Store Cattle & Store Sheep
Store Cattle
Hexham & Northern Marts at their weekly sale offered a catalogue of 369 store cattle from herdmasters across Northumberland, County Durham & Cumbria.
With a greater continental influence this week weight and shape were in abundance and trade yet again saw a rise for a great show of quality. Topping the sale was a super pure bred Charolais heifer from noted bull breeders Messrs Campbell, Thrunton, Alnwick which changed hands at £1970, followed by a brace of Limmy cross bullocks at £1960 – The first from David Johnson, Blackhalls then another from Edward Heslop, Colwell Demesne.
Following on from a great trade last week Angus cattle were still very much to the fore with steers topping at £1890 from the new Greenfield holding of Robin Oxley, Consett, County Durham whilst heifers scaled to £1870 from now noted Angus purveyors Messrs Watson, Holywell Farms Ltd.
Several consignments of forward sorts were keenly bid for and with younger, yearling type cattle being retained for the special sales next month the majority of the catalogue comprised of cattle from fifteen months of age and older.
Highlights throughout the sale were many but included a cracking run of well-bred Limmy bullocks at 16-18 months from Geoff Hubbuck, Rising Sun which peaked at £1930 for an absolute thumper and averaged £1648 for ten sold from his pen.
Ian Scott & Sons, Corneyside peaked at £1860 for a similarly well-bred bullock and sold seven in total to return £1712 throughout to round off a canny day’s trading for the Matfen men.
Peter Charleton brought forward another great run of Angus bullocks from his Horncastle partnership enterprise and was well rewarded on the day for well-bred native breed steers in nice condition. These peaked at £1780 and averaged £1541 per head for 11 sold representing a phenomenal lift of £389 per head on the year and just reward for great cattle husbandry and stockmanship.
Messrs Allgood, Nunwick made a welcome return to the store ring at Hexham and their reputation for top class cattle goes from strength to strength thanks to the efforts of manager Davy Thirlwell and his team that turned out Charolais cross steers to £1790 and bullocks by the Stabiliser stock sire now favoured on this North Tyne family farmed estate that topped at a worthy £1700. The run of ten big bullocks returned a pleasing average of £1618 for five of each by both sires with the stabiliser contingent pipping their stablemates by a notable £36 per head.
A smaller entry of younger cattle was presented as mentioned but leading these were a great run of ¾ Limmys from Messrs Ballantyne, Cowburn Rigg near the recently lamented Sycamore Gap. As well as solitary saplings the best of cattle can also thrive in that harsh upland environment proven by well-bred steers scaling to £1780 and heifer sisters trading at £1600 for the noted Roman Wall producers – encouragement indeed for the cattle-centric month of sales ahead.
Leading prices;
Cattle 23 – 30 Months
Limousin x steers – £1640 Corneyside, £1570, £1520, £1480 & £1420 Old Deanham, £1390 South Farm
Angus x steers – £1980, £1840 & £1620 Greenfield
Hereford x steers – £1460 South Farm
Limousin x heifers – £1700, £1650 & £1460 Old Deanham, £1440 Old Deanham & South Farm, £1430 Old Deanham, £1390 Demesne Farm, £1380 Old Deanham, £1310 Old Deanham (x2) & South Farm
Charolais heifers – £1970 Thrunton
British Blue x heifers – £1730 Old Deanham, £1720 Slealands, £1450 & £1440 Old Deanham, £1400 South Farm
Simmental x heifers – £1240 South Farm
Angus x heifers – £1700 Greenfield, £1610 Church Farm, £1600 South Farm, £1360 Church Farm
British Shorthorn heifers – £1370 South Farm
Cattle 17 – 22 Months
Limousin x steers – £1960 Blackhalls & Demesne Farm, £1930 Rsing Sun, £1920 Black Halls, £1860 Corneyside, £1820 Rising Sun, £1810 Corneyside, £1760 Demesne Farm & Corneyside, £1700 Rising Sun (x2), £1660 Corneyside, £1640 Rising Sun, £1620 Demesne Farm, £1610 Blackhalls, £1590 Rising Sun, £1580 New Acres
Charolais x steers – £1540 Harewalls, £1490 Hartburn Grange, £1470 & £1300 Harewalls
British Blue x steers – £1195 & £1180 Arnold House
Angus x steers – £1830 Blueburn, £1780, £1740 & £1600 Horncastle, £1530 Blueburn, £1500 Horncastle (x2), £1450 Edlingham Newtown, £1410 Blueburn, £1400 Rawfoot
Simmental steers – £1460 South Farm
Stabilizer steers – £1700, £1640, £1620 & £1520 Nunwick
Hereford x steers – £1460 High Wooley, £1220 Nookton
Luing steers – £1330, £1230, £1150, £1140 & £1130 Blueburn
Saler x steers – £1210 Edlingham Newtown
Limousin x heifers – £1560 China Hall, £1500 Lee Hall, £1480 Lunns House & Lee Hall, £1460 South Farm, £1450 Old Deanham, £1380 Lunns House, £1360 South Farm & Lee Hall, £1330 Lunns House
Charolais heifers – £1720 & £1540 Thrunton
Charolais x heifers – £1560 Edlingham Newtown, £1410 Harewalls, £1310 Thornley Hall
British Blue x heifers – £1280 & £1200 Arnold House
Angus heifers – £1450 Thrunton
Angus x heifers – £1870 Church Farm, £1660 Greenfield, £1630 Church Farm, £1520 Greenfield, £1490 Arnold House, £1470 & £1380 Church Farm
Hereford x heifers – £1350 High Wooley, £1260 & £1200 Nookton
Saler x heifers – £1280 & £1210 Edlingham Newtown
Cattle 11 – 16 Months
Limousin x steers – £1780 Cowburnrigg, £1460 New Acres, £1440 Blackhalls, £1430 Rawfoot (x2), £1410 New Acres, £1390 Crook Dene (x2), £1385 Lee Hall, £1360 Crook Dene, £1350 Glendue
Charolais x steers – £1790 & £1710 Nunwick, £1640 Edlingham Newtown, £1500 Nunwick (x2)
Angus x steers – £1770 Thrunton, £1420 & £1390 Nookton, £1375 Parkside, £1360 Whitehouse, £1350 Rawfoot
British Blue steers – £1170 Glendue
Limousin x heifers – £1600, £1520, £1500 & £1490 Cowburnrigg, £1470 Rawfoot, £1440 & £1420 (x2) Lee Hall, £1340 New Acres, £1305 Crook Dene, £1280 Rawfoot, £1270 Shaftoe Moor, £1260 Lee Hall & Round Meadows, £1250 High Alderheads
Charolais x heifers – £1430, £1410, £1320 & £1300 Edlingham Newtown
British Blue heifers – £1430 China Hall
Cast Ewes
Hexham & Northern Marts sold 1691 Cast Ewes & Rams to another good trade for the time of year with the very best ewes dearer.
