Hexham and Northern Marts sales reports for week beginning Thursday, October 25.

Cattle

Prime Cattle

Slight increase of butchers’ heifers this week which met competitive rates going on to average 217.9ppk.

Topping was a Blonde x heifer from Mr D Kemp, Keepwick selling for 225.5ppk

Limousin Heifers – £1229.20 & 219.5p Keepwick

Charolais Heifers – £1360.90, £1333.28 & £1263.68 Flotterton

219.5p, 217.5p & 207.5p Flotterton

Blonde Heifers - £1373.30 & 225.5p Keepwick

OTM

Slightly less numbers forward but a nice show present. Cows slightly dearer especially well fleshed sorts.

This week’s cow average up by 8p/kg

More cows needed for next week’s sale. Please call Drew for entries and enquiries.

Limousin – £1051.96 East Butsfield, £1039.03 Longshaws, £1003.95 West Grange, £997.67 Cleughfoot, £995.63 Whiteside Haltwhistle, £954.18 West Grange, £919.38 Blakelaw, £909.38 & £909.40 Blakelaw, £888.66 & £810.21East Butsfield, £805.49 Dykehead, £801.50 Longshaws

149.5p Longshaws, 147.5p Whiteside Haltwhistle, 146.5p Cleughfoot, 145.5p West Grange, 144.5p East Butsfield, 139.5p Dykehead & West Grange, 129.5p Dykehead, 119.5p East Butsfield & Blakelaw, 118.5p East Butsfield, 117.5p Burntongues, 115.5p Blakelaw

Angus (Bull) -£918.38 & 77.5p Holystone

Angus - £1127.67 Holystone, £793.49 Armond Carr

159.5p Holystone, 114.5p Armond Carr

British Blue – £1174.13 Blakelaw, £1061.45 Whiteside Haltwhistle, £967.37 Cleughfoot, £917.41 Ambling Gate, £850.89 Flotterton

151.5p Blakelaw, 149.5p Whiteside Haltwhistle, 129.5p Cleughfoot, 125.5p Ambling Gate & Flotterton

Prime Sheep

Prime Lambs

Texel x – £93 & £88 Quarry House, £87.80 Thockrington, £86.50 Aydonshields, £86 Thockrington, £84 East Knitsley, £83.50 Middle Dukesfield & Middle Heads, £83 High Eshells, £82.20 High Eshells & Low Eshells, £81 St Oswalds, High Eshells & Nilston Rigg, £80.80 East Knitsley, £80.50 Middle Dukesfield & East Uppertown, £79.80 High Warden, £79.50 Middle Dukesfield, £79 Middle Dukesfield & Low West House, £78.80 Aydonshields & West Shields, £78.50 Low West House & Nilston Rigg, £78 Highwood, St Oswalds, Low Eshells, Middle Dukesfield, Low West House & West Shields, £77.80 Low Eshells (x2) & New Dotland, £77.20 Loadman & Thockrington, £77 St Oswalds (x2), Willimoteswick, Thockrington, Black Callerton (x2) & Nilston Rigg, £76.80 Old Town & Warksfield Head, £76.50 Loadman, Low West House & Thockrington, £76 Aydonshields, High Warden, Middle Heads & West Shields

209.5p Quarry House, 204.5p St Oswalds, 195p Low West House, 192.2p West Shields, 189.7p Loadman, 188.4p High Eshells, 187.8p St Oswalds (x2), 187.2p Nilston Rigg, 186.3p Willimoteswick, 185.7p St Oswalds, 184.1p Nilston Rigg, 183.3p Black Callerton, 179.6p & 178.9p Middle Dukesfield, 178.4p Nilston Rigg, 177.9p Low West House, 177.3p Low Eshells, 176.7p & 176.2p High Warden, 175.6p Low West House, 175.5p West Shields, 175p Thockrington, 174.4p St Oswalds, 173.7p Partridge Nest, 172p Stone Stile, 171.6p Loadman, 171.3p East Uppertown, 170.8p Warksfield Head

