Store Cattle & Store Sheep
Hexham and Northern Marts held its weekly sale of 695 catalogued store cattle and suckled calves. Once again all classes eagerly competed for with forward stores as dear or possibly a touch sharper. The better end of the continental yearling cattle met an absolute flying trade, seeing returns rarely seen.
Taking the top honours this week was a tremendous Black Limousin cross steer from Messrs J E Woodman & Son, Great Chesters that went on to realise £2100.00. Charolais cross steers from the same home went on to sell to £1970.00. Mr E Metcalf, Fairley Farm sold a great run of forward Angus cross cattle to peak at £1960.00.
An outstanding entry of continental cross heifers met a blistering trade selling to a high of £2060.00 from Messrs G H Walton & Sons, Greyside for a 17-month-old Limousin. M W & C M Ridley, Shitlington brought forward an outstanding run of Limousin cross heifers aged 13-15 months that saw a high of £1940.00 with another selling to £1920.00.
Messrs J W Robson & Son, East Shaftoe made an extremely successful trip back to the Hexham ring with thirty Charolais, Beef Shorthorn and Saler cross steers and heifers ranging from 16-18 months. The run peaked at £1910.00 for a Charolais cross steer and Shorntorn steers sold to £1820.00 leaving a health average of £1631.00 throughout.
One of the highlights in the yearling cattle section was the entry of Limousin cross steers from Swarland Limousin breeders, Messrs A & D Proctor, Swarland Old Hall. A delighted Arthur, Diane & Andrew Proctor enjoyed a high of £1660.00 for a black Limousin cross which was sought after right around the sale ring.
Messrs Browell, Quarry House topped the youngest class of cattle with an exceptional Limmy cross heifer at ten months of age which scaled to £1450 and Messrs Proctor followed with another steer at £1440. A great run of hill-bred calves were brought from The North Tyne by Messrs Walton, Burnbank who saw their steers at 9 & 10 months of age peak at £1240 and heifer sisters cashed at £1200. The consignment averaged £1120 for 14 bullocks and 7 heifers sold on the day representing a lift of over forty pounds per head on the week.
With the merry month of May just around the corner the buoyant trade seen on a weekly basis here at Hexham will be an attraction for those herdmasters with cattle still to be sold and our auctioneers draw attention to the special sales over the next two weeks. Friday 5th will see the Special May Prize Show & Sale and the following week the traditional May Term Sale will be held, both undoubtedly attracting top quality entries that should be of interest to buyers of all classes.
Contact our auctioneers on 01434 605444 to place your entry. Please Note – with Bank Holiday Mondays on the 1st & 8th entries will close at 12 Noon for each sale on the 2nd & 9th respectively.
Leading prices;
Cattle 23 – 30 Months
Limousin x steers – £1620 Lunns Houses
Charolais x steers – £1780 East Shaftoe, £1620 Brandon
Angus x steers – £1850 & £1650 Fairley, £1570 Greencarts
Saler x steers – £1730, £1680 & £1580 East Shaftoe
British Shorthorn steers – £1820 East Shaftoe
Simmental x steers – £1780, £1680 (x2) & £1660 Brandon
