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Kirkby Stephen Primestock

Tuesday 6th May 2008

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd held their weekly sale of sheep at Kirkby Stephen Mart on Tuesday where there were 961 sheep sold including 103 ewes with lambs at foot, 84 spring lambs, 238 lightweight hoggs, 304 prime hoggs and 232 cast ewes & rams. Number sold again doubled on the previous year.

The May Day show of spring lambs sponsored by Dectomax was judged by Mr G Riley who made the following awards:-
Pair of Suffolk x Lambs
1st – R A Batty, Redhills £82.50 to R I Brown
2nd – R A Batty, Redhills £75.50 to R I Brown
3rd – Messrs G Sowerby, Terry’s Farm £84 to J F & D Haigh

Pair of Cont x Lambs
1st – J C Bainbridge & Son, Bonnygate £77 to Welsh Country Foods
2nd – Messrs G Sowerby, Terry’s Farm £75.50 to R I Brown
3rd – J C Bainbridge & Son, Bonnygate £89 to J F & D Haigh

Top price per kilo for spring lambs went to J C Bainbridge & Son, Bonnygate whose Beltex x made 197.40p to Welsh Country Foods. In the hogg section Messrs A M & H V Brown, Beechwood House topped at 161.4p, selling to Mr A Atkinson.

Ewes were dearer on the week by £3 per head.

Ewes with Lambs
Texel x Ewes with Lambs £35 Bail Hill; £32 High Lane (Boustead)
Mule Ewes with Lambs £32 Birks Head

Spring Lambs
Beltex x (av 193.25p) £89, £77 Bonnygate
Suffolk x (av 184.60p) £84 Terry’s Farm; £82.50 Redhills; £76 Hallgarth
Texel x (av 186.40p) £75.50 Terry’s Farm, Holme Farm
Lleyn £72.50 Low Hall

Prime Hoggs over 35kg
Beltex x (av 148.01p) £66.50 Whygill Head; £52.50 Beechwood House
Cheviot x (av 121. 31p) £55 Tullich Farm; £54 Hollow Green; £52 Guestford; £50.50 Shawmire
Mule (av 113.02p) £51 Mount Pleasant
Rough Fell (av 117.19p) £51.80, £52.50 Barugh House
Swaledale (av 127.76p) £63.50 Musgrave House; £63, £54.50 Tullich Farm; £59 Grouse Hall; £56.50 High Birkhatt; £50.50 Ravenseat
Texel x (av 124.28p) £72, £66.50 Howrigg; £67, £61.50 Donna Close; £65, £61 Stripes; £64.50 Musgrave House; £62.50 Haybanks Farm
Suffolk x (av 131.31p) £71 Stripes; £65 Haybanks Farm

Lightweight Hoggs under 35kg
Beltex x (av 152.57p) £53, £49.50 Beechwood House
Swaledale (av 121.09p) £41.50 Tullich Farm; £37 Elm Gill
Texel x (av 126.12p) £45.50 Grouse Hall; £39.50 Elm Gill

Cast Ewes
Beltex (av £43.60) £60, £49 Beechwood House
Swaledale (av £22.99) £43 Aisgill Farm; £40 Tullich Farm; £34 Ravenseat; £31 Gillses; £30.50 Guestford
Cheviot (av £39) £47.50 Bank head; £40.50 Prospect Farm; £40 Hollow Green
Mule (av £36.72) £45 Friar House Farm; £43.50 Greystone House; £43 Waitby Farm; £40 Grain o Beck, Beechwood House
Rough Fell (av £34.03) £47 Barugh House; £34 Greenside Farm
Suffolk (av £34.20) £49 Whygill Head
Texel x (av £44.29) £63 Whygill Head; £50 Stripes; £47, £45 Beechwood House; £47 Greystone House
Masham (av £41.50) £45 Holme Farm
Lleyn £56 Low Hall

Cast Rams
Bluefaced Leicester £60.50 Ravenseat
Rough Fell £31.50 Barugh House
Suffolk £59.50 Kelleth Rigg
Swaledale £27.50 Ravenseat
Texel £40 Hartley Castle
Beltex £59 Castle Hill

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