Store Cattle & Store Sheep

Store Cattle

Hexham & Northern Marts held their 28^th Anniversary Prize Show & Sale of Store Cattle and offered a catalogued entry of 727 head.

The prize show was kindly sponsored by two longstanding joint supporters of this special event; Stoneacre motor group and Zoetis animal health and was expertly judged by an equally longstanding customer Mr Robin Roberts, Anglesey, Wales.

A small but quality entry were put before the judge who made his awards as follows;

Angus Steer – 1^st, 2^nd & 3^rd Prize – Messrs Green, Heckley High House.

Charx Steer – 1^st – Messrs Walton, Flotterton, 2^nd – Messrs Thornton, Hay A Park, 3^rd – Messrs Thornton, Hay A Park

Charx Steer (Junior Div.) – 1^st & 2^nd Prize – Messrs Crozier, Raggetsyke

Charx Heifer – 1^st Messrs Crozier, Raggetsyke

Bluex Heifer – 1^st – Messrs Robson, Middle Horsleyhope

Limx Steer – 1^st – Messrs Robson, Middle Horsleyhope, 2^nd Messrs Reed, Lands Farm, 3^rd Messrs Reed, Lands Farm.

From a high quality line-up of first prize winners Mr Roberts chose the very correct Limousin cross steer from Philip Robson, Middle Horsleyhope as his Champion and Best Calf Bred by Exhibitor and the hefty first prize senior Charolais cross steer from Messrs Walton, Flotterton as his Reserve Champion.

The smart, black Champion courted a deal of attention in the sale ring from all over the UK and sold for £1760 to Ian Bowe, Northallerton.  The sizeable and shapely Charolais steer sold for £1860 to George Chapman, Carlisle.

Despite a glorious day – the first in a long while – for both corn and grassland operations a good crowd of buyers were at the ringside from start to finish and despite the recent downturn in finished and deadweight markets trade was on the whole a great deal livelier than expected.

Outwith the show cattle trade peaked at £1880 for a thumping pen of three Charolais bullocks from Jimmy Walton, Flotterton who sold 11 on the day to average £1777 throughout.

Alan Ogle, Comb Hill led the female trade with a super, black, home-bred Limmy heifer that scaled to £1860. Likewise Willie & Mark Longlands cashed a super smart run of Blue cross heifers that topped at £1800 and levelled at £1568 at just 16 months.

Messrs Green, Heckley High House and Ian Thornton, Hay A Park tied for top honours in the native section both selling Angus bullocks to £1720. Messrs Green brought out a super run from their Alnwick enterprise and sold 45 outstanding cattle to average £1542 throughout.

Leading the middle age range of cattle was yet another stupendous run of bullocks from Frank & Reg Simpson, Square House. The brothers from Quebec, County Durham peaked at £1850 for three separate bullocks and averaged £1785 for 9 toppers sold at just 15 months of age

The youngest class of cattle, those for longer keep at ten months and younger were too sought after and topped at £1560 for an absolute ‘clanker’ from Edward Thoburn, Pitland Hills that sold later in the sale but suffered not a jot because of it proving that a late turn is not a bad turn at Hexham. Other highlights in this class were bullocks to £1480 from Messrs Nixon, Stotsfold and others at £1400 from Messrs Browell, Quarry House – both lots by top notch Limousin bulls and typical of the quality seen here at Hexham.

On a great days trading the entire entry of steers sold to average £1391 and the female portion of the sale levelled at £1252 to the delight of all vendors from across Northumberland, County Durham, Cumbria, The Scottish Borders, North & West Yorkshire.

