Store Cattle & Store Sheep
Store Cattle
Hexham & Northern Marts held their weekly sale of store cattle and offered a sound entry of 393 catalogued head representing another good increase on the year.
With the exceptional quality of the previous weeks show sale dispensed with a distinctly more utilitarian entry of cattle was forward and as such sold to a similarly consistent rate throughout.
The sale peaked at £2080 for a tremendously well-shaped Limousin cross heifer at 20 months of age from noted Brampton based producer Edward Dean, Kirkhouse who also sold 4 other similar although younger types from £1600-1700 to average £1740 for five very well-bred Cumbrian cattle through the Hexham ring.
Steer trade peaked just beneath that figure at £2060 for a superb Limousin from father and son team Roly and Stuart Carr, Little Bavington. The bullock at 16 months displayed great style, shape and growth potential from the renowned pedigree and commercial breeders and their run of 8 steers and 2 heifers levelled at £1565 for the Capheaton cattlemen.
Angus cattle continue to sell well at this centre and peaked at £1990 for a big black bullock from Messrs Watson, Holywell Farms with another following at £1880 from Mark Featherstone, Allendale.
Several consignments of noted yearling calves were presented on this day and again these were well sold and in-line with recent values representing considerable lifts on corresponding trades twelve months earlier. Messrs Sutherland, Ross Farm, Belford presented their annual run of Simmental cross calves and these peaked at £1460 for steers and £1050 for heifers averaging a worthy £1185 for 42 sold, the majority to return purchasers.
Messrs Robertson, Embleton Mill brought another similar run of coastal bred cattle to Hexham – these being the shapely Limmy cross heifer sisters of the steers sold last week and peaked £1360 for the best in the pen to then return at the same £1185 per head for 30 sold in nine, level, well-matched lots.
Messrs Fawcett, Well House, Harbottle are now noted for the stock they bring from The Coquet Valley to Hexham and regularly see both new and return purchasers on their sale docket and this day was no exception. Limmy steer calves peaked at £1510 and heifers scaled to £1280 whilst Charolais crosses topped at £1380 and £1130 to bolster an average of £1201 for 19 calves sold through the Hexham ring.
The youngest class of cattle; ‘weanlings’ at ten months of age and younger also kept up recent rates and these peaked this week at £1490 for a cracking Angus cross bullock from Rob Campbell, Moor House Gate with a Limmy steer calf from Messrs Wilson, Throstle Nest following at £1470. These two vendors averaged £1332 and £1319 for eight and ten calves sold respectively.
Entries are invited for the sake next week which will include the monthly special sale of native breed cattle. Entries should be with the Mart Offices on 01434 605444 by noon on Monday.
Leading prices;
Cattle 30 Months +
Angus x heifers – £1580 & £1490 Allendale Farm
Cattle 23 – 30 Months
Limousin x steers – £1970 & £1940 Lunns House, £1710 Blackhalls, £1580 Low Hall
British Blue x steers – £1530 Low Hall
Angus x steers – £1900 Church Farm, £1880 Allendale Farm, £1840 & £1700 Church Farm
Limousin x heifers – £1440 Beacon Rigg, £1400 Low Hall & Beacon Rigg, £1300 Low Hall
Simmental x heifers – £1200 Hill Head
Angus x heifers – £1760, £1660 & £1600 Allendale Farm
Lincoln Red heifers – £1380 Keld (x2)
