Kirkby Stephen: Tuesday, October 27

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday night when an entry 2,742 sheep were forward consisting of 2,036 Prime Lambs, 521 Cast Ewes and 185 Store Lambs.

Topping the sale at £100.80 was a Beltex x Lamb from Messrs Harrison, The Birches, Whinfell which was bought by Dowding’s Butchers, Appleby Topping at 225.10 p/kg was a pen of Beltex x lambs from Messrs Dodd, West View, Temple Sowerby which were purchased by Vivers Scotlamb.

An increased ringside of buyers resulted in trade being stronger than it had been so far in the week, with buyers especially looking for well fleshed lambs with these types achieving premium rates

Leading Prices:

Prime Lambs Price per Head – Beltex £100.80 The Birches; £100, £96.80, £87.30, £83.80, £83.30, £82.30, £79.80, £76.30 West View; £87.80, £75.30 (x2) Town Head (Sayer); £86.80, £83.80 Dona Close; £86.80, £80.30 Dale View; £86.80 Littleburn; £84.80 Lansmere; £84.80, £76.30 Needless Hall; £80.30, £78.80, £77.80, £76.30 Birch Bush; £80, £79.80 Easegill Head; £77.80 Trainriggs; £77.30 Ghyll Bank; £75.80 Hodgson House. Texel £86.80, Lansmere; £80.80 Dale View; £80.30 Croft Farm; £76.80, £72.80 The Croft; £74.80, £68.80 Abbey Park; £74.30 Fernleigh; £73.80 Birch Bush; £71.80 High Griseburn; £70.80 Black Syke; £69.80 Sunrise House; £69.30 Briggle; £68.80 Kiln Beck. Rouge £85.80, £79.80 West View. Zwartble £87.80 (x2) Castlesteads Farm; £86.80, £86.80, £75.80, £70 (x2) Kirkhouse Dairy. Dutch Texel £81.80, £76.30, £74.80 West View; £71.80 Breaks Hall; £68.80, £68.30 Thorneyscale. Suffolk £71.80 Croft House; £65.80 Black Syke. Mule £64.30 Croft House; £62.80 Intake Bottom; £62.80 Asby Grange; £62.80 Scarrowmanwick; £62.30 Birch Bush; £62.30 Midtown (Thompson). Blackface £58.50, £52 Laneside. Rough Fell £52.30 Piper Hole; £48.80 Holme Farm (Todd). Swaledale £50 Cross Keys; £49.80 Whitewall; £48.30 High Birk Hatt; £45.80 North Corn Park; £45.80 Garnthwaite Price per Kilo – Beltex 225.10p, 218.30p, 200.70p, 196.10p West View; 226.60p Littleburn; 218p, 217.40p, 202.40p Needless Hall; 213p, 195.90p Birch Bush; 201.90p Dona Close; 201.60p The Birches; 197.30p Dale View; 194.50p Trainriggs; 190.50p Easegill Head. Rouge 199.50p, 194.60p West View. Dutch Texel 187p, 185.90p, 174.40p West View; 164.10p Southenby Hall; 163.90p Ghyll Bank. Texel 180.80p Lansmere; 170p Scarside; 164.10p Intake Bottom. Charollais 143.70p Greenfield Farm. Mule 132.60p, 130.90p Midtown (Thompson); 131p Asby Grange; 130.80p Scarrowmanwick; 130.70p Croft House. Blackface 127.80p Laneside. Swaledale 124.50p Whitewall; 120.80p High Birk Hatt Cast Ewes – Texel £94.50, £86.50, £80.50, £74.50 Birch Bush; £88.50, £83.50, £82.50, £74.50 Dona Close; £82.50 Row End; £80.50, £76.50 The Croft; £80 Aisgill Farm; £76.50 Breaks Hall. Bluefaced Leicester £84.50 High Stennerskeugh; £79.50 Rutherford Farm. Mule £80.50 Swathburn; £64.50 East Lowfields; £61.50 Row End. Zwartble £78.50, £76.50, £70.50 Kirkhouse Dairy. Dutch Texel £78.50, £72.50 Birks Head. Suffolk £76.50 Row End; £74.50 Sunrise House. Lleyn £72.50 Whingill. Swaledale £57.50 Gilts; £55.50 Asby Grange; £53.50 High Stennerskeugh; £50.50 Archers Hall; £50.50 Sunrise House; £50 Whitewall. Rough Fell £54.50 Beckstones; £49.50 Piper Hole. Blackface £46.50 Smardale Mill. Jacob £38.50 Row End Rams – Bluefaced Leicester £96.50 Rudd Hills; £86.50 Whingill. Texel £84.50 Row End; £78.50 Smardale Mill; £70.50 Sunrise House. Beltex £74.50 Easegill Head. Lleyn £72.50 Whingill. Swaledale £50.50 Uldale

