Hexham Mart sales reports for the week beginning November 9

More clean cattle forward this week with the sale being topped by a Charolais x heifer from J Gibb, of Broomley, that sold for 231.5ppk.

Limousin Heifers: £1157.63 & 220.5p Barker House. Charolais Heifers: £1463.08 Jubilee Buildings, £1193.01 & £1162.20 Barker House, £1123.20 Rare Dean. 231.5p Jubilee Buildings, 223.5p & 218.5p Barker House.

OTM. Top grossing cow came from M/s TJ Lee & Son, of Steel, which sold for £1306.85.

Limousin: £1031.96 Square House, £944.96 Cleughfoot, £865.98 Hackford, £860.94 Ingoe Low Hall, £842.48 Square House. 133.5p Square House, 124.5p & 118.5p Cleughfoot, 117.5p Hackford & Square House. Angus: £952.74 & 120.5p Gofton Farm. Blonde: £977.65 Square House, £887.15 The Deans. 125.5p Square House. British Blue: £847.40 Square House, £828.38 Linacres. 117.5p Linacres. Simmental: £1306.85 & 169.5p Hackford, £852.39 & 113.5p Butsfield Burn. South Devon: £813.66 & 118.5p The Deans. Shorthorn: £871.27 & 135.5p Humber Hill.

Prime sheep and prime lambs. Top price per head £92 and 230ppk for Texel lambs from J&J Walby & Sons, East House, and Beltex lambs to 218p from the Beveridges, of Low West House.

Texel x: £92 East House, £89 Quarry House, £88 Low West House (x2), Low Ardley & Great Bavington, £87 High Baulk, £86.50 Aydonshields, £85.50 Springwell, £84 East House, Burntongues & Halton Red House, £83.50 Quarry House & Little Swinburne, £83 Burntongues, £82.50 Low West House & Little Swinburne, £82 (x2) Low West House, £81.50 Low Ardley & Little Swinburne, £81 Quarry House & Low West House, £80.80 Halton Red House, £80.50 Highwood (x2), £80 High Eshells (x3), Quarry House, Little Swinburne (x2) & Springwell. 230p East House, 215.8p Low West House, 207.5p Burntongues, 204.7p Low West House, 203.8p Little Swinburne, 201.3p St Oswalds, 200p Low West House, 198.8p Little Swinburne, 195.1p Little Swinburne & Quarry House, 195p East House, 193.8p St Oswalds, 192.9p Quarry House, 191.8p Burntongues, 190.9p East House, 190.5p High Eshells & Little Swinburne, 188.4p Low West House, 188.1p & 187.5p Little Swinburne, 186.9p Partridge Nest, 186.6p St Oswalds & Palm Strothers, 186.4p Low West House, 185.7p High Baulk, 185.6p Quarry House. Suffolk x: £90 Sunniside, £83 Sunniside (x2) & Great Bavington, £82 Sunniside, £81.50 Morrowfield & Sunniside, £78.50 Great Bavington, £77.50 Thockrington, £77.20 Great Bavington, £77 Morrowfield, Sunniside, Great Bavington & Steel Hall, £76 Baal Hill & Thockrington (x2), £75.20 Old Town. 167.7p Thockrington, 166.7p Steel Hall, 163.3p Great Bavington, 162.5p Morrowfield, 161.7p Thockrington (x2), 160.4p Great Bavington, 159.1p Pia Troon, 158p Black Hedley, 157.6p & 155.6p Great Bavington. Beltex x: £85 & 218p Low West House. Charollais x: £78.50, £78 & £77.50 Sunniside, £72 Steel Hall. 153.2p Steel Hall, 152p & 151p Sunniside. Cheviot Mule: £74 Aydonshields. Mule: £76.50 & £75.80 Quarry House, £72.20 Brownsleazes, £67 Hawksteel. 154.7p Quarry House, 152.3p Hawksteel, 150p Quarry House. Cast ewes and rams. Texel x: £68 Burntongues, £60 Old Town.

On Friday, there was the weekly sale of store cattle, which peaked at £1390 for an 18 month old British Blue cross steer from Michael Pickworth, Dotland Park, Hexham.

The same consignor also topped the heifer rankings with two cracking heifers at the same age which may well be put to the bull in future and these sold for £1300 each.

Cattle 23–30 months. Charolais x heifers: £1055 Capheaton New Houses, £965 Dunley Ford. Limousin x steers: £1065 & £1030 West Deanraw.

