Store Cattle & Store Sheep
Store Cattle
Hexham and Northern Marts held its weekly sale of 269 catalogued cattle from across the North of England. Vendors were once again treated to competitive rates with forward cattle once again easily sold and in high demand.
The sale entry was dominated by native breeds throughout, but it was Charolais cross steers from Mr E Potts, Ednorville, Ryton that took the top honours, selling to £1780.00 & £1710.00. A stylish, black Limousin cross heifer consigned by Messrs R Sinton & Son, White House, Birtley sold to £1670.00.
One of the sale highlights was an outstanding run of seventy Angus cross steers raised in the shadows of Alnwick Castle from Richard and Lance Green, Heckley High House. This second helping from Heckley High House went on to top at £1580.00 for a pen of three and fourteen other pens breaking the £1500.00 barrier.
Another distance traveler taking advantage of the Hexham store ring was SWS Agri Services, Arnold House, Penrith who sold 14-month dairy bred Blue cross heifers to £1380.00 & £1360.00. The same home sold Angus cross steers out of the dairy mother to £1450.00.
A handful of young bulls forward this week sold to £1200.00 for an Angus from Messrs CA & J Watmore, Low Farnham, Sharperton. More young bulls can easily be sold to vendors’ advantage.
Leading prices;
Cattle 30 Months +
Charolais x steers – £1710 Ednorville
Cattle 23 – 30 Months
Limousin x steers – £1670 Endorville, £1450 South Farm
Charolais x steers – £1780 Ednorville
Angus x steers – £1480 & £1410 South Farm
British Blue x steers – £1260 Camphill
Galloway x steers – £1320 South Farm
Limousin x heifers – £1300 South Farm
Charolais x heifers – £1440 South Farm, £1320 Harnham Hall
British Blue x heifers – £1380 & £1310 Arnold House
Simmental x heifers – £1340 Hill Head
Angus x heifers – £1140 North Shotton
British Shorthorn heifers – £1130 Arnold House
Cattle 17 – 22 Months
Limousin x steers – £1580 & £1500 White House, £1470 East Newham, £1460 Camphill
Angus x steers – £1550, £1540, £1530 (x2), £1510 (x2) Heckley High House
Simmental x steers – £1640 Hill Head
British Blue x steers – £1650 Camphill, £1400 Arnold House
Limousin x heifers – £1670 White House, £1490 East Newham, £1310 White House, £1300 South Farm
Charolais x heifers – £1490 Intake
British Blue x heifers – £1330 & £1300 Arnold House
Angus x heifers – £1360, £1295 & £1285 Arnold House
Cattle 11 – 16 Months
Limousin x steers – £1180 & £1140 Longlea
Angus steers – £1330 & £1295 Holystone
Angus x steers – £1580, £1560, £1530, £1520, £1510, £1500 (x2) Heckley High House
Simmental x steers – £1650, £1440, £1380 & £1320 Longlea
Hereford steers – £830 & £810 Three Farms
Limousin x heifers – £1090 Causey Bridge
Angus heifers – £1240 Holystone
Angus x heifers – £1380 New Rift Farm, £1220 & £1105 Holystone, £1095 The Deans
South Devon heifers – £1030 The Deans
South Devon x heifers – £1140 The Deans
Cattle 10 months and under
Limousin x steers – £1080 Causey Bridge
Young Bulls
Angus x – £1200 Holystone
Cast Ewes
Hexham & Northern Marts sold 636 Cast Ewes & Rams to a good trade considering what was on offer.
Topping the sale as 4 Texel ewes at £184 from Messrs W H Davison & Son, Lough Green.
Suffolk ewes sold to £158 on two occasions from both Mr M Burn, Grange House and Mrs S Willey, Broomfield Farm.
A huge cheviot ewe sold to £148 from Messrs C A & J Watmore, Holystone Estate.
Mules sold to £114 for 6 from Messrs G M & S G Richardson, High Shipley.
Swales sold to a top of £100 for a pair of huge ewes from Messrs K Smith & Sons, East Greenridge.
Please continue to enter your ewes with Jack on 07739 440457.
Leading prices;
Texel – £184 Lough Green, £180 House & Home Farm, £160 East Greenridge, £150 Intake Farm
Texel x – £160 Broomfield & East Greenridge, £150 Intake Farm
£152 Hill Crest, £148 Moorgair, £146 East Greenridge, £139 Grange House, £138 Greenchesters, £129 Longshaws (x2) & Aydonshields, £128 Highchurch, £127 Broomfield
Suffolk x – £158 Grange House & Broomfield, £145 Littleburn, £140 Dapple Farm, £138 Lords Lot, £134 Grange House, £130 Thornton Tower & Holystone Estate, £128 Grange House
Beltex x – £138 & £134 Littleburn, £128 East Greenridge
Cheviot – £148 Holystone Estate
Mule – £114 High Shipley, £107 East Greenridge, £105 Lords Lot, £103 Aydonshields
Blackface – £70 Thornton Tower
Swaledale – £100 East Greenridge, £91 Farneyshield
Herdwick – £102 Grange House
Easycare – £89 Witton Dene
Cast Tups
A small number of Cast Tups sold to a top of £170 from Messrs K Smith & Sons, East Greenridge.
Leading prices;
Texel – £170 East Greenridge
Beltex – £120 East Greenridge
Store Lambs
Hexham & Northern Marts sold a catalogued entry of 3808 Store Lambs, selling to another strong trade although mule lambs harder to place after last week’s flying trade.
Topping the sale was a pen of 9 Texel x lambs ta £147 from Messrs R H & J Thirwell, Hethrington.
A pen of 4 Texel x lambs sold at £139 from Messrs J A Beattie & Son, South Farm.
Suffolks sold to £119.50 from Cheeseburn Estate for 5, then a pen of 6 at £119 from Mr R Higgs, Grey Mare Hill.
Mules topped at £89 for a pair from Greenchesters Farm.
Entries for cataloguing by 11am Tuesday due to the Bank Holiday.
Office 01434 605444
Leading prices;
Texel x – £147 Hethrington, £139 South Farm, £127, £126 & £122 Cheeseburn Estate, £121 South Farm, £117 & £115 Cheeseburn Estate, £114 Wolsingham Park & Cockhall, £111 Carrycoats, £109.50 Cockhall & South Farm, £108.50 Cockhall, £108 Armondside, South Chareheads, Burn Rigg & Moorlaws
Suffolk x – £119.50 Cheeseburn Estate, £119 Grey Mare Hill £108.50 Laburnum, £106 North Sorrowlessfield, £104 Hethrington, £102 Littleburn, £101 New Kennels, £100.50 North Sorrowlessfield, £97 Broomfield, £96.50 Waterloo, £95.50 North Sorrowlessfield, £94 Littleburn, £93 Riding Farm
Beltex x – £114 & £113 Waterloo, £107.50 Stanton Town Head, £105 Littleburn, £103.50 Waterloo
Dutch Texel – £97.50 Bridgeford
Cheviot x – £75 & £74 Carlcroft
Mule – £89 Greenchesters, £86 Softley & Waterloo, £85.50 Barsalloch, £85 The Laws, £83 Barsalloch, £81 East Plenmeller, £80 Softley
