Hexham Primestock
Cattle
Prime Cattle
A larger entry of clean forward this week with new customers from further afield utilizing the centre and achieving very competitive returns and with solid trade right through observed.
Taking the spoils today was renowned Mid-Northumberland finisher Mr I Hamilton who sold British Blue x heifers to 333.5ppk, bought by “The beef specialists” R Pearson Wholesale Butchers, Bradford. The same home sold Limousin x steers to 323.5ppk, again to R Pearson Wholesale Butchers.
Leading prices;
Limousin Steers – £2296.85, £2163.15, £2020.05 & £1926.65 Claywalls
323.5p, 313.5p & 301.5p Claywalls, 299.5p Eslington Park
Blonde x Steers – £2186.35 & £2157.23 Colepike
299.5p & 293.5p Colepike
British Blue Steers – £2132.46 Claywalls
309.5p Claywalls
Luing Steers – £1696.94 High Keenley Fell
263.5p High Keenley Fell
Limousin Heifers – £1641.47 & £1575.02 Broomhill, £1541.05 Eslington Park
314.5p Eslington Park, 295.5p & 289.5p Broomhill
Charolais x Heifers – £1854.41 & £1811.98 Flotterton
304.5p & 299.5p Flotterton
Blonde x Heifers – £2118.43 Colepike
303.5p Colepike
British Blue Heifers – £2001.00 Claywalls
333.5p Claywalls
Angus x Heifers – £1522.08 & £1509.38 Heckley High House
267.5p Heckley High House
Cast Cows & OTM
More Cast Cows forward this week, which once again met a firm trade and very similar to the last few weeks.
Better continental cows cashed away past 210ppk, and heavy well-fleshed sorts sought after and regularly exceeding 190ppk.
Leading the sale with a young, shapey Simmental x cow was Messrs H & D M Forster, East Wharmley which realised 238.5ppk.
G A & D E Thompson, Howburn returned with a Limousin x cow which sold to 235.5ppk.
Native bred cows once again easily sold here at Hexham and jumping on the Hexham express down the A1 was a squad of cows from Messrs T M Lough & Son, Whittle, Felton and sold to 213.5ppk and £1996.23 for Angus crosses.
Another from the same parish that took advantage of the Hexham ring was Mr R Green, Heckley High House, who sold Angus cross cows to 208.5ppk.
Entries to Drew on 07854 361967.
Leading prices;
Limousin – £1740.59 & £1673.06 Brownsleazes, £1620.24 Howburn, £1602.90 Round Meadows, £1572.08 Nilston Rigg
235.5p Howburn, 229.5p Nilston Rigg & Brownsleazes, 215.5p The Fawns, 205.5p Brownsleazes & Round Meadows
Angus – £1130.85 West Shields
179.5p West Shields
Angus x – £1996.23 Whittle, £1841.68 & £1522.05 Heckley High House, £1470.15 Whittle, £1440.48 Heckley High House
227.5p & 226.5p West Shields, 213.5p Whittle, 208.5p & 203.5p Heckley High House
British Blue – £1717.03 Rosehill, £1555.88 & £1523.58 Newlands Haugh, £1497.05 Whittle
200.5p Newlands Haugh, 198.5p Rosehill, 189.5p Newlands Haugh & Whittle
Simmental – £1483.47 East Wharmley
238.5p East Wharmley
Simmental x – £1628.00 Eland Hall, £1578.85 & £1492.10 Heckley High House
203.5p Eland Hall, 189.5p Whittle, 182.5p The Fawns
British Shorthorn – £1406.25 Woodlands Hall
187.5p Woodlands Hall
Longhorn x – £1201.76 Newlands Haugh
169.5p Newlands Haugh
Hereford x – £1191.93 Newlands Haugh
171.5p Newlands Haugh
Holstein Friesian – £876.15 Whitehouse
147.5p Whitehouse
Stock Bull
A small entry of stock bulls, but those forward met a flyer with a Limousin from Messrs W Walton & Sons, Dunns Houses selling to 209.5ppk.
