Weekly Store Sale including Show for Store Lambs
Store Cattle
Hexham & Northern Marts held their first sale of store cattle in the month of November and offered a sound catalogue of 439 beef bred steers, heifers and young bulls.
The Charolais breed dominated the day and one consignment in particular, that from Harry Vickers, Low Hedgeley, Powburn which saw 15 of the best cross bred bullocks hit the sale ring at 17-19 months of age, well-summered and in great condition. The run and sale peaked at £2160 for a thunderous steer bred locally to Mr Vickers and brought out in fine form, leading the pen which were highly sought after and averaged £1855 throughout, occupying many of the top price spots of the day and representing a lift of £260 on the same consignment sold twelve months ago.
The leading Limmy came in at £1830 for a smart bullock from father and son Jasper & James Wardle, Brokenheugh Farms who sold heifers to a top of £1690 twice and averaged £1610 for two steers and six heifers sold at 16-18 months.
The female portion of the sale was topped at a little more at £1700 on two occasions, both early in the day and both Limousin cross ladies – the first from Messrs Thompson, Springwell Cottage and then again shortly after by Alan Ogle, Comb Hills, Slaley. On the day demand for the best end of the older, forward heifers far outstripped that of their male counterparts with strong competition at ringside.
Another Charolais cross-bred consignment of note was brought south to Hexham from the side of the A697 by staunch supporter and noted breeder/rearer James Herdman, Edlingham Newtown who saw his nineteen-strong pen of steers at 15/16 months top at £1810. With demand from several longstanding return purchasers these well-bred types were nicely batched in level lots and averaged a commendable £1592 and a sizeable lift on the year.
Andrew Proctor, Swarland Old Hall brought five exceptional Limousin heifers forward and topped at £1690 to average a very level £1570 throughout for the well-bred surplus from his renowned pedigree bull breeding enterprise. All these fine females went home with high end, live market finishers intent on supplying high street butchers with continued quality cattle.
Despite last week being the dedicated native breed week another good show of Angus cross cattle were presented and topped at £1780 twice for big black bullocks from both Philip Tomlinson, Sunniside and David Robson, East Shaftoe ably assisted by stockman Daniel Thompson. These noted purveyors averaged £1753 for three and £1768 for nine bullocks sold respectively. Heifers scaled to £1680 from Angus authority Dennis Burn, Aydonshields who sold three on the day to average a respectable £1526.
With the October sales now dispensed with younger cattle are in short supply however Derek Archer, Stone Stile sold shapely yearling heifers to £1320 and Jonathan Patterson, Broomhope sold steers to £1260, twice – encouraging for those contemplating the second ‘Bellingham’ sale of spring born sucklers being held next week. Entries to our auctioneers on 01434 605444.
Leading prices;
Cattle 30 Months +
Angus x heifers – £1260 Sunniside
Cattle 23 – 30 Months
Limousin x steers – £1620 & £1560 Make-Me-Rich
Charolais steers – £1860 Low Hedgley
Charolais x steers – £2160 Low Hedgley, £1900, £1840, £1800 & £1770 East Shaftoe
Angus x steers – £1780 East Shaftoe & Sunniside, £1760 East Shaftoe, £1750 & £1730 Sunniside
Saler x steers – £1660 East SHaftoe
Limousin x heifers – £1650 Swarland Old Hall, £1380 Cheviot
Angus x heifers – £1380 Ogle Dene
Cattle 17 – 22 Months
Limousin x steers – £1830 Brokenheugh, £1800 Cheviot, £1780 Comb Hills, £1750 Blackburn, £1740 Low Hedgley, £1730 Blackburn, Comb Hills & Blackhalls, £1700 & £1690 Blackburn, £1680 Town Farm, £1670 Little Swinburne, £1640 Town Farm, £1620 Grange House & Thornton Tower, £1610 Rugley Walls, £1600 Low Staples, £1580 Blackhalls
