Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night when 4,455 sheep were forward consisting of 1,848 prime lambs and 2,607 cast sheep.

Topping at £160 and 421.1p/kg were the first prized pen of five 38kg Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside.

Our annual “High Fives” Show was held which gave our judge Mr M Helliwell a difficult task placing a fantastic show of lambs.

Results were as follows-

Beltex Cross
1^st               Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm - £160 (38kg)
2^nd              Messrs Slater, Whiteley Hey Farm – £146 (38kg)

1st Beltex – L-R Ian Sowerby, Morgan Helliwell(Judge) Kevin Sowerby.

Texel Cross
1^st               Messrs Slater, Whiteley Hey Farm - £155 (40kg)
2^nd              Messrs Teasdale, Ling Cottage - £134 (42kg)

1^st Texel – L-R Claire Slater, Morgan Helliwell(Judge) Paul Slater

Suffolk Cross
1^st               Messrs Hebson, Chapel Farm - £107 (42kg)
2^nd              Messrs Wilson, Wood Farm - £124 (46kg)

Mule
1^st               Messrs Marston, Easegill Head - £95 (41kg)

Messrs Slater, Whiteley Hey Farm, Macclesfield sold the First placed Texel cross pen of five with 40kg lambs selling for £155 and 387.5p/kg, Messrs Slater also took the second prize pen of five Beltex cross lambs weighing 38kg and making £146 and 384.2p/kg, another pen of thirteen 37kg Beltex cross lambs sold for £119 & 321.6pkg also from this home.

Out with the show Messrs Thompson, Newfield Farm, Sedbergh sold 46kg Beltex cross lambs to make £158.

Also making £158 were a pair of 44kg Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Bainbridge, Bonnygate Farm, Soulby which were bought by Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

Messrs Holliday, Woodland House Farm, Bishop Auckland sold a pair of 40kg Beltex cross to make £148 and 370p/kg.

Another fantastic lamb trade for all weights and breed was witnessed with an overall sale average of 264.04p/kg once again leading the way on the week so far.

Many more lambs can be sold to vendors advantage here at Kirkby Stephen!

31 pens of lambs sold between £130-£160

70 pens sold between £120-£160

Heavy lambs were in extreme demand and sold to massive premiums.

Messrs Bainbridge, Bonnygate, Soulby sold 48kg Charollais cross lambs to make £140 (291.7p/kg)

Messrs Teasdale, Ling Cottage, Ousby sold 49kg Texel cross lambs to make £138 (281.6p/kg)

Messrs Brown, Asby Hall sold 49kg Texel cross lambs at £137 (279.6p/kg)

Messrs Hullock, Midtown Farm, Murton sold a pen of 51kg Texel cross Mule lambs to make £133 (260.8p/kg).

Messrs Hebson, Chapel Farm, Carlisle sold a pen of twenty Suffolk cross lambs weighing 47kg to make £126.50 and 269.1p/kg.

Lightweight lambs were also a strong trade with Messrs Thompson, Newfield selling 37kg lambs to make £130 (351.4p/kg)

Messrs Slater, Whiteley Hey sold a pen of five 37kg lambs to make £126 (340.5p/kg)

Messrs Holliday, Woodland House sold a pen of 37kg lambs at £124.50 (336.5p/kg)

Messrs Dalton, West End Farm sold a pen of 37kg to make £119 (330.6p/kg)

A record entry of 2607 cast sheep were forward which included 830 Swaledale ewes, and over 1200 horned and hill bred ewes!

Topping this section at £168.50 were Texel ewes from Messrs Brannen, Scar Top, Penrith.

Swaledale ewes topped at £102 for a pen of seven from Messrs Dent, Greenriggs, Kirkby Stephen.

All classes were a strong trade once again with an increased ringside of fourteen active buyers competing for ewes.

Leading Lamb Consignments
No.        Weight      p/kg        Head         From
15    @    40.9kg    338.9p    £138.73    Terrys Farm
7      @    49.8kg    270.2p    £134.71    Midtown Farm
28    @    37.7kg    348.6p    £131.50    Whiteley Hey Farm
9      @    43.5kg    300.7p    £131.00    Ling Cottages
6      @    43.1kg    301.7p    £130.25    Bonnygate Farm
12    @    46.8kg    277.9p    £130.17    Raygill Farm
5      @    43kg       290.7p    £125.00    Sunnyside
15    @    39.8kg    305.8p    £121.93    Upper Brydekirk
46    @    44.8kg    267.5p    £120.05    Wood Farm

