Hexham Opening Tup Sale
Hexham Auction Mart
23.09.2026
Texels
Hexham and Northern Marts held its Annual Show and Sale of 820 Tups which included an exceptional entry of 473 Texel Shearlings and Tup Lambs. A tremendous clearence rate of 96.6% met a fast trade with vendors leaving delighted and some purchasers leaving empty handed. Vendors must be credited with one of the best shows of top-quality tups seen at Hexham for many years. (The sale average was up £143.15 for 64 more sold on the year.)
The Pre-Sale Show (kindly sponsored by Stoneacre Motor Group) was very ably judged by Mr Will Rogerson, Mason Gill who travelled across from Appleby-in-Westmorland to cast his expert eye over 31 Shearlings giving all tups due attention he whittled the entry down to 10 before making his final lineup.
The 1st Prize Shearling, Overall Championship and taking home to Arthur Iveson Perpetual Memorial Trophy wad A & D Proctor, Swarland Old Hall with their Douganhill sired tup. After spirited bidding it went on to sell for £3500 to the judge backing up his earlier decision.
The Reserve Overall Championship went to R Thornton & Sons, Cornhills which went on to sell for £5500 to JF Johnson & Son, Tuthill. The Cornhills team also sold tups to £4800 and two at £3000 with their pen of 24 averaging £1845.83 an uplift of £526.26 on the year.
The Group of Three classes are always hotly contested with the Championship Group of Three (The Lough Green Trophy) being awarded to Quickeningcote Partners who sold a great run of 20 tups to a top of £2000 and an average of £1152.50.
Full Prize List –
Shearlings
1st – A & D Proctor, Swarland Old Hall
2nd – R Thornton & Sons, Cornhills
3rd – R Thornton & Sons, Cornhills
Pens of 3
1st – Quickeningcote Partners, Quickeningcote
2nd – G Herdman, Edlingham Demesne
3rd – G Herdman, Edlingham Demesne
Champion – A & D Proctor, Swarland Old Hall
Reserve Champion – R Thornton & Sons, Cornhills
Out with the show the overall sale top came from the Lands Farm pen. W M Reed & Sons sold to the sale topping price of £7500 for their pen favourite (sired by Teiglum High Flyer) to D Fletcher & D Coates, Shortthorns with a half share retained by the Lands Farm team.
At £3400 was the pen leader from C Hall, Monkridge Farm Cottages who caught the attention of many breeders with the winning bid coming from RJ & J Raine, Townfoot who earlier in the day had received a record average for their pen.
Thanks must go to all vendors and purchasers for a great day and look forward to seeing them all at the upcoming breeding sales.
Leading Flock Averages (£1000 or more);
| NAME | FARM | TOTAL | AVERAGE |
| C Hall | Monkridge Farm Cottages | 2 | £ 2,350.00 |
| W M Reed & Sons | Lands Farm | 14 | £ 2,092.86 |
| R Thornton & Sons | Cornhills | 24 | £ 1,845.83 |
| B D Fretwell | Black Callerton | 3 | £ 1,666.67 |
| G D Herdman | Edlingham Demesne | 13 | £ 1,573.08 |
| A & D Proctor | Swarland Old Hall | 8 | £ 1,550.00 |
| S Herdman | Edlingham Demesne | 3 | £ 1,450.00 |
| W H Davison & Son | Lough Green | 11 | £ 1,418.18 |
| C & C Farming | Flotterton Cottages | 8 | £ 1,387.50 |
| J Hunter & Son | The Steel | 3 | £ 1,333.33 |
| W S Robson & Co | Yatesfield | 10 | £ 1,325.00 |
| J O Clark | Brinkburn Newhouses | 11 | £ 1,322.73 |
| H Huddleston | Round Meadows | 10 | £ 1,280.00 |
| A & R Walton | Brunton Bank Top | 9 | £ 1,255.56 |
| J H Emerson | Haggate | 6 | £ 1,233.33 |
| J Pritchard | Evistones | 3 | £ 1,233.33 |
| L J Browell | Mill House | 4 | £ 1,200.00 |
| L Forster & Son | West Nubbock | 8 | £ 1,187.50 |
| B D Milburn | Butterknowes | 10 | £ 1,185.00 |
| Quickeningcote Partners | Quickeningcote | 20 | £ 1,152.50 |
| J R Thompson & Son | The Fawns | 12 | £ 1,129.17 |
| Humble & Gibson | Allergill | 9 | £ 1,127.78 |
| R J & J Raine | Townfoot | 11 | £ 1,127.27 |
| B & J Moralee | Hard Riding | 5 | £ 1,100.00 |
| J Watson & Co | Bowsden Moor | 7 | £ 1,078.57 |
| A W Dixon | West Heddon | 12 | £ 1,075.00 |
| A E Riding Ltd | Lanton Crag | 4 | £ 1,050.00 |
| D Thirwell | Townhead Farm | 5 | £ 1,040.00 |
