Hexham Prize Show & Sale of Blackface & Swaledale Draft Ewes, Gimmers & Ewe Lambs

Hexham Auction Mart

28.09.2026

Hexham & Northern Marts held its annual show & sale of Blackface and Swaledale Draft Ewes, Gimmers & Ewe Lambs. As with other draft sales the average was well up on the year with a packed ringside of purchasers all keen for strong powerful types.

The pre sale shows were ably judged by Mr Scott Young (Draft Blackface Ewes), Mr Andrew Morton (Blackface Gimmers) and Mr John Thorpe (Swaledale Draft Ewes)

The sale began with the Blackface Draft Ewes which topped at £280 for 20 Ewes from Wanwood Partners, Wanwood Hill.

Swaledale draft ewes met a very strong demand with the annual consignment from Low Bleakhope topping at £230 for 80, and T Hall, The Raw selling at £220 for 25.

A tremendous entry of Blackface and Swaledale Gimmers met spirited bidding, selling to £400 for 10 Blackface Gimmers from P Turnbull, Shepherds Croft. Swaledale Gimmers sold to £260 for 23 from T Hall, The Raw.

A select entry of Ewe Lambs met extreme demand with 188 Swaledale Ewe Lambs averaging £166.01 and topping at £220 for 15 from Low Bleakhope.

Prize List

Best Pen of 20 or more Blackface Draft Ewes

1^st-Airey Bros, Brownchesters

2^nd-Wanwood Partners, Wanwood Hill

3^rd-W Walton, Toft House

Best Pen of 20 or more Swaledale Draft Ewes

1^st-T Hall, The Raw

2^nd-Low Bleakhope Farm Ltd

3^rd-T Hall, The Raw

Best Pen of 20 or more Blackface Gimmers

1^st-W Walton, Toft House

2^nd-Wanwood Partners, Wanwood Hill

3^rd-H & H Robson, Townshields

Birtleyshields Dispersal

Hexham & Northern Marts were delighted to sell the Birtleyshields dispersal of Blackface Ewes on behalf of T S Byerley & Sons. Their great run of traditional Hexham type Blackface Ewes topped at £280 for 25 1 crop ewes with 20 Gimmers topping at £270.

We have a farm stock sale at Birtleyshields on Saturday 10^th October.

Ewes

Blackface: £280 Birtley Shield, £280 Wanwood Hill, £255 Birtley Shield, £250 Birtley Shield, £250 Hotbank, £245 Birtley Shield x2, £240 Birtley Shield, £235 Birtley Shield, £230 Birtley Shield x3, £225 Birtley Shield x3, £220 Birtley Shield, £220 Brownchesters, £220 Toft House x2, £220 Wanwood Hill, £210 Birtley Shield, £205 Birtley Shield x2, £205 Wanwood Hill, £200 Birtley Shield x2, £200 Troughend, £200 Wanwood Hill

Swaledale: £230 Low Bleakhope Farm, £220 Raw, £210 Low Bleakhope Farm

Gimmers

Blackface: £400 West House Farm, £350 Toft House, £350 Wanwood Hill, £330 Townshields, £320 West House Farm, £305 Wanwood Hill, £300 Townshields, £300 Troughend, £290 The Dunns, £285 Yatesfield, £280 Toft House, £275 Wanwood Hill, £270 1 Monkridge Cottage, £270 Birtley Shield, £265 Birtley Shield, £260 Birtley Shield, £250 Townshields, £250 Wanwood Hill, £245 Quickening Cote, £245 Yatesfield, £240 Townshields x2

Swaledale: £260 Raw

Breeding Lambs

Blackface Cross: £190 Glebe Farm

Swaledale: £220 Low Bleakhope Farm, £180 Dyke Nook, £180 Low Bleakhope Farm, £170 Low Bleakhope Farm x5