Kirkby Stpehen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their Weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday Evening when 2,973 sheep where forward consisting of 2,471 Prime Lambs and 502 Cast Sheep.

Prime lambs

Kirkby Stephen Prime Lamb ring leads the country averages once again with an SQQ average of 381.73p/kg an overall sale average of 348.2p/kg (£162.01) which includes eighteen different breeds of sheep ranging from 29-70kg displaying our ability to accommodate all classes and weights of sheep to premium rates.

Topping the sale at £229 where a pen of five 41kg Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Davies, Top Field Farm, Leicester. This pen also topped the p/kg selling to 558.5p

Andrews, Boscar Flats, York sold a pair of 70kg Suffolk cross lambs to £217.

This home also sold a pen of six 44kg Beltex cross lambs to £204, a pen of seven 41kg to £203 (495.1p) a pen of five 43kg to £197 and a pair of 59kg at £200 (339p).

They also sold a pen of 64kg Texel cross lambs to £204.

This home sold 43 lambs to average £197.34 and 406.6p for 48.5kg.

Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Appleby in Westmorland sold Beltex cross lambs to £210 for 57kg at 368.4p, with another pen of four 52kg Texel cross lambs selling to £202 (388.5p).

This home sold 14 lambs to average £190.07 and 361.1p for 52.6kg.

D&A Livestock Ltd, Prospect Farm, Harrogate sold a pen of eight 43kg Beltex cross lambs to £200.

M Wynne, Hall Farm House, Derbyshire sold a pen of fifteen 44kg Beltex cross lambs to £199. This home also sold a pen of thirteen 41kg to £194 (473.2p).

This home sold 213 lambs to average 381.1p and £172.99 for 45.4kg.

Messrs Burbridge & Sons, Park Farm, Stamford sold a pen of seven 39kg Beltex cross lambs to £183 (469.2p).

Messrs Wharton & Sons, Keisley Farm, Appleby in Westmorland sold a pen of fourteen 57kg Mule lambs to £169 and another pen of nineteen 54kg to £159.

Messrs Hodgson, Hill House West, Westgate sold a pen of seven 54kg Mule lambs to £161 and another pen of sixteen 50kg lambs to £150 (300p)

Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon sold a pen of sixteen 54kg Mule lambs to £158 with another pen of eighteen 50kg selling to £152 (304p).

Messrs Deighton, Orchard Farm, Appleby in Westmorland sold a pair of 51kg Mule lambs to £157 (307.8p).

Swaledale lambs topped at £127 (288.6p) for a pen of fifteen 44kg from WD&B Thompson, East Unthank Farm, Haltwhistle.

Herdwick lambs topped at £123 for a pen of fourteen 38kg from Messrs Morgan, York Terrace, Bishop Auckland.

75 pens and 365 lambs sold between £180 - £229.

Tot Hds		Weight	P/Kg	Average	Vendor
43	@	48.5kg	406.6p	£197.34	JM Andrews, York
14	@	52.6kg	361.1p	£190.07	MESR G Sowerby, Appleby in Westmorland
40	@	43.8kg	433.5p	£189.68	D & A Livestock Ltd, Harrogate
36	@	43.9kg	430.8p	£188.94	C & G Davies, Leicester
61	@	53.5kg	340.9p	£182.25	G W Lee & Sons, Richmond
34	@	40.9kg	441.6p	£180.53	MESR Fell, Keswick
93	@	44kg	402.9p	£177.26	WF & RCM Pickard, Leicestershire
34	@	46.7kg	377.7p	£176.18	MESR Somerville, Penrith
10	@	56kg	312.5p	£175.00	MESR D & V Hill, Appleby in Westmorland
62	@	40kg	437.3p	£174.77	MESR JF Burbridge & Sons, Stamford
20	@	39.9kg	435.6p	£173.60	MR John Maughan, Appleby in Westmorland
213	@	45.4kg	381.1p	£172.99	MR M Wynne, Derbyshire

Cast Ewes

Topping the cast ewes was a pen of four Texel cross ewes from Messrs Samuel, East Upper Priestside, Annan achieving £269.

C&G Davies, Topfield Farm, Leicester sold Texel cross ewes to £268, selling a further two pens of four to £268 and £266, with a pair selling to £256. This home also sold Beltex cross ewes to £254.

The consignment of Beltex and Texel cross ewes from this home sold to average £257.82

Messrs Thompson, Grove House Farm, Darlington sold a pair of Texel cross ewes to £264.

