Store Cattle & Store Sheep
Store Cattle
Hexham and Northern Marts held its weekly sale of 418 store cattle and suckled calves, included in this week’s sale was the monthly special sale for native bred cattle, with 55% of the sale consisting of native bred cattle.
A very mixed show of cattle was observed this week with quality cattle still very easily cashed. Forward cattle once again met a buoyant trade here at Hexham with well fleshed Angus cross steers from Holywell Farms Ltd, Church Farm peaking at £2000.00 and others to £1960.00.
Taking full advantage of the competitive Hexham ring was Mr W Davy, Warton who sold Charolais cross steers to £1960.00 and a pen of three to £1880.00.
Messrs G & EA Herdman, Lunns House brought their usual stamp of quality, selling forward Limousin cross steers to £1880.00. Selling to the same price with a heft Angus cross steer was Messrs DA & P Burn & Sons, Aydonshields.
There was a severe shortage of forward heifers this week with the quality on offer also very mixed. Leading the trade for heifers was Mr B Storey, Woodhead with a dairy bred Limousin cross cashing away to £1640.00. Selling to the same return was a thick Angus cross from Messrs DA & P Burn & Sons, Aydonshields.
The mid-age range of native bred steers sold very well with 14 month old Angus steers from Mr J Bennison, Warden Law cashing to £1540. Also selling Angus steers of the same age, out of Weardale was Messrs JL & M Wilkinson & Son, Bollihope Shield. Then selling 12 month old Angus steers to £1510.00 was Messrs F Hall & Sons, East Butsfield.
It wasn’t just the natives that took the spoils today in this section, Messrs K & HA Ridley, Allenshields Farm sold 11 month old Limousin cross steers to £1590.00. Messrs G H & A Walton, Farnbury were back once again this week with another great packet of cattle selling 10 month old Limousin steers to £1560.00.
Strong weaned Native calves were in real demand with J C Rutherford, Old Town consigning his usual packet of strong and powerful 10 month old, pure bred Angus steers selling away to £1470.00.
An increasing number of young bulls are now being sold through our ring here at Hexham and taking full advantage of “native week” was Messrs A & D Heyes, New Field Farm whose packet of yearling Hereford bulls sold like hot cakes, peaking at £1185.00.
We are actively seeking cattle of all classes each week to fulfill the current demand. Please don’t hesitate to contact our team of auctioneers with any entries or enquires.
Chris Armstrong 07808721957
Drew Patrick 07854361967
Office 01434 605444
Leading prices;
Cattle 30 Months +
Limousin x steers – £1730 Warton
Cattle 23 – 30 Months
Limousin x steers – £1860, £1840 & £1700 Lunns House
Charolais x steers – £1960 & £1880 Warton
Simmental x steers – £1760, £1730 & £1640 Brandon
Angus steers – £1880 Aydonshields
Angus x steers – £2000, £1960 & £1810 Church Farm, £1790 Warton, £1760 Allendale
Luing steers – £1700 & £1660 Brandon
Limousin x heifers – £1640 Woodhead
Angus x heifers – £1640 Aydonshields, £1600, £1500 & £1430 Allendale
Hereford x heifers – £1600 Thornham Hill
Cattle 17 – 22 Months
Limousin x steers – £1880 Lunns House, £1420 Warksfield Head, £1330 Sweethope, £1290 High Lovelady Shield
Simmental x steers – £1760 Brandon
Angus steers – £1420 Bollihope Shield
Angus x steers – £1870 Aydonshields, £1670, £!660, £1620 & £1600 Lynnshields
Hereford x steers – £1090 Hedley West
Luing x steers – £1680 Brandon, £1520 Low Chesterhope
Limousin x heifers – £1560 Allendale, £1490 & £1440 Sweethope
Stabiliser x heifers – £1340 High Trewhitt
Angus x heifers – £1570 & £1500 Brackenthwaite, £1490 Allendale
Hereford x heifers – £1590 Woodhead, £1430 & £1340 Thornham Hill
Cattle 11 – 16 Months
Limousin x steers – £1590, £1550 & £1530 Allenshields, £1500 Warksfield Head, £1480 Allenshields, Warksfield Head & Hareshaw, £1460 Allenshields & Warksfield Head, £1450, £1440 & £1430 Warksfield Head, £1410 Hareshaw, £1400 Warksfield Head
Charolais x steers – £1300 & £1240 High Trewhitt, £1190 West Shields
Angus steers – £1540 Bollihope Shield
Angus x steers – £1540 Warden Law, £1510 East Butsfield, £1500 East Butsfield & Demesne, £1490 Ross Farm, £1460 West Butsfield, £1440 West Butsfield & Demesne, £1420 West Butsfield (x2), £1400 Ross Farm, Warden Law & East Butsfield
British Blue steers – £1450 Warksfield Head
Saler x steers – £1450 West Shields
South Devon steers – £1370 Hareshaw
Luing steers – £1020 Low Chesterhope
Limousin x heifers – £1590 Farnbury, £1480 Hareshaw, £1360 & £1300 Farnbury, £1260 Newbiggen
Charolais heifers – £1520 Newbiggen
British Blue heifers – £1040 West Shields, £1030 Woodhall
Angus heifers – £1130 & £1100 Old Town
Angus x heifers – £1340 & £1290 Warden Law, £1280 Ross Farm, £1255 High Trewhitt, £1240 Warden Law, £1230 Ross Farm
Simmental x heifers – £1010 West Shields
Hereford x heifers – £1080 Needless Hall
British Shorthorn heifers – £900 Kiln Hill
Cattle 10 months and under
Limousin x steers – £1300 Hareshaw, £1240 Hole Farm, £1100 Woodhall
British Blue x steers – £1200 & £1100 Woodhall
Angus steers – £1470, £1255 & £1130 Old Town
Angus x steers – £1250 Rawfoot
Simmental x steers – £1180 West Shields
Limousin x heifers – £1560 Farnbury, £1190 & £1120 Rawfoot, £1100 Elrington Hall
Angus heifers – £870 Old Town
Angus x heifers – £800 Bullions Farm
Hereford x heifers – £860 & £850 Needless Hall
Young Bulls
Charolais – £1410 Harnham Hall
Hereford x – £1185, £1150 & £1110 New Field
Cast Ewes
Hexham & Northern Marts sold 432 cast ewes, with a small but very mixed show forward including a good number of hill ewes and leaner sorts sold to a fast trade throughout, averaging £112.
