Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night when 3,847 sheep were forward consisting of 2,324 prime lambs, 1,067 cast sheep and 456 store lambs. 

Topping the spring lambs at £146 was a 59 kilo Texel cross lamb from Messrs GT & MA Wearmouth, Gillses Farm, South Stainmore which was bought by West Scottish Lamb. 

Topping at 355.7p per kilo was a pen of 12, 35 kilo Beltex cross lambs which sold for £124.50 from Messrs Slater, Whiteley Hey Farm, Macclesfield.  Another pen of 14, 35.5 kilo from this home sold to make £122.50 (345.1p per kilo).  

Messrs Williamson, Littleburn Farm, Hamsterley sold a pen of 37 kilo Beltex cross lambs to make £126 (340.5p per kilo). 

Charollais cross lambs sold to £143 and 265.8p per kilo for 54 kilo from Messrs Sharp, Old Smithy, Penrith. 

Suffolk cross lambs sold to £138.50 and 261.3p per kilo for a pen of 53 kilos from Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon 

30 pens and 68 lambs sold between £130 - £146. 

81 Pens and 240 lambs sold between £120 - £146. 

22 Pens and 140 lambs sold between £300 – 355p per kilo. 

A pen of 21 Texel cross Mule lambs weighing 48 kilos sold to make £120.50 from Messrs Lawson, Stubsgill Farm, Distington with another pen of 10 Texel cross Mules from this home weighing 44 kilos making £113.50. 

Good meated, heavy lambs were very good to sell and were in strong demand with 52 kilo lambs from Messrs Jackson, Littlebeck, Kings Meaburn selling to make £142 (273.1p per kilo). 

Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth sold a pen of 47 kilo lambs to make £141 (300p per kilo). 

Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm sold 48 kilo lambs to make £139 (289.6p per kilo).

Messrs Slack, Soulby Mill, Soulby sold 49 kilo lambs to make £140 (285.7p per kilo). 

Cast sheep were another flying trade with 12 active buyers around the ring eager to bid for all classes. 

Topping at £156.50 was a Texel ewe from Messrs Newby, Park House Farm, Barnard Castle bough by Pak Mecca Meats. 

Swaledale ewes topped at £114.50 from Messrs Allinson, West Briscoe, Barnard Castle. 

Leading Lamb Consignments
No.          Weight     p/kg           Head         From
7      @    47kg        267.78p    £125.86    Stanhope Gate Farm
14    @    42.9kg     292.85       £125.71    Skylin
11    @    45.18kg    274.85p    £125.71    Terrys Farm
11    @    42.62kg    289.13p    £123.17    Littlebeck (Jackson)
7      @    41.57kg    288.49p    £119.93    Littleburn
53    @    46.11kg    257.51p    £118.75    Stubsgill
27    @    41.85kg    283.58p    £118.69    Upper Brydekirk
8      @    48.25kg    245.88p    £118.25    Little Beck (Addison)
23    @    43.37kg    272.33p    £118.11    West Briscoe
20    @    43.9kg     268.91p    £118.05    Brackenslack
62    @    35kg        341.17p    £119.37    Whiteley Hey Farm
63    @    38.01kg   309.29p    £117.56    Far Whittles Farm
12    @    41kg         286.59p    £117.50    Starrah
12    @    45.25kg    259.67p    £117.50    Musgrave House
6      @    41.83kg    280.48p    £117.33    Mooriggs

Leading Prices –

Spring Lambs –

Price Per Head –

Texel £ 146, £120 Gillses Farm; £140 Soulby Mill; £140, £135, £124.50 West Briscoe; £138, £120 Upperlands Farm; £137 (2) Stanhopegate Farm; £131, £126 Brackenslack; £130 Littlebeck Farm (Addison); £130 Dale View; £128.50 Calva Farm; £127.50 Marriforth; £127, £122 Stanhopegate Farm; £126.50 Musgrave House; £126 Moor Road; £125 Upper Brydekirk; £124 Flakebridge Farm; £124 Windygate; £123.50 Town Head (Richardson); £123 Porthy Green; £121 Town End Farm (Sayer); £120.50 Stubsgill Farm; £120 Old Mill Flatt; £120 The Howes: Charollais £143 Old Smithy; £110.50, £108, £105 Upperlands Farm: Beltex £142, £141 (2), £136, £126, £123 Littlebeck ( Jackson); £139 Terrys Farm; £138.50, £130 (2), £122.50, £120 Upper Brydekirk; £135 Marriforth; £135 Abbey Park; £134, £130, £126, £125 Skylin; £131 West Briscoe; £128, £126, £123, £120.50 Stubsgill Farm; £125.50 Woodland House Farm; £125 Town End Farm (Sayer); £125 Asby Grange; £124.50 , £122.50 (2) Whiteley Hey Farm; £123.50 Asby Grange; £121.50, £120 Marriforth; £121 Brackenslack; £121 Mooriggs; £120.50 Bolton Road; £120 Bridge End Farm (Brass): Suffolk £138.50, £111 Marriforth; £133 Littleburn Farm; £128, £118 (2), 114.50 Mere Bank; £115 Dona Close; £113 Bank Head: Blue Texel £133 Hopeshill; £121 Bonny Rigg: Dutch Texel £129 Terrys Farm: Hampshire £115, £113 Porthy Green: Mule £112 Asby Grange; £106.50 Keisley Farm; £100 Gapshields; £100 Ellergill: Bluefaced Leicester £104 Kirland Fold: Cheviot £104 Upperlands Farm: Lleyn £103.50 Rake Head. 

