Hexham Primestock
Hexham Auction Mart
Hexham Auction Mart
Cattle
Prime Cattle
An increased show and entry of clean this week which attracted more purchasers ringside. The trade observed was very similar to what has been seen recently and saw slight resistance for both wholesale and butchers type cattle compared to previous weeks.
A nice run of well finished heifers from J Watson & Co, Bowsden Moor topped the sale at 451.5p/kg for a handy weighted Pure Limousin butchers heifer selling to B & T Kitson for their Five Houses Farm Shop at Crathorne, Yarm. The same home sold over aged Pure British Blue heifers to 447.5p/kg selling to R Pearson Wholesale Butchers, Bradford. Not far behind this was a very well-fed Limousin cross heifer from Chris and Andrew Johnson (H Clark & Son), Paxton Dene. This same good home sold the highest priced steer, an outstanding black Limousin cross steer to 425.5p/kg and £3029.56 again to R Pearson Wholesale Butchers, Bradford.
British Blue Heifers-£3378.63 Bowsden Moor
448.5p Bowsden Moor
Limousin Heifers –£3089.13 Bowsden Moor, £2869.48 & £2551.23 Paxton Dene
452.5p Bowsden Moor, 445.5p & 432.5p Paxton Dene
Charolais Heifers –£2847.60, £2262.65 & 2262.26 Flotterton
396.5p x2 Flotterton
Limousin Steers-£3029.56 Paxton Dene, £2814.23 & £2756.25 Colepike Home Farm
426.5p Paxton Dene, 368.5p Colepike Home Farm
Charolais Steers-£2932.90 Flotterton
348.5p Flotterton
Galloway Steers-£2145.93 Stooprigg
350.5p Stooprigg
Young Bulls
Young Bulls
More Young Bulls forward this week which sold to slightly more resistance compared to last week but in line with alternatives. The highlight of this section was a terrific Pure British Blue from Ross and Elaine Pattinson, The Temon which sold to 427.5p/kg and £3326.70 selling to R Pearson Wholesale Butchers, Bradford. Dairy bred Blue bulls from J & A Moralee, Hard Riding sold to £2482.70.
British Blue-£3326.70 Temon
427.5p Temon
British Blue x-£2482.70 Hard Riding
336.5p Hard Riding
Luing-£2236.50 Stoop Rigg
322.5p Stoop Rigg
Cast Cows & OTM
The Hexham Cast Cattle juggernaut continues to steam ahead, with trade once again outpacing alternative outlets which are observing some resistance. A terrific entry of 80 Cast Cows & Bulls met strong demand across all classes, with buyers keen to secure numbers.
While there were fewer well-fleshed continental cows forward this week, the overall show was straighter than last week, with a better proportion of feeding types on offer. This resulted in an excellent overall average of 295p/kg for Cows & Bulls, a tremendous return right through the entry.
Top honours were shared by two cows reaching 357.5p/kg. A well-fleshed Limousin cow from J Watson & Co, Bowsden Moor sold to Mr O Llyr, Ruthin, this was also attained by a smart young Charolais cross cow from RN & HN Tweddle, Grange Farm.
J Lee & Son, Agars Hill presented a very useful squad of feeding cows which were keenly competed for, topping at 344.5p/kg for British Blue cross cows and 343.5p/kg for Limousin cross cows. This should comfortably fund Stephen’s sombrero while he enjoys his Mexican break.
A fantastic run of Angus cross and Beef Shorthorn cross cows from Alan & Selby Robson, Yatesfield sold like hotcakes, peaking at 337.5p/kg for Shorthorns and 323.5p/kg for a big Angus cross cow, with the entire run averaging a strong 306.5p/kg.
Receiving the full benefit of the competitive Hexham ring for the first time was Darren Fletcher & Donna Coates of Shortthorns, Weardale who parted company with an Angus cross cow for 315.5p/kg and £2492.45.
Once again, plenty of feeding types looked well sold and in excess of 285–290p/kg, looking noticeably sharper than a few weeks ago. Vendors are encouraged to keep the numbers coming to meet demand.
