Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their Weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday Evening when 3,473 sheep where forward consisting of 2,633 Prime Lambs, 584 Cast Sheep and 256 Store Lambs.

Prime lambs

Kirkby Stephen had an SQQ average of 375.61p/kg and an overall sale average of 340.77p/kg and £156.99 per head.

Topping the sale at £225 (409.1p/kg) was a 55kg Texel cross lamb from G Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside which was purchased by Dowdings Butchers, Appleby. With this home also selling 64kg Texel cross lambs to make £205 (320.3p/kg), 61kg Texel cross lambs to make £199 (326.2p/kg) and a pen of five 50kg Beltex cross lambs to make £196 (392p/kg).

Topping on price per kilo at 534.1p/kg was a pen of ten 41kg Rouge cross lambs from Messrs Fell, Chapel Farm, Keswick making £219 per head, this home also sold a pen of twenty 41kg Rouge cross lambs to make £205 (500p/kg).

Messrs Oldcorn, Sunnyside, Appleby In Westmorland topped at £222 (504.5p/kg) for a 44kg Beltex cross lamb with another pen of three 41kg to £210 (512.2p/kg).

Messrs Birkbeck, Castle Hill, Soulby sold a pair of 52kg Beltex cross lambs to make £220 (423.1p/kg) with a pen of three 52kg Texel cross lambs making £218 (419.2p/kg) and a pen of thirty eight 42kg Beltex cross lambs to make £201 (478.6p/kg).

The consignment of ninety-eight lambs from this home sold to average 45.2kg 397.2p/kg and £179.62 per head.

Messrs Coulthard, Bridge End Farm, Bishop Auckland sold 74kg Texel cross lambs to make £210.

Messrs Dodd, Skylin, Penrith sold a pen of four 41kg Beltex cross lambs make £205 (500p/kg).

Taylor Brothers, Studford Gill, Skipton sold a pair of 42kg Beltex cross lambs to make £201 (478.6p/kg)

AJ & FM Harrison, Grange Hall, Great Asby sold a pair of 41kg Beltex cross lambs to make £199 (485.4p/kg) and a pen of ten 41kg to make £190 (463.4p/kg).

W Riddington, Halton Red House Farm, Northumberland sold a pen of four 47kg Beltex cross lambs to make £198 (421.3p/kg) and a pen of thirteen 39kg making £195 (500p/kg).

Messrs Metcalfe, Home Farm, Penrith sold a pair of 43kg Beltex cross lambs to make £197 (458.1p/kg).

Messrs Thompson, High Corn Park, Barnard Castle sold a pen of three 38kg Beltex cross lambs to make £197 (458.1p/kg) and a pen of eight 38kg making £189 (497.4p/kg).

Messrs Coulthard, Bridge End Farm, Bishop Auckland sold a pen of eleven 55kg Mule lambs to achieve £156.

Messrs Park sold 49kg Mule lambs to £150 (306.1p).

Herdwick lambs topped at £127 for 38kg lambs from Messrs Nicholson, Copeland Row, Bishop Auckland.

Suffolk lambs topped at £191 for a pen of 62kg lambs from Messrs Teward, New View Farm, Darlington.

Tot Hds		Weight	P/Kg	Average	Vendor
30	@	41kg	511.4p	£209.67	MESR Fell, Keswick
10	@	54.6kg	363.9p	£198.70	MESR G Sowerby, Appleby In Westmorland
15	@	47.4kg	403.7p	£191.33	MESR JS & JO Dodd, Penrith
31	@	41.6kg	455.2p	£189.42	MR W Riddington, Northumberland
19	@	39.1kg	467.9p	£182.74	MR E.R. Thompson, Barnard Castle
37	@	42.4kg	430.5p	£182.54	MESR Metcalfe, Penrith
49	@	41.4kg	439.7p	£181.82	AJ&FM Harrison, Appleby In Westmorland
98	@	45.2kg	397.2p	£179.62	Mesr H W & J Birkbeck, Kirkby Stephen
14	@	45.9kg	387.3p	£177.86	Mr I Oldcorn, Appleby In Westmorland
72	@	49.1kg	361.9p	£177.78	G W Lee & Sons, Richmond
8	@	53.5kg	329.2p	£176.13	Mr Henry Jewitt, Romaldkirk
37	@	47kg	361p	£170.00	Messrs Steel, Bishop Auckland

Cast Ewes

Cast Ewes topped at £276 for a Texel cross ewe from Messrs Hebson, Chapel Farm, Carlisle, this home sold another pair of Texel cross ewes to £255. This home also topped the Beltex with a pair making £228.

Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Appleby In Westmorland sold a Texel cross ewe to £244.

Messrs Nicholson, Copeland Row, Bishop Auckland sold a Texel cross ewe to £242. This home also sold Cheviot ewes to £170.

Messrs Teward, New View Farm, Darlington sold a Texel cross ewe to £232.

Charollais cross ewes topped at £235 for a pen of three from Messrs Pesterfield, Ryebeck Farm, York.

Messrs Addison, Keld Farm, Penrith topped the Cheviot Mule ewes at £192 for a pen of six.

Cheviot ewes topped at £183 from Messrs Edmonson, Low Wood House, Darlington.

Messrs Hird, Amersber Cottage, Kirkby Stephen sold Cheviot ewes to £154.

Mule ewes sold to £160 three times, firstly from Messrs Procter, Hill Crest, Kirkby Stephen also from Messrs Hebson, Chapel Farm, Carlisle and lastly for a pen of eighteen from Messrs Wynne, Hall Farm House, Snitterton.

Swaledale ewes topped at £117 from Messrs Gibson & Son, Easterbeck House, Barnard Castle.

Cast Rams

Cast Rams topped with a Charollais Rams selling to £238 from Messrs Pesterfield, Ryebeck Farm, York.

Texel Rams topped at £234 for a Texel from Messrs Edmonson, Low Wood House, Darlington with this home selling another Texel tup to £214.

Messrs Armstrong, Crossfell House, Penrith also sold a Texel tup to £226.

Beltex Rams sold to £221 from Messrs Wearmouth, Cobblers Cottage, Kirkby Stephen with this home selling another Beltex tup to £216.

Messrs Stott, Hollow Green Farm, Penrith topped the Dorset Rams at £214.

Prime lambs

Price per head

BELTEX: £225, £196(x2) Terrys Farm, £222, £210,Sunnyside, £220, £201,Castle Hill, £205, £195.50,Skylin, £201,Studford Gill, £199, £196, £190, £188 Grange Hall, £198, £195, £185, £180 William Riddington Farming, £197, £196, £192, £189, £185.50 Home Farm, £195, £189, £185 High Corn Park, £191, £190(x3) , £189, £187 Carkin Moor Farm, £190 Green Farm, £190 Stubsgill Farm, £190, £182 Prospect House, £187 Standing Stone Farm, £185, £180 Haithwaite, £185 Barnskew, £181.50 Crossfell House, ROUGE : £219, £205 Chapel Farm, TEXEL: £218 Castle Hill, £210 Bridge End Farm, £205, £199, £189 Terrys Farm, £199 Low Wood House, £192 New View Farm, £192 Parkside, £189, £176, £168 Green Farm, £188, £167 Galloper Rise, £187 Hall Farm House, £185, £168 Brogden Farm, £184 Haithwaite, £178 Hesket Demain, £178 Mossville, £178, £167.50 Standing Stone Farm, £176, £168 East Upper Priestside, £176 Lime House, £169, £168.50 Sunnyside, £168 Grassgill Lodge, £167 Crossfell House, £167 Ladying Farm, £165 Steeley Farm, BLUE TEXEL: £197, £180 Gracies Farm, £179 Skylin, £166 East Upper Priestside, £162(x2)  Banks Gate Farm, SUFFOLK: £191 New View Farm, £184, £174(x2) , £152 Brogden Farm, £169 Castle Hill, £167.50 Carkin Moor Farm, £166 Coupland Beck Farm, £164 White House, £160 Parkside, £154, £153 Hesket Demain, £153 Row End Farm, CHEVIOT MULE: £179 Castle Hill, DUTCH SPOTTED: £174, £162 Gracies Farm, £168 Lady Anne Drive, CHAROLLAIS: £165(x2) , £154 Orchard Farm, £154.50 Hall Farm House, £151 Smardale Mill, ROMNEY: £160 Breaks Hall, MULE: £156, £148, £145 Bridge End Farm, £151 Parkside, £150, £146.50, £145.50 Kilnstown, £150 Low Deepslack, DUTCH TEXEL: £155 Amersber Cottage, BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £152 Wood House Farm, HILL CHEVIOT: £148(x2) Low Wood House, £145 Galloper Rise, BADGER FACE TEXEL: £130 Prospect House, ROUGH FELL: £129 Yew House, HERDWICK: £127 Copeland Row, GOAT: £118 Chapel Farm, £110, £70 Copeland Row, SWALEDALE: £115 Copeland Row,

