Hexham Sale of Store Cattle & Store Sheep
Hexham and Northern Marts – Weekly Sale Report 30th January 2026
Hexham and Northern Marts held its final weekly sale for January, comprising 268 Store Cattle, Suckled Calves and, new for 2026, the monthly sale of Young Bulls. Trade was surprisingly strong, with demand remaining for short-term cattle despite ongoing price pressure from finished cattle processors.
Store Cattle averaged an impressive £2,065.45 overall, with steers levelling at £2,118.60 and heifers achieving a very respectable £1,975.06.
Store Cattle
A very mixed show of cattle was forward, offering something for everyone. Leading the steer trade was an excellent Limousin cross steer from I & A Hamilton, Claywalls, selling to £2,600.00. The same home sold others to £2,590.00, with Charolais crosses reaching £2,550.00, averaging £2,470.00 for a total of 15 head sold.
WR Sparke & Son, Little Swinburne, sold Limousin cross steers to £2,590.00, while a further 24 cattle surpassed the £2,500.00 mark on the day.
Dairy-bred Blue steers from Holywell Farms, Church Farm sold exceptionally well, topping at £2,400.00 and £2,340.00.
Heifers met a strong and consistent trade across all classes, peaking at £2,500.00 for a fit Angus cross from returning customer Mr Ken Sisterson, Newlands Haugh. Weekly consignors G & EA Herdman, Luns House, sold Limousin cross heifers to £2,480.00.
Weaned Stirks
A varied show of younger cattle was forward this week, and despite easing of the trade witnessed at alternative outlets earlier this week, these sold well to a competitive ring, returning an enviable overall average of £1,566.54. Steers averaged £1,644.71, with heifers levelling at £1,508.46.
Leading the section was a shapey 10-month-old Limousin cross steer from B Rayson, Salmonswell, selling to £1,890.00. The same home sold others to £1,710.00 and £1,700.00.
Heifers in this section sold to £1,660.00 on two occasions: firstly, for a marvellous pen of four 10-month-old Charolais cross heifers from JRG Johnson, West Wharmley, and secondly for a pen of three Limousin crosses from Rob Campbell, Moorhouse Gate.
Cattle 26 – 30 Months
British Blue Cross
- Steers: £2,400 Church Farm, £2,340 Church Farm
Charolais Cross
- Steers: £2,550 Claywalls
Limousin Cross
- Steers: £2,490 Claywalls
Cattle 22 – 25 Months
Aberdeen Angus
- Steers: £2,440 Aydonshields
Aberdeen Angus Cross
- Steers: £2,450 Allendale Farm, £2,360 Aydonshields
- Heifers: £2,500 Newlands Haugh, £2,460 Allendale Farm, £2,080 Allendale Farm
Blue Grey
- Steers: £1,660 Highwood, £1,650 Highwood
British Blue Cross
- Steers: £2,290 Church Farm, £2,260 Church Farm, £2,200 Church Farm, £2,150 Church Farm
Charolais Cross
- Heifers: £2,310 Newlands Haugh, £2,100 Newlands Haugh, £1,880 Newlands Haugh, £1,820 East Fourstones
Hereford Cross
- Heifers: £1,860 Felton Demesne
Limousin
- Steers: £2,600 Claywalls
Limousin Cross
- Steers: £2,590 Claywalls, £2,570 Luns House, £2,500 Claywalls, £2,490 Claywalls, £2,480 Luns House, £2,380 Claywalls, £2,200 West Cocklaw
- Heifers: £2,300 Luns House
Cattle 17 – 21 Months
Aberdeen Angus
- Steers: £2,420 Aydonshields
Aberdeen Angus Cross
- Steers: £2,400 Allendale Farm, £1,980 Little Harle
- Heifers: £2,100 x2 Nookton, £2,080 Fairnilee Farm, £2,020 East Uppertown,
Charolais Cross
- Steers: £2,500 Make-Me-Rich, £2,360 x2 Make-Me-Rich, £2,140 Hallbankgate,
- Heifers: £2,440 Newlands Haugh, £2,360 Make-Me-Rich, £2,260 Newlands Haugh, £2,070 Newlands Haugh, £2,060 Make-Me-Rich
Limousin Cross
- Steers: £2,590 Little Swinburne, £2,520 Claywalls, £2,500 Make-Me-Rich, £2,490 x2 Luns House, £2,490 Little Swinburne, £2,420 Claywalls, £2,400 Little Swinburne, £2,380 Claywalls, £2,320 Make-Me-Rich, £2,280 Claywalls, £2,260 Dene House, £2,250 Claywalls, £2,240 West Cocklaw, £2,200 Little Swinburne