Messrs Pickard, Cheney House Farm, Leicestershire sold a pair of Texel cross ewes to £263.

The consignment of 25 Beltex and Texel cross ewes from this home sold to average £236.72.

Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk, Annan sold a pen of nine Beltex cross ewes to £246, this home also sold Suffolk cross ewes to £219.

David Dent, Brooklyn, Appleby in Westmorland sold Lleyn ewes to £224.

Leicester ewes topped at £220 twice for two pairs from Messrs Hill, Whitewall Farm, Appleby in Westmorland and from Messrs Hodgson, Hill House West, Westgate.

Mule ewes topped at £195 from Messrs Hill, Whitewall Farm, Appleby in Westmorland.

Romney ewes sold to £193 from Messrs Longrigg & Sons, Breaks Hall, Appleby in Westmorland.

Messrs Ewin, House & Holme Farm, Bishop Auckland sold Scotch Blackface ewes to £150.

Swaledale ewes topped at £142 from Messrs Harker, Murton Hall, Appleby in Westmorland for a pen of seventeen, this home also sold a pen of twenty eight to £127.

Cast Rams topped at £230 for a Dutch Spotted from Jenkinson Ltd, Whingill, Kirkby Stephen.

Prime lambs

Price per head

BELTEX: £229, £185, £184, £183.50 Top Field Farm.  £210 Terrys Farm.  £204, £203, £200, £197, £194.50, £192, £190, £184 Boscar Flats. £200, £192.50, £192, £185, £183(x2).   £181 Carkin Moor Farm.  £200, £196(x2) ,  £191, £186 Prospect Farm.  £199, £194, £193, £187, £185 Hall Farm House.  £196, £190, £185, £180 Cheney House Farm.  £191, £185, £184, £183, £181, £180 Park Farm.  £190, £181, £180 Abbey Farm.  £186 Searchlight Farm. £185 Marriforth.  £184 Croft House Farm.  £183.50 Home Farm. £182 Lansmere.  SUFFOLK: £217 Boscar Flats. £188 Carkin Moor Farm.  £186 Lansmere.  £177.50, £168.50 Marriforth,  £173, £155 Victoria Cottages.  £171(x2) Langton Field.  £170 Ash Garth.  £165 Brogden Farm.  £161 Black Syke.  £160 Birk Hall Farm.  £155 House & Holme Farm.  £150 Row End Farm.  TEXEL: £204, £192, £189, £188, £185 Boscar Flats.  £202, £180 Terrys Farm.  £200 West Farm.  £198, £174, £170 Brogden Farm.  £190 Lower Griseburn.  £182 Black Syke.  £181.50, £176 Green Farm.  £180 Sideway Bank.  £180, £173.50 Carkin Moor Farm.  £180 Fountain Head.  £179, £172 Porthy Green.  £179, £174 Calva Farm.  £178.50(x2)  Keisley Farm.  £178, £177, £176 Marriforth.  £177 Barnskew.  £177, £174 Hall Farm House.  £175.50 East Todholes.  £175 Lansmere.  £175 Whitewall Farm.  £174 Fair View.  £174 Prospect Farm.  £174 Fox Grove Farm. £171 Eden Flatt.  £171 Croft House Farm.  £170 Cheney House Farm.  £170 House & Holme Farm.  DUTCH TEXEL: £203 Terrys Farm.  £180, £157 Chapel Farm. BLUE TEXEL: £197, £194 Boscar Flats. £163 Park Farm. ROUGE: £186(x2) Bassenthwaite.  DUTCH SPOTTED: £180, £161.50 House & Holme Farm.  £155 Lockthwaite. £152 East Upper Priestside.  CHAROLLAIS: £177 Home Farm.  £172, £165, £156 Victoria Cottages.  £170(x2)  £158 Orchard Farm.  £169 Goodlie Hill Cottage.  £163.50, £163 East Todholes.  £161 Hall Farm House.  £159 Birk Hall Farm.  £155.50, £154 Etherley House.  MULE: £169, £159 Keisley Farm.  £164 Calva Farm. £161, £150 Hill House West.  £158 Croft House Farm.   £158, £152(x2)  Marriforth. £157 Orchard Farm.  £150 Park House Farm.  KERRY HILL: £169 Fountain Head.  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £160 Hill House West.  BLEU DU MAINE: £158 East Upper Priestside.  ROMNEY: £156 Breaks Hall.  HILL CHEVIOT: £139 Low Farm.  EASYCARE: £133 Harker Springs Farm. SWALEDALE: £127 East Unthank Farm.  HERDWICK: £123 York Terrace.

