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Kirkby Stephen
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| Tuesday 7th December 2010 |
A great entry of sheep was forward at Kirkby Stephen Mart on Tuesday night, consisting of 2,526 prime lambs and 279 cast ewes & rams.
The annual Christmas show was held in which an outstanding show, both prime cattle & lambs were on offer being a credit to all vendors.
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The prime cattle judge Mr Robert Dickinson awarded his overall championship to a tremendous British Blue Heifer consigned by Messrs A D & A Richardson, Bank End which weighed 588kg and sold for £2,587.20 (440p/kg) and was purchased by A J & F M Harrison, Grange Hall. The reserve champion was awarded to a superb Limousin Heifer consigned by Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, which went on to realise £1,724.80 (280p/kg) and was purchased by R I Brown, Butchers, Kirkby Stephen.
The total entry of prime cattle averaged an excellent 286.4p/kg or £1,520.77
The show was kindly sponsored by Eden Farm Supplies (Brough) NWF Agriculture, SAI Global, R I Brown Butcher and C L & C Steadman Butchers and the following awards were made:-
Prime Bullock
1st M/s. G Sowerby, Terrys Farm – £1,222.20 to R I Brown
Prime Heifer
1st & Champion winning the Kirkby Stephen Tradesman’s Perpetual Cup & the R I Brown Perpetual Cup A D & A Richardson Ltd, Low Bank End – £2,587.20 to A J & F M Harrison
2nd & Reserve Champion - M/s. G Sowerby, Terrys Farm – £1,724.80 to R I Brown
3rd H W & J Birkbeck, Castle Hill - £1,707 to J G little
Best Beast within 6 Miles of Mart winning the G N Robinson Memorial Perpetual Cup – H W & J Birkbeck
Best Beast in Hands of Breeder - M/s. G Sowerby, Terrys Farm
Beast Farm Assured Beast - A D & A Richardson Ltd
British Blue 440p Low Bank End; 300p, 220p Castle Hill; 230p (x2), 210p Terrys Farm;
Limousin280p Terrys Farm; 230p Castle Hill
British Blue £2,587.20 Low Bank End; £1,707, £1,097.80 Castle Hill; £1,352.40, £1,283.40, £1,222.20 Terrys Farm
Limousin £1,724.80 Terrys Farm; £1,191.40 Castle Hill
There was a cracking show of over 40 pens presented to the judge Mr James Thompson, who awarded the championship honours to a wonderful pen of 6 Beltex lambs consigned by Messrs A M & H V Brown, Beechwood House which later went on to sell for £150 (300p/kg) to Andrew Atkinson. The reserve lamb championship went to a great pen of 6 Texel lambs from Messrs J C Bainbridge, Bonnygate, which later went on to fetch £112 selling to Geoff Riley
All classes of lambs were very good to sell with trade being similar to last week’s highs with some vendors reporting an increase on the week. Many smart pens of continental cross lambs regularly exceeded the 220p/kg mark. Many pens of heavier weighted mule lambs were in great demand often exceeding 160p/kg
The show was kindly sponsored by Solway & Tyne Texel Breeder Club, Dugdale Nutrition and Marr and Macgregor Feeds Ltd and the following wards were made:-
Sheep Classes – 35 kg or over
Class 1 – 6 Lambs sired by a Texel Ram
1st & Reserve Overall Champion J C Bainbridge, Bonnygate – £112 to G Riley
2nd J W Watson, Whygill Head - £90 to R Skelton
3rd K & R Buckle, Buckles Farm - £92 to Vivers Scotlamb
Class 2 – 6 Beltex or Continental x Lambs
1st & Overall Champion winning the Croglin Castle Perpetual Cup
A M & H V Brown, Beechwood House - £150 to A Atkinson
2nd A M & H V Brown, Beechwood House - £120 to Vivers Scotlamb
3rd J S & J O Dodd, West View - £125 to R I Brown
Class 3 – 6 Down x, Cheviot x or Lleyn Lambs
1st J Thornborrow, Ladying - £77 to G Riley
2nd M/s. Davidson, Spedding - £70 to G A Slack
3rd M & K Chippendale, Wharton Hall - £72.30 to A Atkinson
Class 4 – 6 Mule or Masham Lambs
1st H R Hayton & Son, Asby Grange - £70 to Vion Food
2nd D Alderson, East Lowfield - £74 to Vion Food
3rd M/s. Raine & Davidson, Thorney Gale - £73 to Vion Food
Class 5 – 6 Swaledale, Dales Bred, Rough Fell, Blackface or Herdwick Lambs
1st M & K Chippendale, Wharton Hall - £71.80 to R Skelton
2nd M & K Chippendale, Wharton Hall - £67.80 to A Atkinson
3rd W H & M Hutchinson, Uldale - £55 to A Atkinson
Sheep Classes – 34.9kgs or less
Class 6 – 10 Polled or Lowland Lambs
1st D & C E Marston, Easegill Head - £80.80 to Vivers Scotlamb
2nd K & R Buckle, Buckles Farm - £60 to A Atkinson
Class 7 – 10 Swaledale, Rough Fell, Dalesbred, Blackface or Herdwick Lambs
1st M P & A Capstick, High Lane - £58.80 to N Iveson
2nd M P & A Capstick, High Lane - £59.80 to A Atkinson
3rd T E Clarke, Howgill Castle - £57.80 to N Iveson
Ewe Classes
Class 9 – 6 or more Swaledale, Rough Fell, Dalesbred, Blackface or Herdwick Ewes
1st N C Dodd, Flakebridge - £74.50 to A Atkinson
2nd M/s. Smith & Shepherd, Glebelands - £60 to A Atkinson
3rd M/s. Dargue, Smardale Hall - £72.50 to J P R Deans & Co
Cast ewes sold to a very good trade with all classes being around £10 up on the week.
