Opening Sale of Ewes and Lambs & Weekly Sale Cast & Store Sheep
Hexham & Northern Marts sold 720 Cast Ewes & Tups to a strong trade with the whole sale averaging £164.04.
Topping the sale at £270 for a Beltex x from MC Robinson & Sons, West Cocklaw. A pen of 4 Texel cross ewes sold to £262 from D Barron, New Acres.
Suffolk cross ewes sold to £240 from Cairns & Logan, South Riccalton.
Bluefaced Leicester ewes sold to £210 from R English & Son, Brownleazes.
Mule Ewes sold to £192 for eight from Brownleazes who also sold six Blackface ewes at £167. Not far behind at £160 for thirteen from Link House Farm.
Swaledale ewes sold to £150 from F Johnson, West Shipley.
Please continue to enter your ewes with lairage available on Thursday night.
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Leading prices – Cast Ewes:
Texel Cross – £262 New Acres, £260 West Heddon, £250 Warksfield Head, £248 Nunstainton, £240 Dyke Head, Buckshaw, £230 Warksfield Head, £228 Ulgham, £225 The Boat, £220 Westhouses, Link House Farm, New Acres, Nunstainton, High Eshells, £215 Nunstainton, Low Hall, £214 West Cocklaw, £212 East Shaftoe, £210 Errington Red House, £208 Forestburn Gate, £208 High Eshells, Forestburn Gate, Craighall, East Shaftoe, £206 Quarry House, £204 Aydonshields, £202 West Heddon, £200 The Fawns, New Acres, Shaftoe Moor, £198 Aydonshields, Warksfield Head, £196 Grange Farm, £195 Low Hall, Foulmartlaw, £194 Crookdene, £192 Nunstainton, The Boat, £191 Buckshaw, £190 The Fawns, Dyke Head, West Shipley, Lee Hall,
Beltex Cross – £270 West Cocklaw, £248 West Cocklaw, £220 West Cocklaw
Blue Texel – £174 Whitton Glebe, £164 Whitton Glebe.
Bluefaced Leicester – £210 Brownleazes
Suffolk Cross – £240 South Riccalton, £220 West Cocklaw, £216 Brownleazes, £196 South Riccalton, Dyke Head
Dutch Spotted Sheep – £158 Ulgham,
Valais Blacknose Cross – £160 New Acres.
Bleu Du Maine Cross – £178 Buckshaw.
Cheviot Mule – £174 Shaftoe Moor, £174 The Shield
Cheviot Cross – £176 South Riccalton
Cheviot – £150 Dyke Head
North of England Mule – £192 Brownleazes, £189 Link House Farm, £188 Prior Hall, £184 Warksfield Head, £183 East Beechfield, £170 Temon, £169 Crookdene, Prior Hall, Shaftoe Moor, £168 Lee Hall, Buckshaw, Embley, Brown Leazes, East Shaftoe, £167 Hope House, £166 High Eshells, High Alderheads, High Shipley
Blackface – £167 Brownleazes, £160 Link House Farm, £155 Brownleazes, £154 Warksfield Head, £150 Quarry House
Swaledale – £138 West Shipley, £136 East Unthank, £128 Stone Stile, Dyke Head, £121 Hammershield, £120 Shortthorns, £118 Burn House
Coloured Ryeland – £136 Ulgham.
Cast Tups (Rams)
Cast tups sold to £262 from RF Rogerson, Harbottle Grange.
Leading prices – Cast Tups:
Texel – £262 Harbottle Grange
Texel Cross – £222 Harbottle Grange
Blue Texel – £190 Whitton Glebe.
Bluefaced Leicester – £258 East Unthank
Store Hoggs
An end of season run of 227 store hoggs sold to an extreme trade averaging £152.24.
Topping the sale at £196 was a Texel cross from D Fletcher & D Coates, Shortthorns.
Not far away was eight Texel cross hoggs from J Reed & Son, High Eshells at £193.
At £191 was four Texel cross hoggs from G & A Crozier, Bankfoot and then also a pen from C Dawson, Nunstainton.
Suffolk cross hoggs sold to £184 from JH Emerson, Haggate.
Swaledale hoggs sold to £168 for a trio from WD & B Thompson, East Unthank.
Please continue to enter your hoggs.
Jack 07739 440457
Harrison 07895 761102
Andrew 07955 275403
Neil 07955 268459
Leading prices
Texel Cross –£196 Shortthorns, £193 High Eshells, £191 Nunstainton, Bankfoot, £189 Bankfoot, £188 Dyke Head, West Cocklaw, £186 High Eshells, £185 Nunstainton, £184 Nunstainton, £176 Moorlaws, £174 South Side Farm, Nunstainton, £170 West Cocklaw, Temon, £168 Low Hall, Dyke Head, £166 Moorlaws, £164 Low Hall, Birch Craig Farm, £160 Low Hall, Haggate
Beltex Cross – £170 Birch Craig Farm, £168 Birch Craig Farm, £164 Birch Craig Farm.
