Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night when 2,560 sheep were forward consisting of 1,557 prime lambs and 1,003 cast sheep. 

Topping the sale at £161 were a pair of Texel cross lambs from Messrs Teward, New View Farm, Darlington which were bought by A. Atkinson.

Topping at 327.8p/kg were a pen of 36kg Beltex cross lambs which sold for £118 from Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk, Annan.

Messrs Ewin, Black Syke, Sandford sold a pen of 41kg Beltex cross lambs to make £134 (326.8p/kg).

Messrs Lyle, Staingills, Penrith sold a pen of Blue Texel cross lambs weighing 41kg to make £134 (326.8p/kg), another pen of six 39kg Beltex cross lambs sold to make £127 (325.6p/kg) also from this home.

Messrs Walton, Goodlie Hill Cottage sold 46kg Beltex cross lambs to make £136.

Messrs Allinson, Windygate, Winton sold a pen of Beltex cross lambs to make £135 selling to Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.

Our annual prize show for young handlers was held with Mr E Braithwaite, Kirkby Stephen kindly carrying out the judging.

The overall champion handler was awarded to 10 year old Leah Walton whos 47kg lamb went on to sell for £130.

The overall reserve champion handler went to 7 year old George Pedley whos 42kg Badgerface Texel sold for £112.

Trade for any smart bred lambs and all good meated lambs was strong and was the dearest seen so far on the week.

40 pens and 124 lambs sold between £120-£161.

21 pens sold between 3.00-3.27p/kg

Messrs Wilson, Wood Farm, Thursby sold a pen of 47kg Texel cross lambs to make £130 with another pen of twelve 50kg Texel cross lambs making £126.50 also from this home.

Cast sheep were once again another strong trade.

English mule ewes sold to £130.50 for a ringful of 34 from Messrs Lee, Carkin Moor Farm, Richmond.

Another pen of 20 Mule ewes sold to make £121.50 also from this home.

Leading Lamb Consignments
No.          Weight    p/kg        Head         From
62    @    47.3kg    255.1p    £120.80    KJ&CS Wilson Ltd, Thursby
12    @    41kg        292.8p   £120.29    JS&JO Dodd, Temple Sowerby
52    @    40.7kg    294.6p    £120.06    M/s Lyle, Culgaith
16    @    40kg       291.4p    £116.59    TW Hunter, Annan
17    @    43.5kg    259.8p    £113.09    KD&DE Millar & Partners, Canonbie
6      @    42.3kg    266.7p    £112.92    B Teasdale, Ousby
22    @    42.5kg    264.1p    £112.50    G&EA Ewin, Sandford
31    @    42kg       266.4p    £112.06    R Allinson & Sons, Winton

Leading Prices –

Spring Lambs –

Price Per Head –

Texel £161, £121 New View Farm; £130, £126.50, £124, £123, £116.50 Wood Farm; £129.50 Town Head; £123.50 Breaks Hall; £121.50, £121 Villa Farm; £119, £117.50 Jardines; £119 Intake Bottom; £119 Goodlie Hill Cottage; £118.50, £118 Black Syke; £118.50 Musgrave House; £117.50, £113, £112 Crookholm Farm; £115.50 Ling Cottages; £115 Midtown Farm; £114.50 Rosgill Head; £113.50 Buddle House; £112, £110 Croft Farm; £110 Lockholme Hall: Beltex £136, £130, £128 Goodlie Hill Cottage; £135, £121, £119.50 Windygate; £134 Black Syke; £129, £127, £123.50, £120.50 Staingills; £126.50, £123(2), £122, £120, £118.50 Skylin; £126, £124, £119, £118 Upper Brydekirk; £126, £125(2) Crookholm Farm; £125 Bonnygate Farm; £125, £124 Marriforth; £121.50 Wharton Hall: Blue Texel £134 Staingills: Dutch Texel £130 Staingills: Suffolk £120 Wood Farm; £108.50, £108 Villa Farm; £100 Ling Cottages: Charollais £115 Bonnygate Farm: Badgerface Texel £113, £112 Yore House: Mule £92.50 Hill House West; £92.50 Nova Scotia; £90.50 Lockholme Hall; £90.50 Marriforth; £90.50 Yore House: Rough £80 High Lane.

Price Per Kilo

Beltex 327.8p, 310p, 307.3p, 305.1p Upper Brydekirk; 326.8p Black Syke; 325.6p, 308.8p, 308.1p, 307.1p, 300p, 280.2p Staingills; 316.3p, 307.5p(2), 296.3p; 285.7p, 283.7p 282.9p Skylin; 312.2p, 302.2p Goodlie Hill Cottage; 303.8p Wharton Hall;  300p, 293p, 290.7p Crookholm Farm; 300p, 295.1p, 291.5p Windygate; 290.7p Bonnygate Farm; 290.7p, 284.1p Marriforth; 287.2p Intake Bottom; 286.3p Leekworth Gardens: Blue Texel 326.8p Staingills: Dutch Texel 309.5p Staingills: Texel 308.3p Town Head; 297.5p, 267p Jardines; 296.3p Musgrave House; 294p Breaks Hall; 287.8p, 267.1p Black Syke; 283.8p Buddle House; 283.3p Goodlie Hill Cottage; 275p Ling Cottage; 270.8p, 261.7p, 258.9p, 253.1p, 253p Wood Farm; 268.8p Rosgill Head; 261.1p Crookholm Farm; 256.8p Friarbiggin; 250p Yore House: Badgerface Texel 289.7p Yore House: Charollais 255.6p Bonnygate Farm: Suffolk 250p Wood Farm; 230.9p, 225p Villa Farm; 227.3p Ling Cottages; 223.9p White House; 222.7p Marriforth; 221.1p Stamp Hill Farm: Dutch Spotted 233.8p Laitha Farm: Mule 210.5p Lockholme Hall; 210.5p Marriforth; 210.5p Yore House; 210.2p Hill House West; 210.2p Nova Scotia.

Cast Ewes

Texel £150, £120 Stoneriggs; £150 Raisgill Hall; £140, £125 Marriforth; £140 Windygate; £122.50 Carkin Moor Farm; £120 Staingills; £120 Yore House; £120 Sideway Bank: Mule £130.50, £121.50 Carkin Moor Farm; £110 South View; £104.50 White House; £101.50 Sproat Ghyll; £100 Waterhouses: Bluefaced Leicester £120.50 Waterhouses; £120 High Lane: Halfbred £120 Carkin Moor Farm: Suffolk £118.50 Raisgill Hall; £110 Scar Top: Rough £112, £86.50 Raisgill Hall; £88.50 Manor Court; £85.50 High Lane; £84.50 Sproat Ghyll: Zwartble £110.50 Yore House: Lleyn £110.50 Whingill; £99.50 Bank Hall: Swaledale £94.50 Frenchgate; £91.50 Whitewall Farm; £90.50 Keisley Farm; £89.50 Hill House West; £89.50 Asby Hall; £88.50 Southwaite Farm; £84.50 Sandwath Farm; £81.50 Prospect Farm Cottage: Cheviot £93.50 Stoneriggs: Scotch Blackface £69.50 Bayles Farm.

Cast Rams

Texel £120 Yore House: Swaledale £100 Glebe Farm; £90 Oaktree Farm.