Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night when 5,447 sheep were forward consisting of 4,253 lambs, 990 cast sheep and 204 store lambs.

Topping the prime lambs at £115 were a pair of Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth which were bought by Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

Topping at 283.3p/kg were a pen of 39kg Beltex cross lambs which sold for £110.50 from Messrs Millman, Brackenslack, Maulds Meaburn.

Messrs Maughan, Ash Garth, Great Asby sold their run of lambs to average 37kg £93 (251.4p/kg),

Messrs Millman, Brackenslack sold their 20 lambs to average 39.8kg £98.10 (246.5p/kg)

Messrs Dickinson, Kirkbarrow Hall, Penrith sold their 33 lambs to average 49kg £103.53.

Messrs Armstrong, Croft House, Penrith sold their consignment of lambs to average 42.8kg £100.09 (233.8p/kg)

Messrs Steel, Steeley Farm, Bishop Auckland sold their 44 lambs to average 38kg £88.25 (232.2p/kg)

Messrs Sayer, Town End, Penrith sold their 106 lambs to average 45kg £95.04.

Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon sold their run of 144 lambs to average 43kg £93.08.

Mule lambs topped at £92.30 for a pen of 11 50kg lambs from Messrs Wills, Fawcett Park Farm, Dufton.

Mules also topped at 189.6p/kg for a pen of 17 45kg lambs which sold for £85.30 from Messrs Dodd, West View, Temple Sowerby.

Cast sheep sold to top at £160.50 for a pair of Texel cross ewes from Messrs Seymour, Brackenslack, Maulds Meaburn.

Another three Texel cross ewes from this same home sold to make £160, with the 20 selling to average £130.83.

Mule ewes sold to £88.50 from Alford.

Blackfaced ewes topped at £66.50 for a pen of 14 from Aberdeenshire.

Leading Prices - Prime Lambs

Price per head –

Beltex £115, £112.80, £105.80, £102 Marriforth; £110.80, £104.30, £101.30 Town End Farm; £103.80 Croft House; £110.80, £108.80 Little Beck; £110.80 West View; £110.50, £103.50, £102.80, £102.50 Brackenslack(Millman); £109.30 Steeley Farm: £108.80 Guise; £108.80, £101.80, £100.80 Newton Farm; £108.80, £103.30, £100 Fawcett Park Farm; £107.80 Row End Farm; £106.80(2), £104.80, £103.80(3), £100 Kirkbarrow Hall; £106.80 Brackenslack (Seymour), £103.30 Little Langton Grange; £102.80 Chapel Farm; £102 West Lea; £101.80 Dona Close; £100(2) Starrah; £100 Askrigg Hall: Texel £112.80, £96.80, £95 Parkside; £110(2) Hollins View Farm; £105 Starrah; £104.80, £95 Brown Close; £104.80 Chapel Farm; £103.80, £100(3), £95 Abbey Park; £102, £98.80, £95 Guise; £100 Dona Close; £100 Rennels House; £98.30 Haithwaite; £97.80 High Toft Hill Farm; £97.30 Waterside; £95 Westfield Farm: Dutch Texel £104.80, £90.30, £90 Chapel Farm; £99.80, £90 Guise; £92.80 Croft House Farm; £92.80 Waterside: Blue Texel £96.80 Town End Farm; £88.30 Buddle House; £87.50 Brackenslack(Millman): Suffolk £95 Brown Close; £94.80 Clarks Farm; £92 Etherley House; £88.80 Newton Farm; £87.30 Little Langton Grange: Mule £92.30 Fawcett Park Farm; £92(2) Sowerthwaite; £90 Grains O Beck; £90, £85.30 West View; £88, £85.30 Keisley Farm; £87.80 Croft House Farm; £86.80 Sunrise House Farm; £86.30, £85.30 Villa Farm; £85 Musgrave House: Rouge £90 Guise: Bluefaced Leicester £90 Wythop Hall Farm: Hampshire £90 Guise: Charollais £86.30 Villa Farm; £82.30 Breckonhill Farm: Cheviot £80 Ghyll Bank; £78.80 Amersber Cottage; £76.30 Fell View; £75.30 Newton Farm: Masham £80 Sykeside: Swaledale £78.30 Highfield House; £74.80 Ashgill Farm; £71.30 Hoggarths Farm; £70.80 Holly Cottage Barn; £70.30 High Birk Hatt; £70 Mill Cottage: Rough £75.80 Greenside Farm; £72.3. Ellergill; £70.30 Ghyll Bank: Herdwick £63.30 The Gables: Scotch Blackface £70 Castle Hill.

