Kirtlevale stars at Carlisle
A flying trade for breeding sheep at Carlisle on Monday, saw DJ Livingstone, Kirtlevale, produce the show and sale winners with two dierent lots.
Their champion winners, Texel hoggs with single lambs realised £238 per life. Later, similarly bred hoggs with single lambs from the same home sold for the top price of £260 per life.
Adding to the Kirtlevale celebrations, the farm also led the ewe and lamb trade at £270 per life for a Beltex with a single.
Judge, John Fell, awarded the reserve championship to Mule hoggs from James Harrison, Low House, which made £140.
Outwith the show, hoggs and lambs averaged £152.27 per life with ewes and lambs at £114.99.
Hall; £116 Brackenber; £114 Wolf Hills. Mule – £120, £90 Bolton Hall; £96 Wolf Hills. Jacob – £64 Bolton Hall. BF – £60 Bolton Hall.
Hoggs and lambs – Tex – £260, £238, £235, £228, £215, £205, £190 Kirtlevale; £202, £200, £172, £140 (x3) Seymour House; £190, £172 Tercrosset; £182, £152, £140, £135, £130 Nirvana; £182, £180
(x2) Highwood; £170, £145, £135 Dockray Hall; £155, £150 Cumbrae; £155 Ashdene; £140 Chesterwood. Blue Tex – £202 Tercroset. Suff – £155, £152 Cumbrae. Mule – £140, £136, £90 (x2) Low House; £135, £134, £130 Stone House.
Ewes and lamb – Belt – £255 Kirtlevale; £168, £135, £130, £120 Lees Hall; £125 Victoria House. Tex – £220, £134, £131, £130 Longrigg; £180, £170
(x4), £162, £160, £155, £150, £148, £135, £132, £130 Wall End; £158 Glasson; £135, £130 (x2) Cumbrae; £135 Priestdykes; £132, £129 Birniehall; £128 Plumtree
House; £125 Bolton Hall; £118, £114 Espland; £116 Hill; £115 Bustabeck. Suff – £172, £150, £148, £135 Cragg; £114, £100 Chesterwood; £102 Bolton Hall; £94 The Beeches; £91 Eden Close. Hamp – £145 Meinfoot. Fox Red – £128 The Hawthorns. Blue Tex – £125, £120 Cumbrae. Mule – £113, £100 (x2) Birniehall; £112 Low Closegill; £110 Ryecorn; £103 Guise; £91 Wolf Hills; £90 (x2) Stoneknowe; £89 Chesterwood; £88, £87, £86 Cherry Tree; £88 Leapsrigg; £88, £85, £84, £83, £82 Macherquhat; £86 Dykeside; £80 Highfield. Zwart – £98 The Wreay. Chev Mule – £91 Bogra. Jacob – £85 Ellonby Hall. Hill Chev – £82, £80, £76 Goodlie Hill Cottage. Clun Forest – £82, £78 Ellonby Hall. Swale –
£72, £65 Ewan Close; £68 Stoneknowe. BF – £71 Palaceknowe.