Cattle 17–22 months. Charolais x steers: £1240 Capheaton New Houses, £1070 Farnamullan, £1050 Hartburn Grange, £1040 Raylees, £1035 Harewalls, £1010 Farnamullan. Charolais x heifers: £1080 Tenter House, £1035 Capheaton New Houses. Limousin x steers: £1315 West Grange, £1305 Berry Edge, £1300 West Grange, £1295 Grange House, £1280 West Grange, £1255 Low Haswell, £1250 Tenter House & West Grange, £1225 Berry Edge & West Grange, £1210 Bunker Hill, £1200 Berry Edge & Low Haswell, £1190 West Grange, £1150 Rugley Walls, Little Swinburne & Woodhead, £1145 Cheviot, £1140 East White Hill & Blackburn, £1100 West Grange, £1085 & £1075 East White Hill, £1040 West Deanraw & Raggetsyke, £1025 East White Hill, £1015 West Grange & Bunker Hill, £1005 East White Hill. Limousin x heifers: £1220 Halfway House, £1215 Harlow Bower, £1180 Blackburn, £1115 Harlow Bower, £1105 Cheviot, £1100 Halfway House, £1095 Luns House, £1085 & £1080 Low Haswell, £1075 Luns House, £1065 Halfway House, £1060 Luns House & South Kirkheaton, £1055 Cheviot, £1050 East White Hill, £1045 Grange House, £1020 Low Haswell, £1000 Berry Edge, Luns House & Stotsfold, £995 South Kirkheaton, £990 Low Haswell & Capheaton New Houses, £980 Barrasford Green. British Blue x steers: £1390 Dotland Park. British Blue x heifers: £1300, £1230 & £1140 Dotland Park. Angus x steers: £1105 Hallington High Farm, £1070 East White Hill, £1065 & £1060 Newton Greens, £1035 Bunker Hill, £1030 Hallington High Farm, £1020 Newton Greens, £1000 Hallington High Farm (x2). Angus x heifers: £940 Redshaw. South Devon x steers: £1015 & £940 Newton Greens.

Cattle 11–16 Months. Charolais x steers: £1250 Tenter House, £1040 Raylees, £980 South Kirkheaton. Charolais x heifers: £950 South Kirkheaton. Limousin x steers: £1235 Grange House, £1150 Little Swinburne, £1130 & £1120 Stotsfold, £1115 Nunwick, £1100 East White Hill, £1090 Nunwick, £1080 Stotsfold, £1045 Nunwick, £1030 Ouston, £1020 Woodhead, £1010 Nunwick, £1000 & £995 Stotsfold, £985 Low Haswell, £955 Sherburn Tower. Limousin x heifers: £1140 Ouston, £1030 Woodhouse, £990 Barrasford Green & Halfway House, £970 Ouston. British Blue x steers: £1150 Nunwick, £1040 Hallington High Farm, £1010 Little Swinburne & Hallington High Farm, £1000, £990 & £945 Nunwick, £930 Hallington High Farm. British Blue x heifers: £1065 Blackburn, £1005 Woodhouse. Simmental x steers: £960 Alnham. Angus x steers: £1040, £1000 & £980 Colwell Hill, £950 Rugley Walls. Angus x heifers: £900 Redshaw.

A useful offering of Beef breeding cattle were also catalogued on this day which included the annual prize show and sale of native and hill type breeding cattle

Best native heifer or cow with calf at foot: 1, Mirlaw House, Angus heifer & steer calf; 2, Mirlaw House, Hereford heifer & heifer calf. Best native incalf heifer or cow: 1, Colwell Demesne, Angus in calf heifer; 2, Low Chesterhope, Luing in calf heifer.

With weather having taken an obvious turn for the worse as we enter November herdmasters’ thoughts are now primarily concerned with winter housing, fodder and bedding stockpiles with the most prudent keen to avoid any unnecessary ‘passengers’ this winter.

This being the case it was only the best outfits selling beyond or in-line with vendor’s expectations and, as with the store cattle entry – any lesser types looked value for money.

Heifers with calves at foot. Limousin: £2400 & £2320 Mirlaw House, £1980 West Wharmley, £1800 Mirlaw House, £1650 & £1620 Old Hall Farm. British Blue: £2100 West Wharmley, £1800 Midgeholme. Blonde: £2220 West Wharmley.

Cows with calves at foot. Limousin: £1550 Bulls Hill. Angus: £1580 & £1450 Eden Terrace. In calf heifers. Angus: £1130 (x4) Colwell Demesne. Bulling heifers. Angus: £1180 Eden Terrace. In calf heifers. Angus: £1100 Eden Terrace. Hereford: £1100, £1020, £980 & £920 (x2).

At the weekly cast sheep sale, there were 2109 catalogued cast ewes and tups - a much larger show compared than last week. Heavier ewes slightly less money this week, but leaner feeding sorts maintained last week’s high rates.

Sale topped with a tremendous pen of Texel x ewes from M/s J Browell & Sons, Quarry House Farm that realised £118. Mules topped at £64 for a pen from Mr B Watson, Baal Hill and hill ewes topped at £70 for Cheviots from Mr WA Crozier, Embley.

Texel: £86 Camphill, £80 East Foreshield. Texel x: £118 Quarry House, £114 & £112 West Heddon, £110 Quarry House, Rusheylaw & Watch Currock, £108 Quarry House, £107 & £106 Watch Currock, £104 Low Ardley, £100 Highford, £99 Cornhills & Low Ardley, £98 West Wharmley & Bankfoot Belsay, £96 Little Bavington, £95 Low Ardley, £94 West Wharmley, £93 (x2) Cornhills, £91 Cornhills & Watch Currock, £90 Quarry House, £89 Wingates South, High Fotherley & Hedley Park, £87 Linacres, Low Ardley & West Heddon, £86 Linacres, £85 West Heddon, £84 Beaumont House, £83 Rusheylaw & Highford. Suffolk x: £98 Bankfoot Belsay, £88 West Wharmley, £85 High Fotherley, £80 & £72 Bankfoot, £71 Duddo Hill. Leicester: £47 Duddo Hill.

