KIRKBY STEPHEN: Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday night when an entry of 3,306 sheep were forward consisting of 2,493 prime lambs, 665 cast ewes and rams and 148 store lambs. Topping the sale at 225.8/kg were a pen of Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Wills, Fawcett Park, Dufton which were bought by Vivers Scotlamb Ltd.

Topping the lambs section at £100 was a Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Marston, Easegill Head which was purchased by Steadman’s Butcher, Kirkby Stephen.

Most classes of prime lambs were sharper, most being £2 - £3 a lamb up on the week. Buyers were looking once again for well fleshed sheep and these types in all weights and breeds demanded strong returns. One of the largest shows of over 800 Mule and over 400 horned lambs were forward with well fleshed pens being particularly good to sell.

Leading Prices: Prime Lambs Price per Head – Beltex £100, £87.30, £83.30, £82.80 Easegill Head; £96.80, £87.30, £85.30, £84.80 West View; £96.80, £92.80 (2), £86.30, £85.80, £84.30, £81.80 Fawcett Park; £90 (2), £85.80 Outgang Farm; £86.80, £81.80, £80 Bridge End Farm; £86.80, £82.80, £82.30 Ash Garth; £86.80 High Field; £86.80, £81.80 Dona Close; £84.30 Birch Bush; £83.50 Dale View; £82.50 Clifton Moor; £80 Waitby Farm: Bluefaced Leicester £85.80 Marriforth: Texel £84.80 Leather Howe; £84.80, £83.80, £75.30 Jardines; £80.80 Mount Pleasant Farm; £80.80, £78.30, £75.30 Outgang Farm; £79.30 Clifton Moor; £76.80, £74.80, £74.30 Waitby Farm; £75.80 Greenhow; £74.30 Breaks Hall; £74.30 School Farm: Suffolk £84.30 Waitby Farm; £73.80 Keld Farm; £72.80 Littleburn Farm; £72.80 Blades Field: Mule £79.30, £70.30 High Stennerskeugh; £78.80, £73.30, £72.80 Harbour Flatt; £74.80, £72.80 The Croft; £73.30, £71.80 Howgill Castle; £73.30 Swathburn; £72.80 Keisley Farm; £72.30 Birch Bush; £71.30 School Cottage; £70.80 Greenhow; £70.30 Thorney Gale; £70.30 Burton Hill; £70.30 Glebe Farm; £70.30 Haber; £70.30 Scarrowmanwick: Dutch Texel £78.30, £73.80 (2) Thorney Scale; £74.80 Fawcett Park: Cheviot £77.80, £69.80 Fawcett Park; £69.80 Swathburn: Charollais £71.80 Hawkrigg Farm: Swaledale £63.80, £53.80 High Stennerskeugh; £60.80 Mount Pleasant Farm; £59.80 High Birk Hatt; £59.30 Asby Grange; £58.30 The Croft; £56.80 Birch Bush (Foster); £55.30 South Wellhope; £52.30 Yore House; £52.30 Step End Farm; £51.80 Knott Hill Farm: Rough Fell £51.80 Waterhouses; £51.30 Sproat Ghyll.

Price per Kilo –Beltex 225.8p, 205.5p, 201.7p Fawcett Park; 219.5p Outgang Farm; 217.4p, 208.3p Easegill Head; 214.1p Dale View; 208p, 206.8p, 201.7p West View; 206.7p High Field; 201.9p Ash Garth; 201.9p Dona Close; 200.8p High Lane (Boustead): Texel 181.5p Chapel House; 177.1p Whygill Head; 171p Bridge End Farm; 170.2p Greenfield Farm: Dutch Texel 175.1p West View: Cheviot 175.1p Fawcett Park; 162.3p Ghyll Bank: Suffolk 160 Thorney Gale: Mule 154.2p, 150.7p Asby Grange; 154.1p Grains O Beck; 151.8p Tarn House; 150.7p Keisley Farm; 150.7p, 150.6p Greenhow; 150.7p Ellergill: Swaledale 145.3p Step Ends Farm; 145 High Stennerskeugh; 144.8p Birch Bush (Foster); 142.4p High Birk Hatt; 140.9p Tarn House: Rough Fell 132.8p Waterhouses.