Price per kilo

ROUGE : 534.1p, 500p, Bassenthwaite, BELTEX: 513.2p, 497.4p, 440.5p High Corn Park, 512.2p, 504.5p Sunnyside, 500p Skylin, 500p, 450p, 421.3p William Riddington Farming, 485.4p, 466.7p, 463.4p, 447.6p, 425p Grange Hall, 478.6p, 423.1p Castle Hill, 478.6p Studford Gill, 474.4p Barnskew, 472.5p, 466.7p, 458.1p, 446.5p, 441.7p Home Farm, 464.9p, 456.1p, 425p Standing Stone Farm, 452.4p Stubsgill Farm, 452.4p, 429.3p Prospect House, 431.8p, 424.4p Carkin Moor Farm, 422.2p Green Farm, 422.1p Crossfell House, TEXEL: 429.5p, 423.8p, 382.5p, 364p Standing Stone Farm, 426.7p Parkside, 419.2p Castle Hill, 411.1p, 358.9p, 357.4p Brogden Farm, 385.7p Barnskew, 378p Amersber Cottage, 373.3p Grassgill Lodge, 373.3p Fair View, 367.4p Sunnyside, 363p, 360p Crossfell House, 360.5p Bridge End Farm, 358.7p Steeley Farm, 358p Langton Field, 356.8p Yew House, 355.3p, 350p Step Ends Farm, 353.4p, 350p Hall Farm House, CHAROLLAIS: 375p(x2) Orchard Farm, 359.5p Smardale Mill, 351.3p, 337.5p Birk Hall Farm, DUTCH TEXEL: 369p Amersber Cottage, BLUE TEXEL: 360p, 358.1p Banks Gate Farm, 337.7p Skylin, DUTCH SPOTTED: 357.4p, Lady Anne Drive, 344.7p Gracies Farm, SUFFOLK: 346.3p Row End Farm, 329.5p, 321.7p Coupland Beck Farm, 320p Cotegill Barn, HERDWICK: 334.2p Copeland Row, HILL CHEVIOT: 328.9p, 327.3p, 322p(x2) Low Wood House, 323.3p Low Deepslack, CHEVIOT MULE: 323.3p Coupland Beck Farm, MULE: 311.1p Orchard Farm, 307.1p Mount View, 306.1p Low Deepslack, 302.3p Haithwaite, 296p Bridge End Farm, 293.2p Yew House, 291.3p Low Faggergill Cottage, SWALEDALE: 287.5p Copeland Row, ROUGH FELL: 286.7p Yew House,

Cast Sheep

Cast Ewes

TEXEL: £276, £255 Chapel Farm, £244 Terrys Farm, £242 Copeland Row, £232 New View Farm, £230 Grassgill Lodge, £230 Sunnyside, £226 Easegill Head, £224(x2) Crossfell House £220 Ryebeck Farm, £210 Hall Farm House, £200 Stoneriggs, CHAROLLAIS: £235, £182 Ryebeck Farm, BELTEX: £228 Chapel Farm, CHEVIOT MULE: £192 Keld Farm, £158 Castle Hill, SUFFOLK: £189 New View Farm, HILL CHEVIOT: £183 Low Wood House, £170 Copeland Row, £154 Amersber Cottage, MULE: £160 Chapel Farm, £160 Hillcrest, £160, £153 Hall Farm House, £158 Lady Anne Drive, SWALEDALE: £117, £110 Easterbeck House, £109 Stoneriggs, £109, £108 Blades Field Farm, £107 Bridge Farm House, £104 Lanehead Farm, EASYCARE: £115 Hall Farm House, BLACKFACE: £113 New House Farm.

Cast Rams

CHAROLLAIS: £238 Ryebeck Farm, TEXEL: £234, £214 Low Wood House, £226 Crossfell House, BELTEX: £221, £216 Cobblers Cottage, DORSET: £214 Hollow Green Farm, BLUE TEXEL: £202 Middle Brayshaw, SUFFOLK: £200 Low Grassgill, DUTCH SPOTTED: £180 Gracies Farm, ROUGH FELL: £132, £130 Whinfell Terrace, SWALEDALE: £126 Step Ends Farm.