Charolais x steers – £1920, £1900, £1890 & £1860 Low Hedgley, £1810 Edlingham Newtown, £1800 Low Hedgley (x2), £1780, £1620, £1600 & £1590 Edlingham Newtown, £1580 Edlingham Newtown & Hallbankgate, £1510 Edlingham Newtown
Angus x steers – £1640 East Shaftoe, £1550 East Haydon, £1270 Grasslees, £1240 Chesters, £1200 Grasslees
Simmental x steers – £1440 Low Horton, £1190 Hedley West
Saler x steers – £1270 Hallbankgate
Limousin x heifers – £1700 Springwell Cottage & Comb Hills, £1690 Brokenheugh (x2), £1680 Low Middleton, £1650 Town Farm, £1600 Low Middleton, £1580 Town Farm, £1570 Springwell Cottage & Brokenheugh, £1560 & £1540 Springwell Cottage, £1530 Town Farm, £1490 Lunns House & Low Middleton, £1440 Comb Hills, Lee Hall & East Matfen
Charolais heifers – £1180 & £1120 Hallbankgate
Angus heifers – £1540 Aydonshields, £1460 Byreside, £1360 Aydonshields
Angus x heifers – £1680 Aydonshields, £1300 Grange House
Cattle 11 – 16 Months
Limousin x steers – £1670 Grange House, £1660 Brokenheugh, £1580 East White Hill (x2), £1530 & £1500 Little Swinburne, £1480 East White Hill, £1460 East White Hill (x2) & Pitland Hills
Charolais x steers – £1960, £1860 & £1760 Low Hedgley, £1710Edlingham Newtown
Angus steers – £1460 South Farm, £1340 Byreside, £1280 South Farm
Angus x steers – £1350 East Haydon, £1220 & £1120 Rawfoot
Simmental x steers – £1420 & £1410 West Shields
Saler x steers – £1180 & £1000 West Shields
Limousin x heifers – £1690 Swarland Old Hall, £1610 Brokenheugh, £1590 Low Middleton & Swarland Old Hall, £1560 Low Middleton, £1540 Lee Hall, £1500 Low Middleton, £1480 Swarland Old Hall, £1450 Lee Hall, £1440 Swarland Old Hall, £1420 Heatheridge
Charolais heifers – £1100 & £1080 Hartburn Grange
Angus heifers – £1240 South Farm (x2)
Angus x heifers – £1380 & £1290 Thrunton
Blonde x heifers – £1100 Coldwell
Cattle 10 months and under
Limousin x steers – £1260 Broomhope (x2)
Limousin x heifers – £980 Heatheridge, £930 Stone Stile
Cast Ewes
Hexham & Northern Marts sold 1821 cast ewes & rams to a straight trade, with fitter, Continental type ewes sharper on the week.
Topping the sale was a superb pen of 7 Texel ewes at £246 from Messrs A J & T Snaith, Great Tosson.
Not far behind at £238 was 1 Texel ewe from Mr J R Thompson & Son, The Fawns.
Cheviot mules sold to £127 for 1 from Messrs N White & Sons, Bingfield.
Mule ewes topped at £105 from Messrs P & P M Walker, Houselope Grange, for a pen of 16, however the overall Mule class a touch less on the week.
Hill ewes in abundance with meat in short supply topped at £80 from Messrs B Rayson & Son, Salmonswell.
Please continue to enter your ewes.
Leading prices;
Texel – £246 Great Tosson, £238 The Fawns, £234 Great Tosson, £228 Middle Farm Cottage, £220 Burmoor, £204 Cornhills, £200 Middle Houselope & Townfoot
Texel x – £238 The Fawns, £228 Middle Farm Cottage, £220 Burmoor, £204 Cornhills, £198 Halfway House, £195 Middle Farm Cottage & Townfoot, £180 Foulmartlaw, £175 Steeley, £174 The Fawns, £170 Little Bavington & Cornhills, £166 Middle Houselop (x2), £165 The Fawns, £160 Burmoor, £115 Chesterwood
Beltex – £190 Great Tosson
Beltex x – £180 Blue Gables
Suffolk x – £136 East Shaftoe, £132 Finley, £130 West Rackwood Hill, £129 Holystone Estate, £125 Salmonswell
Charollais – £148 Great Tosson
Cheviot – £100 Heatherwick
Cheviot Mule – £127 Bingfield
Mule – £105 Houselope Grange, £103 Chesters, £102 Brownsleazes, £100 West Rackwood Hill
Blackface – £80 Salmonswell
Swaledale – £48 Dyke Head
Leicester – £150 Beacon Rigg
Kerry Hill – £112 Grange House
Zwartbles – £112 Woodlands Hall
Cast Tups
Texel – £160 East Foreshield
Blackface – £129 Brieredge
Store Lambs
Hexham & Northern Marts held its inaugural November show of store lambs kindly sponsored by Tynedale Insurance Services Ltd. Tasked with judging was regular Hexham supporter Barney Morgan, Bridge Farm, Herefordshire. A catalogued entry of 7946 store lambs went under the hammer selling to another strong trade.
