Hexham Primestock

Cattle

Prime Cattle

An extremely mixed show of clean this week with over half of the entry being made up of Dairy heifers.

Topping the sale at 305.5ppk was a well finished Charolais x heifer from Mr F T Walton, Flotterton.

Highest grossing heifer came from Mr S Anderson, Needless Hall Moor with an Angus cross selling to £1935.69.

Angus Heifers –£1935.69 & £1823.97 Needless Hall Moor

285.5p Needless Hall Moor

Charolais Heifers –£1878.83, £1871.10 & £1712.75 Flotterton

305.5p, 283.5p & 279.5p Flotterton

Holstein Friesian x-£1224.04, £1063.34 Peepy Farm

215.5p & 199.5p Peepy Farm

Cast Cows & OTM

Fewer numbers forward and a much poorer, leaner show in attendance. All classes eagerly bid for and trade maintained last weeks rates.

Topping the sale with a first time calver, Angus cross heifer was Messrs CA & J Watmore, Holystone Estate that went on to realise 279.5ppk. The same home sold the highest grossing cow on the day, selling a powerhouse of an Angus cow to £2085.75.

Making a prosperous first journey from Middleton – In – Teesdale was Mr P Walton, Bowes Close Farm who sold British Blue cross cows to 243.5ppk and a Limousin cow to 236.5ppk.

Another good entry of Dairy cows this week as numbers increase weekly, topping these was a well fleshed Holstein cow from S J Kellett & Son, White House Farm that went on to sell for 187.5ppk.

Messrs W R Sparke & Son, Little Swinburne sold Limousin Stock Bulls to 191.5ppk.

More Cast Cattle of all classes needed on a weekly basis here at Hexham.

Contact Drew on 07854361967 with your entries.

Limousin –£1868.35 Bowes Close Farm, £1481.55 Stone Stile

236.5p Bowes Close Farm, 207.5p Stone Stile  

British Blue –£1935.88 & £1720.25 Bowes Close Farm

243.5p Bowes Close Farm

Holstein-£1438.13 Whitehouse Farm

187.5p Whitehouse Farm

Holstein Friesian-£1017.45 Peepy Farm

174.5p Whitehouse Farm

Montneliarde x-£1077.44 Hedley West Riding

173.5p Hedley West Riding

Stock Bulls

Limousin-£1692.86 Little Swinburne

191.5p Little Swinburne

Cast Bulls

Blue Grey-£1072.94 Viewley

169.5p Viewley

Prime Sheep

Prime Hoggs

Hexham and Northern Prime Sheep trade sold flying rates for the 166 forward, averaging £141.34 right through.

Topping the sale was a superb Texel at £167 from Messrs G Carins & Partners, Broomhall. Closely followed by J D Straughan, Hill Head Farm who sold hoggs on two occasions to £166.

Top ppk went to Messrs W H Smith & Son, West Shields topping at 304.8ppk.

Many more could have been sold to vendor’s advantage.

Contact Jack to enter your stock on 07739 440457

Texel x –£167 Broomhall, £166 & £160 Hill Head Farm, £157 West Shields, £152 & £149 Hill Head Farm, £148 West Shields, £146.50 (x2) Colepike, £145 Blackburn (x2), £144 Broomhall, £143 West Shields

304.8p, 303.3p & 302.2p West Shields, 301.1p Broomhall & Colepike, 300.0p Broomhall, 298.9p Blackburn, 297.8p West Shields & Broomhall, 296.4p Hill Head Farm

Charollais x-£166 & £164 Hill Head Farm

287.7p & 286.2p Hill Head Farm

Shropshire-£160, £148.50 & £146.50 Hill Head Farm

276.4p, 275.0p & 266.7p Hill Head Farm

Suffolk x –£130.50 Broomhall Farm

296.6p Broomhall Farm

Mule –£144 West Shields, £137 The Deans, £134 West Shields

288.0p West Shields, 279.6p The Deans, 273.5 West Shields

Prime Ewes

Prime Ewes sold to another great trade topping at £129 for a super Mule from R I & W M Addison, Littlebeck Farm.

Texel x-£129 Littlebeck Farm