Hexham Primestock

Cattle

Prime Cattle

Small but fleshy show of clean cattle that sold well to 287.5ppk for a British Blue cross heifer from renowned mid Northumberland finishers, Chris and Andrew Johnson of Messrs Clark & Son, Paxton Dene. The same home sold heavy Limousin cross heifers to £1767.15.

Limousin Heifers –£1767.15 Paxton Dene, £1679.90 West Wharmley

280.5p Paxton Dene, 267.5p Paxton Dene

British Blue Heifers-£1644.50 & £1643.15 Paxton Dene

287.5p & 278.5p Paxton Dene

Angus Heifers-£1303.88 Catreen

237.5p Catreen

Cast Cows & OTM

Another bumper entry of cows here at Hexham with the good, bad and the ugly presented today.

Better end of Continental cows sold very well and dearer on the week selling to 239.5ppk for a Limousin cross cow from MW & CM Ridley, Shitlington Hall. The same home grossed the highest from the entry of eighty through the fat ring today, with another Limousin cross cow that realised £1860.95.

Limousin –£1860.95 & £1856.13 Shitlington Hall, £1694.13 & £1486.04 Morley Hill, £1458.83 Little Swinburne, £1422.00 Morley Hill, £1411 Errington Red House

239.5p Shitlington Hall, 237.5p East Farm, 227.5p Shitlington Hall, 223.5p Morley Hill, 211.5p Nilston Rigg, 207.5p Errington Red House

Angus –£1346.28 Evistones Farm

171.5p Evistones Farm

Angus x-£1722.56 Blackcarts, £1560.20, £1443.10 & £1418.04 Newlands Haugh

198.5p Newlands Haugh, 189.5p Blackcarts, 181.5p West Shields

British Blue –£1797.95 Morley Hill, £1721.89 West Nubbock, £1709.70 East Farm, £1420.29 Morley Hill

233.5p Morley Hill, 210.5p West Nubbock, 208.5p East Farm, 205.5p Morley Hill

Charolais-£1693.13 Low Burradon

187.5p Low Burradon

Charolais x-£1498.96 Barker House

174.5p Barker House

Stabiliser x-£1506.98 Barker House

177.5p Barker House

Simmental –£1225.79 Morley Hill

161.5p Morley Hill

Luing-£1220.28 Blackcarts

183.5p Blackcarts

Dexter x-£644.88 Plantation Avenue

138.5p Plantation Avenue

Ayshire-£634.25 & £632.94 Marley Cote Walls

121.5p Marley Cote Walls

Stock Bull

Stock Bulls sold to £1815.38 from Mr D Dowson, Swallowtail Meadow, New Brancepeth.

Angus-£1815.38 Swallowtail Meadow

154.5p Swallowtail Meadow

Charolais-£1564.13 East Fourstones

145.5p East Fourstones

Limousin-£1462.11 Laings Hill

149.5p Laings Hill

Prime Sheep

Prime Lambs

Hexham and Northern Marts sold 1573 Prime Lambs to a very fast trade and up 22ppk on the week, or £11.78 with a lot of flesh and weight around.

Topping the sale was a pen of 5 Texels cross lambs at £135 from Messrs H & D M Forster, East Wharmley.

Topping the ppk was a group of four Beltex crosses at 315ppk from Messrs E & I Hall & Son, New Houses

Entries to Jack on 07739 440457

Texel x –£135 East Wharmley, £134 Quarry House, £131.50 Mill View & Paxton Dene, £130.50 East Wharmley, £130 East Wharmley (x2) & Nilston Rigg, £129.50 (x2) East Wharmley, £129 St Oswalds & Catreen, £128.50 East Wharmley & Low Eshells £128 Low Eshells & Paxton Dene (x3)

308.3p & 306.8p East Wharmley, 297.7p Paxton Dene, 294.3p East Wharmley, 293.8p West Moorhouses, 293.2p St Oswalds, 290.7p Moss Barns, 289.5p & 288.9p East Wharmley, 287.8p New Houses, 286.4p East Wharmley, 286.1p Catreen & St Oswalds

Suffolk x –£128 Grange House, £126.50 Flotterton, £126 Old Town, £125 Delight Farm, £124 Old Town, £123.50 Rare Dene Farm, £123 Grange House Farm & Greyside Farm, £122.50 Delight Farm & Holystone, £120.50 Delight Farm & Colepike

256.7p East House Farm, 254.7p East Wharmley, 246.7p Holystone & Temon Farm, 245.7p Old Town & Holystone, 245.0p Delight Farm, 240.7 & 240.2p Holystone, 240.0p Lunns House

Beltex x –£130 & £129 Paxton Dene, £128 & £126 New Houses, £124 Little Swinburn

315.0p New Houses, 300.0p East House Farm, 297.7p New Houses, 296.3p West Moorhouses, 293.2p Paxton Dene, 289.0p East House Farm

Cheviot-£117 Flotterton

243.9p Flotterton

Cheviot Mule-£124.50 Woodcroft

242.0p Woodcroft

Kerry Hill-£124 Delight Farm

238.5p Delight Farm

Leicester-£129 & £124.50 Carry House, £120 Woodcroft

Shropshire-£122.50 Delight Farm

243.9p Delight Farm

Mule –£122 Quarry House, £117.50 Nilston Rigg, £116.50 Quarry House

246.6p Quarry House, 243.5p Warksfield Head, 239.8p Nilston Rigg

Blackface –£110.50 Warksfield Head

240.2p Warksfield Head