Topping the sale at £269 was a trio of Texels from W J Scott Ltd, Low Leam
At £248 were Texels from Messrs G N Potts & Son, Black Callerton.
Suffolk x ewes sold to £130 from Mr P K Burn, Grange House.
Mules very similar on the week topping at £106 for 7 from S & K Carr, West Farm.
Swales topped at £90 from Mrs R & M J Lee, Harwood Shield with plenty of well-meated ewes £45 – £68.
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Texel – £269 Low Leam, £248 Black Callerton, £243 High Castle Dene, £229 & £219 Lilburn Estates, £215 Short Thorns
Texel x – £198 & £190 Lilburn Estates, £188 Hackford, £180 Low Leam & High Castle Dene, £170 Hackford, £156 High Castle Dene, £150 Short Thorns, £145 High Castle Dene, £140 Duddo Hill, £139 Home Farm, £138 Chesters (x2) & Steeley Farm, £137 Coatyards, £136 East Matfen, £133 East House, £132 Chesters
Beltex x – £165 Jolly Body
Suffolk x – £130 Grange House, £118 Garden House, £116 Black Heddon
Cheviot – £71 Codlaw Hill, £70 Aimshaugh
Cheviot Mule – £102 Steeley Farm
Mule – £106 Great Whittington, £100 Hackford & South Chareheads, £96 Low Leam, £93 Chesters & Dukesfield Hall, £92 Coatyards & Settlingstones
Blackface – £8 Rusheylaw, £73 Black Callerton, £70 Hole Farm
Swaledale – £90 & £68 Harwood Shield
Leicester – £120 West Rennington
Kerry Hill – £62 Grange House
Cast Tups
Cast Tups topped at £190 for Texels from S & K Carr, West Farm.
Texel – £190 Great Whittington, £160 Great Whittington & Little Bavington, £155 Greyside
Blackface – £98 Stoop Rigg
Store Lambs
Hexham & Northern Marts sold a catalogued entry of 7197 store lambs to a flying trade averaging £97.04 for all breeds, shapes and sizes.
With one of the largest catalogued entries for many years, vendors must be congratulated for a tremendous run of lambs throughout the day.
Topping the sale at £159 was 20 Dutch Texel x lambs from Mr B Storey, Woodhead, who also sold pens of 20 and 30 at £155, £148 & £145.
At £156 was a trio of Beltex x lambs from Messrs P & E B Robson, Middle Horsleyhope.
Another pen of lambs at £155 was 13 Texel x from Mrs V S Allgood, Nunwick.
Also breaking the £149 barrier was a trio at £152 from Messrs T R & E A Milburn, Wallend.
Many runs of commercial lambs £92 – £110.
Suffolk x lambs sold to £126 for a pair from Middle Horsleyhope.
Mule lambs sold to a flyer topping at £105 for 39 from Messrs Featherwood Partners who also sold 60 Blackface lambs at £70.
Entries next week by 11am Monday for cataloguing.
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Leading prices;
Texel x – £155 & £134 Nunwick, £128 Demesne, £126 Errington Red House, £123 Stobby Lea, £122 Moorlaws, £121 Short Thorns, £120 Chesters (x2) & South Farm, £119 Nunwick (x3), Walltown & Errington Red House, £118 Ridley Stokoe & Errington Red House, £117 South Farm, Demesne & High Eshells, £115 Thornley Pit House & Pineville, £114 Woodlands Place & Springwell, £113 South Farm, Errington Red House & Demesne, £112 Whiteside & Errington Red House
Texel x – £159, £155, £148 & £145 Woodhead, £144 Triermain, £140 Woodhead & Low Houses, £139 Woodhead
Beltex x – £156 Middle Horsleyhope, £152 Wallend, £140 & £139 Walton Wood Head, £137 Wallend & Low Garth, £136 Walton Wood Head, £135 Wallend, £134 Watch Hill, £130 Stobby Lea, £127 Wallend (x2), £126 Mill House & East House, £125 Middle Horsleyhope (x2) & East House
Suffolk x – £126 & £116 Middle Horsleyhope, £113 Settlingstones, £110 & £107 Laburnum Cottage, £105 Black Hedley
British Blue – £125 Comb Hills
Millenium – £114 Jolly Body
Mule – £105 Featherwood, £95 West Deanraw & Featherwood
Cheviot – £85 Aimshaugh
Cheviot x – £75 East Unthank, £74 Cottonshope (x2)
Blackface – £70 Featherwood
Herdwick – £70 Comb Hills
Lleyn – £96, £94, £92, £91 & £90 (x2) Low Burradon
Kerry Hill – £89 Burn House