- Heifers: £2,480 Luns House, £2,380 Little Swinburne, £2,340 Little Swinburne, £2,330 East Uppertown, £2,300 Little Swinburne, £2,280 Little Swinburne, £2,160 x2 Make-Me-Rich, £2,100 East Uppertown, £2,100 Little Swinburne, £2,000 Luns House
Cattle 12 – 16 Months
Aberdeen Angus Cross
- Steers: £1,870 Fairnilee Farm, £1,860 Kirkley Dam, £1,840 Little Harle, £1,730 Kirkley Dam
- Heifers: £1,760 Little Harle, £1,740 Kirkley Dam
Charolais Cross
- Steers: £2,420 Hallbankgate
Hereford Cross
- Steers: £1,690 Felton Demesne, £1,660 Felton Demesne, £1,460 Felton Demesne
Limousin Cross
- Steers: £2,200 Stotsfold, £2,170 Stotsfold, £2,150 Stotsfold, £1,950 Little Harle, £1,840 Fairnilee Farm, £1,740 Dene House, £1,590 Dumcombe Moor
- Heifers: £2,180 Little Harle, £1,830 Fairnilee Farm, £1,720 Little Harle, £1,680 Fairnilee Farm, £1,660 Stotsfold
Cattle 9 Months and under
Limousin Cross
- Steers: £1,700 Salmonswell, £1,680 Salmonswell, £1,600 Moorhouse Gate,
- Heifers: £1,660 Moorhouse Gate, £1,570 Salmonswell
Young Bulls
The first monthly sale of Young Bulls was held this week and proved to be a resounding success, surpassing all expectations and leaving vendors and purchasers alike very satisfied with the day’s trading. This sale will now be held on the last Friday of every month.
The pre-sale show was judged by Mr W Tindale, Paradise, who awarded first prize to a pure-bred Limousin from JS Gibson & Son, Thornton Tower.
Top price in this section was £2,640.00 for an older Limousin cross bull from I & A Hamilton, Claywalls. The first prize-winning bull from Thornton Tower sold to £2,520.00. A marvellous run of ten 10-month-old Limousin and Blue cross bulls from R R Reay & Sons, West Moorhouses, sold to £2,150.00 and £2,120.00, returning a very healthy average of £2,068.33.
More bulls could easily have been sold, with several potential purchasers leaving empty-handed and keen to support next month’s sale.
For entries, please contact Drew Patrick on 07854 361967 over the weekend, or call the office on 01434 605444 on Monday morning.
- Limousin Young Bulls: £2,640 Claywalls, £2,520 Thornton Towers, £2,500 Thornton Towers, £2,460 Thornton Towers,£2,220 Newshield Farm, £2,120 West Moorhouses, £2,050 x2 West Moorhouses, £2,000 West Moorhouse, £1860 Tedcastle
- British Blue Young Bulls: £2,150 West Moorhouses, £2,040 West Moorhouses
Cast Ewes
Hexham and Northern Marts sold 1400 Cast Ewes and Tups to an exceptional trade from start to finish with an overall average of £142.35 for all breeds, shapes and sizes with six pens over £300
Topping the sale at £335 was a trio of Texel ewes from R Thornton & Sons, Cornhills whose run of 26 ewes averaged £231.65
At £330 was a Texel ewe from T C Dawson, Park Head who also sold ewes at £298
Dutch Texel ewes sold to £260 from AS Whitfield, Low Castle Dene
Texel x ewes sold to £235 for a trio from JSA Dodds, High House
Suffolk x ewes sold to a top of £228 from A&S Green, East Barnwell Farm
Bluefaced Leicester ewes sold to £204 from D D Henderson, Low Struthers
Mules ewes sold to a top of £195 for a huge ewe from A&S Green, East Barnwell Farm
Cheviot Mules sold to £173 for 17 from C Dawson, Nunstainton
Hill ewes sold to a great trade. Blackfaces ewes sold to £166 for 4 from D Goldie, Collielaw Farm, followed by 8 at £165 from W Walton & Sons, Troughend and 18 at £164 from L Forster & Son, West Nubbock. Swaledale Ewes sold to £131 for 10 from W J Scott Ltd, Low Leam. A trio of Swaledales were next from D Collingwood Intake selling to £125.
Exmoor Horn ewes sold to £146 from W Weightman, Haining Law.
Please make sure when you enter your ewes, they aren’t in lamb.
Please have your ewes entered by Thursday evening allowing us to notify buyers on expected numbers.
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF SALE TIME TO 8AM !
Lairage available the night before, please contact the Office or Auctioneers.