Price per kilo

BELTEX: 558.5p, 460p, 430.2p Top Field Farm.  495.1p, 463.6p, 458.1p, 457.1p Boscar Flats.  476.3p, 469.2p, 462.5p, 460p, 450p, 444.2p, 425p Park Farm.  473.2p, 452.3p Hall Farm House.  471.1p, 423.8p Upper Brydekirk. 465.1p, 455.8p, 444.2p, 435.6p Prospect Farm.  463.2p Ash Garth.  462.5p, 431.8p Cheney House Farm.  447.4p Goodlie Hill Cottage.  431.8p Abbey Farm.  420.2p Lansmere.  ROUGE:  453.7p(x2)  Bassenthwaite.  BLUE TEXEL: 451.2p, 428.3p Boscar Flats.  417.9p Park Farm. TEXEL: 429.5p Raygill Farm.  412.5p House & Holme Farm.  397.8p, 381p, 372.5p Porthy Green.  395.8p, 375p Lower Griseburn.  392.3p, 386p Park Farm.  391.1p Marriforth.  388.5p Terrys Farm.  384.6p The Buildings Farm.  382.6p Cheney House Farm. 379.1p, 364.1p Grove House Farm.  375p Black Syke.  375p Fountain Head.  370p, 365.1p Goodlie Hill Cottage.  368.9p Barnskew.  368.3p, 361.4p Jerusalem Farm.  367.3p Sideway Bank.  367.1p Green Farm.  366.7p Langton Field.  364.4p Fair View.  364.4p, 362.5p, 361.2p, 361p Hall Farm House.  363.3pVictoria Cottages.  360p Stephens Farm. DUTCH TEXEL: 428.6p, 392.5p Chapel Farm. CHAROLLAIS: 412.2p Goodlie Hill Cottage.  407.7p, 341.5p Birk Hall Farm.  386.4p, 369.6p Orchard Farm.  374.4p Hall Farm House.  373.9p, 351.1p Victoria Cottages.  346.8p East Todholes.  DUTCH SPOTTED: 358.9p, 352.9p House & Holme Farm.  HILL CHEVIOT: 354.1p Goodlie Hill Cottage.  EASYCARE: 341.7p Harker Springs Farm.  SUFFOLK: 340.5p Stamp Hill Farm.  338.1p Mount View.  331p Raygill Farm.  325p Martindale Farm. MULE: 338.5p East Unthank Farm. 321.8p Step Ends Farm.  307.8p Orchard Farm.   304p Marriforth.  300p, 298.1p Hill House West.  298.2p Calva Farm.  298.1p Croft House Farm.  HERDWICK: 323.7p York Terrace.  SWALEDALE: 288.6p East Unthank Farm,

Cast Sheep

Cast Ewes

TEXEL: £269, £239, £226 East Upper Priestside.  £268, £266, £256 Top Field Farm.  £264, £246 Grove House Farm. £263, £243(x2), £229, £223 Cheney House Farm.  £234, £222 Upper Brydekirk.  £229 Fountain Head. BELTEX: £254, £246 Top Field Farm.  £24 8 Railway Cottages.  £246, £205 Upper Brydekirk.  £246 Cheney House Farm.  £234 Porthy Green.  £214 Croft House Farm.  LLEYN: £224, £195 Brooklyn. £202 Hartley.  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £220 Hill House West.  £220 Whitewall Farm.  £210 Park House Farm.  SUFFOLK: £219, £204 Upper Brydekirk.  £184 Stamp Hill Farm.  CHAROLLAIS: £218 Railway Cottages.  £180 Croft House Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £198 East Upper Priestside,  £178 Weardale. MULE: £195 Whitewall Farm.  £179 Abbey Farm.  £175 Fountain Head.  £168 Marriforth. £168 Railway Cottages.  £166 Martindale Farm.  ROMNEY: £193 Breaks Hall.  DORSET: £164 Buckles Farm.  HILL CHEVIOT: £158 Grove House Farm.  HAMPSHIRE DOWN: £150 House & Holme Farm.  BLACKFACE: £150House & Holme Farm. SWALEDALE: £142, £127 Murton Hall. £129 Prospect Farm.  £126 Whingill.  £125 Park House Farm. £122 Buddle House.

Cast Rams

DUTCH SPOTTED: £230 Hartley.  SUFFOLK: £202 Ingledene.