Cast Ewes – Texel £102.50, £90 West View; £101.50, £80 Birch Bush; £86.50 Helbeck Farm; £86.50 Bolton Grange; £85.50 Crossfell House; £83.50 Smardale Hall; £80.50 Helm Farm: Beltex £92.50, £79.50 West View: Bluefaced Leicester £86.50 Waterhouses; £86.50 Thornley Hall; £80.50 Swathburn: Mule £65.50 Barnskew; £63.50 Smardale Hall; £62.50 Alder Bank; £60.50 Crossfell House; £60.50 Thornley Hall; £60.50 Starrah: Rough Fell £61.50 Waterhouses; £58.50 Smardale Hall: Cheviot £60.50 Keld Farm (Addison); £57.50 Valehurst; £56.50 Elizabeth Cottages: Masham £60 Outgang Farm: Swaledale £57.50 Birch Bust (Foster); £57.50, £52.50 Swathburn; £56.50 Gapshields; £56.50 Scarrowmanwick; £55.50 Blades Field; £53.50 Town End; £53.50 Helbeck Farm; £53.50 Thornley Hall; £52.50 Town Foot; £52.50 Birch Bush; £51.50 Waterhouses; £50.50 Marriforth.

Rams – Texel £114.50 Thorney Scale; £95.50 Marriforth; £86.50 Barnskew: Beltex £104.50 West View: Bluefaced Leicester £84.50 Town Head Farm: Swaledale £56.50 Horsley Head; £54.50 Croft Farm; £54.50 Town Head Farm; £51.50 Rake Head; £50 Helbeck Farm: Jacob £48.50 Green Rigg.

Store Lambs - Texel £63 Town Foot; £58, £52 Friendship Farm; £54 St James Gardens; £54 Elizabeth Cottages: Herdwick £49, £36 St James Gardens: Swaledale £40.50 Rake Head; £34 The Street; £32.50 West Underhurth: Jacob £36 Green Rigg.

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday night when an entry of 2,924 sheep were forward consisting of 2,206 prime lambs And 718 cast ewes/rams. Topping the lambs at £100.80 (214.5p/kg) were a pair of Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Dodd, West View, Temple Sowerby which were bought by Steadman’s Butchers, Kirkby Stephen.

The best quality lambs and any good meated sheep of all breeds and weight were still very good to sell with those types being similar on the week.

An increased entry of cast sheep were forward with all classes selling to what can only be described as a flying trade; with many of the strong best types of cast sheep being at least a good £10 - £15 up on the week. Topping the sale at £126.50 was a Texel Ram from Messrs High, North Corn Park which was purchased by Riley Bros.

Leading Prices: Prime Lambs Price per Head – Beltex £100.80, £93.80(x2), £85.80, £85, £83.80, £82.80, £82.30, £82.30 West View; £94.80, £93.80, £85.80, £84.80, £82.80, £80 Fawcett Park; £82.80 Low Hall Beck; £80.80 East Lowfields; £80 Hodgson House. Suffolk £86.30, £70.80 Thornley Hall; £84.80 Glebelands; £76 Hilltop Farm; £72 Low Hall Beck. Texel £85.80 Briggle Farm; £82.30, £72.30 Lansmere; £79.80, £72.30 Fawcett Park Farm; £78.80 Barras Farm; £76.30 Bridge End Farm; £76.30, £75.30, £73.30 Hilltop Farm; £75 Eden Flatt; £74.80, £72.30 Etherley House; £74.30 Brough Castle Farm; £74.30, £72.30 Birch Bush; £73.80 Sawbridge Hall; £73.80 Stonepotts; £73.80 Mayland Farm; £73.80 Hodgson House; £72.80 Glebelands; £72.30 Musgrave House; £72.30 Thornley Hall; £72 Silverband Villas. Mules £81.80, £78.80, £68.30 The Slack; £80 Musgrave House; £71.80, £68.80 Glebelands; £70.80 Villa Farm; £70.80 High Stennerskeugh; £69.80 Greenhow; £68.80 Ellergill(Cannon) £68.80(x2), Haber; £68 High Croft. Dutch Texel £77.30 Fair View, £73.30 School Farm. Charolais £66.30, £66 Low Hall Beck; £65.30 Eden Terrace. Swaledale £66.30, £62.30 £59.80 Littlebeck(Tiplady)£64.80 Barras Farm; £58.30, £56.80 Woolpits Hill; £57.80 High Croft;£57.80 High Stennerskeugh; £56.30, £55.30 High Birk Hatt; £55.80 Brough Castle Farm; £54.80 Knott Hill Farm; £53.30, £51.30 Lane Side; £53.30 Ghyll Brow; £53.30 Ettersgill House; £52.80 Bridge End Farm; £52.80 Garnthwaite; £51.80 Aisgill Farm. Cheviot £63.80 Coupland Beck Farm. Rough Fell £62.30, £56.80 Wath Farm.

