Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their Weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday Evening when 2,705 sheep where forward consisting of 2,274 Prime Lambs and 431 Cast Sheep.

Prime lambs

Kirkby Stephen had an SQQ average of 381.75p/kg and an overall sale average of 355.03p/kg and £163.90 per head.

Topping the sale at £220 (323.5p/kg) was a 682kg Beltex lamb from S Hunter, Upper Brydekirk, Annan.

Topping the price per kilo at 534.6p/kg was a pen of nine 39kg Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Askwith, Low Mown Meadows, Crook making £208.50 per head. This home also sold two pens of six 42kg at £213 (507.1p/kg) and a pen of three 46kg at £207 (450p/kg).

The consignment of twenty-nine lambs from this home sold to average 42.1kg 494.9p/kg and £208.19 per head.

Messrs Fell, Chapel Farm, Bassenthwaite sold a pen of twenty 39kg Rouge cross lambs making £208 (533.3p/kg) and a pen of sixteen 40kg Dutch Texel cross lambs making £208 (520p/kg).

The consignment of fourty-two lambs from this home sold to average 39.5kg 518.3p/kg and £204.86 per head.

Hill & Wright sold a pen of five 42kg Beltex cross lambs to make £201.50 (479.8p/kg), a pen of seven 44kg at £208 (472.7p/kg) and a pair of 44kg at £204 (463.6p/kg).

B&AC Barnes, Hawkin Hall, Carnforth sold a 51kg Beltex cross lamb to make £215.50 (422.5p/kg) with a pen of three 57kg Beltex cross lambs making £216 (378.9p/kg).

The consignment of lambs from this home sold to average 55kg 383.5p/kg and £210.92 per head.

Messrs Lee, Carkin Moor Farm, Richmond sold a 63kg Beltex cross lamb to make £214 (339.7p/kg) with a pen of three 49kg Beltex cross lambs making £206 (420.4p/kg) and a pen of ten 52kg at £205 (394.2p/kg).

PA&NS Tattersall, Town Farm, York sold a 60kg Beltex cross lamb to £206 (343.3p/kg).

JL Brunton, Green Bank, Kirkby Stephen topped the Suffolk cross lambs with a pair of 67kg lambs to make £209.

Messrs Steele, Palliard, Kirkby Stephen sold a pair of 59kg Suffolk cross lambs to make £187.

Messrs Hodgson, White House, Penrith sold a pen of thirteen 53kg Suffolk cross Mule lambs to make £172.50 (325.5p/kg).

Messrs Bell & Son, Langton Field, Appleby In Westmorland sold a pen of eleven 48kg Suffolk cross lambs to make £162 (337.5p/kg).

W&W Patterson, Coupland Beck Farm, Appleby In Westmorland sold a pen of eleven 46kg Suffolk cross lambs to make £157.50 (342.4p/kg).

Texel cross lambs sold to £215 for a pen of three at 68kg from Messrs Gill, Moory Lea, Barnard Castle

This home also sold a pair of 59kg making £201 (340.7p/kg).

JL Brunton, Green Bank, Kirkby Stephen sold a pen of four 60kg Texel cross lambs to make £199 (331.7p/kg).

Messrs Lee, Carkin Moor Farm, Richmond sold a pen of seven 56kg Texel cross lambs to make £191.50 (342p/kg).

RJ&RC Tiplady, Red House Farm sold a pen of twenty 60kg Texel cross Mule lambs to make £185.50 (309.2p/kg).

Messrs Richardson, Croft House Farm, Kirkby Stephen topped the Mule lambs with 55kg making £167 (303.6p/kg).

Messrs Fariburn, Marriforth, Ripon sold a pair of 50kg Mule lambs to make £162 (324p/kg) and a pen of fourteen 52kg making £162 (311.5p/kg).

Kilnstown Farms, Carlisle sold a pen of thirty-six Mule lambs at 51kg to make £155 (303.9p/kg).

W&W Patterson, Coupland Beck Farm, Appleby In Westmorland sold a pen of fourteen 46kg Cheviot Mule lambs to make £155 (337p/kg).