Dutch Texel x - £85, £79 & £75.80 Willimoteswick

202.4p, 176.3p & 175.6p Willimoteswick

Suffolk x – £87 Low Eshells, £82.80 Thockrington, £78.80 Low Eshells & Thockrington, £77.20 Thockrington, £76.80 Old Town, £76.50 Middle Heads, £74.80 Fairley, £73.80 New Dotland & Old Town, £73.20 Fairley, £69.20 Black Hedley & Fairley, £69 Steel Hall

160.5p Steel Hall, 160.4p Old Town, 159.1p Fairley, 157.6p Thockrington, 157.3p Black Hedley, 157p New Dotland, 155.8p Fairley, 154.5p Thockrington & Low Eshells, 153.8p Fairley, 147.9p Thockrington, 147.1p Middle Heads, 144.9p Old Town, 140.3p Low Eshells

Beltex x – £88 Low West House, £84 St Oswalds

204.7p Low West House, 200p St Oswalds

Charollais x - £76 & £73.20 Flotterton

159.1p & 155.1p Flotterton

Shropshire x - £73.50 Stone Stile, £69 High Greenleycleugh, £67.50 Stone Stile

160.7p Stone Stile

Cheviot x- £80 & 148.2p Flotterton

Mule – £82.20 Quarry House, £78.80 Flotterton, £78.50 Quarry House, £77 Warksfield Head, £75.80 Flotterton, £73.50 Highwood, £70 Warksfield Head

159.8p Highwood, 157.9p Flotterton, 155.6p Warksfield Head, 153.9p & 152.2p Quarry House, 151.5p Flotterton, 151p Warksfield Head

Blackface - £72.50 & 151p Warksfield Head

Cast Ewes and Rams

Texel – £70 Humber Hill

Suffolk - £58 Flotterton

On Monday, Hexham & Northern Marts held their final sale of the season for breeding rams of all classes and offered an entry of 277 shearlings, rams lambs and aged rams.

Prior to the sale the annual show for Hill Rams was held and kindly sponsored by longstanding supporters Northumberland National Park. Judges for the three classes were recruited from Northumberland, County Durham and The Scottish Borders; all well respected in their chosen breeds and executed their remit with due attention, consideration and professionalism.

Mr Kevin Ridley, Shitlington Hall, Wark presided over the Blackface class, open to both shearlings and aged rams. A small but well-presented entry saw Mr Ridley select his prize winners as follows;

1st – Messrs Herdman, Edlingham Demesne

2nd- Messrs Herdman, Edlingham Newtown

3rd – Messrs Halbert, Prospect House

Mr Greg Dalton, South Wellhope, Wearhead took charge of the Swaledale shearling class and a strong entry of nine were presented before him. A smart selection of powerful hill-going Swale tups from noted producers were considered and rosettes awarded as follows;

1st – Messrs Lee, Harwoodshield

2nd – Messrs Huddleston, Round Meadows

3rd – Messrs Scott, Low Leam

Mr Alan Cowans, Philliphaugh, Selkirk made the trip down over the Carter Bar on a crisp, fresh, frosty morning to judge the Cheviot class and had to select his prize winners from a level entry of eight shearlings and aged rams and did so in an expert manner.

1st – Messrs Allan, Humbleheugh

2nd – Messrs Walton, Flotterton

3rd – Messrs Walton, Flotterton

With the show concluded the sale began with the aforementioned hill classes and buyers were selective throughout with only the best of each breed sought after. The same was true of the limited entry of Bluefaced Leicester and Suffolk rams whilst the most encouraging trade of the day was that for Texel and Continental type rams which were hotly contested with a great many exceeding vendors cautious expectations at this late stage in the sales season.