| J L & A Archer | White Hill | 7 | £ 1,028.57 |
| T Common & Son | Low Ardley | 7 | £ 1,028.57 |
| E Moralee | Blackburn | 6 | £ 1,000.00 |
| D & E Patrick | Longsteads | 1 | £ 1,000.00 |
Leading prices;
Shearlings – £7,500 Lands Farm, £5,500 Cornhills, £4,800 Cornhills, £3,500 Swarland Old Hall, £3,400 Monkridge Farm, £3,000 Cornhills x2, Lands Farm, £2,800 Edlingham Demesne, £2,500 Edlingham Demesne, £2,200 Townfoot, Edlingham Demesne, Lough Green, £2,000 Brinkburn Newhouses, Butterknowes, Cornhills x2, Edlingham Demesne x2, Lands Farm, Quickening Cote, £1,900 Brinkburn Newhouses, Brunton Bank Top, Lands Farm x2, Quickening Cote, Yatesfield, £1,800 Brinkburn Newhouses, The Fawns, West Nubbock, Brunton Bank Top, Cornhills, Lands Farm, The Steel, Townhead Farm, West Nubbock, £1,700 C & C Farming, Cornhills x3, Lands Farm, Lough Green, Quickening Cote, Yatesfield x2, £1,600 – x2, C & C Farming, Butterknowes x2, Cornhills x2, Edlingham Demesne x3, Evistones, Haggate, Lands Farm x2, Lough Green x2, Mill House, Quickening Cote, Round Meadows, Swarland Old Hall x2, Yatesfield x2, £1,500 Brinkburn Newhouses, The Fawns x2, C & C Farming x2, Allergill Farm, Blackburn, Brunton Bank Top, Cornhills x2, Lands Farm, Lough Green, Mill House, Round Meadows, Swarland Old Hall, Townfoot x2, West Heddon, White Hill, £1,400 West Nubbock, C & C Farming x2, Edlingham Demesne x2, Edlingham Demesne, Falla x2, Lands Farm, Lough Green x2, Round Meadows, Tuthill, West Heddon x2, £1,300 Brinkburn Newhouses, The Fawns x2, Allergill Farm x2, Bowsden Moor, Cornhills x4, Falla, Hard Riding, Lanton Crag, Lough Green, Monkridge Farm, Round Meadows x3, Tuthill, £1,200 Brinkburn Newhouses, Bowsden Moor, Edlingham Demesne, Greenchesters x2, Haggate x4, Hard Riding, Lands Farm, Low Ardley, Quickening Cote, Round Meadows, Swarland Old Hall, Tuthill, West Heddon x3, West Nubbock, £1,100 Brinkburn Newhouses, The Fawns, C & C Farming, Allergill Farm x2, Bowsden Moor x3, Brunton Bank Top x2, Cornhills, Evistones, Greenchesters, Harbottle Grange, Lands Farm x2, Low Ardley, Low Steads x2, New Acres, Quickening Cote x4, Rosebrough x2, Round Meadows x2, The Steel x2, Townfoot x2, West Mill Hills, Yatesfield, £1,050 Quickening Cote, £1,000 Brinkburn Newhouses x2, Allergill Farm x3, Blackburn, Bollihope Shield, Bowsden Moor, Brownchesters, Brunton Bank Top x3, Butterknowes x5, Cornhills, East Trewick, Edlingham Demesne x2, Elilaw x2, Evistones, Falla x5, Haggate, Hard Riding x3, Lanton Crag x2, Longsteads, Lough Green x2, Low Ardley x4, Quickening Cote x4, Rosebrough x2, Round Meadows, Swarland Old Hall x3, Townfoot, Townhead Farm, Tuthill, West Heddon x3, White Hill x3
Suffolks
Suffolk Tups topped at £2300 from J Collingwood, Stewartshield Meadows.
A run of 9 great tups from K Campbell, Glenrath topped at £1700 and averaged £1500.
Prize List:
Shearling
1st – K Campbell, Glenrath
2nd – J Collingwood, Stewartshield Meadows
3rd – H C Jewitt, Gracies Farm
Ram Lamb
1st – M C & M D Sparke, Salmonfield
2nd – S Jones, Cornhill
3rd – R Grice, Croft House
Champion – K Campbell, Glenrath
Reserve Champion – M C & M D Sparke, Salmonfield
Leading prices;
Shearlings – £2,300 Stewartshield Meadows, £1,700 Glenrath, £1,650 Flotterton, Glenrath, £1,600 Glenrath x3, £1,500 Glenrath x2, £1,400 Flotterton, Stewartshield Meadows, £1,350 Flotterton x2, £1,300 Allergill Farm, Flotterton, Quickening Cote, Stewartshield Meadows x2, £1,200 Flotterton x2, Glenrath, Gracie’s Farm, Rennington South Farm, Tone Hall, Tuthill x2, £1,150 Glenrath, £1,100 Brownchesters, Edlingham Newtown, Flotterton x3, The Snape x2, Tuthill, £1,050 Flotterton, £1,000 Allergill Farm, Home Farm, The Snape, Tone Hall, Tuthill
Ram Lambs – £1,000 Harelaw, £900 Salmonfield, £850 Harelaw, Salmonfield, £800 Salmonfield, £700 Salmonfield
Bluefaced Leicesters
Hexham and Northern Marts held its 62nd Annual Show and Sale of Bluefaced Leicesters on behalf of the Bluefaced Leicester Sheep Breeders’ Association. Although the entry was only small a mighty trade was seen with a 100% Clearance Rate and average up £316.88 on the year.