Texel – £335 Cornhills, £330 Park Head, £325 High Fotherley, £315 West Nubbock, £310 Cornhills,£300 Fell Lane £298 Park Head, £292 West Heddon, £290 High House, Fell Lane & West Nubbock, £288 West Heddon, £278 West Nubbock, £270 Low Castle Dene & Cornhills, £260 East Benridge, £258 West Heddon, £242 Low Castle Dene
Texel x –£235 High House, £230 West Heddon, £228 Cornhills, £220 High House, £218 Birky Glen, East Barnwell, East Uppertown & Harbottle Grange, £216 Nunstainton, £215 Fell Lane & The Tofts, £208 East Barnwell, £205 Nunstainton, £200 East Benridge, West Heddon & Nunstainton, £198 Low Castle Dene, High Fotherley & Caverslea, £196 Aydon North, £194 Springwell Cottage, £192 Caverslea & Fairnilee, £190 Fell Lane & Greenhead, £188 East Uppertown & Nunstainton, £187 Dyke Head, £182 Aydon North, East Uppertown, High Eshells, High Fotherley, Lynup Hill & Stotsfold, £180 21 Davison Avenue, Stone Stile, Fairnilee & Rawfoot, £179 Stotsfold, £178 Cornhills, Dyke Head, High Fotherley, Normans Riding, South Side, Springwell Cottage & West Heddon, £176 Rawfoot, Springwell Cottage, Thornley Hall & Wingates Moor
Suffolk x – £228 East Barnwell, £210 Haining Law, £206 Harbottle Grange, £190 -, £182 Haining Law & High Alderheads, £178 Nilston Rigg, £176 Birky Glen, £174 High House,
Duch Texel x – £260 Low Castle Dene,
Mule – £195 East Barnwell, £184 Cornhills, £178 Collielaw, £174 Coatyards, £172 Normans Riding, £170 Broomhall, Low Castle Dene & West Nubbock, £168 Low Eshells, £166 Fell Lane, Nilston Rigg & West Nubbock, £165 Whittonstone, £164 East Benridge & Low Leam, £161 Stotsfold & White Hill, £160 Nilston Rigg, £158 Crookdene, High Alderheads & Holybush, £156 Greenhead, £155 Intake, £153 Dyke Head, £152 High Eshells & The Causeway,
Blackface – £166 Collielaw, £165 Troughend, £164 West Nubbock, £155 Harsondale, £154 Troughend, £152 Fairnilee, £150 Harsondale, £136 Nilston Rigg & Townshields, £133 West Nubbock, £126 Harsondale, £124 Whittonstone, £122 Harsondale & Holybush, £120 Harsondale & Nilston Rigg, £118 West Nubbock
Swaledale – £131 Low Leam, £125 Intake, £121 Harwood Shield, £120 Stotsfold, £119 Rawfoot & White Hill, £114 Stone Stile, £110 Light Birks & The Causeway, £108 Harwood Shield, £106 Lilswood Grange, £104 Harwood Shield, £102 Intake, £100 Low Leam
Cheviot – £170 Collielaw, £168 Reavley, £165 Reavley, £162 Alwinton, £160 Fairnilee, £156 Muirhouse, £138 Burn House, £136 Alwinton, £133 South
Cheviot Mule-£173 Nunstainton
Leicester – £204 Low Struthers, £195 Fairnilee, £182 Alwinton, £178 Alwinton, £175 Westwood
Romney – £186 Intake
Blue Texel – £190 High Fotherley.
Herdwick – £138 West Heddon.
Jacob – £120 Falsidehill
Badger Face Welsh Mountain- £98 Haining Law.
Rams
Texel – £258 Thornley Hall, £210 Stone Stile, £208 High Alderheads & Stone Stile, £205 West Nubbock, £200 Birky Glen,
Leicester – £248 Harwood Shield, £242 Thornley Hall, £210 West Nubbock, £208 Holybush,
Suffolk – £210 Broomhall, £182 Caverslea
Blackface – £180 Alwinton, £178 West Nubbock,
Swaledale – £164 Low Leam,
Charollais – £220 Middleheugh.
Texel x – £230 West Nubbock & £128 The Boat.
Inlamb Ewes Sheep
A catalogued entry of 142 Inlamb Ewes sold to a selective trade, with picked sheep selling to a sound return.
Sale topped at £250 for a square Texel Ewe from WN & JC Gilhespy, whilst the same good home produced a pen of 10 North of England Mules to achieve £230.
- Mule-£230 & £190 Tedcastle, £180 Hackford
- Texel –£250 Tedcastle
- Texel x-£215 x2 Tedcastle
- Kerry Hill-£160 Tedcastle
Store Hogg Market Report
Hexham and Northern Marts sold a catalogued entry of 2013 Store Hoggs to a dearer trade on the week to average £113.02 for a mixed show of Hoggs in the last week of January.
Topping at £172 was a quality Beltex cross from J & M Pickworth, Dotland Park. This home averaged £143.17 for some fantastic hoggs.
