Store Cattle & Store Sheep
Store Cattle
Hexham & Northern Marts at their weekly sale of store cattle offered a catalogued entry of 404 head including older, forward types, yearlings and a nice entry of weanling calves at ten months and younger.
With an improved show of quality throughout and in fairness a largely continental based catalogue as opposed to the monthly native breed sale held last week trade once again held firm buoyed on by several seasonal buyers returning to the ringside as daylight hours and cattle performance increases in direct correlation.
Leading the charge this week was yet another super run of forward cattle from the upscaled enterprise of father and son team Brian and Angus Tailford, Beacon Rigg, Langley. Their lead bullock; a Limousin with typical homebred shape and style but now sold at an older age bracket, hit the ring in great form and quickly rattled up to £2080. With another at £1960 and a sublime pen of three blacks at £1940 the duo were delighted to level at a well-deserved £1900 for ten sold which included a hefty Angus cross at £1900.
The black breed were still in high demand and had earlier sold to a lead price of £1940 from The Watsons of Holywell and another consignment from local purveyor Geoff Roddam scaled to £1920 and levelled at £1880 for five fine examples sold on the day from alongside the foundation stones of the Roman Wall at Blackcarts, Humshaugh.
Not outclassed on the day was the Charolais breed and regular consignors David and Nick Walker, Satley, Tow Law hit the heights once again with some hefty bullocks that peaked at £1990 and with others at £1960 and £1940 the County Durham cattlemen travelled home South on the ‘68’ with a worthy average of £1851 for 11 belting bullocks to complete a great days trading at Hexham.
Drawing on last week’s success with Cumbrian cattle the auctioneers were delighted to welcome new customers making their first appearance on the catalogue – Jonathan and Janet Wales, noted livestock farmers from Thackwood farm, Raughton Head, Carlisle. The couple brought forward five great cattle east along the A69 and were well-rewarded for their efforts. Their lead steer was a grand black Limmy bullock with bags of shape that flew to £1960 and was knocked down to a discerning North Yorks based purchaser who promptly stood on for their second to secure the brace of well-bred beast. A smart Blonde cross heifer completed the quintet and this one changed hands at £1640 much to the delight of Mr & Mrs Wales.
A mixed show of heifers met with a trade that saw a number of highlights but largely looked easier than that seen two weeks previous. Leading the female rankings was a smashing jet black heifer from Andrew Moralee, Lowfield Farm, Willington that exceeded vendors expectations at the great tariff of £1850. With other well-bred sorts at £1760 and £1740 the herdmaster from the banks of The River Wear went home ecstatic with an average of £1630 for six heifers sold.
With March fast approaching and entries building towards the special shows and sale being held next week a number of consignments of yearling and younger cattle were traded on this day and sold to great advantage.
Michael and Andrew Gibson, Thornton Towers made the short trip from Newbrough to Hexham with their smart run of Limmy cross calves at 14-15 months and enjoyed a sharp trade topping at £1690 for a great pair of bullocks and £1640 for a super heifer to average £1535 for ten steers and four heifer sisters sold on this day.
John & Steven Yeats, Woodhouse, are longstanding advocates of the British Blue as a suckled calf sire and theirs has been a recipe for success through the Hexham ring for many years. Selling shapely steers to £1780 and heifers to £1480 this father/son team were chuffed to average £1507 for their eight best at 12-14 months comprising five steers and three heifers from their holding high on the tops at Coanwood.
Coquet valley cattle also came to Tyne Green and were marketed with great effect on behalf of Messrs Watmore, Holystone Estate. With Charolais crosses to £1790 and five Angus bullocks selling to £1600 the upland enterprise realised £1573 for twelve sold throughout at the same 12-14 months of age.