Price Per Kilo

Beltex : 355.7p, 345.1p, (2), 337.7p, 327.1p Whiteley Hey Farm; 340.5p Littleburn Farm; 330.3p, 316p, Woodland House Farm; 318.7p Far Whittles Farm; 316.3p, 300p Littlebeck (Jackson); 314.8p, 309.5p Upper Brydekirk; 314p, 313.3p, 300p, Marriforth; 311.8p Far Whittles Farm; 308.8p Asby Grange; 305.9p, 303.6p 301.1p Skylin; 302.6p Bolton Road: Texel 288.6p, 272.8p, 268.6p Stanhope Gate Farm; 285.7p Soulby Mill; 283.5p Woodland House Farm; 281p, 266.7p Red House Farm; 280.2p Marriforth; 277.9p Breaks Hall; 273.9p Brackenslack; 269.2p, 267.7p West Briscoe; 268.8p, 267.1p Bolton Road; 268.5p Town Head (Richardson); 268.4p Bridge End Farm (Brass); 267.9p Town End Farm (Sayer); 267.4p Breaks Hall; 267.4p Porthy Green: Blue Texel 285.7p, 283p Hopeshill: Dutch Texel 274.5p Terrys Farm: Charollais 264.8p, Old Smithy; 253.7p Black Syke; 241.4p Upperlands Farm: Suffolk 261.3p, 252.3p Marriforth; 255.8p Littleburn Farm; 253.8p Dona Close; 251.1p Bank Head: Lleyn 235.2p Rake Head: Mule 234.1p Keisley Farm; 232.6p Gapshields; 231.4p Asby Grange : Ryeland 228.6p, 225.8p Park House Farm.

Cast Ewes

Texel £156.50 Park House Farm; £150 Wodencroft; £144 Parkside; £140 Stanhope Gate Farm; £140, £134.50, £130.50   Carkin Moor Farm; £138 Raven Cottage; £136.50, £132 Abbey Park; £134.50 Easegill Head; £132.50 (2) Upperlands Farm; £130 Brackenslack; £130 Parkside:   Beltex £136.50, £125.50 Easegill Head; £131.50, £124.50 Grassgill Lodge; £130 Littleburn Farm; £129.50, £124.50 Carkin Moor Farm: Bluefaced Leicester £140 Gillses Farm; £123.50 Galloper Garth; £117.50 South House; £115.50 Marriforth: Suffolk £135, £120 Littleburn Farm; £128.50 Black Syke; £120.50 Ellergill:   Charollais £126.50 Bridge End: Blue Texel £120 Littleburn Farm: LLeyn £117.50, £112.50 Woodfoot (Jenkinson): Zwartble £116.50 Yore House: Mule £118.50, £116.50 Red House Farm; £115.50 Yore House; £114 Abbey Park; £113.50 Greenriggs; £111.50 Ellergill; £110.50 Asby Hall; £110 Bridge End Farm (Brass); £110 Moor Road:   Swaledale £114.50 West Briscoe; £104.50 Easegill Head; £97.50, £85.50 Howgill Castle; £96.50 Bridge Farm House; £96.50 Parkside; £94.50 Gapshields; £92.50, £87.50 Asby Hall; £87.50 Foxtower View; £86.50 Greenriggs; £84.50 Stanhopegate Farm: Rough Fell £107.50 Monor Court; £95 Raven Cottage; £94.50 Cotegill Barn; £92.50 Ellergill Farm (Steadman): Dorset £100 Ellwood Croft: Cheviot £100.50, £90.50 Elm Gill; £92.50 The Croft; £87.50 Valehurst: Blackfaced: £92.50 Laneside; £87.50 Mill Street.