Beltex £150, £120 Beechwood House; £125, £90.80, £84.80, £71.80 West View; £100, £80.80, £72 Easegill Head; £94 Buckles Farm; £90.80, £88, £87.80, £83 Little Burn Farm; £90, £87.80, £85.80, £82.80, £80 Whygillhead; £84, £73.80 (x2) Wharton Hall; £82 Needless Hall; £80.80, £73.80 High Meadow Farm; £80 Bonnygate; £77.30, £72.80 Chapel House; £76.50, £74.30 Fair View; £75.80, £71.80 Pear Tree House, Asby Grange; £74.80 Thornship Farm; £73.80 Row End; £73.80 Bridge End (Brass); £72.80 Greystone House; £70 South Road
Texel £112 Bonnygate Farm; £92 Asby Grange, Buckles Farm; £90, £83.30 Whygillhead; £83.30, £75.30, £73.80 (x2), £72.80 Wharton Hall; £82, £78.50 Needless Hall; £81.30 East Lowfield; £80.80, £76.30, £73.80 Old Mill Flatt; £80.30 Ladying; £80.30, £78, £74.80 Musgrave House; £79.80, £74.30 Greystone House; £79.80, £78.30 High Meadow Farm; £77.80, £70.80 Smardale Hall; £77.30 Dalefoot; £77.30, £73.80 Raygarth Field Farm; £76.30 Low Whin Howe; £76, £70.80, £70 Barbon Fell House; £75.80, £71.80 Bridge End (Brass); £75.30 Fair View, Low Nook Farm; £75, £72.30, £72 Pear Tree House; £74.80, £72.80, £70.80 Abbey Park; £74.30 Brough Castle, Holme Farm; £73.80 Dry Evers; £72.80 Grains O Beck; £72.80, £71.80 Westgarth Hill; £72.30 Southwaite Farm; £71.80 Spanham Farm; £70.80 South Road; £70.80 Sawbridge Hall, West View, Spedding; £70 Helm Farm
Suffolk £80.80 Old Mill Flatt; £79.30, £75.50 Abbey Park; £77.80, £77 Ladying; £76.50, £72.30 Raygarth Field; £74.80 Brough Castle; £74.30 Fair View; £73.80 Grains O Beck; £72, £70.30 Holme Farm; £71.80, £70.30 Sawbridge Hall; £71.80 Hebblethwaite, Thornship, Westgarth Hill; £70.30 Pear Tree House; £70 Spedding;
Mule £74 East Lowfield; £73.80 Croft House; £73.30, £72.80 Glebelands; £73.30 Greenriggs; £73, £72.30 Thorney Gale; £72.80 Dry Evers; £72.30 Tarn House; £71.80 Howgill Grange; £71.50, £71 Kentmere Hall; £71.30 Grains O Beck; £71, £70.80 High Green; £70.50, £70 (x2) Barbon Fell House; £70.30 Brough Castle; £70 Asby Grange, Howgill Castle; £70 (x2) Uldale Farm
Cheviot £72.30 (x2) Wharton Hall; £71.50, £71.30, £70.30 Thornship Farm
Scotch Blackface £71.80, £68.30, £67.80 Wharton Hall
Rouge de L’Ouest £69.80 Abbey Park
Charollais £68.80 Eden Terrace;
Hampshire £68.30 Hartley Castle
Rough Fell £67.80, £66.80 Smardale Hall
Swaledale £64.80, £61.80, £60.30 Birch Bush; £64.30, £64 Arngill House; £63.80 Bridge End (Brass); £61.30 Low Nook Farm;
Beltex 300p, 292.70p Beechwood House; 277.80p, 191.50p West View; 224.40p, 212.80p, 184.60p Easegill Head; 223.80p Buckles Farm;219.50p, 202p, 186p Whygillhead; 209, 204.90p, 185.30p Little Burn Farm; 206.80p, 206.40p West View; 202p High Meadow Farm; 186.80p Row End; 186.70p Wharton Hall; 185.80p Wythes Hill; 184.90p Pear Tree House; 183.70p Frairbiggin;182.70p Asby Grange; 182.40p Thornship Farm;
Texel 217.50p Bonnygate Farm; 206.70p Buckles Farm; 200 Needless Hall; 193.70p Asby Grange; 193.50p Whygillhead;
Suffolk 170.10p Raygarth Field Farm
Charollais 168p Eden Terrace
Cheviot 167.80p Thornship Farm
Swaledale 165.60p, 161.60p High Lane; 165.10p Brow Farm, Howgill Castle; 163.60p Rutherford Farm; 162.60p Tarn House; 162.10p Long Green Farm;; 160.60p High Stennerskeugh
Hampshire 162.60p Hartley Castle
Mule 160.90p, 160p Asby Grange; 160.50p Southwaite Farm; 160p East
Lowfield;
Rough Fell 155.60p High Lane
Bluefaced Leicester £85.50, £75 Gill Gate
Texel £78.50 High Meadow Farm; £76.50, £72 Hartley Castle;
Rough Fell £74.50 Flakebridge; £72.50, £67,50 Smardale Hall; £54.50 Greenside Farm
Mule £71.50 Duckintree; £50.50 Abbey Park
Scotch Blackface £60.50 Elm Gill
Swaledale £60.50 Gillses; £60 (x2) Glebelands; £56.50 Gill Gate; £55.50 High Green
