Last updated 13:36, Thursday, 07 August 2008

FOR their weekly sale on Tuesday Hexham and Northern marts had forward 45 cattle, which included 26 over 30 month animals. Prime cattle had a similar trade to previous week.ON SATURDAY Hexham and Northern Marts held their Summer Fur and Feather Sale and offered for sale by auction 450 caged lots of rare and minority breed poultry and waterfowl as well as over 60 lots of small animals and caged birds, 70 lots of associated equipment and 60 lots of hatching eggs. With a large show of birds on offer trade was easier than that seen in the spring of the year although quality types, as always were sought after with many lots exceeding vendors expectations.AT THEIR weekly sale on Friday, Hexham and Northern Marts has forward 96 store cattle. A wet night meant that there were plenty of customers for a small show of cattle and subsequently a good trade was had by all with steers selling to £800 for Angus x from Park House Farm, Harbottle and heifers sold to £790 for Limousin x from East Newham. We anticipate a large entry of quality cattle at our Anniversary Show and Sale next week.LAST Wednesday Hexham and Northern Marts at their weekly Scots Gap Auction Mart sale for prime sheep, had an entry of 794 head, with the lambs averaging 44kg, 124.3p/kg and £54.69 per head. There was a quality show of well fleshed lambs forward with buyers commenting that they were just what they wanted. The top price paid per kilo was for a pen of 43kg Texel x lambs from Tuthill which realised 136.7p and top price per head was £62.60 for a pen of 52kg Suffolk x lambs from East White Hill. Sheep prices. Suffolk x per head to £62.60 and £58.20 East White Hill, £61.80 East House, £61 Highlaws, £58.20 Holling Hill, £57.20 Elrington Hall and £57 Rugley Walls. Per kilo to 130.5p Hallington New Houses, 129.3p Low Farnham, 128.6p Town Farm, 127.9p Low Farnham and 125.6p Monkseaton. Texel x per head to £62.20 Dene House, £62 and £59.20 East White Hill, £61.80 Great Chesters, £61.20 and £58.80 Tuthill, £61, £60.50 and £60 Grangemoor, £58.40 Cornhills, £58.10 Ingoe Low Hall and £58 Bavington Hill Head and Middleton Mill. Per kilo to 136.7p Tuthill, 136.1p Girsonfield, 135.8p and 132.7p Cornhills, 132.7p Low Farnham, 131.9p Craig Hall and 131.7p Hallington New Houses and Middleton Mill. Charollais x to £58.80 and 125.1p Holling Hill.AT THEIR fortnightly sale on Tuesday the Cumberland and Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart had forward 72 store cattle and 42 breeding cattle. Store cattle saw plenty of stronger short keep heifers on show, with all classes of cattle selling to extremely high rates to a top of £745 for a 19 month old Limousin bullock from W.B. and C.A. Armitstead, Pennersaughs, Ecclefechan. Breeding cattle met an easier trade for a poorer quality show. Top price of £1,050 for a Limousin cow with bull calf at foot from R.M. and P. Armstrong, Slealands. Principal prices. Store bullocks: Limousin £745, £675 Pennersaughs, £640(2) Rinnion Hills and £630 West Winds. Charolais £730 Underwoodhouse. Belgian Blue £650 Westwinds. Angus £620 Lanehead, £570 Westwinds and £540 Stonehouse. Store heifers: Charolais £685(2), £680(2) Underwoodhouse, £645 Pennersaughs and £580(2) Barnglieshead. Limousin £630(3) Pennersaughs, £615(2) Rinnion Hills, £560(2) Barnglieshead and £525(2) Laverhay. Angus £545(3) Pennersaughs. Blonde £540 Barnglieshead. Breeding cattle. Cows with bull calves: Limousin £1,050 Slealands, £1,020 Howberry, £950 Slealands and £930 Sleetbeck. Angus £820 Guards and £790 Howberry. Cows with heifer calves: Limousin £1,000, £900 Howberry. Angus £700 Guards. Heifers with bull calves: Angus £750 Guards. Limousin £720 Bruntons Hill. Heifers with heifer calves: Limousin £750 Summer Hill.ON TUESDAY at their weekly Longtown sale the Cumberland and Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart had forward 1,580 store lambs. Buyers were out in force for a quality show of lambs, all classes met another fast trade to a top of £41.50 for Beltex x from Hallburn. Texel £41.20 Pennine View, £41 Rinnion Hills, £40 High Love Lady Shield. Suffolk £40.20 Bateyshield. Greyface £38 Knarr, £37.20 Highside, £35.80 The Row, £35.50 Stonehall. Swaledale £17, £16 Stonehall.THE Cumberland and Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart had forward on Thursday, 89 prime cattle and one young beef bulls, along with 3,171 prime lambs and 4,372 cast ewes and rams. Cattle averages. Steers: Light, 136.5p (123.3p); medium, 174.5p (146.2p); heavy, 183.5p (157.8p). Heifers: Light, 155.5p (155.5p); medium, 174.5p (145.2p); heavy, 180.5p (146.7p). Young beef bulls: 112.5p (112.5p). Sheep averages. Lambs: Light, 128.3p (120.2p); standard, 143.0p (124.1p); medium, 145.4p (124.1p); heavy, 129.5p (123.9p); o/weight, 125.0p (123.5p). Ewes: Light, £47.50 (£23.01); heavy, £73.50 (£46.27). Cast rams: £80.50 (£45.96).