Cattle 17 – 22 Months
Limousin x steers – £1950 Lunns House & Midgeholme, £1830 Blackhalls, £1770 Camphill, £1740 Blackhalls & West Cocklaw, £1710 West Cocklaw, £1660 Make-Me-Rich (x2), £1640 Camphill, £1620 West Cocklaw, £1600 High Trewhitt & West Cocklaw
Charolais x steers – £1980, £1900 (x3), £1870 & £1800 (x2) Satley, £1760 Make-Me-Rich & Tenter House, £1730 Make-Me-Rich
Simmental x steers – £1800 Satley (x2)
Angus x steers – £1820 & £1740 Sunniside
Hereford x steers – £1870 (x2), £1760, £1700, £1690 & £1680 Thornham Hill
British Shorthorn steers – £1460 Intake
Limousin x heifers – £2080 Kirkhouse, £1870, £1820 (x2) & £1620 Beacon Rigg, £1560 Make-Me-Rich, £1480 Camphill, £1460 Beacon Rigg & Midgeholme, £1410 Allendale Farm, £1380 Camphill
Charolais x heifers – £1420 Harewalls, £1410 & £1270 Make-Me-Rich
Angus x heifers – £1620 & £1560 Allendale Farm, £1480 Sunniside, £1470 Beacon Rigg, £1440 Sunniside, £1390 Brackenthwaite, £1340 East Uppertown, £1320 Brakenthwaite
Lincoln Red heifers – £1190 Keld
Cattle 11 – 16 Months
Limousin x steers – £2060 & £1960 Little Bavington, £1860 Midgeholme & Tenter House, £1810, £1780 & £1760 Midgeholme, £1700 Little Bavington, £1680 Tenter House & Windy Hill, £1640 Windy Hill, £1600 Farnbury, £1590 & £1570 Little Bavington, £1550 Windy Hill, £1510 Windy Hill & Well House, £1500 Windy Hill
Charolais x steers – £1470 High Trewhitt, £1460 Tenter House, £1440 & £1410 High Trewhitt, £1380 (x2) Well House, £1300 High Trewhitt, £1280 Well House
Angus x steers – £1500 East Uppertown, £1360 Moorhouse Gate, £1330 Hedley West, £1280 East Uppertown
Simmental x steers – £1460 (x2), £1410, £1390 (x2), £1380 (x2), £1360 & £1350 Ross Farm
Hereford x steers – £1560 Satley
Limousin x heifers – £1700, £1660 & £1600 Kirkhouse, £1470 & £1360 Windy Hill, £1350 Embleton Mill, £1340 Little Bavington (x2) & Highside
Charolais x heifers – £1500 Tenter House, £1140 Harewalls, £1130 & £1100 Well House
Simmental x heifers – £1050, £990, £980 (x2) & £970 Ross Farm
Cattle 10 months and under
Limousin x steers – £1470 Throstle Nest, £1450 Little Swinburne (x2), £1440 Little Bavington, £1430 Windy Hill, £1420 Little Swinburne & Windy Hill (x2), £1410 Tedcastle, £1400 Middle Horsleyhope, £1390 Moorhouse Gate, £1380 Intake & Farnbury (x3), £1360 Little Swinburne & Well House, £1350 Little Swinburne & Highside
Charolais x steers – £1440 Middle Horsleyhope
Angus x steers – £1490 Moorhouse Gate
Limousin x heifers – £1370 Moorhouse Gate, £1360 Embleton Mill, £1260 Little Swinburne, £1200 Well House, £1190 Tedcastle, £1180 Well House, £1120 Windy Hill, £1110 Bowes Close, £1100 Moorhouse Gate & Tedcastle
Charolais x heifers – £1060 Well House
Cast Ewes
Hexham & Northern Marts sold 1066 Cast Ewes & Rams to another strong trade – very similar on the week, but a very poor show forward.
Topping the sale at £275 was a Texel ewe from Mr R W Bell, Chesterwood Farm. Next best £248 from Mr J L Archer, Whitehill.
Suffolk ewes sold to £178 on two occasions from Mr F T Walton, Flotterton.
A pen of 9 Suffolk x ewes from Messrs R H Thompson & Son, Fitches Grange sold for £169.
A pair of Zwartbles sold for £154 from Caroline Anderson, Wallridge.
Mules sold to £122 for a pen of 14 from Messrs R & J Crammond, Armond Carr.
Hill ewes another good trade with Blackface ewes to £124 for a pen of 18 from Messrs J E Woodman & Son, Great Chesters.
Swales sold to £108 from Messrs E M & A Dodd, Bagraw.
More wanted to meet demand at Hexham.
