Kirkby Stephen Prime Sheep Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of prime sheep on Tuesday night when 3,367 sheep were forward consisting of 2,399 prime lambs and 968 cast sheep.

Topping the sale at £148 on two different occasions were firstly for a pen of four Texel cross lambs from Messrs Wilson, Wood Farm, Thursby which were bought by A. Atkinson.

Also making £148 were a pen of three Suffolk cross lambs from Messrs Staley, West Underhurth, Barnard Castle which were also bought by A. Atkinson.

Topping at 345.8p/kg were a pen of 25 36kg Beltex cross lambs which sold for £124.50 from Messrs Slater, Whiteley Hey Farm, Macclesfield.

Another pen of 17 38kg Beltex cross lambs sold to make £127.50 (335.5p/kg) and a pen of 20 39kg Beltex cross lambs selling for £128.50 (329.5p/kg) also from Whiteley Hey Farm.

Messrs Wilson, Thursby also sold a pen of 48kg Texel cross lambs to make £141 purchased by A. Atkinson.

Charollais cross lambs also sold to £141 from Messrs Morland, Starrah, Kaber.

Mule lambs sold to £122 for 53kg lambs from Messrs Hodgson, Green Farm, Shap.

Mules also topped at 237p/kg for a pen of 23 46kg lambs which sold for £109 consigned by Kilnstown Farms, Carlisle and were bought by A. Atkinson.

A pen of 22 50kg Suffolk cross Mule lambs sold to make £125 from Messrs Jackson, Clarks Farm, Penrith which sold to West Scottish Lamb, Carlisle.

Another fantastic overall sale average of 252.37p/kg and £107.86 was achieved which included over 200 mule and horned lambs.

• 23 pens and 150 lambs sold between 300-345p/kg
• 25 pens and 80 lambs sold between £130-£148
• 94 pens and 506 lambs sold between £120-£148

Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon sold a fantastic run of 260 Continental cross lambs to average 42kg £122.12 (290.2p/kg)

Cast sheep topped at £180 for a Texel ewe from Messrs Dowson & Sartin, Battle Hill Farm, Barnard Castle which was bought by Yorkshire Halal Meats.

Leading Lamb Consignments
No.          Weight    p/kg         Head        From
15    @    47.3kg    271.2p    £128.40    G Sowerby, Ormside
62    @    37.5kg    337.4p    £126.61    GE&VH Slater, Macclesfield
13    @    47.3kg    267.4p    £126.54    TA Horn, Great Asby
18    @    43.4kg    290p       £126.03    S&C Gill, Boldron
50    @    47.4kg    265.4p    £126.02    KJ&CS Wilson, Thursby
15    @    50.3kg    249.6p    £125.67    B Staley, Forest in Teesdale
39    @    47.5kg    263.8p    £125.41    JR&M Richardson, Darlington
46    @    49.8kg    251.2p    £125.22    WT Jackson, Lamonby
8      @    50.5kg    244.3p    £123.38    F Stobart & Sons, Middleton in Teesdale
20    @    43.7kg    280.4p    £122.58    P&N Tattersall, York
260  @    42kg       290.2p    £122.12    M/s Fairburn, Ripon
17    @    45.4kg    267.4p    £121.62    M/s Williamson, Colby
26    @    47kg       257.9p    £121.25    DE&AM Hodgson, Shap.

