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[muleman]

What about on your sheep?

If ther a good trade 12p

 

[Aspiring Peasants]

Date: 25 July 2023 | Primestock
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KIRKBY STEPHEN PRIME SHEEP SALE​

KIRKBY STEPHEN, FARADAY ROAD, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4QL​

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their weekly Sale of Prime Sheep on Tuesday night, when 2655 sheep were forward consisting of 1359 prime lambs and 1296 cast sheep.

Topping the sale at £172 were a pair of 46kg Dutch Texel cross lambs from Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside selling to Dowdings Butchers, Appleby.
Topping at 402.6p/kg were a pen of eight 38kg Beltex cross lambs which made £153 from Messrs Foster, Fordham Farm, York.
This home also sol a pen of three 43kg Beltex cross lambs to make £169 (393p/kg)
A pen of five 42kg Beltex cross lambs to make £162, 47kg to make £161, a pen of eight 37kg to make £147 (397.3p/kg) a pen of four 38kg lambs to make £150 (394.7p/kg) and a pen of eleven 37kg lambs to make £140 (378.4p/kg)
Messrs Teward, New View Farm, Darlington sold a pen of six 59kg Texel lambs to make £159.
Messrs Trafford, Bassenthwaite Hall Farm, Keswick sold a pen of three 57kg Texel cross lambs to make £158, 55kg to make £157, a pen of seven 54kg at £156.50 and a pen of three 56kg for £156.
The consignment of 36 lambs from Messrs Trafford sold to average 53.4kg £153.85 (288.1p/kg)
Messrs Fairburn, Marriforth, Ripon sold a pair of 51kg Beltex cross lambs to make £156.
Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm sold a pen of thirteen 42kg Dutch Texel cross lambs to make £151 (359.5p/kg).

An overall sale average of 282.34p/kg was achieved which once again was 20-30p/kg dearer than most other centres so far this week.
24 pens and 85 lambs sold between £150-£172
45 pens and166 lambs sold between £140-£172
35 pens and 174 lambs sold between 320-402p/kg

Cast sheep sold to top at £227 for a pen of nine Texel ewes from Messrs Teward, New View Farm, Darlington.
Messrs Gill, Bowes Cross Farm, Barnard Castle sold a pen of Texel cross ewes to make £216.
Beltex cross ewes sold to £195 from Messrs Chester, Grassgill Lodge, Soulby.
Messrs Simpson, High Scale, Wigglesworth sold a pen of eight Beltex cross ewes to make £184.
Mule ewes sold to £130 from Messrs Marston, South View, Winton.
Suffolk cross ewes sold to £160 from Riverside Farming.
Cast rams sold to £214 for a Texel also from this home.

All classes of cast sheep were once again a strong trade without ringside of twelve active buyers looking for plenty of prime lambs and cast sheep on a weekly basis here at Kirkby Stephen!

Leading Consignment Averages (Spring Lambs – 5 or More)

No.		Weight	p/kg	Head	From
36	@	53.4kg	288.1p	£153.85	A&MJ Trafford, Keswick
29	@	43.8kg	340.2p	£149.00	G Sowerby, Ormside
20	@	51.4kg	269.3p	£138.30	M/s Teward, Darlington
89	@	39.7kg	339.3p	£134.97	CW Foster, York
113	@	45kg	293p	£131.95	E&EM Fairburn, Ripon
35	@	42kg	310.3p	£130.40	RN Strong, Pooley Bridge
40	@	43.9kg	296.4p	£130.30	JV&JA Hodgson, Darlington

Hoggs
Texel £110 Low Farm; £110 Fair View; £100 East Rackwood Hill: Mule £109 High Toft Hill Farm; £92 Low Farm.

