Store Cattle & Store Sheep
Store Cattle
Hexham and Northern Marts held its weekly catalogued sale of 337 store cattle and suckled calves which this week incorporated the month native sale of store cattle. Another good trade observed throughout with vendors consistently, week in week out pleased with the returns achieved.
Forward stores saw a slight lift compared to recent weeks, especially the better end. Leading the sale for a second week in succession was the Ridley family, Shitlington Hall with a marvelous black, Limousin cross steers that went on to realise £1770.00 with a black pair also breaking the £1700.00 barrier, selling to £1730.00.
Oxley Farming Ltd, Colwell Farm brought their usual stamp of thumping Charolais cross steers to sell to £1750.00.
The most notable lift in trade was for the better end of continental heifers, destined for the live prime ring. Mr R A Ogle sold a fabulous, black Limousin cross heifer for £1720.00. Messrs A J Marr & Son, Old Ravensworth Farm sold Limousin cross heifers to £1690.00.
Leading native bred beast this week came from Messrs G & JH Tomlinson & Son, Sunniside Farm with an Angus cross steer selling to £1635.00. The highest priced Native heifer came from regular Hexham consignor, Messrs A & A G Moralee, Lowfield Bungalow with an Angus cross heifer selling to £1420.00.
Younger, year old cattle saw a slight lift also with Mrs A Anderson, Horncastle Farm selling Angus cross steers to £1260.00.
Messrs E Cuthbert & Son, Low Town made a successful trip down the A1 with a fine run of a dozen, yearling Limousin cross heifers that went on to reach a high of £1330.00 and averaged on the top side of £1100.
More cattle could have easily been sold to vendors benefit today. We are actively seeking more entries for the forthcoming weeks to fulfill demand.
Leading prices;
Cattle 23 – 30 Months
Charolais x steers – £1200 Tosson Glebe
Angus x steers – £1635, £1600 & £1430 Sunniside
Simmental x steers – £1400 & £1300 Greencarts
Limousin x heifers – £1390 Spittalshield
Angus x heifers – £1390 Bunker Hill, £1360 Keepershield, £1270 Bunker Hill, £1260 Sunniside
Cattle 17 – 22 Months
Limousin x steers – £1770 & £1730 Shitlington, £1720 Blackburn, £1700 Town Farm, £1695 Blackburn, £1670 Shitlington, £1640 Blackburn, £1620, £1600, £1595 & £1574 Town Farm, £1540 Blackburn, £1510 Highwood Farm, £1490 Comb Hills & Bunker Hill
Charolais x steers – £1750 Colwell Hill, £1500, £1480, £1475, £1430, £1425 & £1400 Edlingham Newtown
British Blue x steers – £1370 Highwood Farm
Angus steers-£1405 Chesterwood
Angus x steers – £1590 Colwell Hill, £1585, £1565 & £1510 Rare Dene Farm, £1500 Colwell Hill, £1320 Chesterwood, £1310 Middle White Hill
Saler x steers-£1340 Highwood Farm
South Devon x steers-£1305 & £1210 Wingates Wholme
Simmental x steers-£1240 Middle White Hill
Hereford x steers-£1040 Chatton Park
Beef Shorthorn steers – £1240, £1200 & £1140 Chatton Park, £1120 Fairleas, £1110 Chatton Park
Belted Galloway x steers – £1020 Spittalshield
Gelbvieh x-£1455 Highwood Farm
Limousin x heifers – £1720 Comb Hills, £1690 Old Ravensworth, £1620 & £1610 Halton Red House, £1590 Comb Hills, £1585 Halton Red House, £1520 Old Ravensworth, £1430, £1370 & £1340 Lunns House, £1330 Armond Carr
British Blue x heifers – £1175 Glendue Farm
Angus x heifers – £1420 Lowfield Farm, £1275 & £1230 Rare Dene Farm
Simmental x heifers – £1000 Edmondsley Farm
Cattle 11 – 16 Months
Limousin x steers – £1405 & £1380 Highwood Farm, £1115 & £1105 Spittalshield
Charolais x steers – £1410 Edlingham Newtown, £1100 & £1080 Hartburn Grange
Angus x steers – £1260, £1200, £1180, £1080 & £1000 Horncastle Farm, £990 Ravensworth Grange
Beef Shorthorn steers – £995 The Tofts
Hereford steers – £900 Chattlehope
Belted Galloway steers-£710 Craigs Farm
Limousin x heifers – £1330, £1290 & £1140 Low Town, £1070 Low Town (x2) & Rawfoot, £1160 Low Town, £1050 Rawfoot
Angus x heifers – £1010 & £980 Rawfoot, £950 The Tofts, £920 Horncastle Farm