The youngest class of ‘weanling’ calves at ten months and younger once again went on in terms of value with a number of top end calves looking dearer than ever. David Teasdale, Grindon Hill saw the peak of this trade for his exceptional run of well-bred calves that topped at £1730 for a cracking steer. With others at £1640 and £1600 the Haydon Bridge based producer of note levelled at £1445 for 16 calves sold including three smart heifers.
Willie & Mark Longlands, Rusheylaw also hit the heights will their quality breeding and topped at £1690 for their lead bullock. With another pen of three also by the Limmy bull selling to £1610 the Birtley based family sold 11 including three heifers by the Blue bull to average £1455 throughout.
Heifer levels in this class were also bouncing and peaked at £1450 for an exceptionally shaped calf from relatively new herdmaster David Cowan, Shaftoe Moor, Middleton, Morpeth. Messrs Moore, Highside sold another of their typically well-shaped heifers at £1380 and both the aforementioned Grindon Hill pen and another from Low Ardley included females at £1360. Messrs Common along with a number of other vendors sold later in the sale with no drawback proving yet again that a later turn on the catalogue is not a bad turn at Hexham.
With the annual highlights of both the March prize show and sale and the Young Farmers Calf Wintering Competition taking place together next Thursday and Friday the auctioneers would welcome entries by noon on Monday 25th February and expressions of interest from potential purchasers at anytime to Chris Armstrong on 07808 721957 or Drew Patrick 07854 361967.
Leading prices;
Cattle 23 – 30 Months
Limousin x steers – £2080 Beacon Rigg, £1850 Thackwood
British Blue x steers – £1560 Thackwood
Angus x steers – £1940 & £1890 Church Farm, £1860 Sunniside, £1800 Church Farm, £1560 East Beechfield
Limousin x heifers – £1850, £1760 & £1740 Lowfield
Blonde x heifers – £1640 Thackwood
Hereford x heifers – £1700 Thornham Hill
Cattle 17 – 22 Months
Limousin x steers – £1960 Beacon Rigg & Thackwood (x2), £1940 Beacon Rigg, £1800 Kirkley March, £1790 East Uppertown & Beacon Rigg, £1750 Kirkley March, £1740 Cawfields, £1700 & £1690 Kirkley March, £1680 Cawfields, £1670 Chesters, £1660 Burmoor, £1640 Little Swinburne, £1600 Kirkley March, £1580 Kirkley March & Little Swinburne
Charolais x steers – £1960, £1920 & £1860 (x2) Satley
Simmental x steers – £1840 & £1820 Satley, £1750 Beacon Rigg, £1680 Satley, £1380 Chatton Park
Angus x steers – £1920 & £1910 (x2) Blackcarts, £1900 Blackcarts & Beacon Rigg, £1850 Beacon Rigg, £1760 Blackcarts, £1740 East Uppertown, £1700 East Beechfield & Sunniside, £1600 East Beechfield, £1590 Kirkley March
Hereford x steers – £1580 Chatton Park
Limousin x heifers – £1640 Burmoor, £1590 Cawfields, £1580 & £1560 Lunns House, £1520 Lowfield, £1500 Lunns House (x2), Bellshiel & Burmoor, £1460 China Hall, £1420 Lowfield, £1390 Cawfields, £1380 Burmoor, £1370 Cawfields
Charolais x heifers – £1500 & £1410 East Plenmeller
Simmental x heifers – £1550 China Hall, £1250, £1210 & £1200 Chatton Park
Angus x heifers – £1490 Lowfield, £1460 & £1440 Sunniside
Hereford x heifers – £1780, £1740, £1700, £1680 (x2) & £1590 Thornham Hill
British Shorthorn heifers – £990, £980 & £900 Duncombe Moor
Cattle 11 – 16 Months
Limousin x steers – £1820 Chesters, £1690 Thornton Tower, £1610 Highside & Rusheylaw, £1600 (x3), £1590 & £1580 Thornton Tower, £1460 Elrington Hall, £1410 Thornton Tower
Charolais x steers – £1990 & £1940 Satley, £1790 Holystone, £1780 & £1720 Satley
Angus steers – £1590 Holystone
