Store Cattle & Store Sheep
Store Cattle
Hexham & Northern Marts held their final sale of store cattle in the month of January and offered 321 catalogued head with trade continuing in the same vein as seen in recent weeks spurred on by a full ringside of buyers gathered promptly for the start of the sale.
The older store cattle and yearling types were yet again a great trade averaging £1398 through which comprised of 121 steers that returned at £1534 with 115 heifers of the same age levelling at £1334.
The sale was topped by an outstanding Limousin cross steer from noted consignor John Davison, Lough green who sold this one at 18 months of age for £2040 and along with three other great examples averaged £1830 throughout.
The female portion of the sale was led by a simply superb pure bred Limousin cross heifer from The Proctor family, Swarland Old Hall which rang the bell for the noted pedigree bull breeders and changed hands at £1940, followed by another at £1870 capping another great day for the family in the store ring at Hexham.
A useful entry of native breed cattle were offered at the start of the sale and these too continue to sell well at this centre. Leading this trade at £1910 was a great big black bruiser of a bullock by the Angus sire from Phil & Shaun Watson, Holywell Farms who now feature regularly in the top echelons of the native breed trade at Hexham. John Carpenter, Rare Dene sold another at £1860 and with Mark Featherstone, Allendale Farm leading the female Angus’s at £1710 backed up by James Black, East Kildarroch, Newton Stewart following at £1640 the Hexham reputation as the leading centre in The North of England for native breed cattle was well and truly asserted.
Messrs Ogle, Blackburn consigned six great bullocks that topped at £1930 and levelled at £1840; Messrs Robinson, West Cocklaw also cashed six smashing types that scaled to £1960 and averaged £1750 and seven smashing Limmy heifers from The Sparkes of Little Swinburne rose to £1730 and averaged £1527 – highlights were a-plenty and too numerous to mention in their entirety.
The remainder of the sale comprised of weanling type cattle at ten months and younger and these looked as dear as ever averaging £1165 throughout.
This trade was led by another sterling load of cattle from The Waltons of Greyside who traded their well-bred 9-10 month old steers to £1530 and heifers to £1370. Coupled with yearling types from 12-14 months cashing at respective top prices of £1570 and £1700 the noted Newbrough herdmasters sold seven steers to average £1470 and eleven heifer sisters to level at £1377.
Rates show no signs of easing as we move into February and numbers forward will undoubtedly remain static until nearer the special March sales – if you have cattle that you are contemplating marketing kindly contact our auctioneers Chris Armstrong on 07808 721957 or Drew Patrick on 07854 361967 who will be delighted to advise on attainable values during this period of confidence within the industry.
Leading prices;
Cattle 23 – 30 Months
Limousin x steers – £1900 Low Stokoe, £1840 Rare Dene, £1800 Lunns House, £1780 Lunns House & Church Farm, £1500 Duddo Hill
Charolais x steers – £1300 East Kildarroch
Angus x steers – £1910 & £1860 Church Farm, £1690 Sunniside, £1640 Allendale, £1610 Greencarts, £1500 Allendale & Hill Head, £1480 Hill Head
British Shorthorn steers – £1780 Duddo Hill
Limousin x heifers – £1940 Swarland old Hall, £1680 Stotsfold, £1460 East Kildarroch
Angus heifers – £1640 East Kildarroch
