Store Cattle & Store Sheep
Store Cattle
Hexham & Northern Marts at their final sale of store cattle in the month of November offered a catalogued entry of 323 head.
As is typical at this time of year a lesser show of quality was presented however the best of these continue at great rates and the company saw the entire sale average £1216 throughout with steers levelling at £1253 and heifers returning at £1160 to vendors great delight.
Honours were even between the continentals and natives this week with the top spot being shared by both the Angus and Limousin sire, both peaking at £1680 from Philip Tomlinson, Sunniside and Geoff Ogle, Blackburn respectively. Mr Tomlinson went on to average £1530 for four similar types sold and Mr Ogle sold the same number of Limmys to level at £1620.
The female section topped at £1610 for a cracking Charolais heifer from Messrs Riddle, Blakelaw, Bellingham which was one of a run of sound commercial types turned out in fine fashion by stockman Simon Long for the North Tyne operation.
Peter Findlay, Stoop Rigg brought another good run of his trademark Angus cattle down to Hexham from Simonburn and enjoyed a level trade topping at £1620 for both steers and heifers and averaging a deserved £1456 for five of each sold.
A welcome return to the Hexham ring for the second time this month saw James Crocker, Devonport Farms, Blakelaw hit £1570 with his best Blue cross heifer at 18 months whilst his lead bullock; a Limmy at the same age rose to £1430. A cracking load of steers and heifers by the two mainstay sires averaged £1264 for seven bullocks and three females for the Woodburn based enterprise.
The middle bracket of cattle (11-17 months) also continued in the same vein and were topped by a super Limousin cross heifer from Mel Stobbs, High Dalton, Hexhamshire which scaled to £1560. A bullock brother from the same noted home shared the top male rate in this section at £1480 along with the pen leader from Ken Ridley, Allenshields. Both vendors went home happy with averages of £1402 and £1336 respectively having sold both steers and heifers on the day.
As numbers tighten in the run up to Christmas the auctioneers expect a similarly lively trade in the first half of December, if you have cattle to sell and would welcome input from our team please call 01434 605444 to discuss the best route to market for your stock.
Leading prices;
Cattle 23 – 30 Months
Limousin x steers – £1600, £1460 (x2), £1410, £1370 & £1340 South Clarewood, £1330 Chesters, £1300 South Clarewood
Charolais x steers – £1460, £1450 & £1340 South Clarewood
Angus x steers – £1680 & £1520 Sunniside, £1500 & £1480 Stoop Rigg, £1460 Sunniside (x2), £1400 South Clarewood
Limousin x heifers – £1350 Greencarts
Charolais heifers – £1610 Blakelaw
Angus x heifers – £1620 Stoop Rigg, £1440 Catreen, £1370 Redesmouth, £1310 & £1190 Stoop Rigg
Cattle 17 – 22 Months
Limousin x steers – £1680 Blackburn, £1600 Blackburn (x3) & Shitlington, £1560 & £1550 Shitlington, £1500 East Uppertown & Shitlington, £1490 South Clarewood, £1470 East Uppertown, £1440 Shitlington, £1430 Blakelaw, £1420 & £1410 Highwood, £1400 Highwood (x2) & East Uppertown, £1370 West Wharmley, £1360 Tosson Glebe & Highwood, £1300 Highwood
Charolais steers – £1555 Copper House
Charolais x steers – £1420 West Wharmley, £1400 Blakelaw, £1380 Little Harle, £1360 Highwood, £1350 (x2), £1280 & £1240 Little Harle, £1200 Brandon, £1180 & £1170 Little Harle, £1150 Blakelaw, £1090 Hartburn Grange
