Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night when 3,750 sheep were forward consisting of 2,105 prime lambs and 1,645 cast sheep.

Topping the prime lambs at £147 was a 50kg Dutch Texel cross lamb from Susan Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside which was bought by J Birkbeck on behalf of Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

Topping at 348.6p/kg were a pair of 37kg Beltex cross lambs which sold for £129 from Messrs Strong, Barton Hall, Penrith.

Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm also sold 40kg Beltex cross lambs to make £137 (342.5p/kg).

Beltex cross lambs also sold to £146 for 46kg lambs from Messrs Dodd, Skylin, Temple Sowerby which were bought by Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

Also selling for £146 were 46kg Dutch Texel cross lambs from Susan Sowerby, Terrys Farm, which were also bought by Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

A pen of thirteen 42kg Beltex cross lambs sold for £128.50 from Messrs Strong, Barton Hall.

Another great overall sale average of 259.06p/kg for 2105 lambs sold was achieved, which included a larger numbers and pens of Mule, horned and hill lambs within it.

Suffolk cross lambs sold to £141 from Messrs Richardson, Etherley House, Darlington.

Mule lambs sold to £122 for a pen from Messrs Bainbridge, West Friar, Barnard Castle bought by A. Atkinson.

Heavy lambs were once again in very strong demand and are adding up to some marvellous prices.

Messrs Cleasby, Porthy Green, Appleby sold 46kg Texel cross lambs to make £144 (313p/kg).

Messrs Metcalf, High Street, Kirkby Stephen sold 45kg Beltex cross lambs to make £138.50 307.8p/kg.

Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm sold a pen of eight 45kg Dutch Texel cross lambs to make £130.

Light lambs were also in strong demand.

Messrs Donaldson, Little Langton Grange sold a pen of 33kg Beltex cross lambs to make £104 (315.2p/kg).

Messrs Cockburn, South House, Soulby sold a pen of 37kg Texel cross lambs to make £116 (313.5p/kg) with Messrs Hughes, Dona Close, Asby also selling a pen of 37kg Beltex cross lambs to make £116 (313.5p/kg).

Cast sheep were a great trade once again, with medium to stronger and meated ewes being in strong demand.

Swaledale ewes topped at £93.50 for a pen of thirteen from Messrs Luck, Barnard Castle.

Leading Lamb Consignments
No.        Weight    p/kg        Head         From
2    @    48kg       305.2p    £146.50    Terrys Farm (S Sowerby)
9    @    44.6kg    289.9p    £129.50    High Street
6    @    44.5kg    288.3p    £128.33    Skylin
16  @    44kg       286.3p    £126.00    Terrys Farm (G Sowerby)
21  @    45.4kg    274.5p    £124.86    Etherley House
4    @    43kg       289.5p    £124.50    Powis House
15  @    42.2kg    294.1p    £124.13    Crookholme Farm
30  @    40.8kg    301.3p    £123.13    Barton Hall
14  @    45kg       271.9p    £122.11    The Howes
15  @    45kg       265.8p    £120.80    Musgrave House
10  @    41.6kg    287.6p    £120.80    Moor Riggs

Leading Prices –

Spring Lambs –

Price Per Head –

Dutch Texel £147, £146, £130 Terrys Farm; £118.50 Staingills: Beltex £146, £135, £132 Skylin; £138.50, £121 High Street; £137 Terrys Farm; £134(2) Moor Riggs; £129.50, £118.50, £116, £115.50, £115(2) Staingills; £129, £128.50, £115 Barton Hall; £127 Friar House Farm; £124.50 Powis House; £124.50, £124, £123, £116 Crookholm Farm; £124 Black Syke; £122, £117 Castle Hill; £120.50, £116.50, £116 Bolton Road; £116 Wharton Hall; £116 Dona Close; £115.50 Town End Farm; £115 Old Mill Flatt: Texel £144 Porthy Green; £142 West Friar House; £142, £130, £129 Musgrave House; £136 Meadow View Lodge; £135, £128, £125, £123 The Buildings Farm; £135 The Cottage; £135, £122 High Street; £133 Moor Riggs; £132, £128, £124.50, £121 Crookholm Farm £130, £128, £123.50 Etherley House; £128 Eden Flatt; £127 Moor Riggs; £126.50 Town End Farm; £126, £123 The Howes; £126, £120 Raygill Farm; £124.50 Heggle Lane Farm; £123 Stoneriggs; £123 Waterhouses; £122 Lankaber; £121.50, £120 South House: Suffolk £141, £125.50, £121.50 Etherley House; £119 Lankaber; £115.50 Bolton Road: Charollais £124 High Toft Hill Farm; £105 Black Syke; £104.50 Upperlands Farm; £103 Staingills; £101.50 Friendship Farm: Mule £122, £87.50 West Friar House; £85.50 East Unthank Farm: Blue Texel £116.50 Staingills: Bleu du maine £108.50 Hawkrigg End: Lleyn £100 Laitha Farm: Scotch Blackface £83.50 White Gates Farm: Swaledale £78.50 Gaisgill Row Farm; £75 Lummas House; £72.50 Slip Cottage: Rough £64 Ellergill(Steadman).

