Store Cattle & Store Sheep
Hexham Store Sale Friday 2nd February
Store Cattle and Suckled Calves
Hexham and Northern Marts held its first weekly sale of February, which consisted of 291 store cattle and suckled calves. The buoyant cattle trade that’s been observed here at Hexham the past few weeks continued today, with all classes once again selling well to very competitive rates.
Store bullocks throughout the sale commanded a handsome average of £1569. The entry of heifers would lack the quality of previous weeks but still sold to a very bonny average of £1347, cementing Hexham’s reputation for achieving excellent rates of return for cattle producers from both sides the border.
The Charolais breed dominated proceedings this week with bullocks selling to £2080.00 for an outstanding specimen from Mr F T Walton, Flotterton and another to £1980.00. Messrs Walker Brothers, Satley brought their usual consignment of forward bullocks, and also sold Charolais x bullocks to £1980.00 and £1960.00 twice.
Leading Limousins this week came from Messrs J A Bousfield & Sons, Low Stokoe who sold strong bullocks to £1980.00 and later in the sale, matching the price was an outstanding black heifer from Graham & Gemma Common, Low Ardley.
Even with it not being a designated native sale week, Messrs DA & P Burn & Sons, Aydonshields sold a hefty Angus cross heifer to £1900.00 and others to £1740.00 and £1720.00.
Returning to the Friday ring after a lengthy absence was Messrs G G Baynes & Son, Marley Cote Walls who sold Ayreshire heifers to £980.00 and proving all classes of cattle can be sold through the Hexham ring to competitive rates.
One of the highlights of the day was an outstanding run of yearling Limousin cross bullocks and heifers from Messrs F & M Moore, HIghside who sold bullocks to £1680.00 to a regular Yorkshire based finisher.
Messrs GW & C Athey & Son, High Lovelady Shield brought their usual quality offering of 11–12-month-old Limousin cross steers and heifers which were in high demand and sold to £1530.00 for a yearling bullock. Ten month old heifers from the Alston based family went on to sell for £1490.00.
Leading the weaned calf section this week with a mighty black Limousin cross bullock was W & P F Walton, Penpeugh, which went on to realise £1520.00 at 10 months old.
Making the very successful trip down the A1 from Chathill and taking full advantage of the ringfull of prospective purchasers was Messrs P A Robson, Chathill who saw a considerable rise on earlier efforts this week and sold his well-bred 10 month old Angus cross steers to £1440.00, £1400.00 and £1380.00 and to level at £1306.33 for fifteen sold.
If you are considering marketing any cattle in the next few weeks, please don’t hesitate to contact Auctioneers Drew Patrick 07854361967 or Chris Armstrong 07808721957 or please enter with the office for cataloguing on Monday morning on 01434 605444.
Cattle 23 – 30 Months
Limousin x steers – £1980 Low Stoke, £1880 Lunns House, £1800 Duddo Hill
Angus x steers – £1660 & £1600 Sunniside
Simmental x steers – £1920 Satley
Saler x Steers – £1650 Duddo Hill
Limousin x heifers – £1690 East Uppertown, £1600 Allendale Farm
Ayrshire Heifers – £980 Marley Cote Walls
Angus x heifers – £1560, £1500 Allendale Farm, £1480 Hill Head Farm
Charolais x Heifers – £1580, £1440 Redsteads Farm
Cattle 17 – 22 Months
Limousin x steers – £1940 & £1740 Blackburn, £1840 & £1780 Lunns House, £1810 Low Stokoe
Charolais x steers – £2080 & £1980 Flotterton, £1980 & £1960 (twice) Satley
British Blue x Steers – £1670 Blackburn
Angus x steers – £1610 East Uppertown, £1480 Brackenthwaite
British Shorthorn x steers – £1480 (twice) Duddo Hill
Simmental & Simmental x Steers – £1840, £1720 & £1560 Satley, £1410 Hill Head Farm
Hereford x Steers – £1140 (twice) Spenside Farm
Saler x Steers – £1520 Duddo Hill
Limousin x heifers – – £1820, £1620 (twice) Burntongues, £1680, £1670 Beacon Rigg, £1680 Hedley Park, £1640 Farnbury, £1600 Crook Dene
Charolais & Charolais x heifers – £1700 Raggetsyke, £1680 & £1560 Little Harle
Angus x heifers – £1900, £1740 & £1720 Aydonshields
Cattle 11 – 16 Months
Limousin x steers – £1830, £1660 &£1610 Low Eshells, £1740 Willimoteswick, £1680, £1610 Highside, £1620 Low Middleton
Charolais x steers – £1860 Satley, £1760, £1620 (twice) Flotterton
Angus x steers – £1400 (twice) Linacres, £1380 Chathill, £1380 Littlebeck
Limousin x heifers – £1980 & £1690 Low Ardley, £1600 Burntongues, £1520 Featherwood
Charolais x heifers – £1400 & £1280 (twice) Little Harle, £1390 Raggetsyke
Angus x heifers – £1180 &1150 Linacres
Cattle 10 months and under
Limousin x steers – £1520 Penpeugh, £1480 & £1470 Highside, £1430 Willimoteswick
Angus x steers – £1440 & £1400 Chathill, £1400 Rawfoot
Simmental x Steers – £980 Keld
Limousin x heifers – £1490 & £1300 high Lovelady Shield
Cast Ewes
Hexham and Northern Marts sold 962 Cast Ewes and Rams to another great trade considering the number of lean ewes that were on offer with a lot showing the results of the poor winter weather.