Entries to Jack 07739 440457 & Harrison 07895 761102
Leading prices;
Texel – £275 Chesterwood, £248 White Hill, £215 Chesterwood
Texel x – £188 Throstle Nest, £158 Amos Hill & Linacres, £150 White Hall & Errington, £149 Throstle Nest, £148 Low Mill, Latterford & Linacres, £146 Willimoteswick, £142 Grange House, £140 East Matfen & Breckon Hill, £138 Throstle Nest & Grange House, £137 Snitter, £136 Throstle Nest, Butsfield Burn & East Farm
Dutch Texel – £166 & £165 Willimoteswick
Dutch Spotted Texel – £160 Linacres
Beltex – £140 Sleightholm
Suffolk – £178 Flotterton (x2)
Suffolk x – £169 Fitches Grange (x2), £149 & £148 Tosson Tower, £142 Flotterton, £140 Tosson Tower, £139 Fitches Grange
Cheviot – £132 Grange House, £128 Low Chesterhope, £118 Alwinton, £114 Low Chesterhope
North Country Cheviot – £140 & £134 Flotterton
Cheviot Mule – £124 Errington
Mule – £122 Armond Carr, £120 Flotterton, £119 Greyside, £118 Rawfoot & Butsfield Burn, £116 Throstle Nest, £114 Alwinton & Linacres, £112 White Hall, £111 East Matfen, £110 Grange House
Blackface – £124 Great Chesters, £119 West Deanraw, £114 Chirdon, £110 Whiteside, £109 Low Chesterhope, £104 Marwood Grange & Whiskershiel
Swaledale – £108 Bagraw, £100 Lilswood Grange & Rawfoot, £99 Low Mill
Leicester – £149 Flotterton, £146 Alwinton
Zwartble – £154 Wallridge Cottage
Berrichon – £139 Low Burradon
Cast Tups
Another good entry of Cast Tups topped at £180 for a Texel from Kellett & Harrison, Harambee Cottage.
A pair of Bluefaced Leicester Tups sold for £179 from Mr T J Elder, Pottsdurtrees.
Leading prices;
Texel – £180 Harambee, £163 Bagraw
Texel x – £140 Latterford
Suffolk – £172 South East
Suffolk x – £140 The Chesters
Leicester – £179 Pottsdurtrees
Cheviot – £130 Willimoteswick
Blackface – £132 Gleedlee, £122 Chirdon & West Deanraw
Swaledale – £100 Gleedlee
Llyen – £147 The Chesters
Store Hoggs
Hexham & Northern Marts sold a catalogued entry of 1233 store hoggs to another flying trade with plenty of small hoggs about.
Topping on two occasions at £188 were hoggs from Mr J Foggin & Son, Tosson Tower, then 4 from Mr A Herdman, Shildon Hill, who also sold 6 at £180.
At £174 was a Suffolk x hogg from Mr P Tomlinson, Sunny Farm.
Messrs D N O Scott & Son, The Chesters sold Texels at £173.
Blackface hoggs sold to £172 from Mr C H & Mrs S Peart, Hareshaw.
Mules sold to £127 for a pair from J & T Burston, Alwinton.
Entries close 11am Monday.
Office 01434 605444
Jack 07739 440457
Harrison 07895 761102
Leading prices;
Texel x – £188 Tosson Tower & Shildon Hill, £180 Shildon Hill, £173 The Chesters, £168 Moorlaws, £164 Palm Strothers, £160 West Heddon (x4), £159 The Chesters, £157 Tosson Tower, £156 Sunny Farm & Burradon Mains (x3), £155 Latterford, £154 Kirkley Hall £150 West Heddon & Bagraw, £148 Tosson Tower, £147 Rosebrough, £145 Rosebrough, West Moorhouses & Grange Farm
Dutch Texel – £156 Willimoteswick
Beltex x – £155 Thornton Tower
Suffolk x – £174 Sunny Farm, £165 Palm Strothers, £153 Cheviot
Cheviot x – £122 Lea Well
Mule – £127 Alwinton, £125 Thornton Tower, £118 Blueburn, £117 Hedgeley, £116 Amos Hill
Cheviot – £96 Rosebrough
Blackface – £172 Hareshaw, £121 Thornton Tower & Chirdon, £118 Alwinton, £117 & £116 Blueburn, £113 Whiteside, £109 Birtleyshield & Alwinton, £108 Hedgeley, £107 Thornton Tower, £106 Birtleyshield
Swaledale – £120 Blinkbonny
Leicester – £131 Harsondale, £124 North Cocklake
Lleyn – £129 Low Burradon
Hampshire – £127 Sleightholm
Jacob – £88 Ross Farm