Kirkby Stephen SSBA ‘C’ District Ram Sales – Day 3

Friday 23rd October 2015

Harrison & Hetherington, Kirkby Stephen Mart held the Third and final day of the annual Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association ‘C’ District ram sale on Friday. 

Topping the day’s trading on two accessions at £30,000 was firstly from Messrs Lightfoot, Gillside Farm, Glenridding which was jointly purchased by Messrs Dixon, Garnthwaite and Messrs Marwood, Long Green.  Then later in the day the £30,000 mark was achieved by Messrs Hutton, Setmabanning Farm, Threlkeld, which was bought in a three way split between Messrs Harker, Overthwaite, Messrs Harker, Grayrigg Hall and Messrs Hargreaves, Meadow Bank.

The day’s average of £1591.61 was a fantastic £185.42 up on the year.

The tow day’s sale average was £1674.04 which was plus £167.43 on the year for 732 shearlings sold.

Awards:

CLASS 1     SHEARLING RAM

1st      No     672       R Hargreaves & Son, Meadow Bank – £7,500 to M Ewbank & P Ewban          

2nd      No     802       K M & K J Curwen, Marshaw Farm - £20,000 to GL Hutton & HG Harker & Son

3rd      No     620       D & M Brown’ Lummas House - £18,000 to JH&CL Harrison, TH Harrison & Sons, J Handley, D&EM Brown & Messrs Bell

4th      No     633       G E Harker, Murton Hall - £28,000 to JJ&E Lawson & Sons, RS&BA Harker, RS Harker & Son & JC Wade & Son                   

5th      No     621       D & M Brown, Lummas House - £8,000 to JC&J White & MW&E Dent

Com   No     829       S & D Robinson, Hesleden Lodge - £2,000 to RH&EA Close

BEST SHEARLING RAM IN 'C' DISTRICT

1st      No     672       R Hargreaves & Son, Meadow Bank - £7,500 to M Ewbank & P Ewbank         

2nd      No     802       K M & K J Curwen, Marshaw Farm - £20,000 to GL Hutton & HG Harker & Son

3rd      No     633       G E Harker, Murton Hall - £28,000 to JJ&E Lawson & Sons, RS&BA Harker, RS Harker & Son & JC Wade & Son

Com   No     857       G L Hutton, Setmabanning - £30,000 to RS&BA Harker, RS Harker & Son & R Hargreaves

CLASS 2     SHEARLING RAM (small breeders)

1st      No     828       C & L Porter, Hollin Pot        - £4,500 to L Smith & Co

2nd      No     567       T W & J R Rebanks, Racy Ghyll - £4,400 to WH Brass

3rd      No     788       P J Dixon, East House - £5,500 to MW Skidmore Ltd

4th      No     908       K Fawcett, Argill House - £2,000 to JH Pedley            

5th      No     528       W F Gill, Newlands - £2,100 to Breck House Enterprises

Com   No     680       J B Mounsey, Throstle Nest - £2,600 to F&MP Allinson & Son

SPECIAL PRIZE FOR BEST SHEARLING RAM (small breeders) IN 'C' DISTRICT

1st      No     567       T W & J R Rebanks, Racy Ghyll - £4,400 to WH Brass                      

2nd      No     908       K Fawcett, Argill House - £2,000 to JH Pedley

Com   No     528       W F Gill, Newlands - £2,100 to Breck House Enterprises       

BEST RAM SHOWN BY A 'C' DISTRICT MEMBER

1st      No     672       R Hargreaves & Son, Meadow Bank – £7,500 to M Ewbank & P Ewbank         

2nd      No     802       K M & K J Curwen, Marshaw Farm  - £20,000 to GL Hutton & HG Harker & Son

Com   No     633       G E Harker, Murton Hall - £28,000 to JJ&E Lawson & Sons, RS&BA Harker, RS Harker & Son & JC Wade & Son             

BEST RAM (small breeders)

