Store Cattle & Store Sheep
Store Cattle
Hexham and Northern Marts held its penultimate sale of 312 Store Cattle and Suckled Calves for 2023 and another great trade was seen throughout. Steers to £2020, Heifers sell to £1810 and Young Bulls to £1720 resulting in an average of £1338 for store cattle qill all sold.
Leading the trade for the store cattle was a marvelous black Limousin cross steer from Richard and Chris Thornton, Cornhills, selling to £2020.00 to a regular Yorkshire based finisher.
A nice entry of older Charolais cross steers this week which sold to a high of £1960.00 for a thumper from Mr FT Walton, Flotterton. Not far behind with a great run of forward steers was David and Nick Walker, Satley whose run of ten sold to £1940.00 and went on to average £1873.00.
The Shitlington Hall team were back once again with another smashing run of well-fleshed heifers that went on to peak at £1810.00.
Natives were again very easily cashed here at Hexham with Angus cross steers selling to £1840.00 from weekly consignor Messrs G & JH Tomlinson & Son, Sunniside. Angus heifers sold to a high of £1710.00 from renowned Alnwick based Angus breeder Mr W D Allen, Humbleheugh.
A worthy mention must go to Messrs AJ & T Snaith, Great Tosson who had a great run of eighteen Angus cross cattle which topped at £1680.00 for steers and £1580 for heifers.
Messrs J Browell & Sons, Quarry House brought their usual stamp of quality Limousin and British Blue cross bred cattle which were in great demand from the Hexham faithful which sold to £1810.00 for steers and £1750.00 for a very smart blue roan heifer which is away to make a cow.
Another great run of quality Limousin cross cattle came from Hexhamshire based family, Messrs J T Nixon & Sons Ltd, Stotsfold who sold steers to £1720.00 and Young Bulls also to the same trade.
A run of year old cattle that took the attention of the full ringside of buyers and were eagerly bid for, was a consignment of Simmental steers forward from Messrs J A & L Ogle, Wydon which sold to £1390.00 for a pair, the same home sold a pen of five to £1350.00.
A small and mixed show of suckled calves this week, which sold well with purchasers still on the look out for calves to overwinter. Steer calves went on to average £885 and £729 for heifer calves. Leading this section and selling to £1100 on two occasions were Limousin cross steers from Mr B Watson, Baal Hill.
Next week see’s our final sale of store cattle and suckled calves for 2023 and were are actively seeking entries to fulfill buyers needs.
Please call auctioneers Chris 07808721957 or Drew on 07854361967 or the office on Monday morning 01434 605444.
Leading prices;
Cattle 23 – 30 Months
Angus x steers – £1840 & £1640 Sunniside
Limousin x heifers – £1220 Cheviot, £1120 Tosson Glebe
Angus x heifers – £1180 Sunniside
Cattle 17 – 22 Months
Limousin x steers – £2020 Cornhills, £1880 & £1760 Blackburn, £1720 Blackburn & Cornhills, £1710 Stotsfold
Charolais x steers – £1960 Flotterton, £1940, £1930 & £1880 (x4) Satley, £1850 Blackburn
Angus steers – £1600 & £1500 Chesterwood
Angus x steers – £1680 Great Tosson, £1650 (x2) Allendale
Simmental steers – £1350 Wydon
Simmental x steers – £1080 Hartley West
Limousin x heifers – £1810 & £1740 Shitlington Hall, £1690 East Uppertown, £1670 Quarry House, £1600 Nilston Rigg & Quarry House
Charolais x heifers – £1690, £1600 & £1510 Newlands Haugh, £1420 Tosson Glebe
British Blue x heifers – £1600 Quarry House
Angus heifers – £1710 & £1600 Humbleheugh
Angus x heifers – £1700, £1690 & £1600 Newlands Haugh, £1580 Great Tosson, £1480 Rare Dean, £1460 Allendale
British Shorthorn heifers – £880 The Tofts
Cattle 11 – 16 Months
Limousin x steers – £1840 Cornhills, £1810 Quarry House, £1760 Cornhills & Grange House, £1740 Grange House, £1720 & £1620 Stotsfold
Charolais x steers – £1390 Blakelaw, £1330 White House, £1310 Blakelaw
Angus x steers – £1430 Great Tosson & The Stobbs, £1420 & £1390 Blakelaw
Simmental steers – £1140 Wydon
Simmental x steers – £1390, £1370 & £1300 Wydon
Limousin x heifers – £1750, £1450 & £1330 Quarry House, £1320 & £1280 Dukesfield Hall, £1240 White House
Charolais x heifers – £1000 Coldwell, £900 Harewalls
British Blue heifers – £1120 & £1010 Tanfield
Angus heifers – £1140 Humbleheugh
Angus x heifers – £1080 & £1070 Whitehouse
Cattle 10 months and under
Limousin x steers – £1100 (x2), £1080 & £1040 Baal Hill, £1000 (x2) Nilston Rigg
Angus x steers – £900 Nilston Rigg
Limousin x heifers – £910 & £860 Nilston Rigg
Highland heifers – £445, £420 & £390 Rattenraw
Young Bulls
Limousin – £1720 Stotsfold, £1490 Silloans
Cast Ewes
Hexham & Northern Marts sold 1345 Cast Ewes & Rams to a nice trade although a little resistance was met for some types.