Topping at £165 were the champion pen of lambs from Messrs Storey, Woodhead. A super run of 102 lambs from this home averaged just over £135.
Mules sold to another great trade with multiple different homes passing the £100 mark, the highlight being the 1st prize pen of mules from Messrs Grieve, Whiteside selling to £121.
Horned lambs sold to a nice trade, but flesh still very much wanted, strong lambs in demand with many different homes selling lambs over the £80 mark.
One highlight of the sale was the outstanding run of Suffolk x Halfbred lambs from Messrs Shell, Brandon, this eye catching pen of sheep averaged £141 for 100 lambs sold.
Again credit must go to all vendors for putting forward such a good show of sheep considering both the time of year and the wet conditions, the sale average more than £10 up on the year with more lambs forward.
Please continue to enter your lambs with cataloguing closing at 11am Monday.
Jack Walton 07739 440457
Harrison Collingwood 07895 761102
Office 01434 60544
Prize List (pens of 20 or more):
Mule
1st – Messrs R G & L A Grieve & Son, Whiteside
2nd – W L Patterson & Son, Broomhope
3rd – A & T Dixon, Chirdon
Continental
1st – B Storey, Woodhead
2nd – Messrs P & E B Robson, Middle Horsleyhope
3rd – B Storey, Woodhead
Suffolk
1st – Thockrington Farms, Thockrington
2nd – G D Herdman, Edlingham Demesne
3rd – Thockrington Farms, Thockrington
Hill
1st – B A & A M Storrow, Willimoteswick
2nd – G D Herdman, Edlingham Demesne
3rd – G D Herdman, Edlingham Demesne
Champion – B Storey, Woodhead
Reserve Champion – Messrs P & E B Robson, Middle Horsleyhope
Leading prices;
Texel x – £143 Dotland Park, £133 Dotland Park, £131 Dotland Park, £129 Billerley, £129 Burmoor, £126 Billerley, £126 Errington Red House, £123 Burmoor, £123 West Moorhouses, £122 Derwant Grange, £122 South Farm, £121 Errington Red House, £121 Wallish Walls, £119 West Moorhouses, £119 Holystone Estate
Suffolk x – £142 Brandon, £140 Brandon, £126 Riding Farm, £120 Edlingham Demesne, £118 New Dotland, £115 Thockrington, £115 Cheviot, £113 Edlingham Demesne, £113 Redesmouth, £113 Well house, £112 Settlingstones, £109 Thockrington
Beltex x £164 Linacres, £158 Middle Horsleyhope, £154 Linacres, £150 Low Garth, £147 Middle Horsleyhope, £145 Linacres, £144 Low Garth, £139 Well House, £138×2 Middle Horsleyhope, £137 Low Garth, £131 South Farm, £130 Dotland Park, £127 Middle Horsleyhope, £123 Well House
Cheviot x – £116 Flotterton, £104×2 Willimoteswick
Dutch Texel x – £165 Woodhead, £136 Woodhead, £135 Woodhead, £124 Woodhead, £120 Woodhead, £117 Birchcraig
Mule – £121 Whiteside, £113×2 Redburn, £110 Whiteside, £110 East Plenmeller £107 Carrycoats, £105 Hackford, £105×2 Redburn
Cheviot – £123 Edlingham Demesne, £114 Demesne Cottage
Blackface – £105 Quickening Cote, £95, Edlingham Demesne, £90 Burdonside, £81 Whiteside, £81 Pundershaw, £80 Quickening Cote, £80 Edlingham Demesne
Swaledale – £60 Westburnhope, £57 Westburnhope
Ryeland – £84 Peel Flatt
Abermax – £90 Shirlawhope
Abberfield – £96 Walltown
Blue Du Maine – £96 The Sneep, £96 Sillywrea
Bluefaced Leicester – £92 Burdonside