Angus x heifers – £1410 Rare Dene, £1380 East Kildarroch, £1300 Greencarts
Hereford x heifers – £1300 East Kildarroch
Cattle 17 – 22 Months
Limousin x steers – £1960 Low Stokoe & West Cocklaw, £1930 Blackburn, £1920 West Cocklaw, £1900, £1880 & £1850 Blackburn, £1840 Lunns House, Duddo Hill & Lough Green, £1780 Blackburn & West Cocklaw, £1760 Lunns House, £1740 Duddo Hill, £1700 Blackburn & Kirkley March, £1680 East Uppertown & Duddo Hill, £1640 Kirkley March, £1630 & £1620 West Cocklaw, £1610 Kirkley March, £1600 Little Swinburne & Kirkley March
Charolais steers – £1800 & £1560 Hepscott Manor
Charolais x steers – £1750 Hepscott Manor, £1710 Little Swinburne, £1560 Hepscott Manor, £1530 Little Swinburne, £1440 Blakelaw
British Blue x steers – £2040 Lough Green
Angus steers – £1460 & £1410 Meldon Lane House
Angus x steers – £1860 Rare Dene, £1820 & £1740 East Uppertown, £1700 Allendale, £1680 Sunniside, £1660 Greencarts, £1610 Kirkley March, £1600 Lough Green, £1470 Redesmouth
British Shorthorn x steers – £1200 High Warden, £1150 Kearsley
Limousin x heifers – £1870 Swarland Old Hall, £1800 Middle Heads, £1730 Cornhills, £1700 Greyside, £1680 Cornhills, £1640 Stotsfold, £1550 & £1530 Middle Heads, £1520 Midle Heads, Cornhills & Grange House, £1510 & £1490 Cornhills, £1480 Greyside
Charolais heifers – £1650 Hepscott Manor
Charolais x heifers – £1620 Newlands Haugh, £1590 Hepscott Manor, £1580, £1560, £1490 & £1480 Newlands Haugh, £1390 Hepscott Manor, £1300 Newlands Haugh
British Blue x heifers – £1400 Greyside
Angus x heifers – £1710 Allendale, £1540 Rare Dene, £1510 Redesmouth, £1490 White House, £1460 Redesmouth, £1400 & £1380 White House
Parthenais x heifers – £1460 Newlands Haugh
British Shorthorn heifers – £1160 High Warden, £1150 & £1120 Kearsley
Cattle 11 – 16 Months
Limousin x steers – £1840 Lough Green, £1670 (x2), £1600 & £1590 Stotsfold, £1570 & £1510 Greyside, £1500 Elrington Hall & Greyside, £1420 Greyside, £1410 The Fawns, £1400 The Fawns & High Alderheads
Charolais x steers – £1440 & £1420 Blakelaw
Angus x steers – £1400 Redesmouth, £1340 Blakelaw, £1320 & £1290 The Fawns
Limousin x heifers – £1690 & £1560 Stotsfold, £1470 Elrington Hall, £1440 Swarland Old Hall, £1340 Cornhills, £1330 Salmonswell, £1320 Swarland Old Hall, £1290 & £1270 Greyside
Charolais x heifers – £1140 & £1050 West Shields
Angus x heifers – £1280 West Shields
Simmental x heifers – £1170 & £1100 West Shields
Cattle 10 months and under
Limousin x steers – £1530 Greyside, £1440 Willimoteswick, £1380 Greyside, £1340 Brieredge, £1310 Willimoteswick (x2), £1290 Elrington Hall, £1260 Willimoteswick, £1200 & £1180 (x2) Dyke Nook
British Blue x steers – £940 West End Town
Charolais x steers – £1140, £1100 & £1080 Thornley Hall
British Shorthorn steers – £1000 Thornley Hall
Limousin x heifers – £1370 & £1330 Greyside, £1250 Brieredge, £1190 Dyke Nook, £1100 Brieredge
Cast Ewes
Hexham & Northern Marts sold 1267 Cast Ewes & Rams to another strong trade for all shapes and sizes.
Please remember to enter your ewes even if just a text message the night before. This is just so we can give an accurate number expected to buyers.
Jack 07739 440457
Harrison 07895 761102
Topping the sale at £220 was a Texel from Mr R M Johnson, High Fotherley.
At £212 was Texels from Mr J R Thompson & Son, The Fawns.
A tremendous Suffolk ewe sold for £180 from Mr R E Williamson, Littleburn.
Mules continue to sell well, topping at £123 from Quickeningcote Partners.
Hill sheep sold to a sharper trade, topping at £96 from Messrs D A & M A Teasdale, Grindon Hill.