British Blue steers – £1300 Blakelaw
Angus steers – £1280 Chesterwood (x2)
Angus x steers – £1620 & £1540 Stoop Rigg, £1520 & £1450 Rugley Walls, £1430 Stoop Rigg, £1380 Green Carts, £1370 Redesmouth, £1360 Snows Green, £1310 Redesmouth, £1300 East Uppertown, £1240 Chesterwood, £1220 Catreen, £1180 Greencarts
Simmental x steers – £1110 Brandon
Gelbvieh x steers – £1160 Highwood
Limousin x heifers – £1150 Comb Hills, £1480 Middle Heads, £1470 Armond Carr, £1450 Middle Head, £1390, £1350 & £1310 Armond Carr, £1300 & £1240 Kirkley March, £1210 Comb Hills, £1200 Blakelaw, £1190 Kirkley March & Low Staples, £1140 Middle Heads, £1130 Kirkley March, £1110 Kirkley March (x2) & Comb Hills, £1100 Kirkley March, £1090 Tosson Glebe
Charolais heifers – £1400 Blakelaw
Charolais x heifers – £1440 Blakelaw, £1280 Edlingham Newtown, £1160 Blakelaw, £1140 Edlingham Newtown
Simmental x heifers – £1150 West Shields & Burnhill, £1050 Burnhill
British Blue heifers – £1570 Blakelaw
Angus heifers – £1300 Snows Green
Angus x heifers – £1600 Stoop Rigg, £1280 Catreen, £1270 Stoop Rigg
Saler x heifers – £1070 (x2) & £1100 West Shields
Luing heifers – £1180 Low Chesterhope
Stabiliser x heifers – £1080 The Ash
Cattle 11 – 16 Months
Limousin x steers – £1480 Allenshields & High Dalton, £1420 Grange House, £1410 High Dalton, £1300 Allenshields, £1240 West Wharmley, £1110 Midgeholme, £1040 Newbiggen Farm
Charolais x steers – £1140 West Wharmley, £1360 & £1260 Raggetside, £1230 Blakelaw, £1160 Brandon, £1150 Raggetside, £1130 & £1120 Blakelaw, £1110 & £1090 Brandon
British Blue steers – £1260 Blakelaw
Simmental steers – £1180 Brandon
Limousin x heifers – £1560 High Dalton, £1400 Allenshields & Middle Heads, £1270 Allenshields, £1230 Grange House, £1210 Sherburn Tower, £1180 West Moorhouses, £1160 High Dalton, £1130 Grange House, £1100 Grindon Hill, £1090 Grange House
Charolais x heifers – £1290 Raggetside, £1200 Edlingham Newtown, £1170 Newbiggen, £1130 Edlingham Newtown & Brandon, £1120 Blakelaw, £1080 Sherburn Tower
British Blue heifers – £940 Blakelaw
Simmental x heifers – £1000 & £970 Burnhill
Cattle 10 months and under
Limousin x steers – £1010 Grindon Hill (x2)
Simmental x steers – £810 Parmontley Hall
Cast Ewes
Hexham & Northern Marts sold 2028 Cast Ewes & Rams to another decent trade although the weather definitely taking its toll on the leaner hill bread ewes
Ewes topped at £270 twice, firstly from Messrs E & I Hall & Son, New Houses, then a pen of 5 texels from Messrs S & M Pickworth, Dotland Park
Not far behind was a Beltex ewe at £262 from Messrs C A & J G Skidmore, Needless Hall
Suffolks topped at £176 from R J Farming
Mules sold to a top of £120 for a pair from Messrs R R Reay & Sons, West Moorhouses
Blackfaces sold to £108 for a pen of 24 from J & D Longlands ltd, Tone Hall
Swale ewes sold to £89 for a strong pair from Low Bleakhope Farm
Entries to Jack on 07739440457
Leading prices;
Texel – £270 New Houses & Dotland Park, £252 High Castle Dene, £250 Dotland Park, £240 Rouchester, £228 New Acres, £220 & £214 West Mill Hills, £212 & £204 New Acres
Texel x – £198 Low Middleton, £190 Dotland Park, £177 High Castle Dene, £176 New Houses, £170 R J Farming, £163 High Castle Dene, £162 Low Ardley, £155 Tone Hall, £151 R J Farming & New Acres, £150 Dovecote & South Farm, £148 Houselope Grange, £147 Houselope Grange & Broomhall
