Hexham Sale of Store Cattle & Cast Sheep
Hexham – 27th March
Hexham & Northern Marts held their final sale of store cattle in the month of March and offered an increased entry of 424 head. Larger numbers attracted a larger crowd at the ringside and all classes were dearer on the week, in particular younger aged cattle.
The sale peaked at £2780 for a super Blue cross heifer from Messrs Carr Camphill with the lead steer following closely at £2770 – this one a Limmy cross bullock from Messrs Hamilton, Claywalls.
A Trio of Angus bullocks sold well from Messrs Tomlinson, Sunniside and topped at £2580 twice with the third close behind at £2560.
Messrs Storey, Startup Farm often favour the Hexham store ring at this time of year and brought forward a super run of 12 home-bred Limmy bullocks at 15/16 months which peaked at £2630 and averaged £2463 for the delighted Ponteland based producers.
Returning to the Hexham ring with a super run of yearling Charolais crosses was Mr Alec Brown, Dunstan Hill, North Northumberland and a little extra distance travelled to the Tyne Green marketplace was rewarded with an outstanding trade throughout. Buyers were keen for the well-bred cattle and pushed bullocks to a whopping £2640 with heifer sisters scaling to £2300 for a pen of three which resulted in a thoroughly deserved average of £2132 per head for fifty-eight cattle sold on the day.
With a determined and driven canvassing policy in place increasing numbers of yearling cattle from North of The Border are being sold to advantage through the Hexham ring. Messrs Rennie, Berryhill came back to Hexham from their Kelso based holding and once again were rewarded for the extra miles down the A68. Their best bullock scaled to £1980 and with heifers selling to £1860 their eight sold levelled at £1827 per head.
Likewise, The Upperburnmouth Partners enjoyed their last trip to Tyne Green from Newcastleton and returned with another shapely six that saw steers climb to £1890 twice but it was their heifers that rang the bell at a top of £2140 to compliment an average of £1935 for their cool half dozen.
Additionally, Messrs Crocket, Craigsford Mains, Earlston consigned a nice packet of Saler crosses and topped at £2080 for their lead steer to average £1887 for seven steers and heifers sold on the day. Messrs Wardrop, Hardenmains brought a shapely half dozen heifers over The Bar from Jedburgh and topped at £1880 to average a worthy £1760 for their ‘lovely limmy cross lassies’. Also Messrs Pickford, Marchcleugh, Morebattle topped at £2140 for their Limmy bred bullocks and a smart run of steers and heifers returned at £1760 per head.
Should any Borders based producers wish to take advantage of the ‘Hutchy Express’ to Hexham then Andrew Hutcheson (07955 275403) and indeed any of our team of auctioneers would be only too pleased to take your call.
As always a staunch bedrock of local producers consign cattle that attract buyers to the ringside and this week was no exception – John & Philip Ogle, Wydon, Haltwhistle brought out a smart run of yearling types and peaked at £2330 for Charolais cross steers and £2040 for a heifer sister. Craig Armin, Tanfield Lane brought a cracking quintet of pure bred Limmy steers and these always sell well topping on this day at £2200 to average £2102 at just 12 months.
It often pays to have a ‘look over the gate’ and Messrs Collingwood, Ambling Gate, Weardale did just that to great effect. Their well-bred calves topped at £2080 for their lead steer and £1800 for a smart heifer, both by the limmy bull, to average £1912 for five sold on the day. Another was Rob Campbell, Moorhouse Gate, Allendale whose suckler operation goes from strength to strength and despite taking his turn later on the catalogue Rob was pleased to sell steers to £2010 and heifers to £1720 to round off another good days trading on Tyne Green.
With the Easter weekend resulting in the annual Good Friday holiday the next store sale at Hexham will be on 10th April and with longer days turning thoughts to filling grazing pastures the auctioneers look forward to an encouraging catalogue which is sure to meet with enthusiastic demand. Call Chris Armstrong on 07808 721957 or Drew Patrick on 07854 361967 or the main office on 01434 605444 to enter cattle at any point over the next ten days.