Cattle 10 months and under
Blonde x steers – £1040 Jolly Body Farm
Cast Ewes
Hexham & Northern Marts sold 1880 cast ewes & rams to another very strong trade
Topping the sale was two pairs at £270, firstly from Messrs B A & A M Storrow & Sons, Willimoteswick, then a pair from Messrs E Milburn & Son, Holling Hill
At £258 was a Texel ewe from Mr J O Clark, Brinkburn New Houses, with another from Willimoteswick topping at £258
Messrs J Browell & Sons, Quarry House sold a pen of 10 Texel ewes at £256
Suffolk x ewes sold to £150 from Messrs J N Brown & Son, East White Hill
Mule ewes sold to £125 for a pen of 8 from Messrs Lewis Forster & Son, West Nubbolk
Blackface ewes sold to £114 from R & P O’Kane, Closehead
Entries to Jack on 07739440457
Leading prices;
Dutch Texel –£270 Willimoteswick
Dutch Texel x-£258 Willimoteswick
Texel – £270 Holling Hill, £258 Brinkburn Newhouses, £256 Quarry House, £250 West Heddon Farm, £248 Nilston Rigg & Brinkburn Newhouses, £245 Linacres, £240 Bensons Fell, £220 & 215 Holling Hill, £210 Prospect Grange, £202 Nilston Rigg
Texel x – £198 Nilston Rigg, £192 West Heddon, £190 West Heddon & Swinhoe, £188 Brinkburn Newhouses, £172 Quarry House, £170 Linacres, £168 Willimoteswick, £166 Quarry House, £162 Willimoteswick, £160 Brinkburn New Houses. Church Farm & Quickeningcote, £158 Bensons Fell, £156 Blackburn & £154 Nilston Rigg
Beltex-£200 & £192 East Greenridge
Beltex x- £188 Linacres
Suffolk x – £150 East White Hill, £148 & £146 Brinkburn Newhouses, £139 Tuthill, £138 Low Swainston, £137 Aydonshields, £135 East Greenridge, £132 Holling Hill
Charollais x – £198 Holling Hill
Cheviot – £92 Sillywrea, £90 Flotterton
Leicester-£146 & £142 Quarry House, £140 Holling Hill, £138 Farneyshield
Cheviot Mule – £123 Codlaw Hill
Mule – £125 West Nubbock, £122 Tuthill, £118 Holling Hill, £117 East White Hill, £114 West NUbbock, £112 Nilston Rigg & East Greenridge, £111 Tuthill
Blackface – £114 Closehead, £110 Tone Hall, £109 West Nubbock
Swaledale – £80 Farneyshield
Cast Tups
Cast Tups once again sold very well, topping at £206 for a Beltex x from Messrs M & N Gray, Low Espley
Leading prices;
Beltex-£206 Low Espley, £175 Agars Hill
Texel – £192 Whiskershiel & Chapel House, £178 Thrunton
Suffolk – £178 Rare Dene
Store Lambs
Hexham & Northern Marts sold a catalogued entry of 4631 store lambs selling to a stronger trade with more buyers ringside
Topping the sale was a tremendous pen of 10 Dutch Texel x lambs at £152 from Mr B Storey, Woodhead
Not far behind was a pair of Beltex x lambs at £149 from Messrs N G, K M & J G Beveridge, Low West House who also sold a pen of 8 at £147
Suffolk lambs sold to £122 for a pen of 6 from Messrs Dodd & Wise, Sillywrea
Mules sold very well topping at £111.50 from Messrs W Tait & Sons, Bullshill, selling others to £107 & £104
Cheviots sold to £88 three times from J G Singer & Partners, Linbrig for 40, Quickeningcote Partners and Mr D D Henderson, Low Struthers
Horned lambs sold to £80 for a pen of 5 Blackies from J R F Pattinson & Son, Hotbank
Entries to Jack on 07739 440457
Leading prices;
Texel x – £121 & £116 Thrunton
Beltex x – £149 & £147 Low West House, £144 Burn House, £140 Town Farm, £139 (X2), £135 & £134 Low West House, £132 Town Farm, £129 Low West House
Dutch Texel – £152, £140, £136, £131, £129, £124 & £123 Woodhead
Dutch Texel x – £129 & £127 Stone Hall
Suffolk x – £122 Sillywrea £120 Bankfoot, £119 Duddo Hill, £117 Settlingstones, £115.50 Bankfoot, £112 Duddo Hill & Laburnum Cottage, £109 Bankfoot & Black Callerton
Charolais x – £102 Field Head
Cheviot – £88 Linbrig
Cheviot x – £88 Quickeningcote & Low Struthers
Mule – £111.50, £107 & £104 Bulls Hill, £99 Edlingham Newtown & Todhillwood, £97 Chapel House, £94 Dyke Nook (x2), £93.50 Carrycoats
Cheviot Mule – £90Linbrig, £89 Low Espley, £85.50 Linbrig
Blackface – £80 & £75 Hotbank, £72 Quickeningcote, £68 Quickeningcote & Hotbank