Leading prices of each breed as follows;

Texel shearlings- £560 & £520 Brinkburn Newhouses, £480 Townfoot, £450 West Mill Hills, £440 Rose Cottage, £420 Edlingham Newtown, £400 West Wharmley, West Mill Hills & Rugley, £360 Rose Cottage, £350 Rugley, £340 Low Ardley, £320 Brinkburn Newhouses, West Mill Hills & Haarlem House, £280 Butterknowes, £260 Dotland Park, Flotterton, Rugley & Haarlem House, £240 Butterknowes, £230 West Mill Hills, £220 Willimoteswick, Flotterton, Middle Dukesfield, Townfoot & Butterknowes (x2), £210 Dotland Park & Flotterton, £200 Brinkburn Newhouses

Texel 2 shear - £340 Burn House

Texel x shearlings - £260 Willimoteswick

Suffolk shearlings - £640 Edlingham Newtown, £320 Goatstones, £200Edlingham Newtown, £100 Rugley (x2) & Preston Mains

Suffolk x shearlings - £100 Birds Nest (x3)

Beltex shearlings - £330 & £300 Edlingham Demesne

Beltex x shearlings - £420, £220 & £200 St Oswalds

Beltex x 2 shear - £240 & £210 St Oswalds

Bleu D’Maine shearlings - £210 & £200 Sillywrea

Leicester shearlings - £230 West Cocklaw, £220 Warksfield Head, £150 Warksfield Head & West Cocklaw (x2)

Leicester 2 shear - £310 Camphill

Leicester 4 shear - £140 The Shield

Leicester Ram Lamb - £160 Mayland Hall

Lleyn shearling - £170 Brinkburn Newhouses

Blackface shearlings - £360 Yatesfield, £220 Edlingham Newtown, £200 & £120 Cowden Burn, £100 Alnham, Edlingham Newtown & Edlingham Demesne (x2)

Swaledale shearlings - £380 Harwood Shield, £320 & £300 Round Meadows, £280 Low Leam, £220 Low Bleakhope & Round Meadows, £200 Evistones & Spittalshield, £180 Evistones, £160 Lilswood Cottage, £130 Evistones, £110 Woodcroft & Low Bleakhope

Cheviot shearlings - £560 Humbleheugh, £450, £440 & £420 Flotterton, £410 Alnham, £360 Flotterton & Alnham, £320 (x2) West Mill Hills, £300 Flotterton, £280 Swinside, £210 Alnham, £200 Flotterton

Cheviot 2 shear - £440 Flotterton

On Friday, Hexham & Northern Marts at their final sale of store cattle in the month of October offered a sound entry of 744 head including an encouraging number of over 340 native breeds for the monthly special sale of such types.

As always the sale began with older, forward stores and this trade appeared marginally easier on the week however the best end continue to sell well. Topping the sale this week was a super hefty charolais cross steer that scaled to £1355 from Messrs Herron, Bensons Fell, Hexham at the upper end of the age spectrum. Two separate Limousin cross steers at 18 months of age came next at £1320, the first from Messrs Ridley, Shitlington Hall and the next from near neighbours Messrs Allgood, Nunwick.

Derek and Vincent Milburn, Holling Hill, Rothbury brought another great run of strong cattle to Hexham and saw them peak at £1305 and £1290 respectively for steers and heifers by the Charolais Bull, with 9 and 5 sold in total to average £1208 throughout.

On the special monthly native breed day this class was led by a tremendous run pf strong Angus cross bullocks brought to Hexham from Coquetdale by Chris and Janet Watmore, Holystone Estate ably assisted by stockman Stuart Buchannan. The run of 25 thumping black bullocks, all by registered Angus bulls peaked at £1280 and averaged £1232 throughout selling well to many return purchasers.

A smart offering of younger, yearling continental crosses were presented by Ken Ridley, Allenshields and his shapely Limousin crosses peaked at £1265 for steers and £1195 for heifers whilst averaging £1148 for five and £1128 for three respectively for the Blanchland based breeder.

In-line with the trade seen earlier in the month the best of each offering; native or continental bred is easily placed however continually leaner, secondary types have proven harder to cash. This is due in part to the requirement for both fodder and hard feeding to overwinter and finish hard summered cattle to advantage.

Producers with store cattle yet to reach the market are urged to contact our auctioneers who will be delighted to advise the best approach to maximise returns when selling such animals.