Prize List:

Any Native Cross Steer or Heifer –

1^st – R Green, Heckley High House

2^nd – R Green, Heckley High House

3^rd – R Green, Heckley High House

Charolais cross Senior Steer –

1^st – F T Walton, Flotterton

2^nd – I A Thornton, Hay-A-Park

3^rd – I A Thornton, Hay-A-Park

Charolais cross Junior Steer –

1^st – J W Crozier, Raggetsyke

2^nd – J W Crozier, Raggetsyke

Charolais Cross Heifer –

1^st – J W Crozier, Raggetsyke

British Blue Cross Heifer –

1^st – P & E B Robson, Middle Horseleyhope

Limousin Cross Seer –

1^st – P & E B Robson, Middle Horseleyhope

2^nd – W M Reed & Son, Lands Farm

3^rd – W M Reed & Son, Lands Farm

Best Calf Bred By Exhibitor –

1^st – P & E B Robson, Middle Horseleyhope

Supreme Overall Champion – P & E B Robson, Middle Horseleyhope

Reserve Overall Champion – F T Walton, Flotterton

Leading prices;

Cattle 23 – 30 Months

Limousin x steers – £1740 Gibbet House, £1720 Lunns House, £1700 Old Deanham & Make-Me-Rich, £1690 Old Deanham, £1620 Gibbet House, £1590 Lunns House, £1570 Old Deanham, £1560 Old Deanham, Make-Me-Rich & Lunns House, £1540 Low Hall & Gibbet House, £1530 Low Hall & Gibbet House, £1480 Low Hall & East Newham

Charolais x steers – £1780 Flotterton, £1680 & £1620 Hay-A-Park

Angus x steers – £1720 Hay-A-Park, £1680 Fairley, £1570 Hollin Close, £1470 Fairley, £1430 & £1420 Bankfoot, £1410 Fairley

British Shorthorn steers – £1590 Gibbet House

Limousin x heifers – £1630 & £1620 Old Deanham, £1610 Make-Me-Rich, £1580 Middle Horsleyhope, £1570 Old Deanham, £1530 East Newham, £1490 Make-Me-Rich

British Blue x heifers – £1700 Midgehome

Angus x heifers – £1600 & £1420 Bankfoot

Cattle 17 – 22 Months

Limousin x steers – £1710 Dovecote, £1690 Gibbet House, £1660 Square House, £1600 Gibbet House, £1520 Thornton Tower, £1480 Dovecote, £1460 Old Deanham, Dunns Houses & Dovecote

Charolais x steers – £1880, £1860 & £1850 Flotterton, £1740Old Deanham, £1700 Flotterton & Hay-A-Park, £1670 Satley, £1650 & £1640 Flotterton, £1610 Satley Farm, £1600 Old Deanham

Angus x steers – £1720, £1680, £1640, £1580 (x2), £1550, £1540 & £1510 Heckley High House, £1500 Springwell, £1480 Heckley High House, £1470 Fairley, £1450 Heckley High House

Hereford steers – £1470 & £1360 Gibbet House

Blonde x steers – £1680 Houselope Grange

Limousin x heifers – £1860 Comb Hills, £1550 Springwell, £1510 Hoyles Bottom, £1480 Armond Carr & Springwell

Charolais x heifers – £1580 East Newham

British Blue x heifers – £1800, £1700, £1660 & £1610 Rusheylaw

Hereford x heifers – £990 China Hall

 Cattle 11 – 16 Months

Limousin x steers – £1850 (x3), £1810 & £170 (x2) Square House, £1760 Middle Horsleyhope, £1740 & £1730 Square House, £1710 Brownsleazes, £1700 Armond Carr, £1560 Quarry House, £1550 Stotsfold & Little Swinburne, £1510 Comb Hills, £1485 Springwell, £1480 Stotsfold

Charolais x steers – £1740, £1600 & £1590 Hay-A-Park, £1470, £1460 & £1440 Gibbet House, £1420 Tenter House, £1400 Hay-A-Park

Angus x steers – £1700, £1680, £1660, £1600, £1570, £1540, £1520 (x2), £1510, £1500 & £1490 Heckley High House

