Store Cattle & Store Sheep
Store Cattle
Hexham & Northern Marts held their first store sale in the festive month of December and offered a good entry for the time of year of 315 head of store cattle. Despite inclement weather and poor travelling conditions a full catalogue was presented albeit to a smaller ringside of buyers that braved the snow and frost to witness another hot trade at Hexham.
Trade peaked at £1900 for a hefty black Angus bullock from Messrs Burn, Aydonshields, Hexhamshire who averaged £1776 for three great steers all sired by the registered bull.
Next in the rankings came an outstanding Limmy cross bullock at just 13 months of age from another Hexhamshire holding, that of noted breeders of top quality sorts Messrs Stobbs, High Dalton. The tremendous steer soared in the ring and eventually settled at £1860 and with another at £1770 and a pair of heifers at £1660 the great days trading was rounded off for Messrs Stobbs with a super average of £1631 for seven yearling types sold on the day.
Heifers sold as well as their male counterparts and a number exceeded vendors expectations, not least the class leader from Lewis Forster, West Nubbuck that climbed to £1840 and this fine, shapely Limmy lady was purchased, amongst others to serve as high end herd replacements on The Roman Wall.
The youngest class of cattle also sold well on the day and peaked at £1270 for a super Limmy bullock at 10 months from Sarah Martin, Heatheridge with heifers at a similar age selling to £1190 from Messrs Lee, Agars Hill.
With demand showing little sign of easing the auctioneers are keen to speak with any producers that are contemplating consigning cattle for sale at Hexham before the Christmas break with two further sales scheduled for December being Friday the 8th and 15th. Please call our team on 01434 605444 to enter cattle for sale by 12 noon every Monday or to speak with an auctioneer regarding the marketing of your cattle to best advantage.
Leading prices;
Cattle 30 Months +
Angus x heifers – £1280 Church Farm
Cattle 23 – 30 Months
Angus x steers – £1540 Church Farm, £1490 East Uppertown
Simmental x heifers – £1450 Burnhill
Angus heifers – £1450 Broadlea
Angus x heifers – £1330 Harnham Hall, £1300 & £1250 Greencarts
Cattle 17 – 22 Months
Limousin x steers – £1850 Little Harle, £1790 Blackburn, £1770 Lunns House & West Nubbock, £1730 Armond Carr & Blackburn, £1720 Lunns House & Blackburn, £1700 Blackburn, £1690 Lunns House, East Uppertown, Highwood & Little Harle, £1680 Lunns House & Highwood, £1670 Highwood, £1660 West Nubbock & Little Harle, £1620 Blackburn
Charolais x steers – £1840 Blackburn, £1620 (x2) & £1610 Little Harle, £1570 Tenter House, £1490 Littlle Harle
Angus steers – £1690 Aydonshields, £1650 Chesterwood
Angus x steers – £1900 & £1740 Aydonshields, £1710 The Raw, £1670 East Uppertown, £1580 Chesterwood, £1570, £1520, £1510, £1490 & £1480 The Raw
Limousin x heifers – £1840, £1760, £1680 & £1610 West Nubbock, £1520 Armond Carr, £1480 & £1460 West Nubock
Charolais heifers – £1790 & £1550 Trench Hall
Charolais x heifers – £1630 Edlingham Newtown, £1600 & £1550 (x2) Newlands Haugh, £1540 Newlands Haugh, £1510 Tenter House, £1500 Little Harle, £1480 Newlands Haugh, £1470 Tenter House, £1460 Newlands Haugh & China Hall
Angus heifers – £1160 Davyshiel, £1140, £1100 & £1060 Broadlea
Angus x heifers – £1370 & £1350 Greencarts, £1290 Church Farm, £1280 Berwick Hill, £1210 Little Harle, £1110 Falahill, £1100 Berwick Hill
Cattle 11 – 16 Months
Limousin x steers – £1860 & £1780 High Dalton, £1750 Blackburn, £1640 & £1540 High Dalton, £1380 Heatheridge
Charolais x steers – £1590 The Raw
Angus x steers – £120 Brackenthwaite
Simmental x steers – £1590 Longlea
Limousin x heifers – £1660 High Dalton, £1640 & £1480 West Nubbock, £1380 Longlea, £1330 West Nubbock & Burntongues, £1290 Longlea
Simmental x heifers – £930 Longlea
Cattle 10 months and under
Limousin x steers – £1270 Hetheridge
Charolais x steers – £810 & £780 Springhill
Cast Ewes
Hexham & Northern Marts sold 1545 ewes to an improved trade, although not the quality of best end pure ewes this week.
Topping the ewes was a pen of 7 Superb Texel ewes at £202 from Messrs R Leiper & Co, Bygate farm.
