Store Cattle & Store Sheep
Store Cattle
Hexham & Northern Marts held its weekly catalogued sale of 613 store cattle & suckled calves.
This week’s sale incorporated the annual show & sale of Charolais x and Continental x store cattle, excluding Limousins.
This year’s show was ably judged by Mr J Crichton, Loughrigg and sponsored by Stoneacre Motor Group & Zoetis.
Mr Crichton gave the overall championship to the British Blue class winner from W D & B Thompson, East Unthank. This classy black steer went on to realise £1650 and was purchased by the judge.
The reserve champion rosette went to the British Blue heifer from J D Yeats, Woodhouse selling to £1550.
Taking the Charolais Championship and trophy was a thumping silver Charolais steer from Mr I A Thornton, Hay-A-Park selling to £1960.
Full Prize list:
Best Four Charolais x Steers
1st – F T Walton, Flotterton
2nd – F T Walton, Flotterton
3rd – F T Walton, Flotterton
Best Single Charolais x Steers
1st – Mr I A Thornton, Hay-A-Park
2nd – J & D Longlands, Tone Hall
3rd – F T Walton, Flotterton
Champion Charolais – Mr I A Thornton, Hay-A-Park
Best British Blue x Steer Calf
1st – W D & B Thompson, East Unthank
2nd – J F Yeats, Woodhouse
3rd – W D & B Thompson, East Unthank
Best British Blue x Heifer Calf
1st – J F Yeats, Woodhouse
2nd – J F Yeats, Woodhouse
3rd – J F Yeats, Woodhouse
Overall Champion – W D & B Thompson, East Unthank
Reserve Champion – J F Yeats, Woodhouse
Another outstanding trade was seen throughout with many vendors stating how much dearer cattle are on the year, with extremely competitive returns seen here at Hexham.
Leading the sale today was a thumping silver Charolais x steer from the North of the county, Mr T H Vickers, Low Hedgeley selling to £2080.
Selling early in the day didn’t affect Messrs G & J H Tomlinson & Son, Sunniside who sold Angus x steers to £2040.
Charolais x heifers sold to a high of £1880 from Messrs R H Thompson & Son, Fitches Grange, with his run of 11 heifers going on to average £1614.11.
A marvelous run of twenty 14–16 month-old Charolais x steers from Messrs J H Baty & Son, Broomhill sold exceptionally well, cashing to £1800 and averaging £1624.50, making for a very satisfying days trading for the Heathersgill based family.
Yearling and weaned calves were sought after once again in this centre with Messrs W D & B Thompson, East Unthank cashing a 10-month-old well bred, hard muscles, red Limousin cross steer to £1700.
One of the highlights of the day was a magnificent run of fourty yearling Charolais x steers from Mr F T Walton, Flotterton, A pen of four silver steers went on to cash at £1610 with other penfuls selling away to £1550 and £1490, leaving a healthy average of £1407.95 for the Coquet Valley producer.
Messrs J D Yeats, Woodhouse brought their annual consignment of year-old British Blue and Limousin x calves which sold like hotcakes, with young Blue x heifers selling to £1600, twice.
A reminder of next week’s prize show and sale for Limousin cattle. We are eagerly seeking entries to fulfil the current demand we are seeing for all classes of store cattle here at Hexham.
Please call auctioneers Chris Armstrong 07808 721957 or Drew Patrick 07854 361967 with all enquiries.