Topping the sale at £199 was a Texel ewe from City of Sunderland College, Kirkley Hall. Not far behind at £190 was Texels from Mr J J & JM Sanders, Bavington Hill Head
A tremendous group of 4 Bluefaced Leicester ewes sold for £160 from M W & C M Ridley, Shitlington Hall
Suffolk ewes sold to £158 from Messrs M C & M D Sparke, Salmonfield.
Mules sold well topping at £137 for 4 from Messrs Lewis Forster & Son, West Nubbock
West Nubbock sold a great pen of 18 of Blackface ewes at £111.
Swaledale ewes topped at £80 for 12 from Mr F Johnson, West Shipley.
Please continue to enter your ewes so we can inform buyers numbers expected.
Jack Walton – 07739 440457
Harrison Collingwood – 07895 761102
Texel – £199 Kirkley Hall
Texel x – £190 Bavington Hill Head, £178 High Eshells, £160 Codlaw Hill, £150 Lane Head, £149 Hill House, £148 Wingates Moor, £142 High Eshells, £139 East Uppertown & Wingates Moor, £137 Kirley Hall, £136 Lane Head & Townhead, £135 Nunwick, £134 East Uppertown, £133 Foulmartlaw
Suffolk – £158 Salmonfield
Suffolk x – £144 & £135 Hownsgill, £130 & £128 Sunniside, £125 Dene House, £124 Kirkley Hall
Cheviot – £110 Moorlaws
Cheviot Mule – £123 Bavington Hill Head
Beltex x – £150 Westburnhope
Beltex – £148 Blakelaw
Leicester – £160 Shitlington Hall, £138 West Shipley
Mule – £137 West Nubbock, £125 East Butsfield & Coldwell, £123 Crook Dene & West Nubbock, £117 New Dotland, Crook Dene & Codlaw Hill, £114 East Butsfield & Allenheads
Blackface – £111 West Nubbock, £100 Featherwood, £96 New Dotland & Thornton Tower
Swaledale – £80 West Shipley, £70 East Unthank & Allenheads
Herdwick – £68 Gairshield
Zwartbles – £124 Lane Head
Cast Tups
Cast Tups sold to a good trade for what was on offer topping at £232 for a Texel from Messrs F Hall & Sons, East Butsfield.
Texel – £232 East Butsfield
Blackface – £115 White House
Zwartbles – £124 Lane Head
Store Hoggs
Hexham and Northern Marts sold a catalogued entry of 2292 Store Hoggs to another rip-roaring trade from start to finish with quality not as good as other weeks but trade dearer averaging £110.22 for all breed, shapes and sizes.
Topping the sale at £175 were Texel hoggs from Messrs R J & J Raine, Townfoot who also had hoggs at £155.
Two pens at £153 firstly from D & J Cowan Farms, Shaftoe Moor then a pen of Beltex x hoggs from Messrs CA & JG Skidmore, Needless Hall.
Charolais x hoggs sold to a top of £150 from Messrs G & JH Tomlinson & Son, Sunniside.
Messrs E Milburn & Son, Holling Hill had a great day topping the Suffolk x section at £150 as well as topping the Mules at £141.
Blackface hoggs sold £122 for a pen of 14 from Messrs W L Patterson & Sons, Broomhope
Please continue to enter your store hoggs with cataloguing closing at 11am Monday.
Texel- £175, £155 & £150 Townfoot
Texel x – £153 Shaftoe Moor, £148 Nunwick, £146 Shaftoe Moor, £145 Foulmartlaw, £144 Cresent Farm, £142 Nunwick, £139 Bankfoot & High Fotherley, £138 High Fotherley, £137 Longwitton, Cheviot & Foulmartlaw, £136 Bankfoot, £134 Laburnum Cottage (x2) & West Heddon, £132 Nunwick, £131 High Knitsley & Blue Gables, £130 High Fotherley & New Dotland, £129 Little Harle, Horncastle & Catless, £128 West Heddon, Shaftoe Moor, Little Harle, Nunwick (x2), Humber Hill & Blue Gables, £127 Cresent Farm, £126 High Fotherley, Little Harle, Nunwick (x2) & New Dotland, £125 Little Harle &High Knitsley (x2)
Beltex x- £153, £148 & £144 Needless Hall, £141 Low Espley, £136 Needless Hall, £135 Low Espley, £134 Salomfield, £131 Low Espley & Needless Hall, £130 Hownsgill & Needless Hall
Suffolk x – £150 Holling Hill, £149 & £134 Salmonfield, £126 Cheviot & High Alderheads, £125 High Alderheads, £124 Holling Hill, £123 New Dotland & Holling Hill, £121 Little Harle, £120 Kirkley Hall
Dutch Texel- £129 Lodge Farm
Charollais x- £150 Sunniside
Cheviot – £115 Bankfoot
Leicester – £129 Holling Hill
Zwartbles – £120 Lane Head
Mule – £141 Holling Hill, £132 East Butsfield, £130 East Unthank, £124 Great Tossen (x2), £123 Great Tossen, £121 Redburn
Cheviot Mule – £127 Bankfoot
Blackface – £122 Broomhope, £116 Great Tossen, £111 Broomhope
Swaledale – £79 Boltshope & West Shipley
Coloured Ryeland – £100 Foulmartlaw