1st      No     828       C & L Porter, Hollin Pot        - £4,500 to L Smith & Co

BEST 2 SHEARLING RAMS

1st      Nos.  620, 621      D M Brown, Lummas House

Com   Nos   802, 803K M & K J Curwen, Marshaw Farm

CHAMPION RAM

          No                 672 R Hargreaves & Son, Meadow Bank

RESERVE CHAMPION

         No              802    K M & K J Curwen, Marshaw Farm

Leading Prices:

£30,000, £5,000 Setmabanning; £30,000, £8,000, £7,000, £6,000, £5,000 (2), £3,200, £2,500, £2,000 Gillside; £28,000, £6,800, £4,500, £4,200, £2,000 Murton Hall; £20,000, £2,400 Marshaw Farm; £18,000, £8,000 Lummas House; £11,000, £3,400 Kisdon; £10,000, £7,500, £3,500, £2,500, £2,000 Meadow Bank; £9,500, £4,000, £3,500, £3,400, £2,500 Stanhope Gate; £9,000 Aygill Farm (EC); £8,000, £5,800, £5,500, £4,800 Valley Farm; £8,000 Frith Holme; £7,000 Tailbert; £7,000 Low Houses Farm; £6,500, £3,500, £2,200, £2,000 West Briscoe; £5,500 East House; £5,000 Summer Lodge (WJ); £5,000, £3,200, £2,800 Low Leazes Farm; £4,500, £3,800 Low Oxnop; £4,400 Raceyghyll Farm; £4,000, £3,500 Howith Farm; £4,000 High Stennerskeugh; £4,000 Catlow Farm; £4,000, £2,000 Sanders Close; £3,800, £3,500, £3,400, £2,600; £2,200 Garnthwaite; £3,200, £2,200 Aygill Farm; £3,000, £2,500, £2,200 Barras Farm; £2,800 Bell Farm; £2,600 Throstle Hall; £2,600 Hartley Castle; £2,500 Billing Shield Farm; £2,500 High Beck Head; £2,500 Grassgill Lodge; £2,200 Littlebeck; £2,200, £2,000 Yore House; £2,200 Park House Farm; £2,100 Newlands Farm; £2,000 Argill House; £2,000 West Stoney Keld; £2,000 Hesleden Lodge; £2,000 Manor Farm; £2,000 Woolpits Hill; £2,000 Fell View.

Kirkby Stephen SSBA ‘C’ District Ram Sales – Day 2

Thursday 22nd October 2015

Harrison & Hetherington held the second day of the annual Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association ‘C’ District ram sale on Thursday. 

Trade started off very strong with the sale topper coming very early in the sale.  At £42,000 this was consigned by Messrs Sowerby, Oakbank and was purchased by Messrs Harker, Grayrigg Hall & Messrs Hutchinson, Valley Farm.

The day’s champion was from Messrs Rukin, West Stonesdale, which was sold late in the day for £25,000.

Trade from start to finish was flying with an overall average of £1,759.22 being achieved which was up £159.01 on the year with only 11 rams failing to find a new home.

Awards:

CLASS 1     SHEARLING RAM

1st      No     421     M & C Rukin, West Stonesdale - £25,000 to R Marwood & Son

2nd      No    312      M/s. Cockbain, Rakefoot - £14,000 to W M Hutchinson & Son & N Hird

3rd      No     309     M/s. Cockbain, Rakefoot £5,500 to D C & K L Hutchinson        

4th      No     176     E J & R J Wear, Howe Green  - £6,200 to W H & M Hutchinson

5th      No     336     WD & B Thompson, East Unthank - £6,000 to K & HA Ridley & WD & B Thompson

Com   No     208     B R Lawson & Son, Buddle House - £14,000 to J Allison & Sons & W C Porter                         

SPECIAL PRIZE FOR THE BEST SHEARLING RAM IN 'C' DISTRICT

1st      No     312    M/s. Cockbain, Rakefoot - £14,000

2nd      No      309    M/s. Cockbain, Rakefoot  - £5,500

3rd      No     176     E J & R J Wear, Howe Green - £6,200

CLASS 2     SHEARLING RAM (small breeders)

1st      No      214    T W Hutchinson, Bail Hill - £25,000 to J Sunter & Son & L Cloughton    