Angus x steers – £1600 (x2) Holystone, £1580 Chesters (x2) & Holystone, £1570 Holystone, £1480 Chesters, £1380 Holystone
British Blue steers – £1780, £1690, £1610 & £1550 Woodhouse
Charolais x steers – £1990 & £1940 Satley, £1790 Holystone, £1780 & £1720 Satley
Simmental x steers – £1310 Chatton Park
Saler x steers – £1330 West Shields
Limousin x heifers – £1640 & £1550 Thornton Tower, £1390 Chirdon, £1380 Little Swinburne, £1370 Highside, £1360 Elrington Hall, £1340 Highside, £1320 Chirdon & Little Swinburne (x2), £1300 Low Ardley, £1280 East Plenmeller, £1230 Elrington Hall, £1220 Chirdon
Charolais x heifers – £1440 East Plenmeller
British Blue heifers – £1480 Woodhouse, £1340 Rusheylaw, £1280 Woodhouse, £1260 Thornton Tower
Angus x heifers – £1270 & £1220 Linacres
Simmental x heifers – £1200 West Shields
Saler x heifers – £1180 & £1080 West Shields
Cattle 10 months and under
Limousin x steers – £1730 Grindon Hill, £1690 Rusheylaw, £1640 & £1600 Grindon Hill, £1590 Rusheylaw, £1560 & £!530 Grindon Hill, £1450 Elrington Hall, £1380 Highside, £1360 Grindon Hill, £1340 & £1330 Highside
Limousin x heifers – £1450 Shaftoe Moor, £1380 Highside, £1360 Grindon Hill & Low Ardley, £1310 East Plenmeller, £1300 Low Ardley, £1290 East Plenmeller, £1120 Chirdon & Shaftoe Moor
Angus x heifers – £1200 East Plenmeller
Blonde x heifers – £1020 Jolly Body
Cast Ewes
Hexham & Northern Marts sold 986 Cast Ewes & Tups to another serious trade although a lack of best ewes.
Topping the sale at £232 was a Texel from Messrs Airey Bros, Brownchesters.
Charolais x Texel ewes sold to £185 from Messrs E Milburn & Son, Holling Hill.
Suffolk x ewes sold to £168 from J & E Campbell, Rosebrough.
Bluefaced Leicester ewes sold to £159 from Messrs J Browell, Quarry House.
Mule ewes sold to £139 from Brokenheugh Farms with numerous pens at £120 +
Messrs J Browell & Son, Quarry House sold 10 Blackface ewes for £120.
Swales sold to £99 for 4 from Messrs Airey Bros, Brownchesters.
Please continue to enter your ewes.
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Leading prices;
Texel – £232 Brownchesters
Texel x – £185 Holling Hill, £182 Pigdon, £180 Middle Horsleyhope, £165 Low West House, £164 Pigdon, £162 Willimoteswick & Dunley Ford Dene, £158 The Chesters, £154 Salmonswell, £150 West Heddon, West Moorhouses & Swarland Old Hall, £148 Linbrig, £146 Brokenheugh, £145 Swarland Old Hall, £144 Willimoteswick & Bankfoot, £143 Blueburn, £142 Hartburn Grange, Brownchesters & Three Farms, £141 Morwood
Beltex – £168 & £165 Middle Horsleyhope, £160 Middle Mown Meadows
Beltex x – £136 Middle Horsleyhope, £132 West Moorhouses
Suffolk – £155 Littleburn
Suffolk x – £168 Rosebrough, £162 Middle Horsleyhope, £157 & £152 Fitches Grange, £149 Park House, £148 Fitches Grange
Dutch Texel – £128 Quarry House
Cheviot – £139 The Chesters, £126 Willimoteswick, £124 Linbrig
Cheviot Mule – £135 Glendue, £125 The Chesters
Mule – £139 Brokenheugh, £129 The Chesters & Hartburn Grange, £128 Bankfoot & Brokenheugh, £127 Willimoteswick, Holling Hill & Blueburn, £124 West Moorhouses & East Haydon, £123 Dipton Foot, £120 Rosebrough & Catreen
Blackface – £120 Quarry House, £116 Blueburn, £108 Edlingham Newtown, £105 Holling Hill & Three Farms, £104 Brownchesters
Swaledale – £99 Brownchesters, £91 Stotsfold, £87 Hackford, £86 Gordon House
Leicester – £159 Quarry House, £149 Hackford Steel, £145 Blueburn
Zwartble – £119 Three Farms
Poll Dorset – £137 Comb Hills
Romney – £99 Thompsons Walls
Cast Tups
Cast Tups once again very easy to sell, topping at £222 for two Blueface Leicester tups from Mr T J Lee & Son, Hackford.