Young Bulls
Hexham and Northern Marts’ monthly Young Bulls section, held on the final Friday of the month, met a strong trade with keen competition throughout for a full entry of native‑bred bulls. The sale peaked at £2,620 for a big, thick‑set Angus cross bull from J D Straughan, Dalton Hill Head. A standout run of pure Angus bulls, aged 10–11 months, from JL & M Wilkinson & Son, Bollihope Shield, topped at £2,060, with others close behind at £1,980. New customer J Williamson, East Cottage, also enjoyed a strong debut, selling 11‑month‑old Hereford cross bulls to £1,960, underlining continued buyer confidence in the Young Bulls trade at this centre.
Many more Bulls can be sold in this centre to producers’ advantage; we are actively seeking more for the sale at the end of April.
Please Call Drew Patrick with entries or enquires 07854361967.
Leading prices;
Cattle 30 Months & Over
Limousin heifers – £2280 Claywalls
Cattle 23 – Under 30 Months
Aberdeen Angus x steers – £2620 East Cottage, £2580 Sunniside, £2340 Catreen, £2280 Elilaw, £2240 Elilaw, £2190 Elilaw, £2190 Elilaw
Aberdeen Angus x heifers – £2460 Catreen
British Blue x heifers – £2780 Camp Hill, £2380 Old Deanham, £2280 Camp Hill
Charolais x steers – £2460 Old Deanham
Charolais x heifers – £2200 Claywalls
Limousin x steers – £2770 Claywalls, £2760 Luns House, £2690 Luns House, £2600 Luns House, £2500 Thornham Hill, £2490 Thornham Hill, £2470 Old Deanham, £2470 Old Deanham
Limousin x heifers – £2350 Old Deanham, £2150 Low Staples
Limousin heifers – £2180 Old Deanham
Salers heifers – £1730 Craigsford Mains
Cattle 17 – 22 Months
Aberdeen Angus x steers – £2580 Sunniside, £2560 Sunniside, £2420 Catreen, £2390 Elilaw
Aberdeen Angus x heifers – £2040 Wydon
British Blue x steers – £2300 Camp Hill
Charolais x steers – £2500 Old Deanham, £2460 Newbigging, £2420 Claywalls, £2330 Wydon
Charolais x heifers – £2180 Claywalls, £2040 Wydon, £2040 Wydon
Hereford x steers – £2500 Thornham Hill
Hereford x heifers – £2120 Claywalls, £2010 Claywalls
Limousin steers – £2200 Old Deanham
Limousin heifers – £2350 Old Deanham
Limousin x steers – £2720 Thornham Hill, £2640 Newbigging, £2600 Thornham Hill, £2520 Startup, £2510 Camp Hill, £2500 Luns House, £2500 Startup, £2480 Old Deanham, £2440 Startup, £2420 Startup, £2380 Old Deanham, £2300 Old Deanham, £2280 Wydon
Limousin x heifers – £2360 Old Deanham, £2360 Claywalls, £2270 Claywalls, £2190 Claywalls, £2120 Claywalls, £1980 Wydon
Cattle 10 – 16 Months
Aberdeen Angus Young Bulls – £2060 Bollihope Shield, £1980 Bollihope Shield, £1980 Bollihope Shield, £1920 Bollihope Shield, £1900 Bollihope Shield
Aberdeen Angus x steers – £2200 Catreen, £2200 Redsteads, £2100 Lowfield, £1980 Lowfield, £1940 Lowfield
Aberdeen Angus x heifers – £2300 Claywalls, £1960 Redsteads, £1720 Redsteads
Charolais x steers – £2330 Wydon, £2300 Newbigging, £2250 Newbigging, £2240 Newbigging, £2220 Newbigging
Charolais x heifers – £2300 Newbigging, £2140 Newbigging, £2060 Newbigging, £1960 Claywalls, £1900 Redsteads
Limousin x steers – £2380 Grange House, £2140 High Alderheads, £2100 Tanfield Lane Farm, £2080 Ambling Gate
Limousin x heifers – £2140 Upper Burnmouth Farm, £2070 Upper Burnmouth Farm, £2000 Ambling Gate
Cattle Below 10 Months
British Blue x heifers – £1440 Allergill Farm
Hereford x steers – £1680 East Cottage
Limousin x steers – £2010 Moorhouse Gate, £1900 Moorhouse Gate
Limousin x heifers – £1720 Moorhouse Gate
Ewes & Rams
Hexham and Northern Marts sold 554 Cast Ewes and Rams to another competitive trade for a mixed show forward.