Price per Kilo – Beltex 214.5p, 204.4p, 204.3p, 203.9p(x2), 200.7p West View; 213.2p, 202p Fawcett Park Farm; 202p East Lowfields. Texel 169.8p, 166.2p Dry Evers; 167p Stoneygarth;165.1p Birch Bush; 163.7p Chapel House; 161.6p Narthwaite; 161.2p Highfield(Salmon). Charollais 157.9p, 157.1p Low Hall Beck. Cheviot 155.6p Coupland Beck Farm. Suffolk 154.5p North Corn Park; 154.3p Keld Farm(Addison). Mules 149.6p Glebelands; 148.4p Villa Farm; 147.3p, 146.1p Croft House Farm; 146.2p Barras Farm; 146.2p Howgill Grange; 146.1p Eden Flatt; 146p Bridge End Farm. Swaledale 139.5p Brough Castle Farm; 137.3p High Birk Hatt; 136.7p, 136.6p, 135.1p Lane Side; 136.6p(x2) Bank House Farms; 135.9p Littlebeck; 135.4p Garnthwaite; 135.2p Woolpits Hill.

Cast Ewes – Texel £124.50(x3) Birch Bush; £108.50, £91.50, £86.50 Bolton Grange; £108.50, £103.50, £88.50, £86.50, £85.50, £82.50 Fawcett Park Farm; £98.50 Fell View Farm; £96.50 Highfield(Salmon); £86.50 Town Head(Richardson). Suffolk £98 Fell View Farm. Beltex £84.50 Fell View Farm. Bluefaced Leicester £81.50 Fell View Farm. Cheviot £66.50 Thornship Farm.

Mules £64.50 Snaisgill Farm; £63.50 North Corn Park; £62.50 Town Head; £60.50 Row End Farm; £60.50 Briggle Farm; £60 Musgrave House. Rough Fell £64.50 Smardale Hall; £63.50 Lockholme Hall; £54.50 Scale House Farm. Kerry £62.50 Thornship Farm. Herdwick £58.50 Chestnut House. Swaledale £58.50 Lockholme Hall; £56.50 Rudd Hills; £55.50, £53.50 High Green; £54.50 Thornley Hall; £54.50 Greenhow; £53.50 Buckles Farm; £53.50 Gapshields; £53.50 Bleathgill(S Buckle), £53.50 Aller Gill Cottage; £52.50 Fell View Farm; £52 Greenhills Farm; £52 Scale House Farm.

Rams – Texel £126.50 North Corn Park. Beltex £116.50 Fell View Farm. Bluefaced Leicester £104.50, £99.50 Whingill; £90.50 Howgill Grange. Dorset £84.50 High Whitber. Kerry £72.50 Thornship Farm. Swaledale £59.50 Whingill; £50 Greenhills Farm

Monday, November 16, 2015

Cast and OTM Cows Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their fortnightly sale of cast & OTM cattle on Monday, where a good entry of 53 head were forward.

Topping the sale at £1087.70 was a Saler cast bull from Messrs Curr, Bowderdale Head, Newbiggin On Lune.

Topping at 170.5p/kg was a Limousin x crow from Messrs Taylor, Swathburn, Great Asby.

Cast Cows Price per Head – Limousin £1065.63 Swathburn; £1059.03 Birch Bush (Foster); £813.02 Low bank House; £785.06 Eden Gate Holme Farm; £779.63 Midtown Farm: Black & Whites £926.89 High Green; £881.98, £778.30, £775.11 Forest Farm, £826.94 Wharton Hall; £818.68, £780.39 Low Greenside; £746.64 The Buildings; £738.65 Row End Farm; £726.93 Helbeck Grange: British Blue £866.30 Low Bank House; £828.75, £721.67 Brow Farm: Galloway £560.29 Forest Hall Farm.

Price per Kilo – Limousin 170.5p Swathburn; 143.5p Birch Bush (Foster); 133.5p Low Bank House; 131.5p Eden Gate Holme Farm: British Blue 139.5p Low Bank House; 127.5p Brow Farm: Black & Whites 119.50p Wharton Hall; 107.5p, 105.5p Forest Farm; 105.5p, 103.5p Low Greenside; 101.5p Helbeck Grange: Galloway 92.5p Forest Hall Farm.

