An entry of 1,872 prime sheep were forward at Kirkby Stephen mart on Tuesday night.

Topping at £112 were Beltex cross hoggs from Messrs Wiseman, Pear Tree House and were purchased by Andrew Atkinson.

Once again trade was dearer on the week for all classes, with a packed ringside of 14 prospective buyers bidding fiercely for all types, this ensured that Kirkby Stephen is a competitive place to market your sheep and many more could have been sold to vendors advantage !

Leading Prices:
Prime Hoggs per Head
Beltex £112 Pear Tree House; £96.30 Thorneycroft; £92.80, £92.30 Stripes Farm; £92.30 Greystone House; £91.30 Old Mill Flatt; £90.80 Easegill Head
Texel £95.80 Old Mill Flatt; £94.80, £89.80 Lansmere; £89.80 The Park Wall; £89.80 Little Beck Farm; £89.30 Ladying; £89.30 Brackenslack; £89.30 Burton Hill; £88.80 Wheatsheaf
Suffolk £95.80, £94.80 Fell House; £92.80 Lansmere Farm; £88 Clockeld
Charollais £94.80 Bail Hill Farm; £92.30 Thorneycroft; £92.30, £88.80 Coupland Beck
Rouge De L Ouest £93.30 Skelcies Hall
Mule £88.30 Haber Farm; £88.30 Old Mill Flatt; £87.80, £85.80, £85 Burton Hill; £85.50 Argill House
Cheviot £87.80 Low Greenside; £84.80 Bents Farm; £84.80 Wickerfield; £84.80 Old Mill Flatt
Hampshire £83.80 Brough Castle
Swaledale £80, £75.20 Cononish Farm; £77.80 Ellergill (Steadman); £77.80, £77.30 The Park Wall; £77.30 Town Head (Wharton); £75.30 Tullich Farm; £75.30, £74.30 Brough Castle; £74 Arngill House
Rough Fell £73.30 Kilnmire

Prime Hoggs per Kilo
Charollais 230.8p, 216.6p, 214.3p, 210p Coupland Beck
Beltex 228.8p, 227p Easegill Head
Rouge De L Ouest 212p Skelcies Hall
Texel 210.1p, 208.1p Brackenslack; 208.5p Pear Tree House
Berrichon 209.7p Hesket Demain
Suffolk 205.6p Brough Castle; 204.6p, 198.1p Fell House; 200p The Street
Cheviot 204.7p Crosby Lodge; 204.4p, 200p Wickerfield; 204.4p Low Greenside
Mule 195.5p Brackenslack; 194.1p Ashgill Farm; 193.6p Thorney Gale; 193.3p Tarn House; 193.3p, 192.9p Asby Grange; 192.4p Howgill Grange; 191.1p Hall-O-Th-Gate; 190.9p Milestone House; 190.5p Brough Castle
Scotch Blackface 193.7p Tullich Farm
Swaledale 193.1p, 192.4p Tullich Farm; 190.7p Cononish Farm; 186.3p Bents Farm; 185.9p Town Head (Wharton); 185.8p, 185.5p Ashgill Farm
Rough Fell 184.8p Flakebridge Farm

Cast Ewes & Rams
Bluefaced Leicester £100 Thorney Gale; £100 Argill House; £90.50, £90 Whingill
Rouge De L Ouest £93.50 Skelcies Hall
Texel £92.50 Lankaber; £88.50 Woodfoot; £81.50 Easegill Head
Suffolk £89.50 Lankaber; £80.50 Eden Terrace
Mule £80.50 Low Farm; £80 Greenside Farm
Rough Fell £74.50 Greenside Farm; £73.50 Ellergill (Steadman)
Cheviot £74.50 Low Greenside
Masham £71.50 Pennine View
Swaledale £70.50 Easegill Head; £68.50 Greenrigg (Staley); £68.50 Whingill; £68.50 Blades Field; £66.50 Forcegarth Farm; £65.50 Low Farm; £64.50 Tarn House; £61.50 Thorney Gale; £60.50 The Old Mistle
Rouge De L Ouest Goats £47.50 New House