Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their Weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday Evening when 2,229 sheep where forward consisting of 1,744 Prime Lambs and 485 Cast Sheep.

Prime lambs

Kirkby Stephen had an SQQ average of 404.1p/kg and an overall sale average of 365.1p/kg and £170.67 per head.

Topping the sale at £230 (426p/kg) was a pair of 54kg Texel cross lambs from G Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside which was purchased by Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

Topping on price per kilo at 583.3p/kg was a pen of six 39kg Rouge cross lambs from Messrs Fell, Chapel Farm, Keswick making £227.5 per head, this home also sold a pen of twenty 40kg Rouge cross lambs to make £212 (530p/kg).

Messrs Askwith, Low Mown Meadows, Crook topped at £229 (336.8p/kg) for a 68kg Texel cross lamb.

Messrs Birkbeck, Castle Hill, Soulby sold a pair of 50kg Texel cross lambs to make £224 (448p/kg)

Messrs Fell, Chapel Farm, Keswick topped the Dutch Texel lambs at £220 for a pen of ten 39kg making 564.1p/kg.

The consignment of fifty lambs from this home sold to average 40.5kg 508.9p/kg and £206.22 per head.

Beltex cross lambs sold to £214 for a pen of three 42kg from Messrs Askwith, Low Mown Meadows, Crook fetching 509.5p/kg. This home also sold a pen of three 48kg to make £212 (441.7p/kg), 53kg to £212 (400p/kg), a pen of four 42kg to £208 (495.2p/kg), a pen of six 49kg to £204 (416.3p/kg) and a pen of seven 49kg to £203 (414.3p/kg).

The consignment of fourty-nine lambs from this home sold to average 52.1kg 390.3p/kg and £203.27 per head.

Messrs Metcalfe, Home Farm, Penrith sold a pen of five 42kg Beltex cross lambs to make £211 (502.4p/kg), this home also sold a pen of six 41kg to make £204 (497.6p/kg) and a 47kg lamb to make £202 (429.8p/kg).

Messrs Todd, Crosby Hall, Penrith sold a pen of three 44kg Beltex cross lambs to make £209 (475p/kg), a pen of five 43kg to make £206 (479.1p/kg), another pen of five 40kg making £203 (507.5p/kg), a pen of twelve 39kg making £202 (517.9p/kg) and a pen of five 38kg making £191 (502.6p/kg).

The consignment of eighty-six lambs from this home sold to average 42.5kg 450.1p/kg and £191.29 per head.

Messrs Bainbridge, Bonnygate Farm, Kirkby Stephen sold a pen of five 39kg Beltex cross lambs to make £208 (533.3p/kg).

JoJo Andrews, Boscar Flats, York sold a pen of nine 41kg Beltex cross lambs to make £208 (507.3p/kg).

Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon sold 51kg Beltex cross lambs to £208 (407.8p/kg).

Messrs Simpson, Calder Farm, Clitheroe sold a pen of ten 43kg Beltex cross lambs to make £207 (481.4p/kg).

Messrs Ewin, Blacksyke, Appleby In Westmorland sold a pen of four 39kg Beltex cross lambs to make £200 (512.8p/kg).

Suffolk cross lambs topped at £200 for a pen of four 61kg from Messrs Askwith, Low Mown Meadows, Crook (327.9p/kg).

Messrs Patterson, Coupland Beck Farm, Appleby In Westmorland sold a pen of six 48kg Suffolk cross lambs to £164.50 (342.7p/lg).

Cheviot cross lambs topped at £196 for a pen of four 60kg from Messrs Askwith, Low Mown Meadows, Crook (326.7p/kg).

Mule lambs topped at £164.50 for a pen of fifteen 52kg lambs from Kilnstown Farms Ltd, Kilnstown, Carlisle, this home also sold a pen of thirty one 50kg lambs to £157.

Swaledale lambs topped at £125 for 42kg lambs from Messrs Birbeck, The Close, Kirkby Stephen.

Tot Hds		Weight	P/Kg	Average	Vendor
50	@	40.5kg	508.9p	£206.22	MESR Fell, Keswick
9	@	52.3kg	390.5p	£204.33	MESR G Sowerby, Appleby In Westmorland
49	@	52.1kg	390.3p	£203.27	MESR Askwith, Crook
86	@	42.5kg	450.1p	£191.29	MESR R G Todd, Penrith
38	@	41.3kg	457.7p	£188.84	MR P R Simpson,  Lancashire
48	@	44.7kg	418.1p	£186.92	JM Andrews, York
90	@	44.7kg	411.2p	£183.76	MESR Metcalfe, Penrith
77	@	46.4kg	390.8p	£181.41	MESRS Jenkinson, Penrith
44	@	45kg	402.7p	£181.05	Mesr H W & J Birkbeck, Kirkby Stephen
19	@	45.7kg	391.4p	£179.00	MESR G & E A Ewin, Appleby In Westmorland
147	@	47.1kg	374.9p	£176.60	MESR E & EM Fairburn, Ripon

Cast Ewes

Cast Ewes topped at £274 for a Texel cross ewe from Robinson & Pedley, Prospect Farm, Kirkby Stephen.