Cheviot lambs topped at £154 (350p/kg) for a pen of sixteen 44kg from Messrs Armstrong, Crossfell House, Penrith.

Swaledale lambs topped at 300p/kg (£123) for a pair of 41kg from Messrs Jopling, Cottage Barn, Kirkby Stephen.

Tot Hds		Weight	P/Kg	Average	Vendor
6	@	55kg	383.5p	£  210.92	MESR B&AC Barnes, Carnforth
29	@	42.1kg	494.9p	£  208.19	MESR Askwith, Crook
42	@	39.5kg	518.3p	£  204.86	MESR Fell, Keswick
27	@	52.9kg	373.6p	£  197.61	G W Lee & Sons, Richmond
50	@	43.5kg	449.1p	£  195.52	Hill & Wright Ltd, Doncaster
8	@	58.8kg	330.2p	£  194.00	Miss J L Brunton, Brough Sowerby
47	@	44.5kg	420.8p	£  187.14	Mr RD Anderson, Leyburn
13	@	52.9kg	346.5p	£  183.38	MESR D & JH Richardson, Kirkby Stephen
8	@	40.8kg	449.5p	£  183.19	MRS S Armstrong & Sons, Penrith
20	@	47kg	385.5p	£  181.20	MESR JJ & S Raine, Appleby In Westmorland
36	@	58.1kg	310.8p	£  180.71	MESSRS R J & R C Tiplady, Barnard Castle
48	@	41.5kg	431.8p	£  179.19	AJ&FM Harrison, Penrith
8	@	47.3kg	377.7p	£  178.94	MR J F Weighell, Barnard Castle
43	@	51.8kg	342.7p	£  177.66	P A & N S Tattersall, York
51	@	47kg	375.5p	£  176.80	MR N & K Gill, Barnard Castle
44	@	44.6kg	395.5p	£  176.73	MESR T W Hunter, Annan
23	@	47.7kg	370p	£  176.48	MESR A & J Harrison, Forest In Teesdale
15	@	43.8kg	402.7p	£  176.40	MESR G & H Deighton, Appleby In Westmorland

Cast Ewes

Cast ewes topped at £280 for a Texel ewe from Hollins View Farm, Hollins View, Kirkby Stephen.

This home sold another Texel cross ewe to £270.

Blue texel ewes sold to £264 from Messrs Gill, Moory Lea Farm, Barnard Castle.

Messrs Harrison, High Beck Head, Barnard Castle sold Beltex cross ewes to £258.

Messrs Todd, Victoria Cottages, Bishop Auckland sold a pair of Beltex cross ewes to £250.

Romney ewes sold to £214 for a pen of three from Colby Farms, Colby Laithes, Appleby In Westmorland and another pen of twelve making £171.

Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon sold a pen of thirteen Texel x Mule ewes to £210.

Suffolk cross ewes sold to £204 from Messrs Wearmouth, Martindale Farm, Kirkby Stephen.

Messrs Metcalf, Park House Farm, Richmond topped the Leicester ewes at £197.

Lleyn ewes sold to £192 for a pair from Messrs Jenkinson, Whingill.

Mule ewes sold to £176 for a pair from Messrs Weighell, Fox Grove Far, Richmond.

Messrs Brass, Bridge End Farm, Kirkby Stephen sold a pen of eight Mule ewes to £174.

Messrs Wearmouth, Martindale Farm, Kirkby Stephen sold a pair of Mule ewes to £172.

Messrs Todd, Victoria Cottages, Bishop Auckland sold a pen of six Mule ewes to £171.

Rough Fell ewes sold to £171 from Messrs Winder, Greenside Farm, Kirkby Stephen.

Cheviot ewes topped at £166 from Messrs Wearmouth, Martindale Farm, Kirkby Stephen.

Swaledale ewes topped at £142 for a pair from Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon.

Cast Rams

Topping the cast rams was a Leicester tup from Messrs Wharton, Keisley Farm, Appleby In Westmorland making £245.

