Store Cattle & Store Hoggs
Store Cattle
Hexham & Northern Marts offered 258 catalogued head of store cattle at their weekly sale. A more mixed show of all classes continue to sell at great rates at Hexham peaking at £1860 for a hefty Charolais cross steer at 18 months from Ken Sisterson, Newlands Haugh who sold 11 weighty sorts to average £1682 throughout.
The dearest Angus cross beast on the day was a big bullock at £1740 from the same home and the dearest heifer was also a big black lass from Graham Tweddle, Springwell, Tow Law. Messrs Thompson, Duddo Hill sold and Angus steer at £1650 and Mark Featherstone, Allendale farm in pen number one sold another at £1640 continuing the seam of black gold that runs through the ring at Hexham.
Younger classes were also mixed but the better end still found new homes with ease. Dan Nixon, Stotsfold sold his lead Limmy heifer at just 15 months for £1610 to average a pleasing £1343 for 12 sold at the same age completing a nice days trading for the noted Hexhamshire Limousin purveyors.
Messrs Reay, St Oswalds made the shift from selling older sorts to consigning their yearling cattle and were rewarded at £1370 for their best 10 month old steer with shape and style, enjoying an average of £1190 for seven steers and three heifer sisters.
Robin Shield, Wheat Hall opened his 2023 trading account at Hexham with a nice run of 22 well-bred cattle that peaked at £1360 for a Charolais steer, £1380 for a Blue cross heifer and £1280 for an exceptional Charly cross bullock calf at just 9 months of age. The charismatic County Durham cattleman was happy with his day and returned a worthy average of £1136 for 11 steers and 11 heifers sold from 9-14 months of age.
As the days begin to lengthen and wintering cattle ‘turn the corner’ our auctioneers would welcome contact with any herdmasters across the region that wish to maximise their return by consigning cattle to this centre.
Leading prices;
Cattle 23 – 30 Months
Limousin x steers – £1580 Duddo Hill
British Blue x steers – £1670 Rennys Barn
Angus x steers – £1650 Duddo Hill, £1600 & £1570 Springwell
Cattle 17 – 22 Months
Limousin x steers – £1760, £1750 & £1710 Lunns House, £1650 Berry Edge Farm, £1640, £1630 & £1620 Kirkley March, £1600 Duddo Hill, £1570 Gibbet Farm, £1560 Lunns House & Berry Edge Farm, £1500 Kirkley March, £1480 Kirkley March & Berry Edge Farm
Charolais x steers – £1860, £1760 & £1750 Newlands Haugh, £1680 & £1630 Hay-A-Park, £1600 & £1590 Gibbet Farm, £1480 (x2) Hay-A-Park
British Blue x steers – £1680 Newlands Haugh, £1480 Hay-A-Park
Angus steers-£1340 Davyshiel
Angus x steers – £1740 Newlands Haugh, £1640 Allendale Farm, £1580 (x2) Allendale Farm & East Uppertown, £1570 Springwell, Newlands Haugh & East Uppertown, £1510 Springwell, £1500 Duddo Hill & East Uppertown
Parthenais x steers – £1760 Newlands Haugh
Blonde x steers – £1380 Hay-A-Park
Limousin x heifers – £1640 Berry Edge Farm, £1510, £1490, £1460 & £1400 Lunns House, £1350 & £1290 White House, £1200 Stotsfold
Charolais x heifers – £1300, £1250 & £1200 (x2) White House
Angus x heifers – £1650 Springwell, £1530 Allendale Farm
Hereford heifers – £1250, £1220 & £1200 East Fourstones
Hereford x heifers-£1270 East Fourstones
Cattle 11 – 16 Months
Limousin x steers – £1250 St Oswalds (x2), £1240 Highside, £1210 St Oswalds
Charolais x steers – £1360 Wheat Hall, £1320 & £1210 The Tofts
Angus steers – £1300 Wheat Hall
Angus x steers – £1300 Ricknall Mill
Beef Shorthorn steers – £1310 Kingside
Limousin x heifers – £1610, £1360, £1350, £1310, £1300 (x2) & £1260 Stotsfold, £1240 St Oswalds
Charolais x heifers – £1340 The Tofts, £1130 & £1110 Wheat Hall
British Blue heifers – £1380 Wheat Hall
Angus x heifers – £1240, £1220 & £1190 Ricknall Mill
Cattle 10 months and under
Limousin x steers – £1340 St Oswalds
Charolais x steers-£1280 & £1110 Wheat Hall
Luing steers – £1070 Low Chesterhope
Charolais x heifers-£1210, £1100 (x2) & £1080 Wheat Hall
Cast Ewes
Hexham and Northern Marts sold 954 Cast Ewes & Rams to a stronger trade with a great show of quality forward.