Limousin –£2788.50 Bowsden Moor
Limousin x-£2651.13 Bilton Farm, £2603.63 Greyside, £2489.00 Longlee, £2392.43 Bilton Farm, £2373.90 Colepike Home Farm, £2334.70 Flotterton, £2284.80 Colepike Home Farm, £2284.16 Shortthorns, £2258.38 Longlee, £2252.00 Houselope Grange, £2213.75 Barker House
358.5p Bowsden Moor, 344.5p, 340.5p, 336.5p & 330.5p Agars Hill, 328.0p Greyside & Longlee, 326.5p & 318.5p Bilton Farm, 316.5p Flotterton, 312.5p Longlee, 300.5p Longshaws,
Angus –£3004.38 Yatesfield, £2830.63 Yatesfield, £2687.70 North Acomb, £2538.13 Flotterton, £2505.10 Barker House, £2492.45 Shortthorns, £2489.83 Yatesfield, £2446.47 Flotterton, £2439.03 Barker House
332.5p & 328.5p Flotterton, 324.5 Yatesfield, 316.5p Shortthorns, 314.5p Barker House, 308.5p Flotterton, 306.5p Barker House & Yatesfield, 295.5p Rookland, 292.5p Flotterton, 390.5p Old Town
Charolais x-£2466.75 Grange Farm
358.5p Grange Farm
Blonde x-£2264.50 Houselope Grange
324.5p Houselope Grange
British Blue –£2506.13 Buildings Farm, £2466.54 Bilton Farm, £2463.18 Agars Hill, £2218.35 Dukesfield Hall, £2126.45 & £2124.20 Longlee, £2054.57 Bilton Farm
345.5p Agars Hill, 322.5p Dukesfield Hall, 320.5p Longlee, 308.5p Buildings Farm, 306.5p Burmoor, 300.5p Longlee & Bilton Farm
Stabiliser–£2311.50 & £2200.28 Builidngs Farm, £2043.15 Nunwick
318.5p Buildings Farm, 292.5p & 288.5p Nunwick
Beef Shorthorn-£2564.55 & £2463.75 Yatesfield
338.5p & 308.5p Yatesfield
Belted Galloway-£1778 Low House
Cast Bull
Cast Bulls met a fierce and dearer trade once again, building on last week’s strong showing. The section peaked at an unrivalled 351.5p/kg and £3,655.60 for a 9-year-old Limousin bull from GH Walton & Son, Greyside.
Also of note was a monster Angus bull from RC Bramwell & Sons, High Barns, which sold to 274.5p/kg and £3,156.75.
Limousin-£3655.60 Greyside, £3474.75 Shillafield
352.5p Greyside, 308.5p Shillafield
Angus-£3156.75 High Barns, £915.45 Burtreeford
275.5p High Barns
Prime Sheep
Prime Hoggs
Hexham and Northern Marts sold 988 Prime Hoggs to a vert two tier trade. 43kg and below sold with great ease where as the heavier sorts met resistance with plenty of hoggs 50kg and above, up to 79kg.
Topping the sale at £168 was Texel cross hoggs from G & EA Herdman, Luns House.
Top p/kg was 368.4p/kg for a pair from Reay & Walton, St Oswalds.
Please continue to enter your Hoggs and Prime Ewes by a Monday evening with the Office or Auctioneers to notify buyers on expected numbers.
Texel x –£168 Luns House, £165 Linden Hill Head, £160 Old Town, Linden Hill Head x2, £159 Luns House x2, £156 Blackburn, £155 High Eshells, £153 Linden Hill Head, £152.50 Luns House, £151 Nunwick x2, £150 Nunwick, High Eshells, Chester, Bankfoot & Colepike x2
366.0p St Oswalds, 361.0p New Dotland, 356.0p St Oswalds, 351.0p St Oswalds & Cheeseburn, 347.0p Cheeseburn, 340.0p Low Eshells, 338.0p x2 Cheeseburn, 337.0p Colepike, 334.0p Comb Hills & Riding Farm, 333.3p Quarry House, White Hall, Woodcroft & St Oswalds, 332.0p Cheeseburn & High Eshells, 331.0p Low Eshells, 329.0 Quarry House & Chesters, 328.0p Chesters
Suffolk x –£160 Luns House & Old Town, £157.50 & £153.50 Luns House, £152 New Dotland, £150 Old Town
332.0p High Keenley Fell & Riding Farm, 330.0p Quarry House, 320.0p St Oswalds, 314.0p Bankfoot, 312.0p Burn Farm, 310.0p Quarry House
Dutch Texel x-£158, £156, £149 & £148 Willimoteswick
344.0p & 331.0p Willimoteswick
Beltex x –£140 St Oswalds
368.0p St Oswalds
Charollais x-£155 Old Town
336.0p Flotterton
Leicester-£150 Allenshields
Rouge-£135 St Oswalds
Hampshire-£134 Delight
Mule –£138 New Dotland, £136.50 Baal Hill, £136 Quarry House, £133 Hole Farm, £131 Flotterton
302.0p Quarry House, 298.0p Quickeningcote, 294.0p Quarry House
Cheviot-£140 Flotterton
340.0p & 339.0p Flotterton
Blackface –£137 Hole Farm, £134 New Dotland, £131.50 Quarry House
306.0p Quarry House & Dudlees