Leading prices;
Cattle 23 – 30 Months
Limousin x steers – £1650 Old Deanham
Charolais steers – £1660 & £1610 Hallbankgate
Charolais x steers – £1960 Hay-A-Park, £1920 & £1900 Low Hedgeley
British Blue x steers – £1210 & £1100 North Shotton
Simmental x steers – £1380 North Shotton
Angus x steers – £2040 & £1840 Sunniside
Blonde x steers – £1410 North Shotton
Luing steers – £1620 Brandon
Limousin x heifers – £1620 & £1470 Old Deanham, £1440 North Shotton
Charolais x heifers – £1880, £1800, £1790 & £120 (x2) Fitches Grange
British Blue x heifers – £1640 Old Deanham
Simmental x heifers – £1660, £1590 & £1540 Brandon
Angus x heifers – £1460 & £1320 Sunniside
Blonde heifers – £1110 North Shotton
Cattle 17 – 22 Months
Limousin x steers – £1780 Old Deanham, £1660 & £1630 Highwood, £1620 Old Deanham, Wingates South & Highwood, £1560 & £1550 Wingates South
Charolais steers – £1450 Harewalls
Charolais x steers – £2080 & £1860 Low Hedgeley, £1810 Brandon, £1800 Low Hedgeley & Broomhill, £1780 Low Hedgeley, £1760 Highwood
British Blue x steers – £1820 & £1580 Old Deanham
Simmental x steers – £1670 Brandon, £1380 Intake
Angus steers – £1720 Broadlea, £1400 West Edmondsley
Angus x steers – £1580 Highwood
Luing x steers – £1300 Brandon
Blonde x steers – £1820 & £1800 Houselope Grange
Saler steers – £1250 Intake
Limousin x heifers – £1680 Elrington Hall, £1600 Brandon, £1590 Elrington Hall, £1490 Lunns House (x2), £1470 Little Harle
Charolais x heifers – £1780 Coldwell, £1610, £1600, £1585 & £1540 Little Harle, £1520 Brandon & Little Harle
British Blue x heifers – £1320 Old Deanham
Angus x heifers – £1170 & £1140 Oakdene
Simmental x heifers – £1430 & £1400 Brandon
Cattle 11 – 16 Months
Limousin x steers – £1540 (x2) & £1520 Woodhouse, £1500 Newbiggen, £1490 Low Eshells, £1450 Woodhouse
Charolais steers – £1480 Newbiggen
Charolais x steers – £1850 & £1710 Tone Hall, £17670, £1610, £1550 (x2), & £1490 (x2) Flotterton, £1480 Hay-A-Park, Tone Hall & Coldwell, £1460 Hay-A-Park & Brandon
Angus steers – £1230 Broadlea
Angus x steers – £1480 West Edmondsley
British Blue steers – £1580 Woodhouse, £1510 Hackford, £1400, £1390 & £1340 Woodhouse
Limousin x heifers – £1610 Low Eshells, £1590 Elrington Hall, £1480 Lunns House, £1440 Low Eshells
Charolais x heifers – £1480 Coldwell, £1350 Brandon, £1340 & £1330 Coldwell
British Blue heifers – £1600 (x2) & £1550 Woodhouse
Cattle 10 months and under
Limousin x steers – £1700 & £1460 East Unthank
British Blue x steers – £1650 & £1440 East Unthank
Charolais x steers – £1360 Flotterton, £1350 Newbiggen
Limousin x heifers – £1270 Tedcastle, £1190 Newbiggen
Cast Ewes
Hexham & Northern Marts sold 1704 cast ewes & rams to another nice trade for the time of year.
Topping the sale at £240 was a pen of 4 Texels from Hedgeley Farms, Powburn.
At £227 was Texels from Mrs E Lishman, Fell Lane and at £220 was a Beltex x from Mr R H Walton, Linacres.
Suffolk x ewes sold to £150 from Messrs P & E B Robson, Middle Horsleyhope.
Biggest mules slightly dearer but the middle Mules very similar. Topping at £114 was Messrs Graham, Miller Hill.
A pen of 31 Blackface ewes sold for £98 from Lord Max Percy Farming, Blueburn.
Please continue to enter your sheep.