Leading Prices –

Spring Lambs –

Price Per Head –

Beltex £160, £132 Terrys Farm; £158 Bonnygate Farm; £158, £130(2), £128, £119.50 Newfield Farm; £152, £131, £118 Upper Brydekirk; £148, £124.50, £119 Woodland House Farm; £146, £126, £119 Whiteley Hey Farm; £128 Windygate; £126, £122, £117, £115 Town End Farm; £125.50, £121.50 Hallbankgate Farm; £125 Sunnyside; £124 Street House; £120, £118.50 Staingills; £120 Rennels House; £119 West End Farm; £116.50, £115.50 Low Bank House; £116.50 Yore House: Texel £155 Whiteley Hay Farm; £144, £127, £122 Upperlands Farm; £140 Chapel Farm; £140, £130(2), £130 Staingills; £138, £134 Ling Cottage; £138 Keld Farm; £137 Asby Hall; £136, £135, £125(2) Raygill Farm; £136, £133 Midtown Farm; £135, £122, £120 School Farm; £134, £124.50 Town End Farm(Elliott); £134 Woodside; £133.50, £124, £120.50 Etherley House; £132 Riverside Cottage; £130 Martindale Farm(Wearmouth); £126, £123 Dry Evers; £126 Goodlie Hill Cottage; £123.50 Terrys Farm; £123 Wood Farm; £121, £120 Allergill Cottage; £120.50 Wood Farm: Charollais £140 Bonnygate Farm; £128.50 Keld Farm; £127.50, £125, £119, £118 Upperlands Farm; £118(2), £115.50(2) Orchard Farm; £117.50 Rake Head: Suffolk £129, £124 Wood Farm; £126.50 Chapel Farm; £122 Etherley House; £118.50 Scar Top: Dutch Texel £127 Terrys Farm: Blue Texel £119.50 Staingills: Bluefaced Leicester £108 Bollihope Shield: Mule £106.50 Ellergill; £95 Easegill Head: Rough £95 Flakebridge Farm: Swaledale £75 Stanhope Gate Farm.

Price Per Kilo

Beltex 421.1p, 330p Terrys Farm; 384.2p, 340.5p, 321.6p Whiteley Hey Farm; 370p, 336.5p Woodland House Farm; 359.1p Bonnygate Farm; 351.1p, 343.5p, 317.1p Newfield Farm; 337.8p, 327.5p, 302.6p Upper Brydekirk; 330.6p West End Farm; 320p Windygate; 308.1p 307.7p Staingills; 305p Town End Farm(Sayer); 304.2p The Gables; 303.8p Hallbankgate Farm; 301.4p Hopewell Farm: Texel 387.5p Whiteley Hay Farm; 319p Ling Cottage; 300p Allergill Cottage; 300 Hopewell Farm; 300p Raygill Farm; 292.3p Abbey Park; 285.9p Upper Brydekirk; 284p Etherley House; 283p Town End Farm(Elliott); 282.6p Staingills; 282.1p Park Farm; 281.6p Keld Farm; 281.6p Ling Cottage; 280.7p Terrys Farm: Blue Texel 323p Staingills: Charollais 291.7p Bonnygate Farm; 275p(2), 274.4p(2) Orchard Farm; 265.6p, 260.4p Upperlands Farm; 262.2p Keld Farm; 261.1p Rake Head: Suffolk 274.5p, 269.6p Wood Farm; 269.1p Chapel Farm; 264.3p Middle Bank End Farm; 259.6p Etherley House; 257.6p Scar Top: Dutch Texel 264.6p Terrys Farm: Mule 240.3p Bollihope Shield: Swaledale 214.3p Stanhope Gate Farm.

Cast Ewes

Texel £168.50 Scar Top; £150, £146.50, £140.50 Upperlands Farm; £150 Allergill Farm; £148.50 Bollihope Shield Farm; £145 Whiteley Hey Farm; £140 Hopewell Farm: Charollais £161.50, 3139.50, £132.50, £130(2) Upperlands Farm; £140 Hopewell Farm: Beltex £150.50 Terrys Farm; £127.50 Row End Farm; £125 Bonnygate Farm; £123.50 Terrys Farm: Suffolk £137.50, £132.50, £129.50, £120 Upperlands Farm; £136.50 Scar Top; £125.50 Mount Pleasant Farm; £121.50 The Gables; £120 Chapel Farm: Bluefaced Leicester £128.50 Bollihop Shield Farm; £126 Hundith House; £125.50 Yore House: Dutch Texel £120 Dry Howe: Lleyn £114.50 Wharton Hall; £93.50 Rake Head: Cheviot £114.50, £100.50 Skylin; £110 Balgray Hill; £107.50 Coupland Beck Farm; £106 Mount Pleasant Farm; £102.50 Hallbankgate Farm: Mule £114.50 Ellergill; £106 Martindale (Robinson); £105 Sandwath Farm; £101.50 Rosgill Head: Rough £106.50 Hundith House; £95.50 Archers Hall; £81.50 Town Head: Swaledale £102 Greenriggs; £100 Haber; £98.50 Easegill Head; £96.50 Hole House; £96.50 Valley Farm; £93.50 Hundith House; 90.50 Arngill House; £90 Asby Hall: Scotch Blackface £92.50 Castle Hill; £87.50 Mount Pleasant Farm: Goat £90 Balgray Hill.

Cast Rams

Texel £145.50 Whiteley Hey Farm; £140.50 High Griseburn; £128.50 Upperlands Farm; £124.50 The Edge; £124.50 Cairn Cottage: Suffolk £140, £116 Scar Top: Bluefaced Leicester £136.50 Ellergill; £125 Lanehead: Swaledale £90.50 Barningham House; £90.50 Easegill Head.