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Kirkby Stephen Primestock

 
 
Tuesday 31st August 2010  

A entry of 2,556 sheep were forward at Kirkby Stephen on Tuesday night consisting of 1,752 prime lambs, 403 Cast ewes & rams and 401 store lambs.

A fantastic trade for all classes of sheep was achieved with the overall average being 7p/kg up on the week. A busy ringside of 16 active buyers present, ensured that all classes of sheep were keenly bid.

Pens of smart Continental cross lambs were in great demand with many pens regularly achieving 175-200p/kg. Topping at 201.9p/kg were superb Beltex lambs consigned by Messrs Dodd, West View, who also topped per head at £86.80 and where purchased by Riley Bros, Burnley.

Store lambs were in the usual great demand with a similar trade to recent weeks being achieved, many more could have been sold.

Cast ewes and rams were one of the dearest trades seen in recent weeks, with all classes being much sharper.

Leading Prices:
Prime Lambs per Head

Beltex £86.80, £84.50, £77.80, £76.80, £73.80, £73.30, £71.80 West View; £78.80 Birch Bush; £78.80, £74.80 Easegill Head; £75.80 Birks Head; £72.80 Ash Garth; £72.50, £71.80, £70.80, £70.20 Whygillhead; £71.80 East Lowfield; £70.80 Hunters Hill, Breaks Hall
Texel £78.30 The Grange; £77.30 Buckles Farm; £76.80, £71.30 Croglin Low Hall; £74.80, £70 Birks Head; £74.30, £73.30 Birch Bush; £73.80 Lansmere Farm; £73.80 Cranberry; £72.30, £71.80, £70.80 Blandswath; £72.20, £70.80 Breaks Hall; £71.80 Water Houses, Low Borrow Bridge, Slosh Farm; £71.80, £70.80 Duckintree Farm; £71.80, £70.80 Low Farm; £71.30, £70.50 Stripes Farm; £71.30 Row End Farm, Rookby Scarth, Chapel House; £70.80 Martindale Farm, Glebe Farm; £70.80 (2), £70.30 The Park Wall
Suffolk £77.80 The Grange; £75.80 Ingledene; £74.80 Lankaber; £71.80 Croglin Low Hall; £71.80 (2) Sawbridge Hall; £71.80, £70.80 Row End Farm
Charollais £75.80 Blandswath
Mule £64.50 Smardale Hall; £63.50 Hill House Farm; £62.50 High Griseburn; £61.80 Low Greenholme, Low Farm; £60.80 (2) Glebe Farm
Swaledale £52.80 Bridge End Farm

Prime Lambs per Kilo
Beltex 201.9p, 187.5p, 183.3p, 180.7p, 176p West View; 183.3p Easegill Head; 181.3p, 175.5p, 174.8p Whygillhead; 181.1p Birch Bush; 180.5p Birks Head; 177.6p Ash Garth
Texel 182.4p, 172.6p Howgill Foot; 182.4p, 175p Birks Head; 174.5p Windygate Farm; 170.5p Birch Bush
Suffolk 167p Ingledene; 166.6p Row End Farm
Charollais 161.4p Ingledene

Cast Ewes & Rams
Texel £94.50 Brownber Farm; £83.50 Stripes Farm; £77.50 Low Borrow Bridge; £71.50 Smardale Hall; £69.50 The Park Wall; £67.50 Low Farm; £64.50 Easegill Head
Suffolk £88.50 Waitby Farm
Swaledale £78.50 Valley Farm; £63.50, £60.50, £53.50 The Park Wall; £57.50 Ingledene; £53.50 Tarn House, Low Farm
Mule £76.50 Smardale Hall; £72.50 The Park Wall; £71.50 The Grange; £67.50 Waitby Farm; £60.50 Midtown Farm
Masham £74.50 Bank Wood
Cheviot £71.50, £61.50 Midtown Farm
Bluefaced Leicester £70.50 Midtown Farm
Rough Fell £65.50 Water Houses; £54.50 Beckstones; £52.50 Kilnmire; £50.50 Smardale Hall
Charollais £60.50 Orchard Farm

Store Lambs
Texel £60, £52.50 Well Head; £55, £51 Brownber Farm; £53 Gunnerwell; £52.80 Stott Fold
Mule £50 West Friar House; £49.50 Ingledene
Suffolk £48.50 Piper Hole