This home also sold Blue Texel cross ewes to £246.

RJ&RC Tiplady, Red House Farm, Barnard Castle sold Texel cross ewes to £274 and another pen to £272.

This home also sold Beltex cross ewes to £270.

Beltex Ewes topped at £272 from Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon, this home sold Beltex ewes to £242 and £240 and Blue Texel ewes to £230.

Messrs Bainbridge & Sons, Bonnygate Farm, Kirkby Stephen sold a Beltex cross ewe to £264.

Leicester ewes topped at £199 from Messrs Bainbridge, Dousgill Farm, Richmond.

Messrs Dixon, Rake Head, Kirkby Stephen sold Lleyn ewes to £180.

Mule ewes sold to £171 for a pen of four from Messrs Samuel, East Upper Priestside, Annan.

Mule ewes also sold to £170 twice, from Messrs Tiplady, Red House Farm and from Messrs Bowes, High Leys, York for a pen of eleven.

Wensleydale ewes sold to £170 for a pair from Messrs Newby, Low Lankaber, Penrith.

Swaledale ewes topped at £144 for a pen of three from Messrs Tiplady, Red House Farm, Barnard Castle.

Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon sold a pen of five Swaledale ewes to £141.

Messrs Buckle, Bleathgill, Kirkby Stephen sold a pair of Swaledale ewes to £140.

Cast Rams

Cast Rams topped with a Texel Ram selling to £242 from Messrs Kidd, Jardines, Penrith.

Leicester Rams topped at £218 from Messrs Hill, Whitewall Farm, Appleby In Westmorland.

Craig Barnes, Wild Boar Barn, Kirkby Stephen sold a Dutch Spotted tup to £200.

M Barker, Middle Bank End Farm, Appleby sold a Scotch Blackface Ram to £180.

Prime lambs

Price per head

TEXEL: £230, £197 Terrys Farm.  £229, £207, £204, £190 Low Mown Meadows.  £224, £176.50 Castle Hill.  £219, £177.50 Fountain Head.  £204, £196, £189.50, £186.50, £184, £182.50 Marriforth.  £200, £185, £181 Hadderdale.  £198, £190(x2),  £183, £181, £179.50 Clifton Moor.  £191, £176 Crosby Hall.  £190 Jerusalem Farm.  £190, £179 Prospect Farm.  £186.50, £179.50 Home Farm.  £184 Hesket Demain.  £183, £182, £179, £175 Boscar Flats.  £183, £180 Wharton Hall.  £183, £175 Black Syke.  £179 East Upper Priestside.  £177 Whinfell Road.  £176 Coupland Beck Farm.  £175 Calva Farm.  ROUGE : £227.50, £212 Bassenthwaite.  DUTCH TEXEL: £220, £179 Chapel Farm.  BELTEX: £214, £212(x2),  £208, £204, £203, £199, £195 Low Mown Meadows.  £211, £204, £202, £200, £187, £185 Home Farm.  £209, £206, £203, £202, £195, £191.50, £191 Crosby Hall.  £208, £201 Boscar Flats.  £208 Bonnygate Farm.  £208, £190, £187.50 Marriforth.  £207, £197.50, £186 Calder Farm.  £200 Black Syke.  £196.50 East Upper Priestside.  £194 Castle Hill.  £190.50 Fair View.  £186, £185.50 Ascot House.  BLUE TEXEL: £201 Home Farm.  £172 Prospect Farm.  SUFFOLK: £200 Low Mown Meadows.  £185 West End Farm.  £175, £165.50 Lankaber.  £173.50 Hesket Demain.  £169 East Upper Priestside.  £168 Woodbine House.  £166.50 Carpool Farm.  £164.50 Coupland Beck Farm.  £162 Wharton Hall.  £161 Jerusalem Farm.  £161 Bracken Bank.  HILL CHEVIOT: £196 Low Mown Meadows.  £154 Clifton Moor.  DUTCH SPOTTED: £194 Wild Boar Barn.  £155 Lockthwaite.  CHAROLLAIS: £192 Black Syke.  £192, £185 Grouse Lodge.  £167 Orchard Farm.  £167 Bonnygate Farm.  £157 Marriforth.  CHEVIOT MULE: £176, £168.50 Coupland Beck Farm.  BLEU DU MAINE: £173.50 East Upper Priestside.  MULE: £170 Fountain Head.  £164.50, £157 Kilnstown.  £160 Woodbine House.  £150 Scarrowmanwick.  £150 West End Farm.  LLEYN: £163, £162 Wharton Hall.  £156 Rake Head.  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £160 Whitewall Farm.  £150 Scarrowmanwick.  ROMNEY: £155 Breaks Hall.  SWALEDALE: £125(x2) The Close.