Cheviot: £70 Embley, £58, £52 & £49 Barrasford Green, £41 Newbiggen.

Mule: £64 Baal Hill, £63 East Knitsley, £62 Beaumont House, £61 West Wharmley & Rusheylaw, £60 Kingswood, £59 Quarry House, £58 Armstrong Arms, Linacres, Wingates South, Brokenheugh, & Whitechapel, £57 Whitechapel, Beaumont House, West Wharmley, Wingates South, Watch Currock, Camphill & West Heddon, £56 Chesterwood & Stone Stile. Blackface: £49 High Green, £45 Stable Yard Cottage, £41 Plankey Mill & Newbiggen, £40 Camphill, £38 Grasslees, £37 Wingates South, £36 Highfield. Swaledale: £34 Low Sipton Shield, £31 Harwood Shield, £30 Low Sipton Shield, £28 Harwood Shield, £27 Harwood Shield & Wolf Hills, £26 Baal Hill, £25 Nookton, £23 Kingswood, £20 Harwood Shield, Wolf Hills & Brownchesters. Jacob: £24 Belsay Barns. Crossbred: £100 Errington Red House, £96 Slaterfield Fell, £80 High Fotherley, £70 High Fotherley & Hareshaw Allotment, £66 Whitechapel & Longshaws, £61 Highfield, £60 Bankfoot, £56 Slaterfield Fell, £48 Plankey Mill & Barrasford Green.

There were 4858 lambs in the store lambs sale. Trade maintained last week’s competitive rates with 38 different buyers ringside and topped by a pen of tremendous Texel x tup lambs from M/s J Robson, Hepple Whitefield that realised £97. Breaking the £90 barrier was also a very smart pen of Dutch Texel x lambs from M/s BA & AM Storrow & Sons, Willimoteswick that sold for £90.50

Topping the Mule section was M/s D&M Scott, Redesmouth Farm, Bellingham which sold for £74.

Blackface lambs topped at £58.50 for a pen from M/s J Carr & Co, Camphill.  Swaledale lambs topped at £43.50 for a pen from M/s J Lee & Sons.

Texel x: £97 Hepple Whitefield, £87 Follions, £81 Moss Inn, £80 Fell Lane, £78 Longshaws, £77.50 High Knitsley, £77 Felton Demesne & Longlea Netherwitton, £76 High Alderheads & Moss Inn, £75 Thornton Tower & High Knitsley, £74.50 Highford, £74 Linacres, Longlea Netherwitton & High Alderheads, £73.50 Crooked Oak & Haining Head, £73 Milfield Demesne, Felton Demesne, Longlea Netherwitton & South Gunnerton, £72.50 Highford (x2), Thornton Tower & Moss Inn, £72 Redburn (x2), Felton Demesne, Cooper House, North Cocklake, Stobby Lea, Hamburn Hall & Woodhall Harbottle, £71.50 Felton Demesne (x2) & Hamburn Hall, £71 Cockhall, Frolar Meadows & Castlewood, £70.50 Intake Frosterley, £70The Hott, Highford, Fell Lane, Thornton Tower, Cooper House, Castlewood, Stobby Lea, High Shipley, East Flass (x2), Hamburn Hall, Broom House & High Knitsley. Dutch Texel x: £90.50 & £84.50 Willimoteswick. Suffolk x: £74 Cooper House, £72.50 High Alderheads, £72 Hepple Whitefield & High Knitsley, £71.50 West Kirkheaton, £70.50 Hill Top & Thornton Tower, £69.50 Black Hedley, £69 Cooper House & Hill House, £68 Intake Frosterley, £67 Crook Dene. Beltex x: £84.50 Waterloo, £76 (x2) & 73 (x2) Wall Fell, £72 (x2) Stobby Lea, £70, £68 & £67 Waterloo. Leicester: £66 Westwood. Cheviot x: £55.50 The Brigg. Mule: £74 The Brigg, £69 Moorlaws, £68 Redesmouth, £66 Agars Hill, £65 Camp Hill, Cowden Burn, Linshiels, The Hott & Dyke Nook, £64 Redesmouth, Woodhall & Moorlaws, £62 Stone Stile, £61 Closehead, Bellingham Demesne & Cowden Burn. Blackface: £58.50 Camphill, £58 Moorlaws, £57.50 The Brigg, £55.50 & £54 White House Birtley, £52 Whiteside Birtley, £50 The Brigg & Closehead, £49 Gleedlee & The Hott, £48 White House Birtley, £47 Featherwood, £46.50 Moorlaws, £44.50 Hepple Whitefield & Closehead (x2). Swaledale: £43.50 & £36 Agars Hill, £34 Stobby Lea, £32 Buckshot. Crossbred: £68.50 East Flass, £60 Hill House, £53 Middle White Hill, £45 West Woodfoot.