Fit ewes were a remarkable trade again, best on the day proved to be an excellent Texel ewe from R Thornton & Sons, Cornhills at £265. Also a pen of 4 Texels sold to £258 from Messrs A J & T Snaith, Great Tossen, who also sold a Charolais Ewe to £250
J Leiper & Sons had a good run of Suffolk cross ewes, peaking at £148 for a pen of 15, then £146 for a pen of 3.
Mule ewes sold to £126 from Messrs Burn, Grange House Farm.
Please Enter your Ewes with Jack on 07739 440457, Brian on 07801862792, Harrison on 07895 761102 or the Office on 01434 605444.
Leading prices;
Texel – £265 Cornhills, £258 Great Tosson, £244 Cornhills, £240 Quickening Cote, £228 Cornhills, £220 Low Leam, £218 Great Tosson
Texel x – £193 Great Tosson, £192 Dipton Mill, £190 Quickening Cote, £187 Great Tosson, £186 South East Farm, £185 Townfoot, £170 Cornhills, £160 Low Ardley, £159 Dipton Mill, £158 Dipton Mill & Great Tosson, £157 New Houses, £148 Agars Hill, £145 Black Heddon
Suffolk x – £148, £146, £135 & £130 Black Heddon, £129 New Dotland & Tosson Tower, £128 Black Heddon, £125 Rowley Link
Bleu de Maine-£142 New Houses
Charollais-£250 Great Tosson
Charollais x –£198 & £180 Black Heddon
Beltex-£188 Great Tosson
Beltex x– £148 & £131 Great Tosson
Cheviot Mule – £119 Cornhills
Mule – £126 Grange House
Blackface – £74 West Deanraw, £73 New Houses, £70 New Dotland, £69 Featherwood & West Deanraw, £67 Grange House & Little Harle
Swaledale – £68 Low Leam, £66 Burn House
Cast Tups
Cast Tups sold to £172 for a Texel Tup from Quickeningcote Partners.
Leading prices;
Texel – £172 Quickening Cote, £166 Low Ardley, £165 Prospect Grange, £160 Town Farm
Suffolk – £150 Steel Hall
Charollais – £160 East Rackwood Hill
Store Hoggs
Hexham and Northern Marts sold a catalogued entry of 2140 store hoggs to an improved trade on the week, with a better show of hoggs
Todays top price was a pair of Suffolk x store hoggs from Miss S Robson, Airey Cottage at £114, while Texels topped at £108 from Mr S T Wood, Shawwood Farm
Mules sold to £96.50 for a pen of 42 from Mr I Potts, Redburn
Hill hoggs sold to a similar trade, although any bigger hoggs sold to a stronger trade, with Cheviots at £106 from Messrs M & N Gray, Low Espley
Entries to Jack on 07739440457
Leading prices;
Texel x – £108 Shawwood, £106 Willimoteswick, £104 Cheeseburn Estate, £98 Whitchester & Low Espley, £96 Cheeseburn Estate, £95 Cheeseburn Estate & Willimoteswick, £94 Featherwood & Redesmouth, £93 Whitchester, Haggwood & Kirkley Hall, £92.50 Cheeseburn Estate (x2), £91 Bensons Fell & Willimoteswick
Suffolk x – £114 Airey Cottage, £106 Whitchester, £96 Kirkley Hall, £93.50 Black Hedley, £90 Airey Cottage, £88 Black Hedley
Beltex x – £107 Low Espley
Dutch Texel – £105 Fell Lane (x2)
Cheviot – £106 & £91 Low Espley, £86 Bellshiel, £80 Linbrig
Mule – £96.50 & £90.50 Redesmouth, £87 Bellshiel, £86 Redesmouth, £82 Airey Cottage, £81 Birtleyshield
Blackface – £77 Bellshiel, £76 Airey Cottage, £75 Blakehope, £71 Bellshiel
Swaledale – £55 Dyke Nook, £51 Stobby Lea
Jacob – £91 Airey Cottage
Ryeland – £85 Airey Cottage