Soulby sold a pen of 41kg Beletx cross lambs to make £195 (475.6p/kg)

Messrs Armstrong, Crossfell House, Milburn sold a pen of twenty-four 41kg Beltex cross lambs to make £190.50.

Messrs Hodgson, White House, Penrith sold a pen of nineteen 55kg Suffolk cross lambs to make £173.

Cheviot lambs sold to make £162.50 (318.6p/kg) for a pen of 51kg from Messrs Jenkinson, Clifton Moor, Penrith.

With a pen of nine 44kg Suffolk cross lambs from Messrs Patterson, Coupland Beck, Appleby selling to make £153.50. This home also sold Mule lambs to make £150 (312.5p/kg) for a 48kg lamb.

Mule lambs sold to £160 for a pen of eight 54kg from Messrs Gowland, Woodbine House, Ireshopeburn.

Swaledale lambs topped at £130 for a pen of three 45kg lambs from Messrs Jopling, Holly Cottage, Nateby.

Messrs Tarn, Step Ends Farm, Middleton in Teesdale sold a pen of eight 37kg Swaledale lambs to make £104.50 (282.4p/kg).

An SQQ average of 380.2p/kg with an overall sale average of 351p/kg and £162.42 was achieved here at Kirkby Stephen.

Tot Hds		Weight	P/Kg	Average	Vendor
70	@	42kg	471.3p	£198.26	RG Todd, Crosby Ravensworth
61	@	44.8kg	423.5p	£189.83	Hill & Wright, Doncaster
12	@	52.3kg	352.4p	£184.42	G Sowerby, Ormside
45	@	51.3kg	358.4p	£183.63	R Mortimer, Whitby
51	@	44.8kg	404.5p	£181.08	AR Sutcliffe, Middlesborough
6	@	56.3kg	317.2p	£178.67	HJ Banks, Winton
19	@	47.4kg	373.4p	£177.05	LC&D Wearmouth, Middleton in Teesdale
80	@	45.8kg	378p	£173.41	HW&J Birkbeck, Soulby
103	@	48.8kg	355.2p	£173.28	M/s Jenkinson, Penrith
21	@	55.8kg	310.2p	£172.95	R&E Hodgson, Penrith
26	@	43kg	400p	£172.00	AJ&FM Harrison, Appleby In Westmorland
12	@	54.8kg	312.7p	£171.46	A Rickaby, Richmond
20	@	47.6kg	359.4p	£171.08	E&R Brass, Penrith

Cast Ewes

Cast ewes topped at £270 for Texel ewes from Messrs Wharton, Galloper Garth, Tebay, with the home selling another Texel ewe to make £250 and a pair of Texels making £237.

Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside sold Beltex cross ewes to make £250, with this home selling Texel ewes to make £242.

Messrs Foster, West End Farm, Bowes sold Texel ewes to make £242.

Suffolk cross ewes sold to £214 from Messrs Blacklidge, Green Croft, Richmond.

Mule ewes sold to £175 for a pen of three from Messrs Hodgson, White House, Penrith.

A pen of Cheviot Mules sold to make £169 from Messrs Patterson, Coupland Beck, Appleby.

Swaledale ewes sold to £130 twice firstly for a pen of ten and also for a pen of twenty both from Kilnstown Farms, Carlilse.

Cast rams topped at £250 for a Beltex from Messrs Buckle, Buckles Farm, Kirkby Stephen.

Prime lambs

Price per head

SUFFOLK: £232, £220 Wickerfield, £186 Chapel House, £178, £173 White House, £168.50 Parkside, £167.50, £160 East View, £163.50 Crossfell House, £157 Conan Drive, £156, £152, £150 Victoria Cottages, £155 Woodbine House, £155 Moorriggs, £154, £150 Green Croft, £153.50, £152 Coupland Beck Farm, £151.50, £150 Grassgill Lodge, £151 Jerusalem Farm, £151 The Curtain, TEXEL: £215 (x2) , £170 Castle Hill, £210, £200.50, £174 Terrys Farm, £204.50, £198, £195, £194.50, £182.50, £182, £178, £173, £172 Clifton Moor, £202, £195, £191, £181.50, £180, £179.50, £178.50 New House Farm, £194, £173.50 Barnskew, £190.50 Green Croft, £188, £174 Ladying Farm, £178.50 Fair View, £176, £171, £170.50 East View, £176, £171.50 Mill Farm, £175.50, £170.50,6 Conan Drive, £175.50 Town End Farm, £175 Black Syke, £173 Forest Farm, £171 Dale View, £170 West Briscoe, £170 Decklyn, BELTEX: £211, £204, £203, £201, £198.50, £193.50, £193 (x2) , £192.50 Crosby Hall, £204, £202, £193.50, £193, £191, £189.50, £188, £186.50 Mill Farm, £199 Castle Hill, £197, £194, £181 Moorriggs, £196 Parkside, £196, £195, £193, £192, £184, £183 Church Farm, £195, £182 Bonnygate Farm, £193 Black Syke, £193, £191 New House Farm, £191 Skylin, £190.50 Crossfell House, £190, £186 Grange Hall, £186, £180 West Briscoe, £182, £181 Ascot House, £181 Bonny Rigg, BLUE TEXEL: £184 Skylin, CHAROLLAIS: £174 Bonnygate Farm, £171, £165 Moorriggs, £157.50 Green Croft, £150,3 Victoria Cottages, ROMNEY: £165, £162.50 Breaks Hall, HILL CHEVIOT: £162.50 Clifton Moor, MULE: £160, £148 Woodbine House, £150 Coupland Beck Farm, £146.50 West Briscoe, CHARMOISE X: £159 Dale View, DUTCH SPOTTED: £154.50 Helbeck Grange, £141 Helbeck Grange, CHEVIOT MULE: £152.50 Windygate, DORPER: £135 3 The Curtain, SWALEDALE: £130 Holly Cottage Barn, £104.50 Toft House, ROUGH FELL: £119 Galloper Rise,