Leading prices;
Texel – £220 High Fotherley, £212 The Fawns, £208 Low Ardley, £202 Quickeningcote, £200 Chapel House
Texel x – £196 Low Ardley & The Fawns, £185 Littleburn, £180 Holywell, £178 Chapel House, £173 High Fotherley, £170 The Fawns, £168 Holywell, £160 Broomhall (x2) & Cornhills, £152 Broomhall, £150 Tedcastle, £149 Cornhills (x2), £148 Littlebeck, £147 Tedcastle, £146 Broomhall, £145 St Oswalds
Beltex – £165 Littleburn
Beltex x – £159 Newhouses, £150 St Oswalds
Suffolk – £172 Mill House
Suffolk x – £180 Littleburn, £150 Mill House, £144 Littleburn, £130 St Oswalds & Burdonside, £129 Sunniside, £128 East Barnwell, £127 St Oswalds, £126 Littleburn, £125 East Broomshiels & East Flass, £124 Broomhall, £123 Longwitton
Charollais – £154 Littleburn
Cheviot – £100 Simonside, £96 Lee Hall
Cheviot Mule – £132 Cornhills, £122 Lynesack
Mule – £123 Quickeningcote, £117 Dyke Head, £115 Angerton Steads, £114 Great Chesters, £113 Longwitton & East Barnwell, £112 Quickeningcote, £110 High Alderheads & Low Ardley, £109 Littleburn, £108 East Broomshiels, Littlebeck, Sunniside, Stotsfold & Crescent, £107 St Oswalds, Great Chesters & East Flass, £106 Stonehall, East Broomshiels, Barker House & Allenshields
Blackface – £96 Grindon Hill, £90 Grindon Hill & Great Chesters, £87 Dyke Head, £86 Great Tosson, £85 Whitehouse, £84 Burdonside & Quickeningcote
Swaledale – £86 Linshiels, £80 Milescott
Leicester – £144 Quickeningcote, £134 Allenshields
Easycare – £80 & £76 Simonside
Kerry Hill – £106 Blue Gables
Romney – £96 Humbleton
Cast Tups
Cast Tups sold to £198 for Texels from Whitehouse Farm Centre.
Leading prices;
Texel – £198 Whitehouse, £178 Dyke Head & Great Chesters, £170 Blue Gables, £168 Low Struthers
Suffolk x – £172 East Broomshiels
Beltex – £141 New Houses, £135 Broomhall
Leicester – £174 Stotsfold
Blackface – £120 Great Chesters
Hampshire – £116 Simonside
Store Lambs
Hexham & Northern Marts sold a catalogued entry of 2677 Store Hoggs to an extreme trade, dearer on the week, averaging £108.79.
Topping the sale was a trio of Texel x hoggs from Miss D Potts, Dukes Hagg at £154.
At £146 was Texels from Messrs W & J W Mews, Glendue Farm.
At £144 was Texels from popular mart man Mr Patrick J Keane, Riverside.
A duo of Texels at £143 from Messrs D & J E White, East Uppertown.
A tremendous run of Suffolk x & Texel x hoggs from Messrs C W Gray & Sons, Low Hall sold 28 Suffolk x hoggs at £143, with their run of 151 hoggs averaging £136.29.
Hill hoggs topped at £140 from The Dudlees Partnership for Blackfaces.
Mules sold to £128 for a pen of 26 from Mr I Potts, Redburn Farm, who also sold 15 at £124.
Please continue to enter your stock. Entries close 11am Monday.
Jack 07739 440457
Harrison 07895 761102
Leading prices;
Texel x – £154 Dukes Hagg, £146 Glendue, £144 Castle Road, £143 East Uppertown, £140 Rennys Barn, Castle Road, Old Deanham, South East & Dukes Hagg, £139 Low Hall, £137 Crescent, £136 Grange House & East Knitsley, £135 Low Chesterhope & Low Hall, £134 West Moorhouses & Old Deanham, £133 Glendue, £132 Old Deanham, £131 West Heddon, South East & Humber Hill, £130 West Moorhouses, East Wharmley, Glendue & East KnitsleyHagg
Dutch Texel – £132 Tedcastle, £122 & £121 Fell Lane
Dutch Spotted – £115 Grey Mare Hill Field
Beltex x – £130 Old Deanham & Woodland House, £126 & £124 Woodland House, £121 High Castle Dene, £120 Woodland House
Suffolk x – £143 Low Hall, £139 Low Hall & Cheviot, £138 & £135 Low Hall, £134 Bankfoot, £127 Laburnum & Low Hall, £122 High Alderheads & Cheviot, £120 Cooper House, £119 Riding, £118 Haredene & Low Mill, £117 Burdonside & Steel Hall
Cheviot – £114 Dudlees, £106 Barrasford
Cheviot x – £114 Heatheridge
Mule – £128 & £124 Redburn, £123 Newbiggin, £118 Broomhope, £115 Redburn, £109 Nilston Rigg, £107 High Shipley, £105 Whitehouse, £104 Broomhope & Redburn
Cheviot Mule – £129 & £121 Barrasford Green, £119 Woodland House, £118 Cooper House (x2)
Blackface – £140, £123 & £117 Dudlees
Swaledale – £80 Hill Top, £79 Dyke Nook & Newbiggin
Leicester – £117 Newbiggin
Zwartble – £113 Whitehouse
Easycare – £100 Simonside
Ryeland – £84 Selah
Herdwick – £50 Hill Top