Cattle 30+ Months

Angus x steers - £1155 Meldon Lane House

Cattle 23 – 30 Months

Charolais x steers – £1355 Bensons Fell, £1305 & £1285 Holling Hill, £1280 Bensons Fell, £1200, £1170, £1150 & £1100 Hay A Park

Charolais x heifers – £1290, £1230, £1145 & £1100 (x2) Holling Hill

Limousin x steers – £1290, £1285 & £1260 Holling Hill, £1110 Brackenthwaite, £1060 Greencarts

Limousin x heifers - £1005 Brackenthwaite

British Blue x heifers - £1020 Cornhills

Angus x steers - £1110 Meldon Lane House, £1100 Raburn Cottage, £1080 Brackenthwaite, £1060, £1040 & £1025 Meldon Lane House, £950 Parkside

Angus x heifers – £1150 Colwell Demesne, £1040 Brackenthwaite, £995 Old Town

Cattle 17 – 22 Months

Charolais x steers – £1275, £1265 & £1220 Brinkheugh, £1220 Hay A Park, £1180 Colwell Hill, £1170 & £1150 (x2) Hay A Park, £1120 & £1110 Colwell Hill, £1100 Barker House, £1050 Hay A Park, £1040 (x2) Colwell Hill

Charolais x heifers – £1200 Barker House, £1185, £1180, £1170 & £1100 Holling Hill

Limousin x steers – £1320 Shitlington Hall & Nunwick, £1290 Luns House, £1285 Brinkheugh (x2), £1260 Shitlington Hall, £1255 Brinkheugh & Luns House, £1245 Low Middleton, £1225 Shitlington Hall, Nunwick & Glendue, £1215 Luns House & Barker House, £1210 Brinkheugh (x2) & Shitlington Hall, £1205 Cornhills, Low Haswell & Nunwick, £1200 Luns House & Glendue, £1195 Nettlesworth West, £1150 Cornhills, £1140 Elrington Hall, £1130 & £1115 Nunwick, £1100 Cornhills, Nunwick & Glendue, £1090 & £1070 Low Haswell, £1060 Barker House & Glendue, £1055 Comb Hills, £1050 Low Haswell, £1035 Cornhills, £1005 Anick Bank Foot, £1000 Piatroon

Limousin x heifers – £1210 Shitlington Hall, £1190 Elrington Hall, £1130 Low Middleton, £1100 Shitlington Hall & Low Haswell, £1075 Shitlington Hall, £1055 Elrington Hall, £1050 Nettlesworth West (x2), Elrington Hall & Tarset Hall, £1030 Low Haswell, £1020 Tarset Hall, £1000 Elrington Hall & Blackburn, £985 Low Haswell

Blonde x steers – £975 Anick Bank Foot

British Blue x steers - £1270 & £1240 Nunwick, £1135 Glendue

Simmental x steers – £1070 Greencarts & Ridley Stokoe, £1055 Elrington Hall, £990 Greencarts

Angus x steers - £1280 & £1275 Holystone, £1260 Holystone & The Stobbs, £1255, £1250, £1245, £1240 (x3), £1235 & £1230 Holystone, £1200 Old Town, £1195 Buteland, £1185 Colwell Demesne, £1160 & £1150 Holystone, £1145 The Stobbs, £1120 High Barns, £1110 South Kirkheaton & Middle White Hill, £1090 Middle White Hill, £1060 Hindley & Colwell Demesne, £1050 Buteland, £1040 South Kirkheaton, Holystone, Middle White Hill & Watch Hill, £1035 Middle White Hill (x2), £1025 Middle White Hill, £1020 Buteland, £10158 Middle White Hill, £1010 Middle White Hill & High Barns, £1000 Hedley West & Middle White Hill

Angus x heifers – £1150 The Stobbs, £1140 & £1135 Aydonshields, £1070 South Kirkheaton, £1045 Aydonshields, £1025 South Kirkheaton, £1000 Buteland, £990 High Barns, £980 Buteland

Beef Shorthorn steers - £1205 & £1070 Sillywrea, £1040 Sillywrea & Hindley, £910 Hindley

Beef Shorthorn heifers - £1040 Hedley Park, £885 Blueburn

Hereford x steers - £905 East Fourstones

South Devon x steers - £10902, £1065 & £1060 Wingates Wholme

Stabiliser steers - £1170 Nunwick

Murray Grey x steers - £845 West Hepple

Murray Grey x heifers - £755 West Hepple

Highland x steers - £750 Low Houselope

Cattle 11 – 16 Months

Charolais x steers – £1275 Hay A Park, £1090 Bensons Fell & Hindley, £940 Thornley Hall