Price Per Kilo

Beltex 348.6p, 306p, 302.6p Barton Hall; 342.5p Terrys Farm; 326.8p, 304.5p Moor Riggs; 317.4p, 314.3p, 306.8p Skylin; 315.2p Little Langton Grange; 313.5p Dona Close; 312.8p Castle Hill; 311.3p, 302.4p Crookholm Farm; 307.8p High Street; 306.9p, 303.8p, 302.6p(2) Staingills; 302.4p Friar House Farm; 301.3p Bolton Road: Dutch Texel 317.5p, 294p Terrys Farm; 303.8p Staingills: Texel 313.5p, 307.7p, 296.3p South House; 313p Porthy Green; 307.1p Musgrave House; 304.8p, 300p Crookholm Farm; 300p Stoneriggs; 297.4p, 290.3p Buddle House; 293.4p Park Farm; 290.5p High Street: Blue Texel 306.6p Staingills: Suffolk 272.8p, 270p, 251.8p Etherley House; 263.4p Dona Close; 262.5p Bolton Road; 253.2p Lankaber; 250p Town Head: Charollais 263.8p High Toft Hill Farm; 254.9p Upperlands Farm; 251.2p Staingills; 250p Black Syke; 250p Hebblethwaite: Mule 249p, 224.4p West Friars House; 225.8p, 225p East Unthank Farm: Swaledale 240p East Unthank Farm; 220.6p Lummas House: Bluefaced Leicester 235.4p Hebblethwaite Hall: Scotch Blackface 214.1p White Gates Farm.

Cast Ewes

Texel £153.50, £130 The Buildings Farm; £152, £130 Balgray Hill; £146.50, £139.50, £123.50, £120.50 Upperlands Farm; £132 Dale View; £130 High Street; £130 East Leaside; £128, £121 Etherley House; £120 Mill Cottage; £120 Friar House Farm: Suffolk £136 Woodfoot; £128, £114.50, £112 Upperlands Farm; £110.50 Radernie: Charollais £124.50 Upperlands Farm; £114.50 Black Syke: Bluefaced Leicester £120 Rathvale Farm; £105 Hundith House: Rouge £120 Upperlands Farm: Mule £119.50 Raisgill Hall; £108 Upperlands Farm; £108 High Toft Hill Farm; £103.50 Milestone House; 102 Moorhouse; 101 Eden Flatt; £100 Balgray Hill: Beltex £114 Woodfoot; £104 High Toft Hill Farm: Zwartble £111 Uppelands Farm: Cheviot £107.50 Middle Bank End Farm; £106 Row End Farm; £91.50 Highfield Farm: Lleyn £102.50 Rake Head; £97.50, £92.50 Woodfoot: Scotch Blackface £85.50, £71.50, £70 Boghall: Hampshire £100 Porthy Green: Rough £100 Dale View; £90.50 Raisgill Hall: Swaledale 93.50 Milestone House; £90 Little Musgrave Farm; £79.50 Hundith House; £78.50 Scarrowmanwick; £77 Stoneriggs; £75.50 East Unthank.

Cast Rams

Texel £124 Upperlands; £120.50 Grassgill Lodge: Bluefaced Leicester £116 Milestone House: Rough £100 Raisgill Hall: Swaledale £80 Eller Gill Barn.