2nd      No       42     R J White, Rigg Farm - £4,500 to to J H Emerson                                

3rd      No     275     Hutchinson & Brown, Old Spital - £3,800 to R W Emmott                         

4th      No       25     J E Harker, Grayrigg Hall - £4,000 to J G Pears

5th      No     207     M/s. Lawson & Sons, Hundith Hill - £4,000 to G E Harker                                  

Com   No     248     G Dargue, Well House - £4,000 to D & V Hill   

SPECIAL PRIZE FOR BEST SHEARLING RAM (small breeders)

IN 'C' DISTRICT

1st      No     207     M/s, Lawson, Hundith Hill            

2nd      No     248     G Dargue, Well House

Com   No     250     G Dargue, Well House 

BEST RAM SHOWN BY A 'C' DISTRICT MEMBER

1st      No     312     M/s. Cockbain, Rakefoot                                                                        

2nd      No     309     M/s. Cockbain, Rakefoot         

3rd      No     176     E J & R J Wear, Howe Green

BEST RAM (small breeders)

          No     214     T W Hutchinson, Bail Hill                               

BEST 2 SHEARLING RAMS

1st      No     312, 309      M/s. Cockbain, Rakefoot

CHAMPION RAM

          No     421       M & C Rukin, West Stonesdale

RESERVE CHAMPION

         No    312           M/s. Cockbain, Rakefoot

Leading Prices:

£42,000, £16,000, £3,800, £3,000, £2,700 Oakbank; £25,000, £3,100 West Stonesdale; £22,000, £4,000 (2); £3,500, £3,000, £2,000 Grayrigg Hall; £14,000, £3,000 Buddle House; £14,000, £5,500 (x2) Rakefoot; £12,000 Haithwaite; £10,000 Easegill Head; £8,000 Seal Houses; £8,000 Helbeck Farm; £7,800, £2,600, £2,400 Stoneriggs; £7,000, £6,200, £4,000, £3,500, £2,600, £2,000 Howe Green; £6,000 Yoad Pot; £6,000, £4,000 Westerham; £6,000 Wescoe; £6,000 Helbeck Farm (T); £6,000 East Unthank; £5,200, £3,300, £3,000, £2,800, £2,400, £2,000 Ghyll House; £5,000 Shieldhill Top (T); £5,000, £4,500, £2,000 (x3) Bull & Cave; £5,000 Shepherds Lodge; £4,500 Punchard; ££4,200 Overthwaite; £4,200, £3,800 Old Spital;4,500, £2,200 (x2), £2,000 Rigg Farm; £4,000, £2,300 Well House; £4,000 Mossdale; £4,000 Kirkland Green; £3,500, £2,800 Draymans; £3,300, £2,700, £2,200 Hoggarths; £3,200, £3,000, £2,200, £2,000 Penny Grange; £3,200, £2,800 (x2) Naby View; £3,000 Stockdale; £3,000 Lainger House; £2,700 Telfit; £2,600 Heather Bank; £2,500, £2,100 Fieldhouse Barn; £2,500, £2,000 Thwaite Bridge; £2,500 Bail Hill; £2,200, £2,000 Redgate; £2,000 Haresceugh Castle; £2,000 Slip Cottage; £2,000 High Blackton; £2,000 Deepdale Hall; £2,000 Bleath

Kirkby Stephen Opening Day of the SSBA ‘C’ District Ram Sales

Wednesday 21st October 2015

Harrison & Hetherington held the opening sale on behalf of the SSBA ‘C’ District Swaledale Ram sales on Wednesday when over 200 aged & Ram Lambs were on offer.

Topping the sale at £8,500 was a Ram Lamb from Messrs Marwood, Long Green, Barningham which was bought by M/s. Tully, Burncroft Farm, Eggleston.

Topping the Aged Rams at £5,200 was a 5 shear from Messrs Booth, Old Hall Farm, Feizor which was purchased by Messrs Gibson, Burneside Hall, Kendal.