Topping the sale at £200 were Texels from Messrs T Common & Son, Low Ardley.
A pen of 6 sold to £180 from Messrs J O Clark, Brinkburn Newhouses with another at £180 from Low Ardley.
Suffolk x ewes sold to £142 for 4 from Mr R F Rogerson, Harbottle Grange.
Mules sold to £112 for a pair from Messrs D N O Scott & Son, The Chesters.
A pen of 26 Blackface ewes sold for £98 from Messrs D A & M A Teasdale, Grindon Hill.
Please continue to enter our ewes.
Jack Walton, 07739 440457
Leading prices;
Texel – £200 Low Ardley
Texel x – £180 Brinkburn Newhouses & Low Ardley, £170 Brinkburn Newhouses (x2), £168 Low Ardley, £167 High Eshells, £165 Lords Lot & Low Ardley, £160 Girsonfield, £158 Brinkburn Newhouses, £156 High Eshells, £150 High Eshells & Low Ardley, £148 Grangemoor, £145 Brinkburn Newhouses, £139 East Thorn, £138 Willimoteswick, £137 Make-Me-Rich, £135 Blue Gables & Grangemoor, £132 Brinkburn Newhouses & Low Ardley, £130 High Yarridge, Brinkburn Newhouses, Dovecote & Cockhall, £129 Grangemoor & Little Harle, £128 Humber Hill, East Wharmley, Low Ardley & Cockhall
Dutch Texel – £140 Willimoteswick
Beltex x – £100 Great Tosson
Suffolk x – £142 Harbottle Grange (x2), £138 Lynesack, £135 Make-Me-Rich, £129 Dovecote, £128 & £124 Make-Me-Rich, £120 Brinkburn Newhouses
Dutch Spotted – £132 Longsteads
Cheviot – £90 Grindon Hill
Cheviot Mule – £128 Lynesack
Mule – £112 The Chesters, £110 High Eshells, £108 Dovecote, £106 The Chesters, Carrick, Short Flatt House & Low Ardley, £105 The Chesters, £104 Short Flatt House & Fairley, £100 Harwood Shield
Blackface – £98 Grindon Hill
Swaledale – £72 Harwood Shield
Leicester – £128 Grindon Hill, £126 Harwood Shield
Ryeland – £100 Roundhill Cottage
South Down – £74 Steel Hall
Cast Tups
A moderate show of tups sold to £170 from Messrs B & S Teasdale & Son, Lynesack Farm.
Leading prices;
Texel – £170 Lynesack
Beltex – £112 White House
Leicester – £140 Chirdon
Blackface – £123 Carrick, £116 The Steel
Zwartble – £123 Harbottle Grange
South Down – £116 Steel Hall
Store Lambs
Hexham & Northern Marts sold a catalogued entry of 2723 store lambs to another great trade averaging £93.23.
Topping the sale was a Texel at £142 from A S Whitfield, High Castle Dene.
Mr J J & J M Sanders, Bavington Hill Head sold Beltex x lambs to £140 & £139.
Blue Texel x lambs sold to £131 from Mrs J Irvine, Mill House Farm.
Dutch Texels sold to £130 from Izzy and Charlotte Patrick, Longsteads.
Suffolk lambs sold to £119 for a pen of 9 from Messrs J S Urwin & Sons, Dovecote.
Mules topped at £120 for a pen of 20 from Mr I Potts, Redburn Farm.
Next week is the final sale of 2023 for store lambs. No sale on Friday the 22nd or Friday the 29th.
Entries by 11am for cataloguing.
Jack Walton 07739 440457
Harrison Collingwood 07895 761102
Office 01434 605444
Leading prices;
Texel x – £144 & £136 High Castle Dene, £133 Branton Middlesteads, £129 Bavington Hill Head & High Castle Dene, £125 Blueburn, High Castle Dene & Branton Middlesteads, £124 Cheviot, £120 Branton Middlesteads, £119 Bavington Hill Head & Lords Lot, £118 Swarland, £117 Yetlington Lane (x2) & Branton Middlesteads, £116 Greyside (x2), Lords Lot, Bensons Fell (x2) & High Knitsley, £115 High Castle Dene, Cheeseburn & Grange House
Beltex – £136 Mill House
Beltex x – £140, £139 & £129 (x2) Bavington Hill Head, £120 Bavington Hill Head, Littleburn & West Moorhouses, £119 Stobby Lea, £117 & £115 Mill House, £112 Littleburn, £111 Cockhall, £110 West Moorhouses & Mill House, £109 Woodwell, £108 Cockhall & Woodwell
Dutch Spotted – £130 Longsteads
Continental x – £122 Fairley
Suffolk x – £114 Greyside
Blue Texels – £131 Mill House
Mule – £120 (x2) & £117 Redburn, £111 The Stobbs & Mickley Moor, £99 Redburn, £98 The Stobbs, £97 Blueburn
Cheviot – £91 Dudlees
Blackface – £91 Dudlees
Swaledale – £59 & £57 The Brigg