Topping at £285 was a pair of Texel from I Spedding, Harelaw, Weardale.
B J Haigh, Hightown, Haltwhistle sold Texel to £275. Not far away was R F Rogerson, Harbottle Grange, Northumberland who cashed Texels to £270.
Suffolk ewes sold to £250 from N Demuschamp, Park View, Weardale who also sold Belex x ewes to £250.
Blueface Leicester ewes sold to £229 for a pair from H S Hutchinson, Whitehouse, Weardale.
Suffolk x ewes sold to £218 for three pens from R H Thompson & Son, Fitches Grange, County Durham.
Cheviot x ewes sold to £207 for a trio from Fitches Grange.
Pole Dorset ewes sold to £205 for a pair from J Baker, Windshiel, Duns.
No massive power around in the horned ewe section. Blackface ewes sold to £138 for 10 from M J Dixon, The Stobbs, Rouchester.
Swaledale ewes sold to £119 for a trio from Cheesebrough & Son Ltd, Buildings Farm, Newcastle Upon Tyne.
REMINDER-NO SALE NEXT FRIDAY DUE TO GOOD FRIDAY
Jack Walton-07739 440457
Harrison Collingwood-07895 761102
Andrew Hutcheson-07955 275403
Neil McCleary-07955 268459
Texel – £285 Harelaw, £275 Hightown, £270 Harbottle Grange
Texel x – £250 Blackhalls, £240 & £238 Gilberts End, £229 Longlea, £228 Hightown, £222 Longlea, £220 Crescent Farm, £218 Gilberts End, £212 Red Hemmels, £205 Blackhalls, £200 Crescent Farm, £198 Gilberts End & Rosehill, £194 Rosehill & Hightown, £192 Gilberts End, Low Eshells & Hightown, £190 Longlea & Crescent Farm, £188 Gilberts End, Red Hemmels & Hightown, £185 Hightown, £182 Halton Red House, £180 Parkside
Beltex x – £250 Park View, £190 Gilberts End
Blue Texel – £200 Park View
Dutch Texel – £220 West Side Farm
Charollais x – £188 Buildings Farm, £180 Gilberts End
Suffolk – £250 Park View, £196 Harelaw
Suffolk x – £218 (x3), £217 (x2), £211 Fitches Grange , £198 Farnham Park, £196 Harelaw £190 Gilberts End & Hightown, £188 Gilberts End
Cheviot – £197 & £169 Gilberts End, £158 Cooper House, £145 Bellshiel, £144 Chirdon, £140 Buildings Farm
Cheviot x – £207 Fitches Grange, £206 Hightown, £188 Gilberts End
Cheviot Mule – £180 Gilberts End
North of England Mule – £189 Hightown, £182 Rosehill, £178 Longlea & Crescent Farm, £169 Red Hemmels & Halton Red House, £167 Buildings Farm, £160 Parkside, £151 Harelaw
Bluefaced Leicester – £229 White House, £213 Farnham Park, £196 Rosehill
Easy Care – £172 West Hills, £148, £145 Dowlaw
Easy Care x – £136 & £122 Dowlaw
Dorset– £205 & £179 Windshiel Farm
Zwartbles – £192 & £188 Blawearie
Blackface – £138 The Stobbs, £124 Blueburn (x2), £116 Davy Shiel, £110 Blakehope
Swaledale – £119 Buildings Farm, £107 Rosehill
Rams
Cast Tups sold to a top of £175 for a Charollais x from N Demuschamp, Park View.