Blue Texel – £184 Whitton Glebe
Suffolk Cross – £184 Haggate, £168 West Cocklaw
North of England Mule – £148 East Unthank, £142 Wolsingham Park Farms,
Dutch Spotted Sheep – £180 Shortthorns.
Coloured Ryeland – £160 Foulmartlaw.
Bluefaced Leicester – £164 East Unthank.
Cheviot Cross – £124 Burn House,
Blackface – £112 Burn House,
Swaledale – £168 East Unthank,
Hebridean Cross – £80 Burn House.
Breeding Ewe Hoggs
Ewe Hoggs met a strong trade, peaking at £205 for a stylish Dutch Spotted Hogg from E Laing-Hart, Ulgham this home also sold a pair of powerful Texel x Ewe Hoggs at £204.
Leading prices
Texel Cross – £204 Ulgham, £196 Ulgham, £180 Wesley House, £175 Wesley House, £155 Lamberton, £152 Cawfields, £150 Low Hall.
Dutch Spotted Sheep – £205 Ulgham, £170 Ulgham, £165 Ulgham.
Cheviot Mule – £140 Glower-Our-Him.
Cheviot Cross – £148 Cawfields.
Suffolk Cross – £162 Wesley House.
Blue Texel – £185 Ulgham
Sheep with Lambs
At the first sale of Ewes and Lambs a pleasing catalogued entry of 244 outfits of Ewes, Shearlings and Hoggs were forward to a full ringside of buyers creating strong demand throughout resulting in an all in average of £130.04 for 171 more lives sold on the year.
Hoggs with Lambs
A pleasing number of Hoggs with lambs sold at the first sale here at Hexham meeting strong demand, peaking at £155 from K Young & Son, Lamberton for some smart Texel x Hoggs with shapey lambs this home also sold 11 Texel x Hoggs with twin lambs at a pleasing £120 per life or £360. More Hoggs and lambs are required to meet increasing demand over the coming weeks here at Hexham.
Texel Cross – £155 Lamberton, £152 Cawfields, £140 Lamberton (x2), £140 Rusheylaw.
Cheviot Mule – £140 Glower‑Our‑Him.
Cheviot Cross – £148 Cawfields.
Gimmer Shearlings with Lambs
Again, another pleasing entry of Gimmer Shearlings were forward at the first sale meeting big demand especially for quality sorts, peaking at £160 for shapey Texel x shearlings, from J Young & sons, Redsteads this home also sold a pen of shearlings with twins at £146 or £438, this home averaged a stunning £144.16 for a fantastic consignment of Ewes and Shearlings with lambs.
Texel Cross – £160 Redsteads Farm, £158 Redsteads Farm, £146 Redsteads Farm, £140 Wesley House.
Ewes with Lambs
A very strong entry of Ewes and lambs were forward including all quality, breeds, shapes and sizes meeting fierce demand throughout, with a nice amount of grass along with the hope of rain over the coming weeks ewes and lambs were keenly bid for with many buyers leaving home empty handed. Making the top price of the day was first time Ewe and lamb vendor J L Archer, Whitehill when his 2 crop Texel X Ewe with a cocky single Ewe lamb which made £320 or £640, this home also sold strong ewes with lambs at £144 and £142 averaging a whopping £162 per life all in.
One of the highlights of the sale was the cracking pen of 17 mule Ewes and 34 suffolk x lambs from big Hexham Mart man John Dixon these ewes reached £140 per life or £420 this home also sold other mule ewes at £144 averaging £141 for his consignment of mule ewes with lambs. 227 lives of mule ewes and lambs with the vast majority being aged ewes with twins sold to average an unmatchable £126.33
Suffolk x ewes with twin texel x lambs reached £168 or £504 for an early born pair from D, Humble, Allergill Farm.
More Sheep with lambs are required here at Hexham to satisfy strong buyer demand, please enter your stock by 11AM Monday for cataloguing.
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Texel Cross – £320 White Hill, £160 Redsteads Farm, £148 Chesterwood, £146 Redsteads Farm, Marshall Meadows, £144 White Hill, £142 White Hill, £138 The Shield, White Hill, £136 Low Staples, £134 Redsteads Farm, £133 Allergill Farm, £130 Allergill Farm, £128 Burn House, £125 Allergill Farm, £124 Marshall Meadows, £122 Jolly Body, £116 Allergill Farm.
North of England Mule – £144 Bank Head, £140 Bank Head, Chesterwood (x2), £132 Allergill Farm, £125 The Shield, £120 Marshall Meadows, £118 Intake, £116 Allergill Farm, High Keenley Fell.
Suffolk Cross – £168 Allergill Farm, £146 Marshall Meadows, £142 The Shield.
Beltex Cross – £130 Jolly Body.
Dorper – £108 Craigshield Farm.