Price per kilo

ROUGE : 583.3p, 530p Bassenthwaite.  DUTCH TEXEL: 564.1p, 416.3p Chapel Farm.  BELTEX: 533.3p Bonnygate Farm.  517.9p, 507.5p, 502.6p, 479.1p, 478.8p, 475p, 443.2p Crosby Hall.  512.8p Black Syke.  509.5p, 495.2p, 462.8p, 441.7p Low Mown Meadows.  507.3p, 437p Boscar Flats.  502.4p, 500p, 497.6p, 430.2p Home Farm.  481.4p, 465p, 459.3p, 459p Calder Farm.  476.9p, 431.4p Ascot House.  440.9p Castle Hill.  436.7p East Upper Priestside.  433p Fair View.  BLUE TEXEL: 478.6p Home Farm.  351p Prospect Farm.  TEXEL: 448p, 401.1p Castle Hill.  433.3p, 416.3p, 388.9p, 381.3p Boscar Flats.  431.8p, 404.3p, 390.2p Clifton Moor.  427.9p, 390.7p Marriforth.  426p, 386.3p Terrys Farm.  412.5p Amersber Cottage.  411.1p, 402.2p Hadderdale.  409.3p, 382p Crosby Hall.  405.4p, 398.9p Home Farm.  403.4p Fountain Head.  400p Old Mill Flatt.  397.8p, 380.4p Black Syke.  391.3p Wharton Hall.  386.4p Fair View.  382.9p Bonnygate Farm.  380.5p Jardines.  CHAROLLAIS: 393.6p, 349.1p Grouse Lodge.  379.5p Orchard Farm.  365.1p Marriforth.  SUFFOLK: 384.1p East Upper Priestside.  354.8p Decklyn.  345.7p, 342.7p Coupland Beck Farm.  331.3p Row End Farm.  328.6p Jerusalem Farm.  328.6p Bracken Bank.  327.9p Low Mown Meadows.  327.5p Mount View.  326.5p Carpool Farm.  326p Fair View.  LLEYN: 346.8p, 330.6p Wharton Hall.  DUTCH SPOTTED: 346.4p Wild Boar Barn.  329.8p Lockthwaite.  CHEVIOT MULE: 338.5p, 330.4p Coupland Beck Farm.  HILL CHEVIOT: 329.7p, 327.9p Low Deepslack.  327.7p Clifton Moor.  326.7p Low Mown Meadows.  MULE: 316.3p, 314p Kilnstown.  307.7p Woodbine House.  ROMNEY: 310p Breaks Hall.  SWALEDALE: 297.6p The Close.

Cast Sheep

Cast Ewes

TEXEL: £274 Prospect Farm.  £274, £272, £232 Red House Farm.  £264 Buddle House.  £244 East Upper Priestside.  £222 Jardines.  £220 Barrowmoor Road.  £212 Green Farm.  BELTEX: £272, £242, £240 Marriforth.  £270, £236 Red House Farm.  £264 Bonnygate Farm.  £240 Carpool Farm.  BLUE TEXEL: £246 Waitby. £230 Marriforth. BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £199 Dousgill Farm.  £198 East Upper Priestside.  SUFFOLK: £180 Carpool Farm.  £170 High Leys.  LLEYN: £180 Rake Head.  £178 Helm Farm.  MULE: £171 East Upper Priestside.  £170, £160 Red House Farm.  £170(x2), High Leys £161 Jardines.  WENSLEYDALE: £170, £150 Low Lankaber.  CHEVIOT MULE: £168 Carpool Farm.  £160 Coupland Beck Farm.  DUTCH SPOTTED: £148 East Upper Priestside.  HILL CHEVIOT: £145 Augill Castle.  SWALEDALE: £144 Red House Farm.  £141, £129 Marriforth.  £140 Bleathgill.  £138 Croft Farm.  £135 Dousgill Farm.  ROUGH FELL: £115(x2) Hardendale Hall.  BLACKFACE: £110 Laneside.

Cast Rams

TEXEL: £242 Jardines.  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £218 Whitewall Farm.  DUTCH SPOTTED: £200 Wild Boar Barn.  BLACKFACE: £180 Middle Bank End Farm.  £150 Middle Bank End Farm.  HILL CHEVIOT: £166, £151 Middle Bank End Farm.  SWALEDALE: £135 Middle Bank End Farm.