Cast Bull Price per Head – Saler £1087.70 Bowderdale Head.

Price per Kilo – Saler 94.5p Bowderdale Head.

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Annual Show and Sale of Breeding Cattle Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen mart held their annual show and sale of beef breeding cattle on Thursday, where a catalogued entry of 611 head were on offer.

Topping the sale at £3600 was a British Blue cross Heifer with a Limousin Bull calf at foot consigned by Messrs Dickenson, High Knipe, Askham, which was bought by Gary Bell, Haas Grove Farm, Lockerbie.

The Show was Kindly sponsored by Westmorland Accountants, Appleby and was judged by Mr Reed, West Biggins, Frosterley who awarded the “Dawn Robinson” Memorial Trophy for the Champion outfit to Mr Mark Towers, Colt Park Farm, Aldingham for his British Blue Heifer with a Limousin bull calf at foot, which sold for £3300 to Messrs Altham, Sellet Mill, Kirkby Lonsdale.

All classes were a tremendous trade with buyers from most parts of the country being present.

Averaged were as follows :- Heifers and calves averaged £2095.94 (plus £86.47 on the year) Cow and calves averaged £1996.25 (plus £218.56 on the year) In Calf Heifers averaged £1684.75 (plus £98.64 on the year) In Calf Cows averaged £1621.67 (plus £500.42 on the year) Prize Winners 1st and Receiving the Dawn Robinson Memorial Trophy – Mark Towers, Colt Park Farm - £3300 2nd - Mark Towers, Colt Park Farm - £3200 3rd - RW&G Dickinson, High Knipe - £3150 Cows & Calves – British Blue £3300, £1950 High Knipe; £2100 Crosby Hall; £2000 Scar Sykes: Limousin £2800 Castle Hill; £2700, £2200 Whitewall Farm; £2700, £2100, £2000, £1950 Riddings Farm; £2250 Swathburn: Blonde £2580 Colt Park Farm.

Heifers & Calves - British Blue £3600, £3150, £2950, £2750, £2600, £2450 High Knipe; £3300, £2500 Colt Park Farm; £3100, £2600 Crosby Hall; £2950, £2700, £2600, £2550, £2150 Bank House; £2700 Needless Hall Farm; £2680, £2150 Swathburn; £2500, £2350, £2200 Hawkswell Farm; £2500 Low Abbey; £2450 Sleight House Farm; £2400 Windygate; £2350 Bents Farm; £2250 Prospect Farm; £2100 High Dyke Farm: Limousin £3200 (2), £2500 Colt Park Farm; £3000 Decklyn; £2950, £2900, £2800, £2700, £2550, £2500, £2450, £2350, £2200, £2150 Bank House; £2700, £2650, £2550, £2400, £2300, £2250, £2200 High Knipe; £2700, £2400 Crosby Hall; £2650, £2400, £2200 (2) Lockholme Hall; £2400 Hawkswell Farm; £2300 Swathburn; £2300, £2100 Low Oxnop Farm; £2300 Thornbush; £2300 Heather Bank; £2200 Riddings; £2150 Green Farm; £2100 Stripes Farm; £2100 Prospect Farm: Blonde £2600 High Knipe.

Heifers in Calf – British Blue £2500, £2450, £2400, £1900 Colt Park Farm; £2500, £2200, £2000, £1900 (2), £1880, £1850, £1800 Penny Grange; £2500, £2050, £1950, £1900, £1850 Needless Hall Farm; £2100 (2), £2000 (4), £1900, £1850 Long Green; £2050, £1850, £1800 Stoneygarth; £2050 (2) Harelaw Farm; £1950, £1800 High Dyke Farm; £1880 Oldgate Farm: Limousin £2300, £200, £1980, 31850, £1820 Penny Grange; £2250, £2000, £1950 (2), £1900, £1800 Long Green; £2100, £2000 Stoneygarth; £1980, £1850 Colt Park Farm; £1900, £1800 Needless Hall Farm; £1850 Oldgate Farm; £1800 Park House Farm: Blonde £2000 Needless Hall Farm; £2000 High Dyke Farm In Calf Cows – Limousin £1950, £1900, £1800 Littlewood Farm; £1600 Wheatsheaf Breeding Bulls - Limousin £1500 Littlewood Hall Farm Bulling Heifers - Limousin £1280, £1260 Wheatsheaf