British Blue steers – £1435 Woodhead

Simmental x steers – £1590 & £1450 Satley

Blonde x – £1810 Brownsleazes, £1740, £1720 & £1700 Houselope Grange

Limousin x heifers – £1730 Bail Hill, £1710 Grange House, £1650 & £1600 Quarry House, £1540 Little Swinburne, £1530 Westerheugh, £1525 Low Eshells, £1510 Bail Hill, £1500 Hoyles Bottom & Thornton Tower, £1490 Springwell, £1480 Brownsleazes, £1470 Little Swinburne & Springwell, £1460 Springwell & Low Eshells, £1450 Springwell (x2)

Charolais x heifers – £1390 Raggetsyke, £1210 Tenter House

British Blue heifers – £1780 Rusheylaw, £1300 Middle Horsleyhope, £1190 (x3) Cooper House

Angus heifers – £1400 & £1360 Braidley

Blonde heifers – £990 Hoyles Bottom

Blonde x heifers – £1460 & £1430 Brownsleazes

Cattle 10 months and under

Limousin x steers – £1560 Pitland Hills, £1480 Stotsfold, £1400 Quarry House, £1340 Pitland Hills, £1290 Woodhead, £1240 Edges Green, £1230 Round Meadows, £1180 Burnbank

British Blue x steers – £1060 Dyke Nook

Limousin x heifers – £1260 Woodhead, £1215 Whiteside, £1190 Woodhall, £1180 Dyke Nook, £1130 Woodhall

Young Bulls

Limousin – £1100 Woodhall

British Blue – £1500 & £1350 (x2) Morley Hill, £1340 Woodhall

Cast Ewes

Hexham & Northern Marts sold 731 Cast Ewes & Rams to a nice trade

The first annual Show & Sale of Cast Ewes was ably judged by Mr Simon Jenner

Topping the sale at £198 was the champion pen of 5 Texels from Quickeningcote Partners

At £190 was a Texel ewe from Messrs T Hethrington Old Hall Farm

At £188 was a Texel ewe from Mr D Collingwood, Intake Farm

Suffolks sold to £154 for 5 from Messrs T Hetherinton, Old Hall Farm

Reserve Champion Pen of Ewes went to 1^st Prize hill ewe a pen of 5 North Country Cheviots from Mr F T Walton, Flotterton

Mules topped at £123 from Messrs B & S Teasdale & Son, Lynesack

Blackface Ewes sold to £112 for a trio from Messrs R & D Archer & Son, Carry House

Entries to Jack on 07739 440457

Prize List:

Continental –
1^st – Quickeningcote Ptns, Quickeningcote

2^nd – M/S T Hethrington, Old Hall Farm

3^rd – O Harrison, Aimshaugh

Other Lowland –

1^st – M/S T Hethrington, Old Hall Farm

2^nd – Quickeningcote Ptns, Quickeningcote

Hill –

1^st – F T Walton, Flotterton

2^nd – F T Walton, Flotterton

3^rd – Messrs W Walton & Sons, Troughend

Champion Pen – Quickeningcote Ptns, Quickeningcote

Reserve Champion Pen – F T Walton, Flotterton

Leading prices;

Texel – £198 Quickeningcote, £190 Old Hall, £188 Intake

Texel x – £160 Mill View, £150 Old Hall & Aimshaugh, £140 Whitechapel, £130 Aimshaugh, East Greenridge & White House, £128 Aimshaugh, Aydon North Farm,           Ironsign, Lynesack, £126 Staffield Old Hall & Quickeningcote

Suffolk x – £154 Old Hall, £139 White House, £132 Old Hall, £124 Intake, £123 Old Hall

Beltex x – £152 Tarefield

Charollais x – £120 Old Hall

Cheviot – £122 Thackside

North Country Cheviot – £140 & £123 Flotterton

Cheviot Mule – £131 Lynesack

Mule – £123 Lynesack, £114 Old Town, £113 West Newlands, £112 Old Hall & Quickeningcote

Blackface – £112 Carry House, £110 Dunns Houses

Swaledale – £61 Intake

Leicester – £138 Flotterton

Rough Fell – £78 Lynnshield

Cast Tups

Cast Tups sold to £190 for a Charolais from Mr R H Walton, Linacres

Leading prices;