Texel cross hoggs sold to £165 from S Henderson & Sons, Demesne.
B A & A M Storrow & Sons, Willimoteswick brought their usual stamp of Hoggs to top at £149 for 9 and a overall average of £140.56 for this home.
Suffolks reached £147 for a trio from G Oliver & Son, Eslington Hill.
Swales reached £97 for 30 from Low Bleakhope Farm.
Cheviots reached £136 from Mr O Harrison, Aimshaugh.
More hoggs can be sold to vendors advantage here at Hexham. Contact us by 11am for cataloguing on Monday 2nd February.
- Badger Face Welsh Mountain: £90 Haining Law
- Beltex Cross: £172 Dotland Park, £165 Dotland Park, £155 Dotland Park, £141 x2 Dotland Park, £136 Dotland Park, £135 Dotland Park, £132 Fairnilee Farm, £126 Dotland Park, £118 Birch Craig Farm, £115 Birch Craig Farm
- Blackface: £107 Troughend, £105 Intake, £100 Alwinton, £99 Troughend, £98 The Riding
- Charollais Cross: £120 Demense
- Cheviot: £140 Willimoteswick, £123 Low Bleakhope Farm, £121 Reavley Farm, £120 Aimshaugh, £118 Intake, £117 Bellshiel, £116 Reavley Farm, £111 Aimshaugh
- Cheviot Cross: £110 Alwinton, £108 Alwinton, £107 Low Bleakhope Farm, £105 Low Bleakhope Farm, £94 Bellshiel, £90 Bellshiel, £60 Alwinton
- Cheviot Mule: £136 Aimshaugh, £116 Reavley Farm, £102 Caverslea Farm
- Dutch Spotted Cross: £141 & £132 Demense
- Dutch Texel Cross: £149 Willimoteswick, £146 Warkshaugh, £138 Warkshaugh, £135 Warkshaugh, £120 Warkshaugh, £118 Warkshaugh, £116 Willimoteswick, £110 Warkshaugh
- North of England Mule: £117 Low Carriteth, £104 Holybush
- Suffolk Cross: £147 Eslington High Hill, £141 Sunniside, £138 Sunniside, £131 Eslington High Hill, £129 Chesters, £129 Hedley Park, £126 East Haydon Farms, £125 Demense, £125 x2 East Haydon Farms, £122 Demense, £122 East Haydon Farms, £118 Chesters, £118 East Haydon Farms, £118 Moorhouse Gate, £118 Walltown, £115 Fairnilee Farm, £112 East Haydon Farms, £112 West Wharmley,
- Swaledale: £97 Low Bleakhope Farm, £85 Low Bleakhope Farm, £20 Holybush
- Texel Cross: £165 Demense, £161 Demense, £155 Chesters, £155 Demense, £149 Willimoteswick, £146 Demense, £143 x2 Demense, £143 North Whitehouse Farm, £140 Aimshaugh, £140 Highwood, £137 x2 High Fotherley, £136 Chesters, £136 Demense, £136 Hedley Park, £135 Aimshaugh, £135 Springwell Cottage, £135 Woodlands, £134 Barracks Farm, £134 Bingfield Combe, £134 East Haydon Farms, £133 Springwell Cottage, £133 West Wharmley, £132 Aimshaugh, £132 North Whitehouse Farm, £132 Swarland, £132 West Wharmley, £132 Woodlands, £131 North Whitehouse Farm, £130 Aimshaugh, £130 Eslington High Hill, £129 Chesters, £129 Glebe Farm, £129 Hedley Park, £128 East Knitsley, £128 Highwood, £128 The Riding, £128 Woodlands, £127 East Knitsley, £127 North Whitehouse Farm, £126 Low Carriteth, £125 West Newtown, £124 Barracks Farm, £124 Eslington High Hill, £124 Low Carriteth, £124 North Whitehouse Farm, £124 The Boat, £122 Bingfield Combe, £122 Demense, £122 East Flass, £122 East Haydon Farms, £122 Glebe Farm, £121 East Haydon Farms, £121 Fairnilee Farm, £121 Glebe Farm, £121 Middleheugh Farm, £120 Aimshaugh, £120 x2 East Haydon Farms, £120 Fairnilee Farm, £120 West Newtown, £119 Liberty Hill, £118 East Haydon Farms, £118 High Fotherley, £118 x2 Holybush, £118 North Whitehouse Farm, £117 Low Carriteth, £116 Fairshaw Crescent, £115 North Whitehouse Farm, £114 Holybush, £114 West Newtown, £113 Low Carriteth, £113 North Whitehouse Farm
- Zwartbles: £134 Eslington High Hill, £125 Eslington High Hill