Suffolk x ewes topped at £180 from Mr J O Clark, Brinkburn Newhouses, whos run of 102 ewes averaged £142.90.
Mules with strength sold very well, topping at £121 from Mrs E M Bertram, Coldwell.
Not a massive amount of strength in the horned department, however the class topped at £91 for 3 from Messrs J R Robinson & Son, Warksfield Head.
Please continue to enter your ewes.
Jack Walton 07739 440457
Leading prices;
Texel – £202 Bygate
Texel x – £195 Harle New Houses, £162 Hetherington, £161 Bavington Hill Head, £155 Tuthill, £152 Elsdon Burn, £149 West Mill Hills, £147 Brinkburn Newhouses (x2), £142 Nettlesworth, £140 Agars Hill
Beltex x – £146 Bavington Hill Head
Suffolk – £180 Brinkburn Newhouses, £170 Tuthill
Suffolk x – £149 Sunniside, £142 & £132 Brinkburn Newhouses, £130 Whitechapel, £129 East White Hill, £128 Nilston Rigg & Sillywrea, £124 Tuthill & Bygate, £122 Tuthill, £120 Brinkburn Newhouses
Blue De Maine – £129 Sillywrea
Cheviot – £119 Flotterton, £115 Sillywrea
Mule – £121 Coldwell, £116 Edlingham Demesne, £115 Warksfield Head, £111 Flotterton, £110 Nettlesworth, £108 Coldwell, £106 Nilston Rigg, £105 Hetherington
Blackface – £91 Warksfield Head, £86 Nilston Rigg, £85 East White Hill
Swaledale – £66 Sundaysight
Leicester – £144 Penpeugh
Zwartble – £94 Greyside
Easycare – £78 Bushelhill, £76 Hetherington
Cast Tups
Cast Tups sold to a flying trade, topping at £214 for a strong pair from Messrs Graham, Stonehall.
Leading prices;
Texel – £214 Stonehall, £197 Whitechapel
Suffolk – £179 Middle White Hill
Charollais x – £175 Great Tosson
Beltex – £125 Great Tosson
Leicester – £200 Hackford
Blackface – £120 Quickeningcote
Swaledale – £122 Gleedlee
Easycare – £92 Bushelhill
Store Lambs
Hexham & Northern Marts sold a catalogued entry of 4181 store lambs, selling to a flying trade averaging £95.18 for all breeds, shapes and sizes.
Topping the sale was a pair of Texels at £142 from Messrs J A Beattie & Son, South Farm
Mrs B D Milburn, Butterknowes sold a pair of Texels at £140 with a pen of 11 from A S Whitfield, High Castle Dene at the same price.
Suffolk x lambs sold to £133 for a pair from Messrs Martin Bros, Cheviot.
Zwartble lambs sold to £133 for a pair from Mrs K Cowin, Craigiehall.
Mules sold to £113 for 24 from Messrs W Wallace, Farneyshield.
Please enter your lambs by 11am Monday for cataloguing.
Office 01434 605444
Leading prices;
Texel x – £142 South Farm, £140 Butterknowes & High Castle Dene, £131 Hackford, £130 Quickeningcote (x2), £128 Butterknowes, High Castle Dene & Cheviot, £126 High Castle Dene, Springwell (x2), Grange House & Rosebrough, £125 Springwell & Grindon Hill, £124 Butterknowes, Warksfieldhead, Cheviot & Low Hall, £123 Rowley & Beacon Rigg, £122 Haggwood
Dutch Texel – £134 Burntongues, £118 Fell Lane
Beltex x – £136 Ellerslea, £130 Watch Hill & Low West House, £129 & £128 Walton Wood Head, £126 Fell Lane, £125 Woodwell House, £124 Walton Wood Head & Ellerslea, £123 Walton Wood Head, £120 Woodwell House, £119 & £118 Ellerslea, £117 Walton Wood Head & Loanend, £116 Watch Hill, £115 Loanend & Ellerslea
Suffolk x – £133 Cheviot, £128 Sunniside, £123 Cheviot, £122 Cooper House, £118 Thockrington, £117 Rennington South, £114 Cheviot & Thockrington, £112 Cooper House
Dutch Spotted Texel – £139 Butterkowes, £130 Hackford
Charolais x – £98 Middle Heugh
Mule – £113 Farneyshield, £97 Whitechapel, £96 Farneyshield, £95 Warksfield Head, £93 Duddo Hill, £90 Agars Hill & Farneyshield
Cheviot Mule – £99 Cooper House
Cheviot – £108 Quickeningcote
Cheviot x – £85 Low Town
Blackface – £78 Warksfield Head
Leicester – £103 Hackford & Agars Hill
Zwartble – £131 Craigiehall
Ryeland – £105 Three Farms
Kerry Hill – £96 Grange House, £96 Three Farms
Badgerface – £71 Three Farms