Leading prices;
Texel – £240 Hedgeley Hall, £227 Fell Lane
Texel x – £178 Miller Hill, £172 Tedcastle, £170 Broomhall, £150 Grangemoor & Town Farm, £148 Tedcastle, £144 Springwell Cottage, £139 East Haydon, £138 Warksfield Head, £137 Grangemoor & Houselope Grange, £134 Grangemoor & West Shields, £132 Agars Hill & Whiteside, £130 Grangemoor & Broomhall
Beltex – £150 Wallend
Beltex x – £220 Linacres, £168 Middle Horsleyhope
Suffolk x – £150 Middle Horsleyhope, £139 West Shields, £138 Sillywrea, £128 Crook Dene, £126 Broomhall, £124 Tedcastle (x2)
Blue Texel – £118 Whiteside
Blue De Maine – £142 & £134 Sillywrea
Cheviot – £112 Sillywrea
Mule – £14 Miller Hill, £110 Stonehall & West Raw, £109 West Shields, £107 Catreen, £106 Houselope Grange, £104 Blueburn & Warksfield Head
Blackface – £98 Blueburn
Swaledale – £76 Buckshot
Leicester – £132 Morley Hill, £126 Blueburn, £120 Penpeugh, £116 Hedgeley Hall
Herdwick – £67 Leonard House
Easycare – £78 Seaview
Beulah – £78 Middle Moor
Cast Tups
Cast Tups sold to a top of £170 twice for Beltex tups from Mr T Howard, Lees Hall Farm.
Leading prices;
Texel – £150 The Beeches & The Percy Arms
Beltex – £170 Lees Hall Farm (x2)
Blackface – £92 Whiskershiel
Cheviot – £98 Blindburn
Wensleydale – £106 Shittlehopeside
Store Lambs
Hexham & Northern Marts sold a catalogued entry of 5422 store lambs to another good trade. Overall averages slightly down but the show on display less quality on the week.
Topping the sale was 5 Beltex x ewe lambs at £168 from Messrs J T & I Steele, Steeley Farm.
Suffolks topped at £158 and £155 from Mr C R Fawcett, Well House.
Commercial lambs still regularly £90-£108 for lambs with size and flesh.
A massive entry of mules sold very well once again topping at £101 for a trio from Mr K Philipson, Broadgates. Mules regularly £80-£92.
Please remember to enter your lambs by 11am Monday for cataloguing.
Office 01434 605444
Leading prices;
Texel x – £130 Rye Hill, £128 Whitchester, £127 Springwell Cottage, £126 Billerley & Springwell Cottage (x2), £125 Stobby Lea, £120 West Bolton, £119 Chesters, New Kennels & Winchester Lodge, £118 Springwell Cottage, Stobby Lea & West Bolton, £117 Rye Hill & Springwell Cottage, £116 Moorlaws, South Farm, Butterknowes & Laburnum Cottage
Dutch Texel – £134 Birchcraig, £133 & £124 Willimoteswick, £120 Agars Hill & Willimoteswick, £118 Triermain, £117 Agars Hill
Blue Texel – £123 Butterknowes
Beltex x – £168 Steeley Farm, £139 Fell Lane, £132 Steeley Farm, £126 Hallbankgate, £125 Fell Lane, £123 Steeley Farm, £121 Middle Horsleyhope, £120 Fell Lane, £119 Woodland House, £118 Steeley Farm & Middle Horsleyhope, £117 & £116 Woodland House, £115 Rosehill, £114 Corneyside
Dutch Spotted Texel – £115 Butterknowes
Charolais x – £117 Rosehill
Suffolk – £158, £155 & £140 Well House
Suffolk x – £119 Stewartshield Meadows, £115 Whitchester, Low Huntwell & Well House, £114 Stewartshield Meadows, £112 Great Bavington, £111 Black Hedley, £108 Stewartshield Meadows, £107 Black Hedley & Middle Horsleyhope, £106 Settlingstones, £105 Middle Horsleyhope
Mule – £101 Broadgates, £100 Whitchester Lodge, £96 Longlea, £95 Brieredge, £92 High Lovelady Shield, £90 Longlea, Stobby Lea & Dyke Nook, £89 Moorlaws, West Raw, High Lovelady Shield, Hollin Close & Dyke Nook, £88 Wodhall, Longlea &Taylor Burn
Cheviot – £82 Low Bleakhope
Swaledale – £77 Oaklea, £74 Low Bleakhope
Leicester – £110 Penpeugh
Zwartbles – £106 Laburnum Cottage
South Down – £124 Highford