Top price was a pen of 3 tremendous Texel ewes from Brinkburn Newhouses selling to £252.
Mule ewes to £146 from High Keenley Fell and £142 Blue Burn.
Blackface ewes to £133 from Tone Hall for a pen of 18.
Entries to Jack 07739 440457
Leading prices;
Texel – £252 Brinkburn Newhouses, £212 Little Harle
Texel x – £170 West Shaftoe, £168 Middle Farm, £165 West Shaftoe, £160 Dyke Head (x2), £158 Millfield, £150 little Harle, £149 Chesterwood, £147 Armond Carr (x2), £146 Wall Fell, £144 Little Harle, £142 Middle Farm, £135 Snitter Lane
Suffolk x – £166 & £162 Brinkburn Newhouses, £156 Broomhope
Cheviot – £96 Burntshieldhaugh
Mule – £146 High Keenley Fell, £142 Blueburn, £140 Armstrong Arms, £128 Tone Hall, £127 Little Harle, £126 Middle Farm, £124 Little Harle, £120 Armstrong Arms & Barker House, £119 Little Harle, £116 Broomhope
Blackface – £133 Tone Hall, £118 New Dotland, £116 Blueburn, £113 Little Harle & Tone Hall, £104 White House, £102 Broomhope
Swaledale – £73 Allenshields, £58 East Unthank
Leicester – £150 & £136 Broomhope, £126 West Deanraw
Cast Tups
Hexham & Northern Marts sold a good entry of cast tups, topping at £220 for a Texel from Messrs Teasdale, Kellah.
Leading prices;
Texel – £220 Kellah, £216, £196 & £195 Barker House
Texel x – £185 Blue Gables
Charollais – £172 Barker House
Beltex – £140 Millfield
Abberfield – £155 Low Carriteth
Leicester – £190 Gapshield, £188 Kellah, £144 West Deanraw
Blackface – £160 Kellah, £148 Broomhope, £142 & £140 Kellah
Swaledale – £125 East Unthank
Store Lambs
Hexham & Northern Marts sold 611 Store Hoggs to another extreme trade, with a dazzling average north of £126 for all shapes and sizes with many farmers cleaning up before lambing time.
Topping at £203 were a pen of 8 thumping hoggs from Mr J O Clark, Brinkburn Newhouses.
Honorable mentions must go to the horned hoggs topping at £195 for 3 Blackface hoggs from Messrs J Hunter & Sons, The Steel.
Please continue to enter your hoggs by 11am Monday to take advantage of the Hexham store ring.
Office 01434 605444
Jack 07739 440457
Harrison 07895 761102
Leading prices;
Texel x – £203 Brinkburn Newhouses, £196 South Farm, £184 Snitter Lane (x2), £180 Moorlaws, £177 Bellshiel, £175 Dyke Head, £172 Snitter Lane, £170 Snitter Lane & Low Carriteth, £169 Little Harle, Snitter Lane & Waite Farm, £168 High Baulk, £167 Dyke Head, £164 High Baulk, £159 Snitter Lane, Highwood & Low Carriteth, £156 Little Harle & South Farm, £154 Longwitton, £152 Cowbyre, £151 South Farm & Armstrong Arms, £150 Broomhills & Wall Fell
Blue Texel – £134 Whitton Glebe
Suffolk x – £175 Brinkburn Newhouses, £174 High Keenley Fell, £161 Hareshaw, £148 Brinkburn Newhouses, £141 Bellshiel, £140 Wall Fell, £138 Moorlaws
Mule – £137 Woolaw (x2), £136 West Deanraw, £133 Gapshield, £129 Redesmouth, £128 Woolaw, £127 Edges Green
Cheviot – £90 Bellshiel
Blackface – £195 The Steel, £165 West Deanraw, £140 Birtleyshield, £130 & £129 West Deanraw
Swaledale – £111 Todhillwood
Leicester – £140 Little Harle
Ryeland – £174 Woodstone