Charolais x heifers - £920 Thornley Hall

Limousin x steers – £1270 Shitlington Hall, £1265 Allenshields, £1235 Stotsfold, £1220 Low Middleton, £1180 Stotsfold & Allenshields, £1175 Barker House, £1125 Allenshields, £1110 Stotsfold & Barker House, £1100 Stotsfold, £1085 Allenshields, £1010 Nilston Rigg, £980 Holly Hill West, Glendue & Chesters, £970 Elrington Hall

Limousin x heifers – £1200 Low Middleton, £1195 Allenshields, £1170 Low Middleton, £1100 & £1080 Allenshields, £1065 Kingswood, £1020 Low Middleton, £920 Low Houselope

British Blue x steers – £1160 & £1085 Cornhills, £1000 Glendue, £985 Cornhills

British Blue x heifers – £945 Edges Green

Simmental x steers – £1020 & £950 Comb Hills

Angus x steers – £1070 Old Town, £1060 Colwell Demesne, £1040 Yatesfield, £1025 Middle White Hill, £970 North Hanging Wells, £930 Watch Hill

Angus x heifers – £925 New Rift, £915 Buteland, £900 New Rift

Beef Shorthorn steers - £1040 Sillywrea, £995 Anick Bank Foot

Hereford x steers - £900 Three Farms

Cattle 10 months and under

Limousin x steers – £935 Baal Hill, £900 Chesters, £880 Low Stokoe

Limousin x heifers – £880 Lingey Field, £860 Low Stokoe

British Blue x steers – £845 Lingey Field

Simmental x steers – £840 Baal Hill

Angus x steers – £945 Acton

Store Sheep

Cast Ewes

A mixed show of cast sheep this week which were the same as last week’s rates. Feeding ewes again in demand.

Texel x – £95 Chesterwood, £94 Hownsgill, £92 Thornbrough, £90 Follions, £89 Fern Dene, £88 Chesters, £87 Follions & Watch Hill, £86 Hackford, £84 Thornbrough & Chesters, £81 Cooper House, £76 Thornbrough & High Fotherley, £75 Rose Cottage, £74 Thornbrough, South Gunnerton, Snitter (x2) & Chesterwood, £72 Crops Hall, £71 Cooper House, £70 Cartington & Hackford

Suffolk x – £76 High Fotherley, £72 Middle White Hill, £60 South Gunnerton

Leicester - £80 Camphill & Lowes Fell

Cheviot - £43 Donkleywood, £38 Cottonshope

Cheviot Mule - £61 Lowes Fell

Mule – £84 & £70 East Knitsley, £65 Watch Hill, £64 Newonstead, £62 Lowes Fell, £61 Rugley Walls, £60 Hareshaw, £58 Holly Hill West, £57 Hackford, £56 Chesterwood, £55 Cartington, High Fotherley & High Knitsley, £54 South Gunnerton & East Knitsley, £53 Dyke Nook & Lilswood Cottage

Blackface – £42 Lowes Fell, £40 Hotbank & Hareshaw, £39 Camphill, £38 Cottonshope, £37 Burnbank

Swaledale – £29 Hackford, £26 Lilswood Cottage, Buckshot & Broadgates, £25 Rugley Walls & Buckshot

Hebridean - £23 Cowell Grove

Crossbred - £93 Holly Hill West, £92 Hackford, £89 & £75 Holly Hill West, £70 High Knitsley

Store Lambs

Hexham and Northern Marts held it’s weekly sale of Store Lambs which incorporated a show this week. The pre sale show was kindly judged by Mr N Walker, Satley who gave the Championship Pen to M/s CA&JG Skidmore, Needless Hall Farm, Co Durham which later went on to sell for £88.50 to Mr A Argo.

Topping the sale today was second prize pen of 20 Beltex x lambs from M/s P&EB Robson, Middle Horsleyhope which went on to sell for £90.50

Trade on the whole would be very similar to last week with long keep, continental lambs a good trade along with Mule and Hill Lambs being dearer on the week.