Leading Prices –

Spring Lambs –

Price Per Head –

Texel £148, £141, £135, £134, £128 Wood Farm; £139, £128 High Stennerskeugh; £131(2), £130, £127, £126, £125.50 Etherley House; £130.50 The Howes; £130, £123 Old Spital Farm; £128, £127, £124 Clarks Farm; £128, £123 Green Farm; £128, £127, £125 Stotley Hall Farm; £128 Town Farm; £128 Croft Farm; £125, £123.50, £123 Helbeck Farm; £125 Wilson House; £125 Keld Farm; £124 Lower Griseburn; £122 Bridge End; £121, West Underhurth; £121 Raygill Farm: Suffolk £148, £120 West Underhurth; £135 Meadow View Lodge; £134 Marriforth; £127, £125 Clarks Farm; £126 Holme Bottom; £1265 Terrys Farm; £125 Etherley House; £123 Wood Farm; £122 Roe Farm; £121 Lankaber: Beltex £140, £131(2), £128.50, £128, £126, £125.50, £124.50, £124, £123.50, £123, £122.50, £122, £120 Marriforth; £138, £130, £122.50 Bowes Cross Farm; £137, £126 Bonnygate Farm; £135 Lower Griseburn; £133.50 Abbey Park; £132, £129 Terrys Farm; £129, £126, £120 Castle Hill; £128.50, £127.50, £124.50 Whiteley Hey Farm; £128 Starrah; £127.50 Town Farm; £126.50, £120 Red House Farm; £126, £120 Fair View; £125 Ascot House; £120 Sawbridge Hall: Charollais £141 Starrah; £110 Orchard Farm; £110 Orchard Farm: Dutch Texel £138, £130, £127 Terrys Farm: Mule £122 Green Farm; £118, £110.50 Stobbs Farm; £109 Kilnstown; £102 Starrah; £100 Milestone House; £97.50 High Stennerskeugh: Bluefaced Leicester £120, £106 Marriforth; £115 Stotley Hall Farm: Dorset £98.50 Old Spital Farm: Cheviot £92 Ellergill; £92 Bank Head: Swaledale £82, £68 Bridge Farm House; £70 Whitewall Farm; £65 Buddle House; £64 Hebblethwaite Hall Farm; £63.50 Stoneriggs: Rough £70 Ellergill.

Price Per Kilo

Beltex 345.8p, 335.5p, 329.5p Whiteley Hey Farm; 326.2p, 307.3p, 292.5p Bonnygate Farm; 322p, 314.6p Terrys Farm; 318.2p, 311.9p, 306p, 304.8p, 303.7p, 301.2p, 292.9p, 292.7p, 291.7p, 290.7p, 290.5p Marriforth; 314.6p Castle Hill; 312.5p Ascot House; 307.7p Fair View; 306.7p, 302.3p Bowes Cross Farm; 305.1p Ascot House; 304.8p Starrah; 300p Lower Griseburn; 300p Castle Hill; 296.7p Abbey Park; 292.5p Porthy Green; 292.5p Abbey Farm; 291p Little Langton Grange; 290.2p New Hall Farm: Dutch Texel 300p, 282.6p, 264.6p Terrys Farm: Texel 293.8p, 293.5p, 279.2p Wood Farm; 290p The Howes; 286.3p Friendship Farm; 278.7p, 278.7p Etherley House; 278.6p, 273.8p, 272.3p Town Farm; 275.6p Waitby Farm; 274.4p The Buildings Farm; 272.5p High Stennerskeugh; 271.3p Abbey Park; 270.9p Raygill Farm; 270.9p New Hall Farm; 270.5p Starrah: Charollais 268.3p Orchard Farm; 262.8p Little Langton Grange; 258.5p Bonny Gate Farm; 256.4p Starrah: Suffolk 263.6p, 257.7p Marriforth; 260.4p Etherley House; 259.6p, 252.2p West Underhurth; 256.3p Wood Farm; 252.4p Ascot House; 252p Terrys Farm; 250p Meadow View Lodge; 250p Clarks Farm: Bluefaced Leicester 239.6p Stotley Hall Farm: Mule 237p Kilnstown Farm; 230.2p Green Farm; 226.7p Starrah; 225.5p Stobbs Farm; 222.2p Milestone House; 221.6p High Stennerskeugh: Swaledale 205p Bridge Farm House.

Cast Ewes

Texel £180, £140.50 Battle Hill Farm; £144.50 Sunnyside; £132.50 West Lea; £130 Helbeck Farm; £121.50 Stamp Hill Farm; £120 Stotley Hall Farm; £120 Rennels House: Suffolk £132.50 Helbeck Farm: Charollais £120.50 Orchard Farm: Bluefaced Leicester £120 Grains O Beck; £120 South House; £120 Ormathwaite Farm: Mule £102 South House; £100 Helbeck Farm; £95.50 Raisgill Hall; £94.50 Abbey Park; £94.50 Highfield Farm: Cheviot £97.50, £96 East Rackwood Hill Farm: Beltex £90 Haithwaite: Masham £87.50 The Buildings Farm: Swaledale £87 Kilnstown Farm; £79.50 High Stennerskeugh; £78 Whingill; £76 Croft Farm; £75 Red House Farm: Lleyn £80 Woodfoot: Rough £80 Raisgill Hall.

Cast Rams

Swaledale £80 South Wellhope Farm.