Not far behind at £208 were tups from Messrs Lewis Forster & Son, West Nubbock who also sold tups at £200.
Leading prices;
Texel – £200 & £189 West Nubbock
Leicester – £222 Hackford Steel
Blackface – £117 Blueburn
Cheviot – £120 Rosebrough
Cross – £208 West Nubbock
Store Hoggs
Hexham & Northern Marts sold a catalogued entry of 1650 store hoggs to yet another electric trade to average north of £109 with fierce ringside bidding.
Topping at £181 was a mighty hogg from Messrs R J & J Raine, Townfoot, followed by a cracker from Mr T J Lee & Son, Hackford at £178.
Not far behind was Messrs C A & J G Skidmore, Needless Hall who sold 24 super hoggs to £175.
Hill hoggs again were in big demand, with Blackface hoggs topping at £144 from Quickeningcote Partners.
With sheep a great trade please ensure to keep entering your stock to reap the rewards at Hexham.
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Leading prices;
Texel – £181 & £162 Townfoot, £161 West Mill Hills
Texel x – £175 Needless Hall (x3), £171 West Heddon, £165 High Salmonswell, £164 Brokenheugh, £163 Butterknowes, £162 West Heddon & Brokenheugh, £161 Butterknowes, £160 High Salmonswell, £159 Needless Hall, £158 Swarland Old Hall, £157 Wesley House, £156 Tuthill, £154 Swarland Old Hall & Butterknowes, £153 Catreen & £153 Bensons Fell, £150 Butterknowes, £148 Glendue, Little Harle & West Heddon, £147 Greyside, Swarland Old Hall & High West House
Dutch Spotted Texel – £178 & £148 Hackford
Beltex – £171 Middle Horsleyhope
Beltex x – £167 & £148 Littleburn, £137 Middle Horsleyhope
Suffolk – £159 Winchester Lodge
Suffolk x – £156 Laburnum Cottage & Little Harle, £149 Tuthill, £146 Middle Horsleyhope, £144 Cooper House, £143 Greyside, £138 Greyside, £134 Bellshiel, £128 Tuthill, £127 Cooper House, £126 Highfield, £124 Cooper House
Charolais x – £147 High Salmonswell
Continental x – £110 Acton
Cheviot x – £129 Latterford, £121 Lea Well
Mule – £126 Little Harle, £122 Latterford, £118 Alwinton, £115 Redesmouth & Greyside, £114 Redesmouth, £111 & £110 Chirdon, £109 Latterford
Cheviot Mule – £120 Cooper House
Cheviot – £149 Quickeningcote, £147 & £126 West Mill Hills, £120 Bellshiel, £119 Dunterley, £117 Holystone
Blackface – £144 Quickeningcote, £101 Chirdon, £100 Little Harle, £98 Quickeningcote & Greyside, £96 Dunterley, £93 Nilston Rigg & Greyside, £90 Alwinton
Swaledale – £78 Buckshot
Leicester – £131 Quickeningcote
Cross – £130 Catlees