Price per kilo –

Beltex 283.3p, 262.8p, 252.1p, 240.7p Brackenslack(Millman); 273p, 249.5p, 241.1p, 240p Steeley Farm; 267p Brackenslack(Seymour); 264.7p Breckonhill Farm; 256.2p, 253.5p Ash Garth; 253.4p, 251.8p, 250.8p West View; 248.3p, 247.3p  Newton Farm; 247.3p Guise; 246.9p Haithwaite; 245.3p Buckles Farm; 245p Parkside; 241p Little Langton Grange: Blue Texel 245.3p Buddle House; 243.1p Brackenslack; 223.1p Black Syke: Texel 242.7p Staingills; 241.1p, 225.1p Steeley Farm; 238.4p, 233.8p, 222.4p Buddle House; 237.3p, 223.7p Breckonhill Farm; 223.3p School Cottage: Dutch Texel 232.1p, 219.5p Guise; 231.5p Chapel Farm; 215.8p Waterside: Cheviot 209.2p Newton Farm; 200.9p, 195.5p Helbeck Grange; 200.8p Fell View; 196.6p Buckles Farm: Charollais 200.8p Black Syke; 200.7p Breckonhill Farm: Scotch Blackface 200p Castle Hill; 191.1p Helbeck Grange: Goat 199.4p Gillfield: Suffolk 198.4p Little Langton Grange; 197.3p Newton Farm; 191p Chapel Farm: Mule 189.6p West View; 185.9p, 185.4p Villa Farm; 184.6p Fawcett Park Farm; 182.2p Intake Bottom; 182.2p High Stennerskeugh; 182.1p Asby Grange; 181.1p Croft House Farm; 181.1p Gillses Farm; 180.4p Sunrise House Farm: Dorset 189.5p Chapel Farm: Hebridean 184.4p Townfoot Farm: Shetland 176.2p Newton Farm: Swaledale 175.8p High Birk Hatt; 175.2p, 171.1p Ashgill Farm; 173.9p, 171.7p Hoggarths Farm.

Cast Ewes

Texel £160.50, £160, £102.50 Brackenslack (Seymour); £141.50 Hardendale Hall; £131.50, £106.50, £105.50 Newton Farm; £124.50 Clarks Farm; £115.50 Waterside; £103.50 Brackenslack (Millman): Beltex £142.50, £140, £100 Brackenslack (Seymour); £109.50 Brackenlack (Millman): Suffolk £105.50 Waterside; £95.50, £93.50 Etherley House; £94.50 Newton Farm; £93.50 Guise: Bluefaced Leicester £94.50(2) Milestone House; £90.50 Bowderdale Head: Hampshire £90 Low Farm: Mule £88.50, £80 Guise; £83.50 Milestone House; £81.50 Westwick Farm: Blue Texel £80 Brackenslack(Millman) Ryeland £78.50 Guise: Cheviot £74.50 Guise; £73.50 Newton Farm: Scotch Blackface £66.50 Newton Farm; £55.50, £54.50 Low Farm; £55.50 East Todholes; £54.50 Guise: Easycare £60.50 Staingills: Swaledale £59.50 Fieldham House; £58.50 Gapshields; £58.50 Manor House Farm; £57.50, £54.50 Glebelands; £56.50 Low Farm; £55.50 Bleathgill; £54.50 High Tenement Farm: Rough £58.50 Smardale Hall: Herdwick £50.50 Low House.

Cast Rams

Texel £110 The Howes; £100 Arngill House: Bluefaced Leicester £94 Bleathgill: Rough £70 Ellergill; £63.50 Smardale Hall: Swaledale £68.50 Arngill House; £68.50 Quarry House; £66.50 Fieldham House; £65.50 Buddle House; £64.50 Holly Cottage Barn.

Store Lambs

Texel £68 Bayles Farm; £65.50, £62 Staingills: Suffolk £57, £55 Beckstones,