Limousin x heifers – £1880 Great Chesters, £1750 Craster Heugh, £1620 Berwick Hill, £1500, £1490 (x2) & £1460 Craster Heugh, £1450 Berwick Hill
Charolais x heifers – £1930 & £1920 Great Chesters, £1690 Craster Heugh
Simmental x heifers – £1390 Craster Heugh
Angus heifers – £1380 Moss Barns
Angus x heifers – £1610 Berwick Hill, £1600 Fairley, £1500 Moss Barns, £1440 Berwick Hill, £1420 Fairley, £1400 Craster Heugh & Berwick Hill
British Shorthorn heifers – £1320 High Warden
British Blue heifers – £1800 Round Meadows
Cattle 17 – 22 Months
Charolais x steers – £1970 Great Chesters, £1910 East Shaftoe, £1840 Great Chesters, £1760, £1650 & £1590 East Shaftoe, £1580 East Shaftoe & White House
Angus x steers – £1960 & £1740 Fairley, £1660 Fairley & Stoop Rigg, £1650 Fairley, £1600 New Houses
Saler x steers – £1500 & £1480 East Shaftoe
British Shorthorn steers – £1570 East Shaftoe
Limousin x heifers – £2060 Greyside, £1610 & £1540 Holly Hill West, £1510 The Fawns
British Blue x heifers – £1380 Greyside, £1290 Shaftoe Moor
Charolais x heifers – £1740 Great Chesters, £1680 White House, £1660 East Shaftoe
Angus x heifers – £1740 & £1730 Fairley, £1640 Stoop Rigg, £1570 Craster heugh, £1470 Elilaw, £1400 Craster Heugh
Simmental x heifers – £1210 Hackford
Hereford x heifers – £1380 Shaftoe Moor
Cattle 11 – 16 Months
Limousin x steers – £1660 Swarland Old Hall, £1600 Cornhills (x2), £1570 Stotsfold, £1560 Low Horton, Stotsfold & Cornhills, £1540 & £1530 Stotsfold, £1510 Comb Hills & Warksfield Head, £1500 Cornhills, Greyside & Tedcastle, £1490 Greyside, £1480 Cornhils & Greyside, £1460 Cornhills, £1440 Tedcastle, £1410 North Cocklake, £1400 Greysdei (x2)
Charolais x steers – £1560 White Hoiuse, £1400 The Tofts, £1300 Risehead
Angus steers – £1320, £1285, £1240 & £1190 Byreside
Angus x steers – £1430, £1420, £1400, £1650, £1340 & £1300 High Barns
British Blue x steers – £1480 Lee Hall, £1460 Tanfield Lane, £1420 Burntongues, £1260 & £1200 Lee Hall
Saler x steers – £1300 The Tofts
Simmental x steers – £1400 Elilaw, £1200 Warksfield Head, £1150 & £1130 Elilaw
British Shorthorn steers – £1040 High Warden
Hereford x steers – £1380 Whitehouse
Limousin x heifers – £1940, £1920, £1790, £1720 & £1670 Shitlington Hall, £1580 Kingswood, £1510 & £1490 Shitlington Hall, £1490 Stotsfold & Woodhouse, £1460 Quarry House & Greyside, £1450 Greyside, £1430 New Acres, £1420 Shitlington Hall, £1410 Greyside
Charolais x heifers – £1050 West Shields
British Blue x heifers – £1420 Hackford, £1390 Woodhouse, £1340 Light Birks, £1300 Hackford, £1260 Woodhouse, £1240 & £1210 Hackford, £1210 Light Birks, £1160 Hackford, £1150 Hackford & Light Birks
Saler x heifers – £1080 West Shields
Simmental x heifers – £1160, £1080 & £1070 Elilaw, £1050 West Shields
Angus x heifers – £1220, £1160, £1150 (x2) & £1140 Lowfield, £1110 West Shields, £1100 Lowfield (x2)
Cattle 10 Months & under
Aberdeen Angus x steers – £930 & £920 Nixon Terrace
British Blue x steers – £1130 Agars Hill
Charolais x steers – £1130 Quarry House
Hereford x steers – £910 Whitehouse
Limousin x steers – £1440 Swarland Old Hall, £1400 Quarry House, £1390 & £1360 Swarland Old Hall, £1330 Willimoteswick, £1290 The Laws, £1280 Lee Hall, £1260 New Acres, £1240 & £1210 Burnbank