A titanic Charolais bull from Mr F T Walton, Flotterton went on to realise £2250.12.
Leading prices;
Limousin – £2283.55 Dunns Houses, £1847.06 Kellah
209.5p Dunns Houses, 171.5p Kellah
Charolais – £2250.12 Flotterton
185.5p Flotterton
British Shorthorn – £1318.38 High Warden
132.5p High Warden
OTM
Overaged heifers sold well for the quality forward, selling to 227.5 and 226.5ppk for Angus crosses from Messrs W H Smith & Sons, West Shields.
Leading prices;
Angus x – £1312.68 & £1236.69 West Shields
227.5p & 226.5p West Shields
Prime Sheep
Hexham & Northern Marts sold 962 Prime Hoggs to another flying trade, with less weight around although average up on the week at 318.2ppk and £141.68.
Topping the sale at £190 was a Suffolk x hogg from Mr B Watson, Baal Hill.
At £182 was a Blue Texel hogg from Izzy & Charlotte Patrick, Longsteads.
Top ppk went to High Warden Farm at 380.6ppk for Texels.
Please continue to enter your hoggs with a competitive ring of buyers all keen for hoggs.
Jack 07739 440457
Harrison 07895 761102
Leading prices;
Prime Hoggs
Texel x – £177 Nilston Rigg, £174 South Farm, £173 Nilston Rigg, £171 Blackburn, £170 Nilston Rigg, £169 East Matfen, Tenter House, Blackburn & Haggate, £167 Palm Strothers, £166 Delight & Lilswood, £165 South Farm, £164 Blackburn (x2) & South Acton, £163 West Shields & Baal Hill, £161.50 Highwood, £161 Bingfield & Delight, £160.50 Aydonshields
380.6p High Warden, 348.7p West Shields, 343.6p & 343.2p Highwood, 341.7p South Acton, 341.0p & 336.1p Haggate, 335.4p Delight, 335.3p Longshaws, 334.8p South Acton, 334.2p Low Eshells, 333.7p Palm Strothers, 333.3p Aydonshields, 333.0p Lilswood, 332.7p Baal Hill, 332.6p Highwood, 331.9p Longshaws, 331.6p High Warden, 331.5p Palm Strothers, 331.4p Tenter House, 331.0p St Oswalds, 330.6p Longshaws, 330.3p West Shields, 330.2p High Warden
Blue Texel – £182 Longsteads
330.9p Longsteads
Suffolk x – £190 Baal Hill, £175 Nilston Rigg, £170.50 Bingfield & Lunns House, £169 Baal Hill & Lunns House, £167.50 Baal Hill
323.9p Lunns House, 316.0p Baal Hill, 315.7p Bingfield, 311.8p Lunns House, 311.1p West Shields, 310.8p Aydonshields, 310.0p Bingfield & Lunns House
Beltex x – £145 St Oswalds
365.7p South Acton
Cheviot x – £136.50 & £132.50 Claywalls
332.9p, 331.3p & 330.3p Claywalls
Cheviot Mule – £155 Highwood, £152 Claywalls
337.0p Highwood, 316.7p & 315.9p Claywalls
Mule – £162.50 Quarry House, £160.50 Delight, £152.50 Haggate, £149.50 Quarry House, £148 Blackburn & Harwood Shield, £147.50 Tenter House & Quarry House, £147 Highwood, £145 Baal Hill
319.8p Highwood, 317.4p The Bungalow, 313.8p Quarry House & Tenter House, 312.8p Highwood, 311.2p Haggate, 308.5p Baal Hill, 305.3p Great Chesters, 302.3p Tenter House, 301.1p Great Chesters
Blackface – £163 Nilston Rigg, £152.50 Quarry House
310.0p Quarry House, 300.0p Great Chesters
Swaledale – £133 Baal Hill
302.3p Baal Hill
Leicester – £170, £168 & £163 Harwood Shield
286.0p Harwood Shield
Kerry Hill – £136 Delight
316.3p Delight