Final Ram Sale

Hexham & Northern Marts held their final prize show and sale of breeding rams of 2023 and offered a varied catalogue of 180 head.  The prize show was kindly sponsored by Northumberland National Park and the results were as follows;

Blackface Rams – Judge; Scott Young, Alnham

1st – Brieredge Farms, Brieredge

2nd- W E Charlton, Greenleas

3rd – J Armstrong, Rookland

Swaledale Rams – Judge; Jonny Archer, Glenhill
1st – Mrs S Scott, Low Leam
2nd – Mrs S Scott, Low Leam

3rd – T. Golightly, Lilswood

Cheviot Rams – Judge; Lynsay Bell, Ottercops

1st – F T Walton, Flotterton

2nd – R Powell, Springwood

3rd – R Powell, Springwood

A mixed show of quality sold very well throughout with buyers from all over the UK keen for rams of all classes and trade noticeably lifted as the sale went on from the hill breeds into the terminal sire rams. Leading prices;

Blackface – £610 Brieredge, £500 (3shr) Close a Burn, £210 Rookland.

Swaledale – £420 & £400 Low Leam, £340 Lilswood.

North Country Cheviot – £550 Gilston, £420 West Mill Hills, £380 West Mill Hills & Springwood (twice), £360 Flotterton & Stragole, £320 (twice) Springwood, £300 Flotterton.

Bluefaced Leicester – £560 Middle Dukesfield (2 shr); £520 Holling Hill; £500 Round Meadows; £500 Holling Hill & Round Meadows.

Suffolk – £500 (twice) Flotterton; £400 Edlingham Newtown, £320 Sillywrea, £300 Rosebrough £220 Glebe Farm.

Beltex – £420 Great Tosson, £280 Dotland Park, £240 Great Tosson.

Charollais – £420, £400, £300 Great Tosson.

Blue Texel – £300 (twice) Craigshield.

Beltex X Texel – £620, £500 Bridgeford, £420 Dotland Park, £410 Great Tosson, £400 Bridgeford Texel – £780 Edlingham Newtown; £720 Butterknowes; £660 Middleton Mill; £620, £600, £550 Edlingham Newtown; £520 Flotterton; Woodcroft (twice) & Great Tosson; £500 Townfoot; £480 Butterknowes, Great Tosson; £460 Rouchester, Edlingham Demesne (SH) £440 Edlingham Demesne (GH), Rouchester, Rosebrough; £420 Butterknowes; £400 Butterknowes, Woodcroft.