Cattle prices. Heifers per kilo: Limousin to 177.5p, 157.5p and 155.5p Hard Riding, 172.5p(2), 165.5p, 163.5p and 161.5p Black Heddon and 165.5p Black Callerton. Steers per kilo: Limousin to 157.5p Little Whittington. Simmental to 153.5p Little Whittington. Heifers per head: Limousin to £1,071.23 and £1,024.65 Black Heddon. Simmental to £1,046.87 and £1,003.89 Little Whittington. Over 30 month animals were considerably sharper on the week. More cattle and purchasers forward resulted in an average of 113.9p/kilo and £800.18 per head. Prices per kilo: Charolais to 137.5p and 127.5p East Barns and 135.5p and 129.5p Loadman. Limousin to 136.5p and 132.5p Sunniside and 129.5p, 122.5p and 109.5p Crowhall Farms. Simmental to 129.5p and 115.5p Colwell South, 123.5p and 122.5p Blue Gables and 122.5p Blackcarts. Belgian Blue to 126.5p Colwell South. Prices per head: Charolais to £1,223.37 Kirkley Hall, £1,055.70 and £992.75 East Barns and £1,039.89 and £951.12 Loadman. Limousin to £1,122.03 and £927.33 Sunniside. Simmental to £1,107.82 Matfen High House and £1,020.46 Colwell South. Friesian to £711.21 Keepershield.

Also forward on Tuesday were a total of 3,888 prime sheep, comprised of 3372 lambs and 516 cast ewes and rams. Lambs began a moderate trade following a slide in Monday’s markets. However, as the sale progressed the trade hardened and lambs sold in the second half of the sale would benefit as the competition became more intense. The sale was topped at £60 twice for Texel x lambs from Peel Flatt and Watch Currock. The top price per kilo was 131.1p for a superb pen of 45kg three quarter Texel lambs from Nunwick which realised £59.

Lamb prices. Texel x per head to £60 Peel Flatt and Watch Currock(maxey), £59 Nunwick, £57 Nilston Rigg(2), £56.20 East Matfen, £56 West Morralee, £55.80 Bulls Hill, £55.20 and £55 Make-Me-Rich, £55.20 Quarry House and China Hall, £55 Nunwick, £54.80 High Fotherley and £54.50 Elrington Hall. Per kilo to 131.1p, 131p and 129.3p Nunwick, 126.5p West Morralee, 125p Peel Flatt and Haughton Mains, 123p Derwent Oak, 122.8p Chattlehope, 122.7p Make-Me-Rich, 122.6p Bingfield Combe, 122.5p Watch Currock and Watch Currock(maxey) and 122p Little Swinburne. Beltex x per head to £50 Palm Strothers and £48.50 Grange House. Per kilo to 125p Palm Strothers and 121.1p Lingey Field. Suffolk x per head to £57 Lunns House, £56.20 The Whins, £56 and £52.80 White House, £55 Rusheylaw and Settlingstones, £54 Moss Barns and Low Ardley, £53.50 and £53.20 Colwell South, £53.20 Thornton Tower and £52.50 Heugh Farm. Per kilo to 122.4p Lowfield, 122.2p The Whins, 122p and 119.1p Flotterton, 120.9p Palm Strothers and Thornton Tower, 120.5p Lingey Field, Derwent Oak, Settlingstones and The Whins, 119.7p Derwent Oak, 119.1p Low Ardley and 119p Crowhall Farms. Mule per head to £54, £50 and £47.80 Homilton, £50 and £47 Flotterton, £49.80 Yatesfield, £48.80 Broomhope and £47.50 Longlea and Colwell Hill. Per kilo to 115.1p and 113.5p Broomhope, 114.6p Flotterton, 111.7p Hotbank, 111.2p Homilton, 111.1p Flotterton and 110.2p Yatesfield. Charollais x per head to £52 The Whins, £47 Cooper House and £45.80 Low Houselope. Per kilo to 123.8p The Whins, 120.5p Low Houselope and 117.5p Cooper House. Blackface to £45 and 112.5p Hotbank.