Texel cross rams sold to £214 from Messrs Procter, Villa Farm.

Prime lambs

Price per head

BLUE TEXEL: £220, £174 Upper Brydekirk, £204, £170(x2) Mill Farm, £175 Bonny Rigg, £173 Grange Hall, £161 Soulby Mill, BELTEX: £216(x2), £215.50, £201 Hawkin Hall, £214, £206, £205 Carkin Moor Farm, £213(x2), £208.50, £207, £195 Low Mown Meadows, £208, £201.50, £200, £195.50, £194  Mill Farm, £206, £201, £191 Town Farm, £202 Moorriggs, £202, £201, £193.50, £191 The Springs, £198(x3) , £196, £194.50, £191 Grange Hall, £198 Starrah, £198 High Beck Head, £196 Abbey Farm, £195 Moory Lea Farm, £194.50 Grange Hall, £192 Croft House Farm, £192 West Lea, £191 Crossfell House, £190 Keisley Farm, TEXEL: £215, £201, £191, £178 Moory Lea Farm, £204 Low Mown Meadows, £199 Green Bank, £196.50, £175.50, £172 Marriforth, £195, £187, £175 East Todholes, £192,Croft House Farm, £191.50 Carkin Moor Farm, £190(x2)   £178 Keisley Farm, £190 West End Farm, £186, £170.50 Fox Grove Farm, £185.50, £175, £173.50 Red House Farm, £183.50, £172, £170 Town Farm, £181.50, £179 The Springs, £180, £174 High Stennerskeugh, £180 Forest Farm, £177, £170 Eden Flatt, £177 Victoria Cottages, £175 Brackenslack, £175 Windygate, £175 High Beck Head, £175 Lower Griseburn, £174 Park House Farm, £173(x2), £172.50 The Buildings Farm, £171.50 Crossfell House, SUFFOLK: £209 Green Bank, £187, £170, £159 Palliard, £179.50, £159.50 East Todholes, £178, £169.50, £167 Victoria Cottages, £176, £170, £168 Marriforth, £172.50 White House, £165.50 Crossfell House, £165 Row End Farm, £162.50 Forest Farm, £162 Langton Field, £159, £157.50 Coupland Beck Farm, £156 Windygate, £155 Jerusalem Farm, DUTCH TEXEL: £208, £186,Chapel Farm, ROUGE : £208 Chapel Farm, BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £195  Rose Bank, £178 Wood House Farm, £161 Park House Farm, CHAROLLAIS: £186, £184, £166.50 East Todholes, £184, £165 Orchard Farm, £169 Victoria Cottages, MULE: £167 Croft House Farm, £166, £163 High Stennerskeugh, £163.50, £155.50 Keisley Farm, £162(x2)   Marriforth, £162 Calva Farm, £160.50, £155 Kilnstown, £160 Eden Flatt, £156.50 Park House Farm, DUTCH SPOTTED: £165 Lower Griseburn, BADGER FACE TEXEL: £164 Goodlie Hill Cottage, CHEVIOT MULE: £158 Windygate, £155 Coupland Beck Farm, HILL CHEVIOT: £154 Crossfell House, SWALEDALE: £127 East Unthank Farm, £123 Holly Cottage Barn,