For entries and enquiries please call Drew on 07854361967

Prize Show

Texel x 1st Follions 2nd Longlea, Netherwitton

Suffolk x 1st Merryshields

Mule 1st Chirdon 2nd Brieredge

Hill Lambs 1st The Brigg 2nd Rookland

Other Cont. 1st Needless Hall 2nd Middle Horsley Hope

Champion Pen M/s Skidmore, Needless Hall (Beltex x)

Reserve Champion M/s Green & Sons, Follions (Texel x)

Texel - £70 High Acton

Texel x – £88.50, £84 & £81.50 Follions, £80.50 Ridley Stokoe, £80 Longlea Netherwitton, £79 Chapel House & Highmoss Thorn, £76 Chapel House & Ridley Stokoe, £75.50 Whiteside Birtley & Longlea Netherwitton, £74.50 Whiteside Birtley, £74 Stanton Town Head, Townshields, Chirdon & Ridley Stokoe, £72.50 Butterknowes (x2), £72 Whiteside Birtley & Cornhills, £71.50 Longlea Netherwitton, Butterknowes & Highmoss Thorn, £70 Cooper House, Chapel House, High Oldshield, Stone Hall & Ridley Stokoe, £69.50 Wingates Wholme, £69 Felton Demesne, Errington Red House, Townshields & Allenheads, £68.50 Stanton Town Head & Sandylands, £68 Capheaton New Houses & Stanton Town Head, £67.50 Normans Riding, Chapel House & Whittonshields

Dutch Texel x - £83.50 & £77.50 Willimoteswick, £74.50 Burn House & Willimoteswick, £74 Burn House, £73.50 Willimoteswick, £73 & £69 Stone Hall

Suffolk x – £72.50 Cooper House, £72 Laburnum Cottage, £71 Low Huntwell, £70 Rennys Barn, £69.50 East Fourstones, £69 Felton Demesne, £67.50 Merryshields, £64.50 Kingswood & Dene House, £64 Merryshields, £62 East Fourstones

Charollais x - £78 Dyke Nook, £66.50 Gunnerton South

Beltex x - £90.50 Middle Horsleyhope, £88.50 Needless Hall, £86 Hownsgill & Middle Horsleyhope, £84.50 Needless Hall, £81 Grange Farm, £80 & £70 Bavington Hill Head, £68 Felton Demesne, £67 Stobby Lea

Zwartbles - £64 Three Farms

Mule – £67.50 Bulls Hill, £67 Ambling Gate (x2), £65.50 Chirdon, £65 Plankey Mill, £63 Hole Farm & Townshields, £62.50 Bulls Hill & Broomhope

Blackface – £59 The Brigg, £56.50 & £52 Featherwood, £50 The Brigg, £47 Rookland, £46.50 Grasslees, £46 Broomhope & Featherwood, £45 Harsondale, £44 Greenleas & Burnbank, £43 Featherwood

Swaledale - £33 Low Acton

Crossbred – £69 Grange Farm (x2), £68 Butterknowes, £63 Felton Demesne

On Thursday, Hexham and Northern Marts held their Traditional “Tow Law” Sale of Store Cattle & Suckled Calves with an entry of 338 head.

A very good show of cattle was forward to a full ring of the usual local and distant buyers and also YFC members looking to purchase at this final sale for the wintering competition.

The prize show was again sponsored by Yorkshire Bank and Zoetis. The show was expertly judged by father and son team, Les and Jonathan Bainbridge,Seamer, North Yorkshire who made their awards as follows –

Best Store Steer/Heifer

First Prize Ricknall Grange

Overall Champion Store Beast – M/s Sedgewick, Ricknall Grange (Limx Heifer)

Best Limousin Steer

First Prize Ricknall Grange

Second Prize Lands Farm

Third Prize West Biggens

Best Limousin Heifer

First Prize East Unthank

Second Prize Lands Farm

Third Prize Ricknall Grange

Best Other Cont. x Steer

First Prize Jolly Body (Blonde x)

Second Prize Jolly Body (Blonde x)

Best Other Cont x Heifer

First Prize East Unthank (British Blue x)

Second Prize Morley Hill (British Blue x)

Third Prize Jolly Body (Blonde x)

Overall Champion Suckled Calf – M/s Thompson, East Unthank

– British Blue x Heifer

Reserve Champion Suckled Calf- M/s Sedgewick, Ricknall Grange

– Limousin x Steer

Taking home the HH Mews Memorial Trophy for the Champion Beast was Gordon and Julie Sedgewick, Ricknall Grange with a tremendous Black Limousin x heifer at 12 months which later sold at £1195 to Ron and Barry Bowman, Boroughbridge.