Trade for both Aged and Ram Lambs was fantastic.  74 aged rams sold averaged £767.70 (+ £144.04 on the year)

76 Ram Lambs sold averaged £918.78 (+ £140.97 on the year)

KIRKBY STEPHEN WEDNESDAY 21st OCTOBER 2015 PRIZE WINNERS

Class 1     Ram 3 Years Old and Upwards

1st & Champion            No     96         G A Slack. Stoneriggs - £4,200 to J D Bentley & Son                  

2nd & Reserve Champion   No             60         Owlands Farm - £4,400 to A Lodge                

3rd        No        42         I Collinson, Billing Shield  - £3,900  to T M Barrass & Son                                     

4th        No        52         C & J C Stephenson, Pikestones - £350 to Matson Farm 

5th        No        36         W & H I Watson, Sanders Close - £2,600 to H M & R A Ivinson, Hole House

6th        No          8          Allinson, Dent & Hutchinson - £2,000 to J C & E Pedley & Son                        

Com.   No        82         M & E M Wilson, Arngill House - £600 to K Mason                              

Class 2     2 Shear Ram

1st        No        98         M/s Ridley, Haltcliffe £2,000 to M York                                                                       

2nd        No          6          R S Harker & Son, Grayrigg Hall - £2,600 to S Bell & Sons                               

3rd        No        58         J Hutchinson, Bail Hill                - £280 to Forest Hall Farm

4th        No        99         J Buckle, Buckles Farm- £1,000 to J Pritchard                                                        

5th        No        84         S Thompson, Meadowbrook Cottage - R & K A Burley                      

Class 3     Ram Above 2 Years Old (Small Breeders)

1st        No        59         J Tunstall & T W Hutchinson £1,500 to Walburn Hall Farms                               

2nd        No        99         J Buckle, Buckles Farm - £1,000 to J Pritchard       

3rd        No        57         M F Beadle & Sons, High Blackton Farm                 

Com.   No        76         C Sowerby, 9 Briar Cote               

Best Ram Any Age Shown By A 'C' District Member

1st       No        96         G A Slack, Stoneriggs 

Best Conformation Aged Ram

1st        No        36         W H & I Watson, Sanders Close             

Champion Aged Ram

Class 4     Ram Lamb

1st     No     184       S Tully, Burncroft Farm - £450 to G A Collinson         

2nd    No     185       D A Robinson, Cowside - £120 to P D Pye

3rd     No     201       A & R Birbeck, Pennine View - £450 to G Scott

4th     No     199       A & R Birbeck, Pennine View - £80 to A W Morland

5th      No     206       D Heseltine & J Akrigg. Escoe Farm  

Class 5     Ram Lamb (Small Breeders)

1st & Champion        No  188       K G Sowerby, High Croft - £2,000 to W Richardson & Son

2nd & Champion        No  177       S Tully, Burncroft Farm - £1,700 to A Makepeace & A M Walton

3rd      No     166       D Birbeck, West End - £280 to C R Alderson & Son

4th      No     182       S Tully, Burncroft Farm - £1,600 to M W & E Dent

5th    No     189       K G Sowerby, High Croft

Com.  No     178       S Tully, Burncroft Farm - £600 to G A Collinson

Special Prize for Best 3 Ram Lambs

1st      Nos   177, 182, 178     S Tully, Burncroft Farm                   

2nd      Nos   188, 189, 191     K G Sowerby, High Croft

Com.  Nos   201, 198, 200     A & R Birbeck, Pennine View

Best Ram Lamb Small Breeders

1st      No     188       K G Sowerby, High Croft      

2nd      No     166       D Birbeck, West End

Com.  No     189       K G Sowerby, High Croft

Special Prize for Best Lamb In 'C' District

1st      No     188   K G Sowerby, High Croft

2nd      No     166   D Birbeck, West End

Com.  No     189   K G Sowerby, High Croft

Leading Prices:

Aged Rams

£5,200 Old Hall Farm; £4,400 Owlands Farm; £4,200 Stoneriggs; £2,900 Billing Shield; £2,600 Grayrigg Hall; £2,600, £1,000 Sanders Close; £2,400, £1,200 Bell Farm ;£2,000 Valley Farm; £2,000 Haltcliffe; £1,700 Birch Bush; £1,500 Bail Hill; £1,400 Cross Keys;; £1,100 Lanehead; £1,000 Buckles Farm; £950 Arngill House; £900 Oakbank; £900 Barf House; £800 Tennant Gill; £800 High Birk Hatt

Ram Lambs

£8,500, £7,000, £5,000. £2,800 (x2), £2,600, £2,200, £1,600, £1,400 (x2), £1,200, £1,100, £1000 (x4), £900, £850, £800 (x3) Long Green; £2,600, £1,000 Oakbank; £2,000 High Croft; £1,700, £1,600 Burncroft Farmgill; £2,000 Shieldhill Top (J); £2,000 Bank Top