British Blue x heifers – £1060 Hackford
Charolais x heifers – £950 Quarry House
Limousin x heifers – £1450 Quarry House, £1300 Salmonswell, £1290 The Laws, 1200 & £1180 Burnbank, £1160 Agars Hill, £1130 The Laws, £1040 Burnbank, £1030 Kingswood (x2), £1000 Kingswood
Young Bulls
Charolais x – £1190 & £1100 Risehead
Cast Ewes
Hexham & Northern Marts sold 571 Cast Ewes & Rams to another cracking trade
Texel ewes sold to £246 from Mr C R Fawcett, Well House
Suffolk x ewes sold to £175 for a pen of 4 from Messrs Foley Brothers, Mirlaw House
Blackface Leicester ewes sold to £165 from F T Walton, Flotterton
Mule ewes sold to £156 for a trio from Mr W D Howard, Springwood Farm
A trio of Blackfaces sold to £126 from Messrs W Walton & Sons, Dunns House
Swale ewes sold to £120 from Messrs H Huddleston, Round Meadows for a pen of 4
Entries to Jack on 07739 440457
Texel – £146 Well House
Texel x – £214 South East Farm, £204 Springwell, £190 West Heddon & Littleburn, £182 Nilston Rigg, £180 West Heddon, £170 Ashview & Millfield, £167 Wydon Farm, £160 West Heddon & Colepike, £158 Thrunton & Springwood
Suffolk x – £175, £160, £158 & £154 Mirlaw House, £152 Oakfield, £138 Aydonshields & Tedcastle, £136 Rugley Walls
Cheviot – £120 Walltown, £110 Crowhall
North Counrty Cheviot – £130 Flotterton
Cheviot Mule – £160 Thrunton, £158 Flotterton
Mule – £156 Springwood, £154 & £146 Ashview, £138 Nettlesworth, £136 South East Farm, £135 Longhurst, £133 Mirlaw House, £132 North Snods & Flotterton, £130 Ashview, East Wingates & Colepike
Blackface – £126 Dunns Houses, £121 Carry House
Swaledale – £120 Round Meadows
Abberfiel – £130 Walltown
Leicester – £165 Flotterton
Cast Tups
A small selection of cast tups sold to £250 for a Texel tup from Messrs J B & N Harrison & son, Colepike
Texel – £250 Colepike, £183 East Shaftoe
Suffolk – £175 Rugley Walls
Charollais x – £150 Angerton Steads
Cheviot – £138 East Shaftoe, £135 Moorlaws
Store Hoggs
Hexham & Northern Marts sold 615 Store Hoggs to a truly remarkable trade, averaging £100.96 for all breeds, shapes and sizes
Topping the sale was an outstanding Suffolk tup hogg at £200 from Mr F T Walton, Flotterton
Flotterton also sold a trio of Texels at £180
At £173 was a pen of 6 from Mr J H C Campbell, Thrunton
Blackface hoggs sold to £128 for 4 from Messrs J E Woodman & Son, Great Chesters
A pen of 18 Swale hoggs sold to £123 from W Parker, Spittalshield
Texel – £180 & £173 Thrunton
Texel x – £166 Crowhall, £150 Riding Farm, £135 Gunneerton Demesne (x2), £130 Hollin Close, £129 West Newbiggen, £126 Hollin Close, Milfield Demesne & Riding Farm, £121 Milfield Demesne & West Newbiggen
Beltex x – £150 & £132 Waterloo, £125 Gunnerton Demesne, £124 Waterloo
Suffolk – £200 & £170 Flotterton
Suffolk x – £170 & £160 Thrunton, £149 East Wingates, £146 Allenheads, £137 Middle Horsleyhope, £129 Gunnerton Demesne, £126 Alnwick
Cheviot – £120 Moorlaws, £112 Flotterton
North Country Cheviot – £156 Flotterton
Mule – £149 Flotterton, £146 Dunns Houses, £130 Great Chesters & Nookton
Blackface – £128 Great Chesters, £116 Riding Farm, £112 Great Chesters
Swaledale – £123 Spittalshield
Jacob – £94 Catless, £88 Grange Farm
Herdwick – £91 Hazlett House
Half Bred – £154 Littleburn
Cross – £126 Broom House