The quality ewes continue to be a marvellous trade for the time of year, plainer ewes proved harder to cash. Ewe prices per head: Texel x to £63.50, £56 and £49 West Morralee, £58 Watch Currock, £57.50 Hedchester Law, £54.50 Colwell Hill, £53 Ingoe Low Hall, £50 and £49.80 Aydonshields, £50 Lingey Field, £49 Breckon Hill and £48 Palm Strothers. Suffolk x to £61 Kirkley Hall Farms, £60 and £52.50 Rusheylaw, £58 Woodhall and £57.50 Ingoe Low Hall. Mule to £45 Rusheylaw, £43.50 East Butsfield, £43 Toft House, £41.50 Aydonshields, £41 Springwell, £40.50 Middle Dukesfield and Kirkley Hall Farms, £40 Palm Strothers, £39.50 Hedchester Law and £39 East Greenridge. Cheviot x to £57 and £42 Camp House, £38 Flotterton and 34 Waite Farm. Bleu d’ Maine to £50.20 Aydonshields. Charollais x to £48 Cooper House. Leicester to £45.50 East Greenridge. Lleyn to £30 Chattlehope. Blackface to £35 Hedchester Law. Swaledale to £18.50 The Deans and £15.80 Kirkley Hall Farms.

Rams per head: Suffolk to £61 East Butsfield. Texel to £59 East Butsfield and £55 Palm Strothers. Leicester to £55.50 East Butsfield. Blackface to £29 Edges Green.

Leading prices: £97 Trio Light Sussex, £90 Trio Black Silkies, £80 Pair Elliots Pheasants and Trio White Sultans, £70 Four Khaki Campbell Ducks, £66 Trio White Wyandottes, £65 Trio Red Mottled Leghorns and Welsummer Pullets, £62 Trio Aylesbury Ducks, £58 Three Light Sussex Pullets and Three Maran Pullets, £55 Two Peahens, £54 Trio Blue Orpingtons, £53 Three Aylesbury Ducks, £52 Four Rhode Island Red Pullets and Three Gold Silkie Pullets, £50 Four Rhode Island Reds, Pair Peafowl, Three Maran Pullets and Three Black East India Ducklings, £48 Four Light Sussex Pullets (2), Quartet Rhode Island Reds, Trio Silver Appleyard Ducks and Trio Light Sussex Bantams, £46 Pair Lovebirds, Pair Cayuga Ducks, Three Aylesbury Ducks, Three Welsummer Pullets, Four Silkie x Sussex Hens and Three Buff Laced Wyandottes, £45 Trio Copper Black Marans, £44 Three Welsh Harlequin Ducklings, Pair Pied Call Ducks, Four Cuckoo Maran, Quartet Sussex x Leghorn pullets, Three Ancona and Pair Marbled Teal, £42 Quartet Silver Laced Wyandotte, Trio Black Silkie (2), Trio Silver Seabright Bantams and Pair Blue Orpingtons.

Top prices. Cattle aged 23 months +. Steers: Angus x to £800 Park House. Beef Shorthorn to £690 Peel Flatt. Mont x to £535 Peel Flatt. Heifers: Limousin x to £720 Pitland Hills. Cattle aged 17 – 22 months. Heifers: Limousin x to £775 and £650 East Newham and £672 Pitland Hills. Blonde x to £672 East Newham. Cattle 11 – 16 months. Steers: Simmental x to £710 Dukesfield Hall. Charolais x to £565 Fairleas. Limousin x: Steers to £670, £645 and £610 Elf Hills, £618 Fairleas and £615 Park House. Heifers to £790 East Newham, £682 and £540 Pitland Hills and £635 and £535 Elf Hills.