Hexham Primestock
Cattle
Prime Cattle
A handful of clean heifers met a firm trade with Charolais cross heifers from Mr F T Walton, Flotteron selling to 301.5ppk and £1886.65.
Leading prices;
Charolais x Heifers – £1886.63 & £1751.48 Flotterton
301.52p & 292.5p Flotterton
Cast Cows & OTM
More numbers forward which met the same extreme trade as last weeks rates of return.
The sale consisted predominantly of leaner, feeding sorts that sold very well with Blue cows from Mr R E Williamson, Littleburn reaching 251.5ppk and 244.5ppk.
Angus cross cows from Mr D G Clemitson, Byreside peaked at 207.5ppk whilst once calved heifers from Messrs W H Smith & Sons, West Shields sold to 247.5ppk.
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Leading prices;
Limousin – £1518.58 Lee Hall, £1486.28 Baal Hill, £1474.31 Cornhills, £1461.50 Round Meadows, £1445.07 Hard Riding, £1418.05 Kirkley Dam House
26.5p Hard Riding, 225.5p Littleburn, 223.5p Baal Hill, 218.5p Lee Hall, 205.5p Edges Green & Tarset Hall
Angus – £1429.68 Byreside
207.5p Byreside
Angus x – £1449.32 Kirkley Dam House, £1435.50 West Shields, £1299.68 Linshiels
247.5p West Shields, 201.5p Linshiels
British Blue – £1637.28 Lee Hall, £1535.46 Littleburn, £1495.73 Edges Green, £1483.85 Littleburn, £1406.48 Hard Riding
251.5p & 244.5p Littleburn, 239.5p Low Staples, 208.5p The Fawns, 207.5p Stotsfold, 203.5p Edges Green
Simmental x – £1541.25 & £1508.90 Heatheridge
197.5p Stotsfold & Heatheridge
British Shorthorn – £1589.45 Gallaw Hill
191.5po Gallaw Hill
Hereford x – £1279.95 West Shields
185.5p West Shields
Saler x – £1143.00 Baal Hill
190.5p Baal Hill
Luing – £1081.41 & £872.19 Whitchester
169.5p & 165.5p Whitchester
Cast Bull
Angus – £1717.65 Byreside
173.5p Byreside
Galloway – £956.80 Linshiels
149.5p Linshiels
Young Bulls
A moderate offering of young bulls that lacked flesh sold to 229.5ppk for a Blue bull from G A & D E Thompson, Howburn.
Leading prices;
British Blue – £1675.35 Howburn
229.5p Howburn
South Devon – £1490.75 The Deans
167.5p The Deans
Prime Sheep
Hexham & Northern Marts sold 379 Prime Hoggs to another tremendous trade with plenty of weight about. Overall average £190.52, with returning vendors reaping the benefits of straight weights and straight prices.
Topping the sale at £249 was a thumping Texel x hogg from Mr J J & J M Sanders, Bavington Hill Head.
Texel hoggs sold to 468.1ppk from Mr D Dixon, Middle Heads.
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Leading prices;
Prime Hoggs
Texel x – £249 Bavington Hill Head, £226 Woodcroft, £224 & £220 Middle Heads, £216.50 Rare Dean, £216 Tedcastle, £215 Mickley Moor, £214 Claywalls & Rare Dean, £213 Comb Hills
468.1p & 430.8p Middle Heads, 423.2p Bavington Hill Head, 418.6p Middle Heads, 416.7p Bavington Hill Head, 416.3p Middle Heads, 413.5p Mickley Moor, 411.6p South Farm, 411.5p & 411.1p Hill Head
Suffolk x – £241 Steel Hall, £238 & £217 Rare Dean, £214 Steel Hall
396.9p South Farm, 382.1p Steel Hall & Rare Dean, 379.p & 377.4p Middle Heads
Beltex x – £240 Bavington Hill Head
Cheviot Mule – £213 & £210.50 Claywalls
401.9p Claywalls
Mule – £151 Low Carriteth
359.0p Low Carriteth
Swaledale – £193 & £185 Woodcroft
308.3p Woodcroft
Leicester – 405.6p Bavington Hill Head
Vendeen – £214 Hill Head
419.6p Hill Head
Prime Ewes
Another nice entry of 42 Prime Ewes sold slowly to a complete flyer, selling well beyond vendors expectations.
Topping at £218 on three occasions were Texels from Mr R W Birbeck & Son, Moss Barns.
Leading prices;
Texel – £218 Moss Barns (x3)
Texel x – £211 Tedcastle, £206 Middle Heads & Low Carriteth, £197 Middle Heads, £195 Moss Barns
Suffolk x – £179 Tedcastle
Mule – £159 South Byre
Tups
Leicester – £176 Chatterley