Beltex – £262 Needless Hall
Beltex x – £120 West Moorhouses
Suffolk x – £176 R J Farming, £155 Low Middleton, £153, £151 (x2), £149, £147 (x2) & £145 R J Farming, £144 Sunniside, Dovecote & Low Middleton, £142 R J Farming, £140 Milbourne & Needless Hall
Cheviot – £118 & £115 West Mill Hills
Cheviot Mule – £119 West Mill Hills, £117 New Houses
Mule – £120 West Moorhouses, £119 Tone Hall, £117 Sunniside, Tone Hall, East Haydon & Houselope Grange, £116 Middle White Hill, £115 Low Middleton & South East Farm, £112 Butsfield Burn, £111 Catcherside
Blackface – £108 Tone Hall
Swaledale – £89 Low Bleakhope
Herdwick – £51 West Shields
Leicester – £126 Spittalshield
Zwartbles – £120 Greyside
Romney – £80 Westhills
Bleu Du Maine – £250 New Houses
Cast Tups
Cast Tups sold to £200 for a trio of Texels from Messrs J & S M Ivison, Copper House
Suffolk Tups sold to £198 from R J Farming
Leading prices;
Texel – £200 Copper House, £192 R J Farming
Suffolk – £198 R J Farming, £172 Holmside Cottage, £168 Temperley Grange
Suffolk x – £140 R J Farming
Beltex – £160 East House
Leicester – £180 East Plenmeller, £152 Hackford Steel, £146 Agars Hill
Blackface – £135 Greyside
Cheviot – £122 Temperley Grange
Shropshire – £108 Westhills
Store Lambs
Hexham & Northern Marts sold a catalogued entry of 5002 store lambs selling to another strong trade, however some smaller weaker lambs harder to place
Topping the sale was a Beltex x lamb from Mr P H McVittie, Burn House at £134
Not far behind at £132 was a Beltex from Messrs C A & J G Skidmore, Needless Hall
A Blueface Leicester lamb sold to £121 from Mr C H & Mrs S Peart, Hareshaw
Suffolk x lambs sold to £109.50 for a trio from Messrs J & E W Walby & Sons, East House Farm
Mules sold to £114 for a pen of 8 from Mr D Green, Mickley Moor
Blackface lambs sold to £84 from R & P O’Kane, Closehead
Swales sold to £79.50 for a pen of 12 from Mr J P & F Scott, West Burnhope
Entries to Jack for next Friday
Leading prices;
Texel x – £125 Cooper House, £124 Butterknowes, £122 Halton Red House, £120 Greyside & Cooper House, £116 Crescent Farm, £115 Bank Top House, £113 South Farm & High Warden, £111 Rye Hill & High Warden, £110 Butterknowes & Halton Red House, £107 High Eshells & East House, £106.50 Eslington Hill, £106 Butterknowes (x2), Duddo Hill (x2), Fairley Farm & High Knitsley
Beltex x – £134 Burn House, £132 Needless Hall, £128 Burnhouse, £127 Willimoteswick, £126 Cheeseburn Estate, £125 Quarry House, £124.50 Low West House, £124 Willimoteswick, £123 Watch Hill, £122 & £120.50 Low West House, £119 Willimoteswick, £118 Cheeseburn Estate & East House Farm, £117 Low West House, Needless Hall & Cheeseburn Estate, £116 Willimoteswick & Cheeseburn Estate, £115 Middle Horsleyhope, £114 Cheeseburn Estate, £113 Woodlands Place, Low West House & Watch Hill
Dutch Texel – £123 Willimoteswick
Suffolk x – £109.50 East House Farm, £104.50 Middle Horsleyhope, £102 Fairley Farm, £100 High Alderheads, £98.50 Duddo Hill, £98 Cooper House, £97 Dovecote
Cheviot – £90 Cooper House, £80.50 (x2) Linbrig
Mule – £114 Mickley Moor, £103 Redburn, £89 Bridgeford, £87.50 Redburn, £87 Kellah, £86 East Plenmeller
Blackface – £84 Closehead, £69.50 Edlingham Demesne, £69 Featherwood & Edlingham Demesne, £67 Ridley Stokoe, £65 Edlingham Demesne
Swaledale – £79.50 & £76 Westburnhope
Leicester – £121 Hareshaw
Abberfield – £85 & £81.50 Walltown
Easycare – £85 Pilmuir Farm
