Beltex lambs top Kirkby sale at 252.5p/kg

An entry of 2,334 sheep was forward at Kirkby Stephen Mart on Tuesday consisting of 2,038 prime lambs and 296 cast ewes and rams.  Topping at 252.5 p/kg was a pair of Beltex lambs from Messrs Dodd, West View and purchased by Vivers Scot Lamb.  These same lambs also topped per head at £104.80 (41,5kg).

Well fleshed pens of lambs were still in demand selling to rates above last year’s trade for the same week.  Buyers were looking for sheep with more meat with leaner sorts being harder to cash.  

Cast ewes & rams were a wonderful trade once again being similar to recent weeks

Leading Prices were as follows:  

Prime Lambs

Price per Kilo

Beltex 252.50p, 245.90p, 230.30p, 227p, 220.50p, 220p, 218.40p West View; 209.20, 208.90p The Birches;

Charollais 220p, 210.20p West View;

Texel 215.80p Porthy Green; 210.70p, 209.50p Row End; 207p, 205.30p Friendship Farm; 205p High Dalton Hall

Dutch Texel 197.30p Thorneyscale

Rouge De L’Ouest 191.80p Scarside Farm

Suffolk 189.10p Potlands; 187.70p Low Greenside

Mule 176.60p Asby Hall

Price per Head

Beltex £104.80, £100.80, £92.80, £90.80, £89.80, £89.30, £85.80 West View; £99.80 Scarside Farm; £91.30 Bridge End (Brass); £85.80, £84.80 Clifton Moor Farm; £84.80 Yore House; £84.80 Easegill Head; £84.30 Wheatsheaf; £84.30 Windy Gate Farm; £84.30 Kiln Beck; £84.30 Sunnybrae; £84.30 Bridge End (Miller); £84.30 Low Scale; £84 Musgrave House; £84 Piper Hole

Texel £98.80 Sawbridge Hall; £94.80, £85.30, £84.80 Row End; £94.30 High Dalton Hall; £92.80 Porthy Green; £92 High Stennerskeugh; £91.80, £87.80 Asby Hall; £90.80 Starrah, £90 Musgrave House; £89.30, £87.80 Potlands; £87.80 Low Borrow Bridge; £86n Blandswath; £85.80 South House; £85.80 Greystone House

Rouge De L’Ouest £97.80 Scarside Farm

Suffolk £91.80 White Hurworth Farm; £87.30 Low Greenside; £83.80 Sawbridge Hall; £83.80 Brandle How

Dutch Texel £88.80, £84.80 Thorneyscale

Charollais £88.30, £85.80 West View;

Mule £77, £72.30 Kentmere Hall; £75.30 Greenriggs; £75,30 Oakbank; £74.30 High Stennerskeugh; £73.80 Water Houses; £73.30 Asby Hall; £72.80 Martindale Farm; £72.30 Dale Forge

Rough Fell £65.80 Flakebridge Farm

Cast Ewes & Rams

Bluefaced Leicester £110.50 Gillses; £80 East Lowfield

Texel £108.50 Dale View; £107.50 Hollins View; £94.50 High Green; £93.50 Mere Bank; £86.50, £85.50 Galloper Garth; £83.50 Hartley Castle; £80 Kiln Beck

Mule £80.50 High Stennerskeugh; £77.50, £73.50 Hartley Castle; £76.50 Town End) Iveson); £76.50 High Green; £71.50 Galloper Garth

Suffolk £74.50 Stoneriggs

Swaledale £69.50 Marshes Gill; £66, £58.50, £54.50 Stoneriggs; £57.50 Oakbank; £52.50 Greenriggs; £51.50 Ravenseat; £50.50 South House

Rough Fell £66.50, £64.50 Flakebridge Farm; £64.50 Midfield; £63.50 Dale View

Cheviot £60 Brandle How

Store Lambs

Suffolk £50 Sleetburn

Cheviot £48.50 Sleetburn