Price per kilo

BELTEX: 527.5p, 490.2p, 474.4p, 472.6p, 472.1p, 472p, 469.5p, 448.8p Crosby Hall, 507.9p New House Farm, 492.7p, 463.6p, 444.2p Mill Farm, 492.5p, 451.2p Moorriggs, 490p, 453.5p, 446.3p Church Farm, 485.4p Castle Hill, 475.6p Bonnygate Farm, 464.6p Crossfell House, 455p, 452.5p Ascot House, 445.5p Parkside, 442.9p, 441.9p Grange Hall, TEXEL: 453.5p, 442p, 364.4p Clifton Moor, 405.7p Fair View, 397.6p, 379.3p Crossfell House, 394.2p Moorriggs, 382.5p(x2) Black Syke, 381.8p Terrys Farm, 380.2p Grange Hall, 377.2p(x2), 361.7p Castle Hill, 375.6p Helbeck Grange, 371.6p Barnskew, 369.2p Helbeck Grange, 367.8p Quarry Close, 367.4p, 361.6p Bonnygate Farm, 366.3p, 362.5p Coupland Beck Farm, 361.7p Decklyn, 360p New House Farm, CHAROLLAIS: 404.7p Bonnygate Farm, 343.8p, 331.8p Moorriggs, 333.3p 3 Victoria Cottages, DUTCH SPOTTED: 376.8p, 352.5p Helbeck Grange, BLUE TEXEL: 368p Skylin, SUFFOLK: 348.9p, 337.8p Coupland Beck Farm, 326.1p Victoria Cottages, 324.4p Fair View, 322.3p Grassgill Lodge, 321.3p Jerusalem Farm, 321.3p The Curtain, CHARMOISE X: 338.3p Dale View, CHEVIOT MULE: 327.3p Coupland Beck Farm, ROMNEY: 325p Breaks Hall, HILL CHEVIOT: 318.6p Clifton Moor, 312.5p Herdship, LLEYN: 313.1p Helm Farm, MULE: 312.5p Coupland Beck Farm, 311.3p Park House Farm, ROUGH FELL: 290.2p Galloper Rise, SWALEDALE: 288.9p Holly Cottage Barn, 282.4p Toft House,

Cast Sheep

Cast Ewes

TEXEL: £270, £250 Galloper Rise, £242, £230 Terrys Farm, £242 West End Farm, £237 Galloper Rise, £233, £202 New Hall Farm, £230 Skylin, £218 White House, £210 High Moor, £201 Black Syke, BELTEX: £250 Terrys Farm, £242, £190 Chapel House Farm, £218 Victoria Cottages, £210 Skylin, £209 Ascot House, £192 Row End Farm, SUFFOLK: £214 Green Croft, £192 Friendship Farm, £190 Decklyn, MULE: £175 White House, £171 Friendship Farm, £168 Row End Farm, £155 Dry Evers, CHEVIOT MULE: £169, £150 Coupland Beck Farm, BLUE TEXEL: £158 Skylin, HILL CHEVIOT: £148 Decklyn, ROMNEY: £147 Low Chapel Farm, ROUGH FELL: £141 Crooksbeck, £137 Beckstones, BLACKFACE: £134 Decklyn, SWALEDALE: £130(x2) Kilnstown, £125 Garnthwaite,

Cast Rams

BELTEX: £250 Buckles Farm, TEXEL: £217 Victoria Cottages, £200 Thorney Gale, SWALEDALE: £134 Grains O Beck.

Store Lambs

BELTEX: £136 Town Foot, MULE: £130, £119 Thorney Gale, £121, £120(x3) Park House Farm, £118 Howgill Grange, SUFFOLK: £128 How Nook, TEXEL: £128 How Nook, HILL CHEVIOT: £116 Aisgill Farm.