The Champion Calf went to WB & D Thompson, East Unthank, Haltwhistle for the second year. Andrew was presented with the Perpetual Trophy and the Colin Mitchelson Memorial Plate for being a homebred calf. This fantastic Blue x heifer at 13 months attracted keen interest but was eventually knocked down for £1120 to judges Les and Jonathan Bainbridge.

The Reserve Champion, a tremendous Limousin x steer went to the store cattle winners, Gordon and Julie Sedgewick, Ricknall Grange. This was sold at £1100 to Martin and Elaine Sedgewick, Long Myers.

A successful trade was achieved for all classes in particular good quality steer and heifer calves in demand.

Cattle 17 – 22 Months

Limousin x heifers – £1050 Rogerley Hall

Cattle 11 – 16 Months

Charolais x heifers - £920 Allergill

Limousin x steers – £1170 & £1110 Dukesfield Hall, £1105 Allergill, £1095 Allergill & Dukesfield Hall, £1060 & £1050 (x2) Rogerley Hall, £1040 Dukesfield Hall, £1000 Allergill & Dukesfield Hall, £990 Dukesfield Hall, £975 Rogerley Hall, £965 Lands Farm, £960 Ricknall Grange, West Biggens & Dukesfield Hall, £950 Lands Farm & Dukesfield Hall, £910 & £905 Lands Farm, £900 Whiteside Haltwhistle & Allergill, £880 Lands Farm & Dukesfield Hall, £875 Lands Farm

Limousin x heifers – £1195 Ricknall Grange, £1190, £1155 & £1125 Allergill, £1100 Ricknall Grange, £1000 Rogerley Hall, £990 & £970 Allergill, £965 Rogerley Hall, £890 Allergill & Redburn, £885 Rogerley Hall, £880 & £865 West Biggens, £860 Whiteside Haltwhistle & Allergill

British Blue x heifers – £1120 & £1040 East Unthank

Cattle 10 months and under

Charolais x steers – £950, £910 & £900 Baal Hill

Charolais x heifers - £810 Baal Hill

Limousin x steers – £1100 Ricknall Grange, £1090 East Unthank, £1050 Baal Hill, £1010 Morley Hill & Allergill, £1000 Baal Hill, £985 Allergill, £980 Baal Hill, £965 Morley Hill, £960 Baal Hill, £950 Ricknall Grange (x2) & Baal Hill, £940 Lands Farm, £910 Baal Hill, £905 Lands Farm, £900 Lands Farm, Ricknall Grange & Baal Hill (x5), £890 Baal Hill, £880 Lands Farm, £875 Redburn, £865 Ricknall Grange, £860 Lands Farm, £850, £830 & £820 Baal Hill, £810 Redburn, £800 Redburn (x2) & Morley Hill

Limousin x heifers – £1100 East Unthank, £1050 Lands Farm & Allergill, £970 Ricknall Grange, £950 & £935 Lands Farm, £900 Ricknall Grange, £890 Redburn (x2), £885 Morley Hill, £880 Ricknall Grange & Redburn, £870 Lands Farm, £840 Allergill, £835 Baal Hill, £815 Morley Hill, £810 Lands Farm & Baal Hill, £805 Baal Hill, £800 Allergill

Blonde x steers – £1060 & £920 Jolly Body

Blonde x heifers – £930 & £840 Jolly Body

British Blue x steers – £1045 Ricknall Grange, £1040 Redburn, £1000, £940, £860 & £850 Morley Hill, £800 Lands Farm Morley Hill

British Blue x heifers – £900 Morley Hill, £820 Redburn