Cast Ewes
Texel £227 New View Farm; £216 Bowes Cross Farm; £204 Waters Farm; £188, £154 Riverside; £185 East Upper Priestside; £166 Breaks Hall; £165 Bolton Road; £164 Martindale Farm; £158 Leekwork Gardens; £158, £157 Abbey Park; £158 Greenside Farm; £156 Buddle House; £155 Fair View; £154 Cocklake Farm; £150 Dry Evers: Beltex £195, £178 Grassgill Lodge; £184, £165, £161, £132 High Scale; £175, £135 Skylin; £136 Green Gill Farm: Suffolk £160, £148, £141, £140, £139(2), £138 Riverside; £139, £131 High Hall: Bluefaced Leicester £148 Pikestone Farm: Mule £130 South View; £115 Fari View; £113 Dry Evers; £111 Abbey Park; £109 Eden Flatt;

Cast Rams
Texel £214, £155, £155 Riverside; £208, £188 Cocklake Farm; £190 New View Farm; £175 Waters Farm; £163 Sawbridge Hall: Beltex £124 Castle Hill: Suffolk £183 Riverside: Bluefaced Leicester £120 Allotment Farm: Herdwick £100 The Gables: Swaledale £99 Easegill Head; £88 Fieldham House; £88 Town End Farm; £80 South Wellhope

 

[Skintagain]

Not from my experience, fair enough when selling stores but don’t get it otherwise.

Why are stores any different? Still bribe money if you like

 

[gwi1890]

Why are stores any different? Still bribe money if you like

Because I suppose when your keeping and animal for best part of a year you need some luck? Either way it’s not something I’m fussed about.

 

[Skintagain]

Because I suppose when your keeping and animal for best part of a year you need some luck? Either way it’s not something I’m fussed about.

Bizarre that you give it in store/breeding stock and not on fat imo. People usually give it or they don’t agree with it so give nothing

 

[gwi1890]

Bizarre that you give it in store/breeding stock and not on fat imo. People usually give it or they don’t agree with it so give nothing

I don’t give it personally, but think it’s bizarre wishing/giving luck to a product that’s reached end of the line. Anyway I’ll leave it at that.

 

[Skintagain]

I don’t give it personally, but think it’s bizarre wishing/giving luck to a product that’s reached end of the line. Anyway I’ll leave it at that.

I see it as a token to say thankyou for your business an old fashioned thing I would like to see stay

 

[Average Farmerboy]

View attachment 1126550Worcester this morning, the bottom 3 lines were 5 indoor pet lambs. The others were straight off their mums. All non f/aView attachment 1126551

Nice lambs Sticky.

 

[thorpe]

Has the commission gone up? Lambs last night were £132 but the take home was £124 with the deductions off! 8 quid a head off just like that and if you give any luck it’s a bit more.

sell live and thrive

 

[sticky]

Nice lambs Sticky.

Thanks

 

[sticky]

You don't go into Bletsoes then?

No Rugby, Worcester or fresh.

 

[livestock 1]

I see it as a token to say thankyou for your business an old fashioned thing I would like to see stay

A lot of folks gave up giving luck after the marts stopped the cash during the dreaded

 

[Optimus]

A lot of folks gave up giving luck after the marts stopped the cash during the dreaded

Not much cash about these days.

 

[Attam]

sell live and thrive

had a load in with Larry as well. 44kg on the scales at home just over 21kg hung up, averaged £120 with the deductions off.

 

[livestock 1]

Not much cash about these days.

You’ve noticed have you!!

 

[casper74]

Cattle less money today, My heifers similar to last week, Bullocks would be 5-10p back on last week. Been a big show 230 clean and 240 bulls.
I haven't been, as busy combining till it bloody rained

 

[Sheeps]

Not much cash about these days.

Around my way there would be alot of men and there problems might be too much cash.
They seem to think farming is a good way of losing it

 

[livestock 1]

I watched some store cattle on the phone while I was cutting grass they look to have dropped a fair bit the second rate ones anyway the best end looked less but not so bad. Heavy second rate beast are £180 less than a few weeks ago better end £50 less maybe

 

[Optimus]

You’ve noticed have you!!

Aye ,every bugger wants to do a bank transfer. I prefer the cash so I can hide it for a rainy day.

 

[Farmer_Joe]

I see it as a token to say thankyou for your business an old fashioned thing I would like to see stay

I got a good trade today so I gave luck, if it’s shite I don’t,

To be fair I don’t really bother with fats or cull either it’s a bit of a bygone thing imo