Texel – £268 Harbottle Grange, £220 Lodge Cottage
Suffolk x – £244 & £200 Dowlaw
Blue Texel – £238 Park View
Bluefaced Leicester – £220 West Hills
Charollais x – £275 Park View
Cheviot – £190 Falstone, £182 Bedshiel
Blackface –£178 Chirdon, £164 Blakelaw
Hampshire Down – £190 West Hills
Dorset x – £172 Windshiel Farm
Lleyn – £148 Windshiel Farm
Swaledale – £138 Blackhalls
Store Hoggs
Hexham and Northern Marts sold 1056 Store Hoggs to average a stunning £144.23. Peaking at £210 for a powerful Suffolk x Hogg from N Demuschamp, Park View. This home also sold a pair of Blue Texel Hoggs to £200.
Texel x Hoggs also reached £200 from another Weardale Vendor, Mr I Spedding, Harelaw. 552 Texel x store hoggs averaged a whopping £159.34.
Blackface Hoggs reached £208 from M G Robson, Hole Farm.
Cheviot Hoggs sold to great rates reaching £187 from T Elliot, Bedshiel for 11 sweet hoggs. While S Martin, Heatheridge sold 19 strong Cheviots to £184.
Mule Hoggs reached £172 for 16 fed Hoggs from R L Riddle & Son, Blakelaw with others at £168 from W Wearmouth, Rosehill.
Easycare Hoggs reached £182 for a trio from Elliot Farms.
Swaledale Hoggs reached £138 for 6 from Devenport Farms who also sold 38 more at £120.
No sale next Friday, Prime Hoggs wanted this coming Tuesday to satisfy strong demand here at Hexham.
Beltex x – £177 Blakelaw, £168 Lodge House Farm, £148 Blakelaw
Blackface – £208 Hole Farm, £180 The Stobbs, £178 Chirdon, £164 Blakelaw, £144 Blakehope, £140 Blakelaw, £138 Chirdon
Blue Texel – £200 Park View
Bluefaced Leicester – £160 Harelaw
Cheviot – £187 Bedshiel, £184 Heatheridge, £164 Linbriggs Farm
Cheviot x – £162 Thornley Pit House (x2), £158 Devonport Farms, £152 & £140 Gairshield
Dorper – £158 Craigshield Farm
Dutch Texel x – £165 West Side Farm
Easy Care – £182 Blackhaugh Farm House
Lleyn x – £134 & £130 South Dissington
North of England Mule – £172 Blakelaw, £168 Rosehill, £164 Southdean, £163 Low House, £162 Morley Hill, £146 Morley Hill & Redesmouth, £132 Newbiggin
Suffolk x – £210 Park View, £188 Chesters, £176 Middle Heads, £170 Piatroon, £168 Morley Hill, £158 Bellshiel, £130 Linbriggs Farm
Swaledale – £138 Devonport Farms, £134 Espershields, £120 Devonport Farms (x2) & Rosehill, £105 Devonport Farms
Texel – £182 Harbottle Grange
Texel x – £200 Harelaw, £195 Moorlaws, £194 Kimmerston Farmhouse, £192 Harbottle Grange, £190 Rosehill, £188 West Heddon, £187 Low House, £185 Middle Heads & Low House, £184 Red Hemmels, £182 Chesters, £181 West Heddon, Low House & Longlea, £180 China Hall & Kimmerston Farmhouse, £178 Harbottle Grange, Chesters, Espershields, China Hall & Harelaw, £175 Westhouses & Middle Heads, £174 Linbriggs Farm, China Hall & Laburnum Cottage, £173 Low House, £172 Newbiggin, Piatroon, Westhouses, East Shaftoe (x2), Springwell Cottage (x3) & West Heddon, £170 Linbriggs Farm, Westhouses (x2), East Shaftoe, Espershields & Moorlaws, £169 Low House, £168 Low House (x2), £167 Redesmouth, £165 East Shaftoe & Redesmouth, £162 Morley Hill, Waite Farm, West Heddon & Addycombe, £160 Lodge House Farm & West Heddon, £158 Farnham Park & Espershields, £157 Redesmouth & East Benridge, £155 Newbiggin & Rosehill, £154 The Newton & Low House, £152 Lodge House Farm, £150 Espershields, £145 Redesmouth, £143 Low House, £142 Middle Whitestones, £140 West Heddon & Low House
Wensleydale x – £169 Felton
Zwartbles – £110 Eden Lodge Farm