The Pre-Sale Show was judged by Mr Robert Purvis of the Yeavering Flock who awarded the Overall Championship and both Percy Telfer Memorial Throphy and Hexham Auction Mart Cup to regular consignors Messrs W R & J Barron, Hexhamshire Flock. Many congratulations must go to the Hexhamshire team with this being the first time they’ve won the championship after selling tups at Hexham for over 40 years. The Champion Tup was V15 which was sired by West Bolton P19 selling for £1200 to W Raine, Randalholme.
Reserve Champion went to Messrs T L Forster & Son, Lowes Fell with V2 sired by the homebred N13 selling for £950 to D Carr & Son, Highwood.
Leading prices;
Bluefaced Leicester shearlings – £1,200 The Deans, £1,000 Lowes Fell, Middle Dukesfield, The Deans, £950 Lowes Fell x2, £900 Lowes Fell, The Deans
Any Other Breed & Continentals
Hexham and Northern Marts held its annual sale of Beltex, Other Continental and Crossbred Shearling tups with the pre sale show being judged by the renowned Borders Stockman, Mr Robert Coney, Canonbie.
Beltex
Firstly the Beltex’s were judged and this class was won by A J S Glennie, Threeburnford Farm, Lauder. This good home brought a pair of rams that were first and second which went on to cash away to £1000.00 and £700.00 respectively.
Prize List:
Best Shearling Ram (Beltex)
1st – A J S Glennie, Threeburnford
2nd – A J S Glennie, Threeburnford
3rd – W N Sandilands, Browns Cottage
Trade overall for the Beltex’s was good and better than expected, with sheep with size and power easily sold.
Leading prices;
Beltex shearlings – £1,000 Threeburnford, £750 Browns Cottage, Threeburnford, £700 Browns Cottage, New Houses, £600 Great Tosson, New Houses x2
Beltex Aged– £520 New Houses, £500 New Houses
Other Continentals and Cross Breds
Another great entry of Other Continental and Cross Bred tups again this year. The pre-sale show was won by Edward Peart, Woodcroft with a hard muscled and very correct ¾ Texel ¼ Beltex shearling which went on to cash at £1400.00 with another three selling to the same price.
Prize List:
Best Shearling Ram (Cont & Cross Bred)
1st – A Peart & Son, Woodcroft
2nd – A S Whitfield, Low Castle
3rd – B Storey, Woodhead
A pair of tups shared the highest price of £1900.00 on the day and firstly in this section was one from the run of B Storey, Woodhead. The annual consignment of Dutch Texels and Dutch Texel cross that have a great reputation. Soon after one from the annual run of ¾ Texels from A S Whitfield, Low Castle Dene Farm sold to the same figure.
As with the Beltex’s, tups in this section with size, power and shape sold extremely well. Some noticeable trade was seen for Suffolk x Texels with all cashing above £1000.00 with Mr R Browell, Wheat Hill selling a beast to £1350.00.
Leading prices;
Dutch Texel Cross shearlings – £1,900 Woodhead Farm, £1,800 Woodhead Farm, £1,000 Hard Riding, Woodhead Farm, £900 Woodhead Farm x2, £850 Woodhead Farm, £700 Woodhead Farm x2
Texel Cross shearlings – £1,900 Low Castle Dene, £1,650 Low Castle Dene, £1,400 Woodcroft x3, £1,350 Woodcroft, £1,300 Woodcroft x4, £1,100 Low Castle Dene x2, £1,050 Low Castle Dene, Woodcroft, £1,000 Low Castle Dene x2, Woodcroft, £900 Low Castle Dene x3
Beltex Cross shearlings – £1,700 Low Espley, £700 Low Espley, £650 Great Tosson, £600 Great Tosson, Low Espley x2, £580 Great Tosson, £550 Townhead Farm
Dutch Texel shearlings– £1,500 Hard Riding, £1,200 West Side Farm, £1,150 West Side Farm, £1,100 Hard Riding, West Side Farm, £1,000 West Side Farm
Suffolk Cross shearlings – £1,350 Wheat Hill, £1,300 Home Farm, £1,250 Rosebrough, £1,200 Wheat Hill, £1,000 Rosebrough, The Fawns, Wheat Hill
Suffolk Cross Ram Lambs – £450 Harelaw
Charollais Cross shearlings – £1,150 Butterknowes, £1,100 Butterknowes
Charollais shearlings – £850 Great Tosson, £650 Great Tosson, £600 Great Tosson
Dutch Spotted Sheep shearlings – £600 Great Tosson
Bleu Du Maine shearlings – £450 New Houses, £300 New Houses
Bleu Du Maine Aged – £450 New Houses
Blue Texel shearlings – £450 Gracie’s Farm, £300 Dunorran x2