Price per kilo

BELTEX: 534.6p, 507.1p(x2), 450p, 433.3p Low Mown Meadows, 507.7p, 495p, 490p, 486.3p, 460.5p, 454.8p Grange Hall, 486.3p Grange Hall, 479.8p, 472.7p, 465.1p, 444.3p, 437.2p, 431.1p Mill Farm, 476.9p, 443.2p Moory Lea Farm, 469.8p, 439.8p, 437p The Springs, 465p, 443.9p Home Farm, 459.2p Marriforth, 458.5p, 448.9p, 437.2p Moorriggs, 455p, 434p Crossfell House, 451.2p Banks Gate Farm, 447.6p Upper Brydekirk, 446.4p Fair View, 445.5p Abbey Farm, 440p High Beck Head, 432.5p Smardale Mill, 431p Barnskew, 430.4p Starrah, ROUGE : 533.3p Chapel Farm, DUTCH TEXEL: 520p, 465p Chapel Farm, BLUE TEXEL: 463.6p, 377.8p(x2) , Mill Farm, 437.5p Bonny Rigg, 422p Grange Hall, 383.3p Soulby Mill, 355.1p Upper Brydekirk, TEXEL: 434p Low Mown Meadows, 421.6p, 371.1p, 368.5p Marriforth, 416.7p Brackenslack, 416.3p, 403.3p The Springs, 409.8p, 378.6p Moory Lea Farm, 408.3p Crossfell House, 395.5p Park House Farm, 388.4p Grange Hall, 381.8p 370p Langton Field, 379.1p Fair View, 375p Home Farm, 375p The Buildings Farm, 373.8p Amersber Cottage, 372.5p (x2) , Keisley Farm, 371.1p High Moor, 370.5p Dousgill Farm, 368.9p Coupland Beck Farm, 368.8p Victoria Cottages, 367.4p Banks Gate Farm, 365.1p Row End Farm, 365p Smardale Mill, CHAROLLAIS: 427.9p, 366.7p Orchard Farm, 381.7p Smardale Mill, 367.4p Victoria Cottages, 360.8p East Todholes, BADGER FACE TEXEL: 420.5p Goodlie Hill Cottage, SUFFOLK: 377.8p 336p Marriforth, 355.8p,Bridge End Farm, 348.8p, 337.5p Langton Field, 345p Mount View, 342.4p, 338.3p Coupland Beck Farm, 338.5p Forest Farm, 330p Row End Farm, DUTCH SPOTTED: 366.7p Lower Griseburn, HILL CHEVIOT: 350p Crossfell House, 344.7p East Unthank Farm, CHEVIOT MULE: 337p Coupland Beck Farm, MULE: 324p, 311.5p Marriforth, 321.3p, 308.9p Park House Farm, 317.1p Mount View, 311.4p Smardale Mill, 308.5p Coupland Beck Farm, BLUEFACED LEICESTER: 306.9p Wood House Farm, SWALEDALE: 300p Holly Cottage Barn, 297.2p, 295.3p East Unthank Farm,

Cast Sheep

Cast Ewes

TEXEL: £280, £270,Hollins View, £256, £250 Hawkin Hall, £240(x2), £236 High Beck Head, £234 Moory Lea Farm, £233 High Stennerskeugh, £222 Leather Howe Farm, £220, £210 Marriforth, £214 Laitha Farm, £213 Eden Gate Holme Farm, £213 High Moor, BLUE TEXEL: £264 Moory Lea Farm, £212 Hawkin Hall, £178 South Newton Grange, BELTEX: £258 High Beck Head, £250 Victoria Cottages, £241 Moory Lea Farm, £224 Martindale Farm, ROMNEY: £214, £171 Colby Laithes, CHAROLLAIS: £208 Victoria Cottages, SUFFOLK: £204 Martindale Farm, BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £197 Park House Farm, £184 Villa Farm, LLEYN: £192, £160 Whingill, DUTCH SPOTTED: £188 Grassgill Lodge, MULE: £176 Fox Grove Farm, £174 Bridge End Farm, £172 Martindale Farm, £171 Victoria Cottages, £169 High Beck Head, £167  £161 Marriforth, £160 Croft House Farm, ROUGH FELL: £171 Greenside Farm, HILL CHEVIOT: £166,Martindale Farm, SWALEDALE: £142, £122 Marriforth, £139, £127 High Stennerskeugh, £130 Orchard Farm, £130 Croft House Farm, £129 West End Farm, £129 Murton Hall, £120 Gilts, SHETLAND: £109 South Newton Grange, RYELAND: £102 Leather Howe Farm.

Cast Rams

BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £245 Keisley Farm, £172 Park House Farm, TEXEL: £214 Villa Farm, £176 Martindale Farm, BLUE TEXEL: £199 Spittals Farm, BELTEX: £172 Chapel Farm, SWALEDALE: £120 Wood House Farm.