Texel – £160 Intake

Suffolk – £160 Thackside

Charollais x – £190 Linacres

Leicester – £160 West Deanraw

Blackface – £120 West Deanraw

Cheviot – £110 Grey Mare Hill Field

Store Lambs

Hexham & Northern Marts sold a catalogues entry of 3285 Store Lambs at the Anniversary Show & Sale, with the overall average £2 up on the year

The show was ably judged by Mr Dan Stainthorpe, Whitby and kindly sponsored by Bespoke Financial Wellbeing

Champion Pen went to a pen of 20 Beltex x lambs from Messrs  P & E B Robson, Middle Horsleyhope selling for £120

Topping the sale was a pen of 9 Dutch Texel x store lambs at £143 from Messrs C A & J G Skidmore, Needless Hall

A pen of 5 Beltex x store lambs sold to £141 from Mr R E Williamson, Littleburn

M & L Churchyard, Hownsgill Farm sold Beltex almbs to £139

A pen of 20 Suffolk x lambs sold to £120 from B N & S Urwin, Lynnshield

Mules sold to £106.50 for a pen of 4 from Messrs H & L Morshead, Harsondale

Entries to Jack on 07739 440457 or Office on 01434 605444

Prize List:

Texel –

1^st – Messrs J Reed & Son, High Eshells

2^nd – J Ridley, Wittonshields

3^rd – D J & W Sedgewick, Errington Red House

Beltex –

1^st – P & E B Robson, Middle Horselyhope

2^nd – T Nixon, Longlea

3^rd – R E Williamson, Littleburn

Other Continental –

1^st – D J & W Sedgewick, Errington Red House

2^nd – T W Vickers, Thornley Hall

Suffolk –

1^st – Messrs Allergill, Allergill

2^nd – F T Walton, Flotterton

3^rd – B N & S Urwin, Lynnshield

Mule –

1^st – Messrs T D & M Moore & Son, Softley

2^nd – M/S H & L Morshead, Harsondale

3^rd – Messrs T D & M Moore & Son, Softley

Hill –

1^st – B N & S Urwin, Lynnshield

2^nd – B N & S Urwin, Lynnshield

Champion Pen – P & E B Robson, Middle Horselyhope

Reserve Champion Pen – Messrs J Reed & Son, High Eshells

Leading Prices;

Texel x – £134 South Farm, £131 High Eshells, £116 Longlea, £115 Aimshaugh, £114.50 Derwent Grange, £113.50 Grange House, £112 South Farm, £111.50 The Bellion, £111 Allensgreen & The Bellion, £108 Stonehall, Causey View & Wittonshields, £107 Rosehill, £106.50 Grange House & Causey View, £106 Ironsign, Aimshaugh (x2) & Low Struthers

Suffolk x – £120 Lynnshield, £117 Flotterton, £114 Allergill, £106 East Flass (x2), £100 Allergill, Low Struthers & Hope House

Beltex – £124 Middle Horsleyhope

Beltex x – £141 Littleburn, £139 Hownsgill, £136 West Moorhouses & Needless Hall, £134 Needless Hall, £132 Middle Horsleyhope, £128 Yetlington, £122 Woodland House, £121 Middle Horsleyhope & Woodland House, £120 Middle Horsleyhope & West Moorhouses, £115 Littleburn, £114.50 West Moorhouses, £113 Littleburn, £111 Littleburn & Moorhouse Gate, £110 Hownsgill

Dutch Texel – £143, £138 & £127 Needless Hall

Blue Texel – £119 & £108 Craigshield

Dutch Spotted Texel – £108.50 Grange House Farm

Blue De Maine – £92.50 Thornley Hall

Cheviot – £86 & £84 Lynnshield

Mule – £106.50, £101.50 & £93.50 Harsondale, £89.50 Agars Hill & Softley, £86.50 Woodhall, £84.50 Penpeugh, £84 Harsondale & Home Farm, £83 Softley, £82.50 Agars Hill

Cheviot Mule – £99 